at leeds bradford airports, _ where they want to be.ank you - where they want to be. at leeds| bradford airports, thank you very much indeed. that is the situation here in the uk. as was mentioned, a number of passengers stuck abroad. going live now to a train that is heading to distal dark airports, and that train is daniel emery, the signal a little bit dodgy because, of course, he is on a train. just tell us where you were heading to end what has happened to your flight? end what has happened to your fliuht? �* , , ., end what has happened to your fliuht? h , ., ., , end what has happened to your flight? it's been a really fun day, the original— flight? it's been a really fun day, the original plan _ flight? it's been a really fun day, the original plan was _ flight? it's been a really fun day, the original plan was to - flight? it's been a really fun day, the original plan was to fly from | the original plan was to fly from distal drive to london heathrow, obviously flights are cancelled everywhere. i'm now on a train journey to bel

we travelled down to leeds bradford airport from newcastle on monday, _ bradford airport from newcastlely realise _ check in fine, but then eventually realise that things were, a lot of things— realise that things were, a lot of things are — realise that things were, a lot of things are being delayed or cancelled. and then we got sold for about— cancelled. and then we got sold for about five _ cancelled. and then we got sold for about five hours, we got told, yes, your flight— about five hours, we got told, yes, your flight is— about five hours, we got told, yes, your flight is cancelled. and we were _ your flight is cancelled. and we were flying with ryanair. unfortunately, with the leeds bradford airport, there is a strong 'et bradford airport, there is a strong jet probe — bradford airport, there is a strong jet probe -- — bradford airport, there is a strong jet probe —— presents. with ryanair, they use _ jet probe —— presents. with ryanair, they use swiss port, so we didn't really— they use swiss port, so we didn't really have — they use swiss port, so we didn't really have a method

we have a channel for leeds, we have in calderdale, the film industry in bradford itself, we have thetional museum of science and media , so museum of science and media, so it's a good location for a new brit school the creative industries are creating £100 billion of income for our economy and we have an ambition to increase that by another £50 billion by 2030. the industry needs talent. they need those skills and they need them in the north as well as the south. so it's important that we have a brit school north located in bradford . bradford. >> i think lots of people would agree with that. people might just if bradford should agree with that. people might jus better if bradford should agree with that. people might jus better connected ford should agree with that. people might jus better connected tod should agree with that. people might jus better connected to places.d be better connected to places like liverpool and manchester andindeed like liverpool and manchester and indeed leeds, but we do. we must move on because one of the biggest stories this weekend, of course , is the lu

people might just question if bradford should be better connected to places like liverpool and manchester and leedsut we do. we and indeed leeds. but we do. we must move on because one of the biggest stories this weekend, of course, is the lucy letby case. and of course an independent inquiry has been committed to by the government. but there are big questions on whether or not this should be a statutory increments , a statutory inquiry increments, a statutory inquiry . why hasn't the government been clear on this . clear on this. >> well, look, as soon as the verdict , this is an appalling, verdict, this is an appalling, horrific case of child murder . horrific case of child murder. and as soon as those verdicts were handed down on friday, the government announced that there would be a full inquiry into what happened. so the parents can understand what happened. and i've been reading in the paper today and yesterday the stories of the consultants who reported early warnings about what was happening and the inquiry will look at how those warnings, how concerns that were raised were handled by the h

leeds. what exactly is the problem? i mean, you have a very fast rail link to london which cannot be said of bradford, by the way. rport with capability of flying all over europe. so what is it that leeds is lacking to enable it to take off? >> so we do have a fast electric railway to london. we don't have an electric railway to any other city in the uk. an electric railway to any other city in the uk . so if i want to city in the uk. so if i want to go to manchester, it's on an old diesel railway that hardly works . if wants to go to sheffield, it's on diesel railway that it's on a diesel railway that breaks down the time. if breaks down half the time. if i want go to newcastle or york, want to go to newcastle or york, it's on a diesel railway that doesn't our airport, we doesn't work. our airport, we want expand it. we actually want to expand it. we actually voted through the city council here, voted through to it here, voted through to expand it and that . and michael gove blocked that. he the project in and by he called the project in and by the time that the public inquiries due to be held there, the airport