probably shouldn't, whether they probably should, but but yeah delivering brexit. oh yeah. >> delivering brexit. >> delivering brexit. >> why i'm bristle because you was it you know it was conservative mps. look david cameron did not expect to win the 2015 general election. no. the reason that they agreed to have a referendum was because 81 conservative mps went through the voting lobbies for it, a vote which i whipped. yeah . and vote which i whipped. yeah. and that made it impossible for david cameron to refuse. if he'd had 81 mps in outright rebellion, constantly because he'd refused to give us that referendum, it would never have happened.so referendum, it would never have happened. so do you. >> the truth is more credit for brexit than no. >> i think i've got enough that people hate me roundly already. the truth is that lots of us, lots of us contributed to it, for good or ill, i think for good. nigel obviously was an extremely important factor in it. but pick up those tim shipman books and flag where nigel farage, his name appears and flag where certain other figures names appear. and i bet i can tell you who's got the

more flags in the history of brexit. >> that's interesting. i don't know who tim shipman is. >> he's a sunday times editor, political journalist who's written a book all about the battle for brexit. >> yeah, four volumes, all out war fallout. yeah. no they're fascinating. >> well, yeah. but i still think i still think that labour are have or the left have always been sleepy about the risk from reform. they thought they were just going to sweep up the normal working people. >> yeah. normal working people don't want the sort of top working person and. well, yeah, people , the communities, the people, the communities, the communities that i came from, my dad was a building site carpenter. my granddad was a toolmaker. oh, no. and my stepfather was an open cast mine worker. and people in those working class communities, normal people care about normal things. they don't want the kind of nonsense which actually labour mps preoccupy themselves. >> steve, the danger for the tories is that they assume the pendulum will swing back, particularly if this government continues. oh, they can't assume that because the pendulum may not come back oh to, no. >> oh absolutely no. that's absolutely right. we've got to

earn the right to be heard because we really messed up through conduct and failing to deliver on migration. and they no one can take the least thing for granted in the tory party . no. >> well, we haven't taken you for granted. i'm sorry. it was short and sweet gentleman. sam. good to see you, steve baker. >> we wanted to get you on hereditary peers. >> we run out of time. we've had a very, very busy show this morning . i'm so sorry about morning. i'm so sorry about this. right. here's sam francis with the headlines . with the headlines. >> very good morning to you. it is just after 11:30 and we'll start with a round up of the news that tributes are continuing to pour in this morning for liam payne, as fans and fellow stars remember the former one direction singer after his death last night at the age of 31, his career soared dunng the age of 31, his career soared during his time in one direction. but in recent years he spoke openly about struggles with mental health and addiction, admitting to hitting rock bottom. social media has been flooded with tributes in

recent hours, with many sharing their memories of his iconic performances and personal struggles. we've also just heard in the last few minutes that britain's got talent, another show related to simon cowell, who of course, was one of the judges during liam payne's time on the x factor, they have announced that they will be postponing auditions today for the pay tribute for the death of the pay tribute for the death of the former one direction singer, a spokesperson saying their thoughts are with liam's family and friends and all who loved him at this stage. producers not saying when those auditions for britain's got talent will resume . britain's got talent will resume. in other news, thousands of uk troops are being put on standby to deploy to estonia's border with russia , part of a crucial with russia, part of a crucial new agreement signed by defence secretary john healey. it means the army's fourth brigade will remain on high readiness to defend against rising tensions from the ongoing war in ukraine. currently, about 1000 british soldiers are in estonia and if

called upon, the fourth brigade could arrive within ten days. equipped with advanced tanks and missile systems. as nato ministers are gathered in brussels. the defence secretary, john healey, said earlier that the new deal will enhance the group's defences in the face of escalating global threats . escalating global threats. thousands of migrants could be granted asylum in the uk as the government's pushing to clear a huge backlog of applications. the refugee council estimates the number of pending asylum claims could reach almost 120,000 by january, following labour's decision to scrap the rwanda plan. new analysis suggests that processing that backlog could see over 62,000 more people recognised as refugees in the uk. it comes as downing street says it's committed to ending the use of the asylum hotels, despite reports the home office may reopen some that were previously closed . kemi badenoch says her closed. kemi badenoch says her bid for conservative leadership is a grassroots campaign taking aim at her rival robert jenrick

more media focused approach as the two contenders compete to replace rishi sunak. the shadow housing secretary has said that the tories need to regain voters that they lost to reform, and the liberal democrats. meanwhile, robert jenrick outlined his vision for a smaller state and lower taxes , smaller state and lower taxes, arguing that returning the spend on benefits to pre—pandemic levels could help a tax cut well from ten. 7:00 pm tonight, they'll be making their pitches to tory members in a special program here on gb news moderated by our political edhon moderated by our political editor, christopher hope . you editor, christopher hope. you can catch all of those lines from that special programme between 7:00 and 9:00 here on gb news . new weight loss jabs news. new weight loss jabs touted as a potential boost for britain's economy by getting people back into work may also help treat alcohol addiction . help treat alcohol addiction. researchers in chicago found that drugs like ozempic reduced intoxication rates by 50% in individuals with alcohol use.

experts believe the jabs, which target both appetite and brain functions related to addiction, could be a promising new treatment for both alcohol and opioid addiction . and finally, opioid addiction. and finally, just a quick breaking line to bnng just a quick breaking line to bring you from the home office. we're hearing that the uk has just hit russia with its largest sanctions package yet targeting. we understand, 18 oil tankers, four gas ships linked to putin's so—called shadow fleet. that comes, of course, as president volodymyr zelenskyy is currently in brussels at that nato summit that i mentioned earlier among the nato members, lithuania, one of those members has in the last few minutes said during that summit that they believe ukraine should be immediately instated as a member of nato. so we're just hearing that latest line from the reuters news agency. we'll keep across it, bring you more on that as we get it. now, though , it's time for a quick

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afternoon. when we next grace your television screens . but your television screens. but it's a busy show today. of course, we're going to be looking ahead to the enormous leadership event being hosted by gb news this evening. >> yes, it's going to be very exciting indeed to see see what the members have to say as well. see who they're keen on. is kemi just inching it at the moment, or has robert jenrick already taken the lead? >> i'm just looking forward to seeing them sort of being put on the spot, because i think that's what's needed in this contest. it needs a bit of zhuzhing up. >> yeah, we need to see what they really think about all the important issues that are going on.can important issues that are going on. can you say who you would prefer? i actually would not say because does that not feel professional? >> i don't know, it's not even that. >> even if you asked me off air, i'd say you don't really have an opinion. >> you're not bothered about either of them. >> it's.