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i think this one just looks opportunistic from mark logan . and right up until mark logan.t up until last week, he was asked the question directly , would you question directly, would you defect? and the answer to that was a big fat no no. so i think that this is all about mark logan. he's trying to save some credibility. but we must also remember that right up until the moment he resigned, he had voted with the government at every single opportunity. and there's nothing really, with the labour party in terms of policy? >> no. well, perhaps not, but it's the optics, isn't it, claire? it's like somebody else. i mean, it's an awful phrase , i mean, it's an awful phrase, but it's another rat leaving a sinking ship, isn't it? >> i don't i don't think this one is. i think this one's going to fall incredibly flat. we've now gone into the dissolution penod now gone into the dissolution period ahead of a general election. and yes, it's not great. we never want to see a conservative leave, especially to go over to the main opposition party. but i don't think that this is going to af

mark logan is not standing at the general election and standing at the general election and standingxt prime minister. in the conservative party was unrecognizable than the party he joined a decade ago. amid continuing confusion in the fate of of one of labor is longest—serving mps, diane abbott. she said she is being banned standing and keir starmer said no decision has been taken. but angela rayner says she sees no reason why she should not be allowed to stand again after chris mason has this report. today, he says he is voting labor and isjoining the party too. yellow back when i looked back to 1997 when labor came to the fore and they said things can only get better. i they said things can only get better. ~ . , ,., ., ., better. i think at this point again in british politics _ better. i think at this point again in british politics and _ better. i think at this point again in british politics and history. . better. i think at this point again | in british politics and history. and thatis in british politics and history. and that is why i decided that i'm going for labor at this

mark logan is not standing on july 4, but he says he's backing as the next prime minister.abor, the talk has not been focused on policy either. it has remained on whether diane abbott, the first black woman to become an mp and a labor stalwart, will be able to stand for the party in the election. she said she is being banned. no decision has been taken, but the deputy does not see any reason why diane abbott should not stand. all of that and it is only officially day one of the campaign after parliament was dissolved overnight it will be a long few weeks ahead. here is our political editor, chris mason. >> this was a conservative mp this time yesterday. today, he's saying he will vote labor at the general election and he's joining the party. >> when i look back to my teenage years, whenever labor came to the forefront, we heard things can only get better. i feel we are at that point again in british politics and british history. that is why i decided i will be going for labor at this next election on the fourth of july. >> there you are quoting labor's anthem and y were a c

first of all, you've been hearing in the last hour that mark logan , who hour that mark logan, who represented bolton north east for the conservative party is reportedly, we understand, leaving the party. he's told media today the conservatives are now in his words, unrecognisable. and he's urging people to support labour instead. it's the third defection by a tory mp to labour in just over a month . that news in just over a month. that news just coming to us in the last 15 minutes or so. more on that of course, as we get it now. also in the news today, the family of an raf pilot who died in a crash on saturday say he lived life with an unwavering passion. mark long, who was 43, was killed when his spitfire plane crashed into a field near raf coningsby on saturday. in a statement, his family paid tribute, saying that his ability to connect to everyone he met was infectious and he'll be cherished and deeply missed. election news now and the prime minister is warning that labour's net zero policies will hurt britain's economy. touring a factory in buckinghamshire today, rishi sunak acknowledged

back to our story about outgoing conservative mp mark logan.tching the programme _ update. i have been watching the programme over _ update. i have been watching the programme over the _ update. i have been watching the programme over the last - update. i have been watching the programme over the last ten - update. i have been watching the - programme over the last ten minutes orso programme over the last ten minutes or so since we spoke. microphone has been pinging away. the conservatives, his former home, lobbing a bit of mud in his direction. once all suggesting he had been on detection watch for the last few days because he had not been answering the pain from conservatives locally or nationally. shadow cabinet ministers on the labour side, shadow cabinet ministers on the labourside, obviously labour side, obviously unsurprisingly, absolutely delighted. this place finds people who switch sides a little bit weird. the most important people in british politics are those willing to switch between labour and the conservatives or conservatives a

mark logan is not standing at the general election, but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer asminister. and for labour, the talk hasn't been focused on policy either — it's remained on whether diane abbott, the first black woman to become an mp, and a labour stalwart will be able to stand for the party in the election. she says she's being banned. keir starmer says no decision has been taken, but his deputy angela rayner says she doesn't see any reason why diane abott shouldn't stand. all that and it's only officially day one of the campaign after parliament was dissolved overnight. it's going to be a long few weeks ahead. here's our political editor chris mason. this man was a conservative mp this time yesterday. today, he is saying he will vote labour at the general election and he isjoining the party, too. when i look back to my teenage years, 1997, when labour came to the fore at that time and we heard the song, things can only get better, i feel we are at that point again in british politics and british history, and that's why i have decided i will be going for labour at t

you mentioned mark logan but you could mentioned mark logan but you could mention diane abbott, withr stand. anas sarwar, the labour leader in scotland, also telling keir starmer what to do. keir starmer had a report on all of this backin starmer had a report on all of this back in december and has had plenty of time to work out what to do but rather typically, of time to work out what to do but rathertypically, is of time to work out what to do but rather typically, is ending up looking rather weak and pushed around by other members within his own team. irate around by other members within his own team. ~ u, around by other members within his own team. ~ ., ., own team. we can all trade statistics. _ own team. we can all trade statistics, of _ own team. we can all trade statistics, of course, - own team. we can all trade statistics, of course, but i own team. we can all trade | statistics, of course, but the economy, we know, is a really key area on which people vote in elections. you know, some of the data from the 0ecd for example shows that the uk performed worse for living stand

a new tory to labour defection from the former conservative mp mark logan. his announcement public, logan was desperately keen to tell everyone that the press release was not hasty at all. instead that his letter was written yesterday when he was still an mp . he was curiously keen to mp. he was curiously keen to point out the date which was handed written on that letter. now, if this was really written yesterday, why wasn't it released yesterday? far from it. me to say, but, a cynic might think that the letter was in fact written in haste today and simply backdated in order to keep mp on the letterhead and to distract from labour's bizarre, self—inflicted civil war. but what's the truth of it all? well i'm delighted to be joined now by contributing editor to novara media, michael walker and my panel gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and conservative peer and journalist lord goodman. michael, i'm going to start with you. the labour party is clearly going through a bit of a tumultuous time, at a time when there 20 or if you believe some polls

right, let's just bring you up to date on this mark logan news because he has now defected.was the former conservative member of parliament for bolton north east. he's been doing that job for five years, but he's got a majority of just 378, which does make this all a little suspicious. anyway, he said that the conservative party is unrecognisable to the party. he joined in 2019. he is now joining the labour party but is standing down at the next election , so it's a little bit election, so it's a little bit of a natalie elphicke situation once more . who knows what's been once more. who knows what's been promised. i mean, on one hand, the labour party want to abolish the labour party want to abolish the house of lords, but i get the house of lords, but i get the impression that there may have been some pledges to ennoble people along the way should they form the next government. let's then catch up as well on. as i say, it's day eight of the campaign when the pm has been in milton keynes in buckinghamshire discussing tax, apologising for partygate and talking about, you gues

what's interesting is that mark logan — what's interesting is that mark logan like natalie elphicke doesn'trough the next government, i have no prior knowledge — next government, i have no prior knowledge but i know that sue gray will be _ knowledge but i know that sue gray will be looking at peerages. they will be looking at peerages. they will need — will be looking at peerages. they will need to appoint hundreds, probably. will need to appoint hundreds, robabl . �* ., will need to appoint hundreds, robabl . . . ., , ., probably. and there are tears are thins probably. and there are tears are things that _ probably. and there are tears are things that need _ probably. and there are tears are things that need to _ probably. and there are tears are things that need to be _ probably. and there are tears are j things that need to be appointed. probably. and there are tears are l things that need to be appointed. i think that is an interesting thing. one thing — think that is an interesting thing. one thing to finish off, because there was a yougov poll done on some policies that have been ann

mark logan — who was an mp until parliament dissolved earlier this week — spoke to our political editor. when i look back to my teenage years in 1997, whenever labour came to the fore at that time and we obviously heard the song, things can only get better, i feel we are at that point again in british politics and british history, and that's why i've decided that i'll be going for labour at this next election on the 4th ofjuly. how extraordinary. there you are, quoting labour's anthem from 1997, and you were a conservative mp 24 hours ago. that's quite a thing. well, i mean, this is notjust something the last 24—hours something the last 24 hours that i've been thinking about. i've been thinking about this for a very long period of time and i believe that the labour party has also been through and on a journey in the last few years. let's spell this out explicitly. are you saying that the conservative party right now is unfit to govern? well, ijust feel that the conservative party that ijoined a decade ago is unrecognisable from the conservative party of today. in what sense? that's not

i just want to whiz it on to a chap called mark logan mp, who many people might have had to google until was a conservative mp and candidate who has defected to labour. i'm going to read you out a bit of his personal statement here. things can only get better by a northern irish band representing the optimism of the incoming labour government of 1997, labour government of 1997, labouris labour government of 1997, labour is back and given how things have been, i believe things have been, i believe things can only get better. that guy was a conservative mp until a few days ago. he's shifting to laboun a few days ago. he's shifting to labour, i mean, i also look at, you know, quite a few other tory mps who are not standing, and one tory source reportedly told the spectator today that if you really want to punish rishi sunak, you should give him five more years. are you a lot really up for this fight ? up for this fight? >> oh well, i can't speak for anybody else and the choices that they make, i mean, it does say something about a personal, you know, a person's individual set of principles

mark logan has become project.k logan has become the third tory figure to defect to labour in just over one month. he was elected as a conservative mp in 2019, but he now says a labour government will be better for his constituents and their pockets . constituents and their pockets. it comes after the conservatives lost two others to labour in recent weeks, with both dan poulter and natalie elphicke crossing the floor. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now back to nana and ben. >> very good morning to you. and it's good to be back in the hot seat. nana i've been away for week. >> yeah, you look well. you look darker. >> thank you. someone said i look like donald trump. orange. it was stephen dixon, actually, when we just did the transfer, i said, i've been away, stephen. he said, okay, i'll let you off. >> so what was it like? where did you go? >> i went to greece, actually, and i wanted to take a minute just to thank all the

the former conservative mp, mark logan, has announced he is switching allegiance to labour and endorsing keir starmer at the general election injuly. he was until yesterday the mp for bolton north east, and is now the third tory politician to switch to labour in recent weeks. hundreds of eurostar passengers have seen their trains delayed or cancelled because of a fault with the uk border force e—gates. the home office said the issue had been resolved and it was working to restore services. we start in the us. it's just gone 4pm in new york, wherejurors in donald trump's criminal trial are deliberating for a second day. the former us president is accused of concealing a payment made to buy the silence of stormy daniels — a former adult film star. just months out from the us presidential election, he's plead not guilty to sa counts of falsifying businesses records. after weeks of testimony, the 12 new yorkjurors began their deliberations yesterday. and after about four hours, they asked to hear several pieces of evidence again — and that's what has been under way today. jurors asked to hea

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right, let's just bring you up to date on this mark logan news because he has now defected.was the former conservative member of parliament for bolton north east. he's been doing that job for five years, but he's got a majority of just 378, which does make this all a little suspicious. anyway, he said that the conservative party is unrecognisable to the party. he joined in 2019. he is now joining the labour party but is standing down at the next election , so it's a little bit election, so it's a little bit of a natalie elphicke situation once more . who knows what's been once more. who knows what's been promised. i mean, on one hand, the labour party want to abolish the labour party want to abolish the house of lords, but i get the house of lords, but i get the impression that there may have been some pledges to ennoble people along the way should they form the next government. let's then catch up as well on. as i say, it's day eight of the campaign when the pm has been in milton keynes in buckinghamshire discussing tax, apologising for partygate and talking about, you gues

fact that yesterday, of course, we had the news that the former tory mp, who was stepping down, mark logan the bbc that he would be supporting and even joining revealed to the bbc that he would be supporting and evenjoining the labour party. i asked rishi sunak whether his own team, because it's not the only example be seen if something like this, are beginning to desert him. something like this, are beginning to desert him-— something like this, are beginning to desert him. what i'm focused on is bein: to desert him. what i'm focused on is being out — to desert him. what i'm focused on is being out in _ to desert him. what i'm focused on is being out in across _ to desert him. what i'm focused on is being out in across the _ to desert him. what i'm focused on is being out in across the country . talking to people about the choice at this_ talking to people about the choice at this election. and the choice is increasingly clear because we are the only party that is taking bold action, that's got a clear plan so that we can deliver a secure future for everyone. and in contrast, the labour p

and former conservative mp mark logan has said he is backing labour at the next general election , sayingsh life. another defection now mr logan represented bolton north east for the tories until parliament dissolved today. he said labour had been on a journey and now offered centrist politics. and he added that the tory party was now unrecognisable from the party he joined a decade ago. another dramatic defection there from the conservative party to the labour party , and that is the labour party, and that is conservative former conservative mp mark logan appears now to be backing the labour party. another piece of bad news for rishi sunak on this general election trail. if you want to get in touch with me, please send your views and post your comments by visiting gb news. com forward slash your say i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news welcome back. it's 551. i'm martin daubney. this is gb news now. a couple in wales have been jailed for a series of what are called dine and dash offences, where people order food and drink, but do a runner without paying up. ann and bernard mcdon

well he had been mp up until about a day ago over to labour, mark logan.'d already selected their candidate. so he is leaving politics, but not a good look. and then this lunchtime, julian knight, who was sitting in the commons as an independent, having had the conservative whip taken off him a good while ago, he was under police investigation, but no charges were ever brought . he charges were ever brought. he has now said that he is going to stand in solihull as an independent. he's very unhappy . independent. he's very unhappy. with the way he was treated by the party, by the whips office. he says that rishi has proved to be a disastrous campaigner. and also in the last hour we've heard that aaron bell , who also in the last hour we've heard that aaron bell, who is a red wall mp, came out in 2019, represented newcastle under lyne. he is not standing in the next election now that's not very surprising. he had a 7000 majority, but that seat had always been labour, so it would have taken a miracle, wouldn't it? for him to have clung on there. but i think t

as we've just heard, mark logan, who has been a conservative mp since 2019, was still a conservative thinks the party will do more for people's pockets. difficult listening and viewing for rishi sunak and the wider conservative party as we just learned. jack. sunak and the wider conservative party as we just learned. party as we 'ust learned. jack, we will come party as we just learned. jack, we will come back _ party as we just learned. jack, we will come back to _ party as we just learned. jack, we will come back to you _ party as we just learned. jack, we will come back to you if _ party as we just learned. jack, we will come back to you if there's i will come back to you if there's more. thanks very much for that snapshot reaction therefrom westminster. let's continue with the day's politics. the green party launched their campaign earlier today in bristol. they say they are for real hope and change and took aim at the labour party for offering to made measures. carla, welcome to the programme. you said you hope to win four seats. is that anyway realistic given you've only had on

. >> well, in another to blow rishi sunak, former tory mp mark logan backs labour, claiming it's logan backs labour, claiming wsfime logan backs labour, claiming it's time for a new government and the tory parliamentary candidate,

well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is, as you've been hearing, mark logan, who represented bolton north east for the conservatives, is reportedly leaving the party. he's told media outlets the conservatives are now unrecognisable. his word and he's urging people