sadiq khan adding their voices. sadiq khan adding their voices. khan said substantial escalation was likely —— scottish labour anas sarwar. that's why they needed vital aid to reach those who needed vital aid to reach those who needed it gaza. andy burnham said given the humanitarian disaster unfolding in gaza, he was also going to back calls for the ceasefire and the scottish labour leader anas sarwar saying these were dark times. he and sadiq khan have been clear they believe israel has broken international law, which is not something labour leadership is saying. it is not necessarily unusualfor saying. it is not necessarily unusual for scottish labour because of the way devolution works to have a different position on issues from the wider labour party, but certainly, this call for a ceasefire coming from the mayors is out of step with what the labour leadership is saying. so you might be thinking, what is the difference between a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire? this was something we put to, that was put to shadow environment secretary stev

but i and you can look to causes and say sadiq khan . but i don't say sadiq khan.nk anything i cannot think of anything. khan has anything. sadiq khan has actually would , you actually said that would, you know, make him someone you would suggest who you would pointing this out. yeah, he's quite the opposite. he has on any force he's got. he's he stood up for the jewish community on a number of occasions. margaret hodges of course, jewish and represents the of the east london constituency of barking, a dog barking, has said it's a dog whistle. i do think there's whistle. and i do think there's something nice about the leader of dog whistle it happens. >> so i'm so annoyed. i didn't see that joke. >> i wasn't proud of it, to be honest. >> but i couldn't help it. >> but i couldn't help it. >> now you're making me hate jews. i hate you specifically and i'm moving on to the guardian now. >> i think >> carry and i think the republican party are copying gb news by booting people out. >> is just happened, >> no, this is just happened, isn't this is kevin mccarthy isn't it

and there you have sadiq khan , who has a very large sadiq khan, who has a very large influence on the , is calling for police, is calling for a ceasefire , is against policy, ceasefire, is against policy, against labour party policy. >> are you. just a minute. we keep talking about sadiq . and keep talking about sadiq. and this is because because i'm joining the dots between kozbar, who's on the cps , on the who's on the cps, on the committee for the cps scrutiny of hate crime. please, let's not. >> and sadiq khan, who's calling for ceasefire, which is basically undermining israel's ability to take hamas to task . ability to take hamas to task. and this is what we're seeing on the streets of london. >> ben, the reason sadiq sadiq, as you quite rightly call him i'm sorry, always call him i'm sorry, i always call him sadiq. reason he calling sadiq. the reason he is calling for ceasefire is because for a ceasefire is because i mean, a the aims of israel, i mean, a the aims of israel, i mean, anybody is now saying this is never going to be met. at the moment. they are there are there is a

i remember when donald trump and sadiq khan was trump came and sadiq khan was was was fine for a giante the capital city. i'm right in saying there was a hoo ha that he had to approve that. yeah assumption that. yeah my assumption would be he's had to approve this be that he's had to approve this as well. >> i think i donated the >> i think i donated for the counter one, which was to have a giant blimp of sadiq khan. >> sadiq did not get raised >> sadiq khan did not get raised , i can't but i , i can't remember, but i remember to it. remember donating to it. >> end of the day, if >> but at the end of the day, if it wasn't the people that it wasn't for the people that died wars this died in these wars in this country, be sat country, we wouldn't be sat here. have the here. we wouldn't have the freedoms that have, you know, freedoms that we have, you know, so we have to honour these people . it's because of them people. it's because of them that to live our that we're able to live our lives. don't care who's lives. now, i don't care who's protesting there. it's in bad taste. we've had ex

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on bbc london, the mayor sadiq khan calls for a ceasefire in gaza.tay with us here in bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from jerusalem. large explosions have been seen in the gaza strip tonight as the israeli army says it's increasing the number of air strikes on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. communications in gaza — including mobile phone and internet — have been cut off. in response to the intensified bombardment, the armed wing of hamas, designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says that it has fired a barrage of rockets towards israel. this is the scene in gaza tonight. and this is the scene in nasser hospital in khan younis in southern gaza, where people are gathered after being told to leave the north of the territory by israel. the director general of the world health organization said tonight it has lost contact with its staff in gaza and with its humanitarian partners on the ground, and that he is "gravely c

we will take the fight sadiq khan and take the fight to sadiq khan and we will have sure that we will have to make sure that we vote him out in may's mayoral elections. surely matthew, you know, or health know, some some nurse or health worker going to work in the middle has got middle of london has got to go through blackwall tunnel, through the blackwall tunnel, pay through the blackwall tunnel, pay much pay goodness knows how much money way is £4 each money £4 each way is £4 each way, extra ulez charge way, plus the extra ulez charge is it worth going to work? >> well , all i is it worth going to work? >> well, all i came is it worth going to work? >> well , all i came here is it worth going to work? >> well, all i came here on the tube and all those people working harder than me , all working harder than me, all those you're talking those nurses that you're talking about take the tube have to about who take the tube have to pay day about who take the tube have to pay day because you've got pay every day because you've got to pay investment in to pay for investment in transport. an

we will take the fight sadiq khan and take the fight to sadiq khan and we will have sure that we willwill have to make sure that we vote him out in may's mayoral elections. surely matthew, you know, or health know, some some nurse or health worker going to work in the middle has got middle of london has got to go through blackwall tunnel, through the blackwall tunnel, pay through the blackwall tunnel, pay much pay goodness knows how much money way is £4 each money £4 each way is £4 each way, extra ulez charge way, plus the extra ulez charge is it worth going to work? >> well , all i is it worth going to work? >> well, all i came is it worth going to work? >> well , all i came here is it worth going to work? >> well, all i came here on the tube and all those people working harder than me , all working harder than me, all those you're talking those nurses that you're talking about take the tube have to about who take the tube have to pay day about who take the tube have to pay day because you've got pay every day because you've got to pay investment in to pay for investment in transport

labour sadiq khan well , sadiq your side?iq khan well, sadiq khan is doing a great job and i really welcome the improvements in air quality that my constituents in east ham have benefited from, benefited from the ulez came in here several years ago , so there was several years ago, so there was one constituent who came to see me who was worried about it . me who was worried about it. >> but, you know, it went in really with very little comment andits really with very little comment and it's definitely contribute to a much appreciated improvement in local air quality. and of course, there's more that needs to be done, but it's a big step in the right direction. >> there has been some criticism of sadiq khan in the week for taking his eye off the ball when it comes to knife crime in the capital. you'll be familiar with the tragic death of elianne andam on wednesday in croydon . andam on wednesday in croydon. has he been focusing too much on some of these green policies and not enough on trying to rid the capital of lethal blade

sadiq khan. are these two ever going to see eye to eye on anything?have his eye on the job that sir keir currently operating ? currently currently operating? currently owns ? owns? >> i'm sure sadiq sort of thinks at one stage you might finally make it to become prime minister, but that is somewhere in the future . you're absolutely in the future. you're absolutely right. there are a lot of things they don't see eye to eye on, but particularly on this issue that sadiq khan's position is well known . he is demanding a well known. he is demanding a ceasefire . he's going against ceasefire. he's going against the labour leadership and that battle will continue . battle will continue. >> i'll the interesting to watch. thank you very much. that's nigel nelson, our senior political commentator there, joining us from his home. now. you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom plenty more to bring you in just a moment. we'll be discussing the just giving page set up for two police officers sacked over the stop and search of two black

so sadiq khan , he's defying keir sadiq khan, he's defying keir starmer , so there's more starmer, so more division in the labour party. he's saying, hey, we've got to stop this . and of this stop this. and of course this has been headache for labour stop this. and of course this has beesomeeadache for labour stop this. and of course this has beesome time. |e for labour stop this. and of course this has beesome time. there's bour stop this. and of course this has beesome time. there's lots now for some time. there's lots of division. the mayor of london demanded that his party back an end to israel's military action in a shock move that was swiftly supported by andy berman. the labour mayor of manchester and anas sannar , the scottish labour anas sannar, the scottish labour leader . so yeah , he's not up anas sannar, the scottish labour leader. so yeah , he's not up for leader. so yeah, he's not up for it . it. >> um, it's quite well, i'm watching labour sort of try and miss an open goal in this election. i mean they're in trouble for anti semitism now. they're trouble they're they're

i think the and sadiq khan, who the police and sadiq khan, who has responsibility for the met police,sked to direct them more strongly. he should be saying expect to be saying i expect arrest to be made and that will put a marker down. we have to be tough on this start as we mean to go on. >> khan was very slow off >> sadiq khan was very slow off the mark to even condemn >> sadiq khan was very slow off tidon't rk to even condemn >> sadiq khan was very slow off tidon't knoweven condemn >> sadiq khan was very slow off tidon't know whether demn >> sadiq khan was very slow off tidon't know whether you noticed i don't know whether you noticed mark drakeford in wales was very slow the mark. humza yousaf slow off the mark. humza yousaf as well, who actually has family in palestine . he was a little in palestine. he was a little slow off the mark to condemn. i think that's not appropriate when you're in positions of power in this country . power in this country. >> listen, was in the labour >> listen, i was in the labour party nearly 30 years and the reality is that the labour party relies he

after the ulez debacle, harming khan. debacle, harming sadiq khan.y e.- it is. >> they to give up >> well, they need to give up better candidates the tory better candidates from the tory party mayor, you party for london mayor, you know, boris know, like, well, maybe boris would come back. >> he come back. he's >> no, he can't come back. he's on news. on gb news. >> no. >> no. >> well, we'll see. we'll see. a lot of commentators are saying no, a very good signing. no, it's a very good signing. it's brilliant. and the only thing remember the thing to remember is that the only you rely on with only thing you can rely on with bofis only thing you can rely on with boris johnson is his unreliability. whether unreliability. so whether he turns or well, let's see. >> do you feel sorry for his producers? yeah, absolutely. >> i'm sure they'll whip him into shape back there. >> don't think we >> i wonder. i don't think we want whip into shape, do want to whip him into shape, do we? anyway, he'll be. he'll we? but anyway, he'll be. he'll be worth watching, won't

, it it it begs belief that he is a dried in the world labor man, i mean no one is ever accused sadiq khan of being particularly radical, but it seems this is how any idea that you are not paroting the washington line, the line coming out of kenness, in in the temporary entity, and of course coming out of the war rooms of downing street, then suddenly your own position could be at at risk, let just put something to you, you mentioned very clearly there when you were introducing this piece that he is. following instead with the scottish first minister uh has relatives caught up in this situation, he is following in the footsteps of shinfaine leaders of people coming from the north of ireland and from the island of ireland itself, saying this is simply inhumane to have anything else then even if we want to dress it up and call it a humanitarian seats fire, some more aid can go in so you can pack people up so you can them some more, it seems a very... bottom of what we've come to expect from our politicians, people across the world continue to stage rallies in support of palestinis. thousands

that as as far as i'm concerned, so then the question is, well what about people like rishi sunak, sadiq khan, are lighting up our government offices with the flag of the occupier, that is a political statement, that's a political move, and anything they say around that is just bluster. muslims need to realize that if our opponents, the occupiers of the palestinian. homes and lands, if they're going to pull a political move, muslims need to pull a political move as well, so what i'm here today inshaallah is to help bring uh, just bring out people to uh help us with our campaign for the general election inshallah next year, we have to send a strong message to uh the whole world that the british government doesn't speak for us, and we in the uk have to do everything in our power to disrupt this relationship, the... um the british government will willingness to stand by as israel calls for new waves of war crimes uh completely in violation of the geneva course, which both israel and the uk are signatories to, is appalling, but right now is it time for celebration. the steadfast resistance has gi

everybody thought it was a pushover , easy for sadiq khan. pushover, easy for sadiq khan.head of you in the latest poll. is that down to your huge personality and vision or is it down to his hated expansion of the ultra low emission zone? oh, i think there's lots of reasons for this. >> i mean, obviously, the expansion zone is a disaster because he didn't listen to what anybody wanted. he never listens to what anybody wants . he does to what anybody wants. he does exactly he thinks he'll do. exactly what he thinks he'll do. but i've said all along, i will stop on day one, which i stop it on day one, which i will. people also very, will. but people are also very, very concerned about policing in london. i mean, we've seen some tragic instances just in the last couple of couple of days, really. and, you know, he has got to get a grip. but if not, i will absolutely get a grip. and those that know me know policing is my absolute passion. and i'm very concerned about things that go london and we need to go on in london and we need to put it right. >> it's a brutal bear pit that

that as as far as i'm concerned, so then the question is, well what about people like rishi sunak, sadiq khan, are lighting up our government offices with the flag of the occupier, that is a political statement, that's a political move, and anything they say around that is just bluster, muslims need to realize. that if our opponents, the occupiers of the palestinian homes and lands, if they're going to pull a political move, muslims need to pull a political move as well, so what i'm here today inshaallah is to help bring uh, just bring out people to uh help us with our campaign for the general election inshallah next year, we have to send a strong message to uh the whole world that the british government doesn't speak for us and we in the uk have to do everything in our power to dis drop this relationship, the um the british government will willingness to stand by as israel calls for new waves of war crimes, completely in violation of the geneva course, which both israel and the uk are signatories to, is appalling, but right now is it time for celebration, the steadfast resistance has given u

that as as far as i'm concerned, so then the question is: what about people like rishi sunnak, sadiq khan who are lighting up our government offices with the flag of the occupier? that is a political statement, that's a political move, and anything they say around that is just bluster. muslims need to realize that if our opponents, the occupiers of the palestinian homes and lands, if they're going to pull a political move, muslims need to pull a political move as well, so what i'm here today, inshallah is to help bring uh, just bring out people to uh help us with our campaign. for the general election inshallah next year. we have to send a strong message to uh the whole world that the british government doesn't speak for us and we in the uk have to do everything in our power to disrupt this relationship. the um the british government will willingness to stand by as israel calls for new waves of war crimes uh completely in violation of the geneva course with which both israel and the uk are signatories to, is appalling, but right now is it time for celebration, the steadfast resistance has

this by sadiq khan have exposed.ng that's been going on with electricity bills for example, for years. and it's this is what we're doing in the name of net zero is actually taxing the poor disproportion , taxing the poor disproportion, honestly and in some cases , not honestly and in some cases, not just exempting the rich, but making them richer. do you understand why there's such pubuc understand why there's such public fury over that ? public fury over that? >> well, let me ask you this, nigel. would you agree with me that actually, yes, the rich should pay more? so, for example, the rich should pay a lot more for flying and the rich should pay higher rates of tax to cover the green changes that we all now want to make. the changes on climate and on nature would you agree with me on that? >> well , don't you i would you agree with me on that? >> well, don't you i think >> well, don't you see? i think we're getting to absolute we're getting to the absolute truth green truth of what the green movement's about. it's

this by sadiq khan have exposed.ng that's been going on with electricity bills for example, for years. and it's this is what we're doing in the name of net zero is actually taxing the poor disproportion , taxing the poor disproportion, honestly and in some cases , not honestly and in some cases, not just exempting the rich, but making them richer. do you understand why there's such pubuc understand why there's such public fury over that ? public fury over that? >> well, let me ask you this, nigel. would you agree with me that actually, yes, the rich should pay more? so, for example, the rich should pay a lot more for flying and the rich should pay higher rates of tax to cover the green changes that we all now want to make. the changes on climate and on nature would you agree with me on that? >> well , don't you i would you agree with me on that? >> well, don't you i think >> well, don't you see? i think we're getting to absolute we're getting to the absolute truth green truth of what the green movement's about. it's

applause and our london mayoral candidate, susan hall, is doing a greatjob of holding sadiq khan to accountlondoners, you will be safer with susan. cheering and applause and i am clear, there are some crimes so heinous that those who perpetrate them should spend the rest of their lives behind bars. so i can confirm that we will legislate for sexual and sadistic murderers to carry a full life term with no prospect of release. we are going to change this country, and that means life means life. that should not be a controversial position. the vast majority of people agree with it. and it also should not be controversial for parents to know what their children are being taught in school about relationships. patients should know when hospitals are talking about men or women. and we should not get bullied... applause and we should not get bullied into believing that people can be any sects they want to be. they cannot. a man is a man, and a woman is a women. that isjust a man is a man, and a woman is a women. that is just common sense. we should also never be afraid to talk about the thing that

we've seen sadiq khan , the mayor we've seen sadiq khan, the mayor of london, and also scottish labourcall for an immediate ceasefire . now the official ceasefire. now the official labour opposition, sir keir starmer, is calling for a humanitarian pause. peter kyle was on broadcast media. he's the shadow science minister , saying shadow science minister, saying that really this is just dancing on the head of a pin, whether you call it a pause or a ceasefire . but there needs to be ceasefire. but there needs to be a huge focus now on getting aid into gaza. i think it's worth noting that the shadow foreign secretary, david lammy , is secretary, david lammy, is beginning a three day trip to the middle east today, starting in jordan , also going to qatar in jordan, also going to qatar and egypt, but certainly the unity that there was within the labour party when this conflict began back . on october the 7th began back. on october the 7th and in the days following is certainly disappear ing. and as you say , the labour mayors, the you say, the labour mayors, the scottish labour leader are b

but you know, i was on the london assembly for a while, and i know sadiq khan under sadiq khan, the metropolitanhey would record things like islam phobic burglary and homophobic nick arson to make it aggravated. yeah. and yeah, that would be aggravated. the thing is, all crime should be taken seriously and should have a high and appropriate. this is the thing. >> it creates a two tier and this is why the law commission said after consultation said after lengthy consultation that misogyny a hate that making misogyny a hate crime the best crime probably wasn't the best way tackling crimes . assault way of tackling crimes. assault of women and harassing and rape and all of that horrible stuff. it's a it's a difficult one. i do fundamentally really worry about this clampdown on social media platforms because it is a clampdown on free speech. >> we have already got a government that has clamped down on our right to protest without putting it through parliament properly. we've already seen that. >> yeah, i'm worried about that too. it's very it's very difficult. a vision. a vision that, as joe is sayi

female labour mayor" of london in a slip of the tongue while talking about current london mayor sadiq khantever he likes. it's true because i will be sitting at my desk in city hall as you are first female labour, no, not labour! �* , labour! laughter never _ labour! laughter never labour! - labour! laughter never labour! but| labour! laughter - never labour! but your first female london mayor. thank you, everybody. turkey says it's conducted air strikes on bases of the kurdish rebel group, the pkk, in northern iraq in response to an attack near the parliament in ankara. a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the national police headquarters, hours before the parliament reopened for a new session. a second attacker was killed by the police. two policemen were injured. the pkk said the bombing was carried out by a group linked to them. it was the first bomb attack in the turkish capital since 2016. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the family of the girl who died — when her school coach overturned on the motorway — have pai

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, immediately rushed to assure everyone that he had already taken thecessary measures. this is a serious cause for concern, but i want to point out that we are taking every precaution to prevent this from happening. we are in touch with our friends in paris and are ready to learn from their experience. at the height of public interest, british pest exterminators are becoming tv characters. experts talk. a bedbug is an insect that has parasitized on the human body since time immemorial, these insects are hematophagous, which means they feed only on human blood and blood, they do not bite animals, they are nocturnal insects, that is, they are activated and bite at night when we are sleeping in bed, during the day the bugs hide, so we can't see them bedbug firms say there has been a 17% increase in callouts in the uk over the past month. it is possible that some of the insects could indeed have been brought by tourists returning home, but even without imported supplies, england also has more than enough of its own bedbugs. in paris it became a political is

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, immediately rushed to assure everyone that the necessary measures themn, but i want to note that we are taking all measures to prevent such a problem, we are in contact with our friends in paris and are ready to learn from their experience. at the height of public interest, british pest exterminators are becoming tv characters. experts talk about the peculiarities of the habits of dangerous parasites. a bedbug is an insect that has been parasitized. on the human body since time immemorial, these insects are hematophagous, which means they feed only due to human blood as well. they do not bite animals , they are nocturnal insects, that is, they become active and bite at night, when we sleep in bed, during the day the bugs hide, so we cannot see them. firms that specialize in bedbug control say the number of calls in britain has increased by 17% over the past month. it is possible that some part was caused by an insect. in paris it became a political issue, there was a media frenzy, i think this creates a complex impression that paris has become worst plac

and most recently by number of mayors including the first muslim mayor of london since 2016 um sadiq khan who has also broken ranks with the labor leader uh stark calling for. seaspar, immediate seasfire in the ghaza strip and solution to what is being described again as everybody here as a genocide is definitely gone past the point of anything, any precedent that we have seen over the past 70 years that israel commit against palestinian people, this by far everything else that has happened before that seems to pile um compared to what we have seen unfold and continue to unfold in the gaza strip and we speak of it, was there any change of stance from rishi sunak from a humanitarian position to sease fire? what we have seen of course was the abstention by the uk at the united nations, we saw that a resolution to for an immediatefire in the ghaza strip only voted against by the us, followed of course by israel and number of countries, that if that is um a shift in the government's position, only that, but again, the the fact remains that the uk government has thrown all of its way behind th

today you had in quick succession three very prominent labour leaders, sadiq khan, and moran were the of greater manchester on top of other labour mps who have backed a ceasefire, around a fifth of the parliamentary party, more backing it privately under pressure from constituents, and you are starting to see a trickle of labour shadow ministers declaring their support for a ceasefire without any disciplinary action. officially the labour position is to support like government humanitarian pauses recognising israel's right to try to stop hamas from carrying out any future attacks. the question is if labour leaders continue to speak out, how long keir starmer can hold the line with the threat to the unity he has worked so hard to cultivate. or whether this internal debate ends up being overtaken by events. in debate ends up being overtaken by events. , ., ., ., y�* , events. in the rest of today's news- -- _ police searching for a us army reservist suspected of shooting dead 18 people in the state of maine say police divers are trawling a river, after the man's car was found near a boa

female labour mayor" of london in a slip of the tongue while talking about current london mayor sadiq khancan do whatever he likes. it's true because i will be sitting at my desk in city hall as your first female labour, no! not labour! never labour! your first female london mayor. thank you, everybody! let's get some of the day's other news now from around the world. an iraqi government investigation into a fire that killed more than 100 people at a wedding last week has blamed gross negligence and a lack of safety measures. iraq's interior minister abdul amir al—shammari told a news conference that 900 people had been allowed into the venue, which was designed for less than half that number. he confirmed the disaster was accidental. the afghan embassy in new delhi has ceased its operations with effect from today due to an alleged lack of support from the indian government and a reduction in its personnel and resources. in a statement released on the social media platform x the embassy further said its failure to meet the expectations in serving afghanistan's interests was another reason

and sadiq khan his smartphone. and sadiq khan loves his campaigns . shining loves his campaigns.ning images of political messages onto london landmarks . but why onto london landmarks. but why were none of the capital's monuments illuminated with the israeli flag last night in the way that they were in berlin , way that they were in berlin, new york and rome? you tell me. and where was the condemnation from the mayor of horrific scenes in the capital with people waving the palestinian flag and celebrating the carnage and the murder of innocent civilians ? is this shocking civilians? is this shocking footage courtesy of the countdown presenter rachel riley . where's the condemnation ? . where's the condemnation? there were lots of right on celebrities and radio and tv hosts who live on twitter, who have been strangely quiet over the last 24 hours, deafening in their silence. you know who they are or where is the condemnation of these mediaeval monsters ? of these mediaeval monsters? welcome to the selective morality of the woke left this is israel's 9/11 moment and the biggest mas

and sadiq khan his smartphone. and sadiq khan loves his campaigns . shining loves his campaigns.ning images of political messages onto london landmarks . but why onto london landmarks. but why were none of the capital's monuments illuminated with the israeli flag last night in the way that they were in berlin , way that they were in berlin, new york and rome? you tell me. and where was the condemnation from the mayor of horrific scenes in the capital with people waving the palestinian flag and celebrating the carnage and the murder of innocent civilians ? is this shocking civilians? is this shocking footage courtesy of the countdown presenter rachel riley . where's the condemnation ? . where's the condemnation? there were lots of right on celebrities and radio and tv hosts who live on twitter, who have been strangely quiet over the last 24 hours, deafening in their silence. you know who they are or where is the condemnation of these mediaeval monsters ? of these mediaeval monsters? welcome to the selective morality of the woke left this is israel's 9/11 moment and the biggest mas

saying that pubuc with sadiq khan saying that public transport was a real source of concern , butrn, but everything was being done. well a very senior british technical officer for the british pest control association has said we are not ready for an invasion of bedbugs. well, john horsley joins me down the line right now. what do you mean we're not ready, john horsley? surely if this was to happen, we must have the insecticide beds that we would use to deal it . would use to deal with it. >> yeah, we've got everything in place at the minute . it's not place at the minute. it's not we're not expecting to have a big wave of bedbugs that come this way. obviously, we've had bedbugsin this way. obviously, we've had bedbugs in this country since the 17th century, just like everyone was decrease in everyone there was a decrease in the then since then , the 1940s. and then since then, you know, we have seen a steady increase . and a majority of that increase. and a majority of that is through our travel. is linked to through our travel. so the more we travel, you know, the these bedbugs

saying that pubuc with sadiq khan saying that public transport was a real source of concern , butrn, but everything was being done. well a very senior british technical officer for the british pest control association has said we are not ready for an invasion of bedbugs. well, john horsley joins me down the line right now. what do you mean we're not ready, john horsley? surely if this was to happen, we must have the insecticide beds that we would use to deal it . would use to deal with it. >> yeah, we've got everything in place at the minute . it's not place at the minute. it's not we're not expecting to have a big wave of bedbugs that come this way. obviously, we've had bedbugsin this way. obviously, we've had bedbugs in this country since the 17th century, just like everyone was decrease in everyone there was a decrease in the then since then , the 1940s. and then since then, you know, we have seen a steady increase . and a majority of that increase. and a majority of that is through our travel. is linked to through our travel. so the more we travel, you know, the these bedbugs

female labour mayor" of london in a slip of the tongue while talking about current london mayor sadiq khanhe likes. it's true because i will be sitting at my desk in city hall as your first female labour, no! be sitting at my desk in city hall as yourfirst female labour, no! not labour! never labour! yourfirst female london mayor. thank you, everybody! to the us now, where hardline republicans in congress say they'll try to oust the house speaker kevin mccarthy, after he backed a last—minute deal to avert a us government shutdown. the rare show of bipartisan unity late on saturday will keep federal bodies open for a further 45 days. the rare show of bipartisan unity late on saturday will keep federal bodies open for a further forty—five days. but not everyone is happy. in interview on abc news, republican hardliner matt gaetz said he will be "relentless" in moving to oust speaker mccarthy over the shutdown deal. take a listen. injanuary, kevin in january, kevin had injanuary, kevin had agreed to a certain_ injanuary, kevin had agreed to a certain guardrails on spending and he to— certain g

to deliver hs2 in full, northern powerhouse rail in full, and work with andy street, work with sadiq khanhe north to deliver here in the country, to raise wages here in the country, to raise wages here in the north, because he cut spending on infrastructure, or you are doing is saying it is ok in the north for people to earn eight grand lesbian people in the south. it is for us to have —— earn eight grand less than people in the south. what i want to do is make this part of the country more prosperous. rishi sunak was to manage his own medical future, he was to minimise damage in the general election, he was to keep people happy. the challenge is doing the big things, as gordon brown has said, as david cameron has said, along with george osborne, as theresa may and borisjohnson has said, not a group of people that agree with very much, this is in the national interest, this prime minister more worried about running away from borisjohnson's legacy, on hsz mpr, he away from borisjohnson's legacy, on hs2 mpr, he is trying to distance himself. that is not a freddy rash credible strategy, that

it's slightly different in the scottish situation, but for the mayors and councillors, including sadiq khan yesterday, which is sadiq can't, which is that sadiq khan can't, you know, hasn't been stopping gang killing gang violence, people killing themselves streets of themselves on the streets of london be. he london as he should be. he should that and not should stick to that and not interfere affairs. should stick to that and not irthink'e affairs. should stick to that and not irthink they affairs. should stick to that and not irthink they need affairs. should stick to that and not irthink they need to ffairs. should stick to that and not irthink they need to gives. i think they need to give keir, who's leader. so who's been a great leader. so far got himself got the far and has got himself got the party to 20 plus lead in party to 20 point plus lead in the they need give the polls, they need to give keir to let lead. keir they need to let keir lead. >> sadly for me, >> but sadly sadly for me, i can't forget that he supported jeremy corbyn. >> one that said he >> he was the one that said

. >> mps are demanding >> 60 tory mps are demanding that sadiq khan bans protests at the after the theafter the pro—palestine activists sparked outrage last weekend. >> a stage for the >> yes, a stage for the palestine campaign palestine solidarity campaign and including jeremy and speakers, including jeremy corbyn, placed directly next corbyn, was placed directly next to the memorial for britain's war dead . that was on saturday. war dead. that was on saturday. >> so joined now by >> so we're joined now by immigration lawyer ivan sams. son. good morning, ivan. good to see you, as always . do you think see you, as always. do you think it was appropriate that that memorial that the state for these speakers, this proposal , these speakers, this proposal, epstein rally, was allowed to take place directly upon actually not even next to the memorial , actually not even next to the memorial, but the stage was built around the cenotaph , a built around the cenotaph, a statue against fascism . statue against fascism. >> i think there's a balance between the rights of freedom of expression, fre

sadiq khan says current proposals have been delayed, and the government should close loopholes whichr knife crime, with more investment in positive opportunities for young people. we have approached the government for a response. there's been a sharp increase in the number of ultra low emission zone cameras that were vandalised in september. despite police saying they were cracking down on damage and thefts of cameras, the rate has increased to nearly ten incidents per day. a man has been arrested in bexley in connection with one incident. another two men were arrested elsewhere. transport for london say "camera vandalism will not stop ulez from operating london—wide." the boss ofjohn lewis — londoner dame sharon white — is to step down after five years, making her the shortest—serving chair in the partnership's near 100—year history. dame sharon, from leyton, has told thejohn lewis partnership board she will not seek a second term in 2025. the company reported a loss of over £200 million last year, forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus. her predecessors have served between 13 a

asian sadiq always out to sadiq khan is always out to inculcate division and use that division for hisal advantage . advantage. >> well, he might say that he's out there representing a large portion of his community in london, which there's a huge muslim community there. and of course a lot of people from palestine. so he would potentially argue that, well , he potentially argue that, well, he should london should be representing london and he should represent the interests kingdom . interests of the united kingdom. >> um, and i remind people that he put out a poster the other day or his office put out a poster other day of a family poster the other day of a family of white people saying they do not represent london. i find that now that deeply offensive. and now here we have him effectively standing labour standing outside labour party policy on a really important issue , calling for a ceasefire issue, calling for a ceasefire effectively supporting hamas . effectively supporting hamas. there's no other way to put it . there's no other way to put it. >> well, i mean, look, the poster,

the mayor of manchester andy burnham joins sadiq khan in calling for a ceasefire in the war, piling mores, resident shelter indoors for a second day as police continue their search for a gunman who killed at least 18 people in the state of maine.

as you know, sadiq khan recent polling suggesting sadiq is in danger of sadiq khan is in danger of losingaggering loss for labour. i don't think that will happen. i think he'll find a way of winning. >> i don't think there's a credible enough alternative to him of the tory him in terms of the tory candidate seems be candidate who seems to be getting herself in all sorts of hot water. >> well, mean. >> yes, well, i mean. >> yes, well, i mean. >> well, think she said some >> well, i think she said some quite sensible things, but but i think she's i mean, i think she will struggle to beat sadiq khan. you know, polling khan. but you know, polling has shown a real, real shown that ulez is a real, real killer for labour for and and the government could stop it . the government could stop it. >> have the right to >> yeah. they have the right to stop it, they're not stop it, but they're not stopping and why not? why stopping it. and why not? why not? they how unpopular it not? they know how unpopular it is. know how much people is. they know how much people can't it affects can't they know how it

through it and we have a brilliant candidate in susan hall who will on the 2nd of may prove to sadiq khann't think i'm breaking any state secrets here also have any state secrets here also have a general election now this is likely to be a general election where the conservatives enter as the underdogs . and i know in the underdogs. and i know in recent years you will have had difficult conversations with voters. i certainly have . but i voters. i certainly have. but i would say just three things about those conversations. first, every single conversation ihave first, every single conversation i have had on the doorstep has been improved by the mention of rishi sunak and the job that he does as our prime minister. so that there is no enthusiasm for sir keir starmer and even less trust in him and the third, that wherever labour runs something in the country, they run it badly. let me tell you first about our great prime minister. the message coming across loud and clear from the doorstep is that people can see we're moving in the right direction. that the conservatives are getting on with

sadiq khan has made it clear that he supports an immediate ceasefire in israel and gaza — which will its kind in the world. engineers say they work they do here will help reduce emissions from heavy industry. something to enjoy from trafalgar square yesterday. how good was that?! the hindu festival of diwali was celebrated with music, dance and food. diwali is the festival of light — and the colourful event in the square is the largest in london. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the overground between stratford and richmond and claphamjunction due between stratford and richmond and clapham junction due to a signal fault. train cancellations on the jubilee line. now onto the weather with gemma. good morning. we're set to see an unsettled week of weather this week, but some heavy rain to come and some strong winds in the forecast, as well. as we go through the course of the day today, there's going to be some sunny spells around, but also some showers moving through — some of those showers could be heavy, there could be some thunder and lightning in those, as well,