economic alarm bells begin to ring. >> the bank of england is painting a stark picture as it cuts the growth forecast in half, warning of bumpy times ahead. >> we live in an uncertain world and the road ahead will have bumps on it. >> that's as red wall labour mp jo white warns the government is ignonng jo white warns the government is ignoring the north as she issues this challenge to the chancellor. there was a level. >> of anger from my red wall colleagues and my challenge to rachel is do that speech again in the north. >> a very big poll shock. could we face a three way election tie.7 new polling reveals which cabinet ministers are most at risk of losing their seats, as reform uk continues to surge in the polls.

>> and piece by easter, a leaked report has revealed president trump's 100 day plan to report has revealed president trump's100 day plan to end the war in ukraine. but will he be able to achieve it.7 >> a roman holiday for the king and queen. the palace confirms new details for the upcoming state visit to italy, with a trip to the vatican and a meeting with the pope confirmed. >> and tv chef accused gino d'acampo faces allegations of intimidating and inappropriate behaviour, claims he denies. >> termination to push our country forward. we were a leader in nuclear. i'm determined we're going to be a leader again and today is a huge step forward. >> back to nuclear as the prime minister unveils plans for more nuclear power, stations will be debating whether that energy is the right way to go. >> and in this report this morning. okay, here we go. liverpool sweep tottenham hotspur aside. you don't know how difficult this is for me to

say as they cruise into the carabao cup final against newcastle next month. there you go. was it so bad.7 fa cup fourth round weekend starts with ruud van nistelrooy's return to old trafford tonight in the premier league of darts return in belfast last night luke littler wasn't late but he did lose. >> a dull a day for many today and feeling a lot colder in the south thanks to a brisk wind. 1 or 2 places though, will still have some sunshine. join me later to find out where. >> it is. just gone. 6:00 i'm michael portillo. >> and i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news breakfast. well, this is lovely, isn't it.7 good morning to you all. thank you for joining good morning to you all. thank you forjoining us on this you for joining us on this friday. congratulations. you've made it to the end of the week. and that is an achievement these days. and what a thrill it is to be here with michael portillo. and we tried to coordinate. do

you think we've done all right. you know he's the hardest bloke to coordinate with. i mean, you wake up and you think, what is michael portillo going to be wearing? >> i decide at the last minute and i'm so sorry we didn't coordinate, but i think we've done all right. >> okay. >> okay. >> it looks like liverpool colours. that's why i'm not so happy about the whole thing. >> coyte it wasn't personal. >> coyte it wasn't personal. >> oh was it not? okay. >> oh was it not? okay. >> how are you this morning? >> how are you this morning? >> i'm okay. >> i'm okay. >> are you. you had a tough evening. >> it was michael. it was tough. >> it was michael. it was tough. >> did you watch it through. >> did you watch it through. >> to the end? you know what i did? and the thing is, i have to. there's this, like, masochistic thing where i end up then having to watch the summary afterwards and then watch the replays. and it wasn't good. it wasn't good. >> it's been described as what an annihilation. yes. de—banking. >> all right, don't rub it in already. okay? i see what. >> you're doing it in. yeah, but i mean, just in case anyone is slightly confused what coyte is talking about. he's not talking about his personal life. he's obviously talking. >> oh, no, i'm talking about that as well. >> yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. hello. which is quite. but he's also talking about spurs who didn't have a good night with

liverpool last night. four nil for evidently for. yeah. >> so really although it's my job to talk about it. do you mind if we just don't talk about it. would that be wrong. we do have to talk about. >> i think i think viewers have got the score. they've got the general feeling of the result for four. i think. >> four was. >> four was. >> it and i think nil. >> it and i think nil. >> wasn't it? yeah. nil. that's interesting. >> i'm not being funny. but spurs were lucky to get nil. that's how bad things were. >> can you get minus. one a lot. i'm in a i'm a west ham fan. i mean i really shouldn't be chucking stones around should i? >> i mean that's okay, that's fine. >> but we could do our eggs instead. we could change the mood and talk about eggs. how do you like your egg? >> and the reason we'd be talking about eggs is. >> well, because experts have come up with the perfect egg, right? if you're having your breakfast this morning at 6:04, it's quite early. but evidently experts use two pans and say the ideal way to boil your egg is to do it for 32 minutes. >> who has 32 minutes in the morning to boil an egg? >> it's a long time, isn't it? it's 32 minutes. >> you think it'd be quite well done by then. >> wouldn't you? think so. wouldn't just be like rock hard. and does anybody actually do

dippv egg and does anybody actually do dippy egg and soldiers these days? >>i days? >> i think it's £2. must be different temperatures. yeah. backwards and forwards. >> yeah. you do it for a bit, then you let it cool down and then you let it cool down and then you let it cool down and then you put it in cold water. >> i think, for crying out loud is right. yeah. you'd be happy with my scrambled eggs. >> wouldn't you? i would be, absolutely. yeah. >> it's pretty. >> it's pretty. >> good, actually. you know what? because i've had one of its scrambled eggs and go into a restaurant or had proper breakfast. very nice. my, i can't do it. that. what do you do with a little milk? just whip it up. yeah. butter in the pan. what do you do there? >> yeah. butter in the bottom of the pan. mix some milk in with the pan. mix some milk in with the eggs. yeah. and stir like crazy. and they always come out for me. they just come. >> out not too runny though think. >> no, no but but not but not too dry either. right. in fact, one tip is you put a raw egg in just at the last minute. oh, really? just to achieve that little bit of, oh. >> should i say qua. >> should i say qua. >> well, a little bit of moisture at the end. >> yeah. right. okay. very nice. >> yeah. right. okay. very nice. >> you know what? i have absolutely no idea what you're talking about because i've got a confession. >> to make. scrambled eggs. >> to make. scrambled eggs. >> i've got a confession to make. i've never cooked an egg. >> that is quite a confession,

really. >> you were going to say. >> you were going to say. >> you've got you've got an allergy or something, haven't you? >>i you? >> i just don't like eggs. >> i just don't like eggs. >> okay? >> okay? >> but it's fascinating that you can talk so long about them. but, coyte, i would have thought yourideal but, coyte, i would have thought your ideal for an egg would be four minutes. >> there's nothing to be said. >> there's nothing to be said. >> to that. it's really nice to have you both here today anyway. >> excellent. shall we move on? shall we talk about some serious stuff? >> okay. what do you want to talk about? the chancellor. >> oh, god. do we have to? someone has to. >> okay. the chancellor, rachel reeves. her plans have been deau reeves. her plans have been dealt a major blow this week after a disastrous forecast from the bank of england yesterday. >> britain now faces a new era of. brace yourself, folks, rising inflation, flatlining growth and stagflation, with the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, warning britain's bloated public sector is dragging down the economy. >> i think i think it's fair to say that we have seen an increase in public sector employment. we haven't seen a commensurate increase in measured public sector output. >> it comes after the bank of england slashed its forecast for growth in 2025 in half to just

three quarters of a percentage point, with fears that the cost of living pressures are on the rise again. with inflation set to climb to 3.7% this year. >> the bank said a growth had been weaker than expected and raises questions over whether chancellor rachel reeves, if you're not sure, is representing everyone in britain. >> gb news political editor christopher hope sat down with the labour mp for bassetlaw, jo white, to discuss the angered reaction from red wall mps. >> there was a level of anger from my red wall colleagues and my challenge to rachel is do that speech again in the north telling our story, because by telling our story, because by telling a story, you're actually attracting inward investment and you're attracting new businesses. so come to the north, please, rachel, you are you are leeds mp, correct? tell our story and we have a good one. o