gb news. >> hello, good afternoon and welcome to gb news live on tv, onune welcome to gb news live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua for the next few hours. me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine. it's theirs. this show is all about opinion. it's mine. it's theirs . and of it's mine. it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled . so one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. coming up in

and broadcaster danny kelly. coming |in in and broadcaster danny kelly. coming |in the interview. i'll conflict, in the interview. i'll be joined by concerned parent who's scared that she'll have to remove her child from private school because of labour's vat tax raid. and on x, i have a poll for my great british debate this hour and i'm asking can you complain about the labour government? speaking on tv news earlier today, health secretary wes streeting told camilla tominey voters had a fair warning about their plans to tax private schools so they can't complain . is he right? before we complain. is he right? before we get started, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez . latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana thank you and good afternoon. the top stories this houn afternoon. the top stories this hour. today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around

the world. earlier today, the the world. earlier today, the king and queen camilla attended king and queen camilla attended crathie kirk church near crathie kirk church near balmoral, where the late queen balmoral, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they was a regular worshipper. they were there for a were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother . with prayer and remembrance of his late mother. in with prayer and remembrance of his late mother . in other news, his late mother. in other news, the prime minister has hit out at the previous government this morning, saying the nhs has been broken in ways that he called unforgivable. these comments come as labour commissioned a review into how children are treated by the nhs, is due to be published in the coming week. speaking to the camilla tominey show this morning, health secretary wes streeting set out labour's plan to tackle the nhs crisis. >> my reform agenda is about is about three big shifts out of hospital, into the community, so we get the gp appointments that people need. the social care that people need, care closer to people's homes, better for patients, better for value taxpayers. it's a shift from analogue to digital. so we're not working with outdated systems and allowing the waste

in the nhs to go unchallenged. and then thirdly, from sickness to prevention , making sure we're to prevention, making sure we're supporting people not just to live longer but to live well for longer through good public health and prevention measures. those are the pillars of labour's reform agenda . labour's reform agenda. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she's concerned labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to report this report is that they seem to be chasing headlines. you know, lord darzi is a very respected eminent surgeon. of course, he is also , it's fair to course, he is also, it's fair to say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the of the nhs is and providing solutions. the state of the of the nhs is and providing solutions . and and providing solutions. and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises. they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october.

>> donald trump spoke in wisconsin >> donald trump spoke in wisconsi|immigration. donald down on immigration. donald trump was also critical of both current us presidents joe biden and his election opponent, kamala harris. >> how biden won i will never know. to me, it's one of the greatest miracles. to me , it's greatest miracles. to me, it's a greatest miracles. to me, it's a great miracle. but how the hell that guy won, but he won and he got in this one. he got 14 million votes. she got no votes. and then they put her in. anyway, the bosses put her in because she's controlled by them. but she will be the worst president. he is the worst president. he is the worst president in history. she will be worse than him. she will be president in history. she will be worse than him. she will be worse than him. and trump is worse than him. and trump is never wrong. i am never, ever never wrong. i am never, ever wrong. >> back in the uk, the met wrong. >> back in the uk, the met office has issued a yellow office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for weather warning for rain for much of england and wales, which much of england and wales, which will remain in place until 6:00 will remain in place until 6:00 this evening. they've said this this evening. they've said this means a small chance of power means a small chance of power

cuts and flooding in some cuts and flooding in some people's homes, with some areas people's homes, with some areas expecting up to 60mm of rain by expecting up to 60mm of rain by the end of the day . british band the end of the day . british band the end of the day. british band oasis announced . she will the end of the day. british band oasis announced last night that they would send out an invite only registration form for people to join a private ballot for tickets . this comes after for tickets. this comes after millions attempted to obtain tickets last weekend for the band's gigs next summer, but many were left disappointed. oasis and ticketmaster have also faced criticism following so—called dynamic pricing being used, leading to an investigation being launched . investigation being launched. and we're now into the final day of the paralympics over in paris, where team gb have won a huge number of medals and they aren't done yet. the brits have won a number of medals in the kayaking today, a gold and silver in the women's 200m kl2, a gold in the women's 200m kl3 and a silver in the men's 200m vl3. the closing ceremony will take place tonight, with swimmer poppy take place tonight, with swimmer poppy maskell and taekwondo

athlete matt bush both carrying the flag for team gb and those are the latest gb news headlines for now . i'm tatiana sanchez. for now. i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon. welcome to gb news live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. coming up a on a two year anniversary of her death will be remembering the legacy of queen elizabeth ii and reflecting on the reign of king charles in the great british debate at this houn great british debate at this hour. i'm asking, do you think

that is that right? is that democratic? i'll also be joined by endurance runner ben smith. all of that now , now. but coming all of that now, now. but coming up, we'll be remembering the late queen elizabeth a legacy throughout the show. two years on from her passing, king charles and queen camilla are expected to spend today at crathie kirk in balmoral, where her late mother worshipped . her late mother worshipped. royal reporter cameron walker reflects on the september day that marked a new era in britain. >> buckingham palace has indeed confirmed in the last few moments that her majesty queen elizabeth the second has died. she was 96 years old. >> she was like a real inspiration. she's been very diligent and honourable , sending diligent and honourable, sending thoughts and prayers to the family and hope you know that the transition goes quite smoothly. >> it's been two years since

queen elizabeth ii passed away at balmoral castle after 70 years on the throne. >> britain is the great country it is today. because of her, her eldest son became king charles the third, pledging himself to the third, pledging himself to the heavy responsibilities of sovereignty. >> three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hooray >> his majesty's time on the throne has seen celebration. state visits and health scares. the latest yougov polling suggests two thirds of the people believe britain should continue to have a monarchy. hardly any change since charles became king, who himself has favorability ratings of 63%. a master of soft diplomacy, the king's overseas visits to france , king's overseas visits to france, germany and kenya were deemed big successes , cementing great big successes, cementing great britain's place on the world stage. the king was also the first british monarch to address the german parliament, paying

tribute to the deep historical bonds. >> today it gives me particular pride to be with you once again. now, as king, and to renew the special bond of friendship between our two countries. >> despite being 75 years old, the king has continued to throw himself into charity work alongside his constitutional duties. his majesty launched the coronation food project to support charities feeding disadvantaged brits. mindful of the extra money he's made from the extra money he's made from the crown estate's windfarm projects, his majesty has asked that the profits be redirected to the wider public good. >> king charles is due to go to hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate. >> the surgery was successful but further tests diagnosed his majesty with a separate form of cancen majesty with a separate form of cancer. he was forced to step back from public duties , back from public duties, something his nephew peter phillips said deeply frustrated him. the queen suggested it was

difficult to get him to rest. instead of overworking himself. >> you haven't got two colds in april , a >> you haven't got two colds in april, a glimmer of hope emerged when his majesty met members of the public on easter sunday at windsor, ahead of a phased return to public duties. >> his first engagement since his cancer diagnosis was to a macmillan cancer centre in london, becoming a new patron of cancer research uk . doctors have cancer research uk. doctors have now given the king the green light to travel to australia and samoa next month for an autumn toun samoa next month for an autumn tour, suggesting his health is stable . yesterday the king stable. yesterday the king attended the annual braemar gathering. today his majesty is marking his accession day privately in the place his reign began. cameron wahaca gb news. >> well, joining us now is daily mail columnist and author of charles the third new king, new court, the inside story, robert hardman. sir robert, thank you very much for joining hardman. sir robert, thank you very much forjoining me. it's a very, very sad that it's been

two years since the queen has passed . and of course, we passed. and of course, we commemorate her because she was an absolutely incredible woman. what are your thoughts at this time ? time? >> well, i thought it was very powerful, actually . looking at powerful, actually. looking at cameron's reflections on this very day two years ago, i think we all remember where we were when we heard the news that our longest lived , longest reigning, longest lived, longest reigning, longest lived, longest reigning, longest serving monarch in our history had died. i mean, there was a sort of sense of i mean, yes, she was in her late 90s. it was still a sense of shock because for the vast majority of people in britain and around the world, elizabeth ii had just always been there. she was the human embodiment of sort of stability and continuity , stability and continuity, reliability, and so it was it was a left , this enormous hole was a left, this enormous hole really in the sort of in our, in the national landscape. but i remember at the time, you know,

there were there were people that were sort of people worrying about how on earth can charles the third step into her shoes, given her extraordinary role in our life? and yet that's precisely what he's done. i mean, it's been a, i think, a very successful reign two years on. i mean, of course, he's had the challenges of his health and of course, the challenges as well as the princess of wales, also, you know, the royal family know, obviously has to adapt, but has, iknow,)wn that know, obviously has to adapt, but has, iknow, the that know, obviously has to adapt, but has, iknow, the royal family have had a difficult year, but also, you know, the royal family have had a difficult year, but nonetheless, when you you look nonetheless, when you you look back and you think everything back and you think everything that's happened since we've had that's happened since we've had a great deal of national and a great deal of national and geopolitical, global geopolitical, global instability, and yet the monarchy has been sort of rock instability, and yet the monarchy has been sort of rock solid, he's now on his third solid, he's now on his third prime minister and, you know, prime minister and, you know, we've had we've had elections, we've had we've had elections, we've had we've had elections, we've had we've had elections, we've had all sorts of, crises we've had we've had elections, we've had we've had elections, we've had all sorts of, crises of one kind or another. but the of one kind or another. but the monarchy is just got on with it. monarchy is just got on with it. it's got on with what it does. it's got on with what it does. and i think people feel, and i think people feel, reassured, by, by, by having reassured, by, by, by having

this, this, this thousand year this, this, this thousand year old institution that, that, you old institution that, that, you know, obviously has to adapt, know, obviously has to adapt, but has, has shown that but has, has shown that duty comes first and that the smooth running of the country is the better for it , better for it, >> now, what are your thoughts? because sir ian mckellen , he

the interview in question, i think i think she she had implied that she hadn't seen him on the stage lately , so there we on the stage lately, so there we are, she did have to put up with an awful lot of royal variety performances. maybe. maybe sir ian didn't get the call up for that. but, you know, when you saw her in action, not just in britain, but around the world, and i was lucky enough to go on some of those historic state visits. you know, she was the first ever monarch to pay a state visit to moscow, to go to the kremlin, to go to china , i the kremlin, to go to china, i always remember being on the key side in south africa where there she she came in in britannia to be greeted by nelson mandela. the first elected prime minister since the end of apartheid. and they had a huge, lasting friendship. those two, and world leaders of all, all sorts, you know , the good and the bad

know, the good and the bad always regarded a meeting with qe2 as one of the absolute, you know, essentials. she was the monarch everybody wanted to meet. it's why when she died, we had the highest concentration of heads of state and world leaders on british soil ever, because everybody wanted to come and pay their respects. i mean, that was that was the, the, the, the sheer presence and gravitas and that with which she was regarded around the world. but we saw that again, the following year with the coronation, last year in may, when, when charles the third was crowned again, world leaders came in in record numbers because, yes, he's a relatively, junior monarch in the sense that he's been on the throne for just two years. but don't forget, this is a man who's been in public life on the international stage since 1969. i mean, he paid his first visit

to the white house in 1970. i mean , he's been around meeting mean, he's been around meeting world leaders longer than pretty much every world leader that we have today. so he's immensely experienced anyway. so as i say, i mean, this is a day for, for reflection , of course we look reflection, of course we look back fondly and sadly, on all those years of elizabeth ii, the only monarch most of us ever knew up until charles the third. and he's you know, he's he's i think he's absolutely grasped the mantle. and i think you just mentioned the popularity ratings there. i mean, you know, he is , there. i mean, you know, he is, regarded, very highly. he's held in high esteem, not just here around the world. and, and i think, you know, everyone would think, you know, everyone would think on a day like today, we're lucky to have him. >> we are indeed robert hardman, thank you very much. really good to talk to you. thank you so much for your thoughts. that is, robert hardman now, actually, 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were were actually

present at the funeral ceremony for the queen. 2000 people attended and representatives from 168 different countries and 193 un member states as well. and two un observer states in kosovo. they all attended as well, alongside 18 monarchs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers. that is the sort of woman that she was. how amazing, how amazing . right? 16 minutes how amazing. right? 16 minutes after 3:00, i'm nana akua. this is gb news the tuc annual meeting is taking place in brighton today with the uk's main federation of trade unions claiming that workers are being cheated out of holiday pay worth £2 billion, as some workers deliberately deny holiday requests. and this comes as sir keir starmer's government has continuing to face a backlash overits continuing to face a backlash over its plans to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners, with dozens of labour mps planning to rebel on the issue. but the labour party is refusing to back down, stating in an interview that he will have to be unpopular if he is to restore the public finances. well, let's go now to

brighton and speak to gb news reporter adam cherry . adam, so reporter adam cherry. adam, so you're at the tuc conference right now. what can you tell us? >> well, it's getting busier. it starts officially in one hour's time. it's an interesting mood here because , as you say, on the here because, as you say, on the one hand, there's a lot of unpopular decisions being made by the government that people at this conference naturally oppose. things like cutting the winter fuel allowance, potential departmental spending cuts, the two child benefit cap, all of thatis two child benefit cap, all of that is anathema to, to the people who are here, the delegates who are here on behalf of 48 unions. on the other hand, this is the first time that they've held this conference under a labour government in 15 years. so there's a slight tension there that will unravel over the next couple of days. the prime minister himself is here on tuesday , which is an here on tuesday, which is an interesting day to have his speech, because it happens to be the same day that back in westminster, the labour mps will be voting to scrap the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners. i was at a press

conference earlier today with paul nowak , who is the general paul nowak, who is the general secretary of the tuc, and he was very clear in his language. he said he has concerns and the tuc itself has concerns about the steps the government are taking . steps the government are taking. and although they are pleased that the labour party are now in power , they're not going to take power, they're not going to take their foot off the gas. they're very , very clear about that. very, very clear about that. i think it was very interesting and we'll hear more from him tomorrow about the steps that unions are going to take. as you mentioned, passing or at least putting amendments on the table here over the next couple of days about those those hot button topics like, pay rises, they say the inflation busting pay they say the inflation busting pay rises that the government have already proposed don't go far enough. they want to take those further and things on, you know, things like the winter fuel allowance as well . so it's fuel allowance as well. so it's a tale of two halves, and it'll be very interesting to see how it develops over the next 48 hours. >> all right. adam cherry, thank you very much . really good to you very much. really good to

talk to you. right. so he'll be at the conference. we'll check in with him in about an hour. but coming up, i'll be speaking to endurance runner ben smith, who ran a 401 marathons in 401 days. utter madness, utter madness . but days. utter madness, utter madness. but next, for days. utter madness, utter madness . but next, for the great madness. but next, for the great british debate this hour, asking, do you think, sir keir starmer will regret caving in to union

gb news. 23 minutes after 3:00. good afternoon. welcome. this is gb news. we are britain's news channel. i'm nana akua . now it's channel. i'm nana akua. now it's time for the great british debate. this hour. i'm asking, do you think, sir keir starmer will regret caving in to union demands? now the prime minister continues to struggle with the demand of the unions after handing out bumper pay deals to train drivers and doctors. and now is the tuc union gather for their annual conference in brighton. they're also making demands for pay restoration, but with the unions supposedly

bankrolling the labour party and not all of it, but to the tune of quite a few millions , and of quite a few millions, and with a £22 billion black hole in their budget, can you can you afford? they're laughing because it says here, who wrote a black hole, a black hole, a crater, a pond, black hole. >> we won't say it. sorry. >> we won't say it. sorry. >> we're daytime tv was written on an autocue. it says 22 billion. >> pound for pound. it's missing. that wasn't my fault. i didn't do that. don't worry about it. >> we shouldn't laugh. it's not fair. black hole. no, let's not stop. stop it! so can keir starmer. why have i brought them ? starmer. why have i brought them? can't keir starmer afford to say no? so for the great british debate this year, i'm asking, do you think sir keir starmer will regret caving in to the union demands? of course, it was pretty much the first thing they did joining me. they've already opened their mouths. broadcaster and columnist and journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. i might as well start with you, lizzie cundy. >> sorry. gets topless once i start laughing, i can't stop. i'm a nightmare. >> now look, the first thing he did was he capitulated to the

unions. the pay rises for the train drivers and also the doctors. >> yeah, well, if he doesn't regret it, he soon will do. i'm sorry . he caved in. so weak. sorry. he caved in. so weak. this man is. and he's going to deeply regret it. he deeply regret it. now because he's been ruled by the unions now. starmer did this. no strings attached deal did this. no strings attached deal. so now, with that, everyone else is going to be coming out of the woodwork. nana and starmer and reeves have bowed down to the unions at their peril. let me tell you , their peril. let me tell you, they keep harping on about this surprise 22 billion, you know, black hole. and they're surprised about it. are you telling me they didn't know about this? >> 8 billion of it apparently is because of the pay rises. >> well, let me tell you, they then shouldn't be giving 9 billion to foreign aid. they shouldn't be then doing all of what they're doing, what they're doing . they favoured the unions doing. they favoured the unions and pick pocketed from the pensioners. well what would you say? i think it's disgusting.

>> well what would you say then. because the unions are completely against the winter fuel allowance. yeah. they are scrapped . so isn't that so? it's scrapped. so isn't that so? it's sort of poetic justice that i did a monologue yesterday or a niggle yesterday saying who's in charge? yeah, exactly. the thing that's so interesting, his party. >> who are against it as well . >> who are against it as well. >> who are against it as well. >> because yes, that's right, a lot of labour mps are against. we're all against nicking money from the pensioners. so many pensioners, i think nearly a million pensioners who are just on the cusp of whether they actually can apply for this credit. and also it's so difficult to get the winter fuel credit. you know, there's bureaucracy, dozens and dozens of questions. no, look, i don't want to generalise, but older pension credit forgive me older people generally speaking, may not be as agile with technology as younger people. i think although my 91 year old father, who's your number one fan and will be watching this broadcast, is sharper and quicker with any village. >> our number one fan there watching richard. hello, richard . watching richard. hello, richard. >> i think they will regret it because i think that people and it's inextricably linked to the pensioners nicking their pension

money, and in 4 or 5 years time, if there's an early election or in five years time, i think people will always remember this andifs people will always remember this and it's all to do with the unions. they had to nick it off the pensioners because the unions wanted it to pay off the people. >> but then the unions are saying, no, you can't do that. so even though you're paying us, we say that you still pay the pensioners. >> well, he's got to be strong. keir starmer has got to be strong and say, well look you can have your opinion but i'm sorry, we're going to stick to plan a because if he can't stick to plan a, i mean it's i agree it's a lousy plan. and he never put this in any sort of literature before. >> before the election, he favoured the unions over the pensioners. but the unions aren't agreeing with him for doing that. exactly. do you see what i mean? but no one's agreeing with keir starmer. that's why he's —16in the popularity rate. if anyone knew his policies before the election, no one would have voted for him. truly, what he's doing is disgusting and now he's taxing. we know there's going to be taxes here, there and everywhere, but where he's also hurting the pensioners with council tax because he's stopping the discount, the £25, we don't know, 20% discount. well it looks very likely 25%, 25% discount for those that live

on their own. >> the single person discount. >> the single person discount. >> yeah. which that's another hammer to the pensioners. >> and i'm presuming that will apply to people who are single mums as well, or just single. that means if you're single, like i benefit from the 25% reduction. and that does make a lot of difference to me because throughout my life, you know, obviously this is a nicely paid job, but throughout my life, bringing up my kids, it hasn't been that way. so, you know, i had to work really, really hard m ake make ends meet. so that 25% to make ends meet. so that 25% was very, very useful. but also, if you think about it, it's only fair because you as a single mum with two, isn't it? >> exactly. with two kids you are going to produce far less for the council to actually, for example, for your garden waste, for your rubbish, your black bins, you're going to produce a tiny amount. so why should you? and i know council tax pays for police and firefighters, fire engines and potholes. i get all of that. so why should you pay the same as a family of six? i don't think that was. >> it's so not fair. but also i mean he's now going to have the farmers up against him because he's accusing 100 million from the farming support budget. so they're also, i mean, this,

this, this government seems to look after anyone but his own people. i can't believe how unpopular he is even amongst labour voters. >> honestly, i can't i know people who voted who feel who feel that they've been conned by him. they've been conned by him. the pensioners. >> but he would argue, and he has argued that he's going to be unpopular, but he's got to make some really tough decisions. and these are some of the decisions that he needs to make with the conservative party didn't make, which is why we're in that mess. i mean, that's his argument. but then why did he give in? to be fair, lizzie, there is a level of truth to what he's saying. the conservatives left an utter mess. >> i'm not saying they didn't. they were absolutely appalling . they were absolutely appalling. but he has given in to the unions paying that amount huge money without no strings attached. yet people like our pensioners who've worked all their lives are going to be suffering this winter, i think is absolutely disgraceful. and now the farmers are going to be the first order of any government is to look after its own people . this government own people. this government hasn't done that so far. good luck to you.

>> teachers will be next. >> teachers will be next. >> oh yeah, they're going to complain because obviously the varne raid on private schools, a lot of them will be out of work, which you didn't think of that that would happen. yeah, but all pubuc that would happen. yeah, but all public sector workers, in fact, i read at the tuc they're going to argue for backdated compensation for holiday pay that people never received dunng that people never received during the conservative administration. >> i mean, they potentially they could go back 14 years historical, you know, digging up problems, knowing that keir starmer is going to pay him a load of dough out of the public. >> but where's his understanding? him and reeves of economics, i mean, a lesser barrister than him because he's supposed to be this high status barrister in the past, would surely understand what he's doing. >> well, he's good at getting it's good at getting people locking people up. >> and rachel writing on facebook has. >> well, that's true, but rachel reeves did used to work for the bank of england, although i'm not sure in what capacity, because these current decisions that she's made don't seem very clever. you know, not to be rude to her. i'm sure she's doing the best she can, but in my law, if i was to be looking at that and

even the obr have questioned their vat rate on private schools, if i was to look at that, i think what 1.7 schools, if i was to look at that, i think what1.7 billion is what you think you'll raise as soon as you lose a certain percentage of those people and they start going into an ever increasing, filling up state sector, you're going to be paying sector, you're going to be paying more for these people. it doesn't even make any sense. doesit doesn't even make any sense. does it make sense? i think it's £7,500 per pupil that goes into this sector, into the state sector, which parents who have kids, who pay for them at private school will be paying that as well as the private school. so i don't in fact, if anything, private schools help to reduce the burden on state schools. i don't get what her economics is, but coming up later on, we'll have some parents from an organisation who are looking into this, and i think there are people who want to sue the government on it as well. you're with me. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. stay tuned because i've got to pull up on ex asking this very question. can you complain about the labour government health secretary wes streeting tells camilla tominey that you can't really. so he said that

basically people have had fair warning about what was to come at the general election. but first, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana, thank you and good afternoon. the top stories. today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth the second. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around the world. earlier today, the king and queen attended crathie kirk church, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother . remembrance of his late mother. prime minister sir keir starmer has hit out at the previous government this morning, saying the nhs has been broken in ways that he called unforgivable. these comments come as a labour commissioned review into how children are treated by the nhs, is due to be published in the coming week. speaking earlier, health secretary wes streeting

said we need to make our nhs fit for the future. he was also asked about labour's plans for vat on private school fees, after one parent launched legal action against the government. >> schools can't say they weren't warned. we did make it very clear and the priority for this money is to invest in the state. education that benefits the 93% of pupils in this country , including the most country, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged . so vulnerable and disadvantaged. so that's the thrust of the policy. that's the government's agenda. it's for the 93% at state schools, not simply the 7% at independent schools. and people were forewarned. so they can't complain now . complain now. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she is concerned labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to report this report is that they seem to be chasing headlines. you know, lord darzi is a very respected eminent surgeon. of course he is. also it's fair to

say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the of the nhs is and providing solutions. the state of the of the nhs is and providing solutions . and and providing solutions. and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises. they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october. >> and the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for much of england and wales, which will remain in place until 6:00 tonight. they've said this means a small chance of power cuts and also flooding in people's homes, with some areas expecting up to 60mm of rain by the end of the day. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward alerts

>> welcome back. you're with me. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. 37 minutes after 3:00. it's time now for the great british debate. this hour. and i'm asking, can you complain about the labour government now? speaking on gb news earlier today, health secretary wes streeting told camilla tominey voters had a fair warning about their plans to tax private schools. >> it isn't something that we've decided to do in government that wasn't in our manifesto. we are running out of time, mr streeting. some time now, schools can't say they weren't warned. we did make it very clear and the priority for this money is to invest in the state. education that benefits the 93% of pupils in this country , of pupils in this country, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. all right. so that's the thrust of mr streeting. the government's agenda. it's for the 93% at state schools, not simply the 7%

at independent schools. and people were forewarned. so they can't complain now. >> all right . >> all right. >> all right. >> so just because you were warned about something that lots of people did not want, and loads of people showed their objections, he now thinks you can't complain now . well, only can't complain now. well, only 33% of voters backed their manifesto at the general election and many didn't. but even if you did, isn't it your democratic right to disagree with the government? can politicians really ask you not to question their policies? so for the great british debate this hour, i'm saying can you complain about the labour government? well, joining me now, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and broadcaster and journalist danny kelly. danny kelly, i think you can complain about the labour government. >> i think mr streeting is correct in the sense that he everyone knew about the tax hike on private schools, but that's that's separate to being able to complain about the labour government. i think people can complain about the labour government, about the way they're treating pensioners. that's come out of nowhere. that wasn't in any manifesto. people can complain about the prospect of not being able to have a cigarette in a beer garden that was nowhere near the manifesto. people can complain about the

complete intransigence and refusal to talk about the dinghies coming over, which led to unacceptable behaviour. okay all, there's an elephant in the room in the united kingdom, and lots of people are thinking that keir starmer won't even discuss talking about it. and that's the that's immigration. yes, there was an unacceptable reaction to it. no one's saying that was acceptable. but he hasn't even he hasn't even acknowledged that that was the driving force behind. so many people's unhappiness, which turned into unacceptable violence. >> also, in terms of you can't complain, you can complain when you hear something. you don't like. and just because they've been elected, the complaining shouldn't just stop now because they've been elected. lizzie cundy well, labour can't give it away quick enough to anyone who isn't paying taxes or isn't british. >> i mean, let me just give you example from where i live in hampshire, there is in farnborough, they have done up for immigrants are to absolute

top spec luxury neighbours and, and the people around because even bringing in, you know, beautiful tvs their flats. beautiful flats. and we thought oh is it for students. who's it for? let me tell you , it's for for? let me tell you, it's for all the asylum seekers. no one was told people were asking questions to the home office. they wouldn't answer because they said, we can't to protect them and we don't know who's living amongst us. it's very frightening and we're not allowed to ask. >> those questions have been drawn up because you know why they they will call you far right if you protest about it. >> and this is what is happening with this government. we can't even now voice what we feel and think without being called far right. we're not far right. we're just concerned and we're fed up or told that we can't. it's really worrying times or told that we can't complain just because they are now in government . government. >> the people. there's not a line before you complain you

knew about it. now we're in government, you can't complain because it's happening. no, people can complain if they don't like the policy and they don't like the policy and they don't like the policy. it doesn't financially make sense in my view. do you think it makes sense? does it? >> it doesn't. but i'll tell you what so arrogant about that interview with camilla with wes streeting is the fella saying, well, basically you can't complain. you know what's wrong with you? it's almost turning it on. there's something wrong with you as an individual complaining about the labour administration because they told you what they were going to be like, but they didn't tell us the truth. >> and keir starmer never told us his proper policies. immigration was number one on people's concerns. he wouldn't ever talk about it. give his real policies about it because he thought if i don't say anything , no he thought if i don't say anything, no one can he thought if i don't say anything , no one can tackle me anything, no one can tackle me on it. and they've got through on it. and they've got through on this reason. that's why so many people are so upset now and he's —16in the ratings. >> i'll tell you what else you can complain about. where's where's he smashing these gangs ? where's he smashing these gangs? remember he said in his manifesto he's going to work with interpol or european plot and smash the gangs. i was

expecting on day one, i was expecting on day one, i was expecting video of a news crew with, like, old bill knocking through doors in eastern europe or in western europe. and, you know , handcuffing these afghani know, handcuffing these afghani people smugglers. no one has no gang has been smashed. he hasn't even told us what he's going to do with smashing the gangs. >> but he would argue that he can't do that on day one. and things will take time because his his concept was that it would be a mixture of m15 and all the different you sort of different sort of pieces that are all around the world. we can't do it straight away. day one. so he would, he would ask, but he's been in power two months. >> the government before was trying to smash the gangs. you can't just keep saying these one liners smash the gangs. what about the deterrent? there's stop rwanda despite the huge amounts of money that have gone into that, and now other countries like germany are going to take it possibly on board. and i think it's a disgrace that he has not even given it a chance. he just said it's a gimmick. it's a gimmick. to be fair to keir starmer. >> he said he was word he did say before the election. i agree with you. they should have at

least tried it. but but he did say you can't complain about him. not doing it because he did say he wasn't going to do it. >> you can complain about it, but he said he wasn't going to do it. >> there's no deterrent. >> there's no deterrent. >> i agree he should have done it. >> but you can still complain. and so this is the point that they're telling you. and as you said, it's that kind of negative treatment of you for daring to complain that you can't complain because you knew about it. well, you can complain. >> yeah. you can complain. and let's look at keir starmer as a man. you know, he can't even have margaret thatcher portrait up in the room because he feels intimidated. this guy had a load of vip treatment, had new glasses for over £2,458. i checked and he adds when he was this is nothing new with him because he takes take, take when he was director of public prosecutions, he made us the taxpayer , cough up over taxpayer, cough up over £250,000. this is fact in travel costs. flying first class and getting a chauffeur. though he only lived four miles away from where he had to go. now this is the man who is just taking and not telling . he's not man of the

not telling. he's not man of the people, is he? truth? he's not a man of the people. and i think he is letting this country down. >> well, in terms of that, that him charging back £250,000, if you're ahead of the director of pubuc you're ahead of the director of public prosecutions, you probably have to ensure your safety. so, you know, i don't begrudge him that, but it was three times more than his predecessors have spent. i'll just finish that. but i do think thatis just finish that. but i do think that is too much money and that's a lot of money. so he could have probably done it more efficiently. but let's come back to the schooling situation, right. just because we didn't know about it or we knew about it beforehand, people are still objecting. they were objecting before. >> they still complain now, of course they can be. people are furious about it. and 20% a lot of people. there's a misconception. it's a fallacy that if you can send your children to private school, then you're minted. that is complete baloney. there are mums and dads who sacrifice everything, and that 20% is going to take them to the tipping point and unfortunately, send those kids to a new state school . to a new state school. >> and also, there is literally no way of when they say, oh well, we're not taxing working

people and there is no way that they can stop that 20% not being put on to the bill of the parent unless they don't charge the school it. so when they say, oh, some people will be exempt, i'm not sure how you do that because it's the school that's been taxed. so the school will then either not or will or won't pass it on to the parents. so i think again, they have to well that's again, they have to well that's a bit registered. >> i know all about spin. >> i know all about spin. >> okay. well listen. next i'm joined by a truly inspirational man, endurance runner ben smith. he ran 401 marathons in 401 days for a mental health and wellbeing charity that's on the

to good afternoon, 49 minutes after 3:00. welcome. this is a gb news. we're live on tv, onune gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. i'm now joined by a truly inspirational man. he's an endurance runner. ben smith 401

marathons in just 401 days for mental health and wellbeing. he was spurned on after being bullied as a child , was able to bullied as a child, was able to raise a whopping £250,000. i'm pleased to say that he joins me now. right, so this was a while ago , wasn't it? this? yes. how ago, wasn't it? this? yes. how long ago was it? >> well, we're coming up to, i think next year, roughly about ten years since we started it in 2026 will be ten years since we finished. >> so. so when did you run the marathons? >> so it was between 2015 and 2016, over the course of 401 days all around the uk, what kind of madness was that? >> oh, it was a it was an adventure. let me tell you. like, honestly, on day one when we started in bristol, never ever thought that the project would ever become what it became. but over the course of the 401 days we ran with 13,500 people within eight miles of everywhere on the british mainland from land's end to john o'groats. >> so and that was the journey from land's end to john o'groats. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, we covered so many different communities around the uk because i suppose the reason why i was doing it

was to raise so much for money two anti—bullying charities that we wanted to include people in that. and yeah, we i got to run in some amazing places. >> i bet you did. what would you say is a beautiful place? i mean, the whole country. i love this country, but there are some outstanding, you know, beautiful areas around. what would you say? oh, definitely the best place that you run. >> well, i think i've got a few, but i think i would say probably the highlands of scotland. you know . yeah, yeah. just the kind know. yeah, yeah. just the kind of vastness of it, the dramatic ness of it, i remember running up and down one of the paths in the highlands near glencoe and coming face to face with a wild stag. so it was quite . yeah. stag. so it was quite. yeah. quite scary. >> what did it do? oh, it did nothing. >> it did absolutely nothing. it was quite used to people because of the path. yeah. what are you doing here? >> this is my house. it didn't do that, did it? >> no, no it didn't. no, no i was more scared of it. >> it would be quite creepy if it had, like, a talking stag. crikey, i'm well impressed. and so after that, you raised £250,000. and what have you been

doing? what's your journey been like after that? >> so we actually raised over 330,250 was the target. >> and we managed to smash that with the help of people throughout the country, but all that money went to support two charities. kidscape, the uk's biggest anti—bullying charity, and stonewall, the big lgbtq charity, both charities were picked because of my personal relationship to them both. >> it was quite controversial, though. stonewall, >> yeah, but the thing is very controversial. >> i mean, it's been with different sort of gender ideologies that it's enabled throughout industry and also in schools. well, i think at the time, for me, you know, i had spent a long time in my life hating who i was as a person and feeling like i needed to be something that everybody else wanted me to be. >> and i think what stonewall did for me personally was help change the way in which i can live my life here in this country. so i suppose i just country. so i suppose ijust wanted to give back to them, say thank you. >> well, it's good to hear something positive about them. you know, there's often there's a lot of negativity around it. so since since doing that and

since you've been running that and since all these charities that you've donated to what, what have you been up to? >> so we've had another challenge where i went off to the states, but unfortunately that was brought to an abrupt end because of covid, so yeah, unfortunately the us, managed covid in a different way to the uk. so it meant the project it did didn't happen , we set up a did didn't happen, we set up a mental health charity of which was very successful, i run a health food brand in bristol called happy shop . we have got called happy shop. we have got plans in place for a documentary on 401 challenge. i deliver talks around the world to kind of big businesses and schools, so it's been quite a busy coming up. ten years. wow. >> and all that kind of started with this wonderful sort of race. yeah, it's interesting, isn't it? you've probably changed a lot of lives that you're probably not aware of as well. a lot of young people who've been affected positively after what you've done, well done. after what you've done, well done . you. done. you. >> thank you, i hope so, yeah. >> thank you, i hope so, yeah. >> well, i used to be bullied. well, they tried they tried to bully me at school. that didn't go well because when i was very

young, i must've been about five years old. 4 or 5 years old. i was the only black person in my class. and in fact, my brother and i were the only black people in the school. and i can remember people were chasing me and i ran into the wendy house and i ran into the wendy house and they said to me, name one thing you can do better than us. and i said , i can run. i bounce and i said, i can run. i bounce past and push them out of the wendy house. after that, i was in everybody's running team and that was that. so there you go. listen, it's really lovely to talk to you. thank you so much. lovely to speak to him . now, of lovely to speak to him. now, of course, this is ben smith. he's done an incredible job with his charity. but stay with me because still to come nana's niggle, i'll be talking about the damning report on the bbc's apparent 1500 violations of their own editorial guidelines dunng their own editorial guidelines during their coverage of the israel—hamas conflict. stay tuned. you will not want to miss that. but up next, let's get a snapshot of your weather with greg dewhurst . greg dewhurst. >> looks like things are heating

up . boxt boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news. weather forecast from the met office. low pressure slowly starting to move away. still some heavy showers through until the evening time. staying changeable into next week but turning colder as the winds turn around to more of a northerly direction. there's that low pressure moving away and then we see the wind switching to a north westerly direction. this cold front introducing colder air as we head towards tuesday and wednesday next week. this evening though , low pressure evening though, low pressure still bringing outbreaks of heavy rain across southeast scotland, northern england into wales, the midlands. but starting to ease as we head into the early hours. though the odd heavy burst is still possible. the odd rumble of thunder across eastern areas, drier further north and west, but turning colder temperatures in single figures across parts of scotland to start the day. but there is some bright and sunny spells around across northern parts of scotland. central scotland to start monday morning. a few

showers, though across the northern and western isles these may start filtering inland as the day progresses. any mist and fog patches clearing here, similar across northern ireland. sunny spells to start the day. this cloud from the last 24 hours is still affecting parts of northern and eastern england. brighter skies already moving into wales and the west country. some fog patches first thing, but that will soon clear and then through the day on monday, then through the day on monday, the weather system will slowly push its way eastwards, but it takes its time. so eastern england, south—east england generally staying quite cloudy with some patchy rain at times. brighter skies. northern england , brighter skies. northern england, wales the west country starting to cloud over into the afternoon across northern ireland. western scotland cool here. temperatures nearer to average 1516 celsius. elsewhere, a cooler feel as well, temperatures reaching around 20 celsius and the best of the sunshine into the evening time, turning wetter and windier across the northwest of the uk as the next weather system moves in drier further south, with some clear spells, and then it

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>> well. >> well. >> hello and welcome to gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next two hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me today is broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also broadcaster and journalist danny kelly. in my nickel i'll be sticking the boot into the bbc over a damning report . then

over a damning report. then coming up, my great british debate this year, i'm asking do you believe the bbc's coverage of the israel—gaza conflict has been biased? uri gellerjoins me for worldview. all of that on the way. but before we get started, let's get your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you. the top stories from the gb newsroom. today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth the second. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around the world. earlier today, the king and queen attended crathie kirk church near balmoral, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother. the prime minister has hit out at the previous government this morning , saying the nhs has been morning, saying the nhs has been broken in ways that he called unforgivable. these comments come as a labour commissioned review into how children are

treated by the nhs, is due to be published in the coming week. speaking to the camilla tominey show, health secretary wes streeting set out labour's plan to tackle the nhs crisis. >> my reform agenda is about is about three big shifts out of hospital into the community, so we get the gp appointments that people need, the social care that people need, care closer to people's homes, better for patients, better value for taxpayers. it's a shift from analogue to digital. so we're not working with outdated systems and allowing the waste in the nhs to go unchallenged. and then thirdly, from sickness to prevention, making sure we're supporting people not just to live longer but to live well for longer through good public health and prevention measures. those are the pillars of labour's reform agenda. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she is concerned that labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to

report this report is that they seem to be chasing headlines. you know , lord darzi is a very you know, lord darzi is a very respected, eminent surgeon. of course he is. also, it's fair to say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the, of the nhs is. and providing solutions. and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october. >> in other news, last night donald trump spoke in wisconsin, a key area for his election campaign. the republican presidential candidate pledged trade restrictions and to clamp down on immigration. trump was also critical of both current us president joe biden and his election opponent, kamala harris. >> how biden won i will never know. to me, it's one of the greatest miracles. to me, it's a greatest miracles. to me, it's a great miracle. but how the hell that guy won, but he won and he got in this one. he got 14

million votes. she got no votes. and then they put her in. anyway, the bosses put her in because she's controlled by them. but she will be the worst president. he is the worst president. he is the worst president in history. she will be worse than him. she will be worse than him . and trump is worse than him. and trump is never wrong. i am never, ever wrong . wrong. >> in other news, police say the body of a woman has been found in water off a beach on the isle of wight. they say officers were called to the seaside resort town of shanklin this morning following a report that the body of a woman had been spotted in the water. the woman, believed to be in her 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene. more on this as we get it. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for much of england and wales, which will remain in place until 6:00 this evening. they've said this means a small chance of power cuts and flooding in some people's homes, with some areas expecting up to 60mm of rain by the end of the day . british 60mm of rain by the end of the day. british music band oasis have announced they'd sent out

aniane have announced they'd sent out an invite only registration form for people to join a private ballot for tickets. and it comes after millions attempted to obtain tickets last weekend for the band's gigs next summer, but many were left disappointed. oasis and ticketmaster have also faced criticism following so—called dynamic pricing being used, leading to an investigation being launched . investigation being launched. and we're now into the final day of the paralympic games over in paris, where team gb have won a huge number of medals. and they aren't done yet. the brits have won a number of medals in the kayaking today, a gold and a silver in the women's 200 metre kl2 a gold medal in the women's 200 metre kl3 and a silver medal in the men's 200m vl3 the seine. closing ceremony will be taking place this evening, with swimmer poppy place this evening, with swimmer poppy maskell and taekwondo athlete matt bush both carrying the flag for team gb and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm tatiana sanchez.

more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news to direct your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> thank you tatiana. before we get stuck into the debate , get stuck into the debate, here's what else is coming up today for the great british debate. this hour i'm asking, should the bbc be allowed to self—regulate? a new report claims the bbc has breached its own editorial guidelines over 1500 times during the height of the israel—hamas war, leading to calls for an independent inquiry into the corporation's coverage of the conflict. then, in worldview. uri geller will be joining me live from tel aviv to bnng joining me live from tel aviv to bring us the latest on the israel—hamas war. all of that coming up. as ever, don't forget to send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . your comments gbnews.com/yoursay. so of course, first of all, though, the tuc's annual meeting is taking place in brighton today with the uk's main

federation of trade unions claiming that workers are being cheated out of holiday pay worth £2 billion. some employers deliberately deny holiday requests. now all of this comes as sir keir starmer's government is continuing to face a backlash overits is continuing to face a backlash over its plans to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. dozens of labour mps are planning to rebel on the issue, but the labour leader is refusing to back down. in an interview, he said he'll have to be unpopular if he wants to restore public finances. let's quickly go live to brighton and speak to gb news reporter adam cherry . so, adam, what's been cherry. so, adam, what's been going on at this conference? what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> well, the tuc conference is now open. delegates are pouring in behind me. those watching on television will see. it's getting very busy here now. the conference floor, where the motions will be debated, is now also open as well. people are filing in and over the next few hours the first motions will be put to the delegates. there are around 48 unions here, all

represented 3000 people in total. now among them already we've seen our first protest. this is just within the last hour or so from the socialist workers. it gives you a flavour of the kind of response that those unpopular decisions. keir starmer says he's prepared to make will be getting from the people here today at the tuc. take a look at this. >> we welcome every policy in our interests, but any attempt to make working class people pay for the crisis, then we will not accept. >> and our attitude is make the rich pay, not the workers make the rich pay. make the rich pay, the rich pay. make the rich pay, the workers make the rich pay the workers make the rich pay the working . the working. >> the unions are not backing down over this. i was at a press conference earlier today with the secretary—general of the general secretary. excuse me, the general secretary of the tuc. and he said that whilst

they're happy that for the first time in 15 years, they're having this conference under a labour government, these unpopular decisions mean that the unions are going to keep the pressure on and keep the keep the pressure on the government to make sure that their demands are met and over the next couple of days, we'll see that in person. the prime minister is here on tuesday, and he will give his speech in the context of the vote in the house of commons to scrap the winter fuel allowance for millions of people. how that goes down here, i think we can all expect, will not be very good. >> all right, adam cherry, thank you very much. really good to talk to you. that is adam cherry. he's live at the tuc conference. you're with me. i'm nana akua this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio, coming up to ten minutes after 4:00. the biased british broadcasting corporation , british broadcasting corporation, the bbc. a damning report has claimed that the bbc breached its own editorial guidelines. more than 1500 times during the

height of the israel—hamas war. after analysing four months of bbc coverage on the conflict across all platforms, research led by british lawyer trevor acheson , which was done with acheson, which was done with from an israeli perspective , from an israeli perspective, revealed that they called a what they called a deeply worrying pattern of bias against israel. now, i have quite a lot of respect for the bbc. amongst other things are the hard core jobsi other things are the hard core jobs i did like beat up and price—drop tv. the bbc trained me. i had to adhere to their guidelines and they taught me to be balanced. i left frankly, because in my view, i believe that they weren't working there meant agreeing to a narrative for example, climate change, which at the time was called global warming, which was believed to be settled science. so no doubt could be cast on it. |, so no doubt could be cast on it. i, on the other hand, saw things differently and wanted my questions answered. take black lives matter, where one of my bbc bosses encouraged me to promote a blm event on my bbc

radio show. i emailed back saying under the guidelines, i wasn't allowed because in my view, blm was a corrupt, far left marxist pressure group. well, that turned out to be true. the guidelines are as thick as your arm and are drummed into you from day dot, so it's a shame they didn't take any notice of them when it came to israel. it was no surprise to me that the bbc had breached their own guidelines repeatedly. remember the hamas bomb that backfired that their reporter immediately blamed on israel? >> but you know, it is hard to see what else this could be really, given the size of the explosion other than an israeli airstrike . airstrike. >> good evening from london. here are some news from the war in gaza. israel has bombed a hospital, killing hundreds of innocent people. more more. much better . with more details. our better. with more details. our middle east correspondent, harry white. guilt. >> good evening . rachel. from

>> good evening. rachel. from the illegal colony of tel aviv. israeli officials have denied bombing the hospital, but we have video footage showing what really happened. indeed . really happened. indeed. >> well, of course, the report turned out to be wrong from the bbc because evidence on another broadcaster showed coverage of that particular bomb backfiring. the report also found that bbc coverage associated israel with genocide 14 times more than hamas. danny cohen , a former bbc hamas. danny cohen, a former bbc executive, called for an independent inquiry into its coverage and warned of an institutional crisis on their coverage. here's the problem because the bbc are self—regulated, so unlike other commercial broadcasters, complaints go via an exhaustive complaints go via an exhaustive complaints procedure first before they go to ofcom and by exhausted , i mean that you will exhausted, i mean that you will be exhausted by the end of it. i know because i've tried it. when

i complained about gary lineker at the end of the bbc process. if you're still not satisfied, then you can take your case to ofcom or ofcom could investigate the bbc if they feel there's a case, but the latter hardly ever happens , so it means its happens, so it means its presenters can get away with comments about throwing battery acid over nigel farage and still keep their jobs. and the antics of jimmy savile, martin bashir and huw edwards don't finish them off. imagine any of that happening on a commercial channel like gb news. we'd be off air faster than you can say jack robinson, but because heigh ho there, the bbc. nothing to see here and that's why so many people are aggrieved. paying the tv licence. and it's why viewers and listeners are leaving the bbc in their droves. on monday night, gb news beat both the bbc news channel and the sky news channel on average, views across the entire day . and i can the entire day. and i can proudly say that i was on that day with andrew pierce presenting britain's newsroom. time for a level playing field ,

time for a level playing field, methinks. time for the bbc to be held to the same standards as the rest of us. in a statement, the rest of us. in a statement, the bbc said it would carefully consider the report, which has been submitted to tim davie, its director general, and storm isha, its chairman, as well as its board members. a spokesperson for the corporation added that it had serious questions about the report's methodology. and whilst the report into the bbc may not have been impartial, if the bbc wants to have an opinion, it needs to fund itself . well, let's get the fund itself. well, let's get the thoughts now from the chairman of the national jewish assembly, gary mond. gary mond, thank you very much for joining gary mond. gary mond, thank you very much forjoining me. thank you for having me. so what are your thoughts? where do we go with this? >> i want to begin by congratulating trevor assassin on an excellent report. >> do you realise there's something 9 million words of bbc writing has been analysed here? the bbc reporting and trevor is a very serious and very successful lawyer. he knows what

he's doing and i believe this is only part one of the exercise. we'll be seeing future parts in the near future. what is happening is you've got your major media station, one of the world's leading media stations , world's leading media stations, essentially exhibiting unacceptable bias , and that unacceptable bias, and that needs to be dealt with. the best solution is for this to stop. i know lots of people are calling for the licence for people not to pay the licence fee, or even for the bbc to be privatised, but the optimal solution is to stop the bias both as regards israel and gaza and of course in other political areas too . other political areas too. >> but but you know that if that is the case and if the report is the case and a lot of us watched a lot of the coverage on the bbc and all the news channels, i watched them all, including al jazeera. and it's fine if you're going to take a position and you're a commercial broadcaster, you're a commercial broadcaster, you can take a position as a commercial broadcaster . although commercial broadcaster. although most would like to show more balance, we try and show as much balance, we try and show as much balance here on gb news, but it's up to the viewer whether they pay or they watch or they sponsors to pay for the channel

so that part of the equation, which is, i think the issue here is why people are up in arms about the bbc. exactly. because on some subjects it feels they've taken a point of view or a narrative, and then it feels like indoctrination. yes propaganda. >> i think that's right. older viewers might remember that former prime minister john viewers might remember that former prime ministerjohn major in the 1990s was under pressure to privatise the bbc. there will be a different place now. if he'd succeeded. >> well, i mean, i don't know whether i'd go as far as to privatise it because obviously they've got all the buildings and all the facilities they would trounce all the other broadcasters. so i think that they would have to give all the assets back, and then they would have to start on a very skeletal sort of structure. they wouldn't be allowed to have all the stuff they've got and then just carry on broadcasting like that. i would like it all stripped back, but i think at this, at this situation, national jewish assembly and campaign against anti—semitism and some others are calling for an independent investigation. >> and this time, unlike with the balen report in 2004, we expect to see it made public, >> but it's interesting really, because i think there's

obviously a place for the bbc. i do i think, you know, i have a yes. i don't deny that. but i don't want anybody . i don't want don't want anybody. i don't want to feel like i'm forced to believe in a narrative. and remember, we only had the bbc and a few channels. then the internet opened up and suddenly there's lots more opinions and you get lots more information about something. and not just from one perspective. >> that's right . we expect the >> that's right. we expect the to bbc report fairly and impartially across the whole situation in the middle east and everywhere else for that matter. >> and of course, that is the i think the key is there that it being impartial and in it being not taking a position. and i suppose with the stance, it felt like it took with israel, it did feel even me watching it, even if i wasn't to read any of this, it did feel that everybody seemed to be, well, the seminal moment was when the bbc accused israel of bombing that school in gaza. >> and it turned out a short while later that it was actually

rockets that came from hamas that destroyed the school. that was a seminal moment. there have been other many other cases of bias. i mean, constantly accusing israel of genocide, which is patently false , helped which is patently false, helped to foment in people's minds that the bbc is about the jewish community in particular, believe that the bbc is biased . that the bbc is biased. >> well, you know, i don't think they're alone in this particular narrative with regard to the israeli—hamas conflict . well, israeli—hamas conflict. well, obviously no one wants to see a mass death on any side. no, i think a lot of the narrative feels like almost as though people are able to excuse october the 7th and only focus on what's happening. >> well, we do see it from some of the other major newspapers. yeah, we see it from certain other tv channels, and gb news is scrupulously fair and pleased to say , well, as ever. to say, well, as ever. >> and we always want the other side of it. >> yes, you do, and that's right. and so you should. >> but of course, the other side of it is that people are dying in this conflict. and i think that's what what we need the message to get across to people dying is that it is entirely hamas's fault. >> hamas started this war. hamas

murdered 1200 people on the 7th of october last year, and the war can end in five minutes. if hamas surrenders and releases the hostages. well, i mean, you've even got, members of different parties and particularly the labour party. >> you know, david lammy coming out and talking about, you know, sorry, i can't help it, gary, but you are sinking in that chair. >> yes. the chair. something wrong with the chair? i'm not sure what's happening. >> briefly though. briefly. your views on david lammy and the suspension of licenses to israel, which you would think, seeing as we supply people like qatar who are harbouring hamas billions of pounds worth of equipment and arms, you'd think that actually perhaps what we see is rank hypocrisy here, absolute rank hypocrisy. >> and also british financing of turkey in the massacre of the kurds is another example . kurds is another example. there's a lot of opposition to what david lammy has done, certainly in the jewish community, and we're hoping it will be reversed at some point. >> yeah, it doesn't send a great message at all. well, listen,

i'll leave you on your thinking chair, gary . thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for having me. >> it's such a pleasure. that is gary mundy. he's the chairman of the national jewish assembly. i'm nana akua welcome. 19 minutes after 4:00. if you've just tuned in, where have you been? we've been doing quite a lot on the programme, but next it's lot on the programme, but next wsfime lot on the programme, but next it's time for the great british debate. this varne. i'm asking, do you believe that the bbc's coverage of the israel—gaza conflict has been biased? stay tuned

good afternoon. 23 minutes after 4:00. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and it's digital radio. i'm nana akua and wsfime digital radio. i'm nana akua and it's time for the great british debate. this hour. i'm asking, do you believe that the bbc's coverage of the israel—gaza conflict has been biased? a new report has found that breach the bbc breached its own editorial guidelines over 1500 times dunng guidelines over 1500 times during the height of the israel—hamas war, with coverage being heavily biased against

israel. now, it claimed the bbc had associated israel with genocide , 14 times more than genocide, 14 times more than hamas in the corporation's coverage of the conflict. now, former bbc executive danny cohen called for an independent inquiry into the national broadcaster's coverage. so what do you think, though? you've been watching the coverage. you've probably watched lots of it on different platforms. in your view, do you think the bbc's coverage of the israel—gaza conflict has been biased? well, joining me now, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. i will come to you first, danny, because you're an ex—bbc person . because you're an ex—bbc person. >> ex—bbc. yes. it's going to be really interesting. the report and the findings of this report. now, when i was at the bbc, this was before this current conflict. the problem with the bbc is that it's overwhelmingly staffed by very left leaning, liberal middle class people who are out of touch. and i'm speaking generally. i'm not speaking generally. i'm not speaking exclusively for everybody who are out of touch , everybody who are out of touch, typically with the working man and woman on the street. okay, so that's important. >> i don't think they would deny

that because they're trying to get more working class people into the organisation, aren't they? okay. >> the problem is , is that that >> the problem is, is that that that bias will inevitably seep out onto air onto our programming on air. now, i remember when there was the brexit bottleneck and they couldn't get brexit through parliament. and boris johnson called an election and i remember that following that, there was incredibly negative reporting on on boris johnson, on conservatives and on brexit. so that was because that's how they viewed that current state of politics. it just naturally seeps out on air. so if people at the bbc, they have this very lefty view about the middle east thatis lefty view about the middle east that is going to seep out on air, it's inevitable. we all have our prejudices in life. we all have our bias, our political viewpoints. and it's no different for people who work at the bbc. the problem is, is that it seeps out. they mark their own homework. >> well, i suppose even one of their commentators, i think in israel , or their commentators, i think in israel, or commentating on the war, then made some really, you know, biased comments as well.

>> lizzie cundy yeah, i mean, for me there's been too many mistakes, too many errors, too many cover ups, and they're supposed to be impartial and they're quite frankly, not. and for me , i had a friend who sadly for me, i had a friend who sadly was at that horrific massacre on october 7, and the way that they called the terrorists hamas freedom fighters and the way they they covered everything about it, i felt was very, very hurtful and disrespectful for the jewish community. and i'm not surprised. i know danny cohen, who's a lovely guy, former bbc exec who is calling former bbc exec who is calling for an independent inquiry. there are two leading other jewish groups that are also calling for this inquiry, and so they should . and the bbc have to they should. and the bbc have to take a real good look at themselves. look at what's happened of late. look at look at what's gone on with huw edwards. and they still continue to pay him. pay him 40,000 pay rise and they're supposed to be impartial. yet they let gary lineker tweet away what he did

with his political ideology. he's on also 1.35 million zoe balls on i think 950,000. this is i think to me who pays and we have to pay for this licence . have to pay for this licence. unacceptable. i think it's ineffective. and i'm being honest, i don't think they could regulate a barbecue. >> i always remember again, i have no experience with the gaza war because i left the bbc. before that. i always remember dunng before that. i always remember during covid boris johnson, we all thought boris johnson was going to die. he was very ill in hospital. he was suffering terribly with the covid symptoms and with any big name, the bbc and with any big name, the bbc and lots of other organisations , and lots of other organisations, itv, sky, they will have done an obituary because you can't do an obituary because you can't do an obit when you find out someone's died. you need to do an obit before they've died. >> and we have obit procedures at the bbc and here on gb news. >> so the head office of the bbc in london, the person in charge of local radio, is based in london. the guy in charge of local radio music was based in

birmingham and there was a zoom call and it was decided this is how much they dislike boris johnson. it was decided that if there was any music to illustrate any part of his life, to maybe punctuate one part of his life and carry on with another part of his life. and i don't necessarily mean vocalise music. i mean maybe instrumentalized that it must not contain the word love in it. bofis not contain the word love in it. boris johnson was so loathed they did not want any piece of music to illustrate his life, to have the word love in it. how do you know that? because my pals on the zoom call. >> yeah, but but okay, so we've just got your pal. >> he's in charge of music. >> he's in charge of music. >> everybody knows about it, but. okay, well, okay. fair enough. but i do have to challenge you there because, you know, it's common knowledge that bofis know, it's common knowledge that boris johnson was so hated they would not allow any piece of music to associate with his life with the word love. >> you had the news from egypt that got caught out, didn't she? she was sort of celebrating boris's demise. but the bbc have made a real mess of managing their employees and the

behaviour of them. there's been cover up after cover up after cover up after cover up after cover up after cover up after cover up and, you know, it's compulsory, the licence fee. but many are not going to be paying it. >> well obviously we don't encourage people. >> no but you don't want to when you look at breaking the law. yeah of course. but many feel very sorry you'd be breaking the law if you did. >> so we're not encouraging. >> so we're not encouraging. >> i don't want it to be scrapped either, but i don't i don't. 18,000 people work there. i think that that would be a terrific loss of people's of people's livelihoods. and i think it just needs to get its house in order. its 170 nicker. and it's crazy because if you don't watch it , you and it's crazy because if you don't watch it, you think, and it's crazy because if you don't watch it , you think, why don't watch it, you think, why am i forced to pay for it? and i get all of that. but i think there maybe should be a different funding model, but i certainly don't want to see it scrapped. >> but do you think with this ridiculous salaries they've they've given out, which is clear for everyone to see. it's not value for money and it's not being run properly. >> well, it's not being run properly. i would say. but also i don't get how people can talk about chucking battery acid on

someone. i don't understand how people like huw edwards jimmy savile. there's lots of these people who somehow fall through the cracks and we don't hear the full information. huw edwards another one. but look, in response to the report, the bbc has said that it would carefully consider the allegations but has serious questions about the report's methodology. so that's what their thoughts are. i did actually put that in the monologue as well too, so that, you know that that's balanced because we aim for balance on gb news, and we also want to hear your side. gbnews.com/yoursay you're with gb news, i'm nana akua, we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. coming up world view, we'll cross live to tel aviv and speak to uri geller to get the latest on the israel—hamas war. but first, let's get your latest news headunes let's get your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you very much. the top stories this hour. today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii . she was on the

elizabeth ii. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around the world. earlier today, the king and queen attended crathie kirk church, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother . remembrance of his late mother. prime minister sir keir starmer has hit out at the previous government this morning, saying the nhs has been broken in ways that he called unforgivable. these comments come as a labour commissioned review into how children are treated by the nhs, is due to be published in the coming week. speaking earlier, health secretary wes streeting said we need to make our nhs fit for the future . he was also for the future. he was also asked about labour's plans for vat on private school fees after one parent launched legal action against the government. >> schools can't say they weren't warned. we did make it very clear and the priority for this money is to invest in the state. education that benefits the 93% of pupils in this country , including the most country, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged . so

vulnerable and disadvantaged. so that's the thrust of the policy. that's the government's agenda. it's for the 93% at state schools, not simply the 7% at independent schools. and people were forewarned, so they can't complain now. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she is concerned labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to report this report is that they seem to be chasing headlines. you know , lord darzi is a very you know, lord darzi is a very respected eminent surgeon . of respected eminent surgeon. of course he is. also, it's fair to say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the, of the nhs is. and providing solutions. and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october. >> and the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for much of england and

wales, which will remain in place until 6:00 tonight. they've said this means a small chance of power cuts and flooding in people's homes, with some areas expecting up to 60mm of rain by the end of the day. and those are the latest gb news headunes. and those are the latest gb news headlines . for now, i'm tatiana headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. i'll be back in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward alerts

>> welcome back here with me. i'm nana akua. >> welcome back here with me. i'm nana akua . this is gb news. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. it's time now for the great british debate. this and i'm asking our labour scaring off people with the broadest shoulders. now the millionaire and founder of pimlico plumbers , charlie pimlico plumbers, charlie mullins, has revealed that he has put his his 12 million

penthouse in london up for sale as he prepares to leave the country to avoid labour's anticipated tax hike on the wealthiest people in this country. i don't know who's going to get to buy it then they've all gone. charlie mullins appeared on gb news earlier today to discuss his plans to leave the uk. here's what he had to say. >> i'm not going to avoid tax , >> i'm not going to avoid tax, but obviously on the basis of what labour want to introduce about increasing capital gains from 20% to 40 or 45%. so they're going to cut your profit down by half. they're also talking about the inheritance tax that may go up to 40%, yeah. i just think it's unacceptable. and i think that, you know, why why why should we sort of work hard and let them waste all our money? i'm not against paying into the system. what i am against is the way the money is being used, and, i'm just not prepared to put in any more. >> so for the great british debate, that's all i'm asking. are labour scaring off the people with the broadest shoulders? after all, they said

they'd be carrying the heaviest burden. right. let's get the thoughts from my panel, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and broadcaster and journalist danny kelly. lizzie cundy, i come to you. >> yeah, totally. 4500 millionaires have already left britain for dubai in the last five months, and all my friends of any wealth have left this country and it's not because they don't love this country. it's not because they're not patriotic. they cannot bear the tax hikes of this government. and also the new workers rights that are being put in force where the bosses will lose their rights, there's so many things. it's a negative environment for them to invest in, there's red tape they have to jump through. nothing gets done. and sadly, it seems to me that starmer and reeves don't understand simple economics. they are driving away the wealth. they go on about growth, growth, growth. well,

how is this going to happen in this used to be great country of ours, when everyone with any wealth is leaving? >> well, lady westminster says millionaires aren't a threat to the labour's leadership. it's the labour's leadership. it's the middle and working class who reeves and starmer are going to keep punishing with things like the scrapping of the winter fuel allowance. >> danny kelly well, you know, i was about to say until lizzie said 4500 millionaires have left in the last five months. i don't know where that figure comes from, lizzie, but i was about to say that's the first time i've actually seen anyone who we often say, oh, all the minted people are going to go abroad . people are going to go abroad. that's the first time. and it was charlie mullins, and i thought he was the first, and i was going to say, there's an example, but it's the only example. so, lizzie, i. >> well, it's in front of your, in front of the sunday times today and refer to your, your, your better knowledge on this story. and charlie mullins says no, he's a dear friend of mine . no, he's a dear friend of mine. no one loves this country more than charlie. if you knew what it took for him to sell up and to leave because he's so dismayed, he's so disgusted with the lies of this new government . the lies of this new government. who said they wouldn't do this

tax? they did say change, change. but no one thought it was going to be changed for the worse. well hang on a minute. >> they haven't said this, that income tax. and what's the other one, >> capital gains. >> capital gains. >> capital gains? yeah. they say they want to raise capital gains tax. there was another one. >> so it's going to be painful. broad shoulders carrying the most burden. all of that sort of stuff. >> so charlie national insurance wasn't it. >> so no no no they're not increasing . increasing. >> that's what i'm saying. that's what i'm. capital gains. excuse me? i'm talking about the taxes. they're not going to increase. so it's vat income tax. and national insurance not capital gains. yeah. >> capital gains. there's a bit. do you know what i'm a little bit cynical about charlie and his motivation. because he's just sold pimlico plumbers for like £150 million. he's reaching a stage in his life. he's in his 70s, a stage in his life. he's in his 705, i a stage in his life. he's in his 70s, i believe. although he looks great, he's reaching a stage in his life where maybe very wealthy people, just like migrating birds, go to warmer climes for the summer. then i think maybe charlie's a very wealthy man, and he's maybe politicising this move that he's maybe had planned for a while. you're totally wrong there. >> because he wanted to stay

here. i know charlie is a personal friend, but he he's he's already starting up a new business here, and he's already thinking, why, why, why, why in some ways, i, you know, he's worried about the new workers rights, but labour are only going to be potentially in power for five years. >> why is he so he's not going to drop dead in the next five years, is he? well, you just mentioned inheritance. >> what's going to happen to anybody? >> another five years of negativity and of no growth. and with the new workers rights where employees are going to have more power than the bosses is a real worry. >> what those rights be that maybe he's scared , what would maybe he's scared, what would those rights be? >> well, because they're doing the four day week. we're breeding a whole nation of hermits. they want to do the four day week. and charlie is someone who works hard. he's a grafter, you know, he he really is. and he loves this country more than anyone i know . more than anyone i know. >> i like the lads. and if you tell me i got it wrong, then i accept that. >> well, well, the thing is, it's indicative of what a lot of people are doing in this country. keir starmer specifically said those with the broadest shoulders will carry

the heaviest burden, but those with the broadest shoulders are running for the hills from this country. but let's this show is nothing without you and your views. let's welcome our great british voices their opportunity to be on the show and tell us what they think about the topics we're discussing. i've got two of them, julie ford from bedfordshire and alan cook from london. julie ford, i'm going to start with you. welcome, julie. >> hi, nana. yeah >> hi, nana. yeah >> i don't think it really is about labour. i think this is more about the opportunities in england and the uk for businesses. i know a lot of my colleagues in the property industry are moving to dubai to start up property businesses because there's more opportunity. the added bonus of paying opportunity. the added bonus of paying less or no tax is there, but it's not the sole purpose of them going. it's the lack of opportunity here that's making them move away . them move away. >> but that lack of opportunity and also that high tax is all part of it, don't you think, alan? >> well, yeah, absolutely. >> well, yeah, absolutely. >> this is , legalised looting by >> this is, legalised looting by the government. >> and they always take a static

view of a dynamic situation. >> and obviously their changes will have consequences, and they don't seem to factor those in. you know, they are getting rid of the people that will actually create enterprise and wealth in this country. but this is just the tip of the iceberg. this is not a wealth tax . it's it is not a wealth tax. it's it is a wealth tax. but not a wealth tax. they are going to hit all of us. so it's not limited to the non—doms. you know, this will hit every entrepreneur , will hit every entrepreneur, every businessman, and it will stifle business. but this is par for the course. this is what labour tend to do. and i know it's going to get a lot worse . i it's going to get a lot worse. i was privy to a lot of pre—planning in the labour department. john macdonald used to invite me into the commons , to invite me into the commons, and one of the ones i went to was labelled how to tax the rich and powerful, and i thought they were going to be taxing and talking about google and amazon . talking about google and amazon. but no, they were talking about you and i. the working class and the businessmen up and down the country. i was shocked they now discovered that i'm not a

marxist, so they don't invite me anymore. but that was what is what we have to look forward to. >> unfortunately, they would probably argue that they're not marxists either, although actions speak louder than words. juue actions speak louder than words. julie ford from bedfordshire and alan cook in london. thank you very much . those are my great very much. those are my great british voices. welcome. you're with me. i'm nana akua 43 minutes after 4:00. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. coming up in the next hour. in my great british debate, i'm asking should labour scrap plans to tax private schools

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time now for world view. i'll bring you the latest from around the world. firstly, a new report is accusing the bbc of breaching its own editorial guidelines. we've been talking about it 1500 times. the mass war of the coverage of the israel—hamas war. a lot of people saying it was really biased. lots of you have also been in touch with your views, let's see, andy says not just bias. i'd say the bbc has become the mouthpiece of palestine and hamas, just like itv, have become the mouthpiece for black lives matter . that's for black lives matter. that's a view. some people would say that that's a bit extreme. i'm not so sure that they're becoming an entire mouthpiece. i would just say that some of the coverage many feel don't didn't reflect the actual issues. catherine says gb news, please fix that chair. it was an important interview with the jewish gentleman. didn't quite catch his name. i don't watch the bbc, but i can imagine they've possibly been very biased against israel. his name is gary mond. he's the head of the chair of the national jewish assembly. so lots of you getting in touch and one quick one on starmer and where is starmer's quick justice for the bbc? starmer demanding they are shut down is someone who starmer disagrees with

expresses their opinion on social media. they get prison time. dangerous hypocrisy, right? well, it was also associated now this report we're talking about associated israel with genocide. more than 14 times than hamas. so the findings reveal a deeply worrying pattern of bias and multiple breaches by the bbc of its own editorial guidelines on impartiality, fairness and establishing the truth. so has israel been unfairly treated by western media? well, let's go live to tel aviv and speak to a friend of the show, uri geller. uri, what are your thoughts? >> hi nana. >> hi nana. >> wow, this story about bbc bias is spreading like wildfire. >> it is in israeli media today and it is being talked about by people i know both here and the uk. look nana this document threatens to be an earthquake for the bbc. >> it is the most forensic investigation ever into how the bbc reports the israel—palestinian conflict and

its conclusions are damning . its conclusions are damning. israelis and the jewish community, especially in the uk, have known for years that the bbc is slanted against israel by the way, it's not just the jewish community which says this ehhen jewish community which says this either. look, the bbc claims it is impartial, like you said, but the proof is in the pudding every single day they churn out stories which put israel in a bad light, but they do not do the same with the palestinian side. it is as if their formula is take any story about what israel is doing and say what israel is doing and say what israel is doing wrong. you can see it in the way their headunes see it in the way their headlines are written this morning. this very morning, today, the website, the bbc's website covered up the fact that three israelis had been killed

in a terrorist shooting only hours ago . nana. they eventually hours ago. nana. they eventually changed it, but i imagine that it was only after people had complained . but the it was only after people had complained. but the bbc's bias is actually nana dangerous because it fuels anti—semitism. it treats israel as if it's constantly the aggressor and the palestinians as if they are constantly the victims. look, let me show you something. i created this many months ago. the effect of this is to shape how people think. and the bbc has got a lot to answer for when it comes to treating israel fairly. it is sad because the bbc was where i nana. i actually got my big break in 1973 when i appeared on the david dimbleby programme. i think now if they had me on some producer today,

they had me on now some producer would object because of the war in gaza, the bbc has a terrible reputation here in israel, and if it doesn't take this report seriously, then i think it is doomed. i mean, its own middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is named in the report as part of the problem. look, finally, nana, let me say this the bbc should take a lesson from gb news. i have watched your programme and i've seen how you gb news have the kind of guests , gb news have the kind of guests, proper experts on the israel—palestinian conflict, which the bbc would never, would never have on because they are not woke enough for the bbc. that's all i have to say. thanks again for having me on your show. i love everyone and positive energy from the holy landin positive energy from the holy land in israel. >> thank you so much uri geller, thatis >> thank you so much uri geller, that is uri geller. now i will point out that i haven't seen

the page, the front page of the bbc website or the page that he was talking to, so i can't verify that. and obviously they would argue that a lot of people, a lot of palestinians are being killed in this conflict in gaza, which is why the focus is on that. but, i mean, there has been a report, the report itself, the source on how biased the report itself is also in question. so and tim davie has pointed that out in his statement. right. well, joining me now in response to the report, the bbc has said it would carefully consider the allegations but has serious questions about the report's methodology. right. well, joining me , my panel briefly, joining me, my panel briefly, well, your thoughts on uri geller? >> actually, i thought he spoke brilliantly and from his heart. and i have to say, the bbc have got to look at themselves hard in the mirror. you know, no one wants war. >> it's going to be interesting. we're going to wait for the findings. the bbc are going to, as you already said, they're casually dismissive about it already. they're already questioning about how it's been put together. so it's going to come out in the wash. it's going to be fascinating.

>> well, we will find out lots more. have you been getting in touch? cynthia says well done and a brilliant commentary on the bbc bias, which we are forced to subsidise . it's forced to subsidise. it's proving very dangerous narrative against israel and jewish community here. it has no credibility and is believed . credibility and is believed. thank you for airing some discussion and fairness . and discussion and fairness. and andy says this bbc everyone pays and no one listens. the bbc should be funded by subscription. i have to pay them just to listen to you. oh, that's true actually, isn't it very true indeed. well, listen, keep your thoughts and comments coming. gbnews.com forward slash your say on the way outside the interview, i'll be speaking to two people from education, not taxation on labour taxing private schools. stay tuned. you will not want to miss that. but first let's get an update with your weather. with greg dewhurst .

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around across northern parts of scotland, central scotland to start monday morning. a few showers though across the northern and western isles these may start filtering inland as the day progresses. any mist and fog patches clearing here similar across northern ireland. sunny spells to start the day. this cloud from the last 24 hours is still affecting parts of northern and eastern england. brighter skies already moving into wales and the west country. some fog patches first thing, but that will soon clear. and then through the day on monday, then through the day on monday, the weather system will slowly push its way eastwards, but it takes its time. so eastern england, south—east england generally staying quite cloudy with some patchy rain at times. brighter skies northern england, wales the west country starting the west country starting to cloud over into the afternoon wales the west country starting to cloud over into the afternoon across northern ireland. western across northern ireland. western scotland cool here. temperatures scotland cool here. temperatures nearer to average 1516 celsius. nearer to average 1516 celsius. elsewhere a cooler feel as well, elsewhere a cooler feel as well, temperatures reaching around 20 temperatures reaching around 20 celsius and the best of the celsius and the best of the sunshine into the evening time, sunshine into the evening time, turning wetter and windier across the north—west of the uk turning wetter and windier across the north—west of the uk as the next weather system moves as the next weather system moves

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gb news. >> good afternoon. it's fast approaching 5:00. welcome to gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next hour, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now . coming the headlines right now. coming up, we'll go live to the tuc conference ahead of the prime minister's attendance, as unions call for him to reverse his decision to scrap the winter fuel payments for pensioners. then, in the interview, i'll speak to a mother who fears that she'll have to pull her child out of private school due to labour's tax raid. then for the

great british debate this hour, i'm asking in on exactly what should should labour scrap plans to tax private schools? all that coming up. but first, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana, thank you very much and good afternoon. the top story today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii . she was on the elizabeth ii. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around the world. earlier today, the king and queen attended crathie kirk church near balmoral, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother . remembrance of his late mother. the prime minister has hit out at the previous government this morning, saying the nhs has been broken in ways that he called unforgivable. these comments come as a labour commissioned review into how children are treated by the nhs , is due to be

treated by the nhs, is due to be published in the coming week. speaking to the camilla tominey show this morning, health secretary wes streeting set out labour's plans to tackle the nhs crisis. >> my reform agenda is about is about three big shifts out of hospital into the community, so we get the gp appointments that people need, the social care that people need, care closer to people's homes, better for patients, better for value taxpayers. it's a shift from analogue to digital . so we're analogue to digital. so we're not working with outdated systems and allowing the waste in the nhs to go unchallenged. and then thirdly, from sickness to prevention, making sure we're supporting people not just to live longer but to live well for longer through good public health and prevention measures. those are the pillars of labour's reform agenda. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she's concerned that labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to report this report is that they

seem to be chasing headlines, you know , lord darzi is a very you know, lord darzi is a very respected, eminent surgeon. of course he is. also, it's fair to say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the of the nhs is and providing solutions and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october. >> let's bring you some breaking news now that a 15 year old boy has died after having difficulty whilst in the water at an activity centre in greater manchester. manchester police says that officers were called over concerns for a male in the water at scotland's flash in wigan at around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. he was recovered from the water by members of the public, but died despite the best efforts of the emergency services and the force says that there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances around the incident .

suspicious circumstances around the incident. in suspicious circumstances around the incident . in the us, donald the incident. in the us, donald trump spoke in wisconsin last night, a key area for his election campaign. the republican presidential candidate pledged trade restrictions and to clamp down on immigration. the former president was also critical of both the current us president, joe biden, and his election opponent, opponent kamala harris . opponent, opponent kamala harris. >> how biden won i will never know. to me, it's one of the greatest miracles. to me, it's a greatest miracles. to me, it's a great miracle. but how the hell that guy won, but he won and he got in this one. he got 14 million votes. she got no votes. and then they put her in. anyway, the bosses put her in because she's controlled by them. but she will be the worst president. he is the worst president. he is the worst president in history. she will be worse than him. she will be worse than him . and trump is worse than him. and trump is never wrong. i am never, ever wrong. >> back home, the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for much of england and wales, which will remain in place until 6:00 this evening,

and they have said this means a small chance of power cuts and flooding in people's homes, with some areas expecting up to 60mm of rain by the end of the day. british music band oasis have announced they'd sent out an invite only registration form for people to join a private ballot for tickets. this comes after millions of people attempted to obtain tickets last weekend for the band's gigs next summer , but many were left summer, but many were left disappointed. oasis and ticketmaster have also faced criticism following so—called dynamic pricing being used, leading to an investigation being launched. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> five minutes after 5:00 this is gb news. we're live on tv ,

is gb news. we're live on tv, onune is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next hour, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines. right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating and discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me today is broadcast from columnist lizzie cundy. el—sisi broadcaster and journalist danny kelly. still to come, the top story of the day. remembering the queen. the late queen elizabeth ii's legacy. two years on from her passing. then labour's plan to impose vat on private school fees starting in january sparked a high court. legal channels. january sparked a high court. legal channels . we'll be joined legal channels. we'll be joined by a parent campaigner and a spokesperson from education, not taxation. and that's also why the great british debate this out. i'm asking should labour scrap plans to tax private schools? send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . right now,

gbnews.com/yoursay. right now, remembering the late queen elizabeth ii and her legacy . two elizabeth ii and her legacy. two years on from her passing, king charles and queen camilla spent today at crathie kirk in balmoral, where his late mother worshipped. reporter cameron walker reflects on september day that marked a new era in britain. >> buckingham palace has indeed confirmed in the last few moments that her majesty queen elizabeth ii has died . she was elizabeth ii has died. she was 96 years old. >> she was like a real inspiration. >> she's been very diligent and honourable, sending thoughts and prayers to the family and hope you know that the transition goes quite smoothly. >> it's been two years since queen elizabeth ii >> it's been two years since queen elizabeth i! passed away at balmoral castle after 70 years on the throne. >> britain is the great country it is today because of her. >> her eldest son became king charles the third, pledging himself to the heavy

responsibilities of sovereignty. >> three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hooray >> his majesty's time on the throne has seen celebration, state visits and health scares. the latest yougov polling suggests two thirds of the people believe britain should continue to have a monarchy. hardly any change since charles became king, who himself has favorability ratings of 63%. a master of soft diplomacy, the king's overseas visits to france, germany and kenya were deemed a big successes, cementing great britain's place on the world stage. the king was also the first british monarch to address the german parliament, paying tribute to the deep historical bonds. >> today it gives me particular pride to be with you once again. now, as king, and to renew the special bond of friendship between our two countries. >> despite being 75 years old,

the king has continued to throw himself into charity work alongside his constitutional duties. his majesty launched the coronation food project to support charities feeding disadvantaged brits. mindful of the extra money he's made from the extra money he's made from the crown estate's windfarm projects, his majesties asked that the profits be redirected to the wider public good. >> king charles is due to go to hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate. >> the surgery was successful but further tests diagnosed his majesty with a separate form of cancen majesty with a separate form of cancer. he was forced to step back from public duties, something his nephew peter phillips said deeply frustrated him. the queen suggested it was difficult to get him to rest. instead of overworking himself . instead of overworking himself. >> you haven't got two colds. >> you haven't got two colds. >> in april , a >> you haven't got two colds. >> in april, a glimmer of hope emerged when his majesty met members of the public on easter sunday at windsor ahead of a phased return to public duties. his first engagement since his

cancer diagnosis was to a macmillan cancer centre in london, becoming a new patron of cancer research uk . doctors have cancer research uk. doctors have now given the king the green light to travel to australia and samoa next month for an autumn toun samoa next month for an autumn tour, suggesting his health is stable . yesterday the king stable. yesterday the king attended the annual braemar gathering. today his majesty is marking his accession day privately in the place his reign began. cameron walker gb news. >> well, i'm joined now by cultural historian doctor philip kingsley . cultural historian doctor philip kingsley. philip, thank you very much for joining kingsley. philip, thank you very much forjoining me. so it's a really sort of poignant moment because it's been two years. and what are your thoughts , what are your thoughts, immediate thoughts on if we reflect on how those two years since her death have been ? since her death have been? >> wow, i think thinking about her legacy is, is quite painful. >> and thinking about those, those two years at the same time, because i think all of the important things she stood for

are in danger of disappearing, i'm thinking about sectarian britain at the moment, and i'm thinking about, all of the street violence and division that's been happening. i think she stood for a few things for me. okay. common sense is the main thing. she was no nonsense and she expected no nonsense from other people as well. and she made common sense. okay. and by god, i miss that, small c conservatism, i think is another one. and this is really important because she was a she symbolised a link between the generations. she was the kind of past, present and future that burkean contract between the generations, really. and as as monarch , she she managed to monarch, she she managed to embody that really well. and for me, that really links to this nofion me, that really links to this notion of patriotism that that that little word that's, that's so divisive today. but, but is so divisive today. but, but is so important to me. but the other thing as well, i think she

represents to me is stoicism. she was reserved and she had massive reserves. and that's something there's something about the british spirit there. and when i think about all of those things and i think about the institutions, i think about our national broadcaster and my god, i think about this broken government already. i feel as though those important, fundamental, basic things are under attack. and i think if we if we're going to do anything about her legacy and if we're going to think about her, then we need to think how we protect those things and how we stand up for them , for them, >> because she was quite a remarkable woman, and there are very few people who say that she said anything bad , ever. said anything bad, ever. although ian mckellen said that he was not happy with what she said, said to him about whether people still go to the theatre or not, but it's odd that he's sort of brought it out two years later, and when she's not to here defend herself, that's always the way , isn't it? always the way, isn't it? >> with with the royal family, you know, and it was always it

was always the way with, with the queen. i remember in the 19805, the queen. i remember in the 1980s, one of the, the new wave of british comedians , you know, of british comedians, you know, alternative comedy spent all of their time attacking the royal family and attacking the queen and commentators, social commentators , political commentators, political commentators, political commentators do that today. the great thing about the queen is that she maintained this dignified silence. she didn't engage with it and she didn't expose her feelings to the, to the, to the, to the broader population. and for me, that, again, is another thing. it's part of that stoicism. which which i talk about. and yes, people can attack her, you know , people can attack her, you know, that's, you know, that's that's their, their, their right. this is the royal family. you can say what you want about them. but she she dealt with things brilliantly and she's incredibly missed because she had that sense. she had that innate ability, i think, born of experience. she was there an extremely long time, but she had

that ability to know when to stay quiet, to know what to do , stay quiet, to know what to do, and to know when to make the symbolic gesture . symbolic gesture. >> well, they don't make them like that anymore. doctor philip kiszely , thank you very much. kiszely, thank you very much. he's a cultural historian. thank you for your thoughts . well, you for your thoughts. well, now, the tuc annual meeting is taking place in brighton today with the uk's main federation of trade unions claiming that workers are being cheated out of houday workers are being cheated out of holiday pay worth £2 billion. as some employers deliberately deny houday some employers deliberately deny holiday requests. and this comes as sir keir starmer's government is continuing to face backlash overits is continuing to face backlash over its plans to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. and with dozens of labour mps planning to rebel on the issue, but the labour leader is refusing to back down, stating in an interview that he. well, he'll have to be unpopular if he is to restore the public finances. well, gb news reporter adam cherry sent us this report from brighton. >> well, the tuc conference is now open. delegates pouring in behind me. those watching on television will see. it's

getting very busy here now. the conference floor, where the motions will be debated, is now also open as well. people are filing in and over the next few hours the first motions will be put to the delegates. there are around 48 unions here, all represented 3000 people in total. now among them already we've seen our first protest. this is just within the last hour or so from the socialist workers. it gives you a flavour of the kind of response that those unpopular decisions. keir starmer says he's to prepared make. we'll be getting from the people here today at the tuc. take a look at this. >> we will welcome every policy in our interests. but any attempt to make working class people pay for the crisis, then we will not accept. and our attitude is make the rich pay, not the workers make the rich pay, not the workers make the rich pay, make the rich pay , make the pay, make the rich pay, make the rich pay . rich pay. >> the unions are not backing down over this. i was at a press

conference earlier today with the secretary—general of the general secretary. excuse me. the general secretary of the tuc, and he said that whilst they're happy that for the first time in 15 years, they're having this conference under a labour government, these unpopular decisions mean that the unions are going to keep the pressure on and keep the keep the pressure on the government to make sure that their demands are met. and over the next couple of days, we'll see that in person. the prime minister is here on tuesday, and he will give his speech in the context of the vote in the house of commons, to scrap the winter fuel allowance for millions of people. how that goes down here, i think we can all expect, will not be very good. >> adam. terry, thank you very much. that was his report from the tuc conference in brighton. now, lots of you have been getting in touch with your views. i'm going to read this one. humpty says why are the tuc discussing the scrapping of winter fuel payments at their conference? even though i agree with the sentiment. tuc should not have a say in political decisions in this way. i was not

able to vote for the tuc in the election, so they shouldn't be able to discuss political issues in this way. and in a way i kind of agree with you, but i why they're discussing it obviously is because the pcs, which is the union that protects trade union, civil servants, a lot of their members are work in the department of working and pensions, and i suspect they're well aware of how pensioners have to sort of cut back on all sorts of things to try and keep them warm. so i know what you mean. i'm pleased they're talking about it, but exactly they shouldn't really be involved in, making policy in that way. then we've got another one. ollie says gb news, can i ask if someone has replied to a comment? can why can anyone then not see it and blah blah blah? well, i'll find out for you, but stay with me. next. my outside guest, now with a parent and a campaigner from education. not taxation. then for the great british debate this hour be asking, well, should scrap plans to tax private

good afternoon, 21 minutes after 5:00. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we are live on tv, online and on digital radio, and it's now time for this week's outside labour's plan to impose vat on private school fees starting in january. so in the middle of the school term has sparked a high court legal challenge, which claims that the policy violates human rights law. now lawyers from sinclairs law have sent a letter to the treasury arguing that the tax will disproportionately affect children with special educational needs and disabilities, forcing some out of private education altogether. so joining me now in the studio, parent and campaigner from education, not taxation , liana education, not taxation, liana fhcken education, not taxation, liana fricker. and also the spokesperson lavina tandon. right. so i'm going to start who wants to go first because i'll start with you. go on. well, you know, you go on. okay. so lavina

it's lavina. yes. correct. lavina. what are your thoughts on this? because you're the spokesperson for education, not taxation, have you had a lot of parents coming to you ? and what parents coming to you? and what are they saying? >> oh, we have now 200,000 plus signatures. >> yes. i mean, we are no signatures, but also the facebook group has grown , except facebook group has grown, except that we have not been heard. we have made multiple attempts to reach out to the labour party , reach out to the labour party, even from before the election. and now recently, on the 5th of september, as recent as that, we have gone with these 200,000 signatures to the 10 downing street with a letter in person to say how concerned all of these people are and also how these people are and also how the future of 600,000 children rides on that, in the hope that they will finally listen to us or engage with us, which has not happened. and number two, the we were there in the lords round

table debate, which recently happened on the same day , happened on the same day, incidentally, and their own labour peers are apart from everyone else, crossbenchers and everyone else, crossbenchers and everyone are raising issues to say that, what baroness smith ultimately didn't listen to how heartfelt, stories the labour peers had to, and other peers had to share to say that this is such an unfair. and even now, as you say from the legal point of view, unlawful against human rights policy. >> but what do you make of wes streeting? you said you knew about it. you can't complain. >> yeah. no. well, we didn't you can't say that. we had 20 years to prepare because we could have thought that, labour would be taking charge . also, they just taking charge. also, they just three weeks before they were saying before the election that this is for 2025. and now suddenly it was made to be 1st of january, mid—term september 2025, which, yes, a lot more

reasonable if you're going to bnng reasonable if you're going to bring something in. >> but in the middle of the school term, can i just add before you go to that, this is this is not a fair any time round i've been ent are saying scrap the policy. yeah leona thank you leona. hi nana. so talk to me about your situation then. you have a child with special education needs. >> i understand, so i've got two children who have been diagnosed with adhd, but i'm not to here represent special educational needs. i'm here to share our story as a family. you know, where i live in surrey, 20% of children are educated in the private school system, and we chose private school because our local state schools were oversubscribed. and by that, i mean they had three times the amount of children on site than it was originally built for, and so we couldn't afford a mortgage on the other side of town, where the average house price in another catchment is over £1 million. so we chose private school, and for me, when the goalposts shifted from september

2025, which would have been the start of a new academic year, to then have it moved during the summer holidays to the 1st of january. that significantly changed our ability to plan, prepare the children , you know, prepare the children, you know, for our school to prepare. and this has an impact on 100% of kids. >> well, labour would argue that well, actually and they do argue this is for 93% of the children in the other schools, and this money will go to help funding those other schools. but they also said that there's plenty of plenty of places in the state schools. are you experiencing that? >> there are not plenty of there are not plenty of spaces. our local sixth form has been oversubscribed consecutively oversubscribed consecutively over the last five years, and they have. it's academically selective and it takes children from a local state schools already. so even if it's business as usual, our local sixth form is oversubscribed. now when you have children who

are going to have to leave the system because their parents cannot find 20% more, we don't have the school spaces. and when i've researched and when i've looked at the schools available that do have spaces, they're out of our catchment area, which means our local authority , which means our local authority, which is actually declared bankruptcy, would then have to pay for transport out of the area so that my children can go to school because they've got a legal requirement to do that. so now all of a sudden, we've gone from a situation whereby i'm paying from a situation whereby i'm paying 100% of the cost for my children's education to the taxpayer is now paying, you know , taxpayer is now paying, you know, £15,000 between the actual school place and taxis. >> also, she's paying for a school space in the state school space through her taxes in addition, the argument about that it will raise for money 93% is absolutely not standing on assumptions that and the constantly refer to the ifs report which by their own

admission is uncertain and standing on assumptions. in fact, their own lord hacking in the lords debate raised the fact that the these numbers, or the 1.3 1.5 that the these numbers, or the 1.31.5 billion would not be raised, and it might actually end up costing the taxpayer more money in that situation, and it will not. so it will force kids out of the private schools and it will not benefit the state schools either. so it's going to be a loss on either side. there is not win win. it's loss loss situation. and they are not looking at do you think that the labour party are pursuing this policy because they are pursuing it? >> keir starmer said it's okay. he's going to be unpopular with some of the decisions he's making, but if it actually ends up being a loss, which i can see, i believe that is what will happen. why do you think they're pursuing that? >> well , let's pursuing that? >> well, let's assume that this is a good faith argument, right? so and let's assume also that the ifs report is correct and

that it raises somewhere between 1.3 billion and 1.5 billion. the amount of money that that contributes to the state budget for education is nothing. and so if this is about economics and funding , this is a very high funding, this is a very high effort, high risk way of creating an additional, say , creating an additional, say, £195 per student when there are other places that we can get that, that revenue from. >> so again, i asked the same question then why do you think they're pursuing such an ineffective and actually the cost benefit is really negligible. why why do you think labour party are pushing this policy? >> well, that's why i say let's assume best intent. and i would like them to answer that. >> i think it's just the popular vote gaining policy. >> but the only thing is that what what they are trying to create a perception through the referring to ifs, ifs, ifs and not looking at every other research. adam smith edsk many

newspapers that have done our own platform. the people there are councils that are screaming not only surrey, kent , sussex. not only surrey, kent, sussex. we do not have spaces to many other councils. they are not doing the listening. their own labour peer, including others, as i said, have said this is not going to work, but they are not listening. baroness smith read out from the same hymn sheet because they think this is popular. it is not important. they created a perception that it is going to work for the 93%, but really , one every child but really, one every child matters and even if these 7% children actually matter and they should listen to it , but they should listen to it, but clearly they are not are multiple attempts over a period of time since october 2023, when this, this petition was launched, since then, we have been trying to reach out when they were not even in government to bridget phillipson, to sir keir starmer and but we have not

been given any audience and all we are asking is now the consultation that has been created, the obr consultation that has been given just about a week of when they've all come back to office to, to be carried out and that should be fair and full, full assessment. and that's not going to happen as well. all we are asking for is meaningful, meaningful engagement. listen to what your own people are telling you that the numbers don't stack up. and by creating this perception , by creating this perception, making it popular and saying it is going to work for the state schools, it is about the 93%. actually it won't. and even neither the 93 nor the seven, both the 100% children will suffer. it'sjust both the 100% children will suffer. it's just a perception that has been created which is going to cost heavily . and that going to cost heavily. and that is what needs to be thought. again, there has to be a in fact, i would really go for. they should listen . i again and

they should listen. i again and again i think i'm repeating myself, but listen to what was discussed in the house of lords. it was such a detailed debate discussion in which there were many suggestions given, which i would really love, the one that was given about the round table to do a round table, do impact assessment with all the parties involved and then go ahead with whichever and feed into the policy. not going because they have created a perception and you've created a popular policy and people haven't looked at the numbers. it does not stack up well . well. >> well, it doesn't appear to i mean, the entire education budget is about 116 billion. this is supposedly meant to raise about 1.7 billion. yes and that's if all factors work . so that's if all factors work. so if this many people don't leave, then that, then that, then that, andifs then that, then that, then that, and it's not really working out. look, i wish you all the best with your campaign. i think you've got a lot of support . you've got a lot of support. even the unions are supporting you as well, because lots of teachers may well be out of

jobs. and the 6500 pounds or 6500 teachers that they're supposedly going to get out of this is 0.3 of a teacher for all of the schools. none of it makes sense. but we shall wait and see what happens, whether the labour can i just leave with one question? no, no, no, no. sorry. what were you going to say? sorry. >> sorry if we all agree that we believe that every child should have access to opportunity and ambition and aspiration . surely, ambition and aspiration. surely, if this is not an ideological policy, it makes sense to take the time needed to consult all of the stakeholders to ensure that we have assessed the risks so that we understand how it will benefit exactly 100% of children. because in a world where this conversation takes place, where we where politicians say that every private school is eton, when in actual fact 99% of private schools are not eton, i struggle to believe that this is a good faith argument. >> very briefly, give it 10s because i've got to go to the news. >> yes, of course, i just want

to ask what if to the labour party and the government, what if this money is not raised? are you still going to bring that 6500 teachers? what are you going to do with the state schools? so you're not committed to overall improve the state school system, but you are just hinging on this money. please have a meaningful, impactful assessment. thank you. >> and also lavina tandon, thank you very much. it's really to good talk to you both. obviously their campaign is continuing. it's education not taxation. you can always check them out on facebook if you are going through a similar plight. coming up to 33 minutes after 5:00. in response to this, a government spokesperson says we do not comment on ongoing legal cases, but they have previously defended the impact of its plan on special needs children, saying that those with an education and health care plan, a certificate issued by local authorities, will be exempt from paying authorities, will be exempt from paying vat. although to me that slightly doesn't make sense because how can you not charge for that ? will it be the school for that? will it be the school that doesn't get charge of the vat because you're not charging individuals? but you're with me.

i'm nana akua. this is gb news 33 after five. still to come, a great british debate should labour scrap plans to tax private schools? my panel will be live. but first, let's get your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you. the top stories today marks two years since the passing of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth. the second. she was on the throne for 70 years and was beloved by the nation and around the world. earlier today, the king and queen attended crathie kirk church, where the late queen was a regular worshipper. they were there for a sunday service with prayer and remembrance of his late mother. in other news, the prime minister has hit out at the previous government. this morning , saying the nhs has been morning, saying the nhs has been broken in what he called unforgivable. these comments come as the labour commissioned review into how children are treated by the nhs is due to be published in the coming week. speaking earlier, the health secretary, wes streeting said we

need to make our nhs fit for the future. he was also asked about labour's plans for vat on private school fees , after one private school fees, after one parent launched legal action against the government. >> schools can't say they weren't warned . we did make it weren't warned. we did make it very clear and the priority for this money is to invest in the state. education that benefits the 93% of pupils in this country, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. so that's the thrust of the policy. that's the government's agenda . that's the government's agenda. it's for the 93% at state schools, not simply the 7% at independent schools. and people were forewarned. so they can't complain now . complain now. >> meanwhile, shadow health secretary victoria atkins told gb news that she is concerned that labour are using this report to cover their plans to increase taxes. >> what concerns me about the way that labour is seeking to report this report is that they seem to be chasing headlines, you know , lord darzi is a very you know, lord darzi is a very respected eminent surgeon. of

course he is. also, it's fair to say, a former labour minister and a former labour peer. but this report should be about what the state of the, of the nhs is. and providing solutions. and what worries me is that labour is using this report as cover for the tax rises they plan to raise on us all at the budget in october, and his majesty the king has sent his heartfelt congratulations to the paralympian athletes from great britain and northern ireland, and from across the whole commonwealth, he said. >> ahead of the closing ceremony tonight. the king added your example has succeeded in inspiring, encouraging and lifting the hearts of all. team gb have won a huge number of medals today, including in the kayaking with a gold and silver medal in the women's 200m kl2, a gold in the women's 200m kl3 and a silver medal in the men's 200m vl3. swimmer poppy maskell and taekwondo athlete matt bush will carry the flag for team gb at

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>> hello. good afternoon. 39 minutes after 5:00. this is gb news. welcome. if you've just tuned in. where have you been? 21 minutes to go. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv , online and on we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. it's time for the great british debate the seine. i'm asking, should labour scrap plans to tax private schools? now, labour's plan is to impose that on private school fees, which will start in january and it has sparked a high court legal challenge claims with claims that the policy violates

human rights laws. and lawyers from sinclair law have sent a letter to treasury arguing that the tax will disproportionately affect children with special educational needs and disabilities, forcing some out of private education due to unaffordable fees. so for the great british debate this year, i'm asking should labour scrap plans to tax private schools? because it doesn't seem a lot. well, joining me now is broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also journalist and broadcaster danny kelly. lizzie cundyi broadcaster danny kelly. lizzie cundy i will start with you. >> yes. they 100% should scrap this. it's short sighted, it's naive and you know what? it's politics of envy . totally. and politics of envy. totally. and what is upsetting these people? i know friends of mine. they're going to have to take their their children out of private school because they can't afford it. and it's not because they're rich and they're wealthy anyway. they they they sacrifice things in their own life to make sure their kids can go to this private school. and what this is going to do, i mean , the state going to do, i mean, the state schools are already overcrowded

enough and those with exceptional talent are going to be, you know, go to waste. and those that need that extra help aren't going to get that extra help, because the classrooms are going to be too big in the state schools. they really need to reassess this. >> well, i don't get it because if it ain't broke, don't fix it. what are they fixing with this problem? >> it's nasty as well. nana i think it is. i think it's vindictive. i think there's plenty of elements here. and starmer did say before, part of the manifesto, this is what we're going to do. but now we're finding out the gritty reality of what this very obvious socialism is sounding like. and it's attacking people with the broadest shoulders, to use his terminology. that's why people like charlie mullins, the millionaire guy, is going to spain until labour are out of out of office and to attack people who have. and as lizzie just said . and yourself, danny, just said. and yourself, danny, you said this months ago, just because you send your children to a private school doesn't mean you're minted. no it doesn't. it means that you probably make such sacrifices. you don't change the family car, you get

it repaired rather than replace it. you don't go on the all inclusive holiday to miami. maybe you go down to cornwall for four days and stay in a defensive in cornwall. >> to be fair, yeah , but but but >> to be fair, yeah, but but but but but that's my point. >> you know the sacrifices that parents make. >> you're exactly right. and my own family did that for me. where they wouldn't go on that expensive holiday or buy all these clothes. they made sacrifices in their own life. and i think this is a real shame. i think it's like labour's stopping our hope aspirations and this is our future. this is our children. i think it's totally disgraceful. well, in one piece that i was reading earlier today , parents reading earlier today, parents have been asked to provide evidence that they can't afford the private school fees to secure a place at a state school, at a state school, a state school. >> so they've got to prove that the reason they're taking the kids out of the private school is because they can't afford it. so this was an email that was sent out by buckinghamshire council. this was seen by the daily telegraph. so this is accredited to them. i'm fuming. and it showed a mother being

told her daughter had been rejected by two local secondary schools because they're full. the labour party have told us that they're not not those schools specifically, but they've said that state schools aren't full. and she was asked to prove her financial situation in for order her daughter to be considered for another school. but who will be in the area, but who will be the judge of what affordability is? >> so if you're a parent and you earn two and a half grand net a month , and you can show that month, and you can show that after your mortgage, after your council tax, after children's clothing, the food, you've got £600 left. is that affordability? >> shame on labour, shame on prove what's affordable of envy. like i said, shame on them. i think it's absolutely nasty. it is. >> well, what do you think? gb news. com forward slash. you all say. i mean, i would like to hear the labour party say this is how we're going to bring up state education. so nobody needs to pay for private school. i'm not hearing that. i'm hearing get these people out of these schools. i remember one of the ex—labour mps talking about how instead, the money will be spent on breakfast clubs and all sorts of things like that. but from what she was saying, it sounded

just like the good ship of leadership and common sense and economics has totally failed. >> but they'll come after the middle class. >> oh, they are coming. >> oh, they are coming. >> they'll come after people. yeah, they'll come after the middle class who just scrape by with mortgages. >> well, they would argue as again, wes streeting has said that we were aware of it. we shouldn't be complaining about it because we knew about it. and also that this will fund and help to improve the state sector, which is what the argument is with the labour party. but coming up, some of them on sunday, when my panel and i discuss some of the stories that caught their eyes this week. this is gb news we are britain's news

welcome. if you just tuned in, this is gb news and it's time now for supplements sunday where my panel and i talk about all the other stories that caught their eye. joining me danny kelly and also lizzie cundy. all right danny kelly, we'll start with you. it's about a cat. is

it? >> it's about a cat. great story. family of six, four kids. mum and dad go to turkey on holiday. they leave the keys to their house with their neighbour to look after the cat. four days into the holiday, they get a call from the neighbour saying your cats drowned. oh no. yeah, unfortunately drowned in next doors unfortunately drowned in next door's pond. so they say, oh my god, it's ruined our holiday. the kids are all distraught. never mind. well, i don't think they said never mind. they then said, okay, we'll transfer £130. get the get the thing cremated. so they get the cat cremated four days later, after it died, they get a call from the neighbour saying, your cat's not dead. it'sjust neighbour saying, your cat's not dead. it's just run through the cat flap. they've cremated someone else's cat. oh, no. >> that's not funny. of course, the kids then are ecstatic. >> and ted the cat is a bundle of furry joy. and he's alive. he's. he's breathing his pulses. his is pumping blood through his body. >> did they give back the money? no.the >> so. no, the cremation people said they're going to donate £130 to a cat charity. but whose cat was it? glad to hear that. >> who cares? doesn't care.

>> who cares? doesn't care. >> curiosity killed the cat. >> curiosity killed the cat. >> yeah. lizzie, yours is on oasis. yes. it's an exclusive by laura armstrong in the sunday mirror. >> oasis tour to go global. wow. now it's tougher to get an oasis ticket than a dentist appointment at the minute. but live nations are a big ticket place. and do amazing concerts. want them to go global so they could be going to america. we could be going to america. we could see them in mexico . could see them in mexico. argentina. but my question is, will these brothers be able to do this tour? because they're always arguing. will they last the tour? i think £400 million will probably do it. >> wow. so how much they're earning like that? >> half a billion. well, they'll be making a lot of money out of this tour, making huge amounts and a lot of broadcasters talking about this ticket and this ticket thing is just encouraging even more people to be doing all their pr for them on this. >> there's actual investigation about the ticket chaos. yes. >> dynamic pricing, which nearly, you know , most people nearly, you know, most people use. so it's not such a shocker to be honest. yeah. but look my

one is on and picture this jeremy corbyn and diane abbott went out with each other. they did. they went out with each other . and diane abbott, who other. and diane abbott, who spills her guts on what happened. not literally, but she says on apparently jeremy corbyn took her on a surprise date to karl marx's grave. during their relationship , karl marx's grave. during their relationship, oh karl marx's grave. during their relationship , oh lord help karl marx's grave. during their relationship, oh lord help me smooth knows how to treat a lady. oh well, there you go. >> what a gentleman. well karl marx, buried in london somewhere, isn't he? >> yeah. well he dated diane abbott briefly in the late 70s, 19705 abbott briefly in the late 70s, 1970s and said that she said that she realised the pair were not a match made in heaven after spending christmas with his family. well, there you go. >> what would the in—laws calocane? >> you know, i wonder what he will say about that. >> karl marx, of course, would be made up with the current administration. they're more or less marxist. the socialism is the broadest shoulders. the wealthy tax, the rich, the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. this is classic marx. >> freedom of speech only. >> freedom of speech only. >> only the so—called

proletariat are on 60 to 69. that's correct . driving trains, that's correct. driving trains, a lot of them making 70 k. so it's not even, you know, if ultimately what's going to happen. and obviously, as your salary increases in that manner, you end up in the higher tax bracket anyway. exactly. and so they're going to be paying a lot of tax. >> so the moaning about that. yeah they want compensation. >> they'd be too happy about the pensioners freezing though this. >> no i don't think he would. >> no i don't think he would. >> winter. no i'll be honest. but what a date. i mean fancy taking you to a graveyard. thanks for that. >> i think, jeremy, i think there's a message in that. yeah. this is dead and buried, right? >> that's why the relationship died. >> well, listen , lots of you >> well, listen, lots of you been getting in touch with your thoughts and comments. i'll read some of them for you. humpty says, according to starmer, all pensioners are millionaires, as are all parents sending their children to private schools . do children to private schools. do you not realise that sometimes people may earn more than those on benefits and still not be rolling around in £50 notes? that sentiment is really echoed by a lot of people actually, with regard to this. and then bobby's. bobby's said, how can labour talk about the state of finances? and yet it's partly

their fault by giving in to the unions and also when the labour party left power 14 years ago, they left a message, no money, left two faces, what he called it. it's true. they left a message saying there's nothing left. and it was a similar thing again. and then richard said nana labour are pursuing the vindictive policy against independent schools, and it's purely for ideological reasons for and no other reason than that. and i'm struggling to find some positive comments with regard to that particular policy and the winter fuel allowance as well. >> nasty. and you wonder why the wealth is leaving this country. n asty. nasty. >> well , nasty. >> well, according to our poll, because i had a poll up on twitter asking you with regard to earlier, i was asking, can you complain about a labour government? according to our twitter poll. 85.9% of you. i don't know who the point nine is of. you said yes, whilst just 14.1 of you said no. so basically i was asking can you complain about the labour government? a lot of you said yes, we actually can. well,

listen, it's been a pleasure as even listen, it's been a pleasure as ever. i've got to say a huge thank you to my brilliant panellists. you were great together. actually, we've had a lot of comments commending you. really? thank you. >> yeah, and i have managed my mother, gloria, and i've managed to solve a personal dilemma off her for miss cundy to do with a story in the papers today. >> and that could be something that's going to develop about next week. yeah, really? >> tell us more. i'm intrigued. well, listen, you want to stay tuned for next week. they won't be together. i will be back on saturday. danny will be back on on sunday. thank you very much to lizzie cundy. lizzie cundy, thank you very much. it's been a pleasure. and also thank you so much to danny kelly. danny, thanks very much indeed. thank you so much. and as ever, a huge thank you to you at home for your company. it's been a really good fun. i look forward to seeing you next week. same time, same place. stay tuned though because neil oliver is up next. but now i'm going to leave you with your weather forecast with greg dewhurst. enjoy your week .

it. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office. low pressure , slowly starting to pressure, slowly starting to move away. still some heavy showers through until the evening time. staying changeable into next week, but turning colder as the winds turn around to more of a northerly direction as that low pressure moving away. and then we see the wind switching to a north westerly direction, this cold front introducing colder air as we head towards tuesday and wednesday next week. this evening, though, low pressure, still bringing outbreaks of heavy rain across southeast scotland, northern england into wales, the midlands but starting to ease as we head into the early hours , though, the odd early hours, though, the odd heavy burst is still possible. the odd rumble of thunder across eastern areas drier further north and west, but turning colder temperatures in single figures across parts of scotland to start the day. but there is some bright and sunny spells

around across northern parts of scotland. central scotland to start monday morning. a few showers, though across the northern and western isles these may start filtering inland as the day progresses. any mist and fog patches clearing here similar across northern ireland. sunny spells to start the day. this cloud from the last 24 hours is still affecting parts of northern and eastern england. brighter skies already moving into wales and the west country. some fog patches first thing, but that will soon clear. and then through the day on monday, then through the day on monday, the weather system will slowly push its way eastwards, but it takes its time. so eastern england, south—east england generally staying quite cloudy with some patchy rain at times. brighter skies. northern england , brighter skies. northern england, wales the west country starting to cloud over into the afternoon across northern ireland. western scotland cool here. temperatures nearer to average 1516 celsius elsewhere. a cooler feel as well . elsewhere. a cooler feel as well. temperatures reaching around 20 celsius in the best of the sunshine into the evening time, turning wetter and windier across the north—west of the uk

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