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another one at 1:00. so thank you forjoining us. we've come you for joining us. we've come to the end of our show. that's right. >> we'll be back with britain's newsroom tomorrow 930 on newsroom tomorrow at 930 on megxit live with emily megxit gb news live with emily carver here carver and pip tomson. but here is with sophia is your news with sophia wenzler. you tomorrow . wenzler. see you tomorrow. >> good afternoon . it's 12:01. >> good afternoon. it's 12:01. i'm sofia wenzler in the newsroom . the prime minister newsroom. the prime minister says his new cabinet is the team to make big, bold decisions to drive change as he addressed his new for cabinet the first time after his dramatic reshuffle , after his dramatic reshuffle, which saw david cameron make an unexpected return to frontline politics in a major gamble, rishi sunak gave the former prime minister a peerage in order to make him foreign secretary lord cameron admits such a return is not usual, but says he wants to support mr sunak through a difficult job at a hard time. the prime minister addressed his cabinet and pledged to change the country for the better. i know that this strong and united team is going to deliver that change for everybody . everybody. >> we've got an important week
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coming up wednesday. coming up on wednesday. we'll have inflation numbers. we'll also have the supreme court ruling on our rwanda plan. and next wednesday, the chancellor will important will be delivering an important autumn statement. across all autumn statement. and across all of i'm confident that we of that, i'm confident that we can demonstrate to the country that we're making progress on the set out at the priorities that i set out at the priorities that i set out at the year. and the beginning of the year. and looking around this table, i know that we have an energetic and that and enthusiastic team that is going the going to deliver for the country, let's to work . country, so let's get to work. >> shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones told gb news he thinks rishi sunak's move my move is desperate. my observation would be that having david cameron as foreign secretary doesn't solve rishi sunaks problems. >> in fact , it's quite odd to me >> in fact, it's quite odd to me that rishi sunak has had to look to past to try to bring back to the past to try to bring back a quote unquote grown help a quote unquote grown up to help get control of the conservative party. if rishi sunak was a good enough prime minister, he would be to get a grip of this be able to get a grip of this and to do so. and he's failed to do so. >> world health organisation and he's failed to do so. >> compared health organisation and he's failed to do so. >> compared the lth organisation and he's failed to do so. >> compared the al—shifaisation has compared the al—shifa hospital in gaza a cemetery hospital in gaza to a cemetery as bodies pile up the hospital, besieged by israeli forces, is
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no longer functioning with insufficient electricity, water and other basics. israel has accused hamas of having a command and control centre under the hospital, which the terror group denies . the pace of wage group denies. the pace of wage growth has eased back from a record level, with no change in the uk's unemployment rate. figures from the office for national statistics found average wages, excluding bonuses , were 7.7% higher than a year earlier . in , were 7.7% higher than a year earlier. in the three months to september . that's down from the september. that's down from the revised 7.9% level registered last month . chancellor jeremy last month. chancellor jeremy hunt has welcomed the growth and said his autumn statement will set out his plans to get people back into work . the government back into work. the government is considering making the chickenpox vaccine available on the nhs following a recommendation by scientists. the joint committee of vaccination and immunisation say the jab should be given to youngsters in two doses when they're 12 months and 18 months old. it says data from countries
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suggests the vaccine would dramatically reduce circulating chickenpox and prevent most severe cases in children in. the committee has also recommended a temporary catch up programme for older children to be included . older children to be included. police have arrested 115. just stop oil protesters after they slow marched on the a41 and blocked a major road. a group marched on hendon way yesterday morning , including the brent morning, including the brent cross flyover . the group claims cross flyover. the group claims the metropolitan police had blocked the flyover, preventing protesters from clearing the road . the force responded by road. the force responded by saying all the activists have been arrested as they showed no intention of leaving the road . intention of leaving the road. and applications have opened for britons to register their xl bully dogs from exemption before the breed is made illegal. owners who want to keep their dogs have to apply to an exemption scheme or choose to have their dog euthanized and apply for compensation. it will be illegal to own an xl bully from the 1st of february next
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yeah from the 1st of february next year. they must be registered by the end of january . this is gb the end of january. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to you . back to you. >> hello and welcome to gb news live . and we start today with live. and we start today with a scene from westminster that few people would have expected or predicted . us david cameron predicted. us david cameron attending a cabinet meeting after returning to the frontline politics seven years after standing down as prime minister. he attended this first meeting of rishi sunaks new look cabinet following his shock appointment as foreign secretary. the prime minister is stressing the importance of building a united team after his dramatic reshuffle yesterday. but to do that , hes reshuffle yesterday. but to do that, hes going to have to fight off some mps on the right of the party who are said to be furious over the sacking of suella braverman as home secretary .
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braverman as home secretary. yes. so joining us now from downing street is gb news political editor christopher hope. christopher thank you very much indeed. there you are outside a rather rainy number 10 down king street. can you bring us up to date what was said at this meeting this this cabinet meeting this morning . morning. >> well, the former prime minister david cameron, lord cameron, to us all now, the foreign secretary sat opposite rishi sunak, the old city to occupy, of course, his first visit back to 10 downing street in a formal role for the lord. cameron since he quit on the steps of number 10, behind me back 2016. and the pm, mr back in 2016. and the pm, mr sunak made very clear it's time to move on. this is the team now to move on. this is the team now to take the country forward, he said. and he made clear that he wants to try and move forward with got around with the group he's got around him and it was an attempt to reset government reset his government without celebrate when the home secretary, to secretary, who we are still to hear from mps on the hear from from tory mps on the right, are furious about what happened. be hearing from happened. we'll be hearing from a group called the new conservatives today. conservatives shortly today. they are the group danny kruger ,
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they are the group danny kruger, miriam cates, these are people who try and help the who want to try and help the tory party find its electoral mojo because the party is still 20 points behind in the polls. so there's concern about so there's some concern about why earth lord cameron now as why on earth lord cameron now as he is, became foreign secretary when couldn't find when they couldn't find a foreign from foreign secretary from the elected of the tory party elected rump of the tory party still in parliament on the backbenches, these rich levels, i've seen so many of them. they do create far more enemies problems for the government than they do find solutions for every one person cheered up by by a good plum ministerial job getting paid a few thousand pounds more on your mp salary. there's 2 or 3 who are being overlooked and they're the ones i think the pm needs to look out for now and there is quite a week coming up, isn't there, chris? >> we've got the supreme court ruling on rwanda tomorrow. we've got new inflation figures expected this week, plus also we've got jeremy hunts autumn statement next week. they had a lot to talk about around that table and there's a lot
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happening. >> so tomorrow . you're >> so tomorrow. you're absolutely right. it's inflation figures. they should show, i think liam halligan will know more but they should more on this, but they should show the inflation on show the inflation heading on down towards of halving down towards the idea of halving it end of the year in it by the end of the year in this calendar year. that was the one one of five targets. the pm mr himself. we're also mr sunak set himself. we're also going the rwanda decision going to see the rwanda decision around 10 am. tomorrow morning and government response. and then a government response. now the cabinet has met and we'll wait and see comes we'll wait and see what comes from that happening from that briefing happening right journalists . we'll right now to journalists. we'll wait until that's finished before we can talk about that meeting. but are going to meeting. but we are going to see, i think, a response from the from government the from the government tomorrow, and tomorrow, the pm tomorrow. and then, we're looking then, of course, we're looking into next week already next wednesday is the autumn statement. thursday , don't statement. next thursday, don't forget is the net migration figures last year. how many figures for last year. how many how many immigrants allowed how many immigrants were allowed in uk legally by this in for uk legally by this government? the government which said it would back control said it would take back control over and laws ? over its borders and laws? >> yes, of course. net migration figures as well. there is indeed a lot on their plate in the coming days and weeks. now,
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yesterday we saw andrew jenkins, mp boldly put in a letter of no confidence. are you hearing anything with regards to any further names coming forward . further names coming forward. >> not yet. i mean , people >> not yet. i mean, people allies of rishi sunak call her the pantomime dame, which is a bit unfair on andrew jenkins. i think she's she's a much more serious person than that. but people she is certainly out there on on the limb of the there on the on the limb of the kind of pro boris johnson camp and she won't and she is she she's concerned about about what happened with this reshuffle yesterday . who is the right wing yesterday. who is the right wing in a cabinet? well, it might be esther mcvey, our former colleague at gb news. now the minister without portfolio, the for minister sense. we're for minister common sense. we're told that's the best the told that's that's the best the right have now and she can right have got. now and she can only, only attend cabinet isn't actually fully fledged cabinet actually a fully fledged cabinet minister lee rowley is the other person who number 10 point out as right winger. person who number 10 point out as right winger . but as being a right winger. but really right have been really the right have been expunged from the of expunged from the top of government with the removal of
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suella that suella braverman. and that is the i think, which the problem i think, which the pm i think, pm has got. he's now, i think, looking election thinking looking to election thinking let's the middle let's go back to the middle ground by david ground as exemplified by david cameron, who of course owned that space, didn't he, back in the late noughties and early 20105. the late noughties and early 2010s. hoping gambling 2010s. they're hoping gambling that could win the election . but that could win the election. but of course, it didn't win in 2020 ten. only a coalition was formed with the liberal democrats . so with the liberal democrats. so let's see how well it does in the they the next election. maybe they can a small can they can scrape a small majority, but that looks unlikely given polling. unlikely given the polling. >> i don't know >> also, chris, i don't know whether meeting has started whether that meeting has started yet, but the prime minister is meeting police meeting the met police commissioner mark as commissioner, sir mark rowley as well today, believed to be discussing the protests that happened last weekend and the ensuing trouble . ensuing trouble. >> yeah , a meeting is underway. >> yeah, a meeting is underway. it hasn't yet finished yet. well as soon as we get a readout from that meeting, we'll update gb news pm, of course, news viewers. the pm, of course, was concerned, as suella was concerned, as was suella braverman about images braverman about the images from the protesters, the the weekend, the protesters, the counter among the 300,000 palestinians who marched for p
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for the ceasefire in gaza on saturday and they want to find out what can do more. there's rumours, of course, about trying to tighten up the public order legislation to make it easier for to step respond for police to step in to respond to concerns politicians to concerns and politicians perhaps to ban perhaps make it easier to ban marches that if there's marches like that if there's going to be some some some difficult offensive difficult and some offensive remarks made to faith groups, they look at banning they may even look at banning marches demonstrations marches and demonstrations on days days of national days of days of national solemnity such as armistice day, the 11th of november. we'll wait and see. but it was it did pass off. there was trouble, but it wasn't as bad as it might have been. and that's a relief, because don't forget, last last wednesday, the pm rishi sunak, summoned mark rally meeting summoned mark rally to a meeting to demand that any protesters couldn't go anywhere near the remembrance commemorations . as remembrance commemorations. as the following day we saw that article by the former home secretary, suella braverman , secretary, suella braverman, which really did lay into the police and accused them of favouritism. so i think the pm is on the same page as the home
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secretary and wanting to do something about it. the something about it. it's the language where there's differentiation. yes >> and we saw jacob rees—mogg wrote for the telegraph, i believe, saying that suella braverman was sacked for being right, view . and we also right, in his view. and we also heard from lord david frost. he thinks this reshuffle is moving back to a pre brexit hit type of government . but there you go. government. but there you go. thank you very much indeed for your time. christopher hope there, our political editor outside number 10 downing street. keeping dry just about. let's see if it's as wet in the red wall seat of stoke on trent today. red wall seat of stoke on trent today . joining us there is our today. joining us there is our reporter jack carlson. oh jack, it's looking a little drier , red it's looking a little drier, red wall seat. how are people feeling there? because it looks like it's now the blue seats being targeted by the government i >> -- >> yeah, it's gone down certainly with a mixed reception here, particularly, i think the sticking point that i found speaking to people today is the fact that david cameron was made
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a lord in order to become foreign secretary. one person did tell me that . is it was it did tell me that. is it was it really the case that out of all of the mps that rishi sunak has got, was it was was none of them available to come and to come and do the job? it certainly didn't fill them with confidence. of course, going into , we into next year, which we do expect, course, be that expect, of course, to be that big year here. this is big election year here. this is the stoke on north the seat of stoke on trent north where in. in the town of where i'm in. i'm in the town of burslem, outside the city burslem, just outside the city centre of stoke. of course, it was a big brexit area back in 2019. it went to the conservatives. jonathan gullace is the mp for this constituency . is the mp for this constituency. it flipped decades and decades of labour holding this seat. but of labour holding this seat. but of course with that brexit referendum and now having a chancellor in number in number 11, which of course it was, was a campaigner for the remain campaign, having now a foreign secretary of course which which was campaigning for the remain campaign. there were some people that i've spoken that were that i've spoken to that were disappointed. , that disappointed. of course, that voting in 2019, they
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voting for boris in 2019, they don't necessarily feel the benefits and the positives that they saw of brexit have been enacted, but also they're now disappointed in the decisions that maybe sunak is making that maybe rishi sunak is making . so can still win here? . so can he still win here? that's the big question i've asked couple of people today. asked a couple of people today. here's what they told me . here's what they told me. >> rishi sunak i don't think so . >> rishi sunak i don't think so. i am i don't know. maybe . labour i am i don't know. maybe. labour >> it was a surprise . didn't >> it was a surprise. didn't expect it at all. but i'm confident he's a very experienced and i think he'll do a good job. i think he will. yeah, i'm sure he will. conservative always have . yeah conservative always have. yeah >> so mixed reaction there certainly with with whether rishi sunak can still of course keep this seat but also the reaction that you heard there from from david cameron coming back, certainly some back, there was certainly some shock braverman was shock that suella braverman was sacked as home secretary. but one person did tell me that
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actually they'd talked a lot about their plans and of course, trying to stop the boats. but they didn't feel like any action was actually really being taken. now, course , the shadow chief now, of course, the shadow chief secretary the treasury, secretary to the treasury, darren jones, tell gb news darren jones, did tell gb news earlier, of course, that having david cameron foreign david cameron as foreign secretary rishi secretary doesn't solve rishi sunak's problems. he said that it's odd that he's looked to the past he's called a past to higher. he's called a grown to try help control grown up to try and help control the party and of course control the party and of course control the is certainly what the party is certainly what rishi sunak is going to have to do. he believes he's built he's built cabinet, of course, built a cabinet, of course, to try make, as he calls it, try and make, as he calls it, those term decisions for those long term decisions for the but here stoke the country. but here in stoke on trent north, is on trent north, the jury is still very out on that one. yes >> and stoke on trent north, >> and in stoke on trent north, the mp, jonathan gullis, is very outspoken issues to do with outspoken on issues to do with immigration issues to do with illegal immigration. he's campaigned on the use of hotels is for migrants and refugees coming over the channel how do you hear those sorts of concerns when you've been out and about in the area ?
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in the area? >> yeah , stop the boats and >> yeah, stop the boats and stopping the boats is certainly something that has come up repeated . they just don't feel repeated. they just don't feel like there's enough action. there's a lot of they felt like that while suella braverman was maybe saying maybe talking and saying the right things to them and their beliefs, the lack of action and the lack of you know, still having those boats come across was certainly certainly something which they felt . well, something which they felt. well, you know, maybe on that point , you know, maybe on that point, you know, maybe on that point, you know, maybe on that point, you know, her being sacked was maybe the right thing. and they do. those people particularly that were talking about those issues do hope that someone like james cleverly can actually get a of this thing, because a hold of this thing, because here in this constituency that will of those key will be one of those key battlegrounds forward . and. >> okay, jack carson in the red wall seat of stoke on trent, thank you very much. very difficult to know . it's quite difficult to know. it's quite interesting that first woman, i don't think she really was thinking too much about the reshuffle , was she? how much cut reshuffle, was she? how much cut through do these types of events have? think everyone will have
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have? i think everyone will have heard suella braverman has heard that suella braverman has been that david been sacked and that david cameron is back in. but the minor moves, i think it takes us back to what liam halligan was saying yesterday. our business and editor that and economics editor is that it's how money people it's about how much money people have in their pockets. and have got in their pockets. and actually it's the autumn statement that statement next week that could be more this be crucial more than this cabinet reshuffle . well, we cabinet reshuffle. well, we shall yes. looking forward shall see. yes. looking forward to hearing from liam halligan , to hearing from liam halligan, because after this short break, we're going to be hearing about how wages have outpaced how uk wages have outpaced inflation at the fastest rate in two years. liam halligan our business and economics editor will be with us to tell us how that might impact the pound in your pocket .
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legal safeguards against fiscal decisions. this is following former prime minister liz truss's mini—budget. they say these changes could prevent what happened , the disaster. they say happened, the disaster. they say after liz truss's mini—budget so joining us now is liam halligan who is, of course, gb news economics and business editor with on the money . just explain with on the money. just explain for us, liam, then, what this vote is that labour are trying to push through. okay let's do that first. >> so labour, they want to empower the office for budget responsibility . the office for responsibility. the office for budget responsibility is a kind of whitehall fiscal watchdog and some people would say that in recent years they've been overly pessimistic about the economy. they've overestimated how much money the government is going to spend. they've underestimated tax revenues and they've actually sort of held a veto over government policy. if the obr says those tax cuts are unfunded or we can't afford them, then you're not allowed to
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do them. and liz truss pushed back against that. she felt that these faceless whitehall mandarins had become too powerful and labour is going in the other direction because, as emily said , we can discuss why emily said, we can discuss why it happened. but after liz truss's mini—budget financial markets took umbrage and interest rates went up. i mean, they were going up around the world anyway . but labour have world anyway. but labour have always tried say that liz always tried to say that liz truss economy . the truss crashed the economy. the reality is somewhat more complex as reality often is. but labour, for now they're trying to present themselves pip as , as present themselves pip as, as more responsible with the economy than the tories. we won't spend too much money. we won't spend too much money. we won't lead to interest rates going up and it's pretty historically that's quite questionable . it is quite questionable. it is quite questionable. it is quite questionable. you know, i mean , questionable. you know, i mean, crikey, i remember in my crikey, i remember writing in my economics the economics a—level about the uk economy going cap in hand to the international monetary fund. it was economic suez under was our economic suez under a labour government. the other labour government. on the other hand , you for a lot of the hand, you know, for a lot of the blair—brown economy blair—brown years, the economy was stable . the tories in was pretty stable. the tories in the early 90s oversaw the, you
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know, falling out the exchange rate mechanism. pay your rate mechanism. so pay your money take your choice limb. >> it's quite clear why they go ofcom all like that one was very balanced . it's quite clear why balanced. it's quite clear why rachel reeves co want to do rachel reeves and co want to do this to show that they are fiscally prudent and different from the truss administration . from the truss administration. and it's been a big line for them crashed the them that liz truss crashed the economy . might they come to economy. but might they come to regret handing the obr so much power? >> i think i think they might because the obr is ferociously independent and it's often wrong for casts are not destiny, particularly forecasts . s that particularly forecasts. s that emanate from whitehall in my experience as an economist, they're often, you know, among they're often, you know, among the worst forecasters in the country at the boys and girls in the city of london, where there's, you know, private money on the line tend to do a little bit better. but let's just have a at where the economy is, a look at where the economy is, because this is a moment. because this is a big moment. we've inflation number we've got the inflation number coming and coming out tomorrow. so and we've had these numbers out coming out tomorrow. so and we'vmorningese numbers out coming out tomorrow. so and we'v morning that numbers out coming out tomorrow. so and we'vmorning that are numbers out coming out tomorrow. so and we'v morning that are worth )ers out coming out tomorrow. so and we'v morning that are worth justout this morning that are worth just running our eyes across. so
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between july and september compared july and september compared to july and september in 2022, wages were 7.9% higher on average. that includes bonuses. so for a lot of people, their wage increase, if they got one at all, was a lot less than that. but the average wage increase was 7.9% and that's higher than inflation. the latest inflation number is 6.7. so what does that mean ? that so what does that mean? that means real wages after inflation are actually going up and they're going up at their fastest pace in two years now. and that's good news for the economy as long as it doesn't feed into inflation. but that means retail sales should pick up consumers should start feeling a little bit more confident , particularly if confident, particularly if interest rates stay where they are. that will depend on tomorrow's inflation number. but just little in the tail just a little sting in the tail here. wanted put in. here. i wanted to put this in. i found some numbers showing that there are 2315 insolvencies in england and wales last month, and that's up 18% on october. 20, 22. so that's what happens .
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20, 22. so that's what happens. emily and pip, when you increase interest rates 14 times in a row because of course firms, they have debts too. they have firms debts of generally on variable rates rather than fixed rates. most mortgages now , 80% of most mortgages now, 80% of mortgages are fixed rates , so mortgages are fixed rates, so they're not always fixed for very long. but firms generally variable rate finance . and i variable rate finance. and i just put that little thing in there. i want to sort of there. i don't want to sort of spread news, but it's worth spread bad news, but it's worth noting that insolvencies up noting that insolvencies are up 18% time last year 18% on this time last year because the rubber's really hitting the road now. so please, bank england, no more bank of england, no more interest rises. bank of england, no more intedot rises. bank of england, no more intedot have s. bank of england, no more intedot have any breakdown on >> do you have any breakdown on those wage increases? i've read that quite a lot of this might be coming from the public sector with recent settlements now in general , as with recent settlements now in general, as as many commentators like to put out in recent years, private sector wages have gone up more than public sector wages i >> -- >> but in 5mm >> but in this case, you're right. part of the increase in this wage number is because of one off payments to civil servants and people in the nhs as sort of sweeteners. if you
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like. it's also worth saying emily and this is very rarely said on television, even though private sector wages have tended to go up more than public sector wages in recent years, that average public sector wage is still higher than the average private sector wage. >> it's still true. >> it's still true. >> and as well as getting a higher wage on average the fifth of people that work in the pubuc of people that work in the public sector, of course, they get much better pension rights, more holidays, more sick leave, better employment conditions, yada, this is yada, yada, yada. so this is a relatively large increase in the average wage. and thankfully for once , it's above inflation. so once, it's above inflation. so real wages are now going up. so people on average should be feeling better off. you've got to take your good news where you can get it. >> yes, liz truss, you mentioned and she has been seen today because her alternative budget is being published. what is in that? >> she's not going anywhere. liz truss and whatever you think of her, she really is moving the needle in terms of the political debate. even labour now are saying our first priority is
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going for growth, which is exactly what liz truss was saying this time last year. there is a bunch now of 50 to 60 tory backbenchers as they're called, the growth and enterprise group. they're very much focussed around not liz truss as a potential leader, but liz truss as somebody who has ideas about how the economy should be run. this is the tory, right? this is free market, it low tax, low regulation, let's act like traditional conservatives . many of these conservatives. many of these people think that rishi sunak and jeremy hunt in particular aren't traditional conservatives. given that the tax burden is at a 70 year high and the manifesto that liz truss has out today, she's got has laid out today, she's got a bunch of international economists working with her 12. they're a pretty impressive group many of them . group. i've met many of them. they've they've laid out a number of measures when it comes to shaking up the planning system, lowering business taxation. what we call full expensing, which is something jeremy hunt might do in his autumn statement next week. that's companies can offset that's when companies can offset their all their investment 100%
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against their corporation tax bill. now that's great if you're a big company with deep pockets and you've got to money invest or you can borrow money if you're a small company that can't financial markets, you're a small company that can'thasn't financial markets, you're a small company that can'thasn't gotiancial markets, you're a small company that can'thasn't got money �*narkets, you're a small company that can'thasn't got money to rkets, you're a small company that can'thasn't got money to invest, that hasn't got money to invest, just trying to keep your head above difficult above water, it's very difficult to take advantage of tax allowances on investment, upfront costs. absolutely you've still to pay the tax, right? still got to pay the tax, right? you've pay this 25% you've still got to pay this 25% corporation tax up from 19% this time last year. that's hurting a lot of small and medium sized enterprises. >> and that's if you're making a profit that's you're profit and that's if you're making insolvencies making a profit. insolvencies some people certainly are not. liam, thank you. pleasure for now . want to bring you some now. want to bring you some breaking news about russell brand two further brand because two further complainants have come forward to the bbc since it launched a review into his behaviour that has come in the last few moments from the corporation. a total of five complaints have now been made about russell brand's behaviour while he hosted . radio
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behaviour while he hosted. radio shows between 2006 and 2008. at the two complaints that we've just mentioned are related to his workplace conduct and are not, say, the bbc of a serious sexual nature. the other three allegations were made before he was publicly accused in september of rape and sexual assault allegations, which he denies. so there we go. we'll bnng denies. so there we go. we'll bring you any updates on that one. but still to come, the latest on storm debbie, which hit the south coast with heavy rain and thunderstorms . as we'll rain and thunderstorms. as we'll be speaking to our man on the ground, jeff moody. well, he might off in this might have taken off in this week. he might have taken off with umbrella. let's with his umbrella. first, let's get with get your news headlines with sophia . sophia. >> it's 1231. sophia. >> it's1231. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . rishi sunak is in the newsroom. rishi sunak is holding talks with met police chief sir mark rowley over last weekend's pro—palestinian demonstrations in the capital.
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the prime minister's spokesman says he will be speaking to sir to mark get a shared understanding of how to approach these protests. if it were to continue in the future . it's continue in the future. it's after suella braverman was sacked as home secretary for branding pro—police protesters hate marchers . she also accused hate marchers. she also accused the police of bias for letting the police of bias for letting the rally go ahead on armistice day . the prime the rally go ahead on armistice day. the prime minister the rally go ahead on armistice day . the prime minister says the rally go ahead on armistice day. the prime minister says his new cabinet is the team to make big, bold decisions to drive change as he addressed his new for cabinet the first time after his dramatic reshuffle, which saw david cameron make an unexpected return to frontline politics in a major gamble, rishi sunak made gave the former prime minister a peerage in order to make him foreign secretary palace etonians, trapped inside gaza's biggest hospital, are digging a mass grave to bury hundreds of patients who have died since the conflict began . the hospital, conflict began. the hospital, besieged by israeli forces, is no longer functioning with insufficient electricity, water
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and other basics. israel has accused hamas of having a command and control centre under the hospital , which the terror the hospital, which the terror group denies . a 41 gun salute group denies. a 41 gun salute has been held in central london to mark king. charles's 75th birthday . to mark king. charles's 75th birthday. charles will officially launch the coronation food project with the queen, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food . between food waste and food. need.the between food waste and food. need. the king's birthday plans will also see him hosting a reception for nhs nurses and midwives at buckingham palace. ceremonial gun salutes are marking the day , including at marking the day, including at the tower of london. and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> hello. very good day to you. >> hello. very good day to you. >> it's alex burkill here again with your latest gb news weather
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forecast. >> the unsettled picture continues through the next few days. >> there will be heavy at >> there will be heavy rain at times and some strong blustery winds at the moment there are a few occluded fronts across the uk and these bring the focus for the showery rain that we're going to see as we go through the of the day. and the rest of the day. and overnight, picture overnight, a cloud picture across many northern areas, particularly across scotland, with outbreaks of with some heavy outbreaks of rain at times, perhaps some wintry ness over the higher ground to some clear skies across north scotland across the far north of scotland could for a touch of frost could allow for a touch of frost here. elsewhere, further south, also skies, also some clear skies, temperatures not dropping a huge amount and a few showers to watch for as well go watch out for as well as we go into wednesday . a cloudy, wet into wednesday. a cloudy, wet story across many northern areas. still some heavier outbreaks of rain possible here, dner outbreaks of rain possible here, drier and brighter towards the south. just 1 or 2 showers to watch out for across parts of wales and southwest england . wales and southwest england. also, decent sunshine also, some decent sunshine across the far of scotland across the far north of scotland to temperatures for many likely to temperatures for many likely to be down degree or so to be down a degree or so compared today. we're looking compared to today. we're looking at highs around 12, possibly at highs of around 12, possibly 13 in the south and
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13 celsius in the south and southwest . but as go into southwest. but as we go into thursday and we are going to see a swathe of wet and windy weather pushing its way up from the see the south—west. we could see gales, a bit gales, perhaps even a bit stronger that around stronger than that around coastal and some coastal parts and some significant rainfall to more unsettled weather to come as we head towards the weekend with some rain likely then . but some heavy rain likely then. but we also going to see we are also going to see temperatures well. temperatures rising as well. i'll later. bye
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>> welcome back to gb news live. now what is the weather like where you are today? if you live in the south, it's probably a little bit stormy because of storm debby, which has affected areas bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding. yes, the met office put a yellow weather warning in place for this morning. travel disruption expected throughout the day. we've sent gb news south—west of england. reporter are off to do his duty. jeff moody. he's in north devon battling the conditions. doesn't look like it . look like it. >> no, it's really quite pleasant, actually. thank you for this gig. it's been very nice , but the main problem was nice, but the main problem was overnight. overnight that we did see quite some very , very strong see quite some very, very strong winds, very , very strong rain, winds, very, very strong rain, particularly in ireland, northern ireland and parts of scotland too. and in parts of the north of wales. we did hear that there was there's only been one injury so far from this
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storm. that was a woman in limerick who was hit by flying debns limerick who was hit by flying debris and was sent to hospital. but she's not in a serious condition. so really it has been very, very lucky. the storm has moved now out into the north sea. there was a yellow weather warning in place for the south of england for flooding , of england for flooding, particularly localised flooding in places. but that was lifted at midday today. so really the worst of the storm is over and done with. some people had a bad night originally in ireland , night originally in ireland, there were 100,000 homes this morning without electricity. that was quickly sorted out. they're now back or all now back on grid . it looks like things on grid. it looks like things are pretty much back to normal. >> jeff i can just see actually the met office in the last few minutes has extended that yellow weather warning. it is now in place until 3:00. warnings of heavy rain, thunder and possibly gusty winds . but like you say, gusty winds. but like you say, where you are , it's clearly where you are, it's clearly moved through . i mean, you might moved through. i mean, you might as well go and have an ice
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cream. yes, absolutely . cream. yes, absolutely. >> a cup of warm soup i think is more appropriate . more appropriate. >> yes, i think we're getting it in getting it in london now . in getting it in london now. lots of rain, wind , but nothing lots of rain, wind, but nothing to disastrous. it doesn't look like . thank you very much like. thank you very much indeed. jeff moody , who is in indeed. jeff moody, who is in nonh indeed. jeff moody, who is in north devon. not so much battling the conditions, but certainly reporting on what was the case overnight . right. and the case overnight. right. and thousands of homes without power . yes. do take though , . yes. do take care, though, because of there could be damages, damage to a few buildings and structures because of this stormy weather. lightning strikes are possible, say the met office , and driving say the met office, and driving conditions could be a bit dodgy as well. so do watch how you go. now. let's take you straight to the house commons because the the house of commons because the shadow secretary, david shadow foreign secretary, david lammy, speaking about the war lammy, is speaking about the war between israel and gaza . let's between israel and gaza. let's listen in and hear what he has to say. >> this house needs government accountability. more than ever . accountability. more than ever. so will the minister commit to
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working closely with the speaker to ensure the opposition and all members of parliament can hold the foreign secretary to account 7 the foreign secretary to account ? turning to the horrors of gaza , the more than 11,000 palestinians have reportedly been killed, with two thirds of the dead being women and children. this is shocking and devastating . every civilian devastating. every civilian death is an equal tragedy . does death is an equal tragedy. does the minister agree with me that the minister agree with me that the number of palestinian civilians and children who have been killed over the past month is intolerable ? and does he is intolerable? and does he agree that israel must make changes as to the way it is fighting this war by taking urgent concrete steps to protect civilian life and gravely concerned by the desperate reports from hospitals in
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northern gaza? these were already overstretched, with the wounded short of fuel and filled with civilians seeking shelter. doctors now forced to make impossible choices as they try to care for the wounded and newborns without power . and some newborns without power. and some of those newborns have now lost their lives unbearable . all their lives unbearable. all medical establishments have special protection under international law. they should never be targeted or used as shields , as all parties must shields, as all parties must follow international law acting with necessity , distinction, with necessity, distinction, proportionality and precaution. allegations of breaches should always be treated with the utmost seriousness. i know the minister said last week that this government supports icc independence as the labour party do, but he failed to answer whether the government recognises its jurisdiction to address the conduct of all parties in gaza as prime minister boris johnson rejected it and attacked the court.
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labour recognises the icc's juristic action. can he clarify his government's position today ? his government's position today? gazais his government's position today? gaza is in a humanity catastrophe. more than 1.5 million people have been displaced . there are desperate displaced. there are desperate shortages of basic essentials. does the minister agree that the short pauses in the north are clearly not enough ? gazans need clearly not enough? gazans need aid now . they need medicine now. aid now. they need medicine now. they need water now. they need food now. they need fuel now . a food now. they need fuel now. a full, comprehensive and immediate humanitarian pause in fighting across the whole of gaza. fighting across the whole of gaza . now to alleviate gaza. now to alleviate palestinian suffering and for hamas terrorists to release the hostages , mr speaker, hamas hostages, mr speaker, hamas stated aim is to wipe israel off the map. they committed the most brutal attack on jews since the holocaust. now they're using innocent palestinians as human shields . i'd innocent palestinians as human shields. i'd like to register my shock that not every member of this house can say this truth hamas are terror ists. we must
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not give up on the narrow openings that keep the prospect of peace alive . that means of peace alive. that means preventing escalation , preventing escalation, condemning violence from settlers in the west bank, condemning rocket attacks on israel from iran's proxies in lebanon and elsewhere, creating a future where gaza is not subject to occupation. meanwhile, international diplomacy evolves and the facts on the grounds are changing day to day in relation to both hostages being rescued and hamas's capability to carry out attacks like we saw on october the 7th. as the leader of the opposition set out to chatham house, we must move to a false cessation of fighting as quickly as possible. the reality is that neither the long term security of israel nor long term justice for palestine can be delivered by bombs and bullets. we must seek a path to a political process that leads to two states a secure israel and an independent palestine. thank you, mr minister. >> thank thank you, mr speaker. >> thank thank you, mr speaker. >> well, i thank the honourable
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gentleman for his comments. >> perhaps i should start with his comments about the foreign secretary. i would say this to him. i think that having a former prime minister and party leader as our foreign secretary , leader as our foreign secretary, wherever you sit in this house, that must be a plus. they will they they will be able they will be able to exert british influence , british policy highly influence, british policy highly effectively overseas. and i greatly welcome the appointment of lord cameron to the position as foreign secretary. he is, as the house will know, an extremely experienced parliamentarian and i have no doubt whatsoever that both the house and the foreign office and the government will gain enormous from his presence . and enormous from his presence. and he asked me, mr speaker, whether i will commit to working very closely with you . and of course, closely with you. and of course, there is only one answer to that question , but also to ensure question, but also to ensure also . anne—elisabeth moutet
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also. anne—elisabeth moutet excuse , also to ensure the excuse, also to ensure the fullest possible accountability as you set it out. mr speaker, he he speaks of the scale of death and misery and all deaths of civilians are to be profoundly regretted. he talked about the scenes from al—shifa hosphal about the scenes from al—shifa hospital, which will have shocked every single member of this house, and he, like me, will be aware that 102 humanitarian workers who placed their lives in jeopardy to support their fellow human beings , those lives have have beings, those lives have have been have been lost, he asks me about the icc. it's not for me to fetter or or speak in the place of the chief prosecutor at the icc , but he will know that the icc, but he will know that he has spoken and that he will do so again . he has spoken and that he will do so again. he he has spoken and that he will do so again . he called for the do so again. he called for the hostages to be released . hostages to be released. everyone in this house, i hope, will echo that he said that
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hamas are terrorists and suggested that some do not recognise that. i hope i agree with him. i hope every member of the house will make it clear that hamas are terrorists and their dreadful pogrom that took place. >> you are listening and watching international development minister and you, mitchell talked to mps about the crisis in israel and gaza . crisis in israel and gaza. >> he also just spoke about the new foreign secretary, david cameron, who is obviously the former prime minister and he says that having him on board must be a plus because he will be able to exert british influence and policy . he influence and policy. he oversees the shadow foreign secretary, david lammy, i think needed a little bit of reassurance about that. yes. he asked many questions, indeed, mostly the situation in mostly about the situation in israel , gaza mostly about the situation in israel, gaza humanitarian crisis . he also emphasised that hamas is a terrorist group . andrew is a terrorist group. andrew mitchell, of course, will be taking questions for david cameron as david cameron is now
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in the lords and andrew mitchell will take questions. so that's why he was there with david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary. but let's go live to our political correspondent, olivia utley in westminster . olivia utley in westminster. olivia, thank you very much for joining us on the show. we were just listening there to a little bit of andrew mitchell with david lammy, an andrew was asked about david cameron as foreign secretary. he said it's a plus . secretary. he said it's a plus. it must be a plus. having a former prime minister in the cabinet. but yeah, and i think that view is echoed certainly in quite large portions of whitehall and possibly among the wider conservative backbench inches the foreign office. >> i've spoken to some officials at the foreign office who are absolutely over the moon. they think that having a former prime minister foreign secretary minister as foreign secretary will give heft to the department, will give clout to the foreign office. it's also quite for rishi sunak. he quite useful for rishi sunak. he will much able to will very much be able to delegate foreign
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delegate matters of foreign import over to the foreign secretary. previously sometimes we've had foreign secretaries who sort of hold the role in name only when an actual big breaking international story comes out. it's the prime minister who has to travel to the relevant place and engage in diplomacy. now, david cameron will very much be able to do that on rishi sunak's behalf. he has the international contacts , has the international contacts, he has the reputation. he has the gravitas, as it were, on the world stage that said , and it's world stage that said, and it's a pretty controversial appointment. yes, there are plenty of moderates in the conservative party, perhaps on the on the left of the party who are really happy about the news, partly for the reasons i've just mentioned, partly because they feel grown back feel that the grown ups are back in charge. that's a phrase i've been hearing lot in been hearing a lot in westminster there westminster today, but there are those right the party, those on the right of the party, plenty of mps in in red wall seats who feel as though they've been betrayed. they think that suella for them. suella braverman spoke for them. she's gone and she's she's now gone and she's essentially replaced by the
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essentially been replaced by the man was the king of remain, man who was the king of remain, if you like, the prime minister who led the remain campaign over the course of that brexit referendum . at the moment, on referendum. at the moment, on the whole , they're being pretty the whole, they're being pretty quiet . andrea jenkins has sent quiet. andrea jenkins has sent in a letter of no confidence, but she's tends to be a little bit of a of a troublemaker and she's not a sort of pied piper in the conservative party. i don't think hordes will follow her sending letters of no confidence to rishi sunak, but that still there. muted that anger is still there. muted though it might be suella braverman, you'll notice, has withheld her resignation letter. we haven't yet heard anything from allies say that's from her allies say that's because she wants it to be as explosive as possible. and while the airwaves are dominated with david cameron , she just doesn't david cameron, she just doesn't think she'll get enough attention an be that attention. an it could be that in few days or maybe weeks, in a few days or maybe weeks, she'll release that statement and those sort of 40 or 50 conservative mps who staunchly back her, who backed her in the leadership who've leadership contest, who've praised her role as home praised her in her role as home secretary, could start kicking their toys of the pram to do
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their toys out of the pram to do so. although this so. rishi sunak although this morning we're seeing a united front. we're not hearing too many mutterings from the conservative backbenchers. he has a lot of problems ahead of him. >> i'm just wondering whether suella braverman might wait until the supreme court ruling on sending people to rwanda . on sending people to rwanda. depending on the outcome of that , could that be her time to make a more fulsome statement ? a more fulsome statement? >> i think that could well be the case. but we're expecting to hear the ruling tomorrow. so and i've heard insiders say that they think it's likely that the government will lose or if not lose, absolutely, then it could be some sort of fudge where elements of the policy are allowed to go ahead , but others allowed to go ahead, but others aren't. if that is the case, i think it might well be the time that suella braverman speaks up. it's not clear what rishi sunak would if the government loses would do if the government loses where take it next. but where he would take it next. but suella line would suella bravermans line would obviously we need to obviously be, well, we need to push ahead with this policy. we need a way make it
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need to find a way to make it work. crack down on work. we need to crack down on those and stop illegal those boats and stop illegal migration, which plenty of conservative mps , plenty of conservative mps, plenty of conservative mps, plenty of conservative members and plenty of voters agree with. so as you say, she could well use that opportunity to write that letter and at that moment we could see mps flooding in behind her, expressing their discontent with the current conservative government and just very quickly, olivia, while while we've got you, you said the appointment of david cameron is controversial . controversial. >> it's also controversial for the reason that he's facing rather a lot of scrutiny over links with china, various business interests . a number of business interests. a number of questions have gone in, i believe . believe. >> well, absolutely. and that's a really awkward position for the foreign secretary to be in. david cameron along with george osborne, presided over the golden era of relations between china and the uk. and there are lots of china hawks on the conservative backbenchers who also tend to be brexiteers, who also tend to be brexiteers, who
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also tend to agree with suella braverman, who really don't trust david cameron on this issue of china, which is of course very important for the foreign secretary. >> yes, indeed. thank you very much indeed. olivia utley there in westminster in our studio for us. next, we're going to be discussing the king's 75th birthday. be another birthday. there will be another gun salute , this time from the gun salute, this time from the tower go
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and pip johnson. so king charles is celebrating his 75th birthday today. is celebrating his 75th birthday today . so? so from all of us at today. so? so from all of us at gb news, we're so excited we can't get our words out. but we do wish him a very happy birthday. he marks this occasion by launching his coronation food project, very much a working day still for the king. the project is helping protect people against food poverty. yes, earlier at 12, we had the 41 gun salute in green park. in just a few moments, we'll bring you the 62 gun salute live at the tower of london to mark this milestone, we're joined by former bbc correspondent michael cole to help us celebrate. good afternoon to you, michael. just explain to us why it's a 62 royal round royal gun salute this afternoon at 1:00. >> well, good afternoon to you. and of course , happy birthday to and of course, happy birthday to his majesty. >> well, i think they're just at, uh, three quarters of a century is quite an achievement.
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>> and i think they're pulling out all the stops and firing all the guns at the tower of london to make it a very special one for his majesty the king. >> i mean, i've been observing him throughout his whole life. i remember my mother saying to me when i was five years old, pulling a princess. elizabeth has just had a baby. i thought, well, very interesting . well, that was very interesting. i'd been attention since i'd been paying attention since the of and i've never the age of four, and i've never seen him look so happy in the past. he's been querulous at times , angry at times , times, angry at times, frustrated at times. and of course , princess diana did say course, princess diana did say in that famous interview or infamous interview that the top job would place limitations upon her husband if he took it. but i think having fulfilled just hold that thought , hold that thought that thought, hold that thought while we listening and watch that royal gun salute. >> happy birthday. king charles.
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could it? number 202. you are watching and listening to a 62 round royal gun salute at the tower of london by the honorary artillery company. >> on the occasion of king charles's 75th birthday. happy birthday , king charles. and birthday, king charles. and helping us celebrate all this is michael cole, royal commentator . michael cole, royal commentator. michael, i did ask you to pause your thoughts for very good reason there. so we could just take in those pictures and hear that. take in those pictures and hear that . but continue your thoughts that. but continue your thoughts about king charles on this special occasion . oh oh, oh, oh. special occasion. oh oh, oh, oh. michael, i think you might. oh, we know we've got you back. sorry rewind that thought for us. >> us. >> i was just saying that was a wonderful scene, wasn't it? of
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course, that fantastic fuselage . course, that fantastic fuselage. i think that suffolk and the whole of the south bank probably surrendered by now. >> but white flag because that's that's the royal artillery company. >> they are historically the oldest unit in the british army going way back to henry, the eighth, i believe. and they're all made up of mainly city boys there. it's a territorial army unit and to get into that unit, you have to be very, very special indeed. so captains of industry have to start as privates and work their way up. so this is a tremendous , so this is a tremendous, tremendous prestige for them. and i'm quite sure a great deal of fun firing off all that cordite for the general entertainment of the public. and of course, it's a great day. 75 years is not nothing . it's three years is not nothing. it's three quarters of a century. years is not nothing. it's three quarters of a century . the years is not nothing. it's three quarters of a century. the king has seen a great deal. and in his new reign, he's done extraordinarily well. the two
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state visits to france and germany and of course, the visit recently to kenya, the first to a commonwealth country . and he a commonwealth country. and he seems to be growing into the role he waited a long, long time. of course, the longest apprenticeship in history. and of course, it's compared with his mother's record breaking reign. it's going to be a short reign, but a short reign can be terribly successful . awful. his terribly successful. awful. his great, great grandfather, king edward the seventh, only reigned from nearly ten years as he died in 1910. but he gave his name to the edwardian era , which in the edwardian era, which in retrospect was looked back upon as being a golden age of happiness and prosperity. i mean, i'm sure there were problems for many, many ordinary people, but it was then regarded and still is as a as a great penod and still is as a as a great period for this country and gave its name to the edwardian era. i'm not sure whether we're entering a carolean era, but who
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knows the king seems to be enjoying his job. and why not? he's waited long enough for it, and he certainly knows the ropes viewpoint we have there with our live feed right up close and personal for the 62 gun salute there. >> michael, what else is on the agenda today? what will the king be looking forward to ? be looking forward to? >> well, he's going to have a nice little party. it's going to be not very formal. it's going to be more friends than family at highgrove . he had a reception at highgrove. he had a reception there yesterday with a lot of people. many of them were 75 years old who sort of like his twins from all different sections of society , were there sections of society, were there to celebrate people who've done things in the locality of gloucestershire and further afield from all organisations in which he's taken a great deal of interest over the years . and interest over the years. and also 1 or 2 television personalities as on other channels which i couldn't possibly name. they were also
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there, you and i, we weren't there, you and i, we weren't there, but nevertheless we wished him well and hope they had a good time. so he's a really as i said to you earlier ,. really as i said to you earlier,. i think i've never seen him look so happy. he was always rather doubtful. could have been bad tempered on occasions as it was, he gave out an air sometimes of being a man of great. she wasn't really enjoying his life and that was a great shame. i always felt . but now that was a great shame. i always felt. but now he's that was a great shame. i always felt . but now he's grown into felt. but now he's grown into the role . and the good thing is the role. and the good thing is that he's following quite closely the model of his mother. he's learned a great deal during his apprenticeship and so far, and i hope to continue as he hasn't put a foot wrong. and i think that's to be commended . think that's to be commended. >> you say there, michael , that >> you say there, michael, that he looks happy, but i'm sure always at the back of the mind, his mind will be his relationship with his younger son, duke of sussex, prince harry. obviously, we don't know exactly what's going on there,
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but there's been a lot of talk today as to whether prince harry will telephone him, whether they might speak, whether he'll wish him happy birthday . him happy birthday. >> well, you've got to say never say never. it's a family. they will have to come together at some stage. i think at the moment , things are too raw. it's moment, things are too raw. it's going to be very, very difficult . in particular, where he's fallen out. so brother william , fallen out. so brother william, thatis fallen out. so brother william, that is a great shame because it's awful . one of the worst it's awful. one of the worst things you can ever see is brothers fighting each other and of course, their late mother . of course, their late mother. much miss diana would be mortified. well she is mortified. well she is mortified. unfortunately she's dead, but she would be so upset to see her sons at loggerheads with each other when she always felt they would be together back each other in all circumstances and be for each other. but i'm quite sure that the king would
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welcome a call from his younger son and perhaps that will happen . um. i would like to think that there would be reconciliation , there would be reconciliation, but there's a lot of fence mending to be done, a lot of humble pie to be eaten by the california, to because what they've done is think unthinkable. most men can put up with being insulted. my goodness. i've been insulted by experts. what men do not like and cannot bear to have their wives who are closest to them insulted. and that's what happened. insulted. and that's what happened . meghan and harry both happened. meghan and harry both went out of their way in their films and in his books. fair to say unkind and unwarranted things about camilla queen camilla. now and the princess of wales , kate middleton and that, wales, kate middleton and that, i think, is going to take some time to get over. perhaps you can understand that .
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can understand that. >> well, hopefully wounds can heal my cole, former bbc, former bbc correspondent tonight, thank you very much for talking to us. and here are live pictures of the birthday boy, king charles on his 75th birthday. a lovely day for it, isn't it? where is he this afternoon? let me just have a look, because it is very much a working day for him. he's launching the coroner asian food project with queen camilla, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need. they're visiting a surplus food distribution centre just outside london, and there's lots of staff and volunteers there to greet them. and they're hearing about the ways that food waste can be used for social good. a little later on duty, even on his birthday day. and he doesn't care that it's raining either, does he? no, of course not. a little later on, king charles will also host a buckingham palace reception highlighting will also host a buckingham pal'workception highlighting will also host a buckingham pal'work of 3tion highlighting will also host a buckingham pal'work of nurses ghlighting will also host a buckingham
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pal'work of nurses andjhting will also host a buckingham pal'work of nurses and midwives the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the nhs . s 75th celebration. so nhs. s 75th celebration. so today is 75th birthday day . the today is 75th birthday day. the oldest monarchy was on the 6th of may to be crowned . he waited of may to be crowned. he waited more than 70 years to become king and today for king charles is very much a working day. it's such a shame that prince harry isn't there. there were , of isn't there. there were, of course, mixed reports. of course , this always descends into the land of gossip and hearsay. but there were reports that he was ianed there were reports that he was invited to come over for the birthday celebration, reports that he didn't know anything about it. exactly. and it's hard to know what exactly is true . to know what exactly is true. but, of course, prince harry was quick to come to london when it came to his various trials and tribulations with the press. but he did go to the king's coronation. he did . he did for coronation. he did. he did for the ceremony a flying visit . and the ceremony a flying visit. and he straight back, a flying he went straight back, a flying visit he there, his visit. but he was there, his majesty the king, having a lovely time in a bit of a pounng lovely time in a bit of a pouring rain, but meeting many
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volunteer hours there at the food distribution centre . now food distribution centre. now let's return to our top story. former prime minister david cameron returning to frontline in politics. seven years after resigning as prime minister. lord cameron attended the first meeting of rishi sunak's new cabinet this morning following his shock appointment as foreign secretary yesterday, rishi sunak , the current prime minister, is stressing the importance of building a united team after his dramatic reshuffle yesterday. but to do that , he's going to but to do that, he's going to have to fight off some mps on the right of the party who are said to be furious over the sacking of suella braverman as home secretary. our political correspondent katherine forster is in downing street for us. catherine, how many mps are furious at suella braverman's sacking . sacking. >> well, certainly there's quite a number on the right of the party that are really very unhappy indeed. they believe that suella braverman spoke not
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just for them, but for millions of people up and down the country . she didn't mince her country. she didn't mince her words. you knew where you were with her. they feel that rishi sunak has made a fundamental misstep in getting rid of her and that they will be punished when it comes to a general election soon. but i have to say there's plenty of others within there's plenty of others within the conservative party that are really rather happy with this reshuffle. so certainly it seems to be a tilt back towards the centre, the one nation group of conservatives in particular feel that this is much more the place they need to be with a general election approaching now , we election approaching now, we know that andrea jenkins , the mp know that andrea jenkins, the mp and great boris johnson supporter , the mp for morley, supporter, the mp for morley, did put in a no confidence letter to sir graham brady yesterday and we don't know. there may be others . i think it there may be others. i think it well, to be honest , don't quote well, to be honest, don't quote me on this famous last words in inconceivable though that they would reach the threshold to
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have another leadership challenge to depose rishi sunak before the next election. but of course things change very fast in politics, but certainly the faces going into cabinet all smiles as you would expect . a smiles as you would expect. a lot of people thrilled to bits to be there. david cameron of course, more than anyone in particularly seven years after he left number 10. back now with one of the biggest jobs people at the foreign office seem to be very happy. obviously, he carries a lot of clout. he's already had a phone call with anthony blinken , his us anthony blinken, his us counterpart, about the situation in the middle east and ukraine. another big appointment, victoria atkins . okay. she's not victoria atkins. okay. she's not well known to many people, but she has replaced steve barclay in health. now, of course, to most people going to be voting in the general election, the biggest issues are the cost of living crisis, paying their bills , feeling better off or
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bills, feeling better off or worse off, and the state of the national health service can they get a doctor? can they get an appointment? how long do they have wait? so victoria have to wait? so victoria atkins, she's come number atkins, she's come from number three the treasury. this is three in the treasury. this is a big promotion for her. she's been an mp since 2015, but that will prove potentially to be very significant because steve barclay, who's now gone to environment, didn't manage to break the deadlock with the doctors strikes. those are still going on the waiting list. one of rishi sunaks five pledges to get those down are yet again at a record high. so if and it's a big if , a record high. so if and it's a big if, victoria atkins can succeed where steve barclay has failed, that would be a big result and might help them in the polls. but certainly rishi sunak has remade the cabinet in his own image. it's more of what he wants and of obviously he'd had to put up with suella braverman, who had been appointed under liz truss. he
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needed her because she supported him to get the leadership, but he was more and more fed up with some of the language that she used, if not the fundamental social policies. so they've got rid of her. they've risked alienating the right. but rishi sunak obviously feels this is a chance he's got to take. he's had a lot of criticism for being cautious . i think nobody could cautious. i think nobody could dispute that this reshuffle is nothing if not bold . nothing if not bold. >> there's a new party chairman as well , >> there's a new party chairman as well, isn't >> there's a new party chairman as well , isn't there, catherine? as well, isn't there, catherine? richard holden, who was doing the rounds this morning, very much trying to play down any tensions there might be within the party, saying that the conservative party is a broad church. he called it . yes of coui'se. >> course. >> and the conservative party is very much a coalition of various different factions, as indeed is any political party. but richard holden, he's an interesting choice. this is a big promotion
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for him. he was transport minister when he got out of bed yesterday. now he's chair of the conservative party. he's a red wall mp. he only came in in 2019. he worked as a special adviser here. and i think the reason rishi sunak has chosen him over greg hands who of course was very, very experienced . it is he's from the experienced. it is he's from the north. he understands the red wall. he represents that sort of voter. and of course, although the appeal of david cameron to many will perhaps be people down south, people that might be flirting with voting with the lib dems, they've also got to think about voters in the red wall. and i think that's what richard holden comes in. so, yes, but i mean, one interesting problem for him, the seat that he currently represents is disappearing because of boundary changes. so he currently doesn't even have a seat in the next election. i suspect one will be found for him, though, pretty sharply. that cabinet meeting
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earlier, there was obviously so much to be discussed, but one of the things is that the supreme court's ruling on rwanda asylum policy tomorrow now lines coming out of this cabinet meeting is that cabinet ministers war gamed? >> how to respond if the supreme court rules against the government . they've been looking government. they've been looking at possible out comes and what contingency measures there might be. yes that's right. >> the judgement due tomorrow morning. it's been long awaited. the success or otherwise of rishi sunak's priority in stopping the boats hangs on it. so yes. and the chap who was foreign secretary yesterday morning and is now home secretary james cleverly has had to get to grips with this all very quickly. he was up dating the cabinet on progress that was being made returns agreement
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with albania and georgia . but with albania and georgia. but yes, they're looking at all possible scenarios , shows possible scenarios, shows they're playing down expectations that they're going to win . they don't know how it's to win. they don't know how it's going to go . it's possible that going to go. it's possible that there may not be a clear yes , there may not be a clear yes, you can send people to rwanda or no, you can't, that it may be some sort of middle ground, but they've obviously got to be ready with a plan, whatever the judgement is. and i think we can safely say that if suella braverman had still been home secretary tomorrow and the judgement goes flatly against the government at that point she would be calling for the united kingdom to withdraw from the european convention on human rights. now rishi sunak has made it pretty plain he doesn't want to do that . and james cleverly, to do that. and james cleverly, the new home secretary, has taken a softer line on taken a much softer line on that, too, has made it clear previously that he doesn't think that's necessary . but this previously that he doesn't think that's necessary. but this is a huge , huge moment for the huge, huge moment for the government tomorrow. this
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inflation figures. will he meet his target ? and it's widely his target? and it's widely expected that he will. and then the autumn statement . so we've the autumn statement. so we've had a huge reshuffle , but had a huge reshuffle, but several other big key events for rishi sunak coming up in the coming days. political correspondent katherine forster, thank you . thank you. >> yes. so joining us now is jack carson, who's in the red wall seat of stoke on trent today. jack thank you very much indeed. what are people saying where you are ? where you are? >> well, it's certainly a mixed reaction to, of course, that reshuffle yesterday with the likes of david cameron, of course, coming back into cabinet. but i think it just shows how divided constituencies like here, like like stoke on trent north here, where i am today in in burslem, i think it just shows how divided this place still really is because i've had a lot of a lot of mixed feelings, particularly around they feel like the promises that have caused the likes of boris johnson back in 2019, when this seat from labour to seat went from labour to conservative, promises that conservative, the promises that bofis conservative, the promises that boris made, particularly around brexit, immigration brexit, of course, immigration
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policy . that of course, policy as well. that of course, rishi sunak now driving . they rishi sunak is now driving. they feel a lot of those feel like a lot of those promises been met and so promises haven't been met and so they are toying with the idea of going to labour's one one going back to labour's one one voter. did tell me that he lent his vote to the conservatives and never again. he felt and he said never again. he felt like his promises haven't been delivered going to delivered and that is going to be the problem sunak delivered and that is going to be tithe roblem sunak delivered and that is going to be tithe roble coming sunak delivered and that is going to be tithe roble coming suna as over the next coming months as we head ever closer towards the general election. convincing voters like voters in red wall seats like this is the man that this that he is the man that they that keir they can trust, that keir starmer isn't keir starmer in the isn't isn't the labour party, isn't isn't the labour party, isn't isn't the choice really that the isn't the choice really that voters here should be going back to? of course have to? but of course labour have come particularly strongly come out particularly strongly of the on the on the of course, on the on the on the appointment of, of david cameron to foreign secretary, the shadow chief secretary to the treasury on gb news earlier today, darren jones said that having david cameron as foreign secretary doesn't solve rishi problems . he doesn't solve rishi problems. he said that it's been hiring. it looks like hiring a grown up to try and control the party and coming across as a united party, of course is something that rishi sunak today. putting
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clearly is trying to put across. he's saying that there in that cabinet they're cabinet meeting that they're trying those big, bold trying to make those big, bold decisions. idea that decisions. and the idea that david cameron is now foreign secretary again, hasn't necessarily down greatly necessarily gone down greatly here overall , i necessarily gone down greatly here overall, i would necessarily gone down greatly here overall , i would say here overall, i would say particularly the fact that he is , of course, been made a peer to of that position. of course, hold that position. there voter that told me there was one voter that told me that surprised there that he was surprised that there was other mp within the was no other mp within the conservative party within that governing party that could take that job. and of course represent the uk having already , represent the uk having already, of elected to the of course been elected to the house of commons. but on whether rishi sunak still here rishi sunak can still win here and to that and the reaction to that reshuffle yesterday, what reshuffle yesterday, here's what a of people told me . a couple of people told me. >> rishi sunak don't think so . >> rishi sunak i don't think so. i and i don't know, maybe laboun >> it was a surprise . i didn't >> it was a surprise. i didn't expect it at all. but i'm confident he's a very experienced and i think he'll do a good job. i think he will. yeah, i'm sure he will.
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conservative always have . conservative always have. >> yes. it . just shows how >> yes. it. just shows how mixed. maybe people still are here in this constituency . i here in this constituency. i mean, there was still definitely shock suella braverman was shock that suella braverman was sacked . but one voter did tell sacked. but one voter did tell me that, course, he agreed me that, of course, he agreed with a lot of what she was saying. but besides, of course, from the specific reasons we know that she was sacked regarding that, course regarding that, of course article and some of her comments that over the past that she's made over the past few she few weeks, they said that she talked good talk around talked a lot of good talk around stopping boats and, you stopping the boats and, you know, sorting out the big problem of course, down on on the coast of dover. but actually the coast of dover. but actually the lack of action is disappointing here, particularly, of course, around those promises that were made in 2019 around that brexit election about sorting out immigration. lots of people feel let down by the conservatives that they haven't problem. haven't sorted that problem. that problem for rishi that will be a problem for rishi sunak the next sunak coming here in the next few months. thank you very much indeed. >> jack parker charleton there in stoke on trent, bringing us the reaction from the red wall
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to the reshuffle . stay with us to the reshuffle. stay with us here on gb news live, the murder of two year old james bulger in 1993. so many of us remember that. well, there is a parole heanng that. well, there is a parole hearing taking place forjohn hearing taking place for john venables. he is one of those that was sentenced for james's murder, was found guilty of his killing. we'll bring you that update very
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news. >> welcome back to gb news live with emily carver and pip tomson now, it was, as i'm sure many of you remember, a shocking child murder in the uk. two year old toddler james bulger snatched, snatched from a shopping centre in merseyside, brutally murdered by 210 year old boys. now one of the killers, jon venables, who you're looking at now , has a you're looking at now, has a parole hearing which started today. and james bulger's mother is urging the parole board not to release him. understandable let's bring in our reporter ray addison for more. a two day hearing. ray taking place behind closed doors . closed doors. >> yeah, and there's a real chance now that jon venables, who is a child killer and a twice convicted paedophile, could be back on our streets before christmas if the parole board decide that he is not, that he is a manageable risk to the public or not a risk at all,
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he could be released. what was his sentence originally ? so his sentence originally? so obviously this this all happened back in 1993. he was sentenced to life, but he was released after eight years as was robert thompson. >> and that's robert thompson. that's robert thompson there. jon venables is right. >> that's the shopping centre in bootle in merseyside, where you see james bulger being lured away at the bottom of that. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> he was snatched. he was taken to a railway track by those two boys. he was tortured, he was murdered and his body was found two days later. i was so young. >> well, i say young . not that >> well, i say young. not that young, but i remember it so , so, young, but i remember it so, so, so well across all the front pages as it was, it was so brutal. what happened to that little lad? >> absolutely. same. i think i was about i was in my teenage years and it was absolutely horrific. i remember following the remember that the case. i remember that feeling of horror at the thought that a child could be taken in that a child could be taken in that way. and then the wait to see what had happened to him.
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and then obviously that horrific discovery and the realisation mission. and then to realise that two children, 210 year old boys who should be innocent and had had done that and gone to that dark place, horrific , that dark place, horrific, absolutely horrific. >> and the other boy who perpetrated this horrific murder of this two year old james bulger, he's been living his life under a new identity . he he life under a new identity. he he served his time for the original crime. and he's living as normal i >> -- >> yeah, they were both released in 2001. robert thompson , as far in 2001. robert thompson, as far as we know, has gone to on had a have a fairly ordinary life. he hasn't got back into trouble with the police, certainly hasn't come to the attention of the press . howeverjohn venables the press. howeverjohn venables is a completely different story. he ended up going back to prison in 2010 after indecent images of children were found on his computer . he children were found on his computer. he served children were found on his computer . he served three years, computer. he served three years,
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was released, and then of course was released, and then of course was went back again in 2017, recalled to prison when again indecent images were found on his computer. >> so james bulger's mother, denise, she has pleaded for him not to be released . does her not to be released. does her opinion or can her opinion carry any weight here with the parole board? >> well, the parole board are going to consider a number of factors . they're going to look factors. they're going to look for evidence of behavioural change. so, yes, they're going to look at the past, the present and what the future might hold. they're look at the they're going to look at the impact had on impact that it's had on the victims , some viewers, listeners victims, some viewers, listeners might say alarmingly they're not allowed to be present at the heanng allowed to be present at the hearing and give evidence in person. but they have both parents issued impact parents have issued impact statements and they will certainly into consider certainly be taken into consider station. but however, there are going to be looking specifically at this most recent offence and where they think he will go from here, whether he still poses risk. >> and venables is desperate to
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get out before a change in the law . i get out before a change in the law. i understand. >> yes. so we've got this victims and prisoners, bill. we heard about it in the in the king's speech recently. it's going going through going to be going through parliament will give parliament now, that will give ministers the opportunity to block controversial parole board releases if they feel that the wrong decision has been made. and so from venables point of view, he's desperate to have this hearing to and be allowed out before that ability is removed from the parole board, who's perhaps more likely to say , yes, okay, let's give him another chance than a politician to day hearing. >> when can we expect decision? >> a decision is going to take at least 14 days. who knows whether it might take slightly longer than than normal in this situation because it's such a high profile case and there's so much evidence to go through. but like i said at the beginning, there is a real chance he could be out before christmas if they
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decide he's no longer a risk. >> i imagine the court of public opinion would be quite clear on this but we await hear this one. but we await to hear what what decision will be. what what the decision will be. very indeed with very interesting indeed with that change of change of law coming. >> absolutely . yeah, it's it >> absolutely. yeah, it's it remains to be seen exactly what happens. >> right. thank you for explaining all that. thank you. lots more here to come on gb news live first, your headlines with sophia . with sophia. >> it's 132. with sophia. >> it's132. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . rishi sunak is in the newsroom. rishi sunak is holding talks with the met police chief sir mark rowley over the last weekend's pro—palestinian demonstrators in the capital. the prime minister's spokesman says he is speaking to sir mark to get a shared understanding of how to approach these protests. if they were to continue in the future. it's after suella braverman was sacked as home secretary for branding pro—palestinian protesters hate marchers . she protesters hate marchers. she also accused the police of bias
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for letting the rally go ahead on armistice day . the prime on armistice day. the prime minister says his new cabinet is the team to make big, bold decisions to drive change. as he addressed his new cabinet for the first time after his dramatic reshuffle, which saw david cameron make an unexpected return to frontline politics in a major gamble , rishi sunak gave a major gamble, rishi sunak gave the former prime minister a peerage in order to make him foreign secretary. lord cameron admits such return is not usual, but says he wants to support mr sunak through a difficult job at a hard time. the prime minister addressed his cabinet and pledged to change the country for the better to further complainants have come forward to the bbc since it launched a review into behaviour of russell brand . the bbc says the nature brand. the bbc says the nature of the allegations are not specified . the investigation now specified. the investigation now indicates . a total of five indicates. a total of five complaints directly to the corporation. it added there was no disciplinary action taken against the comedian during his
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six till 930. >> welcome back. uk average wages are outstripped inflation at the fastest pace for two years. that's according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics . yes, for national statistics. yes, this comes as former prime minister liz truss outlines her growth commission today, providing an alternative budget , providing an alternative budget, including reforms to corporation tax , income tax and national tax, income tax and national spending . joining tax, income tax and national spending .joining us now tax, income tax and national spending . joining us now to talk spending. joining us now to talk about all this is liam halligan, gb news economics and business editor with on the money . hi, editor with on the money. hi, liam. so liz truss's alternative budget is it likely to be widely listened to? >> it will certainly be very closely scrutinised in westminster because liz truss is at the heart of a group of now 60 odd tory mps. at the heart of a group of now 60 odd tory mps . the pro growth 60 odd tory mps. the pro growth and enterprise group. they are it's an informal group, but they're saying that unless jeremy hunt in his autumn
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statement out next week , avoids statement out next week, avoids raising taxes, then they're not going to vote for his autumn statement. and that's a really big deal for a government if they can't get their autumn statement through the of statement through the house of commons, it's a no commons, then it's a no confidence liz truss confidence issue. so liz truss is for growth , if you is manifesto for growth, if you like, will be quite closely looked at. she's still got a lot of in the city of london of people in the city of london that follow closely what she's doing. she doesn't want be doing. she doesn't want to be the leader, but she the next tory leader, but she does put forward what does want to put forward what she as truly conservative she sees as truly conservative ideas about loosening up the planning system so we can build more lowering more homes about lowering regulation , about lowering in regulation, about lowering in particular business taxation, getting corporation tax back down to 19% compared to 25, which which is where it went late last year. and this is the problem that jeremy hunt knows is there. and that's why if we are going to get any kind of signal from jeremy hunt about tax cuts next wednesday, next thursday in his autumn statement, the 22nd of november,
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it will be business taxation. i don't think it will be personal taxation. i don't will taxation. i don't think it will be income tax or national insurance. will be reductions insurance. it will be reductions insurance. it will be reductions in , in in business taxation, in particular called full particular something called full expensing. so if a business invests money, they can offset that investment against their corporation tax bill. it sounds complicated, but for a lot of firms this be manna from firms this will be manna from heaven that full heaven to extend that full expensing regime for another few years in order to try and get the economy moving. >> yes, because so far, jeremy hunt has very much stuck to the line that in order to bring down inflation, can't giving inflation, he can't be giving away any tax cuts . away any tax cuts. >> and as a result, emily, tax has spiralled. now it's going to be the highest tax burden tax as a share of national income, the entire economy the highest for 70 years, which is hardly a conservative outcome in the eyes of many tory mps. conservative outcome in the eyes of many tory mps . but look, of many tory mps. but look, there is some good news for here there is some good news for here the chancellor and the prime minister to get their teeth into ahead of tomorrow's inflation number. going to be here at number. i'm going to be here at 7:00 in the morning tomorrow reporting inflation
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reporting on that inflation number. be quite number. it's going to be quite a big deal. but before that, there's some good and it's there's some good news and it's in wages. let's in the form of wages. so let's have the wage data. so have a look at the wage data. so between july and september, emily pip wages were 7.9% emily and pip wages were 7.9% higher than they were in the same period in 2022. that's the average wage rise. now, some people will be screaming at the telly and radio. i didn't get a pay telly and radio. i didn't get a pay rise. that's because this is the average. some people have got some people got less, got more. some people got less, but average but that's the average and that's higher here, interestingly, than the september number, interestingly, than the septerwas' number, interestingly, than the septerwas' quite number, interestingly, than the septerwas' quite a|mber, interestingly, than the septerwas' quite a lot er, which was 6.7, quite a lot higher . and which was 6.7, quite a lot higher. and that means real wages , wages allowing for wages, wages allowing for inflation have gone up and they've gone up at their fastest pace in two years. the gap between average wages and inflation hasn't been that wide , inflation hasn't been that wide, 1.2 percentage points for two years. so that's relatively good news. that should help get the economy moving , get retail sales economy moving, get retail sales going. having said that, i did just want to put this little whiz bang there. i found whiz bang in there. i found these on insolvency, these numbers on insolvency, which are out today in england and we had 2315
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and wales. we had 2315 significant insolvencies of companies in october. that's 18% companies in october. that's18% higher than october 2022. so that shows that a lot of businesses , they are suffering businesses, they are suffering from these 14 an interest rate rises that we've had. in fact, the bank of england said a couple of weeks ago that it thinks only about half of the impact of those 14 rate rises has yet fed through. it takes a long time for those rate rises to be expressed because mortgages are fixed and then they're not fixed and banks change, credit conditions and so on.and change, credit conditions and so on. and we reckon only about half of the impact of those 14 rate rises has come through . rate rises has come through. that's why it's good news. the bank of england didn't raise interest rates earlier this month or last month , and a lot month or last month, and a lot of people think emily and pip, depending on what this inflation number is tomorrow, if it is down significant and well down significant and it may well be 6.7 to about be down from like 6.7 to about 5, i'm predicting that now if inflation does come down sharply, that will be it. no more interest rate rises . we can more interest rate rises. we can then think look forward to
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interest rate cuts towards the middle or the end of next year, possibly early in time for a general election . general election. >> wow. and what did what did you say that thought you say that you thought inflation come down to? inflation might come down to? not i'm holding you no, not that i'm holding you to. no, no, no, no. >> so it's 6.7 now, pip, i think i on sunday, actually in i wrote on sunday, actually in my column that i think my telegraph column that i think inflation will definitely start with a five. and i think it could be five point something low . and the reason is why do i low. and the reason is why do i say that? because the ofgem energy price cap was lowered at the beginning of october and that has a material impact on maximum energy bills that households pay and firms to some extent . and so that's a big extent. and so that's a big reason why i think quite a lot of the inflation will drop out. these numbers, i'm not saying inflation is dead. i'm not saying we've solved it. we could easily get another energy price spike as i've often spike this winter, as i've often argued for geopolitical reasons, the exporters cartel or oil the opec exporters cartel or oil cartel. maybe you know, other geopolitical fallout , all the geopolitical fallout, all the ghastly violence in in the
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israel—hamas conflict, the russia—ukraine conflict we barely mentioned, that's still going on involving one of the biggest energy exporters in the world. so inflation could spike. but assuming it doesn't , it but assuming that it doesn't, it i reckon we're now now at peak interest rates and the next move interest rates and the next move in interest rates will be down just , quickly. just very, very quickly. >> the cap , the >> it's not the price cap, the ofgem price cap, is that not artificially lowering price artificially lowering the price of energy ? of energy? >> well, it depends on where wholesale prices come out. at the moment at the ofgem energy price cap is contained in the wholesale price increases because wholesale prices have actually come down quite lot . actually come down quite a lot. the danger is that there are many actors on the on the world stage that geopolitically want to do the west harm. and there are many reasons why energy pnces are many reasons why energy prices could spike this winter and if we have a particularly cold winter , the fact that the cold winter, the fact that the uk hasn't got much gas storage, but also the opec exporters cartel and any geopolitical fallout from these conflicts. so as ever, economics, it's very
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difficult to know what's going to happen. but i do think tomorrow's inflation number is going to be lower. it's clear real wages are up. two bits of good news and three bits of good news, possibly rates news, possibly interest rates have well i hope very news, possibly interest rates have that well i hope very news, possibly interest rates have that you're.l i hope very news, possibly interest rates have that you're rightype very news, possibly interest rates have that you're right . e very much that you're right. >> thank you very much for your time , liam halligan our time, liam halligan there. our economics and business editor with the money all eyes will with on the money all eyes will be on the supreme court tomorrow as five supreme court justices will give their decision on the gun elements. rwanda plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda . send asylum seekers to rwanda. many are seeing this as make or break for the government. yes, the court's decision could also escalate calls from some conservative right wingers for britain pull out of the britain to pull out of the european convention of human rights, especially after rishi sunak upset some on the right of his sacking his party by sacking suella braverman yesterday, who was, of course, a vocal critic of the treaty . well, we were hoping to treaty. well, we were hoping to speak to luke tirrell, who is uk director of more in common. are you there , luke? i think you are
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you there, luke? i think you are there. good afternoon to you. thanks for talking to us on gb news live. how important would you say this ruling is tomorrow ? you say this ruling is tomorrow? doesit you say this ruling is tomorrow? does it make the cabinet reshuffle look quite trivial ? reshuffle look quite trivial? >> well, absolutely . >> well, absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> you know, cabinet reshuffle is a really interesting for people like us who follow politics day to day in a very interesting . interesting. >> but the truth is, most of the pubuc >> but the truth is, most of the public aren't that interested to morrow's judgement. >> on the other hand , on the >> on the other hand, on the legality of the rwanda policy really is an important moment. the government and it's an important moment for two reasons. firstly because we know that for quite a large swathe of voters stopping channel crossings is one of their top priority parties. but secondly , priority parties. but secondly, not only is it a top priority , not only is it a top priority, but we know that the government have promised repeatedly to tackle those crossings. they've said we will put them to an end. and of course, tomorrow is a key
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moment on whether we see whether that rwanda policy will go ahead . and if it does go ahead, if it is legal, does it act as the deterrent that the government have promised it will do? >> yes, there's a lot of hopes pinned on this one policy. the government with the home office under suella braverman's tenure ship leadership. she is said to the nation very clearly that this was the way to deter small boats from crossing robert jenrick immigration minister more recently has said the plan must go ahead . no ifs, no buts, must go ahead. no ifs, no buts, he said. and he also said that they will do whatever it takes. essentially, i paraphrase, but whatever it takes , which may whatever it takes, which may include leaving the echr . is include leaving the echr. is that something you suppose could happen with david cameron now as foreign secretary . foreign secretary. >> i certainly think if the judgement goes against the government , there will be government, there will be pressure to leave the european court of human rights. but i
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think it would be a very risky strategy for the government . and strategy for the government. and there are two reasons for that. one is that you have to remember the coalition that elected boris johnson in 2019 was a very broad one, included those new voters in places like the red wall, but it also included more liberal remain voting members of the pubuc remain voting members of the public who just couldn't stand the idea of jeremy corbyn as prime minister. and so held their nose and voted conservative. and the danger is that a pledge to leave the european court of human rights alienates that group. there's a second factor when we've talked to people about the idea of leaving the european court of human rights, people sort of think, oh, god , is this going to think, oh, god, is this going to be a brexit 2.0? and that feels lots of people with horror because they can remember whether they were remainers or leavers years of rouse before we actually left europe . and the actually left europe. and the thought of that happening again is really quite worrying for lots of people. so no doubt
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there'll be pressure , but i do there'll be pressure, but i do not think it would be a slam dunk win for the government to run a manifesto of leaving run on a manifesto of leaving the court. >> are hearing that the >> we are hearing that the cabinet meeting that took place earlier with the new foreign secretary, david cameron , and secretary, david cameron, and the home secretary, james cleverly , they looked at the cleverly, they looked at the possible outcomes and they looked at contingency measures . looked at contingency measures. and in case this ruling does go against the government, i mean, what sort of contingency measures do you think that could involve . involve. >> luke oh, i'm not sure whether we might have lost luke looking . we might have lost luke looking. >> what a shame. i was looking forward to hearing what he had to say because what other to say there because what other opfions to say there because what other options there on table options are there on the table for the government? i know is this make or break when it comes to the of course to stopping the boats? of course there few prongs to their there are a few prongs to their approach, least at handing approach, not least at handing lots of money to the french government and in terms of policing and patrolling. et
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cetera. et cetera . but rwanda cetera. et cetera. but rwanda was really the flagship policy of this government, and certainly of suella braverman . certainly of suella braverman. it will be very interesting indeed to see which way the court ruling goes. and course court ruling goes. and of course , it doesn't to be binary, , it doesn't have to be binary, as katherine saying as katherine forster was saying earlier, could suggest earlier, they could suggest tweaks the legislation . it tweaks to the legislation. it could be quite complex and we will be attempting to dissect it all here on gb news live tomorrow. but thank you to luke tirrell. we did lose him, but thank you to for giving us thank you to luke for giving us his luke is uk his thoughts. luke is uk director more in common, director of more in common, which research yes, which is a research group, yes, but also in news today, king charles is celebrating his 75th birthday today. so from all of us at gb news, we wish him a very happy birthday . he marks very happy birthday. he marks this occasion to launch his coronation food project that's helping protect people against food . a little earlier, food poverty. a little earlier, we had the 41 gun salute in green park and at 1:00, we brought you the 62 gun salute live , live and loud at the tower live, live and loud at the tower of london. so what else is on the agenda today for king
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charles cam wahaca, our gb news royal correspondent is in oxfordshire. cam what are you doing there? it does sound like it's very much a working day for the king yes it may be his 75th birthday today and he did get a few happy birthday singing renditions earlier on, but it was very much business as usual for his majesty. >> as you said , he was launching >> as you said, he was launching the coronation food project here in oxfordshire , which is all in oxfordshire, which is all about bridging the gap between in food surplus and food poverty as well . and those million as well. and those million people is estimated to poverty or food insecurity across . or food insecurity across. >> oh, no, it looks like we're losing cameron walker there. do we have him back ? no . can you we have him back? no. can you hear me? are you there for us? it might be. it might be the bad
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weather that's moving through. today. we did see king charles a little earlier outside inside that centre in oxfordshire where cameron is now . and it was cameron is now. and it was pounng cameron is now. and it was pouring with rain. so that might have something to do with our technical hitches. but we do know that the king will later on today be hosting a buckingham palace reception highlighting the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the nhs. 75 year celebration . so nhs. 75 year celebration. so i think we might have got cameron back. cameron you can continue. >> hi , pip, back. cameron you can continue. >> hi, pip, can back. cameron you can continue. >> hi , pip, can you hear me? we >> hi, pip, can you hear me? we can continue. good. so, coronation . few projects. first coronation. few projects. first of all, it's going to be saving much more leftovers because new hubs are going to be created across the united kingdom. and there's also going to be flexible funding to support the sector to reduce food waste. we had the supermarket bosses here earlier of the major supermarkets across the uk meeting his majesty to see how this food waste can be redistribute suited to those in
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need and you may remember last year that the king produced a personal donation as part of a £1 million fund to fund 800 commercial fridges and freezers across the uk to store all of this food waste. but this, of course , is only part one of the course, is only part one of the king's birthday today because he's going back down to to london host a reception to thank nhs nurses and midwives who are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of the nhs. yesterday he was in highgrove, meeting some locals and sharing a tea party with them. but as we understand it, to according a few reports, prince harry, his son, is going to be making a transatlantic phone call to wish his father a happy birthday. it's being dubbed as some sort of olive branch. it's understood they haven't been on much speaking terms in recent months. they didn't even speak at the coronation. as we understand it . coronation. as we understand it. although did make although prince harry did make the attend his the journey to attend his father's so as soon
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father's coronation so as soon as we have more details on that phone we'll bring that to phone call, we'll bring that to you. but i have been told by somebody close to prince harry that he was not invited to king charles's birthday party for friends and family at high, not highgrove , sorry, clarence highgrove, sorry, clarence house. later on this evening . house. later on this evening. and we are expecting his majesty to be hosting a private reception at clarence house for friends and family later on. so it's very much been a packed birthday. but of course, it all started here at coronation started here at the coronation food oxfordshire , food project in oxfordshire, where cameron walker there , our where cameron walker there, our royal correspondent, bringing us the very latest on his majesty, the very latest on his majesty, the king's 75th birthday celebration . celebration. >> there's plenty more to come in the next hour here on gb news live. we'll obviously be talking about that new looking cabinet meeting that took place a little earlier and lots, lots more. don't go anywhere. talk to you
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good afternoon. it's 2:00 and you're with gb news live with pip tomson and emily carver. coming up this lunchtime, david cameron, he has returned to cabinet duties seven years after resigning as prime minister. he attended the first meeting of rishi sunak's new look top team. but there are tory battle lines with some mps unhappy with the sacking of suella braverman and the direction of travel. is this
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evidence of a hamas bunker under a gaza hospital while israeli troops claim to have evidence that children had been held hostage there by the militant group and application is open for dog owners to register their xl bully dogs before the breed is banned? we'll speak to one owner about what this means. is banned? we'll speak to one owner about what this means . and owner about what this means. and the nation wishes king charles, a happy 75th birthday. there were gun salutes at the tower of london and green park, but it was pretty much business as usual for the king, who launched a project to help people facing food into all food poverty. we'll get into all of that. but first, your news headunes of that. but first, your news headlines with sophia . headlines with sophia. >> good afternoon . it's 2:00. >> good afternoon. it's 2:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom. rishi sunak is holding talks with met police chief sir
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mark rowley over last weekend's pro—palestinian demonstrations in the capital. the prime minister's spokesman says he is speaking to sir mark to get a shared understanding of how to approach these protests if they were to continue in the future . were to continue in the future. it's after suella braverman was sacked as home secretary for branding . pro—palestinian branding. pro—palestinian protesters hate marchers. she also accused the police of bias for letting the rally go ahead on armistice day . the prime on armistice day. the prime minister says his new cabinet is the team to make big, bold decisions to drive change. he addressed his new cabinet for the first time after his dramatic reshuffle, which saw david cameron make an unexpected return to frontline politics. in a major gamble, rishi sunak gave the former prime minister a peerage in order to make him foreign secretary lord cameron admits such a return is not usual, but says he wants to support mr sunak through a difficult job at a hard time. the prime minister addressed his cabinet and pledged to change the country for the better . the country for the better. >> i know that this strong and
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unhed >> i know that this strong and united team is going to deliver that change for everybody . we've that change for everybody. we've got an important week coming up on wednesday. we'll have inflation numbers . we'll also inflation numbers. we'll also have supreme ruling on have the supreme court ruling on our plan. and next our rwanda plan. and next wednesday, the chancellor will be important be delivering an important autumn across all autumn statement. and across all of , confident that we of that, i'm confident that we can demonstrate to country can demonstrate to the country that making progress on that we're making progress on the priorities that i set out at the priorities that i set out at the year. and the beginning of the year. and looking around this table, i know have an energetic know that we have an energetic and team that is and enthusiastic team that is going to deliver for the country, let's to work. country, so let's get to work. >> shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones told gb news he thinks rishi sunak's move desperate. move is desperate. >> my observation would be that having david cameron as foreign secretary doesn't solve rishi sunaks problems. in fact , it's sunaks problems. in fact, it's quite me that rishi sunak quite odd to me that rishi sunak has had to look to the past to try to bring back a quote unquote grown up help get unquote grown up to help get control of the conservative party. if rishi sunak was a good enough prime minister, he would be able to get a grip of this and failed to do so. and he's failed to do so. >> trapped inside >> palestinians trapped inside gaza's are
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gaza's biggest hospital are digging a mass grave to bury hundreds of patients who have died conflict began. died since the conflict began. the , besieged by the hospital, besieged by israeli forces, is no longer functioning with insufficient electricity, water and other bafics electricity, water and other basics. israel has accused hamas of having a command and control centre under the hospital, which the terror group denies. foreign office minister andrew mitchell says the uk is considering using air and maritime options to get more aid into gaza . more aid into gaza. >> hospitals , mr speaker, should >> hospitals, mr speaker, should be places of safety , able to be places of safety, able to treat patients with compassion when it is distressing to see them unable to do so . every them unable to do so. every civilian death is heartbreaking. it is impossible to comprehend the pain and loss that innocent palestinians are enduring . we palestinians are enduring. we are focussed on getting life saving aid to those in need in gaza to further complainants have come forward to the bbc since it launched a review into the behaviour of russell brand. >> the bbc says the nature of
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the allegations are not specified. the investigation now indicates a total of five complaints directly to the corporation. it added that there was no disciplinary action taken against the comedian during his time with the company . the time with the company. the government is considering making chicken pox vaccines available on the nhs following a recommendation from scientists . recommendation from scientists. the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation say the jab should be given to youngsters in two doses when they're 12 months and 18 months old. it says . data from old. it says. data from countries suggests the vaccine would dramatically reduce circulating chickenpox and prevent most severe cases in children . the committee has also children. the committee has also recommended a temporary catch up programme for older children to be included . and a 62 gun salute be included. and a 62 gun salute has fired at the tower of london to mark king, charles's 75th birthday. charles is launching the coronation food project .
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the coronation food project. charles is launching the coronation food project with the queen, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need.the gap between food waste and food need. the king's birthday plans will also see him hosting a reception for nhs nurses and midwives at buckingham palace . midwives at buckingham palace. ceremonial gun salutes have marked the day, including at the tower of london. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's . sophia. play gb news now it's. sophia. >> thank you. welcome to gb news live. shocking scenes, shocking scenes at today's cabinet meeting as a familiar face rejoined proceedings. you tell you shocked will faint. i don't know. maybe it was on the cards for a while. who knows? david cameron attended a cabinet meeting. of course he did. after returning to frontline politics
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seven years after he stood down as prime minister. following that brexit referendum, he attended the first meeting of rishi sunak's new cabinet. following his shock appointment as foreign secretary . the prime as foreign secretary. the prime minister is stressing the importance now of building a unhed importance now of building a united team after his dramatic reshuffle yesterday . but to do reshuffle yesterday. but to do that he will have to fight off some mps on the right of the party who are said to be furious over the sacking of suella braverman as home secretary. yes, he's been accused by a group of tory mps for abandoning voters who helped the conservative party win that 2019 election. so joining us from downing street is gb news political editor christopher hope from westminster. i believe he has some guests with him . he has some guests with him. that's right. >> i'm here on the college green by parliament. there's a big concern, i think, amongst people, the way the suella braverman treated, removed braverman was treated, removed from office so abruptly and not really by anyone from really replaced by anyone from the . there's a very the right. there's a very interesting mps interesting group of tory mps called the new conservatives. it's chaired by two ambitious rising tory miriam
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rising star tory mps, miriam cates , mp and danny kruger, and cates, mp and danny kruger, and they're with me now express they're with me now to express their concerns about the reshuffle, if can bring them reshuffle, if i can bring them in . miriam, danny, thank you in now. miriam, danny, thank you for on gb news. forjoining us on gb news. miriam, you first. are miriam, to you first. why are you concerned about this reshuffle? you concerned about this resiwell,? think firstly, we >> well, i think firstly, we just say all the just want to say that all the people have promoted people that have been promoted is absolutely within the prime minister's is absolutely within the prime mirwe've got of respect >> we've got a lot of respect for personally. we're sure for them personally. we're sure they'll give everything they have job. have to the job. >> what we're more concerned have to the job. >> isvhat we're more concerned have to the job. >> is the we're more concerned have to the job. >> is the direction)re concerned have to the job. >> is the direction)re travel'ned about is the direction of travel that it signals for the for the party instead of leaning party and instead of leaning back realignment party and instead of leaning back voters, realignment party and instead of leaning back voters, the realignment party and instead of leaning back voters, the combination|t party and instead of leaning back voters, the combination of 2019 voters, the combination of small , people small c conservatives, people from people the from the north, people from the south, like back south, it feels like going back to 2010, in an era era to kind of 2010, in an era era of centrism, which really of centrism, which isn't really what people are crying out for now country. what people are crying out for now your ountry. what people are crying out for now your problem, danny >> it's your problem, danny kruger, the answer that kruger, that the answer that david cameron wrong david cameron is the wrong question. a he brought question. in a sense he brought in that he won election in that he won the election 2015, 20, 2010 forgive me formed that coalition with the lib dems, but then there weren't very policies following very tory policies following from that. >> so i have a great respect for david personally. david cameron personally. i worked ago worked for him many years ago and says, i think
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and as miriam says, i think he'll do a great job as foreign secretary. the concern that we have is about the policy direction and something very important happened in 2016. there realigned in our there was a realigned in our politics, a reorientation of the governing interest of the country towards the people and towards values towards their values and attitudes . and we have an attitudes. and we have an obligation, i think, particularly those of us elected in 2019, which was the great statement for the statement of support for the realignment this new realignment for this new politics. i think we have an obugafion politics. i think we have an obligation to deliver for those people. and amazing what happenedin people. and amazing what happened in 2019 is that we managed to demonstrate a real break the past of our own break with the past of our own party government, and party and government, and i don't to criticise what don't want to criticise what went before. were some went on before. there were some good david did in good things that david did in government, really the government, but really the country change and country wanted change and we offered change in and offered that change in 2019 and i we have to deliver i think we still have to deliver it and i still think that's what the from us. >> us. >> miriam cates, how big is the anger about the removal of someone braverman anger about the removal of someone big braverman anger about the removal of someone big offices'man anger about the removal of someone big offices in an government? >> i don't think it's really about >> i don't think it's really aboit >> i don't think it's really aboi mean, obviously there are >> i mean, obviously there are mixed views about suella in the party. >> i think it's more what she symbolises did her symbolises she did speak her mind. very much tap into
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mind. she did very much tap into ordinary people's sentiment on being levels being concerned about the levels of immigration. being concerned about the levels of immiknow,1. being concerned about the levels of immiknow, the issue that we >> you know, the issue that we were about last weekend, were talking about last weekend, whether not these protests whether or not these protests should banned, vast should be banned, the vast majority believe majority of our voters believe that they should be banned. so this than person. this is bigger than one person. but saying, there but it's about saying, is there anybody who is anybody in cabinet who is speaking that agenda, who is speaking for that agenda, who is pushing forward amongst our voters? is still the voters? immigration is still the number one issue. are we going to see this cabinet move towards that issue? and, you know, we've got back to 2019, we got to say back to 2019, we promised reduce net migration promised to reduce net migration . gone is the party . it's gone up. how is the party going to move back towards that manifesto commitment over the next year? >> speaking on eve, aren't we are the court ruling on are the supreme court ruling on that rwanda plan next week? the net come net migration figures come back on show an on thursday, which could show an even than last even bigger figure than last yeah even bigger figure than last year. 600,000 people arrived here legally on your government's watch, here legally on your government'swatch, you? government's watch, do you? oh, there's at the top of there's no one at the top of government now who the government now who reflects the right right in in terms right has the right in in terms of the tory right being expunged from of government? from the top of government? danny not danny kruger well, it's not about danny kruger well, it's not aboas say , we're very >> as i say, we're very supportive the government supportive of the government itself, the pm and he itself, of the pm and he appoints his cabinet. but i
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think on a policy level you're right, there is real concern. we are committed reducing net are committed to reducing net migration up from migration. it went up from 200,000 to 600,000 last year. i hope it'll come down in the new figures because we have figures because we will have seen of the refugees from seen less of the refugees from hong kong and ukraine, but still it'll be unacceptably high. i mean , david cameron himself mean, david cameron himself committed to reducing migration to thousands when he to the tens of thousands when he became minister. still became prime minister. i still think that is the right objective us and we do need objective for us and we do need the government to be committed to this. there are a series of proposals made our proposals that we made our group, the conservatives, to group, the new conservatives, to reduce legal migration by raising threshold for raising the salary threshold for working visas, reducing the number of student visas and family reunion vacation visas. so are things we think the so there are things we think the government could do, we're government could do, and we're committed pushing that. committed to pushing for that. >> idea than >> there's one bigger idea than that, in a statement that, isn't it? in a statement about lunchtime obtained by about this lunchtime obtained by gb news, talk about leaving gb news, you talk about leaving the on human the european convention on human rights, miriam cates, how many of believe that? of your colleagues believe that? well i don't numbers, but well i don't know numbers, but there's lot of there's certainly a lot of feeling the party that feeling amongst the party that we what takes in we must do what it takes in order end the small boats order to end the small boats crisis, end illegal
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migration. >> of course, the rwanda plan is a of that. a big part of that. >> but i think as group and >> but i think as a group and certainly right of the certainly on the right of the party, that it's not party, we feel that it's not just leaving echr. just about leaving the echr. >> wholesale reform of >> we need wholesale reform of our and human rights our equalities and human rights laws in this country because since since equality since 2010, since the equality act, you know, all act, we've seen, you know, all these kind of that there these kind of ideas that there is democratic consensus for is no democratic consensus for on and gender and race in on sex and gender and race in our schools and our universities . and that's of the things . and that's some of the things that objected to when that people objected to when they voted in 2016. and 2017 and 2019. really 2019. and unless we're really committed to reforming that blairite system of laws, how are we push back against we going to push back against those ideas that those kind of ideas that people are concerned about? are really concerned about? >> though, >> isn't it the case, though, danny that really they danny kruger, that really they can now? how can ignore you now? and how many members the new members are there of the new conservatives? it's conservatives? we're told it's a few. it a few dozen than few. is it a few dozen more than that? mean, can you be ignored that? i mean, can you be ignored by an increasing centrist tory government? >> afraid we can't be >> well, i'm afraid we can't be ignored we are being and ignored and we are being and that's regret. that's that's what we regret. but party is a broad church. but the party is a broad church. as government has made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd government has made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd likeernment has made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd like thatent has made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd like that to: has made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd like that to be s made clear but the party is a broad church. awe'd like that to be moreie clear .we'd like that to be more reflected the appointments .we'd like that to be more reflethei the appointments .we'd like that to be more reflethei theministerments .we'd like that to be more reflethei theminister makes. that the prime minister makes. but that's up to but as we've said, that's up to him. we want is the
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him. what we want is the policies that reflect our manifesto, there manifesto, commitment and there are people are very large number of people on in parliament, on on our side in parliament, on the of the the backbenches of the conservative frankly conservative party and frankly in too, who share our in government too, who share our concern. we're trying speak concern. we're trying to speak in a way that's constructive. we really want to really do not want to destabilise. he's leader. destabilise. he's the leader. he's has every he's absolutely he has every right into the right to lead us into the election. this talk of election. and all this talk of splits factions, it's splits and factions, it's totally unhelpful. obviously to the but also to the government, but also to our agenda. the government, but also to our agenda . we're trying to push for agenda. we're trying to push for what elected to what we think we were elected to do think that's an do and we think that's an appropriate thing for an mp. we're to cause we're not trying to cause trouble government, but trouble for the government, but we do really think it's important that they honour the commitments that all made as commitments that we all made as mps that manifesto mps standing on that manifesto in miriam cates, are in 2019. miriam cates, why are you money and who are you raising money and who are you raising money and who are you going to give to? you going to give it to? >> it comes to an >> and so when it comes to an election and before election, election and before an election, individual candidates individual mps and candidates have fund campaigns. have to fund their campaigns. >> sure all your viewers >> so i'm sure all your viewers will lots will have received lots of leaflets and letters and things like their door. leaflets and letters and things like have their door. leaflets and letters and things like have raise heir door. leaflets and letters and things like have raise moneyor. leaflets and letters and things like have raise money in to mps have to raise money in to order pay for kinds of order pay for those kinds of things. you know, in some things. and you know, in some parts of country, parts of the country, particularly, know, red particularly, you know, the red wall, there aren't necessarily particularly, you know, the red wall, “conservative iecessarily particularly, you know, the red wall, “conservative iecess.donors. many conservative party donors. so sure that mps
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so we want to make sure that mps that stand for we believe that stand for what we believe in committed that in that are committed to that realignment, kind of common realignment, that kind of common sense funds sense agenda, have the funds they order to campaign. they need in order to campaign. it's way of it's an ordinary way of campaigning. registered it's an ordinary way of camjthe ning. registered it's an ordinary way of camjthe electoral registered it's an ordinary way of camjthe electoral commissioni it's an ordinary way of camjthe electoral commission , with the electoral commission, but very keen to raise but we are very keen to raise funds our mps and our new funds for our mps and our new conservative groups make sure conservative groups to make sure they've the best chance they've got the best chance possible seat possible of regaining their seat next . next time. >> how much are you looking to raise danny and your raise danny kruger and will your policy conflict with policy platform conflict with the party manifesto next election? >> well, we want to raise as much money as we can and also to mobilise volunteers and people to our to help us campaign in our seats. anybody wants seats. so anybody who wants to help in touch, we're help us get in touch, we're absolutely part of the conservative not conservative family. this is not disloyal. terms of policy disloyal. and in terms of policy conflict, mean , no, we're conflict, i mean, no, we're proposing policy, nothing is proposing new policy, nothing is in with where we at in conflict with where we are at the we think we need to the moment. we think we need to go on a whole bunch of go further on a whole bunch of issues on immigration, issues on crime, on immigration, on skills. there's on tax, on skills. there's a whole stuff would whole bunch of stuff that would satisfy, promise satisfy, we think, that promise that we made in 2019 to our voters. the voters. and we think that the manifesto will be manifesto process, which will be getting under now for the getting under way now for the next is an next election, is an opportunity. important opportunity. and it's important that that. that we contribute to that. >> government >> why is this government lost touch mandate that you
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touch with this mandate that you think you you get in think you got? you did get in 2019. it gone wrong for 2019. why has it gone wrong for you? cates well, i think you? miriam cates well, i think the 2016 vote was about losing touch, and it was the kind of vote that was shared across europe and in america in different elections around the time. >> and there was this sense that the elite, if you like, the political class, had lost touch with the roots of the people who voted for them. and, you know, in 2016 since then, we've in 2016 and since then, we've seen a real struggle for the establishment essentially to move into the place of the ordinary people rather than the other way round. and that's what's concerning about the what's so concerning about the reshuffle again, reshuffle yesterday. again, all the involved are the people involved are brilliant people who are very committed they reflect committed. but do they reflect the and values of ordinary the views and values of ordinary people tax, on immigration, the views and values of ordinary pe
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are enough foreign are good enough to be foreign secretary? had secretary? in fact, the pm had to even the house of to go outside even the house of lords to find mate to lords to find an old mate to make given give one of big make given give one of the big jobs in government. >> buy that >> and i don't really buy that analysis. actually, i analysis. actually, chris, i think i mean, think it's okay. i mean, government government government heads of government around to around the world appoint to their from the range of their cabinet from the range of candidates, it were, and candidates, as it were, and i and i actually think there is some some some value in having some expertise outside expertise from outside parliament. i mean, yes, you know, there are many know, i'm sure there are many of our colleagues would have know, i'm sure there are many of our coto agues would have know, i'm sure there are many of our coto aglforeign would have know, i'm sure there are many of our coto aglforeign secretary ve loved to be foreign secretary and done would have and would have done would have done a great job. actually, done a great job. but actually, i think david is i mean, i think david is perfectly mean, perfectly qualified. i mean, i think is a challenge think there is a challenge around , what stood around his record, what he stood for, china. for, particularly around china. but the european but and of course, the european union. mean, led remain union. i mean, he led the remain campaign at here he is now campaign at and here he is now in relations in charge of our relations with europe. long as he as europe. but if as long as he as long he follows the prime long as he follows the prime minister's lead, long as he minister's lead, as long as he genuinely the mandate minister's lead, as long as he geane ly the mandate minister's lead, as long as he geane have the mandate minister's lead, as long as he geane have as the mandate minister's lead, as long as he geane have as a the mandate minister's lead, as long as he geane have as a governmente minister's lead, as long as he geane have as a government to that we have as a government to govern in our interests, i'm not concerned about his appointment personally. i do think it sends a very confusing signal to our voters. and overall, the shape of the government now is not where think it should be.
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where we think it should be. >> miriam cates, is it time for mr face a vote no mr sunak to face a vote of no confidence? overnight, had confidence? overnight, we had andrew a jenkin. forgive me , the andrew a jenkin. forgive me, the wrong andrea. there andrea jenkin putting out a letter into graham brady. jenkin putting out a letter into graham brady . a vote of no graham brady. a vote of no confidence. is it time for a vote of no confidence in your pm, your leader? >> no. absolute not. as i said, we fully support you we fully support rishi. you know, we back government, know, we back his government, but concerned about the but we are concerned about the direction of travel and we are using backbenchers, using our voice as backbenchers, not just put the interests of not just to put the interests of our first, we, of our party first, because we, of course, that's course, we believe that's important, but also the interests country as a whole. >> danny kruger have you put that in yet? >> i haven't and won't. >> no, i haven't and i won't. and i echo that point and and i really echo that point and i it is really regrettable i think it is really regrettable that everything to that everything is reduced to this personalities. this question of personalities. and many of our and i regret that many of our colleagues us personally and i regret that many of our col putting us personally and i regret that many of our col putting forwardrs personally and i regret that many of our col putting forward what sonally for putting forward what we think legitimate think are the legitimate conservative views that are in fact with fact in keeping with our manifesto commitment. only manifesto commitment. so if only we could this debate we could have this debate at the level should which is level it should be at, which is about about the about policy and about the pubuc about policy and about the public rather than about policy and about the publicpersonalitieszr than about policy and about the publicpersonalities and an about personalities and positions, can positions, then i think we can have more civil debate have a much more civil debate that would be in the interests of the country the truth, of the country is the truth, though, finally, miriam cates,
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of the country is the truth, thouyour nally, miriam cates, of the country is the truth, thouyour nally, hasiam cates, of the country is the truth, thouyour nally, hasiam c ines, that your party has been in power with other parties. >> but since 2010, it's kind of exhaust ed and tired of exhaust ed and a bit tired of being in power. >> don't think it's >> well, i don't think it's exhausted. we've got lots of colleagues plenty colleagues who have got plenty of them, but i do of fight left in them, but i do think it's time to serious think it's time to be serious about serious that about the serious issues that face country. of face this country. and, of course, minister course, the prime minister has got great ideas. but got some some great ideas. but also seen on our streets also we've seen on our streets what seen in the last what have we seen in the last five some serious five weeks? some serious divisions we divisions in our country that we can't aren't going can't ignore, that aren't going to that do pose to go away and that do pose a serious threat to future if serious threat to our future if we don't about them we don't talk about them and deal them. that's what deal with them. and that's what the doing . the government should be doing. >> tony good last one to >> tony hudgell good last one to you. marks out for the reshuffle. >> well, listen, on it terms >> well, listen, on it in terms of direction, i am of policy direction, i am concerned i'm going to concerned you know, i'm going to give it a five out ten. some concerned you know, i'm going to give ipeople, out ten. some concerned you know, i'm going to give ipeople, some ten. some concerned you know, i'm going to give ipeople, some greatsome concerned you know, i'm going to give ipeople, some great people. good people, some great people. but i'm afraid we're now i'm afraid we're into the afraid we're going back into the politics decline. that our politics of decline. that is our concern. where concern. where where is the energy and spirit change energy and the spirit of change that represented and that 2019 represented and i worry we're going the worry that we're going in the wrong now, though wrong direction now, even though all involved all the people involved are tremendous support them. all the people involved are treme danny support them. all the people involved are treme danny kruger, support them. all the people involved are tremedanny kruger, miriam them. all the people involved are tremedanny kruger, miriam cates well, danny kruger, miriam cates from new conservative group, from the new conservative group, thank you for joining from the new conservative group, thank you forjoining us from the new conservative group, thank you for joining us today from the new conservative group,
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thénews.| forjoining us today on news. >> and a reflection i think, of a lot of concerns. i'm hearing privately about the privately from mps about the reshuffle and about reshuffle yesterday and about and pm's leadership . and about the pm's leadership. some do, i think, for and about the pm's leadership. som
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reporter jack carson. he's in the red wall seat of stoke on trent. as i just said , jack, trent. as i just said, jack, what have people there been saying to you ? saying to you? >> yeah , well, i think >> yeah, well, i think particularly what danny kruger was saying in that interview there about the politics of change and being promised change. that's certainly the promise that people here in the seats of stoke on trent north, promise that people here in the seats ii stoke on trent north, promise that people here in the seats ii amyke on trent north, promise that people here in the seats ii am today trent north, promise that people here in the seats ii am today , rent north, promise that people here in the seats ii am today , they north, promise that people here in the seats ii am today , they don't where i am today, they don't feel like they have got that change. many of them change. of course, many of them here this this seat itself was was labour and has been labour for decades. it of course then changed hands in 2019. that big brexit election in 2019. boris johnson promising not only of course to get brexit done, but lots of change, particularly around the issues on of course, immigration and being able of course back control of course to take back control of lots lots of , you know, our lots of lots of, you know, our own policy. those people feel let down by those promises. they don't like they've been don't feel like they've been fulfilled. sunak fulfilled. now, with rishi sunak as as prime minister. and so particularly he is talking to people today around kind of the idea that david cameron, of
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course, somebody that was running that that remain camp. of course , is coming back when of course, is coming back when this area itself was so such a heavy brexit voting area. how that went down, they don't necessarily feel like having david cameron. i think overall, as someone who of course has not been elected, has had to be made made a peer in the house of lords to in order to become foreign secretary. don't foreign secretary. they don't necessarily was necessarily feel like that was the voter the right decision. one voter said to me, how is it that out of the mps that rishi of all of the mps that rishi sunak got, not one of them sunak has got, not one of them could basically picked and could be basically picked and chosen to do the job? but of course on whether rishi sunak can still win here. that's the big question him because of big question for him because of course, this goes back course, if this seat goes back to goes back keir to labour, goes back to keir starmer, well show the starmer, it might well show the trend that the country and the swing that the country be swing that the country will be taking in the next general election. but on of course whether rishi sunak can hold on election. but on of course withiser rishi sunak can hold on election. but on of course withiser rishon jnak can hold on election. but on of course withiser rishon whether hold on election. but on of course withiser rishon whether thati on to this seats on whether that appointment of david cameron to foreign secretary was the right one. here's a couple of people i spoke to a little bit earlier on rishi sunak. >> i don't think so .
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rishi sunak. >> i don't think so. i am i don't know, maybe . labour don't know, maybe. labour >> it was a surprise . didn't >> it was a surprise. didn't expect it at all. but i'm confident he's a very experienced and i think he'll do a good job. i think he will. yeah, i'm sure he will. conservative always have . conservative always have. >> yeah. and particularly when you see the reaction from the labour party of course, to that reshuffle. shadow chancellor rachel reeves saying people will be wondering how david cameron coming back into government will help for their help them pay for their weekly shop. probably be shop. that certainly probably be reflected and probably cut through here in stoke on trent north, the area i'm in today, burslem is of the poorest burslem is one of the poorest areas of stoke on trent. and so particularly they'll be feeling how these big decisions are really going to impact them, how rishi sunak is going to change things better for them things for the better for them because it's all going to be about trust coming up that about trust coming up to that next election. course, we've next election. of course, we've got big week for rishi sunak,
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next election. of course, we've go course,week for rishi sunak, next election. of course, we've gocourse,wee|decision|i sunak, next election. of course, we've gocourse,wee|decision|i sithat, of course, the decision on that rwanda course, the rwanda plan, of course, the inflation figures as well. people be measuring people here will be measuring how in how much money they've got in their compared when , their pockets compared to when, of decided to lend their pockets compared to when, of vote decided to lend their pockets compared to when, of vote to decided to lend their pockets compared to when, of vote to the ecided to lend their pockets compared to when, of vote to the conservative d their vote to the conservative party in 2019. they'll be looking at their pockets and all kinds other issues like mass kinds of other issues like mass migration as well, like like being able to stop the boats as to whether they give rishi sunak their vote again. and the conservatives their vote again, or whether switch back or whether they switch back to labour have here labour like they have been here for decades. >> you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. jack carson there in stoke on trent . i'm jack carson there in stoke on trent. i'm miriam cates and danny kruger , right that rishi danny kruger, right that rishi sunak has has abandoned those 2019 voters, those voters like in places like stoke on trent . in places like stoke on trent. it's looking likely let us know at home what you think what you make of the reshuffle. what you make of the reshuffle. what you make of the direction of travel. do you agree with what some of danny and miriam cates danny kruger and miriam cates had with chris had to say there with chris hope? got a to hope? we've only got a year to find out they feel abandoned, find out if they feel abandoned, but discussing it a lot but we'll be discussing it a lot more here on gb news. stay with
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us because still to come , we'll us because still to come, we'll be talking about the xl bully dog because applications have opened today for owners to register them ahead of the ban on february the first. but it sounds like a little bit of a complicated process. we'll be talking to people about that straight after this. stay with us. >> us. >> hello. very good day to you. it's alex burkill here again with your latest gb news weather forecast. the unsettled picture continues through the next few days. there will be heavy rain at times and some strong blustery winds. at the moment there are a few occluded fronts across the uk and these bring the focus for the showery rain that we're going to see as we go through the rest of the day. and overnight, cloudy picture overnight, a cloudy picture across areas, across many northern areas, particularly across scotland, with some heavy outbreaks of rain at times, perhaps some with some heavy outbreaks of rain at ness s, perhaps some with some heavy outbreaks of rain at ness overrhaps some with some heavy outbreaks of rain at ness over theys some with some heavy outbreaks of rain at ness over the highere wintry ness over the higher ground skies ground to some clear skies across the far north of scotland could allow for a touch of frost here. elsewhere further south, also some clear skies , also some clear skies, temperatures not dropping a huge amount a few showers to
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amount and a few showers to watch for as well as we go watch out for as well as we go into wednesday. a cloudy, wet story many northern story across many northern areas. still some heavier outbreaks rain possible here. outbreaks of rain possible here. dher outbreaks of rain possible here. drier and brighter towards the south. just 1 or 2 showers to watch out for across of watch out for across parts of wales southwest england. wales and southwest england. also, some decent sunshine across the far north of scotland to temperatures for many likely to temperatures for many likely to be down a degree or so compared we're looking compared to today. we're looking at around 12, possibly at highs of around 12, possibly 13 celsius in the south. and southwest as we go into thursday. and we are going to see a swathe of wet and windy weather pushing its way up from the southwest. we could see gales, bit gales, perhaps even a bit stronger around stronger than that around coastal and some coastal parts. and some significant rainfall to more unsettled weather to come as we head towards the weekend with some heavy likely then. but some heavy rain likely then. but we also going see we are also going to see temperatures rising as well. i'll see you later. bye bye
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monday to thursdays from six till 930 . till 930. >> welcome back. it was one of the uk's shocking child murders, something that you probably remember very well. a two year old toddler, jamie bolger , old toddler, jamie bolger, snatched from a shopping centre in merseyside and brutally murdered by 210 year old boys . murdered by 210 year old boys. one of the killers has a parole hearing, which started today, but the mother of little james bolger is urging the board not to release him. let's bring in our reporter ray addison, who can explain it all. >> thanks, emily. and pip. well, it was february the 12th of 1993
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when two year old james bolger was snatched during a shopping trip to the strand shopping centre in bootle in merseyside. now just two days later , his now just two days later, his body was found by children on railway tracks just two miles away. he'd been tortured and killed. now john venables was ten years old when he and robert thompson murdered james. and after eight years in jail , they after eight years in jail, they were both freed on licence and they were granted lifelong immunity, rather anonymity , i immunity, rather anonymity, i should say. but in 2017, john venables was jailed again after child abuse images were found on his computer. now, not only could venables be released , but could venables be released, but james's parents have been barred from attending the parole heanng from attending the parole hearing instead , ralph and hearing instead, ralph and denise have issued impact statements begging the parole board to keep their son's killers killer behind bars. of
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course, terrified that venables will re—offend . now, in her plea will re—offend. now, in her plea to the parole board, james's mother, denise , says, look into mother, denise, says, look into my eyes and see what i've had to deal with for 30 years, three decades of hell make the right decision for everyone and keep my son's killer behind bars. now, of course, during the parole board hearing, the panel will look for any evidence that they can find of behavioural change in venables. they'll question key witnesses like psychology lists. his probation officers and if he's willing to give evidence to that hearing, john venables himself, if they decide that venables poses what they call a manageable risk to they call a manageable risk to the public, then he could be released before christmas. now of course , this comes as the of course, this comes as the victims and prisoners bill is actually going through parliament. now, that's promising tougher measures aimed at strengthening the parole system and actually making pubuc system and actually making public protection. the government says the top priority
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in deciding which prisoners are actually safe for release. it will also give ministers greater oversight and the power to overturn release decisions for the most serious offenders . us the most serious offenders. us thank you very much indeed. >> ray addison on there . i mean, >> ray addison on there. i mean, it's horrific what has happened. what's interesting with this parole hearing is that the parents of james bulger will not be allowed to attend . and it be allowed to attend. and it seems in the court of public opinion , ian, which of course, opinion, ian, which of course, does not matter in this instance. a lot of people saying he should not even be up for this hearing, should not be up, should not be considered, even . should not be considered, even. yeah. we will, of course, bring you up to date what happens you up to date on what happens in in gb news on gb news that decision not expected though , decision not expected though, for around two weeks after this private hearing today and tomorrow . still to come, tomorrow. still to come, including claims from israel's
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security forces that it has uncovered a hamas bunker under a gaza hospital where hostages could have been held . we'll get could have been held. we'll get an update. first, your news headune an update. first, your news headline with sophia . headline with sophia. >> it's 232. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . the public in the newsroom. the public believes sacking suella braverman was the right move, but are less sure about bringing david cameron back into government. a poll from ipsos found 70% of people think rishi sunak made the right call in removing his home secretary . removing his home secretary. that's 60% of those voters are conservative in 2019. but only around a third of voters, said lord cameron's appointment as foreign secretary was the right decision. lord cameron admits such a return is not usual, but says he wants to support mr sunak through a difficult job at a hard time . palestinians a hard time. palestinians
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trapped inside gaza's biggest hospital are digging a mass grave to bury hundreds of patients who have died since the conflict began. the hospital , conflict began. the hospital, besieged by israeli forces, is no longer functioning with insufficient electricity, water and other basics. israel has accused hamas of having a command and control centre under the hospital, which the terror group denies. foreign office minister andrew mitchell says the uk is considering using air and maritime options to get more aid into gaza . a 62 gun salute aid into gaza. a 62 gun salute has fired at the tower of london to mark king, charles's 75th birthday . on to mark king, charles's 75th birthday. on four. to mark king, charles's 75th birthday . on four. charles to mark king, charles's 75th birthday. on four. charles is launching the food coronation project with the queen, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food. need the king's birthday plans will also see him hosting a reception for nhs nurses and midwives at buckingham palace . ceremonial buckingham palace. ceremonial gun salutes have marked the day, including at the tower of london
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about to talk about. foreign office minister andrew mitchell is travelling to egypt tonight . is travelling to egypt tonight. that has come after calls a little earlier from mps to ensure that that crucially needed humanitarian aid reaches people in gaza. and there's also been a report from the times of israel today that has stated that israeli troops have captured the headquarters of gaza's military police. yes. from the pictures here, we can see them holding up an israeli flag in the same way they were pictured inside gaza's parliament building yesterday . parliament building yesterday. hundreds of patients are still remain trapped inside al—shifa hospital in gaza city . that's as hospital in gaza city. that's as fighting continues between israeli troops and hamas . israeli troops and hamas. israeli troops and hamas. israeli troops and hamas. israeli troops say they've uncovered a hospital basement with evidence that children were held hostage there by hamas. they found , they say, baby they found, they say, baby bottles, nappies and chairs with ropes . us and bottles, nappies and chairs with ropes. us and aid bottles, nappies and chairs with ropes . us and aid agencies have ropes. us and aid agencies have warned that critically ill
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patients and babies are at risk of death due to the lack of fuel suppues of death due to the lack of fuel supplies and essentials such as food and water. well, joining us now is the israeli government spokesman, avi hyman. thank you for talking to us this afternoon , avi. those pictures we saw just now of the military and the gaza military police station captured the parliament building yesterday. it sounds like, as far as you're concerned , you are far as you're concerned, you are making good progress. >> oh, absolutely . yeah, we are >> oh, absolutely. yeah, we are ploughing ahead with our mission. >> our mission as stated from the beginning, is to destroy hamas, to destroy their military operation, to destroy their governance. >> so never again can those savages cross through our borders, going house to house, slaughtering our people , killing slaughtering our people, killing children in front of their parents, parents in front of their children, opening fire on babies, covid beheading babies?
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we're going to make sure that never again will we see an attack the likes of which we have not seen since the holocaust . holocaust. >> avi benjamin netanyahu, your prime minister, said on sunday, i believe it was suggested that there could be a deal to release hostages. a deal with hamas itself. but for many reasons, of course, he didn't give go into too much detail about that. can you tell us whether there's been any progress in terms of releasing those hostages, finding them first and then and then getting them to safety ? then getting them to safety? >> well, as my prime minister said , we do have intelligence, said, we do have intelligence, but we won't be broadcast it to hamas. >> our first and foremost wish is to see those 239 hostages at home with their families. it's unacceptable . you know, they unacceptable. you know, they took men, women in the holocaust, survivors and nine month old baby who is now turned
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ten months in captivity . see ten months in captivity. see this is a abhorrent enemy that came and killed our babies and is now hiding behind their own. you you mentioned babies there. >> avi, would you say every baby is precious ? is precious? >> as a father , it pains me to >> as a father, it pains me to see what what is happening on the ground. it pains me that a terrorist organisation has is has set up their command and control centre underneath a hospital. you know , our troops hospital. you know, our troops just put out footage , some of just put out footage, some of which i just saw actually on your broadcast of the rantissi children's hospital where we found underground tunnels, underground tunnels where they were stockpiling ammunition and weapons and suicide bomb belts and also what was even more alarming , and also what was even more alarming, which was a room which seemed to have been made , they'd
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seemed to have been made, they'd haphazard, put in a toilet there and a shower and they also had clear evidence , which we clear evidence, which we obviously continuing to investigate. but it seems to be clear evidence of a place where they were holding not only, you know, adult civilians, but also children, also infants. we found an open packet of nappies. we found multiple babies bottles and one of the babies bottles was just sitting on top of a unit there with the words world health organisation on. so yeah, we're dealing with a brutal enemy that commits a double war crime of attacking civilians from deep within civilians. as one of the hamas leaders said in recent days, as far as they're concerned, hamas is safe . deep concerned, hamas is safe. deep underneath the ground in their underground tunnels , while the underground tunnels, while the people of gaza above ground . people of gaza above ground. well, that's the problem of the un and israel to deal with, and that's why israel a month ago
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said , sorry to jump in. said, sorry to jump in. >> we are running out of time and we were talking about babies. we i also want to ask you about the babies in al—shifa hospital that do appear to be trapped . how are you going to trapped. how are you going to get them out? we're just looking at an image now. i know there's incubators , actors that are incubators, actors that are going from israel to gaza , but going from israel to gaza, but the problem seems to be powering those incubators, not actually a lack of incubators . lack of incubators. >> so unfortunately, this is a hamas made crisis that we're doing our very best to deal with. we've offered fuel, hundreds of litres of fuel for those incubators. like you said, we've offered incubators. we we've offered incubators. we we've offered incubators. we we've offered to evacuate the hospital to bring ambulances if need be, to get those people to safety , just like we, you know, safety, just like we, you know, the just a month ago said that we want to evacuate, that people should evacuate to the south, to those safer zones through the
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safe corridors . and a million safe corridors. and a million gazans have listened to us to get out of the line of fire. hamas wants you to see these pictures . hamas wants to put pictures. hamas wants to put their babies on the front line because they think that is a way to ensure that there's enough international pressure on us to surrender , to ceasefire. but we surrender, to ceasefire. but we won't do that because we need to provide security to our citizens . we need to ensure that never again can these beasts come through our borders and behead our babies . our babies. >> alfie, do you have a mechanism , though, as to how to mechanism, though, as to how to move the babies ? because it move the babies? because it sounds like they don't have long. is there a plan set out to get them out of that hospital, which is fast turning into a morgue? we understand ? morgue? we understand? >> yeah. the sites are awful. and that's exactly what hamas wants you to see. so when we provided the fuel to hamas, stopped the hospital from taking it, when we said we would
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evacuate the babies yesterday , evacuate the babies yesterday, they stopped us from doing it. hamas is ensuring that those pictures continue . and pictures continue. and unfortunately , the death of any unfortunately, the death of any civilians in gaza is on hamas hands. they hide behind their people and attack our people are missing a double war crime. >> israeli government spokesman avi heiman will have to leave it there. but really, really appreciate you talking to us and giving us an update this afternoon here on gb news. thank you much. thank you, avi. you very much. thank you, avi. now are open for xl now applications are open for xl bully dog owners. if you're one to apply for an exemption before the breed is made illegal. all all dogs that are not exempted will be euthanized after it becomes illegal to own one from the 1st of february. owners will be able to choose to have their dogs euthanized and apply for compensation . well, joining us compensation. well, joining us to discuss this is editor of dogs today magazine, beverly cuddy and sophie coulthard with
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her dog, billy, who is believed to be an america xl bully type. sophie, if i can just start with you. maybe we can see billy while we're chatting. how simple or not are you finding this process the hardest thing is the government definition of the xl bully mean, i'm in a position where billy doesn't quite meet the height criteria, but he obviously meets a lot of the other characteristic acas that are being described in the guidelines, but it's caused so much confusion for people who are saying , much confusion for people who are saying, you much confusion for people who are saying , you know, i don't are saying, you know, i don't know whether to exempt my dog and the conditions that and take the conditions that come with that or take the risk and walk my dog every day not knowing if that dog will be seized . do you understand why seized. do you understand why some members of the public may have little . sympathy with some have little. sympathy with some xl bully dog owners when it comes to what the government is trying to implement here? it
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sounds like , yes, there are sounds like, yes, there are terms and conditions. owners are going to have to go through some hoops sadly, some dogs may hoops and sadly, some dogs may be euthanize we must be euthanize seized, but we must remember and remember why we are here. and that's bully dogs that's because xl bully dogs have, unfortunately carried out half of the fatal dog attacks in the and that's since the the uk, and that's since the pandemic will question those statistics because we don't have full proof of the all the breeds that are responsible for these attacks. >> i think it's fair to say that any dog that's a large a bull breed that's been involved in any attacks has been described as an xl bully , which is why the as an xl bully, which is why the government has a government has had such a difficult task trying to define this type. and i think you could say what is the difference between a dog that is one inch shorter or one inch taller than another? that means that that dog is dangerous. so i think we really do need to move away from labelling a dog based purely on its measurements as to whether that dog is dangerous or not. and let's face it, the american
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law comes in different sizes as well. so are we saying that the xl bully is a danger and the pocket bully is not a danger? they're the same breed. >> if we can just bring in beverley cuddy from dogs today. beverly, what does this mean for the fate of dogs that are currently in dogs homes? are they going to be put down, put to sleep? i mean, dogs, homes are going to be filling up, aren't they? what will happen to them ? well, well, sadly , even them? well, well, sadly, even before this started , we were . on before this started, we were. on 130% occupancy in rescue. so that's obviously there's no room for any more dogs. but any dogs that are left on rehomed by the end of i think it's new year's eve are either trapped there for a which is obviously something that rescues don't really want to do because cause if you can
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imagine this is not a proper life for a dog being being kept locked up for a whole these a lot of these dogs would be very young if they're not found a home before new year's eve, they have to be put to sleep. and as we've seen , this definition is we've seen, this definition is so vague that any smooth haired crossbreed bigger than a whippet could be. well this could be the biggest cull the has ever seen of dogs since the war. surely there needs to be some guidelines, though. would you agree with that ? and responsible agree with that? and responsible owners, they've been given the opportunity to come forward and apply opportunity to come forward and apply for an exemption register for their dog. they have to keep their lead on in public, muzzle their lead on in public, muzzle the dog in public, microchip neutered. if you're a responsible owner, who cares about your dog, surely you'll go through those stages in order to keep it. what's the problem ? i keep it. what's the problem? i think if you know definitively
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you have a bully xl, then you have to accept that the law is changing. if there is a legal appeal going in to hopefully question whether or not this is actually correct, we can do this . but if it goes ahead, then living your life with an exempted dog is not easy. if you're in rented accommodation, you're in rented accommodation, you may find that you are evicted. if you have a criminal record , you may find that the record, you may find that the courts will deem you not a fit person to own a dog. if you've got children and you end up going to court, they may rule that this is a suitable home for that this is a suitable home for that dog. it is not quite as simple as just putting a muzzle on and taking your dog for immediate only your pet health insurance is voided. so if you've got a dog that's maybe on long term medication, just because of the way the dog looks, not it. you're very , very looks, not it. you're very, very majorly disadvantaged . and we're majorly disadvantaged. and we're talking about hundreds of
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thousands of dogs here. not just bully excels. this is anybody with a dog that fits this very broad standard at the moment. sorry to interrupt. huge amount . sorry to interrupt. huge amount. do you think anyone sorry to interrupt. do you think anyone is in this country? should be allowed to own any dog as they like without any regulation at all from the government ? because all from the government? because that's a point of view. do you do you share that view ? i think do you share that view? i think everybody would welcome some proper legislation on that does make it take everything much more seriously. the ownership of dogs, the breeding of dogs. it's been a free for all for so long and we've been nagging government to bring in proper measures to make response sensible ownership much more easy to achieve. there is no regulation of dog trainers. there's no regulation on the way. breeders are regulated is very vague and the use of the microchip that was put into law so long ago , but so often these
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so long ago, but so often these details are not even recorded as to who bred each . dog and it to who bred each. dog and it should be a case that if you breed badly , if your dogs end up breed badly, if your dogs end up causing a problem and hurting people, there should be a consequence to that. at the moment i. sorry beverley, we're fast running out of time and i just wanted very briefly to bnng just wanted very briefly to bring sophie and billy back in. we've just been watching training videos there with billy and looks beautifully and he looks beautifully behaved. he looks beautiful, but there a lot of irresponsible there are a lot of irresponsible dog owners, aren't they? sophie are they going to be in your eyes a lot of people who will actually dodge this ban because it's unenforceable? >> mean, that's it, >> well, i mean, that's it, isn't it? people that are going to avoid the law in general will probably not exempt their dogs. so i think we're looking at a situation where responsible owners like myself will comply because we're scared that our family pet, who we love, is going to be taken from us. but if the government actually looked at real legislation ,
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looked at real legislation, licensing , educating dog owners, licensing, educating dog owners, we could have a much better solution for the future of the uk instead of this knee jerk reaction, which is just going to impact the quality of life for thousands of dogs. you know, everybody gets the dog. so that they can take their dog on walks and enjoy their time in the outdoors , hopefully play with outdoors, hopefully play with their dog, do training, and a lot of this, you know, we've heard some of the bigger consequences like like we've heard regarding things like losing health insurance. but even just those small things, being able to take my dog to the park and play with him with a toy and do some training are things that we're going to lose here. and the government could instantly change this by looking at licensing instead of a ban. >> sophie coulthard , beverley >> sophie coulthard, beverley cuddy billy , thank you all cuddy and billy, thank you all so much for discussing this. it's very on my own on that one. it's very on my own on that one. i just i think they have a it's very on my own on that one. ijust i think they have a up i just i think they have a up the sympathy for the owners, to be honest, because you hear from
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owners who thought their xl bully was beautiful and lovely and then one day it switches and you can't necessarily control even if you're the most responsible owner in the world. but that say but then there's people that say it bad owners, it's not bad it is bad owners, it's not bad dogs, but got to move dogs, but we've got to move on because to talk about because we've got to talk about king charles celebrating his 75th let's 75th birthday today. let's talk to correspondent, to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, in cameron walker, who is in oxfordshire. cameron he's been very busy . pip. very busy. pip. >> he certainly has. and his business is usable, usual for the king. he was treated to a rendition of happy birthday by the crowd who were gathered outside this warehouse, which is distributing food to 120 community organisations across oxfordshire, berkshire and wiltshire. but this is a nationwide new scheme that the king has launched today. the coronation food project, hoping to bridge the gap between food waste and the food need across the uk because it's estimated 14 million people across the country are at risk of being food insecure. now i spoke earlier to dame martina milburn ,
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earlier to dame martina milburn, the co—chair of the coronation food project, and she was talking about how king charles is passionate about helping with the cost of living and for a long time , he's been very long time, he's been very worried about the cost of living crisis on families in particular. >> and he's also always been passionate about trying to reduce surplus waste cost and things like that. so he simply wondered if there was a way of putting the two things together . putting the two things together. >> well, later, king charles will be at buckingham palace hosting a reception with nurses and midwives celebrating 75th anniversary of the nhs . he's anniversary of the nhs. he's then going to be, as we understand it, attending a private party with friends and family at clarence house. but prince harry will not be there, although the bbc is reporting that he is expected to ring his father from across the atlantic . father from across the atlantic. >> thank you, cameron. our royal correspondent cameron walker, there on charles's king charles's 75th birthday. that's it from us today. happy birthday , majesty. martin daubney is up
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>> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. >> welcome to the show. gb news with me. martin daubney loads in the next hour, including rishi on the ropes. jacob rees—mogg, andrea jenkyns , lord frost andrea jenkyns, lord frost kruger . they're all queuing andrea jenkyns, lord frost kruger. they're all queuing up to put the boot into rishi. the question is, will all this sink? sunak will the right take him
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down after that? david cameron , down after that? david cameron, the new foreign secretary, well, he was meant to be a safe pair of hands, but it seems to be loads of skeletons his closet loads of skeletons in his closet on china , on lobbying, on brexit on china, on lobbying, on brexit on china, on lobbying, on ofsted pretty will the boy actually be a liability for the conservatives next up, happy birthday , king charles 103 gun birthday, king charles 103 gun salute cake galore and a phone call across the atlantic from prince harry. well, you can't have it all, but happy birthday to you. the king and finally, rwanda or bust tomorrow morning at 930, the supreme court ruling is due. if the tories can't manage this, it must be the end of them. will this sink the conservatives? they promised to stop the boats. can they do it? tomorrow is absolutely key to the future of the party. all that coming up in this next hour
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