>> good evening, i'm josh howie. >> good evening, i'm josh howie. >> and this is free speech nation. on this hour we are going to be having a look at labour who decide what the rules of islam are, and free speech.

they also reckon that your kids shouldn't be taught the greatness of the british empire. and did you know that lego is bigoted? plus, former footballer alan brazil has got himself into trouble over his comments on women's football. >> as part of the plan. what's called project 150. i'm sorry people around the world are not bothered. they want. it's not true. >> oh, and some comedians are answering some crazy culture developments from a live studio audience. there's plenty more still to come on free speech nafion still to come on free speech nation this week, but first, let's get a news update from sam francis. >> a very good evening to you. let's start with the headlines. at just after 7:00, we will take a look at what has taken place at the reform conference, where they have said today that they are now the fastest growing political party in the country, with now more than 200,000 members at a regional conference

in wiltshire. nigel farage, the leader of the party, said their next target is now to overtake labour's 309,000 members. he also called the party's growth extraordinary, with a live membership ticker on screen tracking their rise well. in his headune tracking their rise well. in his headline speech, farage told reform crowd that the ambition of the party is now to be britain's biggest. >> if you want to help us and do your bit in whatever way you can in our historic mission and a mission that i just feel we can't afford to fail at, there's so much at stake otherwise. what do we leave to those that come behind us, other than a completely broken and betrayed country? i'm not going to put up with that. and i want you to help me in making sure we prevent that. are you going to help me in preventing that? >> the prime minister has sacked one of his health ministers over offensive comments he's reported to have made in a whatsapp

group. andrew gwynne has also been suspended as a member of the labour party, and has since apologised for what he called misjudged comments. it follows reports in the mail on sunday claiming he reportedly made anti—semitic comments and joked about a pensioner, saying he hoped she died before the next election. it's also alleged he attacked members of his own party, including making racist comments about diane abbott and sexist comments about angela raynen sexist comments about angela rayner. well, the housing minister matthew pennycook, praised sir keir starmer's response, saying he acted decisively. >> comments made by andrew gwynne are completely unacceptable, that this is going to be a government that upholds the highest standards of conduct in public life, where a government in service of working people. so we've taken decisive action to dismiss andrew gwynne as a minister. as is the case, there's a live investigation going on in terms of the labour party. he's been andrew gwynne has been administratively suspended. he's lost the labour whip. i don't know what was said in those whatsapp groups. it wouldn't be appropriate for me

to comment. >> in other news, tonight, the parents of two girls killed in the southport knife attack say they are looking for light in they are looking for light in the darkness. speaking to the sunday times, seven year old elsie dot stancombe and six year old b.b. king's families remembered their daughters as confident, happy and intelligent. they also opened up about their children's funerals

though. plenty in an hour now though. plenty more with free speech nation. >> 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/alerts. >> hello! welcome to free speech nafion >> hello! welcome to free speech nation with me josh howie. this is the show where we take a look at culture, current affairs and politics. and coming up on the show tonight, we have angela rayneris show tonight, we have angela rayner is set to create a council on islamophobia. but could a blasphemy law be created as a result? i'll be also addressing some of my comments on headliners that have blown up online. you do not want to miss that. i'll also be showing you the latest social sensations that have gone viral this week,

and of course, myself and my fantastic panel will be answering questions from our wonderful studio audience. thank you so much for coming out. very much appreciated. my comedian guest this evening are bruce devlin and christa wetton. >> hello, hello, how are you? lovely to see you. haven't seen you for a bit. >> no, i've been helping a very good friend of mine who shall remain nameless. nicola. move house. >> nicola of the just. >> nicola of the just. >> nicola. her name is just nicola. >> you mean. >> you mean. >> move caravan? >> move caravan? >> no no no no no. because apparently we don't know where that is. so. yeah, she's just moved house. >> oh, one of her. what about you? you've moved house. you have a house? >> i have a house. i live in building. >> you're not interesting anymore. >> do you think that was it? >> do you think that was it? >> everyone was like christa. she's so wild and crazy on a boat. now you're just like a bonng boat. now you're just like a boring like the rest of us. >> how lovely of you to say so. thank you. yes, i've got rid of my personality. i. >> and you smell a lot better. >> and you smell a lot better. >> i. >> i. >> i. >> i have to work at crestor

every day. so thank you for your washing machine. >> don't take me for granted. >> don't take me for granted. >> i appreciate it. okay. we're going to get some questions from the audience. our first question is from steve. or as i know him, big steve. >> i say know me. >> i say know me. >> look at you switched around this week. i've got a pinkt shirt. >> still got the. >> still got the. >> got the got the. >> got the got the. >> moves between the breasts. yeah. no. >> no thank you. doing it all for me. i'll, i'll screenshot all of this later. >> should women be forced to change their clothes in front of male colleagues? >> yes. okay. should women be forced to change their clothes in front of male colleagues? this is an nhs nurse involved in a tribunal. says a male doctor was allowed into the changing room while she was undressing, despite raising concerns to management, she was suspended for bullying and harassment after becoming distressed following an incident in which she was suffering from heavy menstrual bleeding and again encountered the male doctor in the changing room. steve, have you been following this? is this nhs scotland? >> i have, it's i wouldn't mind it, but for balance it shouldn't happen. >> okay. not the person i should

have the. gone to hear anybody. if you see steve in your dressing room, whether you're a man or a woman, i would actually just ask for security to come out there. have you been following this? >> yes. the guardian. welcome home. they can get back to whingeing on behalf of women instead of against them. it feels like nature's healing in this, this piece. >> that they covered it. oh, well, this is the observer. the observer is different from the guardian. >> oh. i'm sorry. well, it's on the same website. the point is, it's a left wing paper that's suddenly coming back, covering this from, from the direction of, of women, which is what's changed. >> yeah. i mean, this is nhs scotland. have you. is there much. >> i don't need their help. honestly, i don't need the help of nhs scotland. i'm fine. >> have you followed this story? >> have you followed this story? >> i have. i've read it on the train actually. and mine came from the guardian, funnily enough. and it's to do with this woman. is it cowdenbeath or somewhere in fife? yes. hsi. yes, nhs fife. so what's the doctor in question? the male doctor. a male doctor that had

transitioned to become a woman. >> well, this is a male doctor who said that they were a woman. they haven't physically transitioned. they have all their bits. >> oh, right. okay, so a bit like caitlyn jenner from my understanding. i don't have i don't know any of the kardashians, regrettably. but yeah, i think if the woman doesn't want to get changed in front of the guy that's still got his doodly doo, i think that's fair enough. >> i think it's actually quite a big scandal that we're going to see even more of, because it seems that the nhs trust they lost some paperwork and she is the person. >> because they're not bringing that to the court, are they. >> not anymore. well they've lost it. so it's it seems like there's a bigger scandal here. we're going to find out more and ihope we're going to find out more and i hope so. and this brave woman who's had to stand up for her right to dress in safety and peace and dealing with the institution. right. our next question is from john. >> should universities face funding cuts if they fail to promote the religion of diversity? >> indeed, yes. should universities face funding cuts if you don't promote the

religion of diversity there, this is it looks