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greg hands, conservative _ energise to vote conservative.to low turnout. he greg hands says it is down to low turnout. . . . ., , turnout. he did a valiant 'ob. the turnout. he did a valiant 'ob. the turnout was i turnout. he did a valiant 'ob. the turnout was roughly i turnout. he did a valiant job. the turnout was roughly what - turnout. he did a valiant job. the turnout was roughly what you i turnout. he did a valiant job. the i turnout was roughly what you would have expected in a by—election. the important things to look at all the swing and as professorjohn curtice explained earlier the swings were comparable with the sorts of swings tony blair was winning in opposition. i am tony blair was winning in opposition. lam not tony blair was winning in opposition. i am not saying tony blair was winning in opposition. lam not saying keir starmer is the second coming of tony blair but certainly the second coming of blairism, suggesting labour is heading for the kind of swing in a general election tony blair won in swing in a general election t

and the greg hands to arrive.used to rule out hs2 being scaled back, despite former prime minister theresa may joining bons minister theresa may joining boris johnson and david cameron and george osborne and michael heseltine in urging rishi sunak not to axe the project. so should it go ahead or is it a complete waste of money? then the sunak is slamming the brakes on the wall on motorists as he vows to stop blanket 20 mile an hour zones and ltns low traffic neighbourhoods introduced across wales . do get in touch. send us wales. do get in touch. send us your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com or send us a message on our socials where of course at gb news. but first, here's your news with ray addison . addison. >> thanks, martin. good afternoon . it's exactly 2:00 and afternoon. it's exactly 2:00 and our top stories this hour. the prime minister has refused to commit to tax cuts as the conservative party conference gets undennay . rishi sunak says gets undennay. rishi sunak says his focus is on halving inflation becau

. >> conservative >> well, conservative party chairman greg hands says labour's so labour's wins aregnificant. >> labour hardly improved their vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly. but i don't think that will have an impact on the general election. clearly we need to recognise is that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday amid bedfordshire and tamworth, despite having excellent candidates in festus akinbusoye and in andy cooper. so we need to work harder. we need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i >> more than 1600 suspected members of county lines drug gangs have been arrested in one week across england and wales. the operation sees class a drugs worth more than £1 million and cash of the same value . around cash of the same value. around 58 children have been referred to safeguard boarding services for possible exploitation by the gangs. the action also closed 250 phone lines and seized more than 400 weapons, including firearms and knives .

following these two heavy blows, here's how the conservative party chair greg hands reacted.e are disappointed to have lost both of the by—elections, with two great candidates. i think we had good campaigns. i think the biggest problem was previous conservative voters staying at home. the turnout was very, very low in both the polls. we did not see any increase in labour's vote. the lib dems did not do well. i think it was principally a problem we need to find better ways to energise our conservative voters to come out and support the government. you say they are staying at home, it effectively means they are not voting. we spoke to daisy cooper earlier from the lib dems who said on the doorstep, i would be interested to hear what you think has been happening on the doorstep of the constituencies, she spoke to an 80—year—old who had always voted conservative, she was furious with the party. have you recognised that? have you seen that? have you heard that from your candidates? i think there is a lot of theory about the background to the by—election, what caused them. you ment

greg hands there talking about their double defeat in the by—elections overnight.et us shift gears to the other big story today. as we've been reporting, two people have died as storm babet batters the uk with torrential rain, strong winds and severe flooding. hundreds of people have been advised to leave their homes overnight in parts of scotland as the storm hit — and thousands of properties were left without power. a rare red weather warning — meaning there's a risk to life — is in force until midday. and trains between london and south wales have been cancelled due to flooding on the line. we can go to brechin now where we are joined by our reporter louise cowie. louise — what's happening there now? well as you can probably see a major rescue operation is still under way behind me, iam rescue operation is still under way behind me, i am a stone's throw from the riverside there, which burst its banks and led to the evacuation of dozens of people from their home, thatis dozens of people from their home, that is very much an ongoing operation, police have told me

and as greg hands was saying there, that labour's vote hasn't really moved much. ce. of course, rishi was appointed by mps rishi sunak was appointed by mps appointed mps, voted by appointed by mps, not voted by members a year ago. on monday , members a year ago. on monday, turnout was down by by 30, down to 35. that's why you'll be very careful reading. big, big story into these by—election results. but this one is certainly seismic here in mid—bedfordshire to see this majority held by nadine dorries of 24,000 down to a labour majority of 1192 is extraordinary. we two things to say if the reform party hadn't stood a candidate there to the right of a of the tory party, if the reform party hadn't stood, the reform party hadn't stood, the tories would have won . and the tories would have won. and that's been picked up by lots of tory the right who will tory mps on the right who will think tory now must think the tory party now must must more right wing, do more must go more right wing, do more tax ideas, try and get tax cutting ideas, try and get the tory vote out. bu

— whether the tory party chairman greg hands is— whether the tory party chairman greg hands is leadinger. , , , ., manner. just in terms of campaigning. _ manner. just in terms of campaigning, rather- manner. just in terms of| campaigning, rather than manner. just in terms of - campaigning, rather than knocking manner. just in terms of _ campaigning, rather than knocking on doors, leafleting, is that the right strategy? i doors, leafleting, is that the right strate: ? ~ , ., strategy? i think it is a combination _ strategy? i think it is a combination of - strategy? i think it is a combination of all- strategy? i think it is a combination of all the | strategy? i think it is a - combination of all the above and more. in this day and age it is far more. in this day and age it is far more than leafleting and knocking on doors, there is a social media campaign that has to be done, the postal votes that are far more prevalent than have ever been before, a lot more telephone canvassing needs to be done to reach these people who may be voting on different days and from different locations as

leader sir keir starmer said labour was "redrawing the political map", while tory party chairman greg handss were "disappointing". two people are confirmed to have been killed and some communities are inaccessible during a rare red weather warning in scotland. storm babet is bringing winds of up to 70 miles per hour, torrential rain and heavy flooding that could be a threat to life. we'll have more on both of those stories soon. elsewhere, government borrowing in september has been lower than most economists had expected. borrowing is the difference between spending and tax income, and the office for national statistics says that was £14.3 billion last month, over 1.5 billion less than a year earlier. economists had predicted that figure to be over 18 billion. you're live with bbc news. as we've been hearing, in his televised address, president biden said he would ask us congress for billions of dollars for israel and ukraine, his speech aimed to draw a link between the two conflicts. here's more from our north america correspondent, david willis. fresh from a whirlwind trip to israel, pres

sir keir starmer said labour was "redrawing the political map" while conservative party chairman greg handsre "disappointing". two people are confirmed to have been killed during a rare red weather warning in parts of scotland. some communities are inaccessible. storm babet is bringing winds of up to 70mph, torrential rain and heavy flooding that could be a threat to life. a plane arriving from corfu skidded along the runway at leeds bradford airport in wet and windy conditions. they were working with emergency services to evacuate passengers safely, and there are no reported injuries or fires. safely, and there are no reported injuries orfires. those safely, and there are no reported injuries or fires. those are some of the latest stories making the headlines in the uk. you're live with bbc news. let's return to the middle east. the israeli military say its evacuating everyone from the northern city of kiryat shmona as clashes continue with the iranian—backed hezbollah across the border with lebanon. there is growing concerns about israel's conflict with hamas spreading across the region.

will their party chairman greg hands doesn't think so . well hands doesn't think so.ously this is a very disappointing result for us, but by elections are by elections. >> governments rarely win by elections in chaos and conflict could spread . could spread. >> that's the message from the us president joe biden. if congress does not back a $100 billion bill to arm israel and ukraine, storm babet strikes a woman in scotland is swept to her death and hundreds are told to evacuate their homes as the storm takes hold . storm takes hold. >> a red weather warning remains in place for parts of britain. we'll have the latest out . we'll have the latest out. and of course, this show is nothing without your views, opinions and comments do email in gb views at gbnews.com is the address to get involved in the discussion. >> but before all of that, let's get your latest news update with tamsen . tamsen. >> tom, thanks very much . >> tom, thanks very much. >> tom, thanks very much. >> and good morning from the newsroom. here are the headlines at 932. labour is celebrating a double

leader sir keir starmer said labour was "redrawing the political map" while tory party chairman greg handsg a rare red weather warning in parts of scotland. some communities have been left inaccessible. storm babet is bringing winds of up to 70mph, torrential rain and heavy flooding that could be a threat to life. amber and yellow weather warnings are also in place across the uk. the actress haydn gwynne has died aged 66. for tv audiences she was known for roles in drop the dead donkey and the windsors. she was nominated for 0livier and tony awards for playing billy elliott's dance teacher in the west end and on broadway. she was due to return to the west end last month before being diagnosed with cancer. you're live with bbc news. the israeli military say its evacuating everyone from the northern city of kiryat shmona as clashes continue with iranian—backed hezbollah across the border with lebanon. concern is growing about israel's conflict with hamas spreading across the region. the israeli army said it had carried out several attacks on hezbollah targets in the early hours. it said figh

greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesn't have a clear position on issues affectinghe country. he described the opposition as a party that's incapable of running anything. well who is the real sir keir starmer, the friend and supporter of jeremy corbyn, the puppet of tony blair, or the mouth piece of just stop oil for all we do know is that he has broken every single leadership pledge and flip flopped almost 60 times in just three years. >> this is a man who will literally say anything that suits him at that time. >> his comments came just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest the most. on a visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy . thatcherite policy. >> the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation. and that's something that i'm deeply committed to. it's the first of my five priorities. why because that's how help people with the how we can help people with the cost we just w

. >> greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesn't have a clear position on issues affectingthe country . his affecting the country. his comments came just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest the most on a visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy be the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation and that's something that i'm deeply committed to. >> it's the first of my five priorities. why? because that's how can help people the how we can help people with the cost just want to cost of living. we just want to put people's put more money in people's pockets. to do pockets. and the best way to do that now is through that right now is through halving that is a halving inflation and that is a deeply conservative approach to this. colleagues this. and my colleagues understand is what understand that this is what margaret did. margaret thatcher did. >> to be a key issue >> tax is set to be a

. >> greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesn't have a clear position on issues affectingthe country . his affecting the country. his comments came just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest the most on a visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy be the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation and that's something that i'm deeply committed to. >> it's the first of my five priorities. why? because that's how can help people the how we can help people with the cost just want to cost of living. we just want to put people's put more money in people's pockets. to do pockets. and the best way to do that now is through that right now is through halving that is a halving inflation and that is a deeply conservative approach to this. colleagues this. and my colleagues understand is what understand that this is what margaret did. margaret thatcher did. >> to be a key issue >> tax is set to be a

chairman greg hands less imfhesed.n fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly . but i bedfordshire slightly. but i don't think that will have an impact on the general election. clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday amid bedfordshire and tamworth, despite having excellent candidates in festus, akinbusoye and in andy cooper. so we need to work harder. we need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i >> -- >> the director general of the bbc will be challenged next week over why the corporation refuses to call hamas terrorists . on to call hamas terrorists. on wednesday, tim davie will address a meeting of the tory party's 1922 committee of backbench mps . senior sources backbench mps. senior sources have told gb news mr davie will be expected to answer questions about the bbc's report wing of the israel hamas conflict , the israel hamas conflict, including their coverage of a

the conservative chair, greg hands has said the tories will enter the next general election as underdogs . in his opening speech underdogs. in his opening speech at the party conference. his comments come just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest, the most . but on poorest, the most. but on a visit to burnley , the pm visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy . thatcherite policy. >> the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation again. now that's something that i'm deeply committed to. it's the first of my five priorities. why? because that's we can help people that's how we can help people with living. just with the cost of living. we just want money want to put more money in people's pockets. and the best way that right now is way to do that right now is through inflation. through halving inflation. and that conservative that is a deeply conservative approach this. and my approach to this. and my

we keep hearing from the conservative party in particular greg hands the party chairman, but also other stayed at home. there are many in the party who agree with that analysis but we are beginning to hear voices from parts of the party, particularly the right and other pressure groups, saying, yes, we agree with that but we need to give voters something to turn out to vote for. the veteran conservative mp john redwood who represents woking says he wants to see the government deliver on reducing migration and he says that is notjust about stopping the small boats it about reducing legal migration because he says there is too much pressure on housing and services and people are feeling that keenly, he also wants to see tax cuts being delivered at the autumn statement in the next couple of weeks, particularly for self—employed people and small businesses, we have heard this morning from david campbell banner man, the leader of a group called the conservative democratic organisation, he went as far as the to say conservative voters have gone out on strike and that could be repeated at the

. >> greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesn't have a clear position on issues affectingthe country . his affecting the country. his comments came just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts . rishi sunak commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest, the most . on a visit to poorest, the most. on a visit to burnley, the pm insists his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy. >> the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation and that's something that i'm deeply committed to. it's the first my five it's the first of my five priorities. because that's priorities. why? because that's how we can help people with the cost just want to cost of living. we just want to put in people's put more money in people's pockets. the best way do pockets. and the best way to do that is through that right now is through halving and that is halving inflation. and that is a deeply conservative approach halving inflation. and that is a deepand inservative approach halvin

we have spoken to sir greg hands, the conservative party chairman. think you are on course for a — some time. do you think you are on course for a sizeable majority in the general election? course for a sizeable ma'ority in the general election?i course for a sizeable ma'ority in the general election? these are two very important _ the general election? these are two very important victories. _ the general election? these are two very important victories. each i the general election? these are two very important victories. each of i very important victories. each of those _ very important victories. each of those results _ very important victories. each of those results is _ very important victories. each of those results is extraordinary. i very important victories. each of. those results is extraordinary. it's history— those results is extraordinary. it's history in— those results is extraordinary. it's history in the _ those results is extraordinary. it's history in the making. _ those results is extraordinary. it's history in the making. and - th

so that's the chair of the conservative party, greg hands showing off flip flops with keir starmers facet's quite expensive. six 6999 for flip flops. >> they need a lot of money though. >> they do. is that one way to raise it? it's a good joke, isn't it? >> oh, it's great how they made it. literal people . well, people it. literal people. well, people wouldn't the joke if they wouldn't get the joke if they didn't put it on a on an actual flip flop. >> yeah , it's impressive, isn't >> yeah, it's impressive, isn't it? when , you know, it? it's good when, you know, the politicians engage in comedy i >> yeah. no, that always really works out really well for them. well, i mean . i mean, yeah, i well, i mean. i mean, yeah, i mean, to be fair, we're comedians we're dabbling in comedians and we're dabbling in politics, sometimes politics, so that sometimes that is it does really is actually how it does really become hard as a comedian when the are making it so the politicians are making it so hard to comedy because hard to make comedy because they're ridiculously they're so ridiculously hilariou

. >> greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesn't have a clear position on issues affecting the country . his affect ing the country. his comments came just hours after the prime minister refused to commit to tax cuts. rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest the most. on a visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying it's a thatcherite policy i >> be the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation. now that's something that i'm deeply committed to. it's the first of my five priorities. why? because that's how we can help people with of living. we just with the cost of living. we just want money in want to put more money in people's pockets. and the best way that now is way to do that right now is through halving inflation. and that a deeply conservative that is a deeply conservative approach and approach to this. and my colleagues understand this approach to this. and my cowhatues understand this approach to this. and my cowhatues underthatcher this approach to this. and my cow

let's chat now to the chairman of the conservative party, greg hands, who's been ushered in here theto give us some clarity on h52? ~ ., . , ., on h52? well look, no decision has been made — on h52? well look, no decision has been made yet. — on h52? well look, no decision has been made yet, that's _ on h52? well look, no decision has been made yet, that's exactly - on h52? well look, no decision has been made yet, that's exactly whatj been made yet, that's exactly what rishi sunak and number 10 downing street— rishi sunak and number 10 downing street has_ rishi sunak and number 10 downing street has been saying all day, there's— street has been saying all day, there's no— street has been saying all day, there's no decision made on hsz. it there's no decision made on hsz. [it feels there's no decision made on hsz. feels pretty there's no decision made on hsz. it feels pretty shambolic to be in a situation — i don't know if you manage to catch any of andy street, but one of your mayors in the west midlands, out there not ruling out the idea he might resign as a conservative if you go

greg: that's true. kennedy, this is better than bill who asked people to smell his finger. >> that's true. if you do a handg for our editors. i don't think that ever happened on a tv show. >> it has. >> greg: you did it? >> i did. >> coming up next on "special report." >> [laughing]. >> greg: charlie, are you pro heart hand? >> no, these people are ridiculous. it makes you appreciate the trump thump's up thing. i didn't like it at the beginning. >> digger: could understand do that. take a shot of me. this would be considered violence if you did a gun thing. this is okay. what if you have an enlarged heart? >> if had you a heart issue you could be offended by this. >> i find it interesting. some people do it this way. some people do it this way. some people go i will do half the heart and you do the other half. it's a bizarre thing. it's annoying. i am with you. when people take selfies with the duck lip and hundred hearts. -- hand hearts have to go. >> greg: some crime victims it reminds them of being strangle. >> we are obsessed with trying to have meaningful gestures and they are all fake. >> [laughing].

from the conservatives in l will hear from the conservatives in just a moment, we have a clip of greg handsion. does that have any merit?— nature of by-election. does that have any merit? i would say the fact that ou have any merit? i would say the fact that you voters _ have any merit? i would say the fact that you voters turned _ have any merit? i would say the fact that you voters turned dominic - that you voters turned dominic failed to turn out is a symptom of your malaise, and there is not an immediate remedy. i remember in the 2010 to 2015 parliament when the liberal democrats were very down in the polls, and people who voted liberal democrat in 2010 set i am not sure what i'm going to do, you know what? they didn't vote liberal democrat in 2015. the second thing i would say is that if you go back to those by—elections in the 1992 to 1997 parliament that produced large swings to labour, there is a big drop in turnout for those as well. they proved in the end to be quite important signals, and i would suggest that these by—elections also merit being regarded as potentially at leastjus

greg hands the begum.ir , has conservative party chair, has written a letter calling for her to have it withdrawn after she pledged her support. her solidarity with the palestinian solidarity with the palestinian solidarity campaign should she remain in the party. >> well, a decision is about removing the whip and not for me. >> that's for the chief whip and the party to look at. but i'm really clear. david lammy is being really clear. keir starmer everyone on the labour party front bench has been absolutely clear how united we are in standing in solidarity with israel in the face of these horrific terrorist attacks by hamas and how we absolutely support israel's right to defend itself . itself. >> and as regards conference s james, the health, the whole health sector, the nhs, the employment sector as well . new employment sector as well. new rules there and a lot of people will always they'll always bring up and you're the man with the purse strings. they'll always bnng purse strings. they'll always brin

. >> well, conservative party chairman greg hands is less impressed.says labour's wins are not that significant . are not that significant. >> labour hardly improved their vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly . but i don't think that slightly. but i don't think that will have an impact on the general election. clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday in mid bedfordshire and tamworth despite having excellent candidates in festus akinbusoye and in andy cooper. so we need to work harder. we need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i >> west mercia police says a man in his 60s has died after getting caught in fast flowing floodwater in shropshire. he's believed to be the third fatality as storm babet continues to cause severe weather conditions. this afternoon . a passenger plane afternoon. a passenger plane came off the runway at leeds bradford airport while landing in those windy condi

. >> well, conservative party chairman greg hands is less impressed.says labour's wins are not that significant . are not that significant. >> labour hardly improved their vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly . but i don't think that slightly. but i don't think that will have an impact on the general election. clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday in mid bedfordshire and tamworth despite having excellent candidates in festus akinbusoye and in andy cooper. so we need to work harder. we need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i >> west mercia police says a man in his 60s has died after getting caught in fast flowing floodwater in shropshire. he's believed to be the third fatality as storm babet continues to cause severe weather conditions. this afternoon . a passenger plane afternoon. a passenger plane came off the runway at leeds bradford airport while landing in those windy condi

conservative party chairman less chairman greg hands is less impressed .e says labour's wins impressed. he says labour's wins are not that significant. labour hardly improved their vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly . bedfordshire slightly. >> but i don't think that will have an impact on the general election. clearly we need to recognise is that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday amid bedfordshire and tamworth, despite having excellent candidates in festus akinbusoye and in andy cooper. so we need to work harder. we need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress . priorities, making progress. >> the director general of the bbc will be challenged next week over why the corporation refuses to call hamas terrorists. on wednesday , tim davie will wednesday, tim davie will address a meeting of the tory party's 1922 committee of backbench mps , a senior sources backbench mps, a senior sources have told gb news mr davie will

this is greg hands guy sets the deadline, misses it.of deadline making more than anything else. yeah, not yeah, that part's not particularly interesting, is it? it's think it's quite interesting to think about. about about. i've thought about trying to a candidate, and i do know to be a candidate, and i do know some that can make it some people that can make it happen because get in happen because i thought, get in low at the low when the party's at the bottom wants to bottom and no one even wants to be mean, look at it. be in. i mean, look at it. you've 50, nearly tories you've got 50, nearly 50 tories saying plan to quit saying they plan to quit parliament rather than face the next this is time next election. this is the time to by whatever it is. to get in by low whatever it is. but then i realised they would simply everything simply go through everything i've they i've ever said, which they already they're already doing now. so they're just the hundreds of just fine. and the hundreds of hours you know, hours of my podcast, you know,

now, your party chair , greg hands your party chair, greg hands chairman as you would describe him, he concerned about the number of women being selected . he says he's looking selected. he says he's looking at different ways to do something about it. why aren't women standing and getting selected as conservative mps? >> yeah, i mean, listen, i'm the first female mp for the stroud constituency since it was created in its current form . created in its current form. that's mad. that is absolutely mad. there's great women locally, nationally that could have had the seat before me . have had the seat before me. women do need to come fonnard. i'm glad that the party chairman is that the is talking about that on the floor of conference. i passionately do not agree with all women shortlists , which i all women shortlists, which i know other parties do. i've fought two big, burly military blokes to get my seat. i beat them hands down. they're both mps in other seats at the moment. so i think we've got to be we've got to win our seats on on but the backroom work on merit. but the backroom work

greg hands the chair of the conservative party.r vote share to halve from about 60% to 30, both in tamworth, which was chris pinchers seat and indeed in mid bedfordshire, which was nadine doris's seat. now they're also prepared saying if they lose those seats and it's neck and neck in tamworth and it's currently a three way race in mid bedfordshire so it's possible they could cling on to one or both, but if they lose them they are preparing to blame . chris pincher pincher by name , . chris pincher pincher by name, pincher by nature is what boris johnson allegedly said and nadine dorries personally now. nadine dorries personally now. nadine dorries personally now. nadine dorries , who was the mp nadine dorries, who was the mp for mid bedfordshire since 2005, has already taken to twitter to basically say, if we lose this , basically say, if we lose this, it's all rishi sunaks fault because rishi sunak pushed out bofis because rishi sunak pushed out boris johnson and that was is the first mistake, i have to say . i was in ampthill in

it's his night, and he's getting a huge hand as he comes back across to the north carolina sideline. >> greg, gets big, and makes the play. what a way to end it, an exclamation point on what's been a terrific night. >> sean: team nix the only other tar heel with -- caleb hood, who's their number three running back is in now. and he gets stopped. so, duke a winner tonight at home. 24-3. against nc state. so they go to 2-0 in conference. north carolina not yet a victory, but espn news is projecting the tar heels as the winner. they'll go to 6-0 overall for the first time since 1997, and 3-0 in conference as florida state after a pummelling of syracuse today. that goes to 4-0. a tough couple of weeks for the orange, losing by a combined 81-10 the last two weeks to north carolina and florida state. but they're not out of it at 0-3. >> greg: a lot of things call happen. >> sean: orange optimism. >> greg: you always love the find the silver lining. >> sean: as you know, i'm a glass is half full kind of guy. the length of this game, there are a few people hoping the glass will soon be half empty. o

the party with greg hands. the party chairman. yeah, but. chairman. chairman. yeah, but. for quite radical reforms. but if we put the members back in charge , put the members back in charge, then i think the whole party will be stronger. you'll get you could get like in canada, hundreds of thousands of members came back to the conservative party. there's a good model there and we need to we need more activists. i mean , more activists. i mean, elections, not many people are turning up to help. yeah it'll be a far more effective fighting i >> well, it doesn't feel if you've if we're going into the general election where the conservative party presiding over this over the highest tax burden this country since second country has had since the second world would people world war, why would people clamour the conservative clamour to join the conservative party? not a conservative party? it's not a conservative thing tax people so thing to do to tax people so heavily. you see, we heavily. well, well, you see, we say, you know, what do you get for membership if you can't for you

without doubt, bev, the last party conference before the general election, the tory party chairman, greg handsterday his game away yesterday in his speech he said we're speech when he said we're there's year . there's an election next year. of course there is. so the tory government at tory party has government at the tory party has to , prove it's to come together, prove it's united, it's coalescing around rishi sunak leadership . rishi rishi sunak leadership. they'd be honest and say they've not the easiest year. the not had the easiest year. the polls are contracting a little bit in tories favour. bit in the tories favour. there's arguments about tax, tax cuts and tax rises of course, but this is crucial. this is the launch pad for rishi sunak's attempt to give the tories an historic fifth election victory. >> what's what's your theory, andrew, about the fact that the conservatives have had a bounce in the polls? do you think it could be the fact that keir starmer has been cosying up to the eu so much in the last few weeks? >> i think the tories have definitely bounce the definitely got a b

l downing street will have looked at the results of these by—elections, because we here adhere greg handsa lot of these by—elections have come from controversy, but they are anomalies themselves. they have been mid—term for some _ themselves. they have been mid—term for some reason. with the swings we are talking _ for some reason. with the swings we are talking about, and if you look at the _ are talking about, and if you look at the succession of these losses for the _ at the succession of these losses for the conservatives, they cannot ~~ _ for the conservatives, they cannot... it doesn't bode well with what _ cannot... it doesn't bode well with what could — cannot... it doesn't bode well with what could happen when we get to the election _ what could happen when we get to the election. it�*s what could happen when we get to the election. �* . . what could happen when we get to the election. �* , ., , ,., election. it's an interesting point, georre, election. it's an interesting point, george. on _ election. it's an interesting point, george. on the — election. it's an interesting poin

/mexico border and we have been witnessing firsthand the abuses at the hands of governor greg abbott operation lone star, which began in 2021. governor abbott had the resources and texas national guard members to the states border with mexico and operation lone star has created border management challenges and it has resulted in countless humanitarian and due process violations for migrants. it has harmed guardsmen assigned to the mission. it has cost the state billions of dollars and it has completely undermined the federal government authority over immigration. i sent you a letter, my colleagues and i, from democratic colleagues sent you a letter in july about his floating barriers. i know that the case is going through appeal. we have also learned that the national guard shot at a mexican national across the rio grande. in september, i sent you a letter. asking about the doj investigated. we also know -- we learned from whistleblowers that he has ordered national guardsmen to prevent migrants from turning themselves in and has ordered that they push people back into mexico. mr. ch

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greg, i'm just wondering. i just talked to dan senor, and he believes that the hostages have been hand off to islamic jihad. you heard anything referring to that? >> greg: not necessarily, brian. i mean we have heard that some of the hostages, like something like # 0 of the 150 are being held by islamic jihad. we haven't heard about a complete turnover of them. we frankly don't know where exactly they're. we have been told they have been in tunnels, other places, sensitive areas that hopefully they could maybe from the standpoint of the hamas militants act as human shields against a very, very angry, very strong are. >> ainsley: being used at leverage. we had talked yesterday. we heard that possibly negotiations would get some of the hostages back. according to the bbc hamas, they are saying we will not negotiate on hostages. >> greg: you are breaking up a little bit. yes, we heard of some kind of conversations that is at least third parties like egypt, qatar, offering to intercede and try to help certainly from the state department with the possibility of americans being among that 150. the u.s. is certain

nation's most powerful leaders who were on hand today for that funeral service, taking the time to pay tribute to the late senator. our political reporter greg lee, joining us now live with more on some of the political figures who were on hand and gathered outside of city hall today to share their memories of senator feinstein. alex, heather, good afternoon. a truly remarkable show of support and reverence from our nation's elected leaders, not just on stage but in the crowd. more than 30 members of congress here to pay respects to the late senator today and the indelible mark she left on their lives. a political giant, a force, a trailblazer. she was always tough, prepared, rigorous, compassionate, a loving mother, grandmother and friend. i don't know. row. o sa. minutes after i was born at the hospital, she exclaimed to my mom and dad. oh wow. she looks just like me. you you should change her name to dianne and a proud daughter of san francisco to read in honorees also just w. she was the leader of our band and i know i speak for all san franciscans when i say she will truly be missed. hundreds of elected officials, friends and family gat

hand anyway. this president's foreign policy is falling apart like the patriots without brady. >> tyrus: true, true. >> gregyou think maybe dennis rodman is available? because, boy, do we need a rebound right about now. [cheers and applause] >> period! >> greg: let's welcome tonight's guests! he 'em employees a safa 20 to help him pick out a tie. host of making money on business, charles payne [cheers and applause]. >> greg: you've probably seen him sitting on a stack of gold bars, host of kudlow on fox business, larry kudlow! [cheers and applause] >> greg: like the speaker of the house, old white men fight over her, too. new york times best selling author and fox news contributor kat timpf [cheers and applause] >> greg: and he learned to duck as a toddler. new york times best selling author, comedian and former nwa world champion, tyrus! [cheers and applause] >> greg: charles by the way congratulations on your new book, it's called unbreakable investor. look at that, snazzy cover. >> charles: thank you. >> greg: yeah, i'm going to read this tonight. in the hot tub with larry. >> charles: larry should read

hand. >> on that question, what would you say to texas governor greg abbott? he argues as bad as things are in chicago right now, they're much worse and the southern border. >> well, i don't think -- nothing that we say or nothing we've been able to say over the last several months and specifically over the last year greg abbott has listened to. so i think our biggest concern knowing that governor abbott will not listen to the residents of the city of chicago, but our elected officials as well and the governor of his state. we have to do what we can to provide for the well-being of the residents -- the mike grants that are coming here. rather than argue with governor abbott, we have to do whatever we can for the migrants that are arriving in the city of chicago. >> on the idea of listening to residents, you held a community meeting last night that became very contentious with people booing at local officials. they're concerned that they haven't been consulted with certain decisions, one specifically about using a park in your community as a place to house migr

i put my hand and be like a month ago, and i seem like the natural choice. >> i don't think you would do well in dc? >> greg would get well is, yeah, i'm an outsider. a little too much of an out outsider. america did not want to add thi bad boy. we have others. so this what my sources are saying, and i -. >> you have no -- mulkeen about. >> fine, i'll just make it up. the appropriators in the house don't like this guy because he doesn't want to spend a lot of money, and he's not one of thes spend fozaholic class. so they named him and his back behind closed doors and other people wanted to stay over the weekend. and the guy with the bowtie, th shortcut, the pro tem or whatever they call him. >> mcelnay. >> the 60 teacher is like mark, we are taking the week off. and then they are all just to g on therefore delegation trips o friday. and so they don't even care who they have, they just want to go abroad. >> greg: go ahead. >> the pocic christen press kloza person to getting togethe is minority leader hakeem jeffries, a democrat. i mean, nancy pelosi must be like cheering and high-fiving all of them the repub

greg, i start with you. sidney powell had her hands on the coupiest part of the coup, seizing voting machines and using the executivench to do it as well as the most georgia parts of the coup, and that was this break-in in coffee county, and what we still don't have a completely full picture of is the intersection of the two. do you have any information about what she may have shared in that recorded statement? >> we don't have any details of that recorded statement. we do know that prosecutors must have loved what they heard because they agreed to this plea deal. but look, i mean, this is someone who, as you mentioned, does stand at that intersection. it's hard to find a donald trump defender who promoted election fraud lies and pushed false claims that he won the georgia election quite like sidney powell. now she stands from going from donald trump's chief legal warrior to someone who could be a star witness in the trial against him and who could give prosecutors access to those inner circle discussions that she had with members of trump's legal team, with the former president himself, and of course as you mention