it is the royal british legion that organises an annual march past of many veterans to honour those who in service of the country in two world wars, and the conflicts that have followed since. this year, that march past will be attended by many more veterans, open to the widest section of the armed forces community, not officially affiliated to the military community. travelling from as far afield as australia and canada. the oldest two march is a 100—year—old d—day veteran. also, children as young as eight representing charities and organisations associated with the british armed forces. yesterday was armistice day itself, the 11th of november, the country falling silent again for a two—minute silence. today, remembrance sunday, a much more formal affair with the attendance of senior royals and senior officials from government and the world of politics. it has been at the centre of some dispute this week. there has been a police cordon around large parts of london, particularly the cenotaph, and also horse guards parade. the royal british legion, that organises this, does so every year

it's andy from the royal british legion's p°ppy from the royal british legion's p°ppy andy from the royaldon poppy day. it's our biggest fundraising day the biggest fundraising day of the p°ppy biggest fundraising day of the poppy we're poppy appeal. and we're delighted today we've got delighted that today we've got over personnel in over 1000 military personnel in uniform london uniform have come into london with 1000 volunteer with over 1000 volunteer collectors as well. >> we're across 70 stations and transport we're hoping transport hubs, and we're hoping today raise over £1 million today will raise over £1 million for the armed forces community that need our help. >> from the royal british legion. >> and just today, you think today is. >> yeah, we're obviously we're quite nervous about that that figure. really figure. but we're also really excited. got we've got all the >> we've got we've got all the volunteers in place, the public has generosity already this has the generosity already this morning been incredible . morning has been incredible. >> so we're across the whole of the lon

than £161,000 for the royal british legion . we'll be finding british legion.oney is going to be spent on. you can still donate. it's just giving.com/paige fonnard slash gb news poppy . it's just gb news poppy. it's just giving.com/paige fonnard slash gb news poppy. and we're going to be talking to the royal british legion very, very shortly. patrick christys here on gb news. it's britain's news channel sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> welcome back. now, still to come, how 1 in 10 uk councils face bankruptcy . i think that's face bankruptcy. i think that's absolutely astonishing , isn't absolutely astonishing, isn't it? how on earth have we got into this position? is your council tax gone down or up recently? i suspect it's the latter. what's it being latter. what's it all being spent to know spent on? i know. i want to know that. but look, i've been raising bit for the raising a bit of money for the royal legion. what? have raising a bit of money for the royibeen legion. what? have raising a bit of money for the royibeen raisingion. what? have raising

jacob is this corporate culture now in the royal british legion? id of corporate culture is. it doesn't represent the people that it ought to be representing because when you're at events with the royal british legion, when they're doing things, they are people who have proper values, proper , and then they've proper beliefs, and then they've got sniffy woke leadership that thinks that gb news is beneath them. and it's just very sad after you've helped them raise £150,000. yeah. >> and i was out last year. i was out campaigning charlie was out campaigning with charlie mullins square and mullins in sloane square and a phone call came through from the legion. get them out of there. i don't know. but look, we're not making an accusation, anne. we're speculating. please. we're just speculating. please. somebody british legion somebody from the british legion come well done to come on and say, well done to patrick christys. that's enough for have a look at the for me. let's have a look at the whether alex deakin here with your from your latest weather up

return to the foreign office building and a signal will be given to the representative of the royal british legionssociation , the army benevolent association, the army benevolent fund, and the royal air forces association , as well as the association, as well as the royal commonwealth ex—services league transport for london and the royal british legion scotland to move fonnard now and lay their wreaths on the east side of the cenotaph. let's briefly bring in nick and michael. michael just reflect on what we've just seen over the course of a very moving and touching 30 minutes as it's always the same. >> it's always immensely dignified . and yet somehow today dignified. and yet somehow today i heard the silence more than i'd ever heard it before when the when big ben was striking 11, the striking of that bell somehow emphasises the silence behind and what some people were saying yesterday . liz saying yesterday. liz mcconnachie was saying it earlier , our chinook force earlier, our chinook force personnel , our veteran, she was personnel, our veteran, she was saying that yesterday , the noise sayi

but it was a little bit of help from the royal british legion. the help that ineededin right direction to the help that i needed in that transition. >> so how important was the royal british legion to you and that and transition ? that and that transition? >> important to me. so they >> very important to me. so they pointed towards the veterans pointed me towards the veterans uk and everything regards to support that i can get and certainly the support that they still lend to families and those who are leaving the service and those is really important work that needs carry on. definitely. >> and tell me about your school friends, jamie hutton . what was friends, jamie hutton. what was he like? >> jamie was was a right cheeky chapin >> jamie was was a right cheeky chap in school and he joined the royal marines. but unfortunately was killed in a training accident down in plymouth where he was with 42 commando in was a really lovely guy, really sorely missed. but to be able to attend his funeral was a right privilege to go in there with a sea of roya

history , royal british legion's history, continuing a tradition that beganin continuing a ed around an original wooden taken from the wooden cross taken from the battlefield grave of an unknown british soldier in the grounds of westminster abbey. mark smith served with the royal artillery and intelligence corps. he and the intelligence corps. he says seeing support every year for poppy appeal fills him for the poppy appeal fills him with gratitude. >> i feel immensely grateful. i really do. as a veteran, as an injured veteran and somebody who knows the reason why , why we do knows the reason why, why we do what we do for the poppy appeal to public support is to see the public support is humbling and it's wonderful and it's great to that they're it's great to know that they're not only thinking about those that gone before us, but that have gone before us, but those are around and those that are still around and those that are still around and those are still yet to come i >> john parks is an army veteran who served in the third staffordshire regiment between 1991 and 1994,

and micky, you've you know , and micky, you've you know, helped the royal british legion.rans back to normandy and you're very, very engaged with all of this. something has changed, doesn't it? >> yes , in- >> yes , i it? >> yes , i think it has. i think >> yes, i think it has. i think that it's the demographic of society, really, and it's the distances going backwards through the wars. i mean, coming back to the things that you were mentioning at the beginning of your introduction there, where your introduction there, where you being properly you see people being properly rounded on a little bit by the propeller palestinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|momentlestinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment .�*stinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's kind ps rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's kind of the moment. that's kind of separate to what i want to talk about a bit. but i think about a little bit. but i think that war first world war, that the war

and micky, you've you know , and micky, you've you know, helped the royal british legion.terans back to normandy and you're very, very engaged with all of this. something has changed, doesn't it? >> yes , in- >> yes , i it? >> yes , i think it has. i think >> yes, i think it has. i think that it's the demographic of society, really, and it's the distances going backwards through the wars. i mean, coming back to the things that you were mentioning at the beginning of your introduction there, where your introduction there, where you being properly you see people being properly rounded on a little bit by the propeller palestinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|momentlestinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment .�*stinian groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's groups rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's kind ps rounded on a little bit by the pr0|moment . that's kind of the moment. that's kind of separate to what i want to talk about a bit. but i think about a little bit. but i think that war first world war, that the wa

they attended the annual royal british legion�*s festival of remembrance.t the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. last post plays. yesterday, the nation observed armistice day with a two minute silence on the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, marking the end of the first world war. big ben strikes the hour. what do we want? cease fire! away from the cenotaph, thousands of people joined a pro—palestinian rally in the capital amid a huge police presence. these pictures show the scale of the demonstration, the largest to take place since the israel gaza war broke out last month. during the day, there were violent clashes between the police and counter—protesters, including far right supporters. more than 100 were arrested. they came intent on confrontation, intent on violence and intent on causing trouble. we've made a number of arrests, within the counter—protest, including for possession of a knife, possession of a baton, possession of class a drugs and assault on an emergency worker. the mayor of london, sadiq khan

and we find this the royal legion. time royal british legion.or them. they want that they're there want to know that they're there service on behalf of us, their sacrifice of their sacrifice and that of their families remembered. and families is remembered. and that's certainly what we're doing bringing our doing today, is bringing our community to remember community together to remember those that no those comrades that can no longer march with them. >> and the first time, >> and for the first time, individual veterans can take part in this march past, can't they? to me about that. >> well, for many years, the rbl team have worked with regimental associations. we work with over 300 associate nations to mass, almost 10,000 veterans to take part in the march past. but we know that veteran community know that the veteran community is and some veterans is changing and some veterans choose not to join regimental associations for many different reasons. but they might have their own their own small, more informal groups, or they might choose to remem

the royal british legion red poppy is remembrance for everyone but also thinks about civilians impactedortantly symbolises we all hope together for a peaceful future. find together for a peaceful future. and we know as — together for a peaceful future. and we know as well _ together for a peaceful future. and we know as well that as time marches on fewer and fewer veterans are able to make these sorts of events in person and their stories live born and that is the point of these events. remembering the stories and sacrifice and what people went through. sacrifice and what people went throu~h. �* . ., .,, through. and reflecting on those stories from _ through. and reflecting on those stories from over _ through. and reflecting on those stories from over a _ through. and reflecting on those stories from over a hundred - through. and reflecting on thosel stories from over a hundred years ago in the first world war and second world war and we will be marking tonight at the festival of remembrance and national servicemen and those who served in korea and the empire windrush generation and pa

return to the foreign office building and a signal will be given to the representative of the royal british legionthe royal navy association , the army benevolent association, the army benevolent fund, and the royal air forces association, as well as the royal commonwealth ex—services league transport for london and the royal british legion scotland to move fonnard now and lay their wreaths on the east side of the cenotaph . let's side of the cenotaph. let's briefly bring in nick and michael . well, michael, just michael. well, michael, just reflect on what we've just seen over the course of a very moving and touching 30 minutes. it's always the same. >> it's always immensely dignified . and yet somehow today dignified. and yet somehow today i heard the silence more than i'd ever heard it before when the when big ben was striking 11, the striking of that bell somehow emphasises the silence behind and what some people were saying yesterday say liz mcconnachie was saying it earlier. our nick force person, our veteran, she was saying that yesterday, the noise and i think she meant it most literally a

this is organised by the royal british legion. it is so important to so many people.re always oversubscribed in terms of the number of people who want to come on this march. there is a huge range of ages and organisations. close to 10,000 people marching from close t010,000 people marching from civilian_ close to 10,000 people marching from civilian and _ close to 10,000 people marching from civilian and armed forces organisations. aged between a 100—year—old d—day veteran, to someone who is eight years old. also, some people who are not members of associations. we saw some members of the windrush generation marching. yes. we saw some members of the windrush generation marching.— generation marching. yes, that has been an important _ generation marching. yes, that has been an important commemoration generation marching. yes, that has - been an important commemoration this year, we have worked closely with different organisations to make sure the service and sacrifice of that generation in the second world war and what they brought when they came backin and what they b

and that just shows exactly why the work done by the royal british legion during the poppy royal britishl is so, so important. it's supporting veterans like bernard and our current veterans as well. so if you can make sure you support the poppy appeal this year, sophia, i hope bernard won't be offended, just i'd love to offended, but i just i'd love to know how old is bernard ? bernard know how old is bernard? bernard they're asking me how old you are. would you would you mind revealing to the nation how old you are? oh yeah. that's amazing. >> thank you. i should be 100 in february. i'll be well, so there you go. >> he's 99 years old, but i think you're very well kept for 99. bernard, you'd never know. >> oh, he's absolutely fantastic. >> that's right, sydney legg. and when i was younger, i used to do a lot of track running. >> no wonder you're still so fit, then. there you go. track runner. so he said his only problem is arthritis in his knee. well, there's the secret to it. >> 90. scene 43. and i specialised in the one mile the world record was for six mile was for 16. >> well, there

and i tell you what, it i think what patrick christie's has done on gb news for the royal british legionhe started it. >> well, i think he heard that the british legion was struggling to get volunteers this year to sell poppies due to the demographic. and the ageing demographic. and so he to step in. and you he decided to step in. and you can still join that. currently it stands at £233,000, but patrick says he was expecting anything like that. >> and of course patrick hasn't raised it. >> you've raised it. you wonderful, wonderful people out there who've all dipped into your pockets in tough your pockets in these tough times to support the british legion, £233,000. fabulous, fantastic about the ageing demographic. >> but there are still young people in our army , in our armed people in our army, in our armed forces at the moment who are putting their lives on the line and in some cases losing their lives in conflicts all over the place . and you know, and the place. and you know, and the royal british legion helps them. yeah, it does. it's not just much older people. it's everybody. the

it is all going to the royal british legion.ance veterans. ahead of remembrance weekend, which is remarkably proving to be more controversial than arguably it has been for many, many years in this country. you can go to justgiving.com fonnard slash page, fonnard slash gb news. that's justgiving.com fonnard slash page, fonnard slash gb news to show our veterans and show our armed forces and show their families as well. some love. thank you. thank you. thank you a million times. thank love. thank you. thank you. tha|to you a million times. thank love. thank you. thank you. tha|to everybodyion times. thank love. thank you. thank you. tha|to everybody who's|es. thank love. thank you. thank you. tha|to everybody who's donated.( you to everybody who's donated. but you are watching and listening patrick christys listening to me patrick christys on gb news. so much more to bnng on gb news. so much more to bring you between and 6 pm. bring you between now and 6 pm. all the latest concerns as well of during of those protests during armist

and the poppy royal british legionhand out poppies, donations at poppies, collect donations at transport and offices transport hubs and offices throughout city. the throughout the city. it's the biggest collection of its biggest street collection of its kind of london. i bet kind outside of london. i bet it's better than any in london as well. just because it's it sounds like it's more organised. our north—west of england. reporter sophie reaper is there for us, soaking up the atmosphere hopefully atmosphere and hopefully collecting pennies as collecting a few pennies as well. sophie good morning to you both. >> i think you're just biased, stephen because you're from the nonh stephen because you're from the north west, but yes , we are now north west, but yes, we are now just a couple of days away from remembrance weekend. so poppy day is here in manchester. and joining now is alan whitmore joining me now is alan whitmore from the royal british legion. alan, thank you so much for your time this morning. to me time this

they attended the annual royal british legion�*s festival of remembrance. fist annual royal british legion'sce. at the coin: festival of remembrance. at the going down _ festival of remembrance. at the going down of— festival of remembrance. at the going down of the _ festival of remembrance. at the going down of the sun _ festival of remembrance. at the going down of the sun and - festival of remembrance. at the going down of the sun and in - festival of remembrance. at the | going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. bet morning, we will remember them. last post plays- — post plays. bagpipes skirl. yesterday, the nation observed armistice day, with a two—minute split was silence. on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, marking the end of the iith month, marking the end of the first world war. bell tolls. away from the cenotaph, thousands of people joined a from the cenotaph, thousands of peoplejoined a pro— palestinian rally in the capital, amid a huge police presence. these pictures show the scale of the demonstration, the largest to take place since the

well as royal british legion?re's no excuse for it whatsoever. i think the people who are demonstrating have to remind themselves that the reason they can do so is because people like jim henderson were prepared to go and do their bit wherever that may have been to protect the liberties that we enjoy in a free liberal democracy. and for him to be pushed around and possibly punched and assaulted is totally unacceptable. and itjust shows unacceptable. and it just shows that people have lost or some people have lost all sense of proportion in expressing their views . views. >> and as far as the apprehension of these thugs, stuart , the cctv footage is stuart, the cctv footage is clear as a bell. it was fact. it was on the front page of many national newspapers today. would you back the swift apprehension of these thugs ? of these thugs? >> oh, absolutely. i don't think that there is any doubt that the police who may have become soft in their approach over the past ten, 20 years need to take off the kid gloves when de

funds raised for the royal british legion will go towards supporting veterans and their families.t suspended. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds throughout today and the met office has several weather warnings in place. yellow weather warnings in place across london, surrey, the home counties, parts of essex for heavy rain and strong winds. but the coast of essex, there is an amber weather warning there. we could be seeing gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. elsewhere, widely 40 to 50 miles per hour and more exposed areas could get 60. heavy rain mixed in widely 20 to 30 millimetres. it's falling, of course, on saturated ground, so could lead to localised flooding. gradually it will start to clear at least a little overnight, becoming drier with some clear spells. but it is going to stay blustery overnight. you can see the isobars still quite close together. so as we head into friday, yes, it's going to be drier. we'll see some sunny spells. still can't rule out a shower tomorrow, but the breeze still there, just no

supporting a appeal a one day poppy appeal fundraiser by the fundraiser organised by the royal legion. royal britishe day collection across the town with 120 from 120 military personnel from raf cosford, the rifles. >> so let's go to jack carson in shrewsbury or shrewsbury, shrewsbury, thank shrewsbury, shrewsbury. thank you. that's why you. david davis that's why you're here. so correct . my you're here. so correct. my stupidity. right. morning jack. what's going on there ? you yeah. what's going on there? you yeah. >> good morning to you both. well we're here. well, i would say shrewsbury town centre, but there we go. but as you can probably see, milling all around me, military me, there are military personnel, 120, as you mentioned. we've also got veterans well, all veterans here as well, all raising those funds for raising those vital funds for the poppy appeal. of course, we've got armoured cars. you can see me as well. it's not see behind me as well. it's not just about raising that money. it's about education and it's also about education and educating about educating people all about the pop

i understand the royal british legion have said there should be a right to protest, former commandercalm reflection and many will question how people are able to do that, to remember those who have given their lives in the service of this country when there is a very large possibly the largest march going onjust a mile or so away across london and perhaps the timing of this is the problem, maybe choosing another day would still allow you the right to protest but choose one that is a little bit more sensitive given that people will want to date to be a day of quiet reflection. i want to date to be a day of quiet reflection. ., want to date to be a day of quiet reflection-— want to date to be a day of quiet reflection. ., ., ,, ., ,., , reflection. i would make two points are not, armistice _ reflection. i would make two points are not, armistice day _ reflection. i would make two points are not, armistice day is _ reflection. i would make two points are not, armistice day is also - reflection. i would make two points| are not, armistice day is also about remembering those who have die

. £181,000 in under two days for our royal british legion's poppy appeal. veterans seem to find themselves at the back of the queue when in need support or queue when in need of support or housing or even just the basic respect that they so clearly deserve. so thank you all for helping to put this right. and if you are yet to donate or dare i it, you want to donate i say it, you want to donate again, you can go to justgiving .com fonnard slash page fonnard slash gb news. poppy. that's just giving .com fonnard slash page fonnard slash gb news poppy . with everything going on in .with everything going on in this country at the moment, it is great to see the patriotic majority coming out in force so well done and thank you, everybody. i will also crown tonight's greatest britain and union. jack acas. and i'll bring you a first look at tomorrow's newspaper. front pages , the hot newspaper. front pages, the hot off the press there in front of me. now and they'll be with you in just sec. but right now, in just a sec. but right now, it's news with tatiana . it's n

just look at what happened to those that were out for the royal british legion on charing cross stationlast saturday afternoon. there they were absolutely surrounded ended. now they put on a pretty phlegmatic performance in the middle of all of this, but i've no doubt they must have felt pretty intimidated in that picture. i think is an absolute disgrace. that picture tells us that for all the much vaunted talk of the huge success we have made in this country, the huge success we've made in terms of multiculturalism , um, the whole multiculturalism, um, the whole thing is a massive success. we can see here in our country we have a significant number of people with whom we have no shared history , with whom we shared history, with whom we have no shared culture and who it seems have absolute no respect whatsoever either for our ways, our customs, our traditions , or indeed our traditions, or indeed our national act of commemoration . national act of commemoration. the vast majority of the british pubuc the vast majority of the british public do not think this march should go ahead on arm

just look at what happened to those that were out for the royal british legion on charing cross stationlast saturday afternoon. there they were absolutely surrounded ended. now they put on a pretty phlegmatic performance in the middle of all of this, but i've no doubt they must have felt pretty intimidated in that picture. i think is an absolute disgrace. that picture tells us that for all the much vaunted talk of the huge success we have made in this country, the huge success we've made in terms of multiculturalism , um, the whole multiculturalism, um, the whole thing is a massive success. we can see here in our country we have a significant number of people with whom we have no shared history , with whom we shared history, with whom we have no shared culture and who it seems have absolute no respect whatsoever either for our ways, our customs, our traditions , or indeed our traditions, or indeed our national act of commemoration . national act of commemoration. the vast majority of the british pubuc the vast majority of the british public do not think this march should go ahead on arm

has it, to your knowledge, affected in any way what the royal british legion will be doing over the courseinly don't believe so . certainly don't believe so. >> now, we've only really heard today from a few different parts , us such as british transport police, who were quick to put out a protest today to say that this, of course, is under investigation and said that they have been combing over footage and they're working extremely closely with scotrail. then we also heard from poppy, scotland, who protected the right to peaceful protest . however, peaceful protest. however, obviously, the welfare of the volunteers quite an important word that volunteers . he word that volunteers. he certainly wasn't paid to be in that situation. he was there on his own free time. well they said that he is resting up well at home and he would like to extend his thanks again to those railway staff . now, of course, railway staff. now, of course, armistice day here at the weekend. we have heard from the scottish palestinian solidarity campaign. i was at a protest there in glasgow on saturday and they made it

has it, to your knowledge, affected in any way what the royal british legion will be doing over the courseinly don't believe so . certainly don't believe so. >> now, we've only really heard today from a few different parts , us such as british transport police, who were quick to put out a protest today to say that this, of course, is under investigation and said that they have been combing over footage and they're working extremely closely with scotrail. then we also heard from poppy, scotland, who protected the right to peaceful protest . however, peaceful protest. however, obviously, the welfare of the volunteers quite an important word that volunteers . he word that volunteers. he certainly wasn't paid to be in that situation. he was there on his own free time. well they said that he is resting up well at home and he would like to extend his thanks again to those railway staff . now, of course, railway staff. now, of course, armistice day here at the weekend. we have heard from the scottish palestinian solidarity campaign. i was at a protest there in glasgow on saturday and they made it

philippa rawlins from the royal british legion explained what the royal family means to those marchinghere's a very close relationship between the whole of the royal household and the armed forces community, and it means lot to the veterans to means a lot to the veterans to have a senior member of the royal family here with them today. taking their salute makes them incredibly proud. >> our armed forces >> the work of our armed forces spreads and wide , and not spreads far and wide, and not all of it's glamorous or particularly exciting, but important work happens every day to keep britain safe . raaf to keep britain safe. raaf veteran nikki beaudet suggests it's all about putting your country before yourself . country before yourself. >> if veterans come in all shapes and sizes and what what we don't often see on the news is the work that the military people are doing in the background and all of our security services actually, just because you can't it, it because you can't see it, it doesn't mean it's not happening. and that people and it doesn't mean that people aren't lives on are

now, this is a special guest who's collecting donations for the royal british legion., you know, we spoke just a couple of days ago, but your your charity collections going through the roof, my friend. congratulations. well done. >> were hoping for 100,000. >> you were hoping for 100,000. and look at it now, nearly at 200 . 200. >> i know. hopefully we can get to 200,000. it is just giving .com fonnard slash page four slash gb news poppy . but there's slash gb news poppy. but there's a man here who's also doing some stellar stuff when it comes to our veterans. is veterans our veterans. and it is veterans minister johnny mercer. johnny good how are you? good morning. how are you? >> yeah good. yeah, good. >> and so well, tell us why you're what you're doing, you're here, what you're doing, what's firstly, what's going on? look firstly, i want well done for your want to say well done for your efforts right down in brighton. >> nearly £180,000 just >> i mean, nearly £180,000 just by out there, an by getting out there, seeing an issue getting there and issue and getting ou

royal albert on saturday night, albert hall on saturday night, and witness, a rather life and a witness, a rather life affirming moment at the of affirming moment at the end of the british the royal british legion hope orchestra played land of hope and people joined in. and glory and people joined in. i wonder whether this i just wonder whether that this may where most people are. may be is where most people are. despite all the dreadful weekend . have look at what . let's have a look at what i was able to film . for there's a slice maybe of what people really think. despite all of the horrors that we can people do try to want this country to do best by itself. now, after weeks of speculation, gb news is very own. nigel farage has confirmed the very big he's to the jungle big news. he's off to the jungle for month. month. nigel for next month. month. nigel will be giving up his creature comforts appear comforts and his beers to appear as a contestant down under in the series of i'm a the latest series of i'm a celebrity. of here. celebrity. get me out of here. take a look at what he's got in store. >> my name is jamie lynn spears. hi, guys . hi, guys. >> i'm marvin humes. >> i'm marvin humes. >

you are director of remembrance at the royal legion well. royal british legion as well.u know, what does it put on, you know, what does it mean to days like this. and mean to you days like this. and what when it comes to 11:00, will you be remembering? >> think just as we were >> i think i was just as we were waiting come air, i was waiting to come on air, i was thinking my granddad who thinking about my granddad who served a desert rat in in the served as a desert rat in in the second world war. we have second world war. and we have the memorial. and the desert rats memorial. and i found that service really poignant moving. you know, poignant and moving. you know, my never spoke to me my grandfather never spoke to me about part about that, but i know it's part of family history and, you of my family history and, you know, i think about what he know, and i think about what he went through. but i can also think memories think of those family memories of the garden and of walking around the garden and telling my how to telling me my sister how to prune roses, because that

mps today have had to urge brits to wear them with pride and in solidarity with royal british legion volunteers as amid intimidation, threats of violence and verbal abuse . what violence and verbal abuse. what is going on and should there be a vote in uk parliament whether or not to demand a ceasefire in the israel—hamas conflict? and another day and another bashing for suella braverman? when is there not quite frankly. anyway, she's written an article saying that basically the police favour left wing protesters over the right wing ones and a harsher on the latter. is she right? and of course, you guessed it, many are saying that sunak needs to give her the boot. does he . yes. i'm her the boot. does he. yes. i'm looking forward to robust debate on all those topics . aaron on all those topics. aaron bastani and lord daniel moylan alongside me and of course , you alongside me and of course, you at home. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live for tonight's latest headlines . at 6:00. >> i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . labour says suella newsroom. labour says suella braverman

cold their to cold have given up their time to actually support royal actually support the royal british legionle dragging, monobrow . monobrow thugs. >> i think actually it's interesting that the two that have defaced the cenotaph in rochdale were teenagers because i think they alleged i don't think they alleged alleged sorry. i don't think that schools know how to handle this topic because my kids schools will talk about everything all the gender politics, all identity stuff politics, all the identity stuff that's very fashionable. however, my 14 year however, i said to my 14 year old, you discussed this war old, have you discussed this war at school? she no, not at at school? she said, no, not at all. really? not at all. and i think that's that fear think that's because that fear that there from that we just heard there from sophie people sophie reaper about the people that to, i think that she's speaking to, i think a teachers, they feel a lot of teachers, they feel this is so complex and so historical, all that there historical, all that and there is so much nuance in who threw the first s

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and obviously the royal british legion is great that . but the great at doing that. that we get when we do events like this is absolutely and do absolutely phenomenal. and we do raise an absolute load of money to do those those works that we are so desperately needed around the military community and as one of those people who's had that help in the past, i can only say thank you to everybody who out and helps us and who comes out and helps us and everybody who comes out and donates. absolutely donates. it's absolutely brilliant , donates. it's absolutely brilliant, fabulous donates. it's absolutely brilliant , fabulous. brilliant, fabulous. >> jack, thanks very much indeed . i think that's really important. and a great thing. well done to everyone taking part in that this afternoon. absolutely >> plenty more to come in the next hour. we will, of course, be at the king's speech be looking at the king's speech and also looking at the king's body language with a body language expert. stay with . good afternoon. it is 2:00 and you're with gb news live with pip tomson an

shropshire council is supporting a appeal organised a one day poppy appeal organised by british legion, and by the royalel from cosford raf shawbury and the rifles. well, let's go to jack carson who's there today and he's with people who are taking part in all of this, one of which is a is a man from west belfast, paddy mccartney. tell us more, jack yeah . us more, jack yeah. >> good morning to you both. we're here, of course, right in the heart of shrewsbury. you mentioned those military personnel. we've seen them personnel. we've just seen them all course, all march up ready, of course, to onto the streets today to go out onto the streets today and raise money for the poppy appeal. but you're right. i appeal. but you're right. and i am joined paddy mccartney. am joined by paddy mccartney. paddy, a little bit paddy, just tell us a little bit about service. about your service. >> morning, jack. i >> good morning, jack. yeah, i was army for ten years. i was in the army for ten years. i served in the first gulf war. i served in the first gulf war. i served in the first gulf war. i served in bosnia. yeah,

i've seen many cadets wearing uniform in southampton city centre raising money for the royal british legionhat visible picture on the ground so that people can see what they're andre portasio four fs i think it's terribly important , four fs i think it's terribly important, isn't do you think it was right for the pro—palestine march to go ahead ? march to go ahead? >> i don't know . >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> and look, i'm very , very or i >> and look, i'm very, very or i believe the freedom of speech and freedom of expression is very, very important. and that's what our our for fathers fought for and fought to . and fought to for and fought to. and fought to maintain and make sure we had the right to do . however the right to do. however i believe that what a lot of these people in these protest want to do is persuade people of their point of view and do and to point of view and to do and to persuade people of your point of view. you need to bring people together that together and believe that marching , this this marching on this day, this this day that's sacred to many, many pe

one of the important aspects of the poppy appeal itself is to raise important funds for the royal british legiond other charities to support those who may require help, whether mental, physical or others. and indeed the families as well. so it's important on this special day for us to reflect not just of thanks and the gratitude of those who've worn the uniform in the past. those past sacrifices rightly in the first and second world wars, but also those who have served more recently to make sure that we do provide the necessary support they require. if they require it now or in the future . future. >> yeah, it always shocks me the proportion of homeless people in the united kingdom who have served for queen and country now king and country of course, in the past. does that show that there's been some sort of failure in terms of support , in failure in terms of support, in terms of not just charitable support, but state support for those who've worn the king's uniform? >> you know, johnny mercer, the veterans minister, and i prior to that and other veterans ministers have worked very hard to make

i've seen many cadets wearing uniform in southampton city centre raising money for the royal british legionat we have that visible picture on the ground so that people can see what they're andre portasio four fs i think it's terribly important, isn't do you think it was right for the pro—palestine march to go ahead ? march to go ahead? >> i don't know . >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> and look, i'm very , very or i >> and look, i'm very, very or i believe the freedom of speech and freedom of expression is very, very important. and that's what our our for fathers fought for and fought to . and fought to for and fought to. and fought to maintain and make sure we had the right to do . however the right to do. however i believe that what a lot of these people in these protest want to do is persuade people of their point of view and do and to point of view and to do and to persuade people of your point of view. you need to bring people together that together and believe that marching , this this marching on this day, this this day that's sacred to many, many people. this country just people

royal albert on saturday night, albert hall on saturday night, and witness, a rather life and a witness, a rather life affirming moment at the of affirming moment at the end of the british the royal british legionpe orchestra played land of hope and people joined in. and glory and people joined in. i wonder whether this i just wonder whether that this may where most people are. may be is where most people are. despite all the dreadful weekend . have look at what . let's have a look at what i was able to film . for there's a slice maybe of what people really think. despite all of the horrors that we can people do try to want this country to do best by itself. now, after weeks of speculation, gb news is very own. nigel farage has confirmed the very big he's to the jungle big news. he's off to the jungle for month. month. nigel for next month. month. nigel will be giving up his creature comforts appear comforts and his beers to appear as a contestant down under in the series of i'm a the latest series of i'm a celebrity. of here. celebrity. get me out of here. take a look at what he's got in store. >> my name is jamie lynn spears. hi, guys . hi, guys. >> i'm marvin humes. >> i'm marvin humes. >> m

brilliant for the royal british legion in about five days. can i just days.nda their more than keith? linda and their dog clearly in dog who are clearly tuning in that, this ? we've got that, oh, what's this? we've got a bit of this is from . oh, good. a bit of this is from. oh, good. all right. so this is there's apparently been more tension between nigel and fred in the jungle. you know, arch—remainer, the maitre d from first date. but this is a little reminder for you of what kicked off between nigel and fred yesterday i >> remember your poster, which i thought, well, i thought it was shameful what you did. >> nigel. >> nigel. >> sadly, sadly , it was >> sadly, sadly, it was absolutely true . mass young men absolutely true. mass young men moving illegally through across borders , but it was about borders, but it was about demonising migrants. >> that was wrong. >> that was wrong. >> no, it wasn't even your view. it was. but it wasn't . it was. but it wasn't. >> it's not only just my view. >> it's not only just my view. >> right? so we're going to take you

they attended the annual royal british legion's festival of remembrance.

philippa rawlins from the royal british legion explained what the royal family means to those marchingween the whole of the royal household and the armed forces community, and it means lot to the veterans to means a lot to the veterans to have senior member of the have a senior member of the royal family with them royal family here with them today. >> taking their salute makes today. >> taincredibly salute makes today. >> taincredibly proud. makes them incredibly proud. >> our armed forces >> the work of our armed forces spreads far and wide and not all of its glamorous or particularly exciting. but important work happens every day to keep britain safe . raaf veteran nikki britain safe. raaf veteran nikki beaudet suggests it's all about putting your country before yourself . yourself. >> if veterans come in all shapes and sizes and what what we don't often see on the news is the work that the military people are doing in the background and all of our security services just security services actually, just because it , it because you can't see it, it doesn't mean it's not happening. >>

defend the cenotaph to perhaps defend the area of whitehall people who are in support of the royal british legionrhaps more legion, but also perhaps more extreme groups as well. that may well be looking for a fight. extreme groups as well. that may well be looking for a fight . but well be looking for a fight. but at what point does the calculation potentially change for the metropolitan police? after all, they saw fit to ban a march by the english defence league around a decade ago . league around a decade ago. >> yes. well, they can decide to ask the home secretary ultimately , the request has to ultimately, the request has to go from them to the home secretary. she would then say, yes, the march is banned. they could change their mind . and of could change their mind. and of course, yes, they are very concerned about that. i was at the pro—palestinian press fest on saturday up in trafalgar square. then i came down to the cenotaph to talk to guys who'd been there all day with union jacks. now, it had all been very good humoured , but a good humoured, but a pro—palestinian protester later came d