>> michael crick have a >> does michael crick have a point? being used point?en to bash the bbc unfairly, given it have the it may just have been the actions individual? let actions of one individual? let me margaret gb news .com . me know. margaret gb news .com. we've the papers 1030 me know. margaret gb news .com. we've next1e papers 1030 me know. margaret gb news .com. we've next up3apers 1030 me know. margaret gb news .com. we've next up ,apers 1030 me know. margaret gb news .com. we've next up , should 1030 me know. margaret gb news .com. we've next up , should the 0 sharp. next up, should the government step in and do more to control the culture at broadcasters like the bbc and itv ? i'll be asking former itv? i'll be asking former government minister. tonight's newsmaker, as always, ann widdecombe . we'll get ann's widdecombe. we'll get ann's reaction to this explosive adding scandal. but producer greg is in my ear and he tells me that there is a big headline in tomorrow's sun newspaper and that's next. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar proud sponso

gerry hayes , to barrister here, gerry hayes, to talk to this about and the journalist and author michael crickoes dame alison have a leg to stand on after this? >> not really, but it's not simply her fault . there are simply her fault. there are oodles of people in coutts and natwest who've behaved dreadfully here and stupidly. i mean, you know , we were all led mean, you know, we were all led to believe that the best and the brightest these days all go into banking in the city of london well coutts and natwest seems to have recruited the worst and the weakest . i mean you read that weakest. i mean you read that report on farage, it's written, you know, it's like it's written by a year old. it's by a 12 year old. it's absolutely rubbish and not entirely true. and very nasty in places . and amazingly it says in places. and amazingly it says in the report they wrote on farage of course if we were to close his bank account, he would no doubt make a great deal of pubuchy doubt make a great deal of publicity out of this, which would be damaging to our reputation. lo and behold, reputation. well, lo

and michael crick as well.hat i totally agree, two of the best of the of the bbc. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> and what i agreed with roger bolton. we shouldn't be so quick to jump to judgement now. and that's whether it is a politician or whether it's a journalist or whether it's a news producer, because i think we frequently do. but everybody is entitled to then the correct due process coming up, we'll be speaking to author and research analyst dr. richard ashan about his report released this week that wants the cost of the small boats from france. what's going on? how are we going to stop it? how are we going to stop those boats coming over from france? so don't go news. >> welcome back to saturday morning live with esther and phil . it is morning live with esther and phil. it is 1039 morning live with esther and phil . it is 1039 now. phil. it is 1039 now. >> a report was released this week issuing a warning of the mounting costs of small boats crossing and the risk of fuelling public resentment. the mi

and our token lefty michael crick is still here, but i'll come to you later. michael.h this? miriam, can i start with this? because actually this is a new group, immigration is one of the things you're talking about, but you're really trying to show that tories still have some that the tories still have some ideas, even after years in government. >> yes. >> yes. >> so we're a group of mps who've been since 2016. who've been elected since 2016. and time i think people and in that time i think people have voted four times for a mandate reduce migration. and mandate to reduce migration. and it one of our key pledges . it was one of our key pledges. so we an interest so clearly we have an interest as politicians as well as in terms serving electorate terms of serving our electorate in that figure down. in bringing that figure down. now, prime has made now, the prime minister has made some start in some great, great start in illegal migration some illegal migration and some adjustment to student adjustment to the student scheme, numbers scheme, which will bring numbers down

we'll get reaction from former bbc presenters michael crick , john presenters michael crick, john sergeanterful showbiz agents, professor jonathan shalit. obe plus, we'll get the views of former government minister ann widdecombe. do the government need to crack down on the culture at the bbc? we also tonight, in my big opinion in just a moment, attacking a wedding is a new low for eco lunatic . they're playing a lunatic. they're playing a dangerous game . at some point, dangerous game. at some point, people are going to get hurt. enoughis people are going to get hurt. enough is enough . it's time to enough is enough. it's time to stop. just stop. oil . stop. just stop. oil. so a very busy two hours to come from 10:00. it's a bbc in crisis special . but this hour, we will special. but this hour, we will speak to jonathan shalit, top showbiz agent . is the career of showbiz agent. is the career of this unnamed star effectively over ? will that person go to over? will that person go to jail? what is the reputational damage to the bbc? the licence fee? so many issues, lots to get through. but

and to discuss all that, i'm joined by michael crick, a legend of a political report , former politicalort, former newsnight and channel 4 news political editor. newsnight and channel 4 news political editor . thank you for political editor. thank you for joining me, michael. let's get started on the sex scandal that is currently on the front pages. i mean, it's a difficult one. this because, of course, legally we rather restricted as to what we rather restricted as to what we say. and these are only allegations. but again, it mires the in controversy. i don't the bbc in controversy. i don't know paper reviews i've know how many paper reviews i've done bbc been on done where the bbc has been on the front pages for all the wrong reasons. well well, this is a biggie. >> the story is true, and >> if the story is true, and i think in the next few days we're not only going to learn who this presenter is, but also how the bbc is going. it looks like the bbc's in a lot of trouble because the mother of the teenager and it's not clear whether it's a male or female teenager says they have complai

pugnacious panel this evening, former brexit party mep ben habib and the author and broadcaster michael crickmportant part of the programme. email me mail mog at gb news .com. now it's time the .com. but now it's time for the news middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> jacob thank you and good evening to you. will. the top story tonight is that the evening to you. will. the top story for|ight is that the evening to you. will. the top story for the: is that the evening to you. will. the top story for the next1at the evening to you. will. the top story for the next election fast trust for the next election fast approaching. perhaps their views could help the prime minister boost confidence in the government either ulez government and it's either ulez or you lose. for the mayor of london, as five london councils take him high court over take him to the high court over his controversial low emissions expansion. well, vox populi vox day, we asked the people whose side they were on. and here's a taste of what they to say. taste of what they had to say. >> not all down to parse . >> it's not

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