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9212n2.4':3«e:€&m9fits-fl?" * of 953.2 m2.4f':3ue:%“m9 wings? "7 of great british chairman of the great british pac and former deputy leader of reform uk, and scarlett mccgwire, the political commentator. but before we get stuck in, let's give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you very much. the top stories the national police chiefs council spokesperson says police officers and staff should always be held to the highest standards, and we must ensure that only those who are suitable to wear the uniform, enter and remain in policing. well, those comments come as the high court ruled the met police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance. sergeant lino di maria successfully mounted a legal challenge after having his vetting removed over sexual assault allegations, which he denies. he was found to have no case to answer in respect of the allegations, and argued that having his vetting removed without the accusations being proved is a breach of his right to a fair trial. met police

commissioner sir mark rowley said the force will be seeking an appeal on the judgement. in other news, two bodies found in a river in aberdeen have been identified as those of sisters eliza and henrietta hudson, who went missing in january. the sisters, both aged 32, were last seen on cctv on market street at victoria bridge over the river dee. police also say there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. chelsea footballer sam kerr, who called a metropolitan police officer stupid and white in january 2023, has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment. the australian international made the comments to pc stephen lovell during an incident in south—west london. she said she regretted the way she expressed herself, but added i feel the message was still relevant. miss kerr denied using whiteness as an insult and claimed i believed it was him using his power and privilege over me because he was accusing me of being something i'm not.

elsewhere, labour officials were warned about offensive whatsapp group messages before the comments were made public. it's been claimed today. burnley mp oliver ryan is the second mp to be suspended by labour. greater manchester police said a non—crime hate incident had been recorded after the comments emerged. and former health minister andrew gwynne was sacked. gerald cooney, the former labour leader of tameside council, said he raised concerns about gwynne's remarks several times in the past year. labour sources said no formal complaint had been received about the whatsapp group. baroness jacqui smith spoke to gb news. >> nasty party. what we are is the decisive party. when the prime minister got the evidence of these messages, which i agree with, you are completely unacceptable. what he did was to sack the minister and to suspend from the labour party both of the mps that were involved. now that stands in pretty stark contrast with previous prime

ministers who faffed about the place and allowed senior ministers to stay in their roles when they had clearly breached the ministerial code. that's the difference that we're seeing. >> in other news, israel's prime minister says the gaza ceasefire will end if the terror group hamas does not return israeli hostages by midday on saturday. benjamin netanyahu warned of intense fighting if hostages are not released. well, his comments echo those of us president donald trump, who earlier said the israel—hamas ceasefire should be cancelled if hostages held in gaza are not returned on time. hamas announced last night that they will delay hostage releases planned for saturday until further notice. luis rubiales has told a court he is absolutely sure. spanish footballer jenni absolutely sure. spanish footballerjenni hermoso gave consent before he kissed her at the women's world cup final in 2023. the former president of the royal spanish football federation is on trial, accused of sexual assault and attempting

to coerce miss hermoso into publicly saying the kiss had been consensual. giving evidence, the 47 year old said the kiss was an act of affection, adding that in the moment it was something completely spontaneous . and sir completely spontaneous. and sir alex ferguson led the tributes to denis law as the football community paid their final respects, saying he was one of the greatest players ever at man united. ferguson, the former manchester united manager, was in attendance alongside several other united greats including ruud van nistelrooy and paul scholes. hundreds of fans and members of the public also paid their respects, lining the streets as the hearse drove past, and old trafford projected a tribute to the late footballer. law remains the only scottish player to have ever won the ballon d'or, and no man has scored more goals for the national team. he died at the age of 84 last month. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news from me in an houn >> 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. >> thank you very much for that, tatiana. my name is michelle dewberry. this is dewbs& co and we're keeping you company until 7:00 tonight alongside me, my panel 7:00 tonight alongside me, my panel, ben habib, the chairman of the great british pack and is of the great british pack and is of course, also the former deputy leader of reform uk. and alongside him we've got scarlett mccgwire, the former labour advisor. welcome back. welcome back. thank you. and if you're sitting there thinking what is a great british pack, well guess what, you should have tuned in the other day because he explained it at length, didn't you? >>i you? >> i did, thank you. you're very, very welcome. >> all of you are very welcome tonight. what is on your mind? you can join the conversation all the usual ways. email me gb views @gbnews. com go to the

website gbnews.com/yoursay or tweet or text me or follow me. take me with you. let me do a bit of stalking in your eardrums because of course we are on dab+ radio. what a treat! but look. top story of the day. there's been many people debating and discussing a ruling that came in today, and the impact that it potentially has on police officers. some people are calling it a very dark day for policing. well, let's cross live then, shall we? to our home. and security editor mark white. mark, bring us up to speed with what exactly has happened. >> well, this is an issue around the metropolitan police and other police forces effectively trying to clean up house to ensure that those officers within the service are not or are all of them at least fit and proper to hold the rank of a police constable and have no

skeletons in their closet, if you like. that requires them to be dismissed. this all, of course, follows the murder of sarah everard in 2021 by the serving police officer, pc wayne couzens, and a slew of other allegations since that really have resulted in the metropolitan police in particular, receiving an absolute reputational kicking. a review by baroness casey described the metropolitan police as not only institutionally racist, but also misogynistic and homophobic, and so since then there's been a lot of soul searching internal processes and operation , which processes and operation, which has really aimed to look at all those currently serving within the police service to just check their their past and to vet them again to make sure, as i say, that they're fit and proper to hold that post. and this

particular individual, a sergeant called lino di maria, was found to have a number of allegations that had been made against him of rape, sexual assault claims that he had also sent inappropriate messages to colleagues at work. so the police decided to revoke his vetting and institute the process to dismiss him. he has appealed that he's gone to the high court. there was a judicial review granted the findings of that judicial review come back, and they've said effectively that this officer is right, that his human rights were being infringed under article six of the human rights act because he wasn't allowed due process, he wasn't allowed due process, he wasn't allowed due process, he wasn't allowed to present his side of the argument to rebut any of the allegations, and that the metropolitan police and other forces are acting outside of the law here in the way that they are operating with these

dismissals. if people feel that feel that the vetting process. >> yeah. so, i mean, i'm just trying to look at the opposite side of this because, i mean, a lot of people are divided on this, but it has been called a dark day for policing. so if you've got a situation where you've got a situation where you've got a serving officer, someone's then made 1505 00:11:20,328 -->