kelvin mackenzie and michael crick. michael , the michael crick. rne about the gart and he says, the great thing about the garter is that there's no merit in it. and trying to pretend that this is all very meretricious is simply not true. people get appointed to the lords to make sure their party has sufficient numbers, and then a very small number of very distinguished people become crossbench peers. >> the important thing, i mean, the lords now plays probably a more important role in our legislature than ever before in that the commons doesn't scrutinise most legislation properly . the lords has to properly. the lords has to scrutinise it, come up with, identify all the flaws, get things corrected and so on. the trouble with the current system is it's bonkers. well, for a start, as you've suggested , start, as you've suggested, peerages are sold. all the parties are guilty of this in order to boost their party funds. bribes are handed out. i mean , for instance, blair handed mean, for instance, blair handed out basically to persuade people to give

the one and only michael crick and former conservative mp sir michael fabricant. all three of you. suzanne, let me start with you. labour after 100 days. your verdict? >> it's been pretty dire , hasn't >> it's been pretty dire, hasn't it? i can't remember in my lifetime a government that was so unpopular so quickly. arguably, liz truss's government. although i thought she was fantastic. actually, that budget was great. but you would disagree. i know, michael, i thought it was amazing. i had tears in my eyes. finally a conservative budget. but anyway, i think if she'd stayed leader, the conservatives would have ended up with even fewer seats. >> putting that aside, they've not had any honeymoon period at all. and actually it's not even 100 days yet. it's not technically 100 days until it's next saturday. it's yeah, next sunday. sunday, one or the other. so it's only 90, 93 days. it's been an absolute. and you did a very good list there of all the terrible things that they have done wrong. and i've been racking my brains since i got here tonight thinking, is there a

author and journalist michael crick and former tory special adviser charlie rowley.s ever, let me know your views. it's a crucial part of the programme. mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now wsfime mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's time of the news bulletin with cameron walker . with cameron walker. >> good evening. it's 8:01. i'm cameron walker here in the gb newsroom and in some breaking newsroom and in some breaking news in the last few minutes, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has spoken to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu this afternoon and condemned iran's attack on israel. that's according to a downing street spokesperson. well, let's go straight to our homeland security editor, mark white, for the latest on this. mark, what are you hearing ? mark, what are you hearing? >> well, two waves of missile attacks launched from the iranian regime headed to israel. 180 missiles were told in total that were launched by israeli military sources. we've got new video that we can show you showing a very significant number of missiles

author and journalist michael crick and former tory special adviser charlie rowley.ur views. it's a crucial part of the programme. mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now wsfime mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's time of the news bulletin with cameron walker . with cameron walker. >> good evening. it's 8:01. i'm cameron walker here in the gb newsroom and in some breaking newsroom and in some breaking news in the last few minutes, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has spoken to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu this afternoon and condemned iran's attack on israel. that's according to a downing street spokesperson. well, let's go straight to our homeland security editor, mark white, for the latest on this. mark, what are you hearing ? mark, what are you hearing? >> well,

if you look at the record and i've been through michael crick's great biography of nigel farage, if you the number of people he's just left behind , dumped, he's just left behind, dumped, consigned to the margins of history , if i can just finish. i history, if i can just finish. i mean, you really can't , i think, mean, you really can't, i think, do any deals with nigel farage because you can't rely on him whether in future it's possible to sort of amalgamate with bits of reform when people get very tired of labour. that's a different question. >> he would say the, the, the reverse of that. he would say he was let down by the tory party in 2019. >> but also, look, i was having conversations with nigel and reform back in april and with rishi and about standing as joint ticket candidates, conservative and rhiannon reform candidate in red wall seats to try and lessen the damage of what labour was going to do. now, there wasn't against that . now, there wasn't against that. so, you know, i've seen a different side. they are pragmatic and i think i think i think the simple answer to that is

i think michael crick they were a big fan of her because the boys is their term. the lads around.ham. the problem is with the labour party constantly is it is ridiculously factional. yes, if you're not in our club we don't want to hear from you. and that was what i always and that was one of their best assets. >> but they fear him. >> but they fear him. >> well, you would assume so. but also they fear him, potentially a threat. >> they fear him because he's popular, which is. you make the point. starmer has never been popular. andy burnham is hugely popular, telegenic, looks good and he i wrote last week. he begged number 10. don't get rid of her. >> that's absolutely true. and i think there was one mayor that didn't want to sign it. he was a bit worried about how it would look. and he's quite a close ally of rachel reeves. so therefore maybe didn't want to rock the boat a bit too much. >> we're getting a picture of who keir starmer is now. emma, aren't we in a way that we didn't really have before the election? because all he had to do as much as people are crediting morgan mcswe

political consultant and broadcaster, tv news legend mike crick and tory party grandee , former party grandee, former conservative mp sir michael. sue gray quits 100 days of labour. my verdict i'm not pulling my punches. all of that after the news headlines and lewis mckenzie . and lewis mckenzie. >> good evening. it's 9:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer is facing fresh turmoil as his chief of staff, sue gray , chief of staff, sue gray, resigns. her exit follows reports of tensions in number 10, including with the prime minister's chief adviser, morgan mcsweeney , who's now stepping mcsweeney, who's now stepping into her role. conservative leadership contender robert jenrick says her departure exposes vicious labour infighting and claims the government is in freefall in response. downing street has announced five new senior appointments with sir keir starmer insisting the changes will strengthen his team as he approaches 100 days in office. the prime minister has raised concerns . apologies. the prime concerns. apologies. the prime minister has raised concerns that the sparks of war in the middle

i'll also be joined by my most cantankerous panel author and journalist, michael crick, and the formerditor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie. as ever, let me know your views. it's a crucial part of the programme mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite part of the day. the news bulletin with lewis mckenzie . lewis mckenzie. >> my favourite part of the day too. good evening. it's 8:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. the prime minister and the health secretary have said new weight loss jabs could help boost the british economy by getting people back into work. wes streeting suggested the latest medicines could be life changing for individuals and those that would relieve pressure off the nhs, but experts are insisting that the drug is not a quick fix , nor a drug is not a quick fix, nor a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision . a court has been supervision. a court has been told that zara sharif had to wear a hijab to hide her facial injuries. she received in the lead up to her death. the ten year old was beaten

the author and journalist michael crick and the editor of the sun , crick and the editor of the sun, speech, as are you and i believe he's entitled to freedom of speech. but it seems to me that he is using anti—zionism as an absolutely classic shield to try and protect him from an antisemitic charge. >> i don't know , it's >> i don't know, it's a minefield. this i'd like to , you minefield. this i'd like to, you know, hear, hear more about what mr miller has said and what he's written. i, you know, there may be an element of him being certainly tactless , but it's certainly tactless, but it's such a difficult area this the way in which the word zionist is used in lots of different ways. it's used as a term of abuse by appalling antisemites as a way of not attacking jews, but using the of attacking jews, but using another name for it. and then when it comes to israel, it can mean simply your belief in the state of israel, or it can mean a belief in in an expanding state of israel, greater israel . state of israel, greater israel. >> the key point that he made was that jews are disprop

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i'll also be joined by my illustrious panel journalist and author michael crick, and the former chancellor of the exchequer, kwasi kwarteng. as even exchequer, kwasi kwarteng. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> jacob. thank you. good evening . these are your evening. these are your headunes evening. these are your headlines just after 8:00, chris kaba, who was shot dead by police in september 2022, was a major figure in one of london's most notorious gangs and was accused of being involved in two shootings just days before he died. court reporting restrictions have now been lifted, revealing his ties to a nightclub shooting and a second incident with gunshot residue and a balaclava found on him when he died. police officer martyn blake was cleared of the 24 year old's murder yesterday after a jury acquitted him in just over three hours. kabas family say they are devastated over the verdict , vowing to over the verdict, vowing to continue their figh