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mark harper. of home secretaries, i mean, david blunkett was home. so but obviously that's a long time. >> that's a long time ago. jack straw, we're going home. >> secretary oh, who are they? jack straw. yeah it was. >> that was even longer ago. >> that was even longer ago. >> oh, lord. we're going back hundreds of years here on the delightful. >> oh yeah. who was before theresa oh, gee, it's not theresa may oh, gee, it's not even that long ago. i know. >> isn't it funny how we forget? and they actually. they play such an important role. >> hugely, but in a hugely difficult. >> but it's almost too big a so here i was. >> amber rudd grant shapps. i totally forgot. amber rudd was home secretary. it wasn't for very long. >> so suella so the last home secretary was grant shapps oh , secretary was grant shapps oh, oh yeah, you have to. that was only for six days. >> yeah. you're to be forgiven because obviously the conservative party has been playing chairs , but playing musical chairs, but however man

charlie stayt there giving the transport secretary, mark harper, quite a rough ride.rnment will have to address, which is, well, if there's been a war on motorists. well, who's been conducting that war? i think part of this is about rishi sunak trying to distinguish himself from his predecessors, but also facing the reality that there have been 13 consecutive years of conservative government in the uk. now the other things on the agenda, we've got more than 30 conservative mps here today signing a pledge saying that they will oppose any further tax rises in the future. well—known names there like priti patel, who's the former british home secretary, the former prime minister, albeit only briefly, liz truss. this is about positioning. there is a group within the conservative party who are determined to push for lower taxes. at the same time, jeremy hunt, the chancellor, saying there's no room for that. he wants to make the public sector more productive through using new technology. he says that's the way to reduce the tax burden. and across all of this is a question th

harper. we decided to make a point today. where's wally? where's mark? come and see us.e striking to get the we are striking today to get the attention the tory party and attention of the tory party and the to resolve this the government to resolve this dispute . dispute. >> have been injured >> two people have been injured after a involving the after a crash involving the flying scotsman . the train was flying scotsman. the train was involved in a slow speed collision with another heritage train just hours before visitors were due to board. it at aviemore station. the national railway museum says a shunting incident happened whilst a steam train was being coupled with the royal scotsman train carriages . royal scotsman train carriages. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news now it's over to . martin over to. martin >> thank you very much, tamsin. okay, let's get stuck now into today's juicy menu. all eyes are on the chancellor at the more than 30 tory mps si

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mark harper says the usual. mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable . reasonable. >> while it's clearly a political strike timed to coincide with the conservative party conference, you don't have to think very carefully to see that's the case. look, there's a fair offer on the table. train drivers get paid an average salary of £60,000 for a full day, 35 hour week. the pay rise that's on the table that they won't put to their members would take that average salary to £65,000 a year. now look, i think most of your viewers will will look at that and think that is actually quite fair and reasonable . reasonable. >> aslef's general secretary mick whelan accused the transport secretary of not negotiating , saying , well, it's negotiating, saying, well, it's not political, it's industrial . not political, it's industrial. >> mr harper and his cronies for the last 16 months have been accusing us of attacking all sorts of events on strike days, which done because we which we haven't done because we

but the transport secretary, mark harper, announced earlier this year that he was going to delay thein terminus station at london euston for it by two years because of spiralling costs. the link between birmingham and crewe has also been delayed and one of the branches was supposed to be running to leeds. that was cut back a while, back to run just to the east midlands. there have already been a lot of changes and delays put into the system this week. there's been further doubt because around the branch to manchester, the government not saying that it would commit to the line eventually running to manchester, which has drawn criticism. so that's also sparked some interest in what labour would do because obviously this is a long running infrastructure programme that will be still very much happening after the next election. labour had been working on its national policy framework, which is a document that it then will use to then go and choose policies from it to go into its its manifesto. in that document, it had said it remained committed to fund, to building the whole line. so pat

but the transport secretary, mark harper, announced earlier this year that he was going to delay thee main terminus station at london euston for it by two years because of spiralling costs. the link between birmingham and crewe has also been delayed and one of the branches was supposed to be running to leeds. that was cut back a while, back to run just to the east midlands. there have already been a lot of changes and delays put into the system this week. there's been further doubt because around the branch to manchester, the government not saying that it would commit to the line eventually running to manchester, which has drawn criticism. so that's also sparked some interest in what labour would do because obviously this is a long running infrastructure programme that will be still very much happening after the next election. labour had been working on its national policy framework, which is a document that it then will use to then go and choose policies from it to go into its its manifesto. in that document, it had said it remained committed to fund, to building the whole line. so

mark harper asked about it repeatedly this morning and said he will not comment on speculation.that he's the man leading the department which is ultimately for this. tony, thank you. the united nations says it's sending a mission to nagorno— karabakh this weekend to assess the humanitarian situation. the mission will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who were on the move. nagorno— karabakh was controlled by armenian separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. nagorno— karabakh was controlled by armenian separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. investigations are underway into two deadly explosions which killed nearly 60 people in pakistan. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 52 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. these pictures are from balo

transport secretary mark harper announced earlier this year he would delay the main building of the main at london euston because of spiralling costs. the link between birmingham and crewe has also been delayed. 0ne branch was supposed to be running two leads. it was cut back a while back to run just to the east midlands. already a lot of changes and delays put into the system. this week there has been further doubt around the branch to manchester, the government not saying it would commit to the line eventually running to manchester, which has drawn criticism. that has also sparked some interest in what labour would do. this is a long infrastructure programme that will still be very much happening after the next election. labour had been working on its national policy framework, a document it then will use to then go and choose policies from it to go into its manifesto. in that document it had said it remained committed to building a whole line. pat mcfadden, the senior mp in charge of drawing up labour's election campaign, was asked by laura kuenssberg this morning, does it mean that b

question to that celia, and that is a question my colleague charlie put to the transport secretary mark harpermming the brakes "on the war on motorists." who has been conducting a war on motorists? well, there's a lot of commentary about this, and ijust gave - you a specific example. in wales, the welsh labour— government is implementing policies, they're building... labour in wales, which keir starmer says is a blueprint _ for a labour government... no, actually, do you know what? i don't want you to talk about the welsh government. you're the transport secretary. i'd quite like you to talk about what the prime minister has said. yes, and i'm giving you an example. you said, can i give _ you an example of where there is a war on motorists? and i'm giving you an| example, which is the labour government in wales has said it's not going to build any new- roads, is not going to invest in the road infrastructure of| our country, it has implemented a blanket 20 mile an hour speed speed limit across wales, which makes no sense. i yes, but you're the conservative government of england. why can't you

transport secretary mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable. >> it's clearly a political strike timed to coincide with the conservative party conference. you don't have to think very carefully to see that's the case. but look, there's a fair offer on the table. train drivers get paid an average salary of £60,000 for a full day, 35 hour week. the pay rise that's on the table that they won't put to their members would take that average salary to £65,000 a year. now, look, i think most of your viewers will will look at that and think that is actually quite fair and reasonable . reasonable. >> aslef general secretary, however , mick has accused however, mick whelan has accused the secretary of not the transport secretary of not negotiating well, it's not political, it's industrial . political, it's industrial. >> mr harper and his cronies for the last 16 months have been accusing us of attacking all sorts of events strike days, sorts of events on strike days, which done because we which we haven't done because we haven't mr harper. we haven't seen mr harper. we deci

transport secretary mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable. >> it's clearly a political strike timed to coincide with the conservative party conference. you don't have to think very carefully to see that's the case. but look, there's a fair offer on the table. train drivers get paid an average salary of £60,000 for a full day, 35 hour week. the pay rise that's on the table that they won't put to their members would take that average salary to £65,000 a year. now, look, i think most of your viewers will will look at that and think that is actually quite fair and reasonable . reasonable. >> aslef general secretary, however , mick has accused however, mick whelan has accused the secretary of not the transport secretary of not negotiating well, it's not political, it's industrial . political, it's industrial. >> mr harper and his cronies for the last 16 months have been accusing us of attacking all sorts of events strike days, sorts of events on strike days, which done because we which we haven't done because we haven't mr harper. we haven't seen mr harper. we deci

transport secretary mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable . in many parts of the country had no service at all and those that did run finished earlier than usual and hundreds of demonstrators have staged a protest against the rosebank offshore development. they were rallying in central london demanding the government rican's consider approval for the controversial oil field located 80 miles west of shetland . that 80 miles west of shetland. that is the uk's largest untapped field and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil . well, that's it barrels of oil. well, that's it from me for the moment. i'll be back with more a little later. now it's over to . mark thanks , darren. >> we'll see you in an hour. it is saturday night. shall we have some fun? welcome to mark dolan tonight in my big opinion, peter kay slams woke comedy. when was the last time you laughed at a politically correct joke in the big story in a stunning royal development, prince harry is reportedly desperate to return to the uk as king charles could hit the rese

transport secretary mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable . reasonable. >> the strike that's taking place today, it's clearly a political strike timed to coincide with the conservative party conference. you don't have to think very carefully to see that's the case. but look, there's a fair offer on the table. train drivers get paid an average salary of £60,000 for a full day, 35 hour week. the pay rise that's on the table that they won't put to their members would take that average salary to £65,000 a year. now, look, i think most of your viewers will will look at that and think that is actually quite fair and reasonable . reasonable. >> well, aslef's general secretary mick whelan accused the secretary of not the transport secretary of not negotiating . well, it's not political. >> it's industrial. mr harper and his cronies for the last 16 months have been accusing us of attacking all sorts of events on strike days, which we haven't done because we haven't seen mr harper. we decided to make a point where's wally? point today. where's wally? where's see us. where

and we also hear that the transport secretary, mark harper.eah well, the legal action. yeah well, the legal action is based because you can do these things called the judicial review. >> if you feel the government hasn't properly consulted on making about your making a decision about your interests. and that's why if they suddenly axe this leg birmingham to manchester in the autumn statement, as may seem likely, then there could be some issue of manchester suing london. i mean extraordinary. and how that looks going to an election year with levelling up at the heart of it. i don't i can't quite see what he was saying. there was the east west. the key thing when i was up in manchester yesterday with andy burnham his team, this key burnham and his team, this key thing this west link, thing is this east west link, because part of this hs2 link between and between manchester and birmingham will connect bits of this northern powerhouse rail between hull, manchester and liverpool. that's why it's so important . and he's saying important. and he's sa

the paper says michael gove and transport secretary mark harper are very unhappy over the prime minister'sthe rail line. labour's plan to tax private schools makes the front page of the eye. the newspaper says the party would introduce a 20% vat charge on private schools immediately if it wins the general election . and i'm sure general election. and i'm sure that's just a small part of the socialist nightmare about to be unleashed on an unsuspecting eating uk. my superstar panel back with me now, though, top daily express columnist carole malone, gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and the former brexit party mep belinda de lucy . now suella braverman is de lucy. now suella braverman is leading the global fight to stop illegal migration, and she's just landed in washington , dc as just landed in washington, dc as part of a three day visit to tackle the issue in a keynote speech tomorrow , the home speech tomorrow, the home secretary will warn that governments risk losing their democratic legitimacy by failing to secure their borders and last night she spoke out against the o

the paper says michael gove and transport secretary mark harper are very unhappy over the prime minister'sthe rail line. labour's plan to tax private schools makes the front page of the eye. the newspaper says the party would introduce a 20% vat charge on private schools immediately if it wins the general election . and i'm sure general election. and i'm sure that's just a small part of the socialist nightmare about to be unleashed on an unsuspecting eating uk. my superstar panel back with me now, though, top daily express columnist carole malone, gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and the former brexit party mep belinda de lucy . now suella braverman is de lucy. now suella braverman is leading the global fight to stop illegal migration, and she's just landed in washington , dc as just landed in washington, dc as part of a three day visit to tackle the issue in a keynote speech tomorrow , the home speech tomorrow, the home secretary will warn that governments risk losing their democratic legitimacy by failing to secure their borders and last night she spoke out against the o

mark harper.is who's got if he walked into this building, i would say 99.9% of people wouldn't know him anyway i >> -- >> it's a low profile is an understatement . understatement. >> well, i'm glad mark was leaving, but it's not about it's about profit, surely. >> look, i said in the >> well, look, i said in the debate at the game is not debate right at the game is not worth the candle sometimes you see this in government . see this in government. >> the civil servants come up with a proposal . the rail with a proposal. the rail industry backing backing it, industry are backing backing it, at least in part. and you get these benefits. and if you're a minister, you know, you look at this and if you if you apply some political antennae. yeah. dennis that you kind dennis will know that you kind of say is this really worth all the pain and the flap we're going to take? and i going to take? no. and i honestly this very much honestly and this was very much the the debate, no the tenor of the debate, by

mark harper, the transport secretary, has not spoken — the transport secretary, has not spoken to — thes. it is much more fragmented, much more complicated now. does it make the drive to reach a settlement now. does it make the drive to reach a settlemen— a settlement part of the reason it is fragmented _ a settlement part of the reason it is fragmented as _ a settlement part of the reason it is fragmented as most _ a settlement part of the reason it is fragmented as most unions i a settlement part of the reason it. is fragmented as most unions have managed _ is fragmented as most unions have managed to get agreement on pay. not perfect _ managed to get agreement on pay. not perfect but — managed to get agreement on pay. not perfect but they moved to the government who originally said there was no _ government who originally said there was no more money and i would be no more _ was no more money and i would be no more negotiations. ithink was no more money and i would be no more negotiations. i think you will see the _ more negotiations. i think you will see the message coming out clear