joining us live with all the latest from birmingham is my presenting partner , tom is my presenting partner, tom harwood tom indeed.i harwood tom, thank you very much indeed. i mean, there's a huge amount going on. these tory leadership candidates are saying a lot of things, but you're there with the conservative mp for mid leicestershire. i believe i am indeed peter bedford, the newly elected conservative mp, one of the lucky. >> i think there were around 30 of you who were in there for the for the first time as conservatives. first of all, just from your personal experience, what's it like to be in such a small, relatively small parliamentary party? >> yeah, well, there were 26, actually 26 new conservative mps when we joined parliament that such a small group of us were all on the same hot desking room. so actually we're quite a close, tight knit group of mps. clearly, i wasn't in the parliamentary party before , so parliamentary party before, so i have nothing to compare it to. but yeah, certainly with with just 121, i'm sure each of us will have a quite a busy time over the next four years holding the

i'm going to go for our deputy political editor , tom deputy political editor, tom harwood. toms it going? that's all right. >> any excuse for a party, tom? so, how are you finding this? oh, it's a dog. okay. all right, well, let's just apologise for the language there and come on back round here. so we're live on gb news. this man is an actor and a tory candidate. >> and he's alex clarkson. >> and he's alex clarkson. >> and he's rather glamorous and rather interesting. >> who are you ? who are you backing? >> do you know what it was? priti patel to begin with? cleverlys amazing. jenrick's got the stuff on echr. >> jeremy's got the stuff. it's back to you in the studio . back to you in the studio. >> brilliant stuff. it's a party atmosphere. can i apologise to anybody that might have been offended by the strong language you've heard of course we are, post—watershed. but you know, it's a family show, so apologies if you were upset by the language there, but it is the gb news party up at party conference. the wine and the beeris conference. the wine and the beer is flowing. patric

tom harwood is joined by former tory mp jacob rees—mogg. tom. it was sirjacob rees—mogg. tom.en his teeth, courting, wooing nigel farage and today that's been trampled on by messrs cleverly and jenrick. over to you . over to you. >> yes , absolutely. wooing nigel >> yes, absolutely. wooing nigel farage should. nigel farage be more aligned with the conservative party? should the conservative party? should the conservative party? should the conservative party be more augned conservative party be more aligned with nigel farage? it's aligned with nigel farage? it's a question that looms large over this conference. jacob rees—mogg, you have, of course, made overtures towards the reform party, towards nigel farage, but not a single leadership contender. is of that view. why do you think that is? >> it's interesting , not least >> it's interesting, not least because there have been some indications from reform that it's interested in this, that there was a little note in the mail on sunday, i think, by brendan carlin , their political brendan carlin, their political correspondent, sa

next election. >> that's not awfully obvious, tom, but thank you very much indeed for clarifying that for us. again tom. we'll leave it there. tom harwoodthank you very much indeed. we're going to take a very short break and then i'm going to reintroduce my wonderful panel. i'll introduce them now. mike parry and stephen pound, they'll be with us also. please do get your views in. did any of those speeches do it for you? let me know. i'll read out some of our views very shortly indeed. stay us. welcome back. you're watching listening to. good afternoon britain. it is now 1249, and there were a few themes that stuck out in all of the speeches, really renewal, growth, cutting, migration. they all played centre stage. all four tory leader contenders have now set out their stall to become the leader of the opposition, and watching all of their speeches was mike parry and stephen pound. thank you very much indeed for sitting through all of that. they were longer than we expected. we weren't expecting them to be so long, but you can understand why they decide to go on for these things. it's their one chance, isn't it? really, lots of people h

tom harwood there. we've got tom harwood there. we've got tom harwood there.rning from the leaders of the wannabe leaders of the conservative party, who are all setting out their stall during our show this morning. they're going to be on stage in birmingham. they've all put together a little two minute video saying who they all are, and then we're going to hear from them. so it's going to be a morning to get your tea and your toast and assess what you think. the potential leaders. >> it's difficult because, you know, you listen to one and you think, yes, very, very good. i don't like him or don't like her. and then you listen to them and you think, actually, that makes a lot of sense. so it would be it's very, very hard to differentiate. >> differentiate i think is the word eamonn because i'm interested to see what the points of difference will be between them. where do they stand on immigration? are they going to be clear about that? what is kemi badenoch going to say about maternity leave with her? her gaffe earlier in the week, you might say, you know, jenr

tom harwood. thisjust october. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood. this just in the mi5 i'm tom harwood. e than 20 deadly iranian terror plots on the uk in just the last two years. they're now warning of an increased terrorist due to conflict in the middle east and soft touch britain. >> an albanian burglar who sneaked back into britain after being deported, has now won the right to stay in the uk, all because he had a baby with his lithuanian girlfriend, now wife. deporting him would apparently breach his right to a family life. we're asking has the echr become a charter for criminals? >> and it's a knockout for will become three today as conservative mps dump another leadership contender this afternoon . afternoon. >> free prescriptions on the chopping block. rachel reeves is facing mounting pressure to scrap free prescription prescriptions for those aged 60 to 65. this could save the treasury millions. would you back such a move ? back such a move? >> do you know lots of people getting in touch about the free prescriptions? lots of people pointing out that in scotland, northern ireland

tom harwood tom. it was the first labour budget in 14 years. the first ever female chancellor delivering a budget, and we got the biggest tax rises in history, £40 billion worth of tax hikes. tomikes. tom, tell us more. >> yeah it's stunning isn't it. we were told about a £22 billion black hole. but in the end taxes rose by almost double that number. if we look back over tax raising budgets throughout history, gordon brown's in 2010 and histor

tom harwood decision time . i'm tom harwood decision time. tonight's the night. the final two tory leadership contenders battle it out to become the next leader of the conservative party, who will come out on top. >> the police have released a distressing 911 call requesting urgent assistance before one direction star liam payne fell 45ft to his death from a hotel balcony in buenos aires. tributes are now flooding in and mass amnesty. >> more than 60,000 migrants will be granted asylum in the uk in the next year. that's according to new analysis by the refugee council charity. is this an amnesty in all but name? >> and king charles and queen camilla are jetting off to australia today for their first tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . tour since the king's cancer diagnosis. but tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . but what kind of diagnosis. but what kind of welcome can they expect >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on thursday the 17th of october. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood decision time . i'm tom harwood decision time. tonight's the night. the final two tory leadership contenders battle it out to become the next leader of the conservative party, who will come out on top. >> the police have released a distressing 911 call requesting urgent assistance before one direction star liam payne fell 45ft to his death from a hotel balcony in buenos aires. tributes are now flooding in and mass amnesty. >> more than 60,000 migrants will be granted asylum in the uk in the next year. that's according to new analysis by the refugee council charity. is this an amnesty in all but name? >> and king charles and queen camilla are jetting off to australia today for their first tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . tour since the king's cancer diagnosis. but tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . but what kind of diagnosis. but what kind of welcome can they expect ? welcome can they expect? >> it is staggering, that figure. 60,000. now this is what we're expecti

tom harwood. jabs forjobs. i'm tom harwood. jabs for jobs. new plans to inject out of work couch potatoes with fat jabs are being considered by the health secretary. all to get britain back to work. is this the way to get people off the sofa and back to the grind? >> terrorist blind spot. two police officers have been caught out refusing to accept hezbollah is a terrorist organisation, calling the law a matter of opinion. but aren't the police enforcing the law on our streets? >> and the us presidential race continues to take rather a lot of bizarre twists, as kamala harris has become embroiled in a plagiarism scandal. this follows an even stranger move from donald trump, who decided to play donald trump, who decided to play ave maria during a medical emergency at his rally. we'll speak about both . speak about both. 0. hello? we're over here. we're over here. we spoke about that. >> i was going to move to the other chair and say, you know , other chair and say, you know, we decided to, you know, pack it in. >> had enough? had enough? here we are. anyway. good afternoon. >> personality in that chair. >> personality in that chair. >> good afternoon. richard. lots of you have been getting in touch about that. quite revealing clip that we showed a little bit earlier of two metropolitan police officers at an event that was dubbed a bit of advertised as a vigil for the former leader , now dead leader former leader, now dead leader of hezbollah. the proscribed terrorist organisation in lebanon . and these police lebanon. and these police officers didn't appear to actually know either what hezbollah was or that it was a proscribed terrorist organisation, calling it a matter of opinion. what does this say about the way our police are briefed for these events, and what does it say about their ability to police our streets? >> now you can look at it two ways. number one, i mean , i ways. number one, i mean, i couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for these police officers who were clearly out of their depth. they hadn't a clue what was going on, and they were just trying to sort of obfuscate. but on the other hand, i mean , on the other hand, i mean, they're supposed to be policing this protest. no wonder we see time and time again on social media, people pointing out chants and people supporting terrorist groups and flags celebrating terrorist action. i mean, there was there was a case to understand why you feel sorry for these two police officers, okay? >> they've been caught out being ignorant. if you're if you're generous. okay. but i'm sorry, but if you are, they're policing a vigil for a dead hezbollah leader. you should probably know that hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in this country. i mean, nigel says, i don't believe that the met police don't know what hezbollah is. if they don't know, then who is. if they don't know, then who is defending london against terrorists? nobody . june says terrorists? nobody. june says surely the police are informed of terrorist groups, e.g. isis, hamas, hezbollah. they're a security risk to this country. >> see, i can totally believe that. lots of people don't know what hezbollah is. >> the police officers, they need to know the law. >> yeah, they should they should know. and i kind of feel sorry for them that they don't. >> well, i feel less safe as a result of knowing that our police officers don't know that hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation. and i'm sure lots of people will be sitting there thinking , what on earth? >> yeah , yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> well, gbnews.com/yoursay, please do get in touch on that and everything else, but let's get to the news headlines with tatiana. >> tom. emily. thank you . the >> tom. emily. thank you. the top stories. the prime minister and the health secretary have both said that new weight loss jabs could help boost the economy in britain by getting people back into work. wes streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines, including ozempic, could be life changing for individuals and would ease pressure on the nhs. experts, though, have warned in the past that the drug is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray told gb news it is for good the economy. >> we want to make sure that people who are not working at the moment for any reasons, but obviously obesity is one of them. we want to support them to get back into work, and these weight loss jabs are just one opfion weight loss jabs are just one option for helping people to lose weight. there will obviously be a discussion between a patient and the

tom harwood and i'm emily carverjabs >> i'm tom harwood and i'm emily carver jabs for jobs. >> new plans to inject out of work couch potatoes with fat jabs are being considered by the health secretary. all to get britain back to work. it's the way to get people off the sofa and back to the grind. the fat jab and a terrorist blind spot. >> it seems two police officers have been caught out, refusing to accept hezbollah is a terrorist organisation, calling the law a matter of opinion. why aren't the police enforcing the law on our streets? and do they even understand the law? >> the eu has made an offer to lammy. yes, the foreign secretary has returned from his brussels trip with an offer that the uk signs up to eu controlled military peacekeeping missions. all in return for better relations. is that a good deal for britain? >> and it's been revealed that taylor swift's mum negotiated her vip security directly with starmer's former chief of staff, sue gray. and according to reports, even the attorney general was brought in to persuade the police to breach their usual protocols. why was there so much effort for one billionaire pop star? to. yes. why was there so much effort for one billionaire pop star? is this does this smack of corruption to you? >> i think there are three possible explanations. >> three. okay, go on quickly. >> three. okay, go on quickly. >> number one, they really wanted free tickets. okay. >> number one. yep. >> number one. yep. >> number one. yep. >> number two, they didn't want taylor swift to cancel a tour that could have brought billions to the uk economy. okay, millions. financial aspect or number three, they're absolutely hopeless at their jobs. didn't know what were doing and cracked at the first sign of pressure. >> i think it might be number three. to be honest. i don't think they'd do all that just for a free ticket to a concert. i mean, really, i mean, maybe, but it seems doubtful. i think that probably the incompetence was the matter here. they hadn't thought through what precedent this sets. so this is a security that's usually for royals. harry's not getting his prince harry. that is. harry's not getting his prince harry. that is . or heads of harry. that is. or heads of states or heads of states from foreign countries or taylor swift. it seems . so what happens swift. it seems. so what happens if another pop star, what happens if beyonce fancies a vip security detail when she comes to this country? what if i can't think of any other pop stars? harry styles what if harry styles wants it? harry styles what's wrong with him? doesn't he deserve the special treatment? >> eamonn was in london a couple of weeks ago and what does this mean for the relationship? >> brixton. what does this mean between the what does this mean for the relationship between the police and the government? i mean, can the government just tell the police exactly what to do and when, even if it goes against all of their long standing principles, protocols, the way of doing things that they've done for years, do you think sabrina carpenter would get it if she said, please, please, please, please, please , please? >> i don't know how many people will get that joke. >> sabrina carpenter, she's a little tiny pop star with blonde hair who actually pop star who actually did the bit before taylor swift comes on stage? yes, a few years ago. she's got a song. >> please, please, please. i wonder if it would work . anyway, wonder if it would work. anyway, ed miliband, apparently a big fan of chapel, being told to get to the news. >> we're wittering on, we're wittering on anyway . get in wittering on anyway. get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay are you concerned about these moves towards an eu army as well? would we actually get involved in such a thing? let us know. but it's the headlines with tatiana. >> tom. emily, thank you very much . the top stories this hour. much. the top stories this hour. the prime minister and the health secretary have both said that new weight loss jabs could help boost the economy in britain by getting people back into work . wes streeting into work. wes streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines, including ozempic, could be life changing for individuals and would ease pressure on the nhs. experts have warned in the past that the drug is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well, and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. members of the pubucin supervision. members of the public in nottingham have been speaking to gb news about their opinions on weight loss jabs. >> i don't think it's fair. no, i think it's the money could be spent better elsewhere. i think it's a bit insulting and also i don't think it's a good idea . don't think it's a good idea. you need to lose it naturally, do some exercise. it saves on the mon

tom harwood, who's been grafting away in the spin room. tom, what's going on? where you are . are. >> oh, it's been a fascinating evening, patrick. it's been electric here, where we've had, of course, hundreds of conservative party members. we've had the teams of each of the two candidates and their spinners as well. we're going to be hearing a little bit later in this programme from david davis, who i've just been speaking to, but my goodness me, what an electric atmosphere this has been. and you really felt the passion and the hunger from these two candidates. i think we really felt was two different approaches . really felt was two different approaches. kemi really felt was two different approaches . kemi badenoch not approaches. kemi badenoch not going for the soundbite, but trying to win people over with a general approach. robert jenrick trying to be hard and heavy on policy, trying to get people to remember those two key planks of his campaign , to leave the echr his campaign, to leave the echr and to put a cap, a parliament set cap on net migration. kemi badenoch says that it would be wrong to dive into too many preordained policy positions before there can be unity within the conservative party. she was talking about values much more than policy. two very different approaches in the hall tonight, and it did seem that those who sat through the entire event at the end , we saw a number of the end, we saw a number of hands go up for kemi badenoch . hands go up for kemi badenoch. of course, the generic campaign say that this event is in london and i have to do apologise. it isindeedin and i have to do apologise. it is indeed in london, in westminster, where we could get all the campaigns together at short notice. but my goodness me, it does feel like this campaign has entered a new level today. it feels like for the first time we've seen in the flesh these two candidates, one by one, convinced the same audience and put across their points. of course, as christopher hope has been saying throughout the evening, those ballot papers are landing on conservative members doormats as we speak. so it's all to play for . for. >> okay. thank you very much . >> okay. thank you very much. tom harwood there, our deputy political editor whizzing you through there from the venue. let me reintroduce my panel again. we've got daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, conservative peer lord bailey, former labour party adviser matthew larson, and gb news political correspondent katherine forster. now, shall we just remind ourselves of what both of these potential tory leadership candidates said about immigration here? it is another clear choice. >> it's a cap or a no cap, and rm— >> it's a cap or a no cap, and i'm for capping migration. >> it's a cap or a no cap, and i'm for capping migration . two i'm for capping migration. two clear choices leave or remain, cap or no cap. for i'm leave. i'm for capping migration. >> it's the echr argument is not the right one. i think that is the right one. i think that is the biggest weakness. i think it will divide our party. it will mean that the infighting and squabbling will continue. if we want to end the drama, we need to do this the ri