pat mcfadden, from westminster, _ a year ago. pat mcfadden, from westminster, thank _ a year ago. ago. pat mcfadden, from i westminster, thank you very much a year ago. pat mcfadden, from - westminster, thank you very much for joining us. for almost a decade a civil war has been grinding on in yemen — pushing the arab world's poorest country to the brink of collapse. there has been less violence since a temporary ceasefire last year but there is no sign of a deal to end the conflict. this report from our correspondent 0rla guerin who has returned to the city of taiz in the south—west of yemen. smiling through. this is an 11—year—old boy and he doesn't let much get in his way. he is heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. he has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings. we have come back to meet him at his home near a front line. translation: it's very scary. we are afraid of gunshots. this when fighting starts, we can't go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. when was the last time you he

pat mcfadden is given a prominent shadow role, as is rising labour star darrenjones as number two inteam. live now to westminster and our political correspondent alex forsyth. three and a half years on — does the promotion of three figures on the right of the party tell us more about where keir starmer�*s political leanings lie. that will definitely be one reading of this reshuffle because despite the fact the top jobs, the shadow home secretary, health secretary, chancellor, shadow education secretary, dale stayed the same but apart from that there's been a pretty extensive reshuffle of other ministerial posts. angela rayner taking on levelling up, housing and communities. that meant a bit of a demotion for lisa nandy who becomes shadow international development minister although she doesn't know how the department. liz kendall has been promoted now to shadow work and pensions secretary, pat mcfadden people's tony bland's political secretary takes on an important role being the national campaign coordinator for being the national campaign coordinatorfor labour. being the national ca

i'll to pat mcfadden i'll be speaking to pat mcfadden after news tatiana after the news with tatiananchez. after the news with tatiana sanchez . camilla, thank you very sanchez. camilla, thank you very much and good morning. this is the latest from the newsroom . the latest from the newsroom. >> russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. the actor and emotional abuse. the actor and comedian was the focus of a 90 minute documentary broadcast last night on channel 4. as part of its dispatches series, which was a joint investigation with the sunday times. a warning that some people may find the following content distressing . following content distressing. >> he didn't care about hurting me physically or emotionally or any of it. he just was. me physically or emotionally or any of it. he just was . it took any of it. he just was. it took me i was like, i know that it shouldn't take you having to punch someone and to win them, to get them off you. it shouldn't be a physical fight . shouldn't be a physical fight. after that. i just said that i wanted to go

pat mcfadden said he needed to see the project's revised costs. to build a high speed line between london and the north of england. the first stretch to birmingham is under construction but its proving muich more expensive than predicted. here's our political correspondent, helen catt: well, this is to do with the high speed two rail line. it would be the second high speed line in the uk at the moment. the first hsi ran from london to the south coast. the idea of this one is that it would run from london to birmingham and then onto manchester on one branch in the end and into the east midlands on the other. and the idea is to spread economic opportunity across the country. it has been a long time running, this project, and the costs of it have risen far beyond the original budget that was set out of about £33 billion. and there have already been some delays, some changes made to this project. he so, for example, at the moment, the bits that are funded is running it from london to birmingham and then on from birmingham to crewe. but the transport s

pat mcfadden said he needed to see the project's revised costs.build a high speed line between london and the north of england. the first stretch to birmingham is under construction but it's proving muich more expensive than predicted. here's our political correspondent, helen catt: well, this is to do with the high speed two rail line. it would be the second high speed line in the uk at the moment. the first hs1 ran from london to the south coast. the idea of this one is that it would run from london to birmingham and then onto manchester on one branch in the end and into the east midlands on the other. and the idea is to spread economic opportunity across the country. it has been a long time running, this project, and the costs of it have risen far beyond the original budget that was set out of about £33 billion. and there have already been some delays, some changes made to this project. he so, for example, at the moment, the bits that are funded is running it from london to birmingham and then on from birmingham to crewe. but the transport secr

and pat mcfadden , who's cabinet.ampaign coordinator, which is really important position in the labour party. it really feels now as though keir starmer is gaining confidence . starmer is gaining confidence. he's wrangled his party back from it, from the from the left side of the labour organisation and he is now taking control. he's leading the party in the direction he wants it to be going in, getting ready, it seems for a general election in 2024. >> indeed, olivia , thank you for >> indeed, olivia, thank you for that. politics explode back into action after that parliamentary recess. thank you very much indeed. a bit of breaking news coming through from the met police who say a 42 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after the sky. sports pundh of assault after the sky. sports pundit roy keane was allegedly headbutted after arsenal's match against man u. of course, arsenal winning that with two goals at the end in penalty time and obviously roy keane , a and obviously roy keane, a former manchest

pat mcfadden has been given thejob more seniorjobs. important job if labour getting government, importantjob if labour getting government, because he will essentially be in charge of the machinery of government. some of the key keir starmer allies, like peter kyle and liz kendall have been given higher promotions too. so, what does it tell us? i think it tells us that keir starmer wants his close allies in those topjobs, keir starmer wants his close allies in those top jobs, running keir starmer wants his close allies in those topjobs, running into in those top jobs, running into a general election. a lot of them are on the centre of the party, rather than the left, who ruled the roost underjeremy corbyn. big question now, do any of them try to tweak their policies?— now, do any of them try to tweak their policies? and we are hearing there could _ their policies? and we are hearing there could be _ their policies? and we are hearing there could be another _ their policies? and we are hearing | there could be another by-election there c

and interestingly, labour's pat mcfadden , speaking labour's pat mcfadden, speaking on the subject, haswould continue hs2 from birmingham to manchester even more extraordinarily, it now looks like it won't even come into euston, but it might stop six miles away at old oak common, meaning by the time you get off the london underground, get up to old oak common, get the train to old oak common, get the train to birmingham , it'll actually be to birmingham, it'll actually be slower than the existing service. now the argument that was for hs2 was we needed more capacity for passengers and that somehow there was this vast economic benefit in getting up to manchester 20 minutes more quickly . well, i've thought for quickly. well, i've thought for some time the whole thing should be shelved. but miranda barker is chief executive of the east lancashire chamber of commerce in burnley. and i understand , in burnley. and i understand, miranda, that you feel differently about this. you think hs2 could make a difference to the north west, so please tell us all. >> thank you. the reason we think this

pat mcfadden being given a job. people he's someone very few people outside westminster outside of westminster have heard he a key heard of, but he was a key blairite figure. and me, blairite figure. and for me, this a further this this is a further assumption power by this assumption of power by this blair ite group who are trying to make the party electable to middle england . today we in middle england. today we had in the mirror keir starmer the daily mirror keir starmer saying no increases in income tax there are sorts of tax and there are all sorts of calm being uttered by calm words being uttered by labour to try and show middle england they're not going to come increase taxes come after increase taxes and government will go government spending will go through the roof. so that's the idea think the team idea. i think that the team around starmer now looking around starmer now is looking increasingly it's facing increasingly like it's facing middle and saying to middle england and saying to voters, give us a c

and interestingly, labour's pat mcfadden , speaking labour's pat mcfadden, speaking on the subject, hasontinue hs2 from birmingham to manchester even more extraordinarily, it now looks like it won't even come into euston, but it might stop six miles away at old oak common, meaning by the time you get off the london underground, get up to old oak common, get the train to old oak common, get the train to birmingham , it'll actually be to birmingham, it'll actually be slower than the existing service. now the argument that was for hs2 was we needed more capacity for passengers and that somehow there was this vast economic benefit in getting up to manchester 20 minutes more quickly . well, i've thought for quickly. well, i've thought for some time the whole thing should be shelved. but miranda barker is chief executive of the east lancashire chamber of commerce in burnley. and i understand , in burnley. and i understand, miranda, that you feel differently about this. you think hs2 could make a difference to the north west, so please tell us all. >> thank you. the reason we think this is a g

pat mcfadden, who's in charge of keir starmer�*s election campaign.lans to make the online world safer are about to become law after tireless work by campaingers like ian russell — who's daughter molly took her own life when her world turned dark online. he is with us this morning. morning, morning. with me at the desk, journalistjane moore, author and storyteller irvine welsh, and nimco ali, activist and former conservative adviser. good morning to all of you. let's have a look at some of the front pages. almost all the papers today lead with the allegations of rape and sexual abuse made against russell brand. it's been painstaking work by the sunday times and channel for over a long period of time. their headline is russell brand, the sex predator who hid in plain sight. the observer has "labour wants new eu links in a reset of policy". the sunday express says almost a "million ditch crisis—hit nhs and go private". let's start with the biggest story of the day, these allegations against russell brand, which he has denied butjane, you have worked wit

among the other changes , pat mcfadden the other changes, pat mcfadden taking on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinator as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . this chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . nigel back to. nigel >> good evening . in the wake of >> good evening. in the wake of world war ii, there was an awful lot of building to do, not just because of bomb damage, but because, of course, of a very rapidly growing post post—war boomer generation . and also the boomer generation. and also the fact wanted better fact that people wanted better houses and better public buildings. but in the case of pubuc buildings. but in the case of public buildings, many were very, very badly built. jerry built. that was the term that was cynically used by many people at the time. and we know much, of course, now about the use of asbestos. for example, in pubuc use of asbestos. for example, in public buildings. but

pat mcfadden, the senior mp in charge of drawing up labour's election campaign, was asked by laura kuenssberges it mean that branch to manchester will definitely make it into the manifesto? when this started, a price tag of about £30 billion was put on it. those prices haven't been raised since 2019. we've had quite a lot of inflation since then, so i want to see what happens in the coming months. we want to see the railway being built, but we've also, like everything else, got to look at the costs of everything that we do. so you won't commit right now to building the... completing the full original route on hs2. that's clear. i want to see what this costs and we'll make those decisions when it comes to the manifesto. so the position from labour looking like it remains committed to the idea of the full hst route, if you like, but it wants to see the costs and depending on what the government decides to do before it makes it into its own manifesto. it could turn round and say it is so important we are committed to doing it but there is a political risk it might impact what the government deci

i'm also to speaking to pat also going to be speaking to pat mcfadden, described as the most powerfulul labour mp most people have and i'm have never heard of and i'm going to be discussing all things london with susan hall. she's the candidate for the she's the tory candidate for the mayor london. wants to mayor of london. she wants to defeat khan. i'm going to defeat sadiq khan. i'm going to discuss chances with a discuss her chances with her a little on. also going little later on. i'm also going to political update from to get a political update from across the atlantic because i'm going to speaking to going to be speaking to stephanie grisham, a stephanie grisham, who's a former press former white house press secretary trump. and secretary to donald trump. and you miss and you won't want to miss this. and a follow to my exclusive a follow up to my exclusive interview legendary interview with legendary broadcaster stewart interview with legendary broaweekend. stewart interview with legendary broaweekend. i'll stewart interview with legendary broaweekend. i'll sspeaking last weeken

among the other changes , pat mcfadden the other changes, pat mcfadden taking on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinator as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . this chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . nigel back to. nigel >> good evening . in the wake of >> good evening. in the wake of world war ii, there was an awful lot of building to do, not just because of bomb damage, but because, of course, of a very rapidly growing post post—war boomer generation . and also the boomer generation. and also the fact wanted better fact that people wanted better houses and better public buildings. but in the case of pubuc buildings. but in the case of public buildings, many were very, very badly built. jerry built. that was the term that was cynically used by many people at the time. and we know much, of course, now about the use of asbestos. for example, in pubuc use of asbestos. for example, in public buildings. but

. >> national campaign >> labour's national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden , says coordinator, pat should have been addressed a long time ago . addressed a long time ago. >> this is an appalling indictment of 13 years of conservative rule. imagine the picture of children either not being able to go to school or being able to go to school or being taught in classrooms where the syrians are being propped up by steel girders . our children by steel girders. our children deserve better than that . deserve better than that. >> a glitch which affected hundreds of flights last week, is said to have been caused by an extremely rare set of circumstances. the national air traffic services boss says the system failed to process a flight plan properly and the odds of that happening were 1 in 15,000,000, around 250,000 people were affected over the bank holiday weekend, with more than a quarter of flights cancelled on the monday. the uk civil aviation authority is launching an independent review. now its chief executive, martin rolfe, says steps have been taken to ensure it doesn't happen again

angela rayner is the new shadow deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary and pat mcfadden isordinator, as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . to read the duchy of lancaster. to read . retail sales rose in august as customers spending big on self—care products . total retail self—care products. total retail sales in the uk were up 4.1% on last august , above the three last august, above the three month average of 3.6. that's according to the british retail consortium. health, beauty, food and drink were the strongest performing categories as now kim jong un could travel to russia to meet president vladimir putin. the north korean leader could make the trip as early as this month near to the border between the two countries. believed to be a possible meeting point . it comes as the meeting point. it comes as the us claims the kremlin is attempting to acquire military equipment for its war in ukraine. offenders are using virtual reality to groom and sexually abuse children, as well as share illegal images of abuse, according to new research from the nspcc. it w

among the other changes , pat mcfadden. the other changes, pat mcfadden.l campaign coordinator . this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to dan . let's get straight back to dan. tomorrow's news tonight. >> now in our mediabuzz first front pages are in concrete bungle that's the metro's headune bungle that's the metro's headline in the paper leads with education secretary gillian keegan swearing rant which was captured on camera by itv news . captured on camera by itv news. keegan under fire over her handung keegan under fire over her handling of the concrete crisis and gulf in the uk's schools. the i leads with keir starmers reshuffle of his shadow cabinet. and they say that he has promoted five mps from the tone key blair era as he seeks to build a centrist team to sell his party. my superstar panel back with me now, top daily express columnist carole malone , the journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth. and the political comment writer belinda d

cabinetjobs, the return of familiarfaces given shadow cabinetjobs, the return of familiar faces such as pat mcfaddengoes into the next general election campaign. goes into the next general election camaiun. �* . , goes into the next general election camaiun. �* ., , ., campaign. brutally when it came to the likes of— campaign. brutally when it came to the likes of people _ campaign. brutally when it came to the likes of people like _ campaign. brutally when it came to the likes of people like lisa - campaign. brutally when it came to the likes of people like lisa 90. - the likes of people like lisa 90. but this is the team thatjerry keir starmer has selected to fight an election and hope would be in power in 12 months' time.— in 12 months' time. people on the soft left are _ in 12 months' time. people on the soft left are licking _ in 12 months' time. people on the soft left are licking their - in 12 months' time. people on the soft left are licking their wounds i soft left are licking their wounds somewhat and composition meeting sir keir starmer and lisa 90 doesn't seem to have been a countable on

among the other changes , pat mcfadden. the other changes, pat mcfadden.l campaign coordinator . this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to dan . let's get straight back to dan. tomorrow's news tonight. >> now in our mediabuzz first front pages are in concrete bungle that's the metro's headune bungle that's the metro's headline in the paper leads with education secretary gillian keegan swearing rant which was captured on camera by itv news . captured on camera by itv news. keegan under fire over her handung keegan under fire over her handling of the concrete crisis and gulf in the uk's schools. the i leads with keir starmers reshuffle of his shadow cabinet. and they say that he has promoted five mps from the tone key blair era as he seeks to build a centrist team to sell his party. my superstar panel back with me now, top daily express columnist carole malone , the journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth. and the political comment writer belinda d

starmer has promoted pat mcfadden , who has promoted pat mcfadden, who worked with blair when he was. hilary benn is in the cabinet under blair as well, and he returned to the shadow yesterday. the shadow cabinet yesterday. the appointments caught the eye of snp david who tweeted snp mp david linden, who tweeted this jing's not quite sure what that means. it must be a scottish thing. this labour reshuffle proper. blairism on reshuffle is proper. blairism on steroids at this rate, we'll be surprised if we are not invading iraq teatime time. yeah, it's iraq by teatime time. yeah, it's good stuff that david. anyway i'm joined now by gb news political editor christopher hope. christopher, thank you very, on in the very, very much. later on in the show, going to having a show, i'm going to be having a debate or not the debate about whether or not the return of the blairite is actually thing. keir actually a good thing. keir starmer say this is tony starmer will say this is tony blair won elections. he was a tory bashing machine. other people think he was unflushed well, latest on the well

angela rayner is the new shadow deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary and pat mcfadden isational campaign coordinator as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . ministers are lancaster. ministers are expected to overturn the ban on onshore wind farms following pressure from the conservative mps. the government will make the announcement in the form of a written ministerial statement later today. downing street says its position hasn't changed after rishi sunak pledged to keep the onshore wind farm ban in place last october. the changes will come into force with immediate effect , despite with immediate effect, despite retailer b&m has agreed to buy up to 51 wilko stores from administrators for £13 million. it comes nearly a month after wilko collapsed , putting wilko collapsed, putting thousands of jobs at risk across its 400 stores . retail sales, its 400 stores. retail sales, retail sales rose in august as customers spend big on self—care products to total retail sales in the uk were up 4.1% on last august, above the three month average of 3.6. that's accor

among the other changes, pat mcfadden takes on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinator as well campaign co—ordinator, as well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . this as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . jacob straight back to. jacob >> the government's energy bill is set for its third and final reading tomorrow before the chance of ping pong with the lords and the commons. the bill proposes a number of things as it will enable £20 billion of your money to be spent on carbon capture technology that stores carbon dioxide emissions in exhausted gas wells . but £20 exhausted gas wells. but £20 billion is a lot of your money to be spent on a speculative technology dodi. a recent study showed that when carbon capture is used for a given industrial plant when taking into account the c02 plant when taking into account the co2 emissions produced via the co2 emissions produced via the process itself , the co2

among the other changes, pat mcfadden is taking on the influential role of national campaign coordinator. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. time now for our headliners . for our headliners. >> hello and welcome to headliners. >> i'm simon evans, joining me tonight to shine make light of the best of tuesday's newspapers. >> comedian paul cox and provident guru lewis schaffer. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> so you've had access to the teleprompter. fair enough . it'll teleprompter. fair enough. it'll teach me . what are you wearing? teach me. what are you wearing? the tie for louis. i'm wearing the tie. this occasion. this is josh howie gave me this tie, and everyone thinks that josh hates me. >> is that people think that you hate me. but there's love. there's a lot of love in this. in this. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> everybody. and he gave >> for everybody. and he gave me this. this in america. this. i got this in america. >> was well, it's obviously >> he was well, it's obviously am

but yes, liz, kendall, hilary benn and others , pat mcfadden benn and others, pat mcfadden have all come party might be feeling right now . so momentum have said , you . so momentum have said, you know, this was a chance for the labour party to set out a real vision. instead, we've witnessed the promotion of a narrow band of blairite unwilling to offer the decisive change the country is crying out for. there's a lot of people on the left of the labour party who are still so deeply traumatised by the fact that jeremy didn't get that jeremy corbyn didn't get wasn't in way wasn't received in the way they thought should thought he should be. >> quite interesting, way >> quite interesting, the way this reported and even this is being reported and even the right wing press reading the right wing press was reading by nelson in the by fraser nelson in the spectator that spectator this morning that the demotion ashworth, spectator this morning that the dem we n ashworth, spectator this morning that the dem we spoke ashworth, spectator this morning that the dem we spoke to ashworth, spectator this

among the other changes, pat mcfadden takes on the influential role of national campaign co—ordinatoras well as shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster . an duchy of lancaster. an independent review says former cabinet minister sir gavin williamson should apologise to mps for bullying the former chief whip. he sent offensive text messages to wendy morton after he wasn't invited to the late queens funeral. the panel says sir gavin should also take part in a appropriate behaviour training . this is gb news across training. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play . gb news speaker by saying play. gb news direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. let's get a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2622 and ,1.1690. price of gold £1,535.78 per ounce. and the ftse 100 has closed the day at 7452 points. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter . thanks investments that matter. thanks for th

let's speak to pat mcfadden. pat newly created post. well, for him it is anyway.od morning to you. i assume that's the main thrust of what you're about in this new position in it is i'm sorry , position in it is i'm sorry, it's a bit of a mouthful, but you've got it perfectly there. >> so you've described it very accurately. what it means in real terms is shadowing the work of cabinet office in of the cabinet office in parliament and also playing this role in leading up labour's general election campaign planning . planning. >> see the guardian describing you as labour's most powerful politician that most people have never heard of. of course not. gb news viewers. >> i feel like i know you well, pat, and we also you well pat, and we also know you well because been knocking because you've been knocking around haven't you? around a bit, haven't you? >> you were a special adviser to tony know, tony blair, so you are you know, everyone's talking about it everyone's been talking about it the last days. are the the last few days. you are the sort of very shining example

boats plan has officially gone into meltdown as both zippy starmer and his shadow cabinet member pat mcfaddeneal with the eu. watch >> let let me just complete on this because there is obviously early an eu , a quota system for early an eu, a quota system for eu member as well. it's obviously not an eu member and we will not know. we will not be part of that. we're not an eu member. >> would you put a limit on the number of well in limits and controls? >> i'm asking you a clear question. >> would a labour government put a limit on the number of migrants that you might be willing to accept in negotiations? >> i'm not sure it will work like that. >> let me tell you the reason i've been so shifty is because starmer plans to open the doors to at least 120,000 migrants a year as part of a reckless migrant return policy with brussels. the eu simply won't take back channel arrivals without it. but even cares bonkers packet proposals have been ridiculed by european diplomats who called starmer quote, delusional . in fact, the quote, delusional. in fact, the labour leader is so off the mark amid his p

boats plan has officially gone into meltdown as both zippy starmer and his shadow cabinet member pat mcfaddeneal with the eu. watch >> let let me just complete on this because there is obviously early an eu , a quota system for early an eu, a quota system for eu member as well. it's obviously not an eu member and we will not know. we will not be part of that. we're not an eu member. >> would you put a limit on the number of well in limits and controls? >> i'm asking you a clear question. >> would a labour government put a limit on the number of migrants that you might be willing to accept in negotiations? >> i'm not sure it will work like that. >> let me tell you the reason i've been so shifty is because starmer plans to open the doors to at least 120,000 migrants a year as part of a reckless migrant return policy with brussels. the eu simply won't take back channel arrivals without it. but even cares bonkers packet proposals have been ridiculed by european diplomats who called starmer quote, delusional . in fact, the quote, delusional. in fact, the labour leader is so off the mark amid his p

i've also got pat mcfadden.. he's very powerful. i've got also speaking to donald trump's former press secretary, stephanie grisham. but the most significant interview i've done this week is following on from speaking to alastair stewart last week about his dementia diagnosis so thought, let's diagnosis. so we thought, let's get side of this get the other side of this story. let's speak to his wife, sally. to their sally. so i went down to their home hampshire this week. i home in hampshire this week. i spoke to her and this is a little she me. little bit of what she told me. was it really difficult was it a really difficult decision you both? i would decision for you both? i would imagine alastair, but also imagine for alastair, but also for he thought to for you, when he thought to himself back in the spring, i'm going to have to step back from gb news. >> it was a relief. it was a relief because i, i knew that something was wrong and to go and i've never been the wife that would sit there and watch every prog

pat mcfadden, who's in charge of keir starmer�*s election campaign.