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um, the colonial government and the westminster parliament held the westminster parliament held the colonialf the mau mau were on an extraordinary scale and were made only against their own people who they thought were disloyal. >> and they made them take an oath to the mau mau because they were supporting the british. so your highest risk of being killed was if you were actually african rather than if you were british? >> yeah, for sure . this was >> yeah, for sure. this was a civil war. yes, there was a civil war. yes, there was a civil war. yes, there was a civil war. this wasn't a war of independence. it was a civil war, mainly between africans and as we know, when one side commits atrocities , it enrages commits atrocities, it enrages the other side were then more inclined to brutal atrocities . inclined to brutal atrocities. >> well, thank you very much , >> well, thank you very much, professor biggar. coming up next, we'll be diving into the history. you didn't even know about halloween . and we will be about halloween. and we will be having our pumpkin exhibition and we'll have an ex

the victorians coined the phrase "the mother of pa rliaments" to boast that the westminster parliamentne make such a claim today? in recent years, british politics has been characterised by chaos and crisis. through brexit and covid, prime ministers have come and gone with alarming frequency. public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. my guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. on his watch, is parliament properly serving the people?

the victorians coined the phrase "the mother of pa rliaments" to boast that the westminster parliament was a model for the world. would anyone make such a claim today? in recent years, british politics has been characterised by chaos and crisis. through brexit and covid, prime ministers have come and gone with alarming frequency. public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. my guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. on his watch, is parliament properly serving the people? sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate _ four years in thejob of speaker of the house of commons. and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided, but notjust a division of the country north—south — far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don't normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. you could have a household completely divided, and i think it divided t

the victorians coined the phrase "the mother "of parliaments" to boast that the westminster parliamentve come and gone with alarming frequency. public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. my guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. on his watch, is parliament properly serving the people?

the about a $100000.00 pro palestinian protest is right there on the westminster bridge outside parliament in london as a 2nd straight weekends in a row, demanding a ceasefire and gaza. this drone of footage right here getting huge amounts of people that westminster bridge and the river at the time of the protest was st. charging slogans and holding banners. for example, stop is rails wall crime and gaza freedom for palestine. among many of us, the winds need to find the peaceful life forward. most lives can be peaceful nation for outgo. believe we've been terrorized, we've been victimize and it's now a time for us to send people. dates riley series is being normalized across the wells. we messed up for the impressively, not so much on advertising of every opportunity to save us all the time. so we just have just used to sort of support and get our government here to actually go into a ceasefire. where there's a, there's a doing. this is a genocide on these these, these children should not be killed and that they don't deserve to be treated about this. so we want to help us a whole another

hostages captured by hamas were also being handed out to demonstrators at the event in parliament square, westminster the vigil here in parliament square has been remembering the israeli victims of the conflict. it's thought that around 1,300 people were killed last weekend in israel. one of those who spoke today was the rabbi jeremy gordon. just tell me, first of all, the mood here. it's been very sombre. i think it's been very respectful. i think it's really important to say there's been no hatred, no hatred towards palestinians, no hatred towards muslims, towards arabs. butjust deep sadness and deep anger at the loss of life and also the taking of hostages. so some 150 people have been taken hostage, including the mother of a member of my community. we've seen pictures put up around here, the faces of some of those who have been kidnapped. can just tell me more about your connection to one of the cases? so my connection is a woman aged 7a, she's a retired head teacher. she was a teacher of arabic and hebrew, spent her professional career as someone trying to build peace betweenjewish and arab popu

highlighted by the minister of defense who was pushing this legislation through. the british parliament in westminster, and that is all there to aid and to exponerate british soldiers in uniform, who have broke the law shooting british citizens irrespective of they come from republican backgrounds, lawless backgrounds, catholic, protestant or whatever. i think it's important to be very conscious of why it is that they're looking to push this through, um, i think whenever uh all the victims groups, all the political parties and all the human rights organizations are vehemently. against this legislation that we need to consider why they're so eager to rush it through, i believe that they're only doing this because this legislation serves one group and one group only and that's the british government and british forces. well, i don't think it's about victims, i think it's about the british government covering their own backs, um, so it's about votes for them, in england, nothing to do with here, i believe the victims have rights, all victims have rights, but i believe that the british government are... l

that is produced by the westminster parliament and indeed scottish parliament. indeed the scottish parliamentg this morning the relative merits of rishi sunak being out there, the cost of him going there to the cost of him going there to the to the british taxpayer, but also to the israelis who are having safe while having to keep him safe while he's and the benefit that he's there. and the benefit that he's there. and the benefit that he might bring on that trip. where you stand on it? where do you stand on it? >> well, cost a very marginal >> well, cost is a very marginal point. i mean, we are at a moment where there is a real danger of major escalation in the middle east, which could profoundly affect the lives of all of us around the world. i think it's right that rishi sunak i'm very surprised how little has been said about the british citizens that have been killed or should i say murdered , killed or should i say murdered, and the british citizens that are still being held hostage. it's almost as if we've forgotten about these people. well, i certainly haven't. and i absolutely hope th

majority of a greater majority and getting the spectre of a getting rid of the spectre of a hung parliament westminster> and whilst not >> and whilst it's not necessarily the case, i mean ultimately labour party necessarily the case, i mean ultimepiece labour party necessarily the case, i mean ultimepiece togetherr party necessarily the case, i mean ultimepiece together a’arty necessarily the case, i mean ultimepiece together a majority could piece together a majority in england scottish seats. in england with scottish seats. it much, much easier. it becomes much, much easier. and clearly if the snp folds back and it does look like we did see the we have been past the high water mark of snp dominance in scotland, the labour party finds that route to get a majority much, much easier and perhaps it stops being the need for a double digit point lead to get a majority. but a single digit lead. now earlier on we were speaking to, i think his shadow secretary to the treasury, isn't he? >> pat mcfadden, who's also labour's campaign coordinator for this, is what he had to say about last night's success and how

you can see them there, the westminster bridge, just outside the holes of parliament. a 2nd straight we kind of have been demonstrating like this. this drone photos recording, shoots crowds, right? along the river thames protested just so you know, charting slogans and holding by those same stop as rails, wall prime and gods that are on freedom for palestine. among many others. we need to find the peaceful life forward. most lives can be peaceful nation for outgo. billy, we've been terrorized, we've been victimize, and it's now a time for us to send people this riley series is being normalized across the wells . we messed up for the rest of the month. so much on every occasion of every opportunity puts all the data. so just so you have just used to sort of support and get our government here to actually go and do a ceasefire. well, there's a, there's a doing this isn't genocide on these, these, these children should not be killed and that they don't deserve to be treated about this. so we want to help us. now the protests are taking place in the heart of israel this ti

parliament to see me. as we stood in westminster hall, on that floor which disraeli and churchill had walked across so manyis mobile phone and started to make a quick call. i was a new mp, there was not sure whether phones were allowed or not. i said, cant you just wait a moment? he replied, he was calling the landlady he had when he had first arrived in this country. he said to me, ijust wanted to tell her where i was standing. iam proud wanted to tell her where i was standing. i am proud to be the first british asian prime minister. but you know what? i am even prouder that it you know what? i am even prouder thatitis you know what? i am even prouder that it is just not a big deal. and just remember, it was the conservative party that made that happen, not the labour party. applause now, if we want to change the direction of our country and to build a better future, direction of our country and to build a betterfuture, nothing is more important than making our education system the best it can be. when our party came to power in 2010, our schools were slipping down international league tables. now are rap

it means he won't be part of the conservative group in parliament and he has been asked to stay away from westminsterior minister. it is also worth saying that this is just the latest in a series of sexual misconduct allegations that are facing the conservative party.— allegations that are facing the conservative party. the government has laid out a list of worst—case scenarios should artificial intelligence get out of control in advance of an international summit about al which the uk is hosting next week. here's our technology editor, zoe kleinman, with more. this was a difficult message for any leader to deliver. rishi sunak laid out some truly terrifying potential threats from the most advanced forms of ai, such as making it easier to build chemical or biological weapons, increasing the risk of terrorism, and in a bleak but highly unlikely scenario, humans potentially losing control of ai completely. so after that, you might wonder, should this list be keeping you up awake at night? well, the prime minister was also keen to stress the positives of ai, like discovering new antibiotics and analysin

use the term terror attack to in 2017, when a terrorist killed civilians on westminster bridge and a policeman outside parliamenthtly called it a terror attack. in the 2015 paris bataclan attack . the 2015 paris bataclan attack. the bbc called it a terror attack , too. so when terrorists attack, too. so when terrorists attack, too. so when terrorists attack london, paris or brussels, it's terrorism . but brussels, it's terrorism. but when it's israel, it's not. not. and i'm afraid this points to something very undesirable. at the bbc during discussion on bbc arabic last week, this happened . arabic last week, this happened. >> why i'm in tel abib mohammed kabir , a man for malcolm . kabir, a man for malcolm. >> hamas . who sunak of insani al >> hamas. who sunak of insani al shana >> hamas. who sunak of insani al sharia al islam mo mowlam depher . from catalonia's ozal breaffy to him and catalonia . anis to him and catalonia. anis parkmobile gaza mohammed . parkmobile gaza mohammed. >> in this clip the bbc host was trying to defend the massacre of 1200 people by comparing it to israel's attempt to defeat terroris

parliament to see me. as listed in westminster hall on that floor which disraeli, churchill and others walked across some times, my grandfather suddenly got out his mobile phone and started to make a quick call. i was a new envy and it wasn't quite sure whether phones were allowed there or not. i said, can't you just wait a moment? he replied, that he was calling the landlady he had when he first arrived in this country. he said to me, i just wanted to tell her where i was standing. now, i am proud to be the first british asian prime minister. what do you know what? i even prouder that it's just not a big deal. [applause] and just remember, it was the conservative party that made that happen, not the labour party. [applause] now, if we want to change the direction of our country and to build a better future, nothing is more important than making our education system the best it can be. when our party came to power in 2010, our schools were slipping down international league tables. tables. now, they are rapidly rising. of what we've done in cabinet since 2010, what i am proudest of is our record on education.

dozens of demonstrators laid down on the road near parliament square in westminster.public order act and britain's public services risk getting stuck in a state of crisis. that's according to the institute for government, which says public services are performing worse than before the pandemic. and much worse since conservatives came into power. ifg says it's caused by funding cuts , lack of capital investment cuts, lack of capital investment and disruption caused by strikes. the think tank also warns that current spending plans which labour will stick to if it wins the next election, mean more services will deteriorate further and several single plans sticks will be sold in wales as new measure comes into force . items like into force. items like polystyrene cups and takeaway food containers and single use plastic cutlery are now being banned from being sold. the legislation brings wales in line with similar bans in england and scotland . climate change scotland. climate change minister julie james says it will help create a greener future for generations to come . f

parliament to see me. as we stood in westminster hall, on that floor which does raley and churchill walked across so -- which disraeli and churchill walked across so many times, my grandfather got out his phone and started to make a call. i was a new m.p. so i wasn't sure if that was ok. i said can'tuate? he said, i'm calling my landlady when we first got here, so i can tell her where we're standing. i'm proud to be the first nonwhite prime minister but i'm even prouder that it's not a big deal. [applause] and just remember, it was the conservative party that made that happen, not the labor party. if we want to change the correction of our country and build a better future, nothing is more important than making hour education system the best it can be. when our party came to power in 2010, our schools were slipping down international lead tables. now they are rapidly rising. of what we have done in government since 2010, what i am proudest of is our record on education. with michael and others we took on a failed ideology. we brought back proper knowledge. we empowered reformers. we gave parents more choice

dozens of demonstrators laid down on a road near parliament square in westminster.eople under section seven of the public order act. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to . patrick the threat of back to. patrick the threat of extremism in britain is growing by the day. >> yes, there is a war between israel and hamas, but there is also a war for britain's streets . there is an urgent cobra meeting taking place. there is talk of increasing the terror threat level to its highest possible level. and the met police want clarity and possibly a in as well to a change in the law as well to make it easier for them to arrest and prosecute people behaving like radicals . i find behaving like radicals. i find it hard to believe that there is a gap in the law. that means that police can stand by and watch people climbing statues and letting off flares. the head of the met police says that there's a lot of law around terrorism and hate speech, but not a . lot about extremism. not

out the government's approach to the crisis when he makes a statement to parliament this afternoon, as mps return to westminsterrty conferences. 0ur political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, what are we expecting from rishi sunak? this is the first time that mps had met in parliament for more than three weeks. a lot of big things have happened in a time in domestic politics. they are all dwarfed, i think it is widely recognised, by the situation in the middle east and its gravity. that is what rishi sunak will be talking about in the commons today and that, i expect, is what will be dominating his energies and the government's energies four days if not weeks to come. what i expect we'll hear from rishi days if not weeks to come. what i expect we'll hearfrom rishi sunak in the commons today is a restatement on the government because my position on this, really, they utterly condemn the attacks by hamas, they support israel's right to defend itself and to degrade her mass plasma capabilities in gaza but that they concerned for civilians, the risk to civilians in gaza. —— hamas's capabilities. the

the government at westminster has refused to grant another independence referendum, despite there being majority support for one in the scottish parliamentnd sustained majority of support for independence across scotland, when arguably there were favourable conditions for those making that case. you've had a conservative government, or a series of conservative governments, that scotland didn't vote for. you had brexit that scotland didn't vote for, and not been able to assemble that clear and consistent majority. in terms of your actual question, i think it's bang on the money, actually. you get to the nub of the issue. that we can point out westminster�*s failings, because there are many failings. the point is, you have also got to give people a reason to vote for independence. this is a nation split down the middle on its constitutional future, but where the biggest party making the case for independence, the snp, is encountering turbulence, and lots of it. chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. a teacher in france has been stabbed to death and two other people have been seriously injured during a knife attack at a school in arras in north

the government at westminster has refused to grant another independence referendum, despite there being majority support for one in the scottish parliamentndependence across scotland when, arguably, there were favourable conditions for those making that case. you've had a conservative government, or a series of conservative governments, that scotland didn't vote for. you've had brexit that scotland didn't vote for, and not been able to assemble that clear and consistent majority. in terms of your actual question, i think it's bang on the money, actually. you get to the nub of the issue. that we can point out westminster�*s failings, because there are many failings. the point is, you have also got to give people a reason to vote for independence. this is a nation split down the middle on its constitutional future, but where the biggest party making the case for independence, the snp, is encountering turbulence, and lots of it. chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. the metropolitan police say there's been a "massive" increase in anti—semitic incidents in the uk following the violence in the middle east. rishi sunak has called the rise "disgus

it is worth saying politics this time at westminster, peter bone has had the party whip removed. it comes a day after the behaviour watchdog at parliamentnded he be suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual assault. that followed a complaint made by a former member of staff over events that are alleged to have taken place over ten years ago. if the house of commons approves that suspension it could trigger a recall position, which could lead to a by—election in his seat. he has denied the allegations saying they are without foundation. one more update to bring you, this time about the arrest of the environmental activist greta thunberg in london. shejoined a group demonstrating against the oil industry. it is understood she was detained for an alleged offence of blocking the highway. she was one of 15 people who were arrested, it is understood she was sticking to wandsworth police station. when we get more details on that we will bring it to you a little later. that is the latest picture in the uk. i am going to hand you back to matthew who is following events in israel and sticking to the israel defence spokesperson about the con

of london on saturday for a record-breaking march outside the houses of parliament, demonstrating with postcard views of westminsterfifty-meter palestinian flag at the foot of the colosseum. posters. with the faces of israeli hostages at the entrance to the un european office in geneva, in france, dozens of empty strollers with photographs of kidnapped israeli children, against the backdrop of the ephel tower. in brussels, a loud protest against the policies of the european union was held right outside the walls of the headquarters of the european commission; stops and lamp posts. everything that is happening in gaza is unacceptable and inhumane, europeans must wake up, officials must come to their senses, stop looking at america and supporting mass murder in palestine. you do not represent the people, the citizens of europe, or the interests of the civilized world. there is no unity, both on the streets and in the offices of european officials. while some continue to insist on unconditional support for israel, others are no longer so clear. just a few weeks ago, the european union clearly supported israel without

important for all of us who are lucky enough to represent people either in the scottish parliament or westminstert we knew from the him well. but we knew from the outset that we were going to be squeezed in this by—election and it's longest it's been the longest by—election involved by—election i've been involved in. months campaign. in. it's six months campaign. we've since the recall of we've seen since the recall of the former mp. so i do think there was a huge opportunity for labour and there's been a lot of tactical voting which we know has got them over the line today i >> well, your supporters going for labour to defeat the snp, you think ? you think? >> yes , and we knew that the >> yes, and we knew that the work i was doing in the constituency at meeting conservative voters, they were saying they were to be saying they were going to be tactically and i think tactically voting and i think this politics scotland this is the politics of scotland . see at the . we are going to see at the next election where next general election where whichever party is best placed to beat the snp and in sea

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

parliament. we'll hear in westminster.ishi sunak making a statement to the commons this afternoon and of course reflecting on the loss of life on both sides in terms of that being observed by well , that being observed by well, substantial number of mps in the house. >> yeah, he'll be out lining how the uk is supporting israel and helping british nationals caught up in the fighting. helping british nationals caught up in the fighting . many british up in the fighting. many british nationals stuck in gaza trying to get out with that rafah crossing closed at the moment and he will also be talking about this growing humanitarian crisis inside gaza as well. >> well, adel dannish back with us in the studio because let's just reflect that as well as being a middle east analyst and author and former war correspondent. you're a member of the lobby as well. so you're following events in westminster. yes are we observers on the sideline ? sideline? >> we are not because we have a very pulling forces one, we have our own nationals th

increase their number of westminster seats to four at the next general election, and give renters a legal right to demand that landlords insulate their homes. woth four green mps in parliamenturtle washed up thousands of miles from her home waters, malnourished and dehydrated, off the inner hebrides. she was named iona, after the island where she was found. and, against all the odds, iona has made another remarkable journey — towards recovery. here�*s graham satchell. iona the turtle. these, herfinal moments in captivity before being released into the wild. she is alive today because of the kindness of strangers, and has come on a remarkable journey to get to this point. the loggerhead turtle was found in january last year. covered in sand, she was dehydrated, malnourished, barely alive. jane kindlen, who found her, gave her the name iona. it�*s the island off the west coast of scotland where she had landed. iona was taken to the sea life centre in loch lomond, where a team of experts started her recovery. she was then moved to scarborough, where she made gradual and steady progress, putting on more than ten times the weight she had when she was found. on the quayside, time

there was not one general election when labour returned fewer than 40 scottish members of parliament to westminsterat margaret farrier and the b havey or of margaret farrior, the previous snp incumbent who took a train after having tested positive for covert, they can see that the police investigation to the funding and finances of the party plus their status as an incumbent government also just that one would expect them as someone put it, get it kicking in a by election like this, they should be smooching us out of the park, putting all that to one side will be looking and we know we will be talking about this with your guests and not least with sirjohn for the margin of labor's victory and whether we can read across to the general election about that suggest how well the labour party will do and whether or not it will ease sir kier starmer�*s past two number 10 downing street. i’m kier starmer's past two number 10 downing street.— kier starmer's past two number 10 downing street. i'm sure, let's get some more — downing street. i'm sure, let's get some more thoughts _ downing street. i'm sure, le

i think westminster are very, very behind where the centre of gravity is beginning to go. in a moment, the conservative member of parliamentol has caused outrage . she says that caused outrage. she says that she's besieged by asylum seekers and thinks people have come here illegally should be deported . illegally should be deported. we'll speak to her live in just a moment . itold i told you the other day about what happened in hartlepool on sunday morning. the fact that a man died outside a house that had been housing asylum seekers. he has, of course, this guy has been charged. he will appear in court. we'll find out more when it comes to court. but a bigger issue was raised today by jill mortimer. she's been the member of parliament, conservative member of parliament for hartlepool since 2021. and here she was standing up today in the house of commons at prime minister's questions >> every week my office is besieged by asylum seekers. my staff are intimidated by young men. the fact is, most of them are illegal migrants who should be expelled . enough is enough. be expelled. enough is enough. i want these people out of h

i think westminster are very, very behind where the centre of gravity is beginning to go. in a moment, the conservative member of parliamentol has caused outrage . she says that caused outrage. she says that she's besieged by asylum seekers and thinks people have come here illegally should be deported . illegally should be deported. we'll speak to her live in just a moment . itold i told you the other day about what happened in hartlepool on sunday morning. the fact that a man died outside a house that had been housing asylum seekers. he has, of course, this guy has been charged. he will appear in court. we'll find out more when it comes to court. but a bigger issue was raised today by jill mortimer. she's been the member of parliament, conservative member of parliament for hartlepool since 2021. and here she was standing up today in the house of commons at prime minister's questions >> every week my office is besieged by asylum seekers. my staff are intimidated by young men. the fact is, most of them are illegal migrants who should be expelled . enough is enough. be expelled. enough is enough. i want these people out of h

when i first became an mp, my grandfather came to parliament to see me as we stood in westminster hallsraeli and churchill had walked across so many times. my grandfather suddenly got out his mobile phone and started to make a quick call . i phone and started to make a quick call. i was a new mp and i wasn't quite sure where the phones were allowed there or not, and i said , nana g nana g. not, and i said, nana g nana g. can't you just wait a moment? and he replied that he was calling the landlady he had when he had first arrived in this country . he said to me, i just country. he said to me, i just wanted to tell her where i was standing. now i am proud to be the first british asian prime minister but you know what? i'm even prouder that it's just not a big deal . and just remember , it was the and just remember, it was the conservative party that made that happen, not the labour party . right now , if we want to party. right now, if we want to change the direction of our country and to build a better future, nothing thing is more important than making our education system the best it

westminster, which now stands at 43, could be halved at next years 43, could be halved at next year's general election or early 2025. general election. whether that will read over into the scottish parliamentctions in 2020 might be a different thing, might be a different thing because people vote for different things. yeah, they do. >> scottish >> they do. but scottish separation is off the cards for now. >> oh, i mean, you know, ten, 15 years ago i was telling people that scotland would be independent now i don't independent by 2020. now i don't know scotland be know if scotland will be independent 2050, if at all. independent by 2050, if at all. good lord. >> honesty and realism from somebody sitting in the studio who's been snp spokesman. who's been an snp spokesman. stuart fantastic . lovely to see stuart fantastic. lovely to see you. pleasure. and see you. my pleasure. come and see us in moment, we us again soon. in a moment, we go back to raf scampton, the dambusters base, where we might just just have a piece of good news. hang on. we'll tell you all in two minutes. can see that they represent pure evil. and it's right that israel exercises its right to self—defence . this show has

westminster, which now stands at 43, could be halved at next years 43, could be halved at next year's general election or early 2025. general election. whether that will read over into the scottish parliamentctions in 2020 might be a different thing, might be a different thing because people vote for different things. yeah, they do. >> scottish >> they do. but scottish separation is off the cards for now. >> oh, i mean, you know, ten, 15 years ago i was telling people that scotland would be independent now i don't independent by 2020. now i don't know scotland be know if scotland will be independent 2050, if at all. independent by 2050, if at all. good lord. >> honesty and realism from somebody sitting in the studio who's been snp spokesman. who's been an snp spokesman. stuart fantastic . lovely to see stuart fantastic. lovely to see you. pleasure. and see you. my pleasure. come and see us in moment, we us again soon. in a moment, we go to raf scampton, the go back to raf scampton, the dambusters base, where we might just just have a piece of good news. hang on. we'll tell you all in two minutes. can see that they represent pure evil. and it's right that israel exercises its right to self—

parliament at the going on in parliament at the moment, and quite rightly to point out, this is a tory point out, this is not a tory problem. it does seem to be a much broader westminster . um, and i'm interested, what do you guys think is at the heart of some of this? if you ask me, egos are playing a big part in some of this. a lot of mps, they think they're celebrities don't celebrities these days, don't they? think just they? and i think that just gives them kind of sense gives them this kind of sense that do and say that they can perhaps do and say and act as they like . what do and act as they like. what do you make to all i'm going to bnng you make to all i'm going to bring some more of your comments in the break. i've got in after the break. i've got a lot coming the lot more coming up in the programme. so do not go anywhere. talk about anywhere. i want to talk about the legal the government facing a legal challenge in just after challenge in just a second after the and i also want to the break. and i also want to ask you're out work as ask you if you're out of work as ask you if you're out of work as a parent, should you now have to spend looking spend 30 hour

here in parliament, but in terms of parliament, but i think it won't go away for keir starmer or rishi sunak with their supporters . their own supporters. >> westminsterery for updating us. let's very much for updating us. let's just show you the latest pictures . pictures. >> they are live pictures of the lebanon border in northern israel. you can see plumes of smoke there. so there is continuing activity amid these concerns , burns that continue concerns, burns that continue all the while that this is becoming a wider conflict and could really deepen if and when israel launches this ground offensive. >> yeah, ireland urging its citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible by any commercial routes possible, saying that they were adopting a precautionary principle because of the worsening situation. all the latest coming up for you here on the live desk mornings from 930 on gb news is . mornings from 930 on gb news is. well come back to the live desk. >> let's just update you on the situation in the middle east. as we were saying , an indication we were saying, an indication from downing street that efforts are undennay to have british personnel pre—

westminster election is concerned. >> the honest truth is the greens are not significant players. of course greens players. of course the greens are significant players are however significant players within the scottish parliamentknow at the moment the snp are dependent on the greens for the majority of. they have now not without controversy . one of the without controversy. one of the divisions within the party at the moment is that some feel that greens are taking the that the greens are taking the party in a somewhat uncomfortable direction . it's uncomfortable direction. it's one of the reasons why they claim the party is not doing so well and intriguingly, one of the announcements that mr yusuf made in his speech this afternoon, perhaps the biggest announcement, is a freeze announcement, which is a freeze on tax, is something on council tax, is something that the greens have already come out and said we're not quite so happy about this because concerned about quite so happy about this bec possible concerned about quite so happy about this bec possible consequences about quite so happy about this bec possible consequences foryut the possible consequences for services provided by local councils and indeed ho

westminster. and confident perhaps in terms of the legal process, chris, but is he as confident in terms of the political process because he's already lost the whip and being told to stay away from parliamentunt, of course, mark, was leaving parliament at the next election , parliament at the next election, which will be by january 2025. in fact, someone's been selected to replace him already or rebecca paul. so we know is rebecca paul. so we know that is that's politics moving from that's politics moving away from crispin there crispin blunt. but there is a feeling isn't there, about feeling, isn't there, about these endless issues with tory mps. got peter bone. he's mps. we've got peter bone. he's been suspended over bullying. he's facing six weeks banned from parliament. that could lead that could to a by—election from parliament. that could lead th.a could to a by—election from parliament. that could lead th.a safed to a by—election from parliament. that could lead th.a safe seat to a by—election from parliament. that could lead th.a safe seat called by—election in a safe seat called wellingborough . if enough wellingborough. if enough local people to happen. of people want it to happe

westminster i think the tensions in the labour party are only going grow as and when the situation there develops. mps have voted to suspend the former conservative minister peter bone from parliaments deal as before, but she's one of thousands who've missed out on a special extra payment to nhs staff. i feel completely demoralised. i'm totally demoralised. our team worked throughout the pandemic. we worked incredibly hard. we were treating patients in the community — trying to keep them out of hospital. we work tirelessly. we're nhs when we're working with the nhs patients and then, for this, suddenly we're not nhs. the pay deal in england involved a 5% wage rise for many nhs staff and a one—off lump sum payment, ranging from nearly £1,700 tojust under 3,800, and that payment is not going to health workers likejulie. now, some employers are planning legal action. we're prepared to go to the courts to ensure that these staff get what they deserve, to get the government to recognise that they've wrongly ignored a group of staff delivering key nhs services. the department of health said the work of all health staff was valued and they were considering the position on funding payments