starmer's christys tonight. starmer's worst nightmare keir starmer this is for gaza . sunak on the this is for gaza. sunak on the charge . and it is beyond charge. and it is beyond alarming that last night the rochdale by—election returned a candidate who dismissed the horror of what happened on october 7, who glorified hezbollah and is endorsed by nick griffin, the racist former leader of the bnp . and leader of the bnp. and >> thank you . who has mass >> thank you. who has mass immigration ruined britain? >> like nigel farage says ? also, >> like nigel farage says? also, yes . shame on you. yes. shame on you. >> shame on you . for find out >> shame on you. for find out why students are revolting on my panel tonight is the spectators james heale x bbc political chief john sergeant and apprentice finalist joanna jarjue. >> oh , what's all this about? >> oh, what's all this about? get ready britain here we go. keir starmer's worst nightmare . next >> good evening. these are your top stories from the gb newsroom. the prime minister says democracy is being targeted by ext

keir starmer, this is for gaza.pplause you have paid, and you will pay, a high price for the role that you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza strip. rochdale town councillors, i put you on notice now that i hope to put together a grand alliance of all the parties to re move... you together a grand alliance of all the parties to re move...— parties to re move... you are a climate change _ parties to re move... you are a climate change denier. - parties to re move... you are a climate change denier. you - parties to re move... you are a| climate change denier. you said parties to re move... you are a - climate change denier. you said that you wanted — climate change denier. you said that you wanted to extract oil and gas from _ you wanted to extract oil and gas from the — you wanted to extract oil and gas from the north sea... be you wanted to extract oil and gas from the north sea...— from the north sea... be quiet! shouti from th

.— keir starmer.his will spark a movement. — keir starmer. this will spark a movement. a _ keir starmer. this will spark a movement, a landslide, - keir starmer. this will spark a movement, a landslide, a - keir starmer. this will spark a - movement, a landslide, a shifting of the tectonic plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north—west. in the west midlands. in london, from elford to bethnal green and on. labour is on notice they have lost the confidence of millions of the voters who loyally and traditionally voted for them generation after generation. i have heard some of the narrative being spun around this election result this evening. yes, it's true that every muslim is bitterly angry at keir starmer and his misnamed labor party. but you would be very foolish if you didn't realise that millions of other citizens of our country are, too. keir starmer and rishi sunak are two chicks of the same backside. and they got well and truly spanked tonight here in rochdale.

starmer.this is for gaza . you have paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling encourage ing and covering . for encourage ing and covering. for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine , in the on in occupied palestine, in the gaza strip . gaza strip. >> well, joining us now is our political editor, christopher hope. political editor, christopher hope . christopher, a very long, hope. christopher, a very long, exciting night for you . in the exciting night for you. in the words of george galloway, has the labour leader, sir keir starmer, this morning woken up to his worst nightmare ? well to his worst nightmare? well morning pip, and morning, michael. >> i mean, it is a complete disaster for the labour party. they of course had their candidate on the ballot paper, didn't they? as our ally. but the party itself had disowned him over remarks he recorded in making about gaza back in october, which emerged after the nominations had closed for t

i think the - biggest message is to keir starmer - biggest message is to keir starmer — that he's lost — would labour not _ circumstances here, though — would labour not have won this seat were it not _ labour not have won this seat were it not for— labour not have won this seat were it not for the — labour not have won this seat were it not for the fact that they had to drop their— it not for the fact that they had to drop their candidate?— it not for the fact that they had to drop their candidate? well, none of us can know — drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. _ drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if— drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you _ drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you the - drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you the ink i us can know that. if you the ink it's just a particular set of circumstances, i beg to differ. i think nat that, all over the country, workers' party candidates, independent candidates, significant people, will now stand up against labour in those consti

what is keir starmer doing wrong? know that you are so sad about the result because i have been watching you on television, and all that i can say is, cry more! and labour leader keir starmer apologises, claiming labour would have won with a formal candidate. galloway only matter first because labour _ galloway only matter first because labour didn't stand a candidate. —— galloway— labour didn't stand a candidate. —— galloway only won because. we've assembled a friday night political panel to chew over the result and the reaction. also tonight... the world's richest man has effectively pitched himself against the world's biggest company for the future of technology, and perhaps humanity. stick with us and we'll explain, helped by an adviser to the un on al. and... music the latest track from jungle, who'll be performing at the brits tomorrow night, where they've been nominated for best group. what better than appearing at the brits than appearing on newsnight beforehand? good evening. what starts in rochdale can chang

.— keir starmer.starmer. this will spark a movement. a _ keir starmer. this will spark a movement, a landslide, - keir starmer. this will spark a movement, a landslide, a - keir starmer. this will spark a - movement, a landslide, a shifting of the tectonic plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north—west. in the west midlands. in london, from elford to bethnal green and on. labour is on notice they have lost the confidence of millions of

starmer. >> keir starmer this is for gaza . paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling and encouraging and covering for the catastrophe . we are presently catastrophe. we are presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza strip . in the gaza strip. >> i was desperate to see the result of this last night. i don't know about you. i i was out with gb news last night at a news quiz. gb news did very, very well. beat most of our competition just to be clear about that. right. and but going to 1:00 this morning, i to bed at 1:00 this morning, i was couldn't turn off gb news actually. well done and tom harwood the coverage harwood for doing the coverage throughout the night because the implications this are implications of this are enormous. why this is enormous. now, why this is george a very george galloway, a very controversial figure who has stood on the ticket of a middle east issue. that's right. yeah. and i'm sort of astonished that that middle east issue, which is no doubt miserable

but i've had an exchange with sir keir starmer today to thank_ exchange with sir keir starmer today to— to thank him for the support i have had while i— to thank him for the support i have had while i have been labour leader, and to— had while i have been labour leader, and to say— had while i have been labour leader, and to say to — had while i have been labour leader, and to say to him once again that nothing _ and to say to him once again that nothing is — and to say to him once again that nothing is more important to who will come — nothing is more important to who will come after me as leader of the labour— will come after me as leader of the labour party in wales than to be working — labour party in wales than to be working with a labour prime minister in london _ in london. applause and when i think of the labour family. — and when i think of the labour family. i— and when i think of the labour family, i also think how lucky i am to have _ family, i also think how lucky i am to have friends in that family who will he _ to have friends in that family who will be part of what happ

is this evidence of weak leadership starmer? weak leadership from starmer?ur party hasn't changed. antisemitism is still a problem and starmer is a liar if he says it's not, john says this is weak leadership . it certainly won't leadership. it certainly won't help welcome help jewish people feel welcome to party. and to the labour party. and stephen, also on twitter, says both tories and labour both the tories and labour are two of same backside. two cheeks of the same backside. yet has been coining yet galloway has been coining this phrase. i am not, by the way, stephen alluding you to george galloway, but there we go. a problem go. the tories have a problem with labour with islamophobia. labour have a problem anti—semitism. problem with anti—semitism. tolerance and civility are the real , right? look, 92% real victims, right? look, 92% of you think this weak of you think this is weak leadership from starmer. of leadership from starmer. 8% of you not coming up yet . you say it's not coming up yet. another royal rumble is brewing as harry and meghan tonight

uh, starmer starmer premiership.t extremist intimidation or or in an increasingly competitive world. so that's why it's so important we have a conservative government. >> michael gove, thank you very much for talking to us today on gb news. thank you . gb news. thank you. >> well, there we go. there was katherine forster, our political correspondent with michael gove . correspondent with michael gove. you convinced if you're living in the north, do you believe that the conservatives are doing the right thing when it comes to transport infrastructure in the north, have they completely north, or have they completely neglected the issue? to say neglected the issue? safe to say they've , uh, certainly wasted they've, uh, certainly wasted a lot of our money on various infrastructure projects that have not got off the ground, or at least not arrived where they should arrive. and at the right date as well. um, please keep your views coming in as well on the rochdale by—election alan says it will be very interesting to see w

keir starmer is a tory with a red bow on. i starmer is a tory with a red bow on.bow on. they don't have any _ starmer is a tory with a red bow on. they don't have any shred _ starmer is a tory with a red bow on. they don't have any shred of - they don't have any shred of compassion— they don't have any shred of compassion when— they don't have any shred of compassion when it - they don't have any shred of compassion when it comes l they don't have any shred ofi compassion when it comes to they don't have any shred of - compassion when it comes to talking about— compassion when it comes to talking about the _ compassion when it comes to talking about the lives — compassion when it comes to talking about the lives lost _ compassion when it comes to talking about the lives lost in _ compassion when it comes to talking about the lives lost in gaza - compassion when it comes to talking about the lives lost in gaza but i compassion when it comes to talking about the lives lost in gaza but we i about the lives lost in gaza but we are repeatedly— about the lives lost in g

elections, so the approach keir- starmer is taking is minimising the skill of— starmer is taking isthe skill of the — starmer is taking is minimising the skill of the risk, _ starmer is taking is minimising the skill of the risk, minimise - starmer is taking is minimising the skill of the risk, minimise the - skill of the risk, minimise the extent, — skill of the risk, minimise the extent, minimise— skill of the risk, minimise the extent, minimise how- skill of the risk, minimise the extent, minimise how much i skill of the risk, minimise the l extent, minimise how much of skill of the risk, minimise the i extent, minimise how much of a skill of the risk, minimise the - extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds_ extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like — extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like. if— extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like. if you _ extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like. if you look— extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like. if you look at - extent, minimise how much of a chain she sounds like. if

you know, there's no doubt starmer is solid and doubt that starmer is solid and doesn't make horrendoust eat any easter eggs this easter, which i find a bit dull, but it almost sums it up . i'm going to have sums it up. i'm going to have loads of chocolate over easter, but it's not a sums him up. it's all a bit lacklustre, isn't it? >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i would say it's very managerial, which is what he has been along. that's been promising all along. that's what rachel reeves what he and rachel reeves have been not that been saying. it's not that rachel reeves saying, rachel reeves has been saying, you i'm going to have you know, oh, i'm going to have thatcher's it's thatcher's policies because it's really she has really not at all. she has completely rejected the framework thatcher. completely rejected the frame she < thatcher. completely rejected the frame she < is thatcher. completely rejected the frame she< is i'm thatcher. completely rejected the frameshe< is i'm goingtcher. completely rejected the fr

so clearly sir keir starmer going ahead that. starmer is going ahead of that.g to the front and trying to go on the front foot about issue of the foot about the issue of the batley school teacher. batley grammar school teacher. and him, you and also i asked him, will you try and make sure that other teachers aren't bullied out of their jobs by protests? for a teacher simply teaching what's in that national curriculum, it's on his radar. he's concerned about it. so that's probably quite promising for the teacher and other teachers concerned about this matter. >> done for putting it >> and well done for putting it on his radar. chris, you should feel on behalf of our feel very proud on behalf of our viewers for doing that. thank you very much. on angela rayner is no doubt going to be asked endless that. endless questions about that. he seemed away . seemed to bat them away. >> yeah he did. he's clearly taking angela rayner at her word, as he should do. he said in his speech earlier when he launched this, this, campaign in questions to journalists, he made very cl

for keir starmer and anas sarwar this is who they really are.he same orthodoxies as the tories. the one labour policy that was actually different and would have helped boost scotland's renewable potential has only been binned, much like keir starmer�*s principles. as always, with labour, scotland are simply an afterthought. it is only the snp that will put scotland first. that is the choice thatis scotland first. that is the choice that is facing scotland. who do you trust to stand up for scotland? the only party that will do that as the snp. iam snp. i am very proud to lead a government thatis i am very proud to lead a government that is investing in the just transition. 0ur massive renewable potential will lead to the next economic boom for scotland. but not believe it to westminster, who would squander that opportunity, just as they squandered the revenue from the north sea. we are out of to the just transition, and we are leading the uk on thatjourney. but that transition must be just. uk on thatjourney. but that transition must bejust. i uk

this keir starmer story . let's do the keir starmer story.rs of times and three quarters of scots dying . scots support assisted dying. now to me, when copying now to me, when you're copying canada except now to me, when you're copying canada with except now to me, when you're copying canada with heavy except now to me, when you're copying canada with heavy snow, except now to me, when you're copying canada with heavy snow, you :ept dealing with heavy snow, you might want reconsider. but might want to reconsider. but maybe you maybe i'm wrong. what do you think, i think i think think, lewis? i think i think they're i don't think they're imitating . i think it's imitating canada. i think it's part the team world part of the team world philosophy cult. philosophy is it's a death cult. kill as many people as possible. hopefully people kill hopefully the older people kill the people who want to be, who want so that rich people want to die. so that rich people and people in power can have a free from their home to the free run from their home to t

what has changed i for keir starmer. what has changed in ten _ for keir starmer.can _ for keir starmer. what has changed in ten weeks and how can voters . in ten weeks and how can voters trust _ in ten weeks and how can voters trust you? — in ten weeks and how can voters trust you?— in ten weeks and how can voters trust ou? , . ., ., trust you? one big thing changed and that was mr galloway _ trust you? one big thing changed and that was mr galloway coming - trust you? one big thing changed and that was mr galloway coming into - that was mr galloway coming into parliament and we had to fight back as a country and the only party offering that is reform uk. this is a problem and is a concern and is worrying my constituents who are worried about people like george galloway getting into parliament. we had to fight back and unfortunately, with the conservative and labour party not fighting back, this party will. fin party not fighting back, this party will. g; party not fighting back, this party will. ;: ., party not fighting back, this party will. g; ., g ., ., , party

.— keir starmer. the things _ corbyn? jeremy corbyn, yes. i think all the things people _ corbyn? jeremy corbyn, yes. i think all the things people are _ corbyn? jeremy corbyn, yes. i think all the things people are bringing i all the things people are bringing into this — all the things people are bringing into this are _ all the things people are bringing into this are a _ all the things people are bringing into this are a bit _ all the things people are bringing into this are a bit over— all the things people are bringing into this are a bit over the - all the things people are bringing into this are a bit over the top. i into this are a bit over the top. everybody_ into this are a bit over the top. everybody has _ into this are a bit over the top. everybody has their— into this are a bit over the top. i everybody has their attachment into this are a bit over the top. . everybody has their attachment to the flag _ everybody has their attachment to the flag for— everybody has their attachment to the

. he's playing into starmer.ly if you if keir starmer keir starmer might have to pay him money to do what he's doing. so yes he is, he's doing keir favour by saying doing. so yes he is, he's doing keir starmer favour by saying doing. so yes he is, he's doing keir starmer is vour by saying doing. so yes he is, he's doing keir starmer is not by saying doing. so yes he is, he's doing keir starmer is not bat saying keir starmer is not bat something crazy, bat poo crazy like owen jones. >> yeah, well and also he's been sniping at keir starmer for years. >> that's an excellent point . >> that's an excellent point. why don't why don't you say that. that's an excuse. >> i didn't understand it. >> i didn't understand it. >> because because because >> yeah. because because because owen being so crazed. owen jones is being so crazed. >> he's making starmer look better. so all the mass of the people on the right. >> but lewis, that was basically the question. said the question. that's why i said to as a as a to you really as

starmer's christys tonight. starmer's worst nightmare keir starmer this is for gaza . the charge . and it is beyond charge. and it is beyond alarming that last night the rochdale by—election returned a candidate who dismissed the horror of what happened on october 7, who glorified hezbollah and is endorsed by nick griffin, the racist former leader of the bnp . and leader of the bnp. and >> thank you . who has mass >> thank you. who has mass immigration ruined britain? >> like nigel farage says ? also, >> like nigel farage says? also, yes . shame on you. yes. shame on you. >> shame on you . for find out >> shame on you. for find out why students are revolting on my panel tonight is the spectators james heale x bbc political chief

no keir starmer during starmer we saw his clip during tatiana's bit too.e he was i think they were speaking one hymn sheet, speaking from one hymn sheet, and i think that's important. and i think again, i come back to i was saying, if we to what i was just saying, if we as who believe in as people who believe in democracy want to the democracy want to stop the extremists either end extremists from either end taking to not make taking over, we have to not make this false equivalence between where keir starmer and rishi sunak may sit somewhere on there, roughly agreeing tracks and then and stop trying to say, oh, keir starmer is a friend of his client . we really shouldn't his client. we really shouldn't talk like that . talk like that. >> if you're going to talk about false equivalence, there is no equivalence between the threat of the far right and the threat of the far right and the threat of islamism. and i use the word islamism specifically to define it against the normal, everyday decent population this decent muslim population of this country . we in

sir keir starmer. what _ and all of my budgets. sir keir starmer.hat from labour . and all of my budgets. sir keirl starmer. what from labour who and all of my budgets. sir keir - starmer. what from labour who hoped to deliver their _ starmer. what from labour who hoped to deliver their own _ starmer. what from labour who hoped to deliver their own budget _ starmer. what from labour who hoped to deliver their own budget within - starmer. what from labour who hoped to deliver their own budget within a i to deliver their own budget within a matter of months. the to deliver their own budget within a matter of months.— to deliver their own budget within a matter of months. the last desperate act from a party _ matter of months. the last desperate act from a party that _ matter of months. the last desperate act from a party that has _ matter of months. the last desperate act from a party that has failed. - act from a party that has failed. britain — act from a party that has failed. britain in — act from a party that has failed. britain in recession. the

mr hester, who starmer. last year, has said he is deeply sorry , adding that he's deeply sorry, adding that he's telephoned miss abbott to apologise for the hurt that he has caused . new gas power plants has caused. new gas power plants will be built to protect britain's energy security, despite concerns over the potential impact on climate change, the government says the new stations are needed to avert what ministers have described as the genuine prospect of blackouts and to provide a backup for the growing electric economy. it's understood they'll replace existing facilities, many of which are old and due to be retired. the prime minister has insisted the uk's net zero plan is still on track, but he says it must be met in a sustainable way. labour has said it supports the new plans, but shadow energy secretary ed miliband accuses the government of failing on its energy policies , leading to policies, leading to skyrocketing bills . those are skyrocketing bills. those are the headlines. plenty more to come

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annunciato rees—mogg, do you think that keir starmer is the man stand keir starmer is the man to standn this country? up to extremism in this country? >> i think he's already shown he's done he's not that he has done everything to appease both sides as much as he possibly can. and what we actually need is strength and morality at the moment . and he isn't moment. and he isn't demonstrating leadership at all. >> were you impressed by sunak's emergency statement on friday? >> it needed to be said, but action should have been taken earlier and actions are far louder than words . i don't think louder than words. i don't think there was much in that speech that anyone with any modicum of humanity could disagree with, that we can't be controlled by extremist of any form is clearly a truth, and we have to fight back against it. but actions speak louder than words. we have got to see these extremists defeated. >> and how might that manifest itself if you're if you're calling for an intifada on whitehall, perhaps you're arrested. >> indeed, the police have got to enforce the law for the safety

angela rayner introducing sir keir starmer. were contested, these council seats in 2021, labour performed quite poorly. in the aftermath of that, keir starmer sacked angela rayner as chair of the labour party foster p later then gave her thejob labour party foster p later then gave her the job of shadow levelling up gave her the job of shadow levelling up secretary. lots of talk at the time that they weren't getting on all that way, all smiles, lots of unity today. he was miller referring to her as ange. he said how her favourite cocktail was venom, this is a drink which comprises of vodka, whiskey, blue wkd and orange juice. probably not for the faint—hearted. and it is her birthday as well today. a sign of the happy place at the labour party is in right now as they look at the opinion polls, quite a long way ahead of the conservatives and quite hopeful that they will have a lot of success when it comes to make the second local elections. council elections in the black country, sandwell, wolverhampton, dudley and walsall, the

keir starmer has - inherit all this. keir starmer has made a critique _ inherit all this.ervatives are choosing to do but what will hear from labour leader they accept and agree with the idea of cutting _ they accept and agree with the idea of cutting taxes for workers. they think the overall _ of cutting taxes for workers. they think the overall tax _ of cutting taxes for workers. tie: think the overall tax burden is too high also. think the overall tax burden is too hiuh also. , think the overall tax burden is too hih also. , . high also. indeed. they will choose to back that — high also. indeed. they will choose to back that but _ high also. indeed. they will choose to back that but in _ high also. indeed. they will choose to back that but in so _ high also. indeed. they will choose to back that but in so doing - to back that but in so doing creating _ to back that but in so doing creating a question for them about their own — creating a question for them about their own spending plans and what they therefore do if they win the election — they therefore do if they win t

>> well, because i think >> well, no, because i think what starmer has on what keir starmer has done gaza all the way through is do what right, not as what he thinks is right, not as what he thinks is right, not as what politically expedient. what he thinks is right, not as wiwouldn'titically expedient. what he thinks is right, not as wiwouldn'titic'politicallyent. it wouldn't be politically expedient for expedient to call for a ceasefire earlier. and in terms of in scotland, the of what happens in scotland, the snp needs concentrate on snp needs to concentrate on their home in their record at home in scotland. tell that, scotland. i can tell you that, you has somebody who you know, it has somebody who has quite has knocked on doors quite recently in central scotland. they're gaza, they're not talking about gaza, they about the snp's they are talking about the snp's failure. are about failure. there are issues about parliamentary tactics and whether will outflank whether the snp will outflank him. i clearly the, the, him. i mean, clearly the, the, the labour line has evolved because

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but has keir starmer foot in? it's starmer stuck his foot in?hat exactly can £3,000 get you in rwanda ? we'll find get you in rwanda? we'll find out from someone who is there in kigali and knows exactly what the cost of living there is. that's because the government is going to give £3,000 to failed asylum seekers to voluntarily move to rwanda. will the bribe work ? work? >> what a thrilling show coming up.and >> what a thrilling show coming up. and that's all from me and gloria today you've been watching and listening to pmqs live with me, gloria de piero and christopher hope don't go anywhere because up next, i do miss them. >> it's good afternoon, britain with tom and emily. see you next week . week. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a bit of a three way split with the weather today. many places dry, but fairly soggy over parts of wales and northwest very and northwest england. very mild, especially so in the south. it's acros

she's been in politics for longer than keir starmer and in many ways.re political person. she was involved in the labour party at university, should be an mp since 2010, but she she really had a proper long wilderness period. i mean, it was alluded to by michael howard on your panel, laura, who said that unlike keir starmer, she refused to serve underjeremy corbyn. and that's true. and she was know she had been a fairly prominent member of ed miliband shadow cabinet. but when they lost in 2015, she retreated to the backbenches. she was chair of the business select committee, did some work on outsourcing on the collapse of carillion, if you remember that. but it's sort of what you call in newspapers back of the book stuff, you know, it was stuff on sort of page 23, you might see a rachel reeves quote and she hadn't really worked with keir starmer. and i've asked people before what was the, you know, when did keir starmer decide that he wanted her to be a shadow chancellor because they hadn't really worked together and no one really seems to know. but he

is this a misstep from sir keir starmer ? misstep from sir keir starmer? >> i don't think so.his area, they think that the money hasn't come through yet. and saw that in yet. and we saw that in darlington when rishi sunak went there for for the gb there with for the for the gb news people's panel. the big question, a big gripe in darlington was they keep applying for levelling up money and little in fact nothing and very little in fact nothing at that point had got to them. so keir starmer made the point that of levelling money that 90% of levelling up money hasn't out yet. so hasn't been handed out yet. so there to be a problem there appears to be a problem with announcements with the announcements you're describing course, the describing, of course, but the plumbing, that plumbing, the wiring to get that money into these communities isn't working. and this is the document they've given out document which they've given out here, by the labour party. they are trying to rhiannon take back control to their language. are trying to rhiannon take back contyouo their language. are t

that is clearly going to be quite uncomfortable for sir keir starmer and the labour party. {131 starmer the problem is the labour was that it had to withdraw support from its own candidate at a stage when it was too late to change that candidate because of comments he had made about israel. a by—election, you could save. i wonder, though, looking at the results, are there any lessons in that notjust for labour but for the conservatives, the two main parties?— labour but for the conservatives, the two main parties? again, you know, i think _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need to - the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need to be - know, i think you need to be incredibly careful. 0n the face of it there are particular issues i think the conservatives, for labour rather than the conservatives. to what extent is with this expose divisions in the labour party? how worried should they be about the drop in their normally stratospheric support from bri

because the choice of the election will obviously be between sir starmer as between sir keir starmer keir starmer as prinyou rishi sunak, between sir keir starmer as prinyou either rishi sunak, between sir keir starmer as prinyou either wantshi sunak, between sir keir starmer as prinyou either want to sunak, between sir keir starmer as prinyou either want to seeiak, between sir keir starmer as prinyou either want to see the and you either want to see the policies conservative policies that conservative government implementing government is implementing versus london versus what perhaps a london labour doing, or what labour mayor is doing, or what is happening in wales for example. on a minute. that's not >> hang on a minute. that's not the right comparison. mean, the right comparison. i mean, i get the politics of that, but that's we're not to get that's we're not going to get a ulez slapped on gloucestershire, are it. are we? let's face it. >> well don't know. but. well >> well we don't know. but. well the, the only way, the only way to that you're not to guarantee that you're not g

starmer that. now, keir starmer has proven hunger that.tarmer has pro power. but rather1ger for power. but in a rather shocking interview yesterday, labour mandelson labour grandee lord mandelson slammed for slammed keir starmer for indulging in his appetite. >> starmer needs to shed a few pounds and that would be an improvement . improvement. >> if that wasn't already bad enough, jeremy hunt jumped on the shaming bandwagon during the fat shaming bandwagon during the budget today. no. >> i know he's been >> he's been i know he's been taking advice from lord mandelson, who yesterday rather uncharitably said he needed to shed a few pounds. ordinary families will shed more than a few pounds if that lot get in. if he wants to join me on my marathon training, he's most welcome as well . welcome as well. >> jeremy hunt, stand up career going well. i see that. rebecca. is it ever okay to fat shame a politician if they'd said this about a woman, it would be terrible. >> yeah, i was thinking the same thing. that thing. i can't imagine that they wou

you know, i want to see from keir starmer well. starmer rishi sunak as well. i want to know who's going to be running country. to be running the country. i just don't want to know just just i don't want to know just about their policies and, you know, the but also know, all the time, but you also want know them as want to know them as politicians, i think people like. >> e-a e“ >> matt hancock is a good example this. who almost want example of this. who almost want to known celebrities, and to be known as celebrities, and it's an old cliche that politics is, showbusiness for ugly is, is showbusiness for ugly people, want want people, but you want you want them to be, you know, the old figures, you know, people like tony benn, who i'm no fan of. but he he was a man with charisma and standing, and he was known as a politician. and i'm sure that in, in ten years ago or earlier than that, that you wouldn't have had this issue with, with recognition of sir keir starmer is trying to do it today, isn't he to an extent with this podcast with the sun, answering or not

starmer got the gaza ceasefire.er got a massive let off, not being hauled before the privileges committee for allegedly leaning on lindsay hoyle. he was on speaker lindsay hoyle. he was very lucky. there was old beer korma. one day the teflon will wear off trans issues. starmer wants to ban men and women's sports, but he's got prominent backbenchers like angela eagle saying stuff like this . saying stuff like this. >> labour will offer the country to pick up legislating to protect the lgbt community with a comprehensive , trans inclusive a comprehensive, trans inclusive ban on conversion therapy. i would have liked to get it done soonen would have liked to get it done sooner. it will happen. we just have to make progress and it's very sad that , as honourable very sad that, as honourable friend said, it has taken longer than the brexit negotiations . than the brexit negotiations. >> that's a problem for him. labour dropped its £28 billion green pledge. massive disquiet on the backbenches. they've got a problem on th

keir starmer has got involved. pointless unnecessary . i pointless and unnecessary. i feel like this is the sort of question that politicians are actually enjoying . they actually actually enjoying. they actually like asked don't like being asked this, don't they? like being asked this, don't the because all seem to >> because they all seem to agree something different. but one politician today has a one politician today has gone a step last few step further in the last few minutes, cabinet minister penny mordaunt collect mordaunt has offered to collect complaints new complaints about nike's new england and take them to the england kit and take them to the us company. >> she's really getting involved, stepping it up, isn't she? >> really is. it's almost as if she sort of wants to raise her profile in some sort of way. maybe. >> maybe. but is this all much ado about nothing should we really be worrying ourselves about little colourful update about a little colourful update to the back of a football shirt? we shall s

hoyle gave in to keir starmer, broke all precedent to give in to keir starmer , give in to keir starmer today, the street and of course today, the first day of george galloway, the well known, infamous really, uh, mp , infamous really, uh, mp, anti—semite , uh, a man who is anti—semite, uh, a man who is known for dividing people wherever he stands. so it sounds like rishi sunak is keen to make this speech to show that he cares very deeply about the threat of sort of sectarianism in british politics and the threat of safety to parliamentarians. he wants to make sure that democracy is protected . let's hope we'll hear protected. let's hope we'll hear a little more detail about how he plans to do that . he plans to do that. >> well, olivia, a lot of people will be saying, what took you so long? and a lot of people will also be saying, uh, you only seem to take action when this trouble came to your own door, not to not to undervalue that, but what i'm saying is this, this has been out of this has been totally out of control since october control now since october 7 onwards. matt massive spi