and free gear. keir enough and free gear. keir starmer has topped a league table of freebies trousered by members of parliament. he's bagged over 107 grand in giveaways so far and today it emerged he was lording it in an £18 million covent garden penthouse during the general election. snouts in the trough and a woke version of shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream has been axed from a manchester theatre after the venue discovered it contained a free palestine chant, and also addressed trans issues they deserve to be or not to be cancelled. i'll be joined by the daily mail's quentin letts and an astonishing story 80 years ago this week. operation market garden saw the tide of world war ii turn. we'll be live from arnhem, where a former paratrooper will tell us the incredible tale of how a british soldier who was killed on the day has been identified from his dna. in 2022, and yesterday was finally laid to rest with his

comrades. a beautiful story , comrades. a beautiful story, that's all. come in between now and 6:00. once the show. always and 6:00. once the show. always a pleasure to have your company. so all eyes on dublin as thousands of working class protesters take to the streets saying ireland is full. enough is enough. the media have called them far right. the police have called them fascists and racists. they are sick of being shoved around record numbers of asylum seekers going to their country. today will be on the front line. speaking to working class protesters and the politicians who are representing them get involved the usual way. gbnews.com/yoursay but first, it's your headlines and here's mark . white. mark. white. >> good afternoon. it's 3:02. >> good afternoon. it's 3:02. >> the latest headlines from the gb news centre gb news has been told that a significant number

of women have contacted the harried survivor helpline since new allegations of sexual assault and rape came to light. five women have claimed they were raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed, when they worked at the luxury london department store. the bbc reported that more than 20 female ex—employees said the billionaire, who died last year , billionaire, who died last year, sexually assaulted them and raped some. >> it's claimed that during fayed's ownership , harrods not fayed's ownership, harrods not only failed to intervene, but helped cover up abuse allegations. >> well, harrods current owners said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and apologised to the victims who had been failed . charles reade, had been failed. charles reade, a former royal editor at the sun , a former royal editor at the sun, said he's not surprised by the allegations he has always been a controversial character, you know , from the cash for know, from the cash for questions row way back in the 90s, and he was accused of sexual assault in around about

2009, which was never proven. >> and now we've got these allegations. now, these are far, far more serious allegations than the than the previous ones. people will stop going to the store. but that's why i think harrods have moved so quickly this morning to say, look, we are we are the new owners . we are we are the new owners. we are we are the new owners. we are a different harrods. we would never have covered anything up like this, they accept that. i think they accept it that there was a cover up and it that there was a cover up and it shouldn't have happened. and have offered apologies to all the victims involved . the victims involved. >> the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he has received more gifts than any other mp since 2019, totalling around £100,000. >> a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressure job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality if it's declared correctly . it comes after it was

correctly. it comes after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray, reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister and more than the prime minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff . the business chief of staff. the business secretary says ministers have no political input in the pay of their advisers . and he's their advisers. and he's defended sir keir starmer amid criticism of his chief of staff's salary . the death toll staff's salary. the death toll from a second wave of explosions in lebanon yesterday has now risen to 25. the lebanese health minister has also confirmed that 608 people were wounded in the blast, targeting handheld radios and other electronic devices being used by the terrorist group hezbollah. this israeli government hasn't commented on the care quality commission rated almost half of s

days. throughout today, days. throughout today, hezbollah has continued to hezbollah has continued to launch rockets , missiles and launch rockets , missiles and launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. at launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. at least eight members of the least eight members of the israeli military were wounded israeli military were wounded and airlifted to hospital after and airlifted to hospital after they were targeted by an they were targeted by an anti—tank missile. the bank of anti—tank missile. the bank of england has left interest rates england has left interest rates unchanged at 5%, but said it may unchanged at 5%, but said it may reduce borrowing costs gradually reduce borrowing costs gradually over time. if inflation stays over time. if inflation stays low. eight of the nine members low. eight of the nine members on the bank's monetary policy on the bank's monetary policy committee voted to keep the uk committee voted to keep the uk base rate unchanged. the base rate unchanged. the decision to pause comes a month decision to pause comes a month after the central bank cut rates after the central bank cut rates from 5.25%. the first reduction from 5.25%. the first reduction since 2020. the health watchdog since 2020. the health watchdog has warned of failings in the has warned of failings in the nhs maternity wards that are nhs maternity wards that are more widespread than previously more widespread than previously thought. a review conducted by thought. a review conducted by the care quality commission the care quality commission rated almost half of services as rated almost half of services as

inadequate or requiring improvement . only 4% were improvement. only 4% were classed as outstanding and 48% were rated as good. health minister baroness maron says the findings are shocking . findings are shocking. >> women definitely deserve better and we are committed to looking at all of the recommendations within this report. we are also ensuring that those maternity trusts who need to do better are identified early on and are getting support to improve , and we are also to improve, and we are also going to be recruiting thousands more midwives, some of them being trained from new. but i also would appeal to midwives who've left the nhs

also would appeal to midwives who'v right the nhs also would appeal to midwives who'v right now nhs also would appeal to midwives who'v right now inis also would appeal to midwives who'v right now in dublin, place right now in dublin, sparked by what locals are calling mass uncontrolled immigration is set against the backdrop of arson attacks on asylum seeker centres, soaring violence and even stabbings that have impacted local children and teachers. we're now joined by our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie, who joins us live from the frontline of the protest in dublin. draghi we've been covering this story for many, many months here on gb news. i'm proud to say we're one of the only media outlets giving this the attention it deserves. there's been a huge array of social problems as a direct consequence of huge numbers of uncontrolled asylum seekers and immigrants coming into ireland. tell us about today's protest. what precipitated it and what's the mood on the ground .7 the mood on the ground? >> well, martin, yes, you're quite correct with one of the only media covering this story from this side. and in fact, 18 months, two years ago, when i first started and it was in the east wall side of stuff that things started getting

unsettled. people were saying it was only inner city people , it was only inner city people, it was only inner city people, it was only inner city people, it was only working class people. well, i could tell you today there is thousands of people here and most of them are middle class working people who have marched to the front of the doi, learn behind me here the government buildings to tell them that this is not acceptable and that they want change on illegal immigration. and joining me now is one of the men that actually started this journey, along with us a couple of years ago, malachy steenson. malachy, i mean, what does today say to you? >> well, you know, when we started off in november 1922 or sorry, november 2022, sorry, a bit behind and there was a few people, a number of thousands, who eventually came out in east wall to oppose what was happening in this country, right around the country. now we have protest groups today on a thursday when most people are in work . there is a protest of work. there is a protest of probably 2500 people today . we

probably 2500 people today. we have clearly put the immigration issue on the political agenda. before we start the protest. you couldn't speak of immigration. they called us fascist . they they called us fascist. they called it racist. and indeed, on the state broadcaster, which got bailed out this year to the tune of almost ,1 billion. they have a hatchet piece on our protest movement , a hatchet piece on our protest movement, and not that they bothered to actually interview any of us when they were doing that. but, you know, we have a government and we have a budget coming in here in two weeks, which will be the biggest giveaway budget that this country has ever seen, with the intention of buying the next election, which we expect to be in mid november of this year. they think that they can buy people. they're spending ,6 million a day on immigration. this is a huge industry and like most things and you know from your own country, if you follow the money, you usually find the same people involved at the end of the chain. we have now almost every empty office block or

warehouse being used to house people who are coming in from mainly the uk. having lived there for years and claiming asylum now in this country because the welfare system is better, because the minister for integration said that within six months you would have the key to your own house. and the reality is this country does not function. we received it through the european court last week, 14 billion in a penalty against apple in relation to some tax matters that this country had been involved in. that money will be spent in it's in the bulk of it certainly will be spent on housing people who have no right to be in this country. >> but there is an election coming up. and the problem that any anti—immigration party has is that you haven't been long enough on the ground, and therefore you will not be organised enough to make a real dentin organised enough to make a real dent in any politics. a political settlement.

>> well, of course, they said that before the local elections and in dublin city alone, or dubun and in dublin city alone, or dublin city and county, we have 5 or 6 elected councillors before last june we didn't have any. we have a few more around the country and we would expect to have up to a half a dozen tds in the next parliament, and that would be a significant enough voice because the numbers in the next election will be very tight and we're looking at possibly a return of the same clowns who have destroyed this country after the next election , and after the next election, and it's up to people to come out and stop it. and i think we could hold the balance of power and bring real change. but people need to register. people need to get out and vote and people need to get out and campaign. for those who are opposed to the destruction of our country. >> well, there you go, martin. basically, they're getting ready for a general election. they've talked about the billions of pounds that came across from that european ruling that the irish government had to pay those taxes, that they didn't take off apple. but of course , take off apple. but of course, loads of other american

companies now will be very frightened that they might face the same thing and they might well pull out of the republic of ireland . so all is to play for ireland. so all is to play for here in the next couple of months. we are really expecting a general election somewhere in and around the 15th of november, but from here today, at this point, it is amazing how many middle class people, pensioners, etc. have now joined this protest. >> and dougie, before i let you 90, >> and dougie, before i let you go, just to give our viewers a scale of the issue. so it's about 400 asylum seekers every week. are applying in ireland now, 25,000 expected to apply this year , 50,000 since 2019, this year, 50,000 since 2019, and all, of course, set against and all, of course, set against a backdrop dougie beattie of a chronic housing shortage for local people. social housing being simply hoovered up for the purpose of asylum seekers. so it's directly impacting the lives in a very measurable way of hard working islanders .

of hard working islanders. >> that is exactly the point, mark. you know, i mean, irish people are very hardworking, very honest , people are very hardworking, very honest, and there's people are very hardworking, very honest , and there's not people are very hardworking, very honest, and there's not a right wing in ireland. i mean, it's the most liberal country in the world. and they have said, look, why wouldn't we asked for these office blocks? why weren't we asked the irish people asked for these old warehouses. why were they not converted to social housing? and as soon as this immigration problem starts coming in, and of course, the framework document accelerated that quite substantially, because you now have two parts of ireland that are both held inside eu regulation, but both inside eu regulation, but both in different jurisdictions, as in different jurisdictions, as in northern ireland is part of the uk. the republic of ireland is part of the eu in its totality, where northern ireland is only part of eu regulations. and this is really starting to push immigrants across the border into the republic , border into the republic, repubuc border into the republic, republic of ireland. and they are being offered what the indigenous irish people were not offered. and that is really what is at the bottom of what's

happening here today. >> okay, dougie beattie an excellent start of the show. we'll be crossing live to you throughout the rest of the show. get some more guests for us. we really want to give people a voice out there on the streets of dublin. thank you very much. dougie beattie. there now. but apparently illegal immigration isn't as bad as we all think. well, because new findings from the british future and ipsos have found that people think asylum seekers make up more than 30% of total immigration when actually they make up around 7%. well our reporter, steve edgington has a new documentary where he's been finding out the truth about immigration. let's take a quick look. >> do you think there should be more immigration or less? >> less. >> less. >> you should stop it by not putting all these people into hotels. >> when we've got our own people struggling, living on the streets. it's absolutely disgraceful. >> i've been homeless for a lot of years now. how you get treated as a british citizen, you know , someone in need. i've you know, someone in need. i've beenin you know, someone in need. i've been in there crying and i'd openly admit, you know that. and

ihave openly admit, you know that. and i have pleaded for help. you're not a priority. >> are you proud to be british? >> are you proud to be british? >> yeah. i'm ever so proud. >> yeah. i'm ever so proud. >> are you proud to be british? yeah used to be. >> we have communities that are highly segregated, which are being reshaped along sectarian lines and which are going through a pace of cultural demographic change that is completely reshaping the cultural norms. >> i mean, there are communities in england that basically don't look like england anymore. and i think that's where the loss of the familiar for many people becomes so existential . becomes so existential. >> well, it's an excellent documentary , immigration the documentary, immigration the truth, and it's author steve edgington. gb news reporter joins me now. steve, an excellent piece of work . hats excellent piece of work. hats off to you with the people's channel giving a voice to ordinary people who feel forgotten, feel trampled upon. tell us about your journey. tell us about what you found . us about what you found. >> absolutely, martin. thank you very much. so we went across the

country and we interviewed british people, immigrants, about their views towards this massive spike in immigration, both illegal and legal, that britain has experienced in the last 20 years. we went to leicester , the least white city leicester, the least white city in the country, just 41% of people are white, according to the latest census data, and we asked locals what they thought about immigration and diversity and multiculturalism. some of them said it had been a great success. we asked immigrants whether they felt proud to be british. most of them said that they did. one of them bizarrely said she felt proud to be british because she gets free healthcare and free schooling for her children. on the other hand, native british people were telling us they no longer feel proud to be british and many of them were highly critical of immigration, both as a threat from a cultural perspective , but from a cultural perspective, but also the pressure on schools, infrastructure , housing and so infrastructure, housing and so on. we also went to great

yarmouth, which is one of the only constituencies the reform party represents in parliament, one of the poorest towns in the country. and we got some really interesting responses. you saw interesting responses. you saw in that clip there, for example, from a homeless man who's outraged that he's not able to get a home from the taxpayers whilst immigrants, illegal immigrants, are getting put up in luxury hotels, in some cases . in luxury hotels, in some cases. >> yeah, an excellent documentary. and the situation very much mirrored in dublin, where we just crossed precisely the same situation. did it strike you as depressing or emotional, or perhaps inevitable that particularly older brits , that particularly older brits, steve, are feeling their sense of national pride is just being eroded because they don't recognise the country they're in anymore ? anymore? >> well, these people have grown up in a britain that is very different to the britain that they've got old in. you know, britain used to be 99.9% white british, and the latest census data has put that number to down 74%, a drop from 87% in 2001. so

this is an historic change in the people who live in this country. we have been, you know , country. we have been, you know, millions and millions of people from all around the world, from africa, asia , europe have come africa, asia, europe have come into britain during their lifetimes . and they never asked lifetimes. and they never asked for this. they voted against it at every single general election. there has never been democratic consent for our open borders policy and there is a real level of anger out there. and i think a feeling of betrayal from many voters who see politicians making promises to cut immigration. and yet all they seem to do is ramp up the immigration numbers every year. so there's a real feeling of anger out in britain. >> great stuff. it's a great piece of work. steve edgington, of course, and we'll get the qr code on the screen. now there it is. immigration the truth. it's a gb news documentary by steven edginton. you can watch it if you scan that qr code or go to the news.com website . forward the news.com website. forward slash immigration. you'll find it there. well worth a good bit of your time. steve edgerton, thank you very much for joining us on the show today. now, the

prince of wales is in aberdeen today to thank workers in the homelessness sector for supporting the city's rough sleepers. he's also announced that these workers are now eligible for the blue light card, a discount scheme for those in emergency services, the nhs and the armed forces. well, joining me now live from scotland is gb news royal correspondent cameron walker. cameron, an excellent initiative here, being backed by the prince. tell us more about this wonderful trip. a wonderful trip . wonderful trip. a wonderful trip. >> yeah, it certainly is, martin. and in fact, i almost missed prince william when he arrived at his second engagement here today in aberdeen, because instead of taking his usual motorcade, he just took a casual stroll through the streets of aberdeen. very little security. he was first at shelter scotland, where he was to talking staff who were supporting young people and trying to prevent them from experiencing homelessness in the first place. and then he arrived here at union kirk for a special event celebrating homelessness workers in the united kingdom and in aberdeen specifically.

the reason being is a little bit of irony for you, martin. 44% of the estimated 60,000 homelessness workers in the united kingdom themselves experienced challenges with housing costs. that's according to new research out today by saint martin in the fields charity and homewards, which is prince william's five year project to demonstrate homelessness can be ended in the united kingdom , making it rare, united kingdom, making it rare, brief and unrepeated is partnering with the blue light card and that is the uk's number one discount card for armed forces members. for emergency service workers , nhs, etc. and service workers, nhs, etc. and homewards directly reached out to them and has invited the homelessness sector to now join that scheme, providing financial support to them . and it is hoped support to them. and it is hoped to improve their emotional wellbeing. now, prince william said today to those who were gathered at this event, many of which who are working in the sector used to experience homelessness themselves, he said i'm inspired to meet those of you who have yourself experience of homelessness and despite the difficulties that you have

experienced, you have chosen to help others, not experience the same experiences as yourself. and one of those is david duke, and he is a homewards advocate. and he told me what it means to have prince william supporting the sector. >> i think in a speaking about homelessness for 20 years now, in terms of how we need to do more to kind of help end it and make sure that everyone deserves a place to call home. >> but prince william's voice carries so much further, you know, and it's and it's genuine, you know, it's not just something that, you know, we need to do something. >> he believes in it. he's been involved as a, you know , as involved as a, you know, as a young child, he was introduced to homelessness . and, you know, to homelessness. and, you know, he's so passionate about making a difference, you know, and his voice can carry so much further than ours. so i think when it was announced about a year ago, it gave real hope to the sector that someone cared and someone could see that there was an issue. and that's what it's that's what it's done. great >> now aberdeen is one of the six flagship locations around the country trying to create a blueprint of how homelessness can be ended in their local area , can be ended in their local area, to then scale up and potentially

bnng to then scale up and potentially bring to other towns and cities across the country. prince william has set a deadline. i understand that all of these blueprints need to be completed by the end of the year, which means aberdeen, sheffield , means aberdeen, sheffield, lambeth, bournemouth, newport and northern ireland have only got a couple of years really, to demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness in their local area. so big ambitions from prince william here, cameron walker, an excellent initiative and it just looks beautiful on the camera. >> it looks wonderful in aberdeenshire. taken the royal weather with you. thank you very much there cameron walker now free gear. keir starmer has topped a league table of freebies trousered by members of parliament. more on next. i'm martin daubney on gb

welcome back. it's 327 on martin daubney on gb news now sir keir starmer's chief of staff, sue gray, takes home a salary of a whopping £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister.

but don't worry, because free gean but don't worry, because free gear. keir isn't doing too badly himself has. since 2019, he's received more freebies than any other member of parliament, a whopping tally of 107,400. £145. you can see their top of the table free gear. keir starmer let's get more with the political correspondent at the financial times anna gross. anna, welcome to the show. when sir keir starmer was elected prime minister, he promised things would change. things certainly have changed. he's got his snout even further in the trough than boris johnson . trough than boris johnson. >> yeah, that's the thing. i mean, taking freebies, that's not. that's nothing new. a lot of politicians have done that in the past. prime ministers have doneitin the past. prime ministers have done it in the past. cabinet ministers have done it in the past. i think the two things that are out of the ordinary here are the scale of it. first of all, over £100,000 worth of freebies since 2019. that is an extraordinary amount. these are not, you know, cheap tickets to

see a game here or there or you know, a meal out buy from someone. these are kind of for example, £4,000 tickets to go see taylor swift , so, you know, see taylor swift, so, you know, it's the scale, it's the quantity, it's the regularity of it. and as you rightly point out, it's the fact that starmer has built his name on sort of saying, i'm i'm here, i'm going to be cleaning up politics. i'm going to be rooting out the cronyism that, characterised the last government. and right from the outset, we're seeing these very, very close ties to businesses and the acceptance of these freebies, which a lot of people feel like if companies are giving you these things for free, they almost definitely want something in return. and, you know, someone like starmer should be aware of that kind of relationship . relationship. >> and he certainly has cleaned up. you can see the table there. he's cleaned up on the amount of freebies. he's a table topper.

he's champions league. he's lifting the world cup. no one can touch him. he's way out in front. and anna today had even emerged on top of yesterday's booty, which read like he won a game show today. we found out he'd been he'd been using lord allies £18 million covent garden penthouse during the general election campaign campaign. he claims to not like donald trump. he seems to be living like him . he seems to be living like him. >> that's a particularly odd one. i think the fact that he would be staying in, lord ali's house. starmer has a house in london. what? what could he possibly have been needing that house for? there's a lot of questions that are unanswered, and it was quite interesting. i don't know if you saw jonathan reynolds, who's the business secretary. he was on the radio this morning and he, you know, all of the cabinet ministers have been sort of doing somersaults to try and explain this or find a reason why this might be happening and make it sound okay. but jonathan reynolds was quite odd. he sort of said , this isn't a perk of

of said, this isn't a perk of the job of prime minister. this is a part of the job. it's actually part of being a statesman, part of having these kinds of roles that you actually have to accept free tickets to things, which i think for a lot of people are like, wait, sorry, explain to me why you have to take free things to be a good politician. it doesn't quite add up. you know, you might. you might say that it's valuable to meet with businesses to, to hear their concerns. does that need to be going to a taylor swift concert with them , concert with them, >> so anna, as well as giving great ammunition and great banter to, you know, pundits such as you and i. do you think there's going to be a legacy issue here, a problem for keir starmer's public perception ? starmer's public perception? because of course, people thought, oh, everything's going to be different now. the labour party are going to be in. they're going to be no more cronyism, no more freebies, no more velvet cushions, no more bells and whistles. but it's got worse. is that going to have a residual impact and a lingering effect on the electorate, do you

think? >> well , look, think? >> well, look, i'm not sure that it's fair or correct to say that it's fair or correct to say that it's got worse. i think some of the cronyism rules that we had under the former government were particularly , but potentially particularly, but potentially worse, potentially more egregious. and you had people literally giving contracts dunng literally giving contracts during covid to their mates, to people they know. so i do think that this is damaging. i think the extent of the damage will will come when we see how, you know , whether these things know, whether these things persist, whether it continues, and whether it's part of a wider problem of kind of giving contracts to friends or whether some of these relationships that have been built up through hospitality and through freebies ultimately end up with kind of plum jobs or plum deals for the companies involved. >> yeah, we might find that keir starmer goes into hiding. if he does, he's got two and a half grand's worth of shades you can wear. thank you very much. political correspondent at the financial times anna gross. excellent. thanks for joining us. now. lots more still to come

between now and 4:00, including a woman arrested in the aftermath of the southport riots for a post on social media, speaks exclusively to gb news. she spoke to bev turner a short while ago. we'll have the exclusive on that next. but first, here's your latest news headunes first, here's your latest news headlines with mark . white. headlines with mark. white. >> good afternoon. it's 333, the latest from the gb news centre and the leader of hezbollah. the terrorist group is addressing his followers a day after a second wave of explosions in lebanon killed 25 and injured more than 600. we're looking at live images now from lebanon of hassan nasrallah as he addresses his followers, and he's just said that israel has crossed all red lines in launching the attacks, which targeted thousands of communications devices used by the group and

has killed so far more than 30 and injured more than 3000. well, the israeli government hasn't commented on the coordinated attacks, but said it had entered a new phase of its almost year long war. well, throughout today, hezbollah has continued to launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. at least eight members of the israeli military were wounded and airlifted to hospital after they were targeted by an anti—tank , millom targeted by an anti—tank, millom style . gb news has been told style. gb news has been told that a significant number of women have contacted the harried survivors helpline since new allegations of sexual assault and rape came to light. five women have claimed they were raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed when they worked at the luxury london department store. the bbc reported that more than 20

female ex—employees said the billionaire, who died last year sexually assaulted them and raped some. it's claimed that dunng raped some. it's claimed that during fayed's ownership, harrods not only failed to intervene but helped cover up abuse allegations, while harrods current owner said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and apologised to the victims who had been failed . the victims who had been failed. the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he's received more gifts than any other mp since 2019, totalling around £100,000. a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressure job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality. if it's declared correctly. it comes after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime

minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff. the business secretary says ministers have no political inputin says ministers have no political input in the pay of their advisers, as he defended sir keir starmer amid criticisms of his chief of staff salary . well, his chief of staff salary. well, the bank of england has left interest rates unchanged at 5%, but said it may reduce borrowing costs gradually over time. if inflation stays low. eight of the nine members of the bank's monetary policy committee voted to keep the uk base rate unchanged . the decision to pause unchanged. the decision to pause comes a month after the central bank cut rates from 5.25%. the first reduction since 2020. a health watchdog has warned failings in the nhs maternity sector are more widespread than previously thought. a review conducted by the care quality commission rated almost half of services as inadequate or

requiring improvement. only 4% were classed as outstanding and 48% were rated as good. well, finally, for the moment, a thunderstorm warning has been issued for large parts of england and wales over the next two days, bringing the threat of frequent lightning. lightning and large hail. the first met office warning currently in effect until 8 pm. tomorrow, stretches from the west midlands to the south east and includes the southwest. it also covers the southwest. it also covers the western part of wales, including cardiff and swansea. the agency says lightning strikes during the storms could cause damage to buildings. so you have been warned. that's it for now. we're back at the top of the 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

>> welcome back. time is 340 on martin daubney on gb news now. businesswoman and social media commentator bernie spofforth, who was arrested in the aftermath of the southport riots for a post on x, was given a no further action notice this week and she has given an exclusive interview to gb news and a very best friend , bev turner, who best friend, bev turner, who joins me now in the studio. bev, welcome to the show. so when i came in early, i heard you doing this interview very, very emotional outpouring from bernie. for those who aren't aware of the story. fill us in on how it began. the nightmare for bernie. >> well, a lot of people would know bernie , not necessarily at know bernie, not necessarily at home watching mainstream media, but she's been a very , very but she's been a very, very influential vocal social media usen influential vocal social media user, twitter user, really, since lockdowns. and she gained a reputation for really holding

power to account. she sees herself as rather sort of apolitical. she's not with any particular. she doesn't align herself with any particular particular political party, but she's been very influential, even though she is just let's say, a businesswoman and a mother of two. and so she basically posted a response to the speculation around the stabbings of the girls at the southport taylor swift morning. and within a couple of hours, she knew that the information that she'd copied and pasted seemed , which seemed reputable, seemed, which seemed reputable, was wrong. and she deleted it. but it didn't stop there because she spoke to a couple of media outlets who got in touch with her after somebody on twitter who deemed themselves to be a sort of a misinformation expert, self—appointed, and that focus then turned onto bernie. there was a bit of a pile on on social media to say that she was responsible for the riots, and then her life just became kind of nightmarish. so we have literally just finished doing a very, very long conversation, 45

minutes to an hour long, just this second. we've just finished that. i want to show you a couple of clips of it. actually, she was talking about being arrested when the police came round to her house. here it is, he said, it's very noisy in here today. >> so what we're going to do is put you in a quiet cell and in my ears, woke up and all i could hear was banging , screaming, shouting. >> i just thought, oh my god, i'm actually going into a cell for three years when you know, you have not done it. and the loss of, of your entire career and the respect of your colleagues, the respect of your friends and your family gone . friends and your family gone. >> and there were, you know, 5000 people who also tweeted that misinformation. and yet bernie was the one who was arrested. luckily. thankfully, common sense has prevailed and she has had this no further

action statement. as you just said this, this announcement this week, martin, that no further action taken. but it's taken it's toll on her as she says there on her reputation and on her family. it was a fantastic conversation. i think . fantastic conversation. i think. and it will be on gb news online from 630 this evening. you just have to search gb news online and you can subscribe as well. while you're there, and it raises all sorts of issues about freedom of speech in this country , you know, the extent to country, you know, the extent to which we should all be mindful when we are posting on social media, the extent to which bernie being arrested for this has quietened down. people who might see themselves to be politically right wing, although she doesn't identify herself as that at all, and she's been through the mill. i mean, she's had all sorts of focus on her family. she talked to me a little bit. i think we have another clip about the media and

the fact that she comes out of this with a very low opinion of a lot of the mainstream media. >> here it is for the arrest and after the arrest, one very, very well—known, very large organisation has been in my garden looking through my windows on two separate occasions, just making themselves at home with a cameraman, because i've never really been i've never had enough practice at it. like you say, i've turned down. i've turned down everybody's requests to do anything, so i've got no practice. i don't even know how you do it . you do it. >> so we're very lucky that she's given us an interview on gb news because she, you know , gb news because she, you know, she. i guess she trusts me. she trusts the channel. and she trusts the channel. and she trusts us to handle the story properly. >> it was an excellent interview. i overheard most of it. and when i came in at the start and she, she, she was crying at one point, very, very still raw, i think she feels like she's still traumatised by this. and it's astonishing how the establishment media absolutely all became one unified mass against any

naysayer, any outspoken voice and an ordinary businesswoman found themselves the extraordinary target of this concerted pile on and do you think she's going to be all right? >> i think she'll be fine. and the question that i asked her as well at the end was about, will this change how she tweets and how she posts online now? will this change her commentary because she's brilliant on the geopolitical issues that are affecting countries? all around the world. she's always been incredibly diligent and people follow bernie spofforth because she's so normally on the money with her factual detail. she's the one who goes to the original sources . she spends a lot of sources. she spends a lot of time on government websites. she will go to the original un document. she will look at the original world health organisation files and the world economic forum documents. she's brilliant at that. and on this one occasion she didn't do that. and that's the sort of tragic irony of this story. and she says , i just didn't check it. says, i just didn't check it. she went out in the garden and trimmed a bonsai tree and came back two hours later, realised

it was wrong and deleted it. but it was wrong and deleted it. but it is a sort of amazing moral of our time that, you know that these forces which are against free speech and our pro censorship can, when necessary, just turn on any individual bev turner is an excellent interview, and just to remind you, the full interview will be available exclusively at 6:30 pm. tonight on the gb news p.m. tonight on the gb news youtube channel. >> search for gb news online on youtube and hit subscribe. well done and well done bernie. now moving on. a midsummer night's dream a shakespearean classic. would you want to watch it with characters shouting free palestine and droning on about trans rights to be or not to be cancelled? i'm martin daubney on gb news. britain's news channel

welcome back now. manchester's royal exchange theatre has cancelled an entire run of a production of a midsummer night's dream by shakespeare. it was due to be a modern retelling of the bard's classic, featuring shouts of free palestine and an endorsement of trans rights, all set to a drum and bass soundtrack in contemporary manchester. it sounds like an absolute nightmare to me, but let's find out what the thoughts of the legendary theatre critic quentin les quentin to be or not to be cancelled. that is the question. >> that's the wrong play. that's the wrong play , ill met by the wrong play, ill met by moonlight . moonlight. >> that's the that's the that's the midsummer night's dream, and that's the bottom. thou art translated well, the bottom thou hast been cancelled because it does seem that the theatre world, the luvvies, have got their tabards into a right old tangle over this. >> and, it does sound as though this production would not necessarily recommend itself to many gb news viewers.

>> however, freedom of speech is about allowing people you disagree with to have their freedom of speech as well. >> so that's where this this controversy comes in, and that's why it should be, of interest to your viewers. >> but then on the same point, the royal theatre, manchester royal exchange does receive £2.4 million a year from the arts council. that, of course, is ostensibly taxpayers money. so we have a right to be offended by what's on equity. the luvvies union, of course, are complaining about a growing culture of censorship, but they're hardly renowned for their their inclusivity. for example, they cancel all sorts of actors if they deem them to be transphobic or racist. maybe they're just getting a taste of their own medicine. quentin >> yeah, you wouldn't often expect to find, somebody standing up and shouting freedom for israel, would you? i mean, i don't suppose many actors or directors would necessarily want to put that in, but i think it's a very good point. if they did,

might be more watchable. >> i did 20 years as a theatre critic, and i have to tell you that the theatre royal, manchester was one of the places iused manchester was one of the places i used to dread going to most. >> it was incredibly work, however, and you make a that's a very good point about the fact that this theatre receives a lot of public money, not just from the arts council, but also from manchester city fund. and there is this balance, isn't there , is this balance, isn't there, between freedom of speech, the artistic freedom of speech and the old truth in artistic life that he who pays the piper chooses the tune and, there's no intrinsic right to have your political views put on a stage which is paid for by the public purse. however, it does strike me that the theatre was very slow to, to stop this production. >> if it didn't like it, it may mean maybe, martin, that the reason the show has been cancelled is to do with politics. it might be just that the show was no good. it might have been a real clunker. and therefore, you know , the good

therefore, you know, the good people of manchester may have been spared a real howler on this one. >> however, the theatre should have acted earlier, it strikes me, and the cancellation of this show happened only after the first preview. >> and if it was that bad, or if it was that outrageous, what was going on, then i reckon they should have pulled it during rehearsals. >> but there is there is an equilibrium here between freedom of speech, realities of artistic life, and i'm just a little bit worried. >> i don't like to have any sort of, artists being clamped down on because of their they these are controversial views, but they're still legitimate political views. and, you know, let's just go easy on that. we're not living in albania. >> okay? gwen, do we have to leave it there? you're barred along with everybody else who wants to see this show. thank you very much. always a pleasure. parting is such sweet sorrow. now we'll be live from a major working class protest in dublin. next. ireland is full. the protesters say don't go anywhere. martin daubney on gb news. now here's your weather with alex deakin .

with alex deakin. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> afternoon. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news tomorrow. again likely to start pretty grey, most of us seeing some sunny spells but a big change in the south. we are going to see some thundery showers developing. high pressure is still in control but low pressure is just getting a little closer as the isobars squeeze together. it's made for quite a breezy day across the south, and that brisk breeze will continue and it will bring back the cloud in from the east as we go through the night. so that cloud spilling back over the midlands, northern england into parts of east wales, western scotland, northern ireland generally stays dry and clear. it will turn quite chilly here with temperatures into single figures, double digits elsewhere. that cloud thicken up for a little bit of drizzle on the coasts across the north—east of england and eastern scotland,

and over the pennines. also but most will have a dry night and most will have a dry night and most will have a dry day across scotland during friday. quite a grey start in the east but plenty of sunshine, i suspect . plenty of sunshine, i suspect. again across the west coast of scotland once any early cloud has disappeared. generally a fine day to come across northern ireland and north—west england, but much of northern england to the east of the pennines will be pretty dry. but in the south a lot of cloud certainly to start with. there may even be 1 or 2 showers across the south early on, certainly as the day goes on and the cloud breaks up, we see and the cloud breaks up, we see a bit of sunshine that is likely to spark further heavy showers from late morning onwards across parts of the midlands, southern england and south wales. some heavy downpours are likely through the afternoon and into the evening time. hail and thunder a possibility to stay quite grey in parts of north—east england. eastern scotland cool here, quite warm in western scotland, quite warm again in the south. but we do have to watch out for these thundery showers. as i said, the met office have issued a yellow

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>>a >> a very, very good afternoon to you. it's 4 pm. and welcome to you. it's 4 pm. and welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, a major working and middle class protest is taking place as we speak. live pictures there on your screens in dublin. and that protest has been sparked by a mass, uncontrolled immigration. it's also set against the backdrop of an incredible six arson attacks on one asylum seeker centre, a few miles from dublin. soaring

violence on the streets of dublin, an old age pensioner being robbed in her home and even stabbings of children and teachers will be live from the front line throughout the show. speaking to protesters and also local politicians who are crying, ireland is full. enough is enough and free gear. keir starmer has topped the league table of freebies trousered by members of parliament. he's bagged over £107,000 in giveaways so far and counting. and today it emerged he was lording it in an £18 million covent garden penthouse during the general election. livin la vida loca . and eight years ago, vida loca. and eight years ago, this week, operation market garden saw the tide of world war ii turn forever. we'll be live from arnhem, where a former paratrooper will tell us the incredible tale of how a british soldier who was killed during that epic battle was identified from his dna in just november

november 2022, and was yesterday finally laid to rest with his comrades. now that's all coming between now and 6 pm. eastern. welcome to the show. enough is enough! welcome to the show. enough is enough ! is the cry coming from enough! is the cry coming from the streets of dublin? a chronic shortage of housing, a chronic spike in uncontrolled immigration and asylum seekers, many coming from the united kingdom. because as we were told earlier in the show, the benefit system is so generous in the repubuc system is so generous in the republic of ireland, it has now become a magnet for asylum seekers throughout the world would be live from the front line. speaking to locals and politicians very, very soon. let me know your thoughts on that. would you like to see those kind of protests on the mainland here? get in touch, gbnews.com/yoursay. but now it's time for your headlines. and here's mark . white.

here's mark. white. >> good afternoon. at two minutes past for the main news from the gb news centre and some breaking news, the leader of the hezbollah terrorist group has called the wave of explosions targeting its members a declaration of war. hassan nasrallah said israel had crossed all red lines in launching the attacks, which targeted thousands of communication devices used by the group , communication devices used by the group, killing communication devices used by the group , killing dozens communication devices used by the group, killing dozens and wounding more than 3000. well, you're looking at live shots of the lebanese capital, beirut. the israeli government hasn't commented on the coordinated attacks, but has says it has entered a new phase of its almost year long war. well, as hassan nasrallah was addressing and continues to address his followers, israeli warplanes can be heard over the lebanese caphal be heard over the lebanese capital. the sound of sonic

booms as they go after hezbollah targets throughout lebanon and indeed throughout today. hezbollah has continued to launch rockets , missiles and launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. at least eight members of the israeli military were wounded and airlifted to hospital after they were targeted by an anti—tank missile . gb news has anti—tank missile. gb news has been told that a significant number of women have contacted the harried survivors helpline since new allegations of sexual assault and rape came to light. five women have claimed they were raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed , when owner, mohamed al fayed, when they worked at the luxury london department store. the bbc reported that more than 20 female ex—employees said the billionaire, who died last year sexually assaulted them and raped some. it's claimed that dunng raped some. it's claimed that during fayyad's ownership, harrods not only failed to

intervene but helped cover up allegations. harrods current owner said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and apologised to the victims who had been failed. well charles rae, the former royal editor of the sun, said he's not surprised by the allegations. >> he has always been a controversial character. you know, from the cash for questions row way back in the 90s. and he was accused of sexual assault in round about 2009, which was never proven. and now we've got these allegations. now these are far, far more serious allegations than the than the previous ones. people will stop going to the store, but that's why i think harrods have moved so quickly this morning to say, look, we are we are the new owners. we are we are the new owners. we are a different harrods. we would never have covered anything up like this, they accept the i think they accepted that there was a cover up and it shouldn't have happened. and

have offered apologies to all the victims involved . the victims involved. >> the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he's received more gifts than any other mp since 2019, totalling around £100,000. a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressure job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality if it's declared correctly. well, it comes after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray, reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff . the bank of england has staff. the bank of england has left interest rates unchanged at 5%, but said it may reduce borrowing costs gradually over time. if inflation stays low. eight of the nine members of the bank's monetary policy committee

voted to keep the uk base rate unchanged. the decision to pause comes a month after the central bank cut rates from 5.25%. the first reduction since 2020. the national pharmacy association will hold a ballot for members this week on whether to take industrial action for the first time ever. if the vote passes, pharmacies could open for fewer hours or potentially provide reduced services. that's as the association calls for an additional £1.3 billion in funding across pharmacies in england. at a health watchdog has warned. failings in nhs maternity wards are more widespread than previously thought. a review conducted by the care quality commission rated almost half of services as inadequate or requiring improvement. only 4% were classed as outstanding and 48%

were rated as good. health minister baroness moran said the findings are shocking. >> women definitely deserve better and we are committed to looking at all of the recommendations within this report. we are also ensuring that those maternity trusts who need to do better are identified early on and are getting support to improve , and we are also to improve, and we are also going to be recruiting thousands more midwives , some of them more midwives, some of them being trained from new. but i also would appeal to midwives who've left the nhs. >> well , finally, a thunderstorm >> well, finally, a thunderstorm warning has been issued for large parts of england and wales over the next two days, bringing the threat of frequent lightning and large hail. the first met office warning, currently in effect until 8 pm. tomorrow,

stretches from the west midlands to the south east and includes the southwest. it also covers the southwest. it also covers the western parts of wales, including cardiff and swansea. the agency says lightning strikes during the storms could cause damage to buildings . it cause damage to buildings. it just reminds me of a typical summer's day back home in scotland. anyway, we're back in half an hour. it's back to martin now for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you very much. mark white. now it's all kicking off in ireland and a major working and middle class protest is taking place in dublin today as we speak, sparked by what they're calling mass uncontrolled immigration. it's

all set against a backdrop of arson attacks on asylum seeker centres, soaring violence and even stabbings that have affected children and teachers. and we're now joined by our reporter dougie beattie, who's there in dublin on the front line. draghi bring us up to speed these, these protests of course, been precipitated by many, many months of dissatisfaction amongst the irish people . we've been irish people. we've been reporting this on gb news. i'm very proud to say we've been at the forefront of this housing crisis, a spike in immigration set against a political response and a media response, calling anybody who objects as a fascist. tell us more about today. fascist. tell us more about today . where is it? today. where is it? >> well, exactly. i mean, earlier on today, one of the protesters actually tried to stop us broadcasting because they thought we were another media outlet. these people feel very, very isolated . these are very, very isolated. these are these protesters here have just blocked the bridge on the river liffey. there's about two and a half, 3000 of them. they marched up to the door of the houses of

parliament in dublin to let their politicians know this is not what they voted for. and if you can imagine, these people are working people and this is was at 2:00 on a thursday afternoon, and you had a turnout of nearly 3000 people. it's quite, quite an achievement for them. but really, what they are protesting about is, as you've said, the amount of violence their culture being changed, immigrants being put into areas that many of these areas are actually outnumbered by the amount of immigrants that have came in and one of these areas that's now facing is thornton hall. you can see it behind us now. thornton hall was due to be a prison. it was bought over in the 80s by the irish government, never actually happened. and what happened now is there's about 35 acres that are now being developed from immigrants. and i am joined now by two of the people that are protesting here. what is your problem with the immigrants coming in? >> the problem with the immigrants coming in is they're undocumented and illegal. the

irish people can't afford these. these undocumented male . there's these undocumented male. there's no women, there's no children. it's just men . and then we have it's just men. and then we have also the economic migrants coming in as well. also the economic migrants coming in as well . we can't coming in as well. we can't afford it. we have nowhere to put them. the irish people have nowhere to live . nowhere to live. >> i mean, many people would say that it's a racist thought, etc. to be saying that is it. >> no, it's definitely not. we have lots and lots of people here, diverse from everywhere in the world. there's no problem with those people. they have jobs, they come , they work, they jobs, they come, they work, they make their whole life here. what we're talking about is unvetted undocumented male migrants. between 20 and 35 years of age. there's nothing for them to do. there's nothing for them to do. there's nowhere for them to go. they're going to be put in tents at the moment, and it's costing us millions per day for the ones who are in hotels, our own people have nowhere to live. our own people are on the streets, in tents . in tents. >> sarah, do you feel that your politicians are listening to

you? no, they don't want to listen . we feel that they've listen. we feel that they've been by foreign forces with big money. and of course, there is a general election very much thought to come up in the 15th of november. will you be in a position to be organised enough to put political parties forward? it's a good question. time will tell. you know it. it's hard to say from here. there is a lot of people there that you could try, but at the same time there's not enough. we think, you know what i mean. there's again, it boils down to big money, big money, big money. >> the bigger the party, the bigger the yes men groups are to the to the european policies or global policies. >> now that's going on open borders, you know , there's lots borders, you know, there's lots of money being funnelled into their campaigns . the local their campaigns. the local people that would try to run those would be really at a at a loss, if you know what i mean, or a slow to start. well, there you go, martin. i mean, this this is these are normal each and everyday people. they they work very hard. they work for

their families. they are looking housing. they are wanting their health sorted out. and really they are saying the infrastructure isn't here for that. they are not against anyone , but they are saying to anyone, but they are saying to their politicians, please listen to us. we have not got the room for what is happening and we don't have a big enough population to actually protect our own culture, because they very much feel that their culture is being overrun. because the minute that they say anything, they are branded as far right or said that they are racists and that very clearly today is not the point. i have been on many of these protests, as you have said, and i have seen a big difference today in the amount of people from all over ireland, every corner of ireland coming here who are not what you would brand right wing thugs. they are people that are genuinely concerned about their community and about how much their taxes is raising to pay for it. >> and dougie , just to give >> and dougie, just to give people an idea of the

perspective , it's 400 asylum perspective, it's 400 asylum seekers arriving every week, 25,000 expected this year, 50,000 since 2019. and dougie, also we saw in coolock, just down the road from where you are now, another protest. we covered a paint factory there, a former crown paint factory that's been set fire to six times. nobody inside , mercifully six times, inside, mercifully six times, and also a knife attack in dubun and also a knife attack in dublin on children and a teacher. there was a pensioner who was robbed in her own home recently. so very, very visible, high profile incidents like that, dougie. and when the locals complain to the police, the police seem to come down heavy handed on them for having the temerity to complain about it . it. >> well, martin, you've left nothing for me to say. there because that's exactly their point. they are saying, why are we being punished and arrested? and when people are breaking the law in such a big fashion that they are not being arrested, they are not being arrested, they are not being arrested, they are not being deported, you

heard there that this was actually where a prison was going to be built. that's no longer going to happen. and of course, in the republic of ireland, they don't have a national health. you have to pay for your health care here and that that insurance, health insurance is steadily going up because there are more and more people in the system that have to be sorted out by the taxpayer. and of course, people in england are probably saying that's a very small number of immigrants coming in. but when you take it, there's only about 5.5 million people living in the repubuc 5.5 million people living in the republic of ireland. and just about 2 million people in northern ireland, those numbers per head of population are accelerating far, far past what we are seeing inside the uk. >> now, dougie, we're coming back to you in an hour's time. i know on a previous protest you did some excellent reporting where you showed how how the guard of the police were tooled up in their gear , ready to go up in their gear, ready to go into a crowd like you are today at today, but very, very different soft soaping the anti—racists who were there? what's the mood on the ground

with the police at the moment? is it good spirited or the police tooling up? what's the latest ? latest? >> well, actually that that report was from northern ireland and that was the psni. and they were very much in the fact of two tier policing. i must say today the garda siochana have kept a very limited presence. now you can see in the side streets and stuff there is a heavy security presence, but there is not that same in—your—face policing presence at this minute in time. and i feel that may be because they are looking at the crowds themselves here and thinking, well, that could well be me or my family here, because that's the type of people that are really out in the streets protesting today . protesting today. >> dougie beattie. excellent reporting as ever. live from dublin. we'll make sure to come back to you in an hour's time for a full update. thank you very much. but apparently, illegal immigration isn't as bad as we all think. after all, because new findings anyhow from british future and ipsos have found that people think asylum

seekers make up more than 30% of total immigration when actually they make up around 7%. so joining me now is the human rights campaigner kay marsh. kay welcome to the show. pleasure to have you on. so when you hear figures like that. kay. what doesit figures like that. kay. what does it say to you , does it say to you, >> it doesn't surprise me hugely, actually. a lot of what i do nowadays is actually listening to people and their fears and what they believe about migration in the uk, and sort of clearing up misconceptions because there's just so much of it around , you just so much of it around, you know, everything is very sensationalist in the media and evenin sensationalist in the media and even in government, you know, the language that's used , it's the language that's used, it's used very intentionally to cause fear and confusion in communities, which leads to you know, the things that we're seeing in ireland. and you know, what we've seen around the uk as well recently as well. it's fear. it's fear, and it's confusion, and it comes from this sort of misinformation that's just everywhere. >> i don't think the protesting in ireland today is, is, has been precipitated by misinformation or statistics. it's been precipitated by, as i

explained, there have been very, very high profile crime activity that have been stabbings on the streets. there's homelessness that's very, very open and easy to see. there's tented cities, there are hotels being taken over by asylum seekers where the pubuc over by asylum seekers where the public money is given to them. that's not statistics. this is what people can see on a day to day basis. you're down in dover. it's a similar thing there. >> it is a similar thing. and this is what i mean. like if you have like the core of say the far right or whatever, who just won't have their views changed, you know, but the majority of people everywhere are well—meaning, compassionate people, you know, and what really gets them. i understand the situation in ireland is slightly different, but it fuels these community tensions. do you know what i mean? when you're reading every day this sort of like this statistical that statistically you don't know how many people are coming or from where or why, and nobody has a firm grasp on what's actually going on. it's going to cause fear. it's going to cause confusion, and it's going to cause people to have sort of a negative perception of people that are coming here, whether that's right or wrong.

>> but the facts are the facts , >> but the facts are the facts, and the facts are we've had 138,000 small boat arrivals since 2018. the vast majority of them have no documentation. we don't know who they are. the vast majority of them are men. it's getting worse. 10,000 since the keir starmer came in, rishi sunak said he would stop the boats. that didn't work. so keir starmer said he's smashed the gangs. the gangs aren't listening. so i put it to you again. it's not statistics or the media or the far right that are whipping this up. the facts are whipping this up. the facts are the facts. we can't control the situation and people feel they have a right to comment on that. >> i completely understand, as i said, it is partly misinformation because as you say, the numbers aren't quite as high as people believe. and there are there are. there is a lot of misinformation around that doesn't help. but the fact is , it is mismanagement of the is, it is mismanagement of the immigration situation in government. it isn't the people coming here and it isn't the locals fault. you know, you've got two groups of people who are who have their own struggles and they're just trying to make the best life for themselves. majoritively and, you know, it's

a failing of the immigration system. you know, smashing the gangsis system. you know, smashing the gangs is a it's a we need to be seen to be doing something by the public. but, you know, it's not going to happen overnight. why aren't we talking about safe and legal routes to asylum? we have had multiple deaths in the channel over the last few weeks. it's got to a stage where it's just happening so much it's not even a surprise anymore. you know, the media doesn't cover it very much anymore because it just happens all the time, which is so tragic. new government. >> we cover it. we cover it all the time on gb news. that's because we don't want there to because we don't want there to be we don't want there to be any more deaths than the channels. and that can be stopped, surely, because they're coming from a safe country, they're already safe. they're coming from france. and we do have safe asylum routes, for example, from afghanistan, from ukraine, from hong kong. >> there are gaps in provision . >> there are gaps in provision. this has been you know, this has been confirmed in government, hasn't it ? there are safe and hasn't it? there are safe and legal routes for very specific groups of people under very, very strict criteria. you know , very strict criteria. you know, if, well, countries at war, we do our bit. >> we absolutely lift our way.

we do even still i mean the afghan resettlement scheme, the average person, you know, if roles were reversed, you or i, the average person wouldn't have had a spot under that resettlement scheme. >> are we not? you know, the average person, are they not entitled to safety as well? i think they are. it just proves how narrow the criteria for these respective settlement schemes that we already have. are there needs? there are countries that don't have any resettlement that do have a right to claim asylum in places like the uk, so there needs to be more generalised safe and legal routes for asylum. you know , start your claim outside know, start your claim outside of the uk. why isn't there a processing centre in northern france? you know, if we can talk about it in rwanda, we can put one in calais. why aren't we doing these things? >> i think i think it'd be a great idea if we could process claims in france. and if you were refused asylum, then you weren't. you weren't allowed into britain. but the french won't allow that. the european union won't allow that. >> there's other options. we've seen humanitarian visas used very successfully for the ukrainian situation. many people brought here very quickly, safely , legally, when they safely, legally, when they needed it. you know, why can't

we? that was an ad hoc, bespoke piece of legislation because there was a war breaking out relatively close and a war that we are directly involved in now. >> so it's not the same as just throwing our borders open to anybody from anywhere around the world. the answer came surely isn't just open borders and more people coming in. surely you don't think that's the case? >> well, i'm i'm not talking about open borders. i'm talking about open borders. i'm talking about regulated migration. because at the moment we've got people with legitimate claims to asylum and people without legitimate claims to asylum , all legitimate claims to asylum, all getting on small boats and coming here because they have to be on british soil before they can start a claim to asylum. they have to be. they have no choice. if we opened up a more natural route, say, a processing centre in northern france, humanitarian visa scheme, something along those lines, we could do the pre checks before anybody had to leave wherever they were. and we could say, okay, you have a legitimate claim, we'll bring you here safely and legally. then people, anybody with a legitimate claim would take that route wouldn't they. and they would get the checks done. so anybody trying to sneak in the back door on a small boat, we would have much more legal recourse to just

scoop up and send back. >> we can we can both agree that that stopping the boats is the right thing to do. stopping it in france would be great, but the french won't let us, and neither would brussels. but look, it's great to have you on the show, cate hollis. thanks for your time today. now still to come, foreign secretary david lammy seems to have sparked yet another diplomatic row with america after so—called ignorant comments about the country's conflict with azerbaijan even that. more on that next on martin daubney on gb news britain's news channel

welcome back. time is 427. i'm martin daubney on gb news now. david lammy has been blasted as callous and ignorant after sparking yet another diplomatic row. what's he been up to this time? well, our national reporter, charlie peters, is to here tell us more, i think. charlie, this is your exclusive.

what's he done now? >> that's right. martin. well, in his first blog post on his substack called progressive realism, david lammy said that he's been going to discuss all of his foreign trips as he comes back from those visits. he recently returned from ukraine with the us secretary of state, antony blinken. but while he was discussing how various nations such as ukraine have shifted away from moscow, he referred to how azerbaijan has been able to liberate land. it's lost since the 1990s. now that stands in contrast to the british government's official position, which is that azerbaijan's recent activity in its conflict with armenia is unacceptable violence. and it's been described by other international actors as an ethnic cleansing. and, he wrote azerbaijan has been able to liberate territory it lost. now this has been met with a very stern reaction. politically today, with alicia

kearns, the shadow minister of state in the foreign office for the conservative party, urging mr lammy to explain his comments and what she describes as a vanhy and what she describes as a vanity blog. this morning i heard from diplomatic sources in armenia that they're urgently seeking a clarification from the foreign office on this issue, but they've yet to hear anything. the foreign office did give me a statement earlier today. they said that the official position hasn't shifted. the government's stance that the uk supports the territorial integrity of both armenia and azerbaijan, and is encouraged by both sides engaging in meaningful dialogue. they said they continue to support the commitment to lasting peace in the region, but i also spoke to a law professor based in new york who said that lammy's statement was callous and ignorant. he said it was shocking and he said a year ago, baku, that is the capital of azerbaijan, ethnically cleansed. the region of its 120,000

christian armenian inhabitants in a violation of an order from the international court of justice. that's when the azerbaijani military launched a resurged offensive into the nagorno—karabakh region and as he said, over 100,000 people were displaced from that. they were displaced from that. they were ethnically armenian. it's a religious issue as much as it is an ethnic one, and now a lot of attention is going to be brought back on. david lammy, the foreign secretary, under a lot of pressure, with also stern comments today from benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister. all this attention coming on lammy asking is britain's foreign secretary accidentally bumbling into a lot of gaffes in what he's saying in a private blog, certainly seems pretty gaffe prone before he got on the job. >> of course, charlie peters calling donald trump a fascist, he might regret that. he might end up having to work with him come november. and of course, acting on those defence contracts to israel didn't help precipitate matters there. and

now he's putting his foot in it over armenia. charlie peters, excellent as ever. thanks for having you on the show. thank you. lots more still to come between now and 5:00, including. we'll speak to laura king, who was kicked out of a pub in brighton on tuesday night after saying that children should not be taught trans ideology in schools . brighton free speech schools. brighton free speech unit kicked out for having free speech. you couldn't make it up. but first, it's time for your latest news headlines. and here's mark . white. here's mark. white. >> at 4:30. the latest headlines from the gb news centre. the leader of the hezbollah terrorist group has called the waves of explosions targeting its members over the last two days. a sequel to a declaration of war. hassan nasrallah said israel had crossed all red lines in launching the attacks, which targeted thousands of communications devices used by

the group, killing dozens and wounding more than 3000. well, these are live shots of the lebanese capital, beirut. the israeli government hasn't commented on the coordinated attacks, but has said it has entered a new phase in its almost year long war. as hassan nasrallah was speaking, israeli warplanes could be heard over the lebanese capital and other areas in southern lebanon . well, areas in southern lebanon. well, throughout today , hezbollah has throughout today, hezbollah has continued to launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. 12 two members, i should say, of the israeli military, have been killed and several others were wounded and airlifted to hospital after they were targeted by an anti—tank missile . gb news has been told missile. gb news has been told that a significant number of women have contacted the haaretz survivor's helpline since new allegations of sexual assault and rape came to light. five

women have claimed they were raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed, when they worked at the luxury london department store. the bbc reported that more than 20 female ex—employees said the billionaire, who died last year sexually assaulted them and raped some. it's claimed that dunng raped some. it's claimed that during fayed's ownership, harrods not only failed to intervene but helped to cover up abuse allegations. harrods current owners said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and apologised to the victims who had been failed. the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he's received more gifts than any other mp since 2019, totalling around £100,000. a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressure job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality if it's declared correctly. it comes

after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray, reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff . the national pharmacy staff. the national pharmacy association will hold a ballot of its members next week on whether to take industrial action for the first time ever. if the vote passes, pharmacies could open for fewer hours or potentially provide reduced services . that says the services. that says the association calls for an additional £1.3 billion in funding across pharmacies in england . and finally, for the england. and finally, for the moment, the prince of wales has been visiting scotland to thank workers in the homelessness sector for supporting the city's rough sleepers . he also rough sleepers. he also announced that workers are now eligible for the blue light card, a discount scheme for those in the emergency services.

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>> welcome back. time is 438 on martin daubney on gb news. more than 100 veterans have been honoured with the nuclear test medal for operations carried out in the 1950s and 1960s. lab rats international, the group fighting for veterans justice, organised a special medal ceremony in weston. our reporter jack carson has the story and a warning. this report contains

flashing images and once again we watch the fireball as it forms. >> testing bombs which assured britain's military power in a nuclear age in the 1950s and 60s. 22,000 british servicemen participated in nuclear tests and clean ups this week in weston super mare. more than 100 were officially recognised with their nuclear test medal by the mayor of weston and deputy lord lieutenant of somerset. the event was organised by lab rats international, who have represented millions across the world. exposed to fallout from the testing programmes, founder alan owen explains the importance of honouring the men. >> they haven't been thanked for their service because the medals came in the post in the jiffy bag.so came in the post in the jiffy bag. so to organise this for them to be thanked for their service and to be recognised is so important to them. the average age of our veterans is now 8788 years old. they need this recognition and they need to be thanked for what they did because what they did was incredible. and my father

included, who could not be here to receive it. so my sister and i did it on his behalf. it's just fantastic to see what they did mattered, what they did for their country has been recognised. >> operation grapple saw nine british nuclear weapon tests carried out close to christmas island in the pacific ocean between 1957 and 1958. terry broomhall was in the royal engineers at the time, and says they weren't told of the dangers of the h—bomb test. >> we weren't aware because we weren't issued with any protective clothing . protective clothing. >> we just put our little jackets on like that right now and we had to sit with our backs to where it was going off with our hands over our eyes. no protective clothing. and when it actually went off our backs burned it felt like you were going to catch fire because we had our backs to it. >> and, and then we could see all the bones in our hands because of the light shining

through. >> and then we were told after a little while you could turn round and look at the bomb, and it was like a big ball coming up out of the sea. >> brian unthank was also at christmas island and another witness to the test. he was part of the raf catering squadron. the tests have had a profound effect on his life. >> we started to have illnesses in a couple of months after i left christmas island. i actually lost all my teeth at the age of 20. i then met a girl, got married in 1960, the first few years of our marriage life. she had multiple dangerous miscarriages. i had three sons. the third son had a double hole in his heart. i've since had 93 skin cancers removed . they skin cancers removed. they didn't tell us about the irradiated air that we're

breathing, drinking irradiated water, eating irradiated fish. walking barefoot on heavily irradiated sand. their thoughts were you were safe. they weren't telling us. not just me. all of us, about the millions of invisible bullets that are being fired at us through illnesses. >> the h—bomb nuclear test series showed the british had the technology to influence the cold war, but for the men that were, their service has meant a lifelong sacrifice in the fight for justice. goes on. jack carson . gb news. carson. gb news. >> one astonishing report. superb stuff. and how valiant and brave and long, long, long time coming. that recognition came in for them. well done. to the lab rats. fantastic stuff. can't believe that guy. 95 skin cancer is still going strong. magnificent. now, still to come between now and the end of the show, i'll be speaking to a former labour minister after

free gear. keir starmer has topped the league table of freebies trousered by mps. he promised to change. certainly has. he's been trousering more than boris. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's channel

welcome back. your time is 446. i'm martin daubney and this, of course , is gb news now. this, of course, is gb news now. sir keir starmer's chief of staff , sue gray, takes home staff, sue gray, takes home a whopping salary of £170,000. now that's three grand more than the prime minister. but don't worry, because free gear. keir, as they're calling him now , isn't they're calling him now, isn't doing too badly since 2019 because he's received more freebies than any other member of parliament. as you can see on your screen there, that's £107,000 worth of freebies way out in front. that's a champions

league performance. lucy powell behind on 40 grand. also interestingly, from the labour party on a mere 40 grand. greg smith tory karen bradley they're on 32 grand, 23 grand respectively. and the first lib dem is way down the pecking order in the championship. ed davey almost 16,591 quids worth. they're a mere morsel compared to the meat feast of sir keir starmer. now let's get some more reaction on that. with a former labour party minister, ivor caplin, delighted to be joined in the studio by you. so this good afternoon. good afternoon. we're having fun with this in many ways. free gear. keir has taken over from two turkeys and as his new nickname. yesterday we were just going through the list with some disbelief. it's like sir keir starmer hasn't won a general election. he's won a game show. £20,000 worth of accommodation , 16 grand's worth accommodation, 16 grand's worth of suits, four and a half grand welsh holiday. not bad if you

can get it. five grand of frocks for the missus. today it emerged that he was residing in an £18 million mansion, donated to him dunng million mansion, donated to him during the general election campaign by lord adie, living la vida loca. the point is, does this matter? because sir keir starmer promised change. he promised no more cronyism. are we just getting more of the same? >> first point to make if i may, is simply that, of course , all is simply that, of course, all the these funds or the majority of these funds have been donated by a well known labour donor. >> that's fine . and it seems to >> that's fine. and it seems to me that as long as you do the rules, which is what keir has been doing in the last ten days to deal with all the house authority rules that everyone has to do irrespective. yeah, that all seems fine to me. i don't think that was quite the same previously under a previous government, when all the money used to be government money, and

that you could argue , was wrong. that you could argue, was wrong. and i'm sure you, you know, your viewers will want to be happy to say that sort of thing. but the thing for keir is this has come from, from a well—known donor as well as, you know , who has been well as, you know, who has been supportive of the labour party for over 30 years. and he is more than entitled to use his funds to help the labour party. that's not, in my view , wrong that's not, in my view, wrong and i don't think he has been wrong. was he late on dealing with these matters for the house authorities ? yes, but that means authorities? yes, but that means that he has to then get round and do all that. that's how it is. i had to do it. he's had to do it. everyone's had to do it. >> either you're a football fan, you're brighton. i'm forrest. we take you on at the weekend. sir keir starmer is asked when he's trousered $0.40 worth of tickets , trousered $0.40 worth of tickets, including football tickets worth £8,750 per game. that's the sort

of ticket i couldn't even dream of ticket i couldn't even dream of being a forrest fan, but. but the point is, these things come with strings attached , don't with strings attached, don't they? surely you don't just get free tickets and free penthouses and free suits and free glasses without an expectation there might be something in return. and we saw passes granted to lord alli wandering around downing street. and who signed that off? it does look bad . that off? it does look bad. >> i can see why people might say that, but i don't think that is the whole truth. and that's what i'm just trying to do. i'm saying that previous under the previous government, in other words, government money, the public's money was used . that's public's money was used. that's not what's happening here. what's happening here is very clear that a donor to the labour party of over 30 years has decided to give some money to keir and i assume others in order to be able to do what they need to do as a new government. and that seems to me a very fair thing to say. >> let's talk then, about the

perception, the court of public opinion. okay, so keir starmer came in as a change. turn the page on cronyism. turn the page on the politics of yore. but it looks like the same old, same old with a different coloured rosette to have your snouts in the trough of freebies of this order. okay, it's declared, it's legal, it's above board, but the perception of here i am at a vip gig with the missus. she's on a front row at the london fashion week, meanwhile, axing the winter fuel allowance. you know everybody, these things matter. yes, i know you've grown, but they do matter because timing is key. we were promised change. we're seeing someone living the high life at the same time when 10 million pensioners will be feeling the pinch this winter. >> okay, we don't know that the whole thing about that. until we get to the 30th of october, there might be a u—turn and the budget, but. but the key thing here is where there are tickets,

where where keir has been offered tickets or where any of these things have happened to these things have happened to the prime minister. you will expect the prime minister to be at some of these things . i would at some of these things. i would expect that you would expect gig- expect that you would expect gig. well why not? >> why not? but you don't. you don't have to go. you don't have to go to three grand. you don't have to go to nine grand. vip box of the football. go to the terraces like me and you might. >> well, i'm not sure i want to answer that one, because i don't sit in the ordinary seats ehhen >> but here we go. but go on. >> but here we go. but go on. >> but here we go. but go on. >> but i absolutely think that there will always be some form of movement of tickets and all these things. what i wanted to ensure and which i think we have ensured is, is to make sure that this money is not the government's money, it's not the people's money, it's money for the labour party. >> all right. and i'm expecting keir starmer to sort of charge on stage when oasis are there. but there is parker. you watch. he'll be he'll be ringside seat. we're expecting him on that. but

on a serious point. what about then sue gray. because yes, because because sir keir starmer when the leader of the opposition, he made a huge hoo ha about the fact that dominic cummings was paid a huge amount, as he said at the time by boris johnson, as the as boris's special adviser, he was frothing at the mouth about the fact that the pay grade had been broken for dominic cummings. now he's rewritten the rules, seemingly so. sue gray, she's the only pensioner who's done well out of the labour government. >> but it's not his decision. that's the point. she is a civil servant and she has been paid by the civil service and that's where this comes from. this is not something that the prime minister takes and does. it's a matter for the civil service. >> it feels like it feels like more cronyism. it feels like what, martin? >> it's easy enough to say that it feels not always the truth, but it feels to the court of pubuc but it feels to the court of public opinion that sir keir starmer, in opposition, complained like heck about boris when he gave money to dominic cummings. >> now, when he's doing it to

sue grey, nothing to see here, but he's not the change in her, in her, in her fee. you don't think, you don't think he asked for her salary to be bumped up? in no way was he involved. >> the prime minister would not have been involved because this is a matter for the civil servants to take their civil service to take, not the prime minister. >> okay. ivor kaplan, spoken like a true politician. i hope you're not quite so , diplomatic you're not quite so, diplomatic on sunday when we come down and absolutely annihilate you down in your place. forest are going to have a great day. >> look forward to you being there. i'm sorry, i won't be. okay. >> good stuff. thank you. well i'll be in the cheap seats, even if you won't be. thank you very much for joining if you won't be. thank you very much forjoining me in the much for joining me in the studio. fantastic stuff. now, next will be live from the major working class protests in dublin that protest being precipitated by huge spike in asylum seekers to dublin, will be live from the front line . i'm martin daubney front line. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel. now it's time for your weather. and here's alex deakin .

weather. and here's alex deakin. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news >> afternoon. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news tomorrow again likely to start pretty grey, most of us seeing some sunny spells, but a big change in the south where we are going to see some thundery showers developing. high pressure is still in control, but low pressure is just getting a little closer as the isobars squeeze together. it's made for quite a breezy day across the south, and that brisk breeze will continue, and it will bring back the cloud in from the east as we go through the night. so that cloud spilling back over the midlands, northern england into parts of east wales, western scotland , northern western scotland, northern ireland generally stays dry and clear. it will turn quite chilly here with temperatures into single figures, double digits elsewhere. that cloud thicken up for a little bit of drizzle on the coasts across the north—east of england and eastern scotland ,

of england and eastern scotland, and over the pennines also. but most will have a dry night and most will have a dry night and most will have a dry day across scotland during friday. quite a grey start in the east, but plenty of sunshine, i suspect again across the west coast of scotland. once any early cloud has disappeared. generally a fine day to come across northern ireland and northwest england, but much of northern england to the east of the pennines will be pretty dry. but in the south a lot of cloud. certainly to start with, there may even be 1 or 2 showers across the south early on. certainly as the day goes on and the cloud breaks up, we see and the cloud breaks up, we see a bit of sunshine that is likely to spark further heavy showers from late morning onwards across parts of the midlands, southern england and south wales. some heavy downpours are likely through the afternoon and into the evening time. hail and thunder a possibility to stay quite grey in parts of north—east england, eastern scotland cool here, quite warm in western scotland, quite warm again in the south. but we do have to watch out for these thundery showers. as i say, the met office have issued a yellow

warning for those thunderstorms and they're likely to continue into the evening. we could well see further heavy and thundery showers on saturday as well. check out the met office website for details on the warnings . for details on the warnings. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb

well. >> a very, very good afternoon to you. it's 5:00 pm and welcome to you. it's 5:00 pm and welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk, and a major protest is taking place today in dublin. as we can see there, the police have beefed up their presence, now forming a line right there in dublin, a protest that's been sparked by a mass uncontrolled immigration is set against the backdrop of arson attacks on asylum seeker centres across ireland and a quite a few around there in dublin, of course, and soaring

violence and even stabbings that have seen children and teachers attacked in broad daylight. we'll be live from the front line throughout the show. speaking to protesters and local politicians right there in dubun politicians right there in dublin who are crying. ireland is full. enough is enough and free gear. keir starmer has topped the league table of freebies trousered by members of parliament. he's bagged over £107,000 in giveaways and today it emerged he was lording it in an £18 million covent garden penthouse during the general election. kyrees livin la vida loca . and eight years ago this loca. and eight years ago this week, operation market garden saw the tide of world war ii forever turn. we'll be live from arnhem, where a former paratrooper will tell us the incredible tale of how a british soldier killed at the time but only identified from his dna in 2022, was yesterday fine finally laid to rest with his comrades.

it's an amazing story, that's all. come in between now and 6:00. well, the show always a pleasure to have your company. so i'm proud to say gb news has consistently been reporting on the protests across dublin. ireland is full. the politicians and the working class tell us enoughis and the working class tell us enough is enough. they've seen huge amounts of asylum seekers pour into the country and illegal immigrants, and they are saying that we need to be listened to. the police at the moment in dublin are forming up and moving a line towards them. the situation is on a knife edge and we'll be live there very soon with our reporter from the front line , dougie beattie get front line, dougie beattie get in touch all the usual ways. let me know your thoughts, especially on keir starmer. 107g worth of freebies. he said he'd change. he has changed his trousers more than boris. get in touch gb news. com forward slash your say. now it's time for your headlines. and here's mark.

white. >> good evening. 5:02. the latest news from the gb newsroom. the leader of the hezbollah terrorist group has claimed the waves of explosions targeting its members over the last two days are equal to a declaration of war. hassan nasrallah said israel had crossed all red lines in launching the attacks, which targeted thousands of communications devices used by the group, killing dozens and wounding more than 3000. well, these are live shots from the lebanese capital, beirut. as darkness descends on that city this evening, the israeli government has not commented on the coordinated attacks, but has said it's entered a new phase in its almost two year long war. hassan nasrallah said there would be a just punishment in response, but gave no indication

of what that would be. well, a more limited cross—border exchanges today . hezbollah exchanges today. hezbollah launched rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel. two members of the israeli military have been killed and several others were wounded, and airlifted to hospital after they were targeted by an anti—tank missile , gb news has been told missile, gb news has been told that a significant number of women have contacted the harrod survivor helpline since new allegations of sexual assault and rape came to light. five women have claimed they were raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al—fayed, when they worked at the luxury london department store, the bbc reported that more than 20 female ex—employees said the billionaire, who died last year sexually assaulted them and raped some. it's claimed that dunng raped some. it's claimed that during fayed's ownership of harrods, not only did the company fail to intervene, but

helped cover up abuse allegations or harrods current owners said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and apologised to the victims who had been failed . the had been failed. the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he has received more gifts than any other member of parliament since 2019, totalling around £100,000. a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressure job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality if it's declared correctly. it comes after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff . the prince of wales has staff. the prince of wales has been visiting scotland to thank between homewards and the blue light visiting 1ey are between homewards and the blue light visiting scotland to thank been visiting scotland to thank

workers in the homeless sector workers in the homeless sector for supporting the city's rough for supporting the city's rough sleepers. he also announced that sleepers. he also announced that those workers are now eligible those workers are now eligible for the blue light card, a for the blue light card, a discount scheme for the discount scheme for the emergency services. the nhs and emergency services. the nhs and the armed forces or gb news. the armed forces or gb news. royal correspondent cameron royal correspondent cameron walker has the very latest on walker has the very latest on the prince's visit. the prince's visit. >> prince william , continuing >> prince william , continuing >> prince william, continuing his mission to demonstrate >> prince william, continuing his mission to demonstrate homelessness, can be ended, homelessness, can be ended, making it rare, brief and making it rare, brief and unrepeated. he's been in unrepeated. he's been in aberdeen today, one of homewards aberdeen today, one of homewards six flagship locations. six flagship locations. homewards, of course, is his homewards, of course, is his project to demonstrate project to demonstrate homelessness can be ended at homelessness can be ended at shelter scotland to start with. shelter scotland to start with. speaking to staff who are trying speaking to staff who are trying to prevent young people from to prevent young people from experiencing homelessness in the experiencing homelessness in the first place. and then he travelled here by foot , actually travelled here by foot, actually not in a motorcade to a special event to speak to a number of those working in the sector, some of which have experienced homelessness themselves. and now, thanks to a new scheme, a new project, a new partnership between homewards and the blue

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a month after the central comes a month after the central bank cut rates from 5.25%. the first reduction since 2020, and finally , a thunderstorm warning finally, a thunderstorm warning has been issued for large parts of england and wales over the next two days, bringing the threat of frequent lightning and large hailstones . the first met large hailstones. the first met office warning, currently in effect until 8 pm. tomorrow, stretches from the west midlands to the south east and includes the south west. it also covers the south west. it also covers the western part of wales, including cardiff and swansea. the agency says lightning strikes during the storms could cause damage to buildings. gosh, not even nice weather for ducks. that's it. we're back in half an houn >> now it's time 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. >> thank you. now it's all kicking off in ireland. a major working class protest is taking place in dublin right now. let's get straight to our reporter on the front line. dougie beattie dougie, what's the latest ? dougie, what's the latest? >> well, you can see behind me here, martin, the garda siochana the police service have moved in and have made gb news made several arrests of these protesters. these are anti—immigration protesters. these are middle class people. and as you can see, the guards are pushing me up the road here. they want us away from this. and you could see sorry for the language that's coming here, but you can see what they've done. they've cleared the bridge at the bottom of o'connell street by this lot. this line of riot police, and they've had enough and decided 5:00 they're going

to push them off the bridge in o'connell street and push them forward. and there is a lot of anger here at this minute in time. guardians of the peace. >> so dougie beattie, as we were explaining to the to our viewers earlier on this has been precipitated by a huge rise in immigration and asylum seekers. dougie, stay safe there. someone's giving you grief. i can see that on the front line. 25,000 asylum seekers expected this year, 50,000 since 2019. we're going to cut back to dougie beattie shortly. and just to explain , there were six arson to explain, there were six arson attacks on a repurposed paint factory just a few miles outside of dublin at coolock, and that last the last arson attack, no one was inside. there was last night. dougie beattie getting back to you, looking a bit frisky on the front line there . ireland. >> yes we are, martin. i mean, tempers are now starting to kick. starting to kick off. we can see these protesters who are normal people like you and i, martin. i mean, these are everyday people. every working

class people. and they are being pushed up the road by the garda siochana because they are saying that their politicians are not listening to them. and they want to be heard. they marched up to the door today at that protest to let the parliamentarians hear what their problems were, and they are now faced with this on they are now faced with this on the bridge of the police force of the republic of ireland. and it won't do them any good, to be honest on either side, because what will happen here is you will put together a, a coalition of people who will gather, who will really start to push back against this. and at some point the government in the republic of ireland has to say, we understand what you're saying and we will address it. this understand what you're saying and we will address it . this is and we will address it. this is and we will address it. this is a very bad look for ireland as you can see, against its own people . people. >> but has there been any advance towards that? dougie beattie you know, we've spoken to malachy steenson in the previous hour. the police are

moving you down again. the street there. explain to us what's going on here. dougie >> well, malachy steenson has basically said to you that they are going to stand in the next election. and the elections in the republic of ireland always give the result of a coalition government, and that coalition government, and that coalition government is by a few. now, if they can capture at least six seats, it means that these anti—immigration parties will be in government by all other terms. because these are nationalists, these are not republicans, these are nationalist people. they have no problems with any immigration coming into their country. but they keep on saying it's our culture, it's our religion, and it is our country. and you're more than welcome in. but please do not bring in too many people. thatis do not bring in too many people. that is changing the culture of the country, costing the taxpayers here millions and millions of pounds , and they millions of pounds, and they haven't got the resources or infrastructure to deal with what

they've got already. and the answer from the government, as we are very much seeing right now, is not to listen to them because they went to the doyle and not one t.c. doyle came out to speak to them. and this is exactly what we're seeing now. this is the government's answer to it, and it's very much what's happening inside the united kingdom as well as we've seen in other riots. this will get to a boiling point very shortly. but these people here are saying they're not being heard. the mainstream media are not listening to them. and reporting them as racist and thugs. and thatis them as racist and thugs. and that is i can tell you, martin, is definitely not the case. these are everyday working class people , middle class people, people, middle class people, grandmothers, mothers , etc. and grandmothers, mothers, etc. and this is a response to them and dougie beattie. >> we've been reporting on for gb news some time now that scenes such as this protest such as this have been precipitated by some very ugly flashpoints. we saw an incident where an asylum seeker went on a knife

attack and attacked children and teachers. we've seen an old age pensioner robbed inside her home in this past week. we've seen all sorts of violence on the streets, videos on social media getting millions and millions of hits. the social integration isn't working. we're seeing tented homeless cities springing up and all the time dougie beattie we're hearing of a chronic shortage of housing for the indigenous irish population who feel absolutely ignored and worse than that, called fascists and racists and extremists for danng and racists and extremists for daring to speak up. >> welcome to communist ireland. >> welcome to communist ireland. >> yes, on this, martin. this is the problem right across the uk , the problem right across the uk, the problem right across the uk, the indigenous population are very much saying , hold on, we very much saying, hold on, we pay very much saying, hold on, we pay the tax here. we want to be heard. there is no badness in this. and many people have said about, you know, one sided reporting, etc. i'm the only camera crew in here and i can assure you you are. i am seeing,

i am seeing what i am seeing, and it is the report that's here. there's no other crews here. there's no other crews here. they have decided to stay on the other side of the police lines, and very much these people in dublin, good, hard working irish people are feeling very, very lost at this minute in time, in fact, dougie beattie, the state broadcaster in ireland, all rt they were briefing today against this protest. >> they've taken a very, very firm tone going with the political establishment , going political establishment, going with the law enforcement establishment, saying that these people are racists, saying that they are the problem. dougie, can we pan the camera around to get an idea of the size of the crowd? and are you being kettled down the road towards somewhere? i mean, are you going to be forced to a point where there's a confrontation coming up ? a confrontation coming up? >> yes. this is an arrest going on now. at the minute , there's on now. at the minute, there's been several arrests. you can just see through the middle of the camera. they have a man on the camera. they have a man on the ground and they have arrested him. they've handcuffed him and they are now moving. so what they're doing here is

pushing in, and then they're selecting people in the crowd to go in and arrest them. and what is why why we are being allowed in here. is that very much this? the irish people recognise that we have exactly the same problems across the uk and they're not against the media, but they are against being, branded a fascist or a racist for just simply saying what we see. and this is exactly what we're seeing at the minute. and nobody can deny what we are seeing right now. he'll be arrested and dougie beattie, you know, these are ordinary , hard know, these are ordinary, hard working people who feel exasperated, and it's astonishing, dougie, it's astonishing, dougie, it's astonishing that there is not more media there. >> why doesn't the irish media want to tell the irish citizen's story ? why are they briefing story? why are they briefing against them? why are they taking the position that all these people are fascists ? these people are fascists? >> i martin, i have worked in

the media for 35 years and i have never seen it as bad as this, where some members of the media are briefing against as if it would be an insult to say this on air. but i will say to you again, martin, we are seeing exactly what is happening right now . are you being arrested? now. are you being arrested? there you are . forward. there there you are. forward. there you are. i'm going to be arrested for not moving forward. i mean, this this is a main shopping street. this is o'connell street in the centre of dublin . and there, as i've of dublin. and there, as i've said to you, there's no other media standing where i'm standing . standing. >> these are instigating all this. >> hold to on hold on to their constitutional right to peacefully assemble here. and these are the ones that are creating the chaos. >> all the time. >> all the time. >> same in coolock. they did the same. >> i got battle chairs, but he is in coolock as well. >> and they're breaking the rules all the time. >> they're guardians of the peace. >> and yet what are they doing? >> and yet what are they doing? >> they're going against the people. they shouldn't be going against the people at all. well, thatis against the people at all. well, that is some of the opinions

that is some of the opinions thatis that is some of the opinions that is here, martin. and it is quite disturbing to see this in dubun quite disturbing to see this in dublin main street. i spent many of my years of my life in dublin. it is a very, very peaceful city, a very liberal city, and it is quite disturbing to see it get to this point and dougie beattie. >> it's also heartbreaking in a sense, to see people. they just want to talk to politicians, they just want to be heard. they just want a voice. and instead they're being marched down the street like this. now you be careful there , dougie, because i careful there, dougie, because i was at a protest at the cenotaph at westminster. i found myself momentarily handcuffed for just doing exactly the same job as you're doing there. just reporting the truth as you see it. make sure you don't get nicked . but what's what's. nicked. but what's what's. where's this going to end, dougie? i mean , are you being dougie? i mean, are you being marched down towards a point where there's nowhere else to go and will there be a confrontation ? confrontation? >> oh, you got it as well? yes. i think that is pretty much what's going to happen. they're trying to hurt us down the street here. and then there will be a place where there will be

a, some sort of arrest at the end of the street . and no doubt end of the street. and no doubt at that stage, things will kick off a little bit, but it is out off a little bit, but it is out of sheer frustration. what's going on here? every every crossroads, every crossroads. they're trying to filter out the protesters up , left and right, protesters up, left and right, and then they're pushing on again. you can see this now. they are pushing on, quite heavily actually, into it and going into the crowd at various points, snatch arrests , trailing points, snatch arrests, trailing them through the garda line. and, then carting them off out of the road. and they will face court in the morning. but i can assure you at this point, martin, there was no violence here at all from these protesters. not any. they tried to sit in the middle of the road. they tried to block the bridge. and here we go again. we're being pushed back once more. so it is it is bizarre to see this in a democratic society when what they really want to do

today was to go up to the doyle and talk to the politicians that were inside and for those politicians to see this happening to their voters is somewhat disturbing. >> dougie beattie excellent reporting there from the front line. you know, it's so often the case these people just want to be heard and instead they're just being herded. they're being herded down the street , they're herded down the street, they're not being listened to. and this will not get to the nub of this matter. excellent reporting there from dougie beattie live from that protest. ireland is full in there in dublin if anything happens, but of course cuts back to him. hope dougie beattie stays safe out there as he said no violence, but also no communication. it doesn't end well now. moving on. new findings from british future and ipsos have found that people think asylum seekers make up more than 30% of total immigration when they actually make up around 7%. well, joining me now to discuss this further is the research director for the centre for migration control,

robert bates. rob, welcome to the show. and isn't it funny how we've just been live in dublin? people there , exasperated, people there, exasperated, they're not responding to statistics. they're responding to what they see, what they see on their streets, and they're seeing 25,000 asylum seekers going to dublin. go to ireland this year, 50,000 since 2019. they're seeing tented cities, they're seeing hotels turned over to asylum seekers when they can't get a home. and now this study is trying to make it. oh, nothing to see here because there's actually a much smaller minority than we think. isn't this just a case of no , the this just a case of no, the statistics just don't tell the story. what people are seeing in working class communities, that's what they're responding to. >> well, we'd expect nothing less from from british future. unfortunately, they seem to have a habit of seeking to delegitimize very, very reasonable concerns that the british public do hold about migration. >> and i think the illegal migration phenomenon that has gnpped migration phenomenon that has gripped britain and caused chaos over the last six years isn't one that you can really quantify

with statistics. >> i mean, yes , illegal migrants >> i mean, yes, illegal migrants perhaps are only 7% of those that are entering the country, but what they do represent is they represent a fundamental assault on british sovereignty. >> these are individuals about whom we know absolutely nothing. a lot of them could very well have criminal backgrounds. we just simply don't know. and they are breaking into our country. and that's costing the british taxpayer over £56 billion every single year. >> and that is coming with also down the track social housing for those that ultimately have their asylum application granted. and then let's not also forget that eventually these people will be eligible for benefits as well. >> so it might not be the overwhelming majority of those entering the country being illegal migrants, but they represent a very, very pernicious percentage of those. and what they stand for is something that is anathema to what the british sense of fair play what the british sense of fair play actually mandates. >> and rob, also, it's missing the point that it's 7% of six of net almost 1 million. so it's 7%

of a huge number. so it's still a huge number. it might be 7%, but it's 7% of a massive number. and it was it's 138,000 small boat arrivals since 2018. that's a that's the size of a substantial town versus 685,000 net migration legal last year. that's at nottingham plus a newcastle. people see their communities changing. they see them changing at a pace. and then reports like this basically try and say, well, what are you complaining about. it's only 7%. >> well , precisely. the >> well, precisely. the proportion would be much, much higher if we had a sane legal migration system. of course, 1.2 million people entering the country on a legal visa route each year is almost incomprehensible to the to the mind. you can't really get your head around numbers at that scale, and that is perhaps why people do view the illegal migration crisis as a bigger percentage of those entering the country, because it's a tangible , country, because it's a tangible, physical thing that can be

viewed, and it really, really does strike at a sense of fair play does strike at a sense of fair play here. i think it's one of those things that, you know, the british people are perhaps more tolerant than most in the western hemisphere, but what they what they feel when they see people breaking into their country is a real sense of injustice. and when they see the whole political establishment working against them as well on this issue , working night and this issue, working night and day to keep those that have entered our country illegally on our soil. people are rightly annoyed, people are rightly annoyed, people are rightly annoyed, and they will, as such, view it as one of their key key issues in the next election. if the labour party do not grip this. and of course, let's not also forget that we do have between 800,000 and 1.2 illegal migrants. some studies suggest in the uk anyway, so this isn't a trivial issue. this is a very , a trivial issue. this is a very, very significant issue. and the studies that british future are clearly trying to conduct here is one that would simply seek to pushit is one that would simply seek to push it to the fringes. >> thanks for joining push it to the fringes. >> thanks forjoining us push it to the fringes. >> thanks for joining us there push it to the fringes. >> thanks forjoining us there . >> thanks for joining us there. that's robert bates. and just to remind you, live pictures there from the immigration protest in dublin. they want to be listened

to. that's not happening. they're simply being kettled down the street by the police. that's live pictures will go back to you can see now the police line forming up . dougie police line forming up. dougie beattie gb news reporter right there on the front line. there are a couple of arrests a moment ago , and we'll come back to that ago, and we'll come back to that for more. if and when there is a development now moving on. who's greedier sir keir starmer or sue gray. well they've both been living vida loca. i'm martin daubney

welcome back. your time is 528. i'm martin daubney on gb news. sir keir starmer's chief of staff, sue gray, takes home a whopping salary of 170 grand a year. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister. but don't fret, because free gear. keir isn't doing badly himself since he got in in 2019. he's received more freebies than any other mp. a totally whopping 107

for £107,000. as you can see on screen there a champions league performance now. joining us now is a former adviser to boris johnson, lord jonathan marlin. lord marlin welcome to the show. so before he was elected he promised change. he certainly has changed his trousering more than boris . than boris. >> he's a puritan, isn't he? at heart ? heart? >> well, he's a puritan for freebies. he certainly likes his stuff. that was ironic. >> yes. i think this whole thing is very unseemly, >> i, i'd heard lots of rumours that sue gray was running the country. now it's been confirmed. and she's being paid accordingly. more than the person who is literally running the country. i'm actually a fan of sue's having worked with her when i was in government, but this, optically is wrong, starmer has spoken about his own puritan, approach to politics. and yet, as you say, he has been receiving more freebies than

anybody. and it's a very bad start to what's meant to be a new, clean government. >> and isn't the point as well. lord marlin, this is about hypocrisy, because sir keir starmer, in opposition, was foaming at the mouth about boris johnson's wallpaper. he was foaming at the mouth about the large salary given to dominic cummings, and now he's basically doing exactly the same thing. and is that not the point? it just seems that they're all the same when push comes to shove. >> well, it'll be interesting whether he also imposes upon himself and his cabinet a 15% pay himself and his cabinet a 15% pay rise like they've given to the train drivers, or 22% to the doctors , which will again be a doctors, which will again be a shameful display of, of, self—interest, which i'm afraid is, very unseemly. >> as a former adviser to boris, he must be, watching all this. >> you must use that phrase very loosely , because he didn't often loosely, because he didn't often take my advice. so he did when

we ran his first mayoral campaign. but he didn't take my advice much after that. so i think we can use that quite loosely. >> what do you think he'll be thinking, looking on at this now? it must be a sense of calmer now that it's calmer for keir. >> yes, exactly. i mean, the great thing about boris, actually, is that he doesn't bear any grudges. and, you know, his life's moved on. and so i don't think he'll be sitting there grinding his teeth thinking, you know, that dreadful man, he'll have just moved on. and he's a very big and generous character in that regard . regard. >> well, sir keir starmer's got some very big and generous people, putting their freebies. his way. but the big question is, lord morland, does this matter, and is it about the timing? because on the one hand, you know, he's he's living like like he's won a game show is living la vida loca. on the same hand, he's axed the winter fuel allowance . is that important? allowance. is that important? this sense of i'm living the dream. and you, you can feel the pinch this winter. does that

m atter? >> matter? >> i think this is the shortest honeymoon period i've ever known of a government. i mean, they have done some catastrophic , have done some catastrophic, actions, winter fuel allowance being one of them, of course, giving these huge pay rises to the unions, which now means we're going to have a lot of wage inflation. a lot of people, by the way, also want to become train drivers at 80,000 a year for four days a week. this business of not coming back to work, and being able to work from home, just gifting, money and things to their own supporters rather than being a fair and sensible government. so i think it's the shortest honeymoon i can remember of a government , and honeymoon i can remember of a government, and i honeymoon i can remember of a government , and i don't know how government, and i don't know how he's going to reverse it now , he's going to reverse it now, because people will be on his case on these particular issues where he's been very hypocritical. >> and i think it's a shame. >> and i think it's a shame. >> you know, i had hopes for i mean, for heaven's sakes, the conservatives deserve to lose. no question. but i had hopes for a sensible government that would put the country first try and

restore, you know, a sense of calm. not being pernicious over, hereditary peers, pernicious over public school, fees , you over public school, fees, you know, penalising the, the, the people who are creating wealth , people who are creating wealth, but i'm afraid he, they have and i think it's a very, very disappointing start. >> okay. thank you very much for joining us. former adviser in the loosest possible sense, as you said to boris johnson, lord jonathan marlin, thank you very, very much for joining jonathan marlin, thank you very, very much forjoining us on the very much for joining us on the show today. thank you. now lots more still to come between now and the end of the show at 6:00, including prince harry is set to return to the uk, but without his wife meghan. now don't all “y his wife meghan. now don't all cry at once. but first, here's your headlines. it's mark. white. >> at 533, the latest headlines from the gb news centre. and we

begin with some breaking news. protests that are taking place in dublin that you've been seeing the images of on gb news. you're looking at these live pictures from the capital of the irish republic at the moment, as anti—immigration demonstrators and anti—racism activists staged rival events in the city. while the protests follow, mounting tensions in the irish republic over the growing number of asylum seekers in the country and a spate of recent incidents unked and a spate of recent incidents linked to immigrants. well, gb news cameras have seen a number of people who have been arrested at the protests by the gardai . at the protests by the gardai. our correspondent there, dougie beattie , keeping a very close beattie, keeping a very close eye on the events as they unfold in the irish capital. the leader of the hezbollah terrorist group has called the waves of explosions targeting its members

over the last two days as equal to a declaration of war. hassan nasrallah said israel had crossed all red lines in launching the attacks, which targeted thousands of communications devices used by the group, killing dozens and wounding more than 3000. these are live shots of the lebanese caphal are live shots of the lebanese capital, beirut, this evening . capital, beirut, this evening. the israeli government has not commented on the coordinated attacks, but has said it's entered a new phase in its almost year long war. hassan nasrallah said there would be a just punishment in response, but gave no indication of what that would be. well throughout today, hezbollah has continued to launch rockets, missiles and drones into northern israel in more limited attacks. two members of the israeli military have been killed and several others were wounded, and airlifted to hospital after they

were targeted by an anti—tank missile . the conservatives have missile. the conservatives have criticised sir keir starmer after it was revealed he's received more gifts than any other mp since 2019, totalling around £100,000. a cabinet minister has defended the pm, saying he's in a pressured job and should be allowed to enjoy gifts and hospitality if it's declared correctly. well, it comes after it was revealed the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray, reportedly takes home a salary of £170,000. that's £3,000 more than the prime minister and more than any previous conservative chief of staff. the prince of wales has been visiting scotland to thank workers in the homeless sector for supporting the city's rough sleepers. he's also announced that workers are now eligible for the blue light card, a discount scheme for those in the emergency services, the nhs and

the armed forces. and finally, a thunderstorm warning has been issued for large parts of england and wales over the next two days, bringing the threat of frequent lightning and even large hailstones. the first met office warning, currently in effect until 8 pm. tomorrow, stretches from the west midlands to the south east and includes the southwest. it also covers the southwest. it also covers the western part of wales, including cardiff and swansea. the agency says lightning strikes during the storms could cause damage to buildings. well, those are your latest headlines for the moment. we're back in half an hour . 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. time is 540. on the final furlong with me martin daubney here on gb news, prince harry will return to the uk later this month to attend a high profile charity event in london. the wellchild awards. but noticeably, he'll be returning without his missus, the beloved meghan. now. the couple have also decided to stay publicly neutral in the upcoming us election. well, i think we can probably concur. they agree with taylor swift, but discussing both these stories now with me in the studio, i'm joined by the royal commentator richard palmer. richard, pleasure to have you in the studio. let's start with harry once again flying back to blighty solo. why is he doing that? is it because meghan can't stand britain? >> i think there's an element of that. i think she's not keen on coming back. it's all a bit awkward for her, but i suspect the main reason is that he wants to make a point again about security. he feels he can't

guarantee their security as a family when the uk police, the metropolitan police and the home office will not grant his security team access to national intelligence. >> so you think he's kind of leaving meghan back home to make that point, to use her as a pawn in his kind of game of getting more security? >> well , you more security? >> well, you could say that, yes. i mean, i think he's trying to exert pressure on the home office and perhaps the new labour government to change tack on that, and at the moment, there's no sign of a change in policy, but of course, this keeps going backwards and forwards in the courts. and maybe the next time it's in the court, perhaps we'll see a change in tack. who knows? do you think this kind of constant bickering and weaponising, if you like , of security, is you like, of security, is becoming a bit of a chore, a bit of a barrier, a bit of a problem for the extended royal family? >> it seems so unsavoury. it seems so unsightly. and after all, taxpayers would have to foot this bill. why should we? they've chosen to go to america.

>> well, i know there's some awkwardness inside the royal household about it. they feel he's, you know, they feel it's wrong for a member of the royal family to try to put pressure on a democratically elected government to change security arrangements , to be seen, to be arrangements, to be seen, to be doing that. and even though he's not a working member of the family, it's still a little bit embarrassing for the king. i think in his family, if he wants to go it alone, if he wants a new life, surely he has to pay for that. >> he has to pay for his own security. many, many wealthy people do. >> yes. i mean, he would argue that it's not about the money, necessarily. he's happy to pay for it, but he wants access to national intelligence. whether you believe that is obviously up to you. some people are a bit sceptical, but the home office line, really the british government line is that you can't buy access to our national intelligence . so there should be intelligence. so there should be no exception for him or anybody else. >> now let's talk about the royal seal of approval or not, for the presidential candidates in the forthcoming presidential

election in america. last time around, they got a bit of hot water because, of course, i think we all secretly know they support the democrats, right? no great shakes there. but for now at least publicly, they're keeping it zipped. >> yes, they're saying that they're going to remain neutral. which they insisted they were doing last time . really? it was doing last time. really? it was just really, because meghan was on record before she really joined the royal family. as being opposed to donald trump. she felt he was divisive, and so is she. well, yes. yes that's that's certainly the case. so opinion polls seem to show that. and then there's , this separate and then there's, this separate issue or this issue that, they want to encourage voter registration and. well, it's not party political, they would say. but then at the same time, no one reads about them hobnobbing with hillary clinton and the

clinton, one of the clinton charities. so it's slightly awkward , but i'd say it's less awkward, but i'd say it's less awkward, but i'd say it's less awkward than it was four years ago, because back then, obviously trump was in power and the uk government was trying to negotiate a trade deal, a post—brexit trade deal with the us.and post—brexit trade deal with the us. and at the palace, there was a great deal of discomfort because they felt this was really embarrassing. the monarch and, really, you know, endangenng and, really, you know, endangering a trade deal and of course, meghan herself has made no secret of the fact that she would like to have eyes on perhaps her own political career down the line in america. >> and i think it would be a cold day in hell before she backed somebody like donald trump. we all know that they're democrats. they're woke. they share their worldview. they share their worldview. they share their worldview. they share their sentiment. but for now, they're keeping their noses out. maybe that's for the best. thank you very much for joining us in the studio. royal commentator richard palmer. an absolute pleasure. thank you. now coming up, we'll be live from arnhem. an amazing story where a former paratrooper will

tell us the incredible tale of how a british soldier, in fact, a pair of british soldiers identified from their dna as recently as 2022, were finally yesterday laid to rest with their comrades. their brothers in arms. an astonishing 80 years after they perished in world war two. it's an incredible story. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel

welcome back. it's almost 10 to 6. we're looking forward to the story all day. eight years ago this week , day. eight years ago this week, operation market garden saw the tide of world war ii forever turn. and now two british paratroopers killed in the battle of arnhem identified from their dna. have finally been laid to rest with their comrades 80 years on. let's discuss this incredible story now with the

former paratrooper, richard henry , who's at twigg airfield, henry, who's at twigg airfield, just a few kilometres from arnhem. thank you so much for joining us, richard. now, before we get to this astonishing story of brothers in arms being laid to rest decades after they perished fighting for their country, could you explain to us the significance, the importance of operation market garden and why it's so vital that we should remember it? >> yeah. i mean , market garden >> yeah. i mean, market garden and the battle of arnhem , 80th anniversary. >> montgomery came up with a plan and if it had worked, it would have ended the war in 1944. and it basically we had three an airborne army that was landing behind enemy lines, and it was made up of three divisions. the american 82nd and 101st, and also the first airborne division and the first poush airborne division and the first polish brigade that were going

to drop into arnhem and the plan was for the airborne troops to take five bridges along a straight road from the belgian border to arnhem, and there were five bridges along this corridor , five bridges along this corridor, and arnhem was the goal. it was it became known as the bridge too far. but the lightly armed airborne troops were going to be, were going to be relieved by an armoured column that was going to punch its way 64 miles up the single track highway, all the way to arnhem, and supporting the paratroopers on the bridges as it as they went . the bridges as it as they went. so that was the plan . and the so that was the plan. and the outline scheme and manoeuvre was that the bridge at arnhem would be reached within 48 hours, and fortunately that didn't happen.

the bridge was taken. it was held for three days and for three days and four nights. but because of the ss panzer troops that were in the area that weren't supposed to be there, eventually they were overwhelmed. and the battle that should have lasted two days actually lasted nine days. now of the 10,100 airborne troops that landed at arnhem in and around arnhem area, 6800 were taken prisoner , 3000 managed to taken prisoner, 3000 managed to escape. they got over the rhine , escape. they got over the rhine, but there were 1984 deaths. and you're looking at, osterburg cemetery there. of the 1984, fatalities , 300 have never been fatalities, 300 have never been identified. there are 300 bodies

out there that nobody knows where they are. but but fortunately, two of those soldiers were found around there. we see a picture of lieutenant german green anderson , lieutenant german green anderson, and the other the other soldier was private henry moon. and lieutenant anderson has a really interesting story. he was a guder interesting story. he was a glider pilot , he he'd taken part glider pilot, he he'd taken part a few months earlier and landed his glider. in normandy and d—day. and he successfully landed his glider in arnhem. but when they hit the ground, the guder when they hit the ground, the glider troops had nothing else to do but to become normal infantry. so, lieutenant anderson became an infantry , and anderson became an infantry, and he was in a trench three hours before the evacuation order was given on the ninth day of the

battle, his trench was hit by an artillery round. it killed him. it covered over the trench and the little the little dent in the little the little dent in the ground eventually filled with water, and it became a garden pond . garden pond. >> and, richard, we're sorry to interrupt, but we are we are running out of time. could i just quickly get you to let us know so yesterday, he was laid to rest. how significant is that? and as a paratrooper yourself, former paratrooper, how does it make you feel? we've got like 15 20s. >> that's amazing. i mean, those two guys laid at rest alongside their comrades is absolutely amazing for us because it's really bringing it home and we're very proud. paratroopers. airborne troops are extremely proud. and it was a great day yesterday. >> richard pendry, what a fantastic way to end the show. thank you so much for sharing that time with us and your story. thank you very, very much . story. thank you very, very much. amazing. god bless you. that's all from me for now. dewbs& co is up next, but i'm back at seven. tonight i'm covering for nigel farage. see you then .

nigel farage. see you then. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> afternoon. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news tomorrow. again likely to start pretty grey. most of us seeing some sunny spells, but a big change in the south where we are going to see some thundery showers developing. high pressure is still in control, but low pressure is just getting a little closer as the isobars squeeze together. it's made for quite a breezy day across the south, and that brisk breeze will continue, and it will bring back the cloud in from the east as we go through the night. so that cloud spilling back over the midlands, northern england into parts of east wales, western scotland, northern ireland generally stays dry and clear. it will turn quite chilly here, with temperatures into single figures, double digits elsewhere. that cloud thicken up for a little bit of drizzle on the coasts across the north—east of england and eastern scotland, and over the pennines also. but

most will have a dry night and most will have a dry night and most will have a dry day across scotland during friday. quite a grey start in the east, but plenty of sunshine, i suspect. again across the west coast of scotland , once any early cloud scotland, once any early cloud has disappeared. generally a fine day to come across northern ireland and northwest england, but much of northern england to the east of the pennines will be pretty dry. but in the south a lot of cloud certainly to start with. there may even be 1 or 2 showers across the south early on, certainly as the day goes on and the cloud breaks up, we see and the cloud breaks up, we see a bit of sunshine that is likely to spark further heavy showers from late morning onwards across parts of the midlands, southern england and south wales. some heavy downpours are likely through the afternoon and into the evening time. hail and thunder possibility to stay quite grey in parts of northeast england. eastern scotland cool here, quite warm in western scotland, quite warm again in the south. but we do have to watch out for these thundery showers. as i say, the met office have issued a yellow warning for those thunderstorms and they're likely to continue

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different class based on the job that you do? what do you think to that? also, i want to talk to you. there's some strange thing goes on in this country. i promise you, this is true. a child has apparently been identifying as a wolf in school, and it has been indulged by the school and the authorities. please someone, can you get me off this clown world that i seem to live . in? all of that and to live. in? all of that and more. but first, the 6:00 news. >> the main headlines from the gb news centre. sir keir starmer has insisted he is completely in control amid a row within government over his top advisers pay- government over his top advisers pay. the revelation that sue gray, the downing street chief of staff , received a pay rise of staff, received a pay rise after the election and now earns

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