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What to expect and we want to know should unlicensed pubs , know should unlicensed pubs, should pubs that arent able to open ever so early actually open at 10 am. For the womens cup final . Final . Should those pubs be opening earlier and should we get drinking early . They defy the law, talk. They defy the law, talk. Well find out. Well find out. Yes should pubs defy the law and open at 10 am . Let us know what you think. Its tricky because the government has said they want the pubs to open but they cant change the law because all the mps are away. A nightmare situation. Its a nightmare situation. Its a nightmare situation. Red tape britain for this is red tape britain for you. Let know what you you. But let us know what you think. People will too think. Perhaps people will too be that in the morning. I think people perhaps perhaps pubs should just perhaps the should just turn the police should just turn a blind to eye pubs. Opening gb views at gb news. Should those pubs get open earlier on sunday, well have all of that to discuss, but of course, first its your morning news with jeff moody. Moody. Good morning. Its 932. Im jeff moody in the newsroom. Cash jeff moody in the newsroom. Cash will remain accessible as part of a new plan set out by the treasury. It comes after the gb news dont kill cash petition, which attracted nearly 300,000 signatures, was delivered to downing street yesterday. But new framework would ensure that the vast majority of people will be no further than three miles away from being able to withdraw cash and the Financial Conduct Authority will be given new powers to protect the provision of Cash Services. Sales in the of Cash Services. Sales in the Retail Sector fell faster than expected last month. The office for National Statistics has reported retail sales fell by 1. 2 in july. Thats worse than the 0. 5 that economists forecast. First, the decline was forecast. First, the decline was attributed to bad weather and shoppers moving to online retailers , which meant 27. 4 of retailers, which meant 27. 4 of retailers, which meant 27. 4 of retail sales took place online. Thats the highest since february 2022, while gb news can reveal that almost 25,000 Asylum Seekers have crossed the English Channel since rishi sunak became Prime Minister, 24,860 migrants in small boats have made the crossing since october last yeah crossing since october last year. That means 1 in 4 crossings since 2017 have happened whilst mr sunak has beenin happened whilst mr sunak has been in number 10, while stopping the boats is one of the governments five priorities, all gp surgeries in england are to move to a digital phone system, potentially ending what the Health Secretary has called the Health Secretary has called the 8 am. Scramble for appointments. The switch is backed by a £240 Million Investment from the government as part of its primary care recovery plan. Its hoped it would allow patients to contact their gp faster and have their request dealt with on the day rather than having to call back while you can get more of all those stories by visiting our website, gb news. Now, though, back to tom and. Emily back to tom and. Emily a very good morning to you. Welcome to britains newsroom here on gb news. Yes, its friday, the 18th of august. I am emily carver. This is tom harwood and were with you till midday. We are indeed. And weve got we are indeed. And weve got so much to get stuck into today. Not least, of course , this big not least, of course, this big question want ask you at question we want to ask you at home. Pubs open early for home. Should pubs open early for the world cup game on sunday, even if they might not be allowed to . Should they defy why the red tape go against the law and open up early just so people can get a pint before the game kicks off . The kind of buccaneering spirit we need in this country, i think. But do get in touch. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the address to get in touch with. But first of all, today gb news took its 300,000 strong. Dont kill cash petition to downing street yesterday. They did indeed top stars from gb news including Liam Halligan, nigel farage bev Turner Michelle dewberry and Patrick Christys delivered the message to the chancellors residence , urging the government residence, urging the government to legislate to protect the free use of physical cash as more and more establishments go completely cashless. And in the last hours action has been last few hours action has been taken, has indeed and in a gb news exclusive, we found that 25,000 migrants have crossed the engush 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since rishi sunak took office just nine months ago. Lets get the very latest on these with our new political edhon these with our new Political Editor, chris hope, live from downing street. Downing street. Chris, lets start off with this migrant story because it is fairly astonishing. Rishi sunak only took office nine months ago. Why are the numbers so large . Large . Well, numbers are large because the government hasnt yet controlled the border. The yet controlled the border. The stop the stop the crossings across the southern border. We had that, didnt we, tom . That pledge back in january, one of the five stop the boats pledges there they there from rishi sunak. They havent got to 25,000 as havent quite got to 25,000 as of right now. The official figures are 24,860, 140 short of that figure. But going on the that figure. But going on the past few weeks and months, that figure should be passed either today or this weekend. And that today or this weekend. And that shows that 1 in 4 of all these crossings since 2017, the 100,000 we reported on last week have happened under rishi sunak, the guy behind me in 10 downing street. And thats why i think increasingly so this record is his to be in charge of not just bofis his to be in charge of not just Boris Johnson, his predecessor in 10 downing street. And thats why theyre worried the government, scott, dont government, scott, is i dont ive on Good Authority ive been told on Good Authority that the ruling on the rwanda plan, is meant to break plan, which is meant to break the model for these people smugglers wont come back from the courts until december. Thats four more months of nothing, really happening in terms breaking model. And terms of breaking the model. And until relying on until then, were relying on support from france. Weve given them thousands them hundreds of thousands of pounds and stop and pick pounds to try and stop and pick up people on beaches. Were up people on the beaches. Were here the telegraph and here today in the telegraph and in fact, those have in fact, those numbers have fallen the money were fallen even in the money were giving is trying prevent giving them is trying to prevent these crossings happening. So its difficult for sunak to its difficult for sunak if to try this problem. But try and tackle this problem. But the hes got arent quite the tools hes got arent quite working the tools hes got arent quite worand christopher , of course, and christopher, of course, its hard to understate how big a problem this is for the Prime Minister last week, i think it was it was stopped the boats week. Were numerous week. There were numerous announcements then we had announcements and then we had the terrible of a tragedy the terrible news of a tragedy in the channel migrants in the channel six migrants dying after their boat capsized. We broke the 100,000 mark in terms of migrant crossings since 2018 alone. Its not going well in terms of Building Public trust. Trust. No, its not. And it does poll very highly whenever we look at polling on this issue, people do wonder why, particularly those who voted for brexit, the majority of the country voted for brexit back in 2016 to get control of our borders, control, migration. Thats happening. And they thats not happening. And they wonder cant happen. Of wonder why that cant happen. Of course, answer is its course, the answer is its a very long sea border brexit means that the same deal over returns hasnt been brought into place and they will to find new ways of ensuring that people do leave this country in are sent back to where they came from. So its but its almost back to where they came from. So it symptom but its almost back to where they came from. So it symptom of ut its almost back to where they came from. So it symptom of migration|ost back to where they came from. So it symptom of migration. St back to where they came from. So it symptom of migration. Dont a symptom of migration. Dont forget the actual net migration figure well into the figure was was well into the hundreds thousands last year. Hundreds of thousands last year. Thats migration. Were thats legal migration. Were talking the illegal talking about the illegal number, is still very number, which is still very large. Large. Lets turn now to the dont kill Cash Campaign. Some kill Cash Campaign. Some stunning pictures on the street behind you when it was rather sunnier yesterday. And that petition headed in to number 11 downing street. It seems like theyre beginning to respond. Theyre beginning to respond. Yeah, i mean, only beginning. Tom i mean, the guarantee from from number 11 downing street overnight , right, from number 11 downing street overnight, right, is that that you have access to getting cash within three miles of anyone living in this country. That is the same guarantee that exists for the post office network. I cant see what will stop banks shutting more branches and saying, go to your local post office. I think our campaign is important. Will keep going. Important. It will keep going. Its access to cash in its about access to cash in shops. Really important, i think, to keep it going. And its not. Its the beginning. I think that the government is listening, but by no means the end. Listening, but by no means the encwell, fantastic , though, well, its fantastic, though, that is starting a public that this is starting a Public National conversation about the importance yeah, for importance of cash. Yeah, for many its having many people its just having just pragmatic. They need to use just pragmatic. They need to use cash in their daily lives, but for its about control. For others its about control. All the government being able to control way you spend your control the way you spend your cash, even there are so many cash, even so, there are so many levels and lots of levels to this and lots of people writing in to people are writing in to us. This morning to that other this morning to say that other broadcasters are talking broadcasters now are talking about that weve about it, something that weve kicked off. Well thats right. I think gb news by its nature, being a start up station, we are totally in touch with our viewers. Well do all we to can help them to get results for when they need to. But there is a big issue here of the people who cant get hold of get hold of a cash card or a credit card. The same issue exists for those who cant get on the internet. So quite surprisingly, for some people, there over a million there are well over a Million People arent on the people who arent on the internet. Those kinds of internet. And those kinds of people Government People need access to government services. What happens services. And often what happens in government is they think that everyone and adopting everyone is moving and adopting new the same pace new technology at the same pace as are. That isnt the as they are. That isnt the case. Its very important case. And its very important that gb can that station like gb news can stand for people who havent stand up for people who havent got access. Got that same access. Chns got that same access. Chris hope, from well, chris hope, live from downing street, thank you so much very latest on much for the very latest on those two enormous stories kicking the show today. It kicking off the show today. It is interesting, actually, looking inbox and were looking at the inbox and were going get more emails going to get to more emails a little bit later in the program. But i find it quite interesting that some people have say, some have written to, in say, some other broadcasters are mentioning that the government has on but has changed policy on this, but not saying why. Well, exactly, but well keep fighting fight, good fight. We dont doesnt it we dont it doesnt it doesnt what was it doesnt matter what was it ronald said . Its Ronald Reagan once said . Its amazing achieve in amazing what you can achieve in this life if youre very sanguine about not claiming any credit. Credit. Well, there you go. Well, there you go. I dont think he used the word sanguine. To the top its nice to see the top stars of gb news outside downing street, though, isnt it . Especially on sunny day. Especially on that sunny day. But get more reaction on but well get more reaction on these revelations from these migration revelations from these migration revelations from the minister and the former cabinet minister and mep, now. And mep, Ann Widdecombe now. And just first of all, your reaction to this number 25,000 new arrivals illegally during the premiership of the Prime Minister, who said hed stop the boats . Yes. Well he claims regularly that hes going to stop the boats. He cannot tell us how the rwanda plan is stuck in the courts. My view rwanda plan is stuck in the courts. My view is the court should be obliged simply to speed it up because it is such an Urgent National matter. But nevertheless, thats where it is stuck. He regularly pays large sums of to money france and yet look at what happened with that tragedy in the last few days in the boat was hardly out of sangat and the french, instead of taking it back to france, which is what they should have donein which is what they should have done in the interests of safety, if nothing else, were shepherding them towards our waters. French arent waters. So the french arent taking this seriously. And its a nonsense to suggest that they are so , so bluntly. Rishi sunak are so, so bluntly. Rishi sunak has not come up with anything in all the time hes been Prime Minister except rhetoric, except saying stop the boats. Well, yes , rishi, when how . And you say rishi sunak hasnt has been all words and no action. Do you not support the rwanda scheme as a deterrent. Rwanda scheme as a deterrent. I very much support the rwanda scheme as a deterrent. As ihave rwanda scheme as a deterrent. As i have written and said many times. But it aint happening. Its stuck in the courts. And the idea that this will be the last ever legal challenge i think is fanciful. So as i said, i think the court should be obuged i think the court should be obliged to hurry this up because its a matter in the national interest, not just in an individual case being brought, but the fact is rwanda hasnt happened and you could ask me if i support it. Of course i support rwanda, ill support ascension island, ill support any a reasonable offshore facility. But it doesnt happening. It isnt happening. Happening. It isnt happening. It is fascinating listening to our new Political Editor , to our new Political Editor, chris hope, just just then saying that people within downing street , within downing street, within government have told him they dont expect the rwanda ruling to come until december now, right until the end of the year. And if in the first nine months, 25,000 have come across , i 25,000 have come across, i suppose it only leads us to think that perhaps in in the autumn months, if the weather is potentially more quiet, more calm, if we get this sort of late summer, perhaps these numbers are going to go higher still. Still. Well, the numbers are going to go higher still. What ever were going to get many more coming because there is nothing at the moment to stop them. There is no effect deterrent, which is what we could do or we could automatic house all new arrivals and secure reception centres while their cases were considered and we could deal with them quickly and send them backif with them quickly and send them back if they were if they didnt actually have a valid claim for asylum. And i cant see that any of them do. Theyre in a safe country. Theyre in france, france is under the rule of law. Its a signatory to all the conventions weve signed. Theyre safe in france now. If youre a refugee and youre desperate for a place of safety and you found a place of safety, why would you then hurl yourself onto the seas to risk going to another place of safety isnt about safety. Its about economic migration. That is what it is. It is. And what do you say to those who would say that all our efforts are essential , futile efforts are essential, futile because we live in a globalised world, people are more mobile than ever and that this is a global problem and that other european countries, for example, are dealing with it on a far larger scale. Larger scale. I would say it is inevitable that people are going to try economic migration in the sort of Global Situation that were in. Yeah thats inevitable. What is not inevitable is the success of that. It is part possible to deter people from coming here. Youve got to consider the message that were sending out at the moment, which is if you actually managed to get into britain by whatever means, youre very unlikely to be removed because we dont practise this detention, we dont have National Identity cards. We do have a flourishing cards. We do have a flourishing underground economy and we are just about the easiest country in the west in which to disappear. In the west in which to disappear. No wonder they want to come here. Is that a call from you, Ann Widdecombe, to institute id cards to have similar policies to the french . That seems like a pretty top down, illiberal approach to this issue. Approach to this issue. Well, you call it an illiberal approach. But i think the interesting thing is that most home secretaries who have entered the home office are opposed to National Identity cards have actually left the home office believing that, yes, they have a role to play. They would have a role to play in controlling migration. Theyd have a role to in have a role to play in identifying bodies. They have a role in in crime, in role to play in in crime, in general. And they could help. I am not saying do that tomorrow morning and we will solve the immigration problem. Im saying thatis immigration problem. Im saying that is a part of the attraction to coming here is the ease with which people can disappear. Now if you house them all in secure reception centres, they couldnt disappear , so you wouldnt then disappear, so you wouldnt then need the National Identity card. So holding that up as so im not holding that up as the only option. Im saying its the only option. Im saying its a contributory factor why people come here. And just very lastly, before we let you go, what do you make what is your view of the situation with accommodation . Because weve seen the barge, a few migrants went on it, then they were evacuated immediately. And were having problems now with bases. Essentially, with raf bases. Essentially, people refusing to live in the accommodation that has been provided. It seems , is farcical provided. It seems, is farcical at this point, isnt it . Really yeah. Thats why they shouldnt be allowed to refuse. They should be in secure receptions and im tired of saying this. Ive been saying it for more than 20 years, quite literally more than 20 years. It was a policy that i devised when i was shadow home secretary based upon what id actually seen when i was handling immigration in the home office. And that is what we need. And then there wouldnt be any issue about, you know, where they can refuse accommodation, their accommodation would be the secure reception centre. The secure reception centre. The only would come out only people who would come out of that into normal accommodation would be the genuine Asylum Seekers. And as i say, if youre in france, a genuine Asylum Seeker would seek refuge there. Refuge there. Well, Ann Widdecombe, its always a pleasure to speak to you. Thank always a pleasure to speak to you. Thank you so much for your views this morning on that news. Of course, 25,000 new migrants crossing the channel illegally since rishi sunak took office. And i have to say, emily, that one was saying that i think a lot of people, when they hear about the bibby stockholm and other things, they think it is a detention centre. I think a lot of brits already think that this is it isnt. Its is detention when it isnt. Its just housing. Just its just housing. People are allowed no. Yes, people are allowed to freely. Yeah, in and out to move freely. Yeah, in and out. Is there difficult one . The. Is there a difficult one . The question id cards very question of id cards is very interesting because i imagine a lot who would be lot of people who would be instinctively may instinctively against them may be convinced that theyre a good idea because of this migration crisis. Crisis. Oh, you might argue that if you stop the boats, its not a necessary thing to have at all and we dont need to go down the european model of sort of giving everyone a state everyone a number in a state computer a little bit troubling, perhaps. Yes. Perhaps. Yes. Lets move on to another big story now , because yesterday we story now, because yesterday we got the sad news that the iconic broadcasting legend, sir Michael Parkinson , has died at the age parkinson, has died at the age of 88. Yes tributes have poured in from across the uk and the world with cricket legend hello yorkshireman, sir Geoffrey Boycott telling news that sir michael was the soul of yorkshire. Well, were honoured yorkshire. Well, were honoured now to be joined by a close friend of sir michael and three time formula one World Champion , sirjackie time formula one World Champion , sir Jackie Stewart time formula one World Champion , sirJackie Stewart. Sir , sir Jackie Stewart. Sir jackie, thank you so much for joining us here on britains newsroom. Just first of all, your your lasting memories of parky. Parky. Well, it was a remarkable man in so many different ways. His in so many different ways. His television was absolutely spectacular. The best spectacular. The best interviewer you would ever hope to meet and most of the very best people in the world open their selves to Michael Parkinson because he was just such an incredibly good man on that job. We actually did a thing with him a few months ago live in a tape such as were working on now, and he was sharp as a needle. Hes hadnt lost a thing. He knew everything we had done together in various different occasions because in my early days of winning formula one races, i did several of his programmes. But you know, the programmes. But you know, the line up of the people hes whole muhammad ali for example, or any of the enormously successful sports people, never mind anything to do with other business, if you like. He just was the ultimately best interviewer you could find. And interviewer you could find. And thats the best thing i could say for yes. Its quite incredible and heartwarming how many tributes have come in elton john, theresa may, stephen fry , gloria may, stephen fry, Gloria Hunniford so many people have given their tributes. It seems like he was universe really loved. Loved. Yes. And it wasnt just british because he loved cricket, for example. And he cricket, for example. And he went down mostly every winter to sydney and lived there for quite a few months while the cricket was on. He was a very versatile man, but , you was on. He was a very versatile man, but, you know, i got to know him because we all used to go to the same tailor and a great collection of people and amazing collection people. Doug. Doug was the i wont go into his details was the tailor and he just collected from the rothschilds to the Jackie Stewarts Michael Parkinson was one of his best friends and he just was the best man. It was. It was like going in for a cup of coffee. You went to see them and who would be there . Michael parkinson because the two of them got so well together. He was just the perfect integer. Was just the perfect integer. You know, a man like muhammad ali, who was travelling all around the world and every city that he went to , he would be that he went to, he would be interviewed. When i saw him in interviewed. When i saw him in las vegas, one of those times went up and had a chat with him because id met him and my days of working on american television. And one of the first television. And one of the first things he said to me, well, have you seen michael recently . Michael and he just thought michael and he just thought Michael Parkinson was fantastic. And i think thats applies to almost everybody who ever did anything on any of his shows. He had such charm , but he knew had such charm, but he knew exactly what he was doing really precise, man. Its such a unique talent because im certain that millions of people, not just in this country , but around the this country, but around the world, will feel like they knew Michael Parkinson, even if they never met him, even if they never met him, even if they never were in the same room as him. There was that sort of warmth, conversational friendly style that he had. In your style that he had. In your experience, him behind experience, knowing him behind closed doors as well as sort of his more public exploits, was he the same behind the scenes. The same behind the scenes. Well, he he was no different. He was a man who you what you saw was what you got. He was saw was what you got. He was never presenting himself in a way that would seem to be better for him. It was his way of doing television very successfully as a professional. And he because a professional. And he because of his skills, attracted more people to his shows. I dont people to his shows. I dont imagine there was anyone who turned down Michael Parkinson. If there were movie stars coming in from every corner of the world, if there were big ones at the time. Michael parkinson would be on them and they would walk away thrilled that they had been with Michael Parkinson. I think thats one of the nicest things and as i say , just in a things and as i say, just in a matter of two weeks from now, he was going to come to my home with his wife and his son to have lunch. And of course no longer can that happen, which is a tremendous loss. He was such a wonderful man, a huge, huge loss for the whole country. And sir jackie, for the whole country. And sirjackie, thank for the whole country. And sir jackie, thank you for the whole country. And sirjackie, thank you so and sir jackie, thank you so much for telling us your very personal experience then and condolences, of course, to you for the loss of your friend. For the loss of your friend. Thank you so much for joining us. 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With me, emily carver and tom harwood and a gb news victory gb news is ongoing. Campaign continues to Gain Momentum after being presented at downing street yesterday. Our economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan will join us very shortly to get the very latest after the government has announced changes. Yes , inflation nation two yes, inflation nation two inflation mortgages cost of living, the things that really matter to everyone. But what does it all mean . The former city editor of the telegraph will join us to delve further into what this means for you me. You and me. Nimby nightmare is nimbyism. Nimby nightmare is nimbyism. Nimby nightmare is nimbyism. Im killing the chances of britain leading the way on energy. Should we be concerned about plummeting birth rates as well . Two Big Questions with two experts giving their views. Experts giving their views. And should your local pub defy the law and open at 10 am. Before the womens World Cup Final . Well, this is, of course, the very difficult situation where the government has said it would like to have pubs open at 10 am. But cant change the law because all the mps are on houday because all the mps are on holiday and they cant come back to westminster. The liberal democrats have said no, all mps should come said no, all the mps should come back to parliament on back to parliament to vote on dnnk drink for what . Hours of emailing gb two more hours of emailing gb views at gb news is the address. What are your thoughts . Should pubs defy the law . Should perhaps the law turn a bit of a blind eye . Well be getting into all that coming up after your all of that coming up after your Morning Headlines with jeff moody. Moody. Good morning. Its 10 01. Moody. Good morning. Its10 01. Im jeff moody in the newsroom. Cash jeff moody in the newsroom. Cash will remain accessible as part of a new plan set out by the treasury. It comes after the gb news dont kill cash petition, which attracted nearly 300,000 signatures, was delivered to downing street yesterday. A new framework would ensure that the vast majority of people will be no further than three miles away from being able to withdraw cash and the Financial Conduct Authority will be given new powers to protect the provision of Cash Services. Economic of Cash Services. Economic secretary to the treasury Andrew Griffith , says its good for griffith, says its good for Vulnerable People. Ashes important. Its here to stay for the long term. Many people , the elderly, the many people, the elderly, the vulnerable, particularly Rural Communities, do depend on that access to cash. And if we want our shops to continue to take cash over the counter, then of course those businesses have to have some businesses have got to have some way deposit so rules way to deposit it. So the rules that were announcing also cover the businesses to the ability of businesses to deposit cash in location deposit cash in a location thats convenient to them. Sales in the Retail Sector fell faster than expected last month, according to the office for National Statistics. Retail sales fell. By 1. 2 in retail sales fell. By 1. 2 in july. Thats worse than the 0. 5 that economists forecast. But that economists forecast. But the decline was attributed to bad weather and shoppers moving to online retailers , which meant to online retailers, which meant 27. 4 of retail sales took place online. Thats the highest since february 2022. Well gb news can reveal that almost 25,000 Asylum Seekers have crossed the English Channel since rishi sunak became Prime Minister. 24,860 migrants in small boats have made the crossing since october last yeah crossing since october last year. That means 1 in 4 crossings since 2017 have happened whilst mr sunak has beenin happened whilst mr sunak has been in number ten. Stop the boats is one of the governments five priorities. All gp surgeries in england are to move to a digital phone system, potentially ending what the Health Secretary has called the 8 am. Scramble for appointments. The switch is backed by a £240 Million Investment from the government as part of its primary care recovery plan. Its hoped it will allow patients to contact their gp faster and have their request dealt with on the day , request dealt with on the day, rather than having to call back. There have been over 100 sewage leaks in government departmental buildings in the last year. Government building locations had 138 sewage leaks across the country in a 12 month period, the ministry of defence had the most with 102 sewage leaks, including at raf bases such as cauldrons and loam. Liberal democrats Christine Jardine says the party have been urging the government to fix the sewage leaks along the coast for months. Water companies are making profits. They are paying vast bonuses and yet families are afraid to go swimming in the sea. As i said, this summer, the first summer would have been completely free to feel that they could go on holiday. And weve had quite good weather some of the time. And not able to make the most of it. And thats unacceptable now to see thats unacceptable now to see that people are also getting it in their workplace. Were not in their workplace. Were not safe that simply not good enough. And the government needs to get to grips with this. To get to grips with this. Police in the us state of georgia are investigating threats made against members of the jury who voted to charge donald trump with trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election result. The names and addresses of grand jury members were posted online by mr trumps supporters. The former president supporters. The former president was indicted for a fourth time on monday for a suspected scheme to try to keep him in power. He denies any wrongdoing and remains the frontrunner to win the republican president ial nomination for 2024. Michael gove has written to councils across britain to request that pubs can open early on sunday for the World Cup Final. Pub bosses have warned licencing rules mean some venues will be unable to serve pints or open early for excited fans. On the day. Englands women will play spain at 11 am. In their first World Cup Final after beating hosts australia on wednesday. An hosts australia on wednesday. An average of 4. 6 Million People tuned in to watch the lioness progress to their first ever World Cup Final. The most World Cup Final. The most watched game of the tournament. No surprises there. Well, this no surprises there. Well, this is good news across the uk on tv in your car , on Digital Radio, in your car, on Digital Radio, and of course , on your smart and of course, on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now, though , its back to tom now, though, its back to tom and. Emily and. Emily well , and. Emily well, welcome and. Emily well , welcome back. And. Emily well, welcome back. This is britains newsroom here on gb news. And i have to say, our inbox has already been deluged. Bye bye. Bye bye. All of your thoughts on this big question weve been asking. Should pubs potentially defy the law and open a little bit earlier . Susan has written in to say if the police can turn a blind eye to shoplifting, they can bloomin well turn a blind eye to the pub opening an hour early. Early. Ill drink to that. Absolutely ill drink to that. Graham says if boris could issue orders in the pandemic, surely rishi can issue an order to enjoy ourselves. Yes. We need an enjoy ourselves. Yes. We need an emergency. Emergency law change. We do. But they passed the coronavirus powers act. They had the came in and they had to the mps came in and they had to pass that emergency legislation. Is all the mps are. The problem is all the mps are on holiday recess. Know , they started, you you know, they started, you know, well, they can making tweaks here and there about take away one point, you away pints at one point, you know, of a lot of the know, a lot of a lot of the provisions have been have expired. But when the afghanistan crisis happened, mps rushed back in this on the levels in august. Is this on the levels of crisis . Of that crisis . Dont so. I think i dont think so. I think thats a bit a stretch. Thats a bit of a stretch. Lorraine says no need to serve early, just be serve alcohol early, just be more friendly serve more Family Friendly and serve coffee, tea and soft drinks. No need to get so sozzled so early. You met brits, though . I have you met brits, though . I mean, problem is, yes, we mean, the problem is, yes, we all do drink too much on average, not at least. But im not sure. People go to the pub for coffee. You cant have coffee and watch the football, but you cant. Cant be sitting cant. You cant be sitting there your sort your there with your sort of your coffee cup and saucer and be cheering. Just doesnt work. Cheering. It just doesnt work. Dont really like you know, i dont really like gender politics, but, you know, if were lads playing, if it were the lads playing, would be saying coffee . If it were the lads playing, would be be saying coffee . If it were the lads playing, would be saying,;aying coffee . If it were the lads playing, would be saying, oh,|g coffee . If it were the lads playing, would be saying, oh, no, ffee . People be saying, oh, no, coffees fine. Peter has written well, peter has written in with shot the with parliament shot and the prince wales not going to prince of wales not going to australia. The king not australia. Can the king not issue proclamation to allow issue a proclamation to allow pubs to open early . Great pr for the monarchy . It would be great the monarchy . It would be great to give us a big holiday. The monarch has given us a bank holiday in the past so this week it would need the consent of parliament. But since since the since the what am i trying to say . 1688, weve had weve had the sort of need for the monarch to sign off with parliament and vice versa. Yes. Were getting into i did want to just reference one email that has come in that for some reason our producers havent printed out for us, but it says, dear idiots, consider some other idiot will take you on, be arrested and taken to court. Your intelligence in an interesting and fun. I couldnt believe how irresponsible you could be. Emily, what do you say to that . Christine says youre irresponsible. She makes a good point. You know, we dont want landlords to going for this. But as going jail for this. But as susan pointed the police do susan pointed out, the police do often turn a blind eye to what they call minor offences. So they call minor offences. So perhaps this would be although councils, to be fair, are usually the ones with the clipboards, checking clipboards, although checking things, this things, perhaps to end this conversation. Things, perhaps to end this con it rsation. Things, perhaps to end this con it rseinteresting things, perhaps to end this conit rseinteresting. In the it is interesting. In the last 24 hours, the home office has said theyll be writing to Police Chiefs, telling to them to work with councils to ensure as many venues can open up as possible. So perhaps this possible. So perhaps this actually does. Perhaps the actually does. Perhaps the police will be turning a blind eye. Its an interesting question. No doubt. Lots more to question. No doubt. Lots more to get to on that. Well, there you go. Well, there you go. Well, there you go. Lets get to the bigger news now. This is britains lets get to the bigger news now. This is britains newsroom, after all, with me, tom harwood and emily carver. It is so gb news dont kill Cash Campaign was delivered right to the heart of government yesterday. A strong gb news team a five strong gb news team took the 300,000 petition took the 300,000 strong petition took the 300,000 strong petition to the chancellors downing street residence yesterday. Street residence yesterday. The government and with the government already vowing action on banks who provide free cash who dont provide free cash access within three miles, were joined by our economics and Business Editor for the latest on the campaign. Liam halligan. Thank you for joining on the campaign. Liam halligan. Thank you forjoining us here in the studio. What exactly has the treasury announced . Treasury announced . Its quite vague in terms of specifics, but its quite strong on rhetoric, much as lots of Political Press releases are. Political press releases are. Lets have a look at some of the words that the treasury has used this morning. Ive got them here in a graphic. The first thing that the treasury says, which i must say, i take some satisfaction given that the satisfaction in, given that the regulatory have cast regulatory bodies have cast eyebrows direction when eyebrows in our direction when we launched this campaign, gb news has its spot on access to cash is incredibly important to many. Its a choice that were going to protect. So the treasury people shouldnt have to hours withdraw to check for hours to withdraw a tenner to put in someones birthday nor should birthday card. Nor should businesses to travel Large Businesses have to travel large distances deposit cash distances to deposit cash takings. Why were acting takings. Thats why were acting now protect access to cash in now to protect access to cash in law and laying out that this means fee free withdrawals , the means fee free withdrawals, the availability of Cash Services within a reasonable distance. Now thats a press release. What really matters is what makes it into regulations and even legislation. And then even more legislation. And then even more important than that is how that legislation and those regulations are imposed. Let me regulations are imposed. Let me give you, of course, all thats unknowable at this point, but let me give you an example. One aspect of this campaign isnt just well over a million just that well over a million households havent got a bank account of households have account. 10 of households have no access to the no regular access to the internet. Many elderly and Vulnerable People need to use cash. Many Small Businesses rely on using cash. All thats important. The big tech giants like us using cash, monitoring the way we behave online and so on, so they can then sell those patterns of behaviour to other companies. But an important aspect also that weve highlighted is that Small Businesses, small retail cabdrivers , lots of people use cabdrivers, lots of people use Payment Companies to take card payments, right . The payment payments, right . The Payment Companies, theyre only meant to charge between half and 1 on each transaction, right . Many of them are currently charging three for even 5. And thats not thats not right. And yet its not being enforced. The regulations are not being enforced. And thats with cash there as competition. If the cash wasnt there, what would these Payment Card Companies charge . Thats a very charge . Thats a very interesting its not just me saying that. Its the federation of businesses , which have saying that. Its the federation of backed sinesses , which have saying that. Its the federation of backed oursses , which have saying that. Its the federation of backed our campaign h have saying that. Its the federation of backed our campaign , have saying that. Its the federation of backed our campaign , whoa also backed our campaign, who have this point in have made this point in conjunction with me repeatedly on gb news. I must say, he did a very good job with the blow up pig. Theyre making a massive statement by the account of pink floyd album cover on really brilliant everyone, very smart and did a fantastic job. But and weve also got with us former city editor of the telegraph neil collins. Neil, is this neil collins. Neil, is this something that your readers used to be very concerned about . To be very concerned about . I think that cash is really important in society for all sorts of reasons, not least of which is the fact that it is in that it belongs in the hands of the bearer. That it belongs in the hands of the bearer. And this is something that we lose at our peril because if we switch to entirely electronic transactions , then the ability of some benign malign future administration to make our lives administration to make our lives a misery if we dont comply is much increased. I think its absolutely vital we keep cash, and it seems to me the banks have been so cloth eared about this , they didnt need to be this, they didnt need to be told by the government and indeed, if i was a real conspiracy theorist, id say probably they agreed to do this quietly and said, well, youre the government. Perhaps youd the government. Perhaps youd better take credit for it. But really, it seems so obvious to me that youve got to allow people to have an access to cash in a reasonable way, is it not the case that just sort of there are market imperatives here, its cheaper for banks to close down, sort of local branches. The majority , not all, but the majority, not all, but the majority of people will use Banking Services on line. For many people, they find it more convenient to pay with a tap of the phone or a tap of the watch rather than getting out little coins isnt the reason why weve sort of been sleepwalking away from cash because many people find it more convenient to not use it. Use it. Well, the answer to that obviously is yes. And there are many shops that dont take cash and you can see why , because it and you can see why, because it makes their administrative lives a lot easier. But the banks have a lot easier. But the banks have a different position in society. They are not just money making machines, although that may be how they look to most people. They do have substantial social responsibilities and if they start walking away from those or trying to minimise them, then they will find themselves in serious difficulty because they are part of the social fabric. Yeah, indeed. Now, liam, yeah, indeed. Now, liam, theres been a bit of good Economic News in the in the past week. Economic growth higher week. Economic growth higher than expected , inflation down than expected, inflation down more than expected. But weve had some pretty bleak retail figures, havent we come out today . Yeah, this is what happens when you raise Interest Rates 14 times in a row. More Mortgage Rates go up. A lot of households are really feeling the squeeze. Its incredible to me that retail sales oh , its not that retail sales oh, its not that theyre weak, that theyve been as relatively strong as as as they have been. But with all respect, thats the by. Lets respect, thats by the by. Lets just consider whats happened right on the other side right. The guy on the other side of the desk there, weve never worked okay. Neil worked together. Okay. Neil collins a legend the collins is a legend at the telegraph. Writing telegraph. Ive been writing columns for columns at the telegraph for many never actually many years. Weve never actually worked i dont even worked together. I dont even know neil. Obviously, i know his work, dont think weve work, but i dont think weve ever he is probably the ever met. He is probably the most financial most respected financial journalist in britain among people particularly people who know, particularly when things like people who know, particularly when and things like people who know, particularly when and the things like people who know, particularly when and the nittygs like people who know, particularly when and the nitty grittye people who know, particularly when and the nitty gritty of banking and the nitty gritty of how the city works. Hes a problem with the best on britains newsroom. Its not. Its not just that. Its not its not just that. Its not just that. Liam, would you take a check . Its as long as you make it out. This is this is this is an important moment. Okay . This channel has been derided right by mainstream broadcasters. This channel looked at channel is still looked at sneakily by the Media Establishment in this country. Weve just got a press release from the treasury begging us up and weve just got neil collins in studio saying, yeah, you in our studio saying, yeah, you guys are really onto something. I support what youre i completely support what youre doing. Deal doing. Thats a really big deal. Thats really big deal lets throw that back to neil collins, who has just been showered with praise right . Collins, who has just been showere so with praise right . Collins, who has just been showere so. Ith praise right . Collins, who has just been showereso. Ih praise right . Collins, who has just been showereso. I supposeight . Collins, who has just been showereso. I suppose this . Collins, who has just been showereso. I suppose this is rightly so. I suppose this is this is a serious , serious set this is a serious, serious set of issues that were looking at, the Economic Situation of this country is many people would would point to not in the rosier position. I think that nobody would quarrel with that. I mean, to have a government which is simultaneously got the biggest budget deficit and the highest level of taxation and no growth or zero, almost zero growth is quite an impressive trio of bad news. Yes were not in a great place. I and i think that the uk economy is always full of surprises. One way or another. Surprises. One way or another. Somebody once likened it to the bumble bee where the bumblebee, if you do the analysis of it, it cant possibly fly because its just aerodynamically incompetent. But actually it does. Incompetent. But actually it does. And there are many aspects does. And there are many aspects of the uk economy where you think this is really bad and likely to get worse. But at the official statistics dont measure everything. Theres a measure everything. Theres a lot going on under the sort of the surface of these day to day statistics of smaller businesses which are creating new areas of wealth, mostly connected to it and that sort of thing. And and that sort of thing. And theres a lot of small scale entrepreneur ers who are quietly doing rather well. So perhaps todays numbers, retail sales. Down 1. 2, seems on retail sales. Down 1. 2, seems on the surface pretty bad news. But sort of beneath those numbers, there are green shoots of growth. Yeah, i would hate to use that. Yeah, i would hate to use that. They use your cliches in that. They use your cliches in rotation. Rotation. I would say light at the end of the tunnel. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. But it could be a train. But it could be a train. But it could be a train. I, i dont think these figures are particularly meaningful. You know, it was filthy over the last month, so people stayed at home. A lot of the things that people buy, they dont have to buy them this week or this month. So theyll till the month. So theyll wait till the sunshine or theyre sunshine turns or theyre feeling a bit better about life and then spend the money then. So no one months figures in almost every aspect are capable of being completely misleading. And i would put those in that category. Yeah. Category. Yeah. So i dont remember take away that bumblebee analogy. Thats that bumblebee analogy. Thats a good one. Interview thank you very much, neil collins, former city editor at the telegraph. And of course, our economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan with us. Thank you for your time. Absolutely. Well, coming up, were going to into some other to get stuck into some other thorny issues, birth rates in the kingdom have hit the United Kingdom have hit their point in years. Their lowest point in 20 years. 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Northeast england and southern parts for a time. Some sunshine parts for a time. Some sunshine coming through, but a lot of cloud and with the breeze as well. Its not going to feel particularly hot. 2324 celsius, albeit with increased humidity. Then low pushes in, very then the low pushes in, very strong winds developing across western parts, gales through irish sea coast in particular, and west wales, the southwest of england seeing the strongest winds during the evening, during the early hours. Were going to see thunderstorms develop across eastern of england. Heavy eastern parts of england. Heavy rain into scotland and rain pushing into scotland and Northern Ireland, sweeping through elsewhere and a very warm night to come. 17,18 celsius. So a blustery start to the weekend. The heavy and the weekend. The heavy and persistent rain pushes into scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest england. For the rest of england and wales, its a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Most of the showers will western england will be across western england and , drier and brighter and wales, drier and brighter for england and still for south east england and still warm, particularly where the sun is shining , the temperatures is shining, the temperatures rising , boxt is shining, the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Britains news. Channel it is 1025 in the morning. Yours, britains newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and meet emily carver now. Emily carver now. So now lets get into a thorny topic nimby is a term that stands for not in my backyard. We often think of this as to do with housing, stopping Housing Development , but it can Housing Development, but it can mean so much more as well. There are nimby campaigns that stop Nuclear Power stations. There are nimby campaigns that stop pylons being built. There are nimby campaigns that stop railways being delivered as well. And interconnectors. Well. And interconnectors. Yes. And that leads us on nicely to our story here in portsmouth. A group of nimby campaigners have mobilised their elected representatives, including local mp penny mordaunt, to campaign against the wind interconnector , which the wind interconnector, which some argue would be the most effective way to decarbonise britain. But what is an interconnector and why are some interconnector and why are some in the local community so opposed to having this built . Well , here with us opposed to having this built . Well, here with us is the pubuc well, here with us is the Public Relations council to the wind interconnector and anti nimby campaigner johnny stone borough. Johnny, thank you so much for joining borough. Johnny, thank you so much forjoining us here in the studio. What is an studio. What is an interconnector . Interconnector . An interconnector is just a cable , a thick cable thats cable, a thick cable thats going to come over from france and bring us unbelievable amounts of electricity and this particular interconnector would join portsmouth with with france, with france , anywhere in france, with france, anywhere in particular in france, northern france, northern france, near dieppe. And then it will come in dieppe. And then it will come in at portsmouth when we get it built and to a substation and just behind portsmouth. And was it given the go ahead and then nimbys got involved . No , the nimby movement. And no, the nimby movement. And by the way, i think were all nimbys up to a point. Nobody nobody wants to have their house or whatever it is obstructed. Or if they dont want to ditch in front of their house. I understand. And as you get older , oddly enough, you become more nimby ish, of course, but that isnt really the point. The fact isnt really the point. The fact is we have a small group of is that we have a small group of people in portsmouth who are holding something up, which is nationally important, very important. We need more electricity. We do not have enough electricity. Over the enough electricity. Over the next seven years. We have to treble the amount of electricity thats coming into this country or being made in this country from renewables. And we need to try everything. Weve got to get start and its being held up. What do you say to those who say that, yes, we need more energy in this country . That is very, very clear, but we need to generate it ourselves. We dont want to be imports it from foreign countries. We should be building countries. We should be building the Nuclear Power stations here rather than using the french ones. Yes. What if the french turned it off . Well, thats i mean, this is a point thats made. But the fact is even if we were to fact is that even if we were to cover the land and the sea in propellers the we propellers at the moment, we wouldnt have enough. There are wouldnt have enough. There are also this is really important. There moments in the there are also moments in the course of 24 hours where maybe there is no wind and certainly at night youre not getting any solar. We have to bring whats called baseload into to the country somehow. Now we switched off all the power stations. So where is it going to come from . And interconnectors actually perform that role and every day were importing around 15 from abroad. Now , you said we need to now, you said we need to treble our electricity. We do in just six years. Is that due to the move towards electric vehicles , electrification of vehicles, electrification of rail . Absolutely if we want to meet our net zero targets, 20, 30, 20, 50, these are two really, really important dates that the whole country is being moved onto a totally different power base. I mean, its an extraordinary endeavour and so important. Yes weve got to get this into connector built because its ready to go. Were just waiting for the green light from the secretary of state but there is a reason why the local mps, both labour and conservative, are campaigning against this. Conservative, are campaigning against this. Now there is against this. Now there is a group of concerned residents in portsmouth who say they dont want a big trench dug through their lovely seafront. What do their lovely seafront. What do you say to that temporary trench . Yes, i mean, i absolutely get it. I know some of the these people of colour and power and janet, you know , theyre known janet, you know, theyre known to me and i absolutely respect their their position. But the their their position. But the fact theyre not actually theres a guy called wilhelm as well wilhelm doesnt want us buying continental electric anyway but i mean these people are serious about what theyre saying and theyre supported by their two local mps. And indeed by the council and the local newspaper. And theyve got this campaign going, i believe that theyre wrong. And if you give me half an hour, i could tell you in detail, well, i think there are unfortunately, we dont an hour. Dont have half an hour. This really is a story of but this really is a story of our as it is when people our time as it is when people want to construct something that might be useful to this country. People and. Theres always people and usually small group of usually quite a small group of people who say, absolutely no way, backyard. No, you way, not in my backyard. No, you cant have your interconnector that could deliver green electric tricity to our country. Or i suppose because its an interconnect, it goes both ways. We sell electricity we could also sell electricity back the french, make back to the french, could make money that. But spinner. Money from that. But a spinner. But suppose there are whenever but i suppose there are whenever anyone to build, whether anyone wants to build, whether its a cable or a power station or even, dare i say it, a shale gas plant or even gas extraction plant or even perhaps, i dont know , a migrant perhaps, i dont know, a migrant detention centre, nothing can be built because its not in my back yard. If youre in portsmouth at home, please do let us know what you think about this interconnector. Does bother interconnector. Does it bother you think its for the you or do you think its for the greater good . Just moment, well well, in just a moment, well be over some more biggest be going over some more biggest stories of the day with our excellent news panel. So keep sending your views at sending in your views, views at gb now lets get the gb news. But now lets get the latest news headlines. Latest news headlines. Its 1031. Latest news headlines. Its1031. Im latest news headlines. Its 1031. Im jeff moody in the newsroom. Cash will remain the newsroom. Cash will remain accessible as part of a new plan set out by the treasury. It comes after the gb news dont kill cash petition, which attracted nearly 300,000 signatures, was delivered to downing street yesterday. A new framework would ensure that the vast majority of people will be no further than three miles away from being able to withdraw cash and the Financial Conduct Authority will be given new powers to protect the provision of Cash Services , sales in the of Cash Services, sales in the Retail Sector fell faster than expected last month. The office for National Statistics has reported retail sales fell by 1. 2 in july. Thats worse than the 0. 5 that economists forecast. The decline was forecast. 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The finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. For gold and silver investment. Heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. The pound will buy you 1. 2716 and ,1. 1704. The price of gold is. £1,487. 80 per price of gold is. £1,487. 80 per ounce and the ftse 100 is. At ounce and the ftse 100 is. At 7261 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on news investments that matter britains watching. Welcome back. Its 1038 and welcome back. Its1038 and youre welcome back. Its 1038 and youre with britains newsroom here on gb news with me, tom harwood. And emily carver. And again, so many of you have been getting in touch. Yeah, people are a little bit a little bit annoyed, tom, about the talk of a french interconnector. Interconnector. Yes. I wonder if its just the fact that theres the word french in it. Thats quite, quite possibly. We do not need an steven says we do not need an interconnector france or interconnector from france or any other foreign country to supply to this supply electricity to this country. Without country. We should without doubt, own, doubt, be supplying our own, whether fracking, whether that be oil or fracking, until have Nuclear Power until we have Nuclear Power station. Stations , your station. Your stations, your guest is totally wrong. Wrong . Guest is totally wrong. Wrong . Yes, we should be supplying our own electricity. But sometimes you a help in hand. You need a help in hand. Well, while we build the Nuclear Power stations, what do we and also, think the we do . And also, i think the other that we perhaps other thing that we perhaps didnt on much in that didnt touch on too much in that conversation, just right didnt touch on too much in that co the sation, just right didnt touch on too much in that co the endyn, just right didnt touch on too much in that co the end was just right didnt touch on too much in that co the end was we|st right didnt touch on too much in that co the end was we can right didnt touch on too much in that co the end was we can use ght didnt touch on too much in that co the end was we can use the at the end was we can use the connector to sell energy back to france. Have loads of france. Once we have loads of Nuclear Power stations or whatever else, weve whatever else, and weve got excess power, it could be a money some people are money making some people are worried french worried that the french authorities off the interconnector. A threat of wasnt there a threat of something not long something similar . Not too long ago, some sort of the ago, there was some sort of the french always remind us at home, if you remember what it the if you remember what it was, the french but say they french did, but did say they were going to cut off our power or perhaps it was or something. Perhaps it was jersey has written in, jersey pauline has written in, say, these interconnectors arent just in the arent just a trench in the ground , not just a cable. Ground, not just a cable. They have buildings as well. What pauline describes as massive buildings. She lives near ifa two, which is a monstrous city, in her words. So it was our guest, johnny, maybe downplaying the well, i suppose, infrastructure. I suppose, infrastructure. I suppose it depends where the building suppose it depends where the bui if ng have a long, long if you have a long, long cable and then theres a building sort of in the middle of is that that an of nowhere, is that is that an issue . That a problem . Issue . Is that a problem . Let us know what you think. A lot of people have been turned off word french. I think. Off by the word french. I think. Course, the big but of course, the big question weve been asking is about open about pubs. Should pubs open early theres a lot early on sunday . Theres a lot of difficulty here. My of legal difficulty here. In my view. Should able to open view. Pub should be able to open whenever they sadly whenever they want, but sadly thats system we live thats not the system we live undeh thats not the system we live under, says. Under, john says. The is the law. Once its the law is the law. Once its allowed that laws dont apply when its convenient to ignore them, law becomes them, the law becomes meaningless. Take that, tom. No, i mean, its a fair point. Jamie has written in to say, i love beer and pubs, but to open at 11 for a match is just ridiculous. 12 00 should be half time. So tea and bacon half time. So tea and bacon sarnies during the first half and beers in the second. Well i think we were actually saying 10 am. Not just 11 am. A. M. Saying 10 am. Not just 11 am. Am. If i had, if i if 10 am. If i had, if i if i had my way, theyd be able to open from whatever they want. We will move on in a second. But just have to read this one but i just have to read this one out because paul says, can you imagine their imagine if everyone threw their coffee when we score, coffee in the when we score, therell be a lot of people needing help for burst. Yes a beer being thrown all over you is not as much of a safety risk. If we were just tea and if we were just doing tea and coffee would willing. The coffee would be willing. The lionesses score until lionesses dont score until the second game. Second half of the game. You funnier. I really do you are funnier. I really do enjoy emails come through. Will. We will. We will. We will to more on this a we will get to more on this a little bit later with our panel because a little birdie tells me that nigel farage has that one, mr nigel farage has weighed on debate. So weighed in on this debate. So stick around for what he has to say. But yes, perhaps he might say. But yourperhaps he might say. But your minds he might say. But your mind. But might say. But your mind. But before we change your mind. But before we get we are going to get to that, we are going to cover a thats actually cover on a story thats actually popped cover on a story thats actually popped in a of the papers popped up in a lot of the papers this morning. Quite a concerning story. And that data published by the that is data published by the Office Statistics office for National Statistics has number of has revealed that the number of babies england and wales babies born in england and wales has dropped to the lowest total babies born in england and wales ha overpped to the lowest total babies born in england and wales ha over 205d to the lowest total babies born in england and wales ha over 20 years. Re lowest total babies born in england and wales ha over 20 years. Yesywest total babies born in england and wales ha over 20 years. Yes the it total babies born in england and wales ha over 20 years. Yes the statsl in over 20 years. Yes the stats also show that 30. 3 of babies were born to non uk mothers, foreign born mothers. Foreign born mothers. India, pakistan, romania. Theyre the top nationalities. Theyre the top nationalities. So what should we make of this . Well, were joined now by this . Well, were joined now by the statistician and former ons analyst Jamie Jenkins. Jamie, thanks for making the time this morning. I suppose this is morning. I suppose this is actually following a long term trend. Havent been at trend. We havent been at replacement birth rates since around the 1960s. Yeah good. Good morning, guys. So i think whats the kind of consequences of these numbers . Consequences of these numbers . Youre right, theyre following a trend than what a longer term trend than what were seeing. And if you look at other statistics see. Statistics that we see. So house is a good so house prices is a good place to start because what you tend be finding now is more tend to be finding now is more children with children are living longer with their because they cant their parents because they cant move the family to home move out of the family to home start family themselves. So start a family themselves. So that kind of delays some of the kind of child that would be born in country. And if you look in the country. And if you look in the country. And if you look in the country. And if you look in the ratio of, say, the in 1997, the ratio of, say, the average house price to earnings was about three and a half. In 1997. And 2022, its up to 1997. And in 2022, its up to 8. 2. So its much, much less affordable now for people to get on the housing ladder. What that means is people have to save up longer or working longer or theyre working longer. You know, women kind of delaying, those children delaying, having those children until kind of later in life, which means they tend to have fewer children. So youre right to point out, tom, that the replacement fertility rate is 2. 1. You need basically 2. 1 2. 1. So you need basically 2. 1 children for every couple to replace the kind of the population. But thats been population. But thats been down. Its running at about 1. 6 in country. And it does have in the country. And it does have long term implications of this, because if you think in 20 years time, if you get in fewer births now, youve got people now, youve got fewer people entering force. And entering the labour force. And its why weve its kind of why weve been seeing higher levels of immigration country over immigration in the country over recent years is because the people have often been coming through of her abuse people have often been coming throt successive of her abuse people have often been coming throt successive decadesabuse people have often been coming throt successive decades ,iuse people have often been coming throt successive decades , and we over successive decades, and we need people to come in to do the jobs. More babies than the British Population when they come here. Record proportion of babies whose mothers were born outside the uk. So brits arent having babies , but those who have moved babies, but those who have moved to this country are having no problem . Problem . No. Well, youve got to kind of look at the differences in terms of what weve got here. So youre right, 30. 3 of people born to mothers who have kind of born to mothers who have kind of born abroad overall and its coming to, say, india, pakistan , romania are kind of the top ones there. And it may be to do with fact that fewer of with the fact that fewer of these people are in the labour market. They may have their partners labour market. Market. They may have their pa|there labour market. Market. They may have their pa|there a labour market. Market. They may have their pa|there a numbermarket. Market. They may have their pa|there a number of rket. So there are a number of different dynamics at play there. Yeah, thats very interesting indeed. Now saw in the indeed. Now i saw in the telegraph something telegraph today something that shocked do hear shocked me, although we do hear it a lot. A certain it quite a lot. A certain professor, her name escapes me at this moment, but shes from oxford university, i believe, has said falling birth rates in the west are a good thing for the west are a good thing for the world because were high consuming. What do you make of consuming. What do you make of that kind of narrative . That kind of narrative . Well, absolutely bonkers. You well, absolutely bonkers. You know, its all bringing everything back to this kind of net zero nonsense thats talked by a lot of people. You know, if we look at the United Kingdom, 1 of all the co2 emissions in the United Kingdom from our global emissions and ultimately, its probably not just the kind of the number of births you see. And one of the things you can clearly relate to when youre looking at this data the looking at this data is the richest think the richest people think the individual talking individual there was talking about but its about rich countries. But its the people on the the richest people on the planet. All over who kind of preach about, know, we preach about, you know, we need to down net zero. Who are to get down to net zero. Who are the biggest polluters. When you look emissions. So, look at carbon emissions. So, you china continuing with you know, china continuing with emissions kind of emissions that their kind of population. You population. I think the you know, bit away from know, a bit further away from the terms of the the mark in terms of the comments there. The mark in terms of the conwell, s there. The mark in terms of the conwell, jamiez. The mark in terms of the conwell, jamie jiang, jamie well, jamie jiang, Jamie Jenkins, former ons statistician, you so much statistician, thank you so much for talking us through that issue there. Lets just quickly say it was a professor sarah harper cbe who said falling falling birth rates in the west are good for our planet because essentially were the nasty ones who use too much energy. I have i seem to remember that were the fastest decarbonising g20 economy. But lets lets bring it up, not hit them with the facts. There lets bnngin them with the facts. There lets bring in our panel now for a broader range of views on all of these topics , the journalist and these topics, the journalist and political commentator chloe dobbsis political commentator chloe dobbs is with us alongside the former deputy leader of the green party, sara ali. And cheryl, lets get your thoughts. Firstly on what we were just discussing with Jamie Jenkins there. The birth rate is falling. Should we be concerned about that . About that . Well, firstly, i was quite impressed for a former ons employee for him to be quite so politicised, which is of interest. I think my First Response was, well, so what . I mean, weve got statistics here which tell us where people originally born. The mothers doesnt tell us even whether theyre british or not. So i think we need to avoid that conflation having interesting though, to look at who is having children. It is, yes. In terms of the upside, i do think there is a case to say that because we are very high consuming country, that a reduction in population could help us and it can just help us just in terms of waiting lists at gps, you know, the fact that theres a lot of overcrowding in our cities, it could become a more habitable place, i suppose that would be true if it across the board. True if it was across the board. But if theres fewer young people and weve got an ageing population people, it population, more old people, it doesnt sound like waiting lists would come down. Theres still a lot of procreation taking place, right . People actually exercising people are actually exercising their procreate. Its their liberty to procreate. Its very difficult for anybody to plan population and as soon as you start doing that, youre going to be accused of being authoritarian. You you authoritarian. You know, you could child policy at a could have a child policy at a certain so thats going certain number. So thats going to and im not to be difficult. And im not sure replacement rate sure that the replacement rate is a non arbitrary figure for presumably youd be in favour of having a liberal immigration system, though more liberal than most parties. Absolutely. Yeah. So insofar as where that circle well you square it in so far is that weve got a very internationalised population right . So two thirds of those mothers who are from outside the uk were born outside the uk , uk were born outside the uk, were giving birth in london. So of course we know london extremely multicultural, diverse population. Afghanistan also population. Afghanistan also appeared as a high birth nation , partly because of the fact that we were rightly so opening our country to people who are fleeing from a war torn part of the world. So i do think that, you know, whats of interest here is to see that people from all nationalities in our country feel able to integrate on our welcome here. Well, lets throw this now to chloe dobbs, the journalist and commentator. Chloe, what do you make of that . Should we be concerned this decline in concerned about this decline in birth rate . Dont that we should i dont think that we should be overly concerned. I think that we should be concerned in that we should be concerned in that prices are so high that house prices are so high now, we have such a housing shortage that, you for me, shortage that, you know, for me, i think that i would be i dont think that i would be able to afford a house without being on a mega salary. Is being on a mega salary. That is enough house not just myself, enough to house not just myself, but kids as well. So that but also kids as well. So that is but i dont think is a concern. But i dont think its concerning women feel its concerning if women feel that have the freedom to that they have the freedom to choose focus their career choose to focus on their career rather have a child, i rather than have a child, i personally in personally im not interested in having child. Having a child. On, hang on. Were but hang on, hang on. Were not not sure about what is not were not sure about what is the driving factor here. As you say, it could high house say, it could be high house prices. People cant the prices. People cant have the spare for child. People spare room for the child. People might with a huge might be sharing with a huge number other people and might number of other people and might not feel comfortable in terms of bringing whatever bringing a date home or whatever they living with their they might be living with their parents. Similarly, parents. But but similarly, it might here. Might be personal choice here. And suppose we dont know what and i suppose we dont know what the answer is. Yeah i think well to wait and see if well have to wait and see if more information comes about. Polling that would maybe some polling that would suggest why people arent having as that would as many children. That would shed light on it. Shed much more light on it. Also, as house prices, also, as well as house prices, its hard to survive as its so hard to survive as a family on a single income. And i think i personally i think if i were to become a mother, i would want be able to put the time want to be able to put the time in to stay at home look in to stay at home and look after my children properly rather to ship them rather than having to ship them off whilst slave off to childcare whilst i slave away at work. I suppose its no coincidence that these numbers are coming amidst crisis. Amidst a cost of living crisis. I just think its such a shame because i think for a lot of young women they may not want children 20s. May children in their 20s. They may not in their early not want children in their early 30s. Then sometimes it gets 30s. And then sometimes it gets too late. Well, there are more questions to ask more questions to ask and more stories to discuss because i believe have video now of believe we have video now of what nigel said what mr nigel farage has said about big question of the about our big question of the day, is should pubs open . Day, which is should pubs open . Can we have a listen to what hes to say . Hes had to say . So its a big womens final on sunday and the pubs are not going to be serving till midday. Its not good enough with an earlier kick off government cant deal with it, but we all pay a cant deal with it, but we all pay a huge amount of council tax to local authorities. So to our local authorities. So guys and girls pull your fingers out, get the pubs open. Out, get the pubs open. What do you make of that . What do you make of that . Well, i think one neat solution, which i havent heard suggested yet is we just delay the start of the match on the side of the world. Well have to check prince williams diary first because although he seems to reluctant to go as to be a bit reluctant to go as well, i mean, cant change well, i mean, we cant change the sort of an arbitrary the law, sort of an arbitrary basis. The law, sort of an arbitrary bafis. A the law, sort of an arbitrary basis. A law, some pub basis. There was a law, some pub owners have actually met the deadline. So to some extent it is possible you know, parliament is possible you know, parliament is in recess. Its going to be very difficult then to achieve. The liberal democrats have called for parliament return called for parliament to return to liberalise this one issue. Do you agree . You agree . If theres sufficient motivation to do it, you know that would sure it that that would be im sure it would only partial would be only partial attendance, thats what attendance, but thats what it required. There has to be a process and yeah, that would be the way to go. Its so funny how they all think is a vote winner. Think this is a vote winner. Yeah, mean, one thing yeah, i mean, one thing i would say is this just shows the incompetence local councils. Incompetence of local councils. This moment british this is a huge moment in british history at the world cup history to be at the World Cup Final. In how many years is it a long time. And local councils are just saying, oh, we dont have process the have time to process the paperwork to give you all licences to open earlier. What i say the business is, is put say to the business is, is put the in and if the the application in and if the council doesnt approve just council doesnt approve it, just go you have safety in go for it. You have safety in numbers. If every pub does it, what going to do . What are they going to do . Well, it is interesting looking at what apparently michael written to. Michael gove has written to. No, who was it . Was it the oh no, who was it . Was it the home its michael. Home secretary . Its michael. Was gove. And and the was michael gove. And and the home office has written to Police Chiefs asking them to work with councils. Now to me that might be, i dont know. Is that might be, i dont know. Is that a sort of nod and a wink to say that pubs should just open anyway . Well, i think what michael gove is saying is parliament cant its not going to come back together and pass a blanket law to change the rules for the rest of the country. So local councils to get their councils need to get their act together pass individual together to pass individual licencing hes not licencing changes. Hes not saying illegally , hes saying act illegally, hes saying act illegally, hes saying local councils, you saying you local councils, you need together need to get your act together and give permissions for and give the permissions for each pub in your area i where will you be watching the game . The game . Havent decided yet. Havent decided yet. If you will be. If you will be. No, no, its well worth doing and i just think its a fantastic opportunity for everybody. And chloe, will you be in a pub . I and chloe, will you be in a pub . I think i probably will be. I havent made plans yet, but im sure once i hear all the roars coming from the street, ill have to head down and see me. Just say one thing because i feel a bit bad. Earlier in the week i was on the Breakfast Show the the Breakfast Show reviewing the papers was a bit papers and i was a bit miserable. I suggested that maybe arent that excited maybe people arent that excited about the football maybe maybe people arent that excited abcof the football maybe maybe people arent that excited abcof are football maybe maybe people arent that excited abcof a have tball maybe maybe people arent that excited abcof a have you. Maybe maybe people arent that excited abcof a have you changedybe maybe people arent that excited abcof a have you changed your bit of a have you changed your mind . Feel bad about mind . And i just feel bad about myself because i was a bit of a misery. I know some people commented, it commented that i was being, you know, rude. So i apologise. Watching apologise. I will be watching the football. Have you changed your mind then . Do you think it is . Do you think it is . Have. Its nice. Its nice. I have. Its nice. Its nice. Nice. Well, im not its nice. Well, im not a massive football fan, but whenever is a euros final. Whenever there is a euros final. Or the semi final last or was it the semi final last time . Whenever there is a world cup, i do get excited. I think theres sort of national theres that sort of National Spirit in a way i can get spirit thing in a way i can get excited about england a way excited about england in a way i cant excited about chelsea cant get excited about chelsea and whether its coffee or and whether its tea, coffee or and whether its tea, coffee or a pint beer or a rose. A pint of beer or a rose. In my case, please do celebrate it. Absolutely. Well, chloe dobbs and you so much and charlie, thank you so much for well see you for seeing us. Well see you later for more stories and big stories at that. Youre watching britains newsroom here on gb news. And remember, on all of the stories that were talking about, please do get in touch, because we do love seeing your views and indeed , on that issue views and indeed, on that issue of migrants that opened the show, has written in to say show, rob has written in to say or rod, i apologise. Hes or rod, i apologise. Hes written in to say border force was supposed to protect our borders from anyone trying to enter why have they enter illegally. Why have they become opposite now become the opposite and are now a well, were a taxi service . Well, were going to be many people are asking it is a question that a lot of people are asking. I think Ann Widdecombe probably was asking that question forthright. Question pretty forthright. I remember rightly, very forthright, wasnt she . Good interview, thought. Absolutely. Robert has and indeed, robert has written in, say, border force are supposed to protect our borders anyone trying to borders from anyone trying to enter why . And how enter illegally. Why . And how have become the opposite . Have they become the opposite . That that is pretty much exactly what rod had said. So rod and robert, youre in agreement. Well get more on this coming up after these messages. After these messages. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers , proud up. Boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast low pressure is arriving overnight. Increasingly arriving overnight. Increasingly strong winds ahead of it, heavy rain as well. And the risk of thunderstorms, especially for eastern parts of england during the early hours of saturday. Heres the low thats approaching. Develop quickly. Thats going to bring strengthening winds both ahead and during the period in which that low pressure crosses the uk. But before the low arrives ,. But before the low arrives, actually shari rain pushes north, easing for a time. Drier conditions for scotland , conditions for scotland, northeast england and southern parts for a time, some sunshine coming through, but a lot of cloud and with the breeze as well. Its not going to feel particularly hot 23, 24 celsius, albeit with increased humidity. Then low pushes in very then the low pushes in very strong winds developing across western parts , gales through western parts, gales through irish coast in particular, irish sea coast in particular, and west wales , the southwest of and west wales, the southwest of england. Seeing the strongest winds during the evening, during the hours, were going to the early hours, were going to see thunderstorms develop across Eastern England. Heavy eastern parts of england. 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Well, this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and of course on Digital Radio and of course on your Smart Speaker by saying play on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its time to go back to tom and. Emily back to tom and. Emily well, welcome back to britains newsroom. My name is britains newsroom. My name is tom harwood and im with emily carver. And i have to say that the inbox is overflowing with your thoughts. Theres a flood. Your thoughts. Theres a flood. There is. I mean, theres so much paper on the desk. But should we get to this big question of the day . May i just say, you know, weve been talking about opening the pubs early for the final and that people should be able to get a pint or a glass of wine or whatever. A lot of you dont agree. I you think agree. And i think you think its actually a ludicrous suggestion, said. And suggestion, dave said. And i think this is a bit of a joke, a bit tongue in cheek. In 1986, i played in goal for the Country Hotel in a cup final against the yorkshire traction. We i yorkshire traction. We won. I even saved penalty. The pubs even saved a penalty. The pubs didnt early and lets face didnt open early and lets face it, games dont much bigger it, games dont come much bigger than that. Well, there you go. Just because the pubs didnt open you doesnt mean open early for you doesnt mean they early they shouldnt open early for they shouldnt open early for the lionesses. Do agree. The lionesses. No, i do agree. Hotel. Yeah. No the kindred hotel. Yeah. No as big as the england team . As big as the england team . Absolutely. No, youre quite right. I withdraw all of my cup. Right. I withdraw all of my cup. No i dont. But margaret has written in saying its only an houh written in saying its only an hour. They shouldnt open early. But its a crucial hour. Its the first hour of the game. The first hour of the game. I think the problem is, is also that there will be masses , also that there will be masses, massive queues at the bar when at a Crucial Point in the match. And thats an issue , isnt it . And thats an issue, isnt it . If you can only get your drinks later on, its almost as if we shouldnt have these sort of blanket rules that sort of arent malleable to circumstance. Its almost as if weve got sort of too much government in this country , too much this country, too much prescriptive government , and not prescriptive government, and not enough liberty. Well , there you go. Let us well, there you go. Let us know what you think. But a lot of you do actually think that it is right that pubs stay is right that the pubs stay closed. People closed. Authoritarian people shouldnt drinking that early shouldnt be drinking that early in morning. In the morning. No, that is true. Tom yeah, no, that is true. That did have we did that is true. We did have we did have a view ive lost it have a view and ive lost it now. But someone was saying sort of people be someone, of people would be someone, someone people would of people would be someone, sorstumbling people would of people would be someone, sorstumbling around people would of people would be someone, sorstumbling around andyle would of people would be someone, sorstumbling around and outsided be stumbling around and outside it would pubs fault. Wed it would be the pubs fault. Wed have all of these drunkards and its response to that its just my response to that would be someone really wants would be if someone really wants to stumbling outside to be stumbling around outside drunk, think go drunk, i dont think theyd go to to do it. Theyd get, to a pub to do it. Theyd get, theyd bottle of spirits theyd get a bottle of spirits from off licence and drink it elsewhere. Well, if i remember rightly from the last time i was at wetherspoons in morning , at wetherspoons in the morning, you can get a pint very early indeed. You can get a pint very early indeed. You can . Yeah. Yeah. No, indeed. You can . Yeah. Yeah. No, isupposeitis indeed. You can . Yeah. Yeah. No, i suppose it is a mixed mix. I wonder. I wonder actually if this is a small point this is a Small Business point that the big business is have all the sort of know how get all the sort of know how to get all the sort of know how to get all licences its the all the licences and its the small pubs that are small local pubs that are suffering here. Well, thats enough of that. Lets move on. What are we moving on to . Dont cash moving on to . Dont kill Cash Campaign News Campaign a victory for gb news the government is now taking action. Were going talk action. And were going to talk to carson, been to jack carson, whos been talking to the Great British pubuc talking to the Great British public i understand jack public as i understand it, jack , you been , hello. Who have you been talking to . Good afternoon. Well, good. Good afternoon. Well, good. Yeah. Morning to you both. Yeah. Good morning to you both. Ive been here on the on the high streets of birmingham talking this morning, talking to bill this morning, finding what finding out, of course, what they this decision from they make of this decision from they make of this decision from the treasury you know , allow the treasury to, you know, allow the treasury to, you know, allow the powers of the Financial Conduct Authority to, of course, possibly impose fines on bank if they dont, of course, secure that access to cash. The big plans from the government to secure cash going into the future, making sure that no personal business is less than three miles away from a cash point. Ive been speaking to people about what they possibly make a cashless make of the idea of a Cashless Society, and heres what they told. Told me. Its a good idea. Gm i think its a good idea. I think there always be a think there will always be a place cash. I mean, for place for cash. I mean, for instance, its elderly people, people who really have people who dont really have access dont access to the internet, dont really how mobile phones. I only use contactless on my phone nowadays. I never take cash out at all because its so much where its actually much easier where its actually phone theres as hall. I dont even use cash. I havent used cash for probably over six months and everything to actually just is just all to actually just to is just all pinged my phone. Its pinged with my phone. Its totally convenient hes to totally convenient. Hes just to go along and get go along to a shop and just get your just ping and your phone out and just ping and its away you go. I dont go to a cashpoint. I dont have to worry about any card theft or anything like that. So just anything like that. So it just kind totally convenience i yeah. At that point of convenience, certainly something thats been emphasised to me today, particularly by younger people, i think thats probably to be expected in a city like birmingham, which is the youngest in the uk, that convenience, the fact that on most now of course most phones now which of course the use its the Younger Generation use its just double the screen just a double tap of the screen and you can get that debit card up but of course its that feeling of the fact that youve got to support everyone in society, that older generation, as well, that do use cash more often. The unite union recommend that or estimate rather that since 2015, 6000 branches of banks across the uk have closed, making that access to banking a little bit more harder than usual of course. And while the Younger Generation, particularly here in birmingham, might well be versed in online be well versed in online banking, not necessarily banking, thats not necessarily the situation for everyone. So the situation for everyone. So the feeling that actually, yes, maybe here dont maybe people here dont necessarily use cash all the time, but the fact that the treasury are protecting that is something thats gone well something thats gone down well here birmingham, gone down here in birmingham, gone down well, tricky weather well, despite the tricky weather that youve been out this morning, im amazed that there have people whove stopped have been people whove stopped to you with their to talk to you with their umbrellas and their coats. Jack, while we have you, but, jack, while we have you, weve talking about the weve been talking about the football today and weve been talking about whether people are going watch it in a pub, going to watch it in a pub, whats going go, what are whats going to go, what are your plans sunday . Whats going to go, what are youwell,|s sunday . Whats going to go, what are youwell, im sunday . Whats going to go, what are youwell, im going ay . Whats going to go, what are youwell, im going home this well, im going home this weekend back to mum and dad, so im hoping that well get a few few drinks in the fridge maybe, and watch it nice and nice and on the sofa. But of course, if there around and the there is a pub around and the pubs are allowed to open that is attempting offer. Do remember from well jack, i do remember from the weekend what a fantastic football pundit you are. So you football pundit you are. So you know, you might be there doing it for your for your family or doing doing it for us. Anyway, thats a nice compliment to you. Yeah. Well, jack, thanks very much for joining us there from birmingham with the latest on the dont kill Cash Campaign. A bit sport thrown in. Its bit of sport thrown in. Its interesting, the dont kill Cash Campaign , because i do i do see campaign, because i do i do see the both sides of it. You know, people do find it a lot more convenient to use. I pay for things on my watch all the time, but i suppose thats the reason that the campaign necessary, that the campaign is necessary, right . So right . Because its so convenient for people to convenient for some people to do it. Of cash pushed to it. Sort of cash gets pushed to the side. Yes. Im more convinced by the idea that there is a danger for an authoritarian government in the future to use all our, you know, take away our freedom , take away social credit and tax us directly from from our bank accounts, take money out if weve been naughty rather than make it happen rather than appeal a appealing a speeding fine will no longer be a thing. Theyll just the money theyll just take the money straight out of your account. Well, exactly. But lets move on, because the secretary on, because the Health Secretary steve barclay, has pledged to end 8 am. Scramble for gp end the 8 am. Scramble for gp appointments. Weve heard this before, about before, havent we heard about three the government . Three times from the government . We have, theyre going to be we have, but theyre going to be providing million providing £240 million in funding surgeries, funding to help surgeries, replace with replace old phone systems with modern patients modern tech and ensure patients are seen faster. But labour are saying the struggle in getting an appointment just stems from government cuts. Im not sure which government theyre which government cuts theyre talking course talking about because of course the grown. But it the nhs budget has grown. But it was always ring fenced. Well, perhaps dive more into the detail with that. That slightly has confused me. The nhs , its has confused me. The nhs, its about 40 billion more going into the now than it was in 2010. The nhs now than it was in 2010. Yes, there actually have never been cuts, no. Well, in the in wales well, in the way in wales they maybe theyre talking they have. Maybe theyre talking about where course, about wales where of course, whos the of the whos in charge of the of the nhs wales might be the labour party. But anyway, lets go, lets get back to the point in hand. Joining us now is the gp from same doctor lawrence same day doctor dr. Lawrence girls lawrence, thank girls and dr. Lawrence, thank you much forjoining us this you so much forjoining us this morning. I am i having a bout morning. Am i am i having a bout of amnesia right now or has the government announced this government not announced this before . Before . Well, this has been a problem for a long time. I remember a televised debate during one of tony blairs elections where a woman pointed out that you have to on the phone to your gpa to get on the phone to your gpa at m you get an engaged tone at a m you get an engaged tone for about 45 minutes. And then when eventually through when you eventually get through , all the appointments have gone and the then Prime Minister, labour Prime Minister, was totally gobsmacked. I had no idea this was going on. So this problem is 15 or 20 years in the making nothing has been making and nothing has been done. Actually its a done. And actually its a disgrace that some practises do this well and others dont, and all of them should have put in digital phone systems themselves using their practise expense far before this. Its a disgrace in a civilised country that people should be asked to get on the phone. What happens is gps have a limited number of same day appointments available. Those go very quickly and then when you do get through, you cant get an appointment on the day and youre not allowed. And this is another issue. Youre not allowed to put more than two weeks in advance because that breaks another target. So the breaks another target. So the whole system is ruined by targets, ruined by the system. Targets, ruined by the system. And the main problem being that demand has gone up and the number of gps has gone down and that really is the issue thats not going to be solved by a new phone system. Phone system. Now, lawrence, you work for a private gp provider. What are they doing . What do you get . They doing . What do you get . What are they doing that some nhs practises arent . Because as you say, why arent these modern phone systems already in place . It is 2023. Yeah yeah. I mean , most of our i mean, most of our appointments we make by email and the same is partly true on the nhs. What happens on the nhs is you have to put your details in and theyll decide whether its urgent or not. But we make appointments by email. And the other thing we do is we have staff who work in the evenings and early mornings and weekends deaung and early mornings and weekends dealing with emails. I know many, many gp practises will use email , but many, many gp practises will use email, but they say and this is again bizarre in this modern age, they say the email system only works when were open. Well, thats a bit of a nonsense, isnt it . If youre working person, you come home, you want to send off an email to your gp. You cant do that with many gp email systems. So we use email a lot. We have a phone system with enough people to answer it so youll get through within 2 or 3 rings, but then of course being in the private practise that practise weve demonstrated that using a relatively modest fees will act as as a queue jumping system and a disincentive to waste the gps time. A lot of calls the gp are still wasted, a lot of demand on the gp has gone up inappropriately and thats why theyre under so much pressure. Pressure. Pressure. It is fascinating because the nhs is becoming i think, a bigger and bigger issue too. In electoral terms. People are thinking this is something that just isnt working in the way perhaps it used to. And yet when perhaps it used to. And yet when we look at the amount of money thatis we look at the amount of money that is being spent on the system, its more i said in the introduction it was 40 billion a year more than in 2010. I was wrong. Its over 60 billion more for every single year in inflation adjusted terms than we were spending. 13 years ago. Were spending. 13 years ago. Thats an increase of around 40 in the budget. Wheres all that in the budget. Wheres all that money. Going money. Going theres a huge amount of regulation. Were all overregulated. Even myself in private practise, were regulated by the Care Quality Commission , by nhs england. Regulated by the Care Quality Commission , by nhs england. We commission, by nhs england. We have appraisals. We are regulated by the general medical council. If you multiply that by all the professional groups and then every hospital, every gp will have its own internal systems , theres a huge waste in systems, theres a huge waste in administration, in regulation. Administration, in regulation. Its a hugely inefficient system. Nigel lawson once said that the nhs is a national religion, but it is also unreformed. And thats the problem. Its so, so huge and problem. Its so, so huge and its so unelected , created. Its its so unelected, created. Its like a rusty old machine. You like a rusty old machine. You cant do anything with it. And cant do anything with it. And thats really where the money is being wasted. We have also got to say that demand has gone up. Nhs general practise survived when the average person consulted their gp three times a yeah consulted their gp three times a year. That number for the average person. Tom and emily is now nine times per year. Average so you can imagine there are some people that are going every week to the gp and i spoke to a gp yesterday who says were still the first port of call for all the social and financial problems that the general public have , especially during the cost have, especially during the cost of living crisis. Those were his of living crisis. Those were his words, not mine. And im afraid i oh, oh, sorry. I was just going to say how interested that is. To say how interested that is. Yeah. Yeah. But you dont forget with, you know, with the collapse in sort of religious culture, people not using the church or whatever, you know, the gp is the person now in the community that people can go to and talk about their issues, whether their personal financial , social housing or otherwise. , social housing or otherwise. And they do. And ive had gp say to me, my problem is i look at my list every morning, i know every single patient on that list and i know what theyre coming in with. And you see that blocks up the system. The system is just over overused too much demand, a lot of inappropriate demand. And we need to address that before we can solve any of these problems once. Girl is there a gp from same day , a doctor. Its quite day, a doctor. Its quite interesting what he said about it. People going for Financial Advice. Why would you go to a doctor for Financial Advice . Trusted person, isnt it . Trusted person, isnt it . Trusted person, isnt it . There are so many trusted people or maybe there arent. Maybe there arent. It. The high think about it. The high streets dead. You cant streets dead. You cant get through a normal person. Through to a normal person. Believe youre empty. Can you see your but i mean, if you see your mp . But i mean, if you manage to get an appointment with the gp, thats a thats a tncky with the gp, thats a thats a tricky task. But up to four. Please dont go see your please dont go and see your gp financial. Go to gp about financial. Go to citizens go to. Citizens advice, go to. But has a big bearing on but it has a big bearing on your health sometimes too, doesnt it . At least mental health. E m e up therell be well coming up therell be lots more controversy around rumours the crown prince of rumours that the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed mbs , as saudi arabia, mohammed mbs, as hes known well, should he be coming to the United Kingdom and should we be engaging with these sorts of countries . Lots more to discuss after this. Discuss after this. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. Low pressure is arriving overnight. Pressure is arriving overnight. Its increasingly strong winds ahead of it. Heavy rain as well and the risk of thunderstorms , and the risk of thunderstorms, especially for eastern parts of england during the early hours of saturday. Heres the low thats approaching , developing thats approaching, developing quickly. Thats going to bring strengthening winds both ahead and during the period in which that low pressure crosses the uk. But before the low arrives, actually , chari rain pushes actually, chari rain pushes north, easing for a time. Drier conditions for scotland, northeast england and southern parts for a time, some sunshine coming through, but a lot of cloud and with the breeze as well. Its not going to feel particularly hot 23, 24 celsius, albeit with increased humidity. Then the low pushes in very strong winds developing across western parts, gales through irish sea coast in particular, and west wales, the southwest of england. Seeing the strongest winds the evening, during winds during the evening, during the early hours. Were going to see thunderstorms develop across eastern parts england. Heavy eastern parts of england. Heavy rain into scotland and rain pushing into scotland and northern sweeping Northern Ireland, sweeping through elsewhere a very through elsewhere and a very warm night to come. 17,18 celsius. So a blustery starts to the weekend. The heavy and the weekend. The heavy and persistent rain pushes into scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest england for the rest of england and wales, its a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Most of the showers will be across western england and wales, and brighter and wales, drier and brighter for south east england and still warm, where the sun warm, particularly where the sun is shining. Is shining. The temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. The peoples channel, britains news. Channel welcome news. Channel welcome back to britains newsroom. Now , we teased this just now, we teased this just before the break. The big story developing about whether or not the crown prince of saudi arabia should visit britain. Our Political Correspondent Catherine Foster is with us in the studio for more. Well, whether he should visit is an interesting question, but it sounds very likely that he will be visiting possibly in october. October. Now, the Prime Minister had a telephone conversation with him yesterday talking about increased trade, Defence Security cooperation and would like him to visit at the earliest opportunity, likely given he is the crown prince of saudi arabia that he will also meet. Meet the king saudi arabia that he will also meet. Meet the king and saudi arabia that he will also meet. Meet the king and the saudi arabia that he will also meet. Meet the king and the red carpet will be rolled out. Now, the reason, of course, this is so controversial is he hasnt been here since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi , the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist, the journalist. If you remember. It was quite horrific , wasnt it was quite horrific, wasnt he . This is a man who was a very vocal critic of the regime in saudi arabia. He had put himself saudi arabia. He had put himself into exile. Hed gone to the into exile. Hed gone to the saudi consulate in istanbul to pick up documents for him to marry his fiance. He never marry his fiance. He never emerged. He there was a 15 man emerged. He there was a 15 man hit squad at later transpired and sent by saudi arabia to bnng and sent by saudi arabia to bring him back. He resisted arrest. He was suffocated. Did dismembered, taken out in suitcases, bits of his body. His body has never been recovered. And Us Intelligence says that they have determined give evidence that this hit, this assassination was ordered by the crown prince of saudi arabia. But Mohammed Salman denies this i he says m he says this was rogue elements within the embassy and not at all his direct orders. Well, yes, he does say that, but the us have plenty of evidence which they have disseminated. And even donald disseminated. And even donald trump, who had a very Good Relationship with him at the time, did have to take a step back said, well, we dont back and said, well, we dont really exactly whats really know exactly whats happened, was happened, but there was a message emerged tell your message which emerged tell your boss the deed is done right. It does sound fair. Boss the deed is done right. It does sound fair. So of course does sound fair. So of course the government will get a lot of criticism. Now for this visit. But theyre very keen to get a trade deal. The gulf cooperation trade deal. The gulf cooperation council, of which saudi arabia is one country, can be badenoch. The trade secretary, would love to get a trade deal. Its apparently worth about potentially £1. 6 billion to the uk every year. Potentially £1. 6 billion to the uk every year. Theres that. And the fact that saudi arabia are the fact that saudi arabia are the biggest buyers of our weapons. So politics is a dirty business, an important ally, very important ally in the region. But catherine, thank you so much for talking us through the particulars. There is a really thorny issue. Very funny. Let us know what you think at home and activist who helped to launch an all Party Parliamentary group on reparations said that African Heritage people had special rights were in rights because they were in britain first. Well, our investigations reporter Charlie Peters has more. We have a right to be here, not because of british here. Before you, we were here before that, but we have a right to be here because of everything that britain has stolen from us. Yes , black britons need to yes, black britons need to claim land wherever they are. Claim land wherever they are. Thats according to Esther Stanford , an activist who helped stanford, an activist who helped launch a Parliamentary Group on reparations for slavery and colonialism. Colonialism. So we have to claim land wherever we are. Stanford cos said black britons had special rights because of colonialism and that African Heritage people were in britain first. The activists charged comments in this south London Square were not a rare outburst. Weve also seen her making charged claims in online talks at a panel discussion, she lamented the corporate white stream media. These are not the ones that often get promoted and certainly not the ones that the corporate white stream media are amplifying. Amplifying. Stanford has also claimed that parts of the black Rights Movement have links to the cia and British Intelligence agencies. Agencies. This is obviously a good thing , but if you dont realise thing, but if you dont realise that its part of an agenda that involves cia and my five mi6 that its part of an agenda that involves cia and my five m16 and some of us know it very well. Okay thats all i can really say on this platform. She also made air quotes while saying that jews were the most oppressed people on earth. Most oppressed people on earth. Other panellists at the event broadcast earlier this year made extraordinary comments that stanford cox did not challenge. Stanford cox did not challenge. One speaker quoted biblical scripture that said that jews belonged to the synagogue of satan. Satan. The scripture says. They say they are jews, but they are not jews. And god says, i will make them of the synagogue of satan. Warren alexander dean, who campaigns for a special currency for black businesses, made controversial remarks about gay men. Men. This homosexuality thing is part of the black genocide agenda. Labour mp bell ribeiro adi, who spoke alongside Stanford Ceos in brixton and who chairs the Parliamentary Group, asked the Parliamentary Group, asked the Prime Minister to pledge reparations. Earlier this year. He said no. Alka segal cuthbert from the Campaign Group dont divide us said this was the right move. The far more worrying problem is the political irresponsibility shown by appg. Irresponsibility shown by appg. When they take these ideas seriously because these are ideas that are frankly re introduce using racialized thinking into british society. Its establishing legitimacy for seeing everything through racialized lens and absolutely no good can come of this at all. Its extreme, divisive. It sets its extreme, divisive. It sets up not only divisions between black and white citizens, but it also kind of inculcates the hierarchy of oppressions amongst ethnic minorities themselves. Ethnic minorities themselves. Stanford shows is no longer the Public Inquiry points for the Public Inquiry points for the appg, but bell ribeiro a d still spoke alongside her at the event earlier this month in brixton. Many will today be brixton. Many will today be asking why are mps associating with an activist who makes these claims and has these controversial associations . Controversial associations . Charlie peters gb news brixton. Charlie peters gb news brixton. Well, thanks to charlie for that concerning report. Well much more to come, but thats after your news update with jeff moody. Moody. Good morning. Its 1133. Moody. Good morning. Its1133. Im good morning. Its1133. Im jeff moody in the newsroom. Train drivers will strike on the 1st of september and overtime will be banned the day after. In a long running dispute over pay. The industrial action will force Train Companies across england to cancel all services , england to cancel all services, while the ban on overtime will seriously disrupt the network. It will be the 12th one day strike by aslef members since the dispute started over a year ago. Police in Northern Ireland ago. Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man in connection to the psni data breach. A 50 year old man has breach. A 50 year old man has been detained in County Londonderry under the terrorism act and is being questioned. Act and is being questioned. Another man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists. Last be useful to terrorists. Last week, the details of 10,000 Police Officers and staff were published online by mistake, followed by a second breach relating to stolen documents and a laptop. All gp surgeries in a laptop. All gp surgeries in england are to move to a digital phone system , potentially ending phone system, potentially ending what the Health Secretary has called the 8 am. Scramble for appointments. The switch is backed by a £240 Million Investment from the government and hopes to connect patients with their gp faster. Cornwall council and devon and Cornwall Police have said they will turn a blind eye to pubs and clubs who open earlier for the World Cup Final. This sunday. The decision comes after michael gove wrote to councils across britain requesting earlier Opening Times to watch the match. Foreign secretary James Cleverly and culture, media and sport secretary lucy frazer will be representing the country at the match against spain on sunday. Now you can get more out of all of these stories by visiting our website, gb news. Com. Direct bullion news. Com. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. Gb news for gold and silver investment. Heres a quick snapshot of todays market. The pound will buy you. 1. 2727. Snapshot of todays market. The pound will buy you. 1. 2727. And pound will buy you. 1. 2727. And ,1. 1709. The price of gold is £1,487. 59 per ounce. And the ftse 100. At 7256 points. Ftse 100. At 7256 points. Direct bullion sponsors the Financial Report on gb news for physical investment news, britains news. Channel news, britains news. Channel good morning. Its 1139 news, britains news. Channel good morning. Its1139 and good morning. Its1139 and youre with britains newsroom here on gb news with me, tom harwood and emily carver. Yes. Now, lots of you have been getting in touch after our conversation with that gp lawrence girl. I believe it was, yes. Bernadette has said you wait ages and it runs up wait for ages and it runs up your phone bill. This is the government are trying to make well, difference when it well, make a difference when it comes the 8 am. Im sure comes to the 8 am. Im sure theyve announced that before. They £240 million of they have £240 million of funding gps , you know, funding to help gps, you know, get to grips with the situation. New etcetera. She new phone systems, etcetera. She says finally get through no appointments, phone system, not the staffing is the answer. Good point. And lynn and alan have also got views on this. They say are gp surgery. Do have the 8 am. Call system and it works . Yes. If the calls are clogged up , the surgery always clogged up, the surgery always calls our number back. And to date weve been given a same day appointment long may this continue at our gp surgery. Continue at our gp surgery. Lynn, alan where do you lynn, lynn and alan where do you live . Where do i want to move there . My goodness. Thats i mean, thats incredible. I think you might have a fairly atypical experience. Same doctor. This is some people do and this is the problem. It is a Postcode Lottery when it comes to the nhs. Let us know what your experience of gp practises are, but weve a view on, but weve also had a view on, ah, birth rates, the birth ah, the birth rates, the birth rates. Rates. So well start. Ill get to my favourite one a little bit later. Collapsed, the way. Later. Collapsed, by the way. Yes, robert has said that who wants to raise child in this wants to raise a child in this country when people are getting taxed and streets taxed to the hilt and streets are not safe . Well, yes , miserable outlook well, yes, miserable outlook there, but probably partly to blame. No. And simon says people should earn enough money. So only one parent has to work and give families the incentives to have children. I mean, we touched on that. Of touched on that. The cost of living crisis sort of may maybe behind collapse in birth behind this collapse in birth rates. Angela who had rates. But it was angela who had the best view, in my view, on this, which was an optimistic one. She says fear not. We have bons one. She says fear not. We have boris now. I know we dont know quite how many children Boris Johnson has, but im not sure hes going to single handedly make up for this collapse in birthrates. But perhaps people , birthrates. But perhaps people, you know, were like boris , im you know, were like boris, im not sure we wouldnt have this particular problem. He has got many, many good qualities. Im not of the moral not sure sort of the moral arbiter the nation was ever arbiter of the nation was ever his forte. His sort of forte. No , but in terms of no, but in terms of procreation, something to aspire to, perhaps . To, perhaps . Absolutely. Im looking for maybe his next. I say that maybe his next. Can i say that maybe. Maybe his column in maybe. Maybe his next column in the touch, i think he the mail will touch, i think he has i think he has written on collapsing actually, collapsing birthrates. Actually, he does agree that he probably he does agree that theyre a bad but of theyre a bad thing. But of course, Jacob Rees Mogg has course, Jacob Rees Mogg also has how children. Does how many, 5 5 children. He does. Yeah, six. Ive just been. Yeah, six. Six. Ive just been told in my ear. Six. Good. And i know this because the sixth is called sixtus. Oh, well, rather nice, oh, well, thats rather nice, isnt it . Right. Lets move on because have lots of stories because we have lots of stories and joined by journalist and we are joined by journalist and we are joined by journalist and political commentator chloe dobbs and political commentator chloe dobbrdeputy leader shara ali. Party deputy leader shara ali. Good morning to you both. Chloe, should we start with you . Picked out this you . Youve picked out this story welsh story that the welsh conservatives campaigning conservatives are campaigning for the Labour Government to reverse the 20mph rule in urban areas. What is this rule . Areas. What is this rule . So there is a new rule that means that in any built up area. So what this means is anywhere where lampposts, less where there are lampposts, less than yards the than 200 yards apart, the automatic speed limit will now be reduced to down 20 rather than 30. So rather than concentrating on high pedestrian areas like right in the middle of town, its anywhere with these lampposts, its going to be this speed limit. And this is just yet another attack on motorists. Labour as weve seen with sadiq khans ulez expansion, they are very anti motorists and drivers. They just feel attacked. They dont feel feel attacked. They dont feel like theyre listened to. And so people are fighting back. Theyre tying red ribbons to their cars, which is in refers to the red flag act as it was known as the first ever speed limit introduced in the world. Was that when people had to walk in front of the first motor cars a little red flag. Cars with a little red flag. Yes. When there was a four mile per hour speed limit. So i think this is absolutely brilliant people are brilliant that people are standing this. Standing up against this. I really it gets really hope that it gets overturned. Would overturned. Also, what i would say is i like how they are protesting rather than glueing themselves like you themselves to the road like you know who. Well, whats a good point . What do you make of that . Well, whats a good point . Wh well, you make of that . Well, whats a good point . Wh well, im make of that . Well, whats a good point . Wh well, im broadly that . Well, whats a good point . Wh well, im broadly in1at . Well, whats a good point . Wh well, im broadly in favour well, im broadly in favour of 20 mile per hour speed zones. I think theres a lot of Research Done into this in terms of minimising expenditure , if of minimising expenditure, if anything, traffic violations anything, on traffic violations and also on road safety. But i think the main thing is, is that were not all just motorists. Even those of us who drive cars are also pedestrians. We might want to use cycleways. This is taking everybody into account in a integrated transport a more integrated transport plan. Needs to happen here . Plan. What needs to happen here . Because i do think its highly justifiable, persuasion needs justifiable, is persuasion needs to happen, more consultation clearly needs to happen. Maybe there needs to be some discussion around whether its just all these roads just wholesale, all these roads with particular types of street furniture, whether can be furniture, whether there can be a accommodation there. A bit of accommodation there. But of the overall but in terms of the overall street scene, i think its very important that people get used to slower. There is more to driving slower. There is more moving than ever been moving metal in than ever been before and theres more risk of harm and danger to pedestrians. On the road, depending on the road, though, feel youre though, it does feel like youre going backwards 20mph. It going backwards at 20mph. It really does. Chloe, what do you say to those say, you know, those who would say, you know, outside school, why outside of school, why would there fast moving traffic . There be fast moving traffic . You there are some areas you know, there are some areas where this would where clearly perhaps this would be an appropriate solution. I absolutely i can i completely agree that in areas where there are lots of children, lots of pedestrians on a busy high street where people are darting, darting in and out of the road, of it should be 20. Of course it should be 20. Dare drive down i wouldnt dare drive down the street in my town, the high street in my town, going more than 20. But on on my way home, i drive down a road where there are just trees either no either side. No houses, no shops, a pedestrian in shops, not a pedestrian in sight. Its all 20 because sight. And its all 20 because of this one size fits all policy. That i have a problem. That is where i have a problem. And that is why welsh people are standing against this. Are standing up against this. Quite so. Quite rightly so. Well, lets move on now , well, lets move on now, because, sharon, picked because, sharon, youve picked out from denmark. Whats out a story from denmark. Whats going on here . Well, this is a story of reported by society for evidence based gender medicine. Now, the denmark medical association have just produced a paper which is drawing attention to a phenomenon which weve actually seen in this country as well. And lots of western countries, including finland and sweden, which is an exponential rise over a decade of children presenting with a gender incongruence or perhaps being diagnosed with gender dysphoria. So the key question now and weve had an increasing debate in this country as well, is how to treat medically such children. So the increase has beenin children. So the increase has been in denmark for children referred to a paediatric gender Identity Clinic in 2014, rising to 352m 2022. Thats a an 8,700 increase. But the point of the story is, is that whilst as recently as 2018, 65 of those children were being referred to a pathway of puberty blockers leading to cross sex hormones and potentially surgery with potentially life changing irreversible effects. Now that irreversible effects. Now that number has gone right down to 6. So so this is very important because theres an increasing debate rate around the utility, the Health Benefits and prospective harms, which are considerable, particularly when you take into account detransition rates of minors or teenagers. There is a detransition rates of minors or teenagers. There is a big debate now about what is the best way to go. And in this country weve also got something called the cass review. Hilary cass has been reviewing the methodology weve got a consultation out in the speak around what the nhs as we speak around what paediatric gender clinics should be doing and were moving towards and this is part of that trend, a more holistic approach, Psychosocial Support being given unless resort to what people call gender affirmation, which is this irreversible , viable, i is this irreversible, viable, i would say experimental use of drugs, which potentially life changing harmful effects on children. I think this is very significant development. People at home might be now, people at home might be a bit surprised to hear now, people at home might be a the it surprised to hear now, people at home might be a the formerrised to hear now, people at home might be a the former deputy hear now, people at home might be a the former deputy leader of that the former deputy leader of the green party is saying sort of slow down on this stuff thats a bit out of step with the of party. The rest of your party. Well, firstly, i would say that theres lot of policy that theres a lot of policy Mission Creep happens in Political Parties and the green party no exception. You party is no exception. When you look policy, we are very look at our policy, we are very hot on proper due diligence, medical due diligence. Our co leader , even just last co leader, even just last autumn, finally had the guts to talk about the cass review for the first time. Id heard him talk about it and evidence based. So we are an evidence based. So we are an evidence based political party. We should not be endorsing gender affirmation route if were looking at the current evidence. So i would say this is wholly a line with green party policy moving towards holistic care, where were looking at co morbid as well. There is Insufficient Research on why there is this exponential trend. Girls in particular say this is in line with green party policy. I think there might be some people in the green party who would disagree with you. They well, let disagree they well, let them disagree , argue, because , but let them argue, because ive been able to i have been able to argue. I mean, this is probably possibly the probably possibly one of the reasons im facing Court Reasons that im facing court with the party next week, with the green party next week, because i was on ceremoniously removed as a spokesperson in just over a year ago. Do you think thats because you hold more gender critical beliefs . Well, i would regard it put aside counts as gender aside what counts as gender critical. This is a rational, evidence based piece of research. Youre concerned about children going down. Well, thats the other thing where they are affirmed in their gender dysphoria and end up having , puberty having surgery, puberty blockers that get them from that absolutely get them from having children future. Having children in the future. Irreparable essentially. Irreparable harm, essentially. Absolutely. Like absolutely. It sounds like youre thoroughly sensible. I worry the worry that parties like the green party jump on progressive band wagons and dont always think things through , and think things through, and theyre scared of having rational because rational debate because they dont to as bigoted dont want to be seen as bigoted or the nasty side of or on the nasty side of a particular issue. And i think particular issue. And i think weve got to be more grown up about that 100. And its the no debate stance, which is causing this refusal to look at things in the round empirically, scientifically. And i think scientifically. And i think weve got to get beyond that. It doesnt benefit anybody to institute irrevocable harm potentially on children. And i would say finally that of all the Vulnerable People in society , children, some of whom may not yet have capacity to consent , yet have capacity to consent, they are the ones who deserve to have their welfare and their benefits, Health Benefits put front and centre of every politicians mind. Just finally on this topic and we will get to your story next. I know youve been sitting, but but do you think it was your position on on these issues around gender that led to you to lose that deputy leadership role within the green party . Well, some of this is going to be caused for litigation, of course, but i will simply say this is that i challenge have and ive always challenged the assertion, the allegation that i have breached the speakers code of conduct and ive been putting just as an ordinary member motions to conference which have been found to be properly in order around these topics, because there hasnt been sufficient development of policy in our party. But are we doing that as a member . And i still am a member and the challenge is that you broke that code of conduct, but you would say that you not part of the reason, you did not part of the reason, given in insufficient detail and wont go into too much detail for obvious reasons, but part of the reason given for my removal as spokesperson was alleged as a spokesperson was alleged breach speakers of breach of the speakers code of conduct, which i challenge i contest and yeah, its a fascinating case and job. Thank you for going into detail and welcome claire. I hope you dont mind us just diving into that one a little bit more deeply. But youve picked out this story that is on the front page of the telegraph about stopping fewer about france stopping fewer migrants despite more money. So we really sunak agree yes. So we really sunak agree to deal with the french. In march give them £480 million march to give them £480 million over three years to stop the boats, which is a lot more than the 54 million that we gave them in 2021. Yet the numbers have gone down on the number of boats they are stopping. So it is estimated that the french have stopped between january and now about migrants. But this about 13,000 migrants. But this time last year it was 17,000. Now there may be the weather and some other factors playing into that, clear that were that, but its clear that were probably not getting value for money. Theres a little bit money. And theres a little bit of explanation here as to why why we are not seeing much progress. So for example, the french on on the beaches, theyre unwilling to do joint patrols with the british. Theyre only allowing them to stand and watch, which is very strange. Theyre also refusing strange. Theyre also refusing to stop boats once they are in the sea. So theyve been slashing some boats that havent left shore yet to deflate them. Left shore yet to deflate them. But then whats happening is these migrants arent actually being detained and arrested , so being detained and arrested, so they just get on the next boat thats going not very thats going its not very effective. And the taxpayer , on effective. And the taxpayer, on top of the 6 million a day thats being wasted on these hotels, this is just 480 million. It just feels like its money going down the drain. Money going down the drain. What do you think it is that the french, the coastguard in france , are perhaps not being as france, are perhaps not being as effusive as they might be . So one thing that this article does mention is that obviously there is a lot of unrest going on in france at the moment. So hence some of their police and forces are being moved away from the border. Its moved away from the border. Its not as much of a priority, but what british are saying are what the british are saying are let joint patrols, tell us let us do joint patrols, tell us when you need us to step in, and we will. But theyre not wanting to them, is to cooperate with them, which is really think a lot of really strange. I think a lot of people write in saying that the french are just doing whats in their own interests and just letting migrants pass. Letting the migrants pass. But, you know, theyd refute that course. That of course. Absolutely fascinating no is absolutely fascinating. And thank you both. Chloe dobbs and gerard ali for talking us through those stories. We didnt absolutely didnt get through absolutely everything, but did drill everything, but we did drill down where mattered. Thank down where it mattered. Thank you your time this you both for your time this morning. Thats it for us on britains newsroom today. But coming up next, its the live desk. Hello. Hello. Hello. 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