people made strongly enough that people vulnerable, worried, troubled people his people were coming to his advice. surgery his advice. surgery for his assistance. had go assistance. and they had to go through baying mob , shrieking through a baying mob, shrieking through a baying mob, shrieking through megaphones at him . and through megaphones at him. and there also the issue of his there was also the issue of his staff. he said, quite staff. and he said, quite rightly, me. rightly, it's not about me. politicians thick politicians have got thick skins, my staff my skins, but my staff and my constituents should not have to put it. yeah, yeah. the put up with it. yeah, yeah. the police nothing . police did nothing. >> exactly. well, we had brendan cox on the show yesterday, of course, widower of jo cox, course, the widower of jo cox, the who lost her life, dawn the mp who lost her life, dawn and actually brendan was saying that he still thinks that in our liberal western democracy we should be have freedom to visit our mps and he wouldn't want to see any kind of draconian security measures. >> and we should because we live in democracy. but the thing is in a democracy. but the thing is now, bev, everything is , is so now, bev, everything is, is so heightened and so divisive and, and people have, have lost the plot with how to, how to treat people in general, let alone politicians. we feel politicians now are easy, are fair game. we can go and say and do what we want to them. and i think and

i'm been guilty in the past, i must be some of the rhetoric we use about politicians after obviously jo cox and david amess i think is scary. and i think we do need to dial it down. yeah. >> and the vast majority, 99% of them are good, hard working. well, look at steve. >> one the >> stephen timms, one of the most in british most decent people in british politics, he isn't . he politics, and he isn't. he obviously is for a long, long time. comes time. and somebody comes into his surgery and stabs i his surgery and stabs him. i mean, early when i first got mean, early on when i first got elected, i'd made i was very fond armenia. armenia a lot. fond of armenia. armenia a lot. and constituent who and a turkish constituent who objected, just in and objected, just came in and punched , literally up punched me, literally walked up to in my in the green to the desk in my in the green fiddle. i mean, lamped him. fiddle. i mean, i lamped him. i'm did. and next thing i'm glad you did. and next thing i'm glad you did. and next thing i know, i have to explain myself to the police. i said, self, if you that you'd be the you did that now, you'd be the one be arrested. one who'd be arrested. >> without a shadow. >> oh, without a shadow. >> oh, without a shadow. >> but you know what.7 going back to talking to the story we were talking about with got about earlier on with have i got news and guz khan and news for you and guz khan and the he makes about the jokes he makes about politics i think that's politics is i think that's another that another reason, again, that advances about advances the dialogue about giving like giving the job to someone like him. quite right. quite >> yeah, quite right. quite right. yeah. but i mean, what ian going about

that? >> i mean, just, you know, what are the other and who are the guests? >> well, i say, you know, >> well, as i say, you know, i think of us would think if think all of us would think if we were meant to be a palace, we were meant to be on a palace, we were meant to be on a palace, we i would think, long and hard >> i would think, long and hard about >> i would think, long and hard aboit >> i would think, long and hard aboi must admit, you hope they >> i must admit, you hope they do the fair thing and they give someone who is more the pro someone who is more on the pro israel a on that israel side a place on that panel well. israel side a place on that paryeah, well. israel side a place on that paryeah, they to. but >> yeah, they have to. but that's really his. that's not really to write his. >> prime minister. >> here's a prime minister. >> here's a prime minister. >> on his feet. >> he's on his feet. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> is he standing up. i can't tell gavin newlands. >> you very much, mr >> yeah. thank you very much, mr speaken >> scotland exported >> last year scotland exported 19,000,000,000,000 >> last year scotland exported 19,000,00 worth ,000 >> last year scotland exported 19,000,00 worth £40 >> last year scotland exported 19,000,00 worth £4 billion to electricity worth £4 billion to the grid. >> yet not only does scottish generators the grid generators pay the highest grid connection charges europe, connection charges in europe, scots pay amongst the highest standing charges whilst london scots pay amongst the highest stibyiing charges whilst london scots pay amongst the highest stibyiingtheirges whilst london scots pay amongst the highest stibyiingthe lowest1ilst london scots pay amongst the highest stibyiingthe lowest ,lst london scots pay amongst the highest stibyiingthe lowest , our.ondon is by far the lowest, our heating and lighting is switched on a lot earlier and off a lot later than the south of england. so should scottish households be forced shiver the dark forced to shiver in the dark this the this winter to subsidise the richest part of the uk? yes prime minister. >> mr speaker , as the honourable >> mr speaker, as the honourable member will know, standing charges are a matter for ofgem .

charges are a matter for ofgem. the independent regulator. last week they did launch a consultation asking for views about standing charges and he'll know because of geographic factors the uk government already provides an annual cross subsidy worth £60 to a typical household in scotland. but on top of that , we are providing top of that, we are providing considerable support to everyone across the uk with their energy bills this year. >> smith mr speaker , abigail >> smith mr speaker, abigail moore, eden is four years old, released from hamas captivity last weekend . last weekend. >> abigail is an orphan after her parents were brutally executed in front of her during hamas's rampage on the 7th of october to secure the freedom of abigail and some other hostages, israel is taking a huge risk, releasing convicted terrorists, including would be suicide bomber isra jabar, imprisoned for detonating a gas cylinder in her car in 2015. hamas also seemed to have broken the

ceasefire , activating three ceasefire, activating three explosive devices . so what steps explosive devices. so what steps is my writeable friend, the prime minister, taking to continue his welcome steadfast support for israel in its fight? not only against hamas, but other iran backed terror groups . other iran backed terror groups. the prime minister can i thank my honourable friend for raising such an important issue in my house and my thoughts, and i know the thoughts of the whole house will be with abigail. as i've said before, we support israel's right to defend itself, to after hamas and to free to go after hamas and to free hostages, to deter further incursions and to strengthen its security for the long term. we welcome, though, the extension to the agreement to pause fighting , increase humanitarian fighting, increase humanitarian aid and release further hostages negotiations are ongoing and highly sensitive, but this has been a welcome first positive step . we will continue also to step. we will continue also to hold iran to account, mr speaken hold iran to account, mr speaker, for any further escalation from these groups, as well as continuing to work with partners to disrupt and deter

iran's destabilising activities in the middle east. >> i know. come on. the call on the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. >> yes , thank you, mr speaker. >> yes, thank you, mr speaker. >> yes, thank you, mr speaker. >> in an effort to hide from his failures, the prime minister spent this week arguing about an ancient relic that only a tiny minority of the british public have any interest in. mr speaken have any interest in. mr speaker, that's enough about the tory party . in 2019, they all tory party. in 2019, they all promised the country that they would control immigration numbers will come down on the british people will be in control . how's it going? how's control. how's it going? how's it going, prime minister? >> well , mr it going, prime minister? >> well, mr speaker, let me be crystal clear. >> the levels of migration in are far the levels of migration are far the levels of migration are far the levels of migration are far too high. and i'm determined to bring them back to down sustainable levels . that's down sustainable levels. that's why we've asked the migration advisory council to review

certain elements of this system. we're reviewing those findings and we'll bring forward next steps. but earlier this year we announced toughest action announced the toughest action ever taken to reduce legal migration. the effects of that action are yet to be felt that . action are yet to be felt that. will impact 150,000 student dependants , and forecasts show dependants, and forecasts show that migration is likely to drop as a result . that migration is likely to drop as a result. but all we've heard up until this moment from the honourable gentleman on this topic is a secret backroom deal with the eu that would see an additional 100,000 migrants here every year. summer mr speaker, never mind the british museum. >> it's the prime minister who's obviously lost his marbles. why . obviously lost his marbles. why. mr speaker, the greek prime minister, the greek prime minister, the greek prime minister came to london to meet him . a fellow nato member , an him. a fellow nato member, an economic ally , one of our most economic ally, one of our most important partners in tackling

illegal immigration. but instead of using that meeting to discuss those serious issues , he tried those serious issues, he tried to humiliate him and cancelled. at the last minute. why such small politics? prime minister prime minister, mr speaker. >> mr speaker, of course . of >> mr speaker, of course. of course. we're always happy to discuss important topics of substance with our allies, like tackling illegal migration or indeed strengthening our security. but when it was clear that the purpose of a meeting was not to discuss substantive issues for the future , but issues for the future, but rather to grandstand and relitigate issues of the past , relitigate issues of the past, it was an appropriate but furthermore , for furthermore furthermore, for furthermore furthermore, for furthermore further more when specific commitments and specific assurances on that topic were made to this country and then were broken . it may seem alien were broken. it may seem alien to him, but my view is when people make commitments , they people make commitments, they should keep them chris kaba . mr

should keep them chris kaba. mr mr speaker, i discussed with the greek prime minister the economy , security, immigration and i also told him we wouldn't change the law regarding the marbles. >> it's not that difficult. prime minister the reality is simple . he prime minister the reality is simple. he has no plan on boat crossings and migration is at a record high, a record high. his policy is that companies can pay workers from abroad 20% less than british workers. that has contributed to those record high immigration levels, hasn't it? >> yeah, but i. >> yeah, but i. >> mr speaker, he talks about the boat crossings. he's failed to notice illegal boat crossings are down by a third this year. mr speaker , thanks to every one mr speaker, thanks to every one of the actions that we've taken that he opposed every single time they were raised . but look, time they were raised. but look, mr speaker, no one will be surprised that he's backing an eu country over britain. just

this last week he was asked just this last week he was asked just this last week he was asked just this last week, just this last week he was asked which song best sums up the labour party, what did he come up with? well, mr speaker , he showed his true mr speaker, he showed his true colours and chose ode to joy , colours and chose ode to joy, literally the anthem of the european union and he will back he will back brussels over britain every single time . britain every single time. >> so let me get let me get this straight. the prime minister is now saying that meeting the prime minister of greece is somehow supporting the eu instead of discussing serious issues , he's just got dug issues, he's just got dug further into that hole for these made for himself and ever rather than deal with the facts, he's prosecuting his one man war on reality dodi and that that really he is stuck under this government a bricklayer from overseas can be paid £2,500 less than somebody who's already

here. a plasterer , £3,000 less, here. a plasterer, £3,000 less, an engineer, £6,000 less. the list goes on. it's absurd. labour would scrap his perverse wage cutting policy. why won't he ? he? >> mr speaker, as i said, we have taken significant measures and will bring forward more. and indeed, as the ons themselves said, more recent estimates indicate a slowing of immigration. as a result of the things that we're doing. but i am surprised, mr speaker , to am surprised, mr speaker, to hear him now taking this new position, because i've got a quote here from a pushy young shadow immigration minister who said, and i directly quote, this person he told this house that limits on skilled migrants are, and i quote , a form of economic and i quote, a form of economic vandals ism who could possibly have taken such a bizarre position to only then u—turn it will come as no surprise to anybody that it was him . anybody that it was him. >> mr speaker, there's only one

party, one party that's lost control of the borders. and they're sitting right there . and they're sitting right there. and this is a government not just in turmoil, in open revolt, the immigration minister thinks the prime minister is failing because apparently nobody will listen to his secret plan . the listen to his secret plan. the former home secretary thinks he's failing because because of his magical thinking , the his magical thinking, the current home secretary thinks he's failing. he even took time out of his busy schedule , out of his busy schedule, insulting people in the north—east to admit he agrees with labour. yeah the prime minister seems to be the only person on the tory benches without his own personal immigration plan . clearly his immigration plan. clearly his own side don't have any faith in him. why should the public, lebanese ? lebanese? >> mr speaker, it's really a bit rich to hear about this from someone who described all immigration law as racist, who

literally said it was a mistake to control immigration. we have taken steps and we will take further steps, which is why recent estimates of immigration show that it's slowing. it's why next year the immigration health surcharge will increase by over two thirds. it's why immigration fees are going up by up to 35. but, mr speaker , one of his own but, mr speaker, one of his own members of his front bench said that having a target isn't sensible . all right. it's no sensible. all right. it's no surprise. mr speaker, to have people like this because this is the person. mr speaker, while we're taking all these measures that he opposed, this is the person who stood on a platform and to defend free and promised to defend free movement . a farmer on their movement. a farmer on their watch , migration has just watch, migration has just trebled . trebled. >> and anneliese giving the house a lecture about targets he's lost in la la land . there he's lost in la la land. there can be few experiences more haunting for the members opposite than hearing this prime minister claim that he's going to sort out a problem . first, he

to sort out a problem. first, he said he'd get the nhs waiting list down. they went up unabashed by that. he said he'd get control of immigration. it's gone up following that experience, he turned his hand to bringing taxes down and would you believe it, the tax burden is now going to be higher than ever. is now going to be higher than ever . it is is now going to be higher than ever. it is ironic that he's suddenly taken such a keen interest in greek culture when he's clearly become the man with the reverse midas touch . the reverse midas touch. everything he touches turns to maybe the home secretary. help me out here. >> rubbish . >> rubbish. >> rubbish. >> so will the prime minister do the country a favour ? we'll have the country a favour? we'll have to check the tape again. mr speaken to check the tape again. mr speaker, i think so. will the prime minister do the country a favour? warn us what he's planning next, so we can prepare ourselves for the disaster that will inevitably follow . mr miss

will inevitably follow. mr miss speaken will inevitably follow. mr miss speaker, at the beginning of the yean speaker, at the beginning of the year, we said, mr speaker , prime year, we said, mr speaker, prime minister >> mr speaker, at the beginning of the year we said we would halve inflation and this government has delivered, easing the burden on the cost of living for families everywhere. but we know plans. mr speaker , all for families everywhere. but we knoway plans. mr speaker , all for families everywhere. but we knoway plans. that.»eaker , all for families everywhere. but we knoway plans. that. what , all for families everywhere. but we knoway plans. that. what didl the way through that. what did he do? back inflationary pay rises ? he talked about welfare. rises? he talked about welfare. no controls for welfare and borrowing £28 billion a year. that would just make the situation worse, he mentioned tax. mr speaker, just this past week we've delivered the biggest tax cuts since the 1980s for millions of people and businesses in greece. pensions and benefits and this week secured £33 billion of new investment for this country so he can keep trying, mr speaker, to talk or britain isn't listening . listening. >> can i just say to the shadow foreign secretary , order just foreign secretary, order just a little bit quieter, please. i

want to hear right romances . want to hear right romances. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> the government has rightly responded to the shocking and unacceptable rise in anti—semitism , and we saw extra anti—semitism, and we saw extra funding in the autumn statement. >> i note that 44% of religiously aggravated and motivated offences last year were against the muslim community, yet there was no funding in the autumn statement to deal with islamophobia . the to deal with islamophobia. the government's independent adviser role for islamophobia has been left vacant for over one year. the prime minister knows we discussed these matters over a year ago, yet no action has taken place. prime minister enoughis taken place. prime minister enough is enough with regards to tackling anti—muslim hatred, tackling anti —muslim hatred, will tackling anti—muslim hatred, will the government now finally take action? >> mr speaker , we won't tolerate >> mr speaker, we won't tolerate anti—muslim hatred in any form and expect it to be dealt with wherever it occurs . as wherever it occurs. as i actually recently met tell mama

actually recently met tell mama a service that provides support to victims of anti—muslim hatred who we have, in fact supported with over £6 million of funding since its inception, and we are in regular dialogue with them. we have also, mr speaker , we have also, mr speaker, doubled the funding for protective security measures through the protective security for mosques scheme and will continue to do everything that we can to keep our muslim community safe . community safe. >> though stephen flynn yeah, mr speaker , in good news for kids speaker, in good news for kids this morning, it was snowing in aberdeen and when they looked out of the kitchen window they would have been filled with delight. >> but for the parents, many of them who looked out the kitchen window this morning would have been filled with dread and dread, knowing that they simply can't afford to pay their energy bills. so in that context , can can't afford to pay their energy bills. so in that context, can i ask the prime minister, does he regret offering no financial mechanism whatsoever towards families this winter ? yes, families this winter? yes,

minister . minister. >> mr speaker, that's simply not right to say that there isn't support for families this winter. there's been considerable support this year for energy bills and this winter pensioner households , this pensioner households, this winter pensioner households for example, will receive up to £300 alongside their winter fuel payment because there are some of the most vulnerable households. right that households. and it's right that they a they get that support at a difficult time. >> stephen flynn mr speaker, i appreciate it's difficult for the prime minister to empathise when he quite cannot when he quite clearly cannot understand, but to be clear to both him and indeed the whole house, this isn't a matter of energy production. scotland produces six times more gas than we consume, and around two thirds of our electricity already comes from renewable resources . this is a consequence resources. this is a consequence of decades of failed energy policy here in westminster. now, those of us on these benches , we those of us on these benches, we believe that scotland's energy wealth and our energy resource should benefit the people of scotland . and why doesn't he ? yeah. >> mr speaker, the entire energy

grid infrastructure in this country is integrated , which country is integrated, which bnngs country is integrated, which brings benefits to people in every part of our united kingdom. but when it comes to supporting people with energy bills, mr speaker , that's why bills, mr speaker, that's why earlier this year we increased the benefits at the highest rate in record. it's why we've provided cost of living payments worth £900 on top of regular support . and it was right, mr support. and it was right, mr speaken support. and it was right, mr speaker, not to wait till the last moment to give people that support. we gave it to them earlier this year so they would have need have the security they need going and as going into winter. and as i said, on top of the money for pensioners and when there are cold have cold weather cold snaps, we have cold weather payments kick and payments that kick in and the warm homes providing an warm homes discount providing an extra £150 to the most vulnerable households. all of that most considerable that is the most considerable action taken by any government to help people with their energy bills. philip hollobone the £400 million redevelopment of qatar tring general hospital is the number one investment priority for local residents. >> the first part of this is a

£50 million new energy plant to power the expanded and improved hospital. will my right hon. friend the prime minister please do all he can to ensure that the department of health gets spades in the ground on time next spnng in the ground on time next spring so that we can get the construction of our redeveloped much loved local hospital fully underway . underway. >> oh, can i thank my honourable friend for continuing to champion the new hospital in kettering we're absolutely kettering? we're absolutely committed to delivering the scheme for kettering general hosphal scheme for kettering general hospital, honourable hospital, and as my honourable friend will be aware, the new energy centre. >> well, we're talking about >> well, as we're talking about kettering let's kettering hospital, let's revisit those initial revisit some of those initial arguments that keir starmer made going in on immigration. first of all, emily, that was a strong and bold move from the labour leader. very interesting indeed to see the labour party go so strong on migration . strong on migration. >> they're telling him essentially to ditch this shortage occupation policy that we have in place, which allows businesses to essentially undercut wages , to undercut undercut wages, to undercut british workers when they

receive foreign workers . receive foreign workers. >> and yet rishi sunak had some quotes from the labour leader to bnng quotes from the labour leader to bring up, not ancient history , bring up, not ancient history, but from when keir starmer was shadow migration minister and when he suggested it would be an act of economic vandal ism to have any limits on skilled immigration. >> now a lot of these quotes from keir starmer come from, you know, decades ago when he was a young radical individual. >> this came from when he was a shadow minister. >> yes. >> yes. >> i mean, question for the >> i mean, the question for the pubuc >> i mean, the question for the public right now, when we know a large of the public care large portion of the public care deeply immigration and deeply about immigration and believe it is too high, is who do you trust? do you trust keir starmer? certainly trying to set out his stall that he is the man to cut out immigration question is, you believe him? is, do you believe him? >> well, it's interesting . of >> well, it's interesting. of course, sunak was saying course, rishi sunak was saying 100,000 migrants under 100,000 more migrants under laboun 100,000 more migrants under labour, the labour labour, although the labour leader said rishi sunak has lost his let's dive back in his marbles. let's dive back in to hear what's going on in the chamber reprioritisation. >> the appropriate

>> but that was the appropriate thing ensure safety . thing to do to ensure safety. but all patients staff are but all patients and staff are already benefiting from some of the improvements that we've made, which comes on top of the largest for largest capital programme for the in its history. rolling the nhs in its history. rolling out community diagnostic centres, urgent treatment centres, urgent treatment centres and surgical hubs right across the country. >> sarah dines yeah, thank you. >> sarah dines yeah, thank you. >> mr speaker. as disturbed as i was to learn that british politicians are being de—banking by the national westminster bank, you can imagine, my horror to find that an entire town bank well in derbyshire dales is being banked by the national westminster bank and in the whole of derbyshire dales and the peak district . the peak district. >> there's not a bank left. can you share my concern, please ? you share my concern, please? well, my right honourable friend share my concern that as we are the major shareholder, that the national westminster bank are ignonng national westminster bank are ignoring my vulnerable elderly people and also my businessmen is a big, thriving market town . is a big, thriving market town. >> well, mr speaker , my

>> well, mr speaker, my honourable friend is right that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking and cash services, which is why we've legislated to protect access to cash. and the fca has issued guidance which seeks to ensure that branch closure decisions treat customers fairly . i know treat customers fairly. i know there's been an assessment about access to cash in her area and the financial services sector will provide a new cash deposit service for her community and also everyone can access the post office for regular banking services . services. >> thank you , mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, cancer research uk manifesto longer better live set out a roadmap to save 25 20,000 lives a year by 2040. we search is key to this and have identified a funding gap of over £1 billion cancer cancer research uk have told me that excluding research funded by industries charities fund 62% of cancer research compared to the

government's 38. is the prime minister ashamed of this? and what is he going to do to address this gap? yeah mr speaken address this gap? yeah mr speaker, with course the government must do more to continue preventing cancer deaths in our country. >> that's why we've focussed on fighting cancer on all fronts prevention, diagnosis , prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and funding . treatment, research and funding. and crucially, cancer is now being diagnosed at an earlier stage more often with survival rates improving across all types of cancer, including the most common cancers. and through our treatment record we are rolling out community diagnostic centres everywhere to ensure that we can reach those people as quickly as possible. >> david mundell thank you, mr speaker . speaken >> and can i thank you on behalf of the all party group on hiv aids for hosting today's reception to honour the incredible contribution that sir elton john has made to the fight against aids. i very much welcome today's announcement of further funding for hiv,

hepatitis b and c opt out testing in hospital emergency departments as a critical step in fighting these diseases and as the prime minister to join with me , and indeed i'm sure the with me, and indeed i'm sure the whole house in praising sir elton and his aids foundation for pioneering this work. >> well, mr speaker, sir elton john has been a powerful voice for change in the uk and the world and through the brilliant work of his foundation, he's raised awareness hiv, reduced raised awareness of hiv, reduced stigma and saved lives. and i'm very pleased that this will be celebrated tonight at the hiv all event and ahead all party group event and ahead of world aids day on friday. i'd also like to reaffirm this government's commitment to ending new transmissions within england by 2030. and i know my right honourable friend, the secretary of state for health will to about the will have more to say about the expansion of recent pilot expansion of our recent pilot initiative on screening. at tonight's event . tonight's event. >> dow jones. >> dow jones. >> thank you , mr speaker. pearl >> thank you, mr speaker. pearl melody black was 22 months old

when a car rolled off a private drive onto a highway and hit a wall that fell and killed her while she was holding her daddy's hand. her parents, my constituents, gemma and paul, south police and the cps south wales police and the cps were all frustrated that no charges could be brought in the case due to a loophole in the law. my ten minute rule bill sought to amend the 1988 road traffic that fell as it traffic act, but that fell as it didn't get parliamentary time. i know that colleagues across the house have similar so house have similar issues, so can ask the prime minister can i ask the prime minister would he meet with me and my constituents to in constituents to assist in finding forward? finding a way forward? >> . >> yes. >> yes. >> i'm incredibly sorry to hear about pearl and my thoughts. i know the whole house has thoughts will be with gemma and paul thoughts will be with gemma and paul. i will make sure that the honourable member gets a meeting paul. i will make sure that the honotheile member gets a meeting paul. i will make sure that the honothe relevant)er gets a meeting paul. i will make sure that the honothe relevant ministeri meeting paul. i will make sure that the honothe relevant minister on eeting with the relevant minister on the quickly possible. >> nicky speaker now we know that the labour party has an aversion to white van man, but does the prime minister share my concerns that to according a daily telegraph report today , daily telegraph report today,

that labour run westminster council is increasing parking charges for electric small vehicles by up . to 1,800, vehicles by up. to 1,800, demonstrate ing that it doesn't support small businesses nor tackling climate change. mr >> mr speaker, my honourable friend is right to raise these concerns and it seems that labourin concerns and it seems that labour in london are yet again penalising hard working people. first we had ulez and now it seems they're hiking parking charges on white van drivers and small businesses and i join my honourable friend in urging the labour on westminster council to rethink these damaging proposals. >> let city. >> let city. >> thank you, mr speaker order! i quote rishi thinks just let people die. and that's okay. this was reportedly the view of the prime minister of covid dunng the prime minister of covid during late 2020 as recorded by the then chief scientific adviser in his diary. this came

to light last week in the covid inquiry and i was shocked. the downing street didn't categorically deny it. so could i ask the prime minister today how is it that people who are closest to this issue , who he closest to this issue, who he worked with day in, day out at the top of government? how on earth did these people get the impression that the prime minister was okay with people in our country dying? >> sir, i think he's got the question, prime minister. mr speaken question, prime minister. mr speaker, as the honourable lady knows, there is an ongoing inquiry into covid, and it's right that that process followed i >> -- >> and i look forward to providing my own evidence. but if had taken the time to if she had taken the time to actually read the evidence submitted to the inquiry, she will have seen that the person she mentioned, the chief science adviser, confirmed that he did not say that. and that's not hear me say that. and that's because and that's because i didn't . sirjohn hayes , heathrow

i >> -- >> thank crawley . >> thank crawley. >> thank crawley. >> thank crawley. >> thank you, mr speaker. that 1.3 million migrants over a penod 1.3 million migrants over a period of two years is a catastrophe for britain . it is catastrophe for britain. it is obvious to everyone apart from guilt ridden, bourgeois liberals and greed driven globalists. so now, given the same kind of people are stymieing the prime minister stop the boats campaign . will he minister stop the boats campaign .will he bring minister stop the boats campaign . will he bring urgent measures .will he bring urgent measures forward to deal with legal migration and in terms of the bill that he's promised will ensure that is exactly in the form recommended by his own immigration minister ? immigration minister? >> well, mr speaker, i'm i'm pleased to have the honourable gentleman's advice and support in all our measures to tackle both legal and illegal migration. as i said , we are migration. as i said, we are reviewing the recommendations of the mac and we'll be bringing forward measures on top of the very significant restriction that we've already announced on student dependence. and when it

comes to stopping illegal migration, i've been crystal clear we will bring forward legislation that makes it unequivocally case that unequivocally the case that rwanda safe and there will be rwanda is safe and there will be no more ability of our domestic courts to block flights to rwanda . and that's what our rwanda. and that's what our legislation will ensure for. >> mr mcgovern, thank you, mr speaken >> in response to my friend for stockton, north last week, the prime minister claimed that the best way to stop children living in poverty is for them to have parents who work . parents who work. >> but mr speaker, over 70% of poor children already live in a home where someone goes out to work . work. >> so i'll give him another chance. >> can he explain why reports say that 1 million of our children in 2022 experienced not just poverty, but destitution ? yes. >> well, mr speaker, no child should grow up in poverty. and that's why i'm pleased that because of the measures we've taken , 1.7

because of the measures we've taken ,1.7 million fewer because of the measures we've taken , 1.7 million fewer people taken, 1.7 million fewer people are living in poverty today than in 2010. i'd also say to the honourable lady that it is absolutely crystal clear that for children growing up in workless households are 4 or 5 times less likely to be in poverty. that's what the facts say. that's why our efforts are on getting people into work and making sure that work pays, which is why the actions in the autumn statement to raise the national living wage to record levels and provide a significant tax cut will do an extraordinary amount to continue lifting children out of poverty. jeremy right. >> thank you very much, mr speaker . and >> thank you very much, mr speaker. and can i thank you for welcoming my constituent, john farringdon , to parliament this farringdon, to parliament this morning at 110 years of age. johnis morning at 110 years of age. john is among my more experienced constituents and i know he would want me to ask the prime minister to join us in thanking the staff of cubbington mill care home for looking after him so well . mill care home for looking after him so well. but can i also ask

my right honourable friend when john comes to downing street this afternoon to try and find a moment or two to speak to him, it may be a useful conversation for those obsessed with the opinion polls , as i think it's opinion polls, as i think it's fair to say. john has some experience at surviving against the odds . can experience at surviving against the odds. can i can i thank my right honourable friend for his question? >> and i very much hope i have a chance to meet john later on later on. and can i join with my right honourable friend in paying right honourable friend in paying tribute to his care home for the incredible care that they provided? it's great that he's i'm sure everyone he's here and i'm sure everyone will him later will enjoy meeting him later today will enjoy meeting him later tod mr grant . >> mr grant. >> mr grant. >> thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister may already be aware colleagues of the aware from his colleagues of the exceptional contribution my constituent, dr. kaddoura, has made during a 30 year, a 30 year career in the health service. he may also be aware that for the last 6 or 8 weeks she's been frantic with worry about her 83 year old mum, who is trapped in

palestine with a number of family members with no way out. willie i agree to work with the foreign office and the home office this time of some office during this time of some hope east to find hope in the middle east to find an to vulnerable an urgent way to get vulnerable people such as dr. hajra's mum out of danger into a place of refuge while we can. >> because once the ceasefire ends so tragically, will the chance of survival of too many people in palestine . people in palestine. >> well, can i start by paying tribute to the honourable gentleman's constituents long service in the health service? i think he mentioned, and i can assure him we're doing assure him that we're doing absolutely we can to absolutely everything we can to ensure the passage ensure the safe passage of british nationals out gaza . i british nationals out of gaza. i will ensure that the department of foreign office get in touch with him. all british nationals that have been registered already with the foreign office have significant interaction already with the foreign office hwe significant interaction already with the foreign office hwe �*successfullyteraction already with the foreign office hwe �*successfully ensured . we have successfully ensured the safe passage of well over 200 already, but we'll continue to do everything we can for those that are remaining, and i'll we're in i'll make sure that we're in touch him in his touch with him in his constituent, mclean . constituent, rachel mclean. >> thank much. mr speaken >> thanks to this conservative

government, the alex hospital in redditch has received nearly £19 million of investment and we are boosting training places at the three counties medical school . three counties medical school. so does the prime minister agree with me? it's the perfect time to back my campaign to bring back services so that women, local mums can once again give birth in their hometown and all children can be seen at the hospital no matter what illness they are experiencing . they are experiencing. >> yeah, well, i know that my honourable friend campaigns passionately for the delivery of first class health care for her constituents and like her, i welcome the investment that the alexandra hospital has had in recent years in a whole range of different services. she will know that the reconfigure of services are, of course, clinically led. local decisions following the appropriate engagement with patients and stakeholders. but i know that my honourable friend will continue to make her case behalf of to make her case on behalf of her community. >> johnson thank you very much, mr speaker . mr speaker. >> in the canadian prime

>> in june, the canadian prime minister claimed indian minister claimed the indian government may be linked to the killing of canadian sikh activist hardeep singh nijjar in canada . now it is reported that canada. now it is reported that the us government thwarted a second assassination attempt of a canadian american citizen on us soil. so will the prime minister reassure my sikh constituents who have raised their safety concerns with me that this government is taking this matter very seriously and will raise their concern with his counterpart in india ? his counterpart in india? >> well, mr speaker, i have already made statements on this matter, but also crucially, of course, we ensure the safety of all communities in our country. thatis all communities in our country. that is the first duty of government, and we will continue to do that, not just for the sikh community, but every community here the community here in the uk. >> baron thank you, mr >> john baron thank you, mr speaken >> john baron thank you, mr speaker, with both the obr and ons confirming that the british economy is now substantially larger than they estimated, even

a few months ago, does my right honourable friend agree that the economy has once again proven the detractors wrong? >> and will he do all he can to ensure that we retain record board employment because unemployment is a corrosive social evil? yes >> yeah. well, mr speaker, my honourable friend makes an excellent point. a year ago, not just the obr, but the bank of england, the imf and the oecd were all predicting that we would fall into a recession this yeah would fall into a recession this year. thanks to the actions year. but thanks to the actions of this governor this of this governor and this chancellor we actually chancellor, we have actually grown economy . you've seen grown the economy. you've seen that carry on just in that momentum carry on just in the past week with the announcement of nissan record investment in the new plant in sunderland , safeguarding the sunderland, safeguarding the future of thousands of in future of thousands of jobs in the and ensuring the the north—east and ensuring the transition to electric vehicles. but also the that we but also the summit that we hosted attracting £30 billion of new investment into the uk, which , as he said crucially will which, as he said crucially will support thousands and thousands ofjobs support thousands and thousands of jobs in our country. >> winter thank you, mr speaker.

>> winter thank you, mr speaker. >> that are 2500 disused coal tips in wales. >> welsh government previously asked the treasury for 600 million to make them safe and ahead of the autumn statement it sought an initial 20 million. but this tory government provided nothing. rhondda cannot taff has the most high risk coal tips of any local authority , and tips of any local authority, and the spectre of aberfan looms large over our communities. so can i ask the prime minister, does he think it right? the uk took the economic benefit from welsh coal but won't fund the safety of its legacy . yeah, well safety of its legacy. yeah, well , mr speaker, what the uk government is doing is actually investing in wales record investment in north wales electric location on the line , electric location on the line, record investment in communities up and down the country and it is important, mr speaker, to recognise that just recently, just recently the uk government has invested hundreds of

millions of pounds to its safeguard. >> thousands of jobs at tata steel . right. and, and mr steel. right. and, and mr speaken steel. right. and, and mr speaker, the welsh government does have access to the largest, largest set of barnett consequentials on record over the past couple of years and have the resources they need. the >> gillis thank you, mr speaker. thanks to this conservative government, the people of stoke on trent north kidsgrove and talk will see over £200 million to fix our broken roads. the reopening of the stoke delete line secured over 30 million line and secured over 30 million to bus back by to bus back better by introducing and introducing fair affairs and smarter better connect smarter routes to better connect our communities. smarter routes to better connect our however ities. smarter routes to better connect our however , ies. smarter routes to better connect our however , residents who have >> however, residents who have a free bus pass are being denied using before 9:30 am. by the using it before 9:30 am. by the labour run stoke on trent city council, meaning people council, meaning that people can't get to their gp appointment or to work. so will the prime minister back my campaign unfair campaign to end this unfair policy being imposed upon my residents? >> honourable friend is >> yeah, my honourable friend is absolutely about the absolutely right about the importance of high quality bus services. that's why we have capped the cost of travelling on

buses to £2 until the end of 2024. as a result of our decision on hs2 and also support councils with £1 billion of funding, i would urge all councils to ensure people see the benefits of that investment and wholeheartedly back his campaign . campaign. >> by deandre brat. mr speaker, nhs england has awarded £330 million to palantir, a controversial technology firm, to help it recover from its pandemic backlog. >> despite deep concerns among many health care professionals about privacy, ethics and the safety of patient data in light of the government's recently commissioned report on unifying health data in the uk, can the prime minister confirm that no attempts will be made to force the scottish government to release the personal data of scottish residents to any centralised system here? >> mr speaker, is the honourable lady knows health care is devolved, but we will look for every opportunity to improve patient care and reduce waiting lists in england. >> and that's what we're doing

developing new technology which has had a proven track record in bringing down waiting lists and improving optimised improving the optimised efficiency of how theatres are scheduled. that's the type of thing that we need to do to ensure patients get the care they we can get they need and we can get efficiency nhs. efficiency in the nhs. >> final question . >> final question. >> final question. >> robert bettman thank you. mr speaken >> the increasing proliferation of ai generated disinformation and deepfake poses a clear and present danger not only to our democratic process but to the administration of justice itself. >> what further steps will my right honourable friend take following the bletchley summit to strengthen our domestic law when it comes to this threat to democracy and take international to action provide the guardrails that i believe are essential if we are to maintain integrity in the administration of justice. >> well, mr speaker, i thank my right honourable friend for all the work he's done in this incredibly important area. he's right that we need to have guardrails around the successful

exploitation technology, exploitation of this technology, which the online safety which is why the online safety bill gives the regulators significant new powers to regulate the content on social media companies, including some of the ones that he mentioned. but we're also working into nationally from the nationally following up from the summit ensure that we can all summit to ensure that we can all get the benefits out of this technology. process , technology. but in the process, safeguard democracy, safeguard our democracy, which is crucial to the functioning is so crucial to the functioning of our country. >> completes prime >> that completes prime minister's . minister's question. >> and as prime minister's questions conclude , is there questions conclude, is there let's reflect on some of the big themes that we heard , not just themes that we heard, not just from the prime minister, but the leader of the opposition and many others , to the opening many others, to the opening question, of course , lay on that question, of course, lay on that thorny issue of migrant action, perhaps a bold move for the labour party to pursue. however of course it is a particular area of weakness for the government at the moment. >> yeah, i think it's fair to say rishi sunak took a bit of a grilling on immigration. on keir starmer setting out a divide actually on quite a key migration policy on this issue

of visas to foreign workers. companies are allowed to hire foreign workers on 20% less than the going rate . so the argument the going rate. so the argument there is that you're undercutting british workers quite considerably. >> and yet the prime minister accused the leader of the opposition of flip flopping on this issue, bringing up a quote from only a couple of years ago when starmer said that when sir keir starmer said that it was an act of economic vandalism to have any limits on skilled migration at all. that's when he was shadow migration minister . minister. >> did he not also say that keir starmer saw immigration law or certain immigration laws as racist ? racist? >> he did, although that quote, to be fair , comes from rather a to be fair, comes from rather a longer time ago. whereas the quote on skilled migration was from his time as a shadow minister for immigration. >> immigration, immigration. shall to our two mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got to our two mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got with to our two mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got with us our two mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got with us forr two mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got with us for our) mps >> immigration, immigration. shall got with us for our mp 3s we've got with us for our mp panel we've got with us for our mp panel, benton , mp for panel, scott benton, mp for blackpool south. and we have steve mccabe , birmingham selly steve mccabe, birmingham selly oak, thank you very much indeed for joining us, scott. rishi

forjoining us, scott. rishi sunak he had a bit of trouble there . he had to bat off rather there. he had to bat off rather a few jokes about the diplomatic row with the greek prime minister over the elgin marbles and keir starmer has a point when he says a rishi sunak has not controlled immigration. in fact, it's risen very sharply . fact, it's risen very sharply. >> rishi certainly seemed on the back foot today given the events over the last few weeks . over the last few weeks. >> i think we were quite a few open goals for keir starmer to exploit very interesting to see labour lead on immigration. >> this is still an issue in the red wall, including in blackpool, where labour's legacy of open borders for 13 years and their support for free movement of people and unlimited immigration from the eu is still pretty toxic in blackpool. >> but fascinating to see because of the government's recent troubles on this issue. >> labour potentially think they have. they have a reason to exploit those and potentially push the conservative issues in

this area. let's be honest, push the conservative issues in this area. let's be honest , the this area. let's be honest, the government haven't helped themselves, not just on our inability to stop the small boats, but on those catastroph figures over the last few weeks. and clearly the government do need to do more on this issue. >> robert jenrick in the commons yesterday spoke about a comprehensive plan coming forward. >> i spoke in the commons. well, we need to see that plan sooner rather than later because if we don't reduce not just net migration but stop the boats as well, then i'm afraid we're going to have an extremely difficult time at the next general election and steve mccabe, you have joined the front bench now shadow veterans minister. >> congratulations , by the way. >> congratulations, by the way. but now that you're part of sir keir starmer's top team bound by that level of collective responsibility city, is it really the labour party , his really the labour party, his ambition now to make an issue of migration? is it something the labour party feels that it can

now be on the front foot on? >> well, i think it's our ambition to demonstrate what's wrong with the things that rishi sunakis wrong with the things that rishi sunak is saying. >> he's doing nothing to address the skills gap. he's doing nothing to address the demand for skilled workers and in fact , for skilled workers and in fact, he's undercutting workers in this country by allowing this 20% discount in wages. so i think keir was doing exactly what the public would expect . a what the public would expect. a leader of the opposition to do. he was poking fun at a hapless prime minister and scoring with some really good zingers that was a particularly perhaps childish zinger from the leader of the opposition talking about the prime minister's reverse might touch now anyone who knows what the midas touch is in greek mythology turning things to gold. >> well , sir gold. >> well, sir keir starmer suggested that the prime minister, when he turned, when he touches things well, you could look to the home secretary

for that word. and he, of course, has been accused of unparliamentary language . steve unparliamentary language. steve mccabe, was that was that an appropriate . appropriate joke. >> well, i'm not going to comment on what the home secretary says. i think he's in enough trouble at the moment. look, i think all he was doing was what actually , to be was what actually, to be perfectly honest, what tory backbench mps are saying in the tea rooms around the commons , tea rooms around the commons, you know, he keir was pointing out that people are very sceptical about anything. the prime minister says on the subject of immigration at the moment. i think his other comment was that the last thing you need is the prime minister promising to fix anything and that is, i'm afraid , absolutely that is, i'm afraid, absolutely true. steve. >> steve, i must come in there. i'll come back to you, scott, in just must just one moment, but must challenge you that a tad. i'm challenge you on that a tad. i'm not the public have much not sure the public have much trust in labour party either trust in the labour party either when comes to immigration. when it comes to immigration. some starmer's some may view keir starmer's line questioning here as line of questioning here as being opportunistic, opportune mystic rather than ideologically

meaningful for him . meaningful for him. >> well , to be perfectly fair, >> well, to be perfectly fair, i think labour have been saying consistently for a very long time now that we actually need an overall strategy for immigration. we need to process asylum claims, we need to set separate that from the legitimate need for immigration, certain areas we shouldn't focus exclusively on students because they have the best record in returning home after they're granted student visas. and we should concentrate on the skills gap because that's the thing that's driving the demand for immigration. ian there's a fairly consistent track record of labour laying out its views in these things. so i don't really accept that. no it's interesting, scott , listening to interesting, scott, listening to some of those other topics that came up, migration obviously dominating , came up, migration obviously dominating, but lots of questions about health care as well. >> local hospitals and more widely, the perceived crisis

within the nhs. is this an issue that affects the whole house and it is without a shadow of a doubt. >> many of my constituents, tom, can't access basic nhs dentist appointments. the waiting list at blackpool hospital for a variety of different cancer treatment . it's are increasing treatment. it's are increasing as well. so clearly it will be a key election battleground. the degree to which potentially the nhs drives votes across the country and potentially the red wall, for example , is completely wall, for example, is completely different to immigration. but of course it will be in the top 3 or 4 issues. people speak about at the general election from a government point of view, of course, we should have a very good to tell on the nhs , good story to tell on the nhs, nhs for ending has increased vastly since 2010, not least helped by the money we are now saving from sending to the european union. but of course you can't shut down an entire health system as we did

throughout the pandemic and then not see the type of problem as we are doing at the moment. but clearly in terms of the ongoing nhs strikes, that is really hindering the government's plan to drive down those waiting lists, which of course was one of the prime minister's key five pledges last year. >> now, scott, i can't help but nofice >> now, scott, i can't help but notice on your nametag it says independent member of parliament rather than conservative. you were elected as a conservative, but for the last six or so months, you have not had the conservative whip . currently conservative whip. currently there is a parliamentary standards commissioner investigating on into this sting around suggested willingness to break lobbying rules. could you enlighten us in terms of how far that investigation is going and what is the very latest in terms of what its conclusion might look like .

look like. >> you'll appreciate, tom, because it's a live parliamentary investigation . parliamentary investigation. there's not a great deal. i can say to your viewers at this stage. i did release a statement at the time in april when the story broke that investigation is ongoing at the moment. and naturally , i hope that's drawn naturally, i hope that's drawn to a conclusion sooner rather than later. as an individual mp, i'm in the top 5% of contributors in the house of commons. since i was elected in 2019, i've managed to bring in over £400 million extra for the people of blackpool over and over and above what the government had planned to spend in my constituency. so i think i've got a pretty strong record and i will be standing at the next election. but clearly i would hope the investigation draws to a conclusion sooner rather than later. >> well, that's very clear, scott very scott benton, thank you very much. indeed , to steve much. and indeed, to steve mccabe now shadow minister, as well as labour mp. thank you both for joining well as labour mp. thank you both forjoining us well as labour mp. thank you both for joining us to talk through what was a fairly feisty edition prime minister's

edition of prime minister's questions this afternoon. >> yes , thank you very much >> yes, thank you very much indeed. >> yes, thank you very much indeed . now, i believe we're indeed. now, i believe we're going straight to going to head straight to katherine who was katherine forster, who was watching prime minister's questions as well. questions live as well. catherine, you just heard from the two mps there, but what were your key takeaways? from what we saw ? saw? >> well, i'll come to that in just a sec. but just to say i was struck by why scott benton, what he said, okay, he's had the whip suspend , but he was whip suspend, but he was a conservative mp he hopes to be a conservative mp he hopes to be a conservative mp he hopes to be a conservative mp again. and generally you'll always have both sides making the best of it. but he said , you know, the it. but he said, you know, the prime minister was on the back foot and it was very difficult. and talking about all the divisions within the conservative party about immigration and really it just felt like sir keir starmer was laughing at rishi sunak. i mean, he began on immigration. ann mentioned how they'd pledged to get it down over and over and over again and simply said, how's going? and then, of how's that going? and then, of course, moving on to the elgin

marbles saying, why is this small politics? and the prime minister was saying, well, if you make a promise, you should keep it, referring to the fact that the greek pm had said he wouldn't discuss of wouldn't discuss it. but of course then that goes back to, well, the conservatives have promised for 13 years bring promised for 13 years to bring immigration down and it's now at three of a million. so three quarters of a million. so line after line . so keir starmer line after line. so keir starmer said of the pm, he's lost in la la land. the government's in open revolt . the man with the open revolt. the man with the reverse midas touch, as you mentioned, everything he touches turns to rubbish and his own side don't have any faith in him. why should the public? so it really did feel very difficult for rishi sunak labour openly laughing at him and really picking up on all the divisions on his own side, which we're hearing over and over again every day. somebody else has their opinion of what he should do, what they shouldn't do, but really, you know, they are in a big mess over legal

migration , open and illegal migration, open and illegal migration, open and illegal migration not going so well ehhen migration not going so well either. now the prime minister did try to hit back. >> feel like it was one >> it did feel like it was one of these more bolshie sorts of exchanges where there were barbs thrown . clearly a thrown on either side. clearly a lot of laughter in the chamber as well. one of the issues that rishi sunak brought up was sir keir starmer's apparent u—turn on on this issue of migration . on on this issue of migration. that quote that i think we've heard for the first time now that starmer wanted no limits on skilled migration. only a couple of years ago . of years ago. >> yes. and of course , you know, >> yes. and of course, you know, it's fairly recent that we've seen labour feeling confident to go after the government on immigration because traditionally they have been seen as being fairly soft on it. and of course , it was under tony and of course, it was under tony blair in the noughties that it immigration really started to go up when the eu was expanded . and up when the eu was expanded. and of course, tony blair didn't feel it necessary to bring in any controls with that. like

many other countries did. but i think, you know , we've had 13 think, you know, we've had 13 years and the conservatives record tens of thousands . they record tens of thousands. they said for many years they'd get it to in 2019, in boris johnson said they'd get it under 230,000. and here they are at three quarters of a million. so sure, labour may not have had a great record and we don't of course know that things would be any different under them, but it does feel at the moment like it's an open goal for them. >> well, thank you very much indeed, forster, for indeed, katherine forster, for giving us the juicy bits there. but we're going to take a little look at the weather just now, and we'll be right back with more analysis. looks like things and we'll be right back with m0|heating;is. looks like things and we'll be right back with m0|heating up looks like things and we'll be right back with m0|heating up .ooks like things and we'll be right back with m0|heating up . a ks like things and we'll be right back with m0|heating up . a boxede things and we'll be right back with m0|heating up . a boxed boilers are heating up. a boxed boilers sponsor shares of weather on gb news as . news as. >> hello again. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office . we'll stay from the met office. we'll stay dry and clear for many through the rest the day, but it will the rest of the day, but it will be feeling cold and as a

be feeling very cold and as a result there some and result there are some snow and ice warnings in force for thursday morning. we're going to be some snow be seeing some snow being brought cold along brought by this cold front along north eastern coast through the rest day. and tomorrow rest of the day. and tomorrow and further rain and and then some further rain and potentially snow across the south—west later. so as that rain across the southwest moves northwards and bumps into the colder air, it could start to bnng colder air, it could start to bring snow to the high bring some snow to the high ground and cornwall. ground of devon and cornwall. snow across the snow showers across the northeast well as northern northeast as well as northern ireland, will bring a risk of some stretches by thursday some icy stretches by thursday morning. though, it's morning. widely though, it's going to be a very cold start to thursday, as we could be as low as minus eight in rural areas of scotland and north—west england. so very start to the day, so a very cold start to the day, but some sunshine to be had in similar areas we'll see it similar areas where we'll see it through today. parts of northern ireland and much of northern and western england. the south, western england. in the south, though, will stay cloudier though, it will stay cloudier with that and potential with that rain and potential hill persisting through hill snow persisting through much of the day. there'll be another cold day. temperatures only 4 or 5 degrees for only reaching 4 or 5 degrees for many of us across the north, far

north of scotland . it's going to north of scotland. it's going to be windy, so it will feel chillier up here. and on friday morning it will be another very cold start. we could see some freezing across southeastern freezing fog across southeastern areas. will bring a bit areas. so that will bring a bit of a murky start. there'll be some more sunshine around on saturday. and then on sunday, we could temperatures could see the temperatures finally a finally starting to rise a little. >> that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers , sponsors of boxed boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news right. weather on. gb news right. >> a very interesting pmqs we just watched lots of analysis coming your way. we're also going to be delving into the latest from that royal bombshell book as well . you don't want to book as well. you don't want to miss it . miss it. >> but also it's nigel farage who is perhaps in the crosshairs of itv . will there be a story of itv. will there be a story dropping in the next few hours about alleged racism and might it not be true? the plot certainly thickens. we'll be looking into that and much more

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good afternoon, britain . it is. good afternoon, britain. it is. it's wednesday , the 29th of it's wednesday, the 29th of november . there we go. it's wednesday, the 29th of november. there we go. keir starmer's migration gamble. the labour leader demands changes on migration , but after repeated migration, but after repeated u—turns , will people believe u—turns, will people believe

him? >> the dutch version of the new bombshell book has been pulled from shelves after it named the royal at the centre of a racism scandal involving prince harry and meghan's unborn son's skin . and meghan's unborn son's skin. >> britain should rejoin the eu to fix brexit. those are the words of the commission president of the eu, who last night said we goofed it up when asked if britain would ever reverse brexit, it freezing fog to engulf britain temperatures are set to plummet to minus eight degrees. >> the country has been placed on alert, with the weather warning expected to last until tuesday, the 5th of december . tuesday, the 5th of december. >> and what a prime minister's questions it was perhaps the most feisty that we've seen in weeks and weeks. why the labour leader went in on migration. >> yes , very much was a grilling

>> yes, very much was a grilling on immigration. but at this point i do wonder whether the great british public actually believe a word on either side of the house when it comes to actually getting those figures down, getting those legal migration figures down, let alone the boats . alone the boats. >> it's fascinating. both of these politicians were saying they wanted to see lower migration. however actions in the past have suggested that perhaps their words don't match those actions. >> yeah, i'd like to know from you at home whether you actually think keir starmer did the right thing going on immigration and do you believe that people will trust him more in his shadow government, more when it comes to this thorny issue? i'm not so sure. and indeed, might it all be a bit perhaps over blown? >> there are, of course, pandemic effects and those refugee effects from ukraine and hong kong. might it be that we see more normal levels of migration next year anyway? i'm not sure about that because i imagine a lot of people don't

want us to return to normal levels either. >> tom but let's have a look at the news with tatiana . the news with tatiana. >> emily thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom . israel has from the newsroom. israel has received a further list of people to be released from hamas captivity, captivity today. sorry, the exchange of hostages for palestinian prisoners will be the sixth in the extended truce between israel and hamas, which is set to expire tomorrow morning. israel says the truce could be prolonged . further could be prolonged. further provided terror group hamas continues to free at least ten israeli hostages per day. israel defence forces say the 12 hostages released last night include ten israelis and two thai nationals in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners . as 30 palestinian prisoners. as spokesperson for the israeli government, alon levi says they won't rest until they bring every hostage home. >> 161 people remain as hostages in the gaza strip . that number

in the gaza strip. that number includes 146 israelis and 15 foreigners. that doesn't include dual nationals. 126 are men and 35 are women. there are still four children under the age of 18, four more aged 18 to 19, and ten people aged 75 and older, including the husbands of many of the elderly. women who have been released from captivity and now returning home with their husbands still, all now returning home with their husbands still , all hostages of husbands still, all hostages of hamas , the prime minister has hamas, the prime minister has accused his greek counterpart of trying to grand stand over the possession of the elgin marbles. >> rishi sunak defended his decision to cancel a planned meeting between the pair at pmqs this afternoon . greek prime this afternoon. greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis posted his disappointment on social media, saying the acropolis is where the sculptures belong . labour leader sculptures belong. labour leader sir keir starmer joked, saying the prime minister spent this week arguing about an ancient

relic that only a tiny minority of the british public have any interest in. meanwhile, the pair clashed on their illegal migration views, with starmer accusing the government's salary disparity as fuel for illegal migrants to come over. >> rather than deal with the facts . he's prosecuting his one facts. he's prosecuting his one man war on reality . we combat man war on reality. we combat that reality . he is stuck under that reality. he is stuck under this government, a bricklayer from overseas , as can be paid from overseas, as can be paid £2,500 less than somebody who's already here. a plasterer, £3,000 less, an engineer , £6,000 £3,000 less, an engineer, £6,000 less. the list goes on. it's absurd. labour would scrap his perverse , wage cutting policy . perverse, wage cutting policy. why won't he really a bit rich to hear about this from someone who described all immigration law as racist , who literally law as racist, who literally said it was a mistake to control immigration? >> we have taken steps and we will take further steps , which will take further steps, which is why recent estimates of immigration show that it's slowing. it's why next year, the

immigration health surcharge will increase by over two thirds. it's why immigration fees are going up by up to 35% >> an inquest has found all four teenagers drowned following a car crash in north wales. the bodies of jevon hirst harvey owen wilf fitchett and hugo morris were found in a silver ford fiesta on november 21st. the car they were found in had left the road at garreg, overturned and was partially submerged in water. the north wales coroner announced the results of the inquiry in a brief for minute hearing. a major search was launched for the a—level students after they failed to return home to shropshire from an overnight camping trip to the snowdonia area . now labour has set out area. now labour has set out measures aimed at protecting small businesses from anti—social behaviour. shadow business secretary jonathan reynolds says ensuring invoices are paid on time and rolling out. town centre police patrols are both important and will be

introduced if the party wins the next election. in a gb news exclusive, he told our economic consultant liam halligan that the disparity between large companies and small businesses is growing legitimate concerns about the public sector and how it relates to late payments . it relates to late payments. >> so look, we will take that and put that into the plan. >> what we fundamental tried to do, however, is not just say the solution to this is particular targets or rights for smaller businesses, because they will tell us, well, look , you can tell us, well, look, you can have the right to enforce contractual terms on a on a larger business is such larger business if that is such an customer to you, an important customer to you, you're a position to do you're not in a position to do that. what we put that. and that's why what we put forward argument forward is this argument around transparency, having transparency, around having audh transparency, around having audit report on how audit committees report on how quickly larger businesses are paying quickly larger businesses are paying smaller suppliers paying their smaller suppliers so that we can all see as consumers, customers, is consumers, as customers, what is exactly going on. >> and a controversial new book about the royal family has been pulled from bookshelves in the netherlands . endgame has been netherlands. endgame has been taken off. dutch shelves amid reports the book names members

of the royal monarchy who allegedly asked about the skin colour of harry and meghan's son before he born . the dutch before he was born. the dutch publisher an error occurred publisher says an error occurred in the translation and is currently being rectified . this currently being rectified. 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 tom and. emily >> welcome back. good afternoon britain. now some interesting news to bring you just a breaking now. michael gove has halted sadiq khan's decision to block the construction of a new stadium for london. now regular viewers of the programme may remember on tuesday when we spoke about the mayor of london's decision to block the stratford sphere, an enormous new development innovative

stadium covered in screens both inside and out that would have brought almost $2 billion of foreign direct investment into london. well as of today , london. well as of today, michael gove has halted sadiq khan's pausing of the project that he's considering. now, whether to call it in, which means it could still be approved i >> -- >> well, you may also. viewers may also remember that tom harwood was rather upset about this all you took. you're quite emotional about it. i was. you said that this is the sort of thing that we should not be saying no to. and this is an example of how our planning system and how our government and bureaucracy get in the way of things that well could improve our economy . however, improve our economy. however, i would suggest that perhaps this hideous looking sphere may not be the best thing that we could have in london or anywhere else in the uk for that matter. have in london or anywhere else in the uk for that matter . but in the uk for that matter. but it is nice to see sadiq khan,

you know, have an obstacle put in his way. well it's interesting because there was the investment summit earlier this week that was boasting of almost what was it, £29 billion of foreign direct investment . of foreign direct investment. >> it could have been 31 if the sphere was approved . sphere was approved. >> okay. well, there you go. i want to know what our viewers think about this. you care think about this. do you care about sphere? is this an about the sphere? is this an example it wrong? >> sphere. but the job, the growth, high skilled jobs growth, the high skilled jobs and the investment the and the investment and the technology that could have been brought pretty dilapidated brought to a pretty dilapidated part east london. brought to a pretty dilapidated parthere|st london. brought to a pretty dilapidated parthere we .ondon. brought to a pretty dilapidated parthere we go. ion. brought to a pretty dilapidated parthere we go. perhaps this is >> there we go. perhaps this is a campaign win tom. a campaign win for tom. >> well , well, good afternoon, >> well, well, good afternoon, britain. we'll bring all >> we'll see. we'll bring all sides this debate . but yes, sides to this debate. but yes, some news there . the some breaking news there. the mayor hasn't been able to block this planning application. it may well be called in. >> well, there you go. now, it was a somewhat bruising prime minister's questions for rishi sunak. minister's questions for rishi sunak . he faced repeated attacks sunak. he faced repeated attacks from sir keir starmer on the government's failure to control immigration and the prime minister's decision to cancel a

meeting with the greek prime minister >> however, prime minister >> however, the prime minister did manage to land a few blows of own , pointing out the of his own, pointing out the labour leader's historic pro mass migration stance. >> well , mass migration stance. >> well, shall we speak to gb news political editor christopher hope? chris thank you very much for joining us. what was your assessment there? who came out on top? yeah yeah. >> i just wondered whether this this whole issue of net migration might be the defining issue the election next year . issue of the election next year. >> certainly one of the top three, think, hear sir three, i think, to hear is sir keir starmer said that rishi sunak, the prime minister in sunak, the prime minister is in la land his idea of la la land over his idea of bringing net migration. bringing down net migration. don't forget the pm. mr sunak four fs fought on behalf of the tory party with this commitment in 2019 to bring down overall net migration . well, it's more net migration. well, it's more than since then. in a than trebled since then. in a briefing just now with reporters, i've been asking the pm's press secretary when we might see any sign of any measures to bring about net migration. will it be by christmas? they won't give us a

timeline . an interesting remarks timeline. an interesting remarks there hayes to there from for sir john hayes to mr sunak. he's the chairman of the common sense of tory the common sense group of tory mps, the common sense group of tory mp5, 60 the common sense group of tory mps, 60 mps from the mps, around 60 mps from the right of the party supporting robert jenrick idea to lift the base salary threshold to get a visa to come to this country and look at capping dependents in other areas. they've got a degree of support from mr sunak. he talked about how cracking down on dependents, students bnngin down on dependents, students bring in may mean that the figure falls by 150,000. but there is real concern on the tory right about the lack of action. we're nearly two weeks after that. rwanda's decision by the supreme court. that's about illegal migration, not legal migration . but still it's all in migration. but still it's all in the same pot for many tory mps. and this lack of any kind of apparent energy from the government despite language about but action is about it. but no action is really frustrating for the tory party . i'm not really frustrating for the tory party. i'm not sure mr starmer has much sir keir starmer forgive me, it has much more to say about it. i think his idea is to work more closely with the

continent. there's rumours of an idea taking maybe 100,000 idea of taking maybe 100,000 migrants from the eu into the uk as part of a of a of having quotas shared around parts of europe. that is also pretty unpopular, i think, for many people who voted to leave the european union back in 2016. so starmer is right to have a go at the pm about it, but i'm not sure he's got any answers ehhen >> now, the prime minister also dug in on his decision to not meet the greek prime minister, mitsotakis , saying that this was mitsotakis, saying that this was an example of the greek prime minister breaking his word and grandstand over the issue of the elgin marbles . as it was elgin marbles. as it was interesting that sir keir starmer referenced meeting the greek prime minister himself . if greek prime minister himself. if that's right. >> he met on monday and although the marbles came up slightly, is mainly a conversation about closer working with with greece, a nato ally and do more work on controlling migration in the southern eu border, which of course we have similar concerns with our border with the

european union on the south coast of england. yes and starmer said. it's small politics not to meet him in. in reply, though mr sunak made clear that they thought that this whole idea of the elgin marbles wouldn't be relitigated and it was attacked again and used again. in an interview with bbc on sunday morning, ray said again with sir keir starmer, therefore more in his rights to call it off. now, again in the briefing post pmqs, we've heard from aides to the prime minister. they think it will be a slippery slope if the deal was done with the elgin marbles , done with the elgin marbles, despite george osborne, the chairman of the british museum, trying to one with greece. trying to find one with greece. well they also suggested that if labour election, they labour won the election, they could on this issue and could fold on this issue and more treasures could be taken away from the uk despite being looked after and cared for with taxpayers small taxpayers money. so it's a small issue . it's an interesting issue. it's an interesting issue, a talking point issue , issue, a talking point issue, but may through the but it may develop through the coming weeks. and again, again be another issue that they can drive a wedge. the tories can drive a wedge. the tories can

drive a wedge with labour on. >> thank you very >> well, thank you very much indeed. christopher hope there are live from are political editor live from westminster. may i just quickly say on my inbox, say before we move on my inbox, ourinboxis say before we move on my inbox, our inbox is being flooded and flooded with messages saying that they're with their team. tom, people want to smear you at home, want the sphere. >> well, they see they see a part of london that is full of sky scrapers and ten mass transit hubs lit up all day and night anyway. and they see sadiq khan's position, which is there's going to be too much light and they see for what light and they see it for what it it's a fraud, phil says. it is. it's a fraud, phil says. >> having just the sphere >> having just seen the sphere in vegas, we have just to in vegas, we have just got to have go. have one. so there you go. >> phil's been to vegas >> well, phil's been to vegas and is a it's a marvel of and see is a it's a marvel of modern technology. the idea that we'd reject ridiculous. so we'd reject it is ridiculous. so there's that's been built in there's one that's been built in vegas actually, vegas already. and actually, it's just the sort of silly it's not just the sort of silly smiley face that it shows. it shows the moon, it shows the earth. rotating it can earth. it's rotating and it can be beautiful, delightful. be quite beautiful, delightful. >> delightful. i do >> it's delightful. i do like the anyway, the globe bit there now. anyway, the globe bit there now. anyway, the royal book has been the new royal book has been taken shelves in the taken off the shelves in the netherlands racist netherlands following racist remarks. reports suggest

remarks. well reports suggest that book now names the that this book now names the person, the royal person who allegedly expressed concerns about what skin colour harry and meghan's son, archie , would have. >> yes. >> yes. >> so the publicity publicists have put sales of the book on hold over what they call an error, which is currently being rectified . royal commentator rectified. royal commentator michael cole joins us now. michael cole joins us now. michael was this an innocent error ? error? >> emily, good afternoon. good afternoon, tom. emily, you you asked the right question. it's one thing if it was an innocent error by the dutch publisher , error by the dutch publisher, it's quite another if this was a pubuchy it's quite another if this was a publicity stunt to sell more copies of this book, making the charge of racism is pernicious. it's an easy charge to make , and it's an easy charge to make, and it's extremely difficult to refute because you have to prove a negative. >> and whether that's a royal person or anybody else, it's a

very ugly allegation to make. >> let us go back to where this all began a year ago, more than all began a year ago, more than a year ago . a year ago. >> now, that interview of oprah winfrey with the duchess of sussex , meghan markle and meghan sussex, meghan markle and meghan raised the subject with her interviewer. she said that when she was pregnant, interviewer. she said that when she was pregnant , somebody interviewer. she said that when she was pregnant, somebody had said somebody within the royal family had said to her husband, prince harry raised the question about the colour of the child that would be born , and she that would be born, and she raised that quite gratuitously in that interview. and you might remember that oprah winfrey did this rather stagey way . what you this rather stagey way. what you know, she dropped her jaw. we know, she dropped herjaw. we must remember that both meghan and oprah were actresses in their past lives . and that was their past lives. and that was a little scene they played out . little scene they played out. prince harry then joined the conversation and he looked rather unsure of himself, maybe even embarrassed that this had

come up and he said that it had happened. but he would never disclose the person who spoke to him and said he would just remember it . well, that remember it. well, that allegation was made in the first amid scobie book, which was called finding freedom. and now he's doubled down. and he says that there are two people within in the royal circle, whether they're both members of the royal family. we do not know. so one has wonder , emily and one has to wonder, emily and tom, whether the law of diminishing returns will kick in soon. and the other question, i think we have to ask ourselves is who is omid scobie ? who is is who is omid scobie? who is he? well he's a 42 year old born in wales with an iranian mother and a welsh father, brought up in private schools in oxford, went to study journalism in london and wrote gossip column pieces about celebrities and royal people for various

magazines . most of them i've magazines. most of them i've never heard of. and then he discovered then he discovered the sussexes or perhaps they discovered him . discovered him. >> well, it's interesting . of >> well, it's interesting. of course he would deny acting sort of actively working with the sussexes us. but there have been allegations that he is really rather close to them . and now, rather close to them. and now, of course, these books in the netherlands us are being recalled, being pulped . as one recalled, being pulped. as one newspaper put it this morning, pulp fiction, which i thought was a rather amusing way to put it. >> thank you very much. we're going to have to. oh, he says . going to have to. oh, he says. >> he says, of course, emily, that he's not the mouthpiece. he's not the megaphone for them, but he sees everything through a sussex prism witness. the fact that everybody in the royal family is pretty well castigated, apart from two people i give you a guess about who the two people who are not castigating either way. >> i think we can guess. michael, thank you so much. we're going to have to end it there. royal commentator michael

cole as ever. now, ice cole on point as ever. now, ice bomb blast , freezing fog, bomb blast, freezing fog, perhaps a white christmas on the way . way. >> well, yorkshire has already been experiencing some very wintry scenes as the met office is expecting a yellow weather warning will be in place from tomorrow until friday with icy patches predicted across the united kingdom. yes >> so joining us now is met office meteorite ologist alex deakin. alex thank you very much for joining us. there have been forjoining us. there have been quite a lot of warnings in the press today, freezing fog and ice bomb blast plummeting minus eight degrees is across the country. what's what's the latest ? latest? >> i'm not quite sure what an ice bomb blast is, but it's definitely got colder and that's going to continue over the next couple of days. really chilly night. so extensive frost and yes, we are a bit concerned about ice and in a few places further snow. so it could be a bit slippery on the morning commutes, particularly concerned across parts of eastern england,

eastern scotland, but also the east of northern ireland. and where the south—west, where i am in the south—west, there possibility of a there is the possibility of a little bit of snow tonight . little bit of snow tonight. mostly going to be up mostly that's going to be up over dartmoor. but a few places could to a light could wake up to a light covering as we go into tomorrow. so, it's turned lot so, yes, it's turned a lot colder . most places so, yes, it's turned a lot colder. most places going colder. most places aren't going to many of us will to see any snow. many of us will just sunny , but just be fine. and sunny, but cold. but those mornings are going to be frosty. and wherever we see any showers like you're seeing there across parts of north yorkshire, seeing there across parts of north scotland>rkshire, seeing there across parts of north scotland ,kshire, seeing there across parts of north scotland , well, , seeing there across parts of north scotland , well, they eastern scotland, well, they could have a bit of mixed could have a bit of snow mixed in so those roads are in with them. so those roads are going bit going to be a little bit slippery for the next few mornings. >> this warning set to >> and this warning is set to for last a few days. are we expecting, therefore , to for expecting, therefore, to for things to thaw, to get better in around 5 or 6 days time ? around 5 or 6 days time? >> well, i don't know about getting better. some people like the cold, but yeah, the cold spell is definitely set to last, at least until the weekend. there are signs that will there are signs that it will turn bit milder week, turn a bit milder next week, but it's clear cut . it's not it's not clear cut. it's not sure exactly how this cold sure exactly how long this cold spell going to last, spell is going to last, but certainly it's going to last for

the this week. it's the rest of this week. it's still chilly into the still pretty chilly into the weekend. may things weekend. we may well see things turning next week, turning a bit milder next week, but certainly the rest turning a bit milder next week, buthis certainly the rest turning a bit milder next week, buthis week,ainly the rest turning a bit milder next week, buthis week, widespread rest turning a bit milder next week, buthis week, widespread morning of this week, widespread morning frost few a little bit frost for and a few a little bit of snow. was was hard to of snow. it was it was hard to get of bed this morning get out of bed this morning because it was very chilly indeed. >> quickly, >> just very quickly, are we heading a white christmas heading for a white christmas this too early to say on that one. >> i'm afraid it looks like it'll turn milder next week beyond that, we'll keep you updated. >> oh, excellent. we look forward to seeing it's forward to seeing it. it's always and raining always 11 degrees and raining more often. it's a white easter these days than it is a white christmas. but alex deakin , christmas. but alex deakin, thank for joining thank you so much for joining us. of course, back us. and of course, we'll be back with whenever get more us. and of course, we'll be back with weather ver get more us. and of course, we'll be back with weather warnings.t more yellow weather warnings. >> , could britain be set to >> well, could britain be set to head into the european head back into the european union? eu president ursula union? well, eu president ursula von der leyen thinks this could be a possibility. but what do you we have ever you think? should we have ever left get to what left? well, we'll get to what she's actually said and decipher what meant. there

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . news is. >> good afternoon , britain. is >> good afternoon, britain. is the uk set to head back into the european union on. well, not that long ago . the man leading that long ago. the man leading the polls, sir keir starmer , the polls, sir keir starmer, said we don't want to divert surge from eu rules more. >> we share values , the mayor. >> we share values, the mayor. we share a future together. the less the conflict and actually different ways of solving problems are become available .

problems are become available. you know, actually we don't want to diverge . to diverge. >> and then last week the labour leader said the music that best represents his party is the eu anthem , the labour party. anthem, the labour party. >> i mean, i one of the pieces i've got is beethoven , evans i've got is beethoven, evans ninth symphony, the choral ode to joy. that's been hardwired in me for a long, long time. so i would go with that. there are many others, yes, that i could associate with the labour party. but is that sense of moving forward to a better place , a forward to a better place, a better place ? better place? >> yes. and last night we saw a further piece of the puzzle. the eu president, ursula von der leyen , has opened the door to leyen, has opened the door to the united kingdom, rejoining speaking of this, european union , do you believe that britain could ever rejoin this european union ? union? >> britain, who it's a small country with an ambassador sitting right there . sitting right there. >> it's a small pirate island off the coast of france , the uk,

off the coast of france, the uk, united kingdom . could it rejoin united kingdom. could it rejoin the european union? >> ambassador ? >> ambassador? >> ambassador? >> so, ambassador, you know, my position, first of all, thanks god. with the windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. >> very important . >> very important. >> very important. >> and then i must say , i keep >> and then i must say, i keep telling my children, you have to fix it. >> we goofed it up . >> we goofed it up. >> we goofed it up. >> you have to fix it. so i think here to the direction of travel, my personal. >> oh, that was worse than i thought. >> yeah. she was talking about her preferred direction of travel but interestingly , travel there. but interestingly, written into the brexit deal is the option to renew revise or terminate this brexit deal every five years. oh, yes. >> so therefore, in 2025, the current deal, the one that was set by boris johnson administration, will expire and negotiations with the european union will reopen . union will reopen. >> that's after the next general election. so could this lead to

another government, a different government taking the country back into the eu? >> let's piece this all together. joining us now is former vice president of the european movement and former leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable . well, you just vince cable. well, you just watched. thank you very much for joining us. you just watched that clip of ursula von der leyen there it was all laughs, all joking about the united kingdom. you know, just a just a little island off the coast of france. do you think that with this renegotiation of the brexit brexit deal coming up and potentially with keir starmer as our prime minister for there is a very real chance that we could end up rejoining the european union ? union? >> well, i think we could, but nothing is going to happen in a great hurry. >> and as van der leyen made it very clear, this is an issue for her children rather than for her. but i think what she said is significant because i think one of the factors that would inhibit the british from reopening negotiations with the

european union on membership is the fact that the european union wouldn't want it, because why wouldn't want it, because why would they want years of hassle after we've had brexit? but she's tone was very warm. i mean, i'm i'm pretty confident before the decade is out we will before the decade is out we will be on a trajectory to join i wouldn't say rejoin because europe will then be very different. we'll have ukraine probably as a member. we may be thinking about different tiers of membership, the kind of thing that macron has has been holding out. so yeah, i think the direction of travel is towards closer integration with europe. but not rejoining anytime soon. >> we heard some of the words from keir starmer only a few months ago about not wanting to diverge from eu rules and now even if that doesn't mean rejoining the bloc, many people would sort of raise an eyebrow and think, well, if you're going to leave and have the friction with regard to many aspects of trade that that creates, why

wouldn't you choose the upsides of setting your own rules? why would you leave and then follow all of their rules anyway ? all of their rules anyway? >> well, because we're already discovering that having diverging rules is very costly . diverging rules is very costly. and i think , first of all, there and i think, first of all, there is a lot of objective evidence about the disruption that brexit has caused and crucially, there is a change in the public mood . is a change in the public mood. i think we haven't got to the stage where there is a consensus about joining union. there are there still significant brexit feeling, but the mood, i think, is that it was a mistake and that we need to realign with the european union . and it's not european union. and it's not just economics. i think, you know, the war in ukraine, i think has fundamentally underlined the fact that we have very, very close common interests and we should be working with the europeans in areas where those common interests, the war in ukraine shown a bit of divergence between countries like canada, the united states and the united

kingdom that have been on the more forefront level of support ing ukraine, particularly with arms compared to countries like germany that have been very reluctant to provide military support to the ukrainians as well. that was true initially , well. that was true initially, but but actually the germans have provided an enormous amount of support, as well as taking in large number of ukrainians. of support, as well as taking in large number of ukrainians . and large number of ukrainians. and of course, the countries on the east of the european union are those who are most strongly committed to support for ukraine because they know what could come next. so no, i would treat this as an area where the british and the europeans are getting used to working together . and i think it will move on to economic where the costs economic issues where the costs of leaving have been very considerable. >> vince, just lastly , pro >> vince, just lastly, pro europeans often look at the europeans often look at the european union as a beacon of progressivism . are you not progressivism. are you not concerned that actually if we rejoin the european union or closer, we're seeing the

continent actually shift quite to the right? are you not concerned about about that, that we can forge our own path ? we can forge our own path? >> yeah, i am very concerned . >> yeah, i am very concerned. you know, populism , you call it, you know, populism, you call it, right. i don't know whether the right. i don't know whether the right left is a is a good way of deaung right left is a is a good way of dealing with it. but this kind of populism, anti—foreigner sentiment has been very strong. it's deeply entrenched in hungary and recently in slovakia . we've seen the impacts in in .we've seen the impacts in in netherlands. it could happen in france. yeah, it is concerned . france. yeah, it is concerned. it's nothing like as extreme as we encounter in the united states . and there's the real states. and there's the real possibility of trump returning to power that will create a big cleavage between europe and the united states . but yeah, it is a united states. but yeah, it is a worrying phenomenon and it's not totally absent in our own country. um, but, but, but yes, i think we have to deal with it and deal with it head on. >> discussions that certainly aren't going away. and perhaps this will become a larger

conversation as we approach the likely election next year and that renege nation in 2025. >> thank you, vince cable, for your time. vice president of the european movement and of course, former leader of the liberal democrats. i was making that point people always talk point because people always talk about european union as about the european union as as it's beacon of it's this beacon of progressivism actually , you progressivism and actually, you know, it's moving quite quickly to the right to the populist to the right or to the populist side of things. >> but after the break, we'll be joined by our panel and denby and will be here and matthew stadlen will be here talking about the biggest stories include seeing whether the minister's migration the prime minister's migration policy control . policy is out of control. >> good afternoon . this is the >> good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom . the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister has accused his greek counterpart of trying to grand stand over the possession of the elgin marbles. rishi sunak defended his decision to cancel a planned meeting between the pair at pmqs this afternoon. greek prime minister kyriakos

mitsotakis has posted his disappointment on social media, saying the acropolis is where the sculptures belong . labour the sculptures belong. labour leader sir keir starmer joked , leader sir keir starmer joked, saying the prime minister spent this week arguing about an ancient relic that only a tiny minority of the british public have any interest in. meanwhile, the also clashed on their the pair also clashed on their illegal migration views, with starmer accusing the government salary disparity as fuel for illegal migrants to come over. however rishi sunak vowed his government on track to keep government is on track to keep his pledge the boats as his pledge to stop the boats as israel has received a further list of people to be released by hamas. today, the exchange of hostages for palestinian prisoners will be the sixth in the extended truce between israel and hamas set to expire tomorrow morning. israel says the truce could be extended , the truce could be extended, provided terror group hamas continues to free at least ten israeli hostages per day. israel defence forces say the 12 hostages released last night include ten israelis and two thai nationals. in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners . an

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thursdays from six till 930. >> good afternoon, britain. >> good afternoon, britain. >> joining us this afternoon is political commentator matthew stadlen and the editor of capex , stadlen and the editor of capex, the online magazine alex allison . obe, let's first of all turn to this extraordinary scene that we saw in the house of commons just after midday where the labour party, the labour party, is putting itself on the front foot on migration. matthew could you imagine that the labour party would be taking this line even 2 or 3 years ago ? even 2 or 3 years ago? >> well, labour have actually been tougher than you might think on immigration. >> an and starmer clear , he >> an and starmer clear, he senses an opening here. i mean, it's an open goal, isn't it? the tories , 13 years ago, they've tories, 13 years ago, they've beenin tories, 13 years ago, they've been in power for well over a decade now, wanted under david cameron , who has returned as cameron, who has returned as foreign secretary to drive down figures in immigration figures.

net figures to the tens of thousands and now they're six 700,000. so they have have made a massive political error. they are hostage to their own fortune and starmer's just sort of sitting back and saying, well , sitting back and saying, well, look on your own terms as you've failed so dismally , i think you failed so dismally, i think you could sense we weren't in the commons today, of course, but i think you could sense the mood on the labour benches. was buoyant and there's something approaching despair on the conservative benches. starmer's policy , it seems to me, for policy, it seems to me, for quite some time as well as detoxifying the labour party from corbynism and the legacy of thatis from corbynism and the legacy of that is just to sit back, at least for the majority of this parliament and watch the tories tear themselves apart. and on that basis he's doing a very good job. >> alex, could this be an immigration election? >> well, absolutely. but i think the question for labour is that how would they bring it down? because obviously these figures are migration . are legal migration. >> these are people who've come

here legitimately . here completely legitimately. >> route is keir >> so which route is keir starmer? wants be prime starmer? if he wants to be prime minister waiting, to minister in waiting, going to clamp going be clamp down on is it going to be international students, it international students, is it going occupations going to be shortage occupations or to be those or is it going to be those refugee routes? or is it going to be those releea routes? or is it going to be those releea route to or is it going to be those releea routeto suggest what he's >> he needs to suggest what he's going do, if he has any hope. going to do, if he has any hope. >> and i can't imagine it >> and i can't imagine when it comes it, when it comes comes down to it, when it comes down detail matthew, down to the detail of matthew, that willing to. that he will be willing to. well, take a tough stance on this when it actually comes to the practical terms of migration policy , because let's remember, policy, because let's remember, it's pretty obvious that a huge number of his backbenchers want to have their illiberal immigration policy, whether it comes asylum policy, whether comes to asylum policy, whether it to students or whatever it comes to students or whatever area it is. so is he just being opportunistic, opportunistic here? and he doesn't really care that much about migration? >> i think he undoubtedly is being quite opportunistic, but that doesn't mean that the headunes that doesn't mean that the headlines going to any headlines are going to get any better for rishi sunak. as i understand it, one of his policies is to abolish this sort of 20% discount that employers can pay to people coming from overseas for some of these

essential jobs , filling gaps in essential jobs, filling gaps in our our labour market. that's our in our labour market. that's a good of putting it. a good way of putting it. >> a 20% discount. >> a 20% discount. >> i think we need to have a and we have i was going to say continue. we have have continue. we have to have a grown conversation about grown up conversation about immigration. have be immigration. we have to be absolutely clear about what we want a society , be where want as a society, be where there economic needs. we there are economic needs. we have to there have to be politicians who can spell out the benefits of that as well as having a proper discussion about the infrastructure in our country. and whether it can keep pace with the change. instead of just saying, look, we've got 600,000, this is a disaster for let's get our hands dirty in the nitty gritty of it and work out what is best for britain. isn't the problem here that when it comes to the nitty gritty on the sort of broad picture thing, everyone says, oh, it should be lower, but then you ask, do you want fewer doctors? >> do you want fewer nurses? do you want fewer care? home assistants ? when it comes to the assistants? when it comes to the specific visa routes, very few

politicians will make any sort of specific pledge at all. yeah, absolutely. >> and i think i completely agree with you about this grown up conversation. we have completely broken market completely broken labour market that relies far that on the one hand relies far too immigrant too heavily on cheap immigrant labour on the other hand has labour and on the other hand has a vacancies and mass a million vacancies and mass economic inactivity . so we do economic inactivity. so we do need to have a grown up conversation about that. and part of that conversation also needs the way in which needs to be the way in which we're come we're betraying people who come here legal visa here by completely legal visa routes, imagining that they're going a wonderful new going to have a wonderful new life don't life in britain when we don't have housing, don't have have the housing, we don't have the and many the public services, and in many cases have good cases we don't have the good jobs are imagining. jobs that they are imagining. >> report done, though , >> as a report done, though, because government tells us because the government tells us that coming to britain that everyone coming to britain is here to work and there is a report out recently that actually suggested only a fifth of coming are coming of those coming are coming to here the number here work because of the number of , because and the of dependents, because and the number because of number of students, because of other people. i think we're other people. so i think we're being sold a bit a lie. and i being sold a bit of a lie. and i think the british people actually their own actually can see with their own eyes on. eyes what's going on. >> well, look, think are eyes what's going on. >> many look, think are eyes what's going on. >> many different1ink are eyes what's going on. >> many different strands are eyes what's going on. >> many different strands to are so many different strands to this. there's asylum. there's immigration, there are

dependents. heard yet dependents. i haven't heard yet a convincing argument as to why students need to bring over family members with them. i haven't heard a convincing argument yet as why how as to argument yet as to why how as to whether social care workers take one student to say, oh , i really one student to say, oh, i really want my no, i'm not a i'm not a i'm not a softie and i can't understand it. if you're a student forging your way in the world, come over here. you don't need family to support you. need your family to support you. and the law is changing. >> students who >> from january, students who aren't phd students. so master's students or undergraduate students or undergraduate students will not be allowed to bnng students will not be allowed to bring dependents, as a matter of course. coui'se. >> course. >> but all of this is just a function as say, the function of, as i say, the broken labour market. >> we also have a universal sector that's completely reliant on while on foreign students while having, you know, multiple degrees aren't degrees that just aren't worthwhile. and many international students come here, they fairly rubbish here, they do fairly rubbish degrees, they bring their family over and they have to look over and they don't have to look for a job for two years. the whole system needs to looked for a job for two years. the withe system needs to looked for a job for two years. the withe whole] needs to looked for a job for two years. the withe whole wayzds to looked for a job for two years. the withe whole way we to looked for a job for two years. the withe whole way we fund looked at the whole way we fund universities and the way universities and the whole way that part of

that we, while we were part of the european union, seemed to the european union, it seemed to me that as a culture, as a society , we got not to society, we got used not to doing certain types of jobs. >> it was almost as though those jobs were below us. you know, we think of fruit picking as just an obvious example , but also an obvious example, but also social which so vital. social care, which is so vital. having had a relative go through end of life care recently, the work that these people do and to a man and a woman, they were people who come to this people who had come to this country critical. we need country is so critical. we need more people to be more british people to be prepared do those sorts of prepared to do those sorts of jobsif prepared to do those sorts of jobs if they aren't if we aren't as a society, we are going to need to have people coming from abroad well. abroad as well. >> matthew it's almost like we planned exchange because planned this exchange because you european you just mentioned the european union, listen union, and we're going to listen now a clip of rishi sunak, now to a clip of rishi sunak, one of his attack lines from prime minister's questions, talking leader the opposition. >> opposition. » m >> mr speaker, no one will be surprised that he's backing an eu country over britain. just this last week he was asked just this last week he was asked just this last week he was asked just this last week, just this last week he was asked which song best sums up the labour party,

what did he come up with? well, mr speaker , he showed his true mr speaker, he showed his true colours and chose ode to joy , colours and chose ode to joy, literally the anthem of the european union and he will back he will back brussels over britain every single time. >> matthew it wasn't the wisest political move for keir starmer to say the eu anthem is the song that best represent labour. >> but this is also, may i just add that this is also very interesting because of that clip we showed earlier of ursula von der leyen. essentially saying rejoining the eu would fix brexit with a labour government . brexit with a labour government. would we actually, you know, sneak back in there? >> so first of all, i'm not a labour insider, but i've said repeatedly on gb news, i cannot imagine that under keir starmer we're going to re—enter the european union. i just don't see it happening. maybe if they had the things have happened, maybe, maybe won elections maybe if they won two elections in towards the end of the in a row towards the end of the second term, if everything was going would be going well, maybe it would be discussed. it's fantasy. was it

a wise choice? it was a really daft choice. i don't know whether he thinks that remainers listened classic fm because listened to classic fm because that he was giving the that was where he was giving the interview, was interview, but maybe he was playing that audience and if playing to that audience and if he it was a bit stupid he was and it was a bit stupid because the clip is because of course the clip is going be picked up and played elsewhere. >> i think i would what i would say defence is say in his defence is it's a very rousing tune. >> be fair, but really annoying. >> the eu took it on, right. >> the eu took it on, right. >> it's annoying. yeah >> it's annoying. yeah >> but think this is a >> but i also think this is a sign just what a sort of sign of just what a sort of journey keir starmer been on journey keir starmer has been on politically. been politically. having been labour's brexit secretary in charge or charge of their policy or whatever it was, second whatever it was, the second referendum or staying in the single market to now as you say, i seeming to lead a party i think seeming to lead a party that unlikely to be that seems unlikely to be planning to go back in. but we'll see. >> starmer isn't saying >> the starmer isn't saying much, is he? i was talking to a very good friend of mine, a childhood friend yesterday. went for a walk with 14 old. for a walk with my 14 month old. he's the godfather . for a walk with my 14 month old. he's the godfather. and he and he always, far as i know, he has always, as far as i know, voted said, voted conservative. and i said, well , why you vote well, why would you vote conservative this time round? well, why would you vote conseisative this time round? well, why would you vote conseis itve this time round? well, why would you vote conseis it about! time round? well, why would you vote conseis it about thise round? well, why would you vote conseis it about this crumbling what is it about this crumbling

tory government that still appeals ? and what is it about appeals? and what is it about starmer that you would dislike so ? we'd like to talk our so much? we'd like to talk our politics. rehearsing for my gb news say no. he by the end of it , accepted that it's going to be quite tough, i think, for him to vote tory, but he does want to hear more from starmer as to what his blueprint for success is for this country. and we haven't heard earlier. >> he must be the luckiest man in politics just standing still while the snp implode and infighting while the tories implode in infighting. but also, according to the office for budget responsibility net migration is set to tumble even with no policy changes, mainly because all of the students who didn't come in during covid all then came in, but then a bunch of them leave. so on net figures, the net figures will be much lower thanks all the much lower thanks to all the students ukrainian. students leaving ukrainian. >> refugees will go >> after that, refugees will go down well. look, you do need down as well. look, you do need luck politics, but i think luck in politics, but i think he's this fairly well . he's played this fairly well. he's been risk averse when

occasionally when he has come out with a policy, it's backfired. and he's had to u—turn. don't underestimate u—turn. but don't underestimate how big a challenge it was for him to, as i said earlier, to detoxify is my words. this is my view. many will disagree detoxify the labor party from the jeremy corbyn era when jeremy corbyn was leader of that party. the party that i voted for throughout my life at general elections was i was unable to vote labour. now someone like me is able to come back into the fold and that is a big political tick. >> and i do think we have to give him credit for how quickly he's managed to do it. so if you look at the thatcher years, for example, it took, you know , example, it took, you know, multiple labour to multiple terms for labour to turn around look turn themselves around and look electable . he's electable again. and he's managed it what, three managed to do it in, what, three alice, only surface level alice, is it only surface level because did see a third of because we did see a third of labour mps vote with jeremy corbyn came to a gaza corbyn when it came to a gaza ceasefire. corbyn when it came to a gaza ceawe re. ten corbyn when it came to a gaza ceawere. ten frontbenchers corbyn when it came to a gaza ceawe re. ten frontbenchers have >> we saw ten frontbenchers have to resign positions to resign their positions because they are taking the line that jeremy corbyn takes on it. now they might not be directly

listening to what jeremy corbyn says, but they're voting along his lines rather than corbyn's rather starmer's lines. rather than starmer's lines. >> i mean, once he wins >> i mean, i think once he wins the next election, i think a lot of his mps will fall in line. i do that foreign affairs is do think that foreign affairs is a big weakness for him and i do think having front of think having stood in front of the asked the british people and asked them to make jeremy corbyn their prime is weakness prime minister, is a weakness for get a bit for him. but it does get a bit tedious tory mps using tedious when tory mps keep using that because i don't that attack line because i don't think buy it anymore. think the public buy it anymore. >> does feel like a very long >> it does feel like a very long it a really difficult thing. >> it does feel like a very long it a |i'vey difficult thing. >> it does feel like a very long it a |i'vey diflotst thing. >> it does feel like a very long it a |i'vey diflots of1ing. >> look, i've got lots of friends family members as friends and family members as well by labour during well who stuck by labour during those years, some of them jewish. and if everyone had abandoned ship, if everyone if all mps had simply thrown away their labour membership cards and the labour party would have would have fallen to pieces. so you can understand the logic of trying to change things gently from within the shadow cabinet. as i said, i couldn't vote for laboun as i said, i couldn't vote for labour, but i can understand why. like why someone like starmer stuck stuck with it

rather than jumping ship. >> i do wonder whether there is a great enthusing chasm though alice, for people who are going to put their tick in the labour box come the next election . box come the next election. because we talk about this quite a lot on the channel, how to some people it seems as though there is, you know, a rizla paper between the two parties on on on major policies. i mean with this migration questioning in pmqs, is there really any difference or indeed on the issue of whether or not you're allowed to buy a rizla paper if you're born after 2008, both parties would say you can't. >> suspect one of the biggest >> i suspect one of the biggest cohort of voters at the next election will be the people who can't who stay at home. >> but i do disagree with you on this idea that kirsten was trying from trying to change the party from inside shadow cabinet. inside the shadow cabinet. i think done think everything he's done in his suggests his political career suggests that an opportunist, an that he's an opportunist, an operator , and i he wants operator, and i think he wants to be the shadow to be in the shadow cabinet because thought was because he thought that that was his to power. his best route to power. >> this political, it is >> just on this political, it is worth reminding, making that reminder on political reminder on the political question whetherthere's reminder on the political

question whether there's much question of whether there's much between the parties, it's between the two parties, it's really vital to remember that richard tice, who is himself a presenter on this on on this channel, could be the kingmaker for labour at the next election because some tories will undoubtedly stay at home. others may go to richard tice party. and if they do that, that could push labour over the line to become not just the biggest party overall victory. >> on some polls they may be on a 10, although although unlikely to win many seats. >> so perhaps a spoiler effect there , but no doubt influential. there, but no doubt influential. and of course ukip was a massively influential force while only winning one seat. but of course , lots more to come on of course, lots more to come on the show. don't go anywhere. but before all that, let's get your weather update . weather update. >> looks like things are heating up. box spoilers are sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again . welcome to your >> hello again. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. we'll stay dry and clear for many through the rest of the day, but it will

be feeling very cold and as a result there are some snow and ice in force for ice warnings in force for thursday morning. we're going to be being be seeing some snow being brought this cold front along brought by this cold front along north coast through the north eastern coast through the rest the day. and tomorrow , rest of the day. and tomorrow, and further rain and and then some further rain and potentially snow across the southwest later . so as that rain southwest later. so as that rain across the southwest moves northwards into the northwards and bumps into the colder air could start to bring some the high ground some snow to the high ground of devon cornwall . snow showers devon and cornwall. snow showers across north—east as well as across the north—east as well as northern will bring a northern ireland will bring a risk of some icy stretches by thursday morning. widely though, it's going to be a very cold start to thursday. could be start to thursday. we could be as low as minus eight in rural areas of scotland and north—west england. so a very cold start to the day , but some sunshine to be the day, but some sunshine to be had in similar where we'll had in similar areas where we'll see through today. of see it through today. parts of northern ireland and much of northern and western england. in the south, though, it will stay cloudier that rain and cloudier with that rain and potentially hill snow persisting through much of the day. there'll be another cold day. temperatures reaching 4 or

temperatures only reaching 4 or 5 degrees for many of us across the north, far north of scotland . it's going to be windy, so it will chillier up here. and will feel chillier up here. and on morning it will be on friday morning it will be another very cold start. we could see some freezing fog across southeastern areas. so that bring a bit of a murky that will bring a bit of a murky start. there'll be some more sunshine saturday. and sunshine around on saturday. and then on sunday, we could see the temperatures finally starting to rise . rise a little. >> feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers as sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> there's your weather you're watching or listening to. good afternoon, britain. please stay with got plenty more with us. we've got plenty more to bring you over the next hour, including latest on including the very latest on that royal racism row and sunak's, rather bruising time at prime minister's questions. stay with us. >> indeed these books being >> it's indeed these books being pulped the netherlands or has pulped in the netherlands or has this name slipped its way this royal name slipped its way into the media? we'll find out the very latest just after that. and also , of course, big, big and also, of course, big, big questions to come over migration and the united kingdom's

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next good afternoon, britain. it's 2:00 on wednesday, the 29th of november. >> keir starmer is migration gamble. the labour leader demands changes on migration policy, but after repeated u—turns, will people believe his tough on immigration stance ? tough on immigration stance? >> royal racism row the dutch

version of this new bombshell book has been pulled from the shelves . it's being pulped after shelves. it's being pulped after it named the royal at the centre of this alleged racism scandal involving prince harry and meghan's unborn son's skin and dubun meghan's unborn son's skin and dublin riots aftermath. >> it's nearly a week on since the dublin riots that were sparked by right wing groups after three children were stabbed in the capital. but have the government dealt with the situation in the correct manner . situation in the correct manner. and freezing fog is set to engulf britain with temperatures plummeting to minus eight degrees as the country has been placed on alert with weather warning . warning. >> a yellow weather warning expected to last until tuesday, the 5th of december. it's going to be very chilly indeed. >> it is going to be very chilly

indeed.the >> it is going to be very chilly indeed. the meteorologist wouldn't be drawn on whether we're heading towards a white christmas, though they always say this and then ends up say this and then it ends up being, know, 11 degrees and being, you know, 11 degrees and raining . raining. >> do you know what? we'll have to alex back because to get alex deakin back because i the definition of i want to know the definition of a white christmas. is one a white christmas. is it one snowdrop? snow flake snowdrop? is it one snow flake in which case none of us would really notice. i mean, in some parts of the country, up mountains, it's always a white christmas. i mean, how do we define this? >> has to settle. >> it definitely has to settle. >> it definitely has to settle. >> has to settle. but where does it to settle? mean, on it have to settle? i mean, on ben it's always a white ben nevis, it's always a white christmas on ben maybe christmas on ben nevis. maybe i should go to ben nevis. >> well, up in aberdeenshire where i have family , they do. >> wait, are you royal? no, i'm not. just when i casually go to balmoral every christmas, you know where my family is. >> you know, sometimes balmoral wouldn't you . some wouldn't put it past you. some people know, i've got a people say, you know, i've got a regal air about me. you i'm not so sure. so sure. >> so sure. >> no, no, no. i'm common as muck. let's get to all muck. but let's let's get to all of these stories and more after your headlines.

>> tom and ellie. thank you very much. this is the latest from the gb news room. the prime minister has accused his greek counterpart of trying to grandstand over the possession of the elgin marbles. rishi sunak defended his decision to cancel a planned meeting between the pair at prime minister's questions this afternoon . greek questions this afternoon. greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis posted his disappointment on social media, saying the acropolis is where the sculptures belong. labour leader sir keir starmer joked, saying the prime minister spent this week arguing about an ancient relic that only a tiny minority of the british public have interest in. meanwhile, have any interest in. meanwhile, the clashed on their the pair clashed on their illegal migration views with starmer accusing the government salary city as fuel salary dispatch city as fuel for illegal migrants to come to the uk. >> up until with the facts, he's prosecco shooting his one man war on reality and that reality is stuck under this government . is stuck under this government.

a bricklayer from overseas can be paid £2,500 less than somebody who's already here. a plasterer , £3,000 less, an plasterer, £3,000 less, an engineer with £6,000 less. the list goes on. it's absurd. labour would scrap his perverse , labour would scrap his perverse, wage cutting policy . why won't wage cutting policy. why won't he really a bit rich to hear about this from someone who described all immigration law as racist, who literally said it was a mistake to control immigration? >> we have taken steps and we will take further steps, which is why recent estimates of immigration show that it's slowing. it's why next year the immigration health surcharge will increase by over two thirds. it's why immigration fees are going up by up to 35. >> israel has received a further list of people to be released by hamas today. the exchange of hostages for palestinian prisoners will be the sixth in the extended truce between israel and hamas. set to expire tomorrow morning. israel says the truce could be extended,

provide hamas continues to free at least ten israeli hostages per day . israel defence forces per day. israel defence forces say the 12 hostages released last night include ten israelis and two thai nationals. in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners . spokesperson for the prisoners. spokesperson for the israeli government , alon levy, israeli government, alon levy, says they won't rest until they bnng says they won't rest until they bring every hostage home. >> 161 people remain as hostages in the gaza strip. that number includes 146 israelis and 15 foreigners. that doesn't include dual nationals, 126 are men and 35 are women. there are still four children under the age of 18, four are aged 18 to 19, and ten people aged seven. 35 and older include the husbands of many of the elderly women who have been released from captivity and now returning home with their husbands. still hostages of hamas . hostages of hamas. >> an inquest has found all four

teenagers drowned following a car crash in north wales . the car crash in north wales. the bodies of jevon hirst harvey owen wilf fitchett and hugo morris were found in a silver ford fiesta on november 21st, which had left the road at garreg overturned and was partially submerged in water. the a—level students failed to return home to shropshire from an overnight camping trip to the snowdonia area . the labour has snowdonia area. the labour has set out measures aimed at protecting small businesses from anti—social behaviour should business secretary jonathan reynolds says ensuring invoices are paid on time and rolling out town centre police patrols are both important and will be introduced if the party wins the next general election. in a gb news exclusive, he told our economics and business editor liam halligan the disparity between larger companies and small businesses is growing legitimate concerns about the pubuc legitimate concerns about the public sector and how it relates to late payments. >> so look, we will take that and put that into the plan. and what we've fundamentally tried to however, not just say

to do, however, is not just say the solution to this is particular targets or rights for smaller businesses, because they will tell us, well, look, you can have the right to enforce contractual on a on a contractual terms on a on a larger if is such larger business if that is such an customer to you, an important customer to you, you're not in a position do you're not in a position to do that. and why what we've that. and that's why what we've put this argument put forward is this argument around transparency, around having report having audit committees report on quickly businesses on how quickly larger businesses are paying their smaller suppliers that we can all see suppliers so that we can all see as consumers, customers , what as consumers, as customers, what is exactly going on. the controversy . controversy. >> a new book about the royal family has been pulled from bookshelves netherlands . bookshelves in the netherlands. endgame been taken off. endgame has been taken off. dutch shelves reports dutch shelves amid reports the book names members of royal book names members of the royal family allegedly asked about family who allegedly asked about the colour of harry and the skin colour of harry and meghan's before was born. meghan's son before he was born. the says an the dutch publisher says an error occurred in the translation and is currently being rectified. the new version will be available in bookstores in country by friday. this in the country by friday. 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 tom and. emily >> well, it was quite a punchy pmqs today. rishi sunak was very much put on the defensive . sir much put on the defensive. sir keir starmer attacked the government's failure to control immigration and the prime minister's decision to cancel a meeting with the greek prime minister at the 11th hour. >> however , the prime minister >> however, the prime minister did manage to land a few blows of his own, pointing out the labour leader's historic pro—immigration stance, including a new quote from sir keir as a shadow immigration minister and he accused sir keir starmer of always backing brussels over britain. >> so joining us now is gb news political editor christopher hopeis political editor christopher hope is this a taste maybe of the election campaign that we're all waiting for, the general election ? will it be migration, election? will it be migration, migration, migration in? >> i think increasingly so . >> i think increasingly so. there is frustration on the tory

backbenches about a lack of action here. certainly since these numbers have been soaring since 2019 when this party was re—elected for the fourth time and no action. the numbers have almost trebled. i mean, that's because the people running the party, the pm, boris johnson, of course, latterly mr sunak, have appeared to be quite relaxed about large numbers of net migration . maybe they believe migration. maybe they believe the treasury, which thinks that having big numbers, maybe having more big numbers, maybe 250,000 can help fuel 250,000 a year, can help fuel the economic growth. we so desperately need. but there's a big concern about the impact on communities . you hear from red communities. you hear from red wall like jonathan gullace communities. you hear from red wal|others like jonathan gullace communities. you hear from red wal|others complaining gullace communities. you hear from red wal|others complaining aboutce and others complaining about the impact gp surgeries, impact on gp surgeries, more people surgeries , people needing surgeries, meaning support forgive meaning support there. forgive meaning support there. forgive me , and dentist treatment, that me, and dentist treatment, that kind . so there's kind of thing. so there's a definite disconnect which not definite disconnect which is not being was a real being gripped and it was a real punchy pmqs from sir keir starmer . punchy pmqs from sir keir starmer. i've been in the house of commons over lunchtime, many say it's his best yet. really say it's his best yet. he really attacked his record attacked the pm on his record on net and he also net migration and he also attacked him on the issue of the less important, much less important elgin marbles important on the elgin marbles

and the greek premier and not seeing the greek premier yesterday saying that was an example of small minded government and he should be bigger than that . but yeah, i bigger than that. but yeah, i think we are going to see definitely this is the definitely emily, this is the tone election. right tone of the next election. right now, the clock is ticking now on the government doing on the government doing anything on net boats. net migration and small boats. with since the supreme with two weeks since the supreme court ruling on the rwanda policy, we're meant to see something on that, to find a way to that can make sure that we can send illegally arrived migrants to rwanda for processing . and separate to processing. and separate to that, there's measures to try and who can come here and tighten who can come here legally with visas, with the migration advisory committee being by the being looked at again by the government, announced government, the pm announced today more to do, but today lots more to do, but nothing actually happening. and that's frustrating. that's what's so frustrating. i think mps. it's really think for tory mps. it's really interesting seeing sir keir starmer perhaps sitting on the fence less than he used to, perhaps a new tone from him, but also we heard something new from the prime minister, a quote of sir keir starmer speaking when he was shadow immigration minister. >> only a couple of years ago,

and he said that limiting skilled migration to the uk would be an act of economic vandalism. is this a taste of many more quotes? we're going to see conservative research department dig up from sir keir starmer when perhaps he was less thinking about what the country thinks . thinks. >> you're totally right, tom. this is an area which rishi sunak thinks that we need to understand a bit of nuance on the immigration debate. i was lucky enough to be at the global investment summit at hampton court news on monday , and court for gb news on monday, and he in prepared he gave it in in his prepared remarks , his speech not in remarks, his speech not in a q&a, his remarks. he q&a, his prepared remarks. he said that said we need to recognise that we have monopoly on we don't have the monopoly on talent in this in this country. we bring in people from we need to bring in people from outside country help outside of this country to help generate the businesses of tomorrow. say , yes, tomorrow. so he would say, yes, we need more skilled talent and he's using that language back at sir keir starmer, as you said, economic vandalism to allow more skilled migrants in or forgive

me to stop them arriving. forgive stopping arriving me to stop them arriving. forgccs stopping arriving me to stop them arriving. forgccs some stopping arriving me to stop them arriving. forgccs some some ing arriving me to stop them arriving. forgccs some some movement now and ccs some some movement now for pm make the tories for the pm to make the tories make hay against against make some hay against against the labour party. certainly mr sunakis the labour party. certainly mr sunak is keen to stress when you do need some migration just not the numbers at the moment. but it's on his watch. where can he go on it? >> well, you go on it? >> well, thank you very much indeed. our indeed. christopher hope, our political from political editor, live from westminster. difficult westminster. very difficult indeed the prime minister indeed for the prime minister >> i'm interested to see >> i'm very interested to see what more quotes the conservative research department has its sleeve. i can only has up its sleeve. i can only imagine that this is just the beginning of what we're starting to the conservatives mocked >> the conservatives were mocked a about the a bit, weren't they, about the their posters , not their their posters, not their posters, their marketing tools. they weren't the best. which marketing ? the ones that they marketing? the ones that they put on social media. they're not always graphics, always the best graphics, are they ? oh, the party they? oh, but the labour party has know , zingers. has some, you know, zingers. >> oh sometimes in the >> oh sometimes though in the 2019 election, the conservative party would deliberately put things were misspell things out that were misspell old or that were in funny fonts or that just looked a bit off. and it's because they they hired a communications strategy.

strategists zealand strategists from new zealand called toppan and goering and these guys made general dated organic shares of this stuff they called hate shares when someone will look at this ridiculous thing, the tories have put out and it means they're sharing it. they're getting advertising, but getting this advertising, but not to pay for it. so not having to pay for it. so they're putting out. it's quite clever, you know, misspelt graphics then everyone graphics and then everyone shares it saying, look how silly the are. actually the tories are. but actually then people are seeing the messages. >> is a strategy. i'm >> now that is a strategy. i'm not sure whether it would work, but hate. but anyway, it's called hate. share the by the way, we've share the oh, by the way, we've had lots of different emails coming exactly coming in about what exactly defines a white christmas or how coming in about what exactly deanes a white christmas or how coming in about what exactly dea white white christmas or how coming in about what exactly dea white christmas.tmas or how coming in about what exactly dea white christmas defined.how coming in about what exactly dea white christmas defined. sov is a white christmas defined. so we'll those bit we'll get to those in just a bit because there are weird and because there are many weird and wonderful coming in in wonderful theories coming in in the and not sure who's the inbox and i'm not sure who's right. shall right. so we shall see. >> i enjoyed one person who >> but i enjoyed one person who wrote it and said it's one snowflake landing on the roof of the office could be one the met office could be one single snowflake , but the new single snowflake, but the new royal book has been taken off the shelves in the netherlands following . reports suggesting following. reports suggesting

that this netherlands translation into . includes the translation into. includes the names of the person who allegedly expressed concern over the skin colour of harry and meghan's son. yes the publicist has put sales of the book on hold over what they call an error, which is currently being rectified. >> so joining us now to discuss this is royal commentator judith de silva. thank you very much for joining us. judyta what do you make of this whole since so here, this saga , do you think it here, this saga, do you think it was an innocent error ? was an innocent error? >> um , it just depends on who >> um, it just depends on who you believe . i think what what's you believe. i think what what's probably happened is omid scobie has said categorically that he's never interviewed harry and meghan for this or the last book. he has shared, friends between himself and meghan, which helps with getting his inside scoops . but he said there inside scoops. but he said there was no version where he mentioned the names of, he was no version where he mentioned the names of , he says, mentioned the names of, he says, two royals that questioned what how dark archie's the then unborn prince archie would be, and meghan had written to then

prince charles. now king charles about it and talking about unconscious bias. about it and talking about unconscious bias . and he'd never unconscious bias. and he'd never put the names in any version. but the dutch say that dutch journalists got a page which actually had the names , and this actually had the names, and this was part of the version that went to print. the key is this is now that the that you've got a situation like this, you've got to understand that the camp that surround harry and meghan and people on the periphery, it seems to be a very porous outfit because things tend to be getting out, whether it's as meghan said in the in in court that she forgot she gave permission to an aide to speak to omid scobie and his co—writer of the first book, finding freedom , or it's her friends freedom, or it's her friends speaking to people magazine. it's a porous outfit . so it's a porous outfit. so information is coming out . but information is coming out. but this information that is potentially damaging and could completely break any relationships they with the relationships they have with the royal is in too many royal family is in too many hands. royal family is in too many hands . omid scobie knows some hands. omid scobie knows some journalists in the netherlands know and other people know. that

is makes things very dicey is what makes things very dicey when it comes to trying to control narrative. control the narrative. >> fascinating how these passages might have ended up in this book. if omid scobie , the this book. if omid scobie, the author, had never intended for them to, could it have been that there was an original draft that included lots more salacious, perhaps even defamatory , three perhaps even defamatory, three allegations that were then removed, but clearly slipped through the translation process elsewhere . there elsewhere. there >> this is exactly what i do think. and again , so alleged think. and again, so alleged that this could have happened might have happened because you have several versions on the way to getting your final version for print and this goes to your publishers, goes to editors, and then and so on. then it's tweaked. and so on. and copies still exist. and these copies still exist. what i believe is that if you understand where omid scobie is in the professional perspective, this is a writer who found a radical amount of attention with that first book. he's no longer just a writer of books .

that first book. he's no longer just a writer of books. he's a man who's making money. he's in the business of being successful . so by the time this book was pitched to publishers, there's an expectation for him. he has an expectation for him. he has an inside track with harry and meghan . they want something meghan. they want something that's punchy. they want something that's sexy, that's want going to want something that's going to fly the shelves. he's got fly off the shelves. he's got to rise deliver to be getting rise to deliver to be getting the kind of advance he would want to get on this book. so they're probably, i believe is a version he puts in version where he puts in everything and upon everything. and then upon reflection , scaled it back. now, reflection, scaled it back. now, who has that version? who knows . who has that version? who knows. but then, like you said in the book, due to legal barriers in the uk, he can't mention the names . neither can any names. neither can any journalist covering the story because then you are liable for legal action against you for putting out such such detrimental, you know , detrimental, you know, reputation, damaging allegations about the royal family. so i do think there is a copy that had the name in it, but then it was scaled back based on prudence. >> well, it certainly kept the bookin >> well, it certainly kept the book in the press at the top of

the news agenda. what's happened in netherlands. thank you in the netherlands. thank you very much for your time. judyta de commentator de silva, royal commentator there. what mess . can't be there. what a mess. can't be easy for the royal family to see. all of this going on and not being to comment and not being able to comment and put your own complain. >> never explain. >> never explain. >> well, exactly. now we want to return to what happened last week in the irish capital. last thursday, it was when riots broke out. the irish government are under fire with politicians complacency about violent anti—immigrant groups accused of for the outbreak. but the irish taoiseach, leo varadkar , has taoiseach, leo varadkar, has asked people to avoid connecting crime with migration action, saying it's not right . saying it's not right. >> and there's also this secondary issue of new hate speech laws that are being brought in in ireland, seeming in response. >> yes. so let's speak to talk show host and broadcaster niall boylan to give us the very latest. now let's start with that hate speech legislation. i know you're very concerned about what happened in dublin , the

what happened in dublin, the riots that took place after that horrific stabbing of children. you're concerned that the government may be using this to push through even tougher hate speech legislation, essentially censorship . censorship. >> this hate speech legislation has been around for the last two years, but came into the news more so at the start of this yeah more so at the start of this year. and initially , it would year. and initially, it would seem to surround the idea that people were defamatory people were making defamatory comments about members of the transgender community. that's what seems very much what it seems to be very much focussed the community focussed on. the plus community going back about eight months ago. and so many people objected to even in the to the legislation even in the pubuc to the legislation even in the public submissions, over three quarters people put quarters of the people who put in submission the in a public submission said the legislation unnecessary legislation was unnecessary because you have to remember we already incitement to already have incitement to hatred laws from 1989 and updating those laws would have been no harm, of course, to include media. but include social media. but they've this element of include social media. but they' speech. this element of include social media. but they' speech. now; element of include social media. but they' speech. now thement of include social media. but they' speech. now the minister hate speech. now the minister will not and refuses to define the word hate , and she was asked the word hate, and she was asked numerous questions in interviews about, you know, would jk rowling for example, come under

rowling, for example, come under this legislation ? and went, this legislation? and she went, oh, that'd be okay. would oh, no, that'd be okay. would this under the legislation ? this come under the legislation? oh, that would. so oh, well, maybe that would. so in words, nobody actually in other words, nobody actually knows what she means the word knows what she means by the word hate. people huge hate. so people have huge concerns if you even concerns now that if you even voice an opinion on something or somebody doesn't other somebody doesn't like in other words, this very subjective words, this is very subjective and interpreted of a and open to the interpreted of a person, you could yourself person, you could find yourself in the most in trouble. and the most concerning part of the legislation is if a member of an garda siochana police garda siochana or police force suspect in suspect you might be in possession of hateful material, i.e. somebody has sent you a silly meme that might, by some people's racist people's definition, be racist or homophobic, and they can get a court order that morning and a district court, not a high court district court, not a high court district court, not a high court district court just like that. go into your house. take your devices, and if you're in possession it, you can be possession of it, you can be charged, to jail. charged, fined and go to jail. and only that, so can your and not only that, so can your employer, did employer, depending if you did it on work time. i mean, this is the most orwellian piece of legislation anybody has ever seen. laughed at seen. we're being laughed at around elon musk has around the world. elon musk has quoted as as saying that quoted as quoted as saying that leo varadkar hates the irish

people. i mean, he's elon musk also said about this piece of legislation going back months ago that it was restrictive, it was authoritarian . i mean, this was authoritarian. i mean, this piece of legislation is absolutely nuts. nobody agrees with it, but it's come off the back and i suppose we really have to fill you in on the whole background of what's happened here last 3 or 4 weeks. here in the last 3 or 4 weeks. i mean, going back four weeks ago, we two very high profile we had two very high profile murder here in ireland. murder cases here in ireland. one murphy, young one ashling murphy, a young schoolteacher one ashling murphy, a young schooltanosef pushka , who was death by yosef pushka, who was found guilty given life in found guilty and given life in prison. moffat and michael prison. aidan moffat and michael snee to death and snee were stabbed to death and decapitated by yosef pelini, who also got a full life sentence . also got a full life sentence. and these are only in the last few weeks . and then the tragedy, few weeks. and then the tragedy, of course, of the young girl who is now still critical is now still in critical condition hospital. condition in hospital. thankfully, the other two children released from children have been released from hospital. the school teacher is still in a serious still in hospital in a serious condition. and the riots that happened afterwards. happened are ensued afterwards. but doing is but the government are doing is associating the riots with anybody disagrees with anybody who disagrees with immigration or immigration policy , which is not the case at

policy, which is not the case at all those rioters, they all because those rioters, they don't any political motive. don't have any political motive. they're they're they're just gambians. they're just just went out just eejits who just went out and decided to cause trouble and took to loot took an opportunity to loot shops set fire to buildings, shops to set fire to buildings, normal right normal people who on the right of would not do things of centre would not do things like so government is like that. so the government is now away from the now deflecting away from the actual immigration debate by saying, push through with saying, let's push through with this legislation. you all hate anyway. and only that , they anyway. and not only that, they want other want to bring in other legislation christmas legislation before christmas that make it legal for the that will make it legal for the garda siochana and i suppose on the well to the streets as well to use facial cameras which facial recognition cameras which the council of civil the irish council of civil liberties against our liberties said goes against our human rights and privacy. human rights and our privacy. and issues around that. human rights and our privacy. and also issues around that. human rights and our privacy. and also thatsues around that. human rights and our privacy. and also that they're»und that. human rights and our privacy. and also that they're actually . and also that they're actually inaccurate so huge inaccurate. so it's a huge political football where you've got sinn fein , the opposing got sinn fein, the opposing party government, mind you, party in government, mind you, not doing a great job. obe the worst, opposing party in the history irish state history of the irish state because go because they seem to go along with everything the government says, now demanding says, but they're now demanding the justice the resignation of the justice minister. the minister. they're demanding the resignation of the chief of police believe it police because they believe it was organised last was so badly organised last week. they're doing week. and all they're doing is blaming media on

everything. >> gosh. well, niall boylan, thank for running us through thank you for running us through that great speed. it's such a that at great speed. it's such a complicated scenario, of course, no doubt the government of ireland would that ireland would argue that limiting what they see as hate speech would prevent more riots like but as say, that like this. but as you say, that is as to is deeply contested as to whether it was speech at all, that really did start, these thugs deciding to burn things in the capital of ireland. i'm afraid we've run out of time there. but niall talk there. but niall boylan, talk show host broadcaster in the show host and broadcaster in the republic, much republic, thank you very much for latest . for giving us the latest. >> what people in power think that censorship is that censorship, censorship is the solution to people having problems with your policies. right. >> and if people broke the law by burning things, why wouldn't they break the law by saying things as well? well, we'll be getting to many more stories here on. good afternoon , britain here on. good afternoon, britain after this .

thursday from six till 930 . thursday from six till 930. >> good afternoon, britain . is >> good afternoon, britain. is the uk set to head back into the european union ? well, not that european union? well, not that long ago, the man leading the polls, sir keir starmer , said we polls, sir keir starmer, said we don't want to diverge from eu rules as more we share values as the measure. >> we share a future together. the less the conflict and actually different ways of solving problems are become available . you know, actually we

available. you know, actually we don't want to diverge . don't want to diverge. >> and then last week the labour leader said the music that best represents his party is the eu anthem , the labour party. anthem, the labour party. >> i mean, i one of the pieces i've got is ba.2 evans ninth symphony, the choral ode to joy. that's been hardwired in me for a long, long time. so i would go with that. there are many others that i could associate with the labour party, but is that sense of moving forward to a better place , a better place ? place, a better place? >> s well, last night we saw a further piece of the puzzle in the european union. president ursula von der leyen has opened the door to the united kingdom rejoining. >> speaking of this european union, do you believe that britain could ever rejoin this european union? britain, who it's a small country with an ambassador sitting right there . ambassador sitting right there. >> it's a small pirate island

off the coast of france , uk , off the coast of france, uk, united kingdom . united kingdom. >> could it rejoin the european union? >> ambassador ? >> ambassador? >> ambassador? >> so, ambassador, you know, my position, first of all, thanks god. with the windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. >> very important. >> very important. >> and then i must say, i keep telling my children , when you telling my children, when you have to fix it, we goofed it up. >> you have to fix it. so i think to here the direction of travel, my personal opinion is clear . clear. >> ho, ho, ho. that little island great britain has quite a big island . big island. >> this is something that actually annoys me. can you name an island around the world that's ? oh, okay. japan? that's bigger? oh, okay. japan? sure greenland, perhaps madagascar ? yes. but beyond madagascar? yes. but beyond that, iceland count as it. no, iceland is smaller than the smaller than great britain. i mean, the iberia, the iberian islands are smaller. most of the greek islands are small. it's not a small island. you look at the average size of the of an

island on earth, great island on the earth, great britain is one of the largest islands. it reminds me of emma thompson. >> remember the lovely emma thompson, who described britain was it after brexit or during the brexit debate as some miserable ? what did she call it? miserable? what did she call it? >> a cold, rainy , miserable, >> a cold, rainy, miserable, eating ? eating? >> i'm sure someone at home will remind us of exactly what she said, because we do like to mock our country, don't we? >> but the reason that this is all important, the reason why sir starmer's more bolder sir keir starmer's more bolder and bolder pronouncements on this issue and indeed why what ursula von der leyen said last night is suddenly becoming very noteworthy indeed, is something that's written into the brexit deal. that's written into the brexit deal . the option to renew, deal. the option to renew, revive us or terminate the agreement every five years. now, of course, this agreement was passed in 2020 after the 2019 election. therefore in 2025, the current deal set by boris

johnson's administration will expire and negotiate stations with the eu could reopen . with the eu could reopen. >> so there is a very real opportunity for the uk depending on its government, opportunity for the uk depending on its government , to re—enter, on its government, to re—enter, rejoin in or renegotiate , to rejoin in or renegotiate, to renegotiate whatever verb you want to use. rejoin the european union now , vince cable was on union now, vince cable was on earlier, of course, the massive europhile. he's also the was he the co founder of the european he's one of the one of the former spokes . former spokes. >> he was he a former president of the european movement, something like that. but also, of former leader of the of course, former leader of the lib very distinguished individual. well, of course, we've >> well, of course, now we've got of emails because a lot got lots of emails because a lot of were a bit a lot of of people were a bit a lot of you were little bit annoyed by you were a little bit annoyed by some vince cable some of the things vince cable had vince cable thinks had to say. vince cable thinks populism bad thing. why is populism is a bad thing. why is that wrong? it that something wrong? why is it something popular with something that's popular with the people bad this is what i don't get. populism is always called it's always called, you know, it's always dended. called, you know, it's always derided . and but actually, don't derided. and but actually, don't we leaders who do things

we want leaders who do things that well it that people want? well it depends because there are some movements and parties that are described populist but don't described as populist but don't tend get big shares of the vote. >> so i don't quite think that populist always means popular. >> yeah, although donald trump did did very much become president of the united states and he was called a populist. and boris johnson was called a populist with a smaller share of the hillary clinton the vote than hillary clinton was a populist. but yes, the vote than hillary clinton was of a populist. but yes, the vote than hillary clinton was of you a populist. but yes, the vote than hillary clinton was of you are)pulist. but yes, the vote than hillary clinton was of you are very;t. but yes, the vote than hillary clinton was of you are very annoyed s, lots of you are very annoyed that were described as that we were described as a little, island in that that we were described as a littl

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per day . israel defence forces per day. israel defence forces say the 12 hostages released last night include ten israelis and two thai nationals. in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners . the prime minister prisoners. the prime minister has accused his greek counterpart of trying to grandstand over the possession of the elgin marbles . rishi of the elgin marbles. rishi sunak defended his decision to cancel a planned meeting between the pair at pmqs this afternoon . the pair at pmqs this afternoon. greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis posted his disappointment on social media, saying the acropolis is where the sculptures belong . labour the sculptures belong. labour leader sir keir starmer joked , leader sir keir starmer joked, saying the prime minister spent this week arguing about an ancient relic that only a tiny minority of the british public have in. meanwhile have any interest in. meanwhile the pair clashed on their illegal migration views, with starmer accusing the government salary disparity is fuel for illegal migrants to come to the country . however, rishi sunak country. however, rishi sunak vowed government is on track vowed his government is on track to keep pledge to stop the to keep his pledge to stop the boats . an inquest has found all boats. an inquest has found all four teenagers drowned following

a car crash in north wales. the bodies of jevon hirst harvey , bodies of jevon hirst harvey, owen woolf, fitchett and hugo morris were found in a silver ford fiesta on november 21st, which had left the road at garreg overturned and was partially submerged in water. the a—level students had failed to return home to shropshire from an overnight camping trip to the snowdonia area . and to the snowdonia area. and labour has set out measures aimed at protecting small businesses from anti—social behaviour. shadow business secretary jonathan reynolds says ensuring invoices are paid on time and rolling out. town centre police patrols are important and will be introduced if the party wins the next general election . for more on general election. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website at gbnews.com .

sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news as . news as. good afternoon, britain. >> well, we're delighted to be joined by our panel once more, the political commentator matthew stadlen, and the editor of the online magazine, alice denby. of the online magazine, alice denby . now, the first story that denby. now, the first story that we want to dig into is something that has been creating rather a lot of controversy , particularly online. >> yes . so the story online. >> yes. so the story is itv bosses have been accused of a

racism stitch up involving nigel farage. that's ahead of the first elimination section on i'm a celebrity. >> yes . let's a celebrity. >> yes. let's dig into the very the details here, because the story is and it was first published by the express that itv are preparing to publish a story saying nigel farage has said allegedly racist things . said allegedly racist things. but you dig into it and it's from something called a cameo account . this is where anyone account. this is where anyone can write in and for a fee, a celebrity will read out something they've written . i something they've written. i don't know . matthew, do you don't know. matthew, do you think that there might have just been something that nigel didn't nofice been something that nigel didn't notice that he was paid to say and therefore i don't know the legitimacy loathe it be for me to defend nigel farage because we are sort of political enemies , although we're perfectly civil when we see each other. >> but i remember on my last day at school, the one of the deputy masters would have to read out the notices in the breaks and someone slipped in something

that he read out as if it was normal. but in fact , because it normal. but in fact, because it looked like one thing. but when he read it out, it was something that i can't mention air. that i can't mention on air. wow. so other they wow. so in other words, they deliberately him up, deliberately tripped him up, which is what is being which i think is what is being suggested happened here with nigel but the idea nigel farage. but the idea that itv itself are trying stitch itv itself are trying to stitch up nigel farage seems to be a bit far fetched because they have supposedly paid him a £15 million. you'd think that they want him to be on on. i'm a celebrity for as long as possible, but then why would itv reportedly plan on publishing these videos and making a story out of it? >> alice, if it's not part of a stitch up, gets everyone talking, doesn't it? >> i mean, nigel farage has done a very good job for itv of getting everybody talking. and i think perhaps just part think perhaps this is just part of it's difficult of this. i mean, it's difficult for comment because for us to comment on it because we we don't know we haven't seen we don't know what being accused but what he's being accused of. but i to say that i think it's fair to say that he's headlines. he's making headlines. >> is there was a >> all we know is there was a comment. we do know some of the other things that have been found cameo account.

found on his cameo account. there individual there was one individual who got him words up, ra, him to say the words up, the ra, which in support of which is a phrase in support of the , which i don't think the ira, which i don't think anyone believes. nigel farage would when would knowingly say. but when you're hundreds or you're doing hundreds or thousands of these paid for messages and just reading it out, it's very easy for out, perhaps it's very easy for these things possible if itv these things is possible if itv are trying to highlight something this . something like this. >> if is the case, and it's >> if that is the case, and it's possible that they are getting cold because the cold feet because of the backlash seen about backlash that we've seen about nigel being on their nigel farage being on their channels. so who knows? it is quite difficult to it is difficult to comment on it. i will just remind viewers that i think it was a year ago when those figures about london came out . he did those figures about london came out. he did seem disappointed and he was wrong about the facts actually, at the time. not not his fault. he did seem disappointed london was disappointed that london was supposedly no longer a majority white city and i would say, well, why does it matter what colour your fellow citizens colour skin your fellow citizens in london have? and i called him out on that in no uncertain terms . terms. >> well, this sort of leads us

on to what's been happening in the jungle. and there was a bit of a heated disagreed moment about cultural appropriation between once again , nigel farage between once again, nigel farage and nella nella nella row, who is an online influencer , and is an online influencer, and they had a heated row over what is cultural appropriation. >> and this was after the campmates started using accents and nigel said something along the lines of, oh , that's the lines of, oh, that's cultural appropriation, you can't do that . and but it turned can't do that. and but it turned into something much more heated. >> nigel farage got sort of >> yes. nigel farage got sort of told off essentially for being a bit backwards with his views on what is allowed to be said and what is allowed to be said and what isn't . and nigel went on to what isn't. and nigel went on to say, who knows what you can say these days? you know, it's changing all the time. but and this is quite funny, actually, a little clip has resurfaced of anton deck , the hosts, the hosts anton deck, the hosts, the hosts of the show, indulging in a little bit of cultural appropriation themselves. shall we have a look? >> my takeaway is it now

recreate it . recreate it. >> and what are you doing to the back? >> because you remember, we've got to find the promo shot, though. >> got the shot 2002. me sobrero some maracas you is sombrero but no maracas . no maracas. >> we both got sombreros on and candyfloss . candyfloss. >> all right. got you a sombrero i >> right. got me maracas now . >> right. got me maracas now. now, if we were having this conversation five years ago, i think we'd all say, what's the harm in that? but clearly, some people that dressing, people think that dressing, dressing as dressing in a dressing in as dressing in a sombrero is now apparently offensive. >> 15 years ago, 20 years ago. come on. do you think people are offended that today? offended by that today? >> well, don't we ask why >> well, why don't we ask why don't people mexican don't we ask people of mexican heritage? if you're not heritage? i mean, if you're not allowed and think allowed to blackface and i think we that that is a we can all agree that that is a no and rightly then it's no no and rightly so, then it's not that big a step saying, well, we shouldn't really be wary . a sombrero and sort of wary. a sombrero and sort of laughing and joking as if you're a mexican . a mexican. >> bit miserable, though, isn't it? find it difficult it? i find it difficult to be offended by that. >> not mexican, though,

>> i'm not mexican, though, so it's for to say. it's difficult for me to say. but mean, anyway, crucially, but i mean, anyway, crucially, nigel farage raised the issue of whether can as a whether you can dress as a mexican and nella said, it all depends on the context. >> so was this context in ant and dec's case, fine ? or were and dec's case, fine? or were they mocking the national dress? >> i think there's a difference. i think many , many times what is i think many, many times what is termed as cultural appropriation could better be termed as cultural appreciation . an cultural appreciation. an sombreros are fun. people like eating mexican food. people like i mean, we were talking yesterday about the croquettes that are now serving that have been accused of cultural appropriation because they mixed spanish dishes together. i mean, to extent, we are going a to some extent, we are going a bit far with stuff . bit far with this stuff. >> yeah, i think it would be a pretty culture pretty miserable culture if everyone stay within everyone just had to stay within their own kind of lane, culturally i think, culturally speaking. i think, you history, you know, throughout history, cultures by cultures have been inspired by each each each other and fed off each other. obviously are other. and obviously there are points when that strays into racism . blackface clearly racism. blackface clearly unacceptable. but but yeah, i think are we not heading towards a very censorious and, you know

unfun maybe it's quite difficult to work out where the line should exactly be drawn. >> that's what nigel was saying. >> that's what nigel was saying. >> if you but i'm saying but >> but if you but i'm saying but if have if you're if you put if you have if you're if you put on a french beret. right. and onions is not that many people are complain. but are going to complain. but that's the french don't that's because the french don't tend the victims of racial tend to be the victims of racial discrimination black discrimination. often black people been the people clearly have been the victims of discrimination , and i victims of discrimination, and i would argue that so have mexicans . so think mexicans. so i think that dressing in a sombrero dressing up in a sombrero probably just about is on the wrong side of the line . so wrong side of the line. so a cross next to ant and dec from me for that one. but if you're putting a beret on or if you're a french and you doing the roast beef think that's beef thing, i think that's probably beef thing, i think that's pro besides this though, because >> besides this though, because there's rule we do as there's no rule book we do as a culture, everyone, society, everyone in different everyone gets in different polities . polities. >> people are on different oppression scales. if you want to go that far and that high minded about it, i mean, there are countries where governments might the land or oppress might steal the land or oppress people because they have white skin. >> do you think blackface is a

no no? yes. why >> i think it has a particular history logical train of thought behind it, a particular racist mocking behind it, that i don't think the motivation of wearing a mexican hat quite has a lot of people 20 years ago who who dressed up in blackface. >> they might have gone to a fancy dress party as nelson mandela, for example, as a white person. they they wouldn't by any means . all of them have any means. all of them have intended malice and yet we accept that. you can't do that how. >> now. >> well, because because it's clearly in the vein as a clearly in the same vein as a minstrel the the minstrel show. and the very the jim era named after, of jim crow era named after, of course, an incredibly famous form of awful , discriminatory blackness. >> what i find interesting about the whole conversation between nigel farage and nella is that we often see in our culture now younger people telling older people how they should behave and what they can and can't say and what they can and can't say and sort of policing their speech according to their own newfound cultural norms of how people should express themselves. it's interesting

because i, you know , people like because i, you know, people like nigel are told they're fighting a culture war, whereas he's saying what would be completely normal ago, as matthew, normal 15 years ago, as matthew, as were saying, i suppose as you were saying, i suppose a lot of people in this country feel haven't moved at all. >> everything else has moved now. they're that they're now. they're told that they're the britain , the radical little britain, which about 15 or 20 which was on tv about 15 or 20 years ago. >> i mean, that they had blackface little britain , blackface in little britain, didn't they? >> they did that offensive at the think your idea the time. but i think your idea that fun that you can't make fun of mexican is pretty mexican people is pretty patronising is patronising to be honest. is that not a of bigotry of that not a kind of bigotry of low expectations? >> you couldn't you >> you couldn't you couldn't you if this tricky . if you this is tricky. >> and that's why i wonder whether difficult on the whether it is difficult on the mexican because you could mexican issue, because you could say patronising say that say it's patronising to say that you as a black you can't dress up as a black person i we agree person yet i think we all agree that blackface is completely wrong. >> think blackface perhaps has >> i think blackface perhaps has a has a unique history , whereas a has a unique history, whereas perhaps wearing different clothes up as an orthodox jew, for example, that's a very interesting point. i wouldn't i wouldn't either. >> but why not? >> but why not? >> well, that's a very interesting point. and i think it would take time to ponder.

would you wear a kimono, have a baseball beat fox in baseball bat and beat a fox in your garden on boxing day evening? now, that's a very your garden on boxing day evenirreference. hat's a very your garden on boxing day evenirreference. that's very your garden on boxing day evenirreference. that's aery your garden on boxing day evenirreference. that's a very niche reference. that's a very that's a oh, well, that's a very interesting point. as well. sorry. as i was going down a rabbit hole about certain certain famous lawyers . but but certain famous lawyers. but but it's interesting . justin it's interesting. justin trudeau. yes. still the prime minister of canada won an election not that long ago after pictures of him in blackface surfaced . surfaced. >> is that a recognition that times do change? and you talk about younger people policing older people ? that is probably older people? that is probably it. but that is probably partly. and we're going to talk about veganism later, i think. but that's probably how that's probably partly how society right. well, going to right. wen, >> well, we're going to get on to that won't have enough to that and we won't have enough time unless we go to nigel's team. responded to the team. they responded to the article. this was the allegations around this video that don't know what that we don't know what it contains, but anyway, the following over the following statement over the last few years, nigel has filmed over 4000 messages over 4000 cameo messages for fans and supporters. this includes videos for people's weddings, birthdays, stag dos in jokes between friends and even

people the people who are ill in the hospital . when nigel first hospital. when nigel first joined cameo, there was a concerted effort by remain supporters hijack the supporters to hijack the platform to embarrass nigel by getting out obscure getting him to read out obscure rude words and in—jokes between friends . friends. >> as it's widely reported that some of these slipped through the net. as nigel a classic the net. as nigel is a classic boomer dad in the video, nigel was asked by a customer on cameo to read a message they had written for a friend and had nigel known the message he was asked to read contained an obscure offensive he would obscure offensive word he would not have the video. well, not have made the video. well, there let's leave there we go. that's let's leave that because there's that there because there's another story today. uk another big story today. uk ministers have sparked a battle with the scottish nationalist party by proposing that nuclear reactors in scotland remain operational. and indeed new ones are formed because the snp bans new nuclear power. it's something not many people know. alice we've seen polling this week that shows a majority of people in scotland want new nuclear power stations. but for some reason the snp continue to

ban it. >> is this partly because of their colleagues in coalition? the green party? but i think absolutely their stance on nuclear is baffling. i think it's a clean energy resource that's essential if we're going to reach net zero and it's bizarre that the snp are banning it. and it's not let's not forget, it's not just nuclear energy, it's nuclear weapons as well snp oppose . and i well that the snp oppose. and i think they should think again about the way about this. nuclear is the way we're get to net zero. we're going to get to net zero. it's crucial . it's crucial. >> i think humza might backtrack on one. on this one. >> not expect this of >> you might not expect this of me, but i think this is one of the difficulties with devolution, because surely our energy as united energy policy is as united kingdom relevant and united kingdom relevant and united kingdom wide. indeed our defence policy is uk wide. so there is a real problem when the devolved government says or thinks and does one thing and the westminster government wants another. i think this is partly about political point scoring and a row being created by westminster by the tories for political gain. but there's also

a fundamental problem here. if the left hand thinks this and the left hand thinks this and the right hand thinks this, we've got to. >> i'd love to have a debate about devolution because i have my suspicions it's actually my suspicions that it's actually may more problems may have created more problems than may have created more problems tha also, if the uk government >> also, if the uk government wants build a nuclear power wants to build a nuclear power station in england, just north of berwick upon tweed, are the scottish going to sort of cut the power line, say, no, we don't this power? mean , i don't want this power? i mean, i think you raise a really important point that and of course, not just an course, we are not just an island when it comes to power. we got some interconnectors we have got some interconnectors to 70% of france's to france, 70% of france's electricity comes from nuclear. one of the reasons they haven't been by the energy been hit so bad by the energy crisis . crisis. >> i would would that we >> i mean, would would that we could power could build a nuclear power station. that the station. we know that the planning so on bedevils this planning and so on bedevils this economy and it's far too difficult to anything built difficult to get anything built at this all at all. so perhaps this is all a bit about nothing. bit of a row about nothing. >> i get a response from you >> can i get a response from you to this mad story? >> just to finish, thousands of students university students at warwick university forced to go vegan simply because handful of activists because a handful of activists decided what's going on here? >> classic student politics,

isn't it? crusties trying isn't it? a few crusties trying to their will on on to impose their will on on others ? i mean, when i was at others? i mean, when i was at university, the only people involved in student politics were strange nerds. people like you, tom oh, i was you, perhaps tom oh, i was fighting the strange nerds every step of the way . and yes, i just step of the way. and yes, i just think , you know, students have think, you know, students have always been this way, but it is an i do think it was handful. >> i think it was sort of 700 odd against 500 was my understanding. when you actually read article those read the article of those who bothered most students bothered to vote, most students don't care and then they suddenly they realise they're now they will now being taken away. they will care. i was on a care. now, if i was look on a personal level i'm personal level and i'm hypocritic i would be hypocritic on this, i would be furious if i told that furious if i was told that i wasn't allowed to eat meat. do we society and as a world we as a society and as a world need to move further and further away from mass meat eating? yes, we do. we've got to take it seriously. not just for the climate, but also for animal welfare as well. >> if we care about animal welfare, always this welfare, we could always do this marvellous new lab grown meat which freedoms will which with brexit freedoms will be deliver the united be able to deliver in the united kingdom, before any kingdom, perhaps before any other earth . but the

other country on earth. but the students, you know , we have students, you know, we have dictators, aren't they ? we've dictators, aren't they? we've run to the end of the program, but sir matthew and to alice, thank you so much for talking through eclectic of through that eclectic array of stories. it's martin stories. up next, it's martin daubney. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. we'll stay dry and clear for many through the rest of the day, but it will be feeling cold as be feeling very cold and as a result , there are some snow and result, there are some snow and ice warnings force for ice warnings in force for thursday morning. we're going to be some snow be seeing some snow being brought along brought by this cold front along north eastern coast through the rest the day and tomorrow and rest of the day and tomorrow and then further rain and then some further rain and potentially across the potentially snow across the south—west later. so as that rain across the southwest moves northwards and bumps into the colder air could start to bring some to the ground of some snow to the high ground of devon and cornwall. snow showers across northeast, as well as across the northeast, as well as northern ireland, will bring a risk of some icy stretches by

thursday morning . widely, thursday morning. widely, though, going to a very though, it's going to be a very cold start thursday. we could cold start to thursday. we could be as low as minus eight in rural areas of scotland and north—west england. so very north—west england. so a very cold start to the day, but some sunshine to be had in similar areas where we'll see through areas where we'll see it through today. of northern ireland today. parts of northern ireland and northern and western and much of northern and western england in the south, though, it will stay cloudier with that rain and potentially hill snow persisting through much of the day. there'll be another cold day. there'll be another cold day. temperatures reaching day. temperatures only reaching 4 or 5 degrees for many of us across the north. far north of scotland. it's going to be windy, so it will feel chillier up here. and on friday morning it will be another very cold start. see some start. we could see some freezing across freezing fog across south eastern . so that will eastern areas. so that will bnng eastern areas. so that will bring a bit of a murky start. there'll be some more sunshine around saturday. and then on around on saturday. and then on sunday, the sunday, we could see the temperatures finally starting to rise . rise a little. >> looks like things are heating up . up. >> boxed boilers sponsor shares of weather on gb news as. right.

>> well, coming up, it is none other than martin daubney. martin, what have you got coming up ? up? >> well, we've got some explosive, fresh lines on the farage stitch up and we've been speaking to people close to him , speaking to people close to him, and there's a lot more to it, we think, than meets the eye. itv do they have a scheme? do they have a plan ? have a plan? >> is this turning into the biggest political stitch up since partygate? well, lots to discuss on the show. >> also , something bothers >> also, something that bothers me full face masks. balaclava me is full face masks. balaclava full face coverings. you see them now? there's a stabbing at kfc. the hamas masks at protests. they're increasingly being used by thugs and hoodlums. is it time to change the british law as they did in northern ireland in the 90s and get rid of these face masks to keep people safe? >> controversial, though. >> very controversial, though. they've done this paris. they've done this in paris. they've done this in paris. they've in other they've done this in other places. that covers they've done this in other pla

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welcome to the show. >> gb news i'm martin daubney. it's 3:00 loads in the next three hours. >> i'll keep you company. >> i'll keep you company. >> top story, the farage races. i'm. things are heating up. we've got some explosive fresh inside story revelations on the story that's got you all

gripped. is this turning into the biggest media political stitch up since partygate? >> stay tuned and you'll find out next up, the royal racist . out next up, the royal racist. >> the book is being pulped in the netherlands after an accidentally leaking the names of the two royal racists . of the two royal racists. >> innocent mistake. cynical media manipulation or a career ending lawsuit coming scobie's way. stick around for that one. >> next , another day, way. stick around for that one. >> next, another day, more bedlam on immigration. a bruising pmqs. keir starmer accused rishi sunak of losing control. yeah, that phrase losing control of immigration. the tories hit back with a blistering attack campaign , blistering attack campaign, saying starmer wants open borders and even helped illegal criminals to escape britain. >> more chaos on immigration. and finally, the covid inquiry rumbles on. >> today it was savage javids turn to queue up and have a pop at boris johnson. and he said, bofis at boris johnson. and he said, boris wasn't even in charge of

his own government. we'll have