um, and that meant that people could vote for the brexit party , vote for the brexit party, knowing thatuld lead directly to meps . the issue now directly to meps. the issue now is that , yes, reforms on 12, but is that, yes, reforms on 12, but it won't win a single seat. and it won't win a single seat. and it may well help turf out some quite proper conservatives. people you would find a lot in common. do you mean quite proper conservatives who've overseen massive tax rises, huge massive tax rises, a huge increase of the size of a state? >> i mean, quite open borders and illegal immigration at levels we've quite levels we've never seen quite proper like proper conservatives who, like me, for the amendments me, voted for the amendments last vote against last week to vote against that. ultimately, know, ultimately, jacob, did you know, because the bill was better than what currently got and is what we've currently got and is there any point? >> yes . i there any point? >> yes. i mean, i'm not >> oh, yes. i mean, i'm not confident going to lead to confident it's going to lead to planes lea

but first my top pundits former brexit party pundits are former brexit party mep anunciata rees—moggnservative mp and farmer neil parish and comedian and broadcast sevilla kirsty neil. you're the best person to ask former conservative mp reform uk are going to keep you guys out of power for at least the next five years. >> very likely because i think what will happen in this general election coming is the right wing vote is going to be split. >> what happened in the 2019 election? you had the left wing vote split. um, brexit was going to be delivered by boris johnson and a clear majority went to the conservatives this time it's very muddy . conservatives this time it's very muddy. um, and conservatives this time it's very muddy . um, and people are very muddy. um, and people are upset with the conservative party. so there's a lot of tory voters, um, that may vote reform now , what will happen come now, what will happen come closer to the general election is precisely the argument you've been making. mark is do people actually see a vote for reform? is that a vote to let labour in? so

f the brexit party know, when i was a brexit party mep,wanted to he brexit party know, when i was a brexit vote rexit party know, when i was a brexit party mep,wanted to vote againstty know, when i was a brexit party mep,wanted to vote against the mps wanted to vote against the brexit deal because it wasn't quite what they wanted. in the end, nobody because of end, nobody did because of course always have course history will always have you column you in the same column as liberal democrats and the remains. i think that's what happened to was the happened to lee was the realisation can't forever realisation that i can't forever be same sheet as be on the same team sheet as that lot, that i always give a load of to. but back to load of aggro to. but back to where we're at. yeah. um, do you think rishi sunak is going to lead conservative party into lead the conservative party into the election? the next general election? because of the because all of the all of the weathervanes, all of the polling are saying that's case, are saying if that's the case, it's going to be bad for news the think

brexit party candidate michael heaven brexit party candidate michael heaver, michael , brexit partyel heaver, michael, i brexit party candidate michael heaver, michael , i haven't heaver, michael, i haven't finished yet. i've got to get on to the tories yet. correspondent a brexit party mep, martin daubney . i'm not going to let daubney. i'm not going to let you just sit for here three minutes and a really, really awful examples of bias. >> michael michelle dewberry put you in your michelle dewberry put you in your place a few weeks ago when you went down this let me ask you this avenue. let me ask you a question. you're so against question. if you're so against this channel, if you're so against channel, are against this channel, why are we continually giving you a platform ? platform? >> hang on, let me get on to the conservatives right . we've done conservatives right. we've done the ukip and brexit party . the ukip and brexit party. >> what a michael crick monologue. i'd like a conversation. >> mp, former minister lee anderson, conservative mp. >> our viewers and listeners are v

mep malone, former brexit party mep beunda malone, former brexit party mep belinda de lucy theth. get britain , here we go get ready britain, here we go. that's right, former immigration minister robert jenrick is not to be missed. he's next and he isn't holding back on rishi rwanda much, much more. that's all. after your . news all. after your. news >> the top story at a minute after 10:00, a new report into the rochdale grooming scandal has found girls were left at the mercy of gangs due to failings by senior police and council leaders in manchester. the report highlights years of widespread organ and sexual abuse of hundreds of children. it also found that a reluctance among victims to make formal complaints was used as an excuse to avoid investigating action. the report identifies 96 men still deemed a potential risk to children, but this is only a proportion of the numbers involved in the abuse case itself . meanwhile, as you've itself. meanwhile, as you've been hearing, rishi sunak is facing growing pressure from right wing mps to toughen up his rwanda bill with more crun

butterworth, and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy . and party mep belinda de lucy.l 4 inside the telegraph. channel 4 are at the centre of a diversity row tonight after they launched a protest against the appointment of four directors to the board because they are white. channel 4 chairman sir ian cheshire has warned that the board is now lagging behind its own diversity targets, with 41 of 15 members now due to be white. this clashes with the broadcaster's target to take 20% of staff from ethnic minorities , of staff from ethnic minorities, 12% from the disabled community and 6% lg. bt iq plus. so is it fair to rail against the appointment of white board members belinda . members belinda. >> no, i think it's horrible , >> no, i think it's horrible, this sort of anti—white rhetoric that's being sanctioned at the moment . i'm that's being sanctioned at the moment. i'm not that's being sanctioned at the moment . i'm not surprised. it's moment. i'm not surprised. it's come from channel 4. if you're good enough for the job, if you've got there on merit, that surely is b

i'm michelle dewberry with useful 7:00 alongside me, former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg andtadlen. barry says michelle, please can you not stop talking about empty shops? you're going to give rishi sunak ideas. he'll have them full of people crossing the channel in a in a nanosecond. stop with the ideas that got cut from matthew stanley. he didn't like that one. barry i can you now. one. barry i can tell you now. uh, anne says michelle, please, can you add cambridge to the uh, anne says michelle, please, can of u add cambridge to the uh, anne says michelle, please, can of depressing)ridge to the uh, anne says michelle, please, can of depressing cities?:o the list of depressing cities? really i think it's really quite nice there. uh, anyway, let's talk politics, we? because nice there. uh, anyway, let's tépoll)litics, we? because nice there. uh, anyway, let's tépoll apparently we? because nice there. uh, anyway, let's tépoll apparently has? because nice there. uh, anyway, let's tépoll apparently has put,:ause nice there. uh, anyway, let's tépoll apparently has put, uh,.e a po

we're not doing what we did the brexit party in did with the brexit party in 2019 and stepping asidevey the lib dem leader, he refused to he would team up to deny that he would team up with labour at the election in an pact. and i'm also an electoral pact. and i'm also heanng an electoral pact. and i'm also hearing morning, hearing separately this morning, this that labour, um, this morning that labour, um, are in talks with lib dems in uh seats such as surrey down south in the south east to step aside. is that going to prove pivotal for what people are calling a coalition of chaos between the lib dems and labour? >> it could do. i mean, i think, you know, you saw this, though, in the run up to 1997 and in the end, labour realised they didn't need a deal with anyone. need to do a deal with anyone. and there's kind of two different at play. different things at play. there's have a formal there's do you have a formal pact or you just sensible pact or are you just sensible about where you target your resources? because if your labour remember labour getting i can't remember what totals

and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy.unteer police officer gone viral for officer has gone viral for stopping christian girl stopping a christian girl singing songs. surely it singing gospel songs. surely it can't be right. well, let's watch a lesson. >> you said you're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church. our church outside of church. our church outside of church grounds. unless you have a authorised by the church to do this kind of song. are you saying that you don't care about the human rights act? >> you're lost. are >> you're lost. are >> well, former prisons minister ann widdecombe told gb news that the officer should be struck off the officer should be struck off the force , his habit strong and the force, his habit strong and the force, his habit strong and the met responded to the people's channel, saying look at the heart of this is a specific bylaw relating busking. the bylaw relating to busking. the officer have officer knows she could have handled is handled this differently and is speaking man

former brexit party mep anunciata rees—mogg and the author and broadcaster amy nicole turner.s always, i want to hear from you. of the you. it's a crucial part of the programme. me programme. email me mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's you've all been it's what you've all been waiting the news of the day waiting for. the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. with polly middlehurst. jacob. >> thank you and good evening to you, will. the top story from the newsroom tonight is that leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent watchdog over its investigation of assaults, allegedly committed by valdo calocane before he went on to kill three people in nottingham a few months later , he'd a few months later, he'd attacked two work colleagues at attacked two work colleagues at a factory in kegworth in leicestershire in may the same yean leicestershire in may the same year, the prime minister said he hasn't ruled out an inquiry into the nottingham attacks. the families of the victims have angrily questioned the mental health support given to calocane, condemnin

we've got former brexit party mep beunda got former brexit party mep belinda de lucy and journalist mikeg millions of pounds so that grooming gang scumbags can live the life of riley here in britain. i'll see you after the . news. you after the. news. >> patrick. thank you. two sets of breaking news to bring you this hour. let me tell you first of all about the uk and the united states carrying out fresh strikes on houthi rebels in the red sea. uh, it's not what you're seeing on your screen right now. this is slightly newer, so i just want to bring you this first. we can tell you that officials saying the us that officials are saying the us and the uk took houthi and the uk took out houthi missile sites and missile storage sites and launchers in the second set of coordinated strikes against the iran backed militants . of iran backed militants. of course, the uk and the us military, working in concert . on military, working in concert. on that one. so let me now bring you that breaking news we received as well about what's happenedin received as well about what's happened in the house of

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on one side the polls suggest labour with a healthy lead, to his right, to what used to be the brexit partyng to revive his party because �*s electoral fortunes is to identify issues and this is one he has made central, immigration, asylum, stop the boats, that promise, that priority he said. he hasn't stopped the boats, they are still coming, down quite a bit last year but still the second—highest year but still the second—highest year on record, but by pointing to this bit of the figures, the government thinks it can show it is making progress. more caseworkers, more cases dealt with, if labour as you are hearing saying that is just taking the public for fools, there is still a backlog, the total number of asylum cases are still around 100,000, but then it is an issue with delivery and the government not delivering, but this will be something portable a lot as we get nearer the election.— the time is 6:19. our top story this evening... five people are killed but hundreds of others make an extraordinary escape as an airliner and a coastguard plane collide in japan. and still to come — the

um, it was pretty close to the brexit party at that point . brexit party at that point. could have cost me my seat as well. and it's and i don't quite understand, you know, i'm not quite sure whether, whether policy is coming from which at the basically the the moment is basically cost the conservatives a majority. i've seen some of those polling numbers put labour in. numbers as well. put labour in. i mean, that doesn't seem like what a lot of people who might be considering a who to vote for at the moment. um, but they're not voting for labour. i don't want just just yes or want to see and just just yes or no. 110. >> no. >> the em- no. >> the rishi sunak will lead >> the pm rishi sunak will lead your party the next election. your party in the next election. oh, absolutely. >> and there's doubt about >> and there's no doubt about that. >> e- e right. well, that. >> right. well, that's, >> that's right. well, that's, uh, who's uh, richard holden, who's the chairman the party at the chairman of the party at the beginning, i should when he beginning, i should say, when he

party. and then, you know, it happened around brexit.n there in plain sight, i think it's ghastly, i think it's concerning. it definitely puts people off who are good people who might otherwise want to come into politics, particularly — not only but particularly women with families. however, my own sense is, and this is not scientific at all, but my sense is actually since we had left the european union and since the labour party isn't at each other�*s throats in the same way that they were, i think the level may have faded somewhat, but it is absolutely still there, and who knows what it will be like in another election year? and as i stress, that's not scientific. i'm not saying it isn't a problem. it absolutely is a problem. but i do think having two relatively conventional party leaders like rishi sunak and keir starmer has dialled down the tone a little bit in westminster. it does feel like we've reached the end for many reasons and we're completely out of material. oh no, you know, we could go on for much, much, much, much longer.

party. this is the great irony of this is that rishi sunak was a strong brexiteer and he is trying , as brexiteerto keep his parliamentary party together, but to try and keep the tory party together in parliament is the devil's own task. it's like trying to carry water with a sieve and therefore your, uh, we're seeing these difficulties, but i would just caution the for the viewers that sunak himself is not one of life's hand—wringers . he's actually hand—wringers. he's actually instinctively probably more close to lee anderson . close to lee anderson. >> matthew . >> matthew. >> matthew. >> no, the reason this is such a massive story is not because a lot of members of the british pubuc lot of members of the british public don't want to get a grip on asylum and illegal immigration. they undoubtedly do. that's partly why this is such a massive problem for sunak. it's not because there are people like me who think we shouldn't be sending people to rwanda when we're actually accepting asylum seekers from rwanda. it's because his rwanda. it's because on his flagship policy, he's struggling to drive i

lay bit with what looks like a healthy lead in the polls to his right he has what used to be the brexit partyng at the centre at the start of the already is immigration and asylum, stopping the boats are we know the figures for last year in 2023 showed the boats had not stopped, numbers are down but it was the second—highest year on record to the government is pointing to this dealing with older cases, trying to show it is getting a grip on this. labour have leapt on this, saying it is a barefaced lie, that there are thousands of cases but for them, they want to use this as an issue show the government they say is not delivering on its key promises to and these are all themes i think we will hear it repeated much more as we get to that election. much more as we get to that election-— much more as we get to that election. ., ., ~ , ., the former executive of the charity kids company, camila batmanghelidjh, has died at the age of 61. she stepped down from the charity in 2015 amid allegations of mismanagement but the high court later cleared her of wrongdoing. she died at her home in london yest

also be joined by a sagacious panel this evening, former brexit party mep and connection annunziata rees—mogg and the annunziata rees—mogg. and the author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. as always, i want to hear from you. it's a crucial part of the programme. email me. you know this off by heart by mail news. com heart by now. mail gb news. com but it's time for news but now it's time for the news of the with polly of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. middlehurst. jacob. >> thank you and good evening to you. well, the conservatives election campaign campaign director has tonight accused the backers of a major new poll which predicts a heavy tory defeat of throwing in the towel. 14,000 voters are larger than usual. 14,000 voters are larger than usual . sample were asked about usual. sample were asked about their political intentions. should there be a general election. the poll was commissioned by a group of conservative donors and carried out by yougov, and it predicted that conservatives are facing an election. wipe—out retaining just 169 seats as labour sweeps to power with a lan

is he is frets from the left of the labour party and to the right which used to be called the brexit partyte away through while he remains quite a long way behind in the polls. thank ou so much for that. to the us now to harvard university. its president has announced her resignation. this is claudine gay, who'd faced a backlash after her testimony to congress over her handling of anti—semisitm on campus. she'd also faced allegations of academic plagiarism. live now to washington will vernon. hayek, brings us up to date. claudine gay was the first black person to be appointed to that harboured presidential role in last year but today she became the shortest serving president in that university's is three. her problems began in december last year when two other university leaders were called to give evidence in front of a congressional committee to discuss anti—semitism on american university campuses. that was because there had been a number of attacks onjewish students at american universities following the events in gaza. during her testimony, following the events in gaza. during hertest

the uk use d to be the brexit party. and that's where we saw the immigration debate blow up. right wing parties capitalized on that. that informed a lot of the original trump campaign and now trump is coming back and r reinpyring a little of the ideas. and immigration is where the far right wing thrives. it's resinating. also here is like in america, there's more skepticism about funding the war in ukraine. parties are doing quite well. parties are suggesting we shouldn't be supporting the war in ukraine and sending funds over there. the topics are resinating are right wing issues. >> is it sort of a sign of the times that these are the issues that are motivating a certain base of people particularly on the right here. or what do you think it would take for that rise that we have seen to end or to slow down or shift in any way? >> it's interesting. i can't necessarily answer that, but when i speak to people who are voting for the right, this often comes down to cost of living economics. it's the idea that economies are doing well, but the rich are getting richer, but the middl

thye used to be called the brexit party, led by one nigel farage ? income tax and much tighter immigration restrictions. some wondered if nigel farage would turn up at eight reform news conference today but he i asked richard tice, where is nigel farage? nigel is enjoying himself, having got back from the jungle, and he is assessing how much help, what is the best way that he can help. did he have a better appointment this morning than coming here? you can absolutely be assured nigel is giving very serious... and i�*m very clear — the more help, the better. because it�*s a big job, running an election... he�*s not turned up. he has got to work out exactly what role he wants to play and a good poker player doesn�*t show their hand too early. the scottish national party, plaid cymru, the green party, the northern ireland parties and others are also limbering up for an election campaign year, as are the prime minister and the labour leader, keir starmer. we�*ll hear from both of them tomorrow. sophie. chris, thank you. a medieval cemetery has been uneart

they used to be called the brexit party, led by one nigel farage ? e. he is categoric, his party will stand in every seat in england, scotland and wales. they want a big cut in income tax and much tighter immigration restrictions. some wondered if nigel farage would turn up at a reform news conference today. but he didn't. so i asked mr tice, where is he? nigel is enjoying himself, having got back from the jungle, and he is assessing how much help, what is the best way that he can help. did he have a better appointment this morning than coming here? you can absolutely be assured nigel is giving very serious... and i'm very clear — the more help, the better. because it's a big job, running an election... he's not turned up. he has got to work out exactly what role he wants to play and a good poker player doesn't show their hand too early. the scottish national party, plaid cymru, the green party, the northern ireland parties and others are also limbering up for an election campaign year, as are the prime minister and the labour leader, keir starmer. we

he said his party would not repeat its decision of 2019 when, as the brexit party, it decided not tomortgage lenders have started the year by cutting rates, taking some of the pain out of the cost of a new dealfor homeowners. the uk's biggest lender, the halifax, has cut some interest rates by close to one percentage point, with brokers now expecting others to follow suit. our business correspondent kevin peachey is here, so what's the prospect for people with mortgages in the coming year? more than1.5 more than 1.5 million home owners will see their current fixed mortgage deal expire this year. and they will be looking for a new deal in all likelihood that will be more expensive. but because of this competition now between the lenders it will take some of the intensity out of that pain. as you mention the halifax the biggest mortgage lender in the uk announced quite chunky this week and has followed. they just announced that they will make some cuts tomorrow. so these are quite significant changes at the start of the year. what does that mean for people, they will be looking and the

they are now around 9% in our polling but the difficulty is that in the previous incarnation, the brexit partytwo very positive things, nigel farage, —— ukip. and they had brexit as the thing to focus on. without either of those things to focus on this time around they may struggle but there is no doubt there is a small constituency of people in this country do believe that none of the above are appropriate and that reform uk are the answer. the lib dems are around 11, 12% which has been consistent for months but they have picked up in by—elections and they will be hoping that areas like the south—west of england and surrey, where historically they could be strong areas, they could gain more, and they have a strong ground campaign and the other smaller parties and they will be hoping that could be utilised to bring about big gains at the expense of the conservatives in those kind of areas. ,., conservatives in those kind of areas. . ~ conservatives in those kind of areas. ., conservatives in those kind of areas. . ~ ., ., conservatives in those kind of areas. ., , . areas. going back to a sub'

the union's party that collapsed power-sharing, in 2022 in protest of the post brexit trading rules ands they say. undermine northern ireland's place. he now believes they have the assurances they need from westminster to return to government with the nationalist. our island correspondent has this report. >> across northern ireland, people woke up to news of a political breakthrough that ha been nearly two years in the making. the lack of a functioning executive for so long has caused many issues for the lives of people. public sector workers on strike earlier this month overpay. unions help increases will be a priority. >> a sense of hope, but they are apprehensive. teachers have not gotten a pay increase for three years. i have waited long enough. they watched teacher wages in other parts of the u.k. grow far ahead of teacher wages in northern ireland. >> parents help financial help with childcare available in other parts of the u.k. will be signed off. >> families have been watching developments elsewhere in the u.k.. we have seen record investment in childcare and the 30 hours schem

and that's always been a problem with i've been following ukip and the brexit party. got is that the main legacy parties know where their supporters are, and can just get the vote out every election . and the vote out every election. and often very hard for often it's very hard for challenger parties to do so. um, that's why the party's got ten points in the polls. the same as the liberal democrats. the lib dems or mps . dems have a dozen or so mps. reform has zero. so the challenge now is to find out where they are and get the vote out. now mr tice, there he may he they're turning their fire on the labour party saying there that reform um is a party of the working class building that round on a tax cutting, uh , round on a tax cutting, uh, offer to the to the people of britain , lifting the basic rate britain, lifting the basic rate of income tax to £20,000 from around £12,000, one in, one out on immigration saving £5 for every £100 spent in whitehall by civil servants. that's the idea. whether it works , we'll find out whether it works, we'll find out the first test

, then , then former brexit party, then, then quote, that trickle of tory mps talking about defecting. former government minister, author and television personality ann widdecombe. and you effectively defected a few years ago, having left the tories to join reform. do you think 1 or 2 conservative mps will ultimately follow ? will ultimately follow? >> well, let me just say i'm not privy to any of these conversations that are going on. so if you're hoping for me to name names, i can't. so if you're hoping for me to name names, i can't . uh, but name names, i can't. uh, but what makes complete sense is that if you're, for example, a red wall tory, uh , you know, red wall tory, uh, you know, you're not going to win on what the tories are doing at the moment. >> whereas the reform party, which is, of course , the, uh, which is, of course, the, uh, evolve from the brexit party, uh, actually does campaign for the sorts of things that those constituents are interested in. and also campaigns for things like common sense and proportionality, which used to be the watchwords of the conservative

yeah this is just not true. >> we saw in 2019 when nigel stood down, uh, the brexit party candidates ans out there. unlike flip flop keir starmer and which no one knows what those two stand for. they have no purpose . they're have no purpose. they're completely empty headed . flip completely empty headed. flip floppers nigel farage. everyone knows what he stands for and he's stuck to it for decades . he's stuck to it for decades. and that's what a country and chaos needs. this man loves his country. he will always put the british people or he has, certainly since i've known him first and foremost above schmoozing on the international stage that , you know, labour and stage that, you know, labour and the tories have submitted to the international stage above the priorities of british interests for too long. nigel farage, as a leader, would not do that. he would go back to basics and put the british interests first and foremost at the front of everyone's minds and politics. he would be. he's a dynamo, nigel he the hero of nigel farage. he is the hero of this needs and it's this country

dup walked out of power—sharing in 2022 in protest at trading arrangements brought in after brexit. the partye arrangements saw northern ireland treated differently from the rest of the uk and it has been negotiating with westminster for measures to remove what it sees as economic barriers. the secretary of state for northern ireland said he would fulfil his side of the deal. i believe that all the conditions are now in place for the assembly to return, and i look forward very much to the restoration of the institutions at stormont as soon as possible. the assembly may be recalled as early as friday or even saturday but whenever the power—sharing institutions do return, they will do so with a nationalist first minister in the shape of sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill. it will be the first time in northern ireland's existence — more than a century — that the top job will be held by a leader who wants a united ireland. power—sharing is the only show in town so i am finally glad - we are getting to a juncture where actually that may be | possible once again. i believe in power—sharing - and i belie

brexit. and yet, you know, despite that, despite that the party opposed brexit and did so pretty forcefully. over 600 days into this rwanda farce. 600 days where the government have promised us that people who cross the english channel illegally in dinghies would be sent to rwanda. we've spent hundreds of millions of pounds not a single flight has gone, not one person has gone. and as we go on through this internecine warfare within the conservative party i wonder legally , frankly, all the while legally, frankly, all the while we're signed up to the european convention on human rights to various conventions with the united nations . and frankly, united nations. and frankly, whether any of it is worth a row of beans, i'm joined by immigration lawyer paul turner, paul, welcome back onto the programme. um, i wonder with your legal hat on with your legal hat on whether you're somewhat bemused looking at these debates that are going on in the house of commons? i mean, ultimately , it seems unlikely to ultimately, it seems unlikely to me that a rishi sunak government is going to ignore the europe

i mean, you were a ukip member, you were a brexit party member.ne in the birmingham post, and that headline in the birmingham post , for those that birmingham post, for those that don't know it, you were the one that read it. >> i wish it could be brexit every day. it's a shame it didn't work out as we would have wanted it to. >> no, well, it's not perfect , >> no, well, it's not perfect, but it is done at least, isn't it? yeah, yeah. it's done. and you and you and you were against it right from the very start. you know, you always believed it was a mistake, us getting involved a political union involved in a political union with yeah. definitely. yeah. yeah >>i yeah >> i it's a strange thing at the moment because i don't think, um, most of the general public are comfortable with anything that's going on. and they don't really know who to vote for. it's like, hold your nose and hope for the best, you know? yeah. and i think you must think that way too. >> oh, i do, and i think the level of dissatisfaction is enormously now enormously high. you kno

quickly well, very briefly, i mean, do you worry that your party is a bit one track or maybe on brexitre going to unveil plans labour party to nationalise the railways in 2 or 3 weeks time. and that would be their policy going into the election. that is something the idea of change making better. people making it better. many people don't railways don't believe the railways work for it's idea, for them. it's a it's an idea, isn't it? >> i'll be honest with you. the railways are in a state and everybody acknowledges that. but the in the state the reason they're in the state is activity. and is through union activity. and what hague is saying is what louise hague is saying is basically straight forward. you know, we'll renationalise the rail system and we'll help our friends in the unions to profiteer from that. you know, same old labour as we've always seen all right. just like the energy industry, the one that renationalising. what is it? the great british energy company, they call it. it's nationalisation. and i'll tell you now constituency, you now in my constituency, which is predom

if did with the brexit party.he tories reform they will hurt the tories in the post. in the first part of the post. they need to take a few they only need to take a few hundred potentially hundred votes to potentially cost but cost the tories a seat, but they're in the place they're in the wrong place politically. you know a lot of you at reforms, polling you look at reforms, polling policies, sort policies, it's kind of sort of thatcherite economics and then kind self—serving kind of obviously self—serving lib constitutional kind of obviously self—serving lib and constitutional kind of obviously self—serving lib and consnottional kind of obviously self—serving lib and consnot where the reform and that is not where the big british politics is. big gap in british politics is. thatis big gap in british politics is. that is sort of the right on culture, slightly left on culture, slightly more left on economics. hurt the economics. they'll hurt the tories, but how much economics. they'll hurt the tories they but how m

it was thanks to the likes of nigel farage and the brexit party that forced brexit through. talk about all forms and costs of trade. we never had free trade with the eu . it came free trade with the eu. it came at huge democratic cost to the british people and huge financial. it cost us billions to join the club that gave us that trade. it was never free. so and the rhetoric that's been going on anti—brexit , brexit to going on anti—brexit, brexit to blame for everything . i thought blame for everything. i thought remainers were supposed to be clever. well, here we go. not true. >> go on charlie, you're meant to be clever. >> who said that? this lady beunda >> who said that? this lady belinda just said remainers were meant to be clever. >> show her how clever you are. why, we should have stayed in. >> just said you >> well, i've just said to you that we're worse that the things that we're worse off nobody can prove off were. nobody can prove anything's there off were. nobody can prove anyt liam; there off were. nobody can prove anytliam gallagher there off were. nobody can p

yeah. >> and that reform uk >> and that of course reform uk formerly brexit party to formerly the brexit has been caused by yet another tory mp being forced to stand down because of a scandal. interesting. don't go anywhere you're is you're going to be. this is the only channel we're going to be looking in the detail. looking into that in the detail. davies next, davies surrey siege also next, the leader will target the lib dem leader will target the lib dem leader will target the heartland bold the tory heartland with a bold new campaign . new campaign. >> oh, there's the poster if you're listening on the radio. ed davey tory remove was a picture of rishi sunak. >> is that the poster? >> is that the poster? >> thrilling. >> thrilling. >> i'm actually think they paid for . ask for your money for that. ask for your money back. >> you're listening on the radio. describe it in radio. we will describe it in more detail after the break. sir ed the in ed will address the public in guildford . get yourself some guildford. get yourself some coffee. you might need it. >> you might seem a bit stro

we know that the democratic unionist party for the last couple of years have not liked the brexit deal the windsor framework of a year ago, but most of them now do, so, we understand that trade between england, scotland and wales and northern ireland will be easier, there might be an east—west council to emphasise the connections between the different parts of the uk, and in addition to that, the northern ireland will be able to take part and benefit from free trade agreements that the uk strikes abroad. but we await the detail tomorrow and then the expected passage of the law on thursday, there will be a debate here in the commons as well we expect tomorrow, and then on friday, that big moment, perhaps friday, perhaps a few days later who know, as soon as friday the restoration of devolution, that is hugely important, and a sinn fein first minister, chris mason in rail passengers are facing more disruption this week, as drivers walk out again in their long running dispute over pay. today is the first in a series of strike days, with members of the aslef union walking out at six train

dup walked out of power—sharing in 2022 in protest at trading arrangements brought in after brexit. the partye arrangements saw northern ireland treated differently from the rest of the uk. it has been negotiating with westminster for measures to remove economic barriers but the dup leader says enough progress has been made. i believe that what we have delivered is significant, and on the basis that the government continues to deliver, then we will be in a position to convene a meeting of the assembly and proceed with the restoration of the political institutions. the uk government will publish the details of the deal tomorrow, and is expected to bring legislation by thursday. the secretary of state for northern ireland says he hopes to finalise the deal soon. i believe that all the conditions are now in place for the assembly to return, and i look forward very much to the restoration of the institutions at stormont as soon as possible. the assembly may be recalled as early as friday or saturday, but whenever the power—sharing institutions return they will do so with a nationalist first minis

dup walked out of power—sharing in 2022 in protest at trading arrangements brought in after brexit. the partythern ireland treated differently from the rest of the uk and it has been negotiating with westminster for measures to remove what it sees as economic barriers. the secretary of state for northern ireland said he would fulfil his side of the deal. i believe that all the conditions are now in place for the assembly to return, and i look forward very much to the restoration of the institutions at stormont as soon as possible. the assembly may be recalled as early as friday or even saturday but whenever the power—sharing institutions do return, they will do so with a nationalist first minister in the shape of sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill. it will be the first time in northern ireland's existence — more than a century — that the top job will be held by a leader who wants a united ireland. power—sharing is the only show in town so i am finally glad - we are getting to a juncture where actually that may be | possible once again. i believe in power—sharing - and i believe in life you get muc

brexit betraying. despite the gains which my party - of being brexit betraying. pite i the gains which my party leader and deputy— the gains which my party leader and deputy party leader have gained in these _ deputy party leader have gained in these negotiations, the fact remains that a _ these negotiations, the fact remains that a northern ireland still with you demand border posts being built, which _ you demand border posts being built, which will— you demand border posts being built, which will create a border within our country, and when the northern ireland _ our country, and when the northern ireland assembly sets, ministers and assembly _ ireland assembly sets, ministers and assembly members will be expected by law to adhere to and implement laws which _ law to adhere to and implement laws which are _ law to adhere to and implement laws which are made in brussels, which they had _ which are made in brussels, which they had no— which are made in brussels, which they had no say over and no ability to amend, — they had no say over and no ability to amend, an

former brexit party mep anunciata rees—mogg and the author and broadcaster amy nicole turner.