conservative mp mark francois. he of the blame? conservative mp mark francois .ive mp mark francois. he doesn't think so. so. i don't think he's laying the blame squarely at labour's doon the blame squarely at labour's door. well, >> this sunday, join me , camilla >> this sunday, join me, camilla tominey, for an exclusive interview with one of the most controversial, influential and unique political figures of our time, boris johnson will be in studio discussing his new memoir, unleashed. >> the gripping story of how he deau >> the gripping story of how he dealt with plotting politicians , dealt with plotting politicians, problematic princes and a pandemic. from boris bikes to brexit and everything else in between. this sunday at 9:30 am. only on gb news, the a.m. only on gb news, the people's channel. >> britain's news channel . >> britain's news channel. >> britain's news channel. >> welcome back to patrick christys tonight. now keir starmer has taken the extraordinary step of giving up the sovereignty of the chagos islands to mauritius, ending years of negotia

well, i'm joined now by the tory mp mark francois. mark, thank you very much.catastrophe is this, do you think, by keir starmer and presumably david lammy? >> on a scale of 1 to 10, i'd rate it at about 13. this is absolute strategic madness . but absolute strategic madness. but this was our base . and diego this was our base. and diego garcia, the chinese have a lot of influence over the government of influence over the government of mauritius, to whom we're planning to sign this over. they've invested about $1 billion in mauritius in recent years. and in effect, this will give the chinese a veto over the future of that base . either they future of that base. either they might persuade the mauritian government by stuffing their mouths with gold to renege on the agreement, or the mauritians might just let them build their own rival base virtually. next doon own rival base virtually. next door. in military terms, this is madness. and when we were in government, the then defence secretary grant shapps, when they did what's called the wright round , when the forei

i'll be joined by legendary brexiteer tory mp mark francois for reaction and in my take at ten, in an hour's time, speculation is growing about gary lineker's future on match of the day as the bbc enters crisis talks with the star. so should he stay or should he go? i'll be giving my fearless verdict about gary lineker and the bbc at 10:00. you won't want to miss it. and tonight's top pundits, suzanne evans. of course, a top political consultant and broadcaster, tv news legend mike crick and tory party grandee , former party grandee, former conservative mp sir michael fabncant. fabricant. as. sue gray quits 100 days of labour. my verdict i'm not pulling my punches. all of that after the news headlines and lewis mckenzie . and lewis mckenzie. >> good evening. it's 9:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer is facing fresh turmoil as his chief of staff, sue gray , chief of staff, sue gray, resigns. her exit follows reports of tensions in number 10, including with the prime minister's chief adviser, morgan mcsweeney , who's now stepping mcsweeney, who's now steppi

and that's exactly what the conservative mp for rayleigh and wickford, mark francois, asked the foreignhe show. hello. it's a basic question. you're giving this away at the moment. it's free in the future. it won't be. what's it cost? you asked that question . did you get an answer? question. did you get an answer? >> no. >> no. >> and i sort of kicked it off. and then others rowed in behind. and then others rowed in behind. and time and again and then others rowed in behind. and time and agai in 2025 by pursue ratification in 2025 by submitting the treaty and the bill to this house for scrutiny. >> this is a historic moment, a victory for diplomacy. we saved the base. we secured britain's national interests for the long term. i commend this statement today. >> but one crucial question that wasn't asked was a basic one. how much will this cost? great britain? and that's exactly what the conservative mp for rayleigh and wickford, mark francois, asked the foreign secretary yesterday. and mark joins me now live in the studio. mark, welcome to the show. hello. it's a basic question. you're

mark francois, thanks for joining us. that's mark forjoining us.ourse, a supporter of robert jenrick for the tory leadership, i think. joining me now is the man himself. martin, if you'll bear with me , robert if you'll bear with me, robert jenrick is here. robert jenrick . jenrick is here. robert jenrick. congratulations on getting to the final two. thank you very much, chris. you'll be facing some members. you'll be there at the event next thursday, debating with kemi badenoch to be the future leader of on gb news. you'll be debating with with her to be the next leader of the party. how does it feel? >> i'm absolutely delighted to have got the trust and the confidence of so many parliamentary colleagues, and i think that they have respected resonated the message that i have been delivering for weeks now. over the course of this campaign trail, that the country needs to change and the party has to change as well. and i have a very specific plan as to how we do that, whether it's improving the nhs, getting growth, going again in our economy or yes

let's get the views of robert jenrick supporter, legendary brexiteer conservative mp mark francois.ert jenrick flop at conference? >> no, i was, i was in for both. james's speech and robert's. they're both gave very good speeches. they both got partial standing ovations . and it was standing ovations. and it was two good performances. and i've seen this poll today . so look, seen this poll today. so look, if you go back a few months, nearly all the polls said kemi badenoch was so far ahead that having a contest would almost be a formality, that there were some pundits, not you , mark, but some pundits, not you, mark, but who were writing that. well, i think everybody would now agree. this is a very competitive contest. so if we just believe what those polls said a few months ago, it would all have been over already. it's clearly not so that's my that's my first point. and we've still got the two ballots of mps to go and then we move to the party membership. so you cited one poll. i know it's a bit risky to talk about political betting after what happened at the general election, but

and to mark francois as well. very interesting stuff to get his take.rs trip to brussels. he, of course, wants to kick start negotiations on a new post—brexit deal. but what exactly does that mean, and what exactly does that mean, and what will the european union demand in return? let's speak now to gb news political correspondent olivia utley. thank you, tom. olivia, thank you very much. you're in brussels and that question to you, really that we know that the prime minister wants to kick start these negotiations for a new post—brexit deal, get closer to the european union in a way. but what are the european union likely to demand in return ? likely to demand in return? >> well, i think that's a very good question. ursula von der leyen is already lowering expectations. she said that this is just the very beginning of a conversation. the eu is at the moment saying that the ball is in the uk's court and what exactly could any deal entail? well, there is still talk about a youth mobility scheme, i.e. something like the erasmus scheme, where young people c

i'll be joined by legendary brexiteer tory mp mark francois for reaction and in my take at ten, in ann is growing about gary lineker's future on match of the day as the bbc enters crisis talks with the star. so should he stay or should he go? i'll be giving my fearless verdict about gary lineker and the bbc at 10:00. you won't want to miss it. and tonight's top pundits, suzanne evans. of course, a top political consultant and broadcaster, tv news legend mike crick and tory party grandee , former party grandee, former conservative mp sir michael fabncant. fabricant. as. sue gray quits 100 days of labour. my verdict i'm not pulling my punches. all of that after the news headlines and lewis mckenzie . and lewis mckenzie. >> good evening. it's 9:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer is facing fresh turmoil as his chief of staff, sue gray , chief of staff, sue gray, resigns. her exit follows reports of tensions in number 10, including with the prime minister's chief adviser, morgan mcsweeney , who's now stepping mcsweeney, who's now stepping into her role. conser

was mark francois? >> there was a few.lammy, some very, very good takedowns . tom very good takedowns. tom tugendhat did a good i'm not a big tugendhat fan myself, but it was a thing that biden is basically saying they're important to world security, they're important to american dominance, and we give them to us so we can do what we want with them, rather than you guys piddling about. well, they were basically saying, look, we want the security of this base settled and this whole sovereignty issue was causing some supposedly causing some speculation as to whether it would be secure. so they they're saying actually get it done. that's what they said. that's what they told us. >> but you know what? i'm okay. if somebody reasons with me like that. yeah. >> why do politicians or whether we're just told you just say why things are what cost you know, yes. >> it's important to secure this strategically important military base. diego garcia, i would say, at what cost to the taxpayer. but tell us the cost to the taxpayer. >> we'r

i'll be joined by legendary brexiteer tory mp mark francois for reaction and in my take at ten, in an

we've got tory mp mark francois callum robertson for the lib dems and reform uk chairman zaheer yusuf so what's not to love? and this week a labour mp stands accused of battering a constituent as this budget just about knocked you out cold. all right. we are raring to go here. the budget gets the gb news treatment next. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. it's just gone 9:00. rachel reeves has raised taxes by £40 billion, increasing the burden to its highest level since 1993. first, a 6.7% increase to the minimum wage, bringing it to £12.21 and a rise in national insurance for employers to 15%. vat will be introduced on private school fees in 2025, while non—dom tax status is set to be abolished . capital gains to be abolished. capital gains tax will rise with the lower rate moving from 10% to 18%, and inheritance tax thresholds will be frozen until 2030. a £2.3 billion boost goes to schools with tripled funding for breakfast clubs and an additional 2.9 billion will also be directed to the ministry of defence. but the shadow chancellor, jeremy hunt , says chancell

reform uk chairman zaheer yusuf and the conservative mp for rayleigh and wickford, mark francois.ust before i go francois. now, just before i go to my audience, i think it would be a bit silly if i didn't just get a very quick synopsis from each of you about how you feel about budgets gone. i'll start. i'll start with you. i'm assuming you're quite pleased with it. yeah. the first labour budget for 15 years. >> look, i was hopeful and excited for the budget. and now afterwards, i'm incredibly pleased as we start to rebuild prosperity in this country, building for growth. so wages start to rise again. investing in our schools, which are crumbling, where half of them, of course, don't have specialist maths teachers and those of you who can't get a hospital appointment today are a lot more investment for the nhs. because when 3 million are out of work, because they're too sick, it's clear those services need investment. today's when we start to rebuild this country. i'm very pleased to be part of it because this is about more than services. it's about hope. i know it's been a long ti