ben. leo awaab ishak. georgia day. it's time to end the shame and make saint george's day a national bank holiday damaging for the bbc. >> well, you can't have the fact that one of the most trusted men in britain turns out, really, to be not worthy of that trust. >> we're still suffering . >> we're still suffering. parents of the person at the centre of the huw edwards scandal have slammed the bbc in the wake of his resignation, and nigel's de—banking latest. he's taking them all to the cleaners . taking them all to the cleaners. oh, and just who's been appointed our new ambassador to the us ? appointed our new ambassador to the us .7 meanwhile, my urgent the us.7 meanwhile, my urgent warning to the us? meanwhile, my urgent warning to britain, al—qaeda's top terror chief in the uk, could be released from prison in just a matter of weeks. >> and no, i'm not particularly proud to be british. i'd rather be french . be french. >> what to do with self—loathing britain haters like that. tomorrow's n

ben. leo nigel farage de—banking scandal. latest and his thoughts on trump and rwanda. but first, should the bbc share their investigation into huw edwards with the public, it's time for tonight's head to head . with the bbc's head to head. with the bbc's star newsreader announced his resignation from the broadcast yesterday. nine months after he was suspended following allegations that he paid an unnamed person thousands of pounds for explicit pictures . pounds for explicit pictures. the parents of the person in question have now spoken to the sun this morning, saying this isn't the end for us. we've been suffering immensely for nearly a yeah suffering immensely for nearly a year. we still have so many questions and need the bbc to answer them. however, reports in today's newspapers suggest that the internal bbc investigation into huw edwards has been shared with the star himself. but the outcome is unlikely to be made public. outcome is unlikely to be made pubuc.the outcome is unlikely to be

ben. leo.ing up with the rwanda bill still being bounced around parliament, is it ultimately doomed to fail? we will find out in the next 40 minutes or so. but first is suella braverman rights that we should ban pro—palestine protests. it's time for tonight's head to head . time for tonight's head to head. and metropolitan police commissioner sir mark rowley is facing calls to resign tonight after seven months of pro—palestine marches continue continually disrupting the caphal continually disrupting the capital. pressure is now mounting after an officer challenged a counter—protester at a recent march. you've probably seen the video simply for being, quote, openly jewish. >> you are quite openly jewish. this is a pro—palestinian march, right? i'm not accusing you of anything, but i'm worried about the reaction to your presence. you choose to remain here because you are kwasi rachel reeves. >> if i remain here, you were arrested because your antagonising a large group of people that we can't dea

ben leo's taxes. abolish them. ben leo's off. on this hill, on this rock and die choking on your own blood as churchill, choking on exploited coconut . coconut milk. >> i love the west so much and hate how much it's changing. so you move to the middle east? >> no, i don't want to know. >> no, i don't want to know. >> but me people going to dubai. you to move dubai, do you want to move to dubai, do you? at least at you want to move to dubai, do you? they at least at you want to move to dubai, do you? they stick at least at you want to move to dubai, do you? they stick by least at you want to move to dubai, do you? they stick by their: at least they stick by their convictions. >> em n w- w— >> and, you know, i don't agree with all the. >> you want to move, you want to move to a muslim majority country love country because you love the west take no nonsense. >> one thing i admire about islam the that they islam is that the fact that they protect faith and they protect their faith and they they stick. >> you to move to a muslim >> yo

ben. leoingle central london and every single member of the public that i went up to said they would be quite happy to call munroe bergdorf. she her, which is what my prediction was to begin with. and i think i could do this vox pop in hartlepool or in oldham, which is where my mother's family are from, and i think we get similar results. >> it doesn't mean that everybody has to think that way, because jk rowling i it's like psychological warfare here, because trans women, yes, they are trans women, but they are not biological women. and we shouldn't be forced into thinking, yes, they are biological women , but they biological women, but they deserve the respect if they want to be known as trans women, give them the respect j.k. rowling shouldn't be terrorising anyone online. but. >> so okay, so they should be given the respect of being called by whatever pronouns they want . yeah, but people shouldn't want. yeah, but people shouldn't have of deciding how have the respect of deciding how to di

this a response from ben leo this morning, sure you're not. a response from ben leo this morsureyou're not. a response from ben leo this morsure you'rerre you're not. a response from ben leo this morsure you're not.)u're not. a response from ben leo this morsure you're not. right.ot. i'm sure you're not. right. let's on first let's get on with our first story, we? enough being story, shall we? is enough being done veterans done to support our veterans today , rishi sunak is launching today, rishi sunak is launching an employment plan which promises veterans secure promises to help veterans secure highly paid jobs after they leave forces . leave the armed forces. >> £2.1 million is being put into operation prosper. but is that just a drop in the ocean to support those who put their lives on the line for our country ? country? >> gb news reporter charlie peters joins us live in the studio. good morning charlie. some would say £2.1 million is a drop in the ocean. it's not going to touch the sides. is that enough? well, for our veterans that is the perspective of steve mccabe, labour

ben. leoage with a disability or health condition. >> rishi's war on sick note. britain. are we a nation of wets? the spanish tell us to do one from the canaries and they've been drowning the country in raw sewage. so should taxpayers fund a £15 billion takeover of filth merchants thames water. meanwhile, talking of garbage, did you know, however, there is a gender identity that is linked to the seasons gen z invents a new genden seasons gen z invents a new gender, this time based on the seasons. tomorrow's newspaper front pages are minutes away. two and tonight's top panel are riled and ready to go. tonight, i'm joined by journalist and author harriet sergeant, former bbc political correspondent john sergeant, and social commentator joana jarjue. oh, and by the way, the met police are locked in yet another scandal. you are quite openly jewish. >> this is a pro—palestinian march . march. >> strap yourselves in. let's do this. skiving brits given just the medicine . next. medicine. next. >> goo

ben. leo.on the saturday night showdown , culture corner coming showdown, culture corner coming up. but first, i promised you i'd show you what happened when skater boys started showing . skater boys started showing. off. >> hijo de boom boom . woo >> hijo de boom boom. woo. >> hijo de boom boom. woo. >> oh, dear. bunch of yobs. did they deserve that ? they deserve that? >> well, they didn't deserve it, but it was funny. >> i mean, if i have that, if i had that riff raff skating outside my gaff, i'd want a bunch of. >> oh, i thought you were talking about cyclist. oh, yeah. >> i mean, the cyclist. >> i mean, the cyclist. >> yeah. cyclist boys, middle aged in they deserve >> yeah. cyclist boys, middle ag be in they deserve >> yeah. cyclist boys, middle ag be in over. they deserve to be knocked over. >> i with you. i'm >> no, i agree with you. i'm going take back my point. going to take back my point. yeah yeah, it should be the skater down skater boys mowing down those, like, rollouts. >> defini

chloe dobbs, ben leo, and benjamin butterworth.uding our interview with emmy winning actor and activist yuval david on the incredibly concerning rise in anti—semitism, especially on campuses. plus, we'll debate whether labour should be right to renationalise the railways. benjamin butterworth can't wait for the return of british rail at 7 pm. and this is the saturday five. and this is the saturday five. and there'll be a whole load of hot button topics in bunch of five. does cheating in a relationship mean you'll cheat in other walks of life? serial cheat benjamin butterworth spills all then . spills all then. >> then we'll be answering your questions and ask the five. >> send them through to gb news. com for accuracy. first of all though, it's your saturday night news with ray addison . news with ray addison. >> thanks, darren. it's 7:00. our top stories conservative mp doctor dan poulter has defected to labour, saying the tories are now a national party of the right. announcing his decision in the observer newspaper, the former h

ben leo. stick with. us. this is patrick christys. tonight with me. ben. leo.ng up does the duke of sussex, prince harry, need to lay off his dad. but first, is it wrong for kids as young as four, four years old to be asked if they're gay , lesbian be asked if they're gay, lesbian or trans? time now for the head to . and astonishing new to head. and astonishing new documents have revealed that scottish primary schools are signing up to a shocking scheme that encourages them to appoint pupils as, quote, lgbt champions, asking kids as young as four if they're gay, lesbian or trans . the scheme is the or trans. the scheme is the brainchild of the taxpayer funded charity lgbt youth scotland, which charges schools up to two grand a pop for membership of its lgbt charter for education. so each school that joins must appoint at least two children as so—called lgbt champions, with schools also encouraged to ask pupils if they're gay, lesbian or trans. and to make matters even worse , and to make matters even worse, the schools are also asked to provide evidence of so—c

news with me, ben leo and on gb news with me, ben leo and pip tomson >> gb viewers vote labour gb news exclusive poll reveals that support for labour has soared ahead of the conservatives. will you be joining the ranks in voting for labour? let us know . voting for labour? let us know. >> gb news viewers say they trust labour more with the cost of living, the nhs and housing, but can the same be said for defence? just yesterday, labour were being slammed for not keeping britain safe. we'll be joined by an air vice—marshal on that very shortly . that very shortly. >> miranda bill now law the scheme's passed after months of deadlock, but ireland says it's already feeling the brunt with the country's deputy prime minister saying they're receiving an influx of migrants. >> and prince william surprises students in the west midlands dunng students in the west midlands during a school trip to support mental health. the prince of wales revealed his favourite joke along the way , knock knock . joke along the way, knock knock. this is the interrupting cow in jammu. >> was that a joke? yeah, appa

ben leo in for andrew pierce.xpected be as the expected to be named as the bbc's highest earning newsreader. a year on newsreader. almost a year on from the nude images scandal that took him off air. >> so details of his six figure salary are set to be published in this summer's annual report. this come months after this will come 12 months after he appeared screen . he last appeared on screen. >> yes. and a spokesman for the bbc said as we've previously explained, we'll not provide a commentary on is an commentary on what is an internal employment process and we'd urge people not to indulge in speculation . in speculation. >> ian well, we're going to indulge in that speculation because it's taxpayers money and we doing so. prime we don't mind doing so. prime minister has said we don't mind doing so. prime mini people has said we don't mind doing so. prime mini people should has said we don't mind doing so. prime mini people should not|s said we don't mind doing so. prime mini people should not be aid that people

this is britain's newsroom with me , ben, leo and the nana. me, ben, leo and the nana. >> nana akua nana akua. i'm here. yes. >> long waits in a&e reportedly killed 250 people a week in england. how is the nhs fit for purpose and we have. >> the programs are just not good enough . good enough. >> it's been a long time. i watched the bbc. i think it's a rip off like myself, who's been the licence payer for many years i >>i -- >>ido >> i do question whether i get value for money out of it. >> basically it's just getting a bit too expensive for the quality people in loughborough. >> they're reacting to the end of the two year bbc licence fee freeze . do you think £169.50 is freeze. do you think £169.50 is value for money? the broadcaster says it'll look at ways to reform the fee after 2028 and working parents of two year olds in england can now access 15 hours of free childcare a week . hours of free childcare a week. >> shadow cabinet minister nick thomas—symonds called it a pledge without a plan. >> so the government is announcing these entitlements, but then you find working parents up a

bev. >> ben, leo and bev turner this morning. >> people do that all the time on emails and tweets . , leo. on emails and tweets. hi, leo. thanks, leo, it's ben. i also do it with tom harwood. they seem to think i'm tom harwood sometimes as well. so if tom's been expressing some some trans views one and i comment on views one week and i comment on it the next, they say, oh, tom's changed his views in a week, isn't ? isn't he? >> be clear, this morning, >> so to be clear, this morning, emails bev and yes, emails to bev and ben. yes, please. right. this is britain's newsroom on gb news conservative mp he now mp william wragg. he has now admitted to being the person who handed out personal phone numbers to a man numbers of colleagues to a man that met on a gay dating app. that he met on a gay dating app. it's been dubbed the honeytrap sext scandal. >> hazel grove mp said he >> so the hazel grove mp said he provided the details after sending intimate pictures of himself to the user. now leicestershire police, they're investigating it as a cyber attack. >> last year, william spoke to glori

welcome back to britain's newsroom with pip tomson and ben leo.the tuc union claimed that a recruitment crisis in engush that a recruitment crisis in english schools is being made worse by huge turnover rates among teachers. >> yeah . so is it time to pay >> yeah. so is it time to pay our teachers more as a greater incentive to stick to the job? well, joining us now is reeve ibrahim communications officer at the institute of economic affairs. and the teacher and broadcaster bobby seagull. bobby, let's come to you first. you're a teacher. should we pay you more? >> yes. i think when you ask people why they join the teaching profession, they join because they're passionate because they're so passionate about young people's education. they to improve the lot of they want to improve the lot of the next generation in our country. but again , i used to country. but again, i used to work in the city in my 20s, and i become a teacher in my 30s. but something has gone wrong. and say, you look and ultimately i say, you look at supply and demand to see at th

up next is ben leo in for the inimitable patrick christys. ening? i hope it's not vegan. >> jacob not sure we can crack gender fluid vegans. i mean, that's a bit . you've set the bar that's a bit. you've set the bar there, but, look, we're going to keep an eye on the rwanda vote. the lords are expected to vote at 10 pm. huw edwards from the bbc should we have access to the internal investigation that the beeb has concluded or will approve? and also a child rapist has appealed his deportation from the uk back to africa because it might hurt his feelings. all that and more, including the nspcc's whistleblower who says that trans ideology has taken over the charity . the charity. >> well, that's all very interesting. thank you for telling me. the lords is voting at ten, because i now know when i may need it back in the house of commons to vote, to pong it back towards them. they do gas on their lordships. i could have thought they could have done a much faster than that, but they can't be kept from their opinions. anyway, i'll be back tomorrow at

ben. leo. >> yeah.tay . >> don't even let them stay. >> don't even let them stay. >> prime minister, your time is running time to listen running out. it's time to listen to our aussie friends and turn the boats back. i think if winston churchill came back and led the conservative party, it wouldn't help their wouldn't really help their ratings much . or is it the ratings very much. or is it the case that not even churchill could this lot from oblivion? >> we now spend £69 billion on benefits for people of working age with a disability or health condition. >> the war on sick note britain. are we a nation of wets . and. are we a nation of wets. and. the spanish tell us to do one from the canaries. meanwhile, they've been drowning the country in raw sewage. so should taxpayers be saddled with £15 billion worth of debt in a takeover or filth merchants thames water, talking of garbage , did you know, however, there is a gender identity that is unked is a gender identity that is linked to the seasons zero. de

up next is ben leo in for the inimitable patrick christys. to be discussing this evening? >> hi, jacob. it's my last show tonight, so i promise i'm going tonight, so i promise i'm going to make it a cracker. should saint george's day be a bank holiday, nigel farage on his de—banking scandal. and the new us ambassador. i thought that was his job. and also mark francois is in the studio on rishi's defence bonanza. just a few minutes . few minutes. >> well, that's going to be a very exciting programme. if we have another bank holiday, we ought to lose one. ideally, the socialist labour day should go and then we could have one for saint george anyway. that'll be very exciting, ben. it's coming up after the weather. i'll be back tomorrow at 8:00. i'm jacob rees—mogg this has been state of the nation. the weather in somerset is wonderful and i think saint george, saint david and saint patrick will all be there in glastonbury, in somerset tomorrow . somerset tomorrow. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of

and today, ben. leo. >> very good morning to you, too. labour's railway overhaul. they pledged to renationalise the railways if elected, calling it, quote, the biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation. >> and wales school stabbing. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a teenage student were stabbed at a school in carmarthenshire. lucy letby appeal britain's worst child serial killer, will ask senior judges for permission to bring an appeal against all her convictions . convictions. >> we'll bring you the latest on the ground. >> and gay footballers. why aren't there any .7 well, there's aren't there any.7 well, there's about to aren't there any? well, there's about to be some. >> yes, in germany next month to mark international day against homophobia, there will be a mass coming out of gay footballers from the top flight, which we hope and people hope will inspire footballers this side of the channel. i mean, come on out as well. >> come on, it's been too long now. you are the last bastion, it seems, of ho

up next is ben leo standing in for patrick christys . r bill of fare this evening? and as patrick really gone on holiday, this unprecedented. this is unprecedented. >> he's sunning >> i think he's. he's sunning himself somewhere in the canaries. well—deserved break, canaries. a well—deserved break, jacob. cracking show makes me want to go to somerset tonight on show . mark menzies on the show. mark menzies william has william wragg. peter bowen has parliament got a sleaze problem, particularly your party? jacob? don't that elsewhere. don't answer that elsewhere. humza yousaf. been a net humza yousaf. he's been a net zero hypocrite. and angela rayner's £23,000 kitchen. have you seen the pictures of that all to come in just a few minutes. >> these labour people have a great thing for kitchens, don't they? didn't ed miliband have a vast kitchens in his vast number of kitchens in his house? seem to remember so house? i seem to remember so well. your programme, as always, sounds absolutely fascinating. a worthy stand in for patrick. that'll al

i'm ben leo, alongside emily carver. >> good morning to you. i'm ben leo, alongside emily carver . e emily carver. and this is saturday morning live. >> it is fantastic to have your company this morning. we have got an action packed hour ahead of us. yes we've got all of the day's top stories with author and broadcaster nichi hodgson and broadcaster nichi hodgson and founder of youth vote uk, alexander cairns. >> we have indeed and a royal return relief across the nation as the king is to resume public dufies as the king is to resume public duties after a positive response to cancer treatment elsewhere . to cancer treatment elsewhere. lazy civil servants. they've been asked to return to the office for just two days a week. yes, you got that right two days a week. but they refusing and instead going on strike. should they get the sack as a result and stamp out spiking ? and stamp out spiking? >> that's what apprentice star ryan mark parsons is urging after he was drugged and held hostage during a night out in soho. he joins us later in the show to discuss what turned out to be a horro

i'm ben leo, alongside olivia utley. and this is saturday morning live. great to have your company this morning. all our top stories coming today, including this bombshell breaking news from sydney of a major incident declared after reports that multiple people , including a multiple people, including a nine month old baby, have been stabbed in a shopping centre. we have all that and the rest of the day's top stories with writer and commentator candice holdsworth and singer and tv personality ben ofoedu . personality ben ofoedu. >> and it's not long until the grand national, one of the most iconic horse races, kicked off in aintree . in aintree. >> later today, along with the glitz and glamour comes a huge amount of gambling. we'll be exploring highs and the exploring the highs and the terrible of the betting terrible lows of the betting world, former gambling world, with former gambling addict goalkeeper world, with former gambling addictshilton goalkeeper world, with former gambling addictshilton cbe goalkeeper world, with former gambling addictshilton

ben leo is looking after the chair for patrick christys looking forward. ben, what have you got?nk we should just turn back the boats back into australia in the mid 2000. it can be done safely. it's lawful. i'm going to get stuck into that at the top of the show. also, the canary islands, they don't want us there. they hate the brits. tourism to want us there. they hate the bri away. tourism to want us there. they hate the bri away. it tourism to want us there. they hate the bri away. it time tourism to want us there. they hate the bri away. it time to ourism to want us there. they hate the bri away. it time to boycott :o go away. is it time to boycott the spanish holiday at home? the spanish and holiday at home? and even nigel farage and also even nigel farage reckons winston churchill couldn't save the tories from oblivion . tory mp andrew jenkins oblivion. tory mp andrew jenkins she's with me very shortly . she's with me very shortly. >> brilliant stuff. looking forward to ben leo from nine. as i say, a busy weekend of mark dolan tonight. see you tomorrow at nine. keep it gb n

and leo, has no time for and ben leo, who has no time for sixteen because he's too busy presenting eight have the brilliant showbiz journalist stephanie takyi to keep things in order. now we've got five lively debates lined up for the first houn debates lined up for the first hour. we want your thoughts on all of them. of course, as usual. and don't forget, you can ask us whatever you like in ask the five. get in touch by emailing gb views gb news. com but before the bad blood and petty squabbling begins, it's your saturday night news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> darren. thank you. the top stories this hour. storm kathleen has brought strong winds and a provisional highest temperature of the year so far. after recording of 20.9 c in suffolk, dozens of flights have been cancelled

up next is ben leo in for the inimitable patrick christys. s evening? i hope it's not vegan. >> jacob not sure we can crack gender fluid vegans. i mean, that's a bit . you've set the bar that's a bit. you've set the bar there, but, look, we're going to keep an eye on the rwanda vote. the lords are expected to vote at 10 pm. huw edwards from the bbc should we have access to the internal investigation that the beeb has concluded or will approve? and also a child rapist has appealed his deportation from the uk back to africa because it might hurt his feelings. all that and more, including the nspcc's whistleblower who says that trans ideology has taken over the charity . the charity. >> well, that's all very interesting. thank you for telling me. the lords is voting at ten, because i now know when i may need it back in the house of commons to vote, to pong it back towards them. they do gas on their lordships. i could have thought they could have done a much faster than that, but they can't be kept from their opinions. anyway, i'll be back tomorro

up next is ben leo in for the inimitable patrick christys. g to be discussing this evening? >> hi, jacob. it's my last show tonight, so i promise i'm going tonight, so i promise i'm going to make it a cracker. should saint george's day be a bank holiday, nigel farage on his de—banking scandal. and the new us ambassador. i thought that was his job. and also mark francois is in the studio on rishi's defence bonanza. just a few minutes . few minutes. >> well, that's going to be a very exciting programme. if we have another bank holiday, we ought to lose one. ideally, the socialist labour day should go and then we could have one for saint george anyway. that'll be very exciting, ben. it's coming up after the weather. i'll be back tomorrow at 8:00. i'm jacob rees—mogg this has been state of the nation. the weather in somerset is wonderful and i think saint george, saint david and saint patrick will all be there in glastonbury, in somerset tomorrow . somerset tomorrow. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors

up next is ben leo standing in for patrick christys . r bill of fare this evening? and as patrick really gone on holiday, this unprecedented. this is unprecedented. >> he's sunning >> i think he's. he's sunning himself somewhere in the canaries. well—deserved break, canaries. a well—deserved break, jacob. cracking show makes me want to go to somerset tonight on show . mark menzies on the show. mark menzies william has william wragg. peter bowen has parliament got a sleaze problem, particularly your party? jacob? don't that elsewhere. don't answer that elsewhere. humza yousaf. been a net humza yousaf. he's been a net zero hypocrite. and angela rayner's £23,000 kitchen. have you seen the pictures of that all to come in just a few minutes. >> these labour people have a great thing for kitchens, don't they? didn't ed miliband have a vast kitchens in his vast number of kitchens in his house? seem to remember so house? i seem to remember so well. your programme, as always, sounds absolutely fascinating. a worthy stand in for patrick. that'll al

ben leo. >> damaging for the bbc. >> damaging for the bbc. >> well, you can't have the fact that one be not worthy of that trust. >> nine months and 326 grand later, huw edwards finally resigns. we have 500 highly trained individuals ready to escort illegal migrants all the way to rwanda . rishi promises way to rwanda. rishi promises rwanda lift off but first he has a clash with the lords. >> good evening dominic cummings broke the rules. the country can see that and it shocked the government cannot and channel 4 promises totally unbiased election coverage with very impartial presenters. >> meanwhile, a child rapist can stay in the uk because booting him out get this might hurt his feelings. also, a tv exclusive tonight , a feelings. also, a tv exclusive tonight, a brave nspcc whistleblower quits the charity over fears it's grooming kids with trans ideology and talking of ideologies, have a policy for net zero emissions by 2030 to stop the rising waters . an stop the rising waters. an aussie politician makes a splash with his climate campaign video. tomorrow's newspapers front pages

ben. leo awaab ishak. georgia day.to end the shame and make saint george's day a national bank holiday damaging for the bbc. >> well, you can't have the fact that one of the most trusted men in britain turns out, really, to be not worthy of that trust. >> we're still suffering . >> we're still suffering. parents of the person at the centre of the huw edwards scandal have slammed the bbc in the wake of his resignation, and nigel's de—banking latest. he's taking them all to the cleaners . taking them all to the cleaners. oh, and just who's been appointed our new ambassador to the us ? meanwhile, my urgent the us? meanwhile, my urgent warning to britain, al—qaeda's top terror chief in the uk, could be released from prison in just a matter of weeks. >> and no, i'm not particularly proud to be british. i'd rather be french . be french. >> what to do with self—loathing britain haters like that. tomorrow's newspaper front pages are on the way too, and my top panel are ready to go. tonight i'm joined by political commentator e

but ben leo and benjamin butterworth are on duty as usual, and we're also joined by the brilliant politicale rowley, who knows a sinking ship when he sees one and now works as a commentator and now works as a commentator and broadcast for himself. and of course, we want to know your views as well . send your views views as well. send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay don't forget, we need all your questions for ask the five as well. but before we start tearing each other apart, it's time for your saturday night news with ray addison . news with ray addison. >> thanks, darren. good evening. our top stories tonight. and we start with that breaking, developing story . conservative developing story. conservative mp doctor dan poulter, as we've been hearing, has defected to laboun been hearing, has defected to labour. announcing his decision in the observer newspaper, the former health minister said it was abundantly clear that the labour party alone has the will and the trust to restore and reform the nhs. he's also urging rishi sunak to call a general election as

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ben. leo. >> yeah. straight away. >> even let them stay . >> don't even let them stay. >> don't even let them stay. >> prime minister, your time is running time to listen running out. it's time to listen to our aussie friends and turn the boats back. i think if winston churchill came back and led the conservative party, it wouldn't help their wouldn't really help their ratings much . or is it the ratings very much. or is it the case that not even churchill could this lot from oblivion? >> we now spend £69 billion on benefits for people of working age with a disability or health condition. >> the war on sick note britain. are we a nation of wets . and. are we a nation of wets. and. the spanish tell us to do one from the canaries. meanwhile, they've been drowning the country in raw sewage. so should taxpayers be saddled with £15 billion worth of debt in a takeover or filth merchants thames water, talking of garbage , did you know, however, there is a gender identity that is unked is a gender identity that

ben leo has been signed off after completing his mission to be on television more than the adverts, butnto his place. been passed fit and joins us now. and the brilliant comedian diane spencer, fudge extraordinaire, complete the line up. she usually spends her saturdays being abused by drunken men on the comedy circuit, so it's business as usual for her here tonight . and usual for her here tonight. and tonight we're debating kemi badenoch speech on imperialism, rishi sunak's welfare reforms and asking if you should be allowed to have street lights turned to

ben. leo. another tory sleaze scandal. this time concerning mark menzies . scandal.. he denies any wrongdoing. but just why are so many of our right honourable members actually right? wrong'uns and today? definitely. they want to kill him. >> i don't want to wake him up. >> i don't want to wake him up. >> what happens? when do gooder plane passengers stop asylum seeker well let me seeker deportations? well let me tell you. one of them went on to rape a british teenager. very well done. >> meanwhile, is >> meanwhile, i think it is completely unforgivable in the face of complete climate catastrophe, as the snp drops its derange net zero targets is humza yousaf britain's biggest hypocrite? >> meanwhile, breaking tonight , >> meanwhile, breaking tonight, nicola sturgeon's husband has been charged in connection with the police investigation into the police investigation into the snp's finances. the police investigation into the snp's finances . and whilst the snp's finances. and whilst we're at it, why does the snp want to ask four year olds yes, four year olds if they're

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i'm ben leo, alongside this week. emily carver. and this is saturday morning live. >> it's great to have your company this morning. and we have got quite an action packed show, we.7 we have have got quite an action packed show, we? we have indeed, show, don't we? we have indeed, all top stories all the day's top stories with our panel today. >> of youth vote >> ceo and founder of youth vote uk, alex cairns, and author and commentator nichi hodgson. >> excellent stuff. now humza yousafs controversial hate crime bill. well, it came into force this week, didn't it ? but what this week, didn't it? but what will this mean for sport in scotland ? we'll be joined by scotland? we'll be joined by scottish footballing legend ahead of the old firm derby tomorrow. >> yes. i'm not sure we can repeat some of the chants that we in stadiums we heard in the stadiums tomorrow, be tomorrow, but will they be banned? the banned? i think the whole stadium at risk getting stadium is at risk of getting arrested snp. arrested under the snp. elsewhere, be e

ben leo, and then., it's a surprise , surprise, surprise. surprise, surprise, surprise. >> thank you very much. thanks, man. it's lovely to talk to you. thatis man. it's lovely to talk to you. that is darren grimes. don't forget to catch him but forget to catch him at 6:00. but now gb live on now this is gb news by live on tv , online and on digital radio. tv, online and on digital radio. coming up, the latest on a possible breakthrough in the battle against alzheimer's. could trials be the could blood trials be the answer? but next we'll cross live to israel speak to mr live to israel to speak to mr uri geller to get an update. this is . gb news. good afternoon. if you just tuned in. welcome on board. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. now, though, let's go straight to tel aviv and speak to former fire uri and speak to former mr fire uri geller for the latest on what's going on on the ground in israel . uri, good to see you. talk

ben leo and pip tomson are here to tell us all about it. good morning. morning, you two. hi.g an eye on humza yousaf. the snp, everything that's going on north of the border, the gb news poll as well showing quite staggering, actually showing a boost of support for labour. but some interesting stories elsewhere. captain tom, his house. remember the covid legend who did multiple laps of his house to raise 40 million for charity? his daughter is selling the property £2.25 million, minus the spa pool block that she was forced to rip down because she didn't get consent for it. so yeah , should should she be yeah, should should she be selling the property? >> i guess it's not about that. it's about the suggestion that it's, using his name to sell the property because the brochure explicitly states, you know, one of our greatest memories here is when my father was doing laps of the of the garden. there's photographs of a bust of captain tom in rooms of the house. >> and i get it. i get how people think it could be a little bit distasteful, but if you're trying to sell a property an

and then there's ben leo.he's much anything else. he's presenting duties take up all his he's on gb news his time. he's on eight gb news shows day. he's a man who

and ben leo for sure i am. >> this is my ninth show of the week for gb news this week, so i'm very muchcoffees. i'm you? we've had our coffees. i'm a everyone else on a mug. everyone else is on holiday. it's week, but holiday. it's easter week, but this developing think this developing story, i think is mps is interesting about the mps and this that's is interesting about the mps and this it that's is interesting about the mps and this it is. that's is interesting about the mps and this it is. do that's is interesting about the mps and this it is. do you that's is interesting about the mps and this it is. do you feel that's is interesting about the mps and this it is. do you feel a1at's is interesting about the mps and this it is. do you feel a bits what it is. do you feel a bit sorry for him? i do will rag. >> yeah, yes i do i think i think foolish but it's think he's been foolish but it's a human mistake. a human. it's a human mistake. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> and i also think if you look into the detail this, into the detail of this, whoever this was this person or t

i'd just like to start by giving a massive thank you to ben leo, who was fantastic whilst i was away.o thank you very, very much ben. but let's get down to business, shall we? rwanda is happening. it's a go and it's time to pick archbishop justin welby's response apart line by line. he said, we retain deep misgivings about the safety of rwanda bill passed in parliament last night for the precedent it set at home and for other countries, and how we respond to the most vulnerable. well i have long suspected archbishop welby is pro complete open borders. so it comes as no surprise that he wouldn't want other nations to enforce theirs in this way, either . he continues. this either. he continues. this includes victims of modern slavery and children wrongly assessed as adults whom we have assessed as adults whom we have a duty to protect. data shows that between 2016 and december 2022, there were 7900 asylum cases where the age was disputed, 49% of them were found to be adults. welby goes on we know with sadness and concern the rise in hostility towards those who come to these islands, see

ben leo in for andrew pierce and the return of bev turner. >> good morning. she's gone as far as to challenge the police to arrest her. good for her. >> and

ben leo has been signed off after completing his mission to be on television more than the adverts, but political commentator conor tomlinson has gladly stepped into his place. been passed fit and joins us now. and the brilliant comedian diane spencer, fudge extraordinaire, complete the line up. she usually spends her saturdays being abused by drunken men on the comedy circuit, so it's business as usual for her here tonight . and usual for her here tonight. and tonight we're debating kemi badenoch speech on imperialism, rishi sunak's welfare reforms and asking if you should be allowed to have street lights turned to down suit your individual preference. we'll have a demonstration in this very studio. and of course, we want to know your views as well. plus all of your questions for our ask the five segment. so get them in now to gbnews.com forward slash your c. but before we start tearing each other apart it's time for your saturday night news with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thanks, darren. good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this houn newsroom. your top