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that's fair enough. >> as can ella whelan >> as you can see, ella whelan is columnist emma is here alongsideart on cop26 . and ella, let's start on cop26. i was sort of like it's turned into a business meeting, hasn't it? >> yes . in- >> yes . so i in— >> yes. so i mean, this it? >> yes. so i mean, this piece in the telegraph has the headline, why go to davos when you've already seen everyone at cop 28, which is true. i mean, it went from in previous years. well, it started off as about eight, 8000. it's now this year over 100,000 attendees, as many , many 100,000 attendees, as many, many of whom are might be superficially there to talk about the environment. but are really there a lot of jet fuel? yeah, exactly . really there to. yeah, exactly. really there to. yeah, exactly. really there to. yeah to crack some deals. obviously there is sort of this this controversy around the uae government and it's sort of what the bbc has found out with sort of slightly backroom deals around fossil fuels and things that obviously most people think shouldn't be happening at a green convention. but it's al

well joining us this afternoon to discuss this is the journalist and broadcaster ella whelan and theon we want to ask you. >> really, simon, do you think it's a bit a bit about it's a bit a bit more about pointing fingers than actually finding truth ? finding the truth? >> i think it is, and i don't think that's appropriate. i think that's appropriate. i think should more think it should be much more effective efficient and effective and efficient and a shorter inquiry. we're spending effective and efficient and a shotoo inquiry. we're spending effective and efficient and a shotoo muchy. we're spending effective and efficient and a shotoo much money; spending effective and efficient and a shotoo much money oniending effective and efficient and a shotoo much money on it,ding effective and efficient and a shotoo much money on it, far; far too much money on it, far too much time on it. we should be learning lessons for the future, not looking at the past so much. and it's too much of a blame game. the good news is that boris johnson, i think has come out of this as very human so to be s

i'm still here with chris ella whelan and nicholas de santo . and let's get nicholas de santo.get back it. the sunday telegraph back to it. the sunday telegraph and this kicking off in this section, apparently having millions coming into millions of people coming into the country who don't bring a house with them is fuelling a housing crisis. who better to discuss this than someone forced to live in a boat? chrysler well, forced anyway. >> record migration fuelling britain's rental crisis, warns zoopla chief. and that's the amazing thing. why is he talking about this? i don't know. is there in the business of housing. >> so they know the figures. >> so they know the figures. >> i thought this was something you didn't out loud unless you didn't say out loud unless you didn't say out loud unless you with leo. you were hanging out with leo. times changing. well, times are changing. yeah, well, maybe that's maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathisthat's maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathis comes maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathis

i'm still here with chris ella whelan and nicholas de santo . and let's get nicholas de santo.get back it. the sunday telegraph back to it. the sunday telegraph and this kicking off in this section, apparently having millions coming into millions of people coming into the country who don't bring a house with them is fuelling a housing crisis. who better to discuss this than someone forced to live in a boat? chrysler well, forced anyway. >> record migration fuelling britain's rental crisis, warns zoopla chief. and that's the amazing thing. why is he talking about this? i don't know. is there in the business of housing. >> so they know the figures. >> so they know the figures. >> i thought this was something you didn't out loud unless you didn't say out loud unless you didn't say out loud unless you with leo. you were hanging out with leo. times changing. well, times are changing. yeah, well, maybe that's maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathisthat's maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathis comes maybe they are. times are changing. yeah, well, mathis

go through the headlines through some of the headlines this author ella this morning with author ella whelanand deputy editor of spiked, . good spiked, fraser myers. good morning you both. ella let's morning to you both. ella let's start with i mean , this is on start with i mean, this is on the front of the times when you've rowan to only you've picked, but rowan to only the government , the government's the government, the government's own team only saying it's got a 50% chance of success, adding, well this really is the policy that pleases no one. >> i mean it seems to do all the wrong things for both sides. it's not hard enough for the for the generics and the bravermans and the side of the party who want to have, you know, either a total cut from the echr or a very sort of severe policy. and for the sort of lord cameron's and one nation side of the conservative party the problem remains of whether or not it will breach international law and the essential when you read the times report of it, it s it sounds like it comes to down a sort of rishi sunak crossing his fingers and saying, we h

well, he told his majesty that he's on the very good boy list for people ella whelan and the king wasas he entered a west london shopping centre today to see the christmas markets there. and during the visit, king charles visited santa claus grotto, which of course will be granting children's wishes in the run up to christmas eve. having a brief chat there with father christmas and some his elves here with and some of his elves here with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . now. news channel. now. >> rishi sunak came out swinging today, boasting about his record on small boats, the first time small boat arrivals here are down by a third, even as illegal crossings in the mediterranean have soared by 80. >> let me just repeat that small boat arrivals here are down by a third. well our increasingly tetchy prime minister then lashed out at our political editor , christopher hope when he editor, christopher hope when he put our calais revelations from last night's exclusive to him, which

well, he told his majesty that he's on the very good boy list for people ella whelan and the king wasas he entered a west london shopping centre today to see the christmas markets there. and during the visit, king charles visited santa claus grotto, which of course will be granting children's wishes in the run up to christmas eve. having a brief chat there with father christmas and some his elves here with and some of his elves here with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . now. news channel. now. >> rishi sunak came out swinging today, boasting about his record on small boats, the first time small boat arrivals here are down by a third, even as illegal crossings in the mediterranean have soared by 80. >> let me just repeat that small boat arrivals here are down by a third. well our increasingly tetchy prime minister then lashed out at our political editor , christopher hope when he editor, christopher hope when he put our calais revelations from last night's exclusive to him, which

mark ella whelan slade, thank you very much for joining us mark ella whelan slade, thank you very much a very splendid moustache its own gong. i think personally. yeah. >> i think personally. yeah. well, end, yes . well, on each end, yes. >> the weight of the met office has issued a yellow weather warning again for southern england and wales, with a heavy wind and rain expected from 10 am. soggy new year. a.m. soggy new year. >> parts of the country will face up to 70 mile an hour per gust. windsor wind and two inches of rain during the new year weekend. >> this latest weather >> yeah, and this latest weather warning after warning comes just after the chaos by storm garrett. chaos caused by storm garrett. of course, earlier on this week. >> so to join us now, we've sent him to the most dangerous place we think is gb news we could think of is gb news reporter carlson, who's reporter jack carlson, who's standing crashing standing in front of crashing waves jack, what's waves. jack, tell us what's going on here. >> well, the wind is certainly picked up since the came to me. um, just over

strike for aslef is decided to strike for another six months, the leader of the aslef union, mike ella whelane january. now now. since last january. now now. sorry. this this january. january 20, 23. so 11 months since they last had a meeting. now, what the government says in response to this is that the deal response to this is that the deal, they haven't met them since january. but the deal that was put on the table in january, they argue, was was very, very fair. and it brings the average train driver's salary up from £60,000 to £65,000 for an average four day week, working 35 hours. now, obviously , the 35 hours. now, obviously, the government is putting out this message because it hopes that the voting public will think £65,000 for 35 hours, four days a week. sounds pretty fair. the aslef union does not like it one bit. they are striking for six months and to be honest, i can see it going on for quite a bit longer. >> well, look, i would be with a lot of people saying, well, that seems like a lot of money for a 35 hour, four day week. >> however , for the government >> however, for the g