steve baker in the polls . well. steve baker in the polls. now than labour with the voters. what do you make of that and why? >> i think it's quite dangerous for the country , actually, for the country, actually, because i think reform is a strategic mistake. look, the reality is they've got five mps, so they're about the same size, i think, now as the dup. so in terms of numbers in the house of commons, i'm sorry, they're irrelevant. labour will get its business and which way reform votes is never going to matter in this parliament. >> but we have democracy and that's why. >> and that's lovely and that's lovely. yeah. and that's lovely and super. and they'll , they'll, and super. and they'll, they'll, they'll be important. what nigel says will dominate the headlines and will be important. but when it comes to actually what is the business in the house of commons and which way does the vote go? they'll be immaterial. now, if what people want is good quality centre right government, i'm afraid what they need to do is save the conservative part

turner standing in for michelle dewberry my panel this evening for former conservative minister steve bakerm delighted to say you're here with me, steve. i've been dying to get you on gb news and get involved in a conversation. a former labour minister, bill rammell, who i see fairly regularly on britain's newsroom. right, gentlemen, we also want to hear from the audience. gbnews.com/yoursay get in touch at home. let me know your thoughts. we're starting tonight with the question of whether the labour party is in crisis. yesterday, sir keir starmer's chief of staff quit amid fears that her role was becoming, in her words, a distraction from the government's work. this comes as today, a new yougov poll has found that a majority of britons describe the labour party as sleazy. alastair campbell weighed in today, saying that labour governments are basically held to a much higher standard compared to tory governments, so the freebie and donation route is rumbling on. starmer is shuffling his backroom staff. are they in chaos ? bill, let me come to you. chaos? bill, let me come to you. it's not a

i'm joined now by former tory minister steve baken former tory minister steve baker. cards close to your chest. but who are you going to back? >> i shall vote for kemi and with a good heart too. why? because she's authentic and she's got a ferocious passion for what she believes. so i think for a long time the conservative party's been all over the place because it's kind of lacked an intellectual keel. it's forgotten what it believed and sort of followed polls rather than trying to lead them . rather than trying to lead them. and what kemi does is she truly believes in conservative ideas, and she she argues for them with great passion . and it's that great passion. and it's that authenticity which for me tells, tells me it should be. kemi. >> what robert jenrick certainly wants to make this about and it may well turn out to be this way, is essentially a decision for the tory membership over whether or not they want to leave the echr. >> well, yeah, but that's a couple of things about that. first, the uk leaving the echr is not itself the policy objective. the policy o

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the tory top two, steve baker, is on. is backing for the first time live on air. >> always exciting. that's coming up off the weather. i'm back tomorrow at 8:00. i'm jacob rees—mogg. this has been state of the nation and as you know, the weather in somerset is going to be absolutely glorious again tomorrow. the sun always shines in somerset. don't forget . in somerset. don't forget. >> that even though we'll see a cloudy start, it'll be a bright outlook for the rest of the day . outlook for the rest of the day. >> boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good evening. i'm here with your gb news weather from the met office as we go through into tomorrow it is going to turn dner tomorrow it is going to turn drier for many of us with some clearer or brighter skies. but with that it is also going to be a bit chillier because as the low pressure that's been dominating the weather across the uk recently drifts away towards the east, we will then get a northerly flow and that northerly air is going to bring something a litt

steve kornacki. joining me now is peter baker, correspondent for the new york times and msnbc legal analyst.nd megan hayes, former director of message planning. i don't know, you guys. i was having a slight anxiety attack watching that. i can't believe how close this is and peter, as you consider the unpredictability that steve kornacki was describing, again, 17 days out from election day and now we have 12 million early votes already cast. are you seeing any kind of significant shift in campaign tactics? >> look. you saw kamala harris was asked a few minutes ago about calling out donald trump's comments more aggressively lately. she is definitely trying to pivot to make the future of democracy more of a theme. that was a biden favorite and she had actually pivoted to more of a let's make fun of them, let's talk about how weird they are and talk about how joyful we are moving forward. a lot of votes that biden had lost, but now she had a ceiling and is trying to get those remaining uncommitted people who don't like donald trump, clearly, because they have had him in their sites for eight yea

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the former conservative minister steve baker and the senior lecturer at queen mary university of londondoctor richard johnson . good doctor richard johnson. good evening. i miss you last time you were on. so it's nice to have you. it's also a very nice indeed to have each and every single one of you at home as well. there is a lot we need to discuss tonight. i want to talk to you about wealth tax. do you think we need one? and if so, tell me to whom and how much? also, chris kaba goodness gracious me. it's all come out now, hasn't it? ladies and gents, there's lots i want to talk to you about when it comes to that. get in touch with me all the usual ways you can. email me gbviews@gbnews.com. you can go to the website, which is gbnews.com/yoursay. talk to me and each other there. or you can tweet or text me, but look, the big news today people. i mean where do we even begin with this? have you seen some of these prisoners that are being released today? big up keir starmer. they were saying celebrating with their loved ones, getting lifts in very stunning, luxurious cars. i have to say, w

steve baker, sam fowler, thank you so much . we'll fowler, thank you so much. be back in the next hour. but over to another sam. now the francis version with your news headunes. headlines. >> very good morning to you. it is just after 10:30. and first a round up of the news that liam payne has continued to receive tributes this morning as fans and fellow members of the celebrity circle continue to remember the former one direction singer after his death at buenos aires at the age of 31. his career soared during his time in one direction, but in recent years he spoke openly about his struggles with mental health and of addiction, admitting to hitting rock bottom . admitting to hitting rock bottom. social media has been flooded with tributes, with many sharing memories of his iconic performances and personal struggles. dermot o'leary among them, who hosted x factor during liam payne's time on the show. he's called him humble and said he loved to sing. while fans have been seen lighting candles outside the hotel where he died . outside the hotel where he died. tho

good to see you, steve baker. >> we wanted to get you on hereditary peers. >> we run out of time. we've had a very, very busy show this morning . i'm so sorry about morning. i'm so sorry about this. right. here's sam francis with the headlines . with the headlines. >> very good morning to you. it is just after 11:30 and we'll start with a round up of the news that tributes are continuing to pour in this morning for liam payne, as fans and fellow stars remember the former one direction singer after his death last night at the age of 31, his career soared dunng the age of 31, his career soared during his time in one direction. but in recent years he spoke openly about struggles with mental health and addiction, admitting to hitting rock bottom. social media has been flooded with tributes in recent hours, with many sharing their memories of his iconic performances and personal struggles. we've also just heard in the last few minutes that britain's got talent, another show related to simon cowell, who of course, was one of the judges during liam payne's time on the x factor, they have