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First, latest headlines with tamsin. And mark, thanks very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 12 01. Sir keir starmer is celebrating what hes described a seismic win described as a seismic win for labour rutherglen labour in the rutherglen and hamilton by election to Hamilton West by election to scotlands Hamilton West by election to scotlan michael won shanks Michael Shanks won the seat with 58 of the vote, more than of the snps than double that of the snps katy loudon. By election was katy loudon. The by election was called a recall petition called after a recall petition against snp member against former snp member Margaret Ferrier , who breached Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. The party leader covid rules. The party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election. Election. Ive been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. For us to a general election victory. And thats why weve worked so hard to change the labour party. Ive always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if were elected in to serve, i want to be the Prime Minister for the whole of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom. So it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland. Scotland. A conservative councillor has labelled the home office liars and charlatans and wants the home secretary to resign over the handling of the raf scampton airbase. The home office has airbase. The home office has been accused of ignoring a legal order to immediately stop converting the former airbase into a camp to house 2000 Asylum Seekers. The west lindsey seekers. The west Lindsey District Council say they serve the department with a notice last month for breaching planning restrictions. But locals say work is continuing. A Home Office Spokesperson told gb news its confident the project does meet planning requirements. Councillor Roger Patterson told gb news the department should be disbanded. I wouldnt trust the home office as far as i could throw them. I have no confidence in them at all. First of all, i think they should be disbanded. They should be disbanded. Theyre and charlatans. Theyre liars and charlatans. Theyre liars and charlatans. Theyre undemocratic. Police and theyre undemocratic. Police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. Former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign, calling for change. Police have used live facial Recognition Software at some large scale Public Events , including the kings events, including the kings coronation the group says its concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate at the un has deployed a field team to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people. A missile hit a cafe and Grocery Store in a village yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. Yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. Its one for a memorial service. Its one of the biggest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. The un high commissioner for human rights said the missile was likely fired by russia, but that it was too early to say. Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians. A week after hosting one of golfs biggest competitions, the ryder cup , a golf course in rome ryder cup, a golf course in rome has been engulfed in flames. Aerial footage shows a large spectator stand at the Marco Simone Club burning yesterday evening. Last weekend, europe evening. Last weekend, europe regained the trophy theyd lost to the us in 2021. House prices fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0. 4 in september. Halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. A this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to mark and. Pip tomson. And. Pip tomson. Thank you and welcome back to the live desk with sir keir starmer, hailing what he called his partys seismic victory in that rutherglen and Hamilton West by election in scotland by saying they blew the doors off. Indeed, labour took the seat with a 20. 4 swing against the snp. Election guru sirjohn snp. Election guru Sirjohn Curtice says if those figures were replicated at a general election, it would be comparable to labours 1997 landslide under tony. To labours 1997 landslide under tony. Blair. Tony. Blair. Scotlands first minister, humza yousaf , has conceded it humza yousaf, has conceded it was a disappointing night for the snp, but it was arguably an even more disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , for the scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3. 9 of the vote. So lets go live to rutherglen now and speak to gb news, scotland. Reporter tony maguire. Good afternoon , tony. Maguire. Good afternoon, tony. The scottish labour leader says labouris the scottish labour leader says labour is now back on the pitch. Is labour now a much bigger player in scotland than. Player in scotland than. Well, i think that is still to be decided really over the next 15 months or so. Certainly both the snp and labour really needed to win this election. That was the way that the build up was certainly pointing. The snp needed to show that under humza yousaf they still have the hand on the wheel and taking scotland fonnard and labour had to make the point that all the work and the groundwork that theyve been processing over the last several years , all the last several years, all the efforts theyve been making up here in scotland and today being Keir Starmers, i think fifth visit to this constituency alone this year really shows how much , including the kitchen sink that we were flinging this constituency. But in terms of the timeless scottish film highlander, they could only be one. And that one last night was Michael Shanks. The modern studies teacher who took a 20 point swing from the snp and quite quite a remarkable by election small turnout as you said, which is sort of typical for byelections. And i think the last time that this constituency went to a general election , it went to a general election, it was closer to 44 turnout. And when Margaret Ferrier took that seat in 2021, and this is a constituency that has notoriously flip flopped back and forth between snp and labour since 2010, really. And then i, since 2010, really. And then i, you know, enough really listening to me. What i will say is that i spoke to quite a few of the people in the streets of rutherglen here in the cold light of day and how they feel about having a new once about having a new mp once Michael Shanks is sworn in or it could have been worse. It could could have been worse. It could have been. Could have been worse i snp now good on them. Snp now good on them. Snp now good on them. They werent fed up with snp in this constituency. Sorry, are you fed up with snp in this conservative in such a muddle . Conservative in such a muddle . Close enough though. But labour won last night. Yeah. Happy labour won. Well i dont stay in this area but yes i am but i dont stay in this area anyway so i couldnt vote anyway. But yes, i am. Would you like to see labour am. Would you like to see labour be back in power next time . Definitely any thoughts on labour getting into the election last night . Night . Skater . Skater . If you did vote who would you have voted for . Nana labour. Im just not doing anything. Hes not making any change. Hes not pushing the independence which is independence agenda, which is what snp were originally what the snp were originally there for. I go to get the feeling the if they do feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence as they the whole point is theyll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. And i dont think thats the snp that was formed for independence. The snp that. I think thats the snp that doesnt so doesnt want to lose power. So your own straw poll there, tony, but interesting point you picked up on, of course, and that is that the turnout was only 37. So a lot of people staying at home saying that none of the above. Home saying that none of the above. You above. You yes, thats correct. And i yes, thats correct. And i think one of the other shot fired was really the snp. Obviously humza yousaf last night saying that , you know, night saying that, you know, this was always to going be quite a difficult set of circumstances to win this by election and also blaming the collapse of the tory vote as you mentioned there going directly to labour from those votes. And to labour from those votes. And but keir starmer used used his his speech this morning to really paint the point that this is not an snp failure. This seat rutherglen and Hamilton West. This was a labour victory and i think that that is going to be the narrative pushing on. Its that labour doesnt need to grasp success us from the jaws of an snp defeat that you know, they can go out into the constituencies around scotland and get the votes to get that massive victory at the next general election. Tony thank you general election. Tony thank you very much indeed for that. And of course more reaction with you throughout the show today. Today. Lets get some more reaction now with the Political Editor of the Scottish Daily mail, michael blackley. Michael good afternoon. How do you read this today . Because it was a key test, wasnt it, of labours ability to regain an seats in scotland and it does seem like they could well be on the way to doing that now. Doing that now. Yes , i think labour are yes, i think labour are pretty keen to portray it as a seismic victory for them. It was always the case in the last few days its been pretty apparent that labour were going to win the seat. I think the big thing that we were all looking for was how big a win was it going to be . And the fact that they did have such a big swing certainly suggests that they could do pretty well when it comes to a general election in scotland. General election in scotland. And of course, scotland is pretty critical to them as well when it comes to the issue of whether they can actually win a majority. Uk wide. So doing well in scotland could really help their cause in terms of the likelihood of whether they have a chance of winning that majority. And some of the majority. And some of the projections , if the same swing projections, if the same swing as we saw last night is reflected across the country, some of the projections are that they could win something in the region of 40 or so seats in scotland. So it could be quite significant. That said , it is significant. That said, it is only a by election. Its a seat that theyve won twice in the last four elections and the snp are in turmoil at the moment. There was a candidate of obviously that upset voters with her covid travel breaking the covid rules. So if labour hadnt won big, it would have been a pretty bad result from them. So so it remains to be seen exactly whether this can be replicated across the country. Across the country. Sir john curtice extrapolating that it could be 40 labour seats there north of the border, which would return them government, perhaps even them to government, perhaps even with a 1997 type landslide. But looking at the snps position , looking at the snps position, kate, katie loudon. 27. 56 of kate, katie loudon. 27. 56 of the vote. I mean, does that indicate that independence is no longer really a burning political issue. Political issue. Well, you can look at it two ways. It is certainly the case that independence wasnt raised as much as you would expect from the snp in this by election perhaps for obvious reasons , but perhaps for obvious reasons, but they seem to want to respond to this result by talking more about independence. The snp about independence. The snp believe that independence is the one issue that will motivate their support to get out and actually vote for the snp. So strangely , i think what youll strangely, i think what youll find is that the snp actually talk up independence. Its all talk up independence. Its all the more thats going to put off some voters that might think about switching to labour. But in terms of those voters who their absolute top priority is independence, you might see the snp manage to hold on and motivate these voters to actually get out and vote , which actually get out and vote, which is a crucial thing because the turnout was pretty low. Yeah exactly. And perhaps theres an issue with the snp motivating its voters to go there. Yeah we saw humza yousaf there at first ministers questions and of course he was he was rapped over the knuckles about his performance there in terms of the way he conducted those proceedings. Will there be a question about his leadership of. Party . Of the. Party . Theres already been some within the party that are asking questions about the leadership. Its not quite at the stage of him facing a challenge to his leadership yet. But i think what hes facing is calls to change direction. I think theres going to be questions raised about the agreement , the Coalition Agreement, the Coalition Agreement, the Coalition Agreement that he has with the greens and whether thats something that is causing damage to the snp. And i think theres to the snp. And i think theres going to be bit more going to be a bit more infighting following this result. I think a lot of people in the snp expected a bad result. This is possibly a bit worse than they expected. So worse than they expected. So thats going to present challenges for humza yousaf no question about that. Question about that. And when it came to voting, was it on the part of many people will a revenge vote they voted labour because of what Margaret Ferrier did. They werent going to vote snp. Werent going to vote snp. I think that that will certainly be a factor. And i think that that will certainly be a factor. And you saw that there was i mean , saw that there was i mean, obviously in order for this by election to happen, there was 10 of constituents that were motivated , voted enough about motivated, voted enough about what Margaret Ferrier did to go out and vote for the recall petition in the first place. That brought around the by election. So clearly , there by election. So clearly, there was there was already a significant proportion of voters that were upset about Margaret Ferrier. And that plays an impact. But i think there is a lot more at play here than just that that issue. And i think that that issue. And i think thats possibly says quite a lot about the state of the snp and the threat to the snp come this general election. John curtice projection, as you mentioned, if the if the swing happens around general election is that the snp could end up with as few as six seats, which would be a pretty staggering situation and would really put us back to the 2010 situation where labour were the dominant party in the snp had only a handful of seats. Michael, thank you. And we obviously wait and see what further reaction there is. This afternoon. Lets now speak to our deputy Political Editor tom hannood, back in the hannood, whos back in the studio for us. Just looking at sir keir starmer pitching labour as the party of change, we remember certain rishi sunak at that conference. Were the party of change. Is this the watchword now for what will be a general election coming up . All change, you know, its often said that politicians rely too much on data, pollsters and focus groups, and i think that is exactly what were seeing here. Clearly, the labour party and the conservative party have commissioned research, commissioned research, commissioned focus groups. And commissioned focus groups. And what is coming back to those focus groups is that its time for a change. This is something that independent Research Companies have been saying for quite luke tryl from quite some time. Luke tryl from more in common has been conducting focus groups hes more in common has been condlsayingocus groups hes more in common has been condlsaying that groups hes more in common has been condlsaying that very as hes more in common has been condlsaying that very ,; hes more in common has been condlsaying that very , very hes been saying that very, very often what will be spontaneously brought up in this focus groups is its time change. So is its time for a change. So clearly both leaders of both major parties have taken on that language , not because its their language, not because its their own original thoughts , but own original thoughts, but because its what theyre getting to their own parties. Very confusing for its very confusing for people, isnt it . You can you can understand it more sir can understand it more with sir keir it after the keir starmer saying it after the tories having power for tories having been in power for 13 but for rishi sunak to 13 years, but for rishi sunak to say it kind of messes with ones head a little bit. Tom it does, but you listen to what rishi but if you listen to what rishi sunak over on, on on sunak said over on, on on wednesday, when was that . Only two days ago. Only two days ago. Its yeah, i know. Its incredible, it . Was. He yeah, i know. Its incr saying it . Was. He yeah, i know. Its incr saying that it . Was. He yeah, i know. Its incr saying that sir was. He yeah, i know. Its incr saying that sir vstarmer was saying that sir keir starmer represents the status quo. Represents the status quo. A knight of the realm. Someone who was the director of pubuc someone who was the director of public prosecutions. The sort of archetype , the linchpin of the archetype, the linchpin of the political establishment. And as political establishment. And as someone who has represented that 30 year status quo, that rishi sunak described , whereas sunak sunak described, whereas sunak would argue hes only been Prime Minister for less than a year, hes trying to smash this 30 year status quo and he hasnt even been an mp for the full 13 years that we describe as 13 years that we describe as 13 years of conservative government. But of course, on the other hand , sir keir starmer the other hand, sir keir starmer would say, hang on, this guy was chancellor for Boris Johnsons time. Mp since time. Hes been an mp since 2015. The actual i think 2015. Hes the actual i think hes called him today a nodding dog. Dog. Oh, well, there you go. Oh, well, there you go. Clearly the labour and clearly the labour party would we need to would say, well, we need to change the change away from the conservatives. Rishi conservatives. What rishi sunak is do is to change the is trying to do is to change the conversation, to say we need to turn from the last 30 years turn away from the last 30 years of consensus , whether it be of consensus, whether it be conservative or labour. Conservative or labour. Now we also have this problem of trying work what a of trying to work out what a by election will tell us about a general election and the parties will weve got will be doing this. Weve got tamworth october the 19th, tamworth on october the 19th, which will be the next test. Should we be drawing anything from the fact that turnout from the fact that this turnout in scotland really low and in scotland is really low and that the tories lost their deposit and they may have been some extent of people voting deliberately for labour to get the snp out . I think 100 there was tactical voting in this seat. We see it often in scotland where in seats that are held by the scottish conservative party, the scottish conservative party, the scottish conservative party, the scottish labour much the scottish labour vote is much , much lower than you would expect. And expect. The National Polls and seats competitive for seats held or competitive for the scottish labour party. The conservative vote is artificially much, much lower than you might expect in that area, given demographics and other trends. And clearly whats other trends. And clearly whats happening here and happened happening here and has happened since that wipe out of unionist parties in 2015 when the snp won all but three seats in scotland and what has happened subsequently in 2017, election 2019 election, and indeed at Scottish Parliamentary elections is a huge amount of unionist tactical voting as well as separatist tactical voting. I do think, however , the turnout in think, however, the turnout in this seat is not unsurprising. Generally in by elections we see turnout that is perhaps half or lower than that. What we would see at a general elections and given that this was the only election happening on that day, not local elections, not any other sort of impetus. So it didnt have that traction. Nothing in the National Media about it, perhaps thats not that surprising. What it does confirm , however, that confirm, however, is that labours poll lead that weve seen in polls now for just about a year , its not illusionary , a year, its not illusionary, its not pretend. Theyre not just asking the wrong people. This poll lead that weve seen from the labour party is real, and that tells us that we can take the polls at face value. Or take the polls at face value. Or were there election tomorrow so the labour party would be in a majority and this is john curtice sort of extrapolation that were talking about a 1997 replay, if it goes to that of the general election. Well, precisely the labour party is almost 20 points ahead in the polls, between 15 and 20 points aheadin polls, between 15 and 20 points ahead in the polls by any metric , that is a landslide victory. , that is a landslide victory. Now theres the argument that many people make that in the next 12 months, as we expect to sort of election coming sort of autumn election coming aboutin sort of autumn election coming about in the interceding 12 months, these polls could narrow. People could return to the conservative party. But we havent seen evidence of that. Right. I mean, do you think that this actually will make rishi sunak go long as the thing, you know, wait as long as possible . There is now a sort of accepted wisdom in westminster that a spring election is sort of out of the picture, that that may or june is very, very unlikely. The Prime Minister unlikely. The Prime Minister will likely go in october or november next year. Is there any indication that rishi sunaks tactics that the conservative Party Conference worked its interesting after after rishi sunak sort of u turn or half u turn on net zero commitments . Yes, a couple of weeks before the conservative Party Conference, there was an indication there are a couple of polls that that saw the tory lead up bit and lead tick up a little bit and there were people around rishi sunak , people in number 10 sunak, people in number 10 ministers who were pointing. Look at these polls, look at these but actually these polls. But actually looking aggregate average looking at the aggregate average of all the polls there hasnt really been that much movement. Really been that much movement. I think its too soon to say off the back of rishi sunaks speech two days ago, or not two days ago, whether or not its have shifted its going to have shifted things. It is one to watch. Things. But it is one to watch. And again, i would i would i would hasten add, dont look would hasten to add, dont look at individual polls. That could be be look at be noisy, that could be look at the polling average across lots of different pollsters that will give us an accurate picture , give us an accurate picture, which will be your job. Thank you very much indeed for that. Coming up, be for that. Coming up, well be circling where circling scampton where the dogfight continues between the local home local council and the home office. The latest for you office. All the latest for you then. Britains news channel. Welcome back to the home office is continuing. To convert office is continuing. To convert the former raaf base at scampton into a camp for Asylum Seekers, despite being. Told to stop work despite being. Told to stop work immediately. Immediately. West Lindsey District Council has served the home office. With a stop notice on the 22nd of september for breaching planning restrictions. Since then, the restrictions. Since then, the council and local people say the trucks keep on coming and the work they say carries on. Some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates of site monitor whats of the site to monitor whats coming in and out our east midlands. Reporter will hollis has. Has the story. Home away from home. Home away from home. So this is a cooking area. So this is a cooking area. And then this is where we keep everything so spares of everything, batteries, torches , everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water. Sarah only lives a mile away on the other side of scampton. On the other side of scampton. Shes been living in a tent for a week, but her battle to stop Asylum Seekers moving into the old raaf base has lasted six months. The home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 Asylum Seekers. But now west Asylum Seekers. But now west Lindsey District Council has told the home office to stop work, saying its breaching planning restrictions. It served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. An enforcement notice and a stop nofice. The an enforcement notice and a stop notice. The same powers used to control a dodgy builder. But the control a dodgy builder. But the Lincolnshire Council and community. He says contractors community. He says contractors are ploughing on. I clocked out in one hour between half, six and half, seven in the morning, 47 vehicles going on. The people that are making the laws are breaking the laws and so were taking it upon ourselves to make sure we document that they sure that we document that they are breaking the law. Are breaking the law. The home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britains shores. Old military bases are badged as a small solution for the growing problem. Western Lindsey District Council disagrees. Is District Council disagrees. Is a £300 million deal to transform the old base into a Heritage Centre was soaring. Now now its in freefall, according to the councils director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. We are very concerned about the condition opens on site. The state of the site. Theres a huge amount of buildings that are on that site that could come back into commercial use. Weve spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset. In a statement , the home in a statement, the Home Office Said, we are aware that west lindsey, District Council hasissued west lindsey, District Council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton. We are carefully considering the implications of this notice. Implications of this notice. Bakhmut scampton support for the campaign isnt hard to come by. Its very noisy. But i normally sleep with a fan on anyway. Even during the winter so it doesnt bother me. The noise. Sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. Outside locals are calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit people coming together. The worry is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. Will hollis gb news in scampton . Well our east news in scampton . Well our east Midlands Reporter will hollis is at the site for us. Will, just tell us what the latest situation is because there does appear to be some speculation that Asylum Seekers could be moving into the base. On monday. Is could be moving into the base. On monday. Is that what youre heanng on monday. Is that what youre hearing on the ground . Hearing on the ground . Yes. Well thats based on one story from local journalists here in lincolnshire , as well as here in lincolnshire, as well as speculation from politicians here in this part of the east midlands. But recent lee, we had a statement from the home office saying that those estimations of Asylum Seekers, 50 of them moving in on monday the ninth, they described it as inaccurate. There is obviously, when you do hear Something Like that , a hear Something Like that, a little bit of worry, a little bit of concern from the local people, even when theyve been deaung people, even when theyve been dealing with worry and concern for last six months. One of for the last six months. One of the people who has been a little bit worried and maybe little bit worried and maybe a little bit worried and maybe a little bit about the future bit concerned about the future use scampton is paul, its use of scampton is paul, its kind of taken over your life and your wife well as everybody your wife as well as everybody that lives the base. Weve that lives on the base. Weve heard about this notice. Heard about this stop notice. The home office should be stopping work legally, but it doesnt seem to be. What have you and the rest of scampton seen . Well, weve seen workmen going on pretty much every day. There been the odd truck there have been the odd truck going as well , there have been the odd truck going as well, and there have been the odd truck going as well , and theres going on as well, and theres been deliveries on here. You may have seen the video where one of our lot actually spoke to the Truck Drivers and they turned around after their boss was informed. So weve managed to informed. So weve managed to turn the odd one round, but were actually trying to were not actually trying to stop them going there because stop them going on there because theyre law. And theyre breaking the law. And theyre breaking the law. And the on, more the more they go on, the more they law. And thats they break the law. And thats better in okay, better in our case. So you know, better in your case, especially along the a15 quite noisy. A15 where it is quite noisy. Lots of hgvs and cars showing their does this their support. Why does this actually matter to people like you live just on the edge of you who live just on the edge of scampton and a former raf base . Well, theres a lot of reasons. I mean, the main reason we started this was because literally on the monday we were informed three and £1 informed of a three and £1 million regeneration deal to bnng million regeneration deal to bring place up and then by bring this place up and then by the wednesday we were told, actually, no, youre not having that. Were getting a you know, asylum you Asylum Centre in there. So, you know, is the. Our local know, where is the. Our local council spent five years trying to deal out. It to sort this deal out. It was all apart in seconds. So all blown apart in seconds. So thats part of the reason. The other part of the reasons obviously is the history and heritage which theyre trying to save here, you know, and then, you know , minor or not minor, you know, minor or not minor, but other things are the but other other things are the security. I mean, like i say, we have school next to the have a school right next to the fence even with the fence line. So even with the fences it. Fences up, they can see over it. And you know, they are encroaching on where were living. Theyre starting to living. Theyre starting to there are about 100 yards from where we live now with the portacabins. So people are worried. You can see from your window those portacabins you just heard me to presenters me talking to the presenters a moment theres a story moment ago. Theres a story going that the asylum going around that the Asylum Seekers, could be seekers, the first 50 could be moving monday. The seekers, the first 50 could be moving monday. The home moving in by monday. The home office inaccurate. Office says thats inaccurate. But kind of news but what does that kind of news make you think and feel . Because it seems to be quite tense it seems to be quite a tense time that youve been living through months. Through for the last six months. Its sort of yeah, its sort of culminating now. I mean, with the with the camp here. Now we are basically being a thorn in their side. Yes, may their side. And yes, they may deny that theyre not bringing people in. I dont believe him. I mean, i havent believed really where they said far. Really where they said so far. They keep making statements. And then going back on those statements are statements, how many people are coming its to going coming here when its to going be to happen . Coming here when its to going be were to happen . Coming here when its to going be were to havenen . Coming here when its to going be were to have to . Coming here when its to going be were to have to wait were going to have to wait till think, to find till monday, i think, to find that thanks for that one out. Paul, thanks for talking to us morning. Talking to us this morning. Were rest of the were for here the rest of the afternoon whether afternoon to find out whether asylum will be coming Asylum Seekers will be coming here monday if its just here on monday or if its just one of those rumours at a time like this. Will scampton, thanks very much updating us. Much indeed for updating us. Coming after yesterdays coming up after yesterdays treason case, have security flaws been exposed at Windsor Castle . Discussing that shortly with our royal correspondent. First, the headlines with. Tamsin mark, thanks very much. Here are the headlines at 1233. Sir keir starmer is celebrating what hes described as a seismic win for labour in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election to scotlands newest mp Michael Shanks. Michael shanks won the shanks. Michael shanks won the seat with 58 of the vote. More than double that of snps katie loudon. The by election was called after a recall petition against former snp member Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. The party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election. A conservative election. A conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation motion over the handling of raf scampton, the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former air base into a migrant camp. The home office says its camp. The home office says its confident the project meets planning requirements. But planning requirements. But councillor Roger Patterson labelled the department liars and charlatans. Police and and charlatans. Police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. Former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch Campaign Calling for change. The group says its concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. House prices fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0. 4 in september. Halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. Well, those are the headunes £280,000. Well, those are the headlines and you can get more on all of those stories. Just visit our website , gb news. Com on all of those stories. Just visit our website , gbnews. Com. Visit our website, gb news. Com. Direct boolean sponsors, the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. At gold and silver investment. At heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. The pound will buy you 1. 2207 and ,1. 1567. The price of gold. Is £1,493. 20 per price of gold. Is £1,493. 20 per ounce. And the ftse 100 is at 7487 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for physical investment weekdays from three on gb news is. Welcome back to the live is. Welcome back to the live desk Metro Bank Shares plummeted by almost 30 yesterday with reports that it might need to raise up to £600 million to bolster its finances as well. The challenger bank, as its been called, was founded back in the wake of the financial crisis in 2010 and then attracted some 2. 7 million customers. But it now looks as if its had to go cap in hand to its rival high street giants , trying to sell street giants, trying to sell off a third of its mortgage book. Should we be worried about the the sector the rest of the Banking Sector here . Well, lets now to here . Well, lets speak now to vicky chief economist at vicky price, chief economist at the economics and the centre for economics and business research, and, of course, of those course, a veteran of those troubled back in 2010. Troubled days back in 2010. Vicky, are we seeing a repeat of that or is this something quite specific to metro . Specific to metro . So we need to be a little bit worried about the way in which Interest Rates have been raised. Theyve been raised so fast and over quite a short period of time , but at rates that we time, but at rates that we havent seen in decades and that is causing a number of problems, particularly for households with high mortgages. One of the interesting things about metro is that it has indeed been quite involved in in the Mortgage Market and it is trying to sell bits of its mortgage book, a lot of its mortgages, about 40 are interest only. And you can see, of course, the impact that that is on on people being is having on on people being able to meet the requirements that they have. And there had been regulator. So been going to the regulator. So there specific issues there are some specific issues for going to the for metro going to the regulators and asking whether they amend a little bit or they could amend a little bit or reduce the Capital Requirements that they they have imposed on them on on their mortgage book so that would, of course, have helped them and wouldnt have perhaps created this crisis that weve just seen the last few days. But the regulator said, no, not until 2024. So next yean no, not until 2024. So next year, sometime. So that is, i year, sometime. So that is, i think, what led to the latest concerns about metro and them going out and saying we need to do something about our capital base. How worried should customers be or are they actually very well protected here . Yeah, well, the interesting thing with metro is that it has , you know, probably no Customer Base which will not be affected or mostly because there is , of or mostly because there is, of course, the £85,000 protection. So they will be fine. And there is a no, there is a request, if you like, this morning from metro saying, you know, as i understand it, dont withdraw any of your deposits because obviously you dont want to run in bank because to run in the bank because youre they have also youre safe. But they have also , though, attracting , though, been attracting wealthier customers. They offer safe deposits, a safe, safe in their branches so that people can actually put their money in there, which other banks dont do very much any longer. So what youve got, therefore, is a bit of a mix. So there is a concern and youve seen that in what happened with shares that indeed it may not be able to raise some of the money that it needs very quickly. And yeah, what we saw was a sell off that happened yesterday mean value, as yesterday mean this value, as you before , you know, you mentioned before, you know, it to the really in it came to the market really in 2016 terms of an ipo and the 2016 in terms of an ipo and the value has fallen by Something Like i think. Yeah, 21. 7 like 98. I think. Yeah, 21. 7 billion in assets. Originally i think the valuation yesterday, £64 million. But what does it tell us about the challenges as theyve been called . Because i gather theyre trying to sell this mortgage book to the big high street bank, the existing banks, lloyds, hsbc and natwest. And so on. Well, they might buy those, of course, if theyre properly discounted. But it is really the discounted. But it is really the issue of not having enough capital to do or at least sufficient to satisfy the regulator going fonnard, which i think is one of the issues that mentioned has been a specific problem with metro bank. But you do have problems with other banks as well, only in the sense that this high Interest Rates generally mean that any deposits that you have, you have to pay more for them. Wholesale funding is more expensive for metro and for others , and it may actually for others, and it may actually be quite attractive for the bigger to have those bigger lenders to have those discounted mortgages passed on to them on which they could perhaps make , you know, a perhaps make, you know, a reasonable amount of money. And its interesting, the data you showed earlier in the programme about prices, perhaps about house prices, perhaps stabilising, perhaps gives people a little bit of hope that maybe some of that portfolio may be quite worthwhile. Keep an eye on it as well keep an eye on it as even well keep an eye on it as ever. Vicky, thanks for bringing us your expert analysis of the situation. You very much situation. Thank you very much indeed. Police the met Police Counter Terrorism Unit has denied a man who broke into Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow to kill Queen Elizabeth ii on Christmas Day in 2021. Exposed flaws in security at the royal household. But Dominic Murphy says the met will learn to do better in future. Well, of course , you remember yesterday, course, you remember yesterday, Jaswant Singh chahal, sentenced to nine years in prison for treason and also the possession of that crossbow wandering indeedin of that crossbow wandering indeed in the grounds of the castle where the queen was staying at the time, there for two hours before officers actually confronted him with tasers. Tasers. So lets get more with our royal correspondent , cameron royal correspondent, cameron walker. Cameron, there was an extensive summation by the judge in that case before he did the sentence. I guess there were sentence. I guess there were a lot of eyebrows raised when we learned that he was at large for a considerable length of time. Yeah, we know he very yeah, we know he got very close to george gates, which close to george iv gates, which is a private part of the castle, very close queens very close to the queens private apartment, very close to the queens private apartment , actually. Very close to the queens private apartment, actually. And as said, was inside the as you said, he was inside the grounds, undetected for two hours before police apprehended him. One of them said, can him. One of them said, can i help you, mate . In which he then replied, am here to kill the replied, i am here to kill the queen as he was carrying a loaded the safety loaded crossbow with the safety catch off. Now, when he was ordered to drop the crossbow, he did comply. But of course the facts that he was in there for two hours undetected means that questions have been raised about the security of members of the royal house, the royal royal house, of the royal family, indeed the royal family, and indeed the royal household. Dominic murphy, household. Now, Dominic Murphy, hes Counter Terrorism hes the Counter Terrorism commander metropolitan commander at the metropolitan police, he is essentially police, and he is essentially been it wasnt for his been saying if it wasnt for his officers the day the officers on the day the situation could have been a lot worse. But he does deny that this incident has exposed any flaws in security when it comes to protecting members of the royal family but he does say that the metropolitan police will conduct a i quote, will conduct a and i quote, learning exercise to understand how they can do better in the future, whether that is satisfactory enough for the royal family and indeed members of the wider public remains to be seen. Be seen. Is there a specific problem as were seeing these pictures about bearing in mind about windsor bearing in mind weve great weve about windsor bearing in mind wethe great weve about windsor bearing in mind wethe long great weve about windsor bearing in mind wethe long mile it weve about windsor bearing in mind wethe long mile where weve about windsor bearing in mind wethe long mile where people got the long mile where people can and exercise their can can walk and exercise their dogs horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso forth. Horses and so on can can walk and exercise their dogsso forth. Yes. ses and so on and so forth. Yes. The images youre seeing so the images youre seeing on your screen now, thats henry, the eighth gates. That is a very high, very thick brick wall. The parts where churchill scaled the fence with the nylon rope ladder that was close to the long walk, which is just a fence, essentially. And then youve got a big 100m or so of grassy grounds until you get to the main castle perimeter. George iv gates. And thats george iv gates. And thats where he was apprehended. So it is in theory a lot easier to get across there. But there are cctv cameras, there are a number of armed guards guarding the perimeter. But of course on this day, you know, he was there for two hours before he was apprehended. But police did get to him before before he got anywhere near in side the castle itself. Is there any suggestion that because it was Christmas Day, there might have been less staff on less security . On duty, less security . There has been well, there has been speculation that, whether speculation about that, whether or are perhaps or not there are perhaps slightly caught off guard because Christmas Day. Of because it was Christmas Day. Of course, were not going to know the that one. At the full truth on that one. At this stage. It is just speculation. But these are speculation. But these are highly trained armed officers here whose job it is to protect the royal family and as the Counter Terrorism commander, Dominic Murphy points out, you know, protect the royal know, they did protect the royal family the no members of family in the end. No members of the royal family were injured and not enter the and child did not enter the castle itself. It was just inside the grounds. But it was. Inside the grounds. But it was. But of course, we cant ignore the fact he was carrying a the fact that he was carrying a loaded. He a loaded crossbow. He was in a state psychosis at the time, state of psychosis at the time, and he was very close to george iv gate, which is the private park close to the private apartment now apartment and is now in broadmoor, being before broadmoor, being treated before finishing the sentence effectively in a prison. Yes, a hybrid sentence, as they called it. Yes so a nine year sentence starting at broadmoor. So a nine year sentence starting at broadmoor. And then starting at broadmoor. And then when enough, be when hes well enough, hell be transferred to prison. Thanks very much for cameron, thanks very much for taking us through all those details. Now, might make you now, this might make you feel, well, itchy all over travelling rugby fans will have more to worry about than their team losing this weekend because eurostar is fumigating the trains in an attempt to control this growing bedbug bedbug crisis in france. And well , weve had some very and well, weve had some very helpful social media posts showing the paris bound train here in the past few days, and that inevitably has led to concerns that maybe theres a few extra passengers on the way to see the game. Lets speak now to see the game. Lets speak now to see the game. Lets speak now to natalie bungay, technical and compliance manager at british pest control association. Pest control association. N atalie, pest control association. Natalie, thank you very much for joining us. I always assume these things were too small to be seen with the naked eye and you had to look under a microscope. Those were quite big chaps. Saw there those chaps. We saw there in those pictures. Pictures. Yeah, absolutely. Is yeah, absolutely. That is a really common misconception of bedbugsin really common misconception of bedbugs in terms of their size. We think that theyre more we all think that theyre more most size or like dust most mite size or like dust mites type size, but theyre not. Theyre roughly the size of an apple pip, as you saw, and a similar colour. So if you do have an infestation youve have an infestation and youve got you can got adults there, you can definitely pretty well. Definitely see them pretty well. How much does weather and how much does weather have to do with all this . Because we know the were because we know in the uk were heading soaring heading for some soaring temperatures this weekend. Is that a breeding ground for that quite a breeding ground for them . Them . So with bedbugs a little bit different if we think about mosquitoes, things, insects that live outside, yeah, the weather is very , very important because is very, very important because generally 13 degrees or anything below, they struggle to survive. Whereas with bedbugs , because whereas with bedbugs, because they live inside, whether its in our homes or on the metro system , as we to be system, as humans, we like to be warm , dont we . Course. So warm, dont we . Of course. So were be keeping those were going to be keeping those areas temperatures that are areas at temperatures that are good so really good for them. So not really its going make much its not going to make too much of a difference. And is this what they need, the them the material . We can see them running underneath the material . We can see them run|upholstery underneath the material . We can see them run|upholstery and underneath the material . We can see them run|upholstery and weve neath the material . We can see them run|upholstery and weve got,1 the material . We can see them run|upholstery and weve got, i the upholstery and weve got, i guess , sort of fairly humid , guess, sort of fairly humid, dark conditions there. Dark conditions there. Yeah. So i mean, like with any pest species that we have, the bedbugs want to be able to live somewhere where they feel secure, warm and they can lay their eggs. So in those cracks and crevices in amongst the fibre is absolutely perfect for them. And more importantly , the them. And more importantly, the reason they do that is because thats where we sit. Thats where we spend a lot of our time. Of course its us time. And of course its us that they get access to for they want to get access to for their source. Their food source. So , natalie, for us so, natalie, for those of us who watching and listening who are watching and listening to quite frankly, to this and quite frankly, getting jeebies, how getting the heebie jeebies, how can we avoid bedbugs . Can we avoid bedbugs . Dont go to france. No dont go to france. No yeah. So you mean avoiding bedbugs . Completely. I me giving you a one stop shop for that. There isnt anything. However, you can be a little bit vigilant when, for example , youre when, for example, youre staying away in hotels , motels, staying away in hotels, motels, things like that. Staying away in hotels, motels, things like that. So dont put things like that. So dont put your luggage on. The bed is the main key because if there are bedbugs within any any establishment, youre staying at a hotel. Theyre going to be around that bed area. So put your suitcase somewhere else other than the bed. And then other than the bed. And then when you leave that hotel, just do a few checks. Youve seen the images of bedbugs. You know what they look so if you do see they look like. So if you do see any and you have concern, any and you have any concern, tell youve been tell the hotel that youve been staying. Of course. Then you tell the hotel that youve been stay do. Of course. Then you tell the hotel that youve been stay do some urse. Then you tell the hotel that youve been stay do some other then you tell the hotel that youve been stay do some other checks an you tell the hotel that youve been stay do some other checks when| can do some other checks when you call pest you get back. Call a pest control or get some advice. Yeah. Em and were now being told, of course, perhaps course, that eurostar perhaps even for london, are even transport for london, are doing these checks. Also doing these checks. And also doing these checks. And also doing cleans and some doing deep cleans and using some sort bio sprays and so on. Sort of bio sprays and so on. Should we be concerned about what theyre spraying on public transport well . Transport as well . So i dont i dont know what exactly theyll be using. However, in the uk , our however, in the uk, our pesticides are regulated very strictly by the health and safety executive , so nothing is safety executive, so nothing is authorised to be used in this country thats dangerous and the users of that product will be trained and theyll only be applying thats safe applying it in a way thats safe for coming on to those for people coming on to those trains into hotels trains or into those hotels aftennards. So theres no need to that. To be worried about that. So everything to scratch so everything up to scratch if thank you very if you. Natalie, thank you very much joining us. Much indeed forjoining us. Thank. Problem. Thank you. No problem. Okay. Now moving swiftly on, okay. Now moving swiftly on, because i am really, really itchy. Have you ever thought of where you would want to live once you finally decided youve had enough of work . A Consumer Group has named its 12 best location in the uk to retire with broxbourne leading the way, but were not going there. But were not going there. Were going to newcastle under staffordshire under lyme. The staffordshire market to the market town. Once home to the designer spitfire rj designer of spitfire rj mitchell, and its flying high again with with our west Midlands Reporterjack again with with our west Midlands Reporter jack carson. Jack are they all happy there . Jack are they all happy there . Its been an interesting reaction actually, when ive put that question to people on the street here in newcastle under lyme. Of course the results of that which survey of over 1000 people at all kinds of people looking at all kinds of different factors of what it is , thats important to , what it is thats important to people as look retire. People as they look to retire. What biggest issues . What are the biggest issues . Well, that survey , well, according to that survey, 88 people, of course, as you 88 of people, of course, as you might be expect with older people about their people care about their health care well, but also as well, care as well, but also as well, green spaces. Over 70 of people green spaces. Over 70 of people do think that green spaces is one of the key issues for them. And thats particularly why newcastle under lyme here newcastle under lyme am here has had a big kind of rise on had such a big kind of rise on this list of 12 of 12 places out of it scored 9. 6 on the of ten. It scored 9. 6 on the rating for having green spaces. And according to the office for national statistics, it is one of the happiest places in the country. But i put that question to people on the street to the people here on the street , what they told me to the people here on the street , other what they told me to the people here on the street , other endhat they told me to the people here on the street , other endhanewcastle me to the people here on the street , other endhanewcastle ate the other end of newcastle at the other end of newcastle at the top where Queen Victoria is, i think thats beautiful, you know, and obviously see the Library Everything weve got there. But this part i do feel is its just gone down bank a bit. Well we have got plenty of greenery i suppose , and we may greenery i suppose, and we may live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale isnt it. You know , but yeah. Another 900 you know, but yeah. Another 900 housesis you know, but yeah. Another 900 houses is supposed to be so there wont be much green space left down. They finished it basically im thinking, well what were they looking at. They on about green they were on about green spaces. I can understand that because in the because lets face it, in the area have got some beautiful because lets face it, in the area spaces got some beautiful because lets face it, in the area spaces. Jot some beautiful because lets face it, in the area spaces. Weve1e beautiful because lets face it, in the area spaces. Weve goteautiful because lets face it, in the area spaces. Weve got three ul green spaces. Weve got three parks. You know , towards the parks. You know, towards the westlands. Weve got the lyme westlands. Weve got the lyme dale valley down here. Weve got the queens gardens, which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town. Walked into the centre of town. Yeah, well, its not quite time for me to retire yet, but of course those people a little bit maybe more critical because they live here of their town. They live here of their town. But of course, it is on that they live here of their town. But as course, it is on that they live here of their town. But as onese, it is on that they live here of their town. But as one of, it is on that they live here of their town. But as one of thes on that they live here of their town. But as one of the bestthat they live here of their town. But as one of the best places. List as one of the best places. If you are looking to retire very much indeed. Coming up, storm has gone and blown more on blown the doors off more on labours scottish job. Hello very good morning to you. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. A fine and warm the met office with the gb news forecast. A fine and warm day to come in the south, but cloudy and breezy elsewhere with outbreaks in places. Outbreaks of rain in places. Mostly these central parts of southern scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and north wales where well see the wettest conditions. The rain heavy and persistent over the hills. I heavy and persistent over the hills. I think north of the central belt, therell be some brightness initial rain brightness after initial rain clears but will be clears away, but it will be windy much cooler here with windy and much cooler here with that coming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe coming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far oming from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north; from north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north ofom north windy and much cooler here with thathe far north of scotland orth for the far north of scotland along so 13 along with a few showers. So 13 celsius, example. But in the celsius, for example. But in the south, well, thats where the sunshine will be at its warmest with temperatures here of 20 to 23, perhaps 24 celsius. We keep some of that warmth into the evening and overnight. Certainly a breezy night and a cloudy night for many. So temperatures arent fall far for the arent going to fall far for the northern isles. Were going to see showers a strong wind see showers and a strong wind from gales in exposed from the north, gales in exposed parts. For rest of parts. But for the rest of scotland, actually, its increasingly by dawn with increasingly wet by dawn with some heavy rain turning up, especially in west of especially in the west of scotland. Elsewhere the especially in the west of scot some elsewhere the especially in the west of scot some low where the especially in the west of scoisome low clouds, the especially in the west of scoisome low clouds, somehe uk, some low clouds, some mistiness first thing this weekend , it lift fairly weekend, but it will lift fairly quickly and sunshine will develop widely across england and wales, the far north of england, seeing a wet start, perhaps, but the rain should ease off into the afternoon. Northern ireland seeing some hazy the hazy sunshine. But for the central belt into northern central belt north into northern parts of mainland scotland, its going to be very wet through saturday with the risk of localised flooding. 24 celsius in the south very good afternoon. Its exactly 1 00 here with a live desk here on gb news. And coming up this friday lunchtime , we up this friday lunchtime, we blew the doors off. Thats Keir Starmers assessment of labours seismic win at the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election. But with a turnout of just 37, what doesit with a turnout of just 37, what does it really tell us about a general election . Well be live with the voters of scotland. Energy companies accused of spending as much on marketing as they have on staffing call centres. Well be hearing from one campaigner about what they could be doing fuel could be doing to end fuel poverty instead. Poverty instead. And could all the home nafions and could all the home nations be heading to the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup . Well get the latest ahead of tomorrows titanic clash between scotland and ireland. Between scotland and ireland. And all aboard with some extra passengers as the deep clean on tfl and eurostar as the bedbug seem to travel first class from paris. Paris. First, all the headlines with tamsen. Faq. Tamsen. Faq. Thank you and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 1 01 in labour is describing its rutherglen and Hamilton West by election win as a seismic victory to scotlands newest mp Michael Shanks Michael Shanks took. The seat with 58 of the took. The seat with 58 of the vote, more than double that of the snps katy loudon. The by election was called after a recall petition against former snp member Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. Labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a majority at the next general election. Ive been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. For us to a general election victory. And thats why we worked so hard to change the labour party. Ive always said that the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if were elect it in to serve, i want to be the Prime Minister for the whole of the United Kingdom , not just of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom. So it matters hugely we here in scotland. A conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation over the handling of raf scampton. The government is raf scampton. The government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp to house 2000 people. The home office says its confident the project meets planning requirements. But councillor Roger Patterson described the department as liars. Department as liars. I wouldnt trust the home office as far as i could throw them. I no confidence in them. I have no confidence in them. I have no confidence in them at all. First of all, i think they should be disbanded. Theyre liars and charlatans. Theyre liars and charlatans. Theyre liars and charlatans. Theyre undemocratic and theyre just lying and just false. Wing just lying and just false. Wing it through and you know, sticking two fingers up to local democracy , police and private democracy, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance. Surveillance. Former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign, calling for change. Police have used live facial Recognition Software at large scale Public Events, including the kings coronation. The group says its concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. The un is to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people, a missile hit a cafe and Grocery Store in the village of hawza in the Kharkiv Region yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. Its one of the highest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. The un high commissioner for human rights says the missile was likely fired by russia, but that its too early to confirm. Moscow denies to confirm. Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians. A week after hosting one of golfs biggest competitions, the ryder cup at a golf course in rome has been engulfed in flames. Aerial footage shows a large stand at the Marco Simone Club burning yesterday evening. Last weekend , europe regained last weekend, europe regained the trophy. Theyd lost to the us in 2021. House prices fell slightly last month , but proved slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline , but they only fell by decline, but they only fell by nought point 4 in september. Halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. This is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back to mark and. Pip now its back to mark and. Pip we blew the doors off. No, not michael caine. The words of sir keir starmer as he hailed what he called a partys seismic victory for labour in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election in scotland. Labours Michael Shanks taking the seat with a 20. 4 swing against the snp election guru sir john curtice , saying if sir john curtice, saying if those figures were replicated at a general election, well it would be comparable to labours 1997 landslide. Meanwhile , scotlands first meanwhile, scotlands first minister humza yousaf , has minister humza yousaf, has conceded it was a disappoint night for the snp, but it was arguably an even more disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , whose scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3. 9 of the vote. Securing just 3. 9 of the vote. Well, lets go back to rutherglen and speak to gb news, scotland reporter tony mcguire. Good afternoon to you, tony. A seismic victory, it has been described for labour, but we should note that the turnout wasnt great. It was. Only wasnt great. It was. Only 37. 19 down, down from the turnout in 2019. Yeah thats right. And i mean, i think it is quite expected to have a smaller turnout at these by elections compared. To the 40 plus that compared. To the 40 plus that turned out in 2021 to vote in Margaret Ferrier back into the seats. However were not to take away this is being seen in labour camps as a huge victory. We now technically they have doubled their seats in scotland today because before Michael Shanks when this by election only ian murray in south edinburgh had a labour seat north of the border. Now as you heard there, keir starmer, he has made it clear that scotland is the key to having a win in the next general election and he is going to be throwing everything at these seats north of the border to make sure that that happens. Its safe to say that happens. Its safe to say that over the last six months or so, labour have spent a lot of resources canvassing here, Michael Shanks being saying that hes been on the ground talking to upwards of 30,000 people over the last six months to just get a feel for the constituency and to get his name out there. Of course he has had brushes with politics in the past. Hes tried to for stand the Glasgow Council elections and been unsuccessful. Hes also tried to go for the kelvin hall seat and 2016, but lost out there. Third place to lost out there. Third place to Patrick Harvie of the scottish greens and the snp again, and certainly now that he is back in, a lot of people will be maybe questioning how much hes going to toe the line. He has been quite out there in the past of being, you know, contradictory or having a Different School of thought. To keir starmer and a number of issues such as the two child benefit cap and certainly brexit, but seemingly for now. Keir starmer is happy to report that this is going to be the start of a of a huge claw back of labour seats in scotland. And of labour seats in scotland. And of labour seats in scotland. And of course after the Scottish Independence referendum labour were only left with one seat here. They went up to six. A few years later and went back down to 1 in 2021. And certainly the people of rutherglen who i spoke to a little bit earlier on today, know , they seem to be today, you know, they seem to be all in one mind that this was the best way for this election to go for them or it could have been worse. It could have been could have been worse. Snp now good on them. They werent fed up with snp in this constituency. In this constituency. Sorry. Are you fed up with the snp in this constituency . Its such a muddle. Its such a muddle. Close enough though, but labour last yeah. Labour won last night. Yeah. Happy labour won. Well i dont stay in this area but yes i am. But i dont stay in this area anyway so i couldnt vote anyway. But yes i am. Would you like to see labour be back in power next time . Definitely any thoughts on labour getting into the election . Last night i was getting if you did vote, who would you have voted for . Labour. Labour. Labour. Im just not doing anything. Hes not making any changes. Hes not making any changes. Hes not making any changes. Hes not pushing the independence agenda, which is what would originally what the snp would originally there also get the there for. I also get the feeling the snp , if they do feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence, they. The gain independence, they. The whole point is theyll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. And i dont think this the snp that was fun for independence. I think this the snp that doesnt want tony course sir john well tony of course sir john curtice, john curtice curtice, Professor John curtice has looked at the figures and suggested if this was repeated at a general election it would result in some 43 seats for labour north of the border and that would help them to get back into government. But course into government. But of course with youve into government. But of course with to youve into government. But of course with to , youve into government. But of course with to , the youve into government. But of course with to , the key youve into government. But of course with to , the key questione into government. But of course with to , the key question is, spoken to, the key question is, was this protest vote against was this a protest vote against the snp rather than a vote for labour . This was certainly labour . This was certainly looking at past election results. We know that there is quite a huge snp support in the South Lanarkshire constituency and we know that last night that Michael Shanks result, his votes were more than double what katie loudons were. So i think its loudons were. So i think its safe to say that, yes , probably safe to say that, yes, probably a lot of people who perhaps didnt want to vote one way or the other decided to go the protest vote route. And, you know, interestingly, actually , know, interestingly, actually, justin know, interestingly, actually, just in the last half hour, we even heard from ash regan, the Scottish First minister candidate. And she had said that , you know, the results here in rutherglen and Hamilton West are a up call and that this now a wake up call and that this now provides a moment for introspection and a valuable opportunity for strategic realignment. But we need to listen to the people of scotland and the voices of scotland. So going by the voices that weve just heard there, theres going to be quite a lot of strategic realignment coming out of snp camps between now and the next general election. General election. Tony, in rutherglen, thanks very much for updating us there at the scene. We joined by the chief Political Editor at the Financial Times now, jim pickard. Good afternoon to you, jim. Tell us your analysis. Is this a tell us your analysis. Is this a big sign then of a big labour revival in scotland . Revival in scotland . So i think first things first. When john curtice talks about if this was replicated across the whole country, what would the result be . Would there be 40 scottish seats going to labour . I mean , we should take labour . I mean, we should take this very, very cautiously because byelections have a strange alchemy of their own. Theyre very, very specific to strange alchemy of their own. Theyfe very, very specific to a theyfe very, very specific to a particular place and a particular place and a particular time. And we have to remember that this by election was because the previous was caused because the previous snp member of parliament, Margaret Ferrier , had breached Margaret Ferrier, had breached covid lockdown rules. We also have this scandal involving the snps finances, which has seen three of its most senior figures, including former leader nicola sturgeon, arrest. Leader nicola sturgeon, arrest. Although not charged with anything. And so, you know, you anything. And so, you know, you would think that if labour couldnt take this seat, then they would be in deep trouble indeed. But the scale of their victory is the thing which has made labour politicians very excited. This morning ive been excited. This morning ive been on the phone to quite a few of them. They all very, them. They are all very, very chuffed to chuffed because this has gone to a labour majority of 8000. Its a labour majority of 8000. Its a very, very big swing and it also comes hot on the heels of victory in selby in yorkshire, which was a conservative labour marginal. Well it hadnt been marginal. Well it hadnt been marginal. Well it hadnt been marginal. It had been a labour conservative battle in that South Yorkshire seat, which of course labour won a few weeks ago. So they are feeling quite bullish. But they there is no sense that they now suddenly think that they are going to win back of seats they back all of those seats they used to hold in scotland. Because forget it until, because dont forget it until, you a decade ago you know, around a decade ago there complete basically there was a complete basically a monopoly of power in scotland for labour. They had about 40 mps up there. And of course they have gone down to one and theyve doubled it, but theyre still only at two. Yeah. Taking board what still only at two. � said taking board what still only at two. � said aboutg board what still only at two. � said about by board what still only at two. � said about by electionshat you said about by elections of course tamworth course weve now got tamworth october the 19th, the chris pincher seat and the resignation and will feed in and therefore that will feed in no doubt into voting patterns. But if and it is a big if there is another labour landslide there , does that really seal the there, does that really seal the deal for sir keir starmer. Deal for sir keir starmer. I think if they win in tamworth that would be enormous for the labour party. I was there a couple of weeks ago. I was talking to people on the ground, talked to the labour ground, i talked to the labour candidate there. The thing about tamworth is of the most tamworth is one of the most brexit supporting parts of the country. I think brexit supporting parts of the country. I think in brexit supporting parts of the country. I think in terms of country. I think in terms of constituencies around britain it was like the 22nd or 23rd most brexit supporting place in britain. So if labour under keir starmer can win there then i think they really would be back on track. But you know, heavy dose of reality here. The conservative majority under chris pincher in tamworth was about 20,000, a much bigger seat to overturn than rutherglen. Also bear in mind that rutherglen was labourers recently as 2017. Tamworth has not been in labours hands for over 13 years. But yes , theyre over 13 years. But yes, theyre very, very cautious about that. One. They say its a bit of a neck and neck race. The other one to watch of course is mid beds ayrshire, where i think if there was only one main challenging the challenging party, the conservatives would lose. But the lib dems and labour both seem to think they have a chance there and its not impossible that conservatives that the conservatives could somehow come the middle. Somehow come through the middle. Sir keir starmer is now jim sir keir starmer is now talking about the labour party as the party for change. Rishi sunak talking about change sunak is talking about change and i mean how do voters work all this out . Its all a bit of all this out . Its all a bit of a tangled mess, isnt it . Well, yeah change yeah. Change i mean, i think id probably a small c conservative because i dont always think that change is a good thing. You can, you you can you can, you know, you can have change you can have good change and you can have good change and you can have change. I sometimes have bad change. And i sometimes think of break think people who kind of break things and, you know, smash things up and, you know, smash up the china and hope that it all reappears in better form, you necessarily make you dont necessarily make people happy. I i think, look, im being a bit whimsical. I think the point is that weve had massive change offered before and the public have said, no, know, they were offered no, you know, they were offered change jeremy huge change under jeremy corbyn, huge change. No thanks change. And they said no thanks to that. But terms of brexit, to that. But in terms of brexit, they for change. You they did ask for change. You know, politicians always know, all politicians always offer or claim to offer positive change. I think rishi sunak has basically realised that after 13 years in power, the conservatives are suffering from that feeling that they have been. Theyre a little bit too long. Um, also the economic problems which arent all the fault of the conservative party or rishi. An awful lot of that stems from russias invasion of ukraine. That also a major ukraine. That is also a major factor how people feel the factor in how people feel at the moment. But factor in how people feel at the moment. But keir factor in how people feel at the moment. But keir starmer has moment. But keir starmer has been quite lucky his been quite lucky in his opponents and in the sort of economic, wider circle instances right now. So begs the question in so that begs the question in terms liverpool next week and terms of liverpool next week and labours conference, how much does he try to change . Because we gather that tony blair has indicated the suggestions indicated and the suggestions hes quite a strings hes pulling quite a few strings behind scenes at the moment behind the scenes at the moment that that aftermath of the 97 that in that aftermath of the 97 election and the landslide, there were a bit too timid. If you like. You like. So youre saying tony blair thought labour was too timid after 97 . Yeah, well, he was told told not to frighten the horses and that maybe, you know, that sir keir starmer shouldnt repeat that. And go for it. And go for it. Yeah, i think the parallels you can see between keir starmer and tony blair are not precise. I mean, apart from anything else, tony blair in 1997 was a much more charismatic performer. Yeah, yeah. Whether or not you still find him appealing, found him appealing ten years later is a different question. But i think the two things they both have similarity is that they have in similarity is that they are tried, not to startle are both tried, not to startle the in terms appealing the horses in terms of appealing to england, potential to middle england, to potential swing voters, saying, look , you swing voters, saying, look, you know, we are , you know, prudent know, we are, you know, prudent in terms of the public finances. We arent sort of super left wing in terms of things like immigration. But both tony blair in 1997 and keir starmer in 2023 both have some some fairly radical economic policy. You know , blair, of course, gave know, blair, of course, gave independence to the bank of england. He also introduced a minimum wage. Keir starmer has certain economic policies such as when it comes to Employment Rights or when it comes to this big green prosperity plan, which involves huge amounts of public borrowing. But i think they want the public first to feel that these are people who arent radical revolutionaries. And radical revolutionaries. And then once you get into power, you can do things do you can do things which do change country in change the country in significant ways. How significant ways. Thats how they see it. Jim, as ever, thank you very much for bringing us your much indeed for bringing us your assessment of a busy couple of weeks on the political front. Thank you. Thank you. How many times will we hear the word change during the labour conference . Labour Party Conference . Actually, we can have a sweepstake, we . Sweepstake, couldnt we . We get some loose change. Do stay with us here on the live desk. Were going to have the from scampton. The latest from scampton. Theres dogfight continuing theres a dogfight continuing there between local council there between the local council and the home office. Stay with from three on. Gb news. Welcome back. The home office is continuing their conversion of the former raf base at scampton into a camp for Asylum Seekers. Despite it being told to stop work immediately. To stop work immediately. Us west Lindsey District Council had served the home office with a stop notice on september 22nd for breaching planning restrictions. Since then, however , the council and then, however, the council and local people say the trucks seem to be keep on coming and work to carrying on. They say some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates of the site to monitor whats coming in and out. East Midlands Reporter will hollis has the story. Hollis has the story. Home away from home. Home away from home. So this is a cooking area. So this is a cooking area. And then this is where we keep everything. So spares of everything. So spares of everything, batteries , torches, everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water. Sarah only lives a mile away on the other side of scampton. On the other side of scampton. Shes been living in a tent for a week, but her battle to stop Asylum Seekers moving into the old raf base has lasted six months. The home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 Asylum Seekers, but now west Lindsey District Council has told the home office to stop work, saying its breaching planning restrictions. It served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. An enforcement notice and a stop nofice. The an enforcement notice and a stop notice. The same powers used to control a dodgy builder, but the Lincolnshire Council and Community Says contractors are ploughing on. I clocked in one hour between half, six and half seven in the morning. 47 vehicles going on. The people that are making the laws are breaking the laws. And so were taking it upon ourselves to make sure that we document they are document it, that they are breaking the law. The home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britains old reaching britains shores. Old military bases are badged as a small solution for the growing problem. West lindsey district problem. West Lindsey District Council disagrees. A £300 million deal to transform home the old base into a Heritage Centre was soaring. Now now its in freefall. According to the councils director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. We are very concerned about the conditions on site, the state of the site. Theres a huge amount of building that are on that site that could come back into commercial use. Weve spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset. In a statement , the is a very valuable asset. In a statement, the home is a very valuable asset. In a statement , the home office is a very valuable asset. In a statement, the Home Office Said, we are aware that west lindsey, District Council has issued a noficein District Council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton. At scampton. We are carefully considering the implications of this notice. Back at scampton in support for the campaign isnt hard to come by. Its very noisy, but i normally sleep with a fan on anyway, even during the winter, so it doesnt bother me. The noise. Sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october, when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. Outside locals are calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit. People are coming together. The worry is that inside the base , history is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. Will hollis gb news in scampton. News in scampton. Lets get the very latest live now with will because will, clearly theres been a bit of a war of words over this base for some time. The latest the suggest that people will be moved in on monday which the home has been quick to home office has been quick to quash. Yeah well theres a lot of storm surges, particularly locally around whats going on at scampton. People in lincolnshire are really quite fired up about the issue. Its been the same way since six months ago when it was first announced that it would be intention intended for use for Asylum Seekers by the home office. Now what has been said office. Now what has been said is that on monday, this coming monday, the ninth, 50 Asylum Seekers are expected to be moving in. The home office, as you say, have completely squashed that in the statement that it squashed that in the statement thatitis squashed that in the statement that it is untrue to claim that the centre will be open on monday the ninth. They also said that theyre not going to be adding a running commentary. See, i think they dont want people to be watching every single clearly people single step, but clearly people here scampton are watching here in scampton are watching every single move that the home office make, arent they, sarah . Thats one of the reasons why you scampton campaign you and the scampton campaign have put these tents. Have put up these tents. Just quickly news quickly reacting to that news thats been squashed by the home office. How does you office. How does it make you feel hearing that could feel hearing that they could be coming really soon and how coming here really soon and how what that do your what does that do for your attention what does that do for your att well, obviously, it makes well, obviously, it makes everyone really concerned, but but they also were supposed to move people back on in july and then it was moved to mid august. And every time theyve had a date, theyve not been able to actually achieve date. Actually achieve that date. And its pushed again. And its been pushed back again. And the worrying this time is the worrying thing this time is that theyre desperately trying to get that date redacted and sort , no, no, its not sort of no, no, no, its not going to but whether going to happen. But whether theyre trying to call bluff theyre trying to call our bluff or what, were not quite sure. Or what, were not quite sure. But as we keep saying, we dont believe anything they say. Now, they could say as someone else said, tomorrow is saturday and we still wouldnt believe them because theyre saying it because theyre saying it because basically sort of because they basically sort of lied to us for the last seven months or just trying to keep them keep us in the dark and were just sick of it. And we can past it all now , if can see past it all now, if youve been staying in a tent for a week because been for a week because youve been monitoring the activity, because the has said stop work, the council has said stop work, theyve given a legal notice to theyve given a legal notice to the home office and you and the council say that that Still Council say that that is still going does this matter so much why does this matter so much that would want sleep out that you would want to sleep out here at start of autumn when here at the start of autumn when its starting to get a bit colder next to a15, one of colder next to the a15, one of the busiest roads in lincolnshire . Why does this matter others matter so much to you and others as well . Because theyre blatantly breaking the people breaking the law. The people that making the laws are that are making the laws are breaking need breaking them and they need to be for it. So be held accountable for it. So were just trying to make sure that documented so we have that its documented so we have proof that when we take them to court and what of things court and what kind of things have seeing . Have you been seeing . Been here for a little ive been here for a little bit, hours, ive bit, a couple of hours, and ive noficed bit, a couple of hours, and ive noticed hgvs inside noticed 1 or 2 hgvs going inside. Noficed noticed 1 or 2 hgvs going inside. Noticed thats. What have you noticed thats changed last days . Changed in the last few days . In last well, especially in the last few yesterday we watched few days. Yesterday we watched them at the cctv units that are going to monitor over this side. So im sure well see more go up as time goes on. But its just things like that were seeing works every day, Something Different happening. And we send different happening. And we send a drone up quite often as well. When its not quite so windy. So we get were able to compare drone footage with day drone footage with the day before changed and before to see whats changed and whats a lot of whats been added. And a lot of your work can change quite quickly and youre going to be here month. Quickly and youre going to be henso month. Quickly and youre going to be henso yourernth. Going to so youre probably going to see more the home see a little bit more the home office. Its important to add say that they that they say that they do think that they are following planning application planning rules, but they considering the they are considering the implications stop notice implications of the stop notice the notice to stop work. Indeed. Thank you for that, indeed. Thank you for that, will. Just remind people will. And just to remind people , of course, that council , of course, that the council lost the injunction in may lost the injunction bid in may to this move in terms to halt this move in terms of establishing this centre. But in july, the green light to july, given the green light to bnng july, given the green light to bring a high challenge bring a high Court Challenge that has been confirmed for that that has been confirmed for october the 31st and november, the first for judicial review. The first for judicial review. Have you ever thought of where you would like to live once you finally decided to throw in the towel and youve had enough of work . Mark paddington , an know a consumer paddington, an know a Consumer Group, has produced the golden guide to your golden years. Guide to your golden years. As no, im not going to read it either. Anyway its featuring on the a certain newcastle on the list a certain newcastle under lyme , a staffordshire under lyme, a staffordshire market once home to the market town. Once home to the designer of the spitfire , rj designer of the spitfire, rj mitchell. Seems flying mitchell. Now it seems flying high again. So so lets get to jack carson at the controls there in newcastle upon i dont think its quite measured up to what you found there jack. Is that right . Its yeah, ive been a little bit shocked , to be a little bit shocked, to be honest, from speaking to people on the high street this morning, because i think a lot of people saw that and go, dont really saw that and go, i dont really think youve been here because i think youve been here because i think people naturally, i think are little bit are always maybe a little bit more their own of more critical of their own of their towns and their their own towns and their own high street because, of course, they day of they live here every day of their they live their lives. So a lot of people that ive spoken to here on the street today have today that have that have retired here, have lived here for years. So for well over 30 years. So knowing this inside out, knowing this place inside out, of , there may be going to of course, there may be going to be a little bit critical. There may someone myself whos be a little bit critical. There may forromeone myself whos be a little bit critical. There may forromecthe myself whos be a little bit critical. There may forromecthe rtimefwhos come for here the first time today seen really why today and has seen really why this is on the this place actually is on the list. Of course, that which survey of just over a thousand people looking at what what what it for those people looking it is for those people looking to retire. What is what is important to them. Care, important to them. Health care, of a big factor on that of course a big factor on that list, 88 of people responding to the survey said that is their top. 75 of people top priority. 75 of people say green space is. And that is what this staffordshire market town, newcastle under lyme, so newcastle under lyme, scored so highly on. It got a 9. 6 out of ten rating on the green spaces list, queens garden, which is a beautiful garden. Thats one multiple awards from the british horticultural society. In fact, horticultural society. In fact, its one goal 20 years in a row. So thats one of the attractions, of course, of this market town faces. So theres certainly things that seen certainly things that ive seen today, which is why on the today, which is why its on the list. Of course, i did put list. But of course, i did put that get the that question and get the reaction of people street reaction of people on the street here heres they here today. And heres what they told newcastle told me. Friend of newcastle at the top where Queen Victoria is. Beautiful , you i think thats beautiful, you know, and obviously the library and everything weve got there. But this part i do feel is its just gone down bank a bit. Well, we have got plenty of greenery i suppose and we, we live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it you know but yeah another 900 houses is supposed to be so there wont be much green space left down. They finished basically. Im finished basically. Im thinking, well what were they looking at. They were on about green spaces. I can understand that because in the because lets face it, in the area we got some beautiful area we have got some beautiful green spaces. Weve got three parks, up towards the parks, you know, up towards the westlands. Weve got the lyme dale valley down here, and weve got the queens gardens, which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town. Town. Theyre not going to feature in a tourism advert any time soon, are they, jack also, what was interesting was newcastle under lyme has also been rated the joint happiest engush been rated the joint happiest english local authority. So english local authority. So could you go out and find some happy people as well there, please . Please . Im wondering where they are. Im wondering where they are. There were a couple of people that were quite happy about about the town. But yeah, most people, as you heard from, from those people, theyre talking all about really the high street and the decline of the high street. A street. I dont think its a its necessarily a thing unique, of course, to this town weve seen all across country and seen all across the country and obviously recently with obviously with recently with with all the wilkos closing as well. The one well across the country. The one here just yesterday. So here closed just yesterday. So i think thats certainly an impact across the country that people are seeing. But of course, are seeing. But of course, these towns still good enough towns are still good enough to feature list green feature on that list those green spaces still something be spaces are still something to be happy. But but of course, happy about. But but of course, as get winter, maybe as we get into winter, maybe its not going its because theyre not going to spend the to be able to spend all the time in world cold, in the in the world in the cold, in the nice green spaces that people arent happiest arent necessarily the happiest here moment. Here at the moment. Least youre smiling, or at least youre smiling, jack much jack, thank you very much indeed. For the latest indeed. There for the latest from under lyme, but from newcastle under lyme, but more, of course, throughout the afternoon on that as we will all the other stories. But first, all headlines with tamzin. All the headlines with tamzin. Mark. Thanks very much. Here mark. Thanks very much. Here are the headlines at 133. Sir keir starmer is celebrating what hes described as a seismic win for labour in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election to scotlands newest mp Michael Shanks Michael Shanks won the seat with 58 of the vote, more than double that of snps katie loudon. The by election was loudon. The by election was called after a recall petition against former snp member Margaret Ferrier , who breached Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. The party leader covid rules. The party leader says scotland is key to a labour majority at the next general election. A conservative election. A conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation over the handling of raf scampton. The government is scampton. The government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp. The home office says its camp. The home office says its confident the project does meet planning requirements. But planning requirements. But councillor Roger Patterson label the department liars and charlatans , police and private charlatans, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance. Former brexit surveillance. Former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch Campaign Calling for change. Group says its change. The group says its concerned about human rights and the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate for house prices fell slightly last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0. 4 in september. After halifax says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now. 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And were being told by Anne Longfield , who is the childrens longfield, who is the childrens commissioner at the time for england , that rishi sunaks eat england, that rishi sunaks eat out to help out and the priorities of reopening theme parks played a huge part and it was a terrible mistake in terms of how children experience lockdown. And thats from the lockdown. And thats from the inquiry this morning. Yeah, shes been giving a witness statement and she says there was a failure to act in childrens best interests and branded it a major mistake to keep schools closed while reopening pubs and restaurants. Rishi sunak was, of course, chancellor at the time when bofis chancellor at the time when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister she said this eat out to help out scheme in summer 2020 had taken priority over schools reopening and over future future planning. She says it played planning. She says it played a huge part in childrens very negative experience of the lockdown period. Yeah , she went on to say the yeah, she went on to say the machinery of government was in no way set up to be able to support children and represent their best interests, adding it had been very clear there was no one the cabinet table taking one at the cabinet table taking childrens interests to childrens best interests to those that time. Of those decisions at that time. Of course, the education secretary was gavin williamson. Ms longfield telling the inquiry it was very clear he wasnt of was very clear he wasnt part of those Decision Making discussions. There was an empty chair at the table, she said. So pretty coruscating evidence being given to the inquiry on how children were treated or not treated during that outbreak of the. Covid outbreak. And telling the. Covid outbreak. And telling the. Covid outbreak. And telling the hearing for me, based hinckley the government had failed most badly to act in childrens best interests. Childrens best interests. Its now now the famous wobbly bridge across the river thames in london is closing for three weeks after officials admitted it was, well, too wobbly. Yeah urgent. All round the clock work needed on the bridge linking the city of london with the tate modern, of course, in the tate modern, of course, in the south bank, replacing a key layer on the bridge deck. All sounds quite technical. Lets speak , therefore, to engineer speak, therefore, to engineer paul monahan, who can join us. Paul paul monahan, who can join us. Paul, thank you for your time. Now, i remember when it actually openedit now, i remember when it actually opened it was too wobbly in terms of the way that people were trying to across. It were trying to get across. It a slightly different problem this time. Time. I gather. Yes. Yes. And i wouldnt say it was problem. At the moment. At the moment. What is the membrane what we got is the membrane that separates the aluminium deck from the steelwork is decayed and a couple of places has come out and were going to replace that across the entire length of the bridge is more of a preventative maintenance to keep the life of the bridge going. But its only 23 years old as this surprised you . This surprised you . Not surprised. Bad things on not surprised. Bad things on bndges not surprised. Bad things on bridges last 25, 30, 50 years, little time frames. Um, its little time frames. Um, its slightly earlier than wed expected , but i think thats expected, but i think thats mainly because of the increased footfall that weve had across the bridge and certainly on the very south side where everyone turns around just just outside the camera shot there are theres very smooth section of theres a very smooth section of theres a very smooth section of the bridge where the actual footfalls warn the smooth. Footfalls warn the deck smooth. And weve had to put some tape down just to provide grip. So i think its the success of the bndge think its the success of the bridge yeah. Brought bridge. Yeah. Yeah. Brought fonnard maintenance were fonnard the maintenance were doing moment. Doing at the moment. Pesky tourist s doing at the moment. Pesky tourists and all those pesky tourist s and they were very welcome. They were very welcome. This, of course, connects the city to bankside and we can see from the pictures, you know, the many, many numbers of people that do use it. It is shutting for three weeks. Is it likely to reopen any earlier . You know, could the work get done more quickly or in fact, could the work take a lot longer than than has been predicted . No. So the three weeks, we believe , is the total length of believe, is the total length of time we take. If the productivity and the weather is good, they should be able to do it a few days quicker. And as soon as we are finished, we will open. Talking open. But i think were talking about weeks. About days, not weeks. You check the and do you check out then the rest of structure as well . Rest of the structure as well . Because you say, because clearly, as you say, its had huge use, very, very popular for as its got this sort of suspension capability. Do you have to check all the various connections and so on . Yeah. So the bridges inspector every two years is a detailed inspection and walk over inspection is much more frequently, but were going to use this opportunity to have a good look underneath the deck in the areas where you cant see good look underneath the deck in the have where you cant see good look underneath the deck in the have a here you cant see good look underneath the deck in the have a goodyou cant see good look underneath the deck in the have a good lookant see good look underneath the deck in the have a good look att see good look underneath the deck in the have a good look at what the and have a good look at what the whole structure is. A complete structure. It still wobble and does it still wobble because its got to wobble to be able to have the suspension so all bridges move even on suspension bridges. But suspension bridges do are more flexible. Yes, it does move, but its very Safe Movement now. And so will that be it . For a long time now , paul, once this long time now, paul, once this work is done, can we expect many more a non wobbly more years of a non wobbly bndge more years of a non wobbly bridge . Bndge . Well, it will still stay a non wobbly bridge there will be more maintenance works. We may bnng more maintenance works. We may bring fonnard some of the repainting and redecking works when weve had a good look underneath the next couple underneath a in the next couple of weeks. Of weeks. And you going to have to of weeks. Your you going to have to of weeks. Your overall going to have to of weeks. Your overall on ng to have to of weeks. Your overall on and have to of weeks. Your overall on and youre to get your overall on and your gloves get down in your gloves and get down in your hands yourself. Hands and knees yourself. I will going out there i will be going out there inspecting in my ppe equipment, certainly. Okay. So youre going to be hoping for some good weather then in the weeks ahead. I guess im used to going out in whatever the weather, but yes, the better the weather certainly for the actually doing works. Will the main thing. Okay, for moment, thing. Okyou for moment, thing. Okyou for for moment, thing. Okyou for that. Moment, thing. Okyou for that. And noment, thing. Okyou for that. And werent, thing. Okyou for that. And we hope thank you for that. And we hope to speak to you again on the successful the successful conclusion of the relaying membrane. All relaying of that membrane. All very thanks for very technical, but thanks for and going to be using and if you are going to be using it, you be onto it, you will be diverted onto other routes that will take you over southwark bridge and blackfriars bridge so you can get from north to south, but a bit of traffic in those seats would be careful. Yeah. Now the would be careful. Yeah. Now the energy firms operating costs could make up around £240 of customers annual bills. Customers annual bills. Something you dont want to hear when they are so high. Thats come from a new campaigner backed report from the warm this winter tariff. Watch the report also suggests that uk suppliers could make an additional £140 million in profit on energy bills over the next year due to this months changes to ofgems price cap ofgem itself. Ofgem itself. The Energy Regulator says that supplier errors have always been free to structure their tariffs as they see fit. And we know some suppliers do not have a standing charge. However we continue to keep the issue on how costs are passed on to customers is under review. Lets speak now to Simon Francis, a campaigner at end fuel poverty coalition. And one wonders, given that response, quite what the whole ofgem indication is as to how much they can get away with, if i can use that term. I think youve hit the nail on the head there. This this does seem to be a kind of a this is what energy firms could get away with if they wanted to. They could be charging this £242 on your bills on average as part of the standing charges. So and dont forget, these are standing charges. So these are the bits of the bill that you pay regardless of how much energy you on to use. You actually go on to use. Thats why theyre so so thats why theyre so punitive people, because you punitive to people, because you could down your energy could cut down all your energy use. Use. You could be living in one room using electric room only using an electric heater and would still be heater and you would still be paving heater and you would still be paying standing charges for paying your standing charges for both and gas if youre both electric and gas if youre connected to it. We dont know exactly and we dont know exactly what that standing is what that standing charge is then used for. Well, this is this is part well, so this is this is part of the tariff report of what the tariff watch report is starting to do. Its the second one in and its the second one in the from the warmest the series from the warmest winter campaign, which is really trying on trying to lift the lid on on what into bills, what is going into our bills, because at the start, because as you say at the start, it quite an opaque process because as you say at the start, it we te an opaque process because as you say at the start, it we te an moreue process because as you say at the start, it we te an more transparency and we need more transparency about what we at end of the about what we at the end of the day, are paying for and why our bills are so high. So i think day, are paying for and why our billsofe so high. So i think day, are paying for and why our billsof ther high. So i think day, are paying for and why our billsof the things so i think day, are paying for and why our billsof the things so i thinwere one of the things that we were quite struck this report quite struck with in this report and when were looking through quite struck with in this report and wfiguresre looking through quite struck with in this report and wfigures is looking through quite struck with in this report and wfigures is theyve through these figures is theyve actually the analysts have looked goes into those looked at what goes into those operating and we found operating costs. And we found that energy could be that energy firms could be spending as much marketing as spending as much on marketing as they are on Customer Service. And i dont know if youve ever tried to get hold of your energy firm speak but its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe speak but its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest but its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of but its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things but its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things att its tried to get hold of your energy firrrthe easiest of things at the; moment. Yeah, and at the moment, you know, do they need to spend know, why do they need to spend all when all that money on marketing when theres good deals there . Theres no good deals out there . Its customers got its not like customers have got a big choice going on. Exactly. Well, exactly. Well, exactly. Thats other part of and thats the other part of the which they the report which they found. They at the tariffs they looked at all the tariffs and theres literally and they found theres literally only is below the only one that is below the current to current price cap level. And to get that , you have to get hold of that, you have to sign of other sign up to lots of other utilities as well. So its utilities as well. So its probably, you know, kind of a difficult deal for most people to. And in fact, they to accept. And in fact, they found that 337 tariffs that you could have fixed on are actually above the ofgem price cap. So you would have been better off not fixing onto those deals in the first place because youre now paying more than people on the standard variable charge and you probably cant get out of that tariff because theres an exit attached it, which exit fee attached to it, which in cases can go as in some cases can go up to as much as £150 could. They argue weve just seen some shots, screen shots on the phone, know, do you need phone, you know, do you need help in getting bills help in in getting your bills sorted could they argue sorted out . Could they argue that been having to put that theyve been having to put those messages out there increasingly to the public . I think what wed actually expect to see is given that so many of the firms are now using technology to help people deal with basic inquiries, and a lot of it is being done digitally that you would actually expect to see operating costs coming down in rather than being such a huge proportion of Peoples Energy bills at the moment. And what we hope to see is that ofgem will look at this issue in more detail, try and get some real up to date numbers on what is going in to our operating costs that were paving operating costs that were paying what going into paying for. What is going into our then our standing charges, and then we can proper discussion we can have a proper discussion about what is that we feel is about what it is that we feel is appropriate our firms appropriate for our energy firms to charging us. To be charging us. And how do you see the overall picture at the moment when it comes to energy bills . Simon i mean, obviously were getting this burst of very getting this this burst of very warm weather coming over the next few days, which is some help, but its still a very difficult , isnt it . Difficult situation, isnt it . Yeah i mean, energy bills are still, you know, 85 higher than they were a couple of years ago i so were seeing the standing charges having gone up. Weve obviously seen the profits for the energy firms can charge and make also go up by significant amounts since the 1st of october. And thats going to see us through into winter. And then on the 1st of january, we are expecting there to be a further rise in Peoples Energy bills when the new ofgem price cap comes into play. So a really comes into play. So a really difficult winter. People who struggled will be struggled last year will be struggling this struggling again and also this year they will have probably used up a of their savings. Used up a lot of their savings. They have run up debt they may have run up debt with their energy firms and be in a much worse to actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese to actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese pricesto actually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese prices thattually their energy firms and be in a mucthosese prices that they pay those high prices that they are facing. Are still facing. Simon Simon Francis from enfield poverty coalition, thanks for joining us enfield poverty coalition, thanks forjoining us on gb news once more. Thank you very much. Once more. Thank you very much. Scotland face off ireland and scotland face off in the final pool b game at the Rugby World Cup tomorrow with a place in the next round at stake. Well, currently south africa playing pretty well top of the pool playing pretty well top of the pool. But the scenario that both teams could qualify the expense of reigning champions still possible and of course weve got england, ireland, scotland and wales all up this weekend. So lets get more with ben jacobs , lets get more with ben jacobs, who will be looking at this. Are who will be looking at this. Are you going to be sharing a eurostar train with those bedbugs heading out to paris yourself down . I hope so. It looks like a very good atmosphere. But what i would say is that were going to have to get our calculate out because theres three different teams , three different teams, three different scenarios. As you said, i think in the build up to when we were speaking, very likely that speaking, its very likely that south africa are through , south africa are just through, but we might to get into but we might have to get into the convoluted specifics of a big scotland win. Essentially early with ireland picking up a bonus point. And we might get a situation therefore where the two sides can collude , for want two sides can collude, for want of a better word. Although i should say that the coaches of ireland and scotland and of south africa have all laughed off suggestions that scotland and ireland are just going to play and ireland are just going to play both go play the maths and both go through africas through at south africas expense. So i were going expense. So i think were going to situation where to get a situation where essentially to essentially scotland needs to put in a massive performance and in doing so they could knock ireland out. In doing so they could knock ireland out. But in doing so they could knock ireland out. But lets not ireland out. But lets not forget, ireland have got a fantastic record against scotland and if were going and form that doesnt look like changing. No, no , theyve been pretty no, no, theyve been pretty impressive. Ireland england versus samoa. Thats a bit of a given, i guess. Well, it should be. England are through. Thats the good news. But the bad news is that england lost fiji in the build up and they certainly wont want to lose any momentum heading into the quarterfinals. Whats interesting about this game as well george ford well is that george ford and owen will finally start owen farrell will finally start together again as fly half and inside centre. And thats the first time theyll be first time that theyll be paired since march paired together since march 2021. That was a partnership 2021. And that was a partnership that was so important to england dunng that was so important to england during run in the 2019 during their run in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, where they reached the finals. So this is about for england. About momentum for england. On papen about momentum for england. On paper, game they should win. And the interesting and the interesting perspective is that they could meet again. Then in the meet fiji again. Then in the quarterfinal, they quarterfinal, if they get through. Exactly. And that will yeah, exactly. And that will be one theyll be looking to gain revenge for fiji have been excellent so this world excellent so far in this world cup and i suppose if were being brutally honest with respect to fiji at this stage of the tournament, its a relatively kind run england. So not kind run for england. So not many necessarily based on form gave them a chance of winning this Rugby World Cup. But if you get to the quarterfinal, you get a draw, youre only one a decent draw, youre only one game after that, away from a rugby final. Rugby world cup final. Ben people can fill this boots with so much sport this weekend , lets just quickly turn weekend, lets just quickly turn to football arsenal man city on sunday. Thats thatll be an interesting one. It could be season defining in many ways arsenal beat Manchester City in the community shield. People didnt put too much stock over that victory, but if arsenal beat Manchester City, who recently lost to wolves, then suddenly they make a claim that they can be genuine premier league contenders. Manchester city , on the other hand, even city, on the other hand, even though leipzig in the though they beat leipzig in the Champions League, will be looking after their looking to respond after their perfect in the premier perfect record in the premier league was ruined and surprisingly so, by wolves. So this has big permutations heading into the international break. Its a chance for arsenal to their its a to make their move. Its a chance for Manchester City to restore. Me and then we restore parity. Me and then we need to keep an eye as to whether bukayo saka is fit for the game. He went off against loans champions loans in the Champions League and fit, hes going to loans in the Champions League annimportantit , hes going to loans in the Champions League annimportant forhes going to loans in the Champions League annimportant for arsenal. G to loans in the Champions League annimportant for arsenal. Ifto be important for arsenal. If hes game, then hes missing from the game, then its more advantage to its even more advantage to manchester. Manchester city. Im perhaps keeping an eye on the var this weekend well, the var this weekend as well, but topic. But thats a different topic. Ben for the moment, thank you. Enjoy enjoy enjoy the rugby, enjoy the football. Being football. Thanks for being with us. Up in next hour, us. Coming up in this next hour, more rutherglen. And has more from rutherglen. And has labour doors off of labour blown the doors off of sir keir . Starmer says hello again. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. First, cloudy for many forecast. First, cloudy for many of us today. Windy with some of us today. Windy with some outbreaks of rain in the north and warm in the far south and its warm in the far south with some spells of sunshine. Thats where High Pressure is. But north of that high, weve got a slow moving weather front which will pop up overnight and into the start of saturday, bringing increasingly heavy and persistent rain to parts of scotland, especially central and western scotland. And there is western scotland. And there is the risk through the weekend of significant flooding in this part of the country. Elsewhere across the uk, its dry overnight with clear spells across central and southern parts. Its still fairly breezy andits parts. Its still fairly breezy and its to going be a mild start to the weekend. Some mist start to the weekend. Some mist and low cloud around across england and wales. First thing, a few spots of rain over the pennines, thicker cloud for Northern Ireland and southern scotland and quite a breeze coming from a cold direction in the northern isles. But in the northern isles. But in between got this of between weve got this spell of heavy rain and heavy and persistent rain and amber warning in force because theres the for the theres the risk for the south west highlands, the trossachs belt that trossachs central belt that will see flooding see significt flooding accumulating through saturday and into the start of sunday. And theres an amber warning in force for that. Thankfully, the force for that. Thankfully, the rain does get out of the way. It pushes into the north of scotland on sunday. Further south, got some warm south, weve got some warm spells of sunshine and increasing temperatures up into the mid 20s in the south and it stays largely fine in the south, at least into the start of next week very good afternoon. Its 2 00. Youre with a live desk here on gb news. And coming up this friday afternoon , we blew this friday afternoon, we blew the doors off. Sir Keir Starmers assessment of labours seismic win at the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election. But with a turnout of just 37, what does it really tell us about a general election . Were live with voters in scotland. Scotland. And another day , another and another day, another Party Conference. This time its the greens Caroline Lucas , the the greens Caroline Lucas, the green mp for brighton, abbott takes stage. There will be picking up with the voters down south soon. Energy companies are accused of spending as much on marketing as they have staffing their call centres. Well hear from one centres. Well hear from one campaigner about what more could be done to end fuel poverty. We be done to end fuel poverty. We and where would you like to retire to . We reveal the golden years guide to the uks best places to put your feet up. But not everyone there agrees, it seems. First, the latest headlines with. Tamsin mark, thanks very much. And good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 2 01. Labour is newsroom. Its 2 01. Labour is describing its rutherglen and Hamilton West by election win as a seismic victory to scotlands newest mp, Michael Shanks. Newest mp, Michael Shanks. My Michael Shanks took the seat with 58 of the vote, more than double that of snps katie loudon. The by election was called after a recall petition against former snp member Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. Labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a majority at the next general election. General election. Ive been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the defeats since one of the worst defeats since the for us to a general the 1930. For us to a general election victory. And thats why we worked so hard to change the labour party. Ive always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly so many people in scotland want change and i want to, if were elected in two serve, i want to be the Prime Minister for the whole of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom, not just of the United Kingdom. So it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland. Scotland. Well, former first minister and Current Alba Party leader alex salmond says sums of usaf has days to save his job after the by election defeat. The by election defeat. Scotlands first minister admits admits the snp didnt do enough. The snp , we didnt do enough. The snp, we didnt do enough. The snp, we didnt do enough. We know that there was contextual factors. Margaret ferriers reckless actions, the Police Investigation , of course, but investigation, of course, but weve got to reflect, ive got to reflect the party has to ensure weve got a Good Campaign machine behind us, but also that were inspiring people with a message. We clearly got a message from the voters of rutherglen and Hamilton West that the snp has lost some trust in that seat. Weve got to make sure we regain it. A conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation over the handung secretarys resignation over the handling of raf scampton. Government is accused of the government is accused of ignonng the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp to house 2000 people. The home office says its confident the project meets planning requirements. But councillor Roger Patterson described the department as liars. Liars. I wouldnt trust the home office as far as i could throw them. I have no confidence in them. I have no confidence in them at first of all, them at all. First of all, i think they should be disbanded. There charlatans. There liars and charlatans. Theyre undemocratic and theyre just lying and just forcing it through and, you know, sticking two fingers up to local democracy , police and private democracy, police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition surveillance. A group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch campaign are calling for change. Police have used live facial Recognition Software at large scale Public Events, including the kings coronation. The group says its concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of pubuc discrimination and a lack of public mandate. The un is to investigate an airstrike in ukraine that killed at least 52 people. A missile hit a cafe and Grocery Store in the village of hausa in the Kharkiv Region yesterday while people gathered for a memorial service. Its one of the highest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. The un high commissioner for human rights says the missile was likely fired by russia, but that its too early to confirm. Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians. A week after hosting one of golfs biggest competitions , the golfs biggest competitions, the ryder cup, a golf course in rome has become engulfed in flames as aerial footage shows a large stand at the Marco Simone Club burning yesterday evening. Last weekend. Europe regained the trophy they lost to the us in 2021. How prices fell slightly last month but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0. 4 in september. Halifax says on a month on month basis, pnces on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now its back to mark and. Pip now its back to mark and. Pip now starmer has only gone and blown the doors off. At least thats how the labour leader hailed his partys seismic victory rutherglen and victory in that rutherglen and Hamilton West by election in scotland. In the early hours of this morning. Labours Michael Shanks with a shanks taking the seat with a 20. 4 swing against the snp election guru sirjohn 20. 4 swing against the snp election guru sir john curtice saying if those figures were replicated at a general election, well comparable to labours 97 landslide would mean while scotlands first minister humza yousaf has conceded it was a disappointing night for the snp. But it was arguably an even more disappointing night for the scottish conservatives , whose scottish conservatives, whose candidate lost his deposit after securing just 3. 9 of the vote. Securing just 3. 9 of the vote. Well, lets go to rutherglen and speak to news scotland. Reporter tony maguire. Good afternoon, tony. This undoubtedly gives labour momentum before their Party Conference, but should keir starmer be as cockahoop as he really is . When we see that the turnout was. Only 37. 19 the turnout was. Only 37. 19 yes, it certainly seems that way that you know keir starmer went into that rally this morning saying that labour had blown the doors off as you introduced Michael Shanks. But introduced Michael Shanks. But certainly the message there was that if anybody can ignite a labour resurgence in scotland, michael cain but we dont know at this point whether or not thatis at this point whether or not that is significant as he is making out. It was a low turnout and this is one constituency. And we have to remember that here over the last several months that labour has thrown everything , including the everything, including the kitchen sink at this constituency , whether its constituency, whether its sending up keir starmer for his multiple visits, pulling support from all across the country to support Michael Shanks as hes made his way, as he says , around made his way, as he says, around 30,000 constituents here in rutherglen and Hamilton West come a ballot come at a general election sorry , its unlikely election sorry, its unlikely that labour can apply that many resources around the country. However this was overnight labour doubling their number of seats here in scotland, their westminster seats with ian murray in Edinburgh South holding firm on the other side and we heard there from humza yousaf that this was a grave disappointing event and that over the next few weeks theyre going to have to restrategize a ways they move into the next 15 months and which time we are certain to have that other general election. Now, when a Humza Yousafs competitors, ash regan, she for the snp leadership race earlier in the spnng leadership race earlier in the spring she had came out with a message to say that this is a real time for introspective reflection on what the snp has. Has done here and where to go from here. And now. She insists that we need to listen to the voices of scotland and to adjust accordingly. Well ive been on the streets of rutherglen all day today and ive spoke to some of those voices and heres what they had to say to me. Or it could have been worse. Or it could have been worse. It could have been could have been worse. Snp now good on them. They werent fed up with snp in this constituency. Sorry are you fed up with snp in this constituency . Is such a muddle close enough though. But labour won last night. Yeah. Happy labour won. Well, i dont stay in this area, but yes i am. But i dont stay in this area anyway so i couldnt vote anyway. But yes i couldnt vote anyway. But yes i am. Would you like to see labour be back in power next time . Definitely. Definitely. Any thoughts on the labour getting into the election last night . Im skater. Im skater. If you did vote, who would you have voted nana labour. You have voted for . Nana labour. Doing anything. Im just not doing anything. Hes not making any changes. Hes not making any changes. Hes not making any changes. Hes not pushing the independence agenda, which is what were originally independence agenda, which is what for. Were originally independence agenda, which is what for. I were originally independence agenda, which is what for. I go were originally independence agenda, which is what for. I go tore originally independence agenda, which is what for. I go to get riginally independence agenda, which is what for. I go to get the|ally there for. I go to get the feeling that the snp, if they do gain independence , they the gain independence, they the whole point is theyll have to step back when an election comes along and allow a new party. And i dont think thats the snp that formed independence that was formed for independence. I think thats the snp that doesnt lose power. And doesnt want to lose power. And so there we have it by the sounds of it. Sounds of it. If the snp follows ash regans advice, then they have quite a lot to work on in this struensee to actually win back the trust , to actually win back the trust, as humza yousaf puts it, all the people of rutherglen and Hamilton West. Glen, thanks for updating us there on the streets. Of course i well, lets get the thoughts now of the conservative msp for lothian miles. Briggs good afternoon to you, miles. Is not afternoon to you, miles. Is not afternoon to you, miles. Is not a great night for the tories, was it . I mean , what did they was it . I mean, what did they get . Well they lost their deposit. Deposit. Well, let me start by congratulate waiting Michael Shanks. I think its important for all of us who are lucky enough to represent people either in the Scottish Parliament or westminster, to acknowledge his win and do wish him well. But acknowledge his win and do wish him well. But we acknowledge his win and do wish him well. But we knew from the him well. But we knew from the outset that we were going to be squeezed in this by election and its longest its been the longest by election involved by election ive been involved in. Months campaign. In. Its six months campaign. Weve since the recall of weve seen since the recall of the former mp. So i do think there was a huge opportunity for labour and theres been a lot of tactical voting which we know has got them over the line today i well, your supporters going for labour to defeat the snp, you think . You think . Yes , and we knew that the yes, and we knew that the work i was doing in the constituency at meeting conservative voters, they were saying they were to be saying they were going to be tactically and i think tactically voting and i think this politics scotland this is the politics of scotland. See at the. We are going to see at the next election where next general election where whichever party is best placed to beat the snp and in seats across scotland , its the across scotland, its the conservatives north and south of the central belt and key seats within the central belt. For example, east renfrewshire. And its scottish conservatives its a scottish conservatives who placed to beat the who are best placed to beat the snp and i think unionist voters will tactically vote to make sure we try to reduce the snp and i think now looking and i think were now looking towards an snp wipe out in scotland. Hopefully as well. Towards an snp wipe out in scowhat hopefully as well. Towards an snp wipe out in scowhat aboutiully as well. Towards an snp wipe out in scowhat about a. Ly as well. Towards an snp wipe out in scowhat about a tory; well. Towards an snp wipe out in scowhat about a tory wipe out what about a tory wipe out and the fact that sir john curtice, the psephologist , has curtice, the psephologist, has worked out that if this was repeated at a general election , repeated at a general election, labour would have 40 seats north of the border that would kick you out of power at westminster i well, looking at his prediction , it was also showing prediction, it was also showing the conservatives winning more seats in scotland. We are targeted many constituencies across scotland where we are the number one competitor to the snp. So well be putting that work in. Weve got great candidates. Weve already started our campaigns in these seats, but it is about unionist voters wherever they are in scotland and voters in scotland are sophisticated. We have different systems different Electoral Systems which now understand and which people now understand and how they can tactically vote, remove the snp. So i think theres a real opportunity for us actually in scotland to remove as many snps mps as possible. Possible. What about support for Scottish Independence . Do you think that has been put to bed now with that result or in fact, do you think it still does remain strong . Remain strong . Well, for a lot of people in scotland, they want to turn the page on this constant argument around. We had our referendum. Around. We had our referendum. It was meant to be a once in a lifetime , once in a generation lifetime, once in a generation reference. We have a first reference. We have a first minister, though, who is saying he will use the next election as a de facto referendum. So every a de facto referendum. So every snp he will take as being a snp mp he will take as being a vote for independence and try to open those negotiations so that is another reason why many unionist voters will need to use the next general election to remove snp mps as well and to hopefully, i think for all of us in scotland, move on from that division of the past and the only way we can do that is by beating the snp, where the conservatives are best placed. I think weve got a real opportunity to do that. Opportunity to do that. Miles briggs, conservative msp for lothian. Thanks very much indeed bringing us your much indeed for bringing us your reaction congratulate reaction and indeed congratulate that successful candidate as well. Staying with politics well. Staying with politics another , another party another day, another Party Conference and this is the green party down in brighton, where, of course, they do have a green mp in terms of Caroline Lucas, lets just dip in to hear what theyre saying there at the conference in public, hands free at the point of use for all, including dentistry. Including dentistry. We. And with four green mps we. And with four green mps in parliament, well never let the other parties forget it. The other parties forget it. We know that claps dont pay the bills we believe in decent pay the bills we believe in decent pay and fair conditions for pubuc pay and fair conditions for Public Sector workers and an nhs that provides the Health Safety net. It was designed to all those years ago. 13 those years ago. 13 years of conservative cuts and short term thinking has left our country in dire need of investment. With a crisis of inequality, the wealthiest few continue to profit and prosper while the rising cost of food bills and housing are pushing millions of others into a position of precarity and poverty and exactly the wrong moment , precarity and poverty and exactly the wrong moment, labour are one by one dropping all their policies that were meant to offer people hope. Theyre turning their backs on the voters who so desperately need them to rise to the scale of the challenge. They claim to have challenge. They claim to have done this in the name of fiscal responsibility, but whats responsible about letting 250,000 children grow up in poverty by keeping the tories cruel to child benefit cap. Cruel to child benefit cap. Lifting that cap would cost just 1. 3 billion a year, easily covered by putting up taxes for the super rich, which would raise billions as. We know that raise billions as. We know that we can do better than this as. We can do better than this as. And with full green mps in parliament, the British Public will finally hear the alternative. Well have voices on the green benches saying loudly and proudly its time to tax wealth. A modest tax on the tax wealth. A modest tax on the wealth of the very richest, the absolute super rich multi millionaires and billionaires would be transform ative billionaires would be transformative. And lets have transformative. And lets have a proper windfall tax that doesnt reward fossil fuel giants for their new projects. Yeah. And their new projects. Yeah. And lets use that as a stepping stone towards a carbon tax. So the biggest polluters pay the biggest share towards fixing the Climate Chaos that theyre creating. We keep hearing other creating. We keep hearing other parties saying that theres no money. We say to them we are the sixth richest country in the world and there is money in the economy. If youre ready to make the bold political choices is and if youre not ready, then we are. Are. Housing in our country is a shambles. Decade of selling off Council Houses without building anywhere near enough new homes to replace them. Combined with a wild west them. Combined with a wild west private rented sector and inflated house prices means more. More and more people cannot afford to buy or rent and are being priced out of their communities where houses are built, theyre unaffordable for all but a select few to too often built on precious green space and lacking any of the local services these people need. Despite this perfect storm, the Prime Minister failed to mention housing once during his speech to tory Party Conference this week. We hear on the this week. We hear on the doorstep almost every day how much this affects people. It keeps them up at night, it dictates the choices they make in their lives. Homes matter and in their lives. Homes matter and the government just doesnt not get it or doesnt want to. We get it or doesnt want to. We know we can do better than this, and thats why were so excited to announce our latest policy on housing. Weve prioritised this issue because we think everyone deserves a warm, secure and affordable home thats how to build stronger communities and better lives for. All successive better lives for. All successive government cuts have left a generation of renters unable to put down lasting roots because they cant afford to get on the housing ladder, cant even touch the first rung, the broken Housing Market leaves people much less likely to feel at home where they live. Its hard to prioritise building relationships with your neighbours and local shop owners when you know you could get evicted with barely a moments nofice evicted with barely a moments notice and too many private landlords in england are lining their pockets despite a quarter of privately rented homes. Not even meeting the most basic standards of decency. So as part standards of decency. So as part of our fairer, greener homes guarantee , we are announcing a guarantee, we are announcing a package of policies to make every house and flat and bedsit a proper. Every house and flat and bedsit a proper. Home so plenty of applause, quite a few hoops as well for the joint co leaders of the green party. That is caladenia and Adrian Ramsay earlier caladenia asserting that they could return four mps at the general election. Of course, they did very well at the local elections , winning at the local elections, winning 241 seats across local authorities. Authorities. So their headline pledge, well, its for a Mass Programme of insulating every home that needsit. Of insulating every home that needs it. But the greens, needs it. But the greens, theyve only ever won a single parliamentary seat. Thats brighton pavilion. But Caroline Lucas , she is stepping down and lucas, she is stepping down and they have got a renewed challenge from labour there so thatis challenge from labour there so that is the start of the green Party Conference. Co leaders. Carla denia and Adrian Ramsay setting out their stall. Setting out their stall. Yeah, a proper windfall tax and a carbon tax as well as that green homes agenda. Coming up, well stay with issues on local authorities because of the ongoing battle between a local council and the home office. Were live at what was raf scampton from three on gb news choose. From three on gb news choose. Welcome back. The home office is continuing to convert the former raf base at scampton into a camp for Asylum Seekers. Now that is despite being told to stop work immediately. Yes, west Lindsey District Council served the home office with a stop notice on september 22nd for breaching planning restrictions, but since then the council and local people say that the trucks have kept on coming and the work is carrying on some scampton residents have even set up tents at the gates of the site to monitor whats coming in and out. Our east Midlands Reporter will hollis has the story. Out. Our east Midlands Reporter will hollis has the story. Home away from home. So this is a cooking area. So this is a cooking area. And then this is where weve keep everything. So spares of everything , so spares of everything, batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugan batteries, torches, tea, coffee, sugar, water. Sarah only lives a mile away. On the other side of scampton. Shes been living in a tent for a week , but her battle to stop a week, but her battle to stop Asylum Seekers moving into the old raf base has lasted six months. The home office is preparing scampton to house 2000 Asylum Seekers, but now west Lindsey District Council has told the home office to stop work, saying its breaching planning restrictions. It served an enforcement notice and a stop notice. An enforcement notice and a stop nofice. The an enforcement notice and a stop notice. The same powers used to control a dodgy builder. But the Lincolnshire Council and Community Says contractor are ploughing on. I clocked in one hour between half, six and half seven in the morning and 47 vehicles going on. The morning and 47 vehicles going on. The people that are making the laws are breaking the laws and so were taking it upon ourselves to sure that we ourselves to make sure that we document that they breaking document that they are breaking the. The law. The home office is struggling to manage the number of migrants reaching britains shores. Old military bases are badged as a small solution for the growing problem. West Lindsey District Council disagrees. Is problem. West Lindsey District Council disagrees. Is a problem. West Lindsey District Council disagrees. Is a £300 council disagrees. Is a £300 million deal to transform the old base into a Heritage Centre was soaring. Now its in freefall. According to the councils director of planning and regeneration, sally grindrod smith. We are very concerned about the conditions on site. The state of the site. Theres a huge amount of buildings that are on that site that could come back into commercial use. Weve back into commercial use. Weve spoken previously about the runway and the airfield, which is a very valuable asset in a statement, the Home Office Said , we are aware that west Lindsey District Council has issued a noficein District Council has issued a notice in relation to the works at scampton. At scampton. We are carefully considering the implications of this notice back at scampton. Support for back at scampton. Support for the campaign isnt hard to come by. Its very noisy, but i normally sleep with a fan on anyway. Even during the winter so it doesnt bother me. The noise. Sarah and other locals are staying here until the end of october when a judicial review will decide if the home office plans for scampton base can go ahead. Plans for scampton base can go ahead. Outside, locals are ahead. Outside, locals are calling their makeshift camp dunkirk spirit. People coming together. The worry is that together. The worry is that inside the base, history is being torn apart. Will hollis gb news in scampton. News in scampton. Lets get the very latest live at scampton. Now and clearly, will they are pretty well organised. There but still this uncertainty ante about what was due to happen on monday or. Not yeah, its going to be hanging over the people here in scampton as well as the rest of lincolnshire for the rest of the weekend monday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and monday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and thatronday comes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports omes lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports in1es lincolnshire for the rest of the weeken and that reports in the around and that reports in the local media about the first 50 Asylum Seekers moving into scampton happening on monday, the Home Office Said in a statement that that is untrue. Statement that that is untrue. They also said that they arent going to be giving a running commentary media of when commentary to the media of when exactly Asylum Seekers might be moving in. Theres also that stop notice , which means that stop notice, which means that they really should stop work here. The council is accusing them of carrying on that work, even legal order. You saw the outside of this fantastic makeshift tent on the fence line. But this is the inside. Ive got julie here with me. Youve just brought down a few supply guys. Julie, just tell me , why guys. Julie, just tell me, why are you down here . And why does this matter to you . Whats taking scampton . Taking place at scampton . A lincolnshire yellowbelly. Im lincolnshire through and through. I live just through. And i live just ten miles the road. And im so miles down the road. And im so passionate about the history and the heritage. And you know, from the heritage. And you know, from the heritage. And you know, from the dambusters through to the red arrows, its an amazing part of british history, but especially lincolnshire history. And you know, the opportunity to have this area designated and for people to come to from all over the country, from all over the world to learn about it, the heritage and, you know, the men that gave their lives is just an amazing thing. That gave their lives is just an amazing thing. And i understand amazing thing. And i understand that we need to do something with migrant boats. But i just think this is the wrong place at the wrong time. And thats exactly what it says on the signs. The home office say that theyre following planning restrictions and theyre trying to do what they need to do in a safe manner. Are you worried that the heritage is at risk by whats happening here at raf scampton . Yes. Yes, indeed i am. I mean yes. Yes, indeed i am. I mean , we know that there has been work carried out already. We work carried out already. We there is indeed the stop notice. Were unsure whether that has been , you know, adhered to. But been, you know, adhered to. But already things that are part of the history of this site are being eroded , have been eroded, being eroded, have been eroded, are being eroded. And thats are being eroded. And thats a tragedy because you cant go back to those days. Its not just the history that you might say is being eroded. I think peoples emotion are being eroded. Weve just been talking about potentially the first 50 migrants moving in on monday. Just describe for me on monday. Just describe for me what does that do, this constant changing of dates or speculation of people that are of dates to people that are really quite concerned about what might happen here at this former raf base . Incredibly worrying , its incredibly worrying, very, very worrying, particularly for the people that live very close here. But those of us that live a little bit further away, were small villages, village is, you know, to a large extent populated by older people , retired people, older people, retired people, people who live on their own. Theres a lot of fear, a lot of uncertainty. And a lot of worry. Where do you think that fear comes from . What are they fearful of . Well, you could say its partly the fear of the unknown. Partly the fear of the unknown. But these these are very small rural localities. And to put rural localities. And to put potentially, you know , a large potentially, you know, a large number of foreign migrants in the middle of that , they are not the middle of that, they are not going to be detained and they can come and go. But its can come and go. But its terrible. Terribly worrying. Terrible. Terribly worrying. Yeah but youve said its a tough situation for the home office to be. And do you see a way out of this or do you think that its something that nobody would want to inherit this massive problem with thousands of with tens of thousands of migrants coming to british shores . Shores . Its a huge problem. And im certainly not qualified to, you know to offer a solution. Know, to offer a solution. I only wish i were i dont think this is the solution to have them here at scampton now. But equally i recognise that they cant be, you know, filling up hotel aisles. So the tune of £8 million a day, thats the argument that the Home Office Makes for bringing Asylum Seekers here. We dont know when theyll be arriving, but im sure you, julie, as well as everybody else, exactly else, will be telling us exactly when for to when they do. Thanks for to talking news this talking us on gb news this morning. Course , next big talking us on gb news this mornisg. Course , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towardsrrse , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the , next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the end next big talking us on gb news this mornis towards the end ofext big date is towards the end of october, isnt it . The 1st of october, isnt it . The 1st of october that judicial october when that judicial review and lindsey District Review and west Lindsey District Council might finally know if Asylum Seekers will be coming here . Thank you very much indeed for and of course, just for that. And of course, just to reiterate the home office saying that rejecting that it is rejecting those assertions those assertions that those people will camp on will be moved in to that camp on monday. Monday. Now, this might get you all going. Would you put your pets on a vegan diet to save the planet before you all start screaming a new study has found that vegan cats and dogs could help slow global warming. Help slow global warming. Hello. Here are the headlines. At 233. Labour is describing its rutherglen and Hamilton West by election win as a seismic victory to scotlands newest mp Michael Shanks Michael Shanks took the seat with 58 of the vote, more than double that of the snps katie loudon. The by election was called after a recall petition against former snp member Margaret Ferrier, who breached covid rules. Labour breached covid rules. Labour leader sir keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a major a majority at the next general election. A conservative general election. A conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation over the handling of scampton. The government is accused of ignonng the government is accused of ignoring a legal to order stop converting the former air base into a migrant camp. The home office says its confident the project does meet planning requirements. But councillor requirements. But councillor Roger Patterson label the department liars. Police Police Department liars. Police police and private companies are being urged to stop using facial recognition, surveillance. Recognition, surveillance. Former brexit secretary david davis and lib dems leader sir ed davey are among a group of 65 mps and peers backing a big brother watch Campaign Calling for change. The group says its concerned about human rights, the potential for discrimination and a lack of public mandate. House price shares fell slightly last month , but proved more last month, but proved more resilient than analysts expected. Higher Mortgage Rates were expected to fuel a sharp decline, but they only fell by 0. 4 in september. The halifax says on a month on month basis , says on a month on month basis, pnces says on a month on month basis, prices have dropped for six months in a row, with the average home now costing £280,000. Those are the headunes £280,000. Those are the headlines you can get more on all of those stories. Just visit our website, gb news dot com. Gb news radio. All aboard signals that green the flying scotsman is back on track. Were being told that it has passed its mechanic inspection after that crash last week at aviemore railway station, where it collided in a shunting incident with the royal scotsman train, the 100 year locomotive then had to be checked by engineers to make it was sure it was safe to go back on the line. The National Railway museum, though, is now saying following a mechanic royal a full mechanic royal inspection, the locomotive has been passed fit for mainline operation and it will take tourists on excursions to the Highland Express tomorrow. So Highland Express tomorrow. So the five circulars on sunday and the five circulars on sunday and the aberdeen flyer on tuesday. The aberdeen flyer on tuesday. Well, that sounds fun. The aberdeen flyer isnt it . But yeah, clearly there was a huge question as to whether the 100 year old locomotive could be left onto National Rail left back onto the National Rail network. But clearly the incident at aviemore, theyre saying, was just a slow speed, shunting incident. No major problems in terms of the engine or the rest of the train. So it is going to be taking all you lucky people on those tours on on saturday, sunday and the aberdeen flyer on tuesday. Aberdeen flyer on tuesday. Doesnt that sound good fun . Marks going there. Marks going there. Yeah. No, im here. Paddington flyer. But you might get time to go there when you retire. Yeah which brings us nicely onto our next story, because if you are in one of these 12 locations, well, a great place to put your feet up. Finally a Consumer Group has named the 12 best places to retire in the uk with broxbourne in hertfordshire leading the way. But were not going there because also on the list, newcastle under lyme , the list, newcastle under lyme, the staffordshire market town. Once home to designer of the spitfire. Rj mitchell. Thats spitfire. Rj mitchell. Thats your pub question for today now seems to be flying high again as jack carsons been finding out. Or is it still a bit of a cloud over it, i gather . Jack is that right. Right. Yeah. We might be able to hear some music in the background from a street performer. I think theyre very much trying to lift the mood performer. I think theyre very muc iveing to lift the mood performer. I think theyre very muc ive experiencehe mood in that ive experience out here in newcastle under lyme today because witch because of course, that witch survey of over survey coming out of just over a thousand people looking at what it are looking it is that people are looking to retire, the most retire, what is the most important to them up on the list really a big majority, 88 really with a big majority, 88 of really concerned and of people really concerned and looking at health care as one of the things that they care about when retire, 75 with green when they retire, 75 with green spaces. Thats newcastle spaces. And thats why newcastle under so under lyme has had has gone so far list at this eight on far up the list at this eight on that that list of 12 places that on that list of 12 places that on that list of 12 places that are the to best retire because being graded on on because when being graded on on green space got a 9. 6 out of ten. So thats one of the reasons why this area is so high up on those list of things. A up on those list of things. A list of places to retire. And of list of places to retire. And of course, its also one of the safest towns in the country. So its the 30th lowest crime for a town across the country. So you think of the hundreds of towns. Its certainly one of the one of the safest and one of the most green that might want green areas that you might want to spend your to come and spend your retirement. Like retirement. But i think like every across the country, every town across the country, people also concerned about people are also concerned about the high street. Thats certainly the feeling i got when i when i put, of course, the results of this survey to the people on street. Take results of this survey to the pnlook. On street. Take a look. Band of newcastle at the top where victorias i think where Queen Victorias i think thats beautiful you know and obviously the library and everything weve got there. But this part i do feel its just this part i do feel is its just gone down bank a bit. Well we have got plenty of greenery i suppose and we, we live silverdale and it is live in silverdale and it is nice round silverdale and it you know but yeah another 900 houses is supposed to be so there wont be much green space left down. They finished basically im thinking, well what were they looking at. They were on about green spaces. I can understand that because in the because lets face it, in the area we have beautiful area we have got some beautiful green spaces. Weve got the green spaces. Weve got the three parks. You know, towards the. Weve got the the westlands. Weve got the lyme dale valley down here, and weve got the queens gardens, which is fine, but they must never have walked into the centre of town. Centre of town. Yeah. Interesting results from that, from that , from those from that, from that, from those boxes there. But of course as well there is a big plan to put a multi Million Pound deal to regenerate this town. So there is certainly some exciting plans for future newcastle for the future for newcastle under this is one of under lyme. If this is one of those places on that list that you might be thinking about coming look like one of the jack you look like one of the only happy people in newcastle under lyme if newcastle under lyme today. If you find someone who is happy and smiling , you find someone who is happy and smiling, well back and smiling, well come back to you. You. Oh, hes just behind you. Oh, no, hes gone. Anyway, jack, no, hes gone. Anyway, jack, thank you very much indeed for that. Thank you very much indeed for that. And well well keep you that. And well well keep you there all afternoon. Now energy firms operating costs could account for 15 of our annual bills, to according the latest report from the warm this winter tariff watch. No less. Its also suggested that energy firms are allocating parts of these costs to Marketing Activities , including Marketing Activities, including sponsoring football teams and the creation of Television Adverts , all coming as thousands adverts, all coming as thousands of people are struggling, facing large bills this winter. Lets speak now to jonathan bean, a spokesperson at fuel poverty action. Jonathan, thanks poverty action. Jonathan, thanks for your time again. And i guess part of the problem on this, its the its the standing charges that theyre all putting onto the bills. And we dont quite that money is quite know where that money is going, do we . Well, yes, standing charges have actually doubled. So there are over £300 now for, um, which is particularly bad because you cant control them. So if youre just huddled them. So if youre just huddled in a single room trying to stay warm, youre going to pay the same £300 as a big mansion would. So its really unfair. Um , this report starts to um, this report starts to analyse those costs. And one of analyse those costs. And one of the horrifying facts is that marketing is actually built into that cost. So things like that cost. So things like football sponsorship adverts , football sponsorship adverts, etcetera are actually part of that standing charge that were being forced to pay during a cost of living crisis. Cost of living crisis. But there is money spent on a customer, customer help centres as well, which is pretty important for people at the moment. But yes, important for people at the moment. But yes, i mean unfortunately the Customer Service level at most energy firms is particularly bad. I mean weve been pushing off on this a lot recently. On this a lot recently. We get so many complaints about bad Customer Service, about bad Customer Service, about bills being wrong. I mean, these companies we deal with directly, actually all theyre doing is generating bills for us. So the fact that theres so much operating cost going into the part of the Energy System thatis the part of the Energy System that is actually just generating bills and actually doing a pretty poor job of that bills and actually doing a pretty poorjob of that is quite pretty poor job of that is quite horrifying. Horrifying. And is it ofgem itself doing enough . Is and is it ofgem itself doing enough . Is it doing a proper job on this. On this. We dont think so. On this. We dont think so. Um, we have a number of issues with ofgem. I mean, ofgem is supposed to be protecting us from inflated bills , but you know, inflated bills, but you know, our bills even now are still 85 higher than they were. So we higher than they were. So we think ofgem is not doing a good job on keeping bills down. And um, theyve actually finally agreed to again go away and review standing charges. Were campaigning to get rid of these standing charges completely. We standing charges completely. We as part energy for all, which as part of energy for all, which would make a fairer Energy System, um , so over the next few system, um, so over the next few weeks , were actually asking weeks, were actually asking people to write in to ofgem to complain about standing charges. We hope finally there may be some action to make the Energy System fairer, but at the moment we feel that they really are protecting the firms, not us. Jonathan bean from fuel poverty action. Thank you for bringing us your assessment of the situation. The situation. Well, ofgem ofgem says that suppliers have always been free to structure their tariffs as they see fit. And we know some they see fit. And we know some suppliers a standing suppliers dont have a standing charge. Continue to charge. However, we continue to keep the issue and how costs are passed customers passed on to customers under review. Review. The metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Units denied that a man who broke into Windsor Castle , armed with Windsor Castle, armed with a crossbow wanting to kill Queen Elizabeth ii on Christmas Day back in 2021, exposed flaws in security at the royal household. But Dominic Murphy said that the met would learn to do better in the future. The future. Just Jaswant Singh shale, whos been sentenced to nine years in prison for treason, wandered inside the grounds of the where Queen Elizabeth the castle where Queen Elizabeth ii was staying at the time for two hours before two officers confronted with tasers. Confronted him with tasers. Lets get more with our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who, following who, of course, was following that case. Very , that court case. Treason, very, very rare. Not since, i think 1981, wasnt it . Hes now got nine years in custody. First broadmoor hospital as a patient , then into prison. But part of the court proceedings, we heard how he used this ladder to get into the windsor compound, although not necessarily the castle itself that weve seen the pictures there of. Yes. So he used a nylon rope ladder. So he used a nylon rope ladder. Thats what the courts ladder. Thats what the courts heard to scale the outer perimeter fence close to the long walk entrance to the castle. And then he spent two hours wandering the grounds of the on Christmas Day the castle on Christmas Day 2021, made it as far as george the fourth gate, which is a very private part of the grounds, very close to Queen Elizabeth ii , private apartments before a Police Officer asked him , can i Police Officer asked him, can i help you, mate . When he saw him . And then child said , i am here . And then child said, i am here to kill the queen now police, the two Police Officers who were there pulled out their tasers, ordered him to drop his crossbow, which he was carrying , which had bolt capable of , which had a bolt capable of firing lethal force that you can see your screens. Now, for see on your screens. Now, for those you watching on those of you watching on television wearing a metal mask that a at a that he had forged at a at a forge as well, because he was a star wars fanatic. The court court heard and identified as a sith darth shale. I think he was trying to call himself, wasnt he . He certainly was. And yes, he certainly was. And again, it was he kind of was. Again, it was he kind of was. The court heard in love with this Artificial Intelligence girlfriend who he believed had both encouraged and discouraged him from carrying out these offences. But it does have this big question about Security Risk , because how was it that a man who clearly had some Mental Health challenges, to put it mildly , was allowed to wander mildly, was allowed to Wander Around the grounds of Windsor Castle for two hours with a loaded crossbow when the queen was in residence. Was in residence. And is there any suggestion that there was less security that there was less security that day because because it was christmas staff were off . Well, it was Christmas Day , well, it was Christmas Day, but Counter Terrorism commander Dominic Murphy has told has told the Pa News Agency that if it wasnt for the officers on duty on the day, this could have been a very different outcome. He denies the facts that this incident exposed flaws in the security at royal residences, particularly Windsor Castle. But what he did go on to say was the metropolitan police would conduct a learning exercise to understand how they could do better in the future. Now, we dont have any word from Buckingham Palace as to whether that satisfies them. Terms of Buckingham Palace as to whether thaimet sfies them. Terms of Buckingham Palace as to whether thaimet sfies ti response. Rms of Buckingham Palace as to whether that met sfies ti response. But of Buckingham Palace as to whether thaimet sfies ti response. But you the met police response. But you have remember that theres, have to remember that theres, you know, the metropolitan police of royal police are in charge of Royal Protection and they have done a pretty good job since king charles has become king. You just have to remember, mark, we were talking about the york instance the eggs being instance with the eggs being thrown at them and going back even that , even further than that, Buckingham Palace and the michael course, michael fagan, of course, who got the bedroom on got into the queens bedroom on that occasion. Was huge review at there was a huge review at that royal security. That stage of royal security. Clearly, theyre not going to talk details what clearly, theyre not going to talk looking ils what clearly, theyre not going to talk looking at. What clearly, theyre not going to talk looking at. Buthat clearly, theyre not going to talk looking at. But ist clearly, theyre not going to talk looking at. But is there theyre looking at. But is there a particular problem at windsor . Because public does have because the public does have access to the great park and that long walk with all the trees that we that famous trees that we see, that famous shot, do have access to the shot, they do have access to the great park. Isnt exactly high the wall isnt exactly high there. Theres about 100m of grassy grounds before you get to the castle itself , but it is a the castle itself, but it is a mediaeval castle , so very thick mediaeval castle, so very thick stone walls. There was police lock gates , big gates. You can lock gates, big gates. You can very clearly see lots of security cameras. We have security cameras. We have security footage which police have given us of stills at least of child being arrested on that day. The guards are armed. The day. The guards are armed. The metropolitan police guards are armed. And the fact of the armed. And the fact of the matter is, child did not make it inside the castle. It was only inside the castle. It was only ever inside the grounds. But perhaps quite uncomfortable, very close to the castle itself. Yeah. Yeah. And of course , as we yeah. And of course, as we say, treason, which which was part of that case yesterday with him now nine years in terms of a hybnd him now nine years in terms of a hybrid offence as such. Yes. So so hes going to spend some of his time at broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital until he is well enough to serve the rest of his sentence in prison. Nine years and five months, five years on licence. Cameron, thank you very much indeed. Now, what do you think about this . Could putting your pets on a vegan help the a vegan diet help save the planet . Planet . Well, a new study suggesting that switching dogs and cats to plant. He happy plant. Well, he looks happy enough with it. Plant based food could gas could remove Greenhouse Gas emissions. Not so sure about the cat by saudi cat to those produced by saudi arabia or australia for saving billions of livestock from slaughter too. But what are the impacts on. Our beloved Furry Friends . Well, joining us now is andrew knight, veterinary. I cant. Veterinarian. Cant. Veterinarian. Veterinarian and professor of animal welfare, who has been leading research in this area. Good to see you this afternoon. So what have you found then . Because the jury is very much out on this on whether its good for a dog or cat to be on a plant based diet. But it for a dog or cat to be on a plant based diet. But it is good for the planet. For the planet. Yes. The jury is not really out, to be honest, in the last two years, there have now been nine studies of Health Outcomes in dogs vegan diets that in dogs fed, vegan diets that have found actually equivalent or better Health Outcomes for dogs on vegan diets. One of the most important was published last year, and it found that average dogs live a year and a half longer on a vegan diet. And thats like a person living around extra decade at around about an extra decade at the of lives. The end of their lives. They seem have and they also seem to have a better quality of because better quality of life because they rates of various they have lower rates of various illnesses that decrease quality of as itchy skin and of life, such as itchy skin and ear canals. So the health seems to be good on average, and the environmental impacts are enormous for the worlds dogs went vegan. It would spare more Greenhouse Gases than all of those produced by the entire United Kingdom. And it would also spare enough food energy to be able to feed 450 million people, which is more than the entire eu population. So there entire eu population. So there are enormous environmental benefits associated with neutral , rationally sound vegan diets for dogs and cats. But this is the risk, isnt it, for pet owners, is that the dog does have a nutritionally balanced diet. Now my dog is on a vegan diet because shes for medical reasons. He has to be on that vegan diet. I think we can see pictures of him now, but for other people, its a very difficult thing to just simply put your dog on a vegan diet and for to get the right for them to get the right nutrient yeah , its nutrient, its yeah, its important to not try to make your own diet at home. Almost certainly it would be nutritionally unbalanced. It is important to be purchasing a diet thats been labelled as being nutritionally sound , produced by a reputable sound, produced by a reputable manufacturer, hopefully working with veterinary nutritionists to be adding all of the amino acids, vitamins and other supplements that dogs need. Supplements that dogs need. So purchase a nutritionally complete diet thats labelled as such. Make sure it comes from a good company that can provide some kind of information about these steps taken to ensure nutritional soundness. And if theres no information, if they wont answer inquiries, choose a different. Different company. Andrew, for that. Andrew, thanks for that. Andrew, thanks for that. Interesting dogs at his dinner. So have we. But were back on monday. Stay with us. Hello again. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. Cloudy many of us. Its cloudy for many of us today. Windy with outbreaks today. Windy with some outbreaks of in the north its of rain in the north and its warm in the far south with some spells of sunshine. Thats where High Pressure is. But north of that high, weve got a slow moving weather front which will pp up moving weather front which will pop up overnight and into the start of saturday, bringing increasingly heavy and persistent rain to parts of scotland, especially central and western scotland. And there is western scotland. And there is the risk through the weekend of significant flooding in this part of the country. Elsewhere part of the country. Elsewhere across the uk, its dry overnight with clear spells across central and southern parts. Its still fairly breezy andits parts. Its still fairly breezy and its going to be a mild start to the weekend. Some mist and low cloud around across england and wales. First thing, a few spots of rain over the pennines, thicker cloud for Northern Ireland and southern scotland and quite a breeze coming from a cold direction in the northern isles. But in the northern isles. But in between weve got this spell of heavy persistent rain and heavy and persistent rain and amber warning force because amber warning in force because theres the risk for the southwest highlands, the trossachs belt that will southwest highlands, the tros significant belt that will southwest highlands, the trossignificant flooding1at will see significant flooding accumulating through saturday and into the start of sunday. And theres an amber warning in force for that. Thankfully, the force for that. Thankfully, the rain does get out of the way. It pushes into the north of scotland on sunday. Further south, weve got some warm spells sunshine and spells of sunshine and increasing temperatures up into the mid 20s in the south. And it stays largely fine in the south, at least into the start of next week with. A 3 pm. Is patrick with. A 3 pm. Is patrick christys. Its gb news. And some good news for people out there who didnt want to see Scottish Independence humza yousaf. Yes, thats the snp have thats right. Well the snp have been battered in scotland at a by election, havent they . Its time humza. Exquisite time up for humza. Exquisite timing. In other news, were going to be talking about this as uk in italy are as well. Yes. Uk in italy are thrashing out a migrant deal. So we are the end of the road for a lot of people looking to get into of course, into europe. And of course, italy route so sunak italy is the route in. So sunak and maloney are trying to hammer out some kind migrant deal. Out some kind of migrant deal. Could this finally be the answer . Now, this story is interesting. Answer . Now, this story is interestwe the sentencing of course, we had the sentencing of an who tried kill an individual who tried to kill the queen crossbow the queen with a crossbow on christmas of years Christmas Day a couple of years ago a factor that was ago. A big factor in that was the role of ai, Artificial Intelligence. He thought he had an ai girlfriend and some of the messages there appeared to suggest that i might have kind of told him to do it. Look how dangerous artificial dangerous is Artificial Intelligence . One more for you, i yes, thats right. I think. Yes, thats right. Were be talking were going to be talking as well, of well, arent we, about loads of different like labours Different Things like labours rotherham labour rotherham scandal, some labour councillors in rotherham have been moved aside