and the l head teacher, katharine birbalsingh, and the legal team have both put out statements today. . h statements today. yes, katharine birbalsingh described _ statements today. yes, katharine birbalsingh described it _ statements today. yes, katharine birbalsingh described it as - statements today. yes, katharine birbalsingh described it as a i birbalsingh described it as a victory for all schools because this basically supports the rights of the head teacher and governing bodies in that state funded nonreligious school to make decisions for themselves and she pointed out that half the pupils at the school more than half, are not muslim and families choose the school which is oversubscribed because, as she put it in her statements, they recognise the traditional values the school espouses make it a joy to be in. the family however said they were profoundly dismayed and said they had brought this case because it was important to them it was recognised how intrinsically part of being a muslim, of the identity of being a muslim, of the identity of being a muslim, the practice of pray

katharine birbalsingh. bread she says, my pupils break bread together, she sits them around and some of them will serve, and they will the water, and they will pour the water, and they will pour the water, and they talk, and they don't they will talk, and they don't have she's very strict they will talk, and they don't haymobile she's very strict they will talk, and they don't haymobile phones.. very strict they will talk, and they don't haymobile phones. anotherict they will talk, and they don't haymobile phones. another thing on mobile phones. another thing i love about her, and she said that she had to a that if she had to provide a parent at parent a prayer room at lunchtime, that change all lunchtime, that would change all of joined of that. so we're joined now by sheikh ramzi oxford sheikh ramzi of the oxford islamic centre, good morning, sheikh ramzi. great to see you. so your reaction to this news that katharine birbalsingh has won case and her won her court case and her decision not discriminate .

instead of going media dancing, katharine birbalsingh instead of goirshould media dancing, katharineshould go media dancing, katharine birbalsingh instead of goirshould go and1edia dancing, katharine birbalsingh instead of goirshould go and deal dancing, katharine birbalsingh instead of goirshould go and deal dan(that she should go and deal with that issue before. >> okay? okay, guys, look, £150,000 fight this court £150,000 to fight this court case. taxpayers money. case. that's taxpayers money. chloe or should this family now who's took this case to be made to pay that money back to the state? >> i think that's a difficult one, because on the hand, one, because on the one hand, i don't agree with this, this pupil bringing the case. but also you don't want to live in a world where if you do need legal help and you do feel like you have, you have a legal case that needs to be brought, that if you're not rich and you can't afford crazy legal fees, that there's that be afford crazy legal fees, that there"so that be afford crazy legal fees, that there"so i that be afford crazy legal fee

that's katharine birbalsingh . we that's katharine birbalsingh.he eye. sunak show. sunak in the eye. sunak gives netanyahu a warning from world british prime world leaders british prime minister urges israeli counterparts to show calm head and avoid military escalation with iran. let's go to the telegraph. leadership hopefuls defy sunak over smoking ban. we've just covered that. also, a picture of nigel farage looking rather annoyed as he leaves that eventin rather annoyed as he leaves that event in brussels. they also touch on the prayer ban. they also have a story here. again, angela rayner investigated over multiple claims and frozen russian assets will help fund ukraine as g7 deal nears. i'm joined again by my press pack columnist and political commentator patrick o'flynn, deputy chairman of the tory party. jonathan gillis mp and author and broadcaster amy nicole now, if you nicole turner. now, if you thought the house of commons benches get unruly, the benches could get unruly, the georgian parliament takes it to a whole new level as mp alecc

so we were celebrating, i think the victory of katharine birbalsingh . balsingh. how hard would it have been in your experience as a head teacher to take this position? she said the back end of last year was incredibly stressful for her. >> well, i'll tell you , hats off >> well, i'll tell you, hats off to her. and she would have had the full backing of her governing body. i think people need understand governors. need to understand governors. they don't they do they don't get paid. they do this for free. they would this job for free. they would have been under huge pressure just buckle. it would have just to buckle. it would have been a easier to find been a lot easier just to find a room and let the kids do what they like, good for her. i'd like to that i would have like to think that i would have taken similar stance. i'd like taken a similar stance. i'd like to thati taken a similar stance. i'd like to that i have got to think that i would have got my backing from my governing body, quite frankly , all body, but quite frankly, all over more often over

now, katharine birbalsingh system clearly works. why on earth did they want change it ?'ll excuse the expression, the balls on that , it's just. she's that mother, it's just. she's got second, think daughter got a second, i think daughter who she wants to enrol in the school now after having. i mean, at , if you genuinely at this point, if you genuinely get about way your get upset about the way your daughter treated, you'd daughter had been treated, you'd take of the take the daughter out of the school, but actually, of school, right? but actually, of course, wants the course, what she wants is the great that michaela great results that the michaela school right? but to school delivers. right? but to change system that delivers change the system that delivers those results. >> exactly. those results. >> because actly. those results. >> because i:tly. those results. >> because i mean get great >> because i mean they get great gcse results they're just, gcse results and they're just, you of doing the you know, kind of doing the thing regards education. thing in regards to

and what katharine birbalsingh had birbalsingh has had to go through and her has through percy and her outrageous. all hope been outrageous. let's all hope this as say, a this is, as you say, a recalibration and a route to common i'll be common sense. although i'll be speaking with speaking in the next hour with a muslim scholar who thinks this was wrong decision. so was the wrong decision. so look forward to his point of view. we'd like to have all opinions here on gb news now. we'll have lots more on that story throughout the show, and there's plenty of coverage on our website, gbnews.com. and you've helped make the fastest helped to make it the fastest growing news website growing national news website in the thank very the country. so thank you very much there's much indeed. right. there's still plenty of time to grab your chance to win a greek cruise. travel goodies and a ten grand tax free moolah bank balance boost to you. and here's all the details you need to hop on board. >> don't miss your chance to win our biggest prize so far. there's an incredible £10,000 in tax free cash

katharine birbalsingh says her school is the strictest in england.lenge. some muslim pupils had started praying in the yard, asking for space to pray inside. the school argued it had always been non—religious. from the moment we opened in 2014, we've never had a prayer room, we've always made that clear to parents. i mean, it's notjust prayer rooms — everything that we are, because we are different, we say that to parents, and yes, we use the word "secular" to describe ourselves. today, the court upheld the school's right to decide. in a statement, the head teacher said, "a school should be free to do what is right "for the pupils it serves. "the court's decision is therefore a victory for all schools. "schools should not be forced by one child and her mother "to change its approach simply because they had decided they don't "like something at the school." michaela school structures every moment of the day for pupils. it argued allowing prayer would change the ethos. the founding chair of governors and former home secretary has backed this approach.

katharine birbalsingh described it as a victory for all schools because basically this supports the rightnded, non—religious school to make the decision for themselves. she pointed out that half the pupils at the school are now muslim and that families choose this school, which is oversubscribed because, as she put it in her statement, they recognise that the traditional values that the school espouses make it a joy to be in. the family, however, said that they were profoundly dismayed. the mother said that they had brought this case because it was important to them that it was recognised how intrinsically part of being a muslim, of the identity of being a muslim, the practice of prayer is and that they were extremely disappointed with this result. you are watching the bbc news. a new study has found that around one in four cases of breast cancer in the uk are preventable. with factors like alcohol consumption — or even choosing to breast—feed — having an impact on the chances of being diagnosed. the report points out that despite being the world's most common cancer, gaps in our knowledg

and this is the, one of the points that katharine birbalsingh the headteacher bnngs birbalsingh the headteacher brings her letter. she brings up in her letter. she actually can it be right actually asks, can it be right for a family to receive £150,000 of taxpayer funded legal aid to bnng of taxpayer funded legal aid to bring a case like this? >> well, i imagine that you would both say that that's a good thing, because you think that this is a very good judgement. and so for £150,000 to this judgement, to have found this judgement, which in direction that which goes in the direction that you is now in law, you want, which is now in law, does seem be a bad does not seem to be a bad spending of money. it's not a spending of money. it's not a spending just spending of money, just when legal spent, isn't legal aid is spent, it isn't only for people that it is only for the people that it is whose case it is. the purpose is, it's for performing some kind of societal function. and in this case, which is setting out some legal framework that can be then taken forward, that's really the work it's done,

the headteacher of the michaela school — katharine birbalsingh, who introduced the prayer ritual policycoming the judgement. she said — a school should be free to do what is right for the pupils it serves. the court s decision is therefore a victory for all schools. schools should not be forced by one child and her mother to change its approach simply because they have decided they don t like something at the school. with more on this is our correspondent ben wolvin. it's a complicated case and it does have a lengthy background so just take us through what the issue was at the school and why this case came to court. . . . at the school and why this case came to court. , , ., , ., to court. this is a state funded secondary _ to court. this is a state funded secondary school _ to court. this is a state funded secondary school in _ to court. this is a state funded secondary school in wembley. to court. this is a state fundedl secondary school in wembley in london. it has around 700 pupils, half of them are muslim. a year ago in the spring of last year this prayer ban was introduced when ar

katharine birbalsingh says her school is the strictest in england.nge. some muslim pupils had started praying in the yard, asking for space to pray inside. the school argued it had always been non—religious. from the moment we opened in 2014, we've never had a prayer room, we always made that clear to parents. i mean, it's notjust prayer rooms — everything that we are, because we are different, we say that to parents, and yes, we use the word "secular" to describe ourselves. today, the court upheld the school's right to decide. in a statement, the head teacher said... "a school should be free to do what is right for the pupils it serves. the court's decision is therefore a victory for all schools. michaela school structures every moment of the day for pupils. it argued allowing prayer would change the ethos. the founding chair of governors and former home secretary has backed this approach. we need to have cohesion around common values, british values. those children are british citizens, and therefore its around a british culture that they should co

katharine birbalsingh says her school is the strictest in england.nge. asking for space to pray inside. in a statement, she said it was a victory for all schools. she added, half the pupils are muslim and families recognise our traditional values, create a school environment that is a joy to be in. suella braverman was the founding chair of governors. speaking to me before the judgment, the former home secretary back to the head teacher. those children are british citizens. and therefore, it is around a british culture that they should cohere. and prayer rooms would only lead to segregation along racial or religious lines. it would only lead to more division. and fragmentation within the school, which is actually very harmonious. michaela school is popular, it gets outstanding exam results. it is a nonreligious school. but around half the pupils are from muslim families. the family in this case are anonymous by court order. the girl's mother said in a statement she was profoundly dismayed, saying the case was brought because, in ourfaith, prayer hold

if katharine birbalsingh had lost this case?y that balance between headteacher autonomy and religious accommodation then? it would have certainly gone the other way. but too far the other way in the latter's favour . and way in the latter's favour. and i think we'd had some fundamental ramifications in terms of to what extent do headteachers have the right to, ultimately implement their own policy of integration and cohesion within their own established sites? now, i've made this point before that religious belief is a protected characteristic under existing equalities legislation. but i'll make this point very clearly that it cannot be exploited by those who have the potential to undermine social cohesion , undermine social cohesion, especially within multi—faith and multi—ethnic establishments in our english school system. >> and yet what this was potential to be an example of was someone trying to use the sort of protections that we have built in society and the natural compassion and acceptance and tolerance that society has

katharine birbalsingh says her school is the strictest in england.e to pray inside. ina in a statement, 46 marco said it was a victory for all schools. she added, half the pupils are muslim and families recognise our traditional values, create a school environment that is a joy to be in. suella braverman was the founding chair of governors. speaking to me before thejudgment, the chair of governors. speaking to me before the judgment, the former home secretary back to the head teacher. those children are british citizens. and therefore, it is around a british culture that they should cohere. and prayer rooms would only lead to segregation along racial or religious lines. it would only lead to more division. and fragmentation within the school, which is actually very harmonious.— within the school, which is actually very harmonious. michaela school is --oular, it very harmonious. michaela school is popular. it gets _ very harmonious. michaela school is popular, it gets outstanding - very harmonious. michaela school is popular, it gets outstanding exam

if katharine birbalsingh is not to your don't send kids your taste, don't send your kids to her schoolhat started her school. >> but when? by her rule. >> but when? by her rule. >> but when that kid started missing, they were allowed to missing, they were allowed to miss a major here. miss a major point here. >> it's matter of law. >> it's not a matter of law. >> it's not a matter of law. >> were allowed. >> they were allowed. >> they were allowed. >> it doesn't matter if you're christian, if you're muslim, if you're you're if you're sikh, if you're hindu, if the are that you cannot the rules are that you cannot pray, praying pray, especially mass praying like then like some of them have, then that the rules, i don't care. that is the rules, i don't care. no religion should have any priority . i no religion should have any priority. i agree, no religion should have any priority . i agree, and no religion should have any priority. i agree, and i'm i'm firm on that. >> i agree with you. but when that child started at that school, rule was that they school, the rule was that they were pra

katharine birbalsingh ban on islamic prayer at the michaela school has been ruled as lawful by the highce , has by the high court. for once, has common sense prevailed and i expose our idol home office as vietnam soars to the top of the list of small boat migrants. but what are they doing about it? don't miss patrick christys tonight, 9 to 11 pm. be there i >> -- >> there is a new and growing burden on the state. indeed on you, the taxpayer. and it is the number of people on long term or short term sickness, disability. the numbers are literally mind blowing . economic inactivity due blowing. economic inactivity due to long time sickness now stands . at 2.83 million people. while the number not participating in the number not participating in the labour market due to long and short tum illnesses has now broken 3 million for the first time. the astonishing thing with this figure is that it's nearly four times higher than it was 40 years ago. and think about 40 years ago. and think about 40 years ago, people working in mines, people working in factories, a lot more genuine industrial inju

, they sing katharine birbalsingh, they sing the national anthem.ou've got to love your country. that is how you bring people together. that is how you have a successful nation. look at the people of ukraine an examples are legion of communities that stick together and prevail. now ann, let's oh, by the way, can i just a quick note on magdalen college in cambridge, i've got no doubt they would say that they are fiercely patriotic themselves. it great college and it is a great college and a great english university. and they will be waving saint they will be waving the saint george's flag. they'll be flying the george's on their the saint george's flag on their beautiful buildings on tuesday, so there's no issues there. and can i finish with a shocking story in scotland and a prison governor? that's right. an a prison governor has apologised to a double rapist called isla bryson after the trans sex offender complained about being misgendered . now, bryson was misgendered. now, bryson was originally named adam graham and was convicted of raping two wo

katharine birbalsingh ban on islamic prayer at the michaela school has been ruled as lawful by the highnd i expose our idol home office as vietnam soars to the top of the list of small boat migrants. but what are they doing about it ? what are they doing about it? don't miss patrick christys tonight, 9 to 11 pm. be i >> -- >> well, we've been discussing liz truss's book, and the mail logs have been fizzing in and tom says buzzwords, big statements, but no substance . statements, but no substance. and sarah says. interested to read jerry's review ? well, i read jerry's review? well, i think he gave us a bit of a insight, a bit of a headline. earlier. new figures today have revealed a mixed economic picture on the jobs front. unemployment has risen from 4 to 2, 4.2% from 4% last quarter, and those economically inactive has increased by 150,000, reaching 9.4 million people. the main factor behind this increase is long time sickness, which is an all time high of about 2.83 million people. on the other hand , wages rose by 2% more than hand, wages rose by 2% more than inflation, which indica

katharine birbalsingh ban on islamic prayer at the michaela school has been ruled as lawful by the highnd i expose our idol home office as vietnam soars to the top of the list of small boat migrants. but what are they doing about it ? what are they doing about it? don't miss patrick christys tonight, 9 to 11 pm. be i >> -- >> well, we've been discussing liz truss's book, and the mail logs have been fizzing in and tom says buzzwords, big statements, but no substance . statements, but no substance. and sarah says. interested to read jerry's review ? well, i read jerry's review? well, i think he gave us a bit of a insight, a bit of a headline. earlier. new figures today have revealed a mixed economic picture on the jobs front. unemployment has risen from 4 to 2, 4.2% from 4% last quarter, and those economically inactive has increased by 150,000, reaching 9.4 million people. the main factor behind this increase is long time sickness, which is an all time high of about 2.83 million people. on the other hand , wages rose by 2% more than hand, wages rose by 2% more than inflation, which indica

that's how britain's strictest headteacher, katharine birbalsingh, describes the high court ruling thattism conference where he was speaking. >> free speech prevails in brussels . the natcon conference brussels. the natcon conference is on to day two now. nigel farage is arrival is imminent and

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this is katharine birbalsingh, which it says she's been called the britain's strictest headteacher byerself. yeah. to be fair, which, you know, that's the way it goes. but this is about the school prayer ban was upheld after a pupil lost a high court challenge. don't worry, it challenge. but don't worry, it will their pocket will not impact their pocket money because we paid for this through legal so enjoy. and through legal aid. so enjoy. and the . the muslim the judge dismissed. the muslim pupils claim that policy pupils claim that the policy that this michaela that they had in this michaela community school, which was discriminatory. love discriminatory. what i love about get through about it, if you get through into details that the ruling about it, if you get through intyou details that the ruling about it, if you get through intyou knew ils that the ruling about it, if you get through intyou knew what at the ruling about it, if you get through intyou knew what yowe ruling about it, if you get through intyou knew what you were ng is, you knew what you were getting into. basically

katharine birbalsingh won her court case. of course she should. don't get is you've chosen to come to a school where you've been told that faith should be left that your faith should be left at the door, so no one is given preference. and now you've not given, been given given, you've not been given this. decide that this. and so you decide that you're going to complain. i say shove off. if you don't like it and find a school that does what you want. thank god common sense won the day , and no sooner had won the day, and no sooner had we moved on from william wragg and his alleged sleazy self, he's. the tories were embroiled in yet another ridiculous occurrence. this time it was conservative mp for flint or field, even in lancashire. mark menzies, who reportedly made a 3 am. call to an elderly party a.m. call to an elderly party volunteer in december claiming to have been locked up by bad people . mr menzies is accused of people. mr menzies is accused of saying that he needed £5,000 as a matter of life and death, which which later raised to £6,500

we've all seen katharine birbalsingh , dubbed britain's birbalsingh, dubbed britain's strictest headteacheron feral children . clamp down on feral children. but another headteacher is making the headlines this week for his attempt to control kids. andrew o'neill is the headteacher of all saints catholic college in ladbroke grove. he wants 12 hour school days for his students , running days for his students, running from breakfast club at 7 am. and finishing after the homework club at 7 pm. o'neill says that children need to be using their time in a constructive way . so time in a constructive way. so is it about time that we got tougher on feral and fearless kids? joining me now to debate this is parenting expert sj strum and annette kellow. great stuff . anna, i'll start with stuff. anna, i'll start with you. we've got to get tougher on kids. some of those people with catapults are even targeting funerals for goodness sake. >> yes, absolutely. i think we've got to remember rules run the world, which may be very hard for people to understand, but i feel like children are being let absolutel

katharine birbalsingh britain's strictest head.ther hoping she wins because she's terrific good morning. 930 on tuesday, the 16th of april. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so liz truss tells all. >> so liz truss tells all. >> being told what to do. yeah, i know, and i hate the government telling other people what to do. and having spent ten years in government, can years in the government, i can tell genuinely doesn't tell you it genuinely doesn't know best. >> well, i think i agree with that. the former prime minister, liz truss, back with a new book, ten years to save the west. but were the tories better off keeping her in the top job and a very significant morning? >> a muslim prayer ban ruling the mikhayla truss school in london is set to discover this morning whether a muslim student has won a challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. this could have huge implications for everybody. >> smoke free generation at

i mean, it seems to work for katharine birbalsingh, britain's strictest head teacher, or so she's knownity campuses in the united states have been slammed for being mob rule. is anti—semitism being allowed to run rife in the united states on campuses ? the police have been campuses? the police have been in the riot. police have been in making arrests of students, could this actually spread to britain? it's quite extraordinary. the scenes we'll show you in just a minute all right. it's 249 now. dozens of pro—palestine protesters have. protesters have been arrested on university campuses in the united states after students at columbia university in new york set up encampments urging the college to boycott manufacturers with ties to israel that will sort it all out. >> well, house speaker mike johnson spoke at the campus yesterday calling for the resignation of the university's president, denouncing mob rule and the virus of anti—semitism. >> yes, many people believe it's being perpetuated, perpetuated, perpetuated around the country's institutions. and it's very much not one university th

i know that katharine birbalsingh at, michaela academy. she won't let phones the school.academy. she won't let phorin. the school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact the school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact , the school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact , some the school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact , some ofthe school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact , some of the school. michaela academy. she won't let phorin fact , some of the kids»l. and in fact, some of the kids volunteer for a detox and they give phones in at give their phones in at the start time don't get it start of time and don't get it for whole time, which i think for a whole time, which i think is a great idea, right? >> yes. are two things >> yes. there are two things going in parallel here. one going on in parallel here. one is have phones is should children have phones in is should in schools and one is should children to children have access to smartphones ? and the apps that smartphones? and the apps that are apps are are social media apps ar