britain's news channel. >> good afternoon. it is midday and you are with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this monday lunchtime , israel monday lunchtime, israel declares a complete siege of gaza. >> no food, water or fuel, they say, as hamas says , a bombing say, as hamas says, a bombing has killed four israeli hostages being held in the strip. as the smoke rises . and this is the smoke rises. and this is the live shot there will there now be an israeli ground invasion ? be an israeli ground invasion? >> we're at the labour party conference in liverpool. 12 members of the shadow cabinet speak today, including in the next few minutes. shadow chancellor rachel reeves, who's set to say labour will overhaul the planning system and the supreme court showdown as the home office brings its rwanda appeal home office brings its rwanda appeal, challenging the decision to block refugees from being sent there. >> it comes as another 218 asylum seekers arrive on the kent beaches .

kent beaches. >> good afternoon . in the next >> good afternoon. in the next few moments, we are set to hear from shadow chancellor rachel reeves as the labour party conference continues in liverpool. >> well , she is expected to >> well, she is expected to announce much on planning and indeed borrowing . let's go indeed borrowing. let's go straight to liverpool and john. our business and economics editor. liam halligan , who is editor. liam halligan, who is there, and liam , in terms of the there, and liam, in terms of the borrowing, of course, it's got this current government into problems , but she's indicating problems, but she's indicating only borrow to invest which was gordon brown's watchword. his golden rule . golden rule. >> that's right. she's very much trying to present herself as as an iron chancellor, as gordon brown did. the trouble is that rachel reeves has got a much tougher wicket to bat on, if you like , to use a cricketing like, to use a cricketing analogy. why is that? that's because borrowing costs for the british government are now at a 30 year high. interest rates, what we call bond yields . how

what we call bond yields. how much financial markets and investors demand and in terms of interest rates to lend to the government, they're up at 5.1, which is a 30 year high. as i said. and already the british government under the tories is spending every year markham pip on debt interest , spending every year markham pip on debt interest, £110 billion. that's 11% of all government revenue . it's the biggest item revenue. it's the biggest item on the government's balance sheet. they're paying on debt interest, dead money after the nhs . so it's clear that rachel nhs. so it's clear that rachel reeves has to be very, very careful about talking about spending money that she doesn't have of and about talking about increasing borrowing from the current extent to which the british government is borrowing. it's a very difficult conundrum for her because, of course , lots for her because, of course, lots of people in her party in the labour party, across the trade union movement, will want the government to spend , spend, government to spend, spend, spend, because in their eyes that's what a labour government is for. but financial markets are clearly signalling that if

any british government does that tory or labour , then it's going tory or labour, then it's going to be very, difficult and to be very, very difficult and borrowing costs will go up even more . more. >> apologies there if you just saw some idiot with an offensive sign behind , behind. liam. liam, sign behind, behind. liam. liam, let me just quickly ask you about one of the main cornerstones of this speech is the plans for planning the government, hiring 300 new planners across the public sector and rewrite ing what they believe is antiquated planning rules . rules. >> look, planning for any kind of building, whether it's residential property, commercial property , infrastructure, the property, infrastructure, the system in the uk is labyrinthine . it's very, very tough to get planning permissions . . it's very, very tough to get planning permissions. having a laboun planning permissions. having a labour. they want to unblock the planning system. they want small and medium sized businesses to be able to get planning permission to build homes and that's probably a legitimate thing to do. rachel reeves is

right. planning departments in many local authorities are stripped bare . the planning stripped bare. the planning experts are often hired by the construction industry that has lots more money than the public sector . but i would say this pip sector. but i would say this pip across the uk there are already over a million planning permission is outstanding. what does that mean ? their planning does that mean? their planning permissions for houses and flats that have been granted that haven't actually been used, been used. and there is. liam. we're just going to interrupt you because rachel reeves is at the podium. >> but to start today, make >> but to start today, i make this commitment to you and to our country out of the wreckage of tory misrule , labour will of tory misrule, labour will restore our economic credibility i >> we will lift our living standards, make work pay, rebuild our public services, invest in home grown industries invest in home grown industries in every corner of our country, and together we will get britain its future back .

its future back. this is a momentous week . for this is a momentous week. for too long, we have gathered in these halls with the power to talk , but not with the power to talk, but not with the power to do 13 years of opposition to remind us of that eternal political truth that it is only through power that we can put our principles into action under keir's leadership . hope that keir's leadership. hope that opportunity party is finally within our grasp , but only if we within our grasp, but only if we allow no complacency and only if we fight for every single vote . we fight for every single vote. only if we work every day to show that we are the party with the discipline , with the the discipline, with the determination , and with the

determination, and with the vision to rebuild britain . vision to rebuild britain. labour's task is to restore hope to our politics, the hope that lets us face the future with confidence . yes, with a new era confidence. yes, with a new era of economic security . because of economic security. because there is no hope without security, you cannot dream big. if you cannot sleep in peace at night . the peace that comes from night. the peace that comes from knowing that you have enough to put aside for a rainy day and the knowledge that when you need them , strong public services them, strong public services will be there for you and your family . be will be there for you and your family. be the will be there for you and your family . be the strength that family. be the strength that allows .a society to withstand global shocks because it is from those strong foundations of security that hope can spring

conference the choice at the next election is this for five more years of the tory chaos and uncertainty anti which has left working people worse off or a changed labour party offering stability , investment and stability, investment and economic security? so that working people are better off. it falls to us to show that labour are ready to serve and ready to lead and ready to rebuild. britain . rebuild. britain. on in chess you learn to think several moves ahead . but even several moves ahead. but even i couldn't have predicted the mayhem that we have seen week after week, year after year ,

after week, year after year, from this conservative government . first, austerity , government. first, austerity, then brexit without a plan , and then brexit without a plan, and then brexit without a plan, and then their kamikaze budget growth , weak wages, flat out growth, weak wages, flat out taxes up , the price of energy up taxes up, the price of energy up the price of the family, food shop up and mortgage bills up. hundreds of pounds every single month. never forget this time last year in their clamour to cut taxes for those at the top, the conservatives caused market chaos, crashed the economy and left working people to pay the price . that is why you can never price. that is why you can never trust the tories with our economy ever again .

economy ever again. what did we see last week from the tories in manchester? a government bereft of ambition for britain , so ready for for britain, so ready for opposition that they're behaving like they're already there, looking inward , not outwards to looking inward, not outwards to the country, hewing to cheer the extremists rather than kicking them out of their . party and them out of their. party and telling us what we already know. liz truss might be out of downing street, but she is still leading the conservative party . leading the conservative party. the one sensible thing that they came up with was their phased smoking ban, which we support. however i do fear for the conservative party with such a

shortage of packets, what on earth are they going to write their next policy . their next policy. on and what about the prime minister? well, rishi sunak had the chance to denounce the politics and the policies of liz truss to make clear that he would never repeat her mistakes . but he didn't. if he's too weak to stand up to them. one yeanin weak to stand up to them. one year, in what chance do you give him five years in be in no doubt the biggest risk to britain's economy is five more years of the conservative party . the conservative party. in contrast , labour's the conservative party. in contrast, labour's defining economic mission is to restore

growth to britain. but it is no use simply claiming that we want economic growth without new ideas for how we can achieve it . that starts with understanding the world as it is today. a world that has been reshaped by new technologies, by the pandemic , by war, by great power pandemic, by war, by great power rivalries , and by the climate rivalries, and by the climate crisis . in rivalries, and by the climate crisis. in short , rivalries, and by the climate crisis . in short , globalisation, crisis. in short, globalisation, as we once knew it, is dead . as we once knew it, is dead. disruption to supply chains that span the globe has revealed the perils of pricing only the fast and the cheapest and our ability to make the things essential to our national security has been depleted . great gaps have been depleted. great gaps have been allowed to open up between different parts of the country. we and we have time and time again been buffeted by global forces in this new age of

insecurity. it is no longer enoughif insecurity. it is no longer enough if it ever was the government to turn a blind eye to where things are made or who is making them to run an economy based on the contributions of only a few people, a few industries and a few parts of our country . a change world our country. a change world demands a new business model for britain. it is an approach that i call secure nomics. that means government putting economic security first. security for family finances and security for our national economy. it means we must rebuild our ability to do, make and sell more. here in britain so we are less exposed to global shocks . government to global shocks. government governments around the world have come to understand this in a way that our governments cannot, that wealth does not just trickle down from a few at

the top, but rests on the contribution of the many on the skill and dedication of those who work in our every day economy. we hear workers postal workers, supermarket workers and on entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists. growth from the bottom up and the middle out. an economy rebuilt in the interests of working people . of working people. because from security comes hope labour will commit itself to rebuilding that security , to rebuilding that security, to restoring that hope. labour is ready to serve, ready to lead, ready to serve, ready to lead, ready to serve, ready to lead, ready to rebuild . old britain . ready to rebuild. old britain.

conference i do not underestimate the scale of the task ahead of us, nor the problems we would inherit in government . they demand hard government. they demand hard work , determination and tough work, determination and tough decisions . the exhaustion of decisions. the exhaustion of conservative ideas does not give us the freedom to push through programmes detached from our present economic reality or take for granted those people who we seek to represent change will only be achieved on the basis of iron discipline. working people rightly expect nothing less, because when you play fast and loose with the public finances, you put at risk family finances. when the prices of food and energy and housing soar, it is working. people that pay that price , like the mum that i met price, like the mum that i met in scarborough earlier this yean in scarborough earlier this year, a mental health nurse who

had moved back home with her mum for five years with her young family to save the deposit, to buy a home of her own. only to find that when she was on the cusp of fulfilling that dream , cusp of fulfilling that dream, after all that sacrifice , the after all that sacrifice, the mortgage cost that she would face outstripped her income and she had no chance of meeting them . this is one of thousands them. this is one of thousands upon thousands of similar stories , stories i hear wherever stories, stories i hear wherever i go of people who have worked hard and done all the right things. but whose dreams have been dashed by the choices of this conservative government . this conservative government. the people who we must not and will not let down . will not let down. in so a labour government will not waver from ironclad fiscal rules , nor from ironclad fiscal rules, nor play from ironclad fiscal rules, nor play the tory game of undermining our economic

institutions . the last labour institutions. the last labour government granted operational independence to the bank of england and i started my career as an economist at the bank and i saw the lasting contribution that that made to britain's economic success. yes. so we will protect the independence of the bank, the office for budget responsibility , and our civil responsibility, and our civil service . and as chancellor, service. and as chancellor, i will put fonnard a new charter for budget responsibility, a new fiscal lock, guaranteeing in law that any government not making permanent and significant tax and spending changes will be subject to an independent forecast from the office for budget responsibility . never budget responsibility. never again, never again will we allow again, never again will we allow a repeat of the devastation that liz truss and the tory party have inflicted upon family finances . never again will

finances. never again will a prime minister or chancellor be allowed to rush through plans that are uncosted unscrutinised and wholly detached from economic reality . economic reality. but let me address directly those who say that to make hard choices is to make the same choices is to make the same choices as the tory party to them, i say economic responsibility does not detract from advances for working families. it is the foundation upon which progress is built. hard choices. but labour choices, the choice to back our high streets and small businesses by requiring online tech giants to pay their fair share . the choice to levy

share. the choice to levy a proper windfall tax on the huge profits that the energy giants are making . so that working are making. so that working people do not pay the brunt of a crisis that they did not create . the choice to abolish the non—dom tax status and put that money into our national health service instead . because service instead. because conference, if you make your home in britain , you should pay home in britain, you should pay your taxes here too. and with laboun your taxes here too. and with labour, you . will labour, you. will and another choice in my first budget as chancellor of the exchequer, i will end the tax loophole which

exempts private schools from paying exempts private schools from paying vat and business rates . paying vat and business rates. and conference. we will put that money into helping the 93% of our children who are in our state schools . and i tell you, state schools. and i tell you, if rishi sunak wants a fight on this, if the party that has herded our children into porter cabins while our school roofs crumble, wants a fight about who has the most aspiration for our children, then i say bring it . on conference. we are ready to serve. ready to lead and ready to rebuild. britain .

to rebuild. britain. thank you . i didn't come into thank you. i didn't come into politics to raise taxes on working people . indeed, i want working people. indeed, i want them to be lower . but the tories them to be lower. but the tories have piled 25 tax rises on ordinary working people and businesses while allowing the wealthiest to avoid taxes. keeping loopholes open and letting government waste spiral taxpayers money should be spent with the same care with which we spend our own money. i remember my mum would sit around the kitchen table with her bank statements and her receipts . we statements and her receipts. we weren't badly off, but we didn't have money to for spare my mum. every penny mattered . i learned every penny mattered. i learned that same lesson at the bank of england responsible ability must always come first. but for too long tory governments have allowed money to be wasted and

taxpayers defrauded . so labour taxpayers defrauded. so labour will wage a war against fraud, waste and inefficiency . today waste and inefficiency. today i can announce three further fronts in labour's war on waste . first, we will crack down on tory ministers, private jets . tory ministers, private jets. what is rishi sunak so scared of up there in his private jets meeting? a voter ? well we will meeting? a voter? well we will properly enforce the ministerial code on the use of private planes and save millions of pounds for taxpayers in the process . second, we will slash process. second, we will slash government consultancy spending, which has almost quadrupled in just six years now , consultants

just six years now, consultants can play an important role, but taxpayers must not get value for money. so we will introduce tough new rules . if a government tough new rules. if a government wants to bring in consultants, they must demonstrate value for money. and if they cannot, that request will be denied. we will aim to cut consultancy spending in half over the next parliament. this . and third, we parliament. this. and third, we will go after those who profited from the carnival of waste dunng from the carnival of waste during the pandemic. today the costs, the costs to the taxpayer of covid fraud is estimated . at of covid fraud is estimated. at £7.2 billion with every single

one of those checks signed by rishi sunak as chancellor and yet just 2% of all fraud bulent covid grants have been recovered . so i can announce today that we will appoint a covid corruption commissioner supported . supported by a hit supported. supported by a hit squad of investigators equipped with the powers they need and the mandate to do what ever it takes to claw back the money that has ripped off the taxpayer to take the fraudsters to court and to get back every penny of taxpayers money that they can because conference that money belongs in our nhs. it belongs in our police, it belongs in our school. and let me tell you, we want that money back . want that money back. >> we are ready to serve . >> we are ready to serve. >> we are ready to serve. >> we are ready to leave conference. we are ready to

rebuild . britain . rebuild. britain. labour will tax fairly and spend wisely , but conference. i must wisely, but conference. i must tell you, you cannot tax and spend your way to economic growth , the lifeblood of growth, the lifeblood of a growing economy is business investment. it is investment that allows businesses to expand , create jobs and compete with international rivals with new plants and factories and research labs coming to britain, not france or germany or america . but today we lag well behind our peers for private sector investment as a share of gdp , investment as a share of gdp, with tens of billions of pounds less spent on new machinery and new infrastructure . where is new infrastructure. where is that? because british people

aren't as hardworking or as creative or as enterprising ? no creative or as enterprising? no british businesses from life sciences to creative industries , from digital to financial services can and do lead the world. they have been held back by the chaos and instability of this conservative government. so labour will aim to restore investment as a share of our gdp , the level that it was under the last labour government, and to bring us in line with our peers, adding an additional £50 billion to our gdp every single year with £1,700 for every household in britain . but we household in britain. but we know too that asking businesses to do all the heavy lifting while government steps back is not an option , as our not an option, as our competitors understand, there is a role for government in encouraging and de—risking investment in new and growing

industries . so we will provide industries. so we will provide catalytic investment through a new national wealth fund and financial responsibility means knowing when not to spend it. but it also means making sure that when you invest that you get the bang for your buck. so we will set that new national wealth fund a target for every pound of investment that we put in. we will leverage in three times as much private investment and conference. be in no doubt that no matter what political games the tories are willing to play games the tories are willing to play over our energy transition , no matter how willing they are to ignore the warnings of businesses, investors and trade unions, no matter how many times they put short term political calculation over the security and the prosperity of the british people , our labour will british people, our labour will make the long term decisions and invest in british industry driving down bills and creating

new jobs . jobs for plumbers, new jobs. jobs for plumbers, builders and electricians, jobs for scientists, designers and engineers in green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage in grangemouth. middlesbrough swansea and hull in steel in sheffield, scunthorpe and port talbot in offshore wind in fife in plymouth and newport, making electric car batteries in coventry , sunderland and in coventry, sunderland and in blyth and jobs retrofitting homes in keighley, rochester and warrington, and in every village, town and city across our great country . we are ready our great country. we are ready to serve , ready to lead, ready to serve, ready to lead, ready to serve, ready to lead, ready to rebuild britain .

to rebuild britain. and conference ice if we want to spur investment, restore economic security and revive growth . and we must get britain growth. and we must get britain building again. the tories would have you believe we can't build anything in britain . in fact, anything in britain. in fact, the single biggest obstacle to building infrastructure and to investment and to growth in this country is the conservative party itself . just look . just party itself. just look. just look at the fate of hs2, a major transport project lost another promise broken because as the government could not keep costs under control by the time this government even recognised that they had a problem , the project they had a problem, the project was already £30 billion over budget . the was already £30 billion over budget. the question must be was already £30 billion over budget . the question must be how budget. the question must be how was it ever allowed ? get to that was it ever allowed? get to that point . if

was it ever allowed? get to that point. if i was it ever allowed? get to that point . if i were was it ever allowed? get to that point. if i were in the was it ever allowed? get to that point . if i were in the treasury point. if i were in the treasury , i would have been on the phone to the chief executive of hs2. stop demanding answers and solutions on behalf of taxpayers, businesses and commuters. but with this, government has become a pattern when it comes to getting things built and projects delivered . built and projects delivered. britain has become the sick man of europe with hs2 coming in at ten times the cost of the french equivalent . and that is why our equivalent. and that is why our shadow transport secretary, louise haigh , will commission an louise haigh, will commission an independent expert inquiry into hs2 to learn the lessons for the future . because many more major future. because many more major government capital projects are running over time , way over running over time, way over budget and are in danger of going undelivered . it is going undelivered. it is incumbent on government to make sure major projects are delivered on time and on budget.

i will not tolerate taxpayers money being treated with the disrespect we have seen over recent years . i will not turn recent years. i will not turn a blind eye to dither, delay and incompetence . i will hold those incompetence. i will hold those responsible to account. i will demand action when they are not delivering value for money. and so i have asked darren jones, the shadow chief secretary, to the shadow chief secretary, to the treasury, to work closely with industry experts and trade unions and to examine line by line every ongoing major capital project to make sure that on day one of a labour government we are ready to get britain building again. if the are ready to get britain building again . if the tories building again. if the tories won't build , if the tories can't won't build, if the tories can't build , then we will. we will build, then we will. we will take on our antiquated planning system . since 2012, decision system. since 2012, decision times for national infrastructure have increased by

65. now taking four years with laboun 65. now taking four years with labour, that will change. so today i am announcing our plans today i am announcing our plans to get britain building a once in a generation set of reforms to accelerate the building of critical infrastructure for energy , transport and housing. energy, transport and housing. so fast track battery factories , life sciences and 5g infrastructure, the things that we need to succeed in the decades to come and to tackle the litigation which devours time and money before we even see shovels in the ground . and see shovels in the ground. and to make sure that when a local community hosts national infrastructure, they will feel the benefits, including through lower energy bills conference. it is time that we had a government that matched the ambition that people have for their families and communities. a government siding with the builders , not the blockers. a builders, not the blockers. a government that will get britain building again. and with labour we will . all let me give

we will. all let me give you one example. our energy grid. today, new development arts are being forced to wait up to 15 years until the late 2030 to connect to the grid . £200 billion worth to the grid. £200 billion worth of project is stuck in limbo. so today , working closely with ed today, working closely with ed miliband , i can announce miliband, i can announce labour's plans to rewire britain securing the supply chain we need for lower bills and to build faster and cheaper opening up new grid connection to competitive tendering . and competitive tendering. and because the british people should own a stake in their energy system, the publicly owned great british energy will look to bid into that competition in 220,000 zero new jobs, lower bills for goods and energy security for britain . and energy security for britain. and there's more . we will invest in

there's more. we will invest in expanding local authorities, planning capacity to speed up decisions . and here is how we decisions. and here is how we will pay for it. rocketing interest rates have dealt a hammer blow the dreams of millions of people who want to own their own home when already that dream was far too remote for far too many people . it is for far too many people. it is not right that whilst so many people are struggling , too many people are struggling, too many homes are bought by overseas buyers who may own a property. but leave it vacant. driving up pnces but leave it vacant. driving up prices while families and young people are desperate to get onto the housing ladder. so because one year ago, keir starmer set out the ambition for the next labour government to make 70% of british households home owners because a house should be first a home and not an asset. and because conference. it is time we built the homes our young people need. we will raise the stamp duty surcharge on overseas

buyers to get britain building conference. labour is the party of the builders, not the blockers . labour is the party of blockers. labour is the party of economic growth and it is now be beyond doubt. it is labour that is the party of home ownership in britain today. is the party of home ownership in britain today . working in britain today. working people need the skills to succeed in the modern economy and the security to utilise them from security to utilise them from security to utilise them from security to hope. the parents struggling to balance caring responsibilities and work . the responsibilities and work. the key workers struggling to pay the rent. the would be entrepreneurs struggling to access the finance to turn brilliant ideas into commercial reality . a productive economy reality. a productive economy cannot be built on such fragile foundations because there is now a mountain of economic evidence that higher wages and greater

job security have real benefits for businesses. and there is also a mountain of humans of too many children growing up in poverty, of too many parents skipping meals , of too many skipping meals, of too many people waiting by the phone to find out whether they have work that day or not. so as angela rayner set out yesterday , may rayner set out yesterday, may the next labour government will offer a new deal for working people. zero hour contract that's banned . fire and rehire that's banned. fire and rehire gone on sick pay strengthened and basic rights from day . one and basic rights from day. one and basic rights from day. one and conference. it was the last labour government which finally delivered on the promise of keir hardie to implement a national minimum wage. the fight against poverty pay has always been at the very heart of our movement and so the next labour government will go further . not government will go further. not a rebrand of the minimum wage like the tories, but for the

first time a minimum wage, taking account of the real cost of living. finally conference with labour. we will have a genuine living wage . the post of chancellor of the exchequer has existed now for 800 years. in that time , not one 800 years. in that time, not one single woman has held that post conference. when we next meet, i intend to address this hall as britain's first female chancellor of the exchequer .

chancellor of the exchequer. to do so would be the privilege of my lifetime . but more of my lifetime. but more important than that , it would important than that, it would come with a great weight of responsibility. the responsibility. the responsibility to show our daughters , to show my daughter daughters, to show my daughter that they should place no limits on their ambitions and the responsibility to like labour women before to drive progress for women . still half a century for women. still half a century after the equal pay act, women in britain earn on average 15% less than men . on current trends less than men. on current trends , it may take until 2044 for that gap to disappear. but women cannot afford to wait. that long, and nor should we have to . the work of women have been undervalued for too long, and

thatis undervalued for too long, and that is why i have asked frances o'grady to examine how we can go further and faster. so that the next labour government makes the next labour government makes the next great strides towards ending the gender pay gap. once and for all, ready to serve, ready to leave and ready to rebuild. britain . we have rebuild. britain. we have changed this party so that we may have the chance to change our country . may have the chance to change our country. labour will fight this next election on the economy every day we will expose what the conservative thieves have done to our country because the questions people should ask themselves ahead of the next election are simple . do you and election are simple. do you and your family will be better off than you did 13 years ago ? do than you did 13 years ago? do our schools, our hospitals , our our schools, our hospitals, our police work better than they did 13 years ago ? or frankly, is

13 years ago? or frankly, is there anything in britain that works better than when the conservatives came to office 13 years ago now , if you do think years ago now, if you do think that britain is better after 13 years, if you think our country is as good as it can be right now, if after all of this you want to leave your future, your children , your future, our children, your future, our country's future in the hands of the conservative party, then i may not be able to persuade you, but . but if, like may not be able to persuade you, but. but if, like me, you think that britain can do better, that britain can be better off if you, like me, believe that it is time to put security first and reject the risk of five more years of chaos and decline, then join us. join us in our mission to rebuild britain. join in us in our mission to give britain its future back, creating new jobs , driving down bills ,

jobs, driving down bills, reviving our high streets and rescuing our public services . as rescuing our public services. as more teachers in our schools and more teachers in our schools and more police on our streets, more doctors and nurses in our hospitals lifting families from poverty achieve achieving energy security and bringing growth back to britain . back to britain. >> we are here ready to serve, ready to lead. >> and together we can and we will rebuild. britain . in thank will rebuild. britain. in thank you . paul. you.paul >> peter mandelson there, one of the previous architects of new labour with the applause there for that speech. and i think we got the message. rebuild britain, i think nine times she was going with that message . was going with that message. also talking about psychonomics in terms of building and helping britain to sell more iron

discipline, ironclad fiscal rules , a new national wealth rules, a new national wealth fund , fiscal lock clearly fund, fiscal lock clearly indicating, as liam was saying a little earlier, this is another iron chancellor in the making. perhaps >> and is it also, mark, britain's first female chancellor that we're looking at in rachel reeves ? what also got in rachel reeves? what also got quite a big cheer as well was her announcement that a labour government would tackle covid fraud. they would appoint a covid corruption commissioner supported by a hit squad of investigators to claw back the money. she says that has been pred money. she says that has been ripped off. the taxpayer, that money being put into nhs and schools, brits often must get rebuilt , schools, brits often must get rebuilt, adding again, she attacked the government's stance on hs2 , who she said it's gone on hs2, who she said it's gone because the government couldn't get the costs under control. labour government would start an independent expert inquiry into

hs2 . i will not tolerate the hs2. i will not tolerate the taxpayer money being treated with the disrespect we've seen in recent years, said rachel reeves. >> in terms of tax , she talked >> in terms of tax, she talked of this fiscal lock that any spending would be subject to agreement and forecast by the obr, which of course is what liz truss got into such problems with. and in terms of tax taxing, fairly, spending wisely . but yes, windfall tax was spoken of again and stopping non dom status. let's get more with liam who's in liverpool and we may have to give you a new job title. well liam of economics editor as well as economics editor as well as economics editor whatever that means . editor whatever that means. a very interesting speech i thought mark and pip, it was very, very heavy on rhetoric. >> she kept returning to this refrain , ready to serve, ready refrain, ready to serve, ready to lead , ready to rebuild to lead, ready to rebuild britain, giving a sense of inevitability more than i've heard from any senior labour frontbencher that they are going

to win the next election. are really audacious. statement at the end. i intend to stand before you when we next meet the next labour conference next autumn as britain's first female chancellor. so there was lots of rhetoric, but it was very disciplined in terms of the actual policies . the only real actual policies. the only real money that she spent up on stage today was is money that isn't the government's . it's the money the government's. it's the money of the business community. because she says she's going to ban zero hour contracts and restore a minimum wage. that accounts for the real cost of living, genuine living wage . living, a genuine living wage. well, of course, that's not government money that's being spent because that bill will fall on business. there was a lot of stuff here for the left of the to party cheer. she confirmed that she wouldn't just remove the exemption for independent schools, so they have to pay vat. they'd also have to pay vat. they'd also have to pay business rates. that's the first time that's ever been confirmed. the appointment of a covid corruption commissioner. we want that money back, she said ,

that money back, she said, pointing out that just 2 or 3% of those sybil loans that have been deemed to be fraudulent aren't the money on those has actually been collected. it was all about fiscal prudence. it was all about responsibility . it was all about responsibility. it was all about responsibility. it was all about a contrast particular clearly she mentioned it several times, liz truss's budget. she won't ignore the obr, said rachel reeves. she will improve the power of the obr . twice she mentioned she obr. twice she mentioned she used to be an economist at the bank of england. so it was it was a very effective, i thought, political speech , which we saw political speech, which we saw peter mandelson there among the labour front bench watching on some other old, if you like, new labour figures are knocking around as well. there's a rumour that the other miliband brother david miliband, could come back to government at some stage. so it was a it was a clever speech. there were no real big slip ups in there . there was no real in there. there was no real money spent, no commitment to spend extra government money. and that be difficult and that would be a difficult thing of course, because thing to do, of course, because we've just seen government

borrowing costs have gone to a 25 in recent days . but 25 year high in recent days. but there was an awful lot here for there was an awful lot here for the party faithful to get their teeth stuck into. and cheer, many of them surrounding the gb news stand here in liverpool listening to what i'm saying, watching the speech on our monitors and cheering at the appropriate moments, liam what got the biggest cheer then from from next to the gb news stand? it was a very big cheer for the confirmation that vat will be paid on private school fees and business rates. there was a huge cheer when she talked about quotes, a proper windfall tax on north sea oil and gas companies. now north sea oil and gas companies would push back and say they were originally paying 30. corporation tax. they're now paying 30. corporation tax. they're now paying 75. corp tax to 75% of their profits. go straight back to the exchequer. so i'm not sure what a quote proper

windfall tax would look like . windfall tax would look like. 8,090% of profits. oh, crikey . 8,090% of profits. oh, crikey. also, there was a lot of kind of if you like, i wouldn't say class war policies, but policies that are designed to appeal to labour party activist parts that don't really cost the government much money may spend save some money, reining in the use of private jets by ministers, reining in the use by civil servants of consultants in whitehall. she says she'll cut consultancy spending in half over the next governments . and over the next governments. and as i said, going after those who profited from what she called the carnival of waste during the covid pandemic because just 2% as the shadow chancellor said of those loans, that have been deemed fraudulent of that money has been recovered . has been recovered. >> let's do some other numbers, though , liam, because, of though, liam, because, of course, prior to a speech, paul johnson at the ifs independent think tank, of course very hard , he said, to improve public services without additional tax

rises . the only thing we heard rises. the only thing we heard again, was about the windfall tax, a proper windfall tax, as you say, and taking out the non—dom status. is that going to be enough to actually fill their boots ? well if you ask me , if boots? well if you ask me, if you increase the windfall tax on north sea oil and gas providers any more, they just won't do anything. >> it will just kill investment. it's already killed a lot of investment. i don't think you're going to raise any money by raising the windfall tax on north sea oil and gas any more because it will just mean that a lot of the projects that's going on in the north sea will shut down and investment will go to zero. and i think it's also the in terms of the money that labour thinks they can get from scrapping non—dom tax status, 2 or £3 billion a year. again, i'm not sure that money will come through because those wealthy individuals who live in the uk who aren't from the uk, who are domiciled elsewhere for tax

purposes , they'll leave the uk. purposes, they'll leave the uk. a lot of them will. they're very mobile, international people and it is a very difficult situation for the labour frontbench because a lot of their party faithful here do want the government to pledge to spend more money. taxes are caused already at a 70 year high, 37% of gdp . but a lot of labour of gdp. but a lot of labour activists want more. but the reality is this country and a lot of the western world is in what we call a fiscal state jacket bond yields the amount of money the government must spend on interest when it borrows is are way higher now than they were when liz truss and kwasi kwarteng were in office. there are 25 year high. the highest since 1998, and that's got nothing to do with what any politic person says, labour or tory. that's got to do with real world economic fundamentals like the fact that financial markets think interest rates are going to have to stay higher for longer than we thought. just a month ago. like the fact that

the opec exporters cartel . the opec exporters cartel. markham pip, something that we've talked about a lot have been pushing up oil prices deliberately by withdrawing supply from global markets. and let me say , of course, the let me say, of course, the spectre of the horrendous events going on in gaza, the horrendous events going on in israel, looms large over this conference of course, a lot of people here will have some sympathy with the palestinian side and they're remaining tight lipped . but remaining tight lipped. but what's really happening also is that the oil price is creeping up . and as the oil price creeps up. and as the oil price creeps up. and as the oil price creeps up on the prospect of more trouble , more turmoil in the trouble, more turmoil in the middle east, then that's going to constrain labour spending plans even more. and the conservatives for that matter , conservatives for that matter, because that's going to make it harder for the bank of england to get inflation under control, harder them to lower harder for them to lower interest rates and as long as interest rates and as long as interest rates and as long as interest rates stay high, government borrowing costs are very, high. we're already very, very high. we're already spending £110 billion a year on

debt interest. the most the government spending on anything except the nhs. it's 11% of government revenue . and if oil government revenue. and if oil pnces government revenue. and if oil prices go up, more , that bill prices go up, more, that bill can only rise. but finally, rachel reeves , i think she had rachel reeves, i think she had all that in hand. she didn't make any spending pledges that could be deemed irresponsible, but despite that, there was still plenty of rhetoric tuc rhetoric that the party faithful could enjoy. >> liam, thank you very much indeed for that. well, liam, of course, indicating the effect on the oil price of the international situation. well, israel has now declared a complete siege of gaza is undennay , declaring no no undennay, declaring no food, no water, no fuel. us sources suggesting it may launch a ground incursion in the next 48 hours while hamas is claimed bombing has already killed four israeli hostages is being held in gaza. these are the live shots there of the gaza strip . shots there of the gaza strip. >> gb news viewers can see the gaza skyline as casualties continue to rise on both sides, with the latest figures putting the israeli death toll at more

than 700 and more than 500 in the gaza strip . in response to the gaza strip. in response to the gaza strip. in response to the continuing bloodshed . rishi the continuing bloodshed. rishi sunak the prime minister has said he will chair a cobra emergency response meeting today. >> well, let's get the views now of former british army commander colonel richard kemp , joining us colonel richard kemp, joining us in the studio. richard, thanks for your time. will they go to this ground incursion? because, of the assessment would of course, the assessment would be that takes place, be if that takes place, hezbollah are in the north, may take action against israel. >> i think whether whether or not a ground invasion occurs as hezbollah is very likely to attack anyway. either way , yes, attack anyway. either way, yes, they might. it might be on the cards as a response to a ground invasion. but my view is that netanyahu has no choice other than to go in on the ground, hit hamas and islamic jihad in gaza, have to be crushed . right now, have to be crushed. right now, israel's used kid gloves on in the past . they've been extremely the past. they've been extremely restrained , extremely precise in restrained, extremely precise in their responses to previous attacks. but this is different. this has to be dealt with.

finally and conclusively. and they have to crush the will to fight and the to will resist of terrorists inside gaza . terrorists inside gaza. >> okay. you say they have to crush them. what about the elderly women, the children that have been taken hostage by hamas and are now being held in gaza ? and are now being held in gaza? how keen will israel be to get them out or are they a secondary priority ? now? we are hearing priority? now? we are hearing that mediators, qatari mediators , they're holding urgent talks with hamas officials to try and do some sort of swap for the release of palestinian women and children. >> i think the hostage is are being held by palestinian terrorists inside gaza at the top of the israelis list of priorities. so, of course , they priorities. so, of course, they want to get them. they want to get them back. it's going to be an extremely difficult task to do so with an unknown number dispersed different dispersed around different places guns at places in gaza with guns at their heads in case there's a rescue attempt. so it will be tough and israel will have to

take account of that, but they can't that to prevent can't allow that out to prevent them with this them from dealing with this threat, which will result in even more being even more people being kidnapped, told, kidnapped, just being told, foreign cleverly kidnapped, just being told, forejust cleverly kidnapped, just being told, forejust visited cleverly kidnapped, just being told, forejust visited the cleverly kidnapped, just being told, forejust visited the israeli everly has just visited the israeli embassy obviously discuss embassy to obviously discuss the situation. embassy to obviously discuss the sitlwhat about iran? the >> what about iran? the suggestion is that hamas and what's happened has been directly influenced , encouraged directly influenced, encouraged by iran . what about the wider by iran. what about the wider picture? what does israel do now about iran? >> iran is behind this. there's no question about it. iran funded funds , arms, direct hamas funded funds, arms, direct hamas and islamic jihad as they do hezbollah in the north. they i've certainly read reports that from hamas and hezbollah leaders that preparation and training for this took place in iran and the orders were given in tehran to carry out this attack. so they were behind it. and briefly , russia as well. russia and iran are in axis. russia has very close connections with all these terrorist groups in gaza and in lebanon . and russia want and in lebanon. and russia want to distract west an attention,

particularly us attention from the war in ukraine. and this is the war in ukraine. and this is the ideal way of doing it. this is a form of escalation on russia's part. >> so it's not just those fighters coming over the border. there is a direct international correlation on that. well richard, thank you for being with us. we'll talk more in the next hour, of course, as we see the latest pictures here. as we say, reports that rocket fire is coming into at the coming back into israel at the moment. certainly moment. but certainly indications that may be indications that there may be some kind of ground incursion in the next 48 hours. we'll have the next 48 hours. we'll have the very latest live from you from the scene. stay with us here news. hi there. here on gb news. hi there. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast dry for many of us today. warm in the south, but still some rain in the north. nowhere as much as we saw nowhere near as much as we saw across scotland through the weekend. more than 100mm widely across parts of central and western leading to western scotland, leading to widespread flooding. severe flood warnings still in force, but any rain today will be mostly light showers affecting the western isles into the west

of the central belt. othennise some brightness coming through for scotland and more especially across rest of the uk. there across the rest of the uk. there will be some sunny spells, some mist lingering around irish sea coasts as well as south—west england and there'll be some high cloud about as well. but still with the sunshine low to mid 20s in the south and feeling warmer further north compared with the weekend as well. now the mist and low cloud that we see around the through the see around the coast through the afternoon push inland afternoon will push inland somewhat overnight . so some somewhat overnight. so some dense patches forming across somewhat overnight. so some den south patches forming across somewhat overnight. so some den south and:hes forming across somewhat overnight. so some den south and westorming across somewhat overnight. so some den south and west ofning across somewhat overnight. so some den south and west of the across somewhat overnight. so some den south and west of the uk. oss the south and west of the uk. meanwhile, thicker cloud returns to scotland with some outbreaks of rain pushing in by dawn . it's of rain pushing in by dawn. it's a mild night, but a cloudy start to the day on tuesday and a wet start for western scotland. unfortunately, that rain coming on top of the very wet ground could cause further issues . could cause further issues. yellow rain warning in force, 50mm in places not as much as we saw through the weekend, but we don't need any more rain, obviously. now the rain will push into parts of northern

ireland and northern england by the end of the afternoon. drier further

in >> good afternoon. it is 1:00 and you are with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this houn here on gb news. coming up this hour, israel declaring a complete siege of gaza. >> no food, water or fuel , they >> no food, water or fuel, they say as hamas says, bombing has killed four israeli hostages being held in the strip. will

they now be an israeli ground invasion of gaza ? invasion of gaza? >> we're at the labour party conference in liverpool. we've just heard from shadow chancellor rachel reeves as she made pledges to rebuild britain, restoring economic security and chaotic tory years backing high streets and small businesses, achieving energy security and lifting families from poverty . lifting families from poverty. >> the supreme court showdown as the home office brings its rwanda appeals challenge on a decision to block refugees from being sent there as another 218 asylum seekers arrive on the kent beaches yesterday . kent beaches yesterday. also coming up, as cobra meeting gets undennay with the government here in london trying to assess the latest situation an these are the pictures we've got from within israel itself in ashkelon . and these are the ashkelon. and these are the

military vehicles gathering there in the south of the country. you can hear some music being played over the speakers there. but we have the israeli defence force declaring that there is no fighting now inside israel. it appears that all the hamas fighters that had come across the border through the gapsin across the border through the gaps in the fence have either been removed or killed. but of course the israeli military now on a high state of readiness with binyamin netanyahu saying the country is at war. >> sirens have also been sounding in northern israel in the last few moments as well. and israel , early airstrikes, and israel, early airstrikes, they have hit the jabalia camp in the gaza strip. according to some reports, more than 50 people have died there . israeli people have died there. israeli defence forces saying they are carrying out strikes aimed at many hamas targets in gaza . many hamas targets in gaza. >> the more, of course, as we get it. but let's get an update now on all the news headlines.

and thames is waiting for. us mark, thanks very much. >> good afternoon from the gb news room. at 1:02, israel's defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, fuel and electricity . israel has and electricity. israel has declared war, launching retaliatory attacks on hamas after a surprise attack by the terrorist group on saturday. more than 700 people have been killed in israel and nearly 500 in gaza. israeli media says 300,000 reservists have been called up in the largest ever draft in the country. israeli tanks and military vehicles are now massing in ashkelon near gaza. rear admiral daniel hagar from the israeli defence force says israel will restore security to its people . all the security to its people. all the prime minister here in the uk is to hold a cobra meeting to discuss the fighting in israel and gaza . a british man serving and gaza. a british man serving in the israeli army has been

killed while two other uk nationals are still missing. the foreign office is advising against all but essential to travel israel as fighting continues . many flights to tel continues. many flights to tel aviv have been disrupted or cancelled. rishi sunak has condemned hamas attack as an appalling act of terror . appalling act of terror. >> it will be an anxious time for many families who have loved onesin for many families who have loved ones in the region. >> it's a quite complex situation on the ground. so we are working very closely daily with our israeli counterparts to establish the status of any british nationals on on the ground. that work is undennay as we speak. but for anyone who does have family or friends in the region, the most important thing for them to do is follow the foreign office advice, but also the advice of the israeli home . home command. >> shadow foreign secretary david lammy says the labour party thinks the attacks by israel are utterly appalling. >> there is never, never a

justification for terrorism . um justification for terrorism. um labour stands firmly in support of israel's right to defend itself and rescue hostages and protect its citizens . the protect its citizens. the hostages. so cruelly taken in including children, should be released immediately and hamas indiscriminate attacks set back the cause of peace . the cause of peace. >> we will bring you any developments on this story as we get it. on to other news now. the shadow chancellor says her party is ready to rebuild britain. speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, rachel reeves spoke of restoring economic security after what she calls the chaos of the tory years. she says labour plans to revamp the uk's outdated planning system to boost the economy and confirmed plans to overhaul planning rules to speed up energy and 5g projects. she says the choice at the next

general election is five more years of the tory chaos or a changed labour party out of the wreckage of tory misrule . wreckage of tory misrule. >> labour will restore our economic credibility . we will economic credibility. we will lift our living standards, make work pay, rebuild our public services, invest in home grown industries in every corner of our country, and together we will get britain its future back i >> -- >> so the government is defending its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda in the supreme court , lawyers supreme court, lawyers representing the home office have told the court the policy to remove people to a country thatis to remove people to a country that is safe but less attractive than the uk is lawful. sirjames than the uk is lawful. sir james eadie says the government has attached considerable importance to the deal . over the next three to the deal. over the next three days, several cases, collectively known as the rwanda appeals, will challenge the court of appeals decision to halt resettling refugees. shadow

financial secretary to the treasury, james murray, told gb news how labour planned to tackle the small boats crisis. >> they've had 13 years. the problem has got worse and they haven't got an actual plan that would help stop these illegal boat crossings . and what we set boat crossings. and what we set out is how we would do that differently, how we would use the money rather than wasting it on the rwanda scheme. we would spend money on a cross spend that money on a cross border. police force to make sure we could go after the criminal who were criminal gangs who were responsible illegal responsible for these illegal boat stop them boat crossings and stop them happening in the first place. well than 400 criminals have been jailed a total of more been jailed for a total of more than 3700 years after an operation by the met police operation by the met police operation eternal investigated organised crime groups over a three and a half year period by targeting an encrypted message platform . platform. >> more than three tonnes of class a and b drugs and nearly 50 guns were seized in the largest ever operation of its kind by the met with the force, calling it unprecedented.

commander paul brogden says the gang kingpins have been brought to justice. 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 tomson. mark and. pip tomson. >> thanks very much indeed. let's update you, of course, with that keynote speech from shadow chancellor rachel reeves. that labour's party conference up there in liverpool saying the economy must be rebuilt in the interests of working people, also saying labour would give britain back . britain its future back. >> gb news presenter gloria de piero is there with former mp luciana berger . luciana berger. >> hello there. yes, and luciano, you were in the hall for rachel reeves speech. the woman who wants to be the next chancellor. describe what the atmosphere was like in there. >> the atmosphere was just so full of energy . mean don't full of energy. mean i don't recall a speech at labour party

conference for a really long time where you had so many standing ovations, time and time again, people clapping after so many different lines. but in response to what a shadow chancellor setting out a practise and tangible plan about how we get britain moving again , how we can see a country that has a future, that has people being paid a proper living wage, not a phoney living wage, as we see at this time. that's going to get this country moving. and i think that was very inspiring to so many people in this hall today. >> has she done enough to get people to trust the labour party? a labour government again with their finances and with their wages? times are tough out there. labour lost their reputation economic reputation for economic competence left office. competence when it left office. has she done enough or is there still more work to do on this? i think rachel reeves is very clear in her speech today about the discipline required the discipline that's required from incoming labour from an incoming labour government to be a proper steward of the nation's financial riches. >> she set out many ways how

>> and she set out many ways how that could be done independently so that the office for budget responsibility can always hold the account. the government to account. a labour account in labour government to account in stark contrast to .whatwe saw stark contrast to .what we saw just a ago with liz truss just a year ago with liz truss as prime minister when she trashed economy there trashed our economy and there are thousands of people across the that are paying a the country that are paying a price that today. she price for that today. so she doesn't want to see those mistakes repeated. and she also sets spend our sets out how we can spend our way of the mess that this way out of the mess that this tory government will leave behind labour that behind if labour wins that general she general election next year. she set ways which we to set out ways in which we need to see growth. comes see growth. everything comes from growth and how an incoming labour government, it's labour government, if it's successful election successful in the next election , will deliver that. >> and talked about wanting >> and she talked about wanting to get britain building again, backing the builders. but you and i know right when we were mps planning is a extremely controversial new homes. there will be people in your community your voters who will say actually no we quite like that green space over there. we don't want or we don't want that new building, that new warehouse. so it's quite easy say we're it's quite easy to say we're going build. but actually the

going to build. but actually the practicalities getting practicalities of getting consent communities consent from local communities is much more difficult. there's so many different things that can and should to get can and should be done to get this building and moving. >> and it's a travesty. and when you some of figures you hear some of the figures that with us today that rachel shared with us today that rachel shared with us today that is billions, hundreds that there is billions, hundreds of billions of pounds waiting to be creating be unlocked, creating over 200,000 country . 200,000 jobs in this country. and it's in this kind of period of paralysis. this because there's decisions being made. there's no decisions being made. part of the challenges is the delays that we've seen. we've seen planning departments up and down country see resource is down our country see resource is stripped they don't stripped out and they just don't have capacity, to have the capacity, the people to make as to even make the decisions as to even just do legal processes just do the legal processes required. we are required. it's, you know, we are all paying a price on imported energy when if energy in this country when if we the energy infrastructure we had the energy infrastructure like gb energy that the labour party has set out today and previously if we were making and creating our own energy, we wouldn't see the massive inflated bills that we're all experiencing. so we have to unlock it. are some unlock it. there are some challenges think it's challenges and i think it's right. we've some more right. we've heard some more from rachel about how do that

from rachel about how we do that and example, really like and i, for example, really like the that if you have energy the idea that if you have energy infrastructure created and built infrastructure created and built in your community, that you should cheaper bills as a should have cheaper bills as a consequence of accepting that on your . your doorstep. >> just one final question to you, and i'm going to change the subject slightly to is subject slightly to what is going on in israel. israel has declared it is it is going to war after the hamas attack , that war after the hamas attack, that terrible attack on saturday. now, the palestinian cause , the now, the palestinian cause, the palestinian peoples, the plight of the palestinian people is a cause that is close to many labour party activists . heart labour party activists. heart how do you what is the distinction between being concerned about the plight of the palestinian people and anti—semitism ? well, there are anti—semitism? well, there are different things, aren't there? where's the line? >> but let's be very clear that the attack is still ongoing. it didn't just end on saturday. we've seen the greatest loss of jewish in israel the jewish life in israel since the end of the holocaust. and there's people that i metjust a there's people that i met just a few months ago in kibbutz kfar,

which on gaza border, which is on the gaza border, that still under siege . and that are still under siege. and that are still under siege. and that situation is still ongoing. and don't if the people i and i don't know if the people i met are still alive. and we've seen horrific, horrific brutality from a terrorist organisation hamas on our organisation in hamas on our screens and on our social media screens and on our social media screens because some of it is too to actually put on too traumatic to actually put on broadcast it. there is a big distinction between holding ing hamas, which is a terrorist organisation , to account for the organisation, to account for the brutality that they have perpetrated and continue to perpetrated and continue to perpetrate it. and the israeli and palestinian people, you can be a friend and a supporter of both the israeli and palestinian people. that doesn't prevent you from speaking out when you see the the hostage the torture and the hostage situation that we've seen over 100 taken, women, 100 people taken, women, children , pensioners, people children, pensioners, people slayed in their homes, in their beds and in their bus stops so that, you know , it requires, that, you know, it requires, i think, everyone to stand up and speak and say that is not speak out and say that is not acceptable. that's gross war crimes. and i hope that the international community can do something and at something about it. and here at

laboun something about it. and here at labour, i've come back labour, you know, i've come back to party. i'm here at to the labour party. i'm here at this conference. it's a very, very different conference to what years what i was last here five years ago. it's unrecognisable all we've heard very robust statements from the leader of the labour party, the shadow foreign secretary, to say unequivocally that the labour party condemns the brutal actions hamas , a terrorist actions of hamas, a terrorist organisation and that israel has every right to defend itself. and if that was happening on our shores , we would do exactly the same. >> luciana berger always good to have you on the channel. always good to see you. for now, pip and mark, back to you . and mark, back to you. >> gloria, thanks very much indeed. well, let's just pick up with the latest we're getting with the latest we're getting with israel's defence minister saying a complete siege of gaza is now undennay , saying there's is now undennay, saying there's no food, water or fuel being suppued no food, water or fuel being supplied to the gaza strip. a spokesman for the israeli defence force, meanwhile, saying fighting within israel itself has now ceased . but you can has now ceased. but you can still see some of the smoke there rising over the gaza strip. sources in the united

states suggesting they may be an israeli ground incursion into gaza within the next 48 hours, but nothing official being said on that . on that. >> casualties are continuing to rise on both sides . latest rise on both sides. latest figures put the israeli death toll at more than 700 and more than 500in the gaza strip in response to the continuing bloodshed. rishi sunak. the prime minister says he will chair a cobra emergency response meeting later today . well let's meeting later today. well let's get the thoughts now of the director of maidenhead synagogue, rabbi jonathan remain. john nathan, good afternoon to you. your thoughts today with israel and hamas being at war? >> well, it's desperately sad and not only that, it just seems so pointless. i mean, it's not going to achieve anything. the hamas attack on israel other than create widows and orphans . than create widows and orphans. and we are largely talking about civilians. i mean, as you probably saw in gb of us and noficed

probably saw in gb of us and noticed from the hamas videos, which they themselves released, hamas wasn't attacking military depots , it wasn't attacking depots, it wasn't attacking israeli military. it was largely attacking civilians. and you know that that festival, that rave that was going on, in fact , capturing hostages as well. so it's appalling on a human level. but of course, on a political level, it's not going to achieve anything. in fact, quite the reverse. it's going to set back the cause of peace and although it's a difficult area, actually, we were inching towards a peace solution , not an immediate one, solution, not an immediate one, but israel was at peace and made these peace treaties with egypt and jordan some time ago. what last year there was the abraham accord two years ago with other arab countries bahrain, morocco and as you well know, there was and as you well know, there was a peace deal with saudi arabia actually in discussion . and this actually in discussion. and this is just going to knock that out of the sky or maybe who knows, maybe it was a deliberate

attempt to derail that. but whatever jonathan, i'm just going to interrupt you. >> we're just seeing some black smoke rising on the skyline there with our live shots. you've touched on something quite interesting there, as you indicate . i quite interesting there, as you indicate. i mean, this us accord to try and get something up and running with saudi arabia suggest that this may be a direct consequence of that with iran in becoming involved , iran in becoming involved, sponsoring, of course, as the united states would say, or at least broadly complicit in these hamas attacks . hamas attacks. >> yes, i mean, let's i think everyone knows that gaza is not a happy place to live in its economic hinckley enormously challenged a high degree of poverty and yet they've got all these very sophisticated, very powerful missiles. now, where did they get them from ? the did they get them from? the assumption is it's from iran . so assumption is it's from iran. so in other words, it's other states interfering and providing weaponry would be much better off providing hospitals and universities that would have been the thing. so it's a dire

situation . and of course, the situation. and of course, the future is bleak as well. yeah. and as we know from our own backyard here in great britain, the from northern ireland, actually, this doesn't achieve anything. the only, only way fonnard is going to be through negotiation . and we're just negotiation. and we're just seeing pictures of more smoke. >> we've just seen pictures of armoured personnel carriers and other armoured vehicles massing at the border. where do we go from here? because we have these reports from the united states that there may be a ground incursion into gaza, that presumably will escalate and bnngs presumably will escalate and brings into question what happens with the hezbollah in the north. >> yes. i mean , the future is >> yes. i mean, the future is only bad. certainly the immediate future. and you know, because, again , coming back to because, again, coming back to my point about pointless, it's not as if gaza was occupied by the israelis and gaza was ruled totally by hamas . they are in totally by hamas. they are in charge and they've been in charge and they've been in charge ever since 2005. so it's

not an occupied country, nor is it , as it not an occupied country, nor is it, as it claims, not an occupied country, nor is it , as it claims, cut off. there it, as it claims, cut off. there is a border with egypt. so, you know, there is a free flow of goods and whatever to egypt. so there was really no motivation for this sort of attack. there would have been much better to sit around a table and talk about a fonnard and of course, i have a lot of immigrants who are present dis brought because a lot of jewish people in this country have got family or friends out there. one, for instance , was going on wednesday instance, was going on wednesday to a wedding that's been called off because the groom has now been mobilised and doesn't know whether wedding will take whether the wedding will take place. there's another friend who's who's nephew has just given birth to two twins, but he's not by the side. he's actually been called up to the front line. so this is an individual tragedy as well as a national one. >> indeed, i was going to ask you about the human cost of this, bearing in mind the scale of what's happened and of course, links between course, the links between britain israel . i guess many

britain and israel. i guess many people are being directly affected this . affected by this. >> yes, we had a very large meeting called the meeting at my synagogue in maidenhead last night. it was overflowing and people very concerned both on the bigger overall picture, but also what's happening to individuals. for instance , one individuals. for instance, one of the hostages that's being taken is an 85 year old lady. she was british originally . she she was british originally. she married somebody who came to the uk in 1939 under the kindertransport . so she's kindertransport. so she's nothing to do with the war on the conflict. but now she's a hostage somewhere in gaza . this hostage somewhere in gaza. this is not warfare. this this is this is terrorism . and i can't this is terrorism. and i can't see a way fonnard at. and what makes this conflict different from previous conflicts is there's been a usual pattern up to now, hasn't there? um, hamas or hezbollah attacked israel has replied . and then eventually replied. and then eventually there's a ceasefire this time it's very hard to see a cease fire taking place immediately. plus, of course, the hostages means that there will be an

ongoing crisis for a long time to come . and bearing in mind the to come. and bearing in mind the size of israel , the 700 people size of israel, the 700 people killed roughly about 7500 killed is roughly about 7500 british people being killed here in england. what would we do if 7500 british people were being killed ? i think i've heard it killed? i think i've heard it said it's there. 911. yes. well certainly feels that way. but on that point, i should stress that this is a political issue . it's this is a political issue. it's not a religious issue. and i've beenin not a religious issue. and i've been in contact with the local imam . we both said that whatever imam. we both said that whatever happens in the middle east, we're not going to import it here to britain. there's no reason why jews and muslims can't get on very well. in fact, going back 911 when that going back to 911 when that happened , i went to the mosque happened, i went to the mosque and said a prayer for peace in hebrew. the imam then came back to synagogue and a to the synagogue and said a prayer for in arabic. prayer for peace in arabic. there's some parts the world there's some parts of the world where you get shocked, but for that did it. it didn't that but we did it. it didn't change but it was change the world. but it was a clear message to our congregations britain. congregations here in britain. but we are going to try and solve the problems rather than

inflame them. >> rabbi jonathan romain from the maidenhead synagogue, thank you very much for bringing us your thoughts here on gb news this afternoon. thank you. >> do stay with us. plenty more to come. we will be live in jerusalem very shortly. stay with us on the live desk

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latest pictures from gaza. gaza's health ministry now saying that at least 560 palestinians have been killed and 2900 wounded in israeli airstrikes . that comes as israel airstrikes. that comes as israel still declares war on hamas and they seemingly want to reduce gaza to rubble . let's speak to gaza to rubble. let's speak to journalist at the times of israel, amy spiro , who is live israel, amy spiro, who is live for us in jerusalem. amy, what do you understand the latest situation to be at the moment? >> right now, the army is still working to make sure that there are no terrorists left in southern israel. they said that they have regained control of all the communities , but there all the communities, but there still are concerned that there might be still be terrorists. we're monitoring the border with lebanon. things are not 100% quiet there and waiting to see

what the rest of the week brings. there haven't been any completely definitive declarations over what comes next. and the whole country is waiting to see. >> there have been these claims from hamas that four of the israeli people who were taken across into the strip have been killed by bombing. has the israeli defence force or the government actually commented on that claim yet ? that claim yet? >> no, there has not been any comment on that. >> no, there has not been any comment on that . those are the comment on that. those are the kind of claims that hamas has made in the past, and they have certainly not always been true. and it's just not something that we can confirm at this point. >> you tell us about >> what can you tell us about these attempts that qatar, qatar's leading ? they've held qatar's leading? they've held calls with hamas to try to negotiate freedom for the hostages in a swap for palestinian women and children from prisons in israel ? well, from prisons in israel? well, you yeah, i have seen the same reports that you have . reports that you have. >> i know that the israeli

government officially has said that they're not taking part in any negotiations. they've denied that they're involved in anything that doesn't mean that there aren't talks going on regardless qatar is regardless that qatar is speaking to officials in gaza, that egypt is involved, that the us is involved in. any of that could be taking place. israel is not anything this not confirming anything at this point. >> what's the position of >> and what's the position of netanyahu the middle of all netanyahu in the middle of all this ? clearly, he's having to this? clearly, he's having to lead a war cabinet at the moment. these questions as to why missed the signals, why israel missed the signals, why israel missed the signals, why intelligence seemingly failed badly. failed so badly. >> yeah, you know, we haven't actually heard from him directly . we really since saturday night, you know, he sent out statements, but he hasn't addressed the nation at any point. we know there are talks right now going on to potentially maybe make a emergency wide government with opposition parties. it's not clear what will come of that . clear what will come of that. you know, the questions over the massive failure of israeli intelligence, of the government, of the military dodi, that's

something that will reverberate for months, years, maybe even decades. for months, years, maybe even decades . so it's not something decades. so it's not something that's going to be determined on. yeah, anytime soon. >> amy in jerusalem, thank you very much indeed for joining >> amy in jerusalem, thank you very much indeed forjoining us there. we'll be back to you later, of course. but let's speak to former british army speak now to former british army commander richard kemp, who's with us here in the studio . with us here in the studio. richard, we're getting suggestions from the united states that there may be some kind incursion into kind of ground incursion into gaza , which they've done gaza, which is what they've done before . but bearing gaza, which is what they've done before. but bearing in mind we've got, what, 100 hostages there bearing in mind how difficult that operation was previously , is there anything previously, is there anything else the israelis can do? >> they have no choice but to hit from the air, from the hit gaza from the air, from the land and from the sea. and when i say hit gaza, the terrorists in gaza, they're obviously not going to target the civilian population. but is that the difficult bearing in mind how built up and how close knit everything is there? and it's not it's not just how built up it is. it's the fact that

terrorists deliberately use their civil ins as human shields. they want israel to kill their civilians . that's kill their civilians. that's that's what this is all about. it's about provoking israel to go into gaza and kill as many palestinian civilians as as they can in order to isolate israel and vilify israel. and the world stage, which is what we're about to see as well, by the way. >> so it's the political game as well as the military game, the political game being the point of military game. of the military game. >> absolutely right. >> you're absolutely right. >> you're absolutely right. >> and what will be you think >> and what will be do you think the international reaction if netanyahu does? as i said earlier , succeed in reducing earlier, succeed in reducing gaza to rubble? >> well, i think the minute israel starts, we've already seen it right from the very beginning. we've seen an international reaction condemning israel for what it's done. yes, world governments and many media outlets have been supportive, but it won't last very long. as soon as as soon as the images of israel flee, civilians being shot in the street , dragged and beaten civilians being shot in the street, dragged and beaten into gaza , as soon as that begins to gaza, as soon as that begins to fade, which it will in the coming few then what we're

coming few days, then what we're going to be focusing on is the number of civilians that are killed unfortunately killed by the idf. unfortunately but inevitably the idf do everything they possibly can to avoid killing civilians. but unfortunate in this form of conflict. it can't be done, as i said, because of human shields. but that will be the focus. and we'll be hearing we've already heard the palestinian authorities in gaza who are controlled by hamas, saying that 400 civilians or something have been killed by the israelis. now, that's that's the kind of stuff they normally churn out. and it turns out when it's properly analysed, that the vast majority are going to be terrorists, still nothing in the north still. >> i mean , the rockets being >> i mean, the rockets being fired to a certain degree by hezbollah , but we've been used hezbollah, but we've been used of course, to that two pronged attack on a war on two fronts. why do you think the delay? well it's quite possible we could see a monumental barrage of missiles fired from hezbollah into to israel at any time . israel at any time. >> and it may be that what

they're doing is to wait until israel is completely focussed on gaza before striking from the north. but let's not forget the strategic reason those missiles are there. hezbollah is an iranian limb. the missiles are provided by iran. they're they're and the reason they're there is to use against israel. if israel strikes iran or if the us strikes iran, that's what they're there for . they may be they're there for. they may be terrence factor, if you like. they are. they're not just a deterrent. they're also a reaction. and you know, it's quite possible israel might strike iran as a as a result of this, because certainly in my view, and i believe in many people's view, iran has got their hands right behind this . their hands right behind this. and israel might well need to carry out strikes against iran . carry out strikes against iran. >> what you make of the us >> what do you make of the us deputy national security advisor john finer saying us believes iran complicit bit iran is broadly complicit bit but at this time we do not have direct information linking iran to . they're being to the attacks. they're being a bit cautious. think . bit cautious. i think. >> i mean, i think when you're talking about intelligence, it's probably advisable to be probably quite advisable to be if you're an official, to be

cautious. but they know the americans know the reality. and cautious. but they know the ameof ans know the reality. and cautious. but they know the ameof the know the reality. and cautious. but they know the ameof the things he reality. and cautious. but they know the ameof the things thatlality. and cautious. but they know the ameof the things that they. and one of the things that the americans and i think this plays into conflict, the into this whole conflict, the americans has been americans biden has been desperate to appease iran since he took office. he's released billions of dollars of frozen iranian assets to iran. all that's encourage urged the iranians. he's deliberately distanced himself from the netanyahu government. this all encourages iran . and i think encourages iran. and i think this kind of caution about iran's involvement here is part of the appeasement of iran, which is intended to resurrect a deeply flawed nuclear deal with iran . iran. >> richard, thank you for your assessment . of course, we'll assessment. of course, we'll continue to monitor the situation both in gaza and from jerusalem. but let's get the latest headlines now with tamsen i >> mark, thank you. here are the headunes >> mark, thank you. here are the headlines at 132. israel's defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, fuel

and electricity . israel has and electricity. israel has declared war, launching retaliatory attacks on hamas after a surprise attack by the terrorist group on saturday. more than 700 people have been killed in israel and 500 in gaza since then . israeli media says since then. israeli media says 300,000 reservists have been called up in the largest ever draft in the country . israeli draft in the country. israeli tanks and military vehicles are now massing in ashkelon and near gaza. israeli expats at frankfurt airport who fled israel share their experiences . israel share their experiences. >> tension is quite high. a lot of uncertainty of what to do . we of uncertainty of what to do. we don't know. >> i don't have enough words to tell you about the feeling is the words are yeah, it's horror , but it's not safe and it's just we don't know what will come. >> that's the worst . the shadow >> that's the worst. the shadow chancellor says her party is ready to rebuild britain. >> speaking at the labour party

conference in liverpool, rachel reeves spoke of restoring economic security after what she calls the chaos of the tory years. she says labour plans to revamp the uk's outdated planning system to boost the economy and confirm plans to overhaul planning rules to speed up energy and 5g projects. she says the choice at the next general election is five more years of the tory chaos or a changed labour party . the changed labour party. the government is defending its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda in the supreme court, lawyers representing the home office have told the court the policy to remove people to a country thatis to remove people to a country that is safe but less attractive than the uk is lawful . well, sir than the uk is lawful. well, sir james eedi says the government has attached considerable importance to the deal over the next three days, several cases , next three days, several cases, collectively known as the rwanda appeals , will challenge the appeals, will challenge the court of appeals decision to halt resettling refugees . those halt resettling refugees. those are the headlines . you can, of are the headlines. you can, of course, get more on all of those

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7:00 this evening. gb news the people's. channel welcome back to the live desk. >> let's just reflect that we've got a government cobra meeting being held after the escalation of this situation in in israel up . to 50 to 60,000 british up. to 50 to 60,000 british nationals believed to be either in israel or gaza, according to government estimates. but reports to do that, more than ten britons could be feared dead or missing . or missing. >> we have had it confirmed that one british man is confirmed to have died. that's corporal nathaniel young, who was 20 years old from london and serving in the israeli army . serving in the israeli army. missing is british citizen jake

marlow, a security guard and also photographer dan darlington . a third british man, is also missing from the area of the attacks . attacks. >> the government is saying it's helping all the families of several individuals in israel and the occupied palestinian territories will get more. of course , as we the smoke course, as we see the smoke still rising there over the skyline in gaza. we'll update you with this changing situation. >> the prime minister's plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda hangsin send illegal migrants to rwanda hangs in the balance as the supreme court has begun hearing the government's to case continue the policy. well, it's the supreme court now considering the legal test for assessing rwanda's asylum system and whether people could be returned to their home countries and then face persecution. >> court of appeal had >> the court of appeal had decided the scheme was not ethical or indeed safe. our reporter ray addison has the details for .

details for. us well, i'm afraid we haven't got the sound on that report from ray. i think perhaps we'll try and replay that for you. >> yeah. the supreme court has been hearing from the government, the government's lawyers, and has been told that rwanda says the government is less attractive than the uk, but is a safe country to deport asylum seekers to. let's get the full story from ray addison . full story from ray addison. ray, you are outside the supreme court. bring us bang up to date. then at the start of this three day hearing, can you . day hearing, can you. >> yes. good afternoon to you both . well, in his opening both. well, in his opening remarks , sir james both. well, in his opening remarks , sirjames eadie, kc, remarks, sirjames eadie, kc, representing the home office, as you were saying , pip described you were saying, pip described rwanda as a safe but less attractive country than the united kingdom . he also said united kingdom. he also said this appeal is over the next

three days. at its heart, about the judgements made by the government, about the future conduct of a friendly foreign state. now just to give you an idea of the timeline that we've seen, of course, the rwanda scheme was first announced back in april of 2022 by boris johnson , a whopping £140 million johnson, a whopping £140 million initial down payment for that. the first deportation flight was in june of 2022. however that was stopped, of course, due to an intervention from the european court of human rights . european court of human rights. thenin european court of human rights. then in december of last year, the high court ruled that the government , a rwanda policy was government, a rwanda policy was actually legal. however, that was then challenged in the court of appeal. it was overturned when they ruled that the policy is unlawful because rwanda is not a safe place to send migrants. of course, the concern being there that rwanda might then send those migrants back to their home country . now, in

then send those migrants back to their home country. now, in a very real way. this is the conservative government's last roll of the dice when it comes to this rwanda scheme. five supreme court judges are to this rwanda scheme. five supreme courtjudges are going supreme court judges are going to be hearing the evidence over this three day period this week. then they will decide the following legal questions. number one, does removing migrants to rwanda breach article three of the european convention on human rights? of course, article three prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. what's the court of appeal? right. to conclude that rwanda was not a safe third country. that's the key element about whether migrants might be returned back to their home country. of course, we know that the united nations high commission for refugees believes that rwanda lacks a reliable and fair and efficient asylum system. they're going to be giving evidence tomorrow on that very point. and finally , and very point. and finally, and this is quite interesting, is the uk still governed by the asylum procedures directive as

part of . retained asylum procedures directive as part of. retained eu asylum procedures directive as part of . retained eu law? now, part of. retained eu law? now, if it does still retain that law, then it means that you cannot return any asylum seeker to a country to which they do not have a connection, in which case the rwanda scheme is impossible to implement. now, of course, the government is arguing that this rwanda scheme is safe. they say it will actually save lives by deterring channel migrants from making that perilous crossing . gb news that perilous crossing. gb news understands that over the last two days there's been 300 crossings so far, around 289. yesterday in six small boats. of course , sir james yesterday in six small boats. of course , sirjames eadie, kc was course, sir james eadie, kc was making his opening remarks this morning. he said that the government has introduced proactive mechanisms, insurance mechanisms to make sure that rwanda will be a safe country for any migrants who get sent there. also, he's saying the rwandan government itself has a red , reputational and financial red, reputational and financial pressure not to mess this up.

and for that reason they will implement it strictly and fairly . of course, there will be lots of evidence given over this three day period. lawyers representing a number of migrants who came to the country on to the uk on small boats and of course the home secretary had ruled that their claims for asylum were inadmissible . all asylum were inadmissible. all they'll be making the argument that rwanda, the rwanda scheme, is unlawful and inhumane. but we will have to wait until the end of the year before we get the verdict from the supreme court. >> ray, thank you very much indeed on updating us with that very complex situation. of course, those judges course, those five judges sitting in the supreme court on that. now, let's just reflect on what we're hearing from the latest in gaza and in israel itself, the fighting in israel seems to have stopped, but still in gaza, we see the smoke rising and reports or claims from hamas that four israeli captors have

been killed in the latest bombing. and we await to see, of course, now what happens in the north in terms of what hezbollah may do and indeed what israel's neighbours will do, most notably egypt and iran, who the us says may well have been involved in planning these events. we can speak to author, journalist first and middle east analyst adel dannish, who can join us in the studio. adel, very great pleasure to see you because you've followed these twists and turns over many years, 50 years of war. what do you making of this and the timing and the way that everyone, including egypt, has unawares by this? >> absolutely. i mean, there are actually three circles we look at the timing and region. we why it's happening now and who are hamas. so i start from the last point. who are hamas? hamas, actually the name itself does not have palestine in it. so they claim to represent the palestinians . absolutely false. palestinians. absolutely false. it's called the islamic resistance movement. so the name

palestine doesn't exist there. it used to be a branch of the muslim brotherhood with a long history connection with the back in the 1930. wow. yeah during the world war ii, they had actually islamists from muslim brotherhood work fighting with the from the munich cell. so that's that's their history. yeah. so secondly, these people , if you look at their battle cry when we're dragging these women and children, soldiers and so on, they never once said viva palestine when they were saying allahu akbar. so their battle cry was an islamist , right? so cry was an islamist, right? so they're actually religious crusade motivated by hatred of jews. so that's hamas. they don't have the facilities. they don't have the facilities. they don't have the know how. they don't have the know how. they don't have the technology for all these missiles supplied by iran . now, brings us to the iran. now, brings us to the timing . i've iran. now, brings us to the timing. i've just iran. now, brings us to the timing . i've just been to saudi timing. i've just been to saudi arabia last week. just a quick visit. this is a rapprochement. there's a cosying up between the israelis and the saudis , younger israelis and the saudis, younger generations of saudi arabians

wanted 40% of them would have commercial relations, cooperation with israel . so iran cooperation with israel. so iran pushed hamas to say , oh, we are pushed hamas to say, oh, we are here, we don't want to be left out. they won't just put a spanner in the works. right. >> and knowing what the israeli reaction would be as well in terms of trying to get an incursion into gaza and the whole thing firing up again, i was actually listening to the previous guest who talked to a military point of view. >> that's exactly what they want to do, which has been a dilemma. again, to put in context, again, to put it in context, when you talk about occupation in gaza is not under occupation . israel pulled out of gaza. if you remember when you were sky, you remember when you were sky, you were covering the oslo agreement back in 1992, 93. they gradually pulled out. 2005. they pulled out unilaterally, totally from gaza as well, continue to supply water and gas and fuel ,

supply water and gas and fuel, treat palestinians in israeli hospitals. so it's been going on fine until hamas took over there . so that's actually the situation now . and if they want situation now. and if they want to drag israel in, i think my view for two reasons. one, as we have seen, just turning all this liberal left wing media against israel, which always looking for a chance to condemn the israel and now obviously they will have big cultural damage, civilian casualties and so on. >> can i just ask you, you say gazais >> can i just ask you, you say gaza is not under occupation mission, which is true, but for people living there, it said that it people living there, it said thatitis people living there, it said that it is like an open air pnson that it is like an open air prison for them. >> well , it's rather >> well, it's rather unfortunate, but as i said, you know, they is a controlled by they go like about seven cross points. three of them operating with israel and one between egypt and gaza. this one is in gaza. they actually under european union and the international supervision to be open for humanitarian reasons .

open for humanitarian reasons. so when there is no tension, that trade is going on and the even workers from gaza go and work in israel and living there, when tension is on and increased, obviously this crossing points comes under scrutiny . scrutiny. >> latest we're getting from pa , dozens of palestinians killed and wounded in israeli airstrikes on gaza refugee camp. how does this play out? because there are also, as we see ashkelon there, we've got more military vehicles building up suggestions from the united states there may be an incursion into gaza itself in the next 48 hours. does egypt does saudi arabia, does qatar have any sway to be able to persuade hamas and iran to pull back? >> well, i think qatar , which is >> well, i think qatar, which is not on good terms with egypt and tension with saudi arabia , they tension with saudi arabia, they have leverage because the leader of hamas actually lives in qatar

and financed by qatar . but of hamas actually lives in qatar and financed by qatar. but i think, again, the strategic point, you have to be careful with if the israelis are dragged into a long war inside gaza itself, iran might push hezbollah in the north. >> i was going to ask you, why have we not seen anything in the north? because clearly the last time this happened , there was a time this happened, there was a war on two fronts, effectively with the with hezbollah firing the rockets the north. rockets from the north. >> i think that's actually >> and i think that's actually that's why the americans correctly moved the battle group into the area just in case an aircraft carrier, just in case that the some terrorist groups , that the some terrorist groups, some hamas, like hezbollah and some hamas, like hezbollah and so on, would take advantage of a weakened israel there. so that's why one have to be careful if the israelis are actually get bogged down in gaza. in addition , of course, to international pressure and probably the americans and here pressurising them to stick with an international law . but again, international law. but again, civilian casualties, which is

tragically will become unavoidable. we were talking to rabbi jonathan romain earlier and he said this is about politics. >> it's not about religion . do >> it's not about religion. do you concur with that? well yes, of course. >> it's about politics. you know, like when the bigger players like iran and qatar and so on gaining. however the young hotheads like we have seen that policemen in alexandria, for example, my israeli tourists. yeah, the israeli tourists and a poor muslim guy tour there as well. so these hotheads don't quite understand. but these ones are being fed a daily religious hatred, anti—jewish propaganda and that's why the being moved there like pawns. however, as you said correctly, it's about politics, about the bigger picture. >> and on that, will iran have played the chess game and looked ahead knowing what the israeli reaction is likely to be, knowing netanyahu's difficult

political position at home in israel . and they may expect some israel. and they may expect some overreaction, if you like, from israel. >> well, they're waiting with overreaction because netanyahu i mean, again , i blame him for mean, again, i blame him for actually mean his undemocratic move. he's under investigation . move. he's under investigation. the judicial reforms, his judicial reforms. the judicial reforms, his judicial reforms . and he's been judicial reforms. and he's been taking his eyes off the balls and focusing not on intelligence and focusing not on intelligence and on protecting his people, but on trying to avoid going to jail. so that's again, however, for the iranians. and again , the for the iranians. and again, the extremists in the middle east. so service them. if netanyahu survives , will be there because survives, will be there because you have to play the same games . they want extremist either side because it keeps fuelling, it keeps fuelling it. and iran not want peace. they have been putting spanners in the works every time there's a peace rapprochment coming . rapprochment coming. >> previously ceasefires have ultimately been agreed. do you think that is not going to

happen this time? >> i it will take a long time because again , someone somewhere because again, someone somewhere needs to be speaking to the iranians. there who despite that, americans say , yes, we're that, americans say, yes, we're going to have actually evidence that we stand up in court. however we know that iran pulling the strings, someone needs to actually talk to them and say, what's your end game there? >> adel, as ever, thank you for your wise words. unfortunately, 50 the story continues 50 years on, the story continues . of course. indeed. thank you for joining us in the studio. and of course, continue to and of course, we'll continue to monitor for live monitor the events for you live from jerusalem. stay from gaza and jerusalem. stay with here on gb news. with us here on gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast dry for many of us today. warm in the south, but still some rain in the north. nowhere near as much as scotland as we saw across scotland through the weekend. more than 100mm widely across parts of central and western scotland, leading to widespread flooding. severe flood warnings still in force, any rain today will force, but any rain today will be mostly light showers affecting the western isles into

the west of the central belt. othennise, some brightness coming scotland and coming through for scotland and more especially across rest more especially across the rest of uk . there will some of the uk. there will be some sunny spells, some mist lingering around irish sea coasts as south west coasts as well as south west england and there will be some high cloud about as well. but still with the sunshine low to mid 20s in the south and feeling warmer further north compared with the week end as well. now the low cloud that we the mist and low cloud that we see around the coast the see around the coast through the afternoon inland afternoon will push inland somewhat some somewhat overnight. so some dense fog patches forming across the south and west of the uk . the south and west of the uk. meanwhile, thicker cloud returns to scotland with some outbreaks of rain pushing in by dawn. it's a mild night but a cloudy start to the day on tuesday and a wet start for western scotland. unfortunately that rain coming on top of the very wet ground could cause further issues. a yellow rain warning in force, 50mm in places is not as much as we saw through the weekend, but we saw through the weekend, but we don't need any more rain. obviously now the rain will push

into parts of northern ireland and northern england by the end of drier further and northern england by the end of and drier further and northern england by the end of and still drier further

>> good afternoon. it is 2:00 and this is the live desk here on gb news. coming up this hour, the prime minister hold a cobra meeting as violence in israel and gaza escalates at least 700 have been killed in israel. >> more than 400 in gaza and

more than ten britons feared dead or missing so far. we'll bnng dead or missing so far. we'll bring you the latest on the shadow chancellor delivers her keynote speech at the labour party conference in liverpool, pledging to rebuild britain. >> rachel reeves also spoke of restoring economic security after what she said was years of tory chaos and the supreme court showdown as the home office bnngs showdown as the home office brings its rwanda appeals challenge to try to block refugees from being sent there . refugees from being sent there. >> another 218 asylum seekers arriving in kent on the latest boats from france yesterday . boats from france yesterday. >> welcome to the live desk and these are live pictures from ashkelon where military vehicles are gathering. israel's defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip. food,

fuel , electricity and water fuel, electricity and water suppues fuel, electricity and water supplies are cut off as they prepare for that ground incursion in two days after those attacks in israel by hamas militants , which left hundreds militants, which left hundreds of civilians dead. >> latest we're getting from the united states is confirmed . the united states is confirmed. the death of nine americans in the violence so far. that's from the national security council spokesman. we'll have the latest for you from washington , from for you from washington, from jerusalem and at the scene in gaza. but let's get an update now on the headlines with tamsen . mark thank you and good afternoon from the gb news room. >> it's 2:01. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says his country's response to the attack by hamas will change the attack by hamas will change the middle east. israel defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, fuel and electricity . off food, fuel and electricity. the country has declared war, launching retaliatory attacks on

hamas after a surprise attack by the terrorist group on saturday. more than 700 people have been killed in israel and 500 in gaza since then. israeli media says 300,000 reservists have been called up in the largest ever draft in the country. israeli tanks and military vehicles are now massing in ashkelon near gaza. israeli expats at frankfurt airport who fled israel have shared their experiences. >> tension is quite high. a lot of uncertainty of what to do . we of uncertainty of what to do. we don't know. >> i don't have enough words to tell you about the feeling is the worst are yeah it's horror but it's not safe and it's just we don't know what will come. >> that's the worst. >> that's the worst. >> well, the prime minister here is to hold a cobra meeting imminently to discuss the situation in israel and gaza. the british man serving in the

israeli army has been killed, while two other uk nationals are still missing. the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to israel as the fighting continues and many flights to tel aviv have been disrupted or cancelled, rishi sunak has condemned hamas attack as an appalling act of terror. it will be an anxious time for many families who have loved ones in the region. >> it's a quite complex situation on the ground. so we are working very closely with our israeli counterparts to establish the status of any british nationals on on the ground that work is under way as we speak. but for anyone who does have family or friends in the region, the most important thing for them to do is follow the foreign office advice, but also the advice of the israeli home command or shadow foreign secretary david lammy says the labour party views the attacks on israel as utterly appalling. >> there is never, never , never

>> there is never, never, never a justification for terrorism, labour stands firmly in support of israel's right to defend itself , rescue hostages and itself, rescue hostages and protect its citizens . protect its citizens. >> the hostages so cruel taken including children, should be released immediately . and hamas released immediately. and hamas in indiscriminate attacks, set back the cause of peace . back the cause of peace. >> in other news now, the shadow chancellor says her party is ready to rebuild britain . ready to rebuild britain. speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, rachel reeves spoke of restoring economic security after what she calls the chaos of the tory years. she says labour plans to revamp the uk's outdated planning system to boost the economy and confirmed plans to overhaul planning rules to speed up energy and 5g projects . she up energy and 5g projects. she says the choice at the next

general election is five more years of the tory chaos or a changed labour party out of the wreckage of tory misrule . wreckage of tory misrule. >> labour will restore our economic credibility . we will economic credibility. we will lift our living standards, make work pay, rebuild our public services, invest in home grown industries in every corner of our country, and together we will get britain. it's future back. the government is defending its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda . asylum seekers to rwanda. >> in the supreme court, lawyers representing the home office have told the court the policy to remove people to a country thatis to remove people to a country that is safe but less attractive than the uk is lawful. sirjames than the uk is lawful. sir james eadie says the government has attached considerable importance to the deal . over the next three to the deal. over the next three days, several cases , days, several cases, collectively known as the rwanda appeals, will challenge the court of appeals decision to halt resettling refugees . more

halt resettling refugees. more than 400 criminals have been jailed for over 3700 years after an operation by met police operation eternal investigated organised crime groups over three and a half year period by targeting an encrypted message hedging platform. more than three tonnes of class a and b drugs and nearly 50 guns were seized in the largest ever operation of its kind by the met with the force calling it unprecedented . this is gb news unprecedented. 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 >> welcome back to the live desk. let's bring you the latest pictures from ashkelon in the south of israel near the border with gaza, where you can see much dust and smoke there where the armoured vehicles have moved away . we had armoured personnel

away. we had armoured personnel carriers, self—propelled old guns. we're not quite sure where they are heading . a bit of break they are heading. a bit of break up on the signal, but clearly it is a very fluid situation. the latest figures we're getting, just to update you is that the death toll in gaza itself has risen to nearly 600. still 700 or more israelis have been killed. the united states in the past few minutes confirming the death of nine americans that coming from the national security council spokesperson. the smoke still rising there above gaza as the airstrikes continue . and these reports that continue. and these reports that more than ten britons are feared dead or missing in israel, although the foreign office is declared learning to actually confirm those numbers . well, in confirm those numbers. well, in the uk, the met police say they are not treating an incident involving a kosher restaurant in golders green as a hate crime. >> windows were smashed and it

was reported that a cash register had been stolen in shadow. home secretary yvette cooper says she supports the police in tackling anti—jewish incidents in the uk after truly barbaric attacks. she says against israel by hamas. let's get to golders green and speak to our national reporter for theo chikomba, who is there. >> and theo, clearly all political parties were indicating that they view what's happened as a terrorist attack in israel . but there are in israel. but there are different sensitive cities being well put fonnard by some people there with these various insider accounts of, i think, the two bndge accounts of, i think, the two bridge there in golders green has had some graffiti scrawled on it and also, as we were saying, this window smashed at this restaurant . this restaurant. >> yes. well, a very good afternoon to you both. >> first of all, it's worth saying that the community here are still coming to terms with what has been happening over in israel following the hamas

terror group attack over there in israel in the last couple of days. >> people here have been communicating with their relatives back home. >> but where we are at the moment in north london, in golders green, just over my right shoulder, there is a pitter restaurant over there. >> a takeaway restaurant as well. >> and this morning, at 6:10, there was a call made to the police saying that there was a report of damage at this restaurant . restaurant. >> but they are saying it's not hate crime. an investigation is undennay and a cash register . we undennay and a cash register. we understand from the metropolitan police , was also taken in. now, police, was also taken in. now, there have been many people in this area. we understand the houdayis this area. we understand the holiday is still undennay. jewish holiday . so many children jewish holiday. so many children and their families have been coming to see what's been happening at some various points of the day. there was some tension in as many more people came . but what we do know at the came. but what we do know at the moment is that the metropolitan police are investing, dating this in this area. there are a

lot more police than they would normally see. a large a larger police presence . indeed, some of police presence. indeed, some of them are just approaching . so them are just approaching. so you may see them if you're watching us on television. and we've also spoken to mike freer, the local about the local mp, about the situation that's been unfolding in israel. and this is what he had to say as well . had to say as well. >> the local community just wants to get on with their lives and not acceptable that and it's not acceptable that they shouldn't be walk they shouldn't be able to walk down their local high street, shouldn't able into shouldn't be able to go into a jewish kosher restaurant or a kosher supermarket without fear of attacks . what we've seen of attacks. what we've seen behind us and we obviously we have to allow the police to investigate, but i don't think it's a coincidence that we see a flare up of violence in the middle east, an attack on a kosher restaurant. and so the message to the community is they want that are want reassurance that they are safe having to the safe. and having spoken to the prime the home prime minister and the home secretary, security minister secretary, the security minister is me today that the is here with me today that the government has their back and the secretary has me the home secretary has told me that police to that she expects the police to respond robustly to any

incidents of anti—semitism. we've the years people we've seen over the years people legitimising anti—semitism. that's . we can that's not acceptable. we can see today the fruits of that, allowing anti—semitism to take hold, and we need to stamp it out. we theo, we can we can also show gb news viewers at least this graffiti, this pro—palestinian graffiti that was sprayed onto a nearby railway bridge near to where you are in golders green. >> and the british transport police. we understand, are saying that it's being treated as a hate crime. this incident. >> that's right. so that bridge you're referring to is the one just above us. >> so on this side of the bridge, you'll be able to see that graffiti which was put on there when we did ask this to there when we did ask this to the metropolitan police earlier, they did say at the moment, we can't say the two are linked when refers to the graffiti when it refers to the graffiti and what's happened at the shop in terms of what others are

saying when it comes to this situation, the community minister, lee rowley, has warned any potential protesters in the uk to be extremely cautious and saying they cannot glorify what hamas has done in israel . and hamas has done in israel. and also the chief rabbi to the united hebrew congregation of the commonwealth. if sam mirvis says every jewish community in the uk has been affected one way or another by the events in israel , and or another by the events in israel, and he or another by the events in israel , and he went or another by the events in israel, and he went on to or another by the events in israel , and he went on to say israel, and he went on to say the first question we are asking people and giving them a call in the uk is how is everyone in your family ? so as you say, lots your family? so as you say, lots of people , lots of people in of people, lots of people in this area are still coming to terms with what's going on. spoke to gentleman earlier spoke to one gentleman earlier whose was at that event whose family was at that event where more than 250 bodies were found last weekend and of course, his family are keeping in touch to see how they're getting on. >> yeah, theo, we just saw two policemen or community support

officers behind you there on the pavement. so is there more patrols evident there on the streets ? and are tensions still streets? and are tensions still quite high there ? quite high there? >> well, at the moment it seems as though i think people have returned to work or have come to see and returned to wherever they have been. but there is certainly more police presence since we've been here in the last couple of hours. it's also worth saying that as another special police force which works in this community to protect the jewish community, we spoke to one man who works for that organisation and we've seen them doing patrols every few minutes. you see them driving by and this is likely to be the case for the rest of the day and potentially the rest the week as well. the rest of the week as well. >> theo, thank you very much indeed for joining >> theo, thank you very much indeed forjoining us and updating us golders updating us there at golders green. you. green. thank you. >> let's get more reaction >> let's get some more reaction on ground in israel and on the ground in israel and speak to tel aviv based journalist natalie blanford. good afternoon to you, natalie. could you update us on what the

latest is? we are hearing that israel has imposed a complete closure of the west bank, now the occupied west bank, where nearly 300. nearly 3 million palestinians live . palestinians live. >> well, that must have happened in the last five minutes because since joining this call, i wasn't aware of that. >> so i can't actually comment on that because i'm not aware of that. i'm aware of what's going on with the gaza operation, which is now seems to be undennay and there are widespread, widespread strikes in gaza in an attempt to take out the rocket launching facilities and, of course, to rescue the hostages. so it is a multi—front operation if they've closed the west bank, it will be because they've had some intelligence that they believe that there is a danger of more terrorists incoming into israel because , of course, a lot of because, of course, a lot of palestinian cities , gazans do palestinian cities, gazans do come into israel every day with permits to work legally in israel. but what happened at the weekend was that hamas at asked

that those people take up arms , that those people take up arms, take up knives, take up machetes and murder israelis . so that and murder israelis. so that will be what they are trying to prevent from happening. >> if they have, in fact, closed down the west bank at the moment i >> and what about the north then, natalie reports that there have been some incursions . jones have been some incursions. jones and clearly they're worried about what hezbollah may do in reaction to this . i assume that reaction to this. i assume that israeli forces are on standby up there. >> yeah, absolutely . so earlier >> yeah, absolutely. so earlier on just a few minutes ago, it was announced that a number of suspects did infiltrate into israeli territory from lebanon. but idf soldiers. idf is the israeli defence forces. they are deployed in the area and apparently they have captured these these suspects , but they these these suspects, but they have advised residents of local towns to remain locked in their homes . so you can imagine the homes. so you can imagine the panic because what happened when we woke up on saturday was no one about this was as one knew about this. this was as we said yesterday, a surprise attack. but now people know the

news. so if you hear that a terrorist person who isn't terrorist or a person who isn't meant be has entered the meant to be here has entered the country close to your you country close to your home, you may petrified. so it may be quite petrified. so it can how scared can only imagine how scared those people must be right now . those people must be right now. as it's a multi—front as i say, it's a multi—front operation. trying operation. they're trying to secure single border of secure every single border of israel soldiers to israel with enough soldiers to stop anything more happening . stop anything more happening. and i know many, many people , as and i know many, many people, as i said yesterday, young people in their 20s and 30s who have been called up to reserve duty and they weren't called up to a training operation. they were immediately placed on the front lines on the borders to protect israel. so it's quite an intense situation and it's we are on a war footing. there's no no escaping. i'm coming to you live from my bomb shelter bedroom. so i'm fortunate that i have such a thing. but i'm here because earlier on, there were rocket sirens in the aviv area and sirens in the tel aviv area and i didn't want to take the chance of doing this from another space. so, you know, this is this is life now for the moment. >> and what has life been like for you, natalie, since these

attacks first started early on saturday? yeah it's a good question. >> and thank you for asking. it's been just highly stressful. it's been just highly stressful. it's like the cortisol levels, the stress levels and also the sadness, the kind of collective sadness, the kind of collective sadness because there's so many people that have been killed, so many young people , old people many young people, old people taking i mean, just people being taken hostage. it's the stuff of nightmares . and at same nightmares. and at the same time, you know, i remember on thursday, filming all day thursday, i was filming all day on a really, really great job. and it was like life was fantastic. everyone was happy. we celebrated the holiday of simhat torah. not religious simhat torah. i'm not religious at what you do in at all, but what you do in israel is you just join in with the moments the traditional moments and had a festive with a big festive dinner with friends, children, friends, with children, multigenerational , went multigenerational dinner, went home, up on saturday into home, woke up on saturday into this chaos. if you can this chaos. so if you can remember covid, if you can remember covid, if you can remember that sense of fear that underpinned every movement and every that. but every moment, it's that. but with the real visceral fear of not knowing if you're going to become involved. i popped out earlier to try and buy some ink

for my printer and i ended up being sent down to a car park underneath the shopping mall by police being told, stay here, because we were hearing booms overhead, even though there wasn't sounding in wasn't a siren sounding in central aviv. they knew that central tel aviv. they knew that the were coming the rockets were coming closer and wanted to and closer and they wanted to avoid an emergency situation. so they us this car they sent us down to this car park. so i'm sheltering in a car park. so i'm sheltering in a car park underneath shopping mall park underneath a shopping mall with strangers thinking, you park underneath a shopping mall with s i'mgers thinking, you park underneath a shopping mall with si'm sendingiking, you park underneath a shopping mall with si'm sending whatsapps know, i'm sending whatsapps thinking , know, i'm sending whatsapps thinking, are are know, i'm sending whatsapps thinking , are are these thinking, are these are these whatsapps be shared whatsapps going to be shared publicly? this is my publicly? because this is my last am i going to last whatsapp or am i going to be and thank be fine? and thank goodness i was absolutely fine. i was able to home safe. but to come home and i'm safe. but but it is that sense of kind of not knowing quite what's going to and it's starting to to happen. and it's starting to affect people. >> country at >> yeah. a country literally at war, as netanyahu has declared, of course. natalie, thank you for updating us there in tel aviv. and we'll to you aviv. and we'll speak to you again an update. stay again and get an update. stay safe. of course. thank you very much let's speak now to much indeed. let's speak now to mark who's director of mark almond, who's director of the crisis research institute for mark, you the crisis research institute for your mark, you the crisis research institute for your time. viark, you the crisis research institute for your time. it rk, you the crisis research institute for your time. it is you the crisis research institute for your time. it is indeedyou for your time. it is indeed a crisis. the extraordinary thing

is that it seems that netanyahu missed it, washington missed it. even egypt missed it. what was happening behind the scenes ? happening behind the scenes? >> well, this, as you say, is an extraordinary thing. >> the fact that israel was caught napping on the border with its most important terrorist enemy, an and it does seem that hamas have , in seem that hamas have, in a sense, shown that low tech is the real threat today , the the real threat today, the israelis had an enormous apparatus of electronic intelligence and observation on. >> but hamas seems to have used couriers. word of mouth to initiate the attack. >> they have obviously spent weeks preparing this, and it is most bizarre that the israelis didn't, for instance , see people didn't, for instance, see people being trained to use hang gliders. >> remember, the gaza strip is a very small area , so that it's very small area, so that it's very small area, so that it's very difficult to do anything there that isn't observable from israel. >> if you're doing anything on a big scale. >> hamas has, of course, a whole set of underground bunkers and tunnels where they store ammunition , where they assemble

ammunition, where they assemble rockets so on. rockets and so on. >> but as soon as you come out into open until now, the into the open until now, the israelis seen been israelis have seen what's been going on. of course, going on. now, of course, they're looking very sharply. but a sense, it's too late but in a sense, it's too late for the 700 or so people who've been killed. and it has created not just a crisis between been killed. and it has created notjust a crisis between israel not just a crisis between israel and hamas , but wider rippling and hamas, but a wider rippling effect across the middle east of dangers drawing in perhaps iran, affecting world oil prices, which in turn will affect all our economies, leaving aside the human cost . and is that what human cost. and is that what iran has wanted? suggestions, of course , that they have been course, that they have been behind the planning on this and it was the growing accord between israel and saudi arabia brokered by the united states that had alarmed them . that had alarmed them. >> yes, i think certainly for iran, anything that keeps israel from having normal relations with its arab neighbours , not with its arab neighbours, not least with the biggest certainly the richest arab states, saudi arabia physically the biggest, along with egypt ,

arabia physically the biggest, along with egypt, is very important because what iran wants to do is to keep israel so far as possible isolated. >> and what under trump had begun perhaps been now pursued by biden was this attempt to bndge by biden was this attempt to bridge the gulf between israel and the arab states, morocco, all the way to the gulf and begin to have trade, to have tourism, to have all these things which it was hoped would break down barriers. hamas, of course, completely rejects that. >> have their own >> so they have their own immediate motivation to wreck any peace deal because, of course arab television channels course, arab television channels are showing the palestinian victims this counter—attack victims of this counter—attack by israel, sadly, because hamas is based inside civilian areas , is based inside civilian areas, it's impossible for the israelis to strike at hamas bunkers without risking palestinian deaths, civilian deaths , too. deaths, civilian deaths, too. >> and of course, those can then be used emotively to say the israelis are engaging in genocide against the palestinian people. our arabs like us, muslims like us around the rest of the middle east. mark, thank you very much indeed for bringing us your analysis there from the crisis research

institute . thank you . institute. thank you. >> do stay with us here on the live desk. we will be in liverpool for the very latest on the labour party's annual conference, shadow chancellor rachel reeves did a pretty big speech earlier. we'll be going through it very shortly. stay with .

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. let's update you on the labour party conference undennay in liverpool with the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, laying out her plans for a labour government . if, of labour government. if, of course, it's returned next year. >> she set out plans to give the obr more powers to oversee government budgets, tackling covid fraud and delivering with delivering for working people. the shadow chancellor also claimed the assembled party faithful that labour was ready to rebuild britain. in fact, she said that quite a few times. >> nine times i've got down here. yeah >> phil collins, former chief speechwriter to tony blair, is in liverpool for us with the gloria de piero afternoon gloria. >> hello. hello again, pip. and also my guest, phil collins. phil collins, who is a times columnist who you've also had a handin columnist who you've also had a hand in writing speeches for keir starmer as labour leader . keir starmer as labour leader. so not just tony blair, just let's start off what makes a good political speech. what does he have to do tomorrow? >> well, there's two things

involved in it. one is the performance. you've got to rise to but you can't really do to it, but you can't really do that you've got something that unless you've got something serious to say, because what a speech this venue really is speech this venue really does is it's the way you clarify who you are and it will be the way in which keir starmer sets out. this is how we're going to fight the election. and this is how we're govern. so even we're going to govern. so even if no one's watching, there's a lot at stake because it's the moment strategic clarity. and moment of strategic clarity. and that's what that's what you're doing tomorrow . doing in this speech tomorrow. >> i think it's fair >> tony blair i think it's fair to say he was a great orator for keir starmer , not so much. some keir starmer, not so much. some people think he's a bit dull. is it a problem when you don't have that sort of natural pizzazz? >> yeah, it is. i mean , and tony >> yeah, it is. i mean, and tony blair clearly was exceptional , blair clearly was exceptional, but not many people are like that. so keir starmer more that. so keir starmer is more like people and i wouldn't like other people and i wouldn't say he's dull. i think though, you've just you've got to work with what are. because the with what you are. because the other about speech other thing about a speech is you've be in character. you've got to be in character. if you do something which is obviously phoney, the audience will so there's no

will sniff it. so there's no point trying to be something you're to work you're not. he's got to work with and what he is, with what he is. and what he is, is disciplined ordered and is disciplined and ordered and thorough and reasonable. and they're and they're very great virtues. and so think what he's going to do they're very great virtues. and soplay nk what he's going to do they're very great virtues. and soplay on what he's going to do they're very great virtues. and soplay on those1e's going to do they're very great virtues. and soplay on those amplying to do they're very great virtues. and soplay on those amply by to do they're very great virtues. and soplay on those amply by those is play on those amply by those and those the things which and make those the things which are the election are at stake in the election campaign. >> it's good. >> the mood here, it's good. it's buoyant now , i wonder if it's buoyant now, i wonder if actually it's a bit too complacent that the election's not been won yet. what do you think is complacency a problem? >> complacency is a problem. if you get complacent without doubt, because it means you stop thinking stopped thinking. it means he's stopped trying with your trying to deal with your weaknesses. stopped trying to weaknesses. he stopped trying to go out there and say what a labour would be like. labour government would be like. because thing i because the other thing that i think lots of people are aware of phase one of the of here is that phase one of the starmer was to get hold starmer project was to get hold of the party phase to look as though you might be viable as a government. stage three tell us what are and i think they what you are and i think they know they haven't really done that, so i hope they won't be too is a danger too complacent. it is a danger if you get complacent, if you if you too happy, it's not a you get too happy, it's not a great place get to.

great place to get to. >> well, talking about happy jokes, jokes can be a tool. they're often a tool used in political speeches. you have written some cracking jokes, actually, for both tony blair and keir starmer. how important will jokes be tomorrow? >> well, i think they're quite important because i think they're a really good way of deaung they're a really good way of dealing with your opponents, because if people outside see you being really partisan and hitting your opponents hard, it doesn't go over very well, i don't think. whereas if you're humorous about it, it comes over much better and you can actually smuggle something really quite nasty a gag . i mean, one of nasty into a gag. i mean, one of the ones i wrote, go on, go on, tell us, you know, keir starmer said a couple of years ago, my you know, my dad was a toolmaker. so a way was toolmaker. and so in a way was bofis toolmaker. and so in a way was boris johnson's. >> that's a really crude joke. >> and yet, because it was funny, it was okay, so they're great. but they have to come naturally out of the of the naturally out of the out of the speech. again , the is speech. and again, the rule is if you're comfortable doing if you're not comfortable doing it, don't do it. it's great if you can, but if you're not

comfortable, you don't have to. >> we'll bring you keir >> well, we'll bring you keir starmers speech live to you, of course. in the course. back to you in the studio now. studio for now. >> gloria, thanks very much indeed for that. we'll also be updating you on events at the supreme hearing. the supreme court hearing. the government's flagship rwanda migration policy having its day in court. the supreme court this time, not the court of appeal. but let's get the latest news headunes but let's get the latest news headlines now with tamsen . mark headlines now with tamsen. mark thanks very much. >> here are the top stories at 230, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country's response to the attack by hamas will change the middle east. israel's defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, fuel and electricity . the food, fuel and electricity. the country has declared war, launching retaliatory attacks on hamas after a surprise attack by the terrorist group on saturday. more than 700 people have been killed in israel and 500 in gaza since then. israeli media says

300,000 reservists have been called up in the largest ever draft in the country . israeli draft in the country. israeli tanks and military vehicles are now massing in ashkelon near gaza. now massing in ashkelon near gaza . well, here in the uk, the gaza. well, here in the uk, the prime minister who has condemned the attack by hamas as an appalling act of terror , is appalling act of terror, is holding a cobra meeting to discuss the situation there. a british man serving in the israeli army has been killed, while two other uk nationals are still missing. the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to israel as fighting continues . many as fighting continues. many flights to tel aviv have been disrupted or cancelled . and in disrupted or cancelled. and in other news, the shadow chancellor says her party is ready to rebuild britain. speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, rachel reeves spoke of restoring economic security after what she calls the chaos of the tory years. she says labour plans to revamp the uk's outdated planning system to boost the economy and confirm plans to overhaul planning rules to speed up energy and 5g projects . the

up energy and 5g projects. the government is defending its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda . in the supreme court, lawyers representing the home office have told the court the policy to remove people to a country that's safe but less attractive than the uk is lawful. sirjames than the uk is lawful. sir james eadie says the government has attached considerable importance to the deal . over the next three to the deal. over the next three days, several cases, collectively known as the rwanda appeals, will challenge the court of appeals decision to halt resettling refugees . those halt resettling refugees. those are the top stories and you can, of course get more on all of them. just visit our website gb news.com them. just visit our website gbnews.com .

gb news radio. welcome back to the live desk now rishi sunaks plan to send a legal migrants to rwanda hangs in the balance as the supreme court is hearing the government's case to continue the policy. >> well, the supreme court considering legal tests for assessing rwanda's asylum system and detail whether people could be returned to their home countries and then face persecution . well, the court of persecution. well, the court of appeal already deciding that that scheme was not ethical or safe . our reporter ray addison safe. our reporter ray addison has the details for us. >> 14th of june 20, 22, an all eyes are glued to live coverage of a plane sat idling on the

runway at boscombe down military base in wiltshire . the boeing base in wiltshire. the boeing 767 was scheduled to fly the first group of migrants to kigali , the capital city of kigali, the capital city of rwanda . but as the evening drew rwanda. but as the evening drew on, it became clear that the plane and the migrants were going nowhere. legal challenges, including one from the european court of human rights , meant the court of human rights, meant the small number of passengers had now been whittled down to nothing . it was an embarrassing nothing. it was an embarrassing blow for then prime minister bofis blow for then prime minister boris johnson and his home secretary priti patel, who dreamt up the scheme to stop channel crossings >> the legal world is very good at picking up ways of trying to stop the government since then, flights have been on hold as legal challenges progress through the courts. >> but the rwanda policy has not been shelved with first liz truss. >> we're also taking decisive action by strengthening our borders and beefing up our borders and beefing up our border force and expanding the

rwanda scheme. >> then rishi sunak giving the scheme their full support that we will pass new laws to stop small boats , making sure that if small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. on the 19th of december last year, there was some good news for the government when the high court ruled that the plan was lawful. however, that decision was overturned six months later when appeal court judges decided there was a real risk rwanda could send migrants back to their home countries . their home countries. >> in what the court today has found is that rwanda is indeed not a safe country. people who were seeking asylum in this country would be at real risk had they been put on a plane to rwanda . rwanda. >> but the government has refused to scrap the policy . refused to scrap the policy. priti patel's replacement suella braverman, introduced the illegal migration act, making it an actual duty for the government to deport asylum

seekers who enter the uk illegally. i would love to be having a front page of the telegraph with a flight, a plane taking off to rwanda. >> thats my dream. >> thats my dream. >> now. today marks the beginning of the end of this slow legal process. a three day supreme court hearing in which the government will argue only it has the expertise to determine if rwanda is safe. although a decision is not expected until the end of the yean expected until the end of the year. rishi sunak has already indicated that if they win, he will ignore any further migrant appeals and injunctions from the echr , all of which mean the next echr, all of which mean the next flight might actually leave the runway . and that is when the runway. and that is when the true test would begin. if the boats keep coming. the last three years will have been for nothing and the rwanda policy will have turned out to be a tory flight of fancy ray addison . gb news. >> and our reporter ray addison is outside the supreme court for us this afternoon . ray, the

us this afternoon. ray, the first day of a three day hearing and the government telling the supreme court that rwanda is less attractive than the uk. but it is a safe country to deport asylum seekers to. yeah that's absolutely right. >> good afternoon to you both. sir james casey, rather, of course, represent renting the home office saying , as you said, home office saying, as you said, that rwanda is safe and saying that rwanda is safe and saying that the government has actually put a number of key safety guarding elements in place to ensure the safety of deported migrants , including an migrants, including an independent monitoring committee who would have the right to check every stage of the process and report back. also, he told the court home office officials will be based at the british high commission in kigali. that's rwanda's capital, of course, and they'll have the right to observe every stage of the process and report back. now, of course, this is very much the conservative

government's last roll of the dice on this policy, which dates back to april of 2022. five supreme court judges will make these key determinations . a these key determinations. a couple of key questions for them . does removing migrants to rwanda breach article three of the european convention of human rights? of course, that's prohibits torture, inhumane treatment and degrading treatment and degrading treatment as well. another key question when was the court of appeal right to conclude that rwanda was not a safe third country? of course, the basis of that determination was the concern that rwanda may send migrants sent from the uk back to their home country after processing thing, and that would be a serious concern if there's legitimate reasons for them originally fleeing that country . now, of course, the government says that the rwanda policy will save lives by deterring migrants from making that perilous channel crossing. of course, gb

news understands that over the last two days, around 300 migrants have made that journey, and the coastguard in fact, was involved in a rescue operation just earlier on this morning, are now among those giving evidence. of course, not just going to be the home office giving evidence. there will be lawyers representing migrants from countries including vietnam , syria, iraq, iran and sudan. now, most of whom travel to the uk in small boats. and they were on that plane when, back in 2022, which never left the runway. and they originally had their claims , of course, their their claims, of course, their claims for asylum ruled inadmissible by the then home secretary priti patel, which is why they were on that plane. now one of the arguments that their lawyers will be making is that the uk is actually still governed by the asylum procedures directive as part of retaining eu law. now, that directive means that you cannot

deport somebody to a country to which they have absolutely no connection and none of the migrants who are in the court and taking part in the hearing that we're on that plane have any connection whatsoever to rwanda . we also know that the rwanda. we also know that the united nations high commission for refugees will be giving its representations tomorrow. they say that rwanda lacks a fair, reliable and efficient asylum system when the judgement is expected at the end of this yean expected at the end of this year. if the government lose, what will they do next? they will need a plan b rishi sunak of course, saying that it's one of course, saying that it's one of his five key pledges to stop the boats and the home secretary, suella braverman illegal migration act actually making it a duty for the government not to deport asylum seekers who enter the uk without permission. so where they would go from from here, if they get a ruling against them , we don't ruling against them, we don't know right? >> for the moment. thank you very much indeed. so much for those five judges to consider.

as you say, with at least three days of the hearing to go . let's days of the hearing to go. let's update you now. the latest we're getting on the events in israel, in gaza, the latest we're getting from israel. khan tv is that 800 israelis have now been killed, whereas we were getting a figure of 600 in gaza itself, up from the 400 earlier. so the death toll rising on both sides. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu saying his country's response to what hamas have done will change the middle east. indeed, israeli military conceding that the border with gazais conceding that the border with gaza is still not completely secure. the fence had been breached in many places and that some hamas militants or terrorists may still be at large, even continuing to enter israel . israel. >> meanwhile, the uk's chief rabbi, ephraim mirvis , has said rabbi, ephraim mirvis, has said it is a time of mourning and deep grief for jews across the uk. and foreign secretary james

cleverly has visited the israeli embassy in a show of soledar unity with israel. well, we can go live to liverpool and speak to politics and investigate editor at the jewish chronicle , editor at the jewish chronicle, david rose. good afternoon to you, david. unfortunate we are seeing incidents of anti—semitism and racism against british jews happening now, aren't we? here in the uk? >> yes , that is the case. this >> yes, that is the case. this happens with depressing, predictable levity every time there is a conflict between israel and the palestinian , israel and the palestinian, especially with hamas in gaza . especially with hamas in gaza. >> it happened notably in 2021 when in what was in fact confined to an exchange of rocket fire and an airstrikes by the israelis led to a tremendous upsurge in anti—semitism on the streets of uk citizens, cities . streets of uk citizens, cities. this is already happening again when we've seen anti—semitic graffiti daubed in the golders

green suburb of north london, which is very much a jewish area. we have seen a kosher shop trashed and vandalised the community security trust , trashed and vandalised the community security trust, which is a remarkable organisation which exists to protect the jewish community, is openly stating that it now fears that the risk will increase in the coming days . coming days. >> we're getting indications that there may be more military activity obe david in the north with the border with lebanon. and clearly that bearing in mind what's happened in previous years, will be alarming . but is years, will be alarming. but is there , shall i say, a basic there, shall i say, a basic ignorance that people are confusing the issue of palestinian independence with the actions of hamas in detail within gaza itself? the actions of hamas in detail within gaza itself ? well the actions of hamas in detail within gaza itself? well hamas has been ruling gaza since two thousand and seven when it ousted the palestinian authority , which of course, is based in the west bank in ramallah . the west bank in ramallah. >> i mean , hamas is a terrorist

>> i mean, hamas is a terrorist organisation in its charter, says it exists in order to annihilate the jewish state. its leaders make no secret of the fact that they regard jewish life as as not human life . it is life as as not human life. it is a racist terrorist group. and to confuse the actions of a body of that kind with the aspiration for a two state solution, with a peaceful palestinian state co—existing alongside israel is not just naive. co—existing alongside israel is notjust naive. it co—existing alongside israel is not just naive. it has to be malicious . as the editor of the malicious. as the editor of the jewish chronicle , jake wallis jewish chronicle, jake wallis simons recently published a book called israel phobia, and he suggested that hatred of israel was, in fact a new or recent form of the ancient hatred of anti—semitism. anybody who confuses what hamas has been doing in the last 2 or 3 days with the legitimate aspirations of palestinians for self—governance , this is not self—governance, this is not just deluded . frankly, they are just deluded. frankly, they are evil . evil. >> and what then, of the part

played by iran, washington is being a bit cautious about blaming any direct interference, but clearly the suggestion is that the planning of this did involve the iranian revolutionary guard and well , revolutionary guard and well, this seems to be highly likely . this seems to be highly likely. >> we know that the hamas leadership was in tehran meeting with ayatollah khomeini and senior members of the irgc just a few weeks ago in the past yean a few weeks ago in the past year, i've published a number of investigative articles in the jewish chronicle looking at the influence of the irgc in the united kingdom and across the globe. and, you know, we have to be clear about what the stated goals of the irgc and ayatollah khomeini, khomeini, the supreme leader of the iranian regime are they are explicitly to destroy israel, which ayatollah khomeini regards as a so—called cancerous tumour. but beyond that, they believe in an apocalyptic ideology which says that they want to prepare for the final

battle between good and evil. when the imam mahdi, a mystical figure who last was seen on earth in the eighth century ad, will return at the head of a band of 313 warriors . band of 313 warriors. and fight this final battle. but the precondition, according to the irgc and the ayatollah khomeini regime, is the destruction of israel and the extirpation. the complete annihilation of international that international jewry. that is their and we know their stated goal. and we know that the connections between the irgc, but irgc, not only with hamas, but also hezbollah, also with hezbollah, are now very close indeed. and clearly the great peril for now the great peril for israel now is which is is that if hezbollah, which is in every sense an iranian proxy, if that starts lobbing missiles in large numbers at the north of israel, while the conflict continues in the south, that is a moment of very great danger indeed. >> yeah. and indeed, we are monitoring the position where there have been some incursions, suggestions of both missiles and

drones . but we'll update people drones. but we'll update people as we get more on that. but david, thank you for joining us there at the conference in liverpool from the jewish chronicle. of course, in resignations editor we have been talking about how thousands of civilians on all sides are affected by this. >> and scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, he says his parents in law are trapped in gaza after visiting family, leaving him very worried if they will make it through the night. well, earlier we spoke to the director of maidenhead synagogue, rabbi jonathan romain . he asserted that the hamas attack was pointless and is only going to create bloodshed . going to create bloodshed. >> desperately sad . and not only >> desperately sad. and not only that , it just >> desperately sad. and not only that, it just seems so >> desperately sad. and not only that , it just seems so pointless that, it just seems so pointless . i mean, it's not going to achieve anything . the hamas achieve anything. the hamas attack on israel, other than create widows and orphans . and create widows and orphans. and we are largely talking about civilians. i mean, as you probably saw in gb of us and nofice probably saw in gb of us and notice from the hamas videos, which they themselves released , which they themselves released, hamas wasn't attacking military

depots, it wasn't attacking israeli military. it was largely attacking civilians. and, you know , that festival, that rave know, that festival, that rave that was going on, in fact , that was going on, in fact, qatar capturing hostages as well . so it's appalling on a human level. but of course, on a political level, it's not going to achieve anything. in fact, it quite the reverse. it's going to set back the cause of peace. and although it's a difficult area, actually , we were inching actually, we were inching towards a peace solution, not an immediate one, but israel was at peace and made these peace treaties with egypt and jordan some time ago. what last year there was the abraham accord two years ago with other arab countries, bahrain , morocco and countries, bahrain, morocco and as you well know, there was a peace deal with saudi arabia actually in discussion. and this is just going to knock that out of the sky. or maybe who knows, maybe it was a deliberate attempt to derail that . but attempt to derail that. but whatever whatever . whatever whatever. >> jonathan, i'm just going to

interrupt you. we're just seeing some more black smoke rising on the skyline there with our live shots. you've touched on something quite interesting there as you indicating. i mean, this us accord to try and get something up and running with saudi arabia , suggestions this saudi arabia, suggestions this may be a direct consequence of that with iran becoming involved sponsoring of course , as the sponsoring of course, as the united states would say, or at least broadly complicit in these hamas attacks . hamas attacks. >> yes, i mean, let's i think everyone knows that gaza is not a happy place to live in. it's economic, enormously challenged to hide degree of poverty, and yet they've got all these very sophistic and very powerful missiles . now, where do they get missiles. now, where do they get them from ? the assumption is them from? the assumption is it's from iran . so in other it's from iran. so in other words, it's other states interfering and providing weaponry would be much better off providing hospitals and universities . universities. >> that was jonathan romain updating us there with his reaction . now, let's reflect

reaction. now, let's reflect that we've had a bit of rebuild ing going on, rebuilding britain . catherine force is at the labour party conference with us, not bob the builder , but rachel not bob the builder, but rachel the builder. it seems catherine yes , indeed. yes, indeed. >> rachel reeves promising to get britain in building, slashing regulation, planning regulation to make it easier to invest and develop green infrastructure in particularly things like battery factories, wind farms and laboratories and 5g infrastructure and a packed speech. it went down incredibly well in the hall as you would expect. but of course, she's also had the seal of approval from mark carney, the former governor of the bank of england, saying via video that she'd come from the bank of england . she from the bank of england. she was an economist. that was long past time. that her idea was were put into practise they've had business day to day. they've

been schmoozing with business as they've been doing the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs campaign with businesses for well over year now. a business well over a year now. a business leader i was with last night messaged me the hall saying messaged me in the hall saying she's good. and it does she's really good. and it does seem they may have the momentum. so the slogan, let's get britain's future back. i think that will resonate. and their basic message are you better off than you were 13 years ago when the conservatives came to power? they're betting that for the majority of people, the answer will be no . will be no. >> catherine, thank you very much indeed for updating us there in liverpool . much more to there in liverpool. much more to come from there. more to come, of course, from israel and gaza. stay with us on gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast dry for many warm in the many of us today. warm in the south, but still some rain in the north. nowhere as near as much as we saw across scotland through weekend. than through the weekend. more than 100mm parts 100mm widely across parts of central western scotland, central and western scotland, leading widespread flooding. leading to widespread flooding. severe warnings still in

severe flood warnings still in force, but any rain today will be mostly light showers affecting the western isles into the west of the central belt. othennise some brightness coming through scotland and more through for scotland and more especially across the rest of the there will be some sunny the uk. there will be some sunny spells, some mist lingering around as well around irish sea coasts as well as south—west england . and as south—west england. and there'll be some high cloud about as well. but still with the sunshine low to mid 20s in the sunshine low to mid 20s in the south and feeling warmer further north compared with the weekend as well. now the mist and low cloud that we see around the coast through the afternoon will push inland somewhat overnight. some dense fog overnight. so some dense fog patches forming across the south and west of uk . meanwhile, and west of the uk. meanwhile, thicker cloud returns to scotland with some outbreaks of rain pushing in by dawn. it's a mild night, but a cloudy start to the day on tuesday and a wet start for western scotland . start for western scotland. unfortunately, that rain coming on top of the very wet ground could cause further issues. a yellow rain warning in force, 50mm in places is not as much as we saw through the weekend, but

we saw through the weekend, but we don't need any more rain. obviously now the rain will push into parts of northern ireland and england the end and northern england by the end of afternoon, drier further and northern england by the end of andlrnoon, drier further and northern england by the end of and stilln, drier further

>> it's 3 pm. punching christie's this is gb news. and as you can see, i'm in liverpool for the labour party conference. lots on the agenda today. i will be joined throughout the show by lots on the agenda today. i will bnvastled throughout the show by

lots on the agenda today. i will bnvast host1roughout the show by lots on the agenda today. i will bnvast host ofughout the show by lots on the agenda today. i will bnvast host of different|e show by lots on the agenda today. i will bnvast host of different labour by a vast host of different labour mps . israel palestine obviously mps. israel palestine obviously is leading the agenda today, but also where do the labour party stand on things like the eu? where do you stand on immigration and crucially tax, tax, well? to tax, tax as well? it's all to play tax, tax as well? it's all to play for today. show coming play for today. busy show coming your way . your way. >> hello. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. i'm tamsin roberts . it's 3:00. here are the roberts. it's 3:00. here are the top stories . qatar is holding top stories. qatar is holding urgent talks with hamas and israel to negotiate hostage and prisoner swaps . doha is trying prisoner swaps. doha is trying to . secure the freedom of women to. secure the freedom of women and children captured by the terrorist group. in exchange for palestinians in israeli prisons. israel has declared war with hamas after a surprise attack by the terrorist group on saturday. more than 800 people have been killed in israel and 500 in gaza since then. israel's defence minister has ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, fuel and electricity .

off food, fuel and electricity. israel's prime minister