the maggie that they're talking about is margaret thatcher. and she was one of the great, great british presidents or whatever you have, prime minister, prime minister research done. she was great. we loved her in america . we loved loved her in america. we loved her in america, but we didn't understand the damage that she had done to the working class people. and the people of britain, because she didn't do that. can i tell my joke? i've got an old joke. do your joke. >> he's got a joke. >> he's got a joke. >> i've got a joke because of margaret thatcher. british people won't. no they won't. so many british people will not know what it's like not to get . know what it's like not to get. not to be lactose intolerant. you blew. you blew my tongue. >> oh, because she. she took away milk. >> she took away the milk because of margaret thatcher. people won't know the joy of being in a brass band. because of margaret thatcher, because whatever it is, this is, this was. >> that's a very convoluted joke that nobody's going to get the reference of. she

maggie thatcher doesn't exist anymore, what's going on there? you i worked there and it's a pretty small place. i used to, we used to call it the thatcher room and i used to love having meetings there it was my favorite place to have meetings. you could book the rooms, and there she was looking over us as we were around the table and inspiration. she's one of our greatest-ever leader in the uk. total disrespect that shows how far left and ideological they've become on that side of the fence. they have no respect for anyone else's opinion and this is a great and terrible example of it. david: gentlemen, great to have you on thank you so much for being here. have a wonderful three day weekend if you have one i appreciate you coming in. turning to another story now the house administration committee subpoenaed top officials at five different government agencies yesterday to appear foreclosed door depositions over concerns that federal bureaucrats have been deputized by the biden-harris administration to use federal funds to register voters and "enc

no doubt as a you're in the constituency of grantham, that area i believe maggie thatcher.solutely. >> well, yes, absolutely. >> i think we've already seen that the ideological mask has supped that the ideological mask has slipped from comrade keir, >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i would absolutely echo that. what? what pettiness. this was something that was commissioned as you rightly say, by gordon brown, obviously another labour prime minister, i would be very happy to go on the record to say that if this portrait can't be shown in its rightful place in downing street, we're more than happy to house it in grantham. we're more than happy to display it in our council chamber and give the hard left members of our council someone and something to look up to, or else it can go into the grantham museum. >> yeah, no doubt that might put the collywobbles up them there. but what is it, do you think, ben , about don't forget barack ben, about don't forget barack obama removed the bust of winston churchill from the white house when he got into power. what is it about people from the liberal

represent called dentsu and they took these big celebrities and i did an advertising campaign with maggie thatcher archer for free. that's how it worked. and the principle is exactly that. every single prime minister is on that staircase. to take one of them off is absolutely abhorrent. it's a disrespect for the position. >> roger. just in 10s , if you >> roger. just in 10s, if you were going to remove any portrait in downing street , portrait in downing street, whose would it be, i don't think keir starmer has got one yet. dishy rishi fishy rishi sunak , dishy rishi fishy rishi sunak, by the way, where has he been? we've had no opposition, have we? >> nice restaurant in beverly hills. >> he does. he lives. he's looking for his new position in silicon valley. i can tell you he's on holiday. a pizza restaurant, $30 a pizza. that's where he's been bargain. >> all right . where he's been bargain. >> all right. sounds where he's been bargain. >> all right . sounds cheaper >> all right. sounds cheaper than ibiza. and talking of ibiza, i was there last week for a couple of nights, but angela rayner has

that that maggie thatcher milk, that's what i was allowed. and i used to get that milk.d to love that milk. but is this notion of, you know, vote for rachel reeves and pensioners will freeze. is that mean spiritedness? is that an issue that you think will stick? do you expect, as matthew said, there could be some sort of u—turn or not? we should stand by our guns. >> well, i think there will be a u—turn, but the point is that none of this was made clear before the election, and i think that's they could have sold this policy, because there's a lot wrong with the idea that the gordon brown giveaway, which is really a bribe for older voters, it could have been dealt with sensibly because there is an argument for banning it. but to do that, just as you also discovered that the cost of fuel is going to soar by what, 140, is going to soar by what,140, £150 is going to soar by what, 140, £150 a year is going to soar by what,140, £150 a year at the time that you're losing your heating allowance? i think that just is going to hit an awful lot of people, really, where it hurts in

so this is because keir starmer has taken down maggie thatcher's portrait in number 10. right. an opinion about why. >> and does that necessarily mean it's because she's a woman? well i think i agree. people are weirdly psychotic about margaret thatcher. they hate her so much. yes. and he might be one of those people. maybe. well, we know that he's not, because he's previously been in trouble with the left for celebrating her and talking about her bringing out this entrepreneurial spirit. so then why does a picture of her frighten him? well, we don't we don't really know. >> i mean, the guy who's writing or written his biography says that it's an unsettling portrait. i mean, portraits are unsettling. >> live streaming his biography, i thought biographies are done. and then the guy just sort of doing tidbits and putting them out. >> well, look, we don't really know, do we? >> i mean, she should be there, right? so she's the first female prime minister it's fair enough. there's a picture of her in downing street, and she wasn't there for ten minutes like some of our prime ministe

this is a kamala harris that sounded a little bit more like maggie thatcher or ronald reagan, especiallyn national security, than like bernie sanders. >> george: there's more talk about ronald reagan at the democratic convention than democratic convention. democrats making a play to claim patriotism on their side. >> reporter: yeah. there's an opening there. donald trump has used words like american carnage to talk about america. has portrayed a more isolationist, protectionist view that is at odds with what ronald reagan was all about. this was kamala harris. she didn't say the word city on a hill like ronald reagan did, but full embrace of patriotism. the american flags waving here. the chants of usa, usa, usa. this is a party under kamala harris that is saying that -- appealing to patriotism. you all heard the message from republican speakers every night saying voting for kamala harris is not about being a republican or democrat, it's about being a patriot. >> george: it will take sometime to see what impact the convention ice had on the polls. we already know her favorability numbers

in the old maggie thatcher days, there was a big clampdown, wasn't there, on these footballers. >> iay on this earth that monaco would have been used for formula one cars if somebody came there today and said, let's, let's put a race here is on health and safety grounds, etcetera, etcetera. >> the problem we've got is where you've got a real bit of historical background and celebrating a culture that has gone on and there's many, many people enjoying themselves. what i would like to know , and where i would like to know, and where i would like to know, and where i agree with mike, is if it was in somewhere like hyde park and it was ticketed, even if it wasn't expensive, you would gain. >> well, are these 333,000 people every day or, you know, making a million in three days that are attending or are they individuals? >> are they individuals? are they the same lot coming ? in they the same lot coming? in which case, you know, if it's a million people enjoying themselves, then we need to improve the safety because it seems to be there's an average of 250 arrests every year. but that doe

mail and sir keir starmer removing what he reportedly described as an unsettling portrait of maggie thatcherink number 10, as, as someone has already said today, perhaps sir keir starmer was intimidated by the gaze of a world renowned leader whose achievements he will never come close to matching. yeah, i think , close to matching. yeah, i think, i think look, whatever you think of margaret thatcher and lots of lots and lots of people still very much hate her, you cannot deny that she had an agenda. she had beliefs, and she had arguments that she stuck to vociferously, even when it was incredibly unpopular. and she had a vision for the country. what is keir starmer's vision for the country? perhaps that's what that's being highlighted slightly by her gaze, >> maybe all right. look, anna, thank you very much indeed. we'll see you a little bit later on, i just think it's a little bit odd in that keir starmer has been telling us he's to prepared make unpopular decisions for the good of the country. now whether you believe him or not, that's what margaret thatcher actually did, made some very un

maggie's put it. apparently he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcher from he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcherfrom herformer he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcher from her former study. he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcherfrom herformer study. —— thatcher from her former study. —— portrait. l, portrait. i, tommy robinson's plan to use sikhs, dues and hindus to turn people in uk against islam. and the fd, vance presses billionaire thiel to get off the sidelines and bankroll trump. and the daily express, has sir keir starmer the death knell of our pubs. i think we're out of time. i think we're out of time. i seem to remember it was gordon brown who christened that room the thatcher room. when i interviewed him, he said, it will be in the thatcher room. make sure you get to the thatcher room. they were very keen point that out. the express not happy about it. i'm sorry, the mail. thank you all very much. that's it from us. christian's here tomorrow. goodnight. live from london. this is bbc news. a 17—year—old boy has been found guilty of the murder of holly newton, who was stabbed to death i

. >> but for me, maggie, for me, it was margaret thatcher. ation where i live, >> i think we could do with a maggie type character these days to kind of, you know, kick the country into gear. benedict. who's your worst ever pm? probably anthony eden i'd have thought, suez, >> i think, you know, you've got to look actually sort of more broadly speaking, the end of empire and actually the collapse of british prestige on the international stage, i think matters. a lot more than fumbling domestic policies , in fumbling domestic policies, in my opinion. i understand people when they say blair, but to be honest, we're not entirely sure what the full extent of blair's legacy is yet. we've not quite got to the horrific point. i think we're seeing. >> i think day in, day out, starmer is continuing that, but we're not quite sure what the end point will be. >> perhaps it can be reconciled, but i think you've got to look a little bit further into the past. it's very easy to pick the last guy who was rubbish because they very often are. but actually in the

maggie's put it. apparently he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcher from he has removed a portrait of mrs thatcherfromom the thatcher room. when i interviewed him, he said, it will be in the thatcher room. make sure you get to the thatcher room. they were very keen point that out. the express not happy about it. i'm sorry, the mail. thank you all very much. that's it from us. christian's here tomorrow. goodnight.

thatcher. i never knew that. interesting. we've also got some people saying , don't badmouth people saying, don't badmouth nigel farage. interesting. lots of people getting touchy about that. but no matter what you think maggieith the illegal boats coming in. wow. interesting time. anyway, now it's interesting time. anyway, now wsfime interesting time. anyway, now it's time for this. >> this week, as starmer made his doom laden speech forecasting difficulties for the british people, number 10 released a statement on how they are preparing for the funeral of downing street cat larry and he isn't even dead yet. now read starmer grim keir, who i'd like to call him the prophet of doom , to call him the prophet of doom, already started the planning. the media campaign and the strategy of when he , when the strategy of when he, when the cat eventually dies. now i actually think it's happening. larry has lived through many prime ministers premiership, and starmer is frightened that larry's going to let the cat out of the bag. >> oh, anyone here a cat owner? no, no, not a chance. couldn't pay no, no, not a chance. couldn't pay me dog. >> so i remember when i, when i went to downing street and larry the cat was there.

maggie. boris johnson claims margaret thatcher's portrait is glad to no longer have to share an office with keir. i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend . this is the weekend. but this show is nothing without you and your views and it's really the highlight of my show is to please do keep them coming. i love reading your views , the good, the bad and the views, the good, the bad and the ugly, so let them . and it's ugly, so let them. and it's really simple to do as well. just go to gbnews.com/yoursay and join the conversation. we'll talk about whatever you want to talk about whatever you want to talk about. up to you . it's the talk about. up to you. it's the weekend after all. keeping me company this hour is journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth and president of the primrose league, henry bolton. thank you very much for joining me this afternoon, gentlemen. i really appreciate your time. but before we get stuck into the stories, let's get to the news headunes stories, let's get to the news headlines with saint francis . headlines with saint francis. >> dawn, thank you very much indee

thatcher down. i mean, i have to say it's pretty petty stuff, to be honest with you. and i think maggieled him, i imagine if she's watching this from up above, some will say down below, but i will say up above, then i think she must be quite amused by it , because i think she must be quite amused by it, because i think it's just a silly thing to do. and i think, you know, i go back to my original comments, is the prime minister insecure because that's the only thing i could suggest, because i don't know about you, but i, i don't get very unsettled by pictures on a wall, whoever they are, so i just find, like, i find it amusing, but i also find it a little bit hurtful, for many. all right. others would sort of, you know, say with glee. yes. take her her picture down, but are we going to go round and sort of find all the prime ministers of history that we haven't liked? and are we going to take all their pictures down? i mean, it's sort of almost symbolic of, of our woke society. so perhaps maggie has become you know, it doesn't suit the wokeism, dare i say it in keir starmer. so, yeah, i