andy burnham, manchester's >> a gb news exclusive. threatens m'government mayor threatens the government with scrap with legal action if they scrap the northern leg of hs2. our political has the story political editor has the story and joins us from manchester. >> secretary is in >> the home secretary is in washington major washington calling for a major overhaul of international refugee the refugee law. she described the current absurd current rules as absurd and not fit modern comes fit for modern times. it comes as reports emerged that a 24 year eritrean woman died year old eritrean woman has died on beach trying on a calais beach after trying to channel and to cross the channel and the other sir davey, other headlines, sir ed davey, looking over looking to win over disenfranchised as disenfranchised tories as he closes dem conference closes the lib dem conference with targeting with a speech targeting the government the government over health and the economy. live in bournemouth >> we're live in bournemouth and can one of the uk's

he told our andy burnham.he told our political editor, christopher hope he doesn't want a ulez style charging zone in his city. >> he wants the government to look at schemes such as more electric buses . and he's created electric buses. and he's created what is called the b network, the b, the symbol of manchester and it would be an integrated london style transport system with simplified and integrated fares. if you're in london, you will know what all that means. but that's what he's trying to create for the greater manchester area. here's what he had to say . had to say. >> you're doing here. you're creating this new network to connect trams and buses and make it seamless for it much more seamless for travellers. exactly. so we're putting buses back under public control so that then we can link the bus fare system to the tram fare system. tap in, tap out fare system. a tap in, tap out system. we've already cut the cost of public transport in greater manchester by 20% to mark the arrival of the b network. no

andy burnham sadiq khan. d of speculation that people making not right. people are making is not right. i we've got spades the i mean, we've got spades in the ground. we're getting on and delivering. across the delivering. but across the north, we're doing north, what we're also doing is connecting towns and connecting up all the towns and cities the north—east to cities in the north—east to west. really important west. that's a really important part how we will create jobs, part of how we will create jobs, drive growth across the region, all part of our plans level all part of our plans to level up. speaking exclusively to gb news, mr burnham said all opfions news, mr burnham said all options are the table against options are on the table against the tory government. >> if the northern leg of the route is scrapped. >> coming to manchester >> they're coming to manchester in time. have in a few days time. what have they to us? they they got to say to us? they promise to level us up when they stood for election h

he is now. >> a lot of you been getting in touch just on andy burnham. out a few things. so, bnan pointed out a few things. so, brian said, i've just heard andy burnham referred to as burnham is being referred to as the of the north. how wrong the king of the north. how wrong can he he's hated here. oh, can he be? he's hated here. oh, that's interesting. i think by some it seems i think might some it seems i think he might refer himself the king of refer to himself as the king of the north, actually to to be the north, actually to be to be unkind. des says regarding the north, actually to be to be unkcongestiones says regarding the north, actually to be to be unkcongestion charge,egarding the north, actually to be to be unkcongestion charge, andying the congestion charge, andy burnham only that burnham knows too only well that ten, years ago, in a ten, 15 years ago, in a referendum, manchester voted ovennhelmingly the ovennhelmingly rejected the congestion charge by 80. yes, i'm sure he is very aware of that. and others have pointed out that there's a su

|ester which is what andy burnham, of course, complaining about which is what andy burnham, of cothatplaining about which is what andy burnham, of cothat. icomplaining about which is what andy burnham, of cothat. i supposeiing about which is what andy burnham, of cothat. i supposeiinthey»ut is that. but i suppose if they get and the get it working and it's the nonh get it working and it's the north going to benefit north that's going to benefit from looks like from it, it looks like a big white elephant to me. >> we're move >> anyway. we're going to move on front of on to the front cover of friday's guardian. nick, what's going friday's guardian. nick, what's goiiit has starmer criticised by >> it has starmer criticised by left over plan left and right over plan to end small crisis. starmer small boats crisis. so starmer claims he's going to end the small boats and he's managed to annoy everyone by saying that anyone who who disagrees with this, that this, he sees, he says that cross—channel smugglers cross—channel people smugglers should terrorists. should be labelled terrorists. any

and it's december with andy burnham , with december with andy burnham, with the smoke and smoke and mirrorswe can do this by government investment. he doesn't know what the and doesn't ask the figure is and doesn't ask for figure. it's ridiculous for the figure. it's ridiculous . it is utterly ridiculous. i've been arguing for an non—clean non—charging zone for years and years and years to be to be ignored by mr burnham. and you know why he changed his mind? because before the last mayoral election, the backlash against his plan much that man of his plan was so much that man of great principle that he is dropped the clean air charging plan at at that stage can plan at that at that stage can we also reflect that the prime minister has been to minister has been speaking to local radio stations this morning about government investment transport schemes. investment in transport schemes. >> he's not come with >> he's not come up with a figure either . figure either. >> well, the don't really know what you're talking about, mark, in the sense of what is mr burnham asking for? >> everything that h

andy burnham says labour will build hsz if it wins the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayers . money £100 billion of taxpayers. money water companies will have to return £114 million to customers after falling short of set standards . as the regulator, standards. as the regulator, ofwat says most companies are failing to meet key targets on reducing pollution leakages and supply interruptions, while customer satisfaction continues to fall. thames water has to return the most money they're going to have to pay back £101 million. southern water is next. they must pay back £43 million. that's the news. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> thank you, polly, and welcome to farage on gb news. well, this has been a significant day. the home secretary , suella home secretary, suell

andy burnham says labour will build hsz if it burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayers . money £100 billion of taxpayers. money water companies will have to return £114 million to customers after falling short of set standards . as the regulator, standards. as the regulator, ofwat says most companies are failing to meet key targets on reducing pollution leakages and supply interruptions, while customer satisfaction continues to fall. thames water has to return the most money they're going to have to pay back £101 million. southern water is next. they must pay back £43 million. that's the news. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> thank you, polly, and welcome to farage on gb news. well, this has been a significant day. the home se

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says the new buses may show the need for "more publicl services". live now tojessica lane in bolton. good afternoon, what does this mean for the people of greater manchester?— for the people of greater manchester? ., , manchester? good afternoon. many --eole manchester? good afternoon. many eo - le we manchester? good afternoon. many peeple we have _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to today - manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to today say that what they really want from buses, from public transport is for it to be reliable, for it to be affordable and for it to take them where they need to go. and those are the things that have been promised here as the bus and the trams come back under local government control. as you said, it is the first time in 40 as you said, it is the first time in a0 years that deregulation has been reversed in england. there are promises that means the lo

and that would be fantastic for the north. >> and even andy burnham would be happy with that. , andy happy, bless andy burnham, ever happy, bless him, but he'd be happier, be happier richard tice always a joy happier richard tice always a joy you'll you'll be joy and you'll be you'll be standing be in tonight, standing in i'll be in tonight, 7:00. it. 7:00. i'll look forward to it. >> look to that. >> i'll look forward to that. yes. well, going to yes. well, we're going to continue on hs2 train continue on on the hs2 train because mayors are because five labour mayors are set later. they're going set to meet later. they're going to to the prime to issue a plea to the prime minister to not scrap the hs2 link between birmingham and manchester. refused to manchester. so sunak refused to guarantee the hs2 line will make it to manchester. >> just days before the it to manchester. >> conference days before the it to manchester. >> conference which 3efore the it to manchester. >> conference which i'll re the it to manchester. >> conference which i'll have; tory conference which i'll h

it's different language to what we heard yesterday from andy burnham, he was basically burnham, wheretion. they've of been cap in hand they've sort of been cap in hand today , but we still don't know today, but we still don't know what the government is planning or is not planning. i mean, is there anything behind the scenes going on about what they may say at the conference in manchester? >> well, behind scenes , >> well, behind the scenes, there's there's a huge blazing there's a there's a huge blazing row behind the front row as there is behind the front door of many, many families. of course , look, hs2 started in course, look, hs2 started in 2010. that was when it was first conceived. it was originally meant to go london to meant to go from london to birmingham and then from birmingham and then from birmingham to manchester via crewe, also from crewe, and then also from birmingham to via east birmingham to leeds via the east midlands hub. that leeds leg was scrapped unceremoniously in 2021, and the speculation now as the tory faithful head up to for manchester their party confere

andy burnham of hs2 is scrapped.use a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayers money. the government's refused to rule out curtailing the project for 15 years or more. >> kind of many people in the greater metro system have been working hard at the government's request to bring through these plans. we've devoted hours and hours and hours of time all of our development plans are linked to it. if they pull the plug, they are kind of ripping the heart out of the economic development plan for greater manchester and parts of the north. so all options would absolutely be on the table . absolutely be on the table. >> andy burnham now sir ed davey says his party would make nhs and cancer treatments a top priority if his party gets into power. the liberal democrat leader told his party's conference in bournemouth they will rescue the nhs with more gps and carers and a

and i think i really am very sympathetic to what andrea andrew, andy burnham and andrew burnham.ing because without this, manchester cannot be a premier league european city, which is what he wants. it to be. it's going to really struggle , like going to really struggle, like i said, compete with places said, to compete with places like or milan or bilbao like china in or milan or bilbao . understand why he's . so i can understand why he's so angry. i don't think courts are the way to go. i think we need to build a political consensus in this country across all parties about the to all parties about the need to build precisely this infrastructure. >> yeah, we touched this >> yeah, we touched upon this very a days as very briefly a few days ago as well. and one of my panellists was pointing out exactly my thoughts, which is if indeed these politicians are so passionate the north, why passionate about the north, why did all of the commencement of this hs2 start in the south? why was there so much focus on the london and the southern elements ? why wasn't all of these projects start

mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham , has manchester, andy burnham, has warned that curtailingped amid spiralling costs . scrapped amid spiralling costs. the prime minister has refused to guarantee the completion of the project, insist that he the project, but insist that he is committed to . levelling up. is committed to. levelling up. serial killer lucy letby is facing a retrial on the attempted murder of a girl known only as child k. the former nurse was jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at attempting to kill six others at a hospital in chester between 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder . a further counts of attempted murder. a provisional date has been set for june murder. a provisional date has been set forjune next murder. a provisional date has been set for june next year. murder. a provisional date has been set for june next year . and been set for june next year. and nhs strikes are thought to have to led the cancellation of more than 1 million appointments since . fi

thank you, andy burnham. the government _ promise they made. thank you, andy burnham.nt. touchdown. i repeat, src has touched down. a textbook landing in the middle of the utah desert. for dante lauretta, the lead scientist who spent decades working on the osiris—rex mission, it was an emotional moment. so how did it go? it went absolutely perfectly, absolutely perfect landing. we stuck it. we didn't move. we landed in nice, soft soil. the capsule looked flawless. that the parachute had opened and we were coming infora soft landing. it wasjust an overwhelming moment for me. inside this capsule is the most precious sample — fragments of an asteroid called bennu. the team quickly secure it to prevent any contamination, and attach it to a 30 metre line slung beneath the helicopter. this is the moment that nasa has been waiting for. after seven long years, travelling billions of miles to bennu and back, the capsule is finally here. the priority now is getting it out of the dusty desert environment and into this safe and sterile, clean room safe and sterile clean room as qu

andy burnham says labour will build hsz if it burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayers . money £100 billion of taxpayers. money water companies will have to return £114 million to customers after falling short of set standards . as the regulator, standards. as the regulator, ofwat says most companies are failing to meet key targets on reducing pollution leakages and supply interruptions, while customer satisfaction continues to fall. thames water has to return the most money they're going to have to pay back £101 million. southern water is next. they must pay back £43 million. that's the news. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> thank you, polly, and welcome to farage on gb news. well, this has been a significant day. the home se

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says he hopes it will lead to cheaper fares.f ethnic armenian refugees from the disputed enclave of nagorno—karabakh have started arriving in armenia. they're the first to cross the border since it was captured by azerbaijani forces earlier this week. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. nagorno—karabakh lies in the mountainous south caucasus region of eastern europe and asia, between the black sea and the caspian sea. it's recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. 0lga ivshina and her team are there, and sent this report. as guests of the azeri military, we enter a region that's been cut off from the outside world since the start of recent hostilities. no sign of civilians, only the relics of fighting. this is shusha, a key azeri stronghold since 2020. we are led up to a viewpoint from where we can see stepanakert. karabakh armenians have claimed this city as their capital for the past 30 years, but now it's surround

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, said abandoning the project would let down the north ofd at an auction in new york for $1.1 million. the red woollen jumper is covered by white sheep, with a single black one. diana wore it to a polo match in 1981, shortly after her engagement to prince charles. mps have urged the government to commit to legislation to enable self—driving cars to be regulated in the uk . they argue that if this doesn't happen, any competitive advantage over other countries developing the technology could be lost. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin: at the moment you can take your hands off uk wheels on the motorways if you've got the one type of technology approved in this country. i type of technology approved in this country-— this country. i had a go back in the spring _ this country. i had a go back in the spring that _ this country. i had a go back in the spring that this - this country. i had a go back in the spring that this is - this country. i had a go back in the spring that this is not| in the spring that this is not autonomous or f

local leaders including andy burnham and tracy brabin will call on rishi sunak not to scale back or delayto soaring costs. you're live with bbc news. a refugee crisis is developing in armenia, with nearly 30,000 people fleeing the disputed enclave of nagorno—karabakh. it follows a military operation last week by azerbaijan to retake the region, after months of tension. internationally, nagorno—kara bakh is recognized as part of azerbaijan, but for decades ethnic armenians have controlled large parts of the territory. since the ceasefire, there has been a mass exodus of residents of nagorno—karabakh towards the border with armenia. and armenia's prime minister has warned that ethnic cleansing is already under way in the region. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has more from the border town of goris. the slow roll out of their homeland. this is a journey no—one squeezed into these vehicles ever imagined they would make. ethnic armenians fleeing nagorno—karabakh on whatever transport they could find. it's a week since azerbaijan seized back the enclave. it did promise to protect the armenia

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says he hopes it will lead to cheaper fares and betteral electionm including a pledge to give people the right to see a doctor within a week, or a day, if it's urgent. members at the party's conference in bournemouth approved the document. you're live with bbc news. hundreds of ethnic armenian refugees, from the disputed enclave of nagorno—karabakh, have started arriving in armenia. they're the first to cross the border since it was captured by azerbaijani forces, earlier this week. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. nagorno—karabakh lies in the mountainous south caucasus region of eastern europe and asia, between the black sea and the caspian sea. it's recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. olga ifzhina and her team are there, and havejust sent this report. as gu ests as guests of the military, we enter a region that has been cut off from the outside world since the start of recent hostilities. no sign of civilians. only

this morning the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham who is a labour politician said that if thenorth with victorian infrastructure for the rest of the century. earliertoday infrastructure for the rest of the century. earlier today rishi sunak was asked, yes or no, will that leg go ahead. well, again, this kind of speculation that people are making is not right. i mean, we've got spades in the ground. we're getting on and delivering. but across the north, what we're also doing is connecting up all the towns and cities in the north, east to west. that's a really important part of how we will create jobs, drive growth across the region. all part of our plans to level up. freeports are another good example of that, whether that's in teesside or elsewhere, attracting new investment, new businesses coming in, all good examples of the government levelling up. you heard there are rishi sunak emphasise transport links within the north rather than transport links from the south to the north. and i think that maybe, just may be one option under consideration in government today which would

when you talk to the mayor of greater manchester, labour's andy burnham.it is going to be delayed, he would like some focus on parts of the northern powerhouse rail which the government has also been asked to support. now, what the government is saying is that no decision has yet been taken but we have been expecting something in the coming days not least because, at the weekend, the conservative party will be gathering in for their annual conference and they have chosen this year to meet in manchester in what used to be an abandoned train station so it could be a little awkward if we don't have any news between now and then. thanks very much for that. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. bbc news. it is fair to say the shop has stood the test of time. once owned by anne boleyn's father, it has been serving this village since the 15th century. now, its current owners of reluctantly putting this remarkable piece of history back on the market. the one thing i do think about is the size of the front door because it is a hinged door an

andy burnham said that scrapped.y burnham said that labour would build hs2 if it won the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion worth of taxpayers . money former worth of taxpayers. money former cop26 president alok sharma has announced he will not stand as announced he will not stand as an mp at the next general election. his announcement comes a few days after he raised concerns about rishi sunak weakening net zero policies within the tory party. the former cabinet minister says he's not been an easy decision for him, but is still champion climate action for the remainder of his time in parliament. on tv online dab+ radio and the tunein app. this is gb news, britain's news . channel a total knockout a news. channel a total knockout a game changing speech that will be utterly despised by the usual cabal of globalist human rights lawyers and establish

andy burnham says curtailing the project represents the opposite of levelling up. the prime minister insists he's committed to the long term tory pledge . to the long term tory pledge. >> this kind of speculation that people are making is not right. i mean we've got spades in the ground, getting on and ground, we're getting on and delivering, across north delivering, but across the north what is what we're also doing is connecting towns and connecting up all the towns and cities in the north—east to west. that's a really important part of how we will create jobs, drive growth across the region, all part of our plans to level up freeports are another good example of whether that's example of that, whether that's in or elsewhere, in teesside or elsewhere, attracting investment , new attracting new investment, new businesses coming in. all good examples of the government levelling up. >> the home secretary call >> the home secretary will call for amongst western for unity amongst western leaders to combat the global migration crisis. suella braverman will tell an audi

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most notably andy burnham . so most notably andy burnham.hern mayors, but also the mayor of london today who's with us to back to west minster and whitehall. >> and it's this don't pull the plug >> and it's this don't pull the plug on the north of england. stop thinking you can treat people here like second class citizens when it comes to transport. >> yeah , well, there we go. >> yeah, well, there we go. look, i've long subscribed to the view that we should be connecting the north of england and the east, etcetera, to itself better, as opposed to having a direct line that could get people out of there and into london. but liam halligan joins us of course, our us now. he is of course, our economics and business editor with money don't kill off with on the money don't kill off the north essentially is what you say i think this is an open goal for the likes of andy burnham who to his credit, has been talking about hs2 for years andindeed been talking about hs2 for years and indeed for sadiq khan, the london mayor, getting in on the act and tho

that applies to sadiq khan, also andy burnham . sadiq khan, also andy burnham.right in thinking this his this that suspect starmer, his office have seen this story. they're thinking there's no downside for us, really. we're sort of we're home and dry. i, i think corbyn will certainly run for his constituency seat . do for his constituency seat. do you think he'll win? yes, i think easily. but i think in terms of the london mayor i don't think he would want to do it . and don't the it. and i just don't see the upside for him. i mean, he probably would get 25. probably would get 20, 25. i think he'd do very well as a third party candidate . but third party candidate. but unless , then i don't unless you win, then i don't know. and i think some people will be saying to him, look, you can livingstone. can be like ken livingstone. the difference in difference is ken livingstone in the late 1990s, when he first ran for london mayor, he didn't have a seat. he been an have a seat. he hadn't been an incumbent in a constituency for decades. incumbent in a constituency for

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says it's an exciting moment for public transport in thed an asteroid sample which could help us understand the existence of life on earth, is due to land in the us later. no pressure on this one.then us later. no pressure on this one. then the osiris rex spacecraft is bringing home samples from the asteroid bennu, which scientists believe will shed light on the formation of the planets and the origin of water on earth. the capsule is due land in utah around 4:00. due to land in utah around 4:00. the culmination of a seven year mission. dr. amy simon, a senior scientist at nasa , says it will scientist at nasa, says it will allow us to look back billions of years into the past . of years into the past. >> so asteroids are the leftover remnants from solar system formation . so they're a pristine formation. so they're a pristine example of planetary building blocks and studying them helps us to understand how the earth and all the planets in our solar system were formed. and so we'll be taking those samples and looking at what they're made of

andy burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the election because a failure to do so would be massively implicating for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayers money and water companies will have to return £114 million to customers after falling short of set standards . the regulator, ofwat standards. the regulator, ofwat says most companies are failing to meet key targets on reducing pollution leakages and supply interruptions, while customer satisfaction continues to fall. thames water is the company that must pay back the most £101 million. southern water is next. they've got to pay back £43 million as ulez gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news. channelin news. this is britain's news. channel in 1951, following the second world war, britain became a signatory of the refugee convention, which set out the rights of those seeking asylum and the responsibilities of the signatories gran

sadiq khan is expected tojoin a meeting of northern leaders including manchester mayor andy burnham todaying costs have led to speculation around its future. a home office minister said it was looking at how costs can be controlled. a body found on train tracks in north east london has been linked to the police search for a missing woman. vanessa ford was reported missing in hackney on saturday and a search has been under way since then. a body has not been formally identified but ms ford's family has been informed. thousands of homeless london teenagers have been steered away from going into care and instead channelled into cheaper hostel accommodation, a children's charity has said. most 16 or 17—year—old children that are accepted as homeless by a local authority should then be taken into care under section 20 of the children act and are then able to access a range of support into adulthood. instead many children complain social workers don't explain the full benefits and steer them into independent hostel accommodation which is significantly less expensive for councils. again and agai

andy burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion. as for 15 years or more, kind of many people in the greater london system have been working hard at the government's request to bring through these plans. >> we've devoted hours and hours and hours of time . all of our and hours of time. all of our development plans are linked to it. if they pull the plug, they are kind of ripping the heart out of the economic development plan for greater manchester and parts of the north. so all opfions parts of the north. so all options would absolutely be on the table . so sir ed davey says the table. so sir ed davey says his party would make nhs and cancer treatments a top priority if the liberals were in power. >> the leader told his party's conference they will rescue the nhs with more gp's and carers and greater investment in technology . he says he'll ensure technology. he says he'll e

but andy burnham says curtailing the project represents the opposite of levelling up.rime minister , however, insists he's minister, however, insists he's committed to the long term tory pledge for this kind of speculation that people are making is not right. >> i mean we've got spades in the ground. we're getting on and delivering, but across the north what we're also doing is connecting up all the towns and cities the north—east to cities in the north—east to west. that's a really important part we will create jobs, part of how we will create jobs, drive growth the region, drive growth across the region, all of our plans to level all part of our plans to level up freeports are another good example that, whether that's example of that, whether that's in teesside or elsewhere. attracting investors and new attracting new investors and new businesses coming in all good examples of the government levelling up. >> the home secretary is calling for unity among western leaders to combat the global migration crisis . to combat the global migration crisis. she's to combat the

andy burnham says labour will build hsz if it burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the electionbecause a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. the prime minister is reported to be alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link believed to exceed £100 billion of taxpayer money and the former cop26 president, sir alok sharma has announced he will not stand as a tory mp at the next general election. his announcement comes a few days after he raised concerns about rishi sunak weakening net zero policies. the former cabinet minister says it's not been an easy decision, but he'll still champion climate action in for the remainder of his time in parliament this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play a gb news. this is britain's news . britain's news. channel hello . hello. >> hello. welcome to headliners i >> -- >> i'm lam em >> i'm simon evans joining me tonight to provide intelligent and sensitive analysis of wednesday'

andy burnham tells us how he wants to clean up greater manchester's air without a ulez style, charging after 40 years of routes being cut , fares going routes being cut, fares going up. finally the people of greater manchester and now the bosses of the buses. it's the other way around. >> meanwhile, the government will be telling us about their £80 million investment to get people ditch cars in favour people to ditch cars in favour of public transport at a agnes has been and gone. >> jonathan voltri with the latest weather from agnes is now clearing away. >> but there's still some

and of course, andy burnham, the mayor of the mayor of the north, what do mayor of the north, the whaty the king of they call himself the king of they call himself the king of the will make with the north, he will make hay with it. well, the thing is, keir starmer they'd stick with it. >> labour saying they'd stick >> labour is saying they'd stick with they'd the whole with it. they'd do the whole thing. but little clip thing. but a little video clip has starmer has come out of keir starmer saying opposite. not saying the exact opposite. not too long ago in the house of commons. mr u—turn, mr u—turn there. >> and what do we about >> and what do we think about gordon brown, prime gordon brown, former prime minister? countries like minister? he says countries like saudi arabia should pay a climate tax. luck. are they climate tax. good luck. are they going get him to pay that? going to get him to pay that? >> windfall tax on >> then a windfall tax on countries , saudi countries like norway, saudi arabia, , probably all of arabia, qatar, probably all of these oil producing countries ? thes

also property developers who've bought up land along the line . bought up land along the line. >> andy burnhamis whatever levelling up is , this whatever levelling up is, this is this is the opposite of it. >> the opposite. and let me just add my voice to yours, bev, because you are completely right. what we there's a scream ing need for what we call three hs1 was london down to the channel tunnel right ? high speed channel tunnel right? high speed train. is what we've just train. hs2 is what we've just been talking about. hs3 is the nickname all the nickname for liverpool. all the way across to newcastle. obviously via manchester sheffield and leeds. that would link together those great northern cities. you would have an urban conurbation , you would an urban conurbation, you would have an economy that would challenge london. yeah, right. but you'd have an economy that would challenged london with cheaper prices, better cheaper house prices, better living more open space. >> a lot of young people, all those university towns, all those university towns, all those manchester, leeds, newcastle ,

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has said cancelling the hs2 rail project between manchester north of england. the government has refused to guarantee the future of that part of the project, with ministers said to be concerned over delays and the ballooning cost of the project. but mr burnham said failure to complete it would hamper attempts to level up england. whatever people think about hs2, whether they are in favour or not, what we can all agree on is that there has been gross mismanagement of this project by the government. but why should it be the north of england that pays the price? what we are going to end up with here is, in the southern half of the country, modern high—speed network, and the northern haveleft with victorian infrastructure. crumbling victorian infrastructure. flights at gatwick airport are returning to normal this morning, after delays and cancellations because of a lack of air traffic control staff. thousnads of passengers have been affected, prompting ryanair�*s chief executive michael 0�*leary to call for the head of air traffic control to resig

now, mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has had enough in 2023 to have a situation where someain station. >> i just don't find that acceptable at all. and there is some progress , but it's like the some progress, but it's like the trains, it's moving far too slow. and at some places it's not turning up at all. this has been a long standing issue in the north, but now many are demanding action. they are bread and butter issues. they should be fixed without any delay . and be fixed without any delay. and that's why we're pleased to be making this call via gb news to the ministers and the rail industry. this ability access to all of our stations is not a luxury that can be afforded some point in the future. it's an essential for now, get it sorted i >> -- >> in response, a spokesperson from the department of transport says that everyone should be able to travel with confidence and we continue to work with experts and disability groups to ensure everyone has access to our railways . of the 600 our railways. of the 600 stations in the north of england . and 467 of them are run by n

now, mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham , has had enough in andy burnham, has had enough in 2023t's like the trains, it's moving far too slow and at some places it's not turning up at all. >> this has been a long standing issue in the north, but now many are demanding action. >> they are bread and butter issues. they should be fixed without any delay. and that's why we're pleased to be making this call via gb news to the ministers and the rail industry. disabled access are all of our stations. is not a luxury that can be afforded at some point in the future. it's an essential for now get it sorted in response, a spokesperson from the department of transport said everyone should be able to travel with confidence and we continue to work with experts and disability groups to ensure everyone has access to our railways . railways. >> of the 600 stations in the north of england . and 467 of north of england. and 467 of them are run by northern trains , says we have 98 million passengers journeys a year and we recognise that accessibility means something different for different people.

. >> i mean, i was in manchester the other day and andy burnham was ruined.nd and was an absolute . and you know, and absolute joke. and you know, and we're pandering to these people who are just annoying little wasps and i just wish that more people and this is the controversy a bit. mark, i would urge people in the co—ops round and great britain to get involved . if you see someone involved. if you see someone looting , whack them , look , and i looting, whack them, look, and i know that's controversial. i don't want anybody to attack anyone with a machete. but if you see a gang of children running around the shops nicking stuff , get stuck in, pick them stuff, get stuck in, pick them up and throw them across the counter because otherwise this will just continue. and because people are scared to do things because they're going to be called or fascists are ruining this country and we're doing all about it . about it. >> well, listen, i agree with you that we should have a zero tolerance policy to shoplifting, but , charlie, we very rarely but, charlie, we ve

. >> i mean, i was in manchester the other day and andy burnham was ruined.nd and was an absolute . and you know, and absolute joke. and you know, and we're pandering to these people who are just annoying little wasps and i just wish that more people and this is the controversy a bit. mark, i would urge people in the co—ops round and great britain to get involved . if you see someone involved. if you see someone looting , whack them , look , and i looting, whack them, look, and i know that's controversial. i don't want anybody to attack anyone with a machete. but if you see a gang of children running around the shops nicking stuff , get stuck in, pick them stuff, get stuck in, pick them up and throw them across the counter because otherwise this will just continue. and because people are scared to do things because they're going to be called or fascists are ruining this country and we're doing all about it . about it. >> well, listen, i agree with you that we should have a zero tolerance policy to shoplifting, but , charlie, we very rarely but, charlie, we ve

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham , says an exciting it's an exciting moment for public transportnd the existence of life on earth, is due to land in the united states later. the osiris—rex spacecraft is bringing home samples from the asteroid bennu, which scientists believe will shed light on the formation of the planets and the origin of water on earth. the capsule is due to land in utah around 4:00 this afternoon . it around 4:00 this afternoon. it is the culmination of a seven year mission and dr. amy simon, a senior scientist at nasa, says it will allow us to look back billions of years into the past . the asteroid are the leftover remnants from solar system formation. >> so they are a pristine example of planetary building blocks and studying them helps us to understand how the earth and all the planets in our solar system were formed. and so we'll be taking those samples and looking at what they're made of, looking at what they're made of, looking at what they're made of, looking at different sizes looking at the different sizes of but we'll of particles. but we'll be looki

the labour mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says he's writing to rishi sunak this morning toe involving actors is continuing. now the sport. former premier league goalkeeper brad freidel�*s told the bbc it's clear that david raya is arsenal's number one stopper and that he expects aaron ramsdale to leave the club next summer. raya started for the third game in a row as arsenal were held to a 2—2 draw with tottenham in the north london derby. ramsdale was first choice through last season. eddie howe says he struggled to remember who scored for his newcastle side as they trounced sheffield united 8—0 at bramall lane — eight different goalscorers is a premier league record. liverpool are up to 2nd after beating west ham 3—1. warren gatland says you get what you deserve as his wales side booked their spot in the rugby world cup quarter finals following a record 40—6 win over australia — it leaves the wallabies on the brink of exiting the tournament. and europe's solheim cup captain suzanne petterson's told us she was very honoured to lead such a young team in spain — they retaine

andy burnham i disagree with him. let's invest in our future . let's increase the future. could be done at a fraction of the price would create jobs. hs2 doesn't create jobs. it shifts jobs from elsewhere. there's just a handful of and created by hs2 apprenticeships when it comes to the question as to when it comes when it comes to the question, as to as to whether we get rid of hs2 or not. >> and obviously there are different sides that different sides to that argument. how far along is hs2 ? argument. how far along is hs2? i live not that far away from you, i think. and you do see you do see a lot of infrastructure already in. so when we're talking about curzon street to old oak common, well, there is near where i am. you've got to ask you know, can we scrap that stage or not or is it too far gone ? gone? >>i gone? >> i don't believe that it is too far gone. i wish actually i'd been able to take this zoom call from just down the road. but interestingly, i can't even get a decent phone signal there , much less a broadband signal. so if we're talking about some green infra

i'd have know amount have put, you know the amount of money burnham's wasted money that andy burnham'snd of building proper roads, resurfacing all the roads. i tell he'd walk tell you right now, he'd walk the three mayoral elections the next three mayoral elections over of the over it. it is one of the biggest issues is actually the quality the traffic biggest issues is actually the qua|the the traffic biggest issues is actually the qua|the congestion. the traffic biggest issues is actually the qua|the congestion. and traffic biggest issues is actually the qua|the congestion. and you ic and the congestion. and you could we had could argue, oh, if we had better trains get the train, better trains and get the train, most would choose not to most people would choose not to take most people would choose not to takii don't agree with that. >> i don't agree with that. i think long term and since covid and beyond, attitudes have change. you get change. and actually you can get you productive on trains, change. and actually you can get you can productive on trains, change. and actually you can