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jonathan reynolds is the uk's business secretary and this is what he said about that possibility.nce secretary has also said that everything is still on the table. we shouldn't rule out potential outcomes. everything is on the table, but you're not there. well, look for a peace settlement to be durable, it will simply have to have the involvement of european nations and the ukrainians themselves. there's been an incredible contribution from europe alongside the us to the defence of ukraine. and ultimately the president is someone who likes to win and winning would not be rewarding a war of aggression. on that thought that you that you heard from victoria derbyshire there, that the uk is not at the table, that europe, is not at the table in these peace talks. priti patel, the shadow foreign secretary, was also asked about that. this is what she said. i think, victoria, if i may say so, those statements- are deeply premature. we've heard a range i of views in recent days, right from the nato conference that took place in brussels - a few days ago and also over recent days here. i we

>> well, i've heard this week that i think the business secretary, jonathan reynolds, he's been creativecv as well. claimed he was a solicitor. is that right, steve? >> jonathan. he trained as a solicitor. he was supposed to then do his pupillage where he was actually working with another. he didn't complete it because he stood for parliament. >> so he's never been solicitor. >> so he's not a solicitor, is he? and stop making excuses for him. they're liars. and the worst thing is keir starmer's judgement because he put her in power rachel accounts. you know it's nothing wrong with working in the halifax in the complaints department. but don't pretend you're doing something else. >> well, i'm sorry she said she she'd worked for the bank of england for the best part of ten years. she worked for six and a half years. >> she doubled it. >> she doubled it. >> but hang on a second, lizzie. where's where's these lies? you say the labour party has not individuals, but the party has lied. give me an example. give me one example. >> if your payment, your payments. >> one. pensioners taking off the

uk business secretary jonathan reynolds says us tariffs on uk steel would be negative for both countrieserview with the bbc, he added that the uk has had some constructive conversations with the trump administration and stressed britain's unique relationship with the us compared to the eu or china. now, france's foreign minister told sylvia at the munich security conference that tariffs against the eu could trigger retaliation. >> no one. >> around the globe should. consider entering into. a trade war. with the with europe. >> and with the. >> eu, because there is so much to lose. in fact, the us. >> themselves. >> last time they. started a war. >> a trade war, mostly against china. >> but we got our share of this. >> trade war. >> they basically lost. they got hurt. >> more than they hurt the. >> people that they were targeting with that trade war. >> so everyone should. >> think twice. >> before waging a trade war with the. >> eu and. >> in fact, with with the rest of the world. if the eu is the subject. >> of the trade. >> war, wherever. >> it may. >> come from. >> the eu will retalia

while speaking to gb news earlier, the business secretary, jonathan reynolds, said we need to focus onion around the with the chagos islands is about securing the long term future of an incredibly important uk us military base. that's what the dealis military base. that's what the deal is seeking to achieve. it's why the previous government began negotiations around it, and what matters to me is making sure for our national security, that long term position is upheld. and, you know, there's been a lot of commentary on what that deal is. when it's finished, it'll be published in the usual way. but let's not lose sight of what we're trying to do here. we're trying to secure the long term future of an essential facility. >> stabbing in austria that killed a 14 year old boy and wounded five other people. yesterday was an islamist attack. that's according to local police. authorities say the 23 year old suspect is a syrian national with legal residence in austria, who's sworn allegiance to islamic state and was radicalised online. the attack took place in the southern city of villach, near

jonathan swift. >> her name is taylor. >> andrew reynolds. >> very funny, great actor. >> he's great. >> he's greaten he opened in book of mormon, so i couldn't see him. but my wife and youngest son went to see him, and they just praised him up and down. and i was very happy that he chose to come and do that sort of thing. let me really quickly about this four camera sitcom format. actors like doing it. you work in front of an audience. it's sort of like doing a play. every friday we get and we do the show in front of the audience. so if you're that kind of actor who likes that feedback, it's a great show to be on. any, any four camera sitcom like that. >> four cameras on set? >> yes. four cameras on set in a semicircle, and we're shooting into the set and we just do each scene, you know, in sequence, like a play, and we'll repeat them. obviously, if we screw up or they think of a funnier line which writers always want to do, but the idea of getting that feedback from 300 people in the house every, every friday night. >> i noticed you had a. >> much easier time watching andrew perform. >> in that t

reynolds: no. rep. krishnamoorthi: of course not. let's talk about what has happened with doge. according to this letter which was sent by the treasury department, jonathan bloom of the treasury department, a doge affiliate of elon musk is now quote, a special government employee with access to the coded data of the fiscal services payment system. this is the most important federal payment system in the nation, responsible for making $6 trillion in payments every year to hundreds of millions of americans and just moments ago, politico disclosed that doge now has access to all medicare and medicaid payments as well. elon musk is in charge of doge. he has not been confirmed by the senate to any position in the federal government. gov. reynolds: no. rep. krishnamoorthi: and he has not been elected by anyone to anything. gov. reynolds: correct. rep. krishnamoorthi: to your knowledge she has not given a financial disclosure to congress. gov. reynolds: not that i'm aware of. rep. krishnamoorthi: ma'am, i want to bring your attention to something very disturbing, that mosque just recently tweeted. as we see in this visual, he said the doge team is rapidly shutt

reynolds: no. rep. krishnamoorthi: of course not. let's talk about what has happened with doge. according to this letter which was sent by the treasury department, jonathan bloom of the treaartment, a doge affiliate of elon musk is now quote, a special government employee with access to the coded data of the fiscal services payment system. this is the most important federal payment system in the nation, responsible for making $6 trillion in payments every year to hundreds of millions of americans and just moments ago, politico disclosed that doge now has access to all medicare and medicaid payments as well. elon musk is in charge of doge. he has not been confirmed by the senate to any position in the federal government. gov. reynolds: no. rep. krishnamoorthi: and he has not been elected by anyone to anything. gov. reynolds: correct. rep. krishnamoorthi: to your knowledge she has not given a financial disclosure to congress. gov. reynolds: not that i'm aware of. rep. krishnamoorthi: ma'am, i want to bring your attention to something very disturbing, that mosque just recently tweeted. as we see in this visual, he said the doge team is rapidly shutting down

after rachel reeves jonathan reynolds.first, of course, we had the chancellor and now jonathan reynolds. so what to make of it all? well. >> there's no accusation that he if he said he was a solicitor and then he went and worked as a solicitor, that would be actually breaking the law because of course it is a regulated industry and you have to be approved to do that job. he stood up in parliament, didn't he? we played the clip at the top and said, when i was in manchester, travelling back and forth, working as a solicitor, which was a blatant lie. >> yeah, you're just lying. sorry. you're lying. and the labour response to this this morning they had breakfast. i've forgotten her name. apologies. the fire and safety minister saying that first of all, the linkedin cv was an admin error. where have we heard that rachel reeves saying, oh, just a typo, sorry. and then ellie and eamonn played a clip of jonathan reynolds in parliament saying, oh, we got the clip. let's see this clip. >> before the last election, i worked as a soli

jonathan reynolds is facing accusations of fabricating his cv after repeatedly describing himself as a solicitor, despite never qualifying. the business secretary told mps he worked as a solicitor in manchester city centre before becoming an mp in 2010. in reality, he quit his training contract before qualifying to run for parliament. while the shadow housing secretary, kevin hollinrake, has called on jonathan reynolds to come to parliament and explain himself. >> he cannot fabricate your cv. and we've seen this, of course, with rachel reeves, who's had to make several alterations to her cv and now it seems johnny reynolds as well. so i think having done that in parliament, you're duty bound to come to parliament to say so. actually, put the record straight. >> meanwhile, labour says it's a complete muddying of the water. they say linkedin, where that cv was posted, is not, in fact a cv. rather it's a social media profile and that the profile itself is a human error. from his office, they also add that in regard to the 2014 parliamentary speech, they .say that kevin hollinrake rather

i'm going to be joined by the trade and business secretary, jonathan reynolds. i'm going to be asking him why so many businesses are struggling and what the government is going to do to help them. i'm also going to be joined by tony abbott, the former prime minister of australia. he's going to be in the studio. i'm going to be asking him about that extraordinary munich speech by us vice president jd vance. have the americans thrown the ukrainians under a russian bus.7 how ukrainians under a russian bus? how does he think the right can be united in britain? shadow defence secretary james cartlidge joins me to discuss the security situation in europe. the tories plans for future defence spending and what he makes of trump's call with putin. i'll then be joined by small business owners james blackshaw and nick evans to discuss the impact of the budget. they work in hospitality andifs budget. they work in hospitality and it's been very, very bad news for that industry. and as the ceasefire deal teeters on the ceasefire deal teeters on the brink between hamas and isr

jonathan reynolds the uk business actually spoke about this. the us defence secretary has also said that everything is still on the table. we shouldn't rule out potential outcomes. everything is on the table, but you're not there. well, look, for a peace settlement to be durable. it will simply have to have the involvement of european nations and the ukrainians themselves. there's been an incredible contribution from europe alongside the us to the defence of ukraine. and winning would not be rewarding a war of aggression. pritti patel but also asked about this. —— she was also asked about this. i think, victoria, if i may say so, those statements are deeply premature. we've heard a range of views in recent days, right from the nato conference that took place in brussels a few days ago, and also over recent days here. we all have to have very, very cold heads right now, primarily cold and calm heads, primarily because this conflict is still raging. this war is still hot. there is still conflict taking place at sea and on land. ukraine has had su

. >> the tories and reform are demanding that business secretary jonathan reynolds resigns or is sacked over lying on his cv. >> and i spent the best part of a decade as an economist at the bank of england. i know the importance of financial and economic stability. >> yeah, well did she. but also inflation soars now to 3%. surely this is the end of the road. finally for rachel reeves. >> plus let me tell you our story. who knows. one day you might need it. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> what do you say to your victims.7 >> huw edwards they made you pay huw edwards wages and they slam woke race theory down our throats at every single opportunity. is it time to boycott the licence fee.7 >> and i'm a person and i feel and i have feelings and i can share them. and if you need to cry right now, you cry. yeah. >> and a black bisexual woman has been cast as jesus christ. is this horrific, blasphemous, woke lunacy . woke lunacy. >> and cross—channel migrants normally operate in the shadows of night. but this is something profoundly different. >> disgraceful

. >> the tories and reform are demanding that business secretary jonathan reynolds resigns or is sacked over lying on his cv. >> and i spent the best part of a decade as an economist at the bank of england. i know the importance of financial and economic stability. >> yeah, well did she. but also inflation soars now to 3%. surely this is the end of the road. finally for rachel reeves. >> plus let me tell you our story. who knows. one day you might need it. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> what do you say to your victims.7 >> huw edwards they made you pay huw edwards wages and they slam woke race theory down our throats at every single opportunity. is it time to boycott the licence fee.7 >> and i'm a person and i feel and i have feelings and i can share them. and if you need to cry right now, you cry. yeah. >> and a black bisexual woman has been cast as jesus christ. is this horrific, blasphemous, woke lunacy . woke lunacy. >> and cross—channel migrants normally operate in the shadows of night. but this is something profoundly different. >> disgraceful

speaking to gb news earlier on this morning, secretary of state for business and trade jonathan reynoldsaid we need to focus on the deal itself. going around the with the chagos islands is about securing the long term future of an incredibly important uk us military base. that's what the deal is seeking to achieve. it's why the previous government began negotiations around it, and what matters to me is making sure for our national security, that long term position is upheld. and, you know, there's been a lot of commentary on what that deal is. when it's finished, it will be published in the usual way. but let's not lose sight of what we're trying to do here. we're trying to secure the long term future of an essential facility. >> and hollywood will descend on to london this afternoon for the 78th bafta awards. now there are 42 films up for awards this evening as the slightly unpredictable award season kicks off. the drama conclave is leading the way with 12 nominations, shining a light on the process of selection of a new pope. the films lead, ralph fiennes, is up for best actor, whilst

. >> business secretary jonathan reynolds is the latest cabinet member to be accused of fabricating his cv, claiming he's a solicitor despite the fact he never qualified. >> before the last election, i worked as a solicitor in manchester city centre and i would travel in to manchester every day for my what is now my constituency. >> bag. two weeks my show is coming out, which i'm so excited. >> for. >> for. >> and also my business. >> and also my business. >> another merkel makeover the duchess of sussex takes to social media, revealing the plans for another new brand. >> and an inspiring story for you this morning. army veteran craig woods is hoping to be the first triple amputee to sail the pacific. >> disney have toned down the content guidance following donald trump's anti distance. we are asking, is it time to ditch trigger warnings? >> ladies and gentlemen. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> what is that word? >> what is that word? >> welcome always to our fashion shows. and we'll be hearing about the 90 year old care home residents who are redefining london fashion week. >> and in the s

, the solicitors regulation authority is reopening its investigation into business secretary jonathan reynoldsver claims he misrepresented his legal career. regulators had initially reviewed the issue and closed that case after reynolds corrected his professional profiles online, but they've now received new information and say they will be taking another look at that issue. and it's an afternoon of breaking political news. we're just hearing that sir keir starmer has told his ministers to admit that labour ignored working people's concerns about immigration for too long. in a letter seen this afternoon by gb news, the prime minister says politics became too scared to acknowledge that some migrants are genuine refugees, but some aren't. he's warning that labour must stop patronising voters and prove that reform uk's policies on tax and the nhs are not the answer. and in that letter, citing a woman in oldham, he says people feel they must justify their concerns to be to avoid being labelled racist. and he's also pledged to stand up for ordinary people who feel shut out and ignored by elites. vo

jonathan reynolds has been accused of fabricating his cv after it emerged he repeatedly described himselflicitor despite never qualifying. speaking to the commons in 2014, the business secretary claimed he worked as a solicitor in manchester city centre before becoming an mp. however, he never actually qualified, quitting his training contract to run for parliament in 2010 , to run for parliament in 2010, and shadow housing secretary kevin hollinrake has called on reynolds to come to parliament and explain himself. >> you cannot fabricate your cv and we've seen this, of course, with rachel reeves, who's had to make several alterations to her cv, and now it seems john reynolds as well. so i think having done that in parliament, you're duty bound to come to parliament to say that you put the record straight. >> meanwhile, labour has responded saying it's a complete muddying of the water. they say linkedin is not a cv, it's a social media profile, and that the profile itself is a human error from his office. in regards to the 2014 parliamentary speech reference. they say it is not him . they

speaking to gb news, secretary of state for ministry and trade jonathan reynolds said we'll need to focus on the deal itself. >> around the with the chagos islands is about securing the long term future of an incredibly important uk us military base. that's what the dealis military base. that's what the deal is seeking to achieve. it's why the previous government began negotiations around it, and what matters to me is making sure for our national security, that long term position is upheld. and, you know, there's been a lot of commentary on what that deal is. when it's finished, it'll be published in the usual way. but let's not lose sight of what we're trying to do here. we're trying to secure the long term future of an essential facility. and the us department >> the fbi and the us department of justice are assisting uk police in. >> their. >> their. >> investigation of the southport killer axel rudakubana. in a joint statement, merseyside police and the crown prosecution service said they are working in tandem with american authorities to obtain material which may be relevant to the in