, also conservative peen norman baker, also conservative peer, lord daniel moylan.ou joke about . someone's drink about spiking. someone's drink in particular? women. can you joke that? you're with me. joke about that? you're with me. i'm nana is gb news i'm nana akua. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. up, we'll continue radio. coming up, we'll continue with the great british debate this it this hour. i'm asking, is it okay about spiking okay to joke about spiking women? you'll hear the thoughts of simon danczuk and of my panel simon danczuk and lewis , i'll be lewis perry, and also, i'll be asking speaking to my great asking you, speaking to my great british but first, let's british voices. but first, let's get your latest news headlines with ray . thanks nana. with ray. thanks nana. >> it's 432. our top stories . >> it's 432. our top stories. one of the uk's richest men , sir one of the uk's richest men, sir jim ratcliffe, has agreed to buy a 25% stake in manchester united. the billionaire , who's a united. the billionaire, who's a lifelong suppo

also norman baker norman to start baker. t with okay. with you okay. >> well i mean look some regulation worth having. so regulation is worth having. so we to rid we don't want to get rid of regulation actually works. we don't want to get rid of renghati actually works. we don't want to get rid of renghat would actually works. we don't want to get rid of renghat would you ually works. we don't want to get rid of renghat would you uallyto orks. but what would you like to see go . but in terms but what would you like to see go. but in terms what but what would you like to see go . but in terms what i but what would you like to see go. but in terms what i want go. but in terms of what i want to i let preface it by to see go i let me preface it by saying never supported saying that i never supported the in very small the eu interfering in very small matters have matters which should have been done level. so one done at national level. so one example used to find example i used to find irritating at a minister, a department of tra

norman baker , former lib norman.ker, former lib dem minister in the in the coalition. >> i think people particularly watching this programme, listening to programme are hugely concerned about people crossing and they see people crossing and they see people crossing the channel. i think this got no this government has got no power. yeah, they've lost control. >> let us know what think. >> let us know what you think. any now, former prime any minute now, the former prime minister at covid minister will be at the covid inquiry don't anywhere. minister will be at the covid inqu don't anywhere. minister will be at the covid inqa brighter anywhere. minister will be at the covid inqa brighter outlookhere. minister will be at the covid inqa brighter outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. very good morning to a big contrast across the uk . big contrast across the uk. first thing today, there's some hill snow and some icy patches for parts of scotland and northern en

well i'm joined now by former liberal democrat minister norman baker. st ever reduction in net migration in today, saying enough is enough . today, saying enough is enough. yvette cooper responded by saying this is an admission of years of total failure, net migration has trebled as a direct result of tory policies . direct result of tory policies. what's your take on today's announcement ? announcement? >> well, look, i mean, we've got real figures which reflect what's happened in the last year and we've got theoretical figures secretary figures from the home secretary today what might in today to what might happen in the but chris hope was absolutely >> but chris hope was absolutely right to draw attention to the fact the coalition fact that the coalition government had had a target of under 100,000, and it's been out of control. >> now got figure three >> we've now got a figure three times what was at brexit hit times what it was at brexit hit and many people voted for brexit, as you will know. >> martin, on the basis of reducing migration, not increa

well, let's discuss this now with former lib dem minister norman bakeh former lib dem minister norman baker thanks for joining us over the festive period, lib dems clever bit of press here. did a bit of digging around £146 million on car parking fees , a massive 50% rise parking fees, a massive 50% rise in just 12 months. it seems. bang out of . order. bang out of. order. >> well, martin, it's not simply a 50% rise over the last year. >> it's three times what it was in 2021. and that's for, um, visitors and patients who go into hospital, use hospital car parks. we don't know whether or not they, um, have got arrangements in the park in a car park where they pay in advance or whether they pay on exit, if they pay in advance, then they have going out then they have to keep going out to feed the metre or risk getting a ticket. so the getting a parking ticket. so the situation is deeply unpleasant and unhelpful. um, and as far as staff are concerned, the staff actually paid £5.6 million in 2021. there's nurses and hospital staff , and that's gone hospital staff, and that's gone to 46.7 million,

honda camp and former liberal democrat minister norman bakeh liberal democrat minister norman baker. th on the sunak situation after for after last night. so the real detail of this won't come out until we get to the committee stage . committee stage. >> norman well, look, all these things buy time. that's it. >> norman well, look, all these things buy time. that's it . and things buy time. that's it. and it's not really a victory. it's a delayed catastrophe . from his a delayed catastrophe. from his point of view. there are two conflicting views in the tory party which are irreconcilable. you've got the people on the right who never want to compromise on anything actually , compromise on anything actually, and who are determined to try and who are determined to try and force changes bill to and force changes to the bill to effect cut out the european convention on human rights and you've got the majority actually the of one nation group on the kind of one nation group on the kind of one nation group on the of the tory party, the the left of the tory party, the damian to this world, w

democrat minister norman baker. all right. i'm going all right.hat do you think the whole purpose of this starts from recognising that the people who are arriving on the french coast and coming overin on the french coast and coming over in boats are actually being transported sorted here by very large businesses? >> these are large corporate entities. they're illegal and their networks, you can't track down their accounts or look them up like that. but they're very large they're run large businesses and they're run to make out of people who to make money out of people who are suffering. and the best way of disrupting this whole process is to stop their business model working. and that's been the thought behind all of this. so it's not a question of saying all of the illegal immigrants have arrived are going to be moved to rwanda . it's making it moved to rwanda. it's making it making it the case that if you as a refugee are paying thousands of pounds in order to get across the channel and land up in kent or wherever, you will not be staying here,

joining me now is former liberal democrat minister norman baker and the director of the common sense ma webb . common sense society, emma webb. norman, i'm going to start with you . you i'm wondering, do you you. you i'm wondering, do you look across to the dutch, for example, and do you fear the election of geert wilders happening in a country like ours ? or if actually the electorate don't feel that they're being listened to on issues such as immigration? >> well, you know, nigel nelson made an important point which is that our voting system is rather different to that in the rest of europe, most of the rest of europe, most of the rest of europe, dutch system is one europe, the dutch system is one based proportional based on proportional representation, where small parties can secure a foothold and you know, this guy in holland has secured, i think, only about 25% of the vote. >> it's not a huge majority. it's just the biggest party over here. you'll end up with just labour and tory winning seats and the lib dems have got a foothold in certain parts of the country, so there'll be th

daniel moylan will joining alongside will be joining me alongside norman going to norman baker.bout the royal family is the family as well. what is the point uh, all of that family as well. what is the poithe uh, all of that family as well. what is the poithe way. uh, all of that family as well. what is the poithe way. thank all of that family as well. what is the poithe way. thank you of that family as well. what is the poithe way. thank you so that family as well. what is the poithe way. thank you so much. on the way. thank you so much. >> nana don't go anywhere. watch nana. >> it's a brighter outlook with boxt sponsor of weather on boxt solar sponsor of weather on . gb news. >> hello there . welcome to your >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast . latest gb news weather forecast. i'm craig snell, looking ahead to the first day of 2024. and for most of us, we will see some further rain. but there will be some sunshine on offer. back to the here and now. we still have this area of low pressure dominated in the uk. note the tightly packed isobars across

. >> so joining me in the next hour are former liberal democrat minister norman baker and also conservativeour latest news with polly middlehurst . let's get your latest news with polly middlehurst. nana. >> thank you. well, the top story from the jbb newsroom is that this risk of flying debris and power cuts today with weather forecasters . warning weather forecasters. warning conditions on the roads could disrupt last minute christmas getaways, the met office has said wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour has already hit parts of scotland and northern areas england, as as the areas of england, as well as the midlands , and passengers midlands, and rail passengers have make other plans have had to make other plans today, with delays and today, dealing with delays and cancellations. particular at major london stations euston, king's cross and paddington all closed today for engineering works, so millions of people then on the roads and the aa saying drivers can expect a great deal of congestion as people