we heard earlier on from the policing minister, dame diana johnson, who was keen to stress that the governmenteassured that the police have the resources they need to deal with the disorder that we are seeing this weekend. she said they had been clear about that and they had the powers that they needed. she talked about things like mutual aid, so this is where different police forces can work together and allow them to put extra officers in certain parts of the country. another element of the approach to this by the government is focusing on pushing this point that there this point that there will be consequences for people who commit criminal activity. we have heard yvette cooper again and again talking about how people will pay the price. clearly for a lot of people seeing these images, they might think some of these warnings are not working at the moment. in terms of other measures that the government has talked about, they have been saying they have put extra prosecutors prosecutors in place, so that when arrests are made, charging decisions can be made quickly. dame diana said earlier tha

policing minister dame diana johnson said the pubuc dame diana johnson said the public should do theright thing and surrender any dangerous weapons . prisons minister lord weapons. prisons minister lord timpson claims he's inherited a justice system in crisis , as justice system in crisis, as plans to address overcrowding in jails are activated in northern england. operation early dawn will see defendants who were remanded in custody waiting for a court appearance held in police cells for longer. it's separate to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month to more than half of people think britain is heading in the wrong direction. as an opinion poll suggests a drop in support for the new labour government . an equal labour government. an equal percentage of adults have a favourable or unfavourable view of sir keir starmer, with 38% on both sides. rishi sunak and the conservatives ratings haven't changed since the election. the tories deputy chairman, matthew vickers, has resigned. he stepped back from the role to support robert jenrick as the next conserva

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that was the home office minister dame diana johnson.srael's air force has struck targets in southern lebanon after hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets across the border. the idf said about 30 rockets were fired into northern israel, but most were intercepted or landed in open areas. there have been no reports of any casualties. tensions remain high in the region after wednesday's killing of the hamas political chief, ismail haniyeh. hezbollah, iran and their regional allies have promised retaliation for the killing, which they have blamed on israel. british, french and us embassies in beirut have issued an urgent warning to their citizens, to leave lebanon. these were passengers queueing at the departure terminal at beirut airport. let's speak to our correspondentjenny hill in tel aviv. talk us through what we know about this exchange of fire. it talk us through what we know about this exchange of fire.— this exchange of fire. it comes at a particularly — this exchange of fire. it comes at a particularly volatile _ this exchange of fir

policing minister dame diana johnson says the pubuc dame diana johnson says the public should do the right thing and surrender any dangerous weapons . meanwhile, prisons weapons. meanwhile, prisons minister lord timpson claims he's inherited a justice system in crisis as plans to address overcrowding in jails are activated in northern england , activated in northern england, operation early dawn will see defendants who are remanded in custody waiting for a court appearance held in police cells for longer. it's separate to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month to more than half of people think britain is heading in the wrong direction, as an opinion poll suggests. a drop in support for the new labour government. an equal percentage of adults have favourable or unfavourable views of sir keir starmer, with 38% on both sides . starmer, with 38% on both sides. rishi sunak and the conservatives ratings, however, haven't changed since the election and the tories deputy chairman, matthew vickers, has resigned. he stepped back from the role to support robert j

policing minister dame diana johnson says the pubuc dame diana johnson says the public should do the right thing and surrender any dangerous weapon . prisons minister lord weapon. prisons minister lord timpson says he's inherited a justice system in crisis as plans to address overcrowding in jails are activated in northern england, operation early dawn will see defendants who are remanded in custody waiting for a court appearance held in police cells for longer. it's separate to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month. more than half of people think britain is heading in the wrong direction, as an opinion poll suggests. a drop in support for the new labour government, an equal percentage of adults have a favourable or unfavourable view of sir keir starmer, with 38% on both sides. rishi sunak and the conservatives though ratings haven't changed since the election . the tories deputy election. the tories deputy chairman, matthew vickers, has resigned. he's stepped back from the role to support robert jenrick as the next conservative leader. he says jenric

policing minister dame diana johnson says the pubuc dame diana johnson says the public should do the right thing and surrender any dangerous weapon . prisons minister lord weapon. prisons minister lord timpson claims he's inherited a justice system in crisis as plans to address overcrowding in jails are activated in northern england. operation early dawn will see defendants who are remanded in custody waiting for a court appearance held in police cells for longer. it's separate to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month too. meanwhile, a young mother pushing a pram has become the latest defendant to appear in court after widespread rioting across the uk. 21 year old nivi smith, from oldham, will be sentenced in september for violent disorder outside an asylum hotel while she was pushing her child in a pram . and pushing her child in a pram. and more than half of people think britain is heading in the wrong direction as an opinion poll suggests, a drop in support for the new labour government. an equal percentage of adults have a favourable or unfavourab

let's speak to home office minister dame diana johnson. good morning to you.g days, can you talk me through what you're expecting and would have been in a similar scale of what was happening yesterday? flan similar scale of what was happening esterda ? ., , ., ., , ., _ yesterday? can first of all start by sa in: this yesterday? can first of all start by saying this has — yesterday? can first of all start by saying this has been _ yesterday? can first of all start by saying this has been a _ yesterday? can first of all start by saying this has been a very i yesterday? can first of all start by saying this has been a very tough| saying this has been a very tough and difficult week. it started on monday with the horrific attack on southport and i think the country is still reeling under shock from that. and then during the course of the week we have seen this violent disorder happening in parts of the country. so i think this weekend the whole approach has been to support the police in dealing with this violent disorder. yesterday i was able to speak to some of

policing minister dame diana johnson says the public should do the right thing and surrender any dangerous weapons , arguing any dangerous weapons, arguing there is no legitimate need to have them prisoner. minister lord timpson claims he's inherited a justice system in crisis to address overcrowding in jails that are activated in nonh in jails that are activated in north england , operation early north england, operation early dawn will see defendants who were remanded in custody waiting for a court appearance. now held in police cells for slightly longer. it's separate, though, to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month. more than half of people think britain is heading in the wrong direction as an opinion poll suggests. a drop in support for the new labour government. an equal percentage of adults have a favourable or unfavourable view of sir keir starmer, with 38% of those surveys falling on both sides . surveys falling on both sides. meanwhile, rishi sunak and the conservatives ratings haven't changed since the election . news changed since the election.

the minister for policing, dame diana johnson, said that the counter protests against the far right showf the country is law—abiding and peaceful. well, i think this country has a tradition, doesn't it, of peaceful protests? and i think last night was an example of that. now, clearly, because of what had happened in previous days, we were very anxious that we didn't add to the burden on the police by having to police counter demonstrations and protests. but luckily, last night, everything on the whole was peaceful, so that's important. but i think what last night illustrated was the vast majority of people in this country are law abiding, are tolerant, respect the police, want their communities to be ones that are safe for all communities. and i think that that was demonstrated last night by some of what we saw on the streets with those people who came forward to make their views clear because, unfortunately, in the last few nights, what we'd seen was those kind of very small criminal element, the extremists were out on the streets, engaging in disorder and violence, and that's not what

my colleague lucy grey spoke with home office minister dame diana johnson.been obviously a very tough and difficult week. started on monday with that horrific attack in southport, and i think the country is still reeling and in shock from that. and then during the course of the week we've seen this disorder, this violent disorder happen in parts of the country. so i think this weekend the whole approach has been to support the police in dealing with this violent disorder. and yesterday i was able to speak to some of those front line officers and talk to them and thank them for the work that they're doing, because obviously, it can be incredibly frightening to be on the front line when you're having bricks and other objects thrown at you. we've seen obviously, um, arrests, which is very important. and we want to send a very clear message that if people get involved in this criminal disorder, that they will be brought to account, they will be charged, they will be taken to court, and there will be penalties. so i think that that's the focus over the last few d

dame diana johnson, thank _ these individuals. dame diana johnson, thank you _ these individuals. arts i again and some big names in action for team _ again and some big names in action for team gb— again and some big names in action for team gb today. after the drama on the track last night, the first action of the day is already underway, and they're making a splash in the river in paris, and with the women's marathon swim ongoing in front of packed stands. many of us might struggle to run 10 kilometres, or 6 miles let alone swim it. amongst the crowds in the sunshine, is our sports reporter katie gornall. it is gruelling, lung busting and how is it going in the water, especially for team gb's leah crisp? it is a brutal swim in paris. welcome to the bridge where the marathon starts and finishes and leah crisp for team gb is down in the main pack, towards the back of the main pack, towards the back of the pack. she is 22 years old and only started open water swimming around 18 months ago when she made the shift to do it competitively and now she is making her olympic debut, and it

policing minister dame diana johnson says the pubuc dame diana johnson says the public should do thend surrender any dangerous weapons . prisons minister lord weapons. prisons minister lord timpson claims he's inherited a justice system in crisis as plans to address overcrowding in jails are activated in northern england . operation early dawn england. operation early dawn will see defendants who are remanded in custody and waiting for a court appearance held in police cells for longer. it's separate to the early release scheme for some offenders, which kicks in next month . and parents kicks in next month. and parents in england face higher fines from today if their children are taken out of school without permission. penalties have increased to £80 for every five days of absence, which will rise to £160 if unpaid within three weeks. nearly 400,000 fines were issued between 2022 and 2023, mostly for unauthorised holidays. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts b

. >> minister dame diana johnson told gb news this morning.optimistic following police responses yesterday . responses yesterday. >> what we saw last night were the vast majority the law abiding people of this country, expressing a view that we live in a tolerant britain . we are in a tolerant britain. we are law abiding people. we do not like to see this disorder, this violence, this criminality on our streets. so i think it's that i think the public revulsion at what happened, the police being on our streets, providing that security and safety and then the swift justice. i think it's a combination of things that makes me cautiously optimistic about how this is now being dealt with. >> meanwhile, it's understood his majesty the king has asked for daily updates on protests planned around the uk following the southport stabbings. king charles is said to be engaging privately in the issues. the unrest has generated. the king has a record of involvement in issues around community cohesion and interfaith dialogue, reports of antisemitic incidents

masks on some of the, the protests, so it's all been very up and down, policing minister dame, dame diana johnsond in the sun. do not tell me that individuals have come around, come armed with flares, fireworks, petrol bombs to a location advertised online with fire emojis. i just say at a protest , do not tell me that protest, do not tell me that someone is in a crowd for peaceful reasons. when they are wearing a balaclava, trying to avoid being identified. and then she says these are dangerous thugs and she doesn't do a rule of three. there should be another one, shouldn't there? there should be a that's the rule. that's the rule. you do another. >> don't tell me again we could teach her. >> yeah, but you can't tell her. >> yeah, but you can't tell her. >> no, don't tell me, insists the third one. >> don't tell me. i didn't do a rule of three. >> and she's shutting down all speech. yes, totally. >> we know what she's up to anyway. >> what do you think about this? is that it might be like this. there obviously are still some legitimate face coverings, right? because they've said if it's a religi

operation thanks to communities and police , policing communities and police, policing minister dame diana johnsonresponses last night. >> what we saw last night were the vast majority, the law abiding people of this country, expressing a view that we live in a tolerant britain. we are law abiding people. we do not like to see this disorder, this violence, this criminality on our streets. so i think it's that i think the public revulsion at what happened, the police being on our streets, providing that security and safety and then the swift justice. i think it's a combination of things that makes me cautiously optimistic about how this is now being dealt with. >> meanwhile, it's understood the king has asked for daily updates on protests planned around the uk following the southport stabbings. king charles is said to be engaging privately in the issues. the unrest has generated. the king has a record of involvement in issues around the community, cohesion and interfaith dialogue . cohesion and interfaith dialogue. meanwhile, reports of antisemitic incidents in the uk in the first half of this year

but dame diana johnson, the policing minister, did say that there was intelligence she was aware of upcomingemonstrations to rumoured or planned right wing protests. today, there are several going on stand up to racism, putting on events they say in edinburgh, birmingham, manchester and here in london where they say they're going to be protesting outside the headquarters of reform uk , headquarters of reform uk, putting nigel farage front and centre of a poster that they are distributing now that comes after on wednesday, we saw a significant counter demonstration going on in the morning. after that, the head of the met, sir mark rowley, said that this was a show of unity from our communities but at the same time a home office minister, sorry, cabinet office minister, sorry, cabinet office minister nick thomas—symonds saying that it's not helpful to encourage counter—demonstrations interesting . interesting. >> that's interesting. charlie, thank you very much indeed . very thank you very much indeed. very interesting that because that's exactly what the king was praising in his statement. >>

let's talk to the minister for policing, dame diana johnson, who joins us now.l ? going so well? >> well, first of all, i just want to pay tribute to the police officers who've been on the front line over the last few days. and then last night as well. so i think that's important. we recognise their bravery and courage, dealing with some of the violent criminal behaviour in the streets. secondly, i think it's worth just paying tribute again to the police leaders for making sure that we had the police officers available yesterday. and the other thing that's important to remember is that we are starting to see that swift justice for people who behave in this criminal way on our streets, the thugs and hooligans who were attacking the police, who were attacking the police, who were attacking the police, who were putting communities in fear for their lives, are now in court and are being sentenced. yesterday we saw one of them up in liverpool who had punched a police officer. get three years for that. so i think that swift justice is really important as well as the p

the policing minister, dame diana johnson, lavished praise onto the police and the justice system thist's worth just paying >> i think it's worth just paying tribute again to the police leaders for making sure that we had the police officers available yesterday, and the other thing that's important to remember is that we are starting to see that swift justice for people who behave in this criminal way on our streets. >> the thugs. >> the thugs. >> okay. and also the top cop, mark rowley, was keen to give himself a pat on the back, wasn't he? >> it was a massive policing operation. i'm really pleased with how it went and we put thousands of officers on the streets and i think the show of force from the police and frankly, the show of show of unity from communities together and defeated the challenges that we've seen. >> we'll be talking about some of those communities later on, by the way. but the prime minister also indulged in a bit of self—congratulation this afternoon . afternoon. >> he had police deployed in numbers in the right places, giving reassurance to communities . we were a

policing minister dame diana johnson told gb news she's optimistic following police responses yesterdayat we saw last night were the vast majority. >> the law abiding people of this country, expressing a view that we live in a tolerant britain . we are law abiding britain. we are law abiding people. we do not like to see this disorder, this violence, this disorder, this violence, this criminality on our streets. so i think it's that i think the pubuc so i think it's that i think the public revulsion at what happened, the police being on our streets, providing that security and safety and then the swift justice. i think it's a combination of things that makes me cautiously optimistic about how this is now being dealt with. >> meanwhile, it's another record high for reports of anti—semitic incidents in the uk for the first half of this year, according to figures from a jewish security charity, the community security trust says it's registered almost 2000 cases in the first half of this year , compared to 964 over the year, compared to 964 over the same period last year. the charity , whic