well . well. >> good afternoon. it's midday on saturday the 5th of october. where is the month going already? this is the weekend on gb news now there's outrage in the cabinet as it's revealed the chancellor plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget. could the government face another backbench rebellion already and boris johnson takes aim at starmer and rachel reeves over what he calls a disaster. if the uk loses control of brexit? >> rachel reeves is now saying we've got to go back into being a rules taker from the eu . a rules taker from the eu. >> interesting. and organisers of the latest pro—palestine protest vowed to keep marching until israel are sanctioned. but is this just a waste of time and

taxpayers money? i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend. and the weekend starts right here and now . now. so hope you're having a cracking weekend out there. thank you very much for joining weekend out there. thank you very much forjoining me on a precious saturday lunchtime. really appreciate your company because this show is all about you and i say it every week. but my favourite part of the show is talking to you out there, what you're thinking, what you're feeling and what you want us to talk about here as well. it's very easy to get involved in the show. let me know what you're thinking about, what you want to chat about by going to gb news. com forward slash your say and join our conversation. you can be part of the show. the most important part keeping me company this hour is contributing editor at novara media, michael walker and deputy editor at conservativehome henry hill. two great guests for you. it's going to be a fiery debate,

but before we get into today's stories, let's get the news headunes stories, let's get the news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> dawn, thank you and good afternoon to you. it's 12:02. the top story. we start in the middle east, where british nationals are still fleeing lebanon with the final and fourth flight set for sunday. tomorrow amid the escalating conflict across the region, over 250 people have already evacuated back to the uk on government chartered flights and the foreign secretary, david lammy, is warning others to register now. he says as future flights aren't guaranteed, it comes as israel intensifies its airstrikes hitting beirut and hezbollah targets, while hezbollah targets, while hezbollah in response has fired 100 rockets into israeli territory . meanwhile, the uk has territory. meanwhile, the uk has sent £10 million in aid to lebanon and troops are now stationed in cyprus in case of an emergency. military led evacuation. if beirut airport

closes , sir keir starmer is closes, sir keir starmer is urging all remaining british nationals in lebanon to leave immediately . meanwhile, donald immediately. meanwhile, donald trump is urging israel to strike iran's nuclear facilities. that's after iran launched ballistic missiles in response to israeli action in lebanon. speaking at a campaign event yesterday , donald trump yesterday, donald trump criticised president biden's more restrained approach, saying israel should prioritise hitting iran's nuclear sites. the former president has called iran's nuclear threat the biggest risk we face, and argued that biden's refusal to support strikes was a mistake . mistake. >> they asked him what do you think about what do you think about iran? would you hit iran? and he goes, as long as they don't hit the nuclear stuff, that's the thing you want to hit, right? i said, i think he's got that one wrong. isn't that what you're supposed to hit? i mean, it's the most it's the biggest risk we have nuclear weapons, the power of nuclear

weapons, the power of nuclear weapons, the power of nuclear weapons, the power of weaponry. you know, i rebuilt the entire military jets, everything i built it, including nuclear. and i hated to build the nuclear. but i got to know firsthand the power of that stuff . power of that stuff. >> turning back to news here at home. and people will be out on the streets in bigger numbers. that's the warning from ben jamal, who's head of the palestine solidarity campaign, as pro—palestine marches continue today across the uk, the 20th national march for palestine is set to take place in london this afternoon, with numbers expected to rise beyond the number of recent rallies , the number of recent rallies, which drew up to 100,000 people. we're just hearing roughly around 1000 pro—palestine activists have started a march from bedford square in the capital to russell square, with organisers saying they are planning in london to target companies and institutions that they say they claim are complicit in israel's crimes. well, jamal says the protests will persist until action is taken against israel,

highlighting concerns about britain's military involvement and the potential for a major war. organisers say the marches aim to show solidarity to galvanise support and create political pressure . ukraine is political pressure. ukraine is preparing to reveal its victory plan at a meeting with its allies in germany later this month. president zelenskyy says the plan will outline clear steps to ending the conflict with russia after nearly a thousand days of war. while the details are still private at this stage, u.s. details are still private at this stage, us officials suggest it's just a revised call for more military aid and long—range missile capabilities. the white house has expressed support, but concerns linger about the lack of a thorough strategic framework . boris strategic framework. boris johnson is gearing up to release his new memoir titled unleashed. it's due out next week, and in a sit down with camilla tominey here on gb news, the former prime minister warned it would be a disaster if sir keir starmer tries to reverse brexit. mr johnson also reaffirmed his

mrjohnson also reaffirmed his belief in brexit, claiming it's given the uk the freedom to act more decisively . and as for the more decisively. and as for the future, well, he insists brexit offers the chance to do things better. take a listen to what he had to say. >> what if we'd been? and reeves are trying to reverse brexit if we'd been a rules? >> see, this is the key point. if we. that's what. of course they are. now. if we'd been a rules taker. yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have been able to authorise astrazeneca and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that was how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population, compared to 10%. >> part of your legacy ? >> part of your legacy? >> part of your legacy? >> thousands of motorcyclists are revving their engines today as they gather for a heartfelt tribute. riders from across the uk are converging at the national memorial arboretum in

staffordshire for the annual ride to the wall. the event honours the names engraved on the armed forces memorial, celebrating the bravery of those who served, and our reporter jack carson is there for us. >> well, 8000 riders are gathering here at the national memorial arboretum today to pay their respects, to pay tribute and deliver an act of for remembrance thousands of those who sacrificed everything for their country this year, being particularly poignant as many of those who have ridden here on the bikes around us may well have served in that campaign . in have served in that campaign. in afghanistan, which is ten years ago this year, so many of those names that we will be looking at on the wall will have a personal connection to the people that have ridden here on these bikes, and it raises money for the national memorial arboretum and that charity, with more than £1 million raised in those 16 years. >> and from just 13 runners to now, millions parkrun is marking its 20th anniversary today. the

global running movement, which began with just a handful of people in london in 2004, now spans over 2500 locations in 23 countries. the founder, paul sinton—hewitt, who started the five k events to aid his recovery from injury, says parkrun has grown into a force for both physical and mental health. it's now recommended by thousands of gps worldwide, with weekly events registering over 10 million people and just before i go, a quick update on news coming to us on those pro—palestine protests, taking place in london. we're just heanng place in london. we're just hearing from a few news wires here that pro—palestine activists have blocked tottenham court road, a major road in the centre of the capital, by gathering outside a barclays bank. and we're also hearing that a sign has been seen held near the entrance to that bank reading, and i quote shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of children in

gaza. so that latest line coming to us as around a thousand protesters are now gathered in london. more on that as we get it back now, though, to dawn for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much, simon. as you heard , there is a major as you heard, there is a major march in london today, so good luck if you are trying to travel around. as sam was just explaining. tottenham court road, one of the major roads in london has already been cut off, so good luck if you are trying to go about your business in london today. okay, right, let's get straight into today's story, shall we? we will be talking about that later on as well as and we'll be covering it live to see how the situation develops. now there is outrage in the cabinet today, as chancellor rachel reeves plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget. the telegraph newspaper

have revealed this story as an exclusive . meanwhile, the exclusive. meanwhile, the foreign secretary, david lammy, is among ministers warning of the damage the cuts will do as spending on aid is set to fall to 0.5% of gross national income. it comes as a whitehall source says the chancellor is determined to keep an iron grip on spending ahead of our october budget. you know, the scary one that's coming up. but will the cabinet backlash force her to reconsider? and should we? i mean, they are infighting already. i mean, well, i mean 100 days is it they've been in and that honeymoon period. well and that honeymoon period. well and truly over is it. i'm now joined by peter barnes , joined by peter barnes, political consultant and strategist to explain a bit more about the foreign aid budget and how important it actually is to us. peter, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. really appreciate your time . really appreciate your time. now, foreign aid, whenever we talk about it, everyone goes, oh, scrap it, charity begins at home, etc, etc. how important is foreign aid to this country in general? >> foreign aid is actually

really important. it's one of the main tools that we use to influence the world. whilst we have our obvious permanent seat on the security council of the united nations, you know, paying for things often get you many friends. you know, it's the same as buying a round of drinks at the bar. you often you develop a lot of friends very quickly, but beyond that, it actually, you know, when it's used correctly, it does good in the world. and i think britain being seen to be do good, i don't think is a bad thing. i know the probably the biggest problem of foreign aid is actually how it's spent, and i know it comes under a lot of criticism, particularly from conservatives and particularly more to the right of the conservative party and probably reform now that, you know, like as you were saying, reform now that, you know, like as you were saying , charity as you were saying, charity starts at home and all that kind of thing, but the world isn't as big as it used to be. and unfortunately, we need countries to do things, but also more importantly, we often pay countries not to do things. you know, the foreign aid budget is,

is a kind of carrot and stick kind of economy . so it is kind of economy. so it is really, really important for us to to, maintain it. but i have to to, maintain it. but i have to admit 2 billion it's not really the biggest amount, but this will cause a huge cabinet divide. and the david lammy in particular, who does like to throw the cash around, will will be less than happy. >> so i mean, the total billion, the total amount at the moment is 15.3 billion. but if what you're saying is true, i mean, we should just stop calling it foreign aid and start calling it foreign aid and start calling it foreign bribery. surely that sounds like a better description. >> yeah, 100%. that's all it has ever been and everybody knows it. and yet we wrap it all up in a nice bit of nice bit of pr that's, it's, it's rather preposterous that we call it aid because it's not it's often used to buy influence. and if we look at countries like china for example, they've been using foreign aid to buy up many major kind of infrastructure programs throughout africa, which has given them direct access to rare essential minerals. you know, if

we look at the 11 billion as well that's earmarked for these kind of net zero ones, isn't it really funny that they're going to countries that we actually need a strategic relationship with, whether it be ourselves or our allies here in the west? this is not it's kind of everybody's holding hands and singing kumbaya. this is actual realpolitik. this is how the realpolitik. this is how the real world works. we just need to call it a different thing. >> foreign bribery. thank you very much. peter barnes , for very much. peter barnes, for actually being so honest about it. i mean, it's what we all thought, isn't it, to be honest. okay, let's see what my panel make of this contributing contributing editor teeth kindle contributing editor teeth kindle contributing editor teeth kindle contributing editor at novara media, michael walker and deputy editor of conservativehome henry hill. thank you very much for joining me, gentlemen. matching haircuts as well. loving it . haircuts as well. loving it. right. okay. so let's just call it foreign bribery, shall we? henry, the aid is the emotive part of this, but it's not. we're just bunging money to countries where we need them to do favours. >> i mean , i wish we were, but >> i mean, i wish we were, but that's actually really not how the aid budget works, basically.

how does it work then? well, 2020 ish, 25 years ago, there was a there was a actually, it was a there was a actually, it was in the 80s, there was a big controversy over something called pergau dam, which was basically an arms for aid deal, where we gave aid to a country in exchange for them making defence purchases. and since then, there was a real emphasis on putting a complete firewall between the foreign office and the aid budget. that's why eventually overseas development got its own department. and for a long time there were real complaints from people in the foreign office that you basically had two foreign policies going on, because if you had the cho go in with britain's actual diplomatic objectives and then you'd have overseas development going in and splashing the cash without reference to that, because it was a point of principle that overseas aid was not part of british foreign policy in that sense. now, the merger of the departments might have corrected that a bit, but i do think that it's right that it would be actually much easier to defend the aid budget if it was spent more strategically the way other countries do it. >> okay. and, michael, i mean, what do you make of i mean, a lot of the foreign aid budget is spent paying for the migrants we have in this country for caring for the migrants that have arrived here. hotels. et cetera.

et cetera . what do you make of et cetera. what do you make of the 15.3 billion we spend on it? can we cut that down, do you think? >> i think it's justified to spend that much. i know what you're saying, that it's not necessarily directly used. i mean, i don't think the government would say also that it's a bribe. but you can say that surely if you're spending it well and in the right places, that can still gain you influence in the sense of soft power. so it might not be the case. that sort of you've done this immediate swap, like for like we'll give you this much money if you do what we want you to do . but if that government is to do. but if that government is aware that the british government is sending them money for various social programs, hopefully. i mean, i'm sure a lot of it does get wasted. but if lots of it is going to the right place and that will still give you a seat at the table and sort of generate some goodwill towards you. >> okay . in 2022, we gave £352 >> okay. in 2022, we gave £352 million to afghanistan. now, as far as i'm aware, the situation in afghanistan is not getting any better. so the money we're giving to them, i don't know where it's going, but it's certainly not going to help the women and girls out in afghanistan, is it? henry? do we

really need to think long and hard about who we are giving this money to? >> i mean, so this touches on one of the bigger sort of fundamental questions about aid spending in general, which is that often it's being, you know, you're targeting it in some of the worst places in the world. but at the same time that means that you are kind of helping to prop up some of the world's worst regimes, because you're providing welfare for their citizens, that they may not be providing themselves evidence of it in afghanistan, for sure. right. exactly. and then hold on.and right. exactly. and then hold on. and then. sorry. and then and then there's the and then there's the distort. there's the distorting effect it has on the economy. there's the fact that a corrupt government can and will because it controls access to from the aid agencies to that country. it will perhaps skim off the top, but b it can turn some of those aid agencies into effectively pr for that regime. i mean, we remember that that tory mp who was there in a flak jacket in afghanistan, that was because his agent, the agency he was with, they can only say nice things about the afghan government in order to get into afghanistan to do the help. so there are all kinds of questions , there are all kinds of questions, which is not to say that we

should scrap the aid budget or anything, but there are all kinds of complexities when it comes to the ethics of how we deliver aid to these countries. >> michael, i think we'd need to know a lot more about that money going to afghanistan before we could make any judgement, because i would be very surprised if that was going via the taliban. obviously, there were i mean, britain was in afghanistan, what else would it be, ten years? we'd be going to ngos. >> so but they're getting but they're getting into afghanistan via the taliban. >> well, they'd have to get permission. they'd have to negotiate with the taliban. but that doesn't mean it's necessarily going to prop them up.andi necessarily going to prop them up. and i would imagine that that's probably money going to organisations that were there dunng organisations that were there during the occupation of the american british occupation. and they didn't want to say, well, we're leaving the country and we're leaving the country and we're also going to cut off your entire income supply. so they said, we're leaving the country, we're extracting ourselves militarily, but we're going to give you some, i suppose, transitional support to various social programs that might exist. i imagine much of that is going to rural afghanistan as well. >> we imagine we don't know. and i'm still very dubious because, you know, certainly the lives of women and girls in afghanistan doesn't seem to be. >> what i'm saying is much of that could be going specifically to programs for women and girls. >> yeah. it's not working then,

is it? and we also have somalia, yemen, syria and pakistan again, countries where women and girls don't lives don't seem to be improving no matter how much money we give to them. but when, when we, we have to save money. and when we have this black hole which is 22 billion and the foreign aid budget is 15.3 billion, and we are estimating 5000 older people could lose their lives through the cold. this winter. surely we have to assess how much money we are spending abroad and start looking at our own, at some point. >> yeah. so this is the trap that labour have kind of fallen into. basically the gap between the public expectations of the state with an ageing population and the tax you can wring from a fairly stagnant working age tax base is just eating british politics alive at this point. like we've also almost got a mono party. jeremy hunt and rachel reeves, before the election were fighting over an incredibly narrow strip of economic policy territory, and now she's in it. and what labour have done is they've gone into an election and you know, in order to win, they promised not to raise any of the big revenue taxes. and the fact is that if you're if you're not going to

raise vat, national insurance or income tax , you're going to have income tax, you're going to have to keep making cuts. and that's what labour is doing. and if you're looking at making cuts foreign aid, as every as a lot of tory chancellors have discovered, is easier politically than cutting spending on domestic programs. so i think it's i think it's remarkable to see that labour have reached this point, as you say, only about 100 days in. but this is just the shape of the future, right? chancellors finding anything they can cut to avoid making big, painful decisions about raising the major taxes or cutting the major state expenditures like the pension. >> well, i mean, the health and education departments have been ordered to find savings at least £1 billion each as well. i mean, you know, the nhs is on his knees, over £7 million on waiting lists, not going to help cutting their budget either, is it? >> no. i mean, i agree with henry here. i think it was a mistake actually, to rule out raising any of those taxes, because those are where you have one big decision. you take a bit of a hit, but it dramatically increases your revenue. so then you can properly spend that what the labor party seem to have said is we'll ignore all the big

taxes that people know about, and then we'll choose these really small ones everywhere. and what they haven't noticed is that you can get an unexpected hit there. so i think they thought means testing the winter fuel payment . that will be a way fuel payment. that will be a way we can save a billion here. and i think they sort of have about 18 different plans where they save a bit here, raise a bit here, save a bit there, raise a bit there. and what i think they're coming to realise is that each of those things is a potential landmine. right. because especially if it's impacting only a particular set of people, then they can be very noisy about it. whereas, i mean, the tories cut national insurance over and over again and no one noticed. so i think this idea that you can't touch those big but they might, i think they noticed raises more than cuts. >> i think that's one of the sort of golden rules. >> when gordon brown raised national insurance that was his most popular budget ever because he was straight with the public. he said, we're going to increase national insurance by 1% because we want to fund our health service to the same degree that they do in european countries. >> i think i think the rest of the context of that budget was quite important to that, though, like it was popular overall. but i think at a point when you know what's called tax morale at the

moment is really low because people don't feel like they're getting value for money for the taxes they already pay. overall taxes they already pay. overall tax burden, highest level since 1948. any major tax increase would play very badly with the cost of living crisis framing like like a tax rise, you can get away with them. gordon brown did in different circumstances. but i think that getting away with one now, even if they hadnt with one now, even if they hadn't made those pledges , would hadn't made those pledges, would be much more difficult. and even then , structurally, adding then, structurally, adding a little bit to income tax or vat or something, you're not going to get out of that kind of doom cycle. because if you project pensions, nhs and social care forwards for 50 years, it's an utterly unsustainable amount of money and until some party or other actually faces up to that and does something dramatic, we're going to end up basically electing the same party wearing slightly different rosettes, which i think a lot of people are commenting we have got at the moment as well. >> as i said, that honeymoon penod >> as i said, that honeymoon period hasn't lasted that long. thank you for now, gentlemen, we are actually going to go live to central london now, where pro—palestinian activists have blocked tottenham court road by gathering outside a barclays bank. as you can see those live

pictures there, and that is one of the main thoroughfares through the centre of london . if through the centre of london. if you are aware, and as you see, there's no movement there and i can't see any police presence on those pictures. i'm not sure about you, but the crowd are gathering outside of barclays bank and a sign was being held near the entrance reading shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of mainly children in gaza and the west bank. we will have more on this breaking story throughout the show. this afternoon, so we will be bringing you up to date on that and seeing indeed how the police do move those protests on if they do, which would be interesting one, and checking out some of the banners that are being held up as well. we've already seen some supporting iran and hezbollah as well, which is interesting for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more, please do go to our website gb news. dot com. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news and there is loads more coming up on today's show. it's a packed show for you and obviously we have to talk about bofis obviously we have to talk about boris johnson. you may have heard he's got a book out. it's quite quiet about it isn't it?

anyway, boris is warning the uk is at risk of losing control of brexit. yes, the b word is featured. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. don't go too we'll see you very

welcome back to the weekend with me dawn neesom on gb news now. the former prime minister, boris johnson, has told gb news that he believes that it would be a disaster if the government rolled back on his brexit deal while taking aim at starmer and rachel reeves, he sat down with gb news camilla tominey. let's have a listen. >> i believe that we're great if we do things on our own. i think we're great. i think that national independence is extremely important and i think that that point is proved beyond peradventure of a doubt in unleashed . yes, because having

unleashed. yes, because having secured full national independence, we were able to do things differently, such as the vaccine rollout, such as the aukus pact, such as the taking a different stance from our european partners on on ukraine. do you think? and so i think and i believe and what worries me now is that the starmer government is really determined to try to roll all this stuff back and it will be a disaster unless we keep that proper control, we won't be able to do things like that again. so rachel reeves is now saying, we've got to go back into being a rules taker from the eu. now, if we'd been and reeves are trying to reverse brexit, if we'd been a rules. see, this is the key point. if we. yeah that's what of course they are . that's what of course they are. now if we'd been a rules taker. yes . in at the now if we'd been a rules taker. yes. in at the end of now if we'd been a rules taker. yes . in at the end of 2020, yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have been able to authorise astrazeneca

and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that was how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population compared to 10% of your legacy . compared to 10% of your legacy. >> i love camilla to bits . she >> i love camilla to bits. she is one of the best political interviewers we have in this country. at the moment. and the fact that boris was going, no, no, stop interrupting me. she's doing her job, boris. and doing herjob, boris. and i think he probably goes everywhere at the moment with that book glued to his hand. he has a book coming out, by the way, and camilla's interview. the full interview is on gb news tomorrow at 930 and you don't want to miss it. it is a cracker now, michael, the brexit the b word. we have been talking about the b word since 2016 and before that even it just it's part of my life. i've grown up with it nearly . do you believe that nearly. do you believe that starmer and reeves are trying to reverse brexit as boris johnson does? >> no, i mean they haven't they haven't they haven't said

anything to that effect. i think it would be surprising. i mean, i'm, i'm, i was kind of always a little bit bored of the brexit debate. but i think britain, the big problem should be in our politics right now that we have a very serious productivity problem. we haven't got richer as a country for a very long time. we need to work out how we can become more productive. now, if you look at germany , you look if you look at germany, you look at france. they're the kind of countries we might want to be aspiring to be like. they're more productive. they have higher wages in france, we were doing better out of the g7 countries. you've been believing those tory lies. well, so the issue there is that one. they changed the date, but they also say it's total gdp and actually the only reason we have sort of had growth rates is because we've had an increasing population. it's not it's not per capita. so it seems a bit by the by the whole european debate , the by the whole european debate, i think it would add maybe a percentage of gdp over a period of time. if we rejoin the single market, then we'd be rule takers. i think we should probably move on. i think the labour party are quite keen to move on. i think boris johnson is trying to sell his book, you cynic. >> it's my job to be cynical.

>> it's my job to be cynical. >> i'm just impressed. >> i'm just impressed. >> he's in the gb news studio 11 months after he was signed as contributor. >> well, i mean, to flog his where with a different company. >> i'm sure your last appearance . >> i'm sure your last appearance. >> i'm sure your last appearance. >> well, reversing brexit. are they trying to reverse brexit? should they try and reverse brexit? no. >> christ, no. i mean, it would be. it would be absolutely amazing if starmer and reeves with an incredibly difficult in—tray and for four and a half years try and make a difference decided you know what we're going to do? we're going to revive the one issue which would immediately add like ten points to the tories poll ratings. just by angering everyone so much. so i mean, the issue with brexit was always most of the public quite rightly, aren't vastly interested in the hundreds of different international agreements we have over this, that and the other. right them are you. no no no no no no no i've learned my lesson. he does know him though. no i know i know him though. no i know i know some of them. but like so you know , there's the single you know, there's the single market and the customs union and they were the big things and that's fine. we're out of those. but then do the public really

care if we sign a deal over, you know, collaborating on something quite narrow? no, i don't think so. that's the normal part of diplomacy. so i don't think starmer and reeves are trying to reverse brexit. i agree essentially that basically this is boris johnson's tune, right? i don't think he has anything useful to say about a country which has to make loads of really hard public spending decisions because he didn't want to make them right. his 2019 manifesto was basically just spend money on the north and hope that it continued to vote for him. he then had to spend all of that money on covid and that left him in a very difficult position, which he was brought down by other reasons, but i think he would have handled very badly. so he's talking about yesterday's issue because yesterday's issue is the safe terrain for him. but i think if he ever did want to come back into british politics, actually, we'd be interesting to see if he did have a view on what do you do about pensions? the winter fuel payment, the overseas aid, budget, taxes, you know, the kind of things that the government has to deal with today and the kind of thing that people are worried about. >> i mean, we are worried about how much tax we're worried about our, you know, our mums and dads and our grandparents freezing

this winter. >> right, exactly. and i want to hear because he does clearly still have at least a little bit quite like to come back and be a tory voice. fine. but let him with his big audience, talk about the issues that are confronting us today, not the issues on which he sort of triumphed a few years ago. >> he does say , michael, he >> he does say, michael, he well, he opens the book, which i'm sure you're going to read, aren't you ? aren't you? >> i'll think about it. >> i'll think about it. >> oh, he does open the book . >> oh, he does open the book. spoiler alert. then, with hasta la vista, obviously. see you later. which does sort of kind of imply, not too subtly, that he's not going anywhere soon and will be back in politics. >> i mean, he could be he would have to find an issue, though, that people care about. i mean, isuppose that people care about. i mean, i suppose he was a successful politician in elections. in a way, it probably helped him that he got dethroned because that's less damaging than having actually lost a general election, because he can sort of say, if i hadn't been dethroned by these traitorous backbenchers or by my sort of people who were supposed to be my friends, obviously it wasn't just backbenchers. it was also members of the cabinet. his own chancellor. then he could have said that i would have actually beaten keir starmer and the labour party, sort of a kind of

trumpian thing. if it weren't for all of my enemies , i still for all of my enemies, i still would have won. and he can. he can never say that he's ever lost at the ballot box. and to be fair to the guy, he has quite a good record at the ballot box. but does he have anything to say? i mean, this whole line, that sort of labour secretly trying to reverse brexit, they're actually quite leaky. the party. we're finding out about all the rounds that are happening within the first 100 days, which is quite surprising. and we're heanng quite surprising. and we're hearing rows about foreign aid, we're hearing rules about paye, we're hearing rules about paye, we're hearing rules about paye, we're hearing all sorts of rows. they're not talking about brexit. >> no , actually you know what? >> no, actually you know what? he could you know what he could talk about if he wanted to actually go for levelling up. right. reeves has just announced a load of capital spending cuts. right. that's loads of little railways and investment projects across the north of england going. he was the prime minister for levelling up, right. he could be talking about that and that would be much more relevant to today's problems. and instead brexit. >> probably not in the book. right. okay. we have to move on. ofwat we're running out of time. so let is let's see. we've got loads more coming up in today's channelin loads more coming up in today's channel in today's show. and if you want to watch boris's interview, i said it's with camilla and you can catch it in full tomorrow on the camilla

tominey show from live from 930. okay, let's go back to central london live , where london live, where pro—palestinian activists have blocked tottenham court road, one of the main roads through the city. gathering outside of barclays bank. a sign was being held near the entrance reading shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of mainly children in gaza and the west bank. we will have more on that breaking story throughout the show, and i'm a bit concerned. i don't know about you out there watching this. i can't see much of a police presence there, and that is one of the main roads through london, which, if you know london, which, if you know london, you've ever tried to get from one side to the other will be affecting most of the city itself. okay, let's go and get some of the news headlines now with sam francis. but we will be coming back to that story over to sam sarah le brocq. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just after 12:30 and we will return straight to that story, in fact, that hundreds of pro—palestine protesters are gathered in central london today as part of events marking the

anniversary of the 7th of october attacks in israel. as dawn was just mentioning , these dawn was just mentioning, these are live pictures coming to us from tottenham court road, where in the last hour or so, activists have blocked that central street in the capital as part of that march. it comes after around 1000 protesters started moving from bedford square, targeting companies like barclays bank and the british museum, which they, the protesters claim are complicit in israel's crimes. the demonstration is unfolding under what the metropolitan police have described as a heavy police presence, as part of a wider security operation across the rest of the capital. you can see there various signs being held , there various signs being held, as well by a number of protesters calling out the action in gaza and at staying with that story for just action in gaza and at staying with that story forjust a action in gaza and at staying with that story for just a few more moments. we're hearing as well that protesters, in addition to blocking tottenham court road, have also blocked we here, gower street that's near

the british museum. police appearing at this stage to have formed a line there preventing the group from meeting up with another group of activists in russell square. so a number of streets and areas across the capital at this stage appear to have protesters marching and blocking streets. the pro—palestinian activists that we mentioned just moments ago, blocking tottenham court road, have gathered outside a barclays bank. there, met police are saying that all protesters must disperse by 530 this evening and we will, of course, keep a close eye on any developments as the afternoon progresses and bring you the very latest here on gb news. meanwhile, british nationals are fleeing lebanon with the fourth and for the for now, the final evacuation flight set for sunday as the conflict in the region intensifies, over 250 have already returned to the uk on government chartered planes. but foreign secretary david lammy is warning others to register now as future flights aren't , he says, guaranteed. it aren't, he says, guaranteed. it comes as israel ramps up

airstrikes hitting beirut and hezbollah targets , while hezbollah targets, while hezbollah targets, while hezbollah in response, has launched 100 rockets into israeli territory . the uk, israeli territory. the uk, meanwhile, has sent another £10 million in aid to lebanon and staged troops in cyprus for a potential military led evacuation . if you haven't heard evacuation. if you haven't heard already , boris johnson is already, boris johnson is geanng already, boris johnson is gearing up to release his new memoir. it's titled unleashed, and in a sit down with camilla tominey here on gb news, the former prime minister warned it would be a disaster if keir starmer tries to reverse brexit. he also reaffirmed his belief in brexit, claiming it has given the uk the freedom to act more decisively. and as for the future, well, he insists brexit offers the chance to do things better. here's what he had to say. >> what do you think? if we'd been and reeves are trying to reverse brexit, if we'd been a rules? >> see, this is the key point. if we. that's what of course they are. now if we'd been a rules taker. yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have

been able to authorise astrazeneca and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that was how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population , compared to 10% of population, compared to 10% of your legacy . your legacy. >> and you can, of course, watch the full hour long interview with camilla tominey and boris johnson 930 tomorrow here on gb news and again, if you miss it in the evening as well . well, in the evening as well. well, from just 13 runners to now, millions parkrun is marking its 20th anniversary today. the global running movement, which began with just a handful of people in london's bushy park in 2004, now spans over 2500 locations in more than 20 countries. the event's founder, locations in more than 20 countries. the event's founder, who started the five k events to who started the five k events to aid his recovery from injury , aid his recovery from injury , aid his recovery from injury, aid his recovery from injury, says parkrun has grown into a surgeries in more than 20 says parkrun has grown into a force for both physical and force for both physical and mental health. it's now mental health. it's now recommended by thousands of gp recommended by thousands of gp

surgeries worldwide , with the surgeries worldwide, with the weekly events registering over 10 million people. that's it from me. i'll be back with you at 1:00 now, though. back to dawn. who i am pretty sure can run a5k in under four minutes flat 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. >> slash alerts

>> hello! welcome back to the weekend with me. dawn neesom hope you're having a lovely saturday afternoon out there , saturday afternoon out there, although you won't be if you are trying to get across london at the moment because many of the roads have now been blocked by pro—palestinian activists. we've got some live pictures for you, certainly tottenham court road and many of the streets around there are currently blocked by,

as you can see, the crowds. they are mostly gathering outside of barclays bank and they've also blocked gower street near the british museum. i'm just going to read some of your messages out on this one as well. many of you are not happy. we're covering this live throughout the show, so you don't want to go anywhere . but yeah. lizzie go anywhere. but yeah. lizzie summing up pretty much. hi lizzie says these hate marches should be outlawed. they are supporting terrorists. how many jihad are in that crowd? how many cells have been woken up because of starmer's policies of arresting innocent people? i assume, lizzie, you are referring to people that post stupid messages, but stupid messages on facebook, that sort of thing. okay, i still have my wonderful panel with me. henry hill and michael walker. henry are going to come to you first on this one. they're blocking the roads . on this one. they're blocking the roads. this on this one. they're blocking the roads . this is on this one. they're blocking the roads. this is causing chaos in london. once again, it's costing the taxpayer millions of pounds. i can't see any police here at the moment, but the police will be there and that is taking them away from detecting crime in the rest of the caphal crime in the rest of the capital. is it time to stop these marches? >> this isn't a march, right? we can have the debate about

marches. marches, i think, are a legitimate form of , of protest. legitimate form of, of protest. there are agreed with the police in advance this this is disrupting a public highway which is causing huge economic damage to to the the capital and costing an awful lot in police activity. so the police should be clearing this. it should be policed doctrine to go in and clear the street as fast as possible. tear gas and truncheons dodi if necessary, and the organisers should be held corporately liable for the costs. so, you know, it's the same with people like just stop oil and extinction rebellion. they should there should be a law in place where if they cause an unlawful blocking of the street or other infrastructure, and that costs a certain amount to clear and fix. they, as the organisers, should be responsible for those costs because otherwise it's us, the taxpayer , essentially having to taxpayer, essentially having to stump up time and time again for a small minority of people to cause vast disruption . cause vast disruption. >> it's very, very strong words there. henry. michael, what do you make of it? >> i mean, i think the image we're seeing there is just the start of the authorised march route. i mean, i've been on some

of these palestine demonstrations and i have to say they're very, very peaceful. the reason from what we can work out, the reason, the reason you don't see many police is because they do tend to just be a march. they aren't like the kind of riots we saw over the summer where there were very few people. but the percentage of violent people on those marches was very high. these are marches where the ones i've been on, lots and lots of families, lots and lots of people just very, very angry that they're seeing so many children being killed in gaza. and now people very angry that it looks like netanyahu is completely committed to sparking a regional war, which isn't going to be in our interest, by the way, but. >> well, but this is evidently it's not to do with the actual march . the march will be taking march. the march will be taking place. but this is a blockading the road outside of barclays bank because they perceive barclays to bank be supporting israel. so, i mean, and it is now against the law to blockade the streets in this way. so surely they should be cleared. >> i mean , that's a policing >> i mean, that's a policing decision, isn't it? so i think the way the police come to sort of these decisions is, they say, is the, the cost of clearing it

going to be not necessarily just financial cost. it's sort of the disorder caused by clearing something going to be more two tier policing, letting it go there. well no, because it's the i mean i think it's the same with whoever you're, you're talking about what you do, what the cops really care about on on these demonstrations is harm to people. so at the moment it looks like you're going to harm people. all of the cops will come out and they care about opposing groups of protesters meeting. so when you see the most cops is when you've got protesters, counter—protesters, and they're trying to keep them apart , and then what you used to apart, and then what you used to have sort of on the student demonstrations, as if there was a significant amount of disorder, they would kettle people. okay. now, this is not a significant amount of disorder. >> now, that is an accurate description of the police's current priorities. but i think that we consistently see when there is disorder and disruption, the public are deeply dissatisfied with the way that the police currently go about things. and i'm arguing sort of explicitly that the police should be more willing to be confrontational if that's what it takes to keep the streets open, to keep the bndges streets open, to keep the bridges open, to keep public services running. their current

priorities are exactly as you state. but those priorities focus too much on avoiding, you know, confrontation at the expense of ceding the public square to minorities at huge cost to the taxpayer. and in the case of anything involving disrupting london, the wider economy, that's not true . economy, that's not true. >> sorry, michael. >> sorry, michael. >> a technocratic decision they've got to make. sorry, sorry, michael. >> we will be coming back to this. we have to take a quick break now, but we'll come back and we'll be covering this march throughout the show. please, please don't go anywhere. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news. and there's lots more coming up on today's show. as rumours spread around the future. match of the day. is it the final whistle for gary lineker? all of that and much more to come, including live coverage of that match for you. this is gb news, britain's news channel. don't go too far. we'll see you soon.

hello. welcome back to the weekend with me, dawn neesom. i

just want to read this message out from you about the marches in london. this is raymond. i thought it was now against the law to block roads. where are the police and why? no arrests? lots of you are saying that. and we will be going back to that march throughout london, blockading streets. it's not a march, as my commentator , henry march, as my commentator, henry hill has just pointed out, it is actually people standing outside of barclays bank because barclays bands are supporting israel, allegedly. in any case, any case, shall we talk sport? because it is a weekend isn't it? indeed, the weekend is the final whistle about to blow for gary lineker. speculation is rife as to whether the match of the day host is set to step down. in fact, possibly tonight could be his last show. evidently a reported an email leak showing a draft statement announcing departure tonight . announcing departure tonight. possibly. so. in any case, we have our sports supremo. i like to call him aidan magee. here to explain. is this the last we see of gary lineker tonight? >> no, dawn, it won't be. i mean, let's let's take let's

take it. well, let's strip it back to the start of the week. there was an email in the mail on mailonline and they said that what it claimed that they'd seen an email, that this was going to be his last show. now they can't verify whether this email is actually true accurate. so the bbc though , were moved to make bbc though, were moved to make a statement yesterday saying we have nothing to announce. now, the context of this is that last year they were very embarrassed. the bbc, they tried to tried to flex their muscle on gary lineker, they tried to suspend him and then the staff started walking out and they realised they've got a big problem on their hands because the presenter, they've created a monster. he's more powerful than the organisation itself. so i don't think that played out well with the bbc bosses. it wouldn't do and so i think long term there would have been a strategy to remove him from the company. i don't know this for certain, but the contract is up at the end of the season anyway. i don't think any negotiations would start until about january, but that's being mindful dawn, because it's one of the few shows on the bbc. it's a flagship show. it's been going since 1964. it's one of the few programmes that actually has increased their ratings over the last ten, 15 years or so. but

the general trajectory has been down for the rest of the programme, in common with lots of tv. >> it's interesting the bbc haven't disowned the email that has leaked, has it? they haven't said no, no, no, it's just completely fake. it's nothing to do with us. they haven't said that. no they haven't. instead, they've launched a witch hunt for the person that leaked the email. so. yeah, exactly. fighting their corner? >> no, but i mean, it looks to me as if it was if it was a genuine email sent from a bbc account, i think there were. i'm not going to say the name, but i think there's somebody i know was was involved in it. so that tells me that it was quite, quite, quite, quite genuine. yeah. but having said that, you know, they have to be careful. he's popular, he's popular. and i think they have to manage any departure. yeah, he's popular among them. i mean, look, people don't tune in to match of the day because of gary lineker. it's like when you sell your house, it's the it's not it's not the estate agent that sells your house. it's the location. it's the decorative order. that kind of stuff. it's the football that sells the show. and gary lineker is part of that. the tragedy of all this strategic venture into politics over the last 4 or 5 years is that everyone's forgotten what a fantastic footballer he was for england. there are lots of

younger people who don't even know that he was. he was one of england's top players. he was his record goalscorer for a time. how many times do you remember? how many times did he dig us out of a hole at world cups? oh god yeah, world cups and euro qualifiers. >> great player and i think he's a great broadcaster, to be honest with you. whether he's worth 1.35 million, a bbc salary, that's another thing. >> exactly, exactly. but you know, he's not going to be short of as they say in scotland. somebody else, he'll get a piece of somebody else's door. and you know, he's got the podcasts as as michael said, michael said off air. he's got the podcasts that are important. he's got and he loves live football as well. >> unfortunately, we're running out of time, but we will wait with bated breath as to what happens to gary lineker. i've just got to say now, thanks to michael walker and henry hill for joining me on the panel and forjoining me on the panel and thanks very much for aidan to join us on the gary lineker. but first, let's get a look at the weather, shall we? here's the forecast for you. >> there will be a light breeze in the morning leading to a warm front . boxt heat pumps sponsors front. boxt heat pumps sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. looking ahead

into sunday, it's going to be turning cloudier with spells of rain and then showery as we go into the new week, but largely settled conditions out there through this afternoon as high pressure is situated towards the east, further towards the west, low pressure and frontal systems across northern ireland that bringing some heavy spells of rain towards the west but also across the west country. this evening some heavy spells of rain across devon and cornwall as that moves its way towards the north and east, generally fizzling out as it does so, but bringing increasing amounts of cloud across the uk. there may be some clear spells to see the northern lights towards the north, but otherwise temperatures generally mild at around 10 or 11 degrees. now as we go through sunday morning, some clear skies to start the day, especially across northern parts of scotland. so here a bright start to the morning further towards the west . further towards the west. largely cloudy with outbreaks of rain and across northern ireland some patchy outbreaks of rain that could be quite heavy at times. cloudy conditions across the northwest of england, but

the northwest of england, but the best of the sunshine will really be focused across east anglia as we start sunday morning, but it won't last too long as the cloud will increase from the west , long as the cloud will increase from the west, bringing in some outbreaks of rain and drizzle across much of the country through sunday morning and into the afternoon. further towards the afternoon. further towards the west, we have a heavy band of thundery, showery rain pushing across northern ireland into south wales and the west country too, but generally temperatures still holding up at around 17 or 18 degrees, so similar to today, but perhaps just a bit of a different feel given the cloudier conditions. now, as we go through sunday evening, that band of rain will continue to push its way north and eastwards, affecting much of northern england . but as we go northern england. but as we go into monday, tuesday and wednesday, it really is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers with highs of 17 to 18 degrees by a nice, bright morning will generate a lovely warm day right through

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well. >> good afternoon. it's 1:00 well. >> good afternoon. it's1:00 on saturday, the 5th of october and this is the weekend on gb news. hope you're having a lovely weekend out there. thank you for joining me. really appreciate your company. now live pictures here from central london where pro—palestine activists are blocking tottenham court road and gower street. organisers say they plan to target companies and institutions they are , they and institutions they are, they say, are complicit in israel's crimes. we are live on the ground and we'll be bringing you up to date on that march and road blockades as and when they happen , and you can see the live happen, and you can see the live pictures there so far , quite pictures there so far, quite peaceful and lack of police presence. it has to be said . in presence. it has to be said. in any case. also in the show, there's outrage in the cabinet as it's been revealed. the chancellor plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid

budget. could the government face another backbench rebellion already ? and tory leadership already? and tory leadership hopeful kemi badenoch says not all cultures are equally valid. i want to know, though, is she right? she's had some very big names back. her actually . you'd names back. her actually. you'd be surprised. and today marks the annual celebration of cinema's most iconic mi6 agent, bond, james bond. i'm dawn dawn neesom. did i do that right? and this is the weekend . this is the weekend. but this show is nothing without you and your views, so please do keep them coming. lots of you are already getting very, very angry about the protests in london. the pro—palestine protest, dave says. david says absolutely . two tier system. the absolutely. two tier system. the minority dictating to majority

and where's starmer? i'm not going to read the rest of that out. dave and sue says these aren't protests anymore. they aren't protests anymore. they are terrorists. now. the public are terrorists. now. the public are too frightened to go into town on saturdays . and i would town on saturdays. and i would say, especially if you're jewish, you probably will be quite worried about your safety. but what do you think? please get in touch. it's all about you and your opinions. a gbnews.com/yoursay and join our conversation about the marches or anything else we are talking about today, including james bond. what's your favourite bond? keep me company. this hour is political commentator kai willsher and broadcaster mike parry. thank you very much for joining me this afternoon , joining me this afternoon, gentlemen. but before we get into today's stories , let's get into today's stories, let's get those news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> jordan, thank you very much. and good afternoon to you. it's just after 1:00, the top story this lunchtime, as we were just heanng this lunchtime, as we were just hearing the latest developments from london, where pro—palestine activists are now understood to

be flooding russell square in london. that's just north of covent garden, above the river thames, as part of a mass demonstration in the capital. protesters , you can see here protesters, you can see here have already blocked gower street near the british museum and in tottenham court road in the last hour or so. outside a barclays bank. there some of the chants, chants that have been heard include yemen, yemen, make us proud and paint it red. you can also see there live pictures showing a range of placards and posters being held as they march through the city. police have formed barriers to prevent some groups from joining together. and there is, they say, a heavy security presence across london. the metropolitan police commander, liu dodi fayed, says that officers are working to ensure public safety. she's also urging people to report any suspicious activity. well, turning to some other breaking news just coming into us from france this hour, french media reports are suggesting at least

four people have died, including, sadly, a child, while attempting to cross the english channel on small boats. that child, understood to be under the age of four, died off the coast of boulogne. the three other migrants are believed to have died in a separate incident after their boat got into difficulty in the area of calais. and just hearing from our home and security producer, tom fredericks, that that does mean so far in 2024, 51, people have now lost their lives. that's the highest figure of any year since 2019, when there were, in 20 19, 50 deaths recorded. and you may remember on the 3rd of september, in fact, 12 died. that was the largest loss of life in the channel so far this year. so those four deaths may come into that total. and we may see that number rise even further. in other news, british nationals are still fleeing lebanon, with the final flight set for sunday

amid the escalating conflict across the region. over 250 have already evacuated back to the uk on government chartered flights, and the foreign secretary, david lammy, is warning others to register now as future flights aren't guaranteed. it comes as israel is intensifying its airstrikes hitting beirut and hezbollah targets with hezbollah responding by firing 100 rockets. meanwhile, the uk has sent £10 million in aid to lebanon and troops are now stationed in cyprus in case of a possible emergency evacuation . possible emergency evacuation. meanwhile, donald trump is urging israel to strike iran's nuclear facilities. that's after iran launched ballistic missiles in response to israeli action on lebanon. speaking at a campaign event yesterday, trump criticised president biden's more restrained approach, saying israel should prioritise hitting iran's nuclear sites. the former president called iran's nuclear threat the biggest risk we faced, and argued that biden's refusal to support the strikes was, he said, a mistake .

was, he said, a mistake. >> they asked him, what do you think about what do you think about iran? would you hit iran? and he goes, as long as they don't hit the nuclear stuff, that's the thing you want to hit, right? i said, i think he's got that one wrong. isn't that what you're supposed to hit? i mean, it's the most it's the biggest risk. we have nuclear weapons. the power of nuclear weapons, the power of weaponry. you know, i rebuilt the entire military jets. everything i built it, including nuclear. and i hated to build the nuclear. but i got to know firsthand the power of that stuff . power of that stuff. >> ukraine is preparing to reveal its victory plan. at a meeting with its allies in germany later this month. on the 12th of october, president zelenskyy says the plan will outline clear steps to ending the conflict with russia after nearly a thousand days of war. while the details are at this stage still private, some us officials have suggested it's a revised call for more military aid and long—range missile

capabilities. aid and long—range missile capabilities . the white house capabilities. the white house has expressed support, but concerns are still lingering about the lack of a thorough strategic framework. brighton news and brighter skies the northern lights could soon put on a dazzling display across the uk. recent solar flares are expected to make the aurora borealis visible , with the best borealis visible, with the best chancesin borealis visible, with the best chances in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. tonight has the greatest likelihood of sightings, especially late between 11:00 tonight and midnight. experts are advising finding dark skies and looking north to maximise your chances, as those intense solar activities could push the lights further south. thousands of motorcyclists are revving their engines today as they gather for a heartfelt tribute. riders from across the uk are converging at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire for the annual ride to the wall. the event honours the names engraved on the armed forces memorial, celebrating the bravery of those who served since 2008.

motorcyclists of all ages have joined the unique pilgrimage and our reporter jack carson is there with them . there with them. >> well, 8000 riders are gathering here at the national memorial arboretum today to pay their respects, to pay tribute and deliver an act of for remembrance thousands of those who sacrificed everything for their country. this year, being particularly poignant as many of those who have ridden here on the bikes around us may well have served in that campaign. in afghanistan, which is ten years ago this year, so many of those names that we will be looking at on the wall will have a personal connection to the people that have ridden here on these bikes. and it raises money for the national memorial arboretum and that charity with more than £1 million raised in those 16 years jack carson there for us at that memorial. >> well, from just 13 runners to now millions. parkrun is marking its 20th anniversary today. the global running movement, which

began with just a handful of people in london in 2004, now spans over 2500 locations in more than 20 countries. founder paul sinton—hewitt, who started the five—k events to aid his recovery from injury, says parkrun has now grown into a force for good for both physical and mental health. it's now recommended by thousands of gp surgeries. the weekly events have registered over 10 million people and i have just heard, in fact, from our very own competitive dawn , that not only competitive dawn, that not only can she run a marathon in four hours, she thinks she can run the five k in under four minutes 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 . the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much, sam. and i just let you into

>> thank you very much, sam. and ijust let you into a >> thank you very much, sam. and i just let you into a little secret i, like simon, is so keen on running in his fitness. he often turns up for work in his shorts so behind that desk looks very smart on top, but you don't want to see what's going on underneath any case, just a little trade secret there for you. okay, let's get on to today's stories, shall we? and sam is now frowning at me as she's smiling. but i just want to read some of your your messages, because a lot of you are really, really angry about the marches going on in london. and david, you are summing up what a lot of people are saying. you say you are surprised not to see starmer, lammy and sadiq khan, the london mayor, waving flags at the front of this march. they are all cowards. meanwhile, patricia says all the businesses in london need to get together and sue the mayor and the metro and police. it's unacceptable. they can't run their business without these terrorist sympathisers are blocking the roads and causing chaos to their business, and we are indeed are heading back into central london now , where tens central london now, where tens of thousands of pro—palestinian activists are gathering in russell square. there you can see that's live pictures coming

to you from the centre of london today. they've blocked tottenham court road and gower street near the british museum . and it's it the british museum. and it's it seems very peaceful so far. you can see the banners there seem to be sticking within the rules of, you know, some of them we've seen in the past have been quite hateful, aren't they? but we will wait to see these, these marches normally and protest normally get worse as the day goes on. and darkness falls. but let's see what my panel make of what's going on in london today. ihave what's going on in london today. i have political commentator kai wilshaw and broadcaster mike parry. i'm going to come to you first on this one. mike. this is i've lost count now of how many marches we have seen in london. it's costing the taxpayer millions of pounds. the police not a lot in evidence there, but the police are spending their time doing that rather than, you know, stopping criminals being criminals in the in the city. what do you make of? is it time? surely we stop these marches?

>> well, the marches seem to have gone away a bit to me. i haven't been reading about them for the past. i don't know, lamont. >> is it any coincidence that this gathering is taking place two days before the anniversary of the worst slaughter of jewish people since the second world war? october the 8th, right. is it just a coincidence, or are they now coming out and glorifying? in my view, you know, this horrendous massacre on october the 8th that we all know about? and i think it's a time of the 7th of october 7, october the 7th, was it? thank you very much. no worries. and i find it appalling now every citizen in this country deserves equal access to all the facilities we have in this country. so if 99.9% of us are now prevented from using the king's highway by 0.1% who are out protesting , you're really a out protesting, you're really a guest in the last hour said, this is not a march because there has not been officially called and the police haven't

been informed about it. and i, you know, understand that that is actually the case. so this is actually a mass gathering to close down parts of london. surely that's against the law. but of course we haven't got enough police resources to wade in there and say, you're all going to get arrested unless you going to get arrested unless you go home, because there's so many of them just coming to the studio today. i come on london transport, the tube and all that , transport, the tube and all that, and there are legions of people there and what what amazes me or there and what what amazes me or the impression i get about them is they are all so entitled to believe that what they're doing is right when it's inconveniencing everybody else inconveniencing everybody else in the areas where they decide to make their protest. and again, i say it can't possibly be a coincidence that in two days time we have the anniversary of one of the worst massacres since the second world war. >> just to clarify that they did get permission for the march. it was the fact that they were blockading the roads outside

that particular park bench in bank, even in tottenham court road, kai. >> what else has changed? this, this ? it's not a coincidence. this? it's not a coincidence. what isn't a coincidence is the fact that israel is stepping up its campaign in lebanon and is risking, well, the whole region is risking an all out war. we've got the us navy ships massing in the gulf. we've got iran sending ballistic missiles into israel . ballistic missiles into israel. that's why they're protesting. and it is an important cause. and it is an important cause. and sorry to protest, but the protesting that iran are sending missiles into israel? >> i don't think so. >> i don't think so. >> no, no , they're protesting >> no, no, they're protesting just the step up in the campaign of the war. and we can be angry, of the war. and we can be angry, of course, that all of this is happening. it's not israel's fault that this is happening, but there is an unfolding, a developing humanitarian crisis at the minute. and that's what they're protesting now, just to get to the effectiveness, though, of the protests, because you've both talked about this. i mean, for god's sake, you're completely right that we have lost count now of how many of these protests have been

happening and the reason that nothing is changing, in my view , nothing is changing, in my view, is that it's ineffective campaigning, it's ineffective activism. i completely believe they have the right to be out there marching. it's incredibly inconvenient, i agree, but inconvenience doesn't come in the way of your basic human rights. and that's something that we enshrine in our democracies. and should keep. >> and the closing down parts of our society is wrong. it should not be allowed under any circumstances, on any topic. >> but but just what really gets me about this ineffective campaigning is that, you know, where are the letter campaigns, where are the letter campaigns, where is the proper, you know, grassroots activism that we used to see in proper, proper, you know, political campaigns? i don't see it. things like this targeting a barclays just shows a lack of understanding about how the world works. barclays has £1.5 trillion of assets under management. the idea that they're going to divest from, you know, the various index trackers that of course invest in, say, you know , legitimate in, say, you know, legitimate arms manufacturers. some of

which are based here in the uk, of course. i mean, it's ludicrous. and so shutting down streets in london in an ineffective mode of protesting. totally agree. but i still believe they have the right to try. >> yeah, i mean, kemi badenoch has talked, hasn't she , about has talked, hasn't she, about the situation on integration in this country and how issues overseas , and she cited overseas, and she cited leicester right, as a city where disputes between groups who basically originate in foreign countries are now taking place in this country. this is very much happening today in london, andifs much happening today in london, and it's a huge issue that we've got to try and sort out about our liberty and about our freedom, and about how much we allow people to bring those disputes to british streets, which impact on us all. you know, nobody can think it's right that that should happen. okay. >> we are we are going to be discussing that later on as well. and we are going to move on now. we will be covering this protest as it develops during the day. so please don't go anywhere. we will bring you up to date as and when anything

happens, but we move on to another story now. outrage in the cabinet today as chancellor rachel reeves plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget . this is billion from the foreign aid budget. this is according to today's daily telegraph. telegraph even the foreign secretary, david lammy, and other cabinet members have voiced their concerns over the damage. these cuts will do. as a whitehall source says, the chancellor will keep an iron grip on spending ahead of their october budget. but will the cabinet backlash force her to reconsider? joining me now is political author owen bennett to explain just how important it is for the uk to keep the foreign aid budgets . aid budgets. >> well, the foreign aid budget is an extension of the foreign aid budget, is an extension of diplomacy , isn't it? diplomacy, isn't it? >> and it enables the uk to have a seat at the table in certain conversations. now the issue with the foreign aid budget, of course, david cameron famously

wanted it 0.7% of gdp when he was in charge. that was that was moved back down to 0.5% amidst covid. and jeremy hunt had actually pushed it back up again. if you look at the labour party manifesto, they said they wanted to take it back up to nought point 7%, but only when it was fiscally able to do so. so it gave themselves that wiggle room. and i think that what's happening here is that obviously the big topic everyone talks about is the pensioners winter fuel allowance. it would be a very difficult, difficult sell politically to say we're in a fiscal position where we have to reduce the money going to certain pensioners after means test in that regard. but hey, we've got a bit more money to send abroad for the foreign aid budget. so i think this is a real political argument there in here, as opposed to a policy outcome . outcome. >> owen, as you and the commentator we had in the first hour of the show have said, it's not really a foreign aid budget. it's more of a foreign bribery or greasing of palms budget. i

mean, and when you put that title on it, it's a lot less sympathetic. what would actually happenif sympathetic. what would actually happen if, i mean, it's15.3 billion. what would actually happenif billion. what would actually happen if we did just stop it all, even for a couple of years, so we could sort out the problems we have at home financially. you know, that call ? financially. you know, that call? >> well, i don't think that stopping it would sort out the problems at home. it's not a significant enough amount of money to be able to do all the things that a government would want to do, and what it would do is it would add to the notion that was put forward by brexit. i'm not i'm not taking a view on brexit here, but i'm saying it's put forward by brexit that somehow the uk was was shrinking from the world stage. this money enables the uk to stay in conversations with other countries, to have more influence, to be able to engage a bit more when it comes to, for example, business development and those kind of things, and perhaps have more conversations around border control. and it's all those kind of debates that you want to be part of. and this money, if you're looking at it purely in a cynical term,

enables you to be part of those conversations and have slightly more gravitas than if you don't. >> a lot of our viewers are getting sort of like, you know, a bit concerned about the amount of money we are sending to countries like afghanistan. £352 million to afghanistan , which is million to afghanistan, which is a situation that seems to be deteriorating on a daily basis, certainly for the women and girls of that country. so where is this money actually going? >> well, some of the money, of course, doesn't actually leave this country. some of the money is used to help with asylum seekers in this country, and thatis seekers in this country, and that is that actually adds towards the foreign aid pot. so , towards the foreign aid pot. so, you know, there's examples of it going to india and india also having a space program that a couple of years ago. so there is i think it's easy to find examples of where you can say, well, this money's gone here. is it really the best place to go? what would be interesting actually , is if there was much actually, is if there was much more debate over that. exactly. there seems to be this obsession with the figure 0.7%, 0.5%. there needs to be actually, i think, a really decent

conversation about what do we want this money to do, not just for the uk, but for the world? and where do we want it to go? who do we want it to benefit? and i think that actually people get slightly obsessed with this figure of 0.7 or 0.5, and there's not enough conversation over what do we as a country want from this money? what do we think that the world will benefit more of, of us doing, of being engaged more with this money? so for me, that is where i think there is a deficit in this whole debate is actually what is this money used for? >> indeed, a very important debate to be had a political author, owen bennett, thank you very much for joining author, owen bennett, thank you very much forjoining us author, owen bennett, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. owen. okay. now for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and everything. we're talking about today. please do go to our website, which is gb news.com. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news the weekend and there's loads more coming up on today's really packed show. tory leadership hopeful kemi badenoch says not all cultures are equally valid, but she is she right for a start. and she's got

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trevor phillips. i think he always talks a lot of common sense, and i think it's given how divisive kemi badenoch can be. i think it's actually, you know, quite brave of him if that's the right word to come out and back her. so let's see what my political panel make of this. i have a commentator, kyle wiltshire, and broadcaster mike parry with me coming to you first on this one. kyle , we all first on this one. kyle, we all know kemi badenoch could start a fight in an empty room. to be honest with you, she can say some very incredibly divisive things. however , the things she things. however, the things she said about not all cultures are equal and we are importing some of the world's problems onto our doorstep that are nothing to do with life in this country. and so trevor phillips is saying she's got a point. what do you make of that? >> look, i going into that article, i was incredibly sceptical. i've not seen very much from kemi badenoch campaign to be the tory leader. i've not seen very much to like , seen very much to like,

actually, some of her throwaway comments in the past few weeks have caused concern from all sorts of different groups who wouldn't usually come together, but actually , reading this but actually, reading this article, there is a lot to agree with and a lot that is quite reasonable. she actually advocates for more immigration, but the right kind of for immigration a conversation about that. i think we can all agree on that, she says. numbers matter, but culture matters more. and she's also talking about and as trevor phillips says, as well, the change in the changes that the digital world have essentially brought into how you integrate into culture, and that i couldn't agree more with. there's a lot to like here. the problem is that, and i can get into sort of what i think, but integration is a really difficult topic because it's a cross—government and also requires the buy in of society to agree that we're all going to pull in on this. we all agree on having different people who have different skills from different parts of the world in the

country, but then we need to bnng country, but then we need to bring them together. and i think one of the problems that has a number of different factors at play number of different factors at play here is what society are they coming to, what kind of society? very different to a few decades ago , you know, the state decades ago, you know, the state of schools where kids get to grow up with different cultures and learning about different cultures, and british culture is dismal, as we know. and the social fabric in the uk is breaking. i used to go to church every sunday and i just, you know, we're quite a godless society now. and whether you get your community from church or from community centres, which have also pretty much been disbanded in many councils, community is important. and what we're seeing now, especially in young generations, is they don't spend time with people. they're lonelier than ever. they're not getting out there. and even if they got out there, the facilities aren't there for them to sort of commune with their peers in a way that isn't sort of dodgy and dangerous. right. and i think all of those things

mean that integration is only going to get harder. kids these days, i don't think, know how to socialise with each other. and socialise with each other. and so if we're going to make a positive argument for immigration and i would, we do need to have an answer for what happens then. and i don't think any countries, especially in europe, really have an answer for that at the minute. >> why do you think migrants to this country are not integrating ? mike. >> well, when i was a kid growing up in chester, if an indian family bought a house in your street, everybody tried to move out. that's how bad it was in the 1960s. you see what i mean? so integration was not even something that was acceptable at the minimum level. right now. in this piece today, written by sir trevor phillips , written by sir trevor phillips, the size of individual migrant groups that make the great difference today, about 15% of the uk population is foreign born. another 23% are born to foreign parents. therefore, it's become a huge issue now . the become a huge issue now. the integration problem, which i see

is forced integration because nobody who lives, for instance, in somewhere like cornwall would suddenly like to see an influx of people from another culture which changed the culture of cornwall and didn't include cornish pasties or didn't include clotted cream or something like, do you see what i mean? and the sudden appearance of people from a different culture landing on your doorstep, so to speak , your doorstep, so to speak, without a social program to make sure the integration happens slowly, not quickly , is going to slowly, not quickly, is going to be disaster for us all. we all know . i mean, i think you're know. i mean, i think you're from cardiff, aren't you? or or south wales? well, you know, i now live in london and coming into london from surrey, where i live , you see large suburbs of live, you see large suburbs of london, which used to be full of london, which used to be full of london people, but which are now described as little india, you know, or something like that, because they've been completely taken over by other cultures .

taken over by other cultures. now i'm not against that. what i'm against is people coming to this country and being told, oh, you should integrate into , you you should integrate into, you know, other parts of the country. if a great group of people from one culture wanted to settle in bradford because of the clothing industry, or leicester because industries there, i say if they've got families who want to come and join them, that's fine , because join them, that's fine, because then they can live their lives within their own culture without upsetting anybody else . upsetting anybody else. >> sorry. a lot of people are saying if i, for example, wanted to go and live in, say, dubai or saudi arabia or kuwait, i would have to abide by that culture. i wouldn't have the opportunity to go and drink and wander around wearing a minute as a woman dnnk wearing a minute as a woman drink and wearing a miniskirt because that wouldn't be allowed. but in this country we seem to let anything go. but we're still not getting the integration. >> but those countries aren't tolerant liberal democracies, are they? i mean, we have some level of buy in here. my

question is, what's changed because immigrant communities massing in different areas has not been it's not a new phenomenon. i live in cardiff bay. at the minute there's a norwegian church right on the pier head. why? because of the norwegian timber shippers who used to congregate in that area, who used to live work there . who used to live work there. >> culture is not that different to ours, to be honest, is it? >> at that time, in the 1800s, i'd imagine. i'd wager it was certain much more different than it is maybe now. right . you it is maybe now. right. you know, and roald dahl was bapfised know, and roald dahl was baptised there. it's a wonderful sort of icon of integration. yeah. british indians, you mentioned, i think we've seen in the decades since the 1960s that actually that those cultures, the british culture and the indian culture fused together in the most amazing fashion . and the most amazing fashion. and now i don't think you'd ever have that kind of situation where an indian family moves in and other others move out, right? so what has changed? and i really think we need to recommit to creating a social fabnc recommit to creating a social fabric in this country where there are even opportunities to integrate, because at the minute, what on earth are they

integrating into the point? >> the point that our both kemi and philip make is the fact that we are now increasingly importing conflicts from thousands of miles away? yeah, onto our streets. and we see, you know, the riots in leicester we saw in 2022. i mean, you know, that was muslim—hindu tensions in india. nothing to do with leicester , but we seem to with leicester, but we seem to be letting them happen. >> but well, you can't stop it. i'm sorry if you accept that people can come to this country. let's all face it. it's all started with windrush and that sort of era. we had to import people into this country . we had people into this country. we had to get immigrants because the economy would have failed without them in the post—war years. but what we never did was to say, now, how do we accommodate the cultures these people bring with them? and unfortunately, the pendulum has gone the other way. i think we've turned a blind eye to other cultures, establishing themselves in whichever way they want, which has extended to some small areas in this country ruled by sharia law . now, now, ruled by sharia law. now, now, now, you know that in my opinion , now, you know that in my opinion, is something that we should have

clamped down upon and we haven't. >> we are running out of time very quickly. i just want to read this message out from grumpy brit. some cultures don't want to integrate. they don't like british people and our cultures and they come here for the social housing and the benefits. so i'm not sure about that. benefits. so i'm not sure about that . but benefits. so i'm not sure about that. but just benefits. so i'm not sure about that . but just quickly, that. but just quickly, gentlemen, do you think it is true that some cultures do not integrate? they just want to carry on living without a shadow of a doubt, because we know that there are some people who have been for here two and three generations who still haven't bothered to learn english. yeah, just very quickly. >> there are groups in society that don't integrate. i don't think that's specific to immigrants, though. there are definitely patches of immigrant communities that don't integrate properly. right. okay. >> well let me know what you think about that. lots of getting messy and i will get through to them. but there's so many coming in. do please keep them coming in. gbnews.com forward slash your say. what do you think i mean are there people coming to this country who don't want to integrate. they're not happy to integrate with our society. i'm dawn neesom this is gb news. there's loads more coming up on today's show. today marks the annual celebration of cinema's most iconic mi6 agent bond, james

bond. but first, let's get the news with our very own francis. sam francis . sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you. the top story from the newsroom just after 1:30. and we're now heanng just after 1:30. and we're now hearing that police are attempting to remove pro—palestine protesters who have, in the last hour, flooded into russell square in london for a major demonstration marking the anniversary of the 7th of october attacks in israel. hundreds more protesters have already blocked tottenham court road, while earlier around a thousand more marched from bedford square, targeting companies like barclays and the british museum. one sign we saw read and i quote shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of children in gaza. that's just one of the posters among many being held by demonstrators. the demonstration, the metropolitan police say, is under a heavy officer presence, with one man

arrested already for assaulting an emergency worker. and the metropolitan police have also said he that man who was arrested was stopped trying to break through a cordon meant to contain the crowd. any more details on that developing story? we will, of course, bring to you . turning to news from to you. turning to news from france. french media reports are emerging that at least four deaths, including a child, have taken place in the english channel. french media reveals the child under the age of four was reportedly trampled to death in a boat off the coast of boulogne. in a separate incident, three other migrants lost their lives after their small boat encountered difficulties near calais. it means that this year alone, 51 people have now died in channel crossings, marking the highest total since 2019. we expect to hear from a local official addressing the media in calais later today . official addressing the media in calais later today. in official addressing the media in calais later today . in other calais later today. in other news, boris johnson is planning to release his memoir next week

titled unleashed. i think that's correct, yes, unleashed. in a sit down with camilla tominey on gb news, the former prime minister warned it would be a disaster if sir keir starmer tries to reverse brexit. he also reaffirmed his belief in brexit, claiming it's given the uk the freedom to act more decisively. here's what he had to say. >> what if we'd been? norma and reeves are trying to reverse brexit. >> if we'd been a rules. let's see. this is the key point. if we. that's what. of course they are. now, if we'd been a rules taker. are. now, if we'd been a rules taker . yes. in at the end of taker. yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have been able to authorise astrazeneca and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that was how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population compared to 10% of your legacy . your legacy. >> and you can, of course, catch

the full hour long interview with camilla tominey and boris johnson right here on gb news tomorrow from 930 or again later in the evening. a family in lancashire say they are heartbroken after police mistakenly euthanized their xl bully dog. lancashire police admitted the error, saying the dog, named bruno, was put down due to an administration mistake. while his owners were seeking an exemption to keep him. the force have now issued an unreserved apology and vowed to change its processes to prevent it from happening again. a local mp in the area is calling for answers , describing calling for answers, describing the incident as a never event that shouldn't have occurred. the family is now demanding more transparency on how the police will ensure that it doesn't happen ever again . and finally, happen ever again. and finally, some brighter news and brighter skies. the northern lights could soon put on a dazzling display across the uk. recent solar flares are expected to make the aurora borealis visible, with the best chances in scotland. northern ireland and in northern

england. tonight has the greatest likelihood of getting a special sighting , especially special sighting, especially late between 11:00 and midnight tonight. experts are advising you find dark skies and take a look north to maximise the chance of catching the intense solar activity that could push the lights even further. south. those are the latest headlines for now . i'll those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be those are the latest headlines for now . i'll be back with you for now. i'll be back with you at 2:00 for a full roundup 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

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you know where we're going with this? i'm sorry. i don't write the script, but that is the only pun. actually, i'm not going to promise that because anything is possible if you haven't already guessed, it's james bond day. the first ever bond epic doctor no premiered in london 62 years ago today , it starred sean ago today, it starred sean connery as the iconic secret agent and was based on the 1958 novel of the same name by ian fleming. the 5th of october now marks the annual celebration of cinema's most beloved mi6 agent. okay, i think we've got our guest ready to go. we don't have the same technology as bond does, but the host of the really oh oh seven podcast, matthew pick up matthew, are you there for us? >> i am indeed, i am indeed. hello . excellent. hello. excellent. >> hello, matthew. thank you very much for joining >> hello, matthew. thank you very much forjoining us. right. okay. bond, one of the most iconic movie figures of all time. why is it so important? why is bond so important to us? >> i think across the world he's

really important. but particularly here in britain, he's sort of he he rings true with what it is to be a british person . and he has such elegance person. and he has such elegance and you know, the films have been so popular and so exciting that they've captured the imagination of millions of people across the world. so i think, i think he has a special place in so many people's hearts and, i mean, it's been obviously 62 years since the first film. >> and we're all now still talking about who's going to be the next bond. oh, by the way, who do you think should be the next bond? >> who do i think? i would always say, henry cavill, but i think aaron taylor—johnson is the odds on favourite at the moment. >> yes, it's quite fit as well isn't he? okay, so what i mean sort of, you know, there is a slight backlash. it has to be said now that bond is a bit bit misogynistic and a bit too, sort of like not pc. what would you say to that argument, i think. does he need to be woke ? does he need to be woke? >> well, i would, i would steer

clear from saying, you know, anything in terms of him being woke or not woke or anything like that, but obviously you have to you have to bear in bear in mind the audience that you're appealing to and, and what modern, modern audiences might be used to and might be more keen on than, than previously. but you also have to stay true to a literary and film character that has been, you know, alive and in people's lives for so many years. so it's finding that right balance. i think. >> and for you, i mean, obviously, you know,

oh, there you are . right. sorry oh, there you are. right. sorry about that. we had a james bond villain get into the system. i believe matthew pickup is still with us. he's the author of the podcast. the bond podcast is 62 years since the first. matthew. thankfully, you are still there. matthew, i was just going to say to you who is your iconic bond?

>> yeah, so i think each of them have brought something brilliant to the role, but i think you can't look past sean connery. he was so good in that, in that role for the first few films, and without him, i don't think there would be a franchise that we're still talking about today. so he was perfect for the role and still is the one that everyone looks to. >> and i'm going to ask , you >> and i'm going to ask, you don't have to say, but you can tell me quietly who was your least favourite? >> oh, i've struggled a little bit with the more recent ones with with daniel craig's films and everything, but even he brought some, some, some great things to the role and, and for many people , they, you know, for many people, they, you know, for youngen many people, they, you know, for younger, younger audiences in particular, he's their bond. so i'm not going to diss him too much. >> okay . brilliant. and if you >> okay. brilliant. and if you were a bond villain, i'm going to ask this question to our panel as well. what would your bond villain name be? >> that's a that's a very, very interesting question. let me think . professor kill. let's think. professor kill. let's let's say something like that.

>> it says what it does on the tin. >> i guess. yeah, it does. >> i guess. yeah, it does. >> although there was a character called mr kill in die another day, so i might have to give this a rethink. i think. >> brilliant. >> brilliant. >> matthew, thank you very much for joining us. and we're sorry forjoining us. and we're sorry about the little bond villain technical glitch we had there. thank you very much for joining us. that's host of the really double oh seven podcast. okay. i still have kai willsher and mike parry with me. now i'm going to ask the same question to you. okay . first of all, gentlemen okay. first of all, gentlemen coming to you first. mike, who is your favourite bond? >> well, i totally agree with our expert there that once sean connery had set the mould, it was very difficult to move on. but i think that roger moore played him a very close second. and the reason for that is that roger moore had a twinkle in his eye and he delivered the funny quips. so eloquently. and you asked the question, who was the worst? the worst, in my view, is daniel craig. oh, daniel craig tookit daniel craig. oh, daniel craig took it so seriously. it's almost as though he hated the image of bond as a womaniser and

a man who could deliver a funny quip and all that took it so seriously. but i don't blame daniel craig. the people who are producing the bond films suddenly decided , we've got to suddenly decided, we've got to get serious. we've got to get into the new world. and they were up against the bourne films and the bourne films, if you remember, were brilliant. what was the name of the guy who played bourne? matthew. yeah . played bourne? matthew. yeah. you know his name? matt somebody or something like that . but or something like that. but anyway, they took the whole world of espionage to a new level. damon wasn't matt damon , level. damon wasn't matt damon, thank you very much. they took the whole world of espionage to a new level and all of a sudden daniel craig had to try and meet them. but daniel to craig me seemed to be a psychotic nutter who was, you know, battling with the role of being oh seven. >> okay. right . >> okay. right. >> okay. right. >> and kai quickly favourite look, i was born in 1994, so when i was 11, daniel craig was announced. and so i grew up with my dad, with my family. you missed so much. i knew you'd hate it, but look what, what a few films he's had and he wasn't

the favourite at all. he's tried his best. yeah. now what i want to know on bond day is who the hell is next? because i've been waiting and waiting. i totally agree, i have , i have a lot of agree, i have, i have a lot of thoughts on some of the candidates, and i think it's about time. time that barbara broccoli and michael g. wilson gave us an answer. gave us an answer. >> gave us an answer. >> i totally agree, and i think it should be james norton. i think james norton is such a great british actor. you know, a flashing smile, great british accent to me . accent to me. >> he would be the perfect replacement and played a villain in mcmafia , which is one of his brilliant. >> and also, do you remember him in happy valley when he was thug? >>i thug? >> i recently binged it, yes. >> i recently binged it, yes. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> okay, talking of villains, should we move seamlessly on there to outrage in the cabinet today? we didn't have time. the reason i'm coming back, we didn't have time to talk about it . with the panel earlier on, it. with the panel earlier on, chancellor rachel reeves plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget. this is according to the telegraph, and both mike and kai were gagging to have a say on this. so kai, i mean, should we should we cut

foreign aid budget? i mean, it's not foreign aid, is it? it's foreign bribery. basically. >> i disagree with that, and i don't think we should be cutting it. look, i'm going to be very consistent here because i think i was on this show criticising when sunak vetoed a watered down the promise made by lord cameron, the former foreign secretary and prime minister, when they decided to cut down the level of foreign aid and now actually this goes from bad to worse. this if these plans by rachel reeves are passed and go through , which i think is quite through, which i think is quite unlikely, actually, we'll be at a 17 year low. and i know that she needs an iron grip on spending black hole this blah, blah, blah , but really, i don't blah, blah, but really, i don't think i think this is an abdication of a moral and historical duty . you know, in historical duty. you know, in the 1970s, the world came together after the devastation of the second world war, created these new institutions, and decided that there should be some level of aid distributed across the world. we were the architects of that. and i think to leave it now, it just cements our decline into what

essentially is a non—entity, middle income country. >> 15.3 billion is foreign aid >>15.3 billion is foreign aid that keeps an awful lot of pensioners warm this year, wouldn't it? >> yeah. look, i'm not totally against foreign aid. i'm against where the foreign aid goes. and i think there are countries in the world now we could really help who need help . we're not help who need help. we're not helping. why do we need to help india and china? i mean, for goodness sake, china is the second biggest economy in the world. india has got its own space program. money goes to afghanistan , where the rights of afghanistan, where the rights of women have now been so battered down, they're not even allowed to leave their own homes. they have to wear a full garb. they're not allowed to speak. and why are we giving to money regimes like that? i don't agree that it's greasing people's palms. i think we're seen as mugs for giving all this money away. the other thing is , sorry, away. the other thing is, sorry, just an adjunct to this is what a confused foreign policy labour have got. what a confused policy they've got. rachel reeves is taking money off pensioners, right? which i totally disagree with, which seems a very odd decision to me. and now saying but don't worry, i'm getting

tough in the other direction. i'm taking 2 billion off the foreign aid. it doesn't seem to me to be a joined up government policy on where money goes. >> money has to come from somewhere. there is a black hole. evidently you might have heard them talking about it. we are running out of time, but thank you both very much. i will show and mike parry forjoining me this hour and oh yeah, bond villains keep gbnews.com/yoursay. there's loads more coming up on today's show, including live coverage of that palestinian march going through london. but first, let's get the weather for you with catherine. >> heavy showers first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to your gb news. weather update from the met office. looking ahead into sunday, it's going to be turning cloudier with spells of rain and then showery as we go into the new week, but largely settled conditions out

there through this afternoon as high pressure is situated towards the east, further towards the east, further towards the east, further towards the west, low pressure and frontal systems across northern ireland that bringing some heavy spells of rain towards the west, but also across the west country. this evening some heavy spells of rain across devon and cornwall as that moves its way towards the north and east, generally fizzling out as it does so, but bringing increasing amounts of cloud across the uk. there may be some clear spells to see the northern lights towards the north, but otherwise temperatures generally mild at around 10 or 11 degrees. now , as around 10 or 11 degrees. now, as we go through sunday morning, some clear skies to start the day , especially across northern day, especially across northern parts of scotland. so here a bright start to the morning further towards the west. largely cloudy with outbreaks of rain and across northern ireland some patchy outbreaks of rain that could be quite heavy at times. cloudy conditions across the northwest of england, but the northwest of england, but the best of the sunshine will really be focused across east anglia as we start sunday morning, but it won't last too

long as the cloud will increase from the west, bringing some outbreaks of rain and drizzle across much of the country through sunday morning and into the afternoon . further towards the afternoon. further towards the afternoon. further towards the west, we have a heavy band of thundery , showery rain of thundery, showery rain pushing across northern ireland into south wales and the west country too. but generally temperatures still holding up at around 17 or 18 degrees, so similar to today, but perhaps just a bit of a different feel given the cloudier conditions. now, as we go through sunday evening, that band of rain will continue to push its way north and eastwards, affecting much of northern england. but as we go into monday, tuesday and wednesday, it really is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers with highs of 17 to 18 degrees by. >> expect a warm front moving from the kitchen right through to the rest of the house. boxt boilers of weather on

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away. >> hello. good afternoon. it's 2:00 on saturday the 5th of october. already. i know nearly halloween. this is the weekend on gb news now. live pictures here from central london, where pro—palestine activists blocked tottenham court road and gower street. main roads through the city. if you're not familiar with it , city. if you're not familiar with it, organisers say city. if you're not familiar with it , organisers say they with it, organisers say they plan to target companies and institutions they say are complicit in israel's war crimes. we are live on the ground covering that march for you and as you can see from those pictures, they're peaceful. so far, a distinct lack of police presence, i would say , but the march is at least say, but the march is at least moving now and not blocking that particular area where they started. and there is outrage in the cabinet as it's been revealed. the chancellor plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget . could the foreign aid budget. could the government face another backbench rebellion already that honeymoon period over and the prime minister has defended giving the up the uk control of

the chagos islands as a decision has descended into a political blame game and fears of more overseas territorial losses. i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend . weekend. now lots of you have been already getting in touch throughout the show. in particular about the march that's taking place in london today. and i promise i will get through reading as many as i can this hour. so please do keep them coming. it's gbnews.com forward slash yoursay. let me know your thoughts on certainly the march that's going on and anything, anything you want to talk about saturday afternoon. why not? so let's have a good old gossip and you can join the conversation whenever you need. okay. keeping me company this houris okay. keeping me company this hour is former labour advisor scarlett mccgwire and former ukip leader henry bolton. thank you very much for joining me ukip leader henry bolton. thank

you very much forjoining me on you very much for joining me on your saturday afternoon. but before we get into today's stories, sam france has just run into the studio to give you those news headlines . those news headlines. >> dawn, thank you very much indeed. and good afternoon to you. it'sjust indeed. and good afternoon to you. it's just after 2:00. we will start by returning to that news coming to us from central london this hour. the police are now attempting to remove pro—palestinian protesters who have flooded into russell square in the capital for a major demonstration , marking, of demonstration, marking, of course, the anniversary of the 7th of october attacks in israel. live pictures here for you, as hundreds more have already been blocking tottenham court road. while earlier around 1000 were seen marching from bedford square, targeting, as dawn mentioned, companies like barclays and the british museum. we saw one sign reading and i quote shame on those who looked away from the sadistic genocide of children children in gaza.

the demonstration is, they say, under heavy police presence, with now two people arrested, one for assaulting an emergency worker, the met police saying the second for trying to break through a cordon meant to contain the crowd . any more contain the crowd. any more details coming to us from those protests in central london? we will, of course, keep across for you and bring to you here on gb news . several people, including news. several people, including a child, have died in two small boat incidents off the coast of france, the french interior minister confirmed on social media. in the last few minutes that rescue operations are, he says, ongoing french media reveals the child under the age of four was trampled to death in a boat off the coast of boulogne. in a separate incident, three other migrants lost their lives after their small boat encountered difficulties near calais. it means that this year alone, 51 people have now died in channel crossings, marking the highest death toll since 2019. we're also expecting to hear from a

local official in calais addressing the media later today. turning to news in the middle east, where british nationals are still fleeing lebanon with a final fourth flight set for sunday amid the escalating conflict across the region, over 250 people have already evacuated back to the uk on government chartered flights, with foreign secretary david lammy warning others to register now , as he says future flights now, as he says future flights aren't guaranteed. it comes as israel is intensifying its airstrikes hitting beirut and hezbollah targets, while hezbollah targets, while hezbollah in response has fired 100 rockets into israeli territory. meanwhile, the uk has spent sent £10 million in aid to lebanon and posted troops in cyprus in case of an emergency. military led evacuation. and we're also just hearing in the last few minutes that hezbollah has reportedly lost contact with a possible successor to the recently assassinated leader , recently assassinated leader, hassan nasrallah, hashem

safieddine was targeted in an israeli airstrike. and as i say at this stage, lebanese officials saying that the hezbollah militant group have lost contact with him . and that lost contact with him. and that was the breaking news that we've just been bringing you there from the hezbollah spokespeople saying that they have lost contact with a possible successor to their assassinated leader. meanwhile , in the us, leader. meanwhile, in the us, donald trump is urging israel to strike iran's nuclear facilities after iran launched ballistic missiles in response to israeli action in lebanon. speaking at a campaign event, trump criticised president biden's more restrained approach, saying israel should prioritise hitting nuclear sites. the former president called iran's nuclear threat the biggest risk and argued that biden's refusal to support strikes was a mistake. >> they asked him , what do you >> they asked him, what do you think about what do you think about iran ? would you hit iran?

about iran? would you hit iran? and he goes, as long as they don't hit the nuclear stuff, that's the thing you want to hit, right? i said, i think he's got that one wrong. isn't that what you're supposed to hit ? got that one wrong. isn't that what you're supposed to hit? i mean, it's the most it's the biggest risk we have nuclear weapons, the power of nuclear weapons, the power of nuclear weapons, the power of nuclear weapons, the power of weaponry. you know, i rebuilt the entire military jets, everything. i built it , military jets, everything. i built it, including nuclear. and i hated to build the nuclear. but i got to know firsthand the power of that stuff . power of that stuff. >> ukraine is preparing to reveal its victory plan at a meeting coming up on the 12th of july in germany. 12th of october, president zelenskyy says the plan will outline clear steps to ending the conflict with russia after nearly 1000 days of war. while the details are at this stage still private, u.s. are at this stage still private, us officials suggest it's a revised call for more military aid and long—range missile capabilities. meanwhile, the white house has expressed its

support, but it comes as concerns still lingering about the lack of a thorough and strategic framework . johnson is strategic framework. johnson is geanng strategic framework. johnson is gearing up to release his new memoir titled unleashed, set to come out next week, and in a sit down with camilla tominey here on gb news, the former prime minister warned it would be. he said, a disaster if sir keir starmer tries to reverse brexit. bofis starmer tries to reverse brexit. boris johnson also reaffirmed his belief in brexit, claiming it's given the uk the freedom to act more decisively . and as for act more decisively. and as for the future, well, he insists brexit offers the chance to do things better. take a listen to what he had to say. >> what do you think? if we'd been and reeves are trying to reverse. >> so if we'd been a rules, let's say this is the key point. if we. that's what. of course they are. now, if we'd been a rules taker. yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have been able to authorise astrazeneca and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that

was how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population, compared to 10%. >> part of your legacy , boris >> part of your legacy, boris johnson there, speaking to camilla tominey. >> and you can of course, catch the full and hour long interview here on gb news. that's tomorrow from 930 in the morning or again in the evening if you miss it. well, argentina has vowed to take concrete action to reclaim the falkland islands after the uk relinquished control of the chagos islands. the uk relinquished control of the chagos islands . the south chagos islands. the south american nation claims britain's decision paves the way for it to gain full sovereignty over the falklands, which buenos aires calls the malvinas. our political correspondent, katherine forster asked sir keir starmer in liverpool yesterday whether the deal signals a possible change in the uk's approach to other british overseas territories. >> argentina, now saying they want the falklands back. can you guarantee that under labour? no

other overseas territories of britain will be signed away? >> look, the single most important thing was ensuring that we had a secure base that joint us in particular uk base hugely important to the us, hugely important to the us, hugely important to us. we've now secured that and that is why you saw such warm words from the us yesterday . us yesterday. >> a family in lancashire say they are heartbroken after police mistakenly euthanised their xl bully dog. lancashire police admitted the error, saying the dog, named bruno, was put down due to an administration mistake while his owners were seeking an exemption to keep him. the force has now issued an apology. unreserved, they say, and vowed to change its processes to prevent it from happening again. a local mp in the area is calling for answers , the area is calling for answers, describing the incident as a never event that shouldn't have ever occurred. the family is now demanding more transparency on how the police will make sure it

doesn't happen again . well, it doesn't happen again. well, it wouldn't be a news bulletin without some weather news for you. and i can confirm hurricane kirk is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the uk by midweek next week, as it starts to sweep across the atlantic. the met office is warning the storm's remnants could cause disruption across parts of england and wales on wednesday and thursday this week we'll see sunshine and showers, though, with highs of 18 degrees before kirk's arrival . and the before kirk's arrival. and the northern lights could soon put on a dazzling display across the uk. recent solar flares are expected to make the aurora borealis visible, with the best chancesin borealis visible, with the best chances in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. saturday night. tonight has the greatest likelihood of sightings, especially late between 11:00 and midnight. experts are advising that you find dark skies and look to north maximise the chance of catching the intense solar activity . and finally, thousands

activity. and finally, thousands of motorcyclists are revving their engines as they gather for a heartfelt tribute. riders from across the uk are convening at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire for their annual ride to the wall. the event honours the names engraved on the armed forces memorial, celebrating the bravery of those who served. our reporterjack carson is with them . carson is with them. >> well, 8000 riders are gathering here at the national memorial arboretum today to pay their respects, to pay tribute and deliver an act of remembrance for thousands of those who sacrificed everything for their country this year, being particularly poignant as many of those who have ridden here on the bikes around us may well have served in that campaign. in afghanistan, which is ten years ago this year, so many of those names that we will be looking at on the wall will have a personal connection to the people that have ridden here

on these bikes. and it raises money for the national memorial arboretum and that charity with more than £1 million raised in those 16 years. >> that's it from me for now, from the newsroom. we can now head back to dawn. after that slightly extended news bulletin as the james bond villain continues to play games for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com . or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> oh dear. thank you very much, sam. okay, this is dawn neesom. this is gb news and i hope you're having a wonderful saturday afternoon out there. this is indeed the weekend. see what we did there with the title. clever isn't it? now the sun is setting on the british empire as sovereignty of the chagos islands is to be handed to mauritius. the fact they never had it in the first place. it's neither here nor there. but

will other territories now follow? argentina have promised to reclaim the falkland islands with concrete action, whatever that means. that's to according their foreign minister. whilst sir keir starmer yesterday refused to rule out the returning of other british regions, so has the uk government given argentina basically the green light to take back the falklands? and then what about gibraltar? and what about the isle of wight? i've always been worried about the isle of wight, and i'm now joined by falklands war veteran major chip chapman chip. hello. thank you very much for joining us. chip. really good to see you. now, obviously you are a falklands veterans. sir keir starmer yesterday refused to rule out he was asked a question directly about the falkland islands and argentina once again sabre rattling. he refused to answer a straightforward question. what do you make of what's happening with this ? what's happening with this? >> well, the process of negotiations on the chagos islands was such that it was said at the time that this

doesn't read across to any other of the british overseas territories, neither gibraltar . territories, neither gibraltar. terms in the way that chagos islands wasn't are deemed to be on the uk. the un decolonisation list, and there's a recognition that there's a dispute. the dispute, of course, is between spain and gibraltar. in the case of gibraltar, i've just come back from lecturing there and between falklands, the falklands or british and the argentinians, there's absolutely no chance that both of those will be given to them. both have had referenda, which is the principle of self—determination. the gibraltarians in 1968 and 2002, when they said that there's more chance of hell freezing over than spain having sovereignty over gibraltar and the falkland islands had a referendum in 2013, when 99.8% of people voted to self—determination and to remain in the current status quo. so

given that, and given that there were no inhabitants in the chagos islands, one of the dreadful parts of our history is that we got rid of them all in the early 70s. it just is not an issue . and in military terms, issue. and in military terms, there is no capability from the argentinians to go to military action. they neither have the amphibious capability nor the air capability. we have a resident garrison, and unlike 1982, we have the indicators and warnings that would give us the triggers if we needed to reinforce the islands at any time . time. >> so when our prime minister was asked his direct question, why didn't he just say pretty much what you have said? no, there's absolutely no chance . there's absolutely no chance. you know that. you know, the chagos islands were a one off. why didn't he just say that? henry, you have served chip was very didn't there. i mean, henry, you have served chiprwas 7 7 7 very didn't he re. i mean, henry, you have served chiprwas 7 7 7 >> well, i think most very didn't he just mean, henry, you have served chiprwas 7 7 7 very didn't he just sayan, henry, you have served chip was 7 7 7 very didn't he just say that? why didn't he just say that? >> well, i think most politicians aren't experts on politicians aren't experts on most things. so he's going to most things. so he's going to give a sort of vacillating give a sort of vacillating answer because they just don't answer because they just don't know if they're going to be, you know if they're going to be, you know, criticised one way or the know, criticised one way or the other. and that's why they're other. and that's why they're never largely definitive on these things , and would kick the never largely definitive on these things , and would kick the these things, and would kick the answer down the road to a time these things, and would kick the answer down the road to a time

when they're properly briefed on when they're properly briefed on it. you know, if you're any in it. you know, if you're any in any portfolio in a prime any portfolio in a prime minister is a very wide minister is a very wide portfolio. he just doesn't know portfolio. he just doesn't know lots of things about things, lots of things about things, which he's he then has to answer which he's he then has to answer questions on. there's a questions on. there's a difference in this country . he difference in this country . he difference in this country. he is. but it doesn't mean he knows difference in this country. he is. but it doesn't mean he knows everything about anything. i everything about anything. i mean, i, i, you know, used to mean, i, i, you know, used to every week the biot, the british every week the biot, the british indian ocean territories used to indian ocean territories used to come up on, on some of the come up on, on some of the videos that i used to do. it's videos that i used to do. it's something that i've known about something that i've known about for 40 years. he probably only for 40 years. he probably only heard about this last week. he heard about this last week. he just doesn't know the detail of just doesn't know the detail of these things, as most these things, as most politicians don't. >> you're not filling me with politicians don't. >> you're not filling me with optimism here, but thank you for optimism here, but thank you for joining us. that's major—general joining us. that's major—general chip chapman. thank you very chip chapman. thank you very much. on our prime minister not much. on knowing what he's doing, not my words and giving bits and pieces away . i've got my wonderful away. i've got my wonderful panel here, our a former labour advisor, scarlett mccgwire and former ukip leader henry bolton. henry, you have served chip was very polite there. i mean,

the uk and the seychelles. they are angry. isn't the right word. highly upset, extremely disappointed. major—general chip chapman was talking about the principle of self—determination. they have not been given a vote now they don't live there. he's quite right. but that's not their fault. quite right. but that's not theirfault. it's quite right. but that's not their fault. it's because we removed them. >> i think in 1965. >> i think in 1965. >> it's not their fault . they >> it's not their fault. they they were born under the british flag. they are citizens of a british overseas territory . as british overseas territory. as much as somebody from the falklands is the fact that they don't live there because we moved them out, because it's a military base there and they haven't been able to return, doesn't , in my view, negate the doesn't, in my view, negate the principle of self—determination. the other thing about this is what do they want? and they've asked me with, with your permission, to tell you what they want . they want. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> they want. firstly, the protection to live under the protection to live under the protection of, quote , the union protection of, quote, the union jack, under the protection of great britain. they want to remain a british overseas

territory . they do not want to territory. they do not want to go to mauritius. they are highly sceptical of mauritius because, as they say, i mean, it's no no coincidence, in my view, that i think two days ago the elections in mauritius were announced. they'll take place in just about one month from now. and this is we don't know how much money, but the british government has agreed to give the present government in mauritius an undisclosed amount of money every year for 99 years. index linked. now that's a pretty good election tool to go into the election tool to go into the election with. so and they're a socialist government. so you know there's all this and they're so they're highly sceptical of all this. they are very disappointed. and one final point, if i may. they've also asked me to let everybody know , asked me to let everybody know, viewers and everybody that they are holding a protest outside the palace of westminster at 12:00 on monday. and please , 12:00 on monday. and please, anybody and everybody who is in sympathy with their their situation, please turn up.

that's the message. >> brilliant. thank you very much, henry scarlet, boris johnson in his column today talking about this situation, says i fear for the falklands now. starmer has been exposed as a spineless leftie, surrendering to fraud. >> i know i i've never heard such rubbish just to quickly do the chagos islands, which are completely different. >> as chip chapman said from the falklands is we behaved abominably. we moved all these people off an island because we decided to do it. and then and then allowed or built a base with the americans, which they're still not being allowed to go back to. and i do agree that i to go back to. and i do agree that! do to go back to. and i do agree that i do think that chagossians should have been allowed a say. but i mean, actually , what but i mean, actually, what really happened is, is i heard jonathan powell being interviewed, who finally was the envoy that finally, i mean, after this government took over

from the conservatives. but he said all the hard work had been done by the foreign office. and basically he was he was just doing it. and it is, you know, it is appalling that we have have not allowed those people to go back. and we are now going to allow the falklands completely different. if anybody's been to the falklands, they're british. geographically, they might be much , much closer to argentina. much, much closer to argentina. they might be, you know, the other end of the world. but i was at school with falklands , was at school with falklands, right? they were all british. many of them came. i mean, i think the falklands biggest problem must be keeping their young on the island because. because there's not a lot going for me, but actually the thought that argentina genuinely can say they might call them the malvinas. these on these are no more argentine than, you know , more argentine than, you know, jersey and guernsey said the people of chagos weren't asked about their fate. >> they were just sold to mauritius. i mean, i know they don't live there. i know all

those arguments, but they were just sold. they weren't even asked about this. as henry mark white said, they're quite rightly so. what's what's to say that we won't? we'll bother asking because . asking because. >> because it is completely different. so. so there is a whole thing about that . the whole thing about that. the there was a deal in the 60s between mauritius and the and britain that was not a good deal britain that was not a good deal, right, that we basically gave the chagos islands to mauritius, say , provided nobody mauritius, say, provided nobody lived there. we sent chagos people to mauritius. we took a lot of them back in croydon, who henry will have been talking to. i absolutely agree that. but that happened in the 60s. they are not there. and what what the deal is, is to try and start sending them back, but or allowing them to go back , not allowing them to go back, not sending them. the thing about the falklands is completely different . it is. i mean, it is different. it is. i mean, it is ridiculous. and the reason there was the falklands war was because and that's why lord

carrington, lord carrington, who is foreign secretary at the time, had to resign, was because the signs had gone out that actually we didn't really care. >> i get all of this. i get the past, i get the history. so why did our prime minister, when he was asked this question directly, not answer it that quickly? >> we are running out of time that i really don't know. i mean, it was the conservatives who started this process and it was james cleverly who started this process, and i think it was an appalling. he didn't need to do it. it was an appeasement of whatever . but do it. it was an appeasement of whatever. but and it was partly liz truss has been found guilty by, you know, international courts and the un. apart from that, i think that's irrelevant because it was based on proximity to mauritius that sets a precedence in terms of both gibraltar and for the falklands, which i think was unnecessary to allow. and i think also on exactly the same basis that we are saying that we're we're. foreign secretary has said returning the islands to mauritius. mauritius never had them. but on the same basis, mauritius has exactly the same claim on the seychelles. this

the whole thing is ridiculous. it's about money for the mauritanian government. >> unfortunately, henry, we have to move on now. but thank you for mentioning the plight of the chagos. 12:00 on monday and their protest. thank you very much for that. now, for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and so much more. please do go to our website which is gbnews.com. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news. and there's loads more coming up on today's very, very packed show , today's very, very packed show, including your messages. there's outrage in the cabinet has been revealed. the chancellor plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget. could the government face another backbench rebellion already? all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. we've got time for a quick cuppa on but go go too far. see

>> rempe. >> rempe. >> hello. welcome back. the wonderful henry has just been taking us on a guided tour. of all the territories that keir starmer could give away if he knew what he was doing . but,

knew what he was doing. but, hey, who knows? this is the weekend. indeed. thank you very much for joining weekend. indeed. thank you very much forjoining me. and i am indeed dawn neesom now. outrage indeed dawn neesom now. outrage in the cabinet today as chancellor rachel reeves plans to cut £2 billion from the foreign aid budget and a lot of you are thinking this is a good thing. you are actually supporting rachel reeves. this, according to the telegraph today, by the way, the foreign secretary, david lammy, and other cabinet members, however, have voiced their concerns over the cuts and a whitehall source says that the chancellor will keep an iron grip on spending ahead of her october budget. you know, the really scary one, but will the cabinet backlash force her to reconsider the fighting like cats in a sack already, aren't they? and 100 days in, let's see what my panel makers , let's see what my panel makers, former labour violence scarlett mccgwire and former ukip leader henry bolton, who knows more about foreign territories than than the prime minister, which isn't worrying because he's very intelligent. okay, so let's say it's not difficult. >> i know, i think we agreed we agreed that he possibly doesn't know the names of every single one of the 47. >> no, he could have just

answered a question. oh, no. he's a politician. of course he can't answer a question right. shall we talk about foreign aid now? a lot of people out there and gbnews.com/yoursay , by the and gbnews.com/yoursay, by the way. yeah. eyes. dawn, if you didn't talk so much, you would be able to read out messages. ukip. i'm paid to talk. okay. i'm sorry. i'm paid to talk. okay , so. but anyways. foreign okay, so. but anyways. foreign aid, 15.3 billion. that's that's the black hole, isn't it? just for a bit, you know, maybe a couple of years . scarlett, couple of years. scarlett, shouldn't we just sort of, like, stop the foreign aid? give it to the pensioners that are going to freeze to death this winter and fill that black hole just for a couple of years? >> no, i mean, look, foreign aid, for a start, a lot of foreign aid is spent on ukrainian refugees. they are they are considered foreign aid. all all the refugees that come to this country are considered foreign aid. so a lot of a lot of the foreign aid budget is actually spentin foreign aid budget is actually spent in this country. but also, i mean , it makes the whole i mean, it makes the whole difference, you know, things like working with other countries on vaccines . we're countries on vaccines. we're doing a lot of that at the

moment. we're trying to work out how to how to deal with vaccines, to how how to distribute them and when the foreign aid budget was cut, which it was cut. yes. i mean , which it was cut. yes. i mean, literally health centres had to close. i mean, i mean, the foreign aid is so it is soft power. it is a way of making sure we're at the table. but actually it really does save lives. >> everyone keeps going back to it . it's foreign aid, but it's it. it's foreign aid, but it's also greasing a lot of palms, isn't it, henry? >> it is actually not intentionally, though. i don't think, but that's the effect. i agree with scarlett that you can't get rid of . partly. can't get rid of. partly. partly. there's a caveat. partly. there's a caveat. partly. look, the foreign aid budget. absolutely. you know, there are a lot of things that it does that people are not aware of. so for example, we are aware of. so for example, we are a member of a very important organisation that people won't have heard of, probably the organisation for security and cooperation in europe. we have to pay towards that, that organisation. there are things

such such as that, that absolutely we should be doing a lot of the work that our embassies and consulates and so on do abroad is funded from this. you know, if you close the foreign aid budget, you're basically closing diplomatic activity. so but i do believe it can be cut. and i've got very good grounds for saying that because i ran budgets from the international aid budgets in afghanistan across the balkans, in various other places. and i was horrified by the way some of it is managed. what happens often is that ambassadors, deputy heads of mission, others working out wherever they are, find that they can gain traction. and this is what scarlett means by soft power, by saying, yes, we can contribute towards your whatever courses or refurbishment of your courts or whatever. the problem is that they are very often unaware that they are very often unaware that they are. they are being suckered into local political power games and people's pockets .

power games and people's pockets. and i arrived in afghanistan to find that we were providing certain district governors with $5,000 cash every month, without any accountability , without any any accountability, without any influence whatsoever. it was there to support them . well, i there to support them. well, i was, i think, instrumental in putting an end to that. but i also did a review, a three day review. it wasn't very long with a couple of other people for the foreign office on how and why projects that were being funded from international aid were not delivering the intended effect. and the reason was very simple. the people in the embassies and in the diplomatic missions involved were not in any way project management trained, so they didn't even know how to structure a project. and so those projects were there was money going in, but they weren't properly planned. and or managed, and therefore they didn't have the desired effect. so we were spending money without a beneficial outcome. whatever your intention is, it's not going to happen. so i think there is. i agree with rachel reeves. it's the bottom line. it

can be cut, but i think that we also need to improve the efficiency with which we spend it . it. >> i absolutely agree about about the efficiency, but what i've been interested in is people have been saying and i think possibly you as well, you know, what are we doing giving aid to afghanistan when it's run by the taliban. and it's appalling to me. but actually, what's going on in the sheer poverty and starvation that's going on in afghanistan is dreadful. and you and afghanistan is actually i mean, what's so interesting about it is , is on the one hand, it is an is, is on the one hand, it is an appalling regime , no question appalling regime, no question about it. >> the problem is we keep giving afghanistan 352 million just very quickly, 352 million. but it doesn't seem to be getting any better. it's getting worse. >> and because the banking system there. sorry, scarlett doesn't work, doesn't function. ispent doesn't work, doesn't function. i spent two and a half years there. it doesn't function. it's a cash economy. so basically at some point in that process between transferring those funds to afghanistan and then they turn into cash, and that cash is almost impossible to account for. >> and so i'm so sorry

for.— >> and so i'm so sorry , >> and so i'm so sorry, scarlett. we have to we have to move on. i mean, it's a debate that we could carry on. unfortunately, we haven't had time. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news. and there's loads more coming up on today's very packed show, including your messages are still in nappies. no, not me . are still in nappies. no, not me. children across the uk are starting school many years behind their age because of the effect of lockdown. or is there more to this than meets the eye? but first, let's get the news headunes but first, let's get the news headlines with katie bowen . headlines with katie bowen. >> dawn, thank you and good afternoon. it'sjust >> dawn, thank you and good afternoon. it's just gone 2:30. i'm katie bowen in the gb newsroom . police are attempting newsroom. police are attempting to remove pro—palestine protesters who have flooded into russell square for a major demonstration marking the 7th of october attacks in israel. hundreds more have already blocked tottenham court road, while earlier around 1000 marched from bedford square, targeting companies like barclays and the british museum. there are now reports that

pro—palestine protesters have crossed paths with counter—demonstrators. the demonstration is under heavy police presence, with the met police saying two people have now been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker . french media reports are worker. french media reports are emerging of at least four deaths, including a child in the engush deaths, including a child in the english channel. french media reveals the child under the age of four was trampled to death in a boat off the coast of boulogne. in a separate incident, three other migrants lost their lives after their small boat encountered difficulties near calais . this difficulties near calais. this year alone, 51 people have died in channel crossings, marking the highest toll since 2019. a local official is set to address the media in calais later today. bofis the media in calais later today. boris johnson is gearing up to release his new memoir, unleashed, in a sit down interview with camilla tominey. the former prime minister warned

it would be a disaster if sir keir starmer tries to reverse brexit. johnson also reaffirmed his belief in brexit, claiming it's given the uk the freedom to act more decisively. and as for the future, he insists brexit offers the chance to do things better. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> what do you think? if we'd been. norma and reeves are trying to reverse brexit. >> if we'd been a rules. let's see. this is the key point. if we. that's what. of course they are. now, if we'd been a rules taker. yes. in at the end of 2020, 2021, we would not have been able to authorise astrazeneca and pfizer. no no no. but you keep you keep interrupting this because it's very, very important. and that was . how by very, very important. and that was. how by march very, very important. and that was . how by march 2021, we had was. how by march 2021, we had vaccinated 45% of the uk population , compared to 10% of population, compared to 10% of your legacy . your legacy. >> well, you can watch the full hour long interview with camilla

tominey here on gb news tomorrow morning at 930. a family in lancashire say they are heartbroken after police mistakenly euthanized their xl bully dog, bruno. lancashire police admitted the error, saying bruno was put down due to an administration mistake while his owners were seeking an exemption to keep him. the force has issued an unreserved apology and vowed to change its processes to prevent it happening again. the family is demanding more transparency on how the police will ensure this does not happen again . and does not happen again. and finally, the northern lights could put on a dazzling display across the uk. recent solar flares are expected to make the aurora borealis visible, with the best chances in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. saturday night has the greatest likelihood of sightings, especially late on between 11 pm. and midnight. experts advise finding dark skies and looking to north maximise your chances as intense

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>> shush, shush. hello! welcome back to the weekend with me dawn neesom. the panel are getting frisky already . khalife. frisky already. khalife. honestly, one of them is right. okay, now. yeah, i hope you're having a lovely weekend though. it is indeed the weekend. and this is the weekend now this story is going to annoy you . story is going to annoy you. children are said to be arriving at school, still in nappies , at school, still in nappies, unable to properly communicate with classmates . education

with classmates. education leaders have said that those who spend their early years in lockdowns are starting school with poor social and developmental skills and have called for increased classroom support . hello mum and dad , support. hello mum and dad, let's see what my panel make of this one. you can't shut them up, to be honest with you. so let's go to you first on this one. scarlett. right. okay. we're blaming lockdown, right, kids? it was appalling what we did to little kids in lockdown really was. i completely understand that . but but, but understand that. but but, but but parental responsibility . but parental responsibility. >> but also the other thing is lockdown has been over for bit. >> yeah, but these were little kids. >> but these were little kids. i mean i mean ijust >> but these were little kids. i mean i mean i just think the blame game isn't going to help. and you just think , why? why is and you just think, why? why is this, why is this happening? and actually was it happening before i mean, had i mean, were , were i mean, had i mean, were, were kids being sent to school in nappies? i mean, i remember reading a piece in the daily mail by a the daily mail.

>> i thought it was just the guardian or nothing. >> no, i do all the time by a daily mail writer saying that she hadn't bothered to. she didn't send her children, her children, to school in nappies, but she did have them still in nappies at night because frankly, she couldn't be bothered. and, and, and there's a whole problem about you know, so where do you pick up your, your skills , your social skills, your skills, your social skills, your skills, your social skills, youri your skills, your social skills, your i mean, so , so it's really your i mean, so, so it's really easy to say, well, they've got terrible parents, but actually the people who are suffering are the people who are suffering are the kids. well, yeah , children the kids. well, yeah, children are going to school in nappies. i mean, let alone the poor teachers, but children are going to school in nappies , so they to school in nappies, so they don't know that, they don't know how to talk. what is going on? yeah. what? >> henry, what is going on? why aren't parents talking to their children, whether it's in lockdown or otherwise ? lockdown or otherwise? >> there's a problem with the parents. i'm. let me explain why i say that so bluntly. listen , i i say that so bluntly. listen, i don't care whether you're locked down or not. you want your child to know how to go to the toilet

and you know , if you are putting and you know, if you are putting your child in nappies because your child in nappies because you can't be bothered to teach them how to go to the toilet , them how to go to the toilet, then i'm afraid the problem rests with you. i don't like the idea that this is being blamed on lockdowns and so on. you know , on lockdowns and so on. you know, social skills, how to talk to people, how to interact with people. yes, it may be slightly limited because of a lockdown, which scarlett says now is some years ago, the toilet training, i mean, and how to use a knife and fork. i'm sorry , that is and fork. i'm sorry, that is down to the parents, you know, quite simply, if you don't like that parents, then i'm sorry. you know, if you're listening, that's the way of it. it's your fault. but that isn't helping. well, no, but what what will help? well, so i was just about to say where we need to address this is probably in schools because we need i think, you know, there was a time when people were taught in schools , people were taught in schools, everything from cooking to a little bit of financial self—management and so on, and i think if you are going to do sex education in a school, well , education in a school, well, what about the consequences of

sex? you need to look after the children that you produce. and if you if for some reason you don't know, then i think that in in that mix is a, you know, this is what to expect , because it is what to expect, because it seems to me that a whole bunch of parents out there don't know anything about what to do with a child when it arrives. >> how do we have a generation now of parents that don't actually know how to parent well, or they're too lazy to? >> i don't think we do have a generation. i think we have a few. i think there are lots and lots of very good parents out there, some of whom are 20 and some of whom are 40. right. i think it's i think it's and i think it's i think it's and i think there are an awful lot of parents of young children and remembering probably , like remembering probably, like henry, how tough it was. i have to say. i mean, i certainly i mean, the reason i toilet trained them was because i wanted them to look after themselves because it was i mean, it is it is shocking how much work it is. >> i mean, it's great. i mean, but it is incredibly hard work and i think it takes a lot of people by surprise. but i

haven't made room in their life for it. >> i think there are some sex education lessons. i mean, i remember reading where children, where people are sent home with a doll that cries if it's not given attention, and to actually find out , i given attention, and to actually find out, i mean, how, how tough it is and but i, i mean, i, i just think, i think that that that's fine. but i do think that what we have to do is we have to concentrate on the children, on the young children going to school, not knowing how to do anything and actually putting an awful lot more work into and, and nurseries and that sort of thing. >> i agree, but it's not for the schools to teach. i agree, we've got the problem. so, you know, the only place that we can intervene is, is at the schools. but then you're running the danger of becoming the nanny state. i think we've got a society that generally speaking, although there are some very most people are very good parents. we've got a society in which people are grow up as children into adulthood, sitting on the sofa in air conditioned rooms, playing computer games

with their netflix or whatever. and, you know, a child is an inconvenience in their life. well, in which case don't have child. >> i'm going to play mummy. now. i'm going to have to say thank you very much to both of you. we have run out of time . so have run out of time. so scarlett mccgwire henry bolton, thank you both so much for joining me this saturday afternoon. i'm dawn neesom, this is gb news and there's loads more coming up on today's show. it's showbiz time. ulrika jonsson has revealed her secret alcohol battle and says she's self—medicated with drink. intriguing. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel, but you can pour yourself a stiff drink you're ulrika jonsson, see you soon.

hello. welcome back. this is the weekend with me, dawn neesom and joining me now is the wonderful steph takyi to go through showbiz. we've got the green memo, sir. come on, winter rain, ulrika jonsson. >> oh , i fancy many drinks, but

>> oh, i fancy many drinks, but i don't think ulrika jonsson will be having none. because in front of the sun today, dawn, she's spoken about her secret battle with booze. she's kept this to herself for many. god knows years, but she says she's been sober for the last four months. she says that she's been a high functioning binge dnnken a high functioning binge drinker, so she said she wouldn't be throwing up and whatever. but she suffered a lot of anxiety and she was using dnnk of anxiety and she was using drink to quell her nerves. right. she says that she had many blackouts and now she's come out in a bid to help other people realise that they're not alone in this. people realise that they're not alone in this . it's a bit hard alone in this. it's a bit hard because, you know, no. two, no two people are the same when they've got a drink problem. you've got a drink problem. but i guess it's a eureka moment to talk about her battle that she's been going through sober. >> october. >> october. >> yeah, it is sober october. so, you know, she's got she's came out with that at the right time. but i do hope for her that she can manage to stay on the straight and narrow. >> well, obviously not to you know, do alcoholism. yeah. it is ,

know, do alcoholism. yeah. it is, but it's only been four months. >> well this is what i'm a bit worried about. you know, some people say if you're an alcoholic and you can even do an hour without a drink, it's an achievement. so it's an achievement. so it's an achievement in that sense. but for people who know about the up and down struggles of alcoholism, it's a bit too soon to talk about it. most people, or most celebrities i've seen in the past, they don't talk about it until they've got to the 2 or 3 year mark. and even then, because you know , you're kind of because you know, you're kind of putting their attention out there and people are now going to be looking if you if you do have a slip up, what are you going to come back to the papers again to talk about it? but i do wish her the best in her road to recovery. but as i said, no two alcoholics are the same. >> so if you are, yeah, please. aa are there for you . yes, we aa are there for you. yes, we will mention that. where else do you want to go now? >> nick knowles, he is the most unluckiest, unluckiest man in showbiz at the moment. last week he broken now he's he's hurt his knee norton. he's not going to be in today's show. it's movie week. he was practising the

charleston with his his dancer lupa. charleston with his his dancer lupa . and apparently he fell lupa. and apparently he fell while trying to practice a jump . while trying to practice a jump. he's 62 years old. and he said, you know what? at the beginning of the series, he said, i'm not going to be the best physically for strictly. and it proves that he's rung true with his words and he will be sitting it out this week. but he's adamant to make a comeback next week. and he said even if i'm on glitter crutches, you will see me on the strictly dance floor. but he has to go for an mri scan first and god knows what they're going to say, right? >> okay, this is nothing to do with getting publicity for him or the show or can we slightly, i think it is. >> but it's bad publicity because you don't want to be saying that one of your dancers by week two is already injured themselves twice. >> and we've got a very quick couple of seconds to mention filip hrgovic he has a message for his haters kiss his bottom. >> he flashed his derriere in an instagram post for people who were criticising his castaway show. did you watch the episodes? yeah, i did , yeah, episodes? yeah, i did, yeah, yeah, it was painfully three hours, but yeah, he has a he has a message for his haters. he's he doesn't come across as a man

who's quite remorseful and remorseful but quite egotistical instead. >> right. indeed. well thank you very much. stephanie takyi showbiz supremo. thank you green goddess today. okay. well thank you very much for joining me this afternoon, this saturday afternoon. really appreciate your time. but don't go anywhere because you have a fiery debate with nana akua coming up at. and then that's at 3:00. and then at 6:00 it's the saturday five. so all is with me. so thank you for joining me. hope you're having a lovely weekend out there. stay tuned. loads of good stuff coming up. i'm back with breakfast tomorrow. so lucky you join me for a nice breakfast. but before we go anywhere and before nana joins you, let's have a look at the weather. here's your bulletin for you. >> expect a warm front moving from the kitchen right through to the rest of the house. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to

your gb news weather update from the met office. looking ahead into sunday, it's going to be turning cloudier with spells of rain and then showery as we go into the new week , but largely into the new week, but largely settled conditions out there through this afternoon as high pressure is situated towards the east, further towards the west, low pressure and frontal systems across northern ireland that bringing some heavy spells of rain towards the west, but also across the west country. this evening some heavy spells of rain across devon and cornwall as that moves its way towards the north and east, generally fizzling out as it does so, but bringing increasing amounts of cloud across the uk. there may be some clear spells to see the northern lights towards the north, but otherwise temperatures generally mild at around 10 or 11 degrees. now, as we go through sunday morning, some clear skies to start the day, especially across northern parts of scotland. so here a bright start to the morning further towards the west . further towards the west. largely cloudy with outbreaks of rain and across northern ireland some patchy outbreaks of rain that could be quite heavy at

times. cloudy conditions across the north—west of england, but the north—west of england, but the best of the sunshine will really be focused across east anglia as we start sunday morning, but it won't too last long as the cloud will increase from the west, bringing in some outbreaks of rain and drizzle across much of the country through sunday morning and into the afternoon. further towards the afternoon. further towards the west, we have a heavy band of thundery, showery rain pushing across northern ireland into south wales and the west country too, but generally temperatures still holding up at around 17 or 18 degrees, so similar to today , but perhaps similar to today, but perhaps just a bit of a different feel given the cloudier conditions. now, as we go through sunday evening, that band of rain will continue to push its way north and eastwards, affecting much of northern england. but as we go into monday, tuesday and wednesday, it really is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers with highs of 17 to 18 degrees by. >> even though we'll see a cloudy start, it'll be a bright

gb news. >> hello! good afternoon and welcome to gb news. we are live on tv , online and on digital on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours me my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, businessman and activist adam brookes, also former home office minister norman baker. coming up as migrants continue to flood into the uk via small boats and conflicts abroad , surge is conflicts abroad, surge is rachel reeves right to cut foreign aid. i've got to pull up right now on asking you that very question is rachel reeves right to attempt to cut foreign aid? then ben habib dishes the

dirt on why he's sort of no