>> well. >> well. >> good morning. monday the 10th of march. live across the uk. britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so reform apparently on the rocks. rupert lowe claims he was targeted for criticising nigel farage's leadership in an article written by our very own andrew pierce. ben habib joins us next. >> the serious answer is to smash the gangs. we have to take those gangs down to smash the gangs that are running this vile trade, to smash these gangs. >> so much for smashing the gangs. more than 4000 small boat migrants have crossed the

channel this year, including a hamas supporter who's publicly called for the slaughter of all jews. >> and there's a pilot shortage. the raf doesn't have enough pilots to deploy jets to ukraine because of their diversity drive. we'll be digging into that. >> how much do you think it costs to keep foreign prisoners in our jails? try £13 million in ourjails? try £13 million a day every day, while those waiting for deportation, we're told, could be made to wear electronic tags. >> and trump has been causing more controversy. he said that ukraine may not survive, but the president is hopeful for progress from meetings this week. >> may not survive. >> may not survive. >> well, it may not survive anyway. but, you know, we have some weaknesses with russia. you know, it takes two. >> oh, change in canada. remember him? the former governor of the bank of england,

mark carney. he was hopeless, by the way. he's going to be the new prime minister an overnight. he claimed donald trump wants to destroy their way of life. >> canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. >> one of my particular favourites, it is upside down by diana ross. >> and the king takes to the airwaves to mark commonwealth day. he's pledged to restore what he's calling the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. it's a big job. >> well, i'm outside westminster abbey, where the king and queen will arrive later today for the commonwealth day ceremony. 56 commonwealth day ceremony. 56 commonwealth nations. the theme is together we thrive. but the king warns of uncertain times.

>> and we know a lot of you out there are interested in the story of the reform political party. well, we're going to be tackling it head on this morning. you've got a lot to answer for andrew pierce. >> not me, i just i just interviewed an mp who happened to say rupert lowe very popular with with reform grassroots supporters. they had reservations about the leadership style of nigel farage. q an explosion. >> he called him messianic. he did. and it's caused all sorts of disruptions within the party. are they bigger than this? do you think they can ride out this? and it's really just a small storm. gbnews.com/yoursay it's going to be a heck of a show. first though, here is the news with sam francis. >> bev and andrew. thank you very much indeed and good morning to you. we start with that news regarding migrants crossing the english channel today for a record breaking 10th day in a row. small boats have

arrived in uk waters with another 150 migrants making that journey. today alone, it takes the total since the 1st of march to more than 2200, and another boat still in the channel has now made it to british waters this morning. meanwhile, the tories are pushing to raise the minimum salary for migrants to £38,700 and tighten rules on family visas. under new border proposals. mps are also set to debate a petition calling for a five year suspension of all immigration after it gained over 200,000 signatures. us pressure on ukraine to accept a ceasefire with russia is intensifying today, as top officials head to saudi arabia for talks. trump has halted military aid and intelligence sharing after a pubuc intelligence sharing after a public clash with zelenskyy at the white house over ending the war. ukraine is meanwhile offering access to rare earth minerals in exchange for security guarantees. but trump has made no commitments. meanwhile, russian drone strikes

have killed at least 25 people in eastern ukraine, as kiev's military claims to have shot down 130 drones overnight. back here at home, reform uk's lawyer investigating allegations against mp rupert lowe, has denied making comments he attributed to her. lowe, suspended from the party and now an independent mp, is accused of making threats against reform chairman and faces bullying claims both under investigation. he insists though there is no credible evidence against him, calling it a political assassination for challenging nigel farage. the lawyer, a king's counsel, says she never expected, expressed dismay or shock and is correcting the record. lowe is now considering legal action, accusing reform of lying about his cooperation, and the king will lead the nation in celebrating the commonwealth at today's annual service at westminster abbey later today. joined by the queen, prince and princess of wales and, of course, a2000 strong congregation. in a message, king

charles has called for restoring the disrupted harmony of the entire planet, they calling it the most important challenge facing humanity. he's also paid tribute to the sacrifice and selflessness of commonwealth forces, ahead of events marking 80 years since the end of world war ii. the prince of wales absent, of course, last year while undergoing her cancer treatment, will return alongside the king, who postponed public dufies the king, who postponed public duties after his own diagnosis. that's the news from the gb newsroom for now. i'll be back with you for a full round up at the top of the hour. now though, it's back to andrew and bev. >> 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. >> morning. welcome to britain's newsroom with andrew and bev until midday. now if you are a

reform supporter, it was a busy weekend. even if you're not a reform supporter, it was a busy weekend. if you're interested in what's going on with that party. andrew pierce. on friday there was an article in the daily mail. was it thursday? oh yeah, because we were on the telly. so it was thursday. on thursday there was an article in the daily mail, which was an interview that you did with rupert lowe. yeah. we can show you up on. >> screen just to remind people he is the great yarmouth mp, one of the five mps successful businessman in his own right worth about 30 million, employs 350 people. what he said in that article, he said lots of things. i mean, he had some really hard line things to say about migration. deport every single illegal migrant who's not cheering that. but it's what he said about nigel farage messianic. and does he have the will those qualities turn into sage qualities of leadership? jury's out. and is he a proper. and he also says the reform is more of a protest party than a proper political party. >> and in the article it says that he declared he wasn't sure that he declared he wasn't sure

that farage could deliver the goods and become prime minister. >> well, i think he thinks he could be prime minister, but can he deliver the goods? it's a different question altogether. >> but for nigel farage waking up on friday morning for the past thursday morning, thursday morning, sorry, this was problematic for them. they are still maintaining that this article has had nothing to do with the fact that rupert lowe has had the whip suspended. >> the very next day. >> the very next day. >> the very next day. >> the very next day, they appointed the case on the friday to deal with this inquiry. >> so in context, there were allegations made of rupert lowe bullying. two female members of his parliamentary staff that would normally be investigated by the parliamentary authorities, and they're pretty thorough. however, reform decided at the end of february to bring in a kc to investigate it, and they decided to tell the world about that. the day after my article appeared. >> and the allegations were not specifically against rupert lowe. i think that's really important to say. they are

against two offices that he runs, people in two offices. now, these are complaints from two women in two separate offices, one of them in great yarmouth, one of them in london. what else could reform do? they have to take complaints seriously. it is 2025. if they hadnt seriously. it is 2025. if they hadn't taken those complaints seriously, and those women came out six months later and said, i complained to nigel farage and the party that there was a bullying culture in our office, and you did nothing about it, then the reform party will be criticised for not being professional and being possibly misogynistic. >> i get that, but also have to understand here these people are not employed by reform, they're employed by parliament, they're paid for by the taxpayer. so there is immediately there's a complaint of this nature. parliament's own investigations kick in. so there is a separate proper parliamentary inquiry 152