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against snp member against former snp member margaret ferrier , who breached margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules . the party leader covid rules. the party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election . election. >> i've been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. for us to a general election victory. and that's why we've worked so hard to change the labour party. i've always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if we're elected in to serve, i want to be the prime minister for the whole of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom. so it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland . scotland. >> a conservative councillor has labelled the home office liars and charlatans and wants the home secretary to resign over the handling of the raf scampton airbase . the home office has airbase. the home office has been accused of ignoring a legal
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order to immediately stop converting the former airbase into a camp to house 2000 asylum seekers . the west lindsey seekers. the west lindsey district council say they serve the department with a notice last month for breaching planning restrictions. but locals say work is continuing. a home office spokesperson told gb news it's confident the project does meet planning requirements. councillor roger patterson told gb news the department should be disbanded. i wouldn't trust the home office as far as i could throw them. >> i have no confidence in them at all. first of all, i think they should be disbanded . they should be disbanded. they're and charlatans. they're liars and charlatans. they're liars and charlatans. they're undemocratic . police and they're undemocratic. police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. >> former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign, calling for change. police have used live facial recognition software at some large scale public events , including the king's
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events, including the king's coronation the group says it's concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate at the un has deployed a field team to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people. a missile hit a cafe and grocery store in a village yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service . it's one for a memorial service. it's one of the biggest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. the un high commissioner for human rights said the missile was likely fired by russia, but that it was too early to say. moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians . a week after hosting one of golf's biggest competitions, the ryder cup , a golf course in rome ryder cup, a golf course in rome has been engulfed in flames. aerial footage shows a large spectator stand at the marco simone club burning yesterday evening . last weekend, europe evening. last weekend, europe regained the trophy they'd lost to the us in 2021. house prices
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fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. higher mortgage rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0.4% in september. halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. a this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to mark and . pip tomson. and. pip tomson. >> thank you and welcome back to the live desk with sir keir starmer, hailing what he called his party's seismic victory in that rutherglen and hamilton west by—election in scotland by saying they blew the doors off. indeed, labour took the seat with a 20.4% swing against the snp . election guru sirjohn
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snp. election guru sirjohn curtice says if those figures were replicated at a general election, it would be comparable to labour's 1997 landslide under tony. to labour's 1997 landslide under tony . blair. tony. blair. >> scotland's first minister, humza yousaf , has conceded it humza yousaf, has conceded it was a disappointing night for the snp, but it was arguably an even more disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , for the scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3.9% of the vote. so let's go live to rutherglen now and speak to gb news, scotland. reporter tony maguire. good afternoon , tony. maguire. good afternoon, tony. the scottish labour leader says labouris the scottish labour leader says labour is now back on the pitch. is labour now a much bigger player in scotland than . player in scotland than. >> well, i think that is still to be decided really over the next 15 months or so. certainly both the snp and labour really needed to win this election. that was the way that the build up was certainly pointing. the snp needed to show that under humza yousaf they still have the
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hand on the wheel and taking scotland fonnard and labour had to make the point that all the work and the groundwork that they've been processing over the last several years , all the last several years, all the efforts they've been making up here in scotland and today being keir starmer's, i think fifth visit to this constituency alone this year really shows how much , including the kitchen sink that we were flinging this constituency. but in terms of the timeless scottish film highlander, they could only be one. and that one last night was michael shanks. the modern studies teacher who took a 20 point swing from the snp and quite quite a remarkable by—election small turnout as you said, which is sort of typical for byelections. and i think the last time that this constituency went to a general election , it went to a general election, it was closer to 44% turnout. and when margaret ferrier took that seat in 2021, and this is a
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constituency that has notoriously flip flopped back and forth between snp and labour since 2010, really . and then i, since 2010, really. and then i, you know, enough really listening to me. what i will say is that i spoke to quite a few of the people in the streets of rutherglen here in the cold light of day and how they feel about having a new once about having a new mp once michael shanks is sworn in or it could have been worse . it could could have been worse. it could have been. could have been worse i >> snp now good on them . >> snp now good on them. >> snp now good on them. >> they weren't fed up with snp in this constituency. sorry, are you fed up with snp in this conservative in such a muddle ? conservative in such a muddle? close enough though. but labour won last night. yeah. happy labour won. >> well i don't stay in this area but yes i am but i don't stay in this area anyway so i couldn't vote anyway. but yes, i am . would you like to see labour am. would you like to see labour be back in power next time? definitely >> any thoughts on labour getting into the election last night ? night? >> skater? >> skater? >> if you did vote who would you have voted for? nana labour.
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>> i'm just not doing anything. he's not making any change. >> he's not pushing the independence which is independence agenda, which is what snp were originally what the snp were originally there for. i go to get the feeling the if they do feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence as they the whole point is they'll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. and i don't think that's the snp that was formed for independence . the snp that . i think that's the snp that doesn't so doesn't want to lose power. so your own straw poll there, tony, but interesting point you picked up on, of course, and that is that the turnout was only 37. >> so a lot of people staying at home saying that none of the above. home saying that none of the above . you above. you >> yes, that's correct . and i >> yes, that's correct. and i think one of the other shot fired was really the snp. obviously humza yousaf last night saying that , you know, night saying that, you know, this was always to going be quite a difficult set of circumstances to win this by—election and also blaming the collapse of the tory vote as you
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mentioned there going directly to labour from those votes . and to labour from those votes. and but keir starmer used used his his speech this morning to really paint the point that this is not an snp failure. this seat rutherglen and hamilton west. this was a labour victory and i think that that is going to be the narrative pushing on. it's that labour doesn't need to grasp success us from the jaws of an snp defeat that you know, they can go out into the constituencies around scotland and get the votes to get that massive victory at the next general election . tony thank you general election. tony thank you very much indeed for that. >> and of course more reaction with you throughout the show today . today. >> let's get some more reaction now with the political editor of the scottish daily mail, michael blackley. michael good afternoon. how do you read this today? because it was a key test, wasn't it, of labour's ability to regain an seats in
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scotland and it does seem like they could well be on the way to doing that now . doing that now. >> yes , i think labour are >> yes, i think labour are pretty keen to portray it as a seismic victory for them. it was always the case in the last few days it's been pretty apparent that labour were going to win the seat. i think the big thing that we were all looking for was how big a win was it going to be? and the fact that they did have such a big swing certainly suggests that they could do pretty well when it comes to a general election in scotland . general election in scotland. and of course, scotland is pretty critical to them as well when it comes to the issue of whether they can actually win a majority. uk wide. so doing well in scotland could really help their cause in terms of the likelihood of whether they have a chance of winning that majority . and some of the majority. and some of the projections , if the same swing projections, if the same swing as we saw last night is reflected across the country, some of the projections are that
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they could win something in the region of 40 or so seats in scotland. so it could be quite significant. that said , it is significant. that said, it is only a by—election. it's a seat that they've won twice in the last four elections and the snp are in turmoil at the moment. there was a candidate of obviously that upset voters with her covid travel breaking the covid rules. so if labour hadn't won big, it would have been a pretty bad result from them. so so it remains to be seen exactly whether this can be replicated across the country . across the country. >> sir john curtice extrapolating that it could be 40 labour seats there north of the border, which would return them government, perhaps even them to government, perhaps even with a 1997 type landslide. but looking at the snp's position , looking at the snp's position, kate, katie loudon . 27.56% of kate, katie loudon. 27.56% of the vote. i mean, does that indicate that independence is no longer really a burning
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political issue . political issue. >> well, you can look at it two ways. it is certainly the case that independence wasn't raised as much as you would expect from the snp in this by—election perhaps for obvious reasons , but perhaps for obvious reasons, but they seem to want to respond to this result by talking more about independence . the snp about independence. the snp believe that independence is the one issue that will motivate their support to get out and actually vote for the snp. so strangely , i think what you'll strangely, i think what you'll find is that the snp actually talk up independence . it's all talk up independence. it's all the more that's going to put off some voters that might think about switching to labour. but in terms of those voters who their absolute top priority is independence, you might see the snp manage to hold on and motivate these voters to actually get out and vote , which actually get out and vote, which is a crucial thing because the turnout was pretty low. yeah exactly. and perhaps there's an
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issue with the snp motivating its voters to go there. >> yeah we saw humza yousaf there at first minister's questions and of course he was he was rapped over the knuckles about his performance there in terms of the way he conducted those proceedings. will there be a question about his leadership of . party? of the. party? >> there's already been some within the party that are asking questions about the leadership. it's not quite at the stage of him facing a challenge to his leadership yet. but i think what he's facing is calls to change direction. i think there's going to be questions raised about the agreement , the coalition agreement, the coalition agreement, the coalition agreement that he has with the greens and whether that's something that is causing damage to the snp . and i think there's to the snp. and i think there's going to be bit more going to be a bit more infighting following this result. i think a lot of people in the snp expected a bad result. this is possibly a bit worse than they expected . so worse than they expected. so that's going to present challenges for humza yousaf no question about that .
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question about that. >> and when it came to voting, was it on the part of many people will a revenge vote they voted labour because of what margaret ferrier did. they weren't going to vote snp . weren't going to vote snp. >> i think that that will certainly be a factor . and >> i think that that will certainly be a factor. and you saw that there was i mean , saw that there was i mean, obviously in order for this by—election to happen, there was 10% of constituents that were motivated , voted enough about motivated, voted enough about what margaret ferrier did to go out and vote for the recall petition in the first place. that brought around the by—election. so clearly , there by—election. so clearly, there was there was already a significant proportion of voters that were upset about margaret ferrier. and that plays an impact. but i think there is a lot more at play here than just that that issue . and i think that that issue. and i think that's possibly says quite a lot about the state of the snp and the threat to the snp come this general election. john curtice
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projection, as you mentioned, if the if the swing happens around general election is that the snp could end up with as few as six seats, which would be a pretty staggering situation and would really put us back to the 2010 situation where labour were the dominant party in the snp had only a handful of seats. >> michael, thank you. and we obviously wait and see what further reaction there is. this afternoon. let's now speak to our deputy political editor tom hannood, back in the hannood, who's back in the studio for us. just looking at sir keir starmer pitching labour as the party of change, we remember certain rishi sunak at that conference. we're the party of change. is this the watchword now for what will be a general election coming up? all change, you know, it's often said that politicians rely too much on data, pollsters and focus groups, and i think that is exactly what we're seeing here.
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>> clearly, the labour party and the conservative party have commissioned research, commissioned research, commissioned focus groups . and commissioned focus groups. and what is coming back to those focus groups is that it's time for a change. this is something that independent research companies have been saying for quite luke tryl from quite some time. luke tryl from more in common has been conducting focus groups he's more in common has been condlsayingocus groups he's more in common has been condlsaying that groups he's more in common has been condlsaying that very as he's more in common has been condlsaying that very ,; he's more in common has been condlsaying that very , very he's been saying that very, very often what will be spontaneously brought up in this focus groups is it's time change. so is it's time for a change. so clearly both leaders of both major parties have taken on that language , not because it's their language, not because it's their own original thoughts , but own original thoughts, but because it's what they're getting to their own parties. >> very confusing for >> it's very confusing for people, isn't it? you can you can understand it more sir can understand it more with sir keir it after the keir starmer saying it after the tories having power for tories having been in power for 13 but for rishi sunak to 13 years, but for rishi sunak to say it kind of messes with one's head a little bit. tom it does, but you listen to what rishi but if you listen to what rishi sunak over on, on on sunak said over on, on on wednesday, when was that? >> only two days ago. >> only two days ago. >> it's >> yeah, i know. it's incredible, it? was. he >> yeah, i know. it's incr(saying it? was. he >> yeah, i know. it's incr(saying that it? was. he >> yeah, i know. it's incr(saying that sir was. he >> yeah, i know. it's incr(saying that sir vstarmer was saying that sir keir starmer represents the status quo . represents the status quo. >> a knight of the realm.
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someone who was the director of pubuc someone who was the director of public prosecutions. the sort of archetype , the linchpin of the archetype, the linchpin of the political establishment . and as political establishment. and as someone who has represented that 30 year status quo, that rishi sunak described , whereas sunak sunak described, whereas sunak would argue he's only been prime minister for less than a year, he's trying to smash this 30 year status quo and he hasn't even been an mp for the full 13 years that we describe as 13 years that we describe as 13 years of conservative government. but of course, on the other hand , sir keir starmer the other hand, sir keir starmer would say, hang on, this guy was chancellor for boris johnson's time. mp since time. he's been an mp since 2015. the actual i think 2015. he's the actual i think he's called him today a nodding dog . dog. >> oh, well, there you go. >> oh, well, there you go. >> clearly the labour >> and clearly the labour party would we need to would say, well, we need to change the change away from the conservatives. rishi conservatives. what rishi sunak is do is to change the is trying to do is to change the conversation, to say we need to turn from the last 30 years turn away from the last 30 years of consensus , whether it be of consensus, whether it be conservative or labour . conservative or labour. >> now we also have this problem of trying work what a of trying to work out what a by—election will tell us about a general election and the parties will we've got will be doing this. we've got
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tamworth october the 19th, tamworth on october the 19th, which will be the next test. should we be drawing anything from the fact that turnout from the fact that this turnout in scotland really low and in scotland is really low and that the tories lost their deposit and they may have been some extent of people voting deliberately for labour to get the snp out? i think 100% there was tactical voting in this seat. >> we see it often in scotland where in seats that are held by the scottish conservative party, the scottish conservative party, the scottish conservative party, the scottish labour much the scottish labour vote is much , much lower than you would expect. and expect. the national polls and seats competitive for seats held or competitive for the scottish labour party. the conservative vote is artificially much, much lower than you might expect in that area, given demographics and other trends . and clearly what's other trends. and clearly what's happening here and happened happening here and has happened since that wipe—out of unionist parties in 2015 when the snp won all but three seats in scotland and what has happened subsequently in 2017, election 2019 election, and indeed at scottish parliamentary elections is a huge amount of unionist tactical voting as well as
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separatist tactical voting. i do think, however , the turnout in think, however, the turnout in this seat is not unsurprising. generally in by elections we see turnout that is perhaps half or lower than that. what we would see at a general elections and given that this was the only election happening on that day, not local elections, not any other sort of impetus. so it didn't have that traction. nothing in the national media about it, perhaps that's not that surprising. what it does confirm , however, that confirm, however, is that labour's poll lead that we've seen in polls now for just about a year , it's not illusionary , a year, it's not illusionary, it's not pretend. they're not just asking the wrong people. this poll lead that we've seen from the labour party is real, and that tells us that we can take the polls at face value . or take the polls at face value. or were there election tomorrow so the labour party would be in a majority and this is john curtice sort of extrapolation that we're talking about a 1997 replay, if it goes to that of the general election. well, precisely the labour party is
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almost 20 points ahead in the polls, between 15 and 20 points aheadin polls, between 15 and 20 points ahead in the polls by any metric , that is a landslide victory . , that is a landslide victory. now there's the argument that many people make that in the next 12 months, as we expect to sort of election coming sort of autumn election coming aboutin sort of autumn election coming about in the interceding 12 months, these polls could narrow. people could return to the conservative party. but we haven't seen evidence of that. right. >> i mean, do you think that this actually will make rishi sunak go long as the thing, you know, wait as long as possible? >> there is now a sort of accepted wisdom in westminster that a spring election is sort of out of the picture, that that may or june is very, very unlikely . the prime minister unlikely. the prime minister will likely go in october or november next year. >> is there any indication that rishi sunaks tactics that the conservative party conference worked its interesting after after rishi sunak sort of u—turn or half u—turn on net zero commitments? >> yes, a couple of weeks before the conservative party
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conference, there was an indication there are a couple of polls that that saw the tory lead up bit and lead tick up a little bit and there were people around rishi sunak , people in number 10 sunak, people in number 10 ministers who were pointing. look at these polls, look at these but actually these polls. but actually looking aggregate average looking at the aggregate average of all the polls there hasn't really been that much movement . really been that much movement. i think it's too soon to say off the back of rishi sunaks speech two days ago, or not two days ago, whether or not it's have shifted it's going to have shifted things. it is one to watch. things. but it is one to watch. and again, i would i would i would hasten add, don't look would hasten to add, don't look at individual polls. that could be be look at be noisy, that could be look at the polling average across lots of different pollsters that will give us an accurate picture , give us an accurate picture, which will be your job. >> thank you very much indeed for that. coming up, be for that. coming up, we'll be circling where circling scampton where the dogfight continues between the local home local council and the home office. the latest for you office. all the latest for you then.
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britain's news channel. >> welcome back to the home office is continuing . to convert office is continuing. to convert the former raaf base at scampton into a camp for asylum seekers, despite being . told to stop work despite being. told to stop work immediately . immediately. >> west lindsey district council has served the home office. with a stop notice on the 22nd of september for breaching planning restrictions . since then, the restrictions. since then, the council and local people say the trucks keep on coming and the work they say carries on. >> some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates
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of site monitor what's of the site to monitor what's coming in and out our east midlands. reporter will hollis has . has the story. >> home away from home. >> home away from home. >> so this is a cooking area . >> so this is a cooking area. and then this is where we keep everything so spares of everything, batteries, torches , everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water. >> sarah only lives a mile away on the other side of scampton . on the other side of scampton. she's been living in a tent for a week, but her battle to stop asylum seekers moving into the old raaf base has lasted six months. the home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 asylum seekers . but now west asylum seekers. but now west lindsey district council has told the home office to stop work, saying it's breaching planning restrictions. it served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. an enforcement notice and a stop nofice.the an enforcement notice and a stop notice. the same powers used to control a dodgy builder . but the control a dodgy builder. but the lincolnshire council and community . he says contractors community. he says contractors are ploughing on. >> i clocked out in one hour
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between half, six and half, seven in the morning, 47 vehicles going on. the people that are making the laws are breaking the laws and so we're taking it upon ourselves to make sure we document that they sure that we document that they are breaking the law . are breaking the law. >> the home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britain's shores. old military bases are badged as a small solution for the growing problem. western lindsey district council disagrees . is district council disagrees. is a £300 million deal to transform the old base into a heritage centre was soaring. now now it's in freefall, according to the council's director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. >> we are very concerned about the condition opens on site. the state of the site. there's a huge amount of buildings that are on that site that could come back into commercial use. we've spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset. >> in a statement , the home >> in a statement, the home office said, we are aware that west lindsey, district council
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hasissued west lindsey, district council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton. we are carefully considering the implications of this notice . implications of this notice. bakhmut scampton support for the campaign isn't hard to come by. >> it's very noisy. but i normally sleep with a fan on anyway. even during the winter so it doesn't bother me. the noise. >> sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. outside locals are calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit people coming together. the worry is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. will hollis gb news in scampton ? well our east news in scampton? well our east midlands reporter will hollis is at the site for us. >> will, just tell us what the latest situation is because there does appear to be some speculation that asylum seekers could be moving into the base. on monday . is could be moving into the base. on monday. is that what you're
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heanng on monday. is that what you're hearing on the ground ? hearing on the ground? >> yes. well that's based on one story from local journalists here in lincolnshire , as well as here in lincolnshire, as well as speculation from politicians here in this part of the east midlands. but recent lee, we had a statement from the home office saying that those estimations of asylum seekers, 50 of them moving in on monday the ninth, they described it as inaccurate. there is obviously, when you do hear something like that , a hear something like that, a little bit of worry, a little bit of concern from the local people, even when they've been deaung people, even when they've been dealing with worry and concern for last six months. one of for the last six months. one of the people who has been a little bit worried and maybe little bit worried and maybe a little bit worried and maybe a little bit about the future bit concerned about the future use scampton is paul, it's use of scampton is paul, it's kind of taken over your life and your wife well as everybody your wife as well as everybody that lives the base. we've that lives on the base. we've heard about this notice . heard about this stop notice. the home office should be stopping work legally, but it doesn't seem to be. what have you and the rest of scampton
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seen? >> well, we've seen workmen going on pretty much every day. there been the odd truck there have been the odd truck going as well , there have been the odd truck going as well, and there have been the odd truck going as well , and there's going on as well, and there's been deliveries on here. you may have seen the video where one of our lot actually spoke to the truck drivers and they turned around after their boss was informed . so we've managed to informed. so we've managed to turn the odd one round, but we're actually trying to we're not actually trying to stop them going there because stop them going on there because they're law. and they're breaking the law. and they're breaking the law. and the on, more the more they go on, the more they law. and that's they break the law. and that's better in okay, better in our case. so you know, better in your case, especially along the a15 quite noisy. a15 where it is quite noisy. >> lots of hgvs and cars showing their does this their support. why does this actually matter to people like you live just on the edge of you who live just on the edge of scampton and a former raf base? >> well, there's a lot of reasons. i mean, the main reason we started this was because literally on the monday we were informed three and £1 informed of a three and £1 million regeneration deal to bnng million regeneration deal to bring place up and then by bring this place up and then by the wednesday we were told, actually, no, you're not having that. we're getting a you know, asylum you asylum centre in there. so, you know, is the. our local know, where is the. our local council spent five years trying
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to deal out. it to sort this deal out. it was all apart in seconds. so all blown apart in seconds. so that's part of the reason. the other part of the reasons obviously is the history and heritage which they're trying to save here, you know, and then, you know , minor or not minor, you know, minor or not minor, but other things are the but other other things are the security. i mean, like i say, we have school next to the have a school right next to the fence even with the fence line. so even with the fences it. fences up, they can see over it. and you know, they are encroaching on where we're living . they're starting to living. they're starting to there are about 100 yards from where we live now with the portacabins . so people are worried. >> you can see from your window those portacabins you just heard me to presenters me talking to the presenters a moment there's a story moment ago. there's a story going that the asylum going around that the asylum seekers, could be seekers, the first 50 could be moving monday . the seekers, the first 50 could be moving monday. the home moving in by monday. the home office inaccurate . office says that's inaccurate. but kind of news but what does that kind of news make you think and feel? because it seems to be quite tense it seems to be quite a tense time that you've been living through months. through for the last six months. >> it's sort of >> yeah, it's sort of culminating now. i mean, with the with the camp here. now we are basically being a thorn in their side . yes, may their side. and yes, they may deny that they're not bringing
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people in. i don't believe him. i mean, i haven't believed really where they said far. really where they said so far. they keep making statements. and then going back on those statements are statements, how many people are coming it's to going coming here when it's to going be to happen? coming here when it's to going be we're to happen? coming here when it's to going be we're to havenen? coming here when it's to going be we're to have to? coming here when it's to going be we're to have to wait >> we're going to have to wait till think, to find till monday, i think, to find that thanks for that one out. paul, thanks for talking to us morning. talking to us this morning. we're rest of the we're for here the rest of the afternoon whether afternoon to find out whether asylum will be coming asylum seekers will be coming here monday if it's just here on monday or if it's just one of those rumours at a time like this. >> will scampton, thanks very much updating us. much indeed for updating us. coming after yesterday's coming up after yesterday's treason case, have security flaws been exposed at windsor castle? discussing that shortly with our royal correspondent. first, the headlines with . tamsin >> mark, thanks very much. here are the headlines at 1233. sir keir starmer is celebrating what he's described as a seismic win for labour in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election to scotland's newest mp michael shanks . michael shanks won the
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shanks. michael shanks won the seat with 58% of the vote. more than double that of snp's katie loudon. the by—election was called after a recall petition against former snp member margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules. the party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election . a conservative election. a conservative councillor has called for the home secretary's resignation motion over the handling of raf scampton, the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former air base into a migrant camp . the home office says it's camp. the home office says it's confident the project meets planning requirements . but planning requirements. but councillor roger patterson labelled the department liars and charlatans . police and and charlatans. police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother
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watch campaign calling for change. the group says it's concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. house prices fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. higher mortgage rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0.4% in september. halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. well, those are the headunes £280,000. well, those are the headlines and you can get more on all of those stories. just visit our website , gb news.com on all of those stories. just visit our website , gbnews.com . visit our website, gb news.com. >> direct boolean sponsors, the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . at gold and silver investment. at >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will
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is. welcome back to the live desk metro bank shares plummeted by almost 30% yesterday with reports that it might need to raise up to £600 million to bolster its finances as well. >> the challenger bank, as it's been called, was founded back in the wake of the financial crisis in 2010 and then attracted some 2.7 million customers. but it now looks as if it's had to go cap in hand to its rival high street giants , trying to sell street giants, trying to sell off a third of its mortgage book. should we be worried about the the sector the rest of the banking sector here? well, let's now to here? well, let's speak now to vicky chief economist at vicky price, chief economist at the economics and the centre for economics and business research, and, of course, of those course, a veteran of those troubled back in 2010. troubled days back in 2010. vicky, are we seeing a repeat of that or is this something quite specific to metro ? specific to metro? >> so we need to be a little bit worried about the way in which interest rates have been raised . they've been raised so fast and over quite a short period of time , but at rates that we time, but at rates that we haven't seen in decades and that is causing a number of problems,
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particularly for households with high mortgages. one of the interesting things about metro is that it has indeed been quite involved in in the mortgage market and it is trying to sell bits of its mortgage book, a lot of its mortgages, about 40% are interest only. and you can see, of course, the impact that that is on on people being is having on on people being able to meet the requirements that they have. and there had been regulator. so been going to the regulator. so there specific issues there are some specific issues for going to the for metro going to the regulators and asking whether they amend a little bit or they could amend a little bit or reduce the capital requirements that they they have imposed on them on on their mortgage book so that would, of course, have helped them and wouldn't have perhaps created this crisis that we've just seen the last few days. but the regulator said, no, not until 2024. so next yean no, not until 2024. so next year, sometime . so that is, i year, sometime. so that is, i think, what led to the latest concerns about metro and them going out and saying we need to do something about our capital base. >> how worried should customers
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be or are they actually very well protected here? >> yeah, well, the interesting thing with metro is that it has , you know, probably no customer base which will not be affected or mostly because there is , of or mostly because there is, of course, the £85,000 protection. >> so they will be fine. and there is a no, there is a request, if you like, this morning from metro saying, you know, as i understand it, don't withdraw any of your deposits because obviously you don't want to run in bank because to run in the bank because you're they have also you're safe. but they have also , though, attracting , though, been attracting wealthier customers. they offer safe deposits, a safe, safe in their branches so that people can actually put their money in there, which other banks don't do very much any longer. so what you've got, therefore, is a bit of a mix. so there is a concern and you've seen that in what happened with shares that indeed it may not be able to raise some of the money that it needs very quickly. and yeah, what we saw was a sell off that happened yesterday mean value, as
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yesterday mean this value, as you before , you know, you mentioned before, you know, it to the really in it came to the market really in 2016 terms of an ipo and the 2016 in terms of an ipo and the value has fallen by something like i think . yeah, 21.7 like 98. i think. yeah, 21.7 billion in assets. >> originally i think the valuation yesterday, £64 million. but what does it tell us about the challenges as they've been called? because i gather they're trying to sell this mortgage book to the big high street bank, the existing banks, lloyds, hsbc and natwest. and so on. >> well, they might buy those, of course, if they're properly discounted . but it is really the discounted. but it is really the issue of not having enough capital to do or at least sufficient to satisfy the regulator going fonnard, which i think is one of the issues that mentioned has been a specific problem with metro bank. but you do have problems with other banks as well, only in the sense that this high interest rates generally mean that any deposits that you have, you have to pay more for them. wholesale funding is more expensive for metro and for others , and it may actually for others, and it may actually be quite attractive for the
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bigger to have those bigger lenders to have those discounted mortgages passed on to them on which they could perhaps make , you know, a perhaps make, you know, a reasonable amount of money. and it's interesting, the data you showed earlier in the programme about prices, perhaps about house prices, perhaps stabilising, perhaps gives people a little bit of hope that maybe some of that portfolio may be quite worthwhile. >> keep an eye on it as >> we'll keep an eye on it as even >> we'll keep an eye on it as ever. vicky, thanks for bringing us your expert analysis of the situation. you very much situation. thank you very much indeed. >> police >> the met police counter—terrorism unit has denied a man who broke into windsor castle armed with a crossbow to kill queen elizabeth ii on christmas day in 2021. exposed flaws in security at the royal household. but dominic murphy says the met will learn to do better in future. well, of course , you remember yesterday, course, you remember yesterday, jaswant singh chahal, sentenced to nine years in prison for treason and also the possession of that crossbow wandering indeedin of that crossbow wandering indeed in the grounds of the castle where the queen was
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staying at the time, there for two hours before officers actually confronted him with tasers . tasers. >> so let's get more with our royal correspondent , cameron royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron, there was an extensive summation by the judge in that case before he did the sentence . i guess there were sentence. i guess there were a lot of eyebrows raised when we learned that he was at large for a considerable length of time. >> yeah, we know he very >> yeah, we know he got very close to george gates, which close to george iv gates, which is a private part of the castle, very close queen's very close to the queen's private apartment, very close to the queen's private apartment , actually. very close to the queen's private apartment, actually. and as said, was inside the as you said, he was inside the grounds, undetected for two hours before police apprehended him . one of them said, can him. one of them said, can i help you, mate? in which he then replied, am here to kill the replied, i am here to kill the queen as he was carrying a loaded the safety loaded crossbow with the safety catch off. now, when he was ordered to drop the crossbow, he did comply. but of course the facts that he was in there for two hours undetected means that questions have been raised about the security of members of the royal house, the royal royal house, of the royal family, indeed the royal family, and indeed the royal household. dominic murphy, household. now, dominic murphy, he's counter—terrorism he's the counter—terrorism
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commander metropolitan commander at the metropolitan police, he is essentially police, and he is essentially been it wasn't for his been saying if it wasn't for his officers the day the officers on the day the situation could have been a lot worse. but he does deny that this incident has exposed any flaws in security when it comes to protecting members of the royal family but he does say that the metropolitan police will conduct a i quote, will conduct a and i quote, learning exercise to understand how they can do better in the future, whether that is satisfactory enough for the royal family and indeed members of the wider public remains to be seen . be seen. >> is there a specific problem as we're seeing these pictures about bearing in mind about windsor bearing in mind we've great we've about windsor bearing in mind we"the great we've about windsor bearing in mind we"the long great we've about windsor bearing in mind we"the long mile it we've about windsor bearing in mind we"the long mile where we've about windsor bearing in mind we"the long mile where people got the long mile where people can and exercise their can can walk and exercise their dogs horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso forth. horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso forth. yes. 'ses and so on and so forth. yes. >> the images you're seeing >> so the images you're seeing on your screen now, that's henry, the eighth gates. that is a very high, very thick brick wall. the parts where churchill scaled the fence with the nylon rope ladder that was close to the long walk, which is just a fence, essentially. and then you've got a big 100m or so of grassy grounds until you get to
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the main castle perimeter. george iv gates . and that's george iv gates. and that's where he was apprehended. so it is in theory a lot easier to get across there. but there are cctv cameras, there are a number of armed guards guarding the perimeter. but of course on this day, you know, he was there for two hours before he was apprehended. but police did get to him before before he got anywhere near in side the castle itself. >> is there any suggestion that because it was christmas day, there might have been less staff on less security? on duty, less security? >> there has been >> well, there has been speculation that, whether speculation about that, whether or are perhaps or not there are perhaps slightly caught off guard because christmas day. of because it was christmas day. of course, we're not going to know the that one. at the full truth on that one. at this stage. it is just speculation . but these are speculation. but these are highly trained armed officers here whose job it is to protect the royal family and as the counter—terrorism commander, dominic murphy points out, you know, protect the royal know, they did protect the royal family the no members of family in the end. no members of the royal family were injured and not enter the and child did not enter the castle itself. it was just inside the grounds . but it was. inside the grounds. but it was. but of course, we can't ignore
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the fact he was carrying a the fact that he was carrying a loaded . he a loaded crossbow. he was in a state psychosis at the time, state of psychosis at the time, and he was very close to george iv gate, which is the private park close to the private apartment now apartment and is now in broadmoor, being before broadmoor, being treated before finishing the sentence effectively in a prison. >> yes, a hybrid sentence, as they called it. yes >> so a nine year sentence starting at broadmoor. >> so a nine year sentence starting at broadmoor . and then starting at broadmoor. and then when enough, be when he's well enough, he'll be transferred to prison. >> thanks very much for >> cameron, thanks very much for taking us through all those details. >> now, might make you >> now, this might make you feel, well, itchy all over travelling rugby fans will have more to worry about than their team losing this weekend because eurostar is fumigating the trains in an attempt to control this growing bedbug bedbug crisis in france. >> and well , we've had some very >> and well, we've had some very helpful social media posts showing the paris bound train here in the past few days, and that inevitably has led to concerns that maybe there's a few extra passengers on the way to see the game . let's speak now to see the game. let's speak now to see the game. let's speak now to natalie bungay, technical and
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compliance manager at british pest control association . pest control association. n atalie, pest control association. natalie, thank you very much for joining us. i always assume these things were too small to be seen with the naked eye and you had to look under a microscope. those were quite big chaps. saw there those chaps. we saw there in those pictures . pictures. >> yeah, absolutely. is >> yeah, absolutely. that is a really common misconception of bedbugsin really common misconception of bedbugs in terms of their size. we think that they're more we all think that they're more most size or like dust most mite size or like dust mites type size, but they're not. they're roughly the size of an apple pip, as you saw, and a similar colour. so if you do have an infestation you've have an infestation and you've got you can got adults there, you can definitely pretty well. definitely see them pretty well. >> how much does weather >> and how much does weather have to do with all this? because we know the we're because we know in the uk we're heading soaring heading for some soaring temperatures this weekend. is that a breeding ground for that quite a breeding ground for them ? them? >> so with bedbugs a little bit different if we think about mosquitoes, things, insects that live outside, yeah, the weather is very , very important because is very, very important because generally 13 degrees or anything below, they struggle to survive. whereas with bedbugs , because whereas with bedbugs, because they live inside, whether it's
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in our homes or on the metro system , as we to be system, as humans, we like to be warm , don't we? course. so warm, don't we? of course. so we're be keeping those we're going to be keeping those areas temperatures that are areas at temperatures that are good so really good for them. so not really it's going make much it's not going to make too much of a difference. >> and is this what they need, the them the material? we can see them running underneath the material? we can see them run|upholstery underneath the material? we can see them run|upholstery and underneath the material? we can see them run|upholstery and we've neath the material? we can see them run|upholstery and we've got,1 the material? we can see them run|upholstery and we've got, i the upholstery and we've got, i guess , sort of fairly humid , guess, sort of fairly humid, dark conditions there . dark conditions there. >> yeah. so i mean, like with any pest species that we have, the bedbugs want to be able to live somewhere where they feel secure, warm and they can lay their eggs. so in those cracks and crevices in amongst the fibre is absolutely perfect for them. and more importantly , the them. and more importantly, the reason they do that is because that's where we sit. that's where we spend a lot of our time. of course it's us time. and of course it's us that they get access to for they want to get access to for their source. their food source. >> so , natalie, for us >> so, natalie, for those of us who watching and listening who are watching and listening to quite frankly, to this and quite frankly, getting jeebies, how getting the heebie jeebies, how can we avoid bedbugs ? can we avoid bedbugs? >> don't go to france. no >> don't go to france. no >> yeah. so you mean avoiding
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bedbugs? completely. i me giving you a one stop shop for that. there isn't anything. however, you can be a little bit vigilant when, for example , you're when, for example, you're staying away in hotels , motels, staying away in hotels, motels, things like that. staying away in hotels, motels, things like that . so don't put things like that. so don't put your luggage on. the bed is the main key because if there are bedbugs within any any establishment, you're staying at a hotel. they're going to be around that bed area. so put your suitcase somewhere else other than the bed . and then other than the bed. and then when you leave that hotel, just do a few checks. you've seen the images of bedbugs. you know what they look so if you do see they look like. so if you do see any and you have concern, any and you have any concern, tell you've been tell the hotel that you've been staying. of course. then you tell the hotel that you've been stay do. of course. then you tell the hotel that you've been stay do some)urse. then you tell the hotel that you've been stay do some other then you tell the hotel that you've been stay do some other checks an you tell the hotel that you've been stay do some other checks when| can do some other checks when you call pest you get back. call a pest control or get some advice. yeah. >> em- >> and we're now being told, of course, perhaps course, that eurostar perhaps even for london, are even transport for london, are doing these checks. also doing these checks. and also doing these checks. and also doing cleans and some doing deep cleans and using some sort bio sprays and so on. sort of bio sprays and so on. should we be concerned about what they're spraying on public transport well ? transport as well? >> so i don't i don't know what
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exactly they'll be using. however, in the uk , our however, in the uk, our pesticides are regulated very strictly by the health and safety executive , so nothing is safety executive, so nothing is authorised to be used in this country that's dangerous and the users of that product will be trained and they'll only be applying that's safe applying it in a way that's safe for coming on to those for people coming on to those trains into hotels trains or into those hotels aftennards. so there's no need to that . to be worried about that. >> so everything to scratch >> so everything up to scratch if thank you very if you. natalie, thank you very much joining us. much indeed forjoining us. thank . problem . thank you. no problem. >> okay . now moving swiftly on, >> okay. now moving swiftly on, because i am really, really itchy. have you ever thought of where you would want to live once you finally decided you've had enough of work? a consumer group has named its 12 best location in the uk to retire with broxbourne leading the way, but we're not going there . but we're not going there. >> we're going to newcastle under staffordshire under lyme. the staffordshire market to the market town. once home to the designer spitfire rj designer of spitfire rj mitchell, and it's flying high again with with our west midlands reporterjack again with with our west midlands reporter jack carson. jack are they all happy there ? jack are they all happy there? >> it's been an interesting
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reaction actually, when i've put that question to people on the street here in newcastle under lyme. of course the results of that which survey of over 1000 people at all kinds of people looking at all kinds of different factors of what it is , that's important to , what it is that's important to people as look retire. people as they look to retire. what biggest issues? what are the biggest issues? well, that survey , well, according to that survey, 88% people, of course, as you 88% of people, of course, as you might be expect with older people about their people care about their health care well, but also as well, care as well, but also as well, green spaces . over 70% of people green spaces. over 70% of people do think that green spaces is one of the key issues for them. and that's particularly why newcastle—under—lyme here newcastle—under—lyme am here has had a big kind of rise on had such a big kind of rise on this list of 12 of 12 places out of it scored 9.6 on the of ten. it scored 9.6 on the rating for having green spaces. and according to the office for national statistics, it is one of the happiest places in the country. but i put that question to people on the street to the people here on the street , what they told me to the people here on the street , other what they told me to the people here on the street , other end'hat they told me to the people here on the street , other end'ha'newcastle me to the people here on the street , other end'ha'newcastle ate the other end of newcastle at the other end of newcastle at the top where queen victoria is, i think that's beautiful, you know, and obviously see the library everything we've got there. >> but this part i do feel is
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it's just gone down bank a bit. well we have got plenty of greenery i suppose , and we may greenery i suppose, and we may live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale isn't it. you know , but yeah. another 900 you know, but yeah. another 900 housesis you know, but yeah. another 900 houses is supposed to be so there won't be much green space left down. they finished it basically i'm thinking, well what were they looking at. >> they on about green >> they were on about green spaces. i can understand that because in the because let's face it, in the area have got some beautiful because let's face it, in the area spaces got some beautiful because let's face it, in the area spaces .jot some beautiful because let's face it, in the area spaces . we've1e beautiful because let's face it, in the area spaces . we've goteautiful because let's face it, in the area spaces . we've got three ul green spaces. we've got three parks. you know , towards the parks. you know, towards the westlands . we've got the lyme westlands. we've got the lyme dale valley down here. we've got the queen's gardens, which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town . walked into the centre of town. >> yeah, well, it's not quite time for me to retire yet, but of course those people a little bit maybe more critical because they live here of their town . they live here of their town. but of course, it is on that they live here of their town. but as course, it is on that they live here of their town. but as one'se, it is on that they live here of their town. but as one of, it is on that they live here of their town. but as one of thes on that they live here of their town. but as one of the bestthat they live here of their town. but as one of the best places. list as one of the best places. if you are looking to retire very much indeed. >> coming up, storm has gone and blown more on blown the doors off more on labour's scottish job. hello
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>> very good morning to you. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . a fine and warm the met office with the gb news forecast. a fine and warm day to come in the south, but cloudy and breezy elsewhere with outbreaks in places. outbreaks of rain in places. mostly these central parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales where we'll see the wettest conditions. the rain heavy and persistent over the hills . i heavy and persistent over the hills. i think north of the central belt, there'll be some brightness initial rain brightness after initial rain clears but will be clears away, but it will be windy much cooler here with windy and much cooler here with that coming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe coming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far:oming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north; from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north of'om north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north of scotland orth for the far north of scotland along so 13 along with a few showers. so 13 celsius, example . but in the celsius, for example. but in the south, well, that's where the sunshine will be at its warmest with temperatures here of 20 to 23, perhaps 24 celsius. we keep some of that warmth into the evening and overnight. certainly a breezy night and a cloudy night for many. so temperatures aren't fall far for the aren't going to fall far for the northern isles. we're going to see showers a strong wind see showers and a strong wind from gales in exposed from the north, gales in exposed parts . for rest of parts. but for the rest of scotland, actually, it's
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increasingly by dawn with increasingly wet by dawn with some heavy rain turning up, especially in west of especially in the west of scotland. elsewhere the especially in the west of scot some elsewhere the especially in the west of scot some low where the especially in the west of scoisome low clouds, the especially in the west of scoisome low clouds, somehe uk, some low clouds, some mistiness first thing this weekend , it lift fairly weekend, but it will lift fairly quickly and sunshine will develop widely across england and wales, the far north of england, seeing a wet start, perhaps, but the rain should ease off into the afternoon. northern ireland seeing some hazy the hazy sunshine. but for the central belt into northern central belt north into northern parts of mainland scotland, it's going to be very wet through saturday with the risk of localised flooding. 24 celsius in the
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south >> very good afternoon. it's exactly 1:00 here with a live desk here on gb news. and coming up this friday lunchtime , we up this friday lunchtime, we blew the doors off. >> that's keir starmer's assessment of labour's seismic win at the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election. but with a turnout of just 37, what doesit with a turnout of just 37, what does it really tell us about a general election? we'll be live with the voters of scotland. >> energy companies accused of spending as much on marketing as they have on staffing call centres. we'll be hearing from one campaigner about what they could be doing fuel could be doing to end fuel poverty instead . poverty instead. >> and could all the home nafions >> and could all the home nations be heading to the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup? we'll get the latest ahead of tomorrow's titanic clash between scotland and ireland .
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between scotland and ireland. and all aboard with some extra passengers as the deep clean on tfl and eurostar as the bedbug seem to travel first class from paris . paris. >> first, all the headlines with tamsen . faq. tamsen. faq. >> thank you and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's 1:01 in labour is describing its rutherglen and hamilton west by—election win as a seismic victory to scotland's newest mp michael shanks michael shanks took . the seat with 58% of the took. the seat with 58% of the vote, more than double that of the snp's katy loudon. the by—election was called after a recall petition against former snp member margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules. labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a
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majority at the next general election. >> i've been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. for us to a general election victory. and that's why we worked so hard to change the labour party. i've always said that the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if we're elect it in to serve, i want to be the prime minister for the whole of the united kingdom , not just of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom. so it matters hugely we here in scotland. >> a conservative councillor has called for the home secretary's resignation over the handling of raf scampton . the government is raf scampton. the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp to house 2000 people. the home office says it's confident the project meets planning requirements. but councillor
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roger patterson described the department as liars . department as liars. >> i wouldn't trust the home office as far as i could throw them. i no confidence in them. i have no confidence in them. i have no confidence in them at all. first of all, i think they should be disbanded. they're liars and charlatans . they're liars and charlatans. they're liars and charlatans. they're undemocratic and they're just lying and just false . wing just lying and just false. wing it through and you know, sticking two fingers up to local democracy , police and private democracy, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance . surveillance. >> former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign, calling for change. police have used live facial recognition software at large scale public events, including the king's coronation. the group says it's concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. the un is to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people, a missile hit a cafe
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and grocery store in the village of hawza in the kharkiv region yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. it's one of the highest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. the un high commissioner for human rights says the missile was likely fired by russia, but that it's too early to confirm . moscow denies to confirm. moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians . a week after hosting one of golf's biggest competitions, the ryder cup at a golf course in rome has been engulfed in flames. aerial footage shows a large stand at the marco simone club burning yesterday evening. last weekend , europe regained last weekend, europe regained the trophy. they'd lost to the us in 2021. house prices fell slightly last month , but proved slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. higher mortgage rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline , but they only fell by decline, but they only fell by nought point 4% in september. halifax says on a month on month
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basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to mark and . pip now it's back to mark and. pip >> we blew the doors off. no, not michael caine. the words of sir keir starmer as he hailed what he called a party's seismic victory for labour in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election in scotland. labour's michael shanks taking the seat with a 20.4% swing against the snp election guru sir john curtice , saying if sir john curtice, saying if those figures were replicated at a general election, well it would be comparable to labour's 1997 landslide. >> meanwhile , scotland's first >> meanwhile, scotland's first minister humza yousaf , has minister humza yousaf, has conceded it was a disappoint night for the snp, but it was arguably an even more
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disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , whose scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3.9% of the vote . securing just 3.9% of the vote. well, let's go back to rutherglen and speak to gb news, scotland reporter tony mcguire. good afternoon to you, tony. a seismic victory, it has been described for labour, but we should note that the turnout wasn't great. it was . only wasn't great. it was. only 37.19% down, down from the turnout in 2019. yeah that's right. >> and i mean, i think it is quite expected to have a smaller turnout at these by elections compared . to the 40 plus% that compared. to the 40 plus% that turned out in 2021 to vote in margaret ferrier back into the seats. however were not to take away this is being seen in labour camps as a huge victory. we now technically they have doubled their seats in scotland today because before michael
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shanks when this by—election only ian murray in south edinburgh had a labour seat north of the border. now as you heard there, keir starmer, he has made it clear that scotland is the key to having a win in the next general election and he is going to be throwing everything at these seats north of the border to make sure that that happens. it's safe to say that happens. it's safe to say that over the last six months or so, labour have spent a lot of resources canvassing here, michael shanks being saying that he's been on the ground talking to upwards of 30,000 people over the last six months to just get a feel for the constituency and to get his name out there. of course he has had brushes with politics in the past. he's tried to for stand the glasgow council elections and been unsuccessful. he's also tried to go for the kelvin hall seat and 2016, but lost out there . third place to
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lost out there. third place to patrick harvie of the scottish greens and the snp again, and certainly now that he is back in, a lot of people will be maybe questioning how much he's going to toe the line. he has been quite out there in the past of being, you know, contradictory or having a different school of thought. to keir starmer and a number of issues such as the two child benefit cap and certainly brexit, but seemingly for now. keir starmer is happy to report that this is going to be the start of a of a huge claw back of labour seats in scotland . and of labour seats in scotland. and of labour seats in scotland. and of course after the scottish independence referendum labour were only left with one seat here. they went up to six. a few years later and went back down to 1 in 2021. and certainly the people of rutherglen who i spoke to a little bit earlier on today, know , they seem to be today, you know, they seem to be all in one mind that this was the best way for this election to go for them or it could have been worse. it could have been could have been worse. snp now good on them.
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>> they weren't fed up with snp in this constituency . in this constituency. >> sorry. are you fed up with the snp in this constituency? >> it's such a muddle. >> it's such a muddle. >> close enough though, but labour last yeah. labour won last night. yeah. happy labour won. well i don't stay in this area but yes i am. >> but i don't stay in this area anyway so i couldn't vote anyway. but yes i am. would you like to see labour be back in power next time? definitely >> any thoughts on labour getting into the election? >> last night i was getting if you did vote, who would you have voted for? >> labour . >> labour. >> labour. >> i'm just not doing anything. he's not making any changes. he's not making any changes. he's not making any changes. he's not pushing the independence agenda, which is what would originally what the snp would originally there also get the there for. i also get the feeling the snp , if they do feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence, they . the gain independence, they. the whole point is they'll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. and i don't think this the snp that was fun for independence. i think this the snp that doesn't want tony course sir john >> well tony of course sir john curtice, john curtice curtice, professor john curtice
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has looked at the figures and suggested if this was repeated at a general election it would result in some 43 seats for labour north of the border and that would help them to get back into government. but course into government. but of course with you've into government. but of course with to you've into government. but of course with to , you've into government. but of course with to , the you've into government. but of course with to , the key you've into government. but of course with to , the key questione into government. but of course with to , the key question is, spoken to, the key question is, was this protest vote against was this a protest vote against the snp rather than a vote for labour ? this was certainly labour? this was certainly looking at past election results. >> we know that there is quite a huge snp support in the south lanarkshire constituency and we know that last night that michael shanks result, his votes were more than double what katie loudon's were . so i think it's loudon's were. so i think it's safe to say that, yes , probably safe to say that, yes, probably a lot of people who perhaps didn't want to vote one way or the other decided to go the protest vote route. and, you know, interestingly, actually , know, interestingly, actually, justin know, interestingly, actually, just in the last half hour, we even heard from ash regan, the scottish first minister candidate. and she had said that , you know, the results here in rutherglen and hamilton west are a up call and that this now
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a wake up call and that this now provides a moment for introspection and a valuable opportunity for strategic realignment. but we need to listen to the people of scotland and the voices of scotland. so going by the voices that we've just heard there, there's going to be quite a lot of strategic realignment coming out of snp camps between now and the next general election . general election. >> tony, in rutherglen, thanks very much for updating us there at the scene. we joined by the chief political editor at the financial times now, jim pickard. >> good afternoon to you, jim. tell us your analysis . is this a tell us your analysis. is this a big sign then of a big labour revival in scotland ? revival in scotland? >> so i think first things first. when john curtice talks about if this was replicated across the whole country, what would the result be? would there be 40 scottish seats going to labour? i mean , we should take labour? i mean, we should take this very, very cautiously because byelections have a strange alchemy of their own. they're very, very specific to strange alchemy of their own. they'fe very, very specific to a they'fe very, very specific to a particular place and a
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particular place and a particular time. and we have to remember that this by—election was because the previous was caused because the previous snp member of parliament, margaret ferrier , had breached margaret ferrier, had breached covid lockdown rules. >> we also have this scandal involving the snp's finances, which has seen three of its most senior figures, including former leader nicola sturgeon, arrest . leader nicola sturgeon, arrest. although not charged with anything . and so, you know, you anything. and so, you know, you would think that if labour couldn't take this seat, then they would be in deep trouble indeed. but the scale of their victory is the thing which has made labour politicians very excited . this morning i've been excited. this morning i've been on the phone to quite a few of them. they all very, them. they are all very, very chuffed to chuffed because this has gone to a labour majority of 8000. it's a labour majority of 8000. it's a very, very big swing and it also comes hot on the heels of victory in selby in yorkshire, which was a conservative labour marginal . well it hadn't been marginal. well it hadn't been marginal. well it hadn't been marginal. it had been a labour conservative battle in that south yorkshire seat, which of course labour won a few weeks
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ago. so they are feeling quite bullish. but they there is no sense that they now suddenly think that they are going to win back of seats they back all of those seats they used to hold in scotland. because forget it until, because don't forget it until, you a decade ago you know, around a decade ago there complete basically there was a complete basically a monopoly of power in scotland for labour. they had about 40 mps up there. and of course they have gone down to one and they've doubled it, but they're still only at two. >> yeah. taking board what still only at two. >> �*said taking board what still only at two. >> �*said aboutg board what still only at two. >> �*said about by board what still only at two. >> �*said about by elections'hat you said about by elections of course tamworth course we've now got tamworth october the 19th, the chris pincher seat and the resignation and will feed in and therefore that will feed in no doubt into voting patterns. but if and it is a big if there is another labour landslide there , does that really seal the there, does that really seal the deal for sir keir starmer . deal for sir keir starmer. >> i think if they win in tamworth that would be enormous for the labour party. i was there a couple of weeks ago. i was talking to people on the ground, talked to the labour ground, i talked to the labour candidate there. the thing about tamworth is of the most tamworth is one of the most brexit supporting parts of the
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country . i think brexit supporting parts of the country. i think in brexit supporting parts of the country . i think in terms of country. i think in terms of constituencies around britain it was like the 22nd or 23rd most brexit supporting place in britain. so if labour under keir starmer can win there then i think they really would be back on track. but you know, heavy dose of reality here. the conservative majority under chris pincher in tamworth was about 20,000, a much bigger seat to overturn than rutherglen. also bear in mind that rutherglen was labourers recently as 2017. tamworth has not been in labour's hands for over 13 years. but yes , they're over 13 years. but yes, they're very, very cautious about that. one. they say it's a bit of a neck and neck race. the other one to watch of course is mid beds ayrshire, where i think if there was only one main challenging the challenging party, the conservatives would lose. but the lib dems and labour both seem to think they have a chance there and it's not impossible that conservatives that the conservatives could somehow come the middle. somehow come through the middle. >> sir keir starmer is now >> jim sir keir starmer is now talking about the labour party as the party for change. rishi
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sunak talking about change sunak is talking about change and i mean how do voters work all this out? it's all a bit of all this out? it's all a bit of a tangled mess, isn't it? well, yeah change yeah. change >> i mean, i think i'd probably a small c conservative because i don't always think that change is a good thing. >> you can, you you can >> you can, you know, you can have change you can have good change and you can have good change and you can have change. i sometimes have bad change. and i sometimes think of break think people who kind of break things and, you know, smash things up and, you know, smash up the china and hope that it all reappears in better form, you necessarily make you don't necessarily make people happy. i i think, look, i'm being a bit whimsical. i think the point is that we've had massive change offered before and the public have said, no, know, they were offered no, you know, they were offered change jeremy huge change under jeremy corbyn, huge change. no thanks change. and they said no thanks to that. but terms of brexit, to that. but in terms of brexit, they for change. you they did ask for change. you know, politicians always know, all politicians always offer or claim to offer positive change. i think rishi sunak has basically realised that after 13 years in power, the conservatives are suffering from that feeling that they have been. they're a little bit too long. um, also the economic problems which aren't all the
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fault of the conservative party or rishi. an awful lot of that stems from russias invasion of ukraine. that also a major ukraine. that is also a major factor how people feel the factor in how people feel at the moment . but factor in how people feel at the moment. but keir factor in how people feel at the moment . but keir starmer has moment. but keir starmer has been quite lucky his been quite lucky in his opponents and in the sort of economic, wider circle instances right now. >> so begs the question in >> so that begs the question in terms liverpool next week and terms of liverpool next week and labour's conference, how much does he try to change? because we gather that tony blair has indicated the suggestions indicated and the suggestions he's quite a strings he's pulling quite a few strings behind scenes at the moment behind the scenes at the moment that that aftermath of the 97 that in that aftermath of the 97 election and the landslide, there were a bit too timid. if you like . you like. >> so you're saying tony blair thought labour was too timid after 97? yeah, well, he was told told not to frighten the horses and that maybe, you know, that sir keir starmer shouldn't repeat that. >> and go for it. >> and go for it. >> yeah, i think the parallels you can see between keir starmer and tony blair are not precise. i mean, apart from anything else, tony blair in 1997 was a much more charismatic performer.
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yeah, yeah. whether or not you still find him appealing, found him appealing ten years later is a different question. but i think the two things they both have similarity is that they have in similarity is that they are tried, not to startle are both tried, not to startle the in terms appealing the horses in terms of appealing to england, potential to middle england, to potential swing voters, saying, look , you swing voters, saying, look, you know, we are , you know, prudent know, we are, you know, prudent in terms of the public finances. we aren't sort of super left wing in terms of things like immigration. but both tony blair in 1997 and keir starmer in 2023 both have some some fairly radical economic policy. you know , blair, of course, gave know, blair, of course, gave independence to the bank of england. he also introduced a minimum wage. keir starmer has certain economic policies such as when it comes to employment rights or when it comes to this big green prosperity plan, which involves huge amounts of public borrowing. but i think they want the public first to feel that these are people who aren't radical revolutionaries . and radical revolutionaries. and then once you get into power, you can do things do you can do things which do change country in change the country in significant ways. how
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significant ways. that's how they see it. >> jim, as ever, thank you very much for bringing us your much indeed for bringing us your assessment of a busy couple of weeks on the political front. thank you . thank you. >> how many times will we hear the word change during the labour conference? labour party conference? >> actually, we can have a sweepstake, we? sweepstake, couldn't we? >> we get some loose change. >> do stay with us here on the live desk. we're going to have the from scampton. the latest from scampton. there's dogfight continuing there's a dogfight continuing there between local council there between the local council and the home office. stay with
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from three on. gb news. >> welcome back. the home office is continuing their conversion of the former raf base at scampton into a camp for asylum seekers. despite it being told to stop work immediately . to stop work immediately. >> us west lindsey district council had served the home office with a stop notice on september 22nd for breaching planning restrictions. since then, however , the council and then, however, the council and local people say the trucks seem to be keep on coming and work to carrying on. they say some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates of the site to monitor what's coming in and out. >> east midlands reporter will hollis has the story . hollis has the story. >> home away from home. >> home away from home. >> so this is a cooking area . >> so this is a cooking area. and then this is where we keep everything . so spares of everything. so spares of everything, batteries , torches, everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water.
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>> sarah only lives a mile away on the other side of scampton . on the other side of scampton. she's been living in a tent for a week, but her battle to stop asylum seekers moving into the old raf base has lasted six months. the home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 asylum seekers, but now west lindsey district council has told the home office to stop work, saying it's breaching planning restrictions. it served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. an enforcement notice and a stop nofice.the an enforcement notice and a stop notice. the same powers used to control a dodgy builder, but the lincolnshire council and community says contractors are ploughing on. >> i clocked in one hour between half, six and half seven in the morning. 47 vehicles going on. the people that are making the laws are breaking the laws. and so we're taking it upon ourselves to make sure that we document they are document it, that they are breaking the law. >> the home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britain's old reaching britain's shores. old military bases are badged as a
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small solution for the growing problem . west lindsey district problem. west lindsey district council disagrees. a £300 million deal to transform home the old base into a heritage centre was soaring. now now it's in freefall. according to the council's director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. >> we are very concerned about the conditions on site, the state of the site. there's a huge amount of building that are on that site that could come back into commercial use. we've spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset. in a statement , the is a very valuable asset. in a statement, the home is a very valuable asset. in a statement , the home office is a very valuable asset. in a statement, the home office said, we are aware that west lindsey, district council has issued a noficein district council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton . at scampton. >> we are carefully considering the implications of this notice . back at scampton in support for the campaign isn't hard to come by. >> it's very noisy, but i normally sleep with a fan on anyway, even during the winter, so it doesn't bother me. the
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noise. >> sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october, when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. outside locals are calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit. people are coming together. the worry is that inside the base , history is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. will hollis gb news in scampton . news in scampton. >> let's get the very latest live now with will because will, clearly there's been a bit of a war of words over this base for some time. the latest the suggest that people will be moved in on monday which the home has been quick to home office has been quick to quash. >> yeah well there's a lot of storm surges, particularly locally around what's going on at scampton. people in lincolnshire are really quite fired up about the issue. it's been the same way since six months ago when it was first announced that it would be intention intended for use for asylum seekers by the home office . now what has been said office. now what has been said is that on monday, this coming monday, the ninth, 50 asylum
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seekers are expected to be moving in. the home office, as you say, have completely squashed that in the statement that it squashed that in the statement thatitis squashed that in the statement that it is untrue to claim that the centre will be open on monday the ninth. they also said that they're not going to be adding a running commentary. see, i think they don't want people to be watching every single clearly people single step, but clearly people here scampton are watching here in scampton are watching every single move that the home office make, aren't they, sarah? that's one of the reasons why you scampton campaign you and the scampton campaign have put these tents. have put up these tents. just quickly news quickly reacting to that news that's been squashed by the home office. how does you office. how does it make you feel hearing that could feel hearing that they could be coming really soon and how coming here really soon and how what that do your what does that do for your attention what does that do for your att(well, obviously, it makes >> well, obviously, it makes everyone really concerned, but but they also were supposed to move people back on in july and then it was moved to mid—august . and every time they've had a date, they've not been able to actually achieve date. actually achieve that date. and it's pushed again . and it's been pushed back again. and the worrying this time is the worrying thing this time is that they're desperately trying
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to get that date redacted and sort , no, no, it's not sort of no, no, no, it's not going to but whether going to happen. but whether they're trying to call bluff they're trying to call our bluff or what, we're not quite sure . or what, we're not quite sure. but as we keep saying, we don't believe anything they say. now, they could say as someone else said, tomorrow is saturday and we still wouldn't believe them because they're saying it because they're saying it because basically sort of because they basically sort of lied to us for the last seven months or just trying to keep them keep us in the dark and we're just sick of it. and we can past it all now , if can see past it all now, if you've been staying in a tent for a week because been for a week because you've been monitoring the activity, because the has said stop work, the council has said stop work, they've given a legal notice to they've given a legal notice to the home office and you and the council say that that still council say that that is still going does this matter so much >> why does this matter so much that would want sleep out that you would want to sleep out here at start of autumn when here at the start of autumn when it's starting to get a bit colder next to a15, one of colder next to the a15, one of the busiest roads in lincolnshire? why does this matter others matter so much to you and others as well? >> because they're blatantly breaking the people breaking the law. the people that making the laws are that are making the laws are breaking need breaking them and they need to be for it. so
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be held accountable for it. so we're just trying to make sure that documented so we have that it's documented so we have proof that when we take them to court and what of things court and what kind of things have seeing? have you been seeing? >> been here for a little >> i've been here for a little bit, hours, i've bit, a couple of hours, and i've noficed bit, a couple of hours, and i've noticed hgvs inside noticed 1 or 2 hgvs going inside . noficed noticed 1 or 2 hgvs going inside . noticed that's . what have you noticed that's changed last days? changed in the last few days? >> in last >> well, especially in the last few yesterday we watched few days. yesterday we watched them at the cctv units that are going to monitor over this side. so i'm sure we'll see more go up as time goes on. but it's just things like that we're seeing works every day, something different happening . and we send different happening. and we send a drone up quite often as well. when it's not quite so windy. so we get we're able to compare drone footage with day drone footage with the day before changed and before to see what's changed and what's a lot of what's been added. and a lot of your work can change quite quickly and you're going to be here month. quickly and you're going to be henso month. quickly and you're going to be henso you'rernth. going to >> so you're probably going to see more the home see a little bit more the home office. it's important to add say that they that they say that they do think that they are following planning application planning rules, but they considering the they are considering the implications stop notice implications of the stop notice the notice to stop work. >> indeed . thank you for that, >> indeed. thank you for that, will. just remind people
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will. and just to remind people , of course, that council , of course, that the council lost the injunction in may lost the injunction bid in may to this move in terms to halt this move in terms of establishing this centre. but in july, the green light to july, given the green light to bnng july, given the green light to bring a high challenge bring a high court challenge that has been confirmed for that that has been confirmed for october the 31st and november, the first for judicial review . the first for judicial review. >> have you ever thought of where you would like to live once you finally decided to throw in the towel and you've had enough of work? mark paddington , an know a consumer paddington, an know a consumer group, has produced the golden guide to your golden years . guide to your golden years. >> as no, i'm not going to read it either. anyway it's featuring on the a certain newcastle on the list a certain newcastle under lyme , a staffordshire under lyme, a staffordshire market once home to the market town. once home to the designer of the spitfire , rj designer of the spitfire, rj mitchell. seems flying mitchell. now it seems flying high again. so so let's get to jack carson at the controls there in newcastle upon i don't think it's quite measured up to what you found there jack. is that right? it's yeah, i've been a little bit shocked , to be a little bit shocked, to be honest, from speaking to people
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on the high street this morning, because i think a lot of people saw that and go, don't really saw that and go, i don't really think you've been here because i think you've been here because i think people naturally, i think are little bit are always maybe a little bit more their own of more critical of their own of their towns and their their own towns and their own high street because, of course, they day of they live here every day of their they live their lives. >> so a lot of people that i've spoken to here on the street today have today that have that have retired here, have lived here for years. so for well over 30 years. so knowing this inside out, knowing this place inside out, of , there may be going to of course, there may be going to be a little bit critical. there may someone myself who's be a little bit critical. there may forromeone myself who's be a little bit critical. there may forromecthe myself who's be a little bit critical. there may forromecthe rtimefwho's come for here the first time today seen really why today and has seen really why this is on the this place actually is on the list. of course, that which survey of just over a thousand people looking at what what what it for those people looking it is for those people looking to retire. what is what is important to them. care, important to them. health care, of a big factor on that of course a big factor on that list, 88% of people responding to the survey said that is their top . 75% of people top priority. 75% of people say green space is. and that is what this staffordshire market town, newcastle—under—lyme, so newcastle—under—lyme, scored so highly on. it got a 9.6 out of ten rating on the green spaces list, queen's garden, which is a
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beautiful garden. that's one multiple awards from the british horticultural society . in fact, horticultural society. in fact, it's one goal 20 years in a row. so that's one of the attractions, of course, of this market town faces. so there's certainly things that seen certainly things that i've seen today, which is why on the today, which is why it's on the list. of course, i did put list. but of course, i did put that get the that question and get the reaction of people street reaction of people on the street here here's they here today. and here's what they told newcastle told me. friend of newcastle at the top where queen victoria is. >> beautiful , you >> i think that's beautiful, you know, and obviously the library and everything we've got there. but this part i do feel is it's just gone down bank a bit. well, we have got plenty of greenery i suppose and we, we live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it you know but yeah another 900 houses is supposed to be so there won't be much green space left down. they finished basically . i'm finished basically. i'm thinking, well what were they looking at. >> they were on about green spaces. i can understand that because in the because let's face it, in the area we got some beautiful area we have got some beautiful green spaces. we've got three parks, up towards the
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parks, you know, up towards the westlands. we've got the lyme dale valley down here, and we've got the queen's gardens, which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town . town. >> they're not going to feature in a tourism advert any time soon, are they, jack also, what was interesting was newcastle—under—lyme has also been rated the joint happiest engush been rated the joint happiest english local authority . so english local authority. so could you go out and find some happy people as well there, please ? please? >> i'm wondering where they are . i'm wondering where they are. there were a couple of people that were quite happy about about the town. but yeah, most people, as you heard from, from those people, they're talking all about really the high street and the decline of the high street. a street. i don't think it's a it's necessarily a thing unique, of course, to this town we've seen all across country and seen all across the country and obviously recently with obviously with recently with with all the wilko's closing as well . the one well across the country. the one here just yesterday . so here closed just yesterday. so i think that's certainly an impact across the country that people are seeing . but of course, are seeing. but of course, these towns still good enough towns are still good enough to feature list green
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feature on that list those green spaces still something be spaces are still something to be happy . but but of course, happy about. but but of course, as get winter, maybe as we get into winter, maybe it's not going it's because they're not going to spend the to be able to spend all the time in world cold, in the in the world in the cold, in the nice green spaces that people aren't happiest aren't necessarily the happiest here moment. here at the moment. >> least you're smiling, >> or at least you're smiling, jack much jack, thank you very much indeed. for the latest indeed. there for the latest from under lyme, but from newcastle under lyme, but more, of course, throughout the afternoon on that as we will all the other stories. but first, all headlines with tamzin . all the headlines with tamzin. >> mark. thanks very much . here >> mark. thanks very much. here are the headlines at 133. sir keir starmer is celebrating what he's described as a seismic win for labour in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election to scotland's newest mp michael shanks michael shanks won the seat with 58% of the vote, more than double that of snp's katie loudon . the by—election was loudon. the by—election was called after a recall petition against former snp member
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margaret ferrier , who breached margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules . the party leader covid rules. the party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election . a conservative election. a conservative councillor has called for the home secretary's resignation over the handling of raf scampton . the government is scampton. the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp . the home office says it's camp. the home office says it's confident the project does meet planning requirements . but planning requirements. but councillor roger patterson label the department liars and charlatans , police and private charlatans, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance . former brexit surveillance. former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign calling for change. group says it's change. the group says it's concerned about human rights and the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate for house prices fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected . higher
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gb news is the people's. channel now let's update you on the covid inquiry and reaching a key phrase about the government's reaction to the outbreak. >> and we're being told by anne longfield , who is the children's longfield, who is the children's commissioner at the time for england , that rishi sunak's eat
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england, that rishi sunak's eat out to help out and the priorities of reopening theme parks played a huge part and it was a terrible mistake in terms of how children experience lockdown . and that's from the lockdown. and that's from the inquiry this morning. >> yeah, she's been giving a witness statement and she says there was a failure to act in children's best interests and branded it a major mistake to keep schools closed while reopening pubs and restaurants. rishi sunak was, of course, chancellor at the time when bofis chancellor at the time when boris johnson was prime minister she said this eat out to help out scheme in summer 2020 had taken priority over schools reopening and over future future planning . she says it played planning. she says it played a huge part in children's very negative experience of the lockdown period. >> yeah , she went on to say the >> yeah, she went on to say the machinery of government was in no way set up to be able to support children and represent their best interests, adding it had been very clear there was no one the cabinet table taking
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one at the cabinet table taking children's interests to children's best interests to those that time . of those decisions at that time. of course, the education secretary was gavin williamson. ms longfield telling the inquiry it was very clear he wasn't of was very clear he wasn't part of those decision making discussions. there was an empty chair at the table, she said. so pretty coruscating evidence being given to the inquiry on how children were treated or not treated during that outbreak of the . covid outbreak. and telling the. covid outbreak. and telling the. covid outbreak. and telling the hearing for me, based hinckley the government had failed most badly to act in children's best interests . children's best interests. >> it's now now the famous wobbly bridge across the river thames in london is closing for three weeks after officials admitted it was, well, too wobbly. yeah >> urgent. all round the clock work needed on the bridge linking the city of london with the tate modern, of course, in the tate modern, of course, in the south bank, replacing a key layer on the bridge deck. all sounds quite technical. let's speak , therefore, to engineer speak, therefore, to engineer
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paul monahan, who can join us. paul paul monahan, who can join us. paul, thank you for your time. now, i remember when it actually openedit now, i remember when it actually opened it was too wobbly in terms of the way that people were trying to across. it were trying to get across. it a slightly different problem this time. . time. i gather. >> yes. >> yes. >> and i wouldn't say it was problem. >> at the moment. >> at the moment. >> what is the membrane >> what we got is the membrane that separates the aluminium deck from the steelwork is decayed and a couple of places has come out and we're going to replace that across the entire length of the bridge is more of a preventative maintenance to keep the life of the bridge going. >> but it's only 23 years old as this surprised you ? this surprised you? >> not surprised . bad things on >> not surprised. bad things on bndges >> not surprised. bad things on bridges last 25, 30, 50 years, little time frames . um, it's little time frames. um, it's slightly earlier than we'd expected , but i think that's expected, but i think that's mainly because of the increased footfall that we've had across the bridge and certainly on the very south side where everyone turns around just just outside the camera shot there are there's very smooth section of
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there's a very smooth section of there's a very smooth section of the bridge where the actual footfalls warn the smooth . footfalls warn the deck smooth. and we've had to put some tape down just to provide grip. so i think it's the success of the bndge think it's the success of the bridge yeah. brought bridge. yeah. yeah. brought fonnard maintenance we're fonnard the maintenance we're doing moment. doing at the moment. >> pesky tourist s doing at the moment. >> pesky tourists and >> all those pesky tourist s and they were very welcome . they were very welcome. >> this, of course, connects the city to bankside and we can see from the pictures, you know, the many, many numbers of people that do use it. it is shutting for three weeks. is it likely to reopen any earlier? you know, could the work get done more quickly or in fact, could the work take a lot longer than than has been predicted? >> no. so the three weeks, we believe , is the total length of believe, is the total length of time we take. if the productivity and the weather is good, they should be able to do it a few days quicker. and as soon as we are finished, we will open. talking open. but i think we're talking about weeks. about days, not weeks. >> you check the >> and do you check out then the rest of structure as well? rest of the structure as well? because you say, because clearly, as you say, it's had huge use, very, very popular for as it's got this
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sort of suspension capability. do you have to check all the various connections and so on? >> yeah. so the bridges inspector every two years is a detailed inspection and walk over inspection is much more frequently, but we're going to use this opportunity to have a good look underneath the deck in the areas where you can't see good look underneath the deck in the have where you can't see good look underneath the deck in the have a here you can't see good look underneath the deck in the have a goodyou can't see good look underneath the deck in the have a good lookan't see good look underneath the deck in the have a good look att see good look underneath the deck in the have a good look at what the and have a good look at what the whole structure is. a complete structure. >> it still wobble >> and does it still wobble because it's got to wobble to be able to have the suspension so all bridges move even on suspension bridges. >> but suspension bridges do are more flexible. yes, it does move, but it's very safe movement now. >> and so will that be it? for a long time now , paul, once this long time now, paul, once this work is done, can we expect many more a non wobbly more years of a non wobbly bndge more years of a non wobbly bridge ? bndge? >> well, it will still stay a non wobbly bridge there will be more maintenance works. we may bnng more maintenance works. we may bring fonnard some of the repainting and redecking works when we've had a good look underneath the next couple underneath a in the next couple of weeks . of weeks. >> and you going to have to of weeks. >> your you going to have to of weeks. >> your overall going to have to of weeks. >> your overall on ng to have to of weeks. >> your overall on and) have to
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of weeks. >> your overall on and youre to get your overall on and your gloves get down in your gloves and get down in your hands yourself . hands and knees yourself. >> i will going out there >> i will be going out there inspecting in my ppe equipment, certainly. >> okay. so you're going to be hoping for some good weather then in the weeks ahead. i guess i'm used to going out in whatever the weather, but yes, the better the weather certainly for the actually doing works. >> will the main thing. >> okay, for moment, thing. >> okyou for moment, thing. >> okyou for for moment, thing. >> okyou for that. moment, thing. >> okyou for that. and noment, thing. >> okyou for that. and werent, thing. >> okyou for that. and we hope thank you for that. and we hope to speak to you again on the successful the successful conclusion of the relaying membrane . all relaying of that membrane. all very thanks for very technical, but thanks for and going to be using and if you are going to be using it, you be onto it, you will be diverted onto other routes that will take you over southwark bridge and blackfriars bridge so you can get from north to south, but a bit of traffic in those seats would be careful . yeah. now the would be careful. yeah. now the energy firms operating costs could make up around £240 of customers annual bills . customers annual bills. >> something you don't want to hear when they are so high. that's come from a new campaigner backed report from the warm this winter tariff. watch the report also suggests that uk suppliers could make an
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additional £140 million in profit on energy bills over the next year due to this month's changes to ofgems price cap ofgem itself . ofgem itself. >> the energy regulator says that supplier errors have always been free to structure their tariffs as they see fit. and we know some suppliers do not have a standing charge. however we continue to keep the issue on how costs are passed on to customers is under review. let's speak now to simon francis, a campaigner at end fuel poverty coalition. and one wonders, given that response, quite what the whole ofgem indication is as to how much they can get away with, if i can use that term. >> i think you've hit the nail on the head there. >> this this does seem to be a kind of a this is what energy firms could get away with if they wanted to. they could be charging this £242 on your bills on average as part of the standing charges. so and don't
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forget, these are standing charges. so these are the bits of the bill that you pay regardless of how much energy you on to use. you actually go on to use. >> that's why they're so >> so that's why they're so punitive people, because you punitive to people, because you could down your energy could cut down all your energy use . use. >> you could be living in one room using electric room only using an electric heater and would still be heater and you would still be paving heater and you would still be paying standing charges for paying your standing charges for both and gas if you're both electric and gas if you're connected to it. >> we don't know exactly >> and we don't know exactly what that standing is what that standing charge is then used for. >> well, this is this is part >> well, so this is this is part of the tariff report of what the tariff watch report is starting to do. >> it's the second one in >> and it's the second one in the from the warmest the series from the warmest winter campaign, which is really trying on trying to lift the lid on on what into bills, what is going into our bills, because at the start, because as you say at the start, it quite an opaque process because as you say at the start, it we te an opaque process because as you say at the start, it we te an moreue process because as you say at the start, it we te an more transparency and we need more transparency about what we at end of the about what we at the end of the day, are paying for and why our bills are so high. so i think day, are paying for and why our billsof'e so high. so i think day, are paying for and why our billsof ther high. so i think day, are paying for and why our billsof the things so i think day, are paying for and why our billsof the things so i thinwere one of the things that we were quite struck this report quite struck with in this report and when we're looking through quite struck with in this report and wfigures're looking through quite struck with in this report and wfigures is looking through quite struck with in this report and wfigures is they've through these figures is they've actually the analysts have looked goes into those looked at what goes into those operating and we found operating costs. and we found that energy could be that energy firms could be spending as much marketing as spending as much on marketing as they are on customer service. and i don't know if you've ever
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tried to get hold of your energy firm speak but it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe speak but it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest but it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of but it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things but it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things att it's tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things at the; moment. >> yeah, and at the moment, you know, do they need to spend know, why do they need to spend all when all that money on marketing when there's good deals there? there's no good deals out there? it's customers got it's not like customers have got a big choice going on. >> exactly. >> well, exactly. >> well, exactly. >> that's other part of >> and that's the other part of the which they the report which they found. they at the tariffs they looked at all the tariffs and there's literally and they found there's literally only is below the only one that is below the current to current price cap level. and to get that , you have to get hold of that, you have to sign of other sign up to lots of other utilities as well . so it's utilities as well. so it's probably, you know, kind of a difficult deal for most people to . and in fact, they to accept. and in fact, they found that 337 tariffs that you could have fixed on are actually above the ofgem price cap. so you would have been better off not fixing onto those deals in the first place because you're now paying more than people on the standard variable charge and you probably can't get out of that tariff because there's an exit attached it, which exit fee attached to it, which in cases can go as in some cases can go up to as much as £150 could. >> they argue we've just seen some shots, screen shots on the phone, know, do you need
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phone, you know, do you need help in getting bills help in in getting your bills sorted could they argue sorted out? could they argue that been having to put that they've been having to put those messages out there increasingly to the public? >> i think what we'd actually expect to see is given that so many of the firms are now using technology to help people deal with basic inquiries, and a lot of it is being done digitally that you would actually expect to see operating costs coming down in rather than being such a huge proportion of people's energy bills at the moment. >> and what we hope to see is that ofgem will look at this issue in more detail, try and get some real up to date numbers on what is going in to our operating costs that we're paving operating costs that we're paying what going into paying for. what is going into our then our standing charges, and then we can proper discussion we can have a proper discussion about what is that we feel is about what it is that we feel is appropriate our firms appropriate for our energy firms to charging us. to be charging us. >> and how do you see the overall picture at the moment when it comes to energy bills? simon i mean, obviously we're getting this burst of very getting this this burst of very warm weather coming over the next few days, which is some help, but it's still a very
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difficult , isn't it? difficult situation, isn't it? yeah i mean, energy bills are still, you know, 85% higher than they were a couple of years ago i >> -- >> so we're seeing the standing charges having gone up. we've obviously seen the profits for the energy firms can charge and make also go up by significant amounts since the 1st of october. and that's going to see us through into winter. and then on the 1st of january, we are expecting there to be a further rise in people's energy bills when the new ofgem price cap comes into play . so a really comes into play. so a really difficult winter. people who struggled will be struggled last year will be struggling this struggling again and also this year they will have probably used up a of their savings. used up a lot of their savings. they have run up debt they may have run up debt with their energy firms and be in a much worse to actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese to actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese pricesto actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese prices thattually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese prices that they! pay those high prices that they are facing . are still facing. >> simon simon francis from enfield poverty coalition, thanks for joining us enfield poverty coalition, thanks forjoining us on gb news once more. thank you very much . once more. thank you very much. >> scotland face off >> ireland and scotland face off in the final pool b game at the rugby world cup tomorrow with a place in the next round at
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stake. >> well, currently south africa playing pretty well top of the pool playing pretty well top of the pool. but the scenario that both teams could qualify the expense of reigning champions still possible and of course we've got england, ireland, scotland and wales all up this weekend. so let's get more with ben jacobs , let's get more with ben jacobs, who will be looking at this . are who will be looking at this. are you going to be sharing a eurostar train with those bedbugs heading out to paris yourself down? >> i hope so. it looks like a very good atmosphere. but what i would say is that we're going to have to get our calculate out because there's three different teams , three different teams, three different scenarios. as you said, i think in the build up to when we were speaking, very likely that speaking, it's very likely that south africa are through , south africa are just through, but we might to get into but we might have to get into the convoluted specifics of a big scotland win. essentially early with ireland picking up a bonus point. and we might get a situation therefore where the two sides can collude , for want two sides can collude, for want of a better word. although i should say that the coaches of ireland and scotland and of
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south africa have all laughed off suggestions that scotland and ireland are just going to play and ireland are just going to play both go play the maths and both go through africa's through at south africa's expense. so i we're going expense. so i think we're going to situation where to get a situation where essentially to essentially scotland needs to put in a massive performance and in doing so they could knock ireland out . in doing so they could knock ireland out. but in doing so they could knock ireland out . but let's not ireland out. but let's not forget, ireland have got a fantastic record against scotland and if we're going and form that doesn't look like changing. >> no, no , they've been pretty >> no, no, they've been pretty impressive. ireland england versus samoa. that's a bit of a given, i guess. >> well, it should be. england are through. that's the good news. but the bad news is that england lost fiji in the build up and they certainly won't want to lose any momentum heading into the quarterfinals. what's interesting about this game as well george ford well is that george ford and owen will finally start owen farrell will finally start together again as fly half and inside centre. and that's the first time they'll be first time that they'll be paired since march paired together since march 2021. that was a partnership 2021. and that was a partnership that was so important to england dunng that was so important to england during run in the 2019 during their run in the 2019 rugby world cup, where they reached the finals. so this is about for england.
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about momentum for england. on papen about momentum for england. on paper, game they should win. and the interesting >> and the interesting perspective is that they could meet again. then in the meet fiji again. then in the quarterfinal, they quarterfinal, if they get through. >> exactly . and that will >> yeah, exactly. and that will be one they'll be looking to gain revenge for fiji have been excellent so this world excellent so far in this world cup and i suppose if we're being brutally honest with respect to fiji at this stage of the tournament, it's a relatively kind run england. so not kind run for england. so not many necessarily based on form gave them a chance of winning this rugby world cup. but if you get to the quarterfinal, you get a draw, you're only one a decent draw, you're only one game after that, away from a rugby final . rugby world cup final. >> ben people can fill this boots with so much sport this weekend , let's just quickly turn weekend, let's just quickly turn to football arsenal man city on sunday. that's that'll be an interesting one. it could be season defining in many ways arsenal beat manchester city in the community shield. >> people didn't put too much stock over that victory, but if arsenal beat manchester city, who recently lost to wolves, then suddenly they make a claim
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that they can be genuine premier league contenders. manchester city , on the other hand, even city, on the other hand, even though leipzig in the though they beat leipzig in the champions league, will be looking after their looking to respond after their perfect in the premier perfect record in the premier league was ruined and surprisingly so, by wolves. so this has big permutations heading into the international break. it's a chance for arsenal to their it's a to make their move. it's a chance for manchester city to restore . me and then we restore parity. me and then we need to keep an eye as to whether bukayo saka is fit for the game. he went off against loans champions loans in the champions league and fit, he's going to loans in the champions league annimportantit , he's going to loans in the champions league annimportant forhe's going to loans in the champions league annimportant for arsenal. g to loans in the champions league annimportant for arsenal. ifto be important for arsenal. if he's game, then he's missing from the game, then it's more advantage to it's even more advantage to manchester . manchester city. >> i'm perhaps keeping an eye on the var this weekend well, the var this weekend as well, but topic . but that's a different topic. ben for the moment, thank you. enjoy enjoy enjoy the rugby, enjoy the football. being football. thanks for being with us. up in next hour, us. coming up in this next hour, more rutherglen . and has more from rutherglen. and has labour doors off of labour blown the doors off of sir keir? starmer says hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . first, cloudy for many forecast. first, cloudy for many of us today . windy with some of us today. windy with some outbreaks of rain in the north and warm in the far south
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and it's warm in the far south with some spells of sunshine. that's where high pressure is. but north of that high, we've got a slow moving weather front which will pop up overnight and into the start of saturday, bringing increasingly heavy and persistent rain to parts of scotland, especially central and western scotland . and there is western scotland. and there is the risk through the weekend of significant flooding in this part of the country. elsewhere across the uk, it's dry overnight with clear spells across central and southern parts. it's still fairly breezy andits parts. it's still fairly breezy and it's to going be a mild start to the weekend . some mist start to the weekend. some mist and low cloud around across england and wales. first thing, a few spots of rain over the pennines, thicker cloud for northern ireland and southern scotland and quite a breeze coming from a cold direction in the northern isles . but in the northern isles. but in between got this of between we've got this spell of heavy rain and heavy and persistent rain and amber warning in force because there's the for the there's the risk for the south—west highlands, the trossachs belt that trossachs central belt that will see flooding see significt flooding accumulating through saturday and into the start of sunday.
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and there's an amber warning in force for that . thankfully, the force for that. thankfully, the rain does get out of the way. it pushes into the north of scotland on sunday. further south, got some warm south, we've got some warm spells of sunshine and increasing temperatures up into the mid 20s in the south and it stays largely fine in the south, at least into the start of next week
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2:00. you're with a live desk here on gb news. and coming up this friday afternoon , we blew this friday afternoon, we blew the doors off. >> sir keir starmer's assessment of labour's seismic win at the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election. but with a turnout of just 37, what does it really tell us about a general election ? we're live with voters in scotland . scotland. >> and another day , another >> and another day, another party conference. this time it's the greens caroline lucas , the the greens caroline lucas, the green mp for brighton, abbott takes stage. there will be picking up with the voters down south soon. >> energy companies are accused of spending as much on marketing as they have staffing their call centres . we'll hear from one centres. we'll hear from one campaigner about what more could be done to end fuel poverty . we be done to end fuel poverty. we and where would you like to
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retire to? >> we reveal the golden years guide to the uk's best places to put your feet up. but not everyone there agrees, it seems. first, the latest headlines with . tamsin >> mark, thanks very much. and good afternoon from the gb newsroom . it's 2:01. labour is newsroom. it's 2:01. labour is describing its rutherglen and hamilton west by—election win as a seismic victory to scotland's newest mp, michael shanks . newest mp, michael shanks. >> my michael shanks took the seat with 58% of the vote, more than double that of snp's katie loudon. >> the by—election was called after a recall petition against former snp member margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules. labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a majority at the next general election . general election. >> i've been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from
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one of the defeats since one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. for us to a general election victory. and that's why we worked so hard to change the labour party. i've always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if we're elected in two serve, i want to be the prime minister for the whole of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom. so it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland . scotland. >> well, former first minister and current alba party leader alex salmond says sums of usaf has days to save his job after the by—election defeat . the by—election defeat. scotland's first minister admits admits the snp didn't do enough. >> the snp , we didn't do enough. >> the snp, we didn't do enough. >> the snp, we didn't do enough. >> we know that there was contextual factors. >> margaret ferrier's reckless actions, the police investigation , of course, but investigation, of course, but we've got to reflect, i've got to reflect the party has to ensure we've got a good campaign machine behind us, but also that
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we're inspiring people with a message. >> we clearly got a message from the voters of rutherglen and hamilton west that the snp has lost some trust in that seat. we've got to make sure we regain it. a conservative councillor has called for the home secretary's resignation over the handung secretary's resignation over the handling of raf scampton. >> government is accused of >> the government is accused of ignonng >> the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp to house 2000 people. the home office says it's confident the project meets planning requirements. but councillor roger patterson described the department as liars . liars. >> i wouldn't trust the home office as far as i could throw them. i have no confidence in them. i have no confidence in them at first of all, them at all. first of all, i think they should be disbanded. there charlatans . there liars and charlatans. they're undemocratic and they're just lying and just forcing it through and, you know, sticking two fingers up to local democracy , police and private democracy, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. >> a group of 65 mps and peers
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backing a big brother watch campaign are calling for change. police have used live facial recognition software at large scale public events, including the king's coronation. the group says it's concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of pubuc discrimination and a lack of public mandate. the un is to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people. a missile hit a cafe and grocery store in the village of hausa in the kharkiv region yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. it's one of the highest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. the un high commissioner for human rights says the missile was likely fired by russia, but that it's too early to confirm. moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians . a week after hosting one of golf's biggest competitions , the golf's biggest competitions, the ryder cup, a golf course in rome has become engulfed in flames as aerial footage shows a large
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stand at the marco simone club burning yesterday evening. last weekend. europe regained the trophy they lost to the us in 2021. how prices fell slightly last month but proved more resilient than analysts expected . higher mortgage rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0.4% in september. halifax says on a month on month basis, pnces on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to mark and . pip now it's back to mark and. pip >> now starmer has only gone and blown the doors off. at least that's how the labour leader hailed his party's seismic victory rutherglen and victory in that rutherglen and hamilton west by—election in scotland. in the early hours of
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this morning. labour's michael shanks with a shanks taking the seat with a 20.4% swing against the snp election guru sirjohn 20.4% swing against the snp election guru sir john curtice saying if those figures were replicated at a general election, well comparable to labour's 97 landslide would mean while scotland's first minister humza yousaf has conceded it was a disappointing night for the snp. >> but it was arguably an even more disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , whose scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3.9% of the vote . securing just 3.9% of the vote. well, let's go to rutherglen and speak to news scotland. reporter tony maguire. good afternoon, tony. this undoubtedly gives labour momentum before their party conference, but should keir starmer be as cockahoop as he really is? when we see that the turnout was . only 37.19% the turnout was. only 37.19% >> yes, it certainly seems that way that you know keir starmer went into that rally this morning saying that labour had
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blown the doors off as you introduced michael shanks . but introduced michael shanks. but certainly the message there was that if anybody can ignite a labour resurgence in scotland, michael cain but we don't know at this point whether or not thatis at this point whether or not that is significant as he is making out. it was a low turnout and this is one constituency. and we have to remember that here over the last several months that labour has thrown everything , including the everything, including the kitchen sink at this constituency , whether it's constituency, whether it's sending up keir starmer for his multiple visits, pulling support from all across the country to support michael shanks as he's made his way, as he says , around made his way, as he says, around 30,000 constituents here in rutherglen and hamilton west come a ballot come at a general election sorry , it's unlikely election sorry, it's unlikely that labour can apply that many resources around the country. however this was overnight labour doubling their number of
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seats here in scotland, their westminster seats with ian murray in edinburgh south holding firm on the other side and we heard there from humza yousaf that this was a grave disappointing event and that over the next few weeks they're going to have to restrategize a ways they move into the next 15 months and which time we are certain to have that other general election. now, when a humza yousaf's competitors, ash regan, she for the snp leadership race earlier in the spnng leadership race earlier in the spring she had came out with a message to say that this is a real time for introspective reflection on what the snp has. has done here and where to go from here. and now. she insists that we need to listen to the voices of scotland and to adjust accordingly. well i've been on the streets of rutherglen all day today and i've spoke to some of those voices and here's what they had to say to me.
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>> or it could have been worse . >> or it could have been worse. it could have been could have been worse. snp now good on them. >> they weren't fed up with snp in this constituency. sorry are you fed up with snp in this constituency? >> is such a muddle close enough though. >> but labour won last night. yeah. happy labour won. >> well, i don't stay in this area, but yes i am. but i don't stay in this area anyway so i couldn't vote anyway . but yes i couldn't vote anyway. but yes i am. >> would you like to see labour be back in power next time? >> . >> definitely. >> definitely. >> any thoughts on the labour getting into the election last night? >> i'm skater. >> i'm skater. >> if you did vote, who would you have voted nana labour. you have voted for? nana labour. >> doing anything . >> i'm just not doing anything. he's not making any changes. he's not making any changes. he's not making any changes. he's not pushing the independence agenda, which is what were originally independence agenda, which is what for. were originally independence agenda, which is what for. i were originally independence agenda, which is what for. i go were originally independence agenda, which is what for. i go tore originally independence agenda, which is what for. i go to get riginally independence agenda, which is what for. i go to get the|ally there for. i go to get the feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence , they the gain independence, they the whole point is they'll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. and i don't think that's the snp that formed independence
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that was formed for independence . i think that's the snp that doesn't lose power. and doesn't want to lose power. and so there we have it by the sounds of it . sounds of it. >> if the snp follows ash regans advice, then they have quite a lot to work on in this struensee to actually win back the trust , to actually win back the trust, as humza yousaf puts it, all the people of rutherglen and hamilton west. >> glen, thanks for updating us there on the streets. of course i >> well, let's get the thoughts now of the conservative msp for lothian miles. briggs good afternoon to you, miles . is not afternoon to you, miles. is not afternoon to you, miles. is not a great night for the tories, was it? i mean , what did they was it? i mean, what did they get? well they lost their deposit . deposit. >> well, let me start by congratulate waiting michael shanks. i think it's important for all of us who are lucky enough to represent people either in the scottish parliament or westminster, to acknowledge his win and do wish him well . but acknowledge his win and do wish him well. but we acknowledge his win and do wish him well . but we knew from the him well. but we knew from the outset that we were going to be squeezed in this by—election and it's longest it's been the longest
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by—election involved by—election i've been involved in. months campaign. in. it's six months campaign. we've since the recall of we've seen since the recall of the former mp. so i do think there was a huge opportunity for labour and there's been a lot of tactical voting which we know has got them over the line today i >> well, your supporters going for labour to defeat the snp, you think ? you think? >> yes , and we knew that the >> yes, and we knew that the work i was doing in the constituency at meeting conservative voters, they were saying they were to be saying they were going to be tactically and i think tactically voting and i think this politics scotland this is the politics of scotland . see at the . we are going to see at the next election where next general election where whichever party is best placed to beat the snp and in seats across scotland , it's the across scotland, it's the conservatives north and south of the central belt and key seats within the central belt. for example, east renfrewshire. and it's scottish conservatives it's a scottish conservatives who placed to beat the who are best placed to beat the snp and i think unionist voters will tactically vote to make sure we try to reduce the snp and i think now looking and i think we're now looking towards an snp wipe—out in scotland. hopefully as well. towards an snp wipe—out in scowhat hopefully as well. towards an snp wipe—out in scowhat aboutiully as well. towards an snp wipe—out in scowhat about a.ly as well. towards an snp wipe—out in scowhat about a tory; well. towards an snp wipe—out in scowhat about a tory wipe—out >> what about a tory wipe—out and the fact that sir john
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curtice, the psephologist , has curtice, the psephologist, has worked out that if this was repeated at a general election , repeated at a general election, labour would have 40 seats north of the border that would kick you out of power at westminster i >> well, looking at his prediction , it was also showing prediction, it was also showing the conservatives winning more seats in scotland. we are targeted many constituencies across scotland where we are the number one competitor to the snp. so we'll be putting that work in. we've got great candidates. we've already started our campaigns in these seats, but it is about unionist voters wherever they are in scotland and voters in scotland are sophisticated. we have different systems different electoral systems which now understand and which people now understand and how they can tactically vote, remove the snp. so i think there's a real opportunity for us actually in scotland to remove as many snps mps as possible . possible. >> what about support for scottish independence? do you think that has been put to bed now with that result or in fact, do you think it still does
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remain strong ? remain strong? >> well, for a lot of people in scotland, they want to turn the page on this constant argument around. we had our referendum . around. we had our referendum. it was meant to be a once in a lifetime , once in a generation lifetime, once in a generation reference . we have a first reference. we have a first minister, though, who is saying he will use the next election as a de facto referendum . so every a de facto referendum. so every snp he will take as being a snp mp he will take as being a vote for independence and try to open those negotiations so that is another reason why many unionist voters will need to use the next general election to remove snp mps as well and to hopefully, i think for all of us in scotland, move on from that division of the past and the only way we can do that is by beating the snp, where the conservatives are best placed. i think we've got a real opportunity to do that . opportunity to do that. >> miles briggs, conservative msp for lothian. thanks very much indeed bringing us your much indeed for bringing us your reaction congratulate reaction and indeed congratulate that successful candidate as well . staying with politics well. staying with politics another , another party another day, another party conference and this is the green
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party down in brighton, where, of course, they do have a green mp in terms of caroline lucas, let's just dip in to hear what they're saying there at the conference in public, hands free at the point of use for all, including dentistry . including dentistry. >> we . and with four green mps >> we. and with four green mps in parliament, we'll never let the other parties forget it . the other parties forget it. >> we know that claps don't pay the bills we believe in decent pay the bills we believe in decent pay and fair conditions for pubuc pay and fair conditions for public sector workers and an nhs that provides the health safety net. it was designed to all those years ago . 13 those years ago. 13 years of conservative cuts and short term
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thinking has left our country in dire need of investment. >> with a crisis of inequality, the wealthiest few continue to profit and prosper while the rising cost of food bills and housing are pushing millions of others into a position of precarity and poverty and exactly the wrong moment , precarity and poverty and exactly the wrong moment, labour are one by one dropping all their policies that were meant to offer people hope. they're turning their backs on the voters who so desperately need them to rise to the scale of the challenge . they claim to have challenge. they claim to have done this in the name of fiscal responsibility, but what's responsible about letting 250,000 children grow up in poverty by keeping the tories cruel to child benefit cap . cruel to child benefit cap. lifting that cap would cost just
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1.3 billion a year, easily covered by putting up taxes for the super rich, which would raise billions as . we know that raise billions as. we know that we can do better than this as . we can do better than this as. and with full green mps in parliament, the british public will finally hear the alternative. we'll have voices on the green benches saying loudly and proudly it's time to tax wealth . a modest tax on the tax wealth. a modest tax on the wealth of the very richest, the absolute super rich multi—millionaires and billionaires would be transform ative billionaires would be transformative . and let's have transformative. and let's have a proper windfall tax that doesn't reward fossil fuel giants for their new projects . yeah . and their new projects. yeah. and let's use that as a stepping
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stone towards a carbon tax. so the biggest polluters pay the biggest share towards fixing the climate chaos that they're creating . we keep hearing other creating. we keep hearing other parties saying that there's no money. we say to them we are the sixth richest country in the world and there is money in the economy. if you're ready to make the bold political choices is and if you're not ready, then we are . are. housing in our country is a shambles. >> decade of selling off council houses without building anywhere near enough new homes to replace them . combined with a wild west them. combined with a wild west private rented sector and inflated house prices means more
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. more and more people cannot afford to buy or rent and are being priced out of their communities where houses are built, they're unaffordable for all but a select few to too often built on precious green space and lacking any of the local services these people need . despite this perfect storm, the prime minister failed to mention housing once during his speech to tory party conference this week . we hear on the this week. we hear on the doorstep almost every day how much this affects people. it keeps them up at night, it dictates the choices they make in their lives . homes matter and in their lives. homes matter and the government just doesn't not get it or doesn't want to . we get it or doesn't want to. we know we can do better than this, and that's why we're so excited to announce our latest policy on
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housing. we've prioritised this issue because we think everyone deserves a warm, secure and affordable home that's how to build stronger communities and better lives for . all successive better lives for. all successive government cuts have left a generation of renters unable to put down lasting roots because they can't afford to get on the housing ladder, can't even touch the first rung, the broken housing market leaves people much less likely to feel at home where they live. it's hard to prioritise building relationships with your neighbours and local shop owners when you know you could get evicted with barely a moment's nofice evicted with barely a moment's notice and too many private landlords in england are lining their pockets despite a quarter of privately rented homes. not even meeting the most basic standards of decency . so as part
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standards of decency. so as part of our fairer, greener homes guarantee , we are announcing a guarantee, we are announcing a package of policies to make every house and flat and bedsit a proper . every house and flat and bedsit a proper. home >> so plenty of applause, quite a few hoops as well for the joint co—leaders of the green party. that is caladenia and adrian ramsay earlier caladenia asserting that they could return four mps at the general election . of course, they did very well at the local elections , winning at the local elections, winning 241 seats across local authorities . authorities. >> so their headline pledge, well, it's for a mass programme of insulating every home that needsit. of insulating every home that needs it . but the greens, needs it. but the greens, they've only ever won a single parliamentary seat. that's brighton pavilion. but caroline lucas , she is stepping down and lucas, she is stepping down and they have got a renewed challenge from labour there so thatis challenge from labour there so that is the start of the green party conference. co—leaders. carla denia and adrian ramsay
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setting out their stall . setting out their stall. >> yeah, a proper windfall tax and a carbon tax as well as that green homes agenda. coming up, we'll stay with issues on local authorities because of the ongoing battle between a local council and the home office. we're live at what was raf scampton
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welcome back. >> the home office is continuing to convert the former raf base at scampton into a camp for asylum seekers. now that is despite being told to stop work immediately. yes, west lindsey district council served the home office with a stop notice on september 22nd for breaching planning restrictions, but since then the council and local people say that the trucks have kept on coming and the work is carrying on some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates of the site to monitor what's coming in and out. our east midlands reporter will hollis has the story . out. our east midlands reporter will hollis has the story. home away from home. >> so this is a cooking area . >> so this is a cooking area. and then this is where we've keep everything. >> so spares of everything , >> so spares of everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugan batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water. >> sarah only lives a mile away. on the other side of scampton. she's been living in a tent for a week , but her battle to stop a week, but her battle to stop asylum seekers moving into the
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old raf base has lasted six months. the home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 asylum seekers, but now west lindsey district council has told the home office to stop work, saying it's breaching planning restrictions. it served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. an enforcement notice and a stop nofice.the an enforcement notice and a stop notice. the same powers used to control a dodgy builder. but the lincolnshire council and community says contractor are ploughing on. >> i clocked in one hour between half, six and half seven in the morning and 47 vehicles going on.the morning and 47 vehicles going on. the people that are making the laws are breaking the laws and so we're taking it upon ourselves to sure that we ourselves to make sure that we document that they breaking document that they are breaking the . the law. >> the home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britain's shores. old military bases are badged as a small solution for the growing problem. west lindsey district council disagrees . is problem. west lindsey district council disagrees. is a problem. west lindsey district council disagrees . is a £300 council disagrees. is a £300 million deal to transform the old base into a heritage centre
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was soaring. now it's in freefall. according to the council's director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. >> we are very concerned about the conditions on site. the state of the site. there's a huge amount of buildings that are on that site that could come back into commercial use . we've back into commercial use. we've spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset in a statement, the home office said , we are aware that west lindsey district council has issued a noficein district council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton . at scampton. >> we are carefully considering the implications of this notice back at scampton . support for back at scampton. support for the campaign isn't hard to come by. >> it's very noisy, but i normally sleep with a fan on anyway. even during the winter so it doesn't bother me. the noise. >> sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. plans for scampton base can go ahead . outside, locals are ahead. outside, locals are
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calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit. people coming together . the worry is that together. the worry is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. will hollis gb news in scampton . news in scampton. >> let's get the very latest live at scampton. now and clearly, will they are pretty well organised. there but still this uncertainty ante about what was due to happen on monday or. not >> yeah, it's going to be hanging over the people here in scampton as well as the rest of lincolnshire for the rest of the weekend monday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and monday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and thatronday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports:omes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports in1es lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports in the around and that reports in the local media about the first 50 asylum seekers moving into scampton happening on monday, the home office said in a statement that that is untrue . statement that that is untrue. they also said that they aren't going to be giving a running commentary media of when commentary to the media of when exactly asylum seekers might be moving in. there's also that stop notice , which means that stop notice, which means that they really should stop work here. the council is accusing
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them of carrying on that work, even legal order. you saw the outside of this fantastic makeshift tent on the fence line . but this is the inside. i've got julie here with me. you've just brought down a few supply guys. julie, just tell me , why guys. julie, just tell me, why are you down here? and why does this matter to you? what's taking scampton ? taking place at scampton? >> a lincolnshire yellowbelly. >> i'm lincolnshire through and through. i live just through. and i live just ten miles the road . and i'm so miles down the road. and i'm so passionate about the history and the heritage . and you know, from the heritage. and you know, from the heritage. and you know, from the dambusters through to the red arrows, it's an amazing part of british history, but especially lincolnshire history. and you know, the opportunity to have this area designated and for people to come to from all over the country, from all over the world to learn about it, the heritage and, you know, the men that gave their lives is just an amazing thing. that gave their lives is just an amazing thing . and i understand amazing thing. and i understand that we need to do something with migrant boats. but i just think this is the wrong place at
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the wrong time. >> and that's exactly what it says on the signs. the home office say that they're following planning restrictions and they're trying to do what they need to do in a safe manner . are you worried that the heritage is at risk by what's happening here at raf scampton? >> yes . yes, indeed i am. i mean >> yes. yes, indeed i am. i mean , we know that there has been work carried out already . we work carried out already. we there is indeed the stop notice . we're unsure whether that has been , you know, adhered to. but been, you know, adhered to. but already things that are part of the history of this site are being eroded , have been eroded, being eroded, have been eroded, are being eroded . and that's are being eroded. and that's a tragedy because you can't go back to those days. >> it's not just the history that you might say is being eroded. i think people's emotion are being eroded. we've just been talking about potentially the first 50 migrants moving in on monday . just describe for me on monday. just describe for me what does that do, this constant changing of dates or speculation of people that are
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of dates to people that are really quite concerned about what might happen here at this former raf base? >> incredibly worrying , >> it's incredibly worrying, very, very worrying, particularly for the people that live very close here. but those of us that live a little bit further away, we're small villages, village is, you know, to a large extent populated by older people , retired people, older people, retired people, people who live on their own. there's a lot of fear, a lot of uncertainty. and a lot of worry. >> where do you think that fear comes from? what are they fearful of? >> well, you could say it's partly the fear of the unknown . partly the fear of the unknown. but these these are very small rural localities . and to put rural localities. and to put potentially, you know , a large potentially, you know, a large number of foreign migrants in the middle of that , they are not the middle of that, they are not going to be detained and they can come and go . but it's can come and go. but it's terrible . terribly worrying. terrible. terribly worrying. yeah but you've said it's a tough situation for the home
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office to be. >> and do you see a way out of this or do you think that it's something that nobody would want to inherit this massive problem with thousands of with tens of thousands of migrants coming to british shores ? shores? >> it's a huge problem. and i'm certainly not qualified to, you know to offer a solution. know, to offer a solution. i only wish i were i don't think this is the solution to have them here at scampton now. but equally i recognise that they can't be, you know, filling up hotel aisles. so the tune of £8 million a day, that's the argument that the home office makes for bringing asylum seekers here. >> we don't know when they'll be arriving, but i'm sure you, julie, as well as everybody else, exactly else, will be telling us exactly when for to when they do. thanks for to talking news this talking us on gb news this morning. course , next big talking us on gb news this mornisg. course , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towardsrrse , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the end next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the end ofext big date is towards the end of october, isn't it? the 1st of october, isn't it? the 1st of october that judicial october when that judicial review and lindsey district review and west lindsey district council might finally know if asylum seekers will be coming here? >> thank you very much indeed for and of course, just for that. and of course, just to reiterate the home office saying that rejecting that it is rejecting those assertions those assertions that those people will camp on will be moved in to that camp on monday .
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monday. >> now, this might get you all going. would you put your pets on a vegan diet to save the planet before you all start screaming a new study has found that vegan cats and dogs could help slow global warming . help slow global warming. >> hello. here are the headlines . at 233. labour is describing its rutherglen and hamilton west by—election win as a seismic victory to scotland's newest mp michael shanks michael shanks took the seat with 58% of the vote, more than double that of the snp's katie loudon. the by—election was called after a recall petition against former snp member margaret ferrier, who breached covid rules . labour breached covid rules. labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a major a majority at the next general election . a conservative
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general election. a conservative councillor has called for the home secretary's resignation over the handling of scampton. the government is accused of ignonng the government is accused of ignoring a legal to order stop converting the former air base into a migrant camp. the home office says it's confident the project does meet planning requirements . but councillor requirements. but councillor roger patterson label the department liars . police police department liars. police police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance . recognition, surveillance. former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign calling for change. the group says it's concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. house price shares fell slightly last month , but proved more last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. higher mortgage rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0.4% in september. the halifax says on a month on month basis ,
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says on a month on month basis, pnces says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. those are the headunes £280,000. those are the headlines you can get more on all of those stories. just visit our website, gb news dot com .
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the flying scotsman is back on track. we're being told that it has passed its mechanic inspection after that crash last week at aviemore railway station, where it collided in a shunting incident with the royal scotsman train, the 100 year locomotive then had to be checked by engineers to make it was sure it was safe to go back on the line. >> the national railway museum, though, is now saying following a mechanic royal a full mechanic royal inspection, the locomotive has been passed fit for mainline operation and it will take tourists on excursions to the highland express tomorrow . so highland express tomorrow. so the five circulars on sunday and the five circulars on sunday and the aberdeen flyer on tuesday . the aberdeen flyer on tuesday. >> well, that sounds fun. the aberdeen flyer isn't it? but yeah, clearly there was a huge question as to whether the 100 year old locomotive could be left onto national rail left back onto the national rail network. but clearly the incident at aviemore, they're saying, was just a slow speed,
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shunting incident. no major problems in terms of the engine or the rest of the train. so it is going to be taking all you lucky people on those tours on on saturday, sunday and the aberdeen flyer on tuesday . aberdeen flyer on tuesday. doesn't that sound good fun? >> mark's going there. >> mark's going there. >> yeah. no, i'm here. paddington flyer. >> but you might get time to go there when you retire. yeah which brings us nicely onto our next story, because if you are in one of these 12 locations, well, a great place to put your feet up. finally a consumer group has named the 12 best places to retire in the uk with broxbourne in hertfordshire leading the way. but we're not going there because also on the list, newcastle under lyme , the list, newcastle under lyme, the staffordshire market town. >> once home to designer of the spitfire . rj mitchell. that's spitfire. rj mitchell. that's your pub question for today now seems to be flying high again as jack carson's been finding out. or is it still a bit of a cloud over it, i gather? jack is that
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right . right. >> yeah. we might be able to hear some music in the background from a street performer. i think they're very much trying to lift the mood performer. i think they're very muc i've'ing to lift the mood performer. i think they're very muc i've experiencehe mood in that i've experience out here in newcastle under lyme today because witch because of course, that witch survey of over survey coming out of just over a thousand people looking at what it are looking it is that people are looking to retire, the most retire, what is the most important to them up on the list really a big majority, 88% really with a big majority, 88% of really concerned and of people really concerned and looking at health care as one of the things that they care about when retire, 75% with green when they retire, 75% with green spaces. that's newcastle spaces. and that's why newcastle under so under lyme has had has gone so far list at this eight on far up the list at this eight on that that list of 12 places that on that list of 12 places that on that list of 12 places that are the to best retire because being graded on on because when being graded on on green space got a 9.6 out of ten. so that's one of the reasons why this area is so high up on those list of things . a up on those list of things. a list of places to retire . and of list of places to retire. and of course, it's also one of the safest towns in the country. so it's the 30th lowest crime for a town across the country. so you think of the hundreds of towns. it's certainly one of the one of the safest and one of the most
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green that might want green areas that you might want to spend your to come and spend your retirement. like retirement. but i think like every across the country, every town across the country, people also concerned about people are also concerned about the high street. that's certainly the feeling i got when i when i put, of course, the results of this survey to the people on street. take results of this survey to the pnlook. on street. take a look. >> band of newcastle at the top where victoria's i think where queen victoria's i think that's beautiful you know and obviously the library and everything we've got there. but this part i do feel it's just this part i do feel is it's just gone down bank a bit. >> well we have got plenty of greenery i suppose and we, we live silverdale and it is live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it you know but yeah another 900 houses is supposed to be so there won't be much green space left down. they finished basically i'm thinking, well what were they looking at. >> they were on about green spaces. i can understand that because in the because let's face it, in the area we have beautiful area we have got some beautiful green spaces . we've got the green spaces. we've got the three parks. you know, towards the . we've got the the westlands. we've got the lyme dale valley down here, and we've got the queen's gardens,
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which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town . centre of town. >> yeah. interesting results from that, from that , from those from that, from that, from those boxes there. but of course as well there is a big plan to put a multi—million pound deal to regenerate this town. so there is certainly some exciting plans for future newcastle for the future for newcastle under this is one of under lyme. if this is one of those places on that list that you might be thinking about coming look like one of the >> jack you look like one of the only happy people in newcastle—under—lyme if newcastle—under—lyme today. if you find someone who is happy and smiling , you find someone who is happy and smiling, we'll back and smiling, we'll come back to you . you. >> oh, he's just behind you. oh, no, he's gone . anyway, jack, no, he's gone. anyway, jack, thank you very much indeed for that. thank you very much indeed for that . and we'll we'll keep you that. and we'll we'll keep you there all afternoon. now energy firms operating costs could account for 15% of our annual bills, to according the latest report from the warm this winter tariff watch. no less. >> it's also suggested that energy firms are allocating parts of these costs to marketing activities , including
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marketing activities, including sponsoring football teams and the creation of television adverts , all coming as thousands adverts, all coming as thousands of people are struggling, facing large bills this winter. >> let's speak now to jonathan bean, a spokesperson at fuel poverty action . jonathan, thanks poverty action. jonathan, thanks for your time again. and i guess part of the problem on this, it's the it's the standing charges that they're all putting onto the bills. and we don't quite that money is quite know where that money is going, do we? >> well, yes, standing charges have actually doubled. >> so there are over £300 now for, um, which is particularly bad because you can't control them . so if you're just huddled them. so if you're just huddled in a single room trying to stay warm, you're going to pay the same £300 as a big mansion would. so it's really unfair. >> um , this report starts to >> um, this report starts to analyse those costs . and one of analyse those costs. and one of the horrifying facts is that marketing is actually built into that cost . so things like that cost. so things like
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football sponsorship adverts , football sponsorship adverts, etcetera are actually part of that standing charge that we're being forced to pay during a cost of living crisis . cost of living crisis. >> but there is money spent on a customer, customer help centres as well, which is pretty important for people at the moment . but yes, important for people at the moment. but yes, i mean unfortunately the customer service level at most energy firms is particularly bad. >> i mean we've been pushing off on this a lot recently . on this a lot recently. >> we get so many complaints about bad customer service, about bad customer service, about bills being wrong. >> i mean, these companies we deal with directly, actually all they're doing is generating bills for us. >> so the fact that there's so much operating cost going into the part of the energy system thatis the part of the energy system that is actually just generating bills and actually doing a pretty poor job of that bills and actually doing a pretty poorjob of that is quite pretty poor job of that is quite horrifying . horrifying. >> and is it ofgem itself doing enough?is >> and is it ofgem itself doing enough? is it doing a proper job on this .
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on this. >> we don't think so . on this. >> we don't think so. um, we have a number of issues with ofgem. i mean, ofgem is supposed to be protecting us from inflated bills , but you know, inflated bills, but you know, our bills even now are still 85% higher than they were . so we higher than they were. so we think ofgem is not doing a good job on keeping bills down. and um, they've actually finally agreed to again go away and review standing charges. we're campaigning to get rid of these standing charges completely . we standing charges completely. we as part energy for all, which as part of energy for all, which would make a fairer energy system, um , so over the next few system, um, so over the next few weeks , we're actually asking weeks, we're actually asking people to write in to ofgem to complain about standing charges. we hope finally there may be some action to make the energy system fairer, but at the moment we feel that they really are protecting the firms, not us. >> jonathan bean from fuel poverty action. thank you for bringing us your assessment of the situation . the situation. >> well, ofgem ofgem says that suppliers have always been free to structure their tariffs as they see fit . and we know some they see fit. and we know some
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suppliers a standing suppliers don't have a standing charge. continue to charge. however, we continue to keep the issue and how costs are passed customers passed on to customers under review . review. >> the metropolitan police counter—terrorism units denied that a man who broke into windsor castle , armed with windsor castle, armed with a crossbow wanting to kill queen elizabeth ii on christmas day back in 2021, exposed flaws in security at the royal household. but dominic murphy said that the met would learn to do better in the future . the future. >> just jaswant singh shale, who's been sentenced to nine years in prison for treason, wandered inside the grounds of the where queen elizabeth the castle where queen elizabeth ii was staying at the time for two hours before two officers confronted with tasers . confronted him with tasers. >> let's get more with our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who, following who, of course, was following that case. very , that court case. treason, very, very rare. not since, i think 1981, wasn't it? he's now got nine years in custody. first broadmoor hospital as a patient , then into prison. but part of the court proceedings, we heard how he used this ladder to get into the windsor compound,
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although not necessarily the castle itself that we've seen the pictures there of. yes. >> so he used a nylon rope ladder. >> so he used a nylon rope ladder . that's what the courts ladder. that's what the courts heard to scale the outer perimeter fence close to the long walk entrance to the castle. and then he spent two hours wandering the grounds of the on christmas day the castle on christmas day 2021, made it as far as george the fourth gate, which is a very private part of the grounds, very close to queen elizabeth ii , private apartments before a police officer asked him , can i police officer asked him, can i help you, mate? when he saw him ? and then child said , i am here ? and then child said, i am here to kill the queen now police, the two police officers who were there pulled out their tasers, ordered him to drop his crossbow, which he was carrying , which had bolt capable of , which had a bolt capable of firing lethal force that you can see your screens. now, for see on your screens. now, for those you watching on those of you watching on television wearing a metal mask that a at a that he had forged at a at a forge as well, because he was a star wars fanatic. the court court heard and identified as a sith darth shale. >> i think he was trying to call himself, wasn't he?
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>> he certainly was. and >> yes, he certainly was. and again, it was he kind of was . again, it was he kind of was. the court heard in love with this artificial intelligence girlfriend who he believed had both encouraged and discouraged him from carrying out these offences. but it does have this big question about security risk , because how was it that a man who clearly had some mental health challenges, to put it mildly , was allowed to wander mildly, was allowed to wander around the grounds of windsor castle for two hours with a loaded crossbow when the queen was in residence . was in residence. >> and is there any suggestion that there was less security that there was less security that day because because it was christmas staff were off? >> well, it was christmas day , >> well, it was christmas day, but counter—terrorism commander dominic murphy has told has told the pa news agency that if it wasn't for the officers on duty on the day, this could have been a very different outcome. he denies the facts that this incident exposed flaws in the security at royal residences, particularly windsor castle. but what he did go on to say was the
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metropolitan police would conduct a learning exercise to understand how they could do better in the future. now, we don't have any word from buckingham palace as to whether that satisfies them. terms of buckingham palace as to whether thaimet sfies them. terms of buckingham palace as to whether thaimet sfies ti response. rms of buckingham palace as to whether that met sfies ti response. but of buckingham palace as to whether thaimet sfies ti response. but you the met police response. but you have remember that there's, have to remember that there's, you know, the metropolitan police of royal police are in charge of royal protection and they have done a pretty good job since king charles has become king. you just have to remember, mark, we were talking about the york instance the eggs being instance with the eggs being thrown at them and going back even that , even further than that, buckingham palace and the michael course, michael fagan, of course, who got the bedroom on got into the queen's bedroom on that occasion. >> was huge review at >> there was a huge review at that royal security . that stage of royal security. clearly, they're not going to talk details what clearly, they're not going to talk looking ils what clearly, they're not going to talk looking at. what clearly, they're not going to talk looking at. buthat clearly, they're not going to talk looking at. but ist clearly, they're not going to talk looking at. but is there they're looking at. but is there a particular problem at windsor? because public does have because the public does have access to the great park and that long walk with all the trees that we that famous trees that we see, that famous shot, do have access to the shot, they do have access to the great park. >> isn't exactly high >> the wall isn't exactly high there. there's about 100m of grassy grounds before you get to the castle itself , but it is a the castle itself, but it is a mediaeval castle , so very thick mediaeval castle, so very thick
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stone walls. there was police lock gates , big gates. you can lock gates, big gates. you can very clearly see lots of security cameras. we have security cameras. we have security footage which police have given us of stills at least of child being arrested on that day. the guards are armed . the day. the guards are armed. the metropolitan police guards are armed . and the fact of the armed. and the fact of the matter is, child did not make it inside the castle . it was only inside the castle. it was only ever inside the grounds. but perhaps quite uncomfortable, very close to the castle itself. yeah. >> yeah. and of course , as we >> yeah. and of course, as we say, treason, which which was part of that case yesterday with him now nine years in terms of a hybnd him now nine years in terms of a hybrid offence as such. >> yes. so so he's going to spend some of his time at broadmoor psychiatric hospital until he is well enough to serve the rest of his sentence in prison. nine years and five months, five years on licence. >> cameron, thank you very much indeed. >> now, what do you think about this? could putting your pets on a vegan help the a vegan diet help save the planet ? planet? >> well, a new study suggesting that switching dogs and cats to
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plant. he happy plant. well, he looks happy enough with it. plant based food could gas could remove greenhouse gas emissions. not so sure about the cat by saudi cat to those produced by saudi arabia or australia for saving billions of livestock from slaughter too. but what are the impacts on . our beloved furry friends? >> well, joining us now is andrew knight, veterinary. i can't . veterinarian. can't. veterinarian. veterinarian and professor of animal welfare, who has been leading research in this area. good to see you this afternoon. so what have you found then? because the jury is very much out on this on whether it's good for a dog or cat to be on a plant based diet . but it for a dog or cat to be on a plant based diet. but it is good for the planet . for the planet. >> yes. the jury is not really out, to be honest, in the last two years, there have now been nine studies of health outcomes in dogs vegan diets that in dogs fed, vegan diets that have found actually equivalent or better health outcomes for dogs on vegan diets. one of the most important was published last year, and it found that average dogs live a year and a half longer on a vegan diet. and
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that's like a person living around extra decade at around about an extra decade at the of lives. the end of their lives. >> they seem have >> and they also seem to have a better quality of because better quality of life because they rates of various they have lower rates of various illnesses that decrease quality of as itchy skin and of life, such as itchy skin and ear canals. so the health seems to be good on average, and the environmental impacts are enormous for the world's dogs went vegan. >> it would spare more greenhouse gases than all of those produced by the entire united kingdom. and it would also spare enough food energy to be able to feed 450 million people, which is more than the entire eu population . so there entire eu population. so there are enormous environmental benefits associated with neutral , rationally sound vegan diets for dogs and cats. >> but this is the risk, isn't it, for pet owners, is that the dog does have a nutritionally balanced diet. now my dog is on a vegan diet because she's for medical reasons. he has to be on that vegan diet. i think we can see pictures of him now, but for other people, it's a very difficult thing to just simply put your dog on a vegan diet and
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for to get the right for them to get the right nutrient yeah , it's nutrient, it's yeah, it's important to not try to make your own diet at home. >> almost certainly it would be nutritionally unbalanced. >> it is important to be purchasing a diet that's been labelled as being nutritionally sound , produced by a reputable sound, produced by a reputable manufacturer, hopefully working with veterinary nutritionists to be adding all of the amino acids, vitamins and other supplements that dogs need . supplements that dogs need. >> so purchase a nutritionally complete diet that's labelled as such. make sure it comes from a good company that can provide some kind of information about these steps taken to ensure nutritional soundness. and if there's no information, if they won't answer inquiries, choose a different . different company. >> andrew, for that . >> andrew, thanks for that. >> andrew, thanks for that. >> interesting dogs at his dinner. so have we. but we're back on monday. stay with us. >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . cloudy many of us . it's cloudy for many of us today . windy with outbreaks today. windy with some outbreaks of in the north it's of rain in the north and it's warm in the far south with some
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spells of sunshine. that's where high pressure is. but north of that high, we've got a slow moving weather front which will p°p up moving weather front which will pop up overnight and into the start of saturday, bringing increasingly heavy and persistent rain to parts of scotland, especially central and western scotland . and there is western scotland. and there is the risk through the weekend of significant flooding in this part of the country . elsewhere part of the country. elsewhere across the uk, it's dry overnight with clear spells across central and southern parts. it's still fairly breezy andits parts. it's still fairly breezy and it's going to be a mild start to the weekend. some mist and low cloud around across england and wales. first thing, a few spots of rain over the pennines, thicker cloud for northern ireland and southern scotland and quite a breeze coming from a cold direction in the northern isles . but in the northern isles. but in between we've got this spell of heavy persistent rain and heavy and persistent rain and amber warning force because amber warning in force because there's the risk for the southwest highlands, the trossachs belt that will southwest highlands, the tros significant belt that will southwest highlands, the trossignificant flooding1at will see significant flooding accumulating through saturday and into the start of sunday. and there's an amber warning in
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force for that . thankfully, the force for that. thankfully, the rain does get out of the way. it pushes into the north of scotland on sunday. further south, we've got some warm spells sunshine and spells of sunshine and increasing temperatures up into the mid 20s in the south. and it stays largely fine in the south, at least into the start of next week
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christys. >> it's gb news. and some good news for people out there who didn't want to see scottish independence humza yousaf. yes, that's the snp have that's right. well the snp have been battered in scotland at a by—election, haven't they? it's time humza. exquisite time up for humza. exquisite timing. in other news, we're going to be talking about this as uk in italy are as well. yes. uk in italy are thrashing out a migrant deal. so we are the end of the road for a lot of people looking to get into of course, into europe. and of course, italy route so sunak italy is the route in. so sunak and maloney are trying to hammer out some kind migrant deal. out some kind of migrant deal. could this finally be the answer? now, this story is interesting. answer? now, this story is interestwe the sentencing of course, we had the sentencing of an who tried kill an individual who tried to kill the queen crossbow the queen with a crossbow on christmas of years christmas day a couple of years ago a factor that was ago. a big factor in that was the role of ai, artificial intelligence. he thought he had an ai girlfriend and some of the messages there appeared to suggest that i might have kind of told him to do it. look how dangerous artificial dangerous is artificial intelligence? one more for you, i yes, that's right. i think. yes, that's right. we're be talking we're going to be talking as well, of well, aren't we, about loads of different like labour's different things like labour's rotherham labour rotherham scandal, some labour councillors in rotherham have
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