it maybe worth talking to gordon brown about this, who's been looking at this for keir starmer? side of things, i think we need to see much more meat on the bones so we can offer the solutions to the labour party in that regard. let's talk about energy policy, immigration policy, access to the eu single market, the employment law that the stuc agree with us that should be devolved to holyrood. but within that, we need to have that discussion about can we devolve the powers for scotland to decide its own future to holyrood, to let holyrood decide at a time of its choosing to allow the people of scotland to define their own future? is that a conversation you can have with senior labour figures with gordon brown, before a general election, or do you think you're just putting down a marker? we're ready to have the conversation, but not yet. yeah, i don't think gordon brown is going to come and have a conversation with me about such things, if i may. and because the labour party would be very worried about the optics, i'm not going to disabuse you of this notion of that. yeah. and wh

than gordon brown did in his last few years vnen— brown did in his last few years vvnen vvnat— brown many people are unwilling to go back to work.— so many people are unwilling to go back to work. so 50% of the vorttng — go back to work. so 50% of the vorttng age— go back to work. so 50% of the working age population in ntactpoot— working age population in blackpool are— working age population in blackpool are unemployed, retuetng— blackpool are unemployed, retuetng to — blackpool are unemployed, refusing to work. do you think tnev-re— refusing to work. do you think tnev-re lazy?— refusing to work. do you think they're lazy? is— refusing to work. do you think they're lazy? is that what? is tnat— they're lazy? is that what? is tnat unat— they're lazy? is that what? is tnat vnat tt— they're lazy? is that what? is that what it is?— they're lazy? is that what? is that what it is? lazy. i think tnev-re— that what it is? lazy. i think tnev-re not— that what it is? lazy. i think they're not in.— that what it is? lazy. i think they're not in. fortunately defore— they're not in. fortunately t

a british prime minister of the tony black gold, a, gordon, brown. and who else can i take the camera? and before that way, so joe major, so we actually saw 5, which is a former, which is prime ministers coming in the why is that? should reply. yeah, so this is obviously the political, the on for all the ip politicians coming in now. yes, absolutely. and of course, there are many people invited from the the 5th and the oswell king charles is known for his is love of fear. so his love the shakespeare, he was a heavily involved in accent when he was an interest in, in cambridge. and i saw earlier that was actresses. i know that there are musicians i know line will rich in cave of being in vices estimate kind of, that's an interesting thing, due to dentures in the audience here. so a real representation from the world of, of, off from fish in the, in, in the audience here out the carnation. we can see westminster, abbey, the and that looks like it's the diamond jubilee state coach. that all right, so wait, we're waiting for that to, to leave buckingham

gordon brown became the chancellor— gordon brown became the chancellor and— gordon brown became the chancellor— rachel reeves. this week. and sne is saying— rachel reeves. this week. and she is saying that— rachel reeves. this week. and she is saying that all of the semen— she is saying that all of the pension providers should put 5% of pension providers should put 5% er rne— pension providers should put 5% er rne assesr— pension providers should put 5% of the assets they— pension providers should put 5% of the assets they have under rnerr— of the assets they have under their control— of the assets they have under their control and _ of the assets they have under their control and put it into a grewrn— their control and put it into a grewrn rang.— their control and put it into a growth fund. now, quite what weake— growth fund. now, quite what weake ke— growth fund. now, quite what weake ke rn— growth fund. now, quite what would be in this— growth fund. now, quite what would be in this growth fund, i rnese— would be in this growth fund, i mean, these clearly would be kaenek— mean, these clearly

talents of all to create british jobs for british workers. 16 years since the then prime minister gordon brown'sntinue to rely heavily on migrant labour. why did you come to the uk? because romania, the money is, in the uk, it's... better money? better money, yes. years of failing to invest in the construction workforce means a lack of home—grown tradespeople. certainly not in the quantity and quality, the good quality that we need. and as industry carries on, those ancient trades, they're retiring. so the only real fast flow of new resource is migrant workers. the shortage of lorry drivers became a post—brexit political football and now the logistics industry is trying to diversify the workforce across businesses. every day is a different day, so some weeks i go to school, some weeks i'm working in the operation, working in the offices, it's different every day, really. no day is the same, it's great. the national care association says it has 165,000 vacancies, so recruitment overseas is critical. cynthia is gaining valuable care experience by working here. originally from zimbabwe, she studied

gordon brown! your neck of the words. a politician but incorrect as to the identity, borisjohnson in his novel. i would have thought he would have written better than that. fair enough. here we go. try me. i've not seen that before, it's new to me. she had held his face in her hands and looked deep into his eyes as her own sent him a thousand messages of seduction. with the boldness and skill of a woman ten years her senior, she had guided his hands over her virginal body. i think that isjilly cooper. no. who do you think it might be? i am trying to think of politicians... william hague? it's not, it's a female politician. jacqui smith? nadine dorries. of course, she is prolific. i should have guessed that as well. shadows in heaven. last one because we have to talk about the news although i could do this all night. i'm happy as long as i'm mounted, he used to say, and you are so compulsively rideable. surely that is jilly cooper! absolutely, 1000%, it is from riders. i'm sure they are very good but there is a theme runs

it goes all about to gordon brown's— it goes all about to gordon brown's tax rate on peneione. — gordont to people. mail. well, this is a very aniit's revealed plot to drive le. so it's revealed plot to drive oni— so it's revealed plot to drive oni ignaiiiy— so it's revealed plot to drive out equality chief, who's eianiing— out equality chief, who's eianaing pp— out equality chief, who's standing up women. out equality chief, who's standing up.women. this out equality chief, who's stibaronessi.women. this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falknernen. this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who is this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who is being is baroness falkner who is being inven— is baroness falkner who is being driven—a- is baroness falkner who is being driven—a eonl driven out. it seems, in a sort of driven out. it seems, in a sort oi vinai— driven out. it seems, in a sort of what they're— driven out. it seems, in a sort of what they're calling a witch nani. — of what they're calling a witch nani.

it goes all about to gordon brown's— it goes all about to gordon brown's tax rate on peneione. — gordont to people. mail. well, this is a very aniit's revealed plot to drive le. so it's revealed plot to drive oni— so it's revealed plot to drive oni ignaiiiy— so it's revealed plot to drive out equality chief, who's eianiing— out equality chief, who's eianaing pp— out equality chief, who's standing up women. out equality chief, who's standing up.women. this out equality chief, who's stibaronessi.women. this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falknernen. this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who is this out equality chief, who's stibaroness falkner who is being is baroness falkner who is being inven— is baroness falkner who is being driven—a- is baroness falkner who is being driven—a eonl driven out. it seems, in a sort of driven out. it seems, in a sort oi vinai— driven out. it seems, in a sort of what they're— driven out. it seems, in a sort of what they're calling a witch nani. — of what they're calling a witch nani.

also gordon brown, also an ex prime minister. so it was quite a nice day.e do. you you were there with your mum standing backstage with her camera, did she have a good day? i backstage with her camera, did she have a good day?— have a good day? i definitely think she did. have a good day? i definitely think she did- she _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there for- have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there for the - she did. she was there for the selfies and when i was taking pictures with humza yousaf and his wife he actually invited my mum over to be part of the picture which was really nice of him. this to be part of the picture which was really nice of him.— really nice of him. this will be a da ou really nice of him. this will be a day you will— really nice of him. this will be a day you will remember - really nice of him. this will be a day you will remember for - really nice of him. this will be a i

a run for nrs— know, giving gordon brown a run for nrs nonoy— know, giving gordon brown a run forhat oil and gas from. yeah that's a really interesting point. i imy that's a really interesting point. i i my background point. i mean, i my background woslonorgy— point. i mean, i my background woslonorgy-ono- point. i mean, i my background was-energy-and so- was in energy policy and so i wroro— was in energy policy and so i wrorolpopor— was in energy policy and so i wrorolpopor rn— was in energy policy and so i wrote paper in 2021 for wrote a paper in 2021 for costing— wrote a paper in 2021 for casting what— wrote a paper in 2021 for casting what happen in wrote a paper in 2021for- casting what-happen in if, casting what would happen in if, runnrky— casting what would happen in if, runnrky-rnoro— casting what would happen in if, funnily-there was- funnily enough, there was propkons— funnily enough, there was. problems—which funnily enough, there was- problems_which there problems with russia which there usuokky— problems with russia which there usuokky nowo— problems with russia whic

gordon brown, calling you a bigot.e this, we would like to see net thhtwetteh— this, we would like to see net immigration in— this, we would like to see net immigration in the tens of theweehte— immigration in the tens of thousands rather than the hwhttete— thousands rather than the hundreds of— thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. it?" c hundreds of thousands. i don't ththt— hundreds of thousands. i don't think unrealistic. that's think that's unrealistic. that's the since then we've had the well, since then we've had promises and promises and promises and promises and promises and promises and promises and we've had a brexit referendum. if you me in referendum. if you ask me in a pert,— referendum. if you ask me in a hwt, e— "tzflzrtzr�*cl. if you ask me in a massive part, a reaction to the ettewheth— massive part, a reaction to the ettewheth et— massive part, a reaction to the aftermath of 2004, can take aftermath of 2004, we can take teet— aftermath of 2004, we can take tech-we— aftermath of 2004, we can

also an expert ministen _ gordon brown who was also an expert ministen so— gordon brown who was alsoalso therefore _ well? i definitely think she did and she was also therefore the - well? i definitely think she did and she was also therefore the self - she was also therefore the self these — she was also therefore the self these because when i was taking pictures— these because when i was taking pictures with humza yousaf and his wife, _ pictures with humza yousaf and his wife, he _ pictures with humza yousaf and his wife, he actually invited my mum to come _ wife, he actually invited my mum to come over— wife, he actually invited my mum to come over to be a part of the picture — come over to be a part of the picture was really nice of him. this will be a day _ picture was really nice of him. this will be a day that _ picture was really nice of him. “in 3 will be a day that you remember for the rest of your life, that you tell your family, the rest of your life, that you tell yourfamily, your the rest of your life, that you tell your family, your children about, all of those sorts o

the test was under gordon brown when he was chancellor, when he was prime and the chancellor of the exchequer. the thing from 40 to 50 p and if you go the chart of the exchequer documents that treasury built into their you can see that revenues dropped, the economy went into doldrums, you know, if anything liz truss had was bad politics. she didn't do economics because she didn't do anything. now we've got rishi now we've got rishi sunak and and and you know, it's a disaster here. they're going to reverse everything of the politics of that. it's a tragic shame, but sometimes things happen. chapter nine of the book is, i think, 1945 to 49. is that right? and rising. and in defense of missouri, again, the president at the time was truman who happily the congress overrode his veto multiple times on the 1948 i guess revenue act he then later ran against a do nothing congress and phyllis schlafly who i used to work with used to say that was the was the do something congress they passed the constitutional amendment for two terms of the president they passed a revenue that and a lot of things did a

foreign brown and gordon brown. do you see brown and gordon brown. well, it's— you think, well, it's interesting- you think, well, it's interesting that the palace tentnt— interesting that the palace- behind—discovered behind us has sort of discovered ent— behind us has sort of discovered ent-tme— behind us has sort of discovered and-into-fact- behind us has sort of discovered and-into-fact that. behind us has sort of discovered and into fact that we and tapped into the fact that we weee-tne— and tapped into the fact that we were _the - kitchen, i were doing the soup kitchen, ttet—teette were doing the soup kitchen,- tnet—teette ewt that we were helping people out in that we were helping people out tn-tentemte.— that we were helping people out tn-tentemte. t— that we were helping people out in pandemic. i mean, it in the pandemic. i mean, it ewooeete— in the pandemic. i mean, it ewooeete ttet— in the pandemic. i mean, it suggests that the king and tweene— suggests that the king and queen's people least are queen's people at least are wetettno— queen's

the other four amara prime minister gordon brown behind him.he first person that charles will meet and be greeted by will be a child. that is very much on purpose. he's trying to bring in young people to this. a lot of people are better than activated. lots of peers and my. did >> not invited just because of the slim down for? money >> because he wants to reflect bridges society. he doesn't want to be an exclusive event and just for aristocracy, which is why he had this homage that christiane was talking about, inviting everyone to pay their respects as well. the cabbage is about to arrive. this is come down the section outside, down the street. this is the senator, moral relief for the veterans in the memorial kingdom. >> this is where every year, in november, the anniversary of the wars, demonic and all the military, all the political figures in government and an opposition come to pay their respects to the war dead of all the wars that have been fought. i think this is why the site isn't important. that this once was a huge military power, t

you've got gordon brown, iraq. you've got gordon brown, who— iraq. lies and hip hopo— of them all because he lies and hip hopo oh— of them all because he lies and hip hopo on o— of them all because he lies and flip flops on a daily basis. rho— flip flops on a daily basis. rhho hop-o— flip flops on a daily basis. this isn't something that hoppoho— this isn't something that happens every now and then. it's a happens every now and then. it's o oopohooh— happens every now and then. it's a constant. well— happens every now and then. it's a constant. well time will tell whoohor— a constant. well time will tell whoohor ho— a constant. well time will tell whether he takes— a constant. well time will tell whether he takes the biscuit , as whether he takes the biscuit, as it whether he takes the biscuit, as h — whether he takes the biscuit, as h ao— whether he takes the biscuit, as it were. at the— whether he takes the biscuit, as it were. 'c : it were. at the moment. i would put blair at the top of the list because the iraq war was just that was unfair , live

that was gordon brown that made _ to combat inflation?ttack line to make out - is labour's attack line to make out the global— is labour's attack line to make out the global inflation crisis that is worse _ the global inflation crisis that is worse in — the global inflation crisis that is worse in many countries in europe, interest— worse in many countries in europe, interest rates rising across the world — interest rates rising across the world and _ interest rates rising across the world and mortgage rates rising is our fault _ world and mortgage rates rising is our fault and that is not a serious or credible — our fault and that is not a serious or credible argument. it our fault and that is not a serious or credible argument.— or credible argument. it almost certainly--- _ or credible argument. it almost certainly... at _ or credible argument. it almost certainly... at the _ or credible argument. it almost certainly... at the time - or credible argument. it almost certainly... at the time of - or credible argument. it almost certainly

you've got gordon brown, iraq. you've got gordon brown, who— iraq.hem all because he lies and iiip iiopo— of them all because he lies and iiip iiopo oh— of them all because he lies and iiip iiopo on o— of them all because he lies and flip flops on a daily basis. ihio— flip flops on a daily basis. ihio ion-i— flip flops on a daily basis. this isn't something that hoppoho— this isn't something that happens every now and then. it's a happens every now and then. it's o cohoiohi.— happens every now and then. it's a constant. well— happens every now and then. it's a constant. well time will tell whoihor— a constant. well time will tell whoihor ho— a constant. well time will tell whether he takes— a constant. well time will tell whether he takes the biscuit , as whether he takes the biscuit, as it whether he takes the biscuit, as ii — whether he takes the biscuit, as ii hi— whether he takes the biscuit, as it were. at the— whether he takes the biscuit, as it were. 'c : it were. at the moment. i would put blair at the top of the list because the iraq war was

were lost to the like gordon brown were lost to we swis— like gordon brown were lost to we swncourse , because it led also, of course, because it led to also, of course, because it led ie a— also, of course, because it led to a conservative— also, of course, because it led to a conservative victory. so we weeni— to a conservative victory. so we weren't looking _ to a conservative victory. so we weren't looking quite so much wnae— weren't looking quite so much wnai naeeened— weren't looking quite so much what happened to labour. so iaiear— what happened to labour. so iaiear neeing— what happened to labour. so labour hoping bit get labour hoping bit by bit to get iasi— labour hoping bit by bit to get task—was- labour hoping bit by bit to get iaei—was in- back to where it was in scotland?— back to where it was in scotland? yes. mean you just scotland? yes. i mean you just nave— scotland? yes. i mean you just have-remember— scotland? yes. i mean you just have remember 2015 and the have to remember 2015 and the aiseiaie— have to remember 2015 and the absolute staggering swings that

tethe— think, describing gordon brown tetmo perhape— think, describing gordon brown being perhapsent. and we are. and i think that's down to keir. he's shown taken think that's down to keir. he's shown back taken think that's down to keir. he's shown back to taken think that's down to keir. he's shown back to the taken think that's down to keir. he's shown back to the centre (en think that's down to keir. he's shown back to the centre ground labour back to the centre ground where we have to be. we have to broaden our appeal. if snp, lib dem at the last election and that's a really tough gig, you know, he's got to keep his focus on broadening labour's appeal and he's doing it in his own way, in style and i think he's doing it very effectively . i doing it very effectively. i mean we got a significant poll lead. a lot of people think keir will be will be prime minister , will be will be prime minister, but it's not 1997 again, is it? lord i mean, there's not lord hutton? i mean, there's not the— lord hutton? i mean, there's not thte hate— lord hutton? i mean, there's not this huge c

gordon brown - about. issue was the ish economy wasj starting to boom.eastern europe, it would be good for the economy, expand it and do it cheaply without pushing up wages and broadly speaking we saw that happen. 0f speaking we saw that happen. of course, that was, there was an opportunity cost there which was the issue round social cohesion. now, one of the difficult questions is that, if you add and i am not an economist, and we need an economist to talk about this stuff, but the one of the questions is, do you reach a point where you have competition overjobs, and does that drive down wages? there is some evidence that at the bottom of the all the economic quartile, whatever the jar gone is, you do see some competition which drives down wages but in other sectors it doesn't necessarily do so, you see a lot of complementaryjobs being created complementary jobs being created are. complementaryjobs being created are. anybody who has lived in a big city in the uk over the last ten years you know, would not have failed to notice the huge expansion of coff

even further back and look at gordon brown making interventions.ex—prime ministers is in excess of anything that— ex—prime ministers is in excess of anything that you and i have evoetteneet— of anything that you and i have experienced before. however, the phenomenon is not in any way new. ted heath criticised margaret thatcher. margaret thatcher criticised john major , thatcher criticised john major, john major took boris johnson to the supreme court. can you imagine a former conservative prime minister taking a present conservative prime minister to the supreme court? there's the supreme court? so there's nothing particularly new and i mean, it has made me chuckle because i saw john major up close in those days and i know how wounded and hurt he was every that margaret every time that margaret thatcher and you thatcher made a comment. and you know, he the way he attacked bods know, he the way he attacked boris , the john major boris, the john major was extraordinary . and i also think extraordinary. and i also think there's an even broader phenome

— we go all the way back to gordon brown era legislation, so—called tree— brown era legislation,ome changes as you know, but there neent— changes as you know, but there neen-t teen— changes as you know, but there hasn't been nearly— changes as you know, but there hasn't been nearly the sort of big— hasn't been nearly the sort of ttg teng— hasn't been nearly the sort of ttg teng greet— hasn't been nearly the sort of big bang great lifting of a sort of big bang great lifting of a sort ot ettttete— big bang great lifting of a sort ot ettttete t— big bang great lifting of a sort of attitude , mood of obstruction of attitude, mood of obstruction tern — of attitude, mood of obstruction tern ent— of attitude, mood of obstruction ism and precautionary principle. the ism and precautionary principle. tne eettere— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of eu— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of eu regulation etttt— the culture of eu regulation still pervades— the culture of eu regulation still pervades too much of the etw— s

— we go all the way back to gordon brown era legislation, so—called tree— brown era legislation,changes as you know, but there neent— changes as you know, but there neen-t teen— changes as you know, but there hasn't been nearly— changes as you know, but there hasn't been nearly the sort of big— hasn't been nearly the sort of ttg teng— hasn't been nearly the sort of ttg teng greet— hasn't been nearly the sort of big bang great lifting of a sort of big bang great lifting of a sort ot ettttete— big bang great lifting of a sort ot ettttete t— big bang great lifting of a sort of attitude , mood of obstruction of attitude, mood of obstruction tern — of attitude, mood of obstruction tern ent— of attitude, mood of obstruction ism and precautionary principle. the ism and precautionary principle. tne eettere— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of eu— ism and precautionary principle. the culture of eu regulation etttt— the culture of eu regulation still pervades— the culture of eu regulation still pervades too much of the etw— still

did, vvnisn— doing what gordon brown did, vvnisnltring— doing what gordon brown did, which.bringate. yeah, right, exactly. yeah, well, i'll have to automate. yeah, yout, exactly. yeah, well, i'll have to automate. yeah, you have ctly. yeah, well, i'll have to automate. yeah, you have to y. yeah, well, i'll have to automate. yeah, you have to invest, you right. you have to invest, you tnen,— right. you have to invest, you know, se— right. you have to invest, you know, so that's- right. you have to invest, you know, so that's one of the dimensions,- know, so that's one of the dimensions, you know, you can't, ven— dimensions, you know, you can't, ven tnen,— dimensions, you know, you can't, ven know, in— dimensions, you know, you can't, ven know, in ene— dimensions, you know, you can't, you know, in one sense people are you know, in one sense people eresen-t tetv- you know, in one sense people are-can't rely on- you know, in one sense people are can't rely on cheap are say you can't rely on cheap tetenr,— are say you can't rely on cheap tetenr, its— are say you can't rely on cheap la

i think the prospectus of gordon brown and tony— prospectus of gordon brown and teew htete— prospectusou replace it that could be so guaranteed to be— you replace it that could be so guaranteed to be disinterested, to guaranteed to be disinterested, te he— guaranteed to be disinterested, te he tmeeettet— guaranteed to be disinterested, to be impartial ,_ guaranteed to be disinterested, to be impartial , to have no to be impartial, to have no eetttteet— to be impartial, to have no political bias— to be impartial, to have no political bias within it, to be ette— political bias within it, to be ehtelhe— political bias within it, to be ehtelhe e— political bias within it, to be able be a warning voice, able to be a warning voice, a gettteg— able to be a warning voice, a gettteg-tet- able to be a warning voice, a guiding-and as- able to be a warning voice, a guiding and as the king guiding voice. and as the king hee— guiding voice. and as the king hee teee— guiding voice. and as the king hee teee ee— guiding voice. and as the king has done as prince of wales , to has done as prince of wales

i think the prospectus of gordon brown and tony— prospectus of gordon brown and teew htete— prospectus guaranteed to be disinterested, to guaranteed to be disinterested, te he— guaranteed to be disinterested, te he tmeeettet— guaranteed to be disinterested, to be impartial ,_ guaranteed to be disinterested, to be impartial , to have no to be impartial, to have no eetttteet— to be impartial, to have no political bias— to be impartial, to have no political bias within it, to be ette— political bias within it, to be ehtelhe— political bias within it, to be ehtelhe e— political bias within it, to be able be a warning voice, able to be a warning voice, a gettteg— able to be a warning voice, a gettteg-tet- able to be a warning voice, a guiding-and as- able to be a warning voice, a guiding and as the king guiding voice. and as the king hee— guiding voice. and as the king hee teee— guiding voice. and as the king hee teee ee— guiding voice. and as the king has done as prince of wales , to has done as prince of wales, to be has done as prince of wales, to heleeet— has done as prince of wales, to

was chancellor in when gordon brown was chancellor ln lne— when gordon brown was chancellor lnmy is going to grow very slowly for the next couple of years , but the next couple of years, but thatis the next couple of years, but that is lot better than than that is a lot better than than it could have been . yeah. and it could have been. yeah. and you know.— it could have been. yeah. and you know. we're— it could have been. yeah. and you know, we're talking- l2 yeah. and you know, we're talking about lneee— you know, we're talking about lneee llguree— you know, we're talking about these figures and forecasts and so these figures and forecasts and eo l— these figures and forecasts and so on. i mean, the— these figures and forecasts and so on. i mean, the reality is i lnlnl— so on. i mean, the reality is i lnlnl ee— so on. i mean, the reality is i lnlnl ee lne— so on. i mean, the reality is i think as the citizens advice nueeu— think as the citizens advice nueeu nee— think as the citizens advice bureau has reflected for many people.— bureau has reflected for many people. llle— bur

welcoming gordon sarah brown, and the dean himself.be wearing robes and other items of regalia that have been used before. there is recycling going on which is totally in line with the kings commitments to green policy and practice. theresa may and her husband philip. followed by boris johnson and his wife, carrie. and then the prime minister for a very brief period, liz truss with her husband hugh. and that completes the group of former prime minister's who have arrived. there be a procession of leaders from the commonwealth which will be represented. and there will be rishi sunak and his wife. ♪ >> the orchestra now unveiling the coronation march written by patrick doyle. represents -- representatives of the commonwealth are preparing to come to the abbey. ♪ stepping past the memorial stone, and [indiscernible] and then the commonwealth is being led by -- in alphabetical order. the familiar flag of australia prime minister anthony albanese. and from the bahamas and then beliefs -- belize. and then double flag of canada. governor gene

but what will happen gordon brown will happen is what gordon brown aset— will happen is what gordon brownem is i would bet. i would bet liter.you want them handed; i would bet. i would bet liter.you want them handed over. why you want them handed over. teaase— why you want them handed over. tesaase—aasstt. - why you want them handed over. because gossip. no, because i want the gossip. no, you— because i want the gossip. no, yaa want— because i want the gossip. no, yaa want ta— because i want the gossip. no, you want to finish— because i want the gossip. no, you want to finish off as tatttteate — you want to finish off as political? _no,i you want to finish off as. political? _no, no, you want to finish off as- political? _no, no, no, political? no, no, no, no, no, no, no. you're so political? \ti.t you're so wrong.i political? \ti.t you're so wrong. ijust no, no. you're so wrong. i just want— no, no. you're so wrong. i just want tne— no, no. you're so wrong. i just want tne oasstt. — no, no. you're so wrong. i just want the gossip. i— you're so wrong. i just want the gossip. i just want t

there's no gordon brown. rbeee-s me rem— clarke. there's no gordon brown.meeew— the weather rain on the parade tomorrow? the— the weather rain on the parade tomorrow? the royal naval and raf tomorrow? the royal naval and we eey— tomorrow? the royal naval and we fly bese— tomorrow? the royal naval and we fly beee mey— tomorrow? the royal naval and raf fly past may be cancelled beese— raf fly past may be cancelled beese ee— raf fly past may be cancelled because of the— raf fly past may be cancelled because of the conditions. we'll because of the conditions. we'll be ebeebemg— because of the conditions. we'll be ebeebemg ee— because of the conditions. we'll be speaking to the— because of the conditions. we'll be speaking to the met office vou— be speaking to the met office yew e— be speaking to the met office yew e reeere — be speaking to the met office you a little later— be speaking to the met office you a little later and don't eeegee.— you a little later and don't eergee. ee— you a little later and don't forget, of course, all those reeer— forget, of course,

he served under tony blair and gordon brown in ceerol— blair and gordon brown in ceerol key— blair andou entered the house in 94. is rrere— entered the house in 94. is rrere o— entered the house in 94. is there a similar— entered the house in 94. is there a similar mood of optimism in there a similar mood of optimism ir ore— there a similar mood of optimism in we rrory— there a similar mood of optimism in we rroriy roro— there a similar mood of optimism in the party right now ? well, in the party right now? well, tree— in the party right now? well, there certainly— in the party right now? well, there certainly is— in the party right now? well, there certainly is a good deal of there certainly is a good deal or orlirricrr— there certainly is a good deal of optimism, yes— there certainly is a good deal of optimism, yes , particularly of optimism, yes, particularly rollowiro— of optimism, yes, particularly following the— of optimism, yes, particularly following the local election reculrc— following the local election reculrc or — following the local election results on of— following the l

he served under tony blair and gordon brown in ssssi— blair and gordon brown in ssssi iss— blair andandslide of 97. i think you entered the— landslide of 97. i think you entered the house in 94. is insis— entered the house in 94. is iisns s— entered the house in 94. is there a similar— entered the house in 94. is there a similar mood of optimism in is— there a similar mood of optimism in is isns— there a similar mood of optimism in is isns igni— there a similar mood of optimism in the party right now ? well, in the party right now? well, insis— in the party right now? well, there certainly— in the party right now? well, there certainly is— in the party right now? well, there certainly is a good deal of there certainly is a good deal si siiinisn,— there certainly is a good deal of optimism, yes— there certainly is a good deal of optimism, yes , particularly of optimism, yes, particularly isiisning— of optimism, yes, particularly following the— of optimism, yes, particularly following the local election nsssiis— following the local election isssiis sn — following the local election res

but what will happen gordon brown will happen is what gordon brown weet— will happen is what gordon brownou want them is i would bet. i would bet liter.you want them handed; i would bet. i would bet liter.you want them handed over. why you want them handed over. neewee— why you want them handed over. neeewee—geeete. - why you want them handed over. because gossip. no, because i want the gossip. no, you— because i want the gossip. no, yew went— because i want the gossip. no, yew went te— because i want the gossip. no, you want to finish— because i want the gossip. no, you want to finish off as eetttteete — you want to finish off as political? _no,i you want to finish off as. political? _no, no, you want to finish off as- political? _no, no, no, political? no, no, no, no, no, no, no. you're so political? \tit you're so wrong.i political? \tit you're so wrong. ijust no, no. you're so wrong. i just went— no, no. you're so wrong. i just went tne— no, no. you're so wrong. i just went tne geeete. — no, no. you're so wrong. i just want the gossip. i— you're so wrong. i just want the gossip. i jus

nobody voted for gordon brown. _ nobody lost. nobody voted for gordon brown.and coalitions. it won't be good for the country arnie. but the people, the people on the ground, that's another important factor. the elections are won by the local supporters and party members who do all the footwork work and get people to the polls and do all the campaigning and put the posters up. and a lot of it turns out they've lost a lot of people are just i know are just throwing in the hat and saying, i'm not doing this anymore because for all my hard work, what do i get rewarded with ? a coup? yeah. yeah so with? a coup? yeah. yeah so let's cheer us up. i'll l7 ' »i.»i»l. i»7 “43?“ “43?“ so let's cheer us up. i'll doomed. bebe— let's cheer us up. i'll doomed. bebbs bneee— let's cheer us up. i'll doomed. let's cheer ourselves up with senebnbne. — let's cheer ourselves up with something. oh,— let's cheer ourselves up with something. oh, well, say cheer euesewesb ub— something. oh, well, say cheer ourselves up. it— something. oh, well, say cheer ourselves up. it depends. if yeu

well, i drew the analogy in my column today when gordon brown carried out a pensions raid based on somehe top, wasn't it? no i mean, he is- was a bit over the top, wasn't it? no " hit" it? no i mean, he is a fool on this. you know, i'm not saying he's a fool on absolutely everything. of course he's not. nobody's a fool on absolutely everything. but this, he's everything. but on this, he's a fool. i mean, it's like saying i was a fool to do such and such. rishi, you're fool to do this. rishi, you're a fool to do this. and whittingham, the redoubtable and widdecombe. _ and whittingham, the redoubtable and widdecombe. you for and widdecombe. thank you for joining— and widdecombe. thank you for joining rhe— and widdecombe. thank you for joining me tonight. here on gb heve— joining me tonight. here on gb heve. heh— joining me tonight. here on gb news. well the— joining me tonight. here on gb news. well the great thing about an news. well the great thing about en te— news. well the great thing about en te yet-re— news. well the great thing about an is you're never— news. well the great thing

well, i drew the analogy in my column today when gordon brown carried out a pensions raid based on somehe top, wasn't it? no i mean, he is- was a bit over the top, wasn't it? no " hit" it? no i mean, he is a fool on this. you know, i'm not saying he's a fool on absolutely everything. of course he's not. nobody's a fool on absolutely everything. but this, he's everything. but on this, he's a fool. i mean, it's like saying i was a fool to do such and such. rishi, you're fool to do this. rishi, you're a fool to do this. and whittingham, the redoubtable and widdecombe. _ and whittingham, the redoubtable and widdecombe. you for and widdecombe. thank you for joining— and widdecombe. thank you for joining rhe— and widdecombe. thank you for joining me tonight. here on gb heve— joining me tonight. here on gb heve. heh— joining me tonight. here on gb news. well the— joining me tonight. here on gb news. well the great thing about an news. well the great thing about en te— news. well the great thing about en te yet-re— news. well the great thing about an is you're never— news. well the great thing

and gordon brown, who was supposed to have been— gordon brown, who was supposed to have been the prudentw we have got— price. you know, i mean, and now we have got the — price. you know, i mean, and now we have got the most boring man in history, — have got the most boring man in history, starmer, waiting to come into power— history, starmer, waiting to come into power cuts we have got the biggest — into power cuts we have got the biggest stitch up in history... i would — biggest stitch up in history... i would rather watch paint dry! the bi est would rather watch paint dry! twe: biggest stitch up in would rather watch paint dry! tye: biggest stitch up in history, the most boring man in history, the greatest prime minister in peacetime history. that is quite a triumvirate of claims! go on, dan. mt; history. that is quite a triumvirate of claims! go on, dan.— of claims! go on, dan. my mother told me a — of claims! go on, dan. my mother told me a million _ of claims! go on, dan. my mother told me a million times _ of claims! go on, dan. my mother told me a million times not i of claims! go

i'm not— about tony blair and gordon brown. i'm not getting that. but wnot— brown. do think it's really interesting, though, what interesting, though, that what as interesting, though, that what oe-eowtnt— interesting, though, that what oe-eowtno ont— interesting, though, that what as saying and other tories as the saying and other tories are as the saying and other tories oete-— as the saying and other tories oete- ttent— as the saying and other tories are is rishi steadied the are saying is rishi steadied the ent— are saying is rishi steadied the ent wno— are saying is rishi steadied the ent wno-tne— are saying is rishi steadied the ship who the ship? where ship who rocked the ship? where is ship who rocked the ship? where te-tne— ship who rocked the ship? where te-tne-ten-t- ship who rocked the ship? where is-the-isn't just. is the ship? the ship isn't just on—tne— on the floor of the ocean. i tntnt— on the floor of the ocean. i tntnt tte— on the floor of the ocean. i think it's sunk— on the floor of the ocean. i think it's sunk below the ocean ttoon— think it's

but isn't this a bit gordon standing bit like gordon brown standing up you wanted up and saying, youing a tricky issue for tories. ”at: g for the tories. traditionally, i remember herbert morrison saying that going to build the that he was going to build the conservatives london when conservatives out of london when he the saint estate he built the saint helier estate and if you if you and all this. but if you if you look at vienna, where they've had a policy now for nearly 40 years state low years of state supported low cost rent controls, cost housing, not rent controls, because controls because rent controls don't work. we found in work. you know, we found out in berlin, actually have decent berlin, but actually have decent housing. people don't necessarily want to live like i do a semi—detached suburban do in a semi—detached suburban house some people house with a garden. some people are live flats are quite happy to live in flats and vienna it actually, you and in vienna it actually, you know, there's no housing waiting list opinion list in vienna, but opinion polls that 70% of

shrimp cocktail offensive 2.0, referring back to the prawn cocktail offensive in the tony blair and gordon brownnsatlantic pitch. _ trying to win business and take that transatlantic pitch. the _ trying to win business and take that transatlantic pitch. the big - transatlantic pitch. the big question— transatlantic pitch. the big question labour— transatlantic pitch. the big question labour will- transatlantic pitch. the big question labour will face l transatlantic pitch. the big. question labour will face over transatlantic pitch. the big - question labour will face over all of question labour will face overall of this— question labour will face over all of this is — question labour will face over all of this is what _ question labour will face over all of this is what concrete - question labour will face over all of this is what concrete things i question labour will face over alli of this is what concrete things are they going — of this is what concrete things are they going to _ of this is what concrete things are they going to do _ of this is what concrete things are they going to do to _

but isn't this a bit gordon standing bit like gordon brown standing up you wanted up and saying, youw years of state supported low cost rent controls, cost housing, not rent controls, because rent controls don't work. we found in work. you know, we found out in berlin, actually have decent berlin, but actually have decent housing. people don't necessarily want to live like i do a semi—detached suburban do in a semi—detached suburban house some people house with a garden. some people are live flats are quite happy to live in flats and vienna it actually, you and in vienna it actually, you know, there's no housing waiting list opinion list in vienna, but opinion polls that 70% of people in polls show that 70% of people in this want live in a this country want to live in a house a small garden. house with a small garden. well, fair enough. that's that's vtet— well, fair enough. that's that's vtet ve— well, fair enough. that's that's what we-provide,- well, fair enough. that's that's what we provide, which well, fair enough. that's that's what not provide, which well, fair enough. that's

given independence by by gordon brown in 1997 has the response ability for setting interest rates andecause of these higher rates, or will prices simply pass through which is the optimistic version that the energy price rise is coming out, version that the energy price rise is coming out , that the rise is coming out, that the food price rises affected themselves by energy will pass through? we're just lagging the rest of the world by a little bit and therefore, this monetary tightening has probably been enough and it will all be hunky dory by the end of the year. it's very hard know . it's it's very hard to know. it's even harder to know because the bank are bank of england's forecasts are hopeless and the bank of england has groupthink the of has groupthink and the bank of england never seems to disagree on the mpc with what being on the mpc with what is being proposed. however there i am very fortunate to have with me laurie laird to discuss this, who is a financial expert , and who is a financial expert, and laurie, the bank of england's bungled, hasn't it? and that's at the heart

and remember, i used to work for gordon brown and he a pretty— to work for gordon brown and he was ai'm fresh back from my own county— was. i'm fresh back from my own eounty tn— was. i'm fresh back from my own eounty tn seven— was. i'm fresh back from my own county in seven oaks,— i'm fresh back from my own county in seven oaks, where the resutt— county in seven oaks, where the resutt tttnt— county in seven oaks, where the result didn't go— county in seven oaks, where the result didn't go my— county in seven oaks, where the result didn't go my way. and tntt-s— result didn't go my way. and tntt-s very— result didn't go my way. and that's very sad.— result didn't go my way. and that's very sad. _ result didn't go my way. and that's very sad. uzi” ti; g that's very sad. after eight years serving the community. but democracy is what it is, and i but democracy is what it is, and t tttnt— but democracy is what it is, and t tttnt you— but democracy is what it is, and i think you have— but democracy is what it is, and i think you have to— but democracy is what it is, and i think you have to

first lady, the former prime ministers of great britain, we just saw them arrive, tony blair, gordon brownr, they are in the abby now, it is going to be a ceremony as we have mentioned, steeped in history and of course, there will be some controversy, and let's just get straight to it. we haven't seen prince harry yet. we don't know how he will enter. we have seen prince andrew heading down the mile. but no sign of prince harry so far. will he go in and leave again immediately afterwards? is there a possibility, maybe, that he may appear on the balcony behind you there, savannah? there are things we don't know about how this thing is going to go. >> well, we will have to watch. that's why it makes it exciting. we alslso ha whatve cauauses a curvre down therere? isis it peyrononie's diseaea? wiwill it get t worse? how cocommon is itit? who can n i talk to?o? can n this be trtreated? who can n i talk to?o? stop t typing. who can n i talk to?o? start talklking to a spececialized ururologist. who can n i talk to?o? bebecause it c could be peyronie's's disease, , or . who can n i talk to?o? it'