i leadership of the tory party? i think it will be interesting to see what _ think it will be interesting to see what the — think it will be interesting to see what the right of the conservative party— what the right of the conservative party feel — what the right of the conservative party feel about the row under policy— party feel about the row under policy and i think the test of it will be — policy and i think the test of it will be when we get to june and july and we _ will be when we get to june and july and we see — will be when we get to june and july and we see how many flights are going _ and we see how many flights are going and — and we see how many flights are going and also what reform says about _ going and also what reform says about this because they are nipping at the _ about this because they are nipping at the conservatives heals, the last polls you _ at the conservatives heals, the last polls you had the tories on 19% and reform _ polls you had the tories on 19% and reform on — polls you had the

he feels rishi suhak's— of the tory party. oubt about that _ plenty more reaction on that defection later on in the programme. donald trump says he's ready to debatejoe biden — anytime, anywhere, any place — after mr biden gave his clearest committment yet to take on the former president in a televised debate. joe biden had previously said it would depend on donald trump's behaviour. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. well, he's been asked many times, but president biden has been tight lipped about a presidential debate until now. i don't know if you're going to debate your opponent. i am somewhere. i don't know when, i'm happy to debate him. donald trump was quick to respond, taking to his social media platform. truth social, writing... and outside the courtroom in new york, where he's been appearing at his hush money trial, he also spoke about it. take a listen. we're willing to do it monday night, tuesday night, wednesday night, i thursday night or friday night on national television. - we're ready. just tell me

what he says about public services, where he thought the tory party used to be compassionate — in his no longer are. he feels that the conservativism he joined the party to represent has been abandoned by the current prime minister and his team, and i think this is quite wounding. it is intended to be. defections don't come out of the blue. i am sure this will have been orchestrated to an extent. there will have been talks going on for a while, perhaps, between dan poulter and keir starmer. it is certainly a coup for the labour party. it is a big blow for rishi sunak. yes, tell us about... i don't think we've had reaction from the conservatives but what about the labour party? sir keir starmer on social media said it was fantastic to welcome dr poulter to the changed labour party. "it is time to end conservative chaos, turn the page and get britain's future back. pleased that dan poulter has decided to join us on this journey and dan poulter says he would like to see an election happen now. it is not about to, i don't think. the expectation still is that the general election will prob

she hit out at the conservatives in her statement tonight saying, "we have seen the tory party use this reporting political opponents to the police during election campaigns to distract from their record. i will say as i did before, if i committed a criminal offence, i would of course do the right thing and step down. the british public deserves politicians who know the rules apply to them." history, however, suggests the chances of prosecution are small. it was a minor issue forjohn major when in 1968 he stood for and won a council seat that he shouldn t have. that is because mister major was my eligibility as a candidate rested on an incorrect entry in the electoral register. the 1960 at register shows him at 1a templer st in lambeth. and remember the 2017 stoke by—election? when police concluded there was "insufficient evidence" of criminal activity after ukip s paul nuttall used a house on his nomination papers that he had yet to stay at. ultimately, though, the inability of angela rayner and her team to kill this story is a failure in itself. the party s long—time attack dog is now

we have a tory party imploding in front of them. by doing nothing? >> certainly we won't know >> well, certainly we won't know which party will be in government until the next general election, and we're working very hard to make sure that we're out, up and down the country speaking with people about their concerns. and one thing is very clear that people understand keir starmer is about the long term. he is not interested in short, term fixes sticking plasters. he is about the long term, the long term missions that he's set out to get britain building again, for example, to take our streets back from criminals and gangs. and that is very different to the kind of politics that we've had over the last few years. so of course we want to be talking with people about that. we need to get that message across as labour politicians. but we're to get that message across as labour |forward1s. but we're to get that message across as labour |forward to but we're to get that message across as labour |forward to having're to get that message acr

this is the third defection from the conservative party that we have had since 2019. christian wakefield left the toriesohnson was still prime minister, during the partygate scandal. lee anderson, former deputy chair of the party, was suspended and then went to join reform uk. chair of the party, was suspended and then went tojoin reform uk. his journey is indicative of some of the anger and disillusionment there is on the right of the party. what dan poulter�*s move suggests or represents its concern within the centre of the tory party about the direction it is heading in. haifa centre of the tory party about the direction it is heading in.- direction it is heading in. how do ou think direction it is heading in. how do you think the _ direction it is heading in. how do you think the tories _ direction it is heading in. how do you think the tories are - direction it is heading in. how do you think the tories are going i direction it is heading in. how do you think the tories are going to | direction it is heading in. how do i you think the tories are going to be able to manage this? the? you think the t

tories. so the labour party, you know, now they're doing a lot of u—turning. k. we'll talk more about that, in a bit. but do you think that the tories actually have any hope? is there. >> there's always hope. there is always hope. and the one thing that you can be sure of is not over until people have voted. and it's 10 pm. on whichever day that the prime minister has chosen for the election. so there is always hope. what i find worrying are the amounts of people who say they don't know how they're going to vote, or they're just not going to turn out. and i think complacency in that respect is really, really dangerous for all sides. but they need to be given something to choose from. and at the moment, the conservative party are busy fighting each other more than anything else. and the labour party are busy putting out policy ideas. and then you turning on them really, really quickly and making a mess of pretty much any kind of detail as to what it is that they can offer. that should concern a lot offer. that should concern a lot of people is that they cannot d

basically the tory party in dingr is’ basically the tory party in dingr is the tory party the >> or issguise? right. labour party in disguise? right. we got back , we seem to have got back, strangely, consider strangely, in what we consider to political to be such divisive political times, to pretty much a consensus between the front benches of the major parties. very different. if you start looking at the back benches of the major parties, but the front benches , we're back to some sort benches, we're back to some sort of 1970s consensus where everybody a managed everybody wants a managed economy. aren't really economy. there aren't really plans or deregulation plans to get tax or deregulation down. there more than a down. there are more than a cigarette tory and cigarette paper between tory and laboun cigarette paper between tory and labour, but probably not a whole cigarette between the two of them. unfortunately, think them. and unfortunately, i think if trajectory , if we stay in this trajectory, these sort of 0.1% per month growth will be what we growth rates will be what we face

nobody's tory party is up to. nobody's talking about, know, tinder tory party is up to.:, know, tinder tory party is up to. nobody's talk ppe. it's very know, tinder tory party is up to. nobody's talk ppe. it's very minor. tinder tory party is up to. nobody's talk ppe. it's very minor. and er and ppe. it's very minor. and she's a good politician. and she will become the next leader, hopefully, do you not think, do you think it's not minor? do you think it's minor? let me know your thoughts. mark at gbnews.com. what i would say, chris wild, is that if the shoe was on the other foot and angela rayner was a conservative minister, labour would be all over her like a rash. >> how dare you ? no, it's true, >> how dare you? no, it's true, isn't it? >> i mean, it's what we've had. linda jubilee from keir starmer. all this guy that's always going on propriety and probity on about propriety and probity and god knows what else in pubuc public life. >> i'll tell you what, there >> and i'll tell you what, there is a of hypocrisy about is a level of hypocrisy about buying your house u

, the tory party, he will blame whoever he thinks _ tory party, he will blame whoever he thinks he _to decide they would vote for the motion. — decide they would vote for the motion. at the end of the day... | motion. at the end of the day... i .et motion. at the end of the day... get it, i get motion. at the end of the day... i get it, i get it, another labour, maybe the thought of losing a bit too much. qasim, thank you so much. paul in edinburgh. good morning. we have not got long before television viewers leave us so make it a pity 45 seconds. i viewers leave us so make it a pity 45 seconds-— 45 seconds. i am upset he is standing _ 45 seconds. i am upset he is standing down. _ 45 seconds. i am upset he is standing down. i— 45 seconds. i am upset he is standing down. i would i 45 seconds. i am upset he is standing down. i would love | 45 seconds. i am upset he is l standing down. i would love to understand what the optics are around him from the past week. what around him from the past week. what do ou around him from the past week. what do you mean? — around him from the past wee

comments , made all kinds of comments, which i don't think the rishi sunak party would want to sunak tory party would want to associate themselves with. >> ashworth and more >> jonathan ashworth and more analysis on the natcon conference coming up in nigel's programme next. meanwhile, in other news today, the rwanda bill is back in the house of lords tonight after mps rejected a series of amendments they'd suggested with some conservatives calling those proposals ridiculous. let's show you the upper chamber right now where lords are maintaining their stand off with the government on its flagship migration policy. they voted down each government proposal once again tonight. downing street, though hoping to clear the final hurdle. they say this week and get flights off the ground within weeks. labour, still insisting scheme is still insisting the scheme is doomed fail . still insisting the scheme is doomed fail. the policing doomed to fail. the policing minister, chris philp, said today new powers for chief constables to sack rogue officers will root out those unfit to wear the badge. under the n

going to make a lot of difference now because it's about the tory party and it's about the tory partyether. and actually, if the economy has has returned to some sort of sort of reasonable position , fight the reasonable position, fight the election and see what happens. this idea of changing a leader all the time won't work. but of course, there'll be huge pressure if lots of councillors lose their seats because, i mean, i was in local government and i lost my seat in 93 on on the district council and 95 on the district council and 95 on the county council. and i was told at the time, we like you, neil, but we are not voting conservative, you see. so a lot of councillors will be very upset that they will be thrown out because because of the situation in westminster, not because most tory councils are actually pretty well run. the problem is a lot of them will be sacrificial lamb with the way things are, and they will be a lot of pressure on rishi sunak and the government when this happens. >> nigel nelson could rishi sunak be gone in a couple of months? >> it's always possible , but

we now have a tory party that resembles sometimes a little bit more a nationalist, national party rathere centre right. and i feel that, actually, the changes that the labour party has made since 2019 under keir starmer — notjust on the health service but particularly on that offer on health, about tackling the determinants of poor health and housing, poverty and all those issues — are the sort of things that are really going to make a big difference. and i think that's why i believe that... why i've made the change i have and why i believe it will make a difference to the patients i look after. since 2010, though, constituents in your suffolk home have chosen you, sent you to westminster as a conservative. some of them might be angry that you have left the party that they chose. what do you say to them? well, i had two things i could have done. i could have carried on to the election and then stood down. or i could... i could have decided to potentially have — there could be a by—election and call a by—election. but we're at the point where there might be a general election called at an

so we will get a sense today of the depth of opposition within the tory party to this particularly onak is not ordering his mps to vote for this and ultimately because labour is backing this policy the broad expectation is that this will go through parliament. but it has become something of a flashpoint in the argument raging within the tory parliament about where the conservative party goes next. put aside the policy for a second, look at it as a public health measure and this could perhaps be the most significant consequential thing rishi sunak�*s government does. if it passes this will be remembered. it is very unlikely i think that a future government would reverse this phasing out of smoking. from future government would reverse this phasing out of smoking.— phasing out of smoking. from a health perspective _ phasing out of smoking. from a health perspective it _ phasing out of smoking. from a health perspective it has - phasing out of smoking. from a health perspective it has got. health perspective it has got backing pretty much across the board from health experts and he was s

or being _ with the tory part to make party or being exposed. he rush to — being exposed. we saw this during the rush to buy election. —— the tory— the rush to buy election. —— the tory party— the rush to buy election. —— the tory party are being exposed. keirstarmer keir starmer was having his arm twisted — keir starmer was having his arm twisted in— keir starmer was having his arm twisted in terms of his position on the israei— twisted in terms of his position on the israel conflict. now we are seeing — the israel conflict. now we are seeing how it is disrupting politics on the _ seeing how it is disrupting politics on the conservative side. we had alan _ on the conservative side. we had alan duncan on l bc radio accusing pro-israei— alan duncan on l bc radio accusing pro—israel tories of exercising the interests — pro—israel tories of exercising the interests of — pro—israel tories of exercising the interests of another country using prettv _ interests of another country using pretty unequivocal, firm robust language — pretty unequivocal, firm

1terview. >> which was the biggest laugh of tory party iserview. >> which was the biggest laugh of toryrty is going to be absolutely obliterated the absolutely obliterated in the general elections, and they deserve be okay. deserve to be okay. >> francis being very forceful there, but let's move on now to there, but let's move on now to the times and, the nhs apparently has shares in duracell. >> yeah. well, this story actually hits home because my girlfriend always needs more batteries and i can't work out why patients told to bring their own batteries for gp to the gym or mate. yeah, that's right, that's right, right. so yeah, this is a story about modern medical centre near tonbridge in kent that sent a text to patients reminding to bring patients reminding them to bring their duracell aa batteries their own duracell aa batteries when getting a electro when they were getting a electro cardiogram or 24 hour blood pressure test. so basically, the reason why they asked them for this is because the machines need a pack of batteries, which costs £4. yes. and they don't want to pay it. so

in a the tory party doesn't. a way, the tory party doesn't. constant the tory party is in a constant defensive on health defensive crouch on health policy because it's not trusted with despite increasing with nhs. despite increasing spending so much over recent years. spending so much over recent yeawell, makes good on >> well, if it makes good on that, an early that, that will be an early headune that, that will be an early headline now then, that, that will be an early headlinebrady now then, that, that will be an early headlinebrady is now then, that, that will be an early headlinebrady is releasing n, that, that will be an early headlinebrady is releasing a graham brady is releasing a book, the most important man you never heard of. >> and why should you? or outside of the westminster bubble? he's the bubble? certainly he's the chairman of the 1922 committee of mps for all of the of mps, tory mps for all of the past tory, 14 years of the tories being in power. he's got a book out called kingmaker secrets, lies and the truth about five prim

there were a huge number of labour party voters who voted for the brexit party the tory vote party atabandoned the labour party had abandoned the working classes on things like immigration, on things like a fair day's pay for a british worker , rather than continually worker, rather than continually relying upon ever increasing immigration, which drives wages down. those kind of policies used to be the preserve of the political left. it seems they've abandoned that now. >> i think to some extent, martin, that was a fair critique of labour under corbyn, who ran , of labour under corbyn, who ran, in my view, an extremist agenda, abandoned the centre ground, abandoning traditional working class communities. that is most certainly not the case under keir starmer, where we're being straight, we're being, steadfast and reasonable and honest with people. we're making it clear we do want to bring, immigration down. and we'll do that through, you know, clearing the backlog through returns agreements with other countries. but we'll do it properly, properly, and we'll do it sustainably. and i th

now now, our main news this morning and there's another scandal hitting the party. hitting the tory party >> yes number 10 have launched an investigation into the matter . menzies is now no longer a member of the tory party and will sit as an independent mp in the house of commons. >> well, he a statement >> well, he issued a statement saying dispute allegations put saying i dispute allegations put to me. we'll go through those in a moment. i fully complied with all the rules for declarations as there's an investigation ongoing. i will not comment further, but it is a complex issue. >> this one certainly is. issue. >> this one certainly is . and to >> this one certainly is. and to unpackit >> this one certainly is. and to unpack it all for us is political correspondent olivia utley , who is live for us now in utley, who is live for us now in westminster. very good morning to you, olivia. so another scandal to hit the tory party in. it's a real headache for rishi sunak . rishi sunak. >> well, absolutely. if this investigation proves that mark menzies did what he is alleged to have done, th

a tory party possible. tory party spokesperson has described the news as disappointing , but news as disappointing, but labour leader sir keir starmer called it fantastic . doctor called it fantastic. doctor poulter, who represents central suffolk and north ipswich , will suffolk and north ipswich, will take the labour whip until the next election . the prime next election. the prime minister says a recent influx of migrants into ireland shows the deterrent effect of his rwanda plan is working. the comment comes after deputy irish premier micheal martin said the uk's asylum policy is driving migrants from northern ireland into the republic. the government wants to send asylum seekers on a one way flight to the east african nation. rishi sunak says the scheme is having an impact. quote, because people are worried about coming here. well, two men have been arrested at a pro—palestine protest in london. police say one was holding a placard with a swastika and the other made a racist remark towards counter—prot

a tory party possible.sappointing , but news as disappointing, but labour leader sir keir starmer called it fantastic . doctor called it fantastic. doctor poulter, who represents central suffolk and north ipswich , will suffolk and north ipswich, will take the labour whip until the next election . the prime next election. the prime minister says a recent influx of migrants into ireland shows the deterrent effect of his rwanda plan is working. the comment comes after deputy irish premier micheal martin said the uk's asylum policy is driving migrants from northern ireland into the republic. the government wants to send asylum seekers on a one way flight to the east african nation. rishi sunak says the scheme is having an impact. quote, because people are worried about coming here. well, two men have been arrested at a pro—palestine protest in london. police say one was holding a placard with a swastika and the other made a racist remark towards counter—protesters. the event, which was organised by the palesti

the sleaze coming from the tory and the labour party-— sleaze coming from the tory and the labour partyet up to. the stuff coming out of the _ people you get up to. the stuff coming out of the tory - people you get up to. the stuff coming out of the tory party i people you get up to. the stuff coming out of the tory party in | coming out of the tory party in particular it reminds me, i was 15 in the 97 election and it was the dying days of the john in the 97 election and it was the dying days of thejohn major government and you saw story after story and you have to wonder is a complacency or whatever? the numbers are extraordinary and it comes up on the doorsteps and people tore us with the same brush and i think all three of us say it pains us in any story is particularly around the sleaze and scandal and people breaking rules, none of that is acceptable but you know what else comes up? borisjohnson. he broke rules. people want their mps to follow the rules and that is entirely legitimate.- follow the rules and that is entirely legitimate. luke johnson, what do you _ entirely legitimat

a new savanta survey found that 47% believe the current tory party under sunak is way too left wing, 24% saying it's too right wing now. we've got an expert on this one, haven't we, claire? i mean, you used to be a councillor, didn't you? >>i you? >> i did, i did what do you make of this story? it's quite strange and it does make me wonder who. who? they asked how many people they are. so i mean, it's a it's a good polling company survey , wasn't it, company survey, wasn't it, laboun company survey, wasn't it, labour. all it is, it's a labour survey. so i would love to have seen the actual questions put to individuals seems a individuals because it seems a very strange way of putting a survey out there to put a poll out there. and what are they considering to be left wing? what were the questions? were they policy areas? was it they on policy areas? was it just a general question? are they the age and the they looking at the age and the area that are coming area that people are coming from? it all sort of from? is was it all sort of concentrated in area? so concentrated in one area?

tory party they just want the tory party they just want the tory party are party to change. ut to out there that are not going to vote same way. vote labour in the same way. >> there labour seats tory. >> there are labour seats tory. >> there are labour seats tory. >> to >> either they might go to reform and you end up with a split do know what? >> i want these smaller parties to progress. i want >> i want these smaller parties to sdp progress. i want >> i want these smaller parties to sdp to progress. i want >> i want these smaller parties to sdp to be progress. i want >> i want these smaller parties to sdp to be prparliament.1t the sdp to be in parliament. >> because like >> well, because we don't like this the business. >> we not. >> no, we do not. >>— >> no, we do not. >> i want proportional representation it representation and i want it now. happen, now. it's not going to happen, is a democrat. is it? i've been a democrat. i want i you i want it want i want, you know, i want it to be great. >> great to see the >> it would be great to see the rise smaller parties. yeah. >

they were then taking on by the current tory deputy party chairman. was her primary residence between the years of 2007 — 15 when she sold it. now the reason it's important is because she was registered on the electoral roll, so registered on the electoral roll, so registered to vote, at that address. but the tory mp, james daly, who is the party's deputy chairman, says that accounts from a lever�*s at the time —— neighbours at the time say she wasn't really living there, she was instead living with her then husband, who had another property registered in his name. so it's a bit of a complex tale, but essentially the questions are whether — they centred around whether — they centred around whether the address you gave as her permanent address was the correct one. there's separate claims about whether she paid the requisite text when she sold that property in 2015. she says she took legal advice and took tax advice too, and she doesn't think she owes any tax back, she says the labour party officials have seen that advice and are satisfied — certainly t

a tory party as possible. a tory party spokesperson described the news as disappointing .er, who represents central suffolk and north ipswich, will take the labour whip until the next election. the prime minister says a recent influx of migrants into ireland shows the deterrent effect of his rwanda plan is working. the comment comes after deputy irish premier micheal martin said the uk's asylum policy is driving migrants from northern ireland into the republic. northern ireland into the repubuc.the northern ireland into the republic. the government wants to send asylum seekers on a one way flight to the east african nation. the irish government will now consider legal proposals on returning asylum seekers who've travelled from the uk . two men have been the uk. two men have been arrested at a pro—palestine protest in london today. police say one was holding a placard with a swastika and the other made a racist remark towards counter protesters. the event, organised by the palestine solidarity campaign, was calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. for an immediate ceasef

the tory party spending review.e election with a with a cast iron as they would see it spending commitment, funded by cutting civil service posts in house of commons in the past hour, it's been debated by grant shapps and his opposite number, john healey. and grant shapps said at one point today in this debate that 11 members of the of the front bench of labour party voted against keeping trident. so i think you can see a clear attack line opening up here with the tory party. vote tory and make the country more safe. >> well, there you go. thanks christopher. christopher hope, our political editor there, live in westminster for tom. so you don't think he'll be too bothered about the pint sized loser comment? >> no, but he might be. >> no, but he might be. >> oh, so graceful. >> oh, so graceful. >> angela rayner might be bothered about something else. and i think we've got a picture of this. what, the flag layout at the conference. let's see if we can get this up. because the, former, chief brexit negotiator, lord fr

that the tory party revealed that the tory party isn't doing terribly well facing electoral wipe—out.ccording to yougov, with the labour party taking more than 400 seats and as many as 11 current cabinet ministers, can the prime ministers, can the prime minister turn this around? half of hmrc's desks continue to be empty, with staff working from home despite record complaints and waiting times. as the former head of ofsted has said, it's increasingly difficult to have the hard conversations in the workplace that are needed, but that's what hmrc must have. plus it's been a difficult day for the royal mail, as it has announced a reduced service for second class post. this comes amidst news revelations about amidst gb news revelations about counterfeit stamps. state of the nafion counterfeit stamps. state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by an ebullient panel this evening, former home office special adviser claire pearsall and the political commentator kai willsher. as always, as you know, i want to hear from you. it's a crucial part of the programme. email me at gb news. but

there are concerns within the tory party of the work ability orbit. the tory benches. step back and there is broad cross—party agreement it is the right thing. the labour opposition supported and suggested it before rishi sunak did last october. there are the numbers to get it through parliament. there is a question overtime before the next general election to get it onto the statute book, but i think it will be there. the overwhelming view of the house of commons is it is the right thing to do and it will become law. once it is, i think it is unlikely a future government would overturn it. interesting. victoria atkins talked about saving lives and creating brighter futures. about saving lives and creating brighterfutures. how big a problem is it that the uk when it comes to because of death? it is is it that the uk when it comes to because of death?— is it that the uk when it comes to because of death? it is huge, and victoria atkins _ because of death? it is huge, and victoria atkins has _ because of death? it is huge, and victoria atkins has been -

party would have you believe. another crisis for rishi sunak as disgraced tory mp mark menzies resigns from the party and stands down at the next election. i'll get reaction from a top westminster insider. also tonight we will remember the late great queen elizabeth the second on what would have been her 98th birthday. in the company of my mark meets guest, the queen's favourite royal photographer, ian lloyd . looking photographer, ian lloyd. looking forward to this. following his lure and confessions of drug use, the duke of sussex is praying that joe biden will be re—elected in november because if donald trump returns to the white house, prince harry could be deported to britain . that's be deported to britain. that's right, folks, this is not a drill. prince harry could be deported to britain in the next year or two. we'll cover that at ten. so two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. lots to get through. don't miss a second of the action. first, the news headunes the action. first, the news headlines and sophia wenzler. >> thanks, mark. good evening. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your

who are on a warpath following the defection of tory mp dan poulter to the labour party? to turn around their election chances, which involves a new policy blitz and installing penny mordaunt as prime minister. >> whether she wants it or not, it sounds like it follows the defection of the central suffolk and north ipswich mp doctor dan poulter yesterday as a former health minister who works part time as a mental health doctor, well, joining us now live in the studio is gb news political correspondent. >> olivia utley very good to see you, olivia. and just how damaging is dan poulter's defection? well it is a pretty huge blow for the prime minister. >> dan poulter actually has a really safe conservative seat. he has a majority of something like 23,000 in ipswich and suffolk . the prime minister does suffolk. the prime minister does not want to be losing mps like that , not want to be losing mps like that, particularly one not want to be losing mps like that , particularly one with not want to be losing mps like that, particularly one with dan porter's history as a doctor a

secretary wes streeting says doctor dan poulter has not been offered a peerage to defect from the tory partyo labour. mr streeting is defending doctor poulters decision, saying it shows that only sir keir starmer can be trusted with the nhs. doctor. poulter says he'll sit on the labour benches until the next general election and then stand down. he comes just days before local elections across england and wales , where former england and wales, where former immigration minister robert jenrick is calling for a cap on net migration, saying it's the only way to restore voters trust. jenrick says he wants a far more restrictive system, allowing less than 100,000 people a year. writing in the sunday telegraph , he said the sunday telegraph, he said the government's recently passed rwanda bill will join the graveyard of policies that failed to tackle illegal migration, and the alba party has been placed on an election footing as motions of no confidence in scotland's first minister make a general election there look increasingly likely. they're only mspy ash regan hasn't confirmed if she'll suppor

but they want to try and portray the tory party as getting more extreme the of politics extreme to thepolitics and banging centre is the and banging the centre is the labour that's where labour party. and that's where jonathan and maybe labour party. and that's where jonathanwes and maybe labour party. and that's where jonathanwes streeting, maybe labour party. and that's where jonathanwes streeting, who'se weaving wes streeting, who's debating, of course, the health and the vaping bill in the house of commons today. i mean, i wonder whether the remarks out from the uk government today is a chance for those around rishi sunak, his top team, to stress that he's a right winger. he is trying to ban smoking and lots of those on the right are saying what on earth is going on? loads of right tories gone of right wing tories have gone campaign they've left campaign today. they've left london. normally be seen london. they'd normally be seen to voting for ban. to be voting for this ban. they're going abstain . they're going to abstain. >> so understand a revolt of >> so we understand a revolt

mark menzies has announced his resignation from the tory party, saying he won't be standing at the next election. the fylde mp was suspended following claims he used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off bad people who had locked him in a flat. he disputes the allegations , though. following allegations, though. following an investigation, the conservative party says it can't conclude there was a misuse of funds, but said there was a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of mps. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, will meet met commissioner sir mark rowley tomorrow to discuss community relations . sir discuss community relations. sir mark rowley is facing calls to quit over his handling of pro—palestinian protests, with the former home secretary, suella braverman suggesting he's emboldened anti—semites . the emboldened anti—semites. the board of deputies of british jews says mistakes have had a devastating effect on the previously high level of trust held in the police. the campaign against anti—semitism is also calling for sir mark to resign or b

a question about william wragg, is that right yes - william wragg, is that right yes quit the tory partyand this is a reminder to everyone in public life about being sceptical and suspicious about unsolicited e—mails and messages coming into you. there are lots of people out there and we have to be on guard. white men do you regret backing him? element he has rightly apologised for what he has done. —— do you regret backing him? he has rightly apologised. are you worried homes and rand are being given to locals now? element i saw the president of lander in downing street this week and they are committed and i'm confident —— are committed and i'm confident —— are you worried about homes and rwanda being given to locals now? i saw the president of rwanda and i'm confident that the scheme will be operational, you can get people on flights because that is how we set “p flights because that is how we set up a deterrent and ultimately end the unfairness of people jumping the queue, coming here illegally, putting pressure on local services and risking their own lives which is not right, fair or

personal, manifestos, because, i mean , it manifestos, because, i mean, it would just divide the tory partyhe middle. i mean, it's not just the cabinet. i mean, if you look at the parliamentary party, the one nation group claims they're claims 100 tory members. they're absolutely opposed to putting something like that in the manifesto, a commitment to leave the echr so i think that would divide the tory party deeply on the eve of an election campaign. >> john, i wonder if, the, the mood music is changing a little with regards to the echr among the general public, i imagine that perhaps readers of the independent and those working at your fine publication might scoff at the idea of leaving the echr. might think it's echr. they might think it's a far right idea, or something that headbangers think. but that only headbangers think. but then if you look at the, this ruling that we saw earlier on in the week with this relating to climate change and the swiss elderly women, i think a lot of people are starting to realise that perhaps it is acting in a political way and that it is infringing on na

i don't know why not because he has always been very much on the centrist wing of the tory party and party? keir starmer said it was fantastic to welcome dan poulter to the party. how big is this a coup for labour? this is the sort of thing that was happening in the 1990s, i mean, people may not remember but there was a former tory minister called alan howarth who defected to tony blair's labour party in 1995, shaun woodward, the better—known defection, that was actually after labour got into government. but all the traffic was in that direction at that time and the same thing seems to be happening again, and that will add to labour's confidence about the coming election. and we've got big local elections coming up in just a few days�* time. obviously, we don't know what is going to happen there, but if they are as bad for the tories as some are anticipating, does that again, combined with this, call rishi sunak�*s leadership into question in the coming weeks? i don't think so because i think the general election is not far away, whatever happens, i mean, it is going to be by the end

now now the tory party at prayer, isn't it. come on, you know, i don't actually got away with it. >> i tell you what, john, if you actually ask gb news viewers what they think of the current conservative party, you might be quite surprised by some of the results you get. is there space? i mean, you've worked in this industry for decades and you've said already and all right, we're a disrupter. i get that. i accept that in very much the same way that sky were disrupters. as nick pisani said earlier, you know, putting norman tebbit on a tv show with austin mitchell, do you think that gb news should be allowed to continue as it is, or do you think, like adam boulton, that ofcom should close us down? >> i think ofcom should grow up here in terms of gb news and other channels like you. i mean, itend other channels like you. i mean, i tend to agree with the awful andrew neil yesterday, but you know , where are the left wing know, where are the left wing channels is for marsh are going to pay to money set up a left wing channel to go

at the moment. are resigned bottom of the tory party at the mof the torym of the tory party at the m> could see >> do you think we could see a repeat 1997 here? repeat of 1997 here? >> i think it will be in the sense of could very likely be sense of we could very likely be looking at a very large labour majority . absolutely. what would majority. absolutely. what would be is be fundamentally different is whereas was some be fundamentally different is whereas enthusiasm was some be fundamentally different is whereas enthusiasm foras some be fundamentally different is whereas enthusiasm for tonyme genuine enthusiasm for tony blair and new labour misplaced enthusiasm, i would say. but nevertheless, that was real. no, it really was. >> i mean, it really was. i mean, the sort of there was euphoria. absolutely when they won in the country and that sense really turning page sense of really turning th