story . hancock it all next story. hancock it all kicked off today at the covid inquiry . matt hancock, the inquiry. matt hancock, the shamed former health secretary saying a toxic culture prevailed at downing street , to which at downing street, to which dominic cummings on ex on twitter replied that's flat out lying . pip thompsons there with lying. pip thompsons there with all the latest next thing xmas terror threat as 700% boom to the anti—terror hotline emerges mark white will assess the threat as we approach christmas. the opportunities to terrorists of christmas markets and crowded places. we're going to help you stay safe. and finally, the big freeze, a yellow weather warning is coming. subzero temperatures up to ten centimetres of snow. we'll speak to legendary weatherman john kettley to see if your area is going to be affected. that's all coming up in the next hour .

affected. that's all coming up in the next hour. how do you simply lose 17,000 asylum seekers? it beggars belief, doesn't it? but that's precisely what the home office has done yesterday under questioning the number two top brass at the home office said we simply don't know where these people are. those people could include criminals. they could even include terrorists . and they simply terrorists. and they simply don't know where they are. let us know what you think about that. vaiews@gbnews.com loads coming up. but first, here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom . the latest from the newsroom. matt hancock has told the covid inquiry the nation should have gone into lockdown three weeks before it did . he said having before it did. he said having thought about this the first moment we realistically could have really cracked. it was on march the second. the former health secretary is currently giving evidence on the role of the department of health and social saying they were

social care, saying they were trying raise alarm trying to raise the alarm with whitehall. since january 2020. he's denied the absence of a plan ahead of the pandemic, saying they weren't adequate. but there were plans in place . but there were plans in place. former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence next week . former chancellor and week. former chancellor and veteran labour politician alistair darling has died at the age of 70. lord darling became a household name when gordon brown appointed him chancellor after taking the keys to number 10 back in two thousand and seven, he ran the treasury throughout the global banking crisis and stayed in the post until mr brown lost the election in 2010. mr brown honoured his colleague, saying he was more than a seasoned politician . seasoned politician. >> i think we've also got to remember he was a great family man. his partnership with maggie is something that was quite a wonderful thing to see. and of course he had huge pride, rightly so , in the achievements rightly so, in the achievements of his son, callum and his daughter anna. and my thoughts are with this family who are suffering very much today. >> musician and singer shane

macgowan, best known as the front man of the pogues, has died at the age of 65. rock legend elvis costello bet the leader of the irish punk band he couldn't write a christmas hit. but the rock misfit proved him wrong with the classic fairytale of new york. he'd been receiving care in hospital for an infection but was discharged last week . he died peacefully last week. he died peacefully with his wife by his side . rmt with his wife by his side. rmt members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long running dispute over paying conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and job security guarantees such as no compulsory redundancies until the end of next year. it means rmt members will no longer be involved in industrial action until at least spnng industrial action until at least spring of 2024. train drivers represented by the aslef union are still set to strike, though rmt general secretary mick mick lynch says this campaign shows that sustained strike action and

unity gets results . it's the unity gets results. it's the israeli military says the ceasefire truce with hamas will continue for another day . us continue for another day. us secretary of state currently meeting with the israeli prime minister in jerusalem. mr blinken is in israel to hold jewish settler extremists accountable for violence against palestinians in the occupied west bank. he says the temporary truce between israel and hamas had produced results and the us hopesit had produced results and the us hopes it will continue. 16 hostages held in gaza were freed last night on what was thought to be the final day of a two day extension to the pause in fighting . benjamin netanyahu fighting. benjamin netanyahu says israel's sworn to eradicate the terror group hamas after it claimed responsibility for the shooting that killed three people in jerusalem . at least people in jerusalem. at least eight others were injured in the attack . it happened at a bus attack. it happened at a bus stop during rush hour outside the entrance to the capital. police say the two suspected attackers were neutralised on the spot . secure the city. the spot. secure the city.

sources have told gb news a terror attack in the uk linked to the gaza conflict is likely only a matter of time. it comes as counter—terror police warn the public to remain extra vigilant in the run up to christmas. scotland yard's head of counter—terror policing says there's no specific intelligence of any planned attacks. but calls to the anti—terror hotline have risen 700% since the attack by hamas on israel on october seventh . and a world first. seventh. and a world first. online fraud charge is being launched to tackle online scams. the home secretary gathered representatives from several leading tech companies , leading tech companies, including facebook tiktok , including facebook tiktok, snapchat and youtube, to sign the pledge to tackle the issue. the charter will introduce a number of measures to better protect users , including protect users, including verifying new advertisers and removing fraudulent content swiftly. james cleverly says it's the culmination of a huge amount of work with the world's biggest tech firms together , biggest tech firms together, where we are seeking to achieve what they want, which is a

reduction of fraud on their platforms , is what we want, platforms, is what we want, which is a reduction of fraud against british people. >> there is a mutual benefit here. >> that's why they're working with us. that's why they've engaged with anthony brown and the british government and that's why we are holding this world first at sign ing of a joint work to drive down online fraud. >> 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 . martin and thank you, to. martin and thank you, tatiana. >> now we start with the latest ridiculous developments in the ongoing migrant crisis, and that is one of the home office's top officials has admitted that more than 17,000 people have been seeking asylum , have simply gone seeking asylum, have simply gone missing in the last year. they've simply gone missing. so

simon ridley made the revelation after being questioned by tory mp tim loughton. >> it's strange that conveniently, when faced with a very stiff target , there has very stiff target, there has been a three fold increase case for undetermined reasons. been a three fold increase case for undetermined reasons . those for undetermined reasons. those people magically not going forward with their claims. and where are those people ? well, so where are those people? well, so in most cases i don't i don't i don't know where those people are. >> we have no records of that 307% in increase. >> the 17,316 claims withdrawn in the last year. you have no clue where those people now are. >> so these are people who have who have made a claim who we have sought to invite to interviews or we have sent out questionnaires who have not responded. >> and the point at which they they they are not engaging with they they are not engaging with the system that leads to a decision. we have withdrawn their claim. >> we don't take them off the list, but they haven't gone

home. >> they haven't gone home. i don't know . don't know. >> we don't know. so you have no idea where those 16, 17,316 people are ? people are? >> i don't think we know where all those people are. >> no, you have no idea. thank you very much, chair. >> it'sjust you very much, chair. >> it's just it's astonishing, isn't it? anyway, joining me now isn't it? anyway, joining me now is gb news political editor chris topher hope chris. yes today lee anderson discovered they didn't know how many were missing. today we discovered that there are actually over 17,000 missing, but they don't know where they are now. these are people, chris, that have been earmarked for deportation. they failed in their asylum claim. a lot of them. we don't know who they are. they could be undocumented illegals. some may be criminals, some may even be terrorists. and yet they've simply disappeared . how do you simply disappeared. how do you even begin to quantify the rank incompetence that seems to be in display at the home office ? display at the home office? >> tony hudgell i am afraid you

get used to this kind of incompetence from the home office. i remember back in the 2000 when the issue of foreign national prisoners being released from jail and no one knew where they were. that brought secretary at brought down a home secretary at the in this situation, the time in this situation, there's backlog log of 122,000 there's a backlog log of 122,000 asylum claims. there's a backlog log of 122,000 asylum claims . now, what they're asylum claims. now, what they're trying to do is clear that backlog of those those who were older than june 2022, very in short order. but it looks like what the mps are saying is that that the home office isn't really care that much about what happened, where they go, what happened, where they go, what happened to them. 17,316 asylum applicants withdrew from the process . the home office doesn't process. the home office doesn't know where they are . they may know where they are. they may have left the country. they could apply use a different route to try and stay in the uk. they don't know where they are. they've gone off the radar and thatis they've gone off the radar and that is part the problem that is part of the problem i think with the home office a think with the home office in a way treats these large way it treats these large backlogs they're backlogs of people they're trying forget trying to process. forget rwanda, different rwanda, that's a whole different issue, different ball issue, a whole different ball game. the numbers

game. forget the big numbers of net arrivals, 744,000 more people arrived here last year than left this is this is the nuts and bolts of the home office, not doing its job properly, not keeping track of where people are going when they're when they withdraw from they're when they withdraw from the process. and we don't the process. and now we don't know there could know where they are. there could be this country be anywhere in this country or they could it does they could have left. it does seem it does rank of incompetence. you heard the amazement voice amazement in tim lawton's voice there. tim lawton is the ranking tory on the home affairs select committee. believe committee. he can't believe what's here. it's on. what's happened here. it's on. it's on repeat it with this department. >> and chris, you know, there's that old phrase, you had only one job to do and these guys have only got one job to do. and it's to control our asylum system, their patent and measurably failing at that task, which begs the point the question, surely heads must roll. yeah . well, you might roll. yeah. well, you might think that martin heads very rarely roll in in the civil service, certainly in the home office. >> occasionally ministerial

heads roll . >> occasionally ministerial heads roll. don't >> occasionally ministerial heads roll . don't know. we saw heads roll. don't know. we saw amber rudd resign over the windrush affair . we saw previous windrush affair. we saw previous labour home secretaries resign over issues of foreign national prisoners and issues to do with immigration. then it's unlikely to happen . it immigration. then it's unlikely to happen. it is immigration. then it's unlikely to happen . it is difficult. you to happen. it is difficult. you know, there are lawyers, of course, go through a process. the process seems quite unwieldy, quite quite takes a long time to track why is it you can withdraw from a process and then almost disappear? why isn't then almost disappear? why isn't the home office keeping track on that individual, whether it be through national insurance through a national insurance number or through some or through their part where their passport, their monitoring, their know their passport so they know they've left country ? is it their passport so they know theja'e left country ? is it their passport so they know theja dutyt country ? is it their passport so they know theja duty of country ? is it their passport so they know theja duty of care�*untry ? is it their passport so they know theja duty of care there?’ is it their passport so they know theja duty of care there? these not a duty of care there? these are think gb are all questions, i think gb news viewers could rightly ask of the home office. and yet there appears to be no real answer they're doing answer on what they're doing to control not sure control the system. i'm not sure labour much better, but control the system. i'm not sure la may much better, but control the system. i'm not sure la may be much better, but control the system. i'm not sure la may be a much better, but control the system. i'm not sure la may be a new much better, but control the system. i'm not sure la may be a new broom better, but control the system. i'm not sure lamay be a new broom caner, but it may be a new broom can improve it. it just seems astonishing to me. >> chris, that, you know, you're longer in the tooth on this.

you're more grizzled, you're more exposed to it, but it just stagger . assures more exposed to it, but it just stagger. assures me that more exposed to it, but it just stagger . assures me that 17,000 stagger. assures me that 17,000 people can simply go off the radar. there could be in the black economy be they could be doing heaven knows what, and yet they can't be traced. and yet there's another story today, chris, about steve barclay addressing . he tried to address addressing. he tried to address earlier in the year. this issue of depends its accompanying care workers as we've seen a record spike of care workers, 32,000 of them let in last year and 174,000 dependents. now steve barclay had tried to block that. and once again, within whitehall, within the blob, met resistance. it begs the question , chris, who's actually running the country ? who's in charge of the country? who's in charge of our asylum system, and why can't we kick people out when they get it so blatantly wrong ? i'm it so blatantly wrong? i'm what's happening here is 744,000 people arrived here. >> more arrived than left in the year to the end of december last

yeah year to the end of december last year. now that is way in excess of the 100,000 figure the tories pledged in 2010. it's way more than the figure in 2019 when this government was elected . so this government was elected. so how do you deal with it? well we're told by rishi sunak and his team, they want to bring it down. one idea is stopping people arriving here on visas, visas and bringing dependence. the pm has cracked down already on students doing that. now where else do you look in the economy? one idea is looking at care workers stop them bringing when they arrive to fill the gapsin when they arrive to fill the gaps in the workforce in the uk, you bring a family member you can't bring a family member with you . that could cut the with you. that could cut the number many as over number by as many as over 170,000 dependents arriving here on top of the 140,000 or so migrants arriving here to work in our care system that could eat into that big number here, maybe cut it down by a quarter or a third. but the problem is with these big aggregate numbers is when you look at what you're doing here, do you then want care homes go without labour? care homes to go without labour? do all people, people

do you want all people, people who maybe maybe disabled not who are maybe maybe disabled not to have the care they deserve? if so , are you willing to take if so, are you willing to take these tough choices so you have steve barclay when he was health secretary, making clear he tries to take out all reportedly take and try and take action. and it wasn't parts of wasn't allowed by other parts of the government because they're worried going worried about who's going to care there is care for people. so there is a problem here in this country. we can't get we only get brits can't get we only get more brits off benefits and into work. mel stride is a work independent secretary trying to do that. it's challenging, though. and so the solution has been in the past to bring in labour from overseas and then that's controlled controversial because it pushes up the net migration number and puts pressure on pubuc number and puts pressure on public services . it's not easy public services. it's not easy to square this circle and that's why the government are trying hard to do it. and it's frustrating, i think, for people like steve barclay. that like steve barclay. we know that the braverman equally the suella braverman was equally concerned home concerned when she was home secretary her their ideas secretary. the her i their ideas are blocked the centre . are blocked by the centre. >> chris here's a question for you. rishi sunak been going

around today trumpeting the fact that we've recruited record numbers of nhs workers to try and get down those waiting lists. of course, that's one of his five pledges and that figure is ostensibly being achieved by these work visas for nhs workers and care workers. it begs the question is the government actually this interested in stopping this issue because it's become reliant on cheap labour? we discovered yesterday that these people are paid 20% less than a british worker. we've gone from on your bike , britain gone from on your bike, britain to on your backside britain, because people simply can't afford to take these low paid jobs. and we have a health service addicted to cheap foreign . labour for. foreign. labour for. >> well, just to break that down there, martin, the 20% discount is in certain sectors where there's a labour shortage . the there's a labour shortage. the migration advisory committee , migration advisory committee, this public government body, looks at those areas and it takes submissions from industry bodies. then they can, if there

is a shortage and brits can't fill those jobs, then you can bnngin fill those jobs, then you can bring in someone on less than the £26,000 a year threshold below which you can't arrive. so you can you can bring someone in on 24,000, 23,000 a year, one idea in government right now is to increase that threshold to 35,000. that's robert jenrick's idea.the 35,000. that's robert jenrick's idea. the immigration minister or 40,000. that's what suella braverman is pushing for. and bofis braverman is pushing for. and boris johnson, a former prime minister. lifting that level minister. so lifting that level should make the jobs more attractive, possibly to british workers can't be workers because they can't be taken by migrant workers. but there problem of how there is a problem here of how do these roles? they do do you fill these roles? they do want to bring down the nhs waiting list. i think it was 7 million. i think from memory, waiting for operations made worse by about 1.7 or so million cancel operations caused by the various strikes in the nhs. they have now got a deal with the consultants, so the operations will start ticking up and hopefully that waiting list will start to come down sometime next

yeah start to come down sometime next year. the nurses got a worse deal year. the nurses got a worse deal, of course. it's just it's very complicated . it does feel very complicated. it does feel that the government is slowly trying it. there's no trying to grip it. there's no question understand question they do understand the urgency all that. we urgency separate all that. we have got plans to deal with the rwandan arriving by by rwandan people arriving by by boat who are then meant to be taken rwanda. i understand gb taken to rwanda. i understand gb news can understand that the legislation was published. the week after next, and it's likely to try and disapply not apply. human rights to certain migrants arriving here illegally to try and ensure that judges , judges and ensure that judges, judges or lawyers can't stop them being taken to rwanda . they want to taken to rwanda. they want to get this legislation published, as i say, the week after, to next allow time for the house of lords to consider it. it will fly house of commons fly through the house of commons using majority, i would using the tory majority, i would expect. the lords is expect. but the lords is difficult and that is threatening. first threatening. i think the first planes that mr sunak planes taking off that mr sunak plans may next year. it's plans in may next year. it's very complicated. you're going to across a lot of area on immigration policy this in immigration policy in this in this conversation . martin it's this conversation. martin it's not for the government, but not easy for the government, but they're to do it. they're being paid to do it.

>> , we had hoey on the >> yeah, we had kate hoey on the show a of weeks ago, and show a couple of weeks ago, and she she absolutely she said that she absolutely expects rwanda policy to expects the rwanda policy to face huge resistance in what she called the house of remain as the house of lords . and so they the house of lords. and so they won't get an easy ride through their. but back to this visa thing quickly , chris, i looked thing quickly, chris, i looked at these care jobs, these nhs jobs on a quick google search and they're being advertised at well below the 26,000 salary, 21,800 for london with full relocation and visa services being offered by agencies that are simply hoovering people in from abroad to fill these these posts. presumably they're taking a £4,000 cut. that's where the 20% wage goes . and as we've seen 20% wage goes. and as we've seen previously with fruit picking jobs, if we're having a situation charleton where labour is being harvested from abroad to fill these this vacuum that we have in the uk, british people can't afford to take these jobs. the nhs wants to keep its bills down. whitehall,

as we keep seeing, is pro migration. by the looks of it . migration. by the looks of it. so we're caught this. this so we're caught in this. this terminal bind, but we don't seem to be able to get out of the situation whatsoever. chris the trick is more brits should try and do these jobs. >> now i can remember back to gordon brown, 2008 saying he wanted to see more british jobs for british workers . that became for british workers. that became after, of course, the government opened the gates to eastern europeans to able come europeans to be able to come here, and the a8 here, the a2 and the a8 accession back in the accession countries back in the back in the 2000, there's still a problem here. we need to get more brits willing to work in these, these these care jobs, these, these these care jobs, these, these these different settings where we can't find them. they bringing them. so they are bringing people overseas because people in from overseas because they've got to we need more care workers in the health service workers in in the health service , particularly in social , particularly in the social care sector . it seems the care sector. and it seems the best doing that best way of doing that is finding overseas and finding them from overseas and discounting the salary paid discounting the salary they paid to them here to bring down to get them here to bring down so they can get visa. it is it so they can get a visa. it is it is a bind they're in at the moment and they are trying to

deal with martin and not succeed. >> king okay, chris hope, thank you us on the show you for joining us on the show live parliament. and thanks live from parliament. and thanks to your friend you who live from parliament. and thanks to yourto iend you who live from parliament. and thanks to yourtoiend some you who live from parliament. and thanks to yourtoiend some holy who seems to want some holy intervention day. maybe intervention in his day. maybe that's the home office that's what the home office needs. to needs. some holy intervention to get unholy mess get out of this unholy mess because just can't see a way because i just can't see a way out of it. and how do you simply lose 17,000 people? it absolutely beggars it absolutely beggars belief. it staggers . and to learn that staggers me. and to learn that this this is normal. it's been staggers me. and to learn that this tionis normal. it's been staggers me. and to learn that this tionis nyears. it's been staggers me. and to learn that this tionis nyears. it's liken going on for years. it's like how people have voted for how many people have voted for this to change every general this to change in every general election least 2010. election since at least 2010. and here are . we've done and yet here we are. we've done anything but take back control. well i've lots more on that story throughout the show. and at 4:00, i'll ask whether losing track of so many migrants could increase the terror threat in the think we know the the uk. and i think we know the answer to that. there's answer to that. and there's plenty that story plenty of coverage of that story on website , gbnews.com. and on our website, gbnews.com. and you've to make it the you've helped to make it the fastest growing national news website country. thank website in the country. so thank you very much for that. now of course, it's been a big day at the covid inquiry. matt hancock has said the uk should have

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been there all day. pip fair to say it kicked off today. what's the latest ? the latest? >> good afternoon , martin. well, >> good afternoon, martin. well, we all remember it so well, don't we? that address by the prime minister on march 23rd, 2020, when he ordered people to stay at home. but this afternoon , former health secretary matt hancock said that the country should have locked down on march the second three weeks earlier and then a fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died in the first wave. it would have saved many , many lives. mr have saved many, many lives. mr hancock told the inquiry that the government had held fire on lockdown in the early part of march due to clear scientific evidence and advice around how long the public might put up with these sort of lockdown measures. he also stressed that the information was very sparse in early march, the first uk death from covid happened on the 1st of march, and case numbers

were still very low. but from the weekend of march, the first, the discussion very much changed, not from whether to act but from when to act . listen to but from when to act. listen to this . this. >> if i may say so with hindsight, italy having locked down initially locally in lombardy on the 21st january and then nationally locked down around also the 28th of february, if i at that moment, having seen the sage assumption lessons, which they didn't properly, fully adopt, which is as soon as you know, you've got to lock down, you lock down as soon as possible, then we would have got the lockdown done over that in on the 2nd of that weekend in on the 2nd of march, three weeks earlier than before. there's a doubling rate at this estimated every at this point, estimated every 3 to 4 days. we would have been six doublings ahead of where we were, which means that fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died . people would have died. >> matt hancock there talking about what was happening in

italy. and he said he was starting to call for a lockdown in march after speaking with his italian counterpart . he in march after speaking with his italian counterpart. he said, we thought the italians had acted early, but his counterpart had said they wish they'd acted even earlier . and said they wish they'd acted even earlier. and that had a very significant impact on the former health secretary. he said that was the point at which i started actively agitating for firm action and for a lockdown . now, action and for a lockdown. now, earlier today we heard about dominic cummings. we know that dominic cummings. we know that dominic cummings. we know that dominic cummings and matt hancock. well, there's no love lost between them, is there? and matt hancock blamed dominic cummings earlier for a toxic culture in government . he was culture in government. he was responding to claims from dominic cummings that he should be sacked and he was unfit for the job. he was also accused matt hancock of lying and he said there's no evidence to substantiate that whatsoever .

substantiate that whatsoever. and yesterday we heard from the former chancellor, sajid javid , former chancellor, sajid javid, who talked about dominic cummings influence at the centre of government and that is exactly what matt hancock said today as well . and he said that today as well. and he said that dominic cummings was a malign actor and that the influence he had, well, it was deeply frustrating . and there was a frustrating. and there was a culture of fear that was created by cummings's behaviour and matt hancock throughout the day he has spoken with conviction. he's due to give evidence for another hour or so and then give more evidence all day tomorrow. we haven't even got on to this question of care homes . haven't even got on to this question of care homes. martin the protective ring that he said was thrown around care homes as he's going to be questioned forensically on that, i'm sure. and also it's next week. we now know that boris johnson will be giving evidence. the former prime minister comes here next wednesday and thursday .

wednesday and thursday. >> geoff thompson, thank you. an excellent update of a busy day at the covid inquiry. thank you very much indeed. and that's going to be pure box office bofis going to be pure box office boris dock . the covid boris in the dock. the covid inquiry basically has been a huge session of boris bashing. finally boris will get his say. that's next week. well, there's lots more still to come between now there's an now and 4:00, there's an exclusive report on the chances of threat in the uk of a terror threat in the uk unked of a terror threat in the uk linked to the conflict in the middle east. but first, there's your latest news headlines with aaron armstrong . aaron armstrong. >> good afternoon . it's 3:30. >> good afternoon. it's 3:30. aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom. >> matt hancock's told the covid inquiry the nation should have gone into lockdown three weeks earlier than it did . earlier than it did. >> he said it would have meant fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died the of people would have died in the first the health first wave. the former health secretary giving secretary has been giving evidence on the role of the department of health and social care , saying they were trying to care, saying they were trying to raise the alarm with whitehall.

since january 2020. he's denied the absence of a plan ahead of the absence of a plan ahead of the pandemic, saying they weren't adequate. but there were plans in place. former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence next week . former evidence next week. former chancellor and veteran labour politician alistair darling has died at the age of 70. lord darling became a household name when gordon brown appointed him chancellor after taking the keys to number 10 back in two thousand and seven, alistair darling ran the treasury throughout the global banking crisis stayed the post crisis and stayed in the post until gordon brown lost the election in 2010. a statement on behalf of his family says he died after a short spell in western general hospital under the care of the cancer the wonderful care of the cancer team . the israeli military says team. the israeli military says the ceasefire with hamas will continue for another day. us secretary of state antony blinken is currently meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem. mr blinken is in israel to hold a jewish settler. extremists

accountable for violence against palestinians in the occupied west bank. he says a temporary truce between israel and hamas had produced results and the united states hopes it will continue. and rmt members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long running dispute over pay and conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and job security guarantees such as no compulsory redundancy aces until the end of next year . it redundancy aces until the end of next year. it means rmt members will no longer be involved in industrial action until at least the spring of next year. industrial action until at least the spring of next year . train the spring of next year. train drivers represented by the aslef union, though, are still set to strike. rmt general secretary mick lynch says the campaign shows sustained strike action and unity gets results . musician and unity gets results. musician and unity gets results. musician and singer shane macgowan, best known as the frontman of the pogues, has died at the age of 65.the pogues, has died at the age of 65. the rock legend elvis costello, bette , the leader of costello, bette, the leader of the irish punk band. he couldn't write a christmas hit, but the rock misfit certainly proved him

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report. >> thank you, erin. now a terror attack in the uk linked to the conflict in gaza is likely only a matter of time. security sources have told gb news exclusively. it comes as counter—terror police warn the to public remain extra vigilant in the run up to christmas. scotland yard's head of counter—terror policing says there is no specific intelligence of any planned attacks, but calls to the anti—terror hotline have risen by an astonishing 700% since the conflict in the middle east began on the 7th of october. gb news homeland security editor mark white reports was given access to counter—terrorism patrols in central . london on patrols in central. london on patrols in central. london on patrol with a counter—terror team in central london. >> these officers are from operation servator , a mix of operation servator, a mix of uniformed and covert plainclothes teams . plainclothes teams. >> we've got a lot of plainclothes officers working the area, so just keep people

safe. on the up safe. on the build up to christmas. you see anyone christmas. so if you see anyone staring at you and as well as engaging public, these engaging with the public, these patrols lookout for patrols are on the lookout for anything . anything suspicious. >> anything of the >> is anything out of the ordinary ? see, especially over ordinary? see, especially over the busy festive period , george the busy festive period, george gather at christmas . gather at christmas. >> both our families, we go shopping . we visit events like shopping. we visit events like winter wonderland . we got busy. winter wonderland. we got busy. one of the busiest shopping streets in europe behind us obviously draws a lot of people in. and we ask members of the pubuc in. and we ask members of the public as they're shopping in these areas, enjoying themselves as should be, remain as they should be, they remain vigilant well. vigilant as well. >> there is understandable concern that the war in gaza could be the catalyst for terror attacks here in the uk . in attacks here in the uk. in recent weeks , the alert levels recent weeks, the alert levels in france and belgium have been raised after a separate terror attacks in those countries . attacks in those countries. these british transport police officers have also increased their counter—terror patrols in their counter—terror patrols in the run up to christmas . this the run up to christmas. this although the uk terror threat

level has not yet been raised. counter—terror police have seen a 700% increase in calls to the anti—terror hotline since the start of the israeli hamas conflict. we've seen in the past events overseas often can lead to radicalisation of individuals here, and we're very alive to that. >> and we've seen an increase in prevent referrals and we've seen a particular increase in the amount of extreme amount of online extreme material referred to us. we're now over 2500 reports from the pubuc now over 2500 reports from the public to the counter terrorism internet referral unit. over 500 of those require more investigation to understand whether there's been a hate crime or a terrorism act offence committed . by the festive period committed. by the festive period not only has added symbolism in the twisted logic of terrorists , the twisted logic of terrorists, it is also a time when people are much more likely to gather in larger crowds , attending in larger crowds, attending special events or christmas shopping . and lone wolf attacks,

shopping. and lone wolf attacks, or those of lower sophistication can be just as deadly and require little in the way of planning . planning. >> well, sadly, it may only be a matter of time before we have a terrorist incident within the uk . we've seen them across europe . . we've seen them across europe. and of course, with the tensions in the middle east, that's something that really could cause problems within the uk as well. people are getting radicalised, there's no doubt about that. the police have been informed that people are becoming radicalised and they don't order don't need training in order to get into a car or use a knife. so it's a real concern for policing across the uk. >> police security >> the police and security services are closely monitoring known extremists, but whether they're known or unknown , the they're known or unknown, the longer the war in gaza rumbles on, the greater the risk that the radicalised turn to violence. mark white gb news one of the excellent report there from mark white, who now joins me in the studio. >> mark, superb work. there's

been a lot precedent for been a lot of precedent for attacks christmas time, attacks at christmas time, berlin, strasbourg 2018, berlin, 2016, strasbourg 2018, vienna 2019. what is it especially about christmas that seems to give such an opportunity to these terrorists? >> well, indeed, i was in berlin in the aftermath of that terrorist attack that targeted within article dated lorry. the christmas market at in berlin . christmas market at in berlin. and the fact is it's symbolic because it is a key very important christian holiday. because it is a key very important christian holiday . and important christian holiday. and that's why as i said in that report, the twisted logic of the terrorists sees this as a particular clearly symbolic time to attack. and that's why they will go for the festive period . will go for the festive period. and also because remember , lots and also because remember, lots of people come together. they're out shopping en masse in city centres. they're attending ng festive events as as well over that period . so there are very

that period. so there are very large crowds together for at a time of year when it's perhaps not as prevalent , but at other not as prevalent, but at other times of the year. so there is that added risk. there as well. >> mark we saw a report earlier, we did at the top of the hour, 17,000 missing asylum seekers in the uk who've been denied access. we don't know who these people are. we don't know how they got here. we don't know what their backgrounds are. this surely must exacerbate the issue i >> -- >> well, there's no doubt it's a worry of the police and security services are being concerned for some time about how difficult it is to get a handle on who someone is that comes across the engush someone is that comes across the english channel so that on the instruction of the people smugglers will throw away their passports and other identifying documents will often invent a back story to try to strengthen the case for their asylum claim and often , yes, these people and often, yes, these people will go missing. and often, yes, these people will go missing . so no one knows

will go missing. so no one knows if these people pose a threat or not. and for those who suggest that you're just demonising, demonising asylum seekers and there is no real risk there, well, there have been multiple cases of terrible crimes that have been committed by asylum seekers, including acts of terrorism in the liverpool, failed suicide bombing at the maternity hospital. there was carried out by a failed asylum seeker . the attack on a group of seeker. the attack on a group of men in a park in redding a few years back , again carried out by years back, again carried out by a field asylum seeker. so it shows that there is a risk there and the more difficult it is for the authorities to identify who these people are , then the more these people are, then the more concerning that risk is. >> and mark, this year, of course, we have the israel palestine war and of course britain's position of broadly supporting israel must be a factor too . factor too. >> yeah, there is absolutely no doubt that there's heightened

risk now because of this conflict. we only need to think back to other conflicts the iraq war, afghanistan , the rise of war, afghanistan, the rise of isis to see that this can often be a catalyst for terrorist attacks in europe, in the uk , in attacks in europe, in the uk, in america, wherever . so real america, wherever. so real concern that there is the potential, especially when people who have been radicalised their extreme anyway and their outlook get triggered by images that they see coming out of gaza and then they can act, you know, enact that in a violent way. >> okay, mark, thank you. excellent report. sobering stuff. thanks for joining excellent report. sobering stuff. thanks forjoining us on stuff. thanks for joining us on the show . now, the former the show. now, the former chancellor, alistair darling, has died at the age of 70. has sadly died at the age of 70. our economics and business editor liam halligan knew him very well and he will pay tribute to him shortly. i'm martin daubney on gb news. this is britain's news channel

me, michael portillo gb news britain's news. channel >> welcome back. it's 346 you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news now 4:00. i'll have more on that extraordinary renovation that more than 17,000 migrants have who have withdrawn their asylum claims of simply gone missing . claims of simply gone missing. but before that, tributes have been pouring in for the former labour chancellor, alistair darling, who has sadly died aged 70. darling was chancellor dunng 70. darling was chancellor during the global financial crisis . sir during the global financial crisis. sir keir starmer said

darling lived the life devoted to public service . a spokesman to public service. a spokesman for his family said darling died after spending time in hospital while being treated for cancer. well, i'm joined now by liam halligan in the studio . halligan in the studio. unflappable, prudent and sober , unflappable, prudent and sober, an excellent member of the labour government that changed britain. but you knew him. you had time with him . what are your had time with him. what are your recollections of alistair? >> i first met alistair darling in the mid 1990s. i was a young political correspondent for the financial and my job was financial times and my job was to get know the labour front to get to know the labour front bench, that bench, the government that was clearly coming to know clearly coming and i got to know alistair darling well. always alistair darling well. i always found interested and found him very interested and very he started life as very open. he started life as a sort of student, marxist, his political formation, he held those views into his adulthood , those views into his adulthood, but he was part of that group of new labour frontbenchers, people like gordon brown, tony blair, of course, jack straw , robin of course, jack straw, robin cook, mo mowlam, clare short. these were people who were of the left instinctively and

perhaps with the exception of blair. but they realise, following blair's example , that following blair's example, that if they were going to break this tory stranglehold on power and mrs. thatcher had bestrode the nation, bestrode the from nation, bestrode the world from the late 1970s, that they were going to have to become more moderate. they understood instinctively to their fingertips uk elections are fingertips that uk elections are won the centre . a radical won in the centre. a radical left wing parties do not win elections in this country. new labour knew that alistair darling knew that and as he entered government he became known quickly as a safe known quite quickly as a safe pair of hands , a competent pair of hands, a competent technocratic politician who could be relied upon to make reasonable and moderate decisions. >> and i believe there have been tributes from jeremy hunt and rachel reeves. >> yeah, very , very interesting. >> yeah, very, very interesting. so alistair darling , he was our so alistair darling, he was our chancellor at the time of the global financial crisis. as i said earlier, when i was talking to two tom and emily, he was the one key senior figure who could who could move between the huge , who could move between the huge, great smouldering egos of blair

and brown, between the blairite camp, the brownite camp. that schism really defined and new laboun schism really defined and new labour. but he was trusted by both sides, which was a testament to his skill . rachel testament to his skill. rachel reeves today, of course, the shadow chancellor, she has given in a statement quite quickly after alistair darling's, i must say, unexpected death, relatively young. at 70 years old, alistair was one of the great public servants who has left an enduring legacy on our country, says the current shadow chancellor. as chancellor he showed extraordinary leadership chancellor. as chancellor he shovhelped'aordinary leadership chancellor. as chancellor he shov helped stewardy leadership chancellor. as chancellor he shov helped steward ouradership chancellor. as chancellor he shov helped steward our economy and helped steward our economy dunng and helped steward our economy during financial during the global financial crisis. i'll his advice. crisis. i'll miss his advice. his counsel. more than anything. i'll friendship, his i'll miss his friendship, his kindness humour kindness and decency, his humour and warmth. my thoughts are with maggie families today maggie and their families today as grieve their great loss. as they grieve their great loss. well, i can pay personal testimony. alistair darling, he came across on television. maybe as a bit straight, a bit robotic in private company. he loved a ripe old joke. he loved he loved gossip. he loved to talk about all manner of subjects . and it's all manner of subjects. and it's interesting that today, jeremy hunt started today by putting

out a statement saying that labour's plans don't add up. labour's plans don't add up. labour are being dishonest in government and yet now , now the government and yet now, now the chancellor had to make this chancellor has had to make this statement feels should statement or he feels he should about a former labour chancellor. so this is jeremy hunt. obviously tory chancellor. a sad day. i want to pay particular tribute to one of my predecessors, alistair darling. his political opposite of course. he is of the great course. he is one of the great chancellors. doing chancellors. remember for doing the for country the right thing for the country at a time of extraordinary turmoil. my deepest sympathies to his family. so there you have it . alistair darling was it. alistair darling was a politician to his fingertips. i'm sorry about his death. i liked him personally as a you know, as a journalist . i thought know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy . know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy. but know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy . but even he was a decent guy. but even the timing of his death, his deeply political all this is actually it may sound offensive, but this is good timing for labourin but this is good timing for labour in a sense that a sad passing of any anyone is sad , passing of any anyone is sad, but it shows and we're talking about it now that labour governments can be moderate,

they can be decent and do the right thing . they can be known right thing. they can be known for firm grown up economic stewardship. that's a message that keir starmer and rachel reeves will be very happy. martin the likes of us are talking about are excellent. >> so thank you very much for that warm tribute. liam halligan to alistair darling, who sadly died aged 70. now moving on, new yellow weather warnings for snow andice yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued and extended across the uk and there are warnings this could lead to hazardous conditions on roads across the country . and we speak across the country. and we speak now with a legendary weatherman, john kettley. john, it's always a pleasure. i grew up with you and every time we you, it and every time we see you, it bnngs and every time we see you, it brings a smile to my face. brings a warm smile to my face. even on a cold day. so how bad is going and where is it going to get and where it's going to get hammered the worst we. >> interesting. >> well, it's interesting. >> well, it's interesting. >> martin, all of >> thank you, for martin, all of that, by the way. >> thank you, for martin, all of tha i'm! the way. >> thank you, for martin, all of tha i'm glad way. >> thank you, for martin, all of tha i'm glad you got my script. >> i'm glad you got my script. >> i'm glad you got my script. >> but yeah , some more wintry >> but yeah, some more wintry showers are feeding in across eastern both eastern counties of both scotland and england today, and they'll into tonight as they'll continue into tonight as well. it's going be very well. so it's going to be very

icy there. obviously, temperatures barely temperatures have barely been above places above freezing in many places today , just about seven degrees today, just about seven degrees in the western isles where the showers of rain as showers will be more of rain as we into tomorrow. we go into tomorrow. >> it's been interesting down in the south where there's been some and some pretty heavy rain and strong across the strong winds down across the engush strong winds down across the english channel and the channel islands that rain has islands. that heavier rain has been pushing that little bit further southern england further into southern england through the day. >> it's brought some snow >> and it's brought some snow onto higher moors, in onto the higher moors, in particular of devon and cornwall, higher ground, cornwall, some higher ground, salisbury , a salisbury plain, for example, a dusting snow to mainly south dusting of snow to mainly south of the m4 m3, that sort of area, m3 really , and across the a303 m3 really, and across the a303 and to down the a30. >> so it's been in the extreme south where you've seen some snow today and some schools have had problems down in the west country. >> and problem is there of >> and the problem is there of course that rain sleet course is that rain and sleet and away tonight. and snow moves away tonight. >> bring some >> it is going to bring some clearing skies and much icier conditions for tomorrow morning . conditions for tomorrow morning. so as though friday so it does look as though friday morning be particularly morning will be particularly icy, only across these icy, not only across these eastern coastal counties where you've well, you've had the showers as well, but much of the but also across much of the south inland where we've had

south and inland where we've had plenty of sunshine today. >> well, clear skies also mean a fairly hard frost and some patches of freezing fog. in fact, there could more a fact, there could be more than a few patches as we go through friday morning and again into the weekend there's the weekend as well. so there's plenty but plenty of hazards around. but let's ourselves, let's just remind ourselves, we're into december now . we're almost into december now. it is winter and we can expect some weather from time to some cold weather from time to time. martin well, i about time. martin well, i was about to john, were lad to say, john, when i were a lad and were weather and when you were the weather man, worried if we man, we were worried if we weren't our necks in snow. weren't up to our necks in snow. >> but these we seem >> but yet these days, we seem to get quite panicked by it. but all becoming more all these things becoming more commonplace this commonplace, or is this just we're reporting it more , we're just reporting on it more, i think. >> snow and ice is becoming less common than it ever used to be. i mean, you're probably talking about being in nottingham in the 80s was there and 80s when i was working there and we an awful lot of snow in we had an awful lot of snow in that particular time , late 70s that particular time, late 70s into 80s it was a very snowy into the 80s it was a very snowy decade. that was a period of, well, we call it climate well, should we call it climate change, but in the opposite direction. a colder direction. that was a colder snap then it's got little snap and then it's got a little bit milder so all

bit milder since then. so all the been pushed the seasons have been pushed back and we don't generally, apart from 2010 and nine, which were exceptions, we did get some snow in december. then but generally speaking, the seasons are back that are being pushed back that little so don't little bit more. so we don't normally snow now of any normally get snow now of any distinction until the new year and my mantra always has been that we're more likely to get snow at easter than we are on christmas day, for example. and i once again, it's showing i think once again, it's showing up this year, although got i think once again, it's showing up �*cold'ear, although got i think once again, it's showing up �*cold weather ough got i think once again, it's showing up �*cold weather atgh got i think once again, it's showing up �*cold weather at the got i think once again, it's showing up �*cold weather at the moment, the cold weather at the moment, it turn mild, it is soon going to turn mild, wet windy and we'll soon get wet and windy and we'll soon get fed that . and it may well fed up of that. and it may well go through towards go all the way through towards the christmas period. >> okay, john kelly, always >> okay, john kelly, it's always a from you. a pleasure to hear from you. thank you very much for joining a pleasure to hear from you. thyand/ou very much forjoining a pleasure to hear from you. thyand bringingmuch forjoining a pleasure to hear from you. thyand bringing auch forjoining a pleasure to hear from you. thyand bringing a warmrjoining a pleasure to hear from you. thyand bringing a warm smile|g a pleasure to hear from you. thyand bringing a warm smile to us and bringing a warm smile to my we've just heard my face. so we've just heard from john kelly, and now it's time full weather forecast. >> but a brighter outlook with boxed weather boxed solar sponsor of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello again. good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. i'll be staying dry for

the rest of the day and overnight for many of us and it's going be cold it's going to be another cold night some snow and sleet night with some snow and sleet persisting across northern areas. in the south, the areas. but in the south, the snow sleet we've seen as snow and sleet we've seen as a result weather front result of this weather front bumping cold air will bumping into the cold air will start diminish as that front start to diminish as that front sinks southwards throughout tonight. there is still a continued risk of ice. however across these southern areas. so you could see some ice across parts of devon and cornwall, as well as the northeast, where we see snow and sleet showers still moving off north as moving in off the north sea as well of northern north, well as parts of northern north, northern ireland. it'll be another cold one rurally down as low as minus eight, possibly in parts of scotland and widely below zero in all towns and cities . it'll also be some cities. it'll also be some freezing fog patches to start tomorrow morning. and those could be quite slow to clear , could be quite slow to clear, particularly for central and southeastern areas. so potentially a bit of a murkier start out across these areas. but elsewhere, another dry and bright day for many a bit more sunshine around in the southwest after the wet day today and temperatures here rising a

little to towards five degrees. but elsewhere, still a very cold day on saturday will be a very cold place to start. the day we'll start to see showers moving in from the west this time potentially bringing some snow and sleet to the high ground of the midlands. and then on sunday turning slightly milder and we'll see a bit of rain on monday by looks like things are heating up. >> boxed boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news now the weather on. gb news now the latest crazy development on the migrant crisis. >> one of the home offices top officials has admitted that more than 17,000 people who have been seeking asylum across the uk have simply gone missing in the last year. and i'll be asking how on earth did that happen? an and should heads roll now? i'm martin daubney on gb news and this is britain's news

well . good afternoon . 4:00. well. good afternoon. 4:00. welcome to the show. i'm martin daubney . this is gb news. i'm daubney. this is gb news. i'm with you for the next two hours. got an action packed hour coming up, including our top story. have the lunatics taken over our asylum system? it would seem so. as home office top brass and they've simply lost track of over 17,000 failed asylum

seekers who could include criminals and perhaps even terrorists . how did criminals and perhaps even terrorists. how did this happen and should heads roll? next story kicked off again today at the covid inquiry. this time former shamed health secretary matt hancock gave evidence. he talked about a toxic culture at downing street and pointed the finger at dominic cummings. dominic cummings replied on twitter , saying that was twitter, saying that was outright lies. we'll have all the latest from pip tomson, who's been there all day next. cop 28, you know, the annual jamboree of is climate activists and politicians who jet to far flung places for a jolly. this time it's in dubai. yeah. you know, dubai , famed for its oil know, dubai, famed for its oil production , its gas production, production, its gas production, its high pollution. we're saying. is it time for cop 28 to bog off mate ? and finally, shane bog off mate? and finally, shane macgowan has passed away. the hard living irish folk pop star has passed away, be paying

tributes to a man who defined a generation and a particular. i'm a fan of it myself. that's all coming up in the next hour. i want to know your thoughts on this asylum story. it simply beggars belief to me that we can lose track of over 17,005 failed asylum seekers. they'll be disappearing into britain to do what in the black market into crime or worse . how can this crime or worse. how can this possibly happen ? and what can we possibly happen? and what can we do about it? that's all coming up in the next hour. but first, here's your news headlines with aaron armstrong . aaron armstrong. >> good afternoon to you. it's 4:02 here in the gb newsroom . 4:02 here in the gb newsroom. two more israeli hostages have been handed to the red cross in gaza. been handed to the red cross in gaza . israel says the women, gaza. israel says the women, a 21 year old french dual national and a 40 year old, have been handed over to the red cross and are on their way to israel. a

more captives held by hamas are expected to be released in the coming hours with the truce now into its seventh day. meanwhile, the state, the us secretary of state, antony has told the antony blinken, has told the israeli minister the israeli prime minister the temporary truce has produced results and the united states hopesit results and the united states hopes it will continue to. 16 hostages held in gaza were released last night on what was thought to be the final day of a two day extension. to the pause in fighting. but that was renewed for an extra day in the early hours of this morning . early hours of this morning. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, says israel's sworn to eradicate the terror group hamas after it claimed responsibility for a shooting that killed three people in jerusalem earlier . at people in jerusalem earlier. at least eight others were injured in the attack, which took place at a bus stop during rush hour outside entrance to the outside the entrance to the capital city. police say the two suspected attackers were neutralised on the spot by off duty officers . here in the neutralised on the spot by off duty officers. here in the uk. matt hancock told the covid inquiry the nation should have

gone into lockdown three weeks earlier than it did , and he said earlier than it did, and he said it would have meant fewer than a 10th of the number of people it would have meant fewer than a 10th ofhave number of people it would have meant fewer than a 10th ofhave diedier of people it would have meant fewer than a 10th ofhave died in of people it would have meant fewer than a 10th ofhave died in of ffirste would have died in the first wave. now, former health wave. now, the former health secretary giving secretary is currently giving evidence on the role of the department of health and social care, they were trying to care, saying they were trying to raise the alarm with whitehall since january 2020, he denied the absence of a plan ahead of the absence of a plan ahead of the pandemic, say, saying they weren't adequate. but there were plans in place . former prime plans in place. former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence next week . a world evidence next week. a world first online fraud charters being launched to tackle online scams. the home secretary gathered representatives from several leading tech companies, including facebook, tiktok, snapchat and youtube, to sign the pledge to tackle the issue. now, the charter will introduce a number of measures to better protect users, including verifying new advertisers and removing fraudulent content swiftly. james cleverly says it's the culmination of a huge amount of work with the world's biggest tech firms.

>> together, we are seeking to achieve what they want , which is achieve what they want, which is achieve what they want, which is a reduction of fraud on their platforms. what we want , which platforms. what we want, which is a reduction of fraud against british people. >> there is a mutual benefit here. >> that's why they're working with us. that's why they've engaged with anthony brown and the british government and that's why we are holding this world first sign earning of a joint work to drive down online fraud . fraud. >> a former chancellor and veteran labour politician, alistair darling, has died at the age of 70. lord darling became a household name when gordon brown appointed him as chancellor. when brown took the keys to number 10 back in two thousand and seven. alistair darling around the treasury. throughout the global banking crisis and stayed in the post until brown lost the election until mr brown lost the election in 2010. gordon brown honoured his colleague, saying he was more than a seasoned politician . more than a seasoned politician. >> an i think we've also got to remember he was a great family man. his partnership with maggie

is that was quite a is something that was quite a wonderful thing to see. and of course he had huge pride, rightly so , in the achievements rightly so, in the achievements of his son, callum and his daughter anna. and my thoughts are with this family who are suffering very much today . suffering very much today. >> the musician and singer shane macgowan, best known as the front of the pogues, has front man of the pogues, has died the age of 65. rock died at the age of 65. rock legend elvis costello once bet the leader of the irish punk band that he couldn't write a christmas hit. well, shane macgowan proved him very wrong with classic fairytale of with the classic fairytale of new york. he'd been receiving care in hospital for an infection, but was discharged last week and died peacefully with his wife by his side and rmt members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long running dispute over pay and conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and job security guarantees like no compulsory redundancies until the end of next year. it means rmt members

will no longer be involved in industrial action until at least the spring of next year. industrial action until at least the spring of next year . train the spring of next year. train drivers represented by the aslef union, though, are still set to strike. the general secretary of the rmt, mick lynch, has said this campaign shows sustained strike action and unity gets results . we're live across the results. we're live across the uk, on tv, on digital radio. if you want us on your smart speaken you want us on your smart speaker, you can say play gb news. now back to . martin news. now back to. martin >> thank you, aaron. now we start with the latest scandalous development in the migrant crisis. one of the home office's top officials has admitted that more than 71,000 former asylum seekers have simply gone missing in the last year. sir simon ridley made the revelation after being questioned by tory mp tim loughton . loughton. >> it's strange that conveniently , only when faced conveniently, only when faced with a very stiff target, there has been a three fold increase

for undetermined reasons. has been a three fold increase for undetermined reasons . people for undetermined reasons. people magically not going forward with their claims. magically not going forward with their claims . and where are their claims. and where are those people ? those people? >> so i in most cases i don't i don't i don't know where those people are. >> we have no records of that 307% increase. >> the 17,316 claims withdrawn in the last year. you haven't a clue where those people now are. so >> so these are people who have who have made a claim who we have sought to invite to interviews or we have sent out questionnaires who have not responded and the point at which they they they are not engaging with the system that leads to a decision . decision. >> we have withdrawn their claim i >> -- >> we -_ >> we don't take them off the list, but they haven't gone home. >> they haven't gone home. >> they haven't gone home. >> i don't know . >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> we don't know. so you have no idea where those 16 17,316 people are ? i don't think we people are? i don't think we know where all those people are.

no, you have no idea. thank you very much. >> just beggars belief, doesn't it? a little early today, it? well, a little early today, icaught it? well, a little early today, i caught up with our political edhon i caught up with our political editor, christopher for editor, christopher hope, for his back in the 2000 when the >> i'm back in the 2000 when the issue of foreign national prisoners released prisoners being released from jail and no one knew where they were brought down a home were that brought down a home secretary at time in this secretary at the time in this situation, a backlog log situation, there's a backlog log of 122,000 asylum claims . now, of 122,000 asylum claims. now, what they're trying to do is clear that backlog of those those who were older than june 2022, very in short order. but it looks like what the mps are saying is that that the home office doesn't really care that much about what happened, where they go, what happened to them. 17,316 asylum applicants withdrew from the process . the withdrew from the process. the home office doesn't know where they are. they may have left the country. they could apply use a different route to try and stay in the uk . they don't know where in the uk. they don't know where they are. they've gone off the radar and that is part of the problem i think the home problem i think with the home office in the way it treats these backlogs of people

office in the way it treats these tryingacklogs of people office in the way it treats these tryingackprocess.)eople they're trying to process. forget rwanda, that's whole forget rwanda, that's a whole different whole different issue, a whole different issue, a whole different forget the different ball game. forget the big arrivals, big numbers of net arrivals, 744,000 more people arrived here last year than left this is this is the nuts and bolts of the home office, not doing its job properly, not keeping track of where people are going when they're when they withdraw from they're when they withdraw from the process. and now we don't know where are. there could know where they are. there could be this country or be anywhere in this country or they it does they could have left. it does seem rank of incompetence. seem it is rank of incompetence. you amazement in tim you heard the amazement in tim lawton's voice there. tim lawton is tory the home is the ranking tory on the home affairs committee . he affairs select committee. he can't what's happened can't believe what's happened here. it's on repeat with this department. it heads very rarely roll in in the civil service, certainly in the home office, occasionally ministerial heads roll don't know. we saw amber rudd resign over the windrush affair. we saw previous labour home secretary resign over issues of foreign national prisoners and issues to do with immigration. then it's unlikely to happen. it is difficult. you

know, there are lawyers, of course , go through a process. course, go through a process. the protest seems quite unwieldy, quite quite takes a long time to track. why is it you can withdraw from a process and then almost disappear ? why and then almost disappear? why isn't the home office keeping track of that individual, whether it be through national insurance number or through some or through their part where their passport, their monitoring, so monitoring, their passport so they they've left the they know if they've left the country is it not duty of care country is it not a duty of care there? these questions, there? these are all questions, i gb news viewers could i think gb news viewers could rightly ask of the home office. and there appears to be no and yet there appears to be no real answer they're real answer on what they're doing control the system. i'm doing to control the system. i'm not labour would much not sure labour would do much better, be a new better, but it may be a new broom improve it . broom can improve it. >> how do even begin to get >> how do you even begin to get your head around this story? i'm struggling just be filled your head around this story? i'm strugbemused just be filled your head around this story? i'm strugbemused andjst be filled your head around this story? i'm strugbemused and anger. filled your head around this story? i'm strugbemused and anger. well, with bemused and anger. well, join me now is anthony glees, a security and intelligence professor at the university of buckingham. thank you for joining me on the show. anthony . joining me on the show. anthony. 17,000 failed asylum seekers . 17,000 failed asylum seekers. not 1700, not 17, although that

would be bad enough. 17,000 people simply disappeared into britain . we have no idea who britain. we have no idea who these people are, no doubt where they came from, what their criminal background is. and yet it seems there is absolutely no accountable party. can you try and help me make sense of this utter madness ? utter madness? >> well, i don't think one can make sense of madness . make sense of madness. >> i think it's logic only impossible. yes, i saw those videos yesterday and read what they were saying . it is they were saying. it is unbelievable that home office officials simply say they do not know where so many people are . know where so many people are. and we saw in those pictures there some of these people cover their faces as we don't know who they are when they get to britain , who they say they are, britain, who they say they are, when they get to britain and then they disappear there and people like myself who accept

that we have brexited. and one reason we brexit was to take control of our borders will not only be flabbergasted that we have taken, you know, what was it, 700,000 people, more than the tens of thousands we were promised . the tens of thousands we were promised. but we the tens of thousands we were promised . but we can't control promised. but we can't control those people actually on our shores. now it suggests to me that there is a massive shortage of labour to process people coming here. it should be done at once and if it can't be done at once and if it can't be done at once, it's silly to carry on pretending that we're controlling our borders and we don't know who these people are. i know the prime minister when he was in spain a few weeks ago, said, you know , we do want to said, you know, we do want to work together with other european countries in order to gain access to the real time intelligence . we need to know intelligence. we need to know who these because all these people have come through other

european nations in order to get to britain and real time intelligence access would mean that when somebody says i'm an immigration officer or whoever can email me, check them against the records that the european union keeps of people who have entered its borders, it ought to be possible to deport people who are unlawfully here in a matter of hours instead said they're allowed free access to the country. and because they're not allowed to work , a decision that allowed to work, a decision that some people may find a bit curious, bearing in mind we need people to do work , they're not people to do work, they're not given a national insurance number, and without a national insurance number, you can't pick up any individual. and what's more, they don't pay tax either. so utterly shambolic. home office behaviour, which is inexplicable all except by as you say, madness. an anthony, as you say, madness. an anthony, as you say, madness. an anthony, as you say , they won't have an ni

number. >> they won't have a legal right to work , which they would have to work, which they would have had if they'd been granted asylum. but they've either voluntarily dropped out or have failed asylum qed. they cannot legally work. it doesn't take a rocket scientist or sherlock holmes to work out that will simply be fuelling the black economy . it will simply be economy. it will simply be fuelling criminality. they can't work legally. therefore they must be doing illegal things will be fuelling the black economy . economy. >> it will be fuelling the black economy. but it also raises a serious security threat in this country and we need to be sure that given the huge increase in the number of people who have been contacting the terrorist hotline in are up 700% since the war in gaza started , that war in gaza started, that they're not sleeping terrorists amongst these people who are coming here. so whichever way you look at it, i'm afraid the home office is failing in its duty. >> and, anthony, there's a huge

opportunity here for those who would wish us harm. they must be looking at this system and just scratching their heads and laughing at us because quite simply, anybody can rock up to our shores. they're often , as our shores. they're often, as mark white, our home and security editor, told us earlier, they throw their documents in the sea. they're schooled on what say, and schooled on what to say, and then they simply vanish into britain. you quite britain. and as you quite rightly we've seen rightly say, if we've seen a 700% increase in calls to the anti—terror hotline, it stands to reason that there's a clear opportunity to those who wish to cause the british nation harm . cause the british nation harm. >> i'm afraid the sound has gone down. >> okay. we're going to we're going to talk for a minute until we get the sound back up. my point is this if we're already facing a 700% boom in calls to the to the terror hotline of concern , citizens who don't know concern, citizens who don't know who their neighbours are, what's going on in their streets. they see suspicious stuff. they see hate crimes booming in the wake of the israeli hamas war. and now we find out 17,000 people

have simply disappeared into the aether, disappeared into the towns around britain. it could be a town near you . my point is, be a town near you. my point is, and johnny, you're back with us now. my point is, if we've seen a 700% boom in calls to the terror hotline and we've seen 17,000 people go missing, it stands to reason , anthony, you stands to reason, anthony, you could quite easily join those two dots and say there's a clear opportunity to here those overseas who wish to cause the british nation harm . british nation harm. >> absolutely. absolutely i mean, people like myself who believe you've got a perfect right to know who is entering the country will be deeply concerned. and people should remember that earlier this year, sir mark rowley talked about tens of thousands of people who were and i'm quoting him , were and i'm quoting him, waiting for a spark to set off their terrorist intentions . he their terrorist intentions. he didn't mean tens of thousands of

terrorists , but he meant amongst terrorists, but he meant amongst tens of thousands of people in this country . there will be some this country. there will be some waiting to be sparked by what goes on and over the summer, the then home secretary suella braverman, who must obviously take responsibility also for the masses , is not just for old masses, is not just for old james cleverly, who's having to front this. she said . there were front this. she said. there were 800 live investigations , so that 800 live investigations, so that was in july . 800 live investigations, so that was in july. now after the 800 live investigations, so that was in july . now after the 7th was in july. now after the 7th of october attack by hamas , a of october attack by hamas, a terrorist attack. and we see they're still behaving like terrorists , taking hostages and terrorists, taking hostages and an and generating dead , dead, an and generating dead, dead, dead bodies amongst the hostages who they should be keeping safe, i should add , we have seen this i should add, we have seen this exponential growth in the number of people calling the met's terrorist hotline . why? because terrorist hotline. why? because they're radicalised by the appalling pictures. and of course , the pictures are course, the pictures are appalling. coming in from the

war on gaza . and there will be war on gaza. and there will be some people who will be sparked to use sir mark rowley's words here and some of those sparks could come from people entering this country at will. and i just you know, i know there are so many other scandals going on at the moment, but the primary duty of any government, primary duty of any government, primary duty of any government, primary duty of any prime minister is to keep his people safe. his focus should be on that. and if mr cleverly feels that he cannot control the home office, then something really drastic needs to be done for example, split up. but the shambolic performance that we've we've we've seen is indeed an open invitation to anybody who wants to come to the united kingdom that they stand an extremely good chance not just of coming, but then drifting into the unlawful black economy and indeed into the unlawful world of terrorism and extremism and

jihadism . we should not be jihadism. we should not be putting up with this. >> okay, anthony glees, thank you for impassioned monologue there. thank you. security and intelligence professor at the university of buckingham. we'll have lots more on that story at 5:00 and there's plenty of coverage on our website. gb news dot com. you've helped to make it the fastest growing national news country . news website in the country. thanks to all of you. well let's get more on this afternoon's big breaking news that's breaking news now. and that's the long dispute between breaking news now. and that's the biggest dispute between breaking news now. and that's the biggest rail dispute between breaking news now. and that's the biggest rail workersa between breaking news now. and that's the biggest rail workers union een the biggest rail workers union and the government. is over. members of the rmt have voted overwhelming to accept a deal positive step forward for the railway . railway. >> today, the secretary of state and i facilitated a fair and reasonable pay offer which has been put forward by the rmt leadership and we're delighted that 90% of those who voted have voted in favour. >> so it's an overwhelming acceptance. it's a fair deal for the taxpayer and railway the taxpayer and for railway workers who will get their pay rise in time for christmas and it just shows that if these pay

offers are put to members, then they tend to accepted. offers are put to members, then the so tend to accepted. offers are put to members, then the so we'dj to accepted. offers are put to members, then the so we'd urge accepted. offers are put to members, then the so we'd urge aslef:epted. offers are put to members, then the so we'd urge aslef ,epted. offers are put to members, then the so we'd urge aslef , thei offers are put to members, then the so we'd urge aslef , the train >> so we'd urge aslef, the train drivers to exactly the drivers union, to do exactly the same thing on a very similar deal >> this agreement takes down the national industrial action for the rmt. >> so that's the end of the national >> so that's the end of the nat itnal >> so that's the end of the nat it now starts the process for >> it now starts the process for reform . are those discussions reform. are those discussions will now take place . and then if will now take place. and then if they're successful, it leads to a second of a pay rise . and a second part of a pay rise. and we very much hope that will be the again very fair the case. again very fair towards the taxpayer because it gets that for gets the reform that pays for the rise fair for the the pay rise fair for the railway who receive railway workers who receive their in time for their pay rise in time for christmas well, message to christmas. well, my message to the leadership would be the aslef leadership would be that a very that they have a very similar offer leadership offer that the rmt leadership put to their members, and that deal was accepted by 90% all deal was accepted by 90% of all of members who voted. so of those members who voted. so it demonstrates, as a number of other pay deals have demonstrated , that where demonstrated, that where the offer membership, offer is put to membership, their membership accepts. >> asking to do >> so we're asking aslef to do is to that offer to their members. >> it will increase salaries from £60,000 on average to £65,000 on average for the same four day, 35 hour working week .

four day, 35 hour working week. >> we believe that's a fair offer and we'd like to see that put to aslef members and that takes the very last strike down. >> a. >> a. >> mick, the grinch lynch cannot steal this christmas . okay. it's steal this christmas. okay. it's been a big day at the covid inquiry. former health secretary matt hancock has the matt hancock has said the uk should locked down three should have locked down three weeks earlier, claiming it would have saved so many lives . weeks earlier, claiming it would have saved so many lives. i'm martin daubney on gb news and this news channel

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six till 930. >> welcome back. it's 425. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news. now, later this hour, as rishi sunak prepares to fly to dubai. yes dubai for cop 28. i'll ask if it's a complete and utter waste of time and money and find out how nigel farage got on in his latest jungle trial . it latest jungle trial. it certainly wasn't pretty, but before that, it's been another big day at the covid inquiry. former health secretary matt hancock this time has been giving evidence he said the uk should have locked down three weeks earlier because he says it would have saved so many lives. well, let's speak now to gb news presenter pip tomson, who's been outside the covid inquiry and listening intently all day. pip good afternoon to you. it's fair to say it got a bit lively today. can you bring us up to speed, please ? speed, please? >> good afternoon, martin well, i can tell you that in the last

few minutes, the former health secretary has admitted to the inquiry that a protective ring was not put around care homes. now, let's just remind ourselves at a press conference back in may 2020, he said that a protective ring was being put around care homes right from the start. that the government had been clear that it was a horrible virus affecting older people most. and they tried to throw a protective ring around the care homes. now, he was asked by lead counsel to the inquiry, hugo keith, do you acknowledge that trying to throw acknowledge that trying to throw a protective ring and the words right from the start was open to interpretation when it gives the impression that there was an impermeable barrier within the care sector ? matt hancock said i care sector? matt hancock said i understand why people feel strongly about this. i was trying to summarise that , but i

trying to summarise that, but i had taken action by, for example, putting over £3 billion into the care sector . but then into the care sector. but then hugo keith told matt hancock about what jonathan van tam's definition was of protective ring. now jonathan van—tam, the former deputy chief medical officer, he gave evidence to the inquiry recently and he said then, my view is a ring is a circle without out a break in it . and matt hancock says it is quite clear from the evidence that jonathan van tam is right. so that is matt hancock today telling the inquiry and admitting that a protective ring was not put around care homes. it's been quite a day. earlier this afternoon we heard about lockdown and the timing of lockdown and the timing of lockdown and the timing of lockdown and matt hancock told the inquiry that the uk should have locked down on march the second three weeks earlier. he

said it would have saved many, many lives . and he did stress many lives. and he did stress that he was speaking with the benefit of hindsight. people as we know, were ordered by the prime minister to stay at home on monday, march the 23rd. let's just have a listen to this clip, if i may say. >> so with hindsight, if i may say. >> so with hindsight , italy >> so with hindsight, italy having locked down initially locally in lombardy on the 21st of january and then nationally locked down around also the 28th of february, if at that moment, having seen the sage assumptions which they didn't properly, fully adopt, which is as soon as you know, you've got to lock down, you lock down as soon as possible, then we would have got the lockdown done over that weekend on the 2nd of march, weekend in on the 2nd of march, three earlier than before. three weeks earlier than before. there's a doubling rate at this point, estimated every 3 to 4 days. we would have been six doubungs days. we would have been six doublings ahead of where we were, means that fewer were, which means that fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died . and also

people would have died. and also there have been key witnesses in this inquiry so far who have accused matt hancock of lying dunng accused matt hancock of lying during the pandemic. >> matt hancock says there is no evidence for that. what so ever. he says there was a great deal of hard work on our side and a toxic culture that we had to work with which seemed to want to find people to blame and who does he blame for that toxic culture? he blames? dominic cummings . he culture? he blames? dominic cummings. he blames him very clearly and said that dominic cummings had a huge amount of power , that power that sajid power, that power that sajid javid also talked about when he gave evidence yesterday . in gave evidence yesterday. in fact, matt hancock referred to dominic cummings as a malign actor and he said there was a culture of fear which was created by cummings behaviour. so quite a dramatic day. martin here at the covid inquiry, matt hancock continues to give evidence tomorrow and then next week it is the turn of former prime minister boris johnson on

pip tomson >> an excellent summary and quite a revelation there. quite a revelation in matt hancock. then health secretary, admitting publicly he did not put a protective ring around care homes. one of the most controversial aspects of the entire covid period . and a lot entire covid period. and a lot of people out there are going to be rightly furious to learn that surely it was the nation's duty to protect the most vulnerable at that time. and it appears the health secretary didn't do that. wow. okay there's lots more still to come between now and 5:00. we'll have a look back at the career of the great shane macgowan, the man who sang one of the most famous christmas songs all after he sadly songs of all time after he sadly died at the age of 65. but first, here's your latest news headunes first, here's your latest news headlines with aaron ofsted . headlines with aaron ofsted. >> it's 431. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. two more israeli hostages have been handed to the red cross in gaza .

handed to the red cross in gaza. israel says the women, a 21 year old french dual national and a 40 year old, have been freed from captivity . now more from captivity. now more hostages held by hamas are expected to be released in the coming hours. with the truce now into its seventh day. and meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has told the minister the the israeli prime minister the temporary truce has produced results and the united states hopesit results and the united states hopes it will continue . matt hopes it will continue. matt hancock says the united kingdom should have gone into lockdown three weeks earlier than it did . three weeks earlier than it did. the former health secretary told the covid inquiry this afternoon it would have meant fewer than a 10th of the number of people would died the first would have died in the first wave. he's been giving wave. now he's been giving evidence the role of the evidence on the role of the department health and social department of health and social care, they were trying to care, saying they were trying to raise with whitehall . raise the alarm with whitehall. since january 2020. he's denied the absence of a plan ahead of the absence of a plan ahead of the pandemic, saying they weren't adequate. but there were plans in place . former plans in place. former chancellor and veteran labour politician alistair darling has

died at the age of 70. he became a household name alongside gordon brown when he became chancellor after gordon brown took the keys to number 10 in two thousand and seven. alistair darling around the treasury throughout the global banking crisis remained in the post crisis and remained in the post until mr brown lost the election in 2010. a statement on behalf of his family says he died after a short spell in western general hospital under the wonderful care of the cancer team . rmt care of the cancer team. rmt members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long running dispute over pay and conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and a guarantee not to enforce compulsory redundancies in the till the end of next year . train drivers represented by the aslef , a union, though, are the aslef, a union, though, are still set to strike. the rmt general secretary, mick lynch , general secretary, mick lynch, says the campaign proves that sustained and strike action and unity gets results . and the lead unity gets results. and the lead singer of the pogues , shane singer of the pogues, shane macgowan, has died at the age of 65. he'd been receiving care in

hospital after being diagnosed with encephalitis and was discharged last week . his best discharged last week. his best known hit was the 80s ballad fairytale of new york, performed alongside kirsty mccoll , which alongside kirsty mccoll, which has become one of the most endunng has become one of the most enduring christmas classics. the irishman was also infamous for well—documented problems with drugs and alcohol. his wife , drugs and alcohol. his wife, victoria, mary clarke, said shane will always be the love of my life , the most beautiful soul my life, the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel . and more on and beautiful angel. and more on all of our stories available on our website. i'll be back with more in just under half an hours more in just under half an hour's time . hour's time. >> and thank you, aaron. now, as we all shiver in freezing cold temperatures. king charles rishi sunak and david cameron are about to fly to dubai for a jolly in three separate private jets, all in the name of saving the planet. but first, we've got your weather. >> hello again. good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news

weather update from the met office. be staying dry for the rest of the day and overnight for many of us. and it's going to be another cold night with some and sleet persisting some snow and sleet persisting across but in across northern areas. but in the south, the snow and sleet we've as a result of this we've seen as a result of this weather bumping into the weather front bumping into the cold air will start to diminish as that front southwards as that front sinks southwards throughout . but there is throughout tonight. but there is still a continued risk of ice. however, across these southern areas . so you however, across these southern areas. so you could see some ice across of devon and across parts of devon and cornwall as well as the northeast , where snow and northeast, where we see snow and sleet moving in sleet showers still moving in off sea as well as off the north sea as well as parts of northern north, northern ireland. it'll be another cold one rurally down as low as minus eight, possibly in parts of scotland. and widely below zero in all towns and cities. there'll also be some freezing fog patches to start tomorrow morning. and those could be quite slow to clear, particularly for central and south eastern areas. so potentially a bit of a murkier start across these areas. but elsewhere, another dry and bright day for many. a bit more sunshine around in the southwest

after the wet day today. and temperatures here rising a little towards five degrees. but elsewhere , still a very cold day elsewhere, still a very cold day on saturday will be a very cold place to start. the day we'll start to see showers moving in from the west this time potentially bringing some snow and sleet to the high ground of the midlands. and then on sunday, turning slightly sunday, a turning slightly milder and we'll see a bit of rain on monday. but by. >> okay, now let's talk about cop 28, which started today in one of the biggest oil producing countries in the world. and indeed, the united arab emirates has already had to deny claims that it's using its status as a host nation to sell even more oil deals. you couldn't make it up. well, i'm joined now by john grant, who's a senior lecturer in sustainable construction and climate change and a good pal of the show and a great sport. john, a pleasure. so john, always a pleasure. so already there are allegations that the host nation, the uae , that the host nation, the uae, is using this to simply greenwash, its status as one of

the world's biggest producers of oil and gas. these things are window dressing and pointless, aren't they ? it feels that way. aren't they? it feels that way. >> i can't deny it really does feel that way . feel that way. >> i do . you know, i'm not going >> i do. you know, i'm not going to give up on the cop, even though every fibre of my being says i should . because says i should. because upsettingly i don't see any other options. what what am i left with? jumping on a road and slowing people's cars down? and that's probably not going to do anything either. this at least has some world leaders in it that maybe we could explain to them that the science says that we've got a chance, but it's a rapidly closing window . rapidly closing window. >> these lovers and these billionaires and these world leaders flying to an oil caphal leaders flying to an oil capital, it doesn't actually help the cause that you so passionately believe in at all. in fact , it damages it. it seems in fact, it damages it. it seems like they say one thing and yet do another .

do another. >> well, what is it, 28 years now? well 27, we haven't heard what they've said this year. they've promised to do something. it's odd, but you know, like i said, part of me agrees with you. um, i've i'm open to any option to make things better. we need a plan to help the most vulnerable who've been affected by climate change and a strategy to ease back on fossil fuels very rapidly without crashing our entire society . and that takes time. society. and that takes time. and it takes a lot of effort. it doesn't . it doesn't. we don't doesn't. it doesn't. we don't need oil states selling more oil and gas and claiming this is the way to some kind of sustainable future . i mean, our government future. i mean, our government said this the other day, didn't it, that , you know, we need to it, that, you know, we need to drill for more oil so that we can have a sustainable so we can have a meet our climate change goals? there's just this contradiction of terms which i'm

open to, to talk to anybody about this. but you're right. you know, people flying to somewhere like that, what good will it do unless they are really committed to putting those those key factors of trying to create a plan for the future. that's what this is , future. that's what this is, isn't it? i think . isn't it? i think. >> see, i knew john if we spoke long enough on gb news, we'd end up being in agreement. and here we are, we totally agree. we agree with each other on this. and is, you know, and that is, you know, you passionately in passionately believe in sustainable energy and renewable energy . a lot of people do. and energy. a lot of people do. and these guys , they're just taking these guys, they're just taking these guys, they're just taking the . the mickey. >> yeah. mean , they're so >> yeah. i mean, they're so powerful , though, you know , i'm powerful, though, you know, i'm sure you've said it. i know. i have. you follow the money. how do i push back and explain to people that the cost of not doing anything or terrifying , doing anything or terrifying, expanding our oil and gas consumption , which is what the consumption, which is what the current plan is , is actually

current plan is, is actually going to cost us more in the future. so you know, cold capitalist that you are surely you want to save money in the future and this is going to cost us more . we have the engineering us more. we have the engineering capacity here in the uk to make some serious money whilst we transition to a low carbon zero carbon future . but at the moment carbon future. but at the moment we've got the lack of just the lack of inspiration , the lack of lack of inspiration, the lack of vision that to see that there is another way of doing things other than john green, which is we have to leave it there, mate. >> we have to leave our thanks for joining us. i have to cut forjoining us. i have to cut you off. sorry. we're running out of time. thank you very much for joining us. the forjoining us. but the music world following world is in mourning following the macgowan, the the death of shane macgowan, the man the most man responsible for the most famous songs all man responsible for the most famotl'm songs all

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morning live from. ten >> welcome back. it's 444. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news. now at 5:00, we'll have more on that extraordinary revelation that more than 17,000 migrants who withdrawn their asylum claims or been refused them have simply gone missing . let's go to gone missing. let's go to downing street now and a bit of light relief for rishi sunak. he's about to turn on the lights on the christmas street at downing street, the christmas tree at downing street. there it is. that tree has come from a farm. it's come from a farm in dartford, and it's about to be switched on that tree actually won a national competition, believe it or not, of 150, 150 trees, it's from a farmer called stuart kirkup, who owns the company. and the company is dartmoor christmas trees . and dartmoor christmas trees. and it's the best christmas tree in britain . and it's about to be britain. and it's about to be turned on some rare festive

break for . turned on some rare festive break for. rishi we'll come back there when the lights go on. there's a brass band to play little tune and give some christmas cheer to rishi and lord knows at the moment they need it. but first, some sad news to bring you this afternoon. shane macgowan, who was responsible for the iconic christmas song fairytale of new york, has died at the age of 65. he'd been getting treatment in dubun he'd been getting treatment in dublin for an infection , but was dublin for an infection, but was discharged last week . charlie discharged last week. charlie peters has been looking back at shane macgowan's magnificent career . i shane macgowan's magnificent career. i love shane macgowan's magnificent career . i love you shane macgowan's magnificent career. i love you , baby . career. i love you, baby. >> as lead singer of the punk band the pogues , shane macgowan band the pogues, shane macgowan and his band mates were an influential force throughout the 1980s and 90s , with a career 1980s and 90s, with a career spanning several hit albums and singles. he's perhaps best remembered for the christmas classic and karaoke favourite fairytale of new york. the only way was suffering from poor

health in recent years , he was health in recent years, he was diagnosed with encephalitis in 2022 and spent several months in hospital at saint vincent's in dublin. his fans were always close to his heart. however with his wife, victoria giving regular updates via social media, old friends and fellow musicians also stopped by to visit, including irish singer imelda may , bound to imelda may, bound to a wheelchair. since 2015, he also received a full set of teeth implants after years of heavy drinking and drug taking took their toll almost as famous for his punk rock lifestyle as he was for his talents, shane macgowan helped change the face of popular music, blending traditional celtic influences with often politically charged lyrics feature . and i'm not lyrics feature. and i'm not dreaming . and despite his dreaming. and despite his rebellious streak, the pogues

will likely forever be associated with christmas. this yean associated with christmas. this year, more than ever. charlie peters gb news, whose real rest in peace shane macgowan. >> now let's get back to downing street and a bit of light relief for rishi sunak. he's talking against the new christmas tree there. >> all right, here we go. five, five, four, three, two, one. >> give us if we go back, just in time. and that's a magnificent tree. and as i said earlier , that's from the earlier, that's from the dartmoor christmas trees. it's a farm. and 150 trees. ladies and gentlemen, were put up for a vote. and this was hand picked as the best christmas tree in all of britain by 150 tree growers from farms across the entire country. it's an absolute peach of a tree. it's 18 foot six inches high. it's outside

the prime minister's office. it was transported to london on the 23rd of november. for the likes have just gone on. the farm owners. gentlemen called stuart kirkup , who said it just makes kirkup, who said it just makes you feel so proud. i think there are about 150 trees in the competition and this is the champion tree. the champion tree in britain, dartmoor, christmas trees, harvests , about 20,000 trees, harvests, about 20,000 trees, harvests, about 20,000 trees and charlie and no doubt quite a few people will be wanting to get one from there because this is not by royal approval, but by prime ministerial approval and how magnificent it looks. and it's long bit of christmas cheer for sunak who will be facing and hopefully not santa sack, but the actual sack . he's that's a the actual sack. he's that's a good little bit of festive cheer for him . but let's get back now for him. but let's get back now to that sad news that shane macgowan has died . and joining macgowan has died. and joining us now is music industry veteran nick stuart. nick, thanks for joining us. and sorry you had to hold on because of rishi's christmas tree . okay. nick's

christmas tree. okay. nick's going to join us in a minute. but look, let's just look back at shane macgowan . i used to at shane macgowan. i used to edit. i used to edit loaded magazine, and shane was one of the heroes of a generation of young men in particular, hard living. he had a hard living lifestyle and he basically spoke like this amazing working class poetry mixed with irish folk music and a bit of punk thrown in and a signature sound party sound. but actually when you look at some of his lyrics, shane's lyrics, they were incredibly potent , shane's lyrics, they were incredibly potent, incredibly emotional and romantic. so you may not think he came across as a romantic poet, but he certainly was in his own inimitable style . so he'd had a inimitable style. so he'd had a long illness , got friends who long illness, got friends who know him and, you know, he's been frail and not too well for quite a long time. it's fair to say . but he passed away say. but he passed away peacefully after an infection. he went to dublin hospital. he was discharged and everything

was discharged and everything was well . and his wife issued a was well. and his wife issued a statement. you will live in my heart forever. you meant the world to me, she said. shane macgowan's wife paid emotional tribute . he. he's 65. when he tribute. he. he's 65. when he died , and she said he's gone to died, and she said he's gone to be with jesus and mary and his beautiful mother . and the book a beautiful mother. and the book a dan beautiful mother. and the book a drink with shane macgowan, which was co—written by his wife victoria . mary clarke is victoria. mary clarke is a fantastic insight into his life and the first chapter in particular, i read it is handwritten by shane, and he admits that he was drinking scotch and not scotch, the irish whisky of course. and you can see as the chapter goes on, the handwriting deteriorates rapidly as he got under the influence. very typical of how he was. the book details of his childhood growing up around pubs and under the table as his father's friends drank whisky and he went on to form the pogues and they

reached global prominence massively , massively popular massively, massively popular with the irish immigrant community around the world. a lot of their songs champion those early days of the irish going to new york to work there to rebuild that nation, to build that nation, and particularly the irish community in new york. absolutely adore the pogues, absolutely adore shane macgowan . absolutely adore shane macgowan. and for my generation he became an unlikely poster boy with his signature teeth . but his signature teeth. but his lifestyle, his legacy was excellent . and now we can cut to excellent. and now we can cut to music industry. nick veteran nick stuart. nick, are you there? thanks for joining us. 65 years of age, it's fair to say you had a fairly hard living lifestyle. won't be the hugest surprise. perhaps but when you look at the canon, the body of work that shane macgowan and the pogues left behind, his work was characterised by often a romantic beauty about life in

working class ireland, which captured captured the hearts of a generation . a generation. >> yeah , well put. i mean, i met >> yeah, well put. i mean, i met shanein >> yeah, well put. i mean, i met shane in 1984. >> he was signed to stiff records by my mentor and great friend, dave robinson , who owns friend, dave robinson, who owns stiff records. the band in those days, of course, were called pogue mahone. i hope you'll allow me to say on this day what pogue mahone stood for, which was kiss my ass . was kiss my ass. >> um, and they recorded three great albums for stiff red roses for me, which would then followed up by rum sodomy and the lash. >> and the most extraordinary thing about that, shane, was that he went to westminster school . he was not a he not school. he was not a he not a natural bohemian , but he wrote natural bohemian, but he wrote about bookies and pubs and drugs and mental illness on london streets and dublin alleys. >> and he, he reinvented folk music in that post—punk era. and

the amazing thing was that with the amazing thing was that with the rest of the band and the music sounded like you knew it all. >> it was sort of gaelic remembered folk music , but it remembered folk music, but it was all a highly original stuff . was all a highly original stuff. and he wrote some really good material . material. >> okay, nick stuart, thank you very much for that brief summary .shane very much for that brief summary . shane macgowan will be sadly missed. thank you for talking to us about that. okay. well, later in the show, after matt hancock's claims that the covid inquiry speak to inquiry today i'll speak to a man his wife in the man who lost his wife in the pandemic now the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar . the sponsors of weather solar. the sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello again. good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office . i'll be staying dry for office. i'll be staying dry for the rest of the day and overnight for many of us and it's going be another cold it's going to be another cold night snow sleet night with some snow and sleet persisting areas persisting across northern areas . but in the south, the snow and sleet of sleet we've seen as a result of this weather bumping into

this weather front bumping into the air will start to the cold air will start to diminish as that front sinks southwards throughout tonight . southwards throughout tonight. there is still a continued risk of ice. however, across these southern areas. so you could see some ice across parts of devon and cornwall, as well as the northeast, where we see snow and sleet in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe north in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe north sea, in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe north sea, as in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe north sea, as well in northeast, where we see snow and sleythe north sea, as well as off the north sea, as well as parts of northern norway, northern ireland. it'll be another cold one rurally down as low as minus eight, possibly in parts of scotland and widely below zero in all towns and cities . it'll also be some cities. it'll also be some freezing fog patches to start tomorrow morning. and those lows could be quite slow to clear , could be quite slow to clear, particularly for central and southeastern areas. so potentially a bit of a murkier start out across these areas. but elsewhere, another dry and bright day for many a bit more sunshine around the southwest sunshine around in the southwest after the wet today and after the wet day today and temperatures here rising a little to towards five degrees. but elsewhere, still a very cold day on saturday will be a very cold place to start. the day we'll start to see showers

moving in from the west this time potentially bringing some snow and sleet to the high ground of the midlands. and then on sunday, a turning slightly milder and we'll see a bit of rain on monday. but by that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers , sponsors of weather on . boilers, sponsors of weather on. gb news now the latest crazy development on the migrant crisis. >> one of the home office's top officials has admitted that more than 70,000 people have been seeking asylum , have simply gone seeking asylum, have simply gone missing in the last year. these could be people of unknown origin who may have come here without any documentation , now without any documentation, now simply disappeared into britain. to do what? into going to black economy, criminality , or perhaps economy, criminality, or perhaps worse. we've seen today a 700% boom in calls the anti terror hotline. i'm martin daubney on gb news and this is britain's news channel

good afternoon. it's 5:00. welcome to gb news. i'm martin daubney keeping you company for the next hour. we've got a cracking hour coming up, including our top story. have the lunatics taken over our asylum system as the astonishing news leaks out that over 17,000 asylum seekers have simply gone missing into the uk. asylum seekers have simply gone missing into the uk . these are missing into the uk. these are individuals whose asylum claims were either refused or they

pulled out, gone nowhere to work in the black economy, to take part in criminality or , as we've part in criminality or, as we've seen today, with a 700% boom in calls to the anti terror hotline. could there reasons be more nefarious ? what can be more nefarious? what can be done? and should heads roll? that's our top story next. it's been another lively and revealing day at the covid inquiry in this past hour. revealing day at the covid inquiry in this past hour . matt inquiry in this past hour. matt hancock admitted he did not put a protective ring around british care homes. a bombshell revelation that would anger and outrage and upset many people who lost elderly relatives dunng who lost elderly relatives during the lockdown. we'll have the full update on that. and of course , 5:00 wouldn't be 5:00 course, 5:00 wouldn't be 5:00 without a little journey down unden without a little journey down under. we'll have all the juice from the jungle. another row with ella for nigel farage over racism and cultural appropriation , of course. and appropriation, of course. and nigel took part in a trial. appropriation, of course. and nigel took part in atrial. has nigel took part in a trial. has to be said. it wasn't his best

performance. all of that coming up in the next hour or. how do you lose 17,000 asylum seekers and not lose your job? why do the home office get away with such gross incompetence ? and such gross incompetence? and we're paying for all of this . we're paying for all of this. let me know what you think about that and that revelation from matt hancock that he didn't put a protective care protective ring around care homes and protect our most vulnerable people will come as a poke in the eye of stark revelation when i'm speaking to a relative who lost somebody who's lost a relative. sorry to covid. and let's see what they've got to say. all that coming up in the next hour. but first, here's your news headlines with aaron armstrong . armstrong. >> very good evening to you. it's 5:02. aaron armstrong here in the newsroom . two more in the newsroom. two more israeli hostages have been

released from gaza, israel says the two women, a 21 year old french dual national and a 40 year old, have been handed over to the red cross and are on their way to israel. more captives held by hamas are expected to be released in the coming hours with the truce into a seventh day. meanwhile the us secretary of state, antony blinken , has told israeli blinken, has told the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in fighting netanyahu the pause in fighting has produced results and the us hopesit has produced results and the us hopes it will continue . well, hopes it will continue. well, benjamin netanyahu, meanwhile, says israel will eradicate the hamas. hamas terror group after it claimed responsibility for a shooting that killed three people in jerusalem . at least people in jerusalem. at least eight other people were injured in the attack, which took place at a bus stop during rush hour just outside the entrance to the caphal just outside the entrance to the capital. police say the two suspected attackers were neutralised on the spot by off duty officers . here in the neutralised on the spot by off duty officers. here in the uk. matt hancock has told the covid inquiry the nation should have gone into lockdown three weeks earlier than it did . he also

earlier than it did. he also told inquiry the government told the inquiry the government at the time of the pandemic had at the time of the pandemic had a toxic culture and lacked empathy . the former health empathy. the former health secretary is giving evidence on the role of the department of health and social care . earlier, health and social care. earlier, he said that locking down earlier would have meant fewer people would have died had the doctrine that i propose, which is as soon as, you know, you've got to lock down, you lock down as soon as possible , then we as soon as possible, then we would the down would have got the lock down done that weekend in on the done over that weekend in on the 2nd of march, three weeks earlier before . earlier than before. >> there's doubling rate at >> there's a doubling rate at this estimated every 3 to this point estimated every 3 to 4 days. we would have been six doubungs 4 days. we would have been six doublings of where we doublings ahead of where we were, which means that fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died in the first wave. >> a world first online fraud charter is being launched to tackle digital scams. the home secretary has met representatives from several leading tech companies like facebook, tiktok , youtube and facebook, tiktok, youtube and snapchat to sign the pledge. it's aimed at tackling the

issue. the charter will introduce a number of measures to better protect users , to better protect users, including verifying new advertisers and removing fraudulent content swiftly. james cleverly says it's the culmination of a huge amount of work together where we are seeking to achieve what they want, which is a reduction of fraud on their platforms . fraud on their platforms. >> what we want, which is a reduction of fraud against british people. there is a mutual benefit here. that's why they're working with us. that's why they've engaged with anthony brown and the british government. and that's why we are holding this world first. so signing of a joint work to drive down online fraud. former chancellor alistair darling has died at the age of 70. >> lord darling served as a cabinet minister under tony blair and gordon brown for 13 years, becoming chancellor in two thousand and seven. he guided the treasury through the global financial crisis and remained in the post until mr brown lost the election in 2010. the former prime minister has

honoured his colleague, saying he was more than a seasoned politician and the current labour leader, sir keir starmer, said lord darling lived a life devoted to public service . devoted to public service. >> i think we've also got to remember he was a great family man. he his partnership with maggie is something that was quite wonderful thing to see. quite a wonderful thing to see. and of course he had huge pride, rightly so , in the achievements rightly so, in the achievements of his son, callum and his daughter anna, and my thoughts are with this family who are suffering very much today . suffering very much today. >> shane macgowan, the front man of the pogues, has died at the age of 65. the singer, best known for the 1987 hit fairytale of new york, was discharged from hospital last week, having been diagnosed with encephalitis. elvis costello once bet the irishman he couldn't write a christmas hit. well, macgowan promptly wrote and performed one of the most cherished festive songs. he died peacefully with his wife by his side at and rmt members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal

to end their long running dispute over pay and conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and a guarantee no compulsory redundancies will be made until the end of next year. train drivers represented by the aslef union, though, are still set to strike. mick lynch , the set to strike. mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt , general secretary of the rmt, says the campaign proves sustained strike action gets results . and as the cold snap results. and as the cold snap sets is and i'm sure you'll be aware of it some parts of the uk could see up to ten centimetres of snow overnight. it's already swept across south—west england, parts of yorkshire , the parts of yorkshire, the north—east and also scotland and more is expected to fall. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings across much of the country. temperatures are expected to drop well below freezing. they've also advised schools , road bus and rail schools, road bus and rail networks where they could be affected. the warnings are in place for parts of the country until 11:00 tomorrow morning .

until 11:00 tomorrow morning. well, this is gb news. we're on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker, too. that's it for the moment. now back to . martin >> thank you, aaron. now, in a moment , >> thank you, aaron. now, in a moment, we'll have all the latest on that migrant crisis. but in the last half an hour , but in the last half an hour, there's been a bit of light relief for rishi sunak. the prime turned on the prime minister turned on the lights of the christmas tree at downing let's cross downing street. let's cross there and speak to our there now and speak to our political editor, christopher hope. bh political editor, christopher hope. bit of hope. so, chris, a bit of welcome, festive cheer for the prime minister. >> that's right, martin. i'm wearing my special christmas hat for you for gb news viewers, it's so cold here in downing street. i thought i should put it on. yes, the pm rishi sunak just turned the christmas just turned on the christmas tree. it's very rare in tree. so it's very rare in government. you can push a button and everything works well. lights work, but well. the lights did work, but we're stalls in we're here amongst the stalls in downing where best downing street where the best of british display i'm british is on display here. i'm going now to going to walk over now to a cheese stall and bain, cheese stall and nick bain, you're from fine cheese you're here from the fine cheese company bath. why you in

company in bath. why are you in number 10? >> we're in number 10 downing street some of the street to sample some of the finest you find with finest cheeses you can find with some of our fantastic crackers to go along them. to go along with them. >> your first time here in downing indeed. downing street? yes indeed. and i you're for a big i know you're hoping for a big year year. who isn't? year next year. who isn't? >> i think we're bound for one, aren't we? >> your name, sir? >> and your name, sir? >> and your name, sir? >> my name is also nick. >> my name is also nick. >> and you enjoy? you sell your cheese all over the world, do you? >> yeah. so we export to 65 different countries. we have 1500 wholesale customers across the uk, and it's a great to be here at downing street. it's brilliant. so far we've seen the prime minister lately. >> we'll let him come and say hello to you shortly. i'm just going now, if may, going to move on now, if i may, martin, biscuits . here martin, to the biscuits. here company for sale from south london. hello there. up in gb news. don't worry your name madam. my name is robin . robin. madam. my name is robin. robin. i'm robin. you're selling fancy biscuits. ginger biscuits? >> yes. yeah. all hand iced. and we're based in wimbledon and we have 200 isas and yeah, they

hand ice, all of them. >> so this is our small collection of our christmas range . range. >> but we've also iced downing street as well. >> but we've also iced downing streyou as well. >> but we've also iced downing streyou see as well. >> but we've also iced downing streyou see downzll. >> but we've also iced downing streyou see down here, there's >> you see down here, there's a there's 10 biscuit there's a number 10 biscuit there's a number 10 biscuit there on display . and you're there on display. and you're hoping for a big christmas, are you? yes we hope so. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> december is our our >> december is our is our busiest year. so busiest month of the year. so yeah, being well should be good. >> best of luck. final stall >> best of luck. the final stall on this this tour. martin we're here with rose backs. rose, here now with rose backs. rose, you're you're from botanics you're from you're from botanics business in yorkshire. >> yeah. backs botanics up in yorkshire, bringing alcohol free spirits to the people of downing street . street. >> now you show me these are non—alcohol . but finding non—alcohol. but are you finding that are buying that more people are buying non—alcoholic drinks at christmas? yeah, definitely. >> it's becoming a trend and people want to stay, stay sharp and have something that's really delicious . delicious. >> well, martin, thank you very much. martin i'll just take you now down towards the tree in our background. you'll see here the christmas tree unveiled earlier by mr sunak . christmas tree unveiled earlier by mr sunak. i'll let you let you look at that and hear the carols .

carols. >> beautiful stuff . that's that >> beautiful stuff. that's that tree came from the dartmoor christmas tree company. >> and all the guests here are military families being being looked after by number 10 this christmas. back to you in the studio. >> beautiful stuff, chris. i'm enjoying especially your christmas hat . not the only christmas hat. not the only pudding at downing street at the moment and hopefully rishi sunak will get not more than santa's sack . okay, let's move on now. sack. okay, let's move on now. i'm getting very hungry with all that cheese. change of gear. let's go to the latest ridiculous development in the migrant crisis because one of the home office's top officials has admitted that more than 17,000 former asylum seekers have simply gone missing in the last year. sir simon ridley made the revelation after after being questioned by tory mp tim loughton. >> it's strange that conveniently, when faced with a very stiff target , there has very stiff target, there has been a three fold increase case for undetermined reasons. people

magically not going forward with their claims. and where are those people? >> so i in most cases i don't i don't i don't know where those people are. >> we have no records of that 307% increase. the 17,316 claims withdrawn in the last year. you haven't a clue where those people now are. >> so. >> so. >> so. >> so these are people who have who have made a claim, who we have sought to invite to interview us or we have sent out questionnaires who have not responded. and the point at which they they they are not engaging with the system that leads to a decision. we have withdrawn their claim. >> so we don't take them off the list. >> but they haven't gone home. >> but they haven't gone home. >> they haven't gone home. i don't know. we don't know. >> so you have no idea where those 16, 17,316 people are ? i those 16, 17,316 people are? i don't think we know where all those people are. no, you have no idea. those people are. no, you have noidea.thank those people are. no, you have no idea. thank you very much,

chair. >> astonishing. over 17,000 people went missing and the home office haven't got a scooby doo where they even are, which for me now is immigration lawyer hardship. singh bhangal, thank you joining us. always a you for joining us. always a pleasure to talk to you. these numbers mind bending and the numbers are mind bending and the incompetence s off the scale . incompetence s off the scale. can you talk me through the actual process of what happened here? so these people applied for asylum initially. they may have been refused it or pulled out of the process. and at that point, presumably, they meant to be deported or leave the country . except that didn't happen . . except that didn't happen. yep. you're pretty much bang on there. >> martin so what happens is that they apply for asylum. >> they get asked for an interview. >> they might not have gone to the interview or they might have gone to the interview. >> they've been refused an and they've just been lost they they've just been lost or they just haven't bothered report it. >> the government hasn't detained them like perhaps it might should have done. might have should have done. like the days used like in the olden days they used to the 2000 and, the to in the 2000 and, and the government hasn't sent them back

and we know removal and and we know that removal and deportations are down under this government and they've been going down since 2010. i mean, for example , in 2009 under a for example, in 2009 under a labour government who allegedly supposed to be soft on immigration, we were sending back people year last back 60,000 people a year last yeah back 60,000 people a year last year. that figure of enforced removals had gone down to 3000. even in 2015, the figure was only 5000. so we're not sending people back. and what's happening is people are just disappearing. they're not being sent home. the mp was quite right. they haven't gone back and the government is using this to say, well, look, as a pr stunt, it's almost tell the pubuc stunt, it's almost tell the public next year. well, look, actually less people applied for asylum. look how many claims we've with. the fact is we've dealt with. the fact is 70,000 claims haven't been dealt with. of the 17,000, people are still here. and so the government will just say, no, look, asylum has gone down, the figures gone and it's figures have gone down. and it's almost manipulation and almost like a manipulation and we can understand why that's happening because it's election year next year and this

government is facing a wipe—out a lot of it due to its poor record on immigration. but this is how broken the home office is and how incompetent it is. and this is what happens when you persevere with a system that is broken . broken. >> holger, we've been speaking on now for months and on this topic now for months and months and months. does any of this surprise you or actually , this surprise you or actually, are you completely unsurprised just at the extreme level of incompetence that exists at the very, very top of the home office ? office? >> it's not surprising because we've known how useless the home office is for the last ten, 15 years. so has so have mps. office is for the last ten, 15 years. so has so have mps . every years. so has so have mps. every years. so has so have mps. every year there's a select affairs committee which actually says that the home office is not fit for purpose, it's not fit for purpose. it needs to be scrapped. it needs to be heavy investment, it needs to be new staff. so we know that, however, the public doesn't know that. and now with more scrutiny into these matters by news channels like yourself who are actually

taking looking into this deeper and getting the news out there now, the public are beginning to know, this is a mess. i know, well, this is a mess. i mean, not just under one home secretary. it was the under secretary. it was the same under priti patel. it was the same under suella braverman. it was the theresa it's the same under theresa may. it's the same under theresa may. it's the it's the same now. under james cleverly. they just can't seem to get it right and they just can't seem to realise, well, hold on, we need to go back to the drawing board, develop an effective system, secure our borders and remove the people who shouldn't be here. that is the key 50,000 people coming on a boat is not a problem if you're sending 60,000 people back, it is a problem when you're only going to send 3000 back a year because you develop a surplus over the years. and that puts a strain on communities . communities. >> okay. harjit singh bhangal, thank forjoining us once thank you for joining us once again. find this again. just find this astonishing. heads must astonishing. shorty heads must roll. can you lose roll. how on earth can you lose 17,000 people into the country ? 17,000 people into the country? it just beggars belief. let me know you think. know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. now to an

extraordinary outburst from one of bbc radio's best known presenters . nihal arthanayake presenters. nihal arthanayake claims the overwhelmingly white working environment at the corporation down is affecting his mental health. he told a journalism diversity conference it's really affecting me as i walk in and all i see is white people . it's the hardest thing people. it's the hardest thing is to walk into a room, look around and nobody looks like you . well, joining me now is the former bbc producer and the former bbc producer and the former chief executive of channel five, david elstein . channel five, david elstein. thanks for joining channel five, david elstein. thanks forjoining me, david. so these comments , they just seem these comments, they just seem to beggar belief how somebody can be so tone deaf. this individual's paid handsomely by the bbc, which is by default, by the bbc, which is by default, by the licence payer and yet still unhappy with his lot . unhappy with his lot. >> well, look, you have to your heart obviously goes out to the poor guy most because i've never heard of him. >> i'm awfully sorry about that. >> i'm awfully sorry about that.

>> it it's if you find yourself in a hostile working environment, it's not pleasant to find yourself surrounded by people who don't necessarily look like you. >> honestly get a life or go to a different radio station . if a different radio station. if he'd worked for radio four instead of radio five, he'd have found his boss was mohit bakaya , found his boss was mohit bakaya, one of the most senior non—white people inside the bbc. look, the poor old bbc can never get anything right anyway, but they do have . roughly 16% of their do have. roughly 16% of their very large staff as non—white and even 13% of their senior staff. so i think poor old nihal has just struck out as being unlucky. next time he should apply unlucky. next time he should apply to read the news of the world at one and he'll feel much more secure. >> you've worked at the bbc.

i've worked at the bbc and i've seen around. there's not a lot of diversity, but that diversity is the lack of diversity of thought . and in particular, you thought. and in particular, you don't get many working class people like me lost to you. okay, well, talking about is the diversity issue at the bbc is always about skin colour, isn't it? but it's never about the diversity of thought. and i was simply making the point there too. david hopefully we can get him back. i've worked with the bbc, i've been on their politics programmes , i've been a programmes, i've been a panellist on all their big shows. i've been on question time, newsnight, time, i've been on newsnight, i've daily politics i've been on daily politics live. i've even been on women's houh live. i've even been on women's hour. and the thing i notice is that there's nobody like me there either . there's nobody there either. there's nobody whose coal miner. whose dad was a coal miner. there's nobody grew up in there's nobody who grew up in a rough tough, comprehensive. rough and tough, comprehensive. there's nobody who voted for brexit. nobody who has brexit. there's nobody who has common views on the world. common sense views on the world. instead, we have lots of different shades and hues of people all the same people who all think the same way. surely me. that's the way. and surely me. that's the actual point . david, can you

actual point. david, can you hear me now ? hear me now? >> and indeed, no , you're quite >> and indeed, no, you're quite right. if poor old nihal was a leave voter , he'd have found the leave voter, he'd have found the bbc environment completely impossible to bear. he'd have had to just run away and go and work somewhere else. maybe gb news and look , there's an news and look, there's an element of you're damned if you do. you're damned if you don't. you can't blame the bbc for not trying to reflect the society to which it broadcasts . and i just which it broadcasts. and i just think that nihal is being unrealistic and a bit childish in this kind of. i wouldn't call it an outburst, but in in terms of complaining about his work environment, you know, get a life. yeah >> david elstein, we're going to have to leave it there. and if i've worked with nihal before, i used to do a thing called men of the world and i worked with him

and he was all right, but i just think he's. he's changed a lot of i do get of people, i think, do get changed working in bbc changed by working in that bbc environment, just environment, and they just basically like to have good basically like to have a good old some old moan and they like some grievance . okay, now moving on, grievance. okay, now moving on, change of pace because matt hancock gave evidence to the covid inquiry today and he's made huge admission that he made the huge admission that he did not throw a protective ring around care homes. i'm martin daubney on gb news and this is britain's news channel

that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from .

weeknights from. six >> and welcome back. it's 524. you're watching or listening to me martin daubney on gb news. now in a few minutes at the latest on a secondary school in kent where teachers have been on strike after suffering threats of violence from their pupils and after that, find out how nigel farage got on and his latest jungle trial. and it wasn't pretty. but now to a big admission from former health secretary matt hancock . he sold secretary matt hancock. he sold the covid inquiry that a protective ring was not thrown around care homes. >> i cannot improve on the glorious words of professor sir jonathan van—tam, who says in his statement , my view jonathan van—tam, who says in his statement, my view is a ring is a circle without a break in it. >> what ever, however, you describe the protective processes you put in place around the care sector, they did not form an unbroken circle, did

they ? they? >> it is quite clear from the evidence that professor van—tam is right . is right. >> astonishing revelation. well, i'm joined now by charles persinger , who lost his wife and persinger, who lost his wife and mother to covid. charles, thank you for joining mother to covid. charles, thank you forjoining us and i'm sorry for your loss . how does it make for your loss. how does it make you feel when you hear the former health secretary, matt hancock, admit that at a time when we should have been protecting our most vulnerable and particularly the elderly, he's admitted a protective ring was not thrown around care homes . yeah .yeah >> yeah, that was painfully obvious to me at the time. um you know, from my what stories? >> my wife was telling me at the time while she was working in her home care home. >> um, yeah . >> um, yeah. >> um, yeah. >> you know, the ring of steel that matt hancock basically said was around care homes was pretty much gaslighting. let's be honest . i

much gaslighting. let's be honest. i mean, much gaslighting. let's be honest . i mean, the government honest. i mean, the government didn't have a plan at the time. um, they still haven't. and fortunately not really . um, you fortunately not really. um, you know, they flip flop. they're like a dying fish, really. um it's clear what we're learning from the inquiry. you know, hank cox. not a man that can be trusted . um, the reality is he trusted. um, the reality is he should have never been the health secretary he should have been removed the moment the pandemic struck. i are you learning anything from this covid inquiry? >> charles it makes you feel that people knew what they were doing or even that there may be accountability for their failures now . we are learning failures now. we are learning lessons and they're painful lessons and they're painful lessons to learn. >> from my perspective , um , i >> from my perspective, um, i personally think they should be prosecuted for misconduct in pubuc prosecuted for misconduct in public office. if you really want my true feelings on the situation. unfortunately the inquiry is not going to be sending anyone to prison, but hopefully what it will be doing

is gathering the information we needin is gathering the information we need in the future to take further action against these people who basically have acted criminally . criminally. >> and charles, you said there your wife was working at a care home, so you had first hand knowledge of this not happening at the time to learn that this just wasn't done adequately when so many people were saying surely the most the biggest priority of any nation is to keep its most vulnerable, and particularly the elderly safe, to learn that that wasn't even in place . how does that make you in place. how does that make you feel ? feel? >> heartbroken , to be quite >> heartbroken, to be quite honest with you . absolutely honest with you. absolutely heartbroken . heartbroken. >> i'm sorry to hear that . and >> i'm sorry to hear that. and once that feeling subsides and once that feeling subsides and once again, i'm so sorry for what happened to you, charles, you're getting me going, mate . you're getting me going, mate. what do you want to happen to people like. like matt hancock?

what would you like to see done? or do you think he will simply evade any form of actual justice as well? >> then of the day, i think we're a country that's desperate in the need for justice we're a country that's desperate in the need forjustice and in the need for justice and accountability . and like i said, accountability. and like i said, i think the inquiry is gathering some good evidence . yes, the some good evidence. yes, the inquiry doesn't necessarily have the power or is the right platform to hold these people to account . i would like to see account. i would like to see them in the courts of law facing justice for what's happened . justice for what's happened. >> but the chancellor charles, that will never happen . and do that will never happen. and do you think that will be the biggest legacy of this? despite the fact that nobody seemed to really be in control? well, despite the fact that so many mistakes to been made, mistakes seem to have been made, there won't ever really be any proper public accountability, will there ? this inquiry is will there? this inquiry is a show trial . show trial. >> well, the inquiry is about learning lessons and doing better in the future. i think it's starting to do that in many

ways . whether they go deep ways. whether they go deep enough and actually learn and act on the lessons that they're that are being revealed at this inquiry , that's basically inquiry, that's basically another hour really a point of matter, isn't it? you know, really, i'm quite disgusted, you know, by the simple fact that hancock's based hinckley, you know, i mean , this man was had know, i mean, this man was had to resign from his position at the peak of the highest death tolls in the uk. you know , this tolls in the uk. you know, this incompetence and this egotism and everything else is just shine through . so he's not the shine through. so he's not the only one like it. i think there's several ministers that have behaved in similar manners. you know , the fact that they you know, the fact that they can't take accountability, they tend to try to divert blame onto each other . it's really a each other. it's really a worrying state for our government and the position

we're in. you know , um, i'm, you we're in. you know, um, i'm, you know, shocked by the fact that he's allowed to subsequently cash in on his failures as health secretary by inventing himself , you health secretary by inventing himself, you know, on things like reality tv and other stuff . like reality tv and other stuff. if just for example , you know, if just for example, you know, his book and stuff like that, it's shocking and appalling. um, seems like we reward failure in this country or promote them up for it and yeah , it's difficult, for it and yeah, it's difficult, isn't it ? isn't it? >> charles persinger , thank you >> charles persinger, thank you so much forjoining us on the so much for joining us on the show and being so open. and frank, i know it's so difficult for and again, i'm sorry for for you and again, i'm sorry for your thank you for joining your loss. thank you for joining us. okay. let's do lots more to come between now and 6:00, i'll talk about a shocking story from a secondary school in kent where the teachers have had to go on strike after suffering threats and violence from their pupils. but first is your latest news headunes but first is your latest news headlines with aaron armstrong .

headlines with aaron armstrong. >> very good evening to you. it's just after 5:30. aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. two more israeli hostages have been handed to the red cross in gaza. israel says the women, the women are 21 year old french dual national and a 40 year old have been freed. more hostages held by hamas are expected to be released in the coming hours. the truce is now into its seventh day. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, earlier told israel's prime minister the temporary truce has produced results and he says the united states hopes it will continue here in the uk. matt hancock has admitted the so—called protective ring put around care homes during the pandemic was not 100% effective. addressing the covid inquiry, the former health secretary said he understands why people feel so strongly about it. matt hancock also denied that he was a liar after several colleagues suggested he was sometimes

untruthful . he's also denied the untruthful. he's also denied the absence that the department of health and social care had a plan ahead of the pandemic, saying although the plans weren't adequate, they were in place . former chancellor place. former chancellor alistair darling has died at the age of 70. lord darling became a household name when gordon brown appointed him chancellor after taking the keys to number 10 in two thousand and seven. alistair darling ran the treasury. he guided the country through the global financial crisis and remained in the post until 2010, when mr brown lost the election. a statement on behalf of his family says he died after a short spell in western general hospital under the wonderful care of the cancer team and members of the rmt have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long running dispute over pay and conditions. it's understood to include a backdated pay rise of 5% for last year and a guarantee not to enforce compulsory redundancies until the end of next year. that

means rmt members will no longer be involved in industrial action until at least the spring of next year. however train drivers represented by the aslef union are still set to strike and the lead singer of the pogues, shane macgowan, has died at the age of 65. he's been receiving care in hospital after being diagnosed with encephalitis, but it was discharged last week. his best known hit was the 80 ballad fairytale of new york, performed alongside kirsty maccoll, which has become one of the most endunng has become one of the most enduring christmas classics. the irishman was also infamous for well documented problems with drugs and alcohol. his wife, victoria , mary clarke, said victoria, mary clarke, said shane will always be the love of my life the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel . more on all and beautiful angel. more on all of our stories on our later bulletins. more right now on our website, gbnews.com . for

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classrooms. well, joining us now is maths teacher bobby seagull. bobby, it's always a pleasure to see you. it's a shame it's under such depressing circle instances. the violin epidemic, we can only call it that in schools, continues to rise over . schools, continues to rise over. 97,600 incidents reported last yearin 97,600 incidents reported last year in british schools that led to expulsions either temporary or permanent. how did we get to a situation , though, where a situation, though, where teachers are having to go on strike because they're so scared for their safety? because children are even carrying knives into the classroom ? knives into the classroom? >> yeah. so firstly, obviously i feel very sorry for the teachers and other students involved in the school because again, from what i understand, there have been daily threats against them. >> as you mentioned, some students to cut students threatening to cut teachers with a knife. teachers throats with a knife. like what sort of school does that in? staffing that happen in? and staffing barricaded in. so obviously these awful, awful situation these are awful, awful situation and school has to deal with and the school has to deal with it and it by going on strike. and

again, striking. again, educate is striking. should measure of should always be a measure of last resort. this last resort. but in this particular , they particular situation, they obviously feel that's the only way for management to take them seriously. think there's seriously. so i think there's a couple of issues. one is in the school, there obviously some school, there are obviously some issues the local issues it could be the local catchment could be catchment area, it could be economic deprivation. and i know this school in particular have said don't have the said that they don't have the funding deal with students said that they don't have the fund special eal with students said that they don't have the fund special educationaljents said that they don't have the fund special educational needs. with special educational needs. again schools which have again usually schools which have students with challenging behaviours have additional staff funding resources, they can deal with these people individually, make sure that they're sort of understood and looked after for. so there's a school situation, but when you raise numbers about the the the 97,000 throughout the country , this is obviously a country, this is obviously a nationwide epidemic and this is something which obviously schools we see the output, the sort of impact of it. but this is a societal issue where, again, i don't want to talk about the good old days. you know, i'm now, but when was know, i'm 39 now, but when i was in school, you know, generally speaking, issued speaking, if teachers issued warnings and disciplinary statements, people will take them seriously. but nowadays

there's a lack of respect. again, there lots of great again, there are lots of great young people. some of my students are brilliant young role models, but there is sort of of of a significant minority of students into schools not students who go into schools not respecting adults authority. and again, it's not about respecting authority needlessly, but it's about making sure that in that situation, when you're in a classroom, you respect the teacher and other students. and clearly we're having that breakdown where students are going chaos, chaos and breakdown where students are going in chaos, chaos and breakdown where students are going in theirchaos, chaos and breakdown where students are going in their homes:haos and breakdown where students are going in their homes ,|aos and breakdown where students are going in their homes , ins and breakdown where students are going in their homes , in the d chaos in their homes, in the streets and in schools as well . streets and in schools as well. >> this bothers me a lot. this, you know , my mum a family you know, my mum was a family liaison she worked with liaison officer. she worked with some roughest some of the roughest and toughest nottinghamshire some of the roughest and tou many nottinghamshire some of the roughest and tou many years nottinghamshire some of the roughest and tou many years . nottinghamshire some of the roughest and tou many years . it)ttinghamshire some of the roughest and tou many years . it wasghamshire some of the roughest and tou many years . it wasgharjob re for many years. it was her job to basically them of to basically keep them out of jail or young offenders institutes . and my mrs. now is a institutes. and my mrs. now is a teacher in a school in london and another chilling statistic here, bobby, 53% of all ptas in britain experienced violence in the last year. britain experienced violence in the last year . and my missus is the last year. and my missus is one of them. and you're right, a lot of this is because children with special educational needs are being thrown into mainstream

schools and they're taking over classrooms. they're creating bedlam. and we don't have a system that can cope with it. so on the one hand, i'm hearing you this is about inadequate teaching. it's about inadequate numbers . but teaching. it's about inadequate numbers. but let's get to another issue , and that is the another issue, and that is the children themselves is the change of mindset . and you talk change of mindset. and you talk there about a loss of respect for teachers, but also teachers is back in the day they were allowed to actually be firm. they were allowed like the olympics, to give a clip around the ear or remove forcibly kids from classrooms who were disrupting it. now they can't. and do the kids just know, bobby, that they hold the power . bobby, that they hold the power. >> and i think, again, when i taught students that are challenging behaviour wise, if they realise that the teacher is ultimately powerless, then you as an authority see you've lost control of that classroom and again, with this, often it is making sure that the parents are

involved. because again, one of the sad things i find about teaching is that often if you meet a parent or a guardian, then you can pretty much tell if that child going to do well that child is going to do well or and it or not in school. and it shouldn't the case. should shouldn't be the case. it should be that is academic and be if that child is academic and interested, but interested, they'll do well. but actually, meet parent actually, if you meet the parent and parents disinterested, and the parents disinterested, the a the parent thinks school is a waste of time. the waste of time. often the attitude will rub off on the children. i as children. so again, i think as well like making sure that well as like making sure that schools support so well as like making sure that schcan support so well as like making sure that schcan work support so well as like making sure that schcan work with support so well as like making sure that schcan work with students ort so well as like making sure that schcan work with students whoo we can work with students who have needs. also making sure that parents take responsibility . having . because if you're having children, , it's of . because if you're having chilgreatest , it's of . because if you're having chilgreatest gifts , it's of . because if you're having chilgreatest gifts of it's of . because if you're having chilgreatest gifts of being of . because if you're having chilgreatest gifts of being a of the greatest gifts of being a human, that of having human, that privilege of having children, up and children, raising them up and allowing to of on allowing them to sort of pass on to generation. but to the next generation. but parents need to take responsibility their responsibility for their children because children as well, because society when we have society only works when we have government schools. parents all working together. >> bobby. bobby i totally, totally agree with you . so often totally agree with you. so often we see that schools are being expected to deal with the problems that take place in homes. i want to ask you a question and please give me a straight answer. how much of the problems in british classrooms

do you think are a result of absent fathers ? absent fathers? >> so it's a tough one. but i would say the reality is, if you're growing up in a household without a mom and a dad, it just makes much more makes life much more challenging. again , you can challenging. so again, you can read into that what will, read into that what you will, but children but it's easier for children if they in an environment they grow up in an environment with parents raising with two parents raising them. of are great of course there are great people, dads who people, single mums and dads who raise but the raise the children, but the reality statistically it's reality is statistically it's going difficult going to be much more difficult for to succeed. for that child to succeed. >> okay, bobby, you're being you're very diplomatic. you're being very diplomatic. like some truths like i'll give you some truths and is this. 95% of gang and that is this. 95% of gang members up in a in members grew up in a in a household with an absent father. 85% of those in jail grew up in a household without a father figure , a disciplinarian, if you figure, a disciplinarian, if you may like. and i believe that these problems are being taken through the school gates and these children have no respect for authority because they haven't been brought up in a in an environment with authority and teachers literally are becoming their punch bags. and that has to stop .

that has to stop. >> well, i agree with that. and again, again, when i've said about when i meet people at parents evenings, you meet mum and dad. and if they're not being well educated in terms of, you know, going college and you know, going to college and sixth university, but sixth form university, but if they child's they engage with the child's education and education as a teacher and educator, i've got educator, i think, yes, i've got a chance of getting your son or daughter gcses daughter to getting good gcses and but if mum and dad and a—levels, but if mum and dad don't turn up for parents evenings so they're not at home don't turn up for parents ev all, gs so they're not at home don't turn up for parents ev all, it so they're not at home don't turn up for parents ev all, it just hey're not at home don't turn up for parents ev all, it just means1ot at home don't turn up for parents ev all, it just means again,�*|ome don't turn up for parents ev all, it just means again, asne at all, it just means again, as at all, it just means again, as a how do you grow up in a child, how do you grow up in that environment? you've that environment? like if you've got without one parent, got a home without one parent, you authority figure you lose that authority figure at home, person respect. at home, that person of respect. so into school, so when you come into school, they're from one where they're coming from one where there's then there's no authority, then another school, another environment. at school, they're another environment. at school, they'rrespect to the teacher? so show respect to the teacher? so i there definitely, again, i think there definitely, again, the you said are the stats are what you said are really compelling. people do, again, from having again, do benefit from having a two household. two parent household. >> bobby, how do we fix >> okay, bobby, how do we fix this? we got about a minute to put this right. if we exclude these kids, presumably they'll still problem elsewhere. we still be a problem elsewhere. we can't fathers. can't give everyone fathers. that's state's job. what that's not the state's job. what do we do? knife detectors at schools , expulsions, prison

schools, expulsions, prison sentences . how do we get out of sentences. how do we get out of this mess ? so i think from what this mess? so i think from what i've seen in education, the earlier you start intervening , earlier you start intervening, the better. >> because if you go to a child that's 15, 16 and then say you're expelled, then end up on the streets committing petty crime eventually up crime and eventually moving up to crime i think it's to harder crime. i think it's earlier on again, intervening at kids five, six, kids when they're five, six, again, you're five, six, if again, when you're five, six, if you sure that child you can get make sure that child is literate , numerate. their you can get make sure that child is litera'haveumerate. their you can get make sure that child is litera'have bought. their you can get make sure that child is litera'have bought them r you can get make sure that child is litera'have bought them sort of parents have bought them sort of from day one. and the earlier you intervene and show people actually important to actually it's important to respect authority. it's important respect to important to show respect to people, then you can succeed. if you it till 13, 14, 15 at you leave it till 13, 14, 15 at secondary school. i think it's such challenging, such a challenging, almost impossible so impossible mission. martin so again, obviously the other pieces needs more pieces society needs more respect. having two respect. again, having two parents makes a difference. parents makes a big difference. >> bobby seagull, for >> bobby seagull, thank you for your integrity and your honesty and integrity and getting this debate. getting stuck into this debate. and, i've done lot of and, look, i've done a lot of work in this in my journalistic career as and i've been to career as well. and i've been to schools with problems in schools with huge problems in milton keynes, they solved milton keynes, and they solved these problems getting family

these problems by getting family liaison officers in there, getting into their homes, trying to teach the families some some some responsibility . but family some responsibility. but family liaison officers were phased out by by, by successive governments. they are expensive . governments. they are expensive. they're high maintenance, but they work . and we need to get they work. and we need to get into the home and get the parents involved and make them take some responsibility . it take some responsibility. it should not be our teacher's job to pick up the broken pieces of family life and be the punchbag. it simply has to stop . okay, it simply has to stop. okay, moving on now. nigel farage got his wish yesterday. he was nominated for a trial in the i'm a celebrity jungle, of course, but i'm afraid it didn't go too well for my gb news colleague. we'll have that in a minute. i'm martin daubney on gb news. and we are britain's news channel .

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live from. ten >> welcome back. it's 548. you're watching or listening to me, martin daubney on gb news. now it's that time of the show. let's get the latest on how nigel farage is doing in the jungle, down under the celebrity jungle. of course, last night he was nominated to do the latest bushtucker deep . bushtucker trial in too deep. here's how he got . on down he here's how he got. on down he goes. here's how he got. on down he goes . i'll do here's how he got. on down he goes. i'll do this. >> shaking his head. it's tricky i >> -- >> it's hard to get down there, can't get purchase on anything. >> no . >> no. >> no. >> maybe use the rungs of the ladder to help you down. oh, nice. he's doing mate. >> he needs now to find the right spanner. that was >> he needs now to find the right spanner . that was better , right spanner. that was better, though, nige. >> go on. keep going . >> go on. keep going. >> go on. keep going. >> well, i think it's fair to say it wasn't exactly a vintage

performance. joining me now is showbiz reporter steph takyi. steph, always a pleasure to talk to you. what was it you think that went so wrong, though? was it the fact that nigel seems to have of a cork, or have the buoyancy of a cork, or was the maybe he likes was it the fact maybe he likes the and he couldn't hold the gaspers and he couldn't hold his for more than a few his breath for more than a few seconds at time? either seconds at a time? either way, it dismal. it was pretty dismal. turn >> it was molten like nigel has been a good sport up until now , been a good sport up until now, but i think smoking all those cigarettes , which i hear he cigarettes, which i hear he still doing when the cameras are off, he's smoking at least ten cigarettes a day . cigarettes a day. >> that is not a bushtucker trial for somebody who smokes you need your lungs if you're going underwater. and unfortunately nigel, this unfortunately for nigel, this wasn't good for it wasn't a wasn't good for him. it wasn't a good for him. but he good performance for him. but he has good sport generally. has been a good sport generally. and i like that he did get and what i like that he did get voted for this bushtucker trial. it audience are it shows the audience are listening and nigel wants to be put for these trials so put up for these trials so people are voting. and the reason see as a good reason why i see this as a good sign because i think has got sign because i think he has got a support . despite all a lot of support. despite all the this and

a lot of support. despite all tithink this and a lot of support. despite all tithink maybe this and a lot of support. despite all tithink maybe potentially and a lot of support. despite all tithink maybe potentially he and i think maybe potentially he could actually be crowned king of the jungle. >> it's interesting, steph, because he wasn't bothered by the snakes and the and the lizards and the spiders and all the critters that were dropped on him when he was in that cage at all. and he tried his hardest. he just couldn't seem to get on with the water. >> now, as as i said, you need your lungs with you when you're going underwater and think what these producers do as well. they see how people get on with these bushtucker trials and they always know that there'll be always know that there'll be always one thing that will be able to get celebrity able to get a celebrity contestant and now that they contestant out and now that they know it's water with nigel, i won't be surprised if he does get voted for more bushtucker trials in the series. if he gets more water challenges. but he's going have up those going to have to give up those ciggies order them. ciggies in to order handle them. >> that happening >> i can't see that happening any soon. and he had any time soon. and he had another butting of heads , another little butting of heads, as it were, with matty there. nelly was, i thought, very dismissive and rude. nigel went back for second back over there for a second

bite argument about bite at this argument about cultural appropriation , and i cultural appropriation, and i think it was her that was dismissive and said she didn't want to friends with him. i want to be friends with him. i think came it rather think she came out of it rather terribly . terribly. >> how immature. martin clearly, nella rose has her rose tinted glasses on in that jungle. i think you know what? she's shown herself to be a very immature character. and think, you know, in that discussion, as nigel rightfully said, there's a generation gap here. we've got a generation gap here. we've got a generation z influencer and we've got a very mature man like nigel who clearly is speaking his mind that he doesn't know what the rules are when it comes to cultural appropriation. and it's changing every single day. and i don't think nella's been quite ignorant in that sense where she's only seeing things from her point of view and she wants create a drama. she's wants to create a drama. she's almost she's almost looking for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcusee's almost looking for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcuse to almost looking for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcuse to be nost looking for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcuse to be angry)oking for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcuse to be angry at ing for wants to create a drama. she's alrexcuse to be angry at nigel, an excuse to be angry at nigel, but she has to understand this is a mature man who wants to discuss this and he has every right here with right in this issue here with nigel. i couldn't support him more. steph g, thanks for

joining us. >> also joined in the >> and i'm also joined in the studio now by michelle gb news hoved interview. and ever, hoved interview. and as ever, wants little dig about wants to have a little dig about what's there in what's been going on there in the because i was the jungle now, because i was watching my christmas movies the other out. other day, i zoned out. >> i watch night, >> i did watch it last night, actually. i was really surprised to frightened to see how frightened of water nigel was. >> i was very surprised >> i was i was very surprised about that. seemed like about that. it seemed to like float cork. float like a cork. >> was willing himars, i'll >> i was willing himars, i'll get there. what are you get in there. what are you doing? he doing? get down there. but he just it, could he? just couldn't do it, could he? >> a lot of people saying >> a lot of people are saying maybe because likes maybe it's because he likes a crafty his lungs weren't crafty fag and his lungs weren't the well, i don't know. >> i know. well, i don't know. just. we all have our things, don't think we all have don't we? i think we all have a couple of things. or maybe one thing you really, if thing also that you really, if push came to shove you had push came to shove and you had to all of have to do something, all of us have these kind inner things that these kind of inner things that freak we probably freak us out. and we probably wouldn't able do. freak us out. and we probably wotwhat able do. freak us out. and we probably wotwhat woulde do. freak us out. and we probably wotwhat woulde cfor freak us out. and we probably wotwhat would e cfor you? >> what would it be for you? >> what would it be for you? >> i don't like heights. >> well, i don't like heights. i'm all right. i just i'm quite all right. ijust don't like heights. i think i would probably panic. i'd be all right on water i right on that water thing, i think. i think you'd be great. >> all great. » au >> all right. so what's coming up show? dewbs& co of up on your show? dewbs& co of course, 6:00. course, coming up at 6:00. >> i've a lot. i want

>> yeah, i've got a lot. i want to saint andrew's today, so to saint andrew's day today, so i just focus a little i want to just focus a little bit on scotland to with bit on scotland to start with because to ask snp are because i want to ask snp are getting battered in polls getting battered in most polls by going on there. by labour what's going on there. also the alba party, they've by labour what's going on there. also tup alba party, they've by labour what's going on there. also tup with party, they've by labour what's going on there. also tup with thisy, they've by labour what's going on there. also tup with this new zy've by labour what's going on there. also tup with this new plan as to come up with this new plan as to what they want to do terms of what they want to do in terms of how call for a next how they could call for a next independence i'm independence referendum. so i'm asking the for asking what is the future for scotland? it look asking what is the future for scotl 11d? it look asking what is the future for scotl 11d? want it look asking what is the future for scotl 11d? want to it look asking what is the future for scotl 11d? want to look: look asking what is the future for scotl 11d? want to look asok like? i also want to look as well the conflicts israel well about the conflicts israel or hamas, what that now doing or hamas, what that is now doing to streets to the british streets here. i found really fascinating. found that really fascinating. peter bastani peter hitchens and aaron bastani will with me to unpick that will be with me to unpick that stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to get and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to get into and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to get into that and stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to get into that storyand stuff too. our jails, too cushy. i want to get into that story asi i want to get into that story as well about that grown man who feels health feels that his mental health is suffering into suffering because he walks into a predominantly a room and it's predominantly white sorry i used to white people. sorry i used to work him and my take is work with him and my take is this so often people like to look for grievance to get attention in. >> and the only diversity that you're the bbc is you're missing at the bbc is diversity people like me diversity of people like me and you way think. that's you the way we think. and that's why gb news is there. you the way we think. and that's whjl gb news is there. you the way we think. and that's whjl thinkews is there. you the way we think. and that's whjl think we'd there. you the way we think. and that's whjl think we'd therabout five >> i think we'd last about five seconds. will see. i seconds. i think we will see. i think you get booted out all right. that's coming up straight >> so that's coming up straight after & co six till

after this dewbs& co six till seven, of course. in show. seven, of course. crack in show. so it me. be so that's it from me. i'll be back same time tomorrow. but first, your weather. back same time tomorrow. but firsa your weather. back same time tomorrow. but firsa brighteryur weather. back same time tomorrow. but firsa brighter outlook1eh back same time tomorrow. but firsa brighter outlook with boxed >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. i'll be staying dry for the rest of the day and overnight for many of us and it's going to be another cold night with some snow sleet night with some snow and sleet persisting across northern night with some snow and sleet persistbut across northern night with some snow and sleet persistbut in'oss northern night with some snow and sleet persistbut in the northern night with some snow and sleet persistbut in the south,rn night with some snow and sleet persistbut in the south, the areas. but in the south, the snow and sleet we've seen as a result weather front result of this weather front bumping the cold air will bumping into the cold air will start diminish as that front start to diminish as that front sinks southwards throughout tonight. there is still a continued risk of ice. however across these southern areas. so you could see some ice across parts of devon and cornwall, as well as the northeast, where we see snow and sleet showers still moving in off north sea as moving in off the north sea as well parts northern north, well as parts of northern north, northern ireland. it'll be another cold one rurally down as low as minus eight, possibly in parts of scotland and widely

below zero in all towns and cities . there'll also be some cities. there'll also be some freezing fog patches to start tomorrow morning. and those lows could be quite slow to clear, particularly for central and southeastern areas. so potentially a bit of a murkier start out across these areas. but elsewhere, another dry and bright for many a bit more bright day for many a bit more sunshine southwest sunshine around in the southwest after the wet day today and temperatures here rising a little to towards five degrees. but elsewhere, still a very cold day on saturday will be a very cold place to start. the day we'll start to see showers moving in from the west this time potentially bringing some snow and sleet to the high ground of the midlands. and then on sunday, a turning slightly milder we'll see a bit of milder and we'll see a bit of rain on monday by that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers. >> sponsors of weather on .

have said that they've considered leaving the uk amid a staggering rise in discrimination towards them. so what do we make to all of this now? the conflict in the middle east really is affecting the streets of the uk. what is the answer to it all? and lucy letby remember her? she was, of course, convicted for killing multiple babies. anyway she is now being moved to a prison which says its main aim is to , i which says its main aim is to, i quote, change lives for the better. oh, it sounds lovely . better. oh, it sounds lovely. nice cell tv, phone and an en suite is jail a little bit too cushy ? and an asian bbc cushy? and an asian bbc presenter has described how working with mainly white people is affecting his mental ill health. what do you make to that . yes, indeed. we've got all of that to come. i've got aaron bastani and peter hitchens alongside me tonight. but before