our political editor, christopher hope, joins us right now. good evening to you, christopher. he is literally imminent . i'm telling literally imminent. i'm telling you, this is all breaking as we speak. there you go, christopher hope. good evening. what's going on.7 bring us up to speed . on.7 bring us up to speed. >> well, michelle, i can't confirm that lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith both deputy chairs of the conservative party, have resigned for voting with the bill. cash amendment, which seeks to disapply elements of human rights legislation towards migrants arriving illegally by boat and the illegally here by boat and the idea is to make it harder for judges to frustrate attempts to send people back. arriving here illegally rwanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, rwanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso,to:wanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be 1da deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be clear deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be clear ,deport send people back. arriving here i

christopher hope us live there. hope joins us live there. ichelle. >> welcome back here to historic westminster hall. now, yesterday , three members of the government or the top team around mr sunak resigned over the rwanda bill. we know about what leandersson brendan what leandersson and brendan clarke—smith the former deputy chairs to but no one's chairs had to say. but no one's heard from jane stevenson. she was government aide, was a government aide, a political, parliamentary political, a parliamentary private secretary to kemi badenoch, and she's with me now. jane stevenson , thank you for jane stevenson, thank you for joining us here on gb news tonight. how big was it to resign over a government bill? >> um , it was unfortunate to >> um, it was unfortunate to have to resign , but that's the have to resign, but that's the deal have to resign, but that's the deal. if you if you want to speak out on on certain lines and i've done so much work on illegal migration, then it is really important to my constituent. so i wanted a tougher bill.

>> maybe she divulged that to christopher hope . first of all, christopher hope.>> pip. tom, thank you very much. good afternoon. from the gb news room. the headlines at one. well our top story today the thousands of yemenis have now taken to the streets of the capital sana'a. they're protesting in solidarity with gaza. that's after the uk overnight, along with the us, launched strikes on houthi targets . these here for those targets. these here for those watching on tv, are live pictures of that protest taking place in the capital, sanaa, and the joint strikes last night from the uk and the us were in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the government here in the uk, though, says that the attack overnight is lawful and proportionate . meanwhile, proportionate. meanwhile, a spokesman for the militant group says that they will continue to block the passage of ships in the region. they're also warning the region. they're also warning the uk and the us will not go without punishment or retaliation. the prime minister says that the uk needs to send a strong s

be i >> welcome back to farage with me , christopher hope. now, me, christopher hope. less harmful than smoking , the world health smoking, the world health organisation wants the same bans and regulations on devices as normal cigarettes. now, last week, a debate took place in westminster and one of those mps who spoke out against the who's proposals was adam afriyie, the tory mp for windsor. adam, welcome to farage on gb news. what are you calling for? well it's great to be here. >> i think what i'm calling for is, um, i don't know for the world health organisation , for world health organisation, for the framework convention on tobacco control to actually be rational and reasonable . but rational and reasonable. but above all, look here in the uk we are just leading the world, okay? smoking rates were 82% back in the 1940s, to down 48, 42% approximately in the 70s. now we're to down like 12 or 13. we are leading the whole world and because of our the principle of harm reduction, you've got of harm reduction, if you've got one that's killing one product that's killing

, who is editor, christopher hope, who is all action for us tonight. clark has called for a new prime minister called for rishi to go as rishi sunak to go as i understand it, you think there could more to this? go on. could be more to this? go on. what's going on in cabinet? christopher >> well, there's talk tonight from two tory mps that a serving cabinet minister is on the verge of resigning in a move which could destabilise a prime minister. that's all we know at the moment. we're not naming the prime it may not prime minister yet. it may not happen. febrile. happen. it is somewhat febrile. the view from senior tory sources is that simon clark actions are linked to this mrp poll last monday, which forecast a electoral landslide for keir starmer . he a electoral landslide for keir starmer. he references that um poll , in his starmer. he references that um poll, in his article in tonight's telegraph and if so, what we are seeing in playing out in real time for gb news viewers is an attempt to destabilise our prime minister. starting with a poll, then

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now he sat down with our political editor, christopher hope, and we have an exclusive interview for youtopher joins us now. christopher thank you very much indeed . tell us the latest . much indeed. tell us the latest. >> well, tom, emily, good morning from leigh on sea in essex. morning from leigh on sea in essex . now the pm prime morning from leigh on sea in essex. now the pm prime minister has got a big few days. he spent the end of last week dealing with on the world stage . with issues on the world stage. ukraine, course, and sending ukraine, of course, and sending in fighter jets. uh to attack the yemen, the houthis and the yemen. this week it returns more to a domestic context with these key votes tomorrow and wednesday on his rwanda plan. now, for gb news. i've been interviewing him today here in leigh on sea. now i asked him initially and you'll be seeing that play out at 1:00. how do you stop the deaths? because there were five people died tragically over the weekend, of course, trying to come here to this country in small boats . 200 people made small boats. 200 people made

chris, the christopher hope.ightly later than we thought, but still, happening. but still, it's all happening. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> that's right . so if what's the latest? >> that's right. so if dube is still there, i've got an update on timings of tonight. the reason why we're not entirely sure what's been in sure what's been happening in terms of the timings is because mps , more mps have been speaking mps, more mps have been speaking than they're than we thought, so they're going their entire six going to use their entire six hours debate hours allotted for this debate on the rwanda bill. don't forget it's committee the whole it's a committee of the whole house of commons. so normally this through line this kind of going through line by line is considered behind closed doors by about 12 mps or so, not the entire house of commons. that's why it's less predictable . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at ble . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at around l vote

. editor christopher hope. d peers, of course, rallying against this legislation . in what hope does legislation. in what hope does the government have ? the government have? >> well, i think quite a lot . i >> well, i think quite a lot. i think that the bill will probably get weakened in the lords come back to the commons , lords come back to the commons, where i expect mps, including those on the left of the tory party, to vote to reinstate measures at the second measures agreed at the second reading amendment stage . and the reading amendment stage. and the third reading, of course, passed a few a tough couple of weeks ago. i think it's a battle the government may want to have politically . they're taking on, politically. they're taking on, uh, , vested interests uh, you know, vested interests against the change they want to do, which is break this business model flight to take model and forces flight to take off after may or around may, june time taking back illegal migrants arriving here legally back to rwa

yes. >> so gb news political editor christopher hope joins us now with on the reaction. so christopher , i see a number of christopher, i see a number of high profile politicians are already tweeting furiously about this, saying that sunak is bottling it . bottling it. >> that's right . the liberal >> that's right. the liberal democrats will be first out. the stocks with the reaction to this statement by rishi sunak . statement by rishi sunak. they're calling squatter. they're calling him squatter. sunak and tom because they sunak emily and tom because they think and you can argue politically, why can't you go in may? that's when the local elections are happening, to have a general election, different a general election, a different time elections is a time to the local elections is a further on country . um, further cost on the country. um, tens millions of pounds. tens of millions of pounds. elections can cost and so have it at same time as other it at the same time as other elections. saves money. but he can't do because so can't do that because he's so too behind the

we're back now to we're going to go back now to christopher and lee christopher hope and lee andersonback, christopher. on back, christopher. carry on where please . where you left off, please. >> the answer in the studio with patrick christys. they're saying there that you're being laughed at in the lobby, but they'll be sniggering at you in the street in ashfield for following in ashfield for not following over what you over on your. and what you believe in. >> well, what i say to the people the i know the people in the studio, i know the people in the studio, i know the people the studio. uh, people in the studio. uh, i think matthew laws has been up to ashfield couple of times. to ashfield a couple of times. i know not up there know adam's not been up there yet. of nashville yet. uh, the people of nashville do ican yet. uh, the people of nashville do i can assure do not laugh at me. i can assure you of that. i am ashfield born and bred. i said, and bred. like i said, um, i supported amendments . my supported the amendments. my party didn't. unfortunately that's democracy now! if a

but christopher hope, so much.>> definitely works >> armageddon definitely works better gatwa better than sunak ncuti gatwa too many syllables, too many syllables. but you go. syllables. but there you go. very interesting. you've got the lib get at those lib dems trying to get at those blue the blue wall seats, and then the reform going working reform party going after working class votes. >> well, let's get another perspective. us is perspective. now joining us is the undersecretary for business perspective. now joining us is the trade.ecretary for business perspective. now joining us is the trade. uhetary for business perspective. now joining us is the trade. uh kevin, r business perspective. now joining us is the trade. uh kevin, kevin ness and trade. uh kevin, kevin hollinrake . uh, kevin, first of hollinrake. uh, kevin, first of all, we've been talking a lot about semantics and sunak ageddon, but let's put that charge to you . do the tories charge to you. do the tories just as bad as the labour party as reform

okay christopher, us christopher, hope there for us in westminster. >> thank you very much indeed. want minute interview. you won't want to it good afternoon to miss it on. good afternoon britain and emily this britain with tom and emily this afternoon . afternoon. >> we're joined in the >> soon we're joined in the studio editor of studio now by deputy editor of conservative home, henry hill. good morning. what did you what did you think of that interview and richard tice suggestion about this one in, one out policy, which christopher hope said, is that not to not simplistic. >> i mean, i cannot fathom how you would run a one in, one out policy, right? >> i mean, do you just have a live dashboard that says we've created a space because somebody left? one person gets come in left? one person gets to come in and they waiting somewhere for notification is notification that their space is coming he coming into the country. he said. was averaged out over a said. it was averaged out over a five year parliament. but but no, think the fundamental no, i think the fundamental problem to chan

christopher hope, our political westminster, >> okay?? christopher hope, our political thankiestnveryer, >> okay? christopher hope, our political thankiestnvery much westminster, thank you very much . um, should have stuck with bofis . um, should have stuck with boris johnson perhaps, shouldn't they? the tories. but we move on one view. >> oh yeah, we move on. >> the sussexes , harry and >> the sussexes, harry and meghan, once again been meghan, they've once again been hittingphotographed night being photographed last night with the jamaican prime minister. harry and meghan minister. yes harry and meghan attended the one love premiere to celebrate the life and music of bob marley, and while there they were seen chatting and posing with jamaica's pm andrew holness , who has previously been holness, who has previously been vocal about his desire to cut ties with king charles and the monarchy. and he's currently jamaica's head of state. >> yes, well, joining us for more on this is the talent and pr manager, jonathan shalit. thank you very mu

but now is gb news but joining us now is gb news political editor, christopher hope uh, christopher ,christopher, um, just on that, uh, asylum backlog cleared , uh, ray casting some cleared, uh, ray casting some doubt on whether the backlog has is actually been entirely cleared, whether there have just been initial decisions, more appeals on the way . appeals on the way. >> that's right. emily. well, ray is right. not for the first time. there is concern about that. 4500, uh, complex cases yet to be cleared . and labour. yet to be cleared. and labour. labour are calling out , uh, mr labour are calling out, uh, mr sunak saying, well, let's not clear it. is it 112,000 pre june 2022. they aren't cleared because some are still being looked at. we're trying to get some numbers out of the government. the morning lobby meeting here in westminster for emily tom 17,800 voluntary emily and tom 17,800 voluntary returns 3500 forced returns. um what happens to the balance? well some some are still going through the system . um, of through the system. um, of course, because we are reporting regular

well, let's go live to our political edhon let's go live to our political editor, christopher hope, thenvil this stuff because the devil in this stuff is the detail. is always in the detail. christopher. good evening to you. i love the view that you've got there. absolutely lovely. uh, get straight into this uh, let's get straight into this honzon uh, let's get straight into this horizon one, then. was this? horizon one, then. how was this? what sunak , uh, has said what rishi sunak, uh, has said been received . and then i want been received. and then i want you to try and explain exactly been received. and then i want you tittry and explain exactly been received. and then i want you tit is and explain exactly been received. and then i want you tit is that explain exactly been received. and then i want you tit is that is plain exactly been received. and then i want you tit is that is proposingtly been received. and then i want you tit is that is proposing .y what it is that is proposing. >> it's a rare bit of good news for this prime minister he's got ahead of where this story was going,

well, join me now to give us his predictions is gb news political editor christopher hope. e , and stuck your neck out, mate, and you have a few predictions to make. but before we get into the details, the big question is when do you think the next general election will fall . general election will fall. >> well, mystic hope, i mean, i'll regret doing this , martin, i'll regret doing this, martin, but of course you won't remind me of it, will you? i'm sure you won't remind me of it all through the year goes through the year if it goes wrong. yeah. mean, may may. wrong. yeah. i mean, may may. march the for march the 6th is the date for the budget. now, the thinking had been following that, had been that following that, that open for a, um. that leaves wide open for a, um. may the ninth general election , may the ninth general election, um, the same time as local elections . um, the same time as local elections. um, um, the same time as local elections . um, the um, the same time as local elections. um, the going early, of course, makes some sense because if the problems with

christopher. we'll come back to you soon, i hope. our political editor , hope. just migration thatis >> well, it's not just migration that is a huge issue for the prime minister. and frankly, every one else. also, huge amounts of economic data came out this morning in a big release from the office for national statistics we learned that wages are still going up, unemployment is steady amidst this . uh, unemployment is steady amidst this. uh, there's almost a million vacancies in the labour market with the share of the workforce claiming benefits as well , workforce claiming benefits as well, continuing to rise. work that one out more , more that one out more, more vacancies. a huge proportion of vacancies, but also more people claiming benefits . claiming benefits. >> well make sense of it all. we have gb news economics and business editor liam halligan, who is with us now with on the money made clear there fraudsters . liam that question fraudsters. liam that question that tom just posed there uh, 1 million vacancies in the labour market, yet more people on ben

speaking earlier to gb news political editor christopher hope , khalid mahmood christopher hope, khalidre of our own people , we >> so more of our own people, we train, the lesser those people will come in. >> what's your number, though, to ask you? i will certainly be very happy less than very happy with less than less than we need to than 100,000, but we need to work at that and we need to put training and we need the proper resources those places to resources into those places to get people working. get those young people working. the . the party manifesto. >> well, i certainly would like and labour is and i think the labour party is moving that. yes in the moving towards that. yes in the united states, president biden has decided how the us will respond to a drone strike that killed three us troops on the border with jordan and syria . border with jordan and syria. >> speaking outside the white house today, president biden declined to reveal to any details on the response , but details on the response, but said the us doesn't need a wider war in the middle east. meanwhile, a militia

suella braverman and christopher hope , our political christopher hope, our political edhon christopheritor. well, could braverman sink sunaks rwanda plan and with it his premiership? also, we're going to do royal news. could prince andrew do a prince harry and split from the royal family and split from the royal family and wage war on the monarchy? you've got to wonder whether he might just pull the grenade . might just pull the grenade. also, why does this war in the red sea matter to you and me? it seems like there are big economic implications. and of course , we know that inflation course, we know that inflation is coming down. we know that growth is happening. we don't want lose lots at want to lose that. so lots at stake . i've got my pundits in stake. i've got my pundits in the studio . we're going to have the studio. we're going to have a but i can't do it a wild time. but i can't do it without you . without you. >> that feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> evening. i'm alex deakin and this is your l

, that editor, christopher hope, that pretending the rwanda bill in its current form will workeasures 12 months ago when i was home secretary . the prime was home secretary. the prime minister refused to accept them. then he's come some way forward . then he's come some way forward. he's now introduced a third bill. as i say, with some of those measures. but unfortunately it's lacking in the essential things that are going to make this bill work , going to make this bill work, that are going to stop the boats. so we've got some bright ideas. we've engaged constructively. we want this bill to work it currently does not. and to pretend otherwise, i'm afraid, does a disservice to the british public. it amounts to a betrayal to the british public. i want to stop the boats. i want this government to stop the boats. it's got a chance to do that. and that's why i'm urging the prime minister to accept our amendments so that we can work together to fix this bill and stop boats. well let's get stop the boats. well let's get some reaction to that. >> i'm now joined by ivan sampson, who's

it's me gb news political editor christopher hope . i've hotfooted christopher hope.d it from westminster hall to present jacob rees—mogg show as he's a bit busy in the house of commons. tonight we're bringing you coverage on the rwanda bill as happens in the house of as it happens in the house of commons. it's voting on the bill tonight. moments ago. and as we speak, it's wrapping right now. for of tuning for for those of you tuning in for sir jacob rees—mogg, state of sirjacob rees—mogg, state of the nation, don't he'll the nation, don't worry, he'll be and be joining me very shortly and i'll be asking him about how he'll on the he'll how he'll vote on the crucial third reading expected. just over an hour away. and as a gb news has reported throughout the day, eight small boats crossing the channel this morning with as many 350 migrants entering the country. so this makes this evening's vote all the more significant as even vote all the more significant as ever, don't forget to let me know what you think. gb views at gb news.com. all of that and much, much more comi

thank you so much christopher. hoped minister for europe denis macshane. denis. this idea macshane. and denis. this idea that james cleverly is going over there, i think we've given them half a billion. isn't that what give them? 500 million? what we give them? 500 million? we've stop we've given the french to stop people in boats . i people coming over in boats. i can't see what we've got for our money. >> bonjour, a merci , merci for >> bonjour, a merci, merci for all the wonderful money you send to us in france to do very little. oh very good. i'm sorry. i was listening to french radio this morning to prepare myself for the most important interview of the day. no mention of mr cleverly. he doesn't have a high profile as there profile there, as here. there obsessed in france. rather with these. j'ai and tractor convoys . these. j'ai and tractor convoys. good reason. they're likely evading armies. they all coming up to paris. they're going to block nine, the equivalent of nine elms. you know , the old car nine elms. yo

okay >> political editor >> well, our political editor christopher hope think christopher hope i thinkl. uh, talk to us as well. uh, christopher , just elaborate christopher, just elaborate a bit more then about what tom was saying about penny morden announcing this earlier than expected. the debate will take place tuesday, wednesday next week . why is she announced it week. why is she announced it earlier ? earlier? >> well, she said she was doing it, didn't she, to allow more time for parliament to debate . time for parliament to debate. um, the get ready for this big bill. the amendments will be put down by former immigration minister robert jenrick to make it harder, as he sees it, for judges to frustrate the will of parliament to stop these flights taking off as soon as may in the spring, the repeatedly spring, as the pm repeatedly says. spring, as the pm repeatedly says . that's why she says she's says. that's why she says she's doneit says. that's why she says she's done it and as tom correctly says, this set out says, normally this is set out in business statement by in the bus

live with me, gloria de piero and christopher hope .want tell us? want to tell us? >> is sort of >> because this is sort of a community. family and community. it's a family and it's about you at home. it's all about you at home. >> whether you're listening on the or watching on the telly. >> what would you be asking the prime indeed prime minister or indeed the leader opposition , leader of the opposition, andrew? both briefly. what's your ? your question? >> well, i would ask rishi sunak what the hell were you doing on some obscure tv station yesterday talking to people yesterday talking to two people i've never heard of, when you could gb news, could have been on gb news, talking all respect to me talking with all respect to me and bev. and we wouldn't mind if you to us at the end of you talked to us at the end of your 36 hour fast. >> yeah . well, tempted to >> yeah. well, i'm tempted to ask about the fast and ask him about the fast and whether he's trying to force the nafion whether he's trying to force the nation starve themselves w

our political editor, christopher hope was christopher hope, was in wellingborough for unveiling wellingboroughishi sunak. labour have rented out an empty shop and they're steaming in to sunak. is that a taste of things to come? i'm martin daubney on gb news and this is britain's news channel. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. still some showery rain around today, but overall the weekend looks a lot drier after what's been a very wet start to the yeah been a very wet start to the year. it's also going to turn cold this weekend as the low pressure systems disappear and high pressure starts to build in, but the lows are still with us at the moment, generating some showery rain parts of some showery rain over parts of northeast england in particular, some showery rain over parts of norttricklinggland in particular, some showery rain over parts of norttrickling downin particular, some showery rain over parts of norttrickling down towards ular, some showery rain over p

christopher hope, mainstream. christopher hope, our political editor, joins us. enjoy, i rarely say that i enjoy what labour put out, but i did enjoy when they said, stop the boasts, you're jealous, you're jealous, aren't you ? it's you're jealous, aren't you? it's a brilliant line. >> you're jealous. a brilliant line. >> you're jealous . that is a >> you're jealous. that is a good line. by yvette cooper. not the obvious, not normally that political on this stuff. and she she did actually land a blow on that. i think labour's right that. and i think labour's right because say , as the because you can't say, as the twitter account did the pm, twitter account did for the pm, that you have cleared a 92,000 strong backlog when there's 4500 complex cases remaining. and what is confusing is the 113,000 you mentioned there. that's the calendar year 2023. so the figures are different numbers altogether. apples and pears 92,000 is the frozen in time number pre—june 2022. yes . number pre—june 2022. yes. 113,000 is the calendar year figure for the year just 113,000 is the

, can persuade some of those 60 or so tory mps not to vote the bill down on wednesday night, christopher hope> well, one of those men who resigned tonight, the former tory party deputy chair, lee anderson , told gb news that anderson, told gb news that rwanda bill could still work. >> it can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. look, you know, at the end of the day, small boats are coming. they'll keep coming. i to see a situation where i want to see a situation where anybody arrives illegally in anybody who arrives illegally in this country has no right at all to claim asylum, no right to claim an appeal, and more importantly , no right to go importantly, no right to go missing and disappear into the country. and i think this bill could work, but it needs strengthening up. and that's why iback strengthening up. and that's why i back the amendments. >> well, in the post office scandal today, a fujitsu boss accused post office officials of knowing bugs and errors in knowing about bugs and errors in the it system . the the horizon it system. the business and trade

, >> sorry, christopher hope, spoke to richard tice about reform uk's plan to stop the boats . boats one net migration ? how on earth does net migration? how on earth does that work? you know jolly well you can't be as simple as that in terms of numbers. you can't just say, right, one in, one out. if it's someone leaves, we'll give that person can't arrive dover. arrive at dover. >> absolutely can say our >> you absolutely can say our policy simplistic policy on immigration simplistic nonsense work . but nonsense that it won't work. but you've me a question. give you've asked me a question. give me answering it me the courtesy of answering it right. will freeze right. we will freeze non—essential immigration. one in, one out. you can quite absolutely easily do that over an electoral cycle . about, on an electoral cycle. about, on average, 450,000 people leave the country every year. so you can welcome smart immigration of a similar number every year, right? where you've got genuine skill shortages. let's just remind people net immigration in the 1980s and 1990s in this country, net w

but speaking earlier to gb news, political editor christopher hope, khalid mahmood said the plan shouldin labour's manifesto of our own people. >> we train the lesser, those people will come in. what's your number, though, to ask you.7 i number, though, to ask you? i will certainly be very happy with less than less than 100,000, but we need to work at that and we need to put training. we need the proper resources into those places to training. we need the proper rescthose into those places to training. we need the proper rescthose young ose places to training. we need the proper rescthose young people ces to training. we need the proper rescthose young people working. get those young people working. >> party manifesto . >> the party manifesto. >> the party manifesto. >> i certainly would like >> well, i certainly would like and i think the labour is and i think the labour party is moving that. moving towards that. yes >> khalid there. now moving towards that. yes >> prime there. now moving towards that. yes >> prime minister's there. now moving towards that. yes >> prime minister's been

i'm christopher hope gb news political editor, and when we've been discussing the rwanda bill, let sr thoughts, john says, not only is this a complete farce, it's highlighting the fact that this country is absolutely broken from top to bottom so badly it's not recoverable. >> michael says the conservatives are trying to do something. why didn't everybody help to get this through this bill? perhaps it won't work, but at least give it a chance. nobody else is coming up with anything better. well well, we've discussed so far on this program the politics of this vote . but now for the legalities vote. but now for the legalities . as i mentioned earlier, the government's safety of rwanda bill intends to override the supreme court's judgement and declare that rwanda is indeed a safe country. the supreme court ruled in november last year that the government's rwanda plan is unlawful , owned the fact that in unlawful, owned the fact that in its view, rwanda wasn't a safe country. this is based in part on evidence gathered by the united nations. but the government responded very swiftly with

we're going to hop live now to political editor christopher hope, has been christopher hope, who has wellingborough with rachel reeves and her big speech each, and poster, of course, announcing just a few minutes ago , christopher, excuse minutes ago, christopher, excuse me for being mean, but it seemed a bit low energy. that speech . a bit low energy. that speech. did it seem different in the ground, in person ? ground, in person? >> well, i think rachel reeves got her point across. >> labour's position is that the tories have put up taxes and it's not fair to pay them, or at least not fair on those who can't afford to pay them. so they'll take measures they can to and bring down to try and bring them down dunng to try and bring them down during that speech, there was a single heckler who shouted more debt , more single heckler who shouted more debt, more debt at single heckler who shouted more debt , more debt at rachel debt, more debt at rachel reeves. then walked off and he wouldn't want to speak to gb news afterwards. um, that's almost that, i think, almost indicating that, i thi

our political editor, christopher hope, . a difficult hope, explains.ifficult night then for the pm. >> rishi sunak and his rwanda plan with 60 tory mps, two independents and eight dup mps voting for amendments to try and strengthen his plan, they weren't impressed by the remarks from the prime minister to gb news on monday, making clear he would overrule european judges which try and frustrate the will of the uk government in sending illegally arrived migrants who arrive here by boat back to rwanda . there has been some rwanda. there has been some casualties too. we've seen the resignations of both lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith, two deputy chairman of the tory party and later tonight , the resignation later tonight, the resignation of jane stevenson, a parliamentary private secretary to kemi badenoch. so food for thought overnight for government whips and for mr sunak and his team as we go into a key day tomorrow, when more amendments are voted on. but crucially , if are voted on. but crucially, if the bill remains unamended , the bill remains

. >> welcome back to pmqs live with me gloria de piero and christopher hope .ned here in the studio in westminster by paul holmes, tory mp for eastleigh and parliamentary eastleigh and a parliamentary private ministerial private secretary. a ministerial aide essentially to lord cameron . the foreign secretary, and louise hague, shadow transport secretary >> so your questions are coming in thick and fast. we love it. we love to know your name and where you are from too. so i've got a question which is relevant to you, louise lesley. no, hang on, hang on, hang on. i've got to hear you on. >> oh, god. no, you've got louise, lesley from gosport. >> she's a pensioner. she's lucky and careful enough during a provide a working life to provide herself pension herself with additional pension income , saving as much as she to income, saving as much as she to can bridge with extra welfare payments. return, the payments. in return, the government, taxing tax, government, by not taxing tax, raising tax thresholds or taking more and more of this pension being bigging themsel

happy new christopher hope so. happy new yeah christopher hope so. happy new year, christopher.s, it's a huge year this year. raymond. i mean, and all the talk in westminster is when should mr sunak call the election? he can call the election? he can call the election because of course, the government repeal the fixed terms parliaments act. so it's in gift to go to the country in his gift to go to the country before january 2025. um, people are saying that might be a may general election because of the march 6th budget announced, uh, dunng march 6th budget announced, uh, during the christmas break. that would mean there'd be a tax cuts ahead of going to the polls on may the 9th. but if you're asking me, which you haven't yet, but you might do in a second, i would november , second, i would say november, that looks a better for that looks a better bet for me. i think early november is the time i think see a time when i think you'll see a much better economic and probably public picture probably public policy picture by for the country. i think by then for the country. i think we'

get in touch. me your listening to gb news radio >> i'm christopher hope and i'm gloria de piero, bringingon gb news news. every wednesday we'll bring you live coverage of prime minister's questions. when rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in the house of commons, we'll be asking our viewers and listeners to submit the questions that they would like to put to the prime minister, that to minister, and we'll put that to our top politicians in our panel of top politicians in our panel of top politicians in our westminster studio . that's our westminster studio. that's pmqs live here on gb news. britain's election . channel. britain's election. channel. >> beyond politics. >> beyond politics. >> hi there, i'm michelle dewberry. this is dewbs& co on gb news till seven. the former conservative mep and life peer in the house of lords, baroness jacqueline foster, alongside me and contributing editor at and the contributing editor at novara media, michael walker. we'll on to the house we'll be coming on to the house of lords the end of the of lords before the end of the programme. fas

interview with the leader of reform, richard tice , our reform, richard tice, our political editor, christopher hopec to discuss a number of issues, including whether tory mps could defect to reform and if he's just keeping the seat warm before nigel farage becomes leader. but christopher started by asking how reform would stop the boats . the boats. >> we've got a six point plan, but the two key components is we've got to leave the european convention on human rights. i'd like referendum on that. we'd like a referendum on that. we'd win it hands down. the country is sick tired of foreign is sick and tired of foreign judges overseas telling us a sovereign, independent nation, the judges in a court in strasbourg, sign up to, strasbourg, which we sign up to, that make it a foreign that doesn't make it a foreign court or a foreign judge. it is a court because it's not a foreign court because it's not in the united kingdom. that is literally of literally the definition of foreign, are foreign, chris. and they are judges that judges from overseas that makes them and we're them foreign, right? and we're a

our political editor, christopher hope, joins us right now. good evening to you, christopher. we speak. there you go, christopher hope. good evening. what's going on? bring us up to speed . on? bring us up to speed. >> well, michelle, i can't confirm that lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith both deputy chairs of the conservative party, have resigned for voting with the bill. cash amendment, which seeks to disapply elements of human rights legislation towards migrants arriving illegally by boat and the illegally here by boat and the idea is to make it harder for judges to frustrate attempts to send people back. arriving here illegally rwanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, rwanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso,to�*.wanda deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be 1da deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be clear deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be clear ,deport send people back. arriving here illegalso, to be clear , leeyrt them. so, to be clear, lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith have bot

christopher hope as ever. excellent conversation. loved it. we'll have it.da plan at 5:00 and there's plenty of coverage on gbnews.com. and on our website gbnews.com. and you've it the you've helped make it the fastest growing national news website the country. thank website in the country. so thank you rishi sunak you very much. now rishi sunak has said the uk would not hesitate to launch further airstrikes against the iran backed rebels if attacks backed houthi rebels if attacks on shipping continued . i'm on shipping continued. i'm martin daubney on gb news. britain's news the media were barely picking up the media were barely picking up the kind of views and perspectives that i and people that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six 2024, a battleground year, the year the nafion battleground year, the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election, who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together.

, her editor, christopher hope, her first since she was sensationally sacked by rishi sunakin sensationallyight about the state of the flagship rwanda bill, not being shy about highlighting its shortcomings and even vowing to vote against the legislation if it doesn't come up to scratch. let's take a listen. we need an effective deterrent. >> unfortunate . it's lacking in >> unfortunate. it's lacking in the essential things that are going to make this bill work, thatis going to make this bill work, that is going to stop the boats. we want this to bill work. it currently does not. and to pretend otherwise , i'm afraid, pretend otherwise, i'm afraid, does a disservice to the british public. it amounts to a betrayal to the british public. i'm only going to support a bill that works currently drafted. this works as currently drafted. this bill does not work. and if there are no improvements to it, i will have to vote against it. i'm afraid. >> joining me now is the political editor of the express online, david maddox . hi, david, online, david maddox. hi, david, thanks for joining us. online, d