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i'm going to speak to richard tice in just a moment. the studio sitting next to me about reforms planned for a migrant tax. but first of all, let's go over what you thought when i asked you the question. who's winning the campaign so far? steve says rishi has talked more sense than any others. interesting. karen ann says nigel and richard are rocking the campaign trail like a breath of fresh air. mr tice, you'll be delighted to hear that . another viewer says labour are performing very well, although isn't hard when they are against the tories. might be a good point. nikki says the conservatives have already won. labour are tearing themselves apart . better the devil you apart. better the devil you know. i think that might be wishful thinking. nikki when you look at the polls. but do you know what a week's a long time in a in politics. so a month's even longer. another viewer says of the lib dems. ed seems to be having a great time. indeed he does on his slip and slide. right? well let's get stuck into reform's policy announcement today

we've got the leader of reform , richard tice. leader of reform, richard tice.ink that rishi sunak has outmanoeuvred the party? nigel farage admitted that very thing last night, six weeks. not enough time for a small party to hit the ground and have a serious chat. do you think the party is over for reform? do you think rishi sunak called the election? everyone was scratching their heads on wednesday. why is he gone so early? was it to cook the goose or richard tice? >> i think it is. i mean, i know from speaking to people around sunak that that was one of the calculations, whether or not reform would realistically have had much of a change in their fortunes, in the next few, you know, given three months more, they could have taken a lot more, they could have done a lot more, they could have done a lot more damage and therefore made the remaining conservative party after the election much more burnt to the ground. i think the issue is more the, the single issue is more the, the single issue that reform focuses on, which is immigration. so if they had waited unti

didn't mention it ehhenis richard tice didn't mention it either, is rwanda should we have a listen was saying on his trademark rwanda policy earlier today? >> we're the ones that have got a clear plan, and that's how we'll deliver a secure future. that particular topic of illegal migration is a case in point. we've got a bold plan, the rwanda scheme, to ensure that if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay and you will not be able to stay and you will be returned. that's how you create a deterrent. the penny is dropping across europe that that is the right approach . is the right approach. >> the prime minister speaking earlier, stella , you're shaking earlier, stella, you're shaking your head. >> i'm not buying it. if you thought that the rwanda plan was going to work, he was going to wait to call the election until the autumn. he's no, it's not going it's not going to work. he knows that the summer is going to be a mayhem. he knows it will look bad. >> what if one of the big obstacles to all of this is, in fact the house of lords? the house of lords can block anyth

richard tice is deputy leader. richard tice is the leader. nigel is just the honorary president .y is he getting all the attention? well, you tell me. >> you're the media. you're the ones who are giving him all the attention. >> but does it does it create a bit of a bit of friction with them? >> no, not at all. i think nigel is doing a fantastic job for keeping us in the light, as it were, during what's going to be, you know, a blitzkrieg of an election. >> i want to ask you why. why did isabel oakeshott, richard tice other half, tweet this this yesterday? why did she seem to feel the need to tweet this tweet emphasising that richard tice is the leader, and almost suggesting that people are paying suggesting that people are paying too much attention to nigel farage. >> isabel was just making it utterly clear that there will be no deals with the conservative party. nigel had that interview with harry cole was it yesterday? time is going so quickly, yesterday in which there was a suggestion that he might entertain some form of deal with the conservative party, but there can be no de

sorry richard tice will do.at really interesting because it's almost like psychologically, you're almost placing him as the most important . important. >> he's a kingmaker. politics is, is about negotiation. do you think the tories should seek to do a deal with him? it doesn't matter because he's made it quite clear that he won't do it. so the reason i talk about richard tice is up for negotiation. and the reason i talk about richard tice is because in this particular instance, richard tice is the kingmaker. and to reach out to him does two things. a it allows him does two things. a it allows him the opportunity to say no publicly, and b it shows . publicly, and b it shows. >> do you think the tory party should be doing that? >> no i don't no, i don't i think the tory party should try to win the votes for themselves in their own name. i don't think they should make the pact. >> do you think, do you think actually, because i've got to say, in fact, actually, let's listen to keir starmer. i've not brought him into

richard tice said isn't talked about by politicians.ly raised its head either in the election campaign, and that might help. but certainly, you know, i think reform uk is a young party. the net migration policy they had before was one where they thought there would be an election in november. i think as we get nearer to an election and it's just five weeks away now, they're trying to find actual policies that might actually work. and here's an idea, but you are right to say it is backsliding. there's opt outs there for companies with fewer than five employees and those in the health sector where they need to have more people coming in because of a lack of skills in this country. but it is a radical step. lack of skills in this country. but it is a radical step . i but it is a radical step. i think it is. it might work on the doorstep, but they do need something because we do need to hear more from reform. i think that with nigel farage not standing, the party is on the back foot . you heard there back foot. you heard there clarification

there richard tice. thank you . there richard tice. thank you. right.ervice or suffrage. the tories and labour set out their vision for the uif. >> if you're 16 and 17 you can start a family and i think you're entitled to have a say on who the government of the day is. >> this modern form of national service will mean that young people get the skills and the opportunities they need, which is going to serve them very well in life. >> my panel i'm going to have a chat about what policies best for britain, plus what's going on here, because. kyrees watch out i but first wes streeting out! but first wes streeting performs another screeching u—turn on trans and the tories suffer an embarrassing defection to reform . what does kelvin to reform. what does kelvin mackenzie make of the state of our countries to leading parties? it's unmissable next. coming up. we all know that labour wants to give 16 year olds the vote. and the tories have pledged to reintroduce national service. but which policy is best for britain? slash more mental, but first, labour's wes st

when richard tice, their party leader, was on newscast a few months ago talking about something else,actually did an interview with him as if he was a party leader with normal party policies rather than somebody who just talks about small boats all the time. they've got policies on the nhs and income tax and things like that. did nigel farage mention any of that other stuff? he didn't. i mean, he brushed by it, but it was primarily about, it was primarily about immigration. it's interesting actually when he was reflecting in the news conference sort of out loud about his place and the place of the parties with which he's been associated within political debate and the labels he would attach to them. so he talked about various incarnations of ukip and the brexit party predecessors to reform uk as being pressure groups, almost single issue campaigns that then found the democratic process to be the most useful to propagate their argument. and i think what's interesting about reform uk in your conversation with richard tice on newscast was that actually what was interesting about reform u

today . by richard tice today. >> and richard tice presentation today was in a different leagueoday was in a different league to the mumbling and stumbling in the reign of sunak yesterday to the reign of sunak yesterday to the totally unmemorable performance in the medway towns earlier on today. so i'm going to be out. if the tories think it's great. nigel's not standing. they're wrong. i'm going to be involved in this campaign. absolutely. what i could not do in the space of six weeks and yes, all right. he's wrongfooted me , but in the space wrongfooted me, but in the space of six weeks was to find a constituency from scratch and go around the country. i'm utterly committed to reform . i believe committed to reform. i believe their agenda is the only one that can actually stop the sense of national decline that we're in. >> but you hadn't thought of a seat. you hadn't thought of boston. and i thought i hadn't thought of clacton. >> no, i thought of several seats. i hadn't decided which. that wasn't the point. so, look, you know, the fact that i'm not standing is big news. well

now, look, richard tice, who you often have on this on your station, right?ood i don't want to be unkind about him, but a workaday politician. right. nigel farage is a is to many people a shining light. what he managed to do with brexit has probably will never be achieved again. one man who wasn't even in parliament managed actually to get us all to vote in a way which some will regret, but others are delighted with. so why on earth did he make this decision right? why did he consider that the united states, actually, it was more important than the uk he could have. he could have done both. he can move voters what he can do when he if he stood as the leader of reform and talked exclusively about immigration, the audience that follows him could have pushed them through 20. yes, it would have destroyed the conservative party but it may have had an effect, i.e. stopping the boats , etc. but now stopping the boats, etc. but now he has let that go. i am look, i am love nigel. i absolutely vie i'm appalled really at what he's done and how he's let down. what i susp

and of course, then you had richard tice with the reform.i just felt that for me, i thought they were all pretty useless. it's all pretty lacklustre and frankly, i mean, i don't know what i will do in terms i have to vote, but i just thought they were all pretty bad. >> let's have a little look now at some of the resignations that have come in thick and fast so far. we've got sir michael ellis, mp for north hampton north, hugh merriman, a transport minister and mp for bexhill and battle. james grundy , mp for lee. dame ellen a—lang, a deputy speaker of the commons and mp for epping forest . jo and mp for epping forest. jo churchill, the employment minister and the mp for bury saint edmunds sean, your mps, even cabinet ministers don't want it. >> look, i think one of the things that rishi could have gotten better is not to surprise people. if you're a general and you're and you're about to enter a battle, the people you should inform is, are people going to fight that battle. and i think that hasn't hasn't played out too well with some of the

we are going to bring you some of that conference with richard tice , conference with richard tice, thetalking about the immigration figures. >> and they're also, i gather, going to be at the press conference. ann widdecombe. i don't know why they don't use ann whittaker more. i have to tell you, i've been mates with her for 20 odd years since 97, when she took on michael howard and accused him of you of lying when he was home secretary. very brave she was to do that. and i'm a big fan of hers, and i think she cuts through to people. i think people get what she says, and she's very honest and very straight. but they hardly ever use her. >> i used to not be a fan of ann widdecombe, but like so many things in the last four years, i've completely revised my opinion on that as well . now, opinion on that as well. now, i quite like women of a certain age to give them a clipboard and age to give them a clipboard and a pot of tea. i think they could change the world. and ann widdecombe is on that list and she's very clever. keith said. i'm declaring independence and i'm declaring independence

richard tice is out on the campaign trail and in barnsley, making a speech this evening.s evening. let's listen in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if — in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if you _ in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if you get _ in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if you get the _ in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if you get the call - in. absolutely, and america, the way it works - if you get the call from - it works — if you get the call from the secretary of state, newly appointed by the president, it is part of your civic duty and national obligation that you'll take a pay cut and go into government and help out. you'll do that for some years, then go back out into the private sector or charitable sector, or whatever. i think that's the right way of doing it. it should be part of our civic duty. if you get the call up — there are great people across all walks of life, we've made mistakes and learn from them, the thing is to not make the same mistake again. but if you try and cover up mista

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i'm going to speak to richard tice in just a moment. the studio sitting next to me about reforms planned for a migrant tax. but first of all, let's go over what you thought when i asked you the question. who's winning the campaign so far? steve says rishi has talked more sense than any others. interesting. karen ann says nigel and richard are rocking the campaign trail like a breath of fresh air. mr tice, you'll be delighted to hear that . another viewer says labour are performing very well, although isn't hard when they are against the tories. might be a good point. nikki says the conservatives have already won. labour are tearing themselves apart . better the devil you apart. better the devil you know. i think that might be wishful thinking. nikki when you look at the polls. but do you know what a week's a long time in a in politics. so a month's even longer. another viewer says of the lib dems. ed seems to be having a great time. indeed he does on his slip and slide. right? well let's get stuck into reform's policy announcement today

as foreign secretary is not even going to contemplate talking to richard tice , what would it take richardd it take for you to come back to the tory party a tory party, a tory? >> so we want the same thing a tory party, not a not the old school tory party but the radical new form of conservatism that embraces people from all classes yields the promises of brexit and, and, and actually gives the people of this country half a chance and is unashamed about about putting the british people before international agreements. >> yes. >> yes. >> and is proud of our history of course, all of those things. >> and i think we're miles away from that at this moment in time, you say, i think the majority of conservative members are there, the majority of conservative voters. >> oh, i agree, and we just need i agree coalition together, you know. and it has i came to your conference, i came to your conference. you were mobbed. >> you know, i was mobbed by my conservative activists, donors, members. but most of your most of your colleagues walked past me and turn their heads to the side. >> well, i certainl

richard tice . we're so much. richard tice. we're going to leave it there.r of the reform party uk, who did pretty well up in blackpool. well i mean, the labour party got nearly 60% of the vote. >> i'm just going to bring in a reality check. they're nearly a second party, nearly the second. >> the second party i think it was like was it like 10,000 to 3000? >> i mean, you know, the next they got 3000 each. >> i mean, i do take richard tice point , absolutely that it tice point, absolutely that it is good for voters to have a choice . but the way our system choice. but the way our system works is that it's going to be keir starmer. it's going to be rishi sunak, i know, and i don't think reform are going to get the proportional representation that they seek. >> if you think about the liberal democrats have been campaigning on this for years. they managed to get a deal when they went into coalition with david cameron, actually to have a referendum. it was kicked out then. i just don't think it's going to happen. i'd be really interested in what people think at

the party's leader, richard tice, says the new levy would help to end what he called the uk's deadly to cheap overseas labour. he's been talking to our homeland security editor , mark white, richard editor, mark white, richard tice, the employer immigration tax you're talking about in the first term of parliament raising up to £20 billion. >> does that mean you're you're wedded to the issue, the prospect of mass migration ? ian. prospect of mass migration? ian. >> no, actually, what we're wedded to is looking after the british workers, in particular young british workers who are now the victims of wages being suppressed, being depressed for many, many years now, which is the direct consequence of mass immigration. and nobody's had the courage to talk about it before , either because they're before, either because they're embarrassed to talk about immigration or because actually their economics are illiterate and incompetent and actually don't understand. it's literally bafic don't understand. it's literally basic a—level economics. if you increase the supply of something, the price of

richard tice michael's on holiday.1:00, when darren grimes will be taking us through, in the afternoon. now, the emails have been pouring in. thank you for those. keep them coming. helen says about the obesity drug and the potential for that. well, just eat healthy food. exercise, weight will come down. the diabetes risk will fall. heart attack risk will fall as well. why take a drug when you don't know what it's going to do? what might be the side effects in the future? i think helen's bang on the money there and as peter said, actually a bit of individual responsibility. and who who should pay? i mean, the nhs is struggling already. do we really want to add another huge burden of cost on it, on the private school debate? well, that has got people going. janice says. what's wrong with private schools? we've got private schools? we've got private health care . i mean, a private health care. i mean, a labour going to put vat on private health care. do you know, i think they might actually they're not telling anybody, bu

she'll be back , but richard tice she'll be back, but richard tice is up next, so stay tuned . is upews. >> good morning and welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. a murky start for some of us, but there's going to be plenty of warm sunshine around. perhaps just the odd isolated shower. so through this morning, a murky start for some, especially across central and southeast england, that cloud should generally break up by mid—morning. generally break up by mid—morning . cloudier across mid—morning. cloudier across parts of scotland, especially along that east coast where we hold on to quite a lot of low cloud. but elsewhere , plenty of cloud. but elsewhere, plenty of sunshine on offer. perhaps the odd shower developing, especially across parts of the south west, but otherwise it is going to be feeling very warm in that sunshine with highs up to 24, possibly 25 degrees, but feeling much cooler across scotland and especially down that eastern coast of northeastern england. so taking a look into this evening, plenty of late evening sunshine to end the weekend, the o

lee anderson and richard tice.nstituencies. so in boston and skegness , david boston and skegness, david dickerson is standing for the engush dickerson is standing for the english democrats , alex faubert english democrats, alex faubert for the labour party, richard gordon , ian lloyd for the gordon, ian lloyd for the liberal democrats, chris moore for the green party richard tice for the green party richard tice for reform uk, matt warman for the conservative and unionist party and in ashfield, lee anderson is standing for reform uk. >> alexander coates for the green party, rikki neave for the labour party , jason zadrozny for labour party, jason zadrozny for the ashfield independents . the ashfield independents. >> well, let's talk to former labour adviser now, stella santa kidu. good to see you. this morning, where are we in this campaign as far as keir starmer is concerned ? you think i mean, is concerned? you think i mean, is concerned? you think i mean, is touring round is done. wales is touring round is done

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saying richard tice, has been saying richard tice is the leader, not nigel farage on twitter. that leave the wonderful benhabib? >> who is the household name? nigel farage. >> oh, all that to come from 12:00. we are done for the day. you two need to hot foot it over there. see you. see you next week. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. it's a case of sunny spells and showers today, but it is going to be breezy, giving a cooler feel for some of us. so through this morning, we've got a band of rain across parts of northern wales, into the midlands and the southeast that's gradually going to sink its way southwards. it's going to break up through the morning and that will leave a case of sunny spells, but also some heavy showers breaking out. some of these could be on the thundery side as well, of these could be on the thundery side as well , showers thundery side as well, showers still persisting across parts of northern ireland

we are going to speak to richard tice i nervous that appearance.richard tice and there was an announcement today that is very significant for reform uk? that's right, the big announcement, nigel farage saying he won't stand in this election and he isn't going to lead the reform campaign but he says he's going to support richard tice and he's going to fight in every single way. there was a lot of relief in tory circles when they heard that because they really feared the impact of nigel farage, with his prominence, if he took charge of the campaign. maybe they're having a rethink because nigel farage isn't going to be focusing on his gb news show. the challenge for reform is that they really need to show that they haven't lost momentum after the local elections earlier this month. and how much do they have of their star power? the other parties in the election really matter. we saw the lib dems today, so ed davey leading them in cheltenham, the kind of blue wool seat that they need to take from the tories. —— the kind of blue wall seat. the green par

do the debate richard tice i think has got it right for reform, £50 billion that we pay ourselves fromket to the right pocket is phoney. >> it's fake. it's interest. we pay >> it's fake. it's interest. we pay on the quantitative easing printed money that we needn't pay- printed money that we needn't pay. switzerland doesn't do it. the european central bank doesn't do it. lots of countries don't do it. we do it as a convenience. so those three musketeers can claim we're broke and it causes inflation. >> you're absolutely right. i mean, money printing. no, no inflation. >> we're not out of money because we've got 50 billion, which on its own would pay for moving, which is, i think, reform's point , from £12,570 to reform's point, from £12,570 to £20,000. but this is the threshold where money printing all the pensioners and poor earners. and instead what did fishy rishi do? he gave the pensioners £100. >> oh no, i completely disagree . >> oh no, i completely disagree. i think, i think that the policy was far too generous. i think we're far too generous to pensioners in this country. we cu

richard tice had been out this morning saying they are pleased with their results.nservative vote but a chunk went to reform uk, almost forcing the conservatives into third place last night. the conservatives only held on byjust over 100 votes, so a good night for labour. reform uk are happy, differs pointing —— a disappointing result for the conservatives however they tried to spin it. conservatives however they tried to sin it. ~ . .,, conservatives however they tried to sinit.~ ., conservatives however they tried to sin it. ~ ., ., spin it. what was the message from the new mp — spin it. what was the message from the new mp in _ spin it. what was the message from the new mp in his _ spin it. what was the message from the new mp in his victory _ spin it. what was the message from the new mp in his victory speech? l the new mp in his victory speech? the tone for labour is that they are calling for a general election, unsurprisingly they feel they are on a roll at the moment, consistently polling at 20% over conservatives and they feel momentum is with them and they

when richard tice, their party leader, was on newscast a few months ago talking about something else,arty leader with normal party policies rather than somebody who just talks about small boats all the time. they've got policies on the nhs and income tax and things like that. did nigel farage mention any of that other stuff? he didn't. i mean, he brushed by it, but it was primarily about immigration. it's interesting actually, when he was reflecting in the news conference sort of out loud about about his place and the place of the parties with which he's been associated within political debate and the labels he would attach to them. so he talked about various incarnations of ukip and the brexit party predecessors to reform uk as being pressure groups, almost single issue campaigns that then found the democratic process to be the most useful to propagate their argument. and i think what's interesting about reform uk in your conversation with richard tice on newscast was that actually, what's interesting about reform uk is that they've pitched their tent significantly more broadly and a

the party's leader, richard tice, is standing in boston and skegness in lincolnshire.as stood for parliament, seven times he's failed. there will be no eighth attempt as he also says he wants to do his bit for the upcoming us election. well, to be clear, there will be some people very disappointed i'm not standing, but i am campaigning. and, you know, the problem is, 6 weeks is such a short period of time to fight a parliamentary constituency and promote the cause around the country. and, you know, i think rishi sunak has wrong footed a lot of people, myself included. at today's reform uk lunch in london, the elephant in the room was the man who wasn't in the room. i'm absolutely delighted, during this election campaign, that my good friend nigel farage will be helping out significantly in campaigning to drive home the message of reform uk and how we can save britain. the party's pitch was changed and stopping immigration. whether you vote tory or whether you vote labour, you will get the same form of socialism. you'll get higher taxes, lower wages, and mass immigratio

thank you to richard tice speaking to me a little earlier. this is stourbridge where the _ through what is happening. this is stourbridge where the account - through what is happening. this is stourbridge where the account is i stourbridge where the account is just over halfway in terms of the declarations in the dudley borough council election. it is often known as the political bellwether black country because both the borough council and number of parliamentary constituencies we have here are known from swinging from labour to conservatives. the authority went into this because my collection conservative controlled and it has been so since 2021. during the last few months, the conservative majority has dwindled to take this ten seats, in part because a number of their councillors have defected to become independent. we have been counting since tenney, we are just over halfway. i believe the latest figures i have are 22 labour seats, 22 conservative seats so far, only one independent —— we have been counting since tenney m. it is all out el

as leader of reform , “0, richard tice as leader of reform , no, but he could have easily, couldn'tard tice i >> -- >> he's -_ >> he's got no infrastructure for a start. >> well, quite so i think he would have found himself, nominally heading something which, you know, potentially isn't going to make that big of a difference in these coming elections. and then he would have been saddled with the reputation of having sort of gone down with something that was a bit of a busted flush. >> he got 4 million votes in 2015. i think it was. he didn't get a sniff of power, nowhere near wasting his time. no. >> and stood seven times, i think, for parliament as an mp isn't it. yes. yeah. but what i'm saying is individually stood. is it seven times. yes. to become an mp and never been voted in. >> tell me about your theory about the tories. how does nigel cross tory party and how does he rescue it? >> he was he was a member of the tory party some years ago. so he's not completely detached from it. >> how would it work? >> how would it work? >> i think he would go in there as leader. i don't thin

there was speculation he would be unveiled as a parliamentary candidate by reform leader richard ticee bbc, he said �*now is not the right time'. well, to be clear, there will be some people very disappointing that i'm not standing but i am campaigning. problem is, six weeks is such a short period of time to fight a parliamentary constituency and promote the cause around the country. and you know, rishi sunak is wrong for a lot of people, myself included, itjust long not long enough to do it, but i will be 100% behind richard tice, i will be campaigning around the country and frankly, today's immigration figures show the need, why? we've got mass immigration with the tories, mass immigration with the tories, mass immigration with the tories, mass immigration with labour, only reform mac are saying they have a plan for this. he's always indicated that he might want to move on from parliamentary candidacy, he's indicated he wants to campaignforyour candidacy, he's indicated he wants to campaign for yourform uk —— reform uk and it might limit his ability to travel around the country. he

i spoke to the leader of reform uk — richard tice — and asked him if he was pleased with the result — not to have done better. it would have been great, but nevertheless, we are delighted with 17%, its above our national polling average, our best by—election result, and what it shows actually, with great local candidates, more and more people are hearing about reform uk and they like the message they hear, and everybody knew labour would win this but if you look at the collapse in the tory vote, they went from 50% down to 17%. this is a seismic shift. what about the idea for voters that actually you did very well given national vote share and the things you mentioned, nobody will dispute that, but it's still nowhere near actually winning a seat, so what does that say to voters in the area? that says we have the wrong electoral system in this country because it is patiently unfair, if you are getting 17% because it is patently unfair, if you are getting 17% of votes across the country, but because of our system you can't get any seats, that shows democracy isn't working. that's why mos

as leader of reform , “0, richard tice as leader of reform , no, but he could have easily, couldn'tard tice i >> -- >> he's -_ >> he's got no infrastructure for a start. >> well, quite so i think he would have found himself, nominally heading something which, you know, potentially isn't going to make that big of a difference in these coming elections. and then he would have been saddled with the reputation of having sort of gone down with something that was a bit of a busted flush. >> he got 4 million votes in 2015. i think it was. he didn't get a sniff of power, nowhere near wasting his time. no. >> and stood seven times, i think, for parliament as an mp isn't it. yes. yeah. but what i'm saying is individually stood. is it seven times. yes. to become an mp and never been voted in. >> tell me about your theory about the tories. how does nigel cross tory party and how does he rescue it? >> he was he was a member of the tory party some years ago. so he's not completely detached from it. >> how would it work? >> how would it work? >> i think he would go in there as leader. i don't thin

richard tice is a disappointed. is a nice enough guy, but i'm afraid he's too beige as a leader, in my opinion. i don't he just doesn't do it for me. so will i be, you know? am i one of those people that was voting reform that's going to vote elsewhere? absolutely. i shan't be voting reform now. nigel's done that. >> wow. i'd like to read a few more comments out if i could. i'd like to read out your essays before the end of the show. some people are very supportive. rick says this. it's a strategic sound move. nigel's efforts would be wasted in britain. we need a younger generation to experience the misery and destruction caused by labour in order to create the same opportunity here, shazzer says. nigel's given 25 years to his country and he's been rewarded with derision and hatred. he received more than any politician since churchill. i respect his call to go to the usa and on that point, steve, is it worth saying that a lot of people believe that there's a huge, huge battle in some ways for the survival of the wes

here he is, richard tice. so your lot cost andy street , the west midlands.reet, the west midlands. do you not believe in competition, andrew? i mean, competition is a good thing, isn't it? and here's the thing. hang on, let me finish. i think he was a good man. i think you probably agree. >> no, i don't actually no . the >> no, i don't actually no. the reality is he was pro hs2, which is a massive white elephant, cost the country tens of billions of pounds. okay, so on that basis alone he deserved to be fired. and look the reality is we believe in competition. the tories used to believe andy street thinks the party needs to go to the left . forget that. why go to the left. forget that. why do you think it's doing so badly? because it's a socialist party. it'sjust badly? because it's a socialist party. it's just like the labour party. but what do you know about the labour guys? >> one. >> one. >> now look, i'm not pro any of them. frankly they're both awful. they're both forms of socialism. >> you're mine. only got 30,000 votes. pathetic. not even 3. but you'

richard tice, np.ad, it is difficult to find the story for the liberal democrats? i difficult to find the story for the liberal democrats?— difficult to find the story for the liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have _ liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have a _ liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have a very _ liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have a very good _ liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have a very good story - liberal democrats? i would disagree, i think we have a very good story to l i think we have a very good story to tell but it is obviously very early days and we are hopeful of seeing real progress in places like tunbridge wells, wokingham and dorset later today. so far all four councils we were defending, we have won, including in hull well be faced off against labour, we have made progress in suella braverman�*s back yard, we expect to make progress and thatis yard, we expe

i mean, wouldn't the best thing for you to do to go and have a boozy lunch with richard tice richard ces . out your differences. >> he's not interested in cooperating. well, i mean, look at maloney. she she basically italian prime minister. absolutely. she was doing she she's like she's like an italian. >> lois perry. if anyone's watching. >> right. yeah, i'm a little bit thinner. anyway. but, you know, she was doing quite. she was doing okay, but not that great. and then she thought, right, we need to collaborate. we need to work with the other parties. we are open to working with other parties on even labour or the or the tories or reform or when they share our values. and we will not put candidates up against people that share our values. that would be totally counter productive to do that. yeah. so but not everyone wants to collaborate or work together and can we go rapid fire now? >> just a few seconds. go on. you want to be the enemy of uncontrolled mass immigration? yes we certainly need to stop the boats. i think most people think that. yeah. what's an appropriate number for l

he was also at a polling station, as well as reform party leader richard tice, who was out casting hise this morning. today could be the warmest day of the year so far, after heavy rain and thunderstorms hit southern parts of england and wales overnight. two buildings in sussex were damaged by lightning strikes , damaged by lightning strikes, according to west sussex fire and rescue. a care home in elma was struck with damage to its roof, while a university building in chichester sustained damage to its roof and power system . the storms hit the system. the storms hit the south—east, south—west and wales . the met office has warned storms might cause travel disruption and some flooding, leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures . in other news, closures. in other news, students have set up sit in camps at some uk universities to protest israel's war against hamas . students in leeds, hamas. students in leeds, newcastle and bristol set up tents outside campus buildings in protest against the war in gaza. it comes amid violent clashes between the police and protester

reform uk leader richard tice has proposed a multi—billion pound tax on businesses for employing overseashe policy to tax employers who hire immigrant workers over british applicants. here he is making the announcement.

or john another, or richard tice or john redwood, or farage interviews tice or farage's former, another presenter patrick christys interviews farage or farage his wife. >> but you'll never get away with that on any other channel. nigel farage is critique of the conservative party. >> when i interviewed him last week, was brutal, yes, but how often do you get a true left wingers interviewing each other on gb news? once a year. you have that on channel 4 most nights of the week. well, you used to be on channel, you know, my criticisms of channel 4 news and i made them for a long time. >> and, and i did i've given a lecture about all of this. so it's no secret that i felt that in the, in the, in the, in the teens channel 4 news was biased to the left. now you know. so i've got to be consistent here. yeah. and i think that is it's as i think basically gb news is taking the mickey out of ofcom. ofcom have become so weak they feel under i don't know what's going on at ofcom. frankly the people running it are just not up to it and they but on this ruling actually, this ruling , i ruli

boris johnson probably returning as foreign secretary and welcoming the likes of ben habib and richard ticerty. as well as pursuing genuinely conservative policies , winning conservative policies, winning the next election suddenly becomes within reach as ever. let me know your thoughts. mail margaret gb news. com. well, i'm joined now by the deputy leader of the reform party, and soon i hope to become tory mp, ben habib. ben, thank you for joining me . we agree on so much, joining me. we agree on so much, don't we, ben? >> we ought to be in the same party. everything you said i absolutely applaud and i'm 100% behind. how could i disagree? you described the landscape that certainly i, nigel, richard and of course yourself pretty suella and a number of others in your party would wish to see. why wouldn't we? a championing of british private sector taking back control , british private sector taking back control, ditching unnecessary regulations, cutting taxes , taking the burden off taxes, taking the burden off them, working in middle class, getting rid of net zero, which is i've described m