of tories used to be the party of low tax. y voted tory seem they corbynism we seem they got corbynism and we got since got the highest taxes since world war two and no sign of respite . i mean, jeremy hunt has respite. i mean, jeremy hunt has been saying there's no prospect of tax cuts at the autumn statement . and it makes you statement. and it makes you wonder, you know, what's the difference between the labour party and the conservative party on taxation? seem to be a on taxation? they seem to be a uni party. both parties have high tax . high tax. >> the tricky thing about that is about the tories being seen as the party of low tax, which is true certainly under margaret thatcher and was certainly true. >> what truss was >> that's what liz truss was selected members be. selected by the members to be. but we saw in post brexit, but as we saw in post brexit, actually boris johnson was able to win a majority , not simply to win a majority, not simply because brexit in of itself, but the that he was going to be the idea that he

fora splits in the tory party are deep and real.rying to patch things together. they wanted to put forward a united front. but we are a year into his premiership and there is a tackle about when you cut taxes, is it now or in march. it shows the liz truss supporters are there. she had been defending other mini budget and a few of the names in that group are people who were in her cabinet. what people who were in her cabinet. what ressure people who were in her cabinet. what pressure if any _ people who were in her cabinet. what pressure if any does _ people who were in her cabinet. what pressure if any does it _ people who were in her cabinet. what pressure if any does it put on labour? because they are having the conversations about if they win the election, and it is going to be hard for them? , ., ., , for them? yes, one of the things that labour— for them? yes, one of the things that labour is _ for them? yes, one of the things that labour is always _ for them? yes, one of the things that labour is always scrutinised | that labo

she wanted to show some leg the tory party about it. leg to the tory party about it. tory party about it. weithat sounds leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a bit leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a bit sexist. >> that sounds a bit sexist. that's very sexy. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou'ver sexy. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou've gotly. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou've got to that she wants. >> so can i just say leg as well? never never happen on this channel where skirts adam don't be was so binary, be whether it was so binary, whether it was dog whistle politics or not. >> wanted to out her >> she wanted to set out her stall did it . >> she wanted to set out her stall did it. what stall and she did it. what worries as the sheer worries me as much as the sheer numbers, which we all know, the problems numbers, problems of the numbers, but it's cultural appropriation, it's the cultural appropriation, the creeping cultural appropriation. i mean, for example, in 1961,

she wanted to show some leg the tory party about it. leg to the tory party about it.g to the tory party about it. weithat sounds leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a bit leg. leg to the tory party about it. weithat sounds a bit sexist. >> that sounds a bit sexist. that's very sexy. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou'ver sexy. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou've gotly. >> that sounds a bit sexist. thayou've got to that she wants. >> so can i just say leg as well? never never happen on this channel where skirts adam don't be was so binary, be whether it was so binary, whether it was dog whistle politics or not. >> wanted to out her >> she wanted to set out her stall did it . >> she wanted to set out her stall did it. what stall and she did it. what worries as the sheer worries me as much as the sheer numbers, which we all know, the problems numbers, problems of the numbers, but it's cultural appropriation, it's the cultural appropriation, the creeping cultural appropriation. i mean, for example,

are the tories still the nasty party? phrase coined by theresa may and as the cost of living bites is aldi , the new waitrose plus the aldi, the new waitrose plus the most important part of the show. your emails as they come straight to this. my laptop mark at gbnews.com. and this show has at gbnews.com. and this show has a golden rule. a very strict golden rule. what is that rule ? golden rule. what is that rule? absolutely right . that's right. absolutely right. that's right. we don't do boring . not on my we don't do boring. not on my watch . i just won't have it. so watch. i just won't have it. so a big two hours to come. we start with my big opinion . piece start with my big opinion. piece peter kay, who i think we can all agree is an extraordinary comic genius. and the man behind phoenix nights and car share, as well as those stand up tours which break attendance records every time they happen. well like a canary in the coal mine , like a canary in the coal mine, he has flagged up genuine concerns about the stifling

tory party has to be to tax.why the priti patel there talked about margaret thatcher, how she controlled inflation and cut taxes. i was around in the 80s as you were, mark. i mean, she controlled inflation first and then and then cut taxes . so and then and then cut taxes. so there was an order there. but this inflation issue has gone on for bit now. i think that the for a bit now. i think that the party faithful want to see something tax. something on tax. >> yeah, housekeeping as >> yeah, good housekeeping as she course, remembered >> yeah, good housekeeping as she father'sse, remembered >> yeah, good housekeeping as she father's lessons mbered >> yeah, good housekeeping as she father's lessons innered >> yeah, good housekeeping as she father's lessons in terms of her father's lessons in terms of looking after the shop . but looking after the shop. but let's actually sort of look fonnard. i mean, is there any chance that they could pull a rabbit out of the hat in manchester? we've got the economy doing maybe sl

i went to the tory party conference last year. i conferences? ation to a cause. you go to that is dedication to a cause. drr you go to both, ayesha? that is dedication to a cause. do you go to both, ayesha? labour that is dedication to a cause. do i you go to both, ayesha? labour and the conservatives? _ you go to both, ayesha? labour and the conservatives? yes, _ you go to both, ayesha? labour and the conservatives? yes, and - you go to both, ayesha? labour and the conservatives? yes, and i- you go to both, ayesha? labour and the conservatives? yes, and i find i the conservatives? yes, and ifind them fascinating, but anyhow they have changed over the years. labour party conference is to be the doldrums and really sparse how things have really changed. you can also tell when a political party's fortunes are changing because the suits come back.— fortunes are changing because the suits come back. they don't do us -- suits come back. they don't do us -- suits in the — suits come back. they don't do us -- suits in the us _ suits come back. they don'

to tory party, if they lose the ele by the polls,"re forecast to tory party, if they lose the ele by party, if they lose the ele by the polls, is facing ist to do by the polls, is facing a leadership towards the leadership election towards the end suella end of next year. suella braverman wanting to be braverman will be wanting to be the of the these the champion of the right. these this kind language this kind of language will be what to and she's what she wants to say and she's it i mean, it's been it was quite i mean, it's been quite interesting days quite an interesting few days for minister he didn't for the prime minister he didn't go to the un general assembly . go to the un general assembly. he and rowed back he did stay here and rowed back on net zero pledges. he sent his home secretary to washington to call for a review of the 1951 convention on human rights. these are things that we haven't seen from rishi sunak in the past ten months. he's been quite safety first five targets. judge him on those results. suddenly he's a bit bananas he's gone a bit a bit bananas really, wi

we are striking today to get the attention tory party and attention of the tory party and the to resolvelve this dispute . dispute. >> two people have been injured after a crash involving the flying scotsman train. it was involved in a slow speed collision with another heritage train. hours before visitors were due to board at aviemore station. the national railway museum says a shunting incident happened while the steam train was being coupled with the royal scotsman train carriages . this scotsman train carriages. this is gb news on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker too. i'll be back with more in about 25 minutes time. but now it's over to nana . it's over to nana. >> good afternoon . this is gb >> good afternoon. this is gb news on tv online and on digital radio. i am nana akua . oh god. radio. i am nana akua. oh god. our dear friend gary lineker has found a new lease of life . found a new lease of life. unfortunately, the bbc, who we pay unfortunately, the bbc, who we pay for othennise, were jailed , pay for othennise, were jailed, have decided in its wisdom to allow its

and with a decision expected to be announced before the tory party conference in the city next week ,ory pledge . pledge. >> farage this kind of speculation that people are making is not right. i mean we've got spades in the ground. we're on and delivering, we're getting on and delivering, but what we're but across the north what we're also up all also doing is connecting up all the cities in the the towns and cities in the north—east to west. that's a really important part of how we will create drive growth will create jobs, drive growth across the region, all part of our plans to level up freeports are another good example of that, whether that's in teesside or elsewhere, attracting new investment and new businesses coming all good examples of coming in all good examples of the government levelling up. >> the home secretary will call for unity amongst western leaders to combat the global migration crisis. suella braverman will tell an audience in washington that other countries can learn from the uk's innovative attempts to tackle illegal migrants. she is questioning whether convent

>> what 7- >> what a 7 >> what a contradiction in the tory party. that's impossible . tory party.what i say is that we we've been here before. >> if you remember , let me say >> if you remember, let me say that early morning last thursday on this channel, i made a prediction . against the all the prediction. against the all the punst prediction. against the all the pundits and experts saying otherwise, that the bank of england would not raise interest rates and they didn't. england would not raise interest rates and they didn't . and i'm rates and they didn't. and i'm going to make another prediction now, again, as an outlier guess, which is that despite everything that jeremy says, we are going to see massive tax cuts leading up to and before a general election, we certainly can afford it. not only do you have jeremy saying we can't and then rishi at the same time saying, oh, well, let's give away £7 billion for inheritance tax to woo some blue wall voters . you woo some blue wall voters. you know , of course we can afford it know, of course we can afford it . i go know, of cours

you've got a profoundly divided tory party.profoundly divided still, i think fundamental labour party and certainly labour activist, core . and in labour activist, core. and in that i think you're going to see a politician like starmer ferreting in different directions, appealing now here, now there nobody could ever accuse him of consistency . he's accuse him of consistency. he's risen magnificently above any such thing, a sort of a kind of machiavellian bobbing cork. >> so this type of triangulation from his point of view, is one where he can suck in the votes. if david's right, where he can suck in the votes. if david's right , from the south if david's right, from the south of england with what he was saying a month ago, reassuring them on their taxation. so it's basically an appeal to everybody who voted remain . who voted remain. >> i think that's right. you know, your your your waitrose shopperin know, your your your waitrose shopper in chichester probably rather keir starmer. rather likes sir keir starmer. what i what i

the times newspaper says mi5 advised the tory party in 2021 and newspaper says m15 advised the tory party in 2021 and 2022 that two potential candidates should not be considered the conservative party says it will always act on advice from credible security sources as bp has seen its shares fall after its boss resigned yesterday over failing to admit his past relations with colleagues. bernard took the role as chief executive of the oil giant in february 2020. but in 2022, the company's board received allegations from an anonymous source about mr relationship tips. the 53 year old admitted he did not give all the details on the matter . a top medic says on the matter. a top medic says the nhs is not sufficiently resilient ahead of winter . dr. resilient ahead of winter. dr. adrian boyle, who is a president of the royal college of emergency medicine , says last emergency medicine, says last winter was one of the worst on record for the nhs. he fears the health service could face a similar situation this winter, with 7.6 million people still on the waiting list in england . you the waiting

what does this tell us about unity in the tory party, is it an issue that her book will come out in aprilt to stand for election next year? it is set to stand for election next ear? , , ,., . is set to stand for election next ear? , , . ,, year? it is very important issue within the _ year? it is very important issue within the governing _ year? it is very important issue i within the governing conservative party. and beyond britain. in the whole of the western world where these economic questions are being debated. but absolutely within the conservative party because one could imagine either before the next general election in the uk, g probably next year, but more intensively afterwards if the conservatives lose, the debate will pay who is right, who should be running the conservative party, should the conservatives tack back to the middle? it is a key debate, debate, a live debate within the governing conservative party. will it flare up before the probably not. most conservatives, whether enthusiastically or not, have realised that they will probably be going into the election with ri

you've got a profoundly divided tory party.t a profoundly divided still, i think fundamental labour party and certainly labour activist, core . and in labour activist, core. and in that i think you're going to see a politician like starmer ferreting in different directions, appealing now here, now there nobody could ever accuse him of consistency . he's accuse him of consistency. he's risen magnificently above any such thing, a sort of a kind of machiavellian bobbing cork. >> so this type of triangulation from his point of view, is one where he can suck in the votes. if david's right, where he can suck in the votes. if david's right , from the south if david's right, from the south of england with what he was saying a month ago, reassuring them on their taxation. so it's basically an appeal to everybody who voted remain . who voted remain. >> i think that's right. you know, your your your waitrose shopperin know, your your your waitrose shopper in chichester probably rather keir starmer. rather likes sir keir starmer. what i wh

rishi sunak will know very well what labour are prying to bring up on premises questions, is the tory partyeem to be really trying to contextualise this crisis, saying that 95% of schools are not a chilly affected but they have been funding refurbishment of schools and they are being ultra safe in their approach. there was an instance over the summer of one school building, this led to a reassessment of the risk and that they are just being very safe, trying to ensure that no children are hurt but it is certainly going to be not a tough afternoon for rishi sunak because it is notjust prime minster questions, later on we will see this effort by the labour party as well to release documents about rishi sunak may or may have not known when he was chancellor. may have not known when he was chancellor-— may have not known when he was chancellor. . , ., ., ., ., , chancellor. really what that amounts to is labour trying — chancellor. really what that amounts to is labour trying to _ chancellor. really what that amounts to is labour trying to push _ chancellor. really what that amounts to is labou

announced before the tory party conference next week. pposite of levelling up. but the prime minister insists he's committed to the long term tory pledge . to the long term tory pledge. >> this kind of speculation that people are making is not right. i mean we've got spades in the ground, we're getting on and delivering, but across the north what doing is what we're also doing is connecting towns and connecting up all the towns and cities in the north—east to west. that's a really important part of how we will create jobs , drive growth across the region , all part of our plans to level up free ports are another good example of whether that's example of that. whether that's in teesside or elsewhere, attracting new investment, new businesses coming in, all good examples the government examples of the government levelling up. >> the home secretary is to call for unity among western leaders to combat the global migration crisis. visiting the united states suella braverman will tell an audience in washington that other countries could learn f

it's not going to be announced until after the tory party . conference. party.n a complete up mark in terms of government communications and when i say government communications, i don't like press releases. don't mean like press releases. i talking to people i mean talking to people who are massively affected by government choices made on a on a table in whitehall , because we've had whitehall, because we've had this briefing over the recent weeks, had chancellor saying weeks, had the chancellor saying he couldn't commit to hs2, the pm couldn't commit to hs2 north of birmingham, and now we're told that this whole decision may or may not taken until may or may not be taken until the statement , which the autumn statement, which is due november . the autumn statement, which is due november. so why due in in november. so why they've allowed this to out they've allowed this to go out of here, of control? i'm standing here, as in manchester, and as i say, in manchester, and a few days time the entire cabinet will be trying to say how will be here trying to say how t

manchester leg of the line will be completed with a decision expected to be announced before the tory partyonference next week . and the home secretary is week. and the home secretary is calling for unity among western leaders to combat the global migration crisis by visiting the united states tomorrow , suella united states tomorrow, suella braverman will tell an audience in washington soon that other countries could learn from the uk's innovative attempts to tackle illegal migrants . she's tackle illegal migrants. she's questioning whether legal framework is designed. more than 50 years ago are still fit for purpose . and the liberal purpose. and the liberal democrat leader says the nhs doesn't have enough money thanks to the conservative gives. in an exclusive interview with gb news, ed davey has accused the government of creating a health crisis. mr davey says nearly 25% of patients who are in the hospitals today could be discharged into care homes or cared for in their own homes. he says his party's plan of prioritising health care would make the nhs more efficient. >> one of the inter

their meeting, the party spent their meeting, the tory tory party the tory tory top tory party the torye, the ministers, forgive me, the cabinet were meeting yesterday to discuss collapsing buildings on their watch, while keir starmer got together his gang and talked about new ideas to run country. so think run the country. so i think there's a feeling of that's a problem that the has got. mr problem that the pm has got. mr sunaki problem that the pm has got. mr sunak i know they are planning a major reshuffle after the party conference in october before the king's speech in early november, and that will be his chance to bnng and that will be his chance to bring up these new people elected in 2019 to almost try to reinvent what the tory party for the 21st century, the tory party is like a snake. patrick it sheds its skin and moves on. it sheds its skin and moves on. it sheds leaders like like snakes sheds leaders like like snakes shed their skin and that's what they'll be doing. not shedding they'll be doing. not shedding the lead in this sense, but shedding the top team around sunak br

william hague who became tory party— disastrous.nted by a landslide, a line of his he — blair wanted by a landslide, a line of his he likes to say is well, somebody has to do the night shift. i'm somebody has to do the night shift. i'm afraid _ somebody has to do the night shift. i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night _ i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night shift — i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night shift and number ten. actually what the _ night shift and number ten. actually what the conservative party should think about doing, which it really does _ think about doing, which it really does but — think about doing, which it really does but used to do it used to be more _ does but used to do it used to be more common is that he could potentially lose here and stay on. i think— potentially lose here and stay on. i think that — potentially lose here and stay on. i think that would be quite courageous. i think he would be in quite _ courageous. i think he would be in quite a _ courageous. i think he would be in quite a

eight years after being in government with the conservatives, the lib dems are now a noisy anti—tory partyn't been at all keen to openly bash brexit, or remind voters of its policy to rejon the eu in the long—term. will this strategy pay off at the next general election? here's nick. late summer vibes. and a party sensing changing fortunes after nearly a decade in the doldrums. high hopes of advances at the general election. still a lodestar. this generation aims to repeat the late paddy ashdown's success in taking the party from a pinprick in the polls, to potential kingmaker. look behind you, mr ashdown. that involves capturing a series of true blue seats in the english home counties, dismantling the blue wall. scrapping the penny on income tax for the nhs, scrapping the penny on income tax forthe nhs, an scrapping the penny on income tax for the nhs, an idea which grew from a similar ashdown pledge for education. rebuild relations with the eu but don't mention the b word, wouldn't want to frighten the horses. and scrap national housing targets to keep the home counties happy. this confe

now i the tory party conference next week.illion nhs appointments have had to be cancelled since december because of strikes in england . last of strikes in england. last week's industrial action by junior doctors and consultants meant the magic number was reached . another double strike reached. another double strike is scheduled for next week with the health secretary steve barclay, labelling it grim and saying medics have received a fair and reasonable pay offer. prosecutors will decide later over whether or not to call for a retrial of lucy letby on six counts of attempted murder. the former nurse was jailed for life last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at a hospital in chester in 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder in relation to five children. she denied the charges and has launched an appeal . experts are launched an appeal. experts are warning the government won't meet its manifesto pledge to end homelessness by next

and i always and this is because he knew certain people within the tory party, which which whatever partyhich for whatever reason make seem to reason seemed to make seem to allow him to bypass the system. this because in this fascinates me because in the pve this fascinates me because in the i've had a real job and the past i've had a real job and i was once for many, many years a security cleared and in security cleared jobs. and this is no this is no this is no process that's without its figoun process that's without its rigour. it's extreme , rigorous. rigour. it's extreme, rigorous. so the fact that you should be the fact that this guy was able just to wander around the palace of westminster freely accessing the sort of things that you would have been able to pass on to absolutely bamboozles to china. absolutely bamboozles me, can't understand how it me, i can't understand how it could possibly happen. do you think it's a little bit of posh boy goes posh and all boy goes to posh school and all of all go, oh no, of a sudden we all go, oh no, let's let through. let's let them through. >>

now i the tory party conference next week.illion nhs appointments have had to be cancelled since december because of strikes in england . last of strikes in england. last week's industrial action by junior doctors and consultants meant the magic number was reached . another double strike reached. another double strike is scheduled for next week with the health secretary steve barclay, labelling it grim and saying medics have received a fair and reasonable pay offer. prosecutors will decide later over whether or not to call for a retrial of lucy letby on six counts of attempted murder. the former nurse was jailed for life last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at a hospital in chester in 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder in relation to five children. she denied the charges and has launched an appeal . experts are launched an appeal. experts are warning the government won't meet its manifesto pledge to end homelessness by next

but will that be enough to ease things that the tory party conference in manchester earlier we spoke ledges made by mps across the political divide that haven't materialised. that is why this tax pledge is different. it isn't connected to the conservative party . it is a conservative party. it is a direct pledge from me and my constituents in rossendale and dannen and to the british people that i will not vote to . that i will not vote to. >> there's more misery on the railways today as members of aslef walk out on strike again . aslef walk out on strike again. earlier we spoke to transport secretary mark harper. he insisted the latest, the latest pay insisted the latest, the latest pay offer is more than fair and should be put to union members . should be put to union members. >> mick whelan , the general >> mick whelan, the general secretary of that union, won't put that offer to their members. he sits on the labour party's national executive and timing the strike for the conservative conference can be seen for what it is. it's a political strike and i think he should put the reason

amongst right-wingers ahead of what many anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory partyussia seeking to rejoin the u.n. human rights council. the bbc has obtained a copy of russia's position paper promising what it called adequate solutions for human rights issues. our global correspondence as this will be a test of russia's global standing. >> this is interesting. russia has chosen to apply for this post. it does not have to do that. there is no need to make an application, russia has chosen that it wants to. it is showing that russia is still interested in the international system, the international order. it wants to get elected to bodies, see if it can regain some international credibility that lost as a result of the invasion of ukraine. the second thing that is interesting is what happens at this about. -- this vote. this would be a snapshot of international opinion about russia. we have not had a vote at the u.n. about russia for some time. last year there were some folks where the u.n. overly -- votes where the u.n. overwhelmingly voted to criticize the invasion

popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory partyseeking to establish whether a senior russian naval commander was killed in an attack on crimea last week. on monday, kyiv said the leader of russia's black sea fleet was killed by a missile strike on their headquarters. moscow, though, insists admiral viktor sokolov is in fact alive. the russian ministry of defence has shared a video with sokolov appearing via video link in a meeting between russian officials. the kremlin insists the meeting took place on tuesday after ukraine had claimed sokolov being dead. these video images have not yet been verified. with more, here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. even by the standards of this information war, it is very hard at the moment to verify the claims that are being exchanged exchanged by both sides. we had the triumphant assertion from ukraine yesterday that admiral sokolov, the commander of russia's black sea naval fleet, that he was killed in last friday's missile strike on russia's headquarters in sevastopol in occupied

still plenty in the tory party and spoke people this week and i spoke to people this week within saidrty who said to me there still little there is still a little bit of a vestige hope that will vestige of hope that this will be over again. be 1992 all over again. everyone's expecting neil kinnock back in april kinnock to win. back in april 1992, john major comes up behind him on the home straight and wins 22 majority. wins it with a 22 majority. >> well, mike parry, this u—turn surprised me. the scale of it really pushing back on net zero, which many of my viewers and listeners are furious about. they they voted they don't feel they voted for it. vote to get it. they didn't vote to get poorer. i think that the poorer. and i think that the next election is now on a knife edge. what's your view? don't edge. what's your view? i don't think edge. think it's even on a knife edge. >> there is momentum >> i think now there is momentum in america. >> they it big mo, >> they call it the big mo, don't when suddenly don't they, when they suddenly pick idea and the tidal pick up an idea and the

still plenty in the tory party and spoke people this week and i spoke to people this week within saidrty who said to me there still little there is still a little bit of a vestige hope that will vestige of hope that this will be over again. be 1992 all over again. everyone's expecting neil kinnock back in april kinnock to win. back in april 1992, john major comes up behind him on the home straight and wins 22 majority. wins it with a 22 majority. >> well, mike parry, this u—turn surprised me. the scale of it really pushing back on net zero, which many of my viewers and listeners are furious about. they they voted they don't feel they voted for it. vote to get it. they didn't vote to get poorer. i think that the poorer. and i think that the next election is now on a knife edge. what's your view? don't edge. what's your view? i don't think edge. think it's even on a knife edge. >> there is momentum >> i think now there is momentum in america. >> they it big mo, >> they call it the big mo, don't when suddenly don't they, when they suddenly pick idea and the tidal pick up an idea and the

it's divide pensioners, with those in rural are(tory party. it's at vide the tory party. party is for . is standing for. >> exactly. and he was actually the that can the first leader that i can really to come out and really think of to come out and say, look, do to say, right, look, we do need to do about the climate, but do a bit about the climate, but not bankrupt ourselves. okay? not to bankrupt ourselves. okay? >> patrick, you >> patrick, see you very shortly. seem very shortly. or all seem very shortly. or all seem very shortly. it from us on shortly. that's it from us on the we're back the live desk. we're back tomorrow. that warm tomorrow. bye bye. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello , i'm alex burkill. >> hello, i'm alex burkill. >> hello, i'm alex burkill. >> here's your latest gb news weather update. we have further showers to come as we go through the next few days and these do bnng the next few days and these do bring of some thunder, bring the risk of some thunder, but we're also going to have some nights.

a expected before a decision is expected before the tory party conference next week. the planned line to east midlands parkway is also under threat . nhs strikes are thought threat. nhs strikes are thought to have led to the cancellation of more than a million appointments since december. figures due to be released later are expected to confirm the milestone in the wake of last week's double strike by junior doctors and concerns its further disruption is expected again next week when the same groups walk out health leaders say there is a human cost for every cancellation, which is damaging and demoralising . more on all of and demoralising. more on all of our stories on our website, gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. >> here's a quick snapshot of the markets today. the pound buys you $1.2230, ,1.1498 and gold will cost £1,572 per ounce, plus £0.89 and the ftse 100 is at 7640 points as direct bullion sponsors, the finance report on gb news for physical investment

london should stop rising the us and nato advise stopping support for kiev, but the tory party , as if backdrop of a crisis, is raising taxes on residents kingdoms. they are shocked and ask the officials. when shopping because of high inflation , the number of thefts in supermarkets is beyond the limit, sellers complain. we have cameras, but it doesn't help because of this store in british cities, everything resembles a fortress. from washing powder to yogurt, people are now stealing under lock and key, they say, ordinary britons who simply don’t have enough for food, while residents of germany say they are on the verge of helping ukraine, the scholz coalition. i just forgot about them , where is the spd, where is the social party. we 're talking about massive budget cuts, especially in the social sphere, child benefits. this is just a joke, and yet 100 billion euros go to the bundeswehr and weapons. mr. shultz, participating in the war is fundamentally wrong. conduct a survey. talk to the population. and you will understand that you are completely alone in your position. it’s not easy

tory in 2019. so if the conservative party to who voted tory in 2019. if thewell at vative party to who voted tory in 2019. so if thewell at the re party to who voted tory in 2019. so if thewell at the nextrty to who voted tory in 2019. so if thewell at the next election, to do well at the next election, it's got a hard but a very objective and identifiable target which win back target which is to win back its own are the own voters. and those are the people that starmer is trying to appeal to. now, before we go, he should careful this should be careful about this european stuff he'll european stuff because he'll turn them off. >> before we to your story, >> before we go to your story, just quick answer date for the just a quick answer date for the general election. >> i the money >> so i think the smart money is actually think going actually on may. i think going on the same may next year, next year the same day as year going on the same day as the elections means that the local elections means that you won't have a 40% turnout at which tory party would

we are striking today the attention of today to get the attention of the and the the tory party and theovernment to resolve this dispute. >> hundreds of demonstrators have been staging a protest against the rosebank offshore development at rallying in central london. they're demanding the government reconsider approval for the controversial oil field. it's located 80 miles west of shetland and is the uk's largest untapped field. it's estimated to contain an up to 300 million barrels of oil, a robyn wells from fossil free london says the oil field will destroy lives. >> we organised this demonstration because we're not shocked and we're not surprised , but we are in danger and rosebank will destroy the uk's prospects of being a climate leader, but also destroy lives worldwide. this government is very used to u—turns and we need another one from them and we need labour to grow a backbone and say that they would not allow rosebank to go ahead . they allow rosebank to go ahead. they would the licence because would revoke the licence because it's the right thing do. we it's the right thing t

we are striking today the attention of today to get the attention of the and the the tory party and theovernment to resolve this dispute. >> hundreds of demonstrators have been staging a protest against the rosebank offshore development at rallying in central london. they're demanding the government reconsider approval for the controversial oil field. it's located 80 miles west of shetland and is the uk's largest untapped field. it's estimated to contain an up to 300 million barrels of oil, a robyn wells from fossil free london says the oil field will destroy lives. >> we organised this demonstration because we're not shocked and we're not surprised , but we are in danger and rosebank will destroy the uk's prospects of being a climate leader, but also destroy lives worldwide. this government is very used to u—turns and we need another one from them and we need labour to grow a backbone and say that they would not allow rosebank to go ahead . they allow rosebank to go ahead. they would the licence because would revoke the licence because it's the right thing do. we it's the right thing t

party that feels like it's got its mojo back. they know who they're targeting and where they're targeting — the tories, primarily in the south of england that tells you everything about their strategy. i've been going to conferences for years and this is one of the best. there's a lot of rage, but that also inspires a huge amount of enthusiasm. there's a thirst for campaigning, so let's hope it works. _ their challenge now — turning enthusiasm into votes and getting noticed. chris mason, bbc news, in bournemouth. he found fame as a man from u.n.c.l.e, playing the mysterious russian agent illya kuryakin in the 1960s american television series. well, now, the actor david mccallum has died at the age of 90. his career spanned six decades beginning in radio and taking in films including the great escape. most recently he found new audiences, as dr mallard the medical examiner in the us crime drama ncis. david sillito looks back at his life. dramatic music plays. for a certain generation, david mccallum was and always will be illya kuryakin, from the man from u.n.c.l.e. like my friend napoleon, i go and i do whatever i'm told to. quiet, eni

london must stop submitting to the usa and nato, support for the kiva, they advise to stop, but the tory partyms to have gone blind amid the crisis, residents of the kingdom are raising taxes . they are shocked and ask the officials. go shopping due to high inflation the number of thefts in in supermarkets, sellers complain beyond measure. yes, we have cameras, but it doesn't help because of this store in british cities, everything from washing powder to yoghurt resembles fortresses. now they are stealing under lock and key , they say, ordinary british people who simply don’t have enough for food, while the residents of germany say they are on the brink, helping the ukraine coalition. i just forgot about them, somewhere with the traffic police, where the social party is. we are talking about large-scale budget cuts, especially in the social sphere and especially for children. it's just a joke, and while 100 billion euros go to the bundeswehr and weapons. mr. shultz, participating in the war is fundamentally wrong. conduct a survey. talk to the population. and you will understand that you are c

me, when i say that the pm will get no respite from the intense civil war gripping the tories as he heads to party of influential mps dubbed the new conservatives and spearheaded by rising stars like danny kruger and miriam cates, alongside deputy tory chairman lee anderson . and although he's lee anderson. and although he's unofficially part of it, given his role and the veteran mp sir john hayes will stage a rally calling on sunak to return to true conservative values. now, these include taking action on our echr membership , cutting our echr membership, cutting taxes and confronting the woke mob . that's a direct contrast to mob. that's a direct contrast to sunak back with his five pledges, which they see there. they are branding theirs the red walls right ? all five pledges. walls right? all five pledges. so now, esther mcvey, look, this is difficult for you, isn't it? because there is a civil war group in your party. we saw some good things from sunak over the past week, but lots of your colleagues are very nervous. they are about to lose their job. so what's the atmosphere going to be like a

show some idea of where taxation should go in the tory party. not be party.d my own on surprised by my own views on this. surprised by my own views on thisthe burden is now at a 70 >> the tax burden is now at a 70 year high. that is unsustainable and the people that pay the taxes are hard pressed. brits around country . we as around the country. we as conservatives, we believe in lower taxes as conservatives, we believe being on the side of hard working households and families . as conservatives, we families. as conservatives, we believe in hope and aspiration . believe in hope and aspiration. >> so what does that look like now? >> so what does that look like nov that mean >> so what does that look like novthat mean lower taxes. >> that should mean lower taxes. the has to start the burden of tax has to start to down. however let's look to come down. however let's look at the cycle that we're in right now. got more fiscal now. we've got one more fiscal cycle potentially a cycle potentially before a general how and it's general election. how and it's not just a

but this close to tory conference, they just tory party conference, they just can't and say it. can't be in manchester, it? manchester, isn't it? >> no, of all >> yeah. well, no, of all places, thank you very places, ben, thank you very much. >> your take for things this >> on your take for things this morning. appreciate your analysis. thank you very much indeed. time 7:15 now, the indeed. the time a 7:15 now, the met has issued weather met office has issued weather warnings which warnings for storm agnes, which is starting hit, we believe, is starting to hit, we believe, or expected to hit the uk in the next few hours. or expected to hit the uk in the hex strong ours. or expected to hit the uk in the nexstrong winds, heavy rain, >> strong winds, heavy rain, flooding, we flooding, even power cuts. we think will sweep across the western regions of the not yet and not quite yet. >> quite yet. yeah. >> quite yet. yeah. >> yeah. but it's on its way as we go to our south—west of england. reporter jeff moody and he can he can tell us so you're you're bracing yourself, are you battening dow

so i've been member tory party been a member of the tory party for long, long time. of for a long, longe, you i never tire course, you know, i never tire of saying my political hero is margaret thatcher. you know, she liberated our country in the sense of the 1980s, threw off the shackles of 1970s britain and what labour did to our country and all of that , you country and all of that, you know, and she was very much the person and we were the party back then of entrepreneurs and smes, you know , the party smes, you know, the party property owning democracy, all the low taxes , low taxes, the low taxes, low taxes, controlling borders , you name controlling borders, you name it. absolutely. wow exactly. >> so that was so that was the conservative party. >> but that's why i got involved with the party. >> so what's happened to it? >> so what's happened to it? >> so what's happened to it? >> so nigel, that's why i got involved with the party. but i've always been backroom i've always been a backroom person ever person and i never, ever actually to be a member actually wanted to be a member

so i've been member tory party been a member of the tory party for long, long time. of for a long, longe, you i never tire course, you know, i never tire of saying my political hero is margaret thatcher. you know, she liberated our country in the sense of the 1980s, threw off the shackles of 1970s britain and what labour did to our country and all of that , you country and all of that, you know, and she was very much the person and we were the party back then of entrepreneurs and smes, you know , the party smes, you know, the party property owning democracy, all the low taxes , low taxes, the low taxes, low taxes, controlling borders , you name controlling borders, you name it. absolutely. wow exactly. >> so that was so that was the conservative party. >> but that's why i got involved with the party. >> so what's happened to it? >> so what's happened to it? >> so what's happened to it? >> so nigel, that's why i got involved with the party. but i've always been backroom i've always been a backroom person ever person and i never, ever actually to be a member actually wanted to be a member

that opfion that's the tory party gave that option to the country, is that they voted for control .rol. but it seems that hasn't happened yet. jacob and that's what's so frustrating and i think time is running out on this government for this. >> e you have w— for this. >> you have any idea why >> and do you have any idea why the could rule on the the judges could rule on the prorogation case within about a month ? and when comes to month? and when it comes to illegal migration, often it takes a year . takes them over a year. >> well, i don't want to relitigate the prorogation of parliament. that was in 2019. jacob and now it's 2023. we could judges can be quick when they need to, can't they? >> but they're just taking two month pretty idle judiciary. >> yes . they're not idle . >> yes. they're not idle. they've maybe more complex issues at stake. jacob i think it's a false comparison . it's a false comparison. >> oh, you're too generous. anyway, thank you very much, christopher. back with me on my panel christopher. back with me on my panel, former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james sc

there are conservative members of parliament who think the tory party should be cutting taxes, at somethingprime minister liz truss thought should happen, she tried to do it and of course that went spectacularly wrong. the problem they have got in the current chancellorjeremy hunt has made it very clear, he said a few days ago it is virtually impossible to cut taxes at the moment and he simply does not have the funds to do it, concentrating on bringing down inflation and if you look at what is coming ahead, an ageing population and huge pressures on the nhs and pensions, it looks a pretty difficult task and this will be a question for the labour party but it seems whoever is in power after the general election, this will be something they will need to look at and i think the suspicion is once the taxes are in place it is very hard to get rid of them. get the taxes are in place it is very hard to get rid of them.- hard to get rid of them. got to seak hard to get rid of them. got to s - eak to hard to get rid of them. got to speak to you- _ union leaders are pushing the government to hold an

they advise stopping kiev, but the tory party, like a donkey against the backdrop of the crisis , isaxes on the residents of the kingdom. they are shocked and ask the officials. go shopping because of high inflation the number of thefts in supermarkets is prohibitive, sellers complain. yes we have cameras, but it doesn't help because this store in british cities resembles a fortress. everything from washing powder to yoghurt is now stolen under lock and key, they say, ordinary britons who simply don’t have enough for food, residents germany says they are on the verge of helping ukraine's scholz coalition. i just forgot about them, where is the spd, where is the social party. we are talking about large-scale budget cuts, especially in the social sector of children's benefits. this is just a joke, and yet 100 billion euros go to the bundeswehr and weapons. mr. shultz , participating in the war is fundamentally wrong. conduct a survey. talk to the population. and you will understand that you are completely alone in your position. it’s not easy to govern a country like this , the german