meghan were prince harry and meghan were left confused. and upset with prince william and kate's lack of contact after not one but two royals made comments about archie's skin tone . archie's skin tone. >> is rishi sunak losing his marbles? the prime minister cancels a crucial meeting with the greek pm in a row over the return of those parthenon sculptures known as the elgin marbles. but has he missed an important opportunity to tackle illegal immigration into the uk ? illegal immigration into the uk? >> smoke rises over gaza despite the ceasefire. right now, burning can be seen across the skyline. more hostages are expected to be released in the coming hours with live . coming hours with live. and this morning, michael gove has been before the covid inquiry, but there was an incredibly interesting moment where he suggested that there was a wealth of evidence and

respect for individuals who said that covid was man made rather than emanating from a market or the eating of a bat. >> well, as soon as he raised the prospect of covid being man made, the covid inquiry lawyer slapped him down, saying, that's not what this inquiry is about. we shouldn't be talking about this, but surely that is of utmost importance. >> you'd think you would have thought if you want to learn lessons for the future, you need to know where this thing came from. so why do you think that the lawyer was so quick to slap him down when it came to where this virus that killed many, many actually came from? many people actually came from? >> i think the lawyer had his predetermined set of questions and didn't want to be diverted off into any other direction. >> so they're happy to spend hours and hours and potentially millions of taxpayer money talking about it. rude whatsapp messages , talking about messages, talking about correspondence that makes

various politicians and civil servants look bad. but when it comes to where the origin of this virus. nope, nope , not in this virus. nope, nope, not in our remit, they'd rather criticise dominic cummings for saying naughty words than xi jinping for perhaps presiding over biosecurity nightmare. >> well, we'll get more on that after your . absolutely. we'll after your. absolutely. we'll get much, much more on that after your news headlines . after your news headlines. >> good afternoon . 12:02. this >> good afternoon. 12:02. this is the latest from the newsroom. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hit the shelves today . according to the shelves today. according to reports, endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between prince harry and his brother is beyond repair. he also writes that the

king queen camilla and the prince of wales conspired to undermine harry and meghan, bucking palace has not commented . royal biographer and broadcaster angela levin says she doubts the veracity of the book's claims. >> it's beyond revolting . it's >> it's beyond revolting. it's so spiteful and nasty and i'm quite sure that it's full of lies . i think quite sure that it's full of lies. i think it's his endgame, actually. i think people will hate having anything to do with him. certainly the royal family don't . don't. >> a temporary pause in fighting between israel and the hamas terror group appears to be holding as negotiations continue for a further extension . hamas for a further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today. that's after 11 israeli hostages , including israeli hostages, including eight children and three adults, were released from gaza last night. 33 palestine prisoners were also released . a planned were also released. a planned meeting between rishi sunak and the greek prime minister has

been abruptly called off. kyriaki mitsotakis met the labour leader , sir keir starmer, labour leader, sir keir starmer, dunng labour leader, sir keir starmer, during a diplomatic visit to london, but he was reportedly left baffled and annoyed when his meeting with the prime minister was cancelled. it's understood that downing street had been assured that mr mitsotakis wouldn't raise the matter of the elgin marbles , a matter of the elgin marbles, a sensitive diplomatic issue for greece in the uk. he was offered a meeting with the deputy prime minister oliver dowden, instead, but opted for a flight. home. but he opted for a flight. home. the first transatlantic flight in a large passenger aircraft using green fuel has departed heathrow, bound for new york's jfk airport. virgin atlantic is operating the boeing 787 dreamliner aircraft passing owners include virgin founder sir richard branson and transport secretary mark harper, who told gb news that the flight shows we can decarbonise travel. >> this is a real step forward for using 100% sustainable aviation fuel for a first commercial scale. transat lantic

flight. and this is part of how we get this innovation and technology to mean that we can continue making sure flying is available for everybody. but in available for everybody. but in a way that protects the environment, which i think what most people want us to be able to do. >> michael gove has apologised for the government's errors dunng for the government's errors during the pandemic, giving evidence to the covid inquiry today. the senior tory mp apologised to victims and bereaved families for mistakes made during the pandemic. he also defended the former prime minister boris johnson , against minister boris johnson, against suggestions that he'd led a dysfunctional government. mr gove said he took some responsibility for mistakes made at the top level of politics as the crisis. >> i want to take this opportunity, if i may, my lady, to apologise to the victims , to apologise to the victims, those who endured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic . and as

response to the pandemic. and as a minister responsible for the cabinet office and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, i must take my share of responsibility for that . politicians are human beings. we are fallible . we make we are fallible. we make mistakes and we make errors. >> a man has admitted killing three people who died in separate attacks in nottingham. waldo callachan, also known as adam mendez , denied murder but adam mendez, denied murder but admitted three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility . diminished responsibility. students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar both 19 and 65 year old caretaker ian coates died after being stabbed in june . thousands attended vigils for the victims in nottingham in the wake of the attacks . elsewhere, wake of the attacks. elsewhere, shop price inflation has eased for the sixth month in a row as retailers compete fiercely for customers ahead of christmas . customers ahead of christmas. according to the british retail consort , tiom shop prices were consort, tiom shop prices were 4.3% higher than last november ,

4.3% higher than last november, which is down from october's 5.2. and the lowest inflation since last june . lower energy since last june. lower energy costs also saw a drop in food inflation and if you're dreaming of a white christmas , you could of a white christmas, you could be in luck. the met office is predicting snow in parts of the uk as we head into the festive season. they've issued a yellow weather warning for snow and icy conditions in the north—east of england, yorkshire and parts of scotland. warning starts at scotland. that warning starts at 5:00 this evening until l late tomorrow morning . this is gb tomorrow morning. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily and. emily >> right. our top story this hour, >> right. our top story this hour , a new book claims to lift hour, a new book claims to lift the lid on a royal family. it claims is divided and in turmoil . omid scobie's new book,

endgame inside the royal family and the monarchy's fight for survival is finally being released today . released today. >> yes, the author promised the book would reveal moments the royal family should be, quote, ashamed of and shine a light on unsolved mysteries . but the unsolved mysteries. but the question on everyone's lips is, does the book really live up to this hype? and is what's in it true ? true? >> presumably. let's speak to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who's dug into some of the claims for us. i believe now there's quite a long list of claims in this book. some will be more shocking than others. can you pick out some of the juicy bits ? juicy bits? >> yeah, i mean, it's certainly a long read. it's there's a lot of claims in the book. i think just giving you an overall analysis of the entire piece , analysis of the entire piece, most members of the royal family do not fare very well in this book, apart from two people in particular, and that is the duke

and duchess of sussex who very much are painted as innocent victims in all of this. it's not just a biography about those two, though. it's very much an analysis piece about where the royal family could be going in the future. and clearly in omid scobie's view and the people who he has been speaking to , they he has been speaking to, they believe the royal family draghi automatically need to change tacks if they are to survive long term in the modern era . for long term in the modern era. for the princess of wales . actually, the princess of wales. actually, quite surprisingly, took a bit of a battering from the leaked extracts we've had overnight , extracts we've had overnight, saying that the monarchy that she is the monarchy's last shiny thing for many years to come and said that she is an alleged that she is a part time working member of the royal family which has got many fans of kate online in particularly annoyed about that one. omid scobie having spoken to sources, also alleges that the king and prince and the prince of wales are very much at loggerheads. they don't work

with one another. prince william is very focussed. it's alleged , is very focussed. it's alleged, on the future of the reign and king charles's reign as monarch is very much just a transitional one. before prince , prince one. before prince, prince william can do all the modern stuff. that is that is the allegation. kensington palace, buckingham palace, not responding to any of this. neither is the sussexes and i think, to be honest, that strategy looks like it could be working because they didn't comment on spare, which was prince harry's memoir. they didn't comment on the bombshell netflix series either. but the popularity ratings, the latest yougov poll , for example, shows yougov poll, for example, shows that that the prince and princess of wales are the most popular royals within the united kingdom. harry and meghan are very much at the bottom, apart from prince andrew, who is slightly lower. but even in the united states, harry and meghan, they're popularity seems to be damaged by this victim narrative painting that we've had over the last few years in terms of olive branches with the king and harry

and meghan. like , you and meghan. it looks like, you know, this book is know, that's this book is certainly going to help with that. >> it's interesting looking at some of these more lurid claims in the book, particularly this allusion to royal racism . um, allusion to royal racism. um, can you tell us precisely what the new claims are here for and whether they seem to stack up with what we already know about the family ? the family? >> yes. so if you remember dunng >> yes. so if you remember during the oprah interview in 2021, meghan alleged that an unnamed member of the royal family questioned how dark archie, her unborn son's skin would be when he was born. now, the new revelation in omid scobie's book is that there's not one but two royal racists . not one but two royal racists. thatis not one but two royal racists. that is the allegation. and amid claims that that was revealed in a series of letters exchanged between meghan and his majesty , between meghan and his majesty, the king. following that oprah interview, he also told abc news interview, he also told abc news in america yesterday that he knows who those two royal

racists are or alleged royal racists are or alleged royal racists are, but he cannot name them for legal reasons for libel reasons, in case he gets sued . reasons, in case he gets sued. but it's interesting how he's picked the two, picked it out of like private correspondence and private letters, because if you remember, meghan successfully sued the mail on sunday for publishing a part of a private letter she had written to her father and yet omid scobie has revealed it. what that meghan and the king exchanged private letters. so is meghan going to be as upset with omid scobie for publishing this series of letters, or at least the basis of what could be in them ? we'll of what could be in them? we'll have to wait and see on that one. >> and how could this journalist, omid scobie get these details ? is he a bit of a these details? is he a bit of a fraudster? is he a bit of a swindler? how did he find this all out or is it meghan and harry briefing him behind the scenes ? scenes? >> is he certainly not a fraudster? i mean, he has been

doing being a royal journalist and royal correspondent for a number of years, and he has been on a number of tours and various engagements, speaking to people on sides, both the sussexes on both sides, both the sussexes and buckingham palace. but i think it's fair to say that following the publication of his first book, finding freedom at buckingham palace, very much perhaps cast him aside a bit and that he admits or says in this new book that one senior buckingham palace aides told him that he chose the wrong side and was to favourable with harry and meghan . so i suspect not all, meghan. so i suspect not all, but i think a lot of the sources in the in this new book are very much team sussex . much team sussex. >> and where does this go from here? because of course the royal family was shaken by the original claims that were aired in the united states aimed at a united states audience trying to claim that one member of the royal family was potentially on the edge of racism. and now these ideas that there have been two of these individuals . how these ideas that there have been two of these individuals. how is the royal family responding to

these attacks? >> well , even these attacks? >> well, even a these attacks? >> well , even a spokesperson for >> well, even a spokesperson for the duke and duchess of sussex appears to be distancing themselves from this book as i mentioned earlier, the whole victim blaming doesn't seem to do or victim narrative doesn't seem to do very well in the opinion polls. but i think we'll just have to wait and see how the royal family respond to this in private. i know because a source has told me close to the duke and duchess of sussex that the did speak to king the pair did speak to king charles 75th birthday to charles on his 75th birthday to wish a happy birthday, which wish him a happy birthday, which suggests to me both harry suggests to me that both harry and meghan want extend and meghan want to extend some kind branch to the kind of olive branch to the king. course, prince harry's king. of course, prince harry's father. but in terms of mending the relations, going for christmases, etcetera , i think christmases, etcetera, i think that's from going to happen that's far from going to happen anytime soon because harry and his brother william are certainly not talking and the fact that kate in particular get such a rough ride in this book makes me think that prince william is not going to be particularly happy about that. >> you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. cameron walker, our

royal correspondent, taking us through some of those bombshell claims in this new book. >> absolutely . well, let's turn >> absolutely. well, let's turn to other international affairs now. the smoke has been seen rising over gaza in the last few hours . now, we're yet to confirm hours. now, we're yet to confirm the exact cause, but the state of qatar says there have been minimal breaches to the truce that have not threatened the overall agreement. >> yes, it's after the truce between israel and palestine was extend by 48 hours to allow for more hostages to be released . more hostages to be released. >> overnight. the terror group hamas released eight children, an 18 year old woman and two mothers. now israel has accused hamas of blocking the release of its youngest hostage , the ten its youngest hostage, the ten month old baby that was taken on the 8th of november. >> now dealing directly with the bereaved. the hostage and their families is israeli therapist niva ben—zion . thank you very niva ben—zion. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. a very distressing time for the

people of israel, not least for the hostages themselves, but also for their families. can you tell us a little bit about what these families will have been going through and the hostages ? going through and the hostages? >> um, we have no clue with regards to the hostages because we are a forum that was established by the families and for the families just after the beginning of the war. so we were deaung beginning of the war. so we were dealing only with the families themselves . it dealing only with the families themselves. it means dealing only with the families themselves . it means that we dealing only with the families themselves. it means that we are supporting them in every means that we know and have available for us. so with regards to the hostages, when they are returned to israel, they are taking care of or well taken care of by the israeli authorities , which, you israeli authorities, which, you know, various means of treatments and support that. so we are mainly for the families .

we are mainly for the families. and i think that it's very important to understand that, though four small children has been released with their mothers , there are many people still held hostage or captive in in in gaza. and . i know that in some gaza. and. i know that in some ways the fact that the small children and the teenagers were released and the mothers were really put a screen on the on the actual situation , which is the actual situation, which is really difficult because some of the families have their loved one returned, some of them has still next of kins in gaza. so on the same hand , you will have on the same hand, you will have people that are joyful that part of the families are back , but of the families are back, but very anxious and panicking with regards to the rest of the family, which are not and

needless to say that those who the loved ones are not yet released are really be in a somewhat stressful situation . somewhat stressful situation. >> it's hard to know precisely what is going on in gaza in those tunnels or indeed in places above ground. is it your understanding that different hostages are being held in different situations and some may be in more squalid or awful conditions than others as . conditions than others as. i have no direct knowledge of the circumstances or the way that they're being held . they're being held. >> there are some rumours, but nothing is substantial. so i wouldn't like to go into this , wouldn't like to go into this, but we, we should really guesstimate the fact that since

there are being held by various groups and types of people, so the circumstances of their captivity are , yeah, they may captivity are, yeah, they may vary . and being in different vary. and being in different ways, i have no knowledge of that. ways, i have no knowledge of that . sorry. that's absolutely okay. >> i think we'd just like to know a little bit more from you about how how the families deal with this kind of separation on on a psychological level . well, on a psychological level. well, for us sitting here, it's so hard to imagine what it would be like to know that your family member, in some cases, your very young child is being held by a terror organisation. in what conditions? you don't know? we don't know. and you have no idea of when you're going to see them again. truly a horrifying position to be in. and there be difficult psychologically . difficult psychologically. >> yeah, it is. it is. difficult psychologically. >> yeah, it is. it is . so the >> yeah, it is. it is. so the main thing is not knowing, isn't it? it's like the unknown thing ,

it? it's like the unknown thing, which is very intimidating and frightening and, and stressful. so what they are in the state, they are most of them is frightening . they are doing frightening. they are doing everything in their power to bnng everything in their power to bring back their loved ones and most of them are very active of they go from one place to another to speak with people. they travel with delegation to foreign countries in order to convince or to find a lead of someone that may help. and to stay, you know, above or above the water level in a way. so they are they are moving or their emotional state is fluctuated from being very hopeful and, you know, having their eye on the target, which is , um, getting their loved one

is, um, getting their loved one versus despair , panic. so all versus despair, panic. so all those feelings are , you know . those feelings are, you know. they are within this verses of state, which is very stressful and really holds them i think together is the hope and the belief . and this is something belief. and this is something that they are struggling to gain every now and then. and they lose it. this is where we are holding it for them and holding them or holding the hope and we reminding them of their strength, reminding them of their capabilities of their doing of this , you know, the doing of this, you know, the little control that they have on their lives . as you understand their lives. as you understand it perfectly well , by having

it perfectly well, by having your your family held hostage there . um, this really reminds there. um, this really reminds you how little control you you do have in your life. so and holding that hope, being so very important. >> well, neither ben zion, thank you so much for talking to us. of course, you have been talking with some of those families who've lost loved ones, some who have ones , loved ones have loved ones, loved ones missing. and we wish you all the best with your continued work with those families . with those families. >> gosh, it's hard to imagine that that not knowing when you're going to see or if you're going see your family going to see your your family members ever again. but still to come , the row over the return of come, the row over the return of the marbles to greece has the elgin marbles to greece has intensified with rishi sunak criticised for not meeting the greek prime minister keir starmer did and could this put in jeopardy any future deals over small boats and control over small boats and control over migration ? over migration? >> see you very shortly .

thursdays from six till 930 . thursdays from six till 930. >> now today , michael gove is >> now today, michael gove is before the covid inquiry and there's already been a number of interesting flashpoints, not only has michael gove criticised the cabinet office and the bureau structure of that part of

government in terms of how it stops documents getting through prevented the publication in of sage minutes for a long, long time. he has also raised the prospect that covid was man made rather than accidentally found in a wet market and he was slapped down, was he not, by the lawyer that by the lawyer there at the inquiry ? at the inquiry? >> that was not a line of questioning that the lawyer was interested in. >> it certainly wasn't. and we'll be getting more to that in the second half of this hour. indeed, we'll be speaking to a former adviser to michael gove as well. i think the most important thing that this shows is that the inquiry almost has these sort of guidelines that it's running on and it doesn't want to veer one way off or another way off. it sort of has its own set questions and it knows what it wants to ask. and when someone offers something potentially off track, something potentially off track, something potentially into arresting or

in, i think our view, pertinent to where the inquiry should be looking. they just don't want to hear it. >> but my impression is that lockdown as an idea is there's a consensus that it was the right thing to do. there doesn't seem to be correct me if i'm wrong, tom, but there doesn't seem to be anyone who's been asked whether lockdown was the right decision at all. it seems to be the focus has been on was it not long enough? was it not soon enough? should it have been put in sooner rather than in place sooner rather than later and longer, harder restrictions and so on. but no one seems to be actually questioning whether lockdown as a tool for virus control was the right one. >> we haven't had evidence to that extent , and yet what we that extent, and yet what we have had is this morning michael gove saying what an unusual thing lockdown was, how against the tradition of british liberty, it was . and what liberty, it was. and what a heady thing it would have been to dive into and i think often

we think about now, oh, why didn't they just press the lockdown button as if this was something that was even considered in january? in february, even the february, and even in the beginning march 2020. in beginning of march 2020. in fact, some of these sage minutes show that what was then termed heavy suppression before the word lockdown even entered , our word lockdown even entered, our vocabulary was rejected by the scientists as something that they didn't think was even possible. viable or able to last any length of time at all. >> michael gove has said he said that he read articles about the case against lockdown. apparently and so he was looking at different options. he did have a look at the swedish approach, which of course was more liberal. it wasn't complete freedom , but it was more liberal freedom, but it was more liberal than what we saw here. and in many other countries. and of course, said one of the course, he has said one of the things he has said this things he has said and this is leading of bulletins, leading a lot of bulletins, although think much of what although i think much of what we've is maybe more we've said is maybe more important. but he has apologised we've said is maybe more imjmistakes.1t he has apologised we've said is maybe more

imjmistakes.1t he governmentsed for mistakes. the government made, so he has apologised to bereaved families, which which is important actually because mistakes were made . perhaps the mistakes were made. perhaps the government could have made better ones and perhaps lives could saved . could have been saved. >> and he said that in that consummately way consummately polite way that politicians aren't infallible. and i think we can all agree on that point, but we're getting much more to this indeed, with our excellent panel coming up after the news headlines . after the news headlines. >> tom, thank you . this is the >> tom, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom . latest from the newsroom. rescuers in india have broken through rocks and debris to reach 41 construction workers who've been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the himalayas for 17 days. the delicate process of retrieving the workers is now underway. they'll need to be transported on stretchers one at a time through a pipe that's just three feet wide . a controversial new

feet wide. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hit shelves today. according to reports, endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders. author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between prince harry and his brother is beyond repair . harry and his brother is beyond repair. buckingham palace has not commented . and a temporary not commented. and a temporary pause in fighting between israel and the hamas terror group appears to be holding as negotiations continue for a further extension . hamas is due further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today. that's after 11 israeli hostages, including eight children and three adults, were released from gaza last night. 33 palestinian prisoners were also released . a planned meeting also released. a planned meeting between rishi sunak and the greek prime minister was abruptly called off amid a row over the elgin marbles. a spokesperson for the prime minister has said the greek leader broke assurances not to publicly raise the dispute about

the ownership of the pantheon sculptures. kyriakos mitsotakis acas was offered time with the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, instead , but opted for a dowden, instead, but opted for a flight home. the first transatlantic flight in a large passenger aircraft using green fuel has departed heathrow, bound for new york's jfk airport . virgin atlantic is operating the boeing 787 dreamliner aircraft passing owners include virgin founder sir richard branson and the transport secretary mark harper and michael gove has apologised for the government's errors during the government's errors during the pandemic, giving evidence to the pandemic, giving evidence to the covid inquiry the senior tory mp apologised to victims and bereaved families for mistakes made during that time. he also defended the former prime minister boris johnson , prime minister boris johnson, against suggestions that he'd led a dysfunctional government . led a dysfunctional government. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . news is. good afternoon, britain. >> now amidst this diplomatic row breaking out between the united kingdom and greece, we're going to get an update from our political editor who has been in the belly of the beast, christopher hope has spent the

last hour or so in downing street. chris what have you learned ? learned? >> yeah, well, i mean, sometimes things surprise you in in politics. this one, it did certainly to me. 30 minutes of the lobby meeting with the pm spokesman just now was discussing the marbles. these these parthenon marbles. the warnings from the government now that even to loan them to greece would create a slippery slope. other countries would claim other other treasures from our museums and try and get them back. the pm's spokesman threw some shade on george osborne's attempt. he's the chairman of the british museum to find a solution to this dispute, saying it's up to him what up to the museum, what a private individual does. but there's clearly of beef right now clearly a lot of beef right now between the and to between the uk and greece to rewind for viewers briefly, the greek premier did an interview on the laura kuenssberg program on the laura kuenssberg program on sunday morning in which he said that having the parthenon marbles , which were, of course, marbles, which were, of course, taken from the greek the acropolis in acropolis in in

athens in the beginning of the 19th century three, is like having mona lisa split between the british museum and the louvre. now, those those remarks really annoyed 10 downing street. they weren't led to believe that the greek pm would not make it a high profile issue of these marbles and a meeting scheduled for today was was cancelled . instead, the cancelled. instead, the government offered up oliver dowden, the deputy prime minister the greeks then took their marbles home or got cross and then left. so there is currently a degree of chilliness between london and athens. we haven't gone to the stage yet of the uk ambassador being recalled from athens or indeed the greek ambassador being called in for a meeting without coffee in the foreign office. but it's one of those unusual stories which has got its own legs it really got its own legs and it really is moving quite quickly at the moment. i mean, moment. tom and ellie, i mean, it's extraordinary that it's quite extraordinary that rishi this rishi sunak cancelled this meeting at the 11th hour, offered up the deputy prime minister, and then the greek prime ministerjust says prime minister just says absolutely no thanks, i'm going to on plane and get out

to get it on plane and get out of here. >> em- em— e starmer and the >> now. keir starmer and the labour taken labour party have taken advantage of this situation, have they not? >> that's right. and we heard didn't we, on the interviews on breakfast this morning how the labouris breakfast this morning how the labour is trying to take the higher ground here and say the marbles not really a marbles are not really a priority for labour government. they're to they're looking at trying to they're looking at trying to they yesterday with the they did meet yesterday with the greek and spoke about greek premier and spoke about other other areas of common cause migration and the rest. and there are are lots and there are there are lots more fish to fry between more bigger fish to fry between london but yeah, london and athens, but yeah, i think what's happening here maybe is you know, the rpm, the prime minister, rishi sunak, is making clear the uk won't be bossed, bossed about , will take bossed, bossed about, will take a stand when it feels it's had its nose put out of joint. there's some politics also too, because i'm sure that it won't damage the tory government's image of itself that it won't bow and hand hand back treasures to other countries when they ask them and they maybe want to suggest that maybe labour may try and do that. there are reports in the greek press that

sir keir starmer would look for a legal solution to this. so i think there's politics involved and diplomacy involved and there's diplomacy involved and there's diplomacy involved andifs and there's diplomacy involved and it's blown out of blown itself into a bit of a big deal this tuesday morning here in westminster . westminster. >> well, i don't think anyone expected this at the beginning of the week. christopher hope, thank you very much for bringing us very latest lines from us the very latest lines from the thinking heart of the thinking at the heart of downing street. >> well, i'm delighted to say we have panel with have our studio panel here with us afternoon . we have us this afternoon. we have political uk , political editor huffpost uk, kevin schofield, and the former special adviser to michael gove, charlie thank you very charlie rowley. thank you very much your time. heard much for your time. you heard what had to what christopher hope had to say. extraordinary, say. this quite extraordinary, this series of events has has rishi sunak stuck his foot in it massively ? how significant is massively? how significant is this diplomatic row? >> i think it's a i think it's a non—issue. i really do. i really do. i'm so sorry. >> peter left the country in a huff because of who cares ? huff because of who cares? >> who cares who is who is he? who is he? you know , nobody in

who is he? you know, nobody in europe , greece, have got their europe, greece, have got their own problems when it comes to finances. will take no lectures from then on. no. we've got an economic sort of situation which is getting better. but france always to have their always seemed to have their issues. just we've all issues. i just think we've all lost marbles, frankly, lost our marbles, frankly, talking about this issue, because in country, because no one in this country, i.e. member of public. i.e. no member of public. i think if you go outside today and say matters you, are and say what matters to you, are you interested in what the government's doing? you government's doing? are you interested or interested about the economy or are tax cuts that heard are the tax cuts that we heard about autumn statement about in the autumn statement last week are going to impact on you? last week are going to impact on youyou're interested in illegal >> you're interested in illegal migration was migration and that was apparently discussion. apparently up for discussion. are and rishi sunak's missed out on it's the greek on that well but it's the greek prime minister that's that's flounced me. flounced out if you ask me. >> i think look i think it's >> so i think look i think it's a totally non—issue or it'll be yesterday's or yesterday's paper or or whatever, they it . whatever, whatever they call it. >> kevin, is this the >> kevin. kevin, is this the fault of the greek prime minister who we can see on our screens now , or is this the screens now, or is this the fault of sunak ? fault of rishi sunak? >> charlie says he's >> i mean, charlie says he's flounced i mean, he was flounced out. i mean, he was given the opportunity to speak to oliver dowden. who to oliver dowden. i mean, who can getting back

can blame him for getting back on that was if that was the on if that was if that was the opportunity was presented opportunity that was presented him, if you were him, you know, if you were a prime minister, if you had a prime minister, if you had a prime minister, if you had a prime minister, you expect when you're in another country to speak other prime speak to the other prime minister level, i think minister at that level, i think it is a i can understand it is a snub. i can understand why he's taken the huff at it. and right, you make a and you're right, you make a very point there in that very good point there in that there an opportunity there was an opportunity there. you talk about you know, you could talk about the the margins very the marbles in the margins very you just, you know, park you could just, you know, park it say, we don't agree, it and say, we don't agree, that's fine. but let's talk about the stuff we actually about the stuff that we actually need talk about, such as need to talk about, such as immigration, economy, immigration, the economy, the war know, war in ukraine and, you know, israel, that of israel, gaza, all that type of stuff, you know, so that opportunity has now been lost. >> yet, we're believe >> and yet, if we're to believe number was an official number 10, there was an official agreement scenes that agreement behind the scenes that this raised and in this would not be raised and in a public way. and yet there was the prime minister on the greek prime minister on national on sunday national television on sunday morning ripping morning saying it's like ripping the mona lisa two. the most the mona lisa in two. the most visceral imagery you could possibly who's possibly imagine. um, who's to blame here? >> well, the greeks. i mean , you >> well, the greeks. i mean, you know, it's not it's not difficult if you have an agreement with if you have if

you have an understanding with another government you're another government and you're talking the comms of talking about the comms and of course, you want a meeting with two be as two prime ministers to be as slick two prime ministers to be as suck as two prime ministers to be as slick as efficient as slick and as efficient as possible cover a lot of possible and cover a lot of ground. if breaks that by ground. if one breaks that by going national television or going on national television or uk national television on a sunday afternoon say, sunday afternoon to say, you know, what you've just know, all of what you've just said, though, doesn't he, the greeks passionately about greeks care passionately about this dismiss this issue and you can dismiss it, they they care. it, but they they care. >> and i made a speech. he was asked a question about it, and he answer. you know, he gave an answer. you know, he'd very florid, he'd spoken very florid, powerful that's powerful language. that's true. but, know, couldn't very but, you know, he couldn't very well and say, i'm not well turn round and say, i'm not allowed to speak that. allowed to speak about that. >> diplomacy on the >> but the diplomacy on the greek must they greek side must be that they news that he's going to use news that if he's going to use that kind of mona lisa sort that kind of the mona lisa sort of reference, that that's going to irritate, you know, your counterparts. and know, counterparts. and so you know, diplomacy greek side diplomacy on on the greek side has play. and the has to come into play. and the fact obviously the prime fact that obviously the prime minister now decided, well, you know of that know what a waste of time that was. we're not talking about it. i've other things to do. i've got other things to do. i've got other things to do. i've got other things to talk about. got global about. i've got a global investment that's going about. i've got a global invel've ent that's going about. i've got a global invel've got that's going about. i've got a global invel've got tax that's going about. i've got a global invel've got tax cuts. hat's going about. i've got a global

invel've got tax cuts. i've; going about. i've got a global invel've got tax cuts. i've got ng on. i've got tax cuts. i've got to implement. i've got to make sure the economy firing on sure the economy is firing on all got to deal with all cylinders, got to deal with the immigration crisis. loads going 10. and what going on in number 10. and what this has got this government has got to achieve. i having achieve. so i think having a little little with little row, a little spat with the greek prime minister who is now deceased, appeared, i don't the greek prime minister who is now canyone's appeared, i don't the greek prime minister who is now canyone's going red, i don't the greek prime minister who is now canyone's going to i, i don't the greek prime minister who is now canyone's going to be don't the greek prime minister who is now canyone's going to be too't think anyone's going to be too bothered, frankly. well i suppose really enjoyed suppose a way really enjoyed your suppose a way really enjoyed youwe get to talk about >> we didn't get to talk about the ottomans the napoleonic the ottomans or the napoleonic wars elgin salvage operation the ottomans or the napoleonic warzthe elgin salvage operation the ottomans or the napoleonic warzthe supposed'age operation the ottomans or the napoleonic warzthe supposed agreement on the ottomans or the napoleonic warzthe supposed agreement .n and the supposed agreement. perhaps, perhaps none of that is relevant. >> now, the other thing, though, is that he has given keir starmer an opportunity look starmer an opportunity to look like bigger man. but prime like the bigger man. but prime ministerial he met the greek prime minister. you know, there's a nice picture of them shaking hands. they talked about things, the marbles, shaking hands. they talked about thinthey the marbles, shaking hands. they talked about thinthey talked the marbles, shaking hands. they talked about thinthey talked aboutnarbles, shaking hands. they talked about thinthey talked about otherzs, but they talked about other things well. i think it things as well. and i think it was just an opportunity that rishi it is rishi sunak has. it is interesting because this is not the first european that the first european leader that keir has keir starmer has met. >> had his meeting with >> he had his meeting with macron seems to be macron recently. he seems to be doing this sort of tour of european almost acting european leaders almost acting as already prime as if he's already prime minister as if he's already prime mirwell, keir starmer had his >> well, if keir starmer had his way, european

way, he'd be meeting european leaders because he leaders every day because he wants back into eu. wants to get back into the eu. so think it's a credit to this so i think it's a credit to this prime minister to say, hold on, you know, we're doing business our uk since brexit. our way in the uk since brexit. >> so the european anthem >> so the european union anthem being his favourite piece of music or his piece of music he thought describe the thought would best describe the labour party a peculiar sort labour party in a peculiar sort of way. >> there's something else >> yeah, there's something else that's on today, that's been going on today, however, that. your however, and that's that. your former boss, charlie michael gove has appearing before gove, has been appearing before the covid inquiry. and there's something that caught eye something that caught my eye about one of the responses that he gave, and particularly the way the covid inquiry lawyer responded to that . let's have responded to that. let's have a little listen . little listen. >> we're getting there . >> we're getting there. >> we're getting there. >> want to take this opportunity, if i may, my lady, to apologise to the victims , to apologise to the victims, those who endured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in

response to the pandemic . and as response to the pandemic. and as a minister responsible for the cabinet office and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, i must take my share of responsibility for that . politicians are human beings. we are fallible . we make we are fallible. we make mistakes and we make errors. well there was michael gove saying politicians are fallible . saying politicians are fallible. >> and charlie, do you agree ? >> and charlie, do you agree? >> and charlie, do you agree? >> well, he was absolutely right. first of all, to apologise for and to pay tribute to the families and people that have lost loved ones during the pandemic. i think this is pandemic. and i think this is actually a story i know i'm not going to trivialise it, but the marbles thing. but this going to trivialise it, but the m something thing. but this going to trivialise it, but the m something thating. but this going to trivialise it, but the m something that i g. but this going to trivialise it, but the m something that i think: this going to trivialise it, but the m something that i think is1is is something that i think is really important to the public because suffered because everybody suffered dunng because everybody suffered during made during covid. everybody made sacrifices were sacrifices and mistakes were made number made internally within number 10. about the 10. obviously, we know about the partygate, mistakes in terms partygate, but mistakes in terms of decisions were made of the decisions that were made about of lockdown, some about the kind of lockdown, some of implementation of the implementation of whether you impact on you use masks, the impact on children , whether there children, whether there was enough thought and enough assessment was given to assessment that was given to people from black and ethnic

minority backgrounds who were disproportionately affected because of the sectors and the jobs that a lot of those people do. so, you know , good that do. so, you know, good that there's an apology. yes, there's been mistakes have been been mistakes that have been made. michael has made. good that michael has articulated but it's all articulated that. but it's all about getting the bottom of about getting to the bottom of how those decisions were made, how those decisions were made, how you can learn from those decisions to make sure that if we another like we have another pandemic like this government this again, that the government will, the government will, whichever the government is, will be to deal with it is, will be able to deal with it better. >> we wanted to show you another clip, which where michael clip, which was where michael gove be slapped down gove appeared to be slapped down by lawyer, believe the by the lawyer, i believe the gremlins might be running around trying to find this clip which will try and bring to you very, very shortly. >> but yes, michael gove bringing up the idea that covid might not be a natural occurrence , might be man made. occurrence, might be man made. is this something the covid inquiry should be looking at? >> i don't think so . not >> i don't think so. not necessarily, because the purpose of the inquiry, as charlie said, is to assess, regardless of where it came from , how prepared

where it came from, how prepared the uk government was and the decisions that were taken and the mistakes that were made at the mistakes that were made at the time. so that when the next one happens and it's bound to happen, that the same mistakes aren't made again and that we can learn from it. so i think the discussion and we've seen it, it's been going on for quite some time. the discussion as to where the virus originated from, i think that is side issue i think that is a side issue really. the whole purpose of the inquiry where it inquiry is not to ask where it came from, but basically to look at regardless of its origins , at regardless of its origins, what the government did and what it should have done and what it can do better in the future. >> is it not important because where the virus comes from may very well. it may indicate a different way of dealing with it also has huge impacts around biosecurity. >> we've got lots of very advanced biotech labs in the united kingdom. surely these are some crucial lessons to learn as well. >> well, it's important to know, but it's something for the globally. everybody want to know

where it came from because it's it was a global crisis. but i think in terms of this inquiry, i think i do i think in terms of this inquiry, ithink i do i agree with think in terms of this inquiry, i think i do i agree with kevin that in terms of this inquiry, people need to know and understand why the decisions were made, under what pressures ministers were under and the relationship between ministers, advisers, civil servants, the breakdown in those relationships more to make breakdown in those relationships morethat to make breakdown in those relationships morethat something to make breakdown in those relationships morethat something like �*nake breakdown in those relationships morethat something like this; breakdown in those relationships morethat something like this is sure that something like this is deau sure that something like this is dealt more effectively i >> -- >> okay, well, if the origin of the not that important the virus is not that important for domestic covid inquiry, for this domestic covid inquiry, then looking at lockdown then surely looking at lockdown and cost benefit analysis, and the cost benefit analysis, there is , it seems to me, there is, it seems to me, correct me if i'm wrong, but it seems to me that the narrative that there seems to be a consensus that lockdown was the right policy and the only difference of opinion seems to be about when it implemented be about when it was implemented , too late . is , whether it was too late. is that the correct way of viewing it? lockdown contentious it? lockdown was a contentious policy . policy. >> well, i think look, everybody accepted that the first lockdown was needed because could you was needed because you could you could i think the could see well, i think the majority of people i mean, there will be people that will always be people that didn't out. and didn't think locked out. and that's acceptable that's perfectly acceptable view

to just think, you to take. but i just think, you know, the was and know, where the country was and if recall back in the up if you recall back in the run up to march, actually, the public had decided, you know, people to march, actually, the public had (notied, you know, people to march, actually, the public had (not coming know, people to march, actually, the public had (not coming into w, people to march, actually, the public had (not coming into london.e to march, actually, the public had (not coming into london. you were not coming into london. you know, pubs were pretty know, the pubs were pretty empty, the up to empty, i think in the run up to even a decision being announced that coming that lockdown was coming because of what you saw, because of what you saw coming from, particularly northern italy. so people particularly northern italy. so prserious and people took a serious issue and people took matters into their own hands and they lock themselves they did lock down themselves effectively. question effectively. but the question is, how should those is, how long should those lockdowns for? lockdowns have gone on for? should have been 3 or 4 should there have been 3 or 4 more? the answer to that is no, because i think chris whitty, as he's already said, is that actually lockdowns excuse me, should only have been for a very time period because time limited period because people will then start to not play by people will then start to not play by the rules. and so you have to do something to make sure that everybody's collective really taking responsibility for a of before a short period of time before you then get a vaccine or before you then get a vaccine or before you can test and trace or do all of other things the of the other things that the government tried do. how government tried to do. how effective was in doing that effective it was in doing that is something the inquiry is something that the inquiry needs at.

needs to look at. >> and yet the points >> and yet one of the points that cummings that dominic cummings made a couple of weeks ago is that we could have avoided lockdown if could have avoided a lockdown if we state capacity, if we we had the state capacity, if we followed the mould of some east asian countries had mass asian countries and had mass testing closed testing very quickly and closed the the rest of the borders and all the rest of it. but the wasn't even it. but the state wasn't even considering doing those things. it as damage mitigate it viewed it as damage mitigate action prevent action rather than prevent citing disaster the first place. >> well, yeah, and think that >> well, yeah, and i think that speaks the fact that we speaks to the fact that we weren't prepared you weren't prepared for it. you know, the pandemic plan was based completely different based on a completely different virus. it was an influenza, a pandemic that were prepared pandemic that we were prepared for. and obviously this was a coronavirus pandemic. so again, this i think this is something else i think that rightly going to be that is rightly going to be investigated. and hopefully the conclusions investigated. and hopefully the concllthe1s investigated. and hopefully the concllthe inquiry, reach reach the inquiry, will reach a conclusion which convinces people that the next people that come the next pandemic, the government in pandemic, the government is in a much place to handle it. much better place to handle it. >> well, we do have this clip of michael now let's have a michael gove now let's have a little and if we can little look and see if we can get some quick reaction off the back of it. >> there is a significant body of judgement that believes that the virus itself was manmade and

that presents as well a set of challenges as well , forms no challenges as well, forms no part of the terms of reference for this inquiry. >> mr gove to address that somewhat divisive issue , a somewhat divisive issue, a divisive issue. >> i mean, just finally on this, kevin , should the inquiry be kevin, should the inquiry be shutting down divisive issues? >> i think if it's not within the remit of the inquiry, i mean this inquiry is already going to go on for a very long time. i think if we start getting diverted off tangents of into issues which it is not supposed to be dealing with, then it will go on for even longer as a proper debate. and it is something i think that absolutely the needs to absolutely the world needs to know absolutely 100% know and absolutely 100% identify virus identify where the virus came from . that is true, but i don't from. that is true, but i don't think it's a question this think it's a question for this particular inquiry. enough. particular inquiry. fair enough. >> both in >> you seem to both be in agreement so let's agreement with that. so let's see have a different see if you have a different opinion on this last story. rather bizarre. oscar rather bizarre. the oscar winning olivia winning actress olivia colman, well, in well, she's appeared in a campaign video and highlighting the funds in the role of pension funds in fossil projects. aukus. and fossil fuel projects. aukus. and she's dressed as a latex wearing oil executive called oblivia

coal let's take a look. coal mine. let's take a look. hello my name is oblivia coal mine . and on behalf of the mine. and on behalf of the fossil fuel industry , i would fossil fuel industry, i would like to say a huge thank you for all your support this bumper year. yeah >> people like you have pumped billions of your hard earned pounds into our gas and oil businesses as the cash from your pensions has helped us dig, drill and destroy more of the planet than ever before . so it's planet than ever before. so it's an interesting line on a specially over a time period where people have been a little bit worried about being able to heat their homes. >> charlie, do you think that oscar winning actresses should be getting long? i suppose this contentious ? contentious? >> well, it looked like a pretty slick campaign ad look quite professional. so i'm sure as an actress, she got paid for it. and that's that . it's been and that's that. it's been believed, though, isn't it? >> people with pension funds,

with their money in fossil fuels , they want a good return. they want to be able to see through their retirement years knowing that they've got a bit of cash. yeah, mean, it's not they're yeah, i mean, it's not they're not worried whether what not worried about whether what it's in necessarily , it's invested in necessarily, are maybe they are. it's invested in necessarily, are well, maybe they are. it's invested in necessarily, are well, i maybe they are. it's invested in necessarily, are well, i think/be they are. it's invested in necessarily, are well, i think/b lot|ey are. it's invested in necessarily, are well, i think/b lot of are. >> well, i think a lot of people, if they're lucky enough to even have a pension and don't really about it, you know, really think about it, you know, they money into they put their money into each month leave to the month and they leave it to the companies themselves invest companies themselves to invest it. if you a it. now, if you are in a fortunate position where you have energy to have the time and energy to investigate where your money is going, perhaps, you know, going, then perhaps, you know, if strong belief if you have a strong belief about fuels, you can about fossil fuels, then you can put on company or put pressure on the company or you say, i want put in an you can say, i want to put in an ethical fund . i believe that's ethical fund. i believe that's what pension what pension fund. pension companies have. that said, companies have. that being said, i most people probably i think most people probably don't. you know, don't. i know i don't you know, i'm happy just to leave i'm quite happy just to leave them to go with it. them to go on with it. >> i have no idea where my pension invested, i do pension gets invested, but i do really care that my energy really do care that my energy bills aren't three times as high next as they were next year as they were previously, think is previously, which i think is what most people probably prioritise last prioritise least over the last two years. >> i think that's right.

>> yeah, i think that's right. and that the funny thing and i think that the funny thing is that think everyone is is that i think everyone is understanding of the, the climate issues making climate change issues and making sure sort of sure that you can have sort of net achieve net zero by net zero and achieve net zero by 2050 making sure that it 2050 whilst making sure that it isn't a costed burden to household and people that household bills and people that are i think are struggling. so i think everybody behind that. are struggling. so i think everwhen behind that. are struggling. so i think everwhen you behind that. are struggling. so i think everwhen you have)ehind that. are struggling. so i think everwhen you have these that. are struggling. so i think everwhen you have these sort. are struggling. so i think everwhen you have these sort of but when you have these sort of noises off and campaigns, that kind undermines perhaps kind of undermines perhaps a collective, well know, collective thought of making sure bills can come down as sure that bills can come down as well as protecting the planet. i just slightly just think it's slightly unhelpful time. unhelpful at this time. >> it's the >> i think it's the grandstanding , isn't it? and the grandstanding, isn't it? and the we know best what you should do. i think sometimes it can money. it backfire. i think sometimes it can money. it it backfire. i think sometimes it can money. it it can kfire. i think sometimes it can money. it it can backfire. sometimes >> it can backfire. sometimes you get famous face on taking you get a famous face on taking a stance, which it's a political stance, which it's absolutely i absolutely entitled to do. i think sometimes it can it doesn't people, doesn't persuade people, actually. it makes actually. people. it makes them think, just such think, oh, it's just such a shame well, especially if shame as well, especially if it's or an actor it's an actress or an actor that you really like. it's an actress or an actor that youand ly like. it's an actress or an actor that youand i! like. it's an actress or an actor that youand i wase. it's an actress or an actor that youand i was a big fan of olivia >> and i was a big fan of olivia colman, and it's just it's one of these things never meet your heroes. never. i ijust heroes. never. i mean, ijust think it's quite easy from peep show mitchell and webb show and that mitchell and webb look the wonderful films look and all the wonderful films

she's rather she's done recently, i'd rather think as that rather think of her as that rather than sort a political activist. sort of a political activist. >> well, we've got to >> right. well, we've got to leave there. thank you very leave it there. thank you very much indeed. kevin and charlie, it's been great to to you

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today claims prince harry and meghan were left confused and upset with prince william and kate's lack of content contact and after not one but two royals made comments about their son, archie's skin tone is rishi sunak losing his marbles. the prime minister cancels a crucial meeting with the greek prime minister in a row over the return of the elgin marbles. but has he missed an important opportunity to tackle illegal immigration to the uk ? immigration to the uk? >> bbc bomb bombshell. the bbc is slammed for including a comedian who accused his israel of genocide in gaza as a host on their flagship program . of genocide in gaza as a host on theirflagship program . have their flagship program. have i got news for you . got news for you. right >> right. well, britain is taking a climate related bashing. this morning, too. i

don't know if you've seen tom, but there's been new analysis from carbon brief, which is some kind of think tank that looks into carbon emissions. >> they normally do quite good work there. the think tank, whose presented data that showed the reduced carbon the uk has reduced its carbon emissions by around half since 1990. but they've just done some new analysis which showed that actually if you add up historic emission years and you include the entire british empire in those historic emissions, the british empire of course, spanned around a third of the globe at one point. well, guess what? our carbon emissions become higher. what? our carbon emissions become higher . yeah. become higher. yeah. >> yes. so we've actually moved down the rankings or up the rankings, depending on which way you look at it. so we we've moved up from eighth to fourth in the list of nations with the biggest historical emissions. in the list of nations with the biggest historical emissions . so biggest historical emissions. so we are now only behind the united states. china and russia . united states. china and russia. so there you go. when the when britain was an empire , we were

britain was an empire, we were responsible for many carbon emissions. so we must, you know , emissions. so we must, you know, well, i think the ridiculous self—flagellation is required. >> well, there is there is there is much to discuss about this, particularly the counterfactual it raises. this mean that it raises. does this mean that britain was actually responsible for countries for helping these countries develop ? is that really develop faster? is that really the argument they're making? develop faster? is that really the and |ment they're making? develop faster? is that really the and |ment the how �*naking? develop faster? is that really the and |ment the how many}? >> and i wonder how many millions lives were made millions of lives were made better result better as a result of industrialised nation which started in the united kingdom? well there you go. >> well, there you go. and i suppose if these countries weren't a member of the british empire, are they suggesting they wouldn't industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthemt industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at all? industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at all? i industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at all? i find industry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at all? i find that dustry empire, are they suggesting they wcthem at all? i find that hardy in them at all? i find that hard to believe. >> well, this is all in this is all in anticipation of the next cop starting week. cop that's starting this week. >> we'll be getting to all of that, though, after the bulletins . bulletins as. >> good afternoon. 1:02. this is the latest from the newsroom. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hits the shelves today.

according to reports, endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between prince harry and his brother is beyond repair . he harry and his brother is beyond repair. he also writes that the king queen camilla and the prince of wales conspired to undermine harry and meghan. buckingham palace has not commented. royal biographer and broadcaster angela levin says she doubts the veracity of the claims as it's beyond revolting . claims as it's beyond revolting. >> it's so spicy , artful and >> it's so spicy, artful and nasty. and i'm quite sure that it's full of lies. i think it's his endgame, actually. i think people will hate having anything to do with him. certainly the royal family don't . royal family don't. >> a temporary pause in fighting between israel and the hamas terror group appears to be holding as negotiations continue for a further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today . that's after 11, hostages today. that's after 11,

including eight children and three adults were released from gaza last night. 33 palestinian prisoners were also released . a prisoners were also released. a planned meeting between rishi sunak and the greek prime minister was abruptly called off amid a row over the elgin marbles. rishi sunak decided it would not be productive to hold a meeting with his greek counterpart after the greek leader broke assurances , chose leader broke assurances, chose not to publicly raise the dispute about the ownership of the pantheon sculptures . as the pantheon sculptures. as kyriakos mitsotakis was offered time with the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden instead , minister, oliver dowden instead, but opted for a flight home. the first transatlantic flight in a large passenger aircraft using green fuel has departed heathrow bound for new york's jfk airport . virgin atlantic is operating the boeing 787 dreamliner aircraft . passengers include aircraft. passengers include virgin founder sir richard branson and the transport secretary, mark harper, who told gb news that the flight shows we can decarbonise travel. >> this is a real step forward

for using 100% sustainable aviation fuel for a first commercial scale. transat lantic flight. and this is part of how we get this innovation and technology to mean that we can continue making sure flying is available for everybody. but in available for everybody. but in a way that protects the environment, which i think what most people want us to be able to do. >> michael gove has apologised for the government's errors dunng for the government's errors during the pandemic, giving evidence to the covid inquiry. the senior tory mp apologised to victims and bereaved families for mistakes made during that time. he also defended the former prime minister boris johnson, against suggestions that he'd led a dysfunctional government . mr gove said he took government. mr gove said he took some responsibility for mistakes made at the top level of politics as the crisis unfolded . politics as the crisis unfolded. >> i want to take this opportunity, if i may, my to lady, apologise to the victims who endured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes

that were made by government in response to the pandemic . and as response to the pandemic. and as a minister responsible for the cabinet office and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, i must take my share of responsibility for that . our politicians are human beings. we are fallible . we make beings. we are fallible. we make mistakes and we make errors. >> a man has admitted killing three people who died in separate attacks in nottingham. valdo callachan, also known as adam mendez, denied murder but admitted three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. stewart barnaby weber and grace o'malley kumar, both 19 and 65 year old caretaker ian coates died after being stabbed in june. thousands attended vigils for the victims in nottingham in the wake of the attacks . shop the wake of the attacks. shop price inflation has eased for the sixth month in a row as retailers compete fiercely for customers ahead of christmas. according to the british retail consortium shop prices were 4.3%

higher than last november , which higher than last november, which is down from october's 5.2. and the lowest inflation since last june. the lowest inflation since last june . lower energy costs also june. lower energy costs also saw a drop in food. food inflation in rescuers in india have broken through rocks and debns have broken through rocks and debris to reach 41 construction workers who've been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the himalayas for 17 days. the delicate process of retrieving the workers is now underway. they'll need to be transported on stretchers one at a time through a pipe that's just three feet wide. and if you're dreaming of a white christmas, you could be in for luck. the met office is predicting snow in parts of the uk as we head into the festive season. they've issued a yellow weather warning for snow and icy conditions in the north—east of england, yorkshire and parts of scotland. the warning starts at 5:00 this evening until late tomorrow morning . this is gb news across

morning. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily so now back to tom and. emily so the book which claims racism and turmoil within the royal family omer scobie's new book, endgame inside the royal family and the monarchy's fight for survival is finally released today. >> well, the author promised the book would reveal moments of the royal family that they should be ashamed of and shine a light on unsung solved mysteries. but the question on everyone's lips is, does this book really live up to the hype? yes >> so joining us now to discuss this is our royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron, can you bnng cameron walker. cameron, can you bring us the biggest bombshell claims? should we trust them? >> well, if you're a fan of the royal family or indeed the duke and duchess of sussex, it's certainly a very juicy read. but as you said, there are a number of allegations thrown at members

of allegations thrown at members of the royal family in there. in fact, i think almost every single member of the working royal family is targeted for some kind of criticism , um, some kind of criticism, um, apart from two people in particular. and they are the duke and duchess of sussex who of course, are no longer working members of the royal family a lot of the reviews in the papers in the last few days have dubbed it quite, let's be frank, quite sympathetic towards the duke and duchess of sussex. fact, duchess of sussex. and in fact, the centre left independent called unfailingly called it unfailingly sympathetic to the sussexes and that omid scobie, the author, does not hold them accountable for anything. i think a member of the royal family, which has got a lot of people particularly cross when it comes to what's been written about them in the bookis been written about them in the book is catherine princess of wales, who's accused of being a part time working royal and that she is the monarchy's last shiny thing, which has really upset a lot of people in terms of is

this going to help with reconciliation between king charles and his youngest son, prince harry, and indeed, meghan? i doubt it is going to help. of course, we know from a couple of weeks ago a source told me that meghan and harry both spoke to the king on his 75th birthday, which suggests to me some kind of olive branch was happening . but this clearly happening. but this book clearly isn't going to matters. but isn't going to help matters. but buckingham palace, kensington palace, and indeed archwell, who look after harry and meghan's communications are not commenting, which could be speaking volumes. >> very interesting indeed. thank you for your time. cameron walker, our royal correspondent . walker, our royal correspondent. and so shall we speak to royal commentatorjennie bond and see what she has to say about this? jennie, reviews seem to be jennie, the reviews seem to be in or at least they're beginning to come in and people are saying that actually there's not much that's new. >> no, i'm struggling to find any new facts. there's plenty of opinion. there's plenty of dirt and allegations , as it is being

and allegations, as it is being described . and i concur with described. and i concur with these adjectives , poisonous, these adjectives, poisonous, venomous . i these adjectives, poisonous, venomous. i think it's just plain nasty and snide . so many plain nasty and snide. so many claims being thrown around, which i don't think that omid scobie has backed up. i do you know, he's entitled to an opinion. he's a journalist. but i struggle to believe that , i struggle to believe that, honestly, close friends , as he honestly, close friends, as he says of kate and william or sources at buckingham palace , sources at buckingham palace, are openly or even discreetly speaking to omid scobie for his book. i just don't think that would happen. so i'm afraid it's a load of old tosh. i think. but hey, he's getting a lot of pubuchy hey, he's getting a lot of publicity and he's making a lot of money. >> it's fascinating thinking about the different elements that have gone in to this book. of course, it's not the first book from this author. the previous book was said to be very close to the thoughts and views of both harry and meghan.

is this simply glorified ghost writing ? writing? >> well, i really don't know whether harry and meghan have co—operated with this. they say they haven't, and we must believe them. but and omid scobie insists he is not meg's pal and he is not their cheerleader. but we know that cheerleader. but we do know that that they did that first book they did cooperate with that. it albeit through a third party. meghan had to admit that during a court case. but this one i just think you know that one that had some value it had some information on. as i say, this one i think is just nasty. calling catherine cold a stepford wife suggesting and this really riled me, suggesting that catherine's small to quote, achievements were exaggerated by the public and that we all go, wow when she does something when with another member of the family doing the same thing, we would probably ignore it. mean, that's just ignore it. i mean, that's just unkind untrue to catherine's unkind and untrue to catherine's achievements are by no means

small . she's achievements are by no means small. she's done a great deal, particularly at the early development campaign that she is fronting. and as for the snide allegation that she's a part time royal because she spends time royal because she spends time with her young children. well, good for catherine, i say that's absolutely excellent. if you can. not everyone can obviously even got the money. but if you have a pretty rich husband, which she does. yes. spend more time with your kids. but hard as well. she but she works hard as well. she does a of royal engagements, does a lot of royal engagements, as she's always on the as we see. she's always on the front pages. >> jenny, one of the claims >> and jenny, one of the claims that's a little bit new from what we've heard before is that it just one royal, but it wasn't just one royal, but two royals who commented on archie's skin tone . i guess he's archie's skin tone. i guess he's suggesting there that there are two royal racists . yes. well of two royal racists. yes. well of course, you're talking about harry, who said that they never used the word racist , harry, who said that they never used the word racist, and that's true. >> they didn't. but on this issue of people questioned the tone of their unborn son, i, i

think, honestly, it is time you put up or you shut up . omid put up or you shut up. omid scobie suggests that he can't name anybody because of legal reasons. i don't think i can't see that's the case. so i think, again , it masked in secrecy and again, it masked in secrecy and it just leaves a very nasty taste in everyone's mouth. and i think if they felt so strongly about it, then they should name those individuals. and in any case, frank, if they were just saying , you know, the what saying, you know, the what i wonder what the tone of this baby's skin is going to be, what if they said, i wonder if it's going to be a ginger? i mean, they people might have said that it's fascinating that these allegations are made without any specificity party behind them , specificity party behind them, almost not not really something that you'd describe as revelation. >> more as an accusation potentially . just finally, potentially. just finally, jenny, as someone who's written many books about the royals

yourself , many books about the royals yourself, would you ever publish something like that that it wasn't backed up by by the sort of evidence or or even the sort of evidence or or even the sort of specificity that one might expect ? expect? >> yeah, i think this is the problem . there's a lot of problem. there's a lot of opinion there. and as i say, he's perfectly entitled to his opinion . but i would like some opinion. but i would like some some journalism here that was shown to be backed up with facts. it's all innuendo . it's facts. it's all innuendo. it's all hearsay. look, granted , it all hearsay. look, granted, it is difficult being a royal reporter . you don't often get to reporter. you don't often get to talk to the principal person . so talk to the principal person. so it's all through third parties generally . and you do rely on generally. and you do rely on your sources . my beef with this your sources. my beef with this is that i cannot believe, as i say, that people close to the royal family would wish to talk to omid scobie to cooperate with this book. except harry and meghan and their people. perhaps >> well, thank you very much

indeed for your insight. jennie bond, their royal expert and author herself. thank you very much for your time. now, in a controversial move, the bbc has announced guz khan as a host for the long running panel show. havei the long running panel show. have i got for news you? >> yes. the comedian khan has posted on social media in support of palestine since the hamas terror attacks on october the 7th, which is entirely reasonable. however, he's gone further , for he's accused israel further, for he's accused israel of ethnic cleansing and even genocide. >> so joining us now to speak with us is journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. dan danny, this is a bit of a interesting one, isn't it? it's all perfectly fine for someone in the media to come out in support of palestine in this very controversial and ongoing conflict . but do you think very controversial and ongoing conflict. but do you think he's gone too far to be a bbc presenter? >> well, having spent 18 years at the bbc on a regional level, the bbc are once again reminded

me that there own worst enemies . me that there own worst enemies. >> i remind you of the international editor jeremy bowen, who misreported the tragic dodi of the hospital that was struck. >> and there was lots of confusion and contention about whether it was an israeli missile or whether it was indeed a palestinian hamas missile that had misfired. >> and he got it wrong . >> and he got it wrong. >> and he got it wrong. >> the bbc got it wrong and only a couple of days ago he was interviewed and he said, although he got it wrong, he has no regrets. >> and that is symptomatic of the arrogance. dis displayed sometimes by bigwigs at the bbc. so i'm not entirely surprised that mr khan has been given this opportunity. the optics are awful. i truly worry about the future of the bbc licence fee because mr khan has used the gary lineker defence that he can write what the hell he wants politically because he's not a news reporter . politically because he's not a news reporter. gary lineker does more to harm the future of the

bbc licence fee than any defund the bbc licence fee organisation. and that's the that's the tragedy about the situation. if i was a boss at the bbc, emily, i would say although although have i got news for you is produced by a third party company, a company called hattrick. i would say look for god's sake, what are you thinking about? do you not realise the spotlight that this organisation is under at the moment ? moment? >> say that. and that that's a valid point of view. and there does seem to be more examples of the bbc stretching over into that area and potentially undermining its impartiality. other people might say, however, that this is a comedy programme with a rotating host . one week with a rotating host. one week it might be someone who said something a bit beyond the pale on this side of the issue, it could well be that in a couple of weeks time they have someone from the other side. what would you say to that? at >> well, i take you back to my earlier comments. i think for the time being that this is such

a sensitive issue . i wouldn't a sensitive issue. i wouldn't have anyone from either side. and that is the tone deafness. once again being displayed by bbc management. i just think that it bbc management. i just think thatitis bbc management. i just think that it is so sensitive an issue where people are either being accused of genocide or people are either being accused of terrorist . so i remind you both terrorist. so i remind you both the bbc only 50 days ago or 52 days ago when october the 7th happened. but they were being quite correctly, in my view, being lambasted by everyone else in the world for refusing to call hamas a terrorist organisation option. i just think my honest opinion is, yes, it's got a weekly panel rotation. i get all of that and the host is rotated. i understand. but i just think at the moment this is just far too sensitive and far too unimportant issue to even be appearing on a satirical show myself. >> and we've seen story after story of bbc staff themselves being rather upset with either

the editorial of the output, either way, actually, i've lost output. oh, sorry, danny. we'll leave it there. thank you very much indeed for your time. journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. what i was going to say is that we've seen we've seen stories of bbc staff being very upset, perturbed either way for the of the bbc. the editorial stance of the bbc. we've seen also reports that the bbc warned staff they bbc warned staff that they shouldn't probably take part in anti—semitism anti anti—semitism marches, anti anti semitism marches. and we've seen that a bbc staff has briefed the papers saying he was lost for words when guz khan was given this position. very difficult for the bbc, but sometimes they walk into these problems. well it's the thing if you're going to say that you're an impartial broadcaster, you're going to broadcaster, if you're going to say that you're a tax funded broadcaster representing the whole country, there is a certain an extra level of scrutiny that you're going to be placed under. >> i would think. and if you're going to say that none of your presenters can have opinions as and then you sort of hire

presenters with opinions. but in this day and age against it, i'm just to give a counter to just going to give a counter to that because this day and that because in this day and age, it be almost age, it it must be almost impossible possible find impossible possible to find journalists, commentators , hosts journalists, commentators, hosts for programmes who have never shared a controversial opinion on a divisive issue because , you on a divisive issue because, you know, younger reporters , they've know, younger reporters, they've been pointed out to have been far left or, you know, have other views as and it must be difficult to find people who are who can reasonably be called totally impartial . i think the totally impartial. i think the most easy thing to do is just find people who've never had a twitter account. yes so that seems to be the where everyone finds their comeuppance. but we've much more to discuss we've got much more to discuss on afternoon's programme . on this afternoon's programme. >> yes, we're going to be discussing the controversy around marbles. around those elgin marbles. should returned to should they be returned to greece? keir starmer greece? and did keir starmer play greece? and did keir starmer play blinder here by meeting play a blinder here by meeting the greek pm himself instead of rishi sunak ? is he playing prime rishi sunak? is he playing prime minister already ? this is good minister already? this is good afternoon, britain. we're on gb news .

>> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 9.30 on . sunday mornings from 9.30 on. gb news. well the row over the elgin marbles , those sculptures that marbles, those sculptures that were taken from the parthenon in athens at the start of the 18005, athens at the start of the 1800s, they're now in the british museum . british museum. >> this row has intensified . >> this row has intensified. it's turned into a wide

diplomatic row after the prime minister, rishi sunak, cancelled a meeting with his greek counterpart , prime minister counterpart, prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis. now the greek prime minister expressed his displeasure at the 11th hour over this cancelled session where he was hoping to raise the prospect of the marbles of these sculptures as being returned to greece . greece. >> yes, well, rishi sunak has repeatedly rejected pleas to return the marbles to greece, saying the british museum was the right place for them . the right place for them. >> well, we want to talk this through and debate it because there is a lot to debate around this issue , not just the high this issue, not just the high level politics, but also the history . so i'm delighted to say history. so i'm delighted to say that we will be joined by two indian st giles' of great renown of prestige. indeed one of the most recent members of the british committee for the reunification of the parthenon marbles, tessa dunlop, who thinks that the marbles should be given back to greece and also historian and author of multiple

books, marty whittock, who thinks that the parthenon marbles should stay in the british museum. well i suppose we'll start with you. martin on why shouldn't we give them back ? why shouldn't we give them back? >> well, i fully respect the fact that in the 19th century, when the sublime porte, the government of the ottoman empire, allowed elgin to move the marbles that the greek people then did not have full agency in that decision, didn't have agency at all in that decision. now understand that and i respect that . but and i respect that. but nevertheless, the british museum has protected marbles and has protected the marbles and looked after the marbles. now, ever since the beginning the ever since the beginning of the 19th when there was 19th century, when there was a very real possibility they could have suffered severe damage dunng have suffered severe damage during the greek war of independence, for example, and the that. at the the century after that. at the moment, they form part of a world class collection within the british museum , whereby the british museum, whereby people from throughout the world can see the relationship between syrian greek , egyptian, roman syrian greek, egyptian, roman sculpture and see it as part of a world class collection. and

thatis a world class collection. and that is why i think although the circumstances in which they were removed from athens are questionable, to say the least, i would say that we are now where we are and i think they are in a safe place. they're in are in a safe place. they're in a place that has been secured, looked after by the british museum, think have museum, and i think they have a role there within this world class collection. so whilst i understand and respect the point that's being made by the greek representatives, i think they are in the best place now for their ongoing study personally. >> hm. interesting tessa the british museum is looking after them nicely. there safe there. why should they leave ? why should they leave? >> it's interesting, isn't it? in fact , a cleaning project was in fact, a cleaning project was undertaken. i think, between the wars when wire brushes were used and did them untold damage. however, it is indeed right that greece, over the last 200 years has had something of a turbulent history as it re—established itself as a nation and has done so recently very successfully. athens a thriving capital city

within the european union . and within the european union. and it has built the most wonderful acropolis museum, which looks onto the parthenon . and if we onto the parthenon. and if we were to return when we will return these marbles, they'll be reunited telling the whole story . and in doing so, these marbles together once more, stronger, together once more, stronger, together , representing the soul together, representing the soul of ancient greece in modern greece . and you very much frame greece. and you very much frame yourself in a pride of being the people's channel. so i beseech all your viewers, the people to actually confront , challenge, actually confront, challenge, write to your mps , this is in write to your mps, this is in our hands, and i want you to imagine an equivalent scenario that the unimaginable happened in war ii. the german in world war ii. the german jackboot landed and stonehenge was threat and therefore was under threat and therefore neutral. spain swooped in and took half of stonehenge . would took half of stonehenge. would we today in britain expect spain to return the soul of england? stonehenge? indeed i think we

would. and likewise the greeks are absolutely on firm ground here, demanding, as the unesco has done, demanding the return of those marbles. >> martin is this equivalent to the spanish taking half of stonehenge ? stonehenge? >> well, recognise the point that's being made there , but i that's being made there, but i think we also have to recognise the fact that when these were removed in the early part of the 19th century, it undoubted secured their survival . now secured their survival. now clearly one can point to times in history when they have clearly one can point to times in beeniistory when they have clearly one can point to times in been conservedn they have clearly one can point to times in been conserved as1ey have clearly one can point to times in been conserved as they ave not been conserved as they should been but one should have been done. but one could do that in at any museum collection throughout world. collection throughout the world. we much better about we now know so much better about the preservation of such materials. were materials. but when they were removed, were preserved as removed, they were preserved as a consequence. think there's a consequence. i think there's a serious chance that had they remained in situ, they would have been severely damaged. i think answer may well be think the answer may well be some kind of loan system that recognises both the rights of the greek people to this cultural treasure. but also recognises the british museum's part in preserving it and looking after it. i think we

could be talking about a situation perhaps of a loan situation perhaps of a loan situation where they spend a certain of time in certain period of time in greece, certain period of time greece, a certain period of time in uk recognising both in in the uk recognising both the greek cultural legacy , but the greek cultural legacy, but also recognising the british museum's place in the preservation mission and looking after these that would be my suggestion . suggestion. >> tessa you don't look like you would accept that as a compromise . compromise. >> just don't believe that there is and nor there's a british committee for the return of the parthenon marbles. these are over two millennia old. our last 200 year old great. what a wonderful swansong. bravo a positive story to come out of the british imperial legacy. let's own that swan song. >> let's do the right thing. >> let's do the right thing. >> and for crying out loud, thought one thing posh public schools were meant to be good at was manners and rishi sunak has been thoroughly bad mannered. today we need to back on today we need to get back on a good footing with europe and the marbles the way marbles are the best way forward. it's wonderful soft power for britain forward. it's wonderful soft power out for britain forward. it's wonderful soft power out to for britain forward. it's wonderful soft power out to greece. ritain forward. it's wonderful soft power out to greece. we n forward. it's wonderful soft power out to greece. we go on reaching out to greece. we go on houday reaching out to greece. we go on holiday there . let's go on a

holiday there. let's go on a houday holiday there. let's go on a holiday there. let's go on a holiday there and look at those marbles. we looked after for some two centuries and feel good about ourselves. >> tessa the prime minister's office today is saying that this would be a slippery slope if we handed back the marbles to greece. there just about wouldn't be anything the wouldn't be anything left in the british following that british museum. following that logic, we'd have to give back the stone to the the rosetta stone to the egyptians . we'd have to go egyptians. we'd have to go through just about every single treasure. is that what you're opening the door to here? >> really believe passionately that the parthenon marbles are a unique case. they stand alone. they not only not only do we know where they were, torn from, which bits of the parthenon they were removed from, but now their home is waiting. them waiting for them to be returned to. this isn't like returning some bronze statue, possibly to a dictatorship. >> will people get access to it or not? >> this is return ing the marbles to their ancient homeland. all our public school boys and girls in power were weaned on the nipple of ancient

greece . to the extent that we greece. to the extent that we almost think we own that narrative. no, it belongs to greece. let's return the marbles to greece. let's do so in a beautiful imagery and let's do so before we're pushed into it. >> beautiful imagery. there be vivid imagery the tessa thank you very much indeed for your time. tessa dunlop is one of the most recent members of the british committee for the reunification parthenon reunification of the parthenon marbles. also marbles. tessa dunlop and also we whittock there, we have martin whittock there, historian and author multiple historian and author of multiple books. historian and author of multiple books . thank you very much for books. thank you very much for your time. >> gosh, i think we could have kept that debate going a kept that debate going for a very long time. i want to ask about lord, legal or about the lord, the legal or the fact greece didn't exist fact that greece didn't exist when we took him but legally acquired them, i should say. but some come before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, come before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, itv come before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, itv hasome before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, itv has issued before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, itv has issued a before acquired them, i should say. but s(p.m, itv has issued a response 2 pm, itv has issued a response to the claims that nigel farage has been receiving fewer on screen minutes on amos celebrity. well, we'll be getting to that after your news headunes. headlines.

>> good afternoon. 134. this is the latest from the newsroom. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hits the shelves today . hits the shelves today. according to reports, endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between prince harry and his brother is beyond repair. he also writes that the king, queen camilla and the prince of wales conspired to undermine harry and meghan . undermine harry and meghan. buckingham palace has not commented on a temporary pause in fighting between israel and the hamas terror group appears to be holding as negotiations continue for a further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today. that's after 11 hostages, including . eight children and including. eight children and three adults, were released from gaza last night. 33 palestinian prisoners were also released . prisoners were also released. rescuers in india have broken through rocks and debris to

reach 41 construction workers who've been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the himalayas for 17 days. the delicate process of retrieving the workers is still underway. they'll need to be transported on stretchers one at a time through a pipe that's just three feet wide . shop price inflation feet wide. shop price inflation has eased for a sixth month as retail dealers brace for the festive season , according to the festive season, according to the british retail consortium , shop british retail consortium, shop pnces british retail consortium, shop prices were 4.3% higher than last november , which is down last november, which is down from october's 5.2% and the lowest inflation since last june . and if you're dreaming of a white christmas, you could be in luck . the met office is luck. the met office is predicting snow in parts of the uk as we head into the festive season. they've issued a yellow weather warning for snow and icy conditions in the north—east of england. yorkshire and parts of scotland. warning starts at scotland. the warning starts at 5:00 this evening until late tomorrow morning . you can get tomorrow morning. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com

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monday to thursdays from six till 930 . till 930. >> welcome back . good afternoon, >> welcome back. good afternoon, britain. it's time to meet our panel for this hour. historian and broadcaster ralph rafe heydel—mankoo and the former labour minister, bill rammell. >> well, i'm excited because i want to know what and i also want to know what and i also want to know what and i also want to know what you think, bill, but ralph, historian what team are you on when it comes to the elgin marbles? we had a bit

of a punchy debate before the break there with tessa dunlop yes, definitely not team dunlop. >> i have to say on that and i say that as you know, my grandmother was half greek, first of andreas first cousin of andreas papandreou, greek papandreou, the socialist greek prime minister. my great grandfather the grandfather discovered the temple at dodona. but temple of zeus at dodona. but look, talk. we have look, we have to talk. we have to get away from this nationalism you it's nationalism. you know, it's quite the left quite funny. people on the left arguing nationalism over arguing for nationalism over internationalism. and the internationalism. um, and the british is of the british museum is one of the world's three encyclopaedic museums with the louvre museums along with the louvre and the metropolitan museum . um, museums along with the louvre and theyvietropolitan museum . um, museums along with the louvre and they speakolitan museum . um, museums along with the louvre and they speak to :an museum . um, museums along with the louvre and they speak to ourviuseum . um, museums along with the louvre and they speak to our shared] . um, and they speak to our shared humanity and enable us to humanity and they enable us to put things like the benin bronzes and the elgin marbles into context. the into their global context. the development . and actually development of man. and actually it's because they were the it's because they were in the british museum the elgin british museum that the elgin marbles famous . nobody marbles became famous. nobody knew before. it's knew about them before. it's their the their presence there. and the british actually didn't steal them. these were purchased, of course , lord byron at £5 course, by lord byron at £5 million and the house of commons had committee in had a select committee in ensuring this was a legal ensuring that this was a legal acquisition . i imagine any acquisition. i can't imagine any other in world going acquisition. i can't imagine any otisuch in world going acquisition. i can't imagine any otisuch great in world going acquisition. i can't imagine any otisuch great steps world going acquisition. i can't imagine any otisuch great steps to orld going acquisition. i can't imagine any otisuch great steps to ensureing to such great steps to ensure that the process of purchasing them was legal and there was no

greece the time. remember greece at the time. remember there no greece at the time, there was no greece at the time, but is perhaps the but the parthenon is perhaps the iconic symbol of greece standing there on the acropolis, looking down across athens , this down across athens, this majestic sight. >> do the greeks not have a point that it feels like bits are missing or bits are missing because they're in they're in the british museum. >> you can't escape that fact. but. yes, but let's acknowledge the fact that it's because they're british museum they're in the british museum that can come to see that the world can come to see them in numbers that will never be possible at parthenon. be possible at the parthenon. and it's because of their position british museum position in the british museum that world's that some of the world's greatest been greatest artists have been inspired their inspired by them to create their own like to see you sit own art. i'd like to see you sit down with the greek prime minister >> it would be an interesting discussion. bill. what do you think? >> i don't think issue is >> i don't think the issue is the marbles. the elgin marbles. >> is the shocking >> the issue is the shocking decision rishi sunak decision of rishi sunak to cancel meeting the greek cancel a meeting with the greek prime minister hours before it was due to take place. >> whatever of brexit, >> whatever you think of brexit, and to think it was mistake. >> nevertheless, we need good relations with all eu countries,

whether getting returns whether it's getting returns agreement, whether it's discussing it's discussing trade, whether it's international issues and the disrespect to cancel at such short notice i think is shocking . and frankly, it's crude election earring. >> it's trying to create a wedge issue with the labour party . issue with the labour party. >> that's not statesmanship. that's that's shoddy leadership. >> bill was not the shoddy lack of statesmanship. there started by the greek prime minister who, according to number 10, had an agreement that he wouldn't raise publicly the issue of the marbles. and of course, it's a long standing issue. it's been going back decades. and decades that the greeks have been asking for them back. but instead, he took national television to took to national television to say like ripping mona say it's like ripping the mona lisa into two, keeping one half in the british museum and one half in the louvre . well, wasn't half in the louvre. well, wasn't that a really peculiar . thing to that a really peculiar. thing to say that raised the a bit much of this conversation an i don't believe number 10. >> forgive me, i'm a former foreign office minister in every

interchange with the greek government, you would expect them to raise the elgin marbles. >> you know, and, you know, you spend five minutes on it and then move to really then you move on to really believe the greek prime minister over 10. over number 10. >> this. >> you know this. >> you know this. >> i do. shocking, right? let's move on on that bombshell now, itv accused of using itv has been accused of using insane, dirty tricks to limit nigel farage's airtime on i'm a celebrity . get me out of here. celebrity. get me out of here. >> well, this comes after a section showcasing showcase seeing farage talking about his friend donald trump was allegedly removed from the programme . programme. >> um hm . >> um hm. >> um hm. >> so this is an interesting one because of obviously itv were desperate to have nigel farage on. they obviously thought it was going to be an absolute winner when it came to viewing figures, it did appear like nigel farage was getting on quite nicely with most of the campmates yes, there was a bit of friction with fred. the french maitre d, but besides from that it all seemed to be going quite swimmingly. lee, do

you think the itv execs are getting worried maybe getting a bit worried that maybe they're doing his press for him? >> yes, i think they were hoping for matt hancock for another matt hancock repeat. yes. people are, as yes. and i think people are, as i expected, actually getting to know nigel farage, who know the real nigel farage, who was absolutely charming, was an absolutely charming, decent chap. i've never heard him bad about him say a bad word about anybody. are seeing anybody. and people are seeing the rather than the real character rather than the real character rather than the pantomime villain that he's often portrayed by in the media. and this is doing him and i think this is doing him a world of good, not by those who are rabidly against by all are rabidly against him, by all those are quite uncertain or those who are quite uncertain or maybe to him. maybe took a dislike to him. they're actually getting like they're actually getting to like him. that be scaring him. and that might be scaring itv bit. and of course, itv quite a bit. and of course, they believe he may be they believe that he may be using as a platform for using this as a platform for perhaps for future ambitions. >> well, it wasn't the problem here nigel was here that nigel farage was caught of the caught on camera in one of the very episodes saying, i'm very early episodes saying, i'm gutted. vote me gutted. they didn't vote for me to the trial because if you to do the trial because if you do the trials, you get 25% of the airtime. didn't didn't he give the away? i think he give the game away? i think he did bit. did a bit. >> i'm no fan of nigel farage. >> i think he's been hugely divisive. >> but the issue here is itvs duty of due impartiality and

what the guidelines say is that if you're going to have someone who's going to give very strong views, be countered by views, it has to be countered by others equally strong others with equally strong views. and don't think the views. and i don't think the celebs on the programme are up to giving him that degree. >> mean nella—rose isn't >> you mean nella—rose isn't doing a good job? she's doing a good wasn't she? doing a good job? she's doing a goo maybe nasn't she? doing a good job? she's doing a goo maybe she|'t she? doing a good job? she's doing a goo maybe she wasn't involved. >> maybe she wasn't involved. i'm not convinced. >> well, i can >> change. right. well, i can kind of see the logic that they might be concerned about it being perceived as political campaigning . campaigning. >> and do you think that's the worry do think it's lefty worry or do you think it's lefty execs not wanting nigel to farage good press? farage get good press? >> all of the >> i think it's all of the above. i mean, there's certainly an for nigel an opportunity here for nigel farage his case. he's a farage to make his case. he's a very media operator. but very skilled media operator. but at same time, i you at the same time, i think, you know, he win the battle for know, he can win the battle for hearts and minds these next hearts and minds over these next few weeks. >> i'll tell you what, though. >> i'll tell you what, though. >> no fan of farage, >> i'm no fan of nigel farage, but sticking head in a but sticking your head in a bucket of snakes is my bucket full of snakes is my worst nightmare. >> you mean going the on >> you mean going on the bbc on national ? national television? >> not persuaded. >> not persuaded. >> that was an interesting editorial don't think

editorial choice. i don't think i've i mean, i've watched a good few episodes of i'm a celebrity over the years. i'm not sure i can remember seeing bare buttocks from any other celebrity chosen be shown on celebrity chosen to be shown on the , but just the programme, but just some, you bikini bikini moments. you know, bikini bikini moments. >> but that's allowed. >> but that's allowed. >> well, perhaps we should move on now to maybe more substantive news, because let's discuss virgin atlantic , who claimed to virgin atlantic, who claimed to have launched the world's first transatlantic flight , powered transatlantic flight, powered only by what's known as sustainable aviation fuel. now, this is fuel that's made from sustainable sources such as agricultural waste and used cooking oil. and it's said to be around 80% less carbon intensive than jet fuel. >> well, this is quite exciting . >> well, this is quite exciting. now, virgin claims the fuel offers co2 life cycle emission savings of up to 70, performing exactly like traditional jet fuel. so it's just as efficient perhaps, or at least it works less well. >> well, the transport the

flight took off. there was at the airport this morning talking about this flight. the airport this morning talking about this flight . richard about this flight. richard branson was on the flight. is this a big i think we can have a listen to him. can we? >> this is a real step forward for uk being 100% sustainable. aviation fuel for a first commercial scale. transat atlantic flight. and this is part of how we get this innovation and technology to mean that we can continue making sure flying is available for everybody. but in a way that protects the environment, which i think what most people want us to be able to do . to be able to do. >> well, there we have it. the transport secretary talking to gb news earlier this morning. bill, is this a british success story ? story? >> i think in principle it is. >> i think in principle it is. >> i think it's a good thing that we're investing in innovation in technology to try to help to tackle climate change, which is a real and urgent and pressing challenge . urgent and pressing challenge. so i think it's a good thing. >> it's clearly a very small

step in a much longer path. >> it's going to take a lot of time. it's going to take a lot of investment where the government needs to come to the table . and but but i think it table. and but but i think it has to be good thing. has to be a good thing. >> and i suppose this >> and ralph, i suppose this shows you all the shows that you know, all the climate protesters who campaign against runways or to shut against extra runways or to shut down perhaps down airports, i mean, perhaps they're sort of left they're going to be sort of left in history books if we're going to all of these sustainable to have all of these sustainable planes. precise planes. well, precise carbon instead in the future. instead of in the future. >> the >> precisely. i mean, the solution to environmental issues has new technology , has always been new technology, not this retrograde, retreating to the dark ages that these puritanical horse hair, shirt wearing environmental extremists who want to see. and, you know, this is not new. of course, you know, trucks and in some know, hgv trucks and in some councils carts are being councils dust carts are being run vegetable oil. his run on vegetable oil. his majesty the king uses the by—products of wine and cheese to aston martin. so to drive his aston martin. so there solutions . where there are solutions. where there's will, there's a way . i there's a will, there's a way. i don't what. maybe it'd be don't know what. maybe it'd be better people to use. better for other people to use. but the point there but anyway, the point is there are solutions that are there. i think and think think it's great and i think there are factories or

there are five new factories or production things coming online in produce fuel in the uk to produce this fuel in the uk to produce this fuel in the uk to produce this fuel in the future because it does need to be produced at scale. but i think it's exciting. >> of >> well, we've got a lot of amends to make for our carbon emissions according to new research from carbon brief. so this this this sustainable this is so this this sustainable fuel may be, you know, a step for us to redeem ourselves because apparently we have moved from the eighth to the fourth in the list of nations with the biggest historical emissions. why >> only if you count the entire british empire adding up all of those emissions now, rafe, correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe the british empire once spanned around a third of the earth. so i'm potentially not that surprised that if you add up entire empire , there are up the entire empire, there are emissions seem higher. >> look, nothing has done more to lift the world out of poverty than colonialism and capitalism. together have improved the together they have improved the living standards of the world. one other thing did the industrial revolution and on all three points it's been britain that led the world on that. that has led the world on that. so think the world

so actually, i think the world owes for actually owes britain a debt for actually improving people's lives, increasing expectancy, improving people's lives, increazmortality xpectancy, improving people's lives, increazmortality andtancy, improving people's lives, increazmortality and the y, improving people's lives, increazmortality and the rise of infant mortality and the rise of medicine, the ability to produce vaccines. all of that comes from from colonial capitalism and the industrial revolution. so maybe they should levy a tax on the world to play pay. britain back for what it's done for them. would you agree with that, bill? >> not sure i would. >> i'm not sure i would. >> i'm not sure i would. >> i'm not sure i would. >> i mean, look, you know, we bear some responsibility for our colonial there has colonial past, but there has to come, you a statute of limitations. >> we're talking about events that 50, 60, 70 years ago. >> and if the link from this is to say that should pay to say that we should pay reparations of some sort, well , reparations of some sort, well, thatis reparations of some sort, well, that is the bill, then i don't think that's justified because we you know, we've got an i disagree with the current government and the way it's backsliding on its green commitments. but actually under successive governments, we've got a very good record on climate change and that needs to be made clear. >> it feels a bit like there are some people who've looked at the halving of our co2 emissions, which has halved since 1990 and

thought, look like thought, well, they look like they're doing too well. now they're doing too well. we now need india and all the need to add india and all the other colonial possessions. half of africa, australia , all the of africa, australia, all the rest of it, they need to sort of add in to britain to make us look worse than we are. rafe well, it's no surprise that this article come from the guardian. >> this is just of this >> this is just part of this decolonisation movement that we see and it's see going everywhere, and it's yet on britain yet another attack on britain and an attempt to and the west and an attempt to undermine history and our undermine our history and our past and our legacy. and as i say, i think britain's got a very proud legacy in improving the conditions. very proud legacy in improving the i conditions. very proud legacy in improving thei suppose conditions. very proud legacy in improving thei suppose the conditions. very proud legacy in improving thei suppose the counterfactual >> i suppose the counterfactual to there to this argument, i.e. if there hadnt to this argument, i.e. if there hadn't been colonialism, what this would what this would assume is there wouldn't have been industrialisation in those countries. now, to me , i find countries. now, to me, i find that hard to believe because there are countries that weren't colonised that did industrial eyes, it's eyes, and potentially it's saying that either the british empire encouraged these countries to industrialise more and therefore it was bad . or the and therefore it was bad. or the flip side is if the british empire wasn't there, what if they industrialised more as a

result of not having the british empire there? in that case, the british empire was a redacting force for co2 . you sort of force for co2. you sort of following my argument. >> i see there bit too many >> i see there a bit too many words either the british empire was pumping out more co2 than otherwise would have been the case it was developing these case or it was developing these countries more or, you know, basically we're to blame either way. >> right? right either way you look at it, i'll tell you what i mean. >> i think there is a legacy of empire, and i think we bear some responsibility. and i think there was some real damage done. >> but there were some upsides. >> but there were some upsides. >> a foreign >> i remember as a foreign office minister visiting the solomon i went to this solomon islands, i went to this remote island the first remote island and the first thing local mayor said thing the local mayor said to me was, when british coming back? >> and, you know, indicated >> and, you know, that indicated that although i'm not a supporter of empire, i'm not a supporter of empire, i'm not a supporter of empire, i'm not a supporter of colonialism. there was a lot done wrong. >> there were some good things. >> there were some good things. >> there's light and dark. yeah. >> there's light and dark. yeah. >> and to try to say that we're responsible for these historical emissions, i think is very wise.

>> very lastly, now >> and just very lastly, now this is in anticipation of cop 28. a new loss and 28. apparently a new loss and damage fund will be a matter of contention at the summit. this is teeing it up for more is all teeing it up for more conversations about reparations. >> all coming down >> this is all coming down to reparations the which is reparations in the end, which is why that we don't why it's important that we don't give on this give any any any inch on this ground, because all it is ground, because all it does is it emboldens the enemies of britain, as would britain, as i would say. >> to say, spent two >> i have to say, i spent two weeks at cop 26in glasgow and one of most contentious one of the most contentious arguments then loss and arguments then was loss and reparations, was all of that reparations, as was all of that money demanded by countries that feel they'll hit more feel like they'll be hit more every single cop. we have the same conversation . but i think same conversation. but i think the nicer to talk about the nicer thing is to talk about technological and technological advancements and not feeling guilty. thank you to our wonderful absolutely. our wonderful panel. absolutely. more .

next >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. turning colder again today and staying pretty cold throughout this week. most of us dry and bright, bit of dry and bright, a bit of sunshine out there, but increasing. are seeing some increasing. we are seeing some wintry the wintry showers across the north—east. mostly on the north—east. snow mostly on the hills today, but later this evening and tonight, could evening and tonight, we could see down to lower levels. see some down to lower levels. a few scattered rain showers across west wales and around the coast northern ireland, coast of northern ireland, but most dry and where we see most areas dry and where we see some sunshine, temperatures struggling up to 7 or 8 celsius across the south. most places further north, 5. it does further north, 4 or 5. it does feel pretty cold. it'll turn cold fairly quickly. again through this evening as well. a few rain showers, too, wales

few rain showers, too, for wales moving inland, maybe across the midlands and the southwest . moving inland, maybe across the midlands and the southwest. but the further north and the showers further north and east northeast in east over northeast scotland in particular more and more particular turning more and more to and snow. you might to sleet and snow. so you might just wake up to a covering here and there and the potential for things quite as things to be quite icy as temperatures fall widely down below freezing. some parts of the hold up little the south will hold up a little bit with bit more cloud bit with a bit more cloud around. some around around. could be some fog around in too, but that in the morning, too, but that should away the cloud will should clear away the cloud will tend to break up the tend to break up across the south. again, places dry south. so again, most places dry and but a few and bright tomorrow, but a few more these wintry showers more of these wintry showers just coming in to northeast england and northern and eastern parts a parts of scotland. again, a mixture hail, and some mixture of hail, sleet and some snow. again, pretty snow. again, a pretty chilly one, colder again one, if anything colder again tomorrow with many places struggling to get above 2 or 3 degrees. stays cold on degrees. it stays cold on thursday. just a question mark about far north this band of about how far north this band of wet gets. could wet weather gets. could bring a little snow across the . south >> good afternoon. britain it's 2:00 on tuesday, the 28th of

november. >> rotherham grooming gangs have the police given up on cracking down on the child abuse gangs. the national crime agency says it will not launch any new investigations from 2024 new royal racism claims a bombshell book out today claims prince harry and meghan were left confused and upset with prince william and kate's lack of contact after not one, but two royals allegedly made complaints and comments about archie's skin tone . is rishi sunak losing his tone. is rishi sunak losing his marbles ? the prime minister marbles? the prime minister cancels a crucial meeting with the greek prime minister in a row over the return of the marbles . but row over the return of the marbles. but has he missed an important opportunity to tackle illegal immigration . illegal immigration. in none other than marks and spencer has become embroiled in a cultural appropriation row

over its, quote unquote, spanish croquettes filled with spain's national dish . yes, but the national dish. yes, but the british ambassador to spain has led a backlash with critics describing the dish as wrong on every level in the latest cultural dispute to hit british kitchens. i mean, this is absolutely crazy. we have this all the time, don't we? we saw it over various sources that are jamaican in origin. i think it was. was it jamie oliver or one of the top chefs ? he was of the top chefs? he was criticised because it wasn't the proper recipe and this is an example of cultural appropriation . appropriation. >> i don't think it's possible to do cultural appropriation with food. i mean , it's food with food. i mean, it's food you're cooking food . it's not you're cooking food. it's not it's not offensive of to cook someone else's food. in fact , someone else's food. in fact, someone else's food. in fact, some of the best foods are fusions of different people's cultures . i fusions of different people's cultures. i mean, fusions of different people's cultures . i mean, the best cultures. i mean, the best curries were invented in britain. >> yes. but apparently apparently it's about the recipe . that's what the issue apparently m&s have mixed

together for all sorts of different spanish foods into these croquetas . so and they're these croquetas. so and they're not supposed to be together . so not supposed to be together. so this is the outrage. who says they're not supposed to be together ? the spanish ambassador together? the spanish ambassador clearly . clearly. >> well, spanish ambassador can get stuffed , quite frankly, like get stuffed, quite frankly, like one croquettes he'll be one of these croquettes he'll be getting, apparently . getting, apparently. >> apparently. apparently. apparently apparently yes. apparently so. apparently yes. m&s is just trying to combine all of these different ingredients, the paella , rice, ingredients, the paella, rice, the , the saffron the smoky schnitzel, the saffron and creamy bechamel sauce. and the creamy bechamel sauce. excellent. and no , they're not excellent. and no, they're not supposed to be together. so there you go. what side are you on? m&s or the spanish ambassador food not supposed to be ill, food supposed to be all ends up together anyway. m&s has been well , it's got itself into been well, it's got itself into a few difficult situations, hasn't it? recently with the christmas advert being accused of palestine flag of burning the palestine flag and now this. what's next? >> don't get me started. we'll get to all that after your get to all of that after your news headlines .

news headlines. >> good afternoon . your top >> good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. breaking news, the banking giant barclays is cutting 900 jobs across its uk businesses . as across its uk businesses. as a spokesperson says, the company is taking a number of actions to simplify , lie and reshape the simplify, lie and reshape the business side , saying technology business side, saying technology and enhanced automation , among and enhanced automation, among reasons for the job cuts . reasons for the job cuts. effective staff were informed at lunchtime today . a controversial lunchtime today. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hit shelves today. according to report , the endgame according to report, the endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between prince harry and his brother is beyond repair . he harry and his brother is beyond repair. he also writes that the king queen camilla and prince of wales conspired to undermine harry and meghan . buckingham harry and meghan. buckingham palace not commented . former palace has not commented. former bbc royal correspondent jennie bond told gb news the book's wild claims are hard to believe .

wild claims are hard to believe. >> it's perfectly entitled to his opinion. but i would like some journalism here that was shown to be backed up with facts. it's all innuendo , it's facts. it's all innuendo, it's all hearsay, snide allegation that she's a part time royal because she spends time with her young children . well, good for young children. well, good for catherine, i say . that's catherine, i say. that's absolutely excellent if you can. not everyone can. obviously, i got the money, but if you have a pretty rich husband, which she does. spend more time with does. yes. spend more time with your works hard as your kids. but she works hard as well. does a lot of royal well. she does a lot of royal engagements, as we see. she's always front pages . always on the front pages. >> a temporary pause in fighting between hamas between israel and the hamas terror appears be terror group appears to be holding negotiations continue holding as negotiations continue for further extension . hamas for a further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today . that's after 11, hostages today. that's after 11, including eight children and three adults were released from gaza last night. 33 palestinian prisoners, prisoners were also released . a planned meeting released. a planned meeting between rishi sunak and the greek prime minister was abruptly called off amid a row over the elgin marbles . rishi

over the elgin marbles. rishi sunak decided it would not be productive to meet his greek counterpart after he publicly discussed the disputed ownership of the parthenon sculptures. kyriakos mitsotakis was offered time with the deputy prime minister instead. however, he opted for a flight home. the first transatlantic flight in a large passenger aircraft using green fuel has departed heathrow, bound for new york's jfk airport . virgin atlantic is jfk airport. virgin atlantic is operating the boeing 787 dreamliner passenger include virgin founder sir richard branson and the transport secretary, mark harper . he told secretary, mark harper. he told gb news that the flight shows we can decarbonise travel. >> this is a real step forward for using 100% sustainable aviation fuel for a first commercial scale transatlantic flight. and this is part of how we get this innovation and technology to mean that we can continue making sure flying is available for everybody. but in available for everybody. but in a way that protects the environment, which i think what most people want us to be able

to do . to do. >> michael gove has apologised for the government's errors dunng for the government's errors during the pandemic , giving during the pandemic, giving evidence to the covid inquiry. the senior tory mp apologised to victims and bereaved families for mistakes during that period . for mistakes during that period. he also defended the former prime minister boris johnson, against suggestions he'd led a dysfunctional government . mr dysfunctional government. mr gove said he took some responsibility for mistakes made at the top of politics as at the top level of politics as the unfolded . the crisis unfolded. >> i want to take this opportunity, if i may, my to lady, apologise to the victims who endured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic . and as response to the pandemic. and as a minister responsible for the cabinet office and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, i must take my share of responsibility for that . politicians are human beings. we are fallible . we make we are fallible. we make mistakes and we make errors.

>> a man has admitted killing three people who died in separate attacks in nottingham. faldo o'callaghan, also known as adam mendez, denied murder, but admitted three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility . diminished responsibility. students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, both 19 and 65 year old school caretaker ian coates , died after being ian coates, died after being stabbed in june . thousands of stabbed in june. thousands of people attended vigils for the victims in nottingham in the wake of the attacks . and if wake of the attacks. and if you're dreaming of a white christmas, you could be in luck. the met office is predicting snow in parts of the uk as we head into the festive season. they've issued a yellow weather warning for snow and icy conditions in the north—east of england, and parts of england, yorkshire and parts of scotland. that warning starts at 5:00 today until late tomorrow morning . this is gb news across morning. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily

now back to tom and. emily good afternoon, britain. >> our top story this hour, the child sex abuse scandal in rotherham. the national crime agency has said it won't be opening any new investigations into the rotherham claims which targets children for sexual abuse. yes >> so last week saw 68 year old nick norton from rawmarsh, south yorkshire become the 26th person to be convicted in connection with operation stovewood. he was sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of nine separate child sex abuse offences committed . against four offences committed. against four victims between 2006 and 2012. >> well, since the start of the operation, the national crime agency identified more than 1000 survivors arrested over 200 survivors and arrested over 200 people. but now they've said they've done all they realistically can. yet they insisted they aren't walking away from ongoing investigations and any new allegations will be

handled instead by south yorkshire police. well are following developments closely is our gb news reporter charlie peters . peters. >> what's the significance of this story? what is actually going to happen then with these cases and with these investigators actions? >> well, the national crime agency say they've done all they can when it comes to identifying victims from the period that operation stovewood has operated on, which is 1997, to 2013. this operation was launched after the alexis jay report in 2014 found that some 1400 girls and boys had been abused in the town from 1997 to 2013. so stovewood was launched by the national crime agency. that's central, almost kind of britain's fbi that force to get a grip of the situation after the south yorkshire police force have been reported to have endured so many failures and insufficiently investigated the

situation over that period, leading to what many have described as the worst child abuse scandal in modern british history. now, the nca last night said that they're investigations will continue in terms of ongoing cases until 2027. that's when they anticipate that will wrap up, but they will not launch any new investigations from january 2024. and that is because they feel as though they have exhausted all potential avenues of identifying new victims from that period . but victims from that period. but the big controversy from this decision is that many people in rotherham, whom i've been speaking to over the last day since this news broke , are a since this news broke, are a little bit nervous about what this might mean for those in investigations and the situation investigations and the situation in the town. south yorkshire police, as i said, did not come out of that scandal well, with its reputation enhanced by the independent office for police conduct launched a review of the force after the scandal broke in

2014. it was called operation linden. it was the second longest investigation by the iopc, second only to the hillsborough review, and it assessed hundreds of allegations of misconduct , several of them of misconduct, several of them were upheld , but nobody was were upheld, but nobody was fired . many survivors from the fired. many survivors from the town that i've spoken to, campaigners, whistleblowers and other people affected by this situation. they all say, as though they feel that no true accountability has been delivered in rotherham, particularly for the police. and so there are some nerves coming out of south yorkshire this morning that this police force , morning that this police force, is it adequately prepared to take on that responsibility ? take on that responsibility? have they really learned those lessons from the 90s all the way up to 2013? and will this new force have the same approach that the nca have? many victims and campaigners feel as though the nca were the gold standard and they came in and made a real difference. we've just heard hundreds of arrests , dozens of hundreds of arrests, dozens of convictions . we do know that

convictions. we do know that many investigations are ongoing and expected to stretch into 2027 and clearly see great consternation over what might be accurately described as a downgrading of the significance of these investigations going from the nca to this police force that has had many questions asked of it . questions asked of it. >> charlie, what do we know about any reforms that have taken place within this police force? you say that no one has lost their jobs from this police force, despite some clear failings that have been uncovered over the last decade . uncovered over the last decade. what's changed within it ? what's changed within it? >> when we spoke to south yorkshire police earlier this year for our own investigation into the nationwide grooming gang scandal, into the nationwide grooming gang scandal , they did give gang scandal, they did give a lengthy statement talking about how lessons had learned and how lessons had been learned and there new strategies in there were new strategies in place for dealing with child sexual exploitation, which had been positively reviewed by nationwide watchdog . but this nationwide watchdog. but this comes at a time as south yorkshire is actually experiencing an increase in

reported csc situations . now the reported csc situations. now the force in south yorkshire has said that this is actually a consequence of better reporting methods and a more efficient policing system , but it is policing system, but it is clearly a very tense time in south yorkshire across all of the areas there, not just rotherham when it comes to this kind of abuse . with regards to kind of abuse. with regards to the ncaa involvement, though, we have seen back in april, then—home secretary suella braverman launching an nca led task force across the country for dealing with grooming gangs, a key campaign line from gb news on the back of our documentary on the back of our documentary on the back of our documentary on the grooming gang scandal, which is a big achievement for the channel at the time. so will the channel at the time. so will the nca be opening new investigations in that task force across the country, or is this part of a broader winding down of the operations into that kind of child abuse ? well, those kind of child abuse? well, those questions still need to be answered, but certainly some nerves in rotherham by both victims and campaigners about what this might mean for those

investigations. thank you very much, charlie peters, our news reporter there. >> well, that's the worry, isn't it, that this may signify, as you said, a downgrade of this issue? yes. >> and whether or not they have the resources or indeed the will to these investigations to keep these investigations going , because people feel going, because many people feel there still a decade on so there are still a decade on so still unanswered questions. >> and we know that grooming gangs haven't just stopped . it's gangs haven't just stopped. it's not over still are still out there around the country. so we'll keep an eye on that. and charlie peters will bring us any updates. sir keir starmer updates. but sir keir starmer has accused rishi sunak of picking a fight a nato ally picking a fight with a nato ally for sake of headline after for the sake of a headline after the cancelled the prime minister cancelled a meeting his greek meeting with his greek counterpart hour, counterpart at the 11th hour, reportedly plan to use the meeting to raise the prospect of the elgin marbles returned the elgin marbles being returned to greece. >> yes , kyriakos mitsotakis, the >> yes, kyriakos mitsotakis, the greek prime minister, expressed his displeasure at this cancelled session, especially as preventing illegal migrant boat crossings would have been high on the agenda for the meeting. a

top priority for both the british government and, of course, the greek government as greece is very often that gateway into the eu for illegal migrants. >> and rishi sunak has repeatedly rejected pleas to return the elgin marbles to greece . he says the british greece. he says the british museum is the right place for them . them. >> well, let's get more on this now with gb news political editor christopher hope . and, editor christopher hope. and, christopher, i don't think anyone was expecting the elgin marbles be such a contentious marbles to be such a contentious political row today, perhaps at the start of the week. but the prime minister's spokesman this morning was very much digging in on point . it that's right. on this point. it that's right. >> it dominated our morning meeting with the prime minster spokesman for 30 minutes, which normally well, normally not about not about greece or the elgin marbles. this back to elgin marbles. this goes back to an which the greek an interview which the greek premier kyriakos mitsotakis , premier kyriakos mitsotakis, gave to laura kuenssberg on sunday for the bbc, in which he made clear that the greek long standing position to want these marbles currently held by the

british museum to be restored to a museum specially built for them in athens. now he he said it's like having the mona lisa npped it's like having the mona lisa ripped into and share between the louvre and the british museum. it's not fair and it shouldn't happen now. that is the long standing greek position, but it turns out that before this, the apparent media plan meeting between our prime minister, rishi sunak, and the greek premier, the uk had agreed to have the meeting as long as they didn't make the issue of they didn't make the issue of the marbles a big issue or raise awareness of it. he was asked a question and that led to the prime rishi sunak, prime minister, rishi sunak, calling meeting calling off the meeting was for today, offering up oliver dowden in his place. that wasn't enough and the greek premier has left instead, starmer met with instead, keir starmer met with him last night. he had a meeting, but other areas , not meeting, but other areas, not just the marbles and keir starmer was used to try and make some political hay saying that the uk has lost a chance. here to discuss the issue of the migrant the southern migrant crisis in the southern mediterranean, you can mediterranean, which you can probably agree with, but earlier

we from gillian keegan. we heard from gillian keegan. she's education secretary, she's the education secretary, and drawn into the and she was drawn into the argument here. watch. here's what had to say. what she had to say. >> well, the prime >> well, the greek prime minister offered meeting minister was offered a meeting with prime minister with the deputy prime minister and course do value our and of course we do value our relationship greece and we relationship with greece and we work in partnership to work a lot in partnership to tackle organised and tackle organised crimes and other and other other crime gangs and other other crime gangs and other other that work other things that we work together other things that we work togethe of course, as you know, >> but of course, as you know, it's also very clear that the elgin marbles are actually protected under law and under that law they have to stay in the british museum that law dates from 1963, and it's illegal. >> it'd be illegal under law to try and send these marbles back to greece . now, george osborne, to greece. now, george osborne, remember him ? he's a chairman of remember him? he's a chairman of the british museum . he's been the british museum. he's been working a solution to try and working on a solution to try and loan to athens . but it was loan them to athens. but it was made very clear in today by number 10 that any acts of it by a private individual is up to them . and that's a lot of shade them. and that's a lot of shade being chucked at george osborne by rishi sunak. now, being chucked at george osborne by rishi sunak . now, why now? by rishi sunak. now, why now? why discuss these marbles now?

you might wonder. why discuss these marbles now? you might wonder . there is you might wonder. there is a kind of pause , maybe in normal, kind of pause, maybe in normal, normal westminster discussions about migration and the covid inquiry and the rest. but i think it does show to me that there's an election on and there's an election on and there's clearly the tories want to see this as what they call a wedge issue. what will keir starmer do? would he try and restore these marbles back to athens or would he hold the line and defend them and sure and defend them and make sure they go so i think they don't go there? so i think in a small way it's all about politics. >> christopher, it's been politics. >> chrisouther, it's been politics. >> chrisout that t's been politics. >> chrisout that this een politics. >> chrisout that this could have pointed out that this could have been this meeting that was cancelled at the 11th hour. could have been an opportunity to talk about illegal migration, to talk about illegal migration, to about stop the boats to talk about stop the boats policy , which of course is very policy, which of course is very important indeed. has he missed an opportunity. here >> i think he i think he has. emily, i think that would be a big issue to raise the issue of greece. greece is in many ways a gateway for lots of migrants to come across and it's a shame it couldn't be raised. but i think

the uk government sees this as an opportunity to show to an opportunity not to show to the of the world it won't the rest of the world it won't be kicked about by other, maybe smaller nations, albeit allies . smaller nations, albeit allies. we're not sure where it'll go next. and more interviews today, i think to be held with ministers are getting involved, but there's no attempt to recall the uk ambassador a meeting the uk ambassador or a meeting without coffee or the greek ambassador in whitehall. but i think it's a long running issue which won't going away and which won't be going away and may head again before may raise his head again before the election next year. >> no, absolutely fascinating how long this one will run and run . looking like the labour run. looking like the labour party trying to take advantage of then again, suppose of it. but then again, i suppose to it was the greeks to some extent it was the greeks that brought the vivid imagery of ripping paintings to the of ripping up paintings to the table the place. table in the first place. christopher hope thank you so much the very much for bringing us the very latest story . latest on this unusual story. >> do you think the tom, do you think the greek prime minister will now never speak to rishi sunak again as this sort of destroyed the relationship ? destroyed the relationship? >> i very much doubt it. i think there'll be more meetings.

they'll see themselves. they'll see each other at the council of europe. they'll see each other at political at the european political community. lots of community. there are lots of different meetings where these european leaders will see each other . european leaders will see each oth i' . european leaders will see each othi mean, you know, they >> i mean, you know, they probably really like like probably don't really like like each other that much anyway. i'm not leaders not sure how not sure. leaders not sure how good rishi sunaks greek is . good rishi sunaks greek is. >> maybe. he studied >> maybe. maybe he studied ancient greek at the posh school he went but yeah, i imagine he went to. but yeah, i imagine some leaders are fed up with always speak english. some leaders are fed up with alw but speak english. some leaders are fed up with alw but that's speak english. some leaders are fed up with alw but that's a speak english. some leaders are fed up with aleut that's a debate english. some leaders are fed up with alw but that's a debate forglish. >> but that's a debate for another. another day still to come. >> it's going to be a great debate. >> still to come, michael gove has apologised to victims and bereaved families for the government's during government's errors during the pandem. said that well pandem. he's also said that well suggested that the virus was man made and see you very shortly .

isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930 . six till 930. >> well, in case you missed it, michael gove has been appearing before the covid inquiry today. the now secretary of state for levelling up was the cabinet office minister at the start of the pandemic and he says he wished we entered lockdown earlier . earlier. >> perhaps the most >> but perhaps the most interesting part of his testimony was that mr gove was cut off by the covid inquiry lawyer when he suggested that covid might have had a more sinister beginning . sinister beginning. >> there is a significant body of judgement that believes that

the virus itself was was manmade and that that presents well, a set of challenges as well , forms set of challenges as well, forms no part of the terms of reference this inquiry. >> mr gove to address that somewhat divisive issue forms no part of the terms of reference of this inquiry. >> am i allowed to say they are a bit snooty? >> these lawyers? >> these lawyers? >> oh, it's a bit. it's a divisive issue. it's a divisive issue and therefore we can't have the inquiry look at it at all. totally irrelevant to how we respond. where this thing came from. right. >> enough you . let's >> well, enough of you. let's speak to editor of capex, alice denbigh. alice thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i hope you're well . thank you. hope you're well. thank you. what do you make of that ? well, what do you make of that? well, michael gove being being told that he shouldn't go off topic essentially . essentially. >> well, i sort of understood that this inquiry has to stick to its own terms. >> but it is interesting, isn't it, how what became what was regarded as very much a kind of fringe theory, the lab leak

theory has now actually gaining so much credibility that michael gove feels able to say it in such a formal context . i think such a formal context. i think it's just interesting about it's an interesting reflection on how truth and the science and facts all got so mixed up during covid, and we still don't really know where we are. >> you'd think that it might be relevant knowing where this pathogen came from in terms of understanding how to respond to it. what we perhaps should be monitoring , it. what we perhaps should be monitoring, when we it. what we perhaps should be monitoring , when we should note, monitoring, when we should note, for example , well, close the for example, well, close the borders, you'd think that these would all be useful things to be discussing the inquiry, discussing in the inquiry, wouldn't you? >> i think they would >> yeah, i think they would certainly be useful things to know. can't quite see how know. but i can't quite see how a of british inquiry and a sort of british inquiry and a bunch of expensive british barristers going be able barristers are going to be able to that out. it seems to to figure that out. it seems to me it's going to be a much more complicated than that. i do think that there's a real problem how narrowly problem with how narrowly the terms have been terms of this inquiry have been drawn. very to drawn. it seems very much to have to foregone have come to a foregone conclusion that we didn't lock down soon enough. the effects of

lockdown within lockdown don't seem to be within its except as far as its purview, except as far as they relate to children. but of course of us were affected course all of us were affected by inquiry by lockdown and the inquiry doesn't have any doesn't seem to have any interest the long term interest in the long term effects alice, you edit a online >> now alice, you edit a online magazine that well, you have a lot of writers, columnists who talk about where is state talk about where there is state overreach or where government bureaucracy isn't working as well as it could, and how we can make efficient cases. what kind of well , what's your take on how of well, what's your take on how this inquiry , what it's this covid inquiry, what it's revealed the state revealed to us about the state of government ? of government? >> well, frankly, i don't think it's revealed much. i don't think it's a surprise to think it's much of a surprise to anyone that boris johnson couldn't that couldn't make decisions or that whitehall's expansive and a bit of a mess . frankly, i whitehall's expansive and a bit of a mess. frankly, i think all of a mess. frankly, i think all of this could have been done much cheaper and quicker. um, you know, if it was just about sort of restitution to the victims of people who died of covid, then that seems to me like a very and easy like a very quick and easy project. it's actually like a very quick and easy projecto it's actually like a very quick and easy projecto be it's actually like a very quick and easy projecto be about actually like a very quick and easy projecto be about whatlly like a very quick and easy projecto be about what lessons going to be about what lessons can we learn from the long term effects of lockdown, then that seems to much more

seems to be much more worthwhile. but but worthwhile. project but but that's we're spending that's not what we're spending all money but yeah, all this money on. um, but yeah, certainly. you, emily, for certainly. thank you, emily, for that summary i that brilliant summary of and i hope all your viewers will subscribe . subscribe. >> it's interesting though, listening to some of the testimony of michael gove chiming with a lot of the criticism that dominic cummings had for the administ iterative state for the cabinet office, specifically this this huge, unwieldy organisation with potentially not so super officials at the top of it, gunning decisions up, not getting accurate data through, giving bad briefings , giving bad briefings, misunderstanding briefings and telling politicians might it be that this inquiry is finally starting to look at the inadequacy of the civil service and potentially how much more pertinent that was than who the politicians were? >> yeah , i think that's a very >> yeah, i think that's a very positive spin you put on it. >> there . i definitely think it >> there. i definitely think it is shining a light on how poor decision making processes are.

but i think also it's worth remembering what you know, how covid demonstrated the enormous power that the state does have to blanket lockdowns on to impose blanket lockdowns on all of us. >> and as you say, how very poor it is at much more targeted measures . so, yeah, it is at much more targeted measures. so, yeah, i mean, if thatis measures. so, yeah, i mean, if that is a lesson that comes out of it , then that would be a good of it, then that would be a good thing. but sadly, i think that all the only conclusion that will be drawn is that we should just lock down sooner and harder the next time. >> well, thank you very >> yes, well, thank you very much indeed. alistair for your assessment, editor of apex magazine . well, think she was magazine. well, i think she was pretty spot on there. >> i, i think i think that there's an interesting point there, though, that earlier measures could avoided a measures could have avoided a lockdown. like japan that measures could have avoided a lockproper like japan that measures could have avoided a lockproper guidancee japan that measures could have avoided a lockproper guidance on pan that measures could have avoided a lockproper guidance on howthat had proper guidance on how transmissible this thing was through the air, get masks in early , may, close the borders. early, may, close the borders. you don't need the lockdown. >> as soon as you open up, though, as soon as you open up the virus will get hit. and that's what happened with lockdowns. it. lockdowns. you suppressed it. as soon as you open up. it's everywhere. it was one the

everywhere. it was one of the death compared to death toll in japan compared to any european country. >> know . it's a lot >> i don't know. it's a lot lower. a lot lower . lower. a lot lower. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> do know because. because >> do you know because. because if carefully with if you open up carefully with mitigations process , if you mitigations in process, if you have outdoor dining rather than encouraging everyone to dine indoors and subsidise it, i think the jury's out on the on the masks, particularly in the way that we were wearing them or some were wearing them. some people were wearing them. it's it's all helps. on the margin. >> hopefully the covid inquiry will tell us who's right and who's but still come , who's wrong. but still to come, before has issued before 2:00, itv has issued a response to the claims. nigel farage has been receiving fewer on minutes in recent on screen minutes in recent days. believe the gb news days. some believe the gb news presenter is being censored by the show. >> well, we'll to that >> well, we'll get to that statement after this . statement right after this. >> good afternoon . your top >> good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. let's start with breaking news. the first of the 41 workers who've been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the himalayas have been brought to safety. it's after rescuers

broke rocks and debris broke through rocks and debris to reach the crew who've been trapped for 17 days. the delicate rescue mission involves transporting the workers one at a time on stretchers through a pipe a time on stretchers through a pipe that's just three feet wide. families of hostages held by hamas have gathered in tel aviv's museum plaza as they eagerly await details of who might be released by the terror group later today. a temporary pause in fighting appears to be holding as negotiators continue for a further extension . hamas for a further extension. hamas is due to release ten israeli hostages today . that's after 11 hostages today. that's after 11 people, including eight children and three adults, were released from gaza last night. 33 palestinian prisoners were also released . a controversial new released. a controversial new book that promises to reveal details about tensions in the royal family hits the shelves today. according to reports, endgame has already been branded vicious and poisonous by royal insiders. author omid scobie, who also co—wrote a biography of the duke and duchess of sussex, claims the relationship between

prince harry and his brother is beyond repair. he also writes that the king, queen camilla and the prince of wales conspired to undermine harry and meghan buckingham palace has not commented . banking giant commented. banking giant barclays is cutting 900 jobs across its uk businesses . as across its uk businesses. as a spokesperson says, the company is taking a number of actions to simplify and reshape the business, citing technology and enhanced automation . among enhanced automation. among reasons for the cuts . and if reasons for the cuts. and if you're dreaming of a white christmas , you could be in luck. christmas, you could be in luck. the met office is predicting snow in parts of the uk as we head into the festive season . head into the festive season. they've issued a yellow weather warning for snow icy warning for snow and icy conditions in the north—east of england, yorkshire and of england, yorkshire and parts of scotland. warning starts at scotland. the warning starts at 5:00 today until late tomorrow morning . you can get more on all morning. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

mornings from 930 on. >> gb news . >> gb news. >> gb news. >> right. tom and i have my greeted to the sofa, which means it's greeted to the sofa, which means wsfime greeted to the sofa, which means it's time to reintroduce our panel for the hour. historian and broadcaster ralph heydel—mankoo and former labour minister bill rammell. >> now itv has been accused of using in spain dirty tricks to

limit nigel farage's airtime on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here. >> yes, this comes after a section showing farage talking about his friend donald trump was removed from the show. itv's since responded to the claims defender how each episode is edhed. edited. >> and yes, a spokesperson told gb news we are a 60 to 75 minute entertainment show and the content featured is a fair and accurate representation of life in the camp. >> can it possibly be a fair and accurate representation of life in the camp? rafe, do you think it's edited to make some people look good, some not so good? well i think the fact that they're censoring his airtime, but they didn't censor his bare bum tells you all you need to know about the thinking and the mentality goes on at i tv. itv. >> there. i think they are genuinely that nigel genuinely scared that nigel farage is winning the battle for hearts and minds, not those radicals on the left hate radicals on the left who hate the man vehemently, but those who maybe moderates who who maybe are moderates who don't very much . and don't like him very much. and they're a new side to

they're seeing a new side to him. and that may him. and i think that some may view dangerous view that as quite dangerous politically, particularly he politically, particularly if he has political ambitions after leaving jungle. perhaps. >> think the itv regret >> do you think the itv regret inviting him on? no i don't. >> i mean, look, the reality is that in any show like this, an awful lot goes on the cutting room floor and doesn't make it into the final cut. but i made the point earlier, i mean , i the point earlier, i mean, i strongly disagree with nigel farage. and one of the biggest reasons i disagree with him is that simplistic that he presents simplistic solutions complicated solutions to very complicated issues and solutions that don't work. and he's not getting that scrutiny on this programme . um, scrutiny on this programme. um, and i think that may be the reason given itv's duty for impartiality, why they're cutting some of it out because he's not being challenged and he's not being challenged and he's not being scrutinised . and he's not being scrutinised. and look, nigel is an established, effective politics person. putting amongst all those celebs is not effective scrutiny . is not effective scrutiny. >> but they knew when he came in, didn't they, rafe, that he was a friend of donald trump's. they knew that he's pro—brexit, they knew he had strong views on

illegal migration. i mean , i illegal migration. i mean, i think very much they were hoping for a repeat of the matt hancock scenario that we saw at the last time when matt hancock went there. >> i think full of hope that this would be a springboard to greater things. and it greater things. and of course it ended being more ended up being somewhat more than damp squib. i think than just a damp squib. i think we can say, and i think they we can all say, and i think they were just hoping he would were just hoping that he would be through terrible trials be put through terrible trials if did then go on to he came if he did then go on to he came third, appear other reality third, appear on other reality tv more plugged in tv shows. you're more plugged in than am. i fear, to the than i am. i fear, to the reality world. yeah >> phil, just finally on this , >> phil, just finally on this, what think, nigel farage what do you think, nigel farage is are for this. after is prospects are for this. after all, matt managed to all, matt hancock managed to come third in the process last year. yeah >>i yeah >> i don't know. i mean, the interesting does interesting question is, does nigel farage see a return to frontline politics? >> and i don't know the answer to this, but i tell you this the tories are terrified of it because when you talk to them privately, they are really worried about the growth of reform. and if farage were to lead reform, i think that

challenge would become even bigger . bigger. >> interesting. very, very interesting . but of course, it's interesting. but of course, it's not the only story in town. what happens on reality television . happens on reality television. there are other stories , too. there are other stories, too. indeed, a diplomatic row that has engulfed the prime minister and one of his european counterparts . and now sir keir counterparts. and now sir keir starmer has accused rishi sunak of picking a fight with a nato ally. ally for the sake of a headune ally. ally for the sake of a headline after the prime minister cancelled a meeting with the greek prime minister who reportedly planned to use this meeting to raise the prospect of returning the elgin marbles to greece. >> yes , well, this is a funny >> yes, well, this is a funny one. and gillian keegan actually has is the education sector. the education secretary he has been asked about the marbles . education secretary he has been asked about the marbles. i imagine lots of politicians will be asked about it. let's have a little look . little look. >> well, the greek prime minister was offered a meeting with the deputy prime minister >> of course, we do value >> and of course, we do value our relationship with greece and we partnership to we work a lot in partnership to tackle crime and other tackle organised crime and other crime and other

crime gangs and other other things together on. things that we work together on. but of course, you know, it's also very clear that the elgin marbles are actually protected under law and under that law they have to stay in the british museum . museum. >> well, there we go, almost absolving responsibility, saying there there's this law that means they have to stay there as if they're not the government who could change the law with a simple vote in parliament. ralph is the right tone that the is this the right tone that the government should be striking? well as much as i want the elgin marbles here, i am marbles to stay here, i am always suspicious of the government when it starts to go down. >> these cultural war paths. and, know, after years and, you know, after 12 years of not conservative and, you know, after 12 years of not suddenly,:ive and, you know, after 12 years of not suddenly, suddenly government suddenly, suddenly we're finding a government that can a woman is. that can define what a woman is. that sticks elgin marbles sticks up for the elgin marbles that out with bibby that came out with a bibby stockholm it's they're stockholm it's as if they're talking tough the election talking tough as the election draws hot draws nearer on all the hot topics the wars in an topics of the culture wars in an effort try to be like king effort to try to be like king canute and to stop the tide from coming in. but i fear it's far too little far too late. if they think they can win an election

on the elgin marbles, i think they've their own marbles. they've lost their own marbles. >> they've you >> they've they've allowed, you know, talk decolonise of know, talk of decolonise of curriculum become normal in curriculum to become normal in our education system . our education system. >> they've allowed the issue of trans gender in schools to take on a mind of its own, almost. you know, are they trying to sort of , i you know, are they trying to sort of, i don't you know, are they trying to sort of , i don't know, prove sort of, i don't know, prove somehow that they actually are small conservatives ? small c conservatives? >> i it's worse than that. >> i think it's worse than that. it's diversionary it's just pure diversionary tactics. know , net tactics. look, you know, net migration at 745,000, the nhs in crisis mortgage costs going through the roof and i bet you this was some junior spinner in number 10 said, do you know what? why don't we cancel this meeting and we'll create a wedge issue with the labour party. and, you know , do you think is and, you know, do you think is that. i do, because if i've learned anything about rishi sunak , i don't think he really sunak, i don't think he really knows his own mind. he's all over the place and there's a real missed opportunity here. you know , we ought to be talking you know, we ought to be talking to the greeks about trade. we ought to be talking to them

about a returns agreement to tackle all illegal migration. but, you know, the chances of doing that now are severely reduced because of this. frankly, to be fair insult, the greek prime minister did start it by going on british, the bbc and saying that. >> but the greeks have always gone on about the elgin marbles since time immemorial. >> you know, that's their position, you know, in diplomacy , we you let them have their three, four minutes on that and then you move on to other issues. >> so i think what's perhaps more revealing is we had a times article recently saying that keir starmer had had private discussions about returning the elgin marbles want elgin marbles but didn't want those made public before those to be made public before the election, he off the election, lest he scare off more centrist voters. and i think those people who think perhaps has gone crazy perhaps that woke has gone crazy in the last few years haven't seen anything yet. just wait till gets into power. not till labour gets into power. not only elgin marbles be only will the elgin marbles be going but that will set going back, but that will set a precedent, i think, for further, further not reparations. >> i think politicians are >> i think all politicians are

duplicitous. >> well, i think it's george osborne who's massively lobbying for agreement. that's true with with he's >> that's true with with he's now, charge of the now, of course, in charge of the british museum. one of his many hats on after leaving hats he's taken on after leaving politics. interesting, just politics. it's interesting, just finally at sir keir finally looking at sir keir starmer, they're sitting down with the greek pm. this has given him an opportunity to look prime ministerial. >> well, it has and it's alongside the global investment event this week where business leaders were going out of their way to saying we're coming, but we want an opportunity to meet keir starmer and rachel reeves . keir starmer and rachel reeves. i think it's yet one other indication that businesses, others sense there is a change of government coming. >> well, on that note, shall we perhaps move from those who serve with his majesty to perhaps those who are around his majesty? there was a terrible leak. >> basically, i thought it was going really well. >> thank you. okay, we'll continue with it because we're talking about the royals. a new book has been published today. talking about the royals. a new boo calledyeen published today. talking about the royals. a new boo called end published today. talking about the royals. a new boo called end game hed today. talking about the royals. a new boo called end game insideiay.

talking about the royals. a new boo called end game inside the it's called end game inside the royal and the monarchy's royal family and the monarchy's fight for survival. pretty fatalistic title. >> yes. omid scobie , the author, >> yes. omid scobie, the author, promised the book would reveal moments the royal family should be of and shine a light be ashamed of and shine a light on unsolved mysteries . but does on unsolved mysteries. but does it live up to the hype ? i want it live up to the hype? i want to know. ralph you are an expert on all things royal. what do you make of the author of this book and the book? >> well, i think it's a nasty book full of vile calumnies, actually. and amidst scobie, who is, you know, the selfie stick in waiting to the duke and duchess hasn't duchess of sussex, hasn't actually written a very good book either. he's a second rate writer. i like the new york times, which is normally very writer. i like the new york tim sussex, h is normally very writer. i like the new york tim sussex, said normally very writer. i like the new york tim sussex, said that ally very writer. i like the new york timsussex, said that parts ery writer. i like the new york tim sussex, said that parts of' pro sussex, said that parts of this like a pro sussex pr this read like a pro sussex pr release printed written by gtp. and if and if the duke of sussex doesn't publicly distance himself from his propagandist in chief, than i think any hope of a reconciliation in which we've heard talked about and touted recently is for the birds . you recently is for the birds. you know, this book is called end

game . i think know, this book is called end game. i think it know, this book is called end game . i think it would be better game. i think it would be better titled rehash , because when you titled rehash, because when you strip nastiness, strip away all the nastiness, there's new there. there's nothing much new there. it's nothing that didn't it's nothing that we didn't really know from spare really already know from spare or netflix or from the netflix documentaries. it's just an attack on the royal family. >> one that we've >> the one thing that we've learned, can use the word learned, if we can use the word learned, if we can use the word learned, is that wasn't one learned, is that it wasn't one anonymous person who questioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin)us person who questioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin tone erson who questioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin tone ofon who questioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin tone of baby|o questioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin tone of baby archie.tioned learned, is that it wasn't one ano skin tone of baby archie. it ned the skin tone of baby archie. it was two anonymous people , all was two anonymous people, all bill, why haven't we learned the names of these people? if these accusations are going to be made, surely they should be put to surely we should be to names. surely we should be able to assess them on their merits because of the laws of libel. >> and that's not what this kind of book is about. look, i'm a pragmatic monarchist, but i actually find this quite unedifying. and what's driving it is that there is frankly briefing from both sides going on.andi briefing from both sides going on. and i don't think that's in the longer term interests of the royal family or the stability of the royal family and at the core of it as well, there is family

of it as well, there is a family tragedy. you for anyone tragedy. you know, for anyone being a father and a grandfather father to effectively be estranged from one of his sons, he's actually quite sad. >> but let's make no mistake here, right. this omid scobie is a one trick pony. and the sussex are his main meal ticket. and as their star fades away, he's essentially looking to the future. and what does he have there? and i think this book is one of the last opportunities he has to monetise the monarchy. and you know, capitalise on its misfortune. that's what misfortune. and that's what we're seeing. we're seeing it. he's horse he's flogging a dead horse because no will trust him or because no one will trust him or speak to him . well, he's his speak to him. well, he's a his career as a royal journalist are very limited to the sussexes. they can't see many other palace doors being open to him after this point . this point. >> i suppose he does seem to be making quite a splash with all these claims, of course. and the book, no doubt bill will do quite well. >> it? let's see. i wonder >> will it? let's see. i wonder who's going out to actually buy it . i think in who's going out to actually buy it. i think in the longer who's going out to actually buy it . i think in the longer run. it. i think in the longer run. let's look at the figures. i'm

not i'm not convinced that there's a massive, massive demand for this. >> i agree with you because i think monarchist royalists in this country won't want to read such a gossip book from someone who seems to be so team meghan and harry, because in this country and also in the us, i believe if you look at the polling on this issue, many more people are team , the rest of the people are team, the rest of the royal family, aren't they ? royal family, aren't they? >> i there's issues on >> i think there's issues on both sides. >> i mean, you know, historically i had some sympathy for and meghan's critique for harry and meghan's critique of the they treated by of the way they were treated by the but then they seem to the press. but then they seem to want to have their cake and eat it. they leave the royal family, but still want the trappings of being royal family. being part of the royal family. and i made the point earlier, and as i made the point earlier, they clearly briefing they they are clearly briefing on these issues. and i think in response , the royal family are response, the royal family are briefing and i don't think that serves any of their interests. >> he denies, course, doesn't >> he denies, of course, doesn't he, that harry and meghan have anything to with anything anything to do with anything that's in the book? >> we move on our >> should we move on to our final story? because marks and spencer has sparked a cultural

appropriation row after introducing spanish chorizo paella croquettes. now even the uk ambassador to spain has waded in, concluding a tweet with m&s . in, concluding a tweet with m&s. what have you done now? >> something has appeared . oh, >> something has appeared. oh, it smells nice. something has appeared in the studio here. we've just now we've had to microwave these croquetas, so hopefully they'll be fine. but don't give away the secrets of how we how we prepare. >> we , we, we went to m&s and we >> we, we, we went to m&s and we found some croquettes . found some croquettes. >> so who's going to try them first? the culturally appropriated. do know appropriated. well, do you know what? >> i'll have? i'll have a nibble. it's quite it's nibble. oh, it's quite it's quite floppy . i would so i don't quite floppy. i would so i don't think we should explain the. >> i'll take your word for it. >> i'll take your word for it. >> i'm thinking of ed miliband's advice to me to not eat in public. according to the to the spanish ambassador. >> this is a horrible mix of lots of different spanish things in the of croquette. and in the form of a croquette. and

it be. it's an it shouldn't be. it's an abomination. shouldn't be abomination. it shouldn't be allowed. sold. allowed. this shouldn't be sold. and definitely shouldn't be eaten. >> go on then, have a little bite. so how does it taste ? bite. so how does it taste? >> i've had better croquettes. well, maybe it's because it was put in microwave, but . put in the microwave, but. >> but the paella, you know, m&s makes some beautiful food from all over the world. ralph, why are we worried about the appropriation? if italy allowed canada to get away with the abomination that is the hawaiian pineapple pizza, i think spain should be quite pleased that they got off quite leniently lightly with this. >> croquettes i mean , where does >> croquettes i mean, where does this end? you know, we had in 2018, know, the ridiculous 2018, you know, the ridiculous dawn chiding jamie oliver dawn butler chiding jamie oliver for chicken dish. for cooking a jerk chicken dish. i mean, the reality is there's no such thing as cultural appropriation. you know, you're wearing a tie there. ties wearing a tie there. the ties come i don't see come from croatia. i don't see the ambassador getting the croatian ambassador getting upset about whole upset about this. the whole world wears suits . the suits are world wears suits. the suits are an english the an english invention. the japanese call suit, a saburo , japanese call a suit, a saburo, a corruption of savile road. let's get over all of this nonsense . really? nonsense. really?

>> you think m&s should issue an apology? no. >> this is one of those >> i think this is one of those get a issue . get a life issue. >> know, i interestingly, i >> you know, i interestingly, i actually think the spanish government might be pleased about it because they're using this to promote paella and they're getting a lot of pubuchy they're getting a lot of publicity out of it. >> but, you know, it's a silly season. >> yes, it was the british ambassador to spain who was leading the backlash. so perhaps she or he thought, you know , she or he thought, you know, this is the moment we can get some good publicity. we've been saying this spanish ambassador, it was actually the british the british ambassador. >> it was both. british ambassador. >> thisas both. british ambassador. >> thisas our|. british ambassador. >> thisas our fault. yeah. >> this is our fault. yeah. >> this is our fault. yeah. >> him . >> recall him. >> recall him. >> recall him. >> recall it's our fault, tom. >> everything is our fault, isn't isn't the point of some of the best that have ever the best foods that have ever come existence that they come into existence that they are fusion foods, and we're getting sort of about getting sort of upset about different things being put into one thing. different things being put into onelthing. different things being put into onei mean , wasn't wasn't the >> i mean, wasn't wasn't the chicken tikka masala invented in glasgow something ? no, it's glasgow or something? no, it's not indian. >> it i travel for work >> it was i travel for work quite a lot to india and indian food india is very different food in india is very different to indian food in the uk and

frankly, that's a good thing. >> you know, it's a melange, a mixture of the two and you know, the thing that allegedly is exercising the spanish about this is that there's chorizo involved. i think theresa is very nice. >> so what's the problem ? >> so what's the problem? >> so what's the problem? >> and if you look at and if you look at curries, you know, from from indonesia to thailand to india, clearly a curry india, there's clearly a curry link through. you link that's passed through. you know, always improve know, cultures always improve when you actually and when you can actually adapt and absorb positive elements. absorb the positive elements. have creating yet have we risked creating yet another diplomatic row with the leader of a european country? >> has this not yet been the fault of rishi sunak, but rather the fault of m&s? is this going to prevent these great european connections that we were talking about earlier with the greeks ? about earlier with the greeks? >> no, i think i think the greek dispute is a serious issue. and there is serious politics involved . this is, you know, involved. this is, you know, a silly season story. >> i want to know gillian keegan's view on croquettes now, essentially , m&s keeps sticking essentially, m&s keeps sticking its in it with the its foot in it with the christmas advert as well, where

they were told that they were burning the palestinian flag when it was actually christmas hats. >> they had to apologise. i imagine they may well have apologised in the last two minutes. knows who knows? minutes. who knows who knows? >> well, it's one of those stories that seems to have alighted comments alighted quite a lot of comments , quite of heat and , quite a lot of heat and perhaps very little light. but that's just about all that. it's from us today. up next is martin daubney. martin, what's coming up on your program? >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> well, the big question is, will immigration a sink the tories fresh day fresh nightmare. the echr might sink rwanda . jacob rees—mogg last rwanda. jacob rees—mogg last night could cost the night said it could cost the tories the next about tories the next election about an hour ago, lee anderson demanded cap on immigration in demanded a cap on immigration in the chamber. so i'm going to speak to jacob rees—mogg at 4:10 and say to him, is he going to sink? is it going to sink you? and if so, how about doing something about it? you could get numbers down. you get those visa numbers down. you could do something about it. talk cheap. and another talk is cheap. and another question british question is why are british police met's firearms police in the met's firearms officers scared of of officers more scared of run of the mill gangsters than

jihadists? they're jihadists? it's because they're threatened revved threatened with lawsuits revved up agitators and activists. up by agitators and activists. so it's the state of british police. and how did we get to that? of course, all the that? and of course, all the latest the rumble under latest on the rumble down under as mr brexit. as a censor. mr brexit. >> well, it sounds like an absolutely smashing i'll absolutely smashing show. i'll be watching . certainly eyes be watching. certainly eyes glued the screen . don't go glued to the screen. don't go anywhere. all we have for anywhere. that's all we have for good afternoon, britain. that's the end of it. >> well, thank you very much to our rammell and our panel, bill rammell and ralph heydel—mankoo. thank ralph rafe heydel—mankoo. thank you such you for talking through such a wide of stories we've wide variety of stories we've got this afternoon. absolutely tea and indeed, thank you for sticking with us here on. good afternoon, britain. we will, of course, back from 12:00 course, be back from 12:00 midday tomorrow as we are monday to .

fri day afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. it's turning colder and staying frosty in the mornings for the rest of this week with some sleet and snow showers in the north and east thanks to this area of low pressure developing in the north sea. the isobars squeezing together as well, the winds picking bringing winds picking up, bringing a real proceeding as the real chill to proceeding as the showers across northern showers come in across northern and scotland , but also and eastern scotland, but also southeast and northeast southeast scotland and northeast england. maybe rain on the coast, we could easily see coast, but we could easily see some sleet and snow even down to lower levels time through lower levels for a time through the likely to the night and likely to temporarily as well. that's temporarily icy as well. that's why met yellow why we have met office yellow weather warnings place, a bit weather warnings in place, a bit more further south, 1 or more cloud further south, 1 or 2 rain here. temperatures

rain showers here. temperatures may above freezing may just stay above freezing across of the south. but across parts of the south. but for be a frosty for many, it'll be a frosty start wednesday, potentially start to wednesday, potentially still northeast england still icy to northeast england and northern scotland. so we do have still have that warning in place. and further sleet and snow showers coming in through the particularly over the day, particularly over northern parts of the northern scotland. parts of the east coast could see some as well. but a cloud and 1 or 2 showers in the south—west, but for it's a sparkling day for many, it's a sparkling day of sunshine , but it of late autumn sunshine, but it feels cold. temperatures struggling 2 or 3 degrees at for best many another hard frost best many and another hard frost likely by thursday morning by which time there's some cloud and outbreaks of rain creeping into the south that could have some snow mixed in. some sleet and snow mixed in. but likely really but mostly likely only really over moors . further wintry over the moors. further wintry showers into the east. showers coming into the east. and again, another cold feeling, day 2 or 3 at best for many of. us >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. >> welcome to gb news with me, martin dalton, keeping company for the next three hours. got an

action packed show another day, another immigration nightmare for the conservatives . for the conservatives. >> this time, lee anderson stood up in chamber about half an hour ago , demanded a cap on ago, demanded a cap on immigration immediately, and that follows jacob rees—mogg saying the issue could cost the tories the next general election. i'll be speaking to jacob later in the show to find out. is it true? is immigration going to sink the conservatives ? going to sink the conservatives? next story, end game has been published. is there anything left that we haven't heard? well, the times called it breathless, belligerent and bonng breathless, belligerent and boring and the telegraph called it ludicrous propaganda for team sussex . we've combed through it. sussex. we've combed through it. so you don't have to bother reading it . so you don't have to bother reading it. next story, so you don't have to bother reading it . next story, the reading it. next story, the armed police situation in london met chief sir mark rowley claims that firearms officers in britain are now more scared of common or god and gangsters than they are of jihadists, and that's because of lawsuits against officers revved up by

activists and agitators. how do