lois perry . can't. right?don't want to be on a rocking chair . chair. >> looks. >> looks. >> perry. yeah well, i think you know that all things should should be on the table. and as i said earlier , you know, if you said earlier, you know, if you if you reduce public spending, you can cut taxes, which stimulates the stimulates growth in the economy. actually of economy. and actually a lot of people in receipt of people are in receipt of benefits in work anyway. people are in receipt of betheirs in work anyway. people are in receipt of betheir tax in work anyway. people are in receipt of betheir tax is1 work anyway. people are in receipt of betheir tax is reduced nyway. people are in receipt of betheir tax is reduced theny. people are in receipt of betheir tax is reduced then it if their tax is reduced then it will them. direct but will benefit them. direct but you know when you've got an average wage of just over 25 grand in the country , and a grand in the country, and a single parent can get £22,000 on benef

some are hoping to land at the top job is the political campaigner and broadcaster lois perry, who hasr hat into the ring. she joins me now in the studio. hi lois. good evening mark. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for having me. >> it was very exciting to have you here. you've gone at plenty of fans as a campaigner, why do you to enter the murky you want to enter the murky world politics? you want to enter the murky worwell, politics? you want to enter the murky worwell, i)litics? you want to enter the murky worwell, i mean, the murky world >> well, i mean, the murky world of is what i've been of politics is what i've been doing the two years. as doing for the last two years. as a campaigner. >> and, you know, i've had enormous. but don't to enormous. but you don't want to be one of them, do you? >> no. well, that's the >> well, no. well, that's the thing. i'm going to be one of them. >> but better, you know. >> but better, you know. >> but better, you know. >> but the thing the >> but the thing is, ukip, the uk independence it was uk independence party, it was the of the the

. >> of course, and cop26 director lois perry and also matthew stadlen , political commentator.son. >> thanks very much, nana. good afternoon. it is just after 3:00. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom. after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford . he claims residents in oxford. he claims they were at pains to say that they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met him . great. rishi sunak also met him. environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see first hand their battle with rising river levels. more than 1800 properties have been damaged and more than 160 flood warnings remain in place across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are