yeah real power over the fca . yeah. today they haven't fca. yeah.ey haven't chosen to use it. >> so far and i don't think it's the end . i don't think it's the the end. i don't think it's the end. i've been speaking to people in government who are absolutely understand and acknowledge the situations that we've put in and how that we've been put in and how that might affect other people. in fact, some people don't want to ask got a ask their banks if they've got a file them case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank,am case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and icase they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't hey upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't thinkpset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't think itet the bank, and i don't think it will. you know, that's for will. but, you know, that's for them. i don't think it's them. but i don't think it's oven them. but i don't think it's ove

yeah real power over the fca . yeah. today they haven't fca. yeah. they haven't chosen to use it. >> so far and i don't think it's the end . i don't think it's the the end. i don't think it's the end. i've been speaking to people in government who are absolutely understand and acknowledge the situations that we've put in and how that we've been put in and how that might affect other people. in fact, some people don't want to ask they've a ask their banks if they've got a file in case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, in case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and1 case they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and icase they upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't hey upset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't thinkpset ask their banks if they've got a file bank, and i don't think itet the bank, and i don't think it will. know, that's for will. but, you know, that's for them. i don't think it's them. but i don't think it's oven them. but i don't think it's

and the fca , the fca say, oh, and the fca, the fca say, oh, that's just great, isn't it?list as long as your arm of people who are high profile , people who are high profile, either up at the front or in terms of funding or organised using the referendum campaign of 2016, who have been debunked. it is perfectly clear that politics played a role. and look at my own situation in my own situation is obvious . a 40 page situation is obvious. a 40 page report in which it says they're going to close my account when my mortgage runs off, not for economic reasons , but because my economic reasons, but because my views do not align with those of the bank. what about royston smith , the conservative member smith, the conservative member of parliament whose account's been suspended over the course of the last year? this is a farce and frankly , it shows me farce and frankly, it shows me something the people at the top of the fca are deeply political themselves. think of sheldon mills , the executive director. mills, the executive director. he of stonewall. he of endless political ca

as chief executive of the fca , nicole rathee the fca, nicole rathee acknowledged that further work is be sure that this isn't the case, this really seems laughably flimsy. this isn't the case, this really seems laughably flimsy . natwest seems laughably flimsy. natwest is currently conducting its own investigation. in the circumstances surrounding the closure of nigel farage's account, alison rose resigned , account, alison rose resigned, obviously because she'd made a boo boo, not because she was chief executive of the year back in july . and that seemed to in july. and that seemed to indicate clearly what was going wrong. anyway, i've got my brilliant panel with me, the barrister former mp barrister and former tory mp jerry and author jerry hayes, and the author and broadcaster crick. broadcaster michael crick. come on, michael . on, michael. >> gosh, you're you're in a on a high tonight. what have you high mood tonight. what have you been taking been what have you been taking or drinking? you're here to defend the feisty mogg. this is just a joke story, isn't it? >> the fca coming

and the fca, the fca say , that. just great, isn't it ? it's a nonsense. i can give you a list as long as your arm of people who are high profile either up at the front or in terms of funding or organising the referendum campaign of 2016, or who have been debunked. it is perfectly clear that politics played a role . and look at my played a role. and look at my own situation . my own situation own situation. my own situation is obvious. a 40 page report in which it says they're going to close my account when my mortgage runs off, not for economic reasons , but because my economic reasons, but because my views do not align with those of the bank . the bank. >> yeah, well, there we go. well, the economic to secretary the treasury, andrew griffith mp, has responded by saying free speech is a fundamental human right. no ifs, no buts. everyone must be able to express their lawful opinions without fear of losing the vital access to a bank account . losing the vital access to a bank account. but losing the vital access to a

as chief executive of the fca , nicole rathee the fca, nicole rathee acknowledged that further work is to be sure that this isn't the case, this really seems laughably flimsy. this isn't the case, this really seems laughably flimsy . natwest seems laughably flimsy. natwest is currently conducting its own investigation. in the circumstances surrounding the closure of nigel farage's account, alison rose resigned , account, alison rose resigned, obviously because she'd made a boo boo, not because she was chief executive of the year back in july . and that seemed to in july. and that seemed to indicate clearly what was going wrong. anyway, i've got my brilliant panel with me, the barrister former mp barrister and former tory mp jerry and author jerry hayes, and the author and broadcaster crick. broadcaster michael crick. come on, michael . on, michael. >> gosh, you're you're in a on a high tonight. what have you high mood tonight. what have you been taking been what have you been taking or drinking? you're here to defend the feisty mogg. this is just a joke story, isn't it? >> the fca comi

and therefore the fca and the pra, they're just a bit out of date., boss. >> and they will find that many of the best people are , if not of the best people are, if not a majority, the best people are women and many of them certainly many of the best people are from ethnic backgrounds, although there will be variations there. and something has to be done about. you have to think about how are you going to deal with that. and so in way, they are that. and so in a way, they are they are a bit behind the times. and of course a of this has and of course a lot of this has got work its way through got to work its way through because it's only perhaps people in in 20s and in their 20 and in their 20s and 30s there's been more 30s where there's been more fairness know, they're fairness and you know, they're no, yet of no, they're not yet chairman of the bank as it were. >> but you devalue the currency, you undermine because you you undermine women because you say she's only there because she's you undermine she's a woman. you undermine black. i agree because

and therefore the fca and the pra, they're just a bit out of date.est people are , if not of the best people are, if not a majority, the best people are women and many of them certainly many of the best people are from ethnic backgrounds, although there will be variations there. and something has to be done about. you have to think about how are you going to deal with that. and so in way, they are that. and so in a way, they are they are a bit behind the times. and of course a of this has and of course a lot of this has got work its way through got to work its way through because it's only perhaps people in in 20s and in their 20 and in their 20s and 30s there's been more 30s where there's been more fairness know, they're fairness and you know, they're no, yet of no, they're not yet chairman of the bank as it were. >> but you devalue the currency, you undermine because you you undermine women because you say she's only there because she's you undermine she's a woman. you undermine black. i agree because black. i agree with that because he's because h

the question remains why has it taken the fca so long to take action?pert panel, the journalist and broadcaster michael crick and broadcaster michael crick and director of the free and the director of the free speech young. toby speech union, toby young. toby does anybody ever give you a bank account? >> yes, but they quite quickly tookit >> yes, but they quite quickly took it away again, jacob so paypal , i had three accounts paypal, i had three accounts with paypal and all three were closed within 15 minutes of each other. in september of last yeanl other. in september of last year, i kicked up a fuss. you very kindly spoke up about it in parliament and all three accounts were restored. and we then complained to the fca that they hadn't followed the regulations in closing the accounts they've given us no notice, explanation, notice, no explanation, just closed immediately and the closed them immediately and the fca got back to us and said, we may or may not investigate this. we'll let you know in due course , which was a bit annoying, but if they real

. about the fca report yesterday.ll talk about de—banking that's happening a perfectly that's happening to a perfectly legal industry in this country shooting back with you into radio. >> three months ago when i came out, as it were, as having been debunked , suddenly it led to debunked, suddenly it led to a tidal wave of people getting in touch with me via my website to say, we've been debunked too. and i now try and push them towards account closed .org. well, at least we've got some admin support. one group of people that i had so many impassioned letters from were those involved in a perfectly legal hobby, an industry that that of shooting and it went for people who were manufacturing shotguns , buying shotguns , using shotguns, buying shotguns, using shotguns, buying shotguns, using shotguns , shops that were shotguns, shops that were selling shotguns . and it was selling shotguns. and it was clear a lot of them were being debunked . i don't think i'd debunked. i don't think i'd quite realised the scale of the pr

the question remains why has it taken the fca so long to take action?anel, the journalist and broadcaster michael crick and broadcaster michael crick and director of the free and the director of the free speech young. toby speech union, toby young. toby does anybody ever give you a bank account? >> yes, but they quite quickly tookit >> yes, but they quite quickly took it away again, jacob so paypal , i had three accounts paypal, i had three accounts with paypal and all three were closed within 15 minutes of each other. in september of last yeanl other. in september of last year, i kicked up a fuss. you very kindly spoke up about it in parliament and all three accounts were restored. and we then complained to the fca that they hadn't followed the regulations in closing the accounts they've given us no notice, explanation, notice, no explanation, just closed immediately and the closed them immediately and the fca got back to us and said, we may or may not investigate this. we'll let you know in due course , which was a bit annoying, but if they really goi

this is gb news fca's report.our digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> tomorrow's newsnight. now in our mediabuzz got the first front pages in so hot off the press in the independent leads with the possibility of the uk rejoining the european union as an associate member of course, i spoke about this and my diocese at the top of the show. we need to worry about this. if sir keir comes france and comes to power, france and germany plans to germany pushing these plans to offer associate member status offer us associate member status while giving away a whole load of rights . the metro runs with of rights. the metro runs with toxic brand as pressure continues to pile onto the comedian russell with broadcasters pulling him from their platforms, publishers distancing themselves and brand himself, even shutting down his pub, harvey proctor on why bran deserves due process shortly. but my superstar panel return now. the journalist and politic

this is gb news fca's report.our digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> tomorrow's newsnight. now in our mediabuzz got the first front pages in so hot off the press in the independent leads with the possibility of the uk rejoining the european union as an associate member of course, i spoke about this and my diocese at the top of the show. we need to worry about this. if sir keir comes france and comes to power, france and germany plans to germany pushing these plans to offer associate member status offer us associate member status while giving away a whole load of rights . the metro runs with of rights. the metro runs with toxic brand as pressure continues to pile onto the comedian russell with broadcasters pulling him from their platforms, publishers distancing themselves and brand himself, even shutting down his pub, harvey proctor on why bran deserves due process shortly. but my superstar panel return now. the journalist and politic

. about the fca report yesterday.'ll talk about de—banking that's happening a perfectly that's happening to a perfectly legal industry in this country shooting back with you into radio. >> three months ago when i came out, as it were, as having been debunked , suddenly it led to debunked, suddenly it led to a tidal wave of people getting in touch with me via my website to say, we've been debunked too. and i now try and push them towards account closed .org. well, at least we've got some admin support. one group of people that i had so many impassioned letters from were those involved in a perfectly legal hobby, an industry that that of shooting and it went for people who were manufacturing shotguns , buying shotguns , using shotguns, buying shotguns, using shotguns, buying shotguns, using shotguns , shops that were shotguns, shops that were selling shotguns . and it was selling shotguns. and it was clear a lot of them were being debunked . i don't think i'd debunked. i don't think i'd quite realised the scale of the p

the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's report.arage has branded the outcome of the review a joke. this is a farce and frankly it shows me something the people at the top of the fca are deeply political themselves. >> think of sheldon mills , the >> think of sheldon mills, the executive director of stonewall. he of endless political campaigns on gender and much else . and when you ask a group else. and when you ask a group of biased people to examine bias , don't be surprised when they don't find anything . don't find anything. >> sir keir starmer is in paris discussing post—brexit relations with the french president , with the french president, emmanuel macron, the labour leader says he wants to secure a much better deal for the uk by reassessing trading ties with the bloc. the current trade deal signed by boris johnson faces its first five year review in 2025. sir keir says the uk's relationship with france is important on a national security level . this is gb news across level. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car ,

is it the fca's or is it the governments and my own feeling is that the fca are there rather like a court taking instructions from government right ? and then from government right? and then implementing them. it's not for the fca to decide what the law is and here is my concern about laboun is and here is my concern about labour. when they come into power next year , any hope of power next year, any hope of genuine banking reform will be out of the window. so we have a very , very short time frame here very, very short time frame here where andrew griffith and jeremy hunt need to get this right and get it right for the wellbeing of our reputation as a place to do business globally, but also just the plain rights and wrongs of the individual, regardless whether they're a small trader selling fish or the son of a cabinet minister and a politically exposed person. i dad, of course i'm delighted that every single day there are rumblings from what i've uncovered in the banking industry. but we need this to move into firm action and i'm hopeful we're going to make progress. but we haven't got

is it the fca's or is it the governments and my own feeling is that the fca are there rather like a courtaking instructions from government right ? and then from government right? and then implementing them. it's not for the fca to decide what the law is and here is my concern about laboun is and here is my concern about labour. when they come into power next year , any hope of power next year, any hope of genuine banking reform will be out of the window. so we have a very , very short time frame here very, very short time frame here where andrew griffith and jeremy hunt need to get this right and get it right for the wellbeing of our reputation as a place to do business globally, but also just the plain rights and wrongs of the individual, regardless whether they're a small trader selling fish or the son of a cabinet minister and a politically exposed person. i dad, of course i'm delighted that every single day there are rumblings from what i've uncovered in the banking industry. but we need this to move into firm action and i'm hopeful we're going to make progress. but we haven't got lo

brexiteer nigel farage, our own guy , he was farage, our own guy, he was debunked by coots, but the fcaany any problem there when it was right in front of them. so mr >> i know it's in the same article. it just seemed like article. itjust seemed like it's a separate thing. i honestly don't know which way to fall down on this because half of the argument is actually if you sort sexism, you have some sort of sexism, trouble level, trouble on the board level, it's bad for your profit. so they are following but we already following profit, but we already have it. help have laws against it. help me out and teach some wisdom. out and teach me some wisdom. well, concern it's always out and teach me some wisdom. well, cwhen1 it's always out and teach me some wisdom. well, (when large s always out and teach me some wisdom. well, (when large companies dangerous when large companies or institutions take what are actually ideological actions and they implement essentially highly contested political ideas as it's just an objective as if it's just an objective standard. it's just dangerous standard.

say that it is responsible germany instead of france received leadership in the development of the fca-srom the start as the companies involved compete with each other. and the government uses different strategies, the french side is primarily annoyed by the fact that the rhein-metal concern is involved in the tank development project, which has largely strengthened its position in the market in connection with the events in ukraine. the german company is working on creating its own new tank. panther, which is designed to replace the leopard-2 and will be an obvious competitor, the main ground combat system. now paris is trying to involve italy in the implementation of the project to contain the influence of the rhine metals, when one of these is built in this one, most likely never because the production of main battle tanks. e in europe was stopped in 2010. just after that, the idea was born. let's modernize. uh, let's create this, in general , a european tank. and where does the chassis and hulls mean it will be from leopards, the second, and tower distracter, because for a clerk - th

get rid of her for breaching client confidentiality and for breaking absolutely every rule in the fca'sanking book. but sir howard's got away with it. yes, he's going to be allowed to stay until the end of his term as chairman at the end of april next year. that means from the moment at which he should have been sacked for absolute negligence in every way, he will have earned another year, half £1 million. doesn't the established agent look after its own? oh so beautifully. and dame alison is still on course to walk away in total with £11 million from natwest and given that 39% of that is owned by us, we in effect are paying these people huge sums of money for breaching confidentiality, for lying about it and breaking the rules doesn't make sense to me. there is a new boss going to take over as chair of the natwest group. his name is rick haythornthwaite. he is a very distinguished businessman, had big jobs running mastercard and many other major companies, many other boards . heavy involvement other boards. heavy involvement with south bank and a very distinguished man in many ways, al

get rid of her for breaching client confidentiality and for breaking absolutely every rule in the fca's banking book. but sir howard's got away with it. yes, he's going to be allowed to stay until the end of his term as chairman at the end of april next year. that means from the moment at which he should have been sacked for absolute negligence in every way, he will have earned another year, half £1 million. doesn't the established agent look after its own? oh so beautifully. and dame alison is still on course to walk away in total with £11 million from natwest and given that 39% of that is owned by us, we in effect are paying these people huge sums of money for breaching confidentiality, for lying about it and breaking the rules doesn't make sense to me. there is a new boss going to take over as chair of the natwest group. his name is rick haythornthwaite. he is a very distinguished businessman, had big jobs running mastercard and many other major companies, many other boards . heavy involvement other boards. heavy involvement with south bank and a very distinguished man in many ways,

>> minister, the fca have significant sanctions in respect of the closure of atms that would leave thoseout the right of free access to cash . to cash. >> in terms of the closure of bank branches, as we are seeing a very significant change. and i hope my honourable friend would respect the fact that technology is changing , respect the fact that technology is changing, consumer patterns are . during the recess, are changing. during the recess, i had the privilege of visiting the excellent community banking hub in brixham. i think that's a brilliant opportunity . there brilliant opportunity. there should be more than 100 on their way and it's my objective to. >> i'm joined by professor >> well, i'm joined by professor daniel hodson, former deputy ceo, and for financial director of nationwide . and daniel, those of nationwide. and daniel, those just sheer numbers, but david davis put out there in the house of commons today since 2015, i mean, not long ago there were by the end of 2023 be 6000 bank closures and only 4000 remaining open. >> it's frightening. it's frightening. and it's one of

>> minister, the fca have significant sanctions in respect of the closure of atms that would leave thoseut the right of free access to cash . to cash. >> in terms of the closure of bank branches, as we are seeing a very significant change. and i hope my honourable friend would respect the fact that technology is changing , respect the fact that technology is changing, consumer patterns are . during the recess, are changing. during the recess, i had the privilege of visiting the excellent community banking hub in brixham. i think that's a brilliant opportunity . there brilliant opportunity. there should be more than 100 on their way and it's my objective to. >> i'm joined by professor >> well, i'm joined by professor daniel hodson, former deputy ceo, and for financial director of nationwide . and daniel, those of nationwide. and daniel, those just sheer numbers, but david davis put out there in the house of commons today since 2015, i mean, not long ago there were by the end of 2023 be 6000 bank closures and only 4000 remaining open. >> it's frightening. it's frightening. and it's one of

is suffering a lot of companies are going off and listing now in america and once again, we see the fcas , of course, through my friends, of course, through my banking problems and the bank of england utterly failing britain's biggest industry of creation, sherlock has been set up on the edge of the new forest by resident vigilantes who've simply had enough, had enough of crime and who've lost complete and utter faith in the hampshire police . i'll be speaking to them police. i'll be speaking to them live from lyndhurst in just when the boss of john lewis says that our degraded high streets have now effectively become looting grounds. you know, something is very, very wrong. but don't think it's just in big cities or in big towns where shoplifting and stealing of all kinds is a problem. no, this runs right out into to the rural parts of our country, too. in fact, in some cases, it can be even worse in the rural areas. and this is why the residents of lyndhurst and binstead, a village not too far away from that town, have decided to do something about it. and i'm joined now by colin bund

is suffering a lot of companies are going off and listing now in america and once again, we see the fca of course, through my friends, of course, through my banking problems and the bank of england utterly failing britain's biggest industry of creation, sherlock has been set up on the edge of the new forest by resident vigilantes who've simply had enough, had enough of crime and who've lost complete and utter faith in the hampshire police . i'll be speaking to them police. i'll be speaking to them live from lyndhurst in just when the boss of john lewis says that our degraded high streets have now effectively become looting grounds. you know, something is very, very wrong. but don't think it's just in big cities or in big towns where shoplifting and stealing of all kinds is a problem. no, this runs right out into to the rural parts of our country, too. in fact, in some cases, it can be even worse in the rural areas. and this is why the residents of lyndhurst and binstead, a village not too far away from that town, have decided to do something about it. and i'm joined now by colin bundy,

or who will guard the guards themselves while the fca was supposedly busy looking into political de—bankingas issuing diversity and insurance and inclusion targets to banks and insurers. but wasn't diversity and inclusion the guise used by natwest for de—banking nigel farage of all the disastrous legacies of the pandemic and lockdown, perhaps the worst is the effect on britain's labour market. nearly 5.5 million working age britons are on out of work benefits and new figures have revealed were at the highest level of sick days in a decade, with employees taking an average days off average of nearly eight days off average of nearly eight days off a and it's even in a year. and it's even worse in the

the de—banking latest after yesterdays farce from the fca.being de—banking in the most astonishing numbers and sticking with the countryside . british with the countryside. british agriculture is on its knees. are the supermarkets now friends or foes of our

or who will guard the guards themselves while the fca was supposedly busy looking into political de—bankingas issuing diversity and insurance and inclusion targets to banks and insurers. but wasn't diversity and inclusion the guise used by natwest for de—banking nigel farage of all the disastrous legacies of the pandemic and lockdown, perhaps the worst is the effect on britain's labour market. nearly 5.5 million working age britons are on out of work benefits and new figures have revealed were at the highest level of sick days in a decade, with employees taking an average days off average of nearly eight days off average of nearly eight days off a and it's even in a year. and it's even worse in the public plus it's the public sector. plus it's whatever happened to the days when, palmerston put it when, as lord palmerston put it , a british in whatever , a british subject in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and strong arm of england and the strong arm of england will protect him against injustice and wrong. today marks the 1,000th day of the imprisonment of

the telegraph says his account wasn't included in the fca's most recent report .you're with most recent report. you're with gb news across the uk on tv , in 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 . news. channel >> hello and welcome to headliners . headliners. >> i'm simon evans joining me tonight , two of my favourite tonight, two of my favourite headliners it's the dream team. if you've eaten too much cheese, we have paul cox and lewis shaffer . shaffer. >> that's not gentlemen, that's not what you said last night. no. well, i was given a script last night. that's true. that is absolutely true. made it absolutely true. they made it sound like i wasn't going to show but i have shown show up, but i have shown up so clearly well well. clearly not very well as well. simon, you very much. i've simon, thank you very much. i've padded preparation. padded myself in preparation. let's look at wednesday's let's have a look at wednesday's front pages , the daily mail kick front page

the de—banking latest after yesterdays farce from the fca.he countryside. british agriculture is on its knees. are the supermarkets now friends or foes of our farmers will debate all of that and more, but that will follow the news with polly middlehurst . at middlehurst. at >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story tonight is that the prime this controversial of policy . a weakening t“ well a weakening leell as pushing electric vehicles by pushing back a on and back a ban on new petrol and diesel cars 2035. rishi diesel cars until 2035, rishi 7 ,, , www more approach to net zero, —— our destiny can be our >> our destiny can be our own choosing , but only if change £25; way our wayiour politics 7 wayiour politics works 7 wayiour politics works . 7 way our politics works . can lhe way our politics works. can be in the way our politics works. can be in decisions is make, even if there is a political cost. facts change, even if when the facts change, even if it's awkward ? and can we put the