let's quickly move on to louise hay then.ents about p&o ferries, which was utter madness seeing as they have a meeting on monday with the backers who could be putting forward a £1 billion worth of investment. i mean, was that a bit ridiculous of her to do that? a bit foolish, some might say. >> well, i mean, i think she was right in what she said. i mean, the way that p&o, the treated it, treated its staff back in 2022 was absolutely abysmal . but 2022 was absolutely abysmal. but what we have here is the problem about being in government. i mean, pragmatism is sort of crashing into principle that while lew haig may well have been right in what she said, the timing was wrong. now there is some suggestion she wasn't aware that this billion pound investment into the london gateway port in thurrock was actually on the cards. i do find that a bit hard to believe, but she is the transport secretary, so if she didn't know there is a failure of communication somewhere along the line which needs to be addressed. if she did know it was

louise hay, the and hospitality.ity. starmer also received 25,000 from bet365 . huge starmer also received 25,000 from bet365. huge gambling company. >> so wrong. >> so wrong. >> i just have to interrupt you in support of his leadership campaign. but wait for this. if i may. derek webb, who i've never heard of, is a casino entrepreneur. he gave 750,000, so he made up the majority of this million pound donation, £750,000 to labour this year. and i don't think most people know that. >> no, no such thing as a free lunch. >> there isn't what are they getting in return? >> remember, there was this idea to turn blackpool into a big tax free betting sort of area , which free betting sort of area, which under tony blair and it didn't happen. but the thing about i do think morally you've got to take a stand against betting . and a stand against betting. and i've been asked to do a number of betting ads throughout the years, and i've always said no, because i've always had this, compulsion that it's addictive. it is an addicti

but we're told there'll be an announcement very, very soon by louise hay, the transport secretary. islands was not raised and there are no plans yet for and there are no plans yet for an investment minister. so steady as she goes, despite polling today giving the labour just one point lead over the tory party, not a lot of news out of this cabinet really interesting stuff. >> christopher, thank you so much for bringing us that . it is much for bringing us that. it is concerning perhaps that the government is trying to sort of brush under the carpet the sheer consternation that has been going on in that building behind you. did you get a sense talking to the prime minister's official spokesman , that that they sort spokesman, that that they sort of understand the gravity of what's gone on? >> well, they appear not to. and i ask them things like, is it a mistake to wait 16 weeks for a budget when tony blair's government in 97 waited just half that time? is this government drifting ? no. they government drifting? no. they say they're getting on with the priorities. they list what they

and louise hay, made it a condition of her 15.9% settlement, on average, with the train drivers thatre all safe. and, south west trains confirmed to me this afternoon that they would be rolling them out, as soon as , as soon as out, as soon as, as soon as possible. you can see one here on the left hand side. and now the situation goes to show you what we have. if you ever go back to having a command economy in this country , instead of in this country, instead of a demand economy , i say that, demand economy, i say that, grant shapps, a previous transport secretary and, and the last transport secretary were either not told of this situation or were told of this situation or were told of this situation and kept shtoom about it. >> richard town absolutely. first class commentary. that's my final train of the day. magnificent. thank you. let's get those trains are rolling. thank you very much for joining us here on gb news now. emad kaki, 47, was jailed at nottingham crown court today for four and a half years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation a

major investment summit next week , investment summit next week, despite strong criticism from louise hay, the transport secretary. she had called for a boycott on p&o after it sacked 800 british staff last year, a move she described as a national scandal. reports suggested that her remarks may have jeopardised a £1 billion investment in the uk by the ferry firm's parent company. but prime minister sir keir starmer has since distanced himself and the government from that call for a boycott, saying the situation will be resolved. gb news can reveal tonight that an average of 135 migrants have crossed the english channel in small boats each day since sir keir starmer took office, with now over 13,500 arriving since the 5th of july election. today alone, more than 400 migrants made the perilous journey from france, pushing the total for the year to now nearly 27,200. with the winter months fast approaching, authorities say they are concerned that criminal gangs could increasingly risk migrants lives in the difficult weather conditions. but a home office spokesperson says that they are commit