still to come , nigel nelson mike come, nigel nelson and mike parry join us in the studio parry willcourse, you're with britain's newsroom on . gb news. britain's newsroom on. gb news. >> good morning. i'm rory smith in the gb newsroom. we're to going start with some breaking news from the last few moments and transport for london has been fined £10 million and tram operations limited fined £4 million for health and safety failings leading up to the croydon tram disaster, in which seven passengers died. this is, of course, breaking news. so we will bring you more on this as we get it . in other news this we get it. in other news this morning, a high court judge has ruled that the duke of sussex can bring a claim of unlawful information gathering to trial against the publisher of the sun, but not a claim of phone hacking. prince harry alleges he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for the news group. newspapers the sun publisher says the announcement is a significant victory . the group denies any victory. the group denies any unlawful activity took place . u

well, i'm now joined by gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. going to chew over nelson.hew over all that and more. nigel, all of that and more. nigel, lovely see again . and as lovely to see you again. and as i referenced, the sunday telegraph has this huge interview with the prime minister and it's headlined i'm on motorists side. so they're taking that oxbridge byelection result and they're really putting it across the country. yes, they are. >> and the trouble is, i think that all politicians seem to have gone wobbly about climate change or tackling it as a result of one rather bizarre byelection result. or was it building up to that byelection result? >> because there were, of course , noises before the by—election result. and it's almost as if the result then confirms what a lot of people thought. >> and it's >> yes. and again, it's a question of getting the balance right, but the right, obviously. but the important thing is, if you want to get to net zero by 2050, we're all going to have to actually pay for it in one way or another. and it might be ulez schemes in

so nigel, the nigel nelson. c sector pay increases. do we think we got a tory party at the last election or did we end up with jeremy corbyn in power? >> well, i mean, i think that we have to rule out tax cuts. >> whoever is in power. i mean, the problem is that we've hit a perfect storm when it comes with inflation. so it's partly to do with the war in ukraine, partly to do with the disruption in supply lines following covid. so those are all the difficulties that any government will face. so i don't think you'll get tax cuts in a labour government or or a tory one, but no , everyone or a tory one, but no, everyone likes lower taxes . the tories likes lower taxes. the tories normally promise it this time. they're not going to be able to that sunak made to the cost of living inflation controlling borders. >> he's disastrously failed on all five. i mean there's no wonder that the poll in today's express yes nigel is saying that only a third of 2016 leavers will vote tory at the next general election. 44% of the 20

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to discuss going head to head , nigel nelson going head to head, nigel nelson and ben habib?el nelson, is it inhumane, slow wifi ? there's no hairdresser. wifi? there's no hairdresser. >> no, but the wi—fi is there to power the ipods , which can be power the ipods, which can be used for translating purposes . used for translating purposes. so obviously there would be quite useful, but it's slow , quite useful, but it's slow, it's slow, it's there. >> but i have slow wi—fi in areas of my house. >> yes, but but the slowness means they can't actually use the the ipads to go and do the use the ipads to go and do do the translator they've given ipads well. do the translator they've given ipa�*they well. do the translator they've given ipa�*they give. do the translator they've given ipa�*they give an ipad as well. >> they give an ipad as well. >> they give an ipad as well. >> dear . so >> they give an ipad as well. >> dear. so wi—fi >> they give an ipad as well. >> dear . so wi—fi slow. >> oh, dear. so the wi—fi slow. they an ipad . they give an ipad. >> do you think these >> what

thank you very much conor tomlinson much to conor tomlinson and nigel nelson for your time today.nt closed down with only 14 days notice . richard only 14 days notice. richard says the account was closed after he politely rebutted what he saw as the bank's promotion of transgender ideology. well the reverend richard fothergill joins me now in the studio to tell me all about it. first of all, thank you for joining us. pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to near— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to hear about— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to hear about what's happened to you. can you give us a summary of what you do? a summary of what did you do? yeah, quickly, obviously, yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—tor- yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—tor p- yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—tor p yearsi i had this account for 17 years ant— i had this account for 17 years and i— i had this account for 17 years and i nat— i had this account for 17 years and i had been

so nigel, thanks for joining us. expert nigel nelson. so nigel, thanks forjoining us. so what do you think is tony blair going to be seizing control as a back seat driver in a keir starmer government ? government? >> no, but i think he'll be advising it and it's quite right that keir starmer should take advice from a former labour leader who won a landslide in 1997 and had a historic three terms. so it's quite right that keir starmer listens to tony blair's experiences and tries to actually capitalise on them himself as he heads towards number 10. >> how popular do you think, tony blair i mean, obviously he was very popular back in the day, but how popular do you think that tony blair is with the public at large and how popular is he with the labour party members? i think tony blair has turned toxic after iraq , so blair has turned toxic after iraq, so quite blair has turned toxic after iraq , so quite clearly blair has turned toxic after iraq, so quite clearly he's blair has turned toxic after iraq , so quite clearly he's not iraq, so quite clearly he's not popular .

thank you very much conor tomlinson much to conor tomlinson and nigel nelson for your time today.d richard fothergill, who had been with the yorkshire building society years, had his society for 17 years, had his savings account closed down with only 14 days notice . richard only 14 days notice. richard says the account was closed after he politely rebutted what he saw as the bank's promotion of transgender ideology. well the reverend richard fothergill joins me now in the studio to tell me all about it. first of all, thank you for joining us. pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sonny— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sonny io— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sonny to noon— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to hear about— pleasure. nice to be here. i'm sorry to hear about what's happened to you. can you give us a summary of what you do? a summary of what did you do? yeah, quickly, obviously, yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—ion- yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—ion ii- yeah, well, quickly, obviously, i—ion ii yeonei i had this account for 17 years on

. >> buxton nigel nelson, >> tanya buxton nigel nelson, what think this what do you think of this situationupport them. they'll support them. >> i understand that and >> so i understand that and describe , this idea as an describe this, this idea as an amnesty. it's absolutely ridiculous. it's not an amnesty for 10,000 miles migrants . all for 10,000 miles migrants. all it means is that the lords have said quite rightly , that said quite rightly, that retrospective law is bad law and so you do . laws should start so you do. laws should start when a bill becomes an act of parliament that is all they're saying. so these 10,000 people that are meant to have an amnesty, it doesn't mean they're going to be wandering around what it means is that they will be asylum claims will be be their asylum claims will be considered under the current rules and some of them will be sent back. not all of them will stay, reason it's not stay, but the reason it's not lawyers because the flipping lordships have scuppered it. well changed it . i well they've changed it. i haven't it. i mean, haven't scuppered it.

nigel we'll catch up soon. thanks to nigel nelson. soon. my thanks to nigel nelson.gb news is chief political commentator. lots more to come. but first, the weather with a good friend of mine, someone that indulge in climate that doesn't indulge in climate hysteria. crazy red maps. hysteria. no crazy red maps. it's marco petagna . it's marco petagna. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news >> we hold on to unsettled weather conditions across the uk dunng weather conditions across the uk during the week ahead. i think we'll see further rain at times and feeling quite chilly too in the brisk breeze as low pressure is dominating moment. the brisk breeze as low pressure is dominating moment . a is dominating at the moment. a fairly low fairly deep area of low pressure. gradually pulling away towards uk over towards the east of the uk over the so. but notice the next day or so. but notice this of rain this slow moving band of rain across slice of the uk across a central slice of the uk that continues to give some heavy bursts thr

nigel we'll catch up soon. thanks to nigel nelson. soon. my thanks to nigel nelson.gb news is chief political commentator. lots more to come. but first, the weather with a good friend of mine, someone that indulge in climate that doesn't indulge in climate hysteria. crazy red maps. hysteria. no crazy red maps. it's marco petagna . it's marco petagna. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news >> we hold on to unsettled weather conditions across the uk dunng weather conditions across the uk during the week ahead. i think we'll see further rain at times and feeling quite chilly too in the brisk breeze as low pressure is dominating moment. the brisk breeze as low pressure is dominating moment . a is dominating at the moment. a fairly low fairly deep area of low pressure. gradually pulling away towards uk over towards the east of the uk over the so. but notice the next day or so. but notice this of rain this slow moving band of rain across slice of the uk across a central slice of the uk that continues to give some heavy bursts thr

joining us this morning, gb news is senior political nigel political commentator nigel nelson formerire pearsall. and lovely you both again . lovely to see you both again. and we're starting with you, nigel, on the nigel farage story. really which is gaining momentum . momentum. >> it certainly is. >> it certainly is. >> it's lasted month in fact, >> it's lasted a month in fact, this story, which is extraordinary, most stories sort of disappear after couple of of disappear after a couple of weeks . but where we've got to weeks. but where we've got to now that obviously with now is that obviously with alison ceo of natwest, alison rose, the ceo of natwest, going, we've now seen the ceo of coutts, peter flavell, rightly going to rishi sunak being criticised for not following due process, which actually i think is a bit unfair. i think it's quite right that they acted as soon as possible and now how the dup rishi sunak well it hasn't has it? >> that's the point. >> that's the point. >> it says a due process. >> it says a due process. >> sorry, the there have been people criticising him

but in the studio with us, nigel nelson, political antonio political commentator. day. and it's six teen to 30 times worse than than a busy traffic road. so if he really times worse than than a busy traffita'oad. so if he really times worse than than a busy traffita abouto if he really times worse than than a busy traffira about cleant really times worse than than a busy traffita about clean air,illy times worse than than a busy traffita about clean air, that's gave a about clean air, that's one thing that he could actually fix. it cost him fix. but it would cost him money. not taking money out of our pockets. i just add our pockets. and can i just add what said about people? what you said about old people? my what you said about old people? my father popped over from from cyprus, he lives, and he cyprus, where he lives, and he borrowed one of my brother's cars. my brother forgot to tell him to cross over certain him not to cross over certain places. he was going to see some him not to cross over certain plrhisi. he was going to see some him not to cross over certa

but joining me now is claire and nigel nelson claire pearsall and nigel nelson , actually , who havee on holiday in they're always on holiday in lindos well i mean, lindos in rhodes. well i mean, i'm going to ask you guys good to see you both. did you have a nice time? >> yeah, fantastic time. >> yeah, fantastic time. >> it was beautiful. >> it was beautiful. >> so it seems that you actually was. yeah. did you did you actually did you leave? did you do the full holiday or did you leave early because of the fires ? >> 7- >> no. i ?_ >> no. i mean, ? >> no. i mean, the whole 7 >> no. i mean, the whole point was we were leaving on saturday anyway. but the issue was that that that was the point where evacuees were coming into our hotels. >> we knew things were pretty serious and we only had minutes to get out of the hotel and head to get out of the hotel and head to the airport before all the roads in the area were shut down. >> so we were really lucky to actually get away. >> otherwise we'd still be there. >> now, were you literally just timed it just right, didn't you? you had the two

nation's little ray of sunshine and historian david starkey and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelsoni want to nelson. as always, i want to hear from you. it's a crucial part of the programme. email me, mail mog at gbnews.com. but now it's mail mog at gbnews.com. but now wsfime mail mog at gbnews.com. but now it's time for the news of the day with polly middlehurst . it . day with polly middlehurst. it. jake jacob, thank you and good evening to you . evening to you. >> well, within the last hour, the home office has confirmed that asylum seekers won't begin being housed on the bibby stockholm accommodation barge tomorrow. currently moored off portland in dorset. fire safety concerns appear to have prompted the decision. a home office spokesperson said the vessel is undergoing making final preparations to ensure it complies with all appropriate regulations before the arrival of the first asylum seekers . of the first asylum seekers. it's thought the asylum seekers will board possibly a day late . will board possibly a day late. we have yet to get that confirmed for you and we'll do so t

nigel, nelson, who joins us now. nigel, good to see you this morning. what was it like out there?the smoke we saw the smoke above our hotel from about thursday onwards. >> but it was quite somewhat some way away . and by yesterday some way away. and by yesterday lunchtime time, there were huge pillars of the staff coming over and the fires had moved to within about about 12km. so we were leaving. we were leaving yesterday anyway. and the real the real problem was whether we'd actually get through or not, that our pick up made it within minutes and was able to take us to the airport. but as we were leaving, a number of brits , tourists arrived from a brits, tourists arrived from a different hotel . they'd been different hotel. they'd been evacuated from , and we could see evacuated from, and we could see the situation was becoming really serious. and as we were leaving, the police were setting up roadblocks, stopping more people getting into the area . so people getting into the area. so had we not left when we did, we'd have been stuck there for. >> so you must be really relieved

goodness, my star >> well, my goodness, my star columnist the columnist friend from the mail and nigel nelsont a royalist, but i am a monarchist. >> good. right. and what would you do? >> i'd i'd you do? >> i'd m youdo? >>rd m you do? >> i'd m to see her >> i'd like i'd like to see her given a title. elizabeth the great. >> this is this is so good. >> this is this is so good. >> and what you can do is there's a procedure in the house of lords. you have to go through to but i would to actually do it. but i would doubt there would be any opposition there. but if you gave title, i mean that gave her the title, i mean that she put foot wrong for she didn't put a foot wrong for 70 years. look at our 70 years. if you look at our previous which was previous great, which was alfred, saw off the vikings, alfred, he saw off the vikings, he england sorry, he he united england sorry, he burnt well he did burnt the cakes. well he did burnt the cakes. well he did burnt the cakes as well. but it would be trivial. he should be more the vikings more famous for the vikings really cake. really than the cake. >>

. >> well , joining us now is our >> well, joining us now is our senior political commentator, nigel nelsonhe numbers on net migration? but liz truss didn't like it ? like it? >> well, i mean , i understand >> well, i mean, i understand that the plan would have been put forward that government departments are often asked to model different plans and that's what they do. so this was just another of those . i do another of those. i do understand why liz truss didn't go ahead with it in the same way that norwood rishi sunak the problem with the plan is that it's the knock on effect . it's it's the knock on effect. it's not that it wouldn't work, it would cut immigration, but say for instance, you decided to restrict the number of visas coming through for care workers. the knock on effect would be to further paralyse the nhs . i've further paralyse the nhs. i've written a piece for gb news .com on this very subject and what would happen is you've got you've got in many wards in the country 1 in 3 beds are filled by people who should really be in a care home and they can't leave hospital because