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Strike out. Good for news parents, news students parents, good for news students after massive disruption that after a massive disruption that started covid and started during covid and has continued apparently continued ever since. Apparently were minimum were going to have minimum service , not Service Levels at schools, not before time Patrick Christys. Gb before time Patrick Christys. Gb news. Yes, i will also be telling you as well about how miserable itll councils have decided to cancel bonfire night. Ihope decided to cancel bonfire night. I hope that isnt happening in a town near you. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Get those views coming in thick and fast. Its got to be about sunak. I think hasnt it . Those two stonking by election defeats. Should he go do you reckon . Is it it late to change it is it too late to change a leader before an election . Would that just be ridiculous . Leader before an election . Would thatjust be ridiculous . Gb that just be ridiculous . Gb views gbnews. Com but right now is headlines. Is your headlines. Patrick. Thanks very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 3 01 each. Egypt says its not to blame for the closure of the rafah crossing, which is delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid to palestine orleans, the countrys Foreign Ministry says as far as its concerned , the crossing is open concerned, the crossing is open and egypt is not blocking the departure of Third Country Nationals. The United Nations says its actively engaging with all parties involved. So that a meaningful number of trucks carrying aid can enter gaza every day. Meanwhile, rishi every day. Meanwhile, rishi sunakisin every day. Meanwhile, rishi sunak is in egypt meeting with the countrys president at the Prime Minister tweeted , saying Prime Minister tweeted, saying it was part of wider efforts to prevent the spread of violence. Prevent the spread of violence. Downing street says the top priority is to support british nationals safely out of the territory. Hes already met with his israeli counterpart and saudi arabias crown prince. At least nine british nationals have been killed and seven are missing since the attack by hamas on october the seventh. Here, labour leader sir keir starmer says prevents the escalation should be the top priority. Priority. I think any effort to ensure there isnt any escalation is obviously welcome. I think there are two priorities now , urgent are two priorities now, urgent priorities. The first is that hamas must release the hostages who are being held in gaza. And secondly , we urgently we need secondly, we urgently we need that humanity , korean aid to get that humanity, korean aid to get in the food, the water, the fuel , the medicines. Obviously, there have been some progress, but much more is needed. Its urgent. There are many innocent urgent. There are many innocent civilians in gaza. Civilians in gaza. Israeli military sources have given more information about the estimated 200 hostages taken by hamas. They say 30 of those taken a teenagers and Young Children and 20 are people over the age of 60. They say the majority are still alive. Meanwhile israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible Ground Invasion. Tanks, troops and helicopters were seen near the border this morning. Israeli defence minister yoav galant has told troops they would soon see the palestinian enclave from inside. In other enclave from inside. In other news now, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their trust and their confidence in the labour party as they overturned a conservative majority to win two by elections. Just a warning of flashing images coming up in tamworth. Sarah edwards overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000. Meanwhile Alastair Strathern claimed mid beds beardshear with a 20. 5 swing, marking the largest labour by election win since 1945. He says hes delighted people voted for change. And we have been really humbled by how seriously people have taken this election, this opportunity to do Something Different , this to make different, this chance to make sure finally have an mp in sure we finally have an mp in parliament whos going to be on our side. And i think its fair to after today, to say that after today, no one is going to be taking us for granted here in bedfordshire ever granted here in bedfordshire evewell, conservative party well, conservative Party Chairman says chairman greg hands says labours wins not so labours wins are not so significant. Labours wins are not so sig|labour. Labours wins are not so sig|labour hardly improved their labour hardly improved their vote at and in fact went vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly. But i dont think that slightly. But i dont think that will have an impact on the general election. Clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday mid bedfordshire and tamworth despite having excellent candidates in Festus Akinbusoye and in andy cooper. So we need to work harder. We need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i more than 1600 suspected members of county lines drug gangs have been arrested across england and wales. The operation sees class a drugs worth more than £1 million and cash of the same value. Around 58 children have been referred to safeguard services for possible exploit by the gangs. The action also closed 250 phone lines and seized more than 400 weapons, including firearms and knives. Including firearms and knives. Two people have died in storm babbette in scotland as Severe Weather conditions continue, the met office has issued a new 24 hour red weather warning in central and north east scotland as further heavy rainfall is expected. 400 people have been expected. 400 people have been evacuated from their homes in brecon after flood defences were breached. Amber warnings for wind and rain have also been issued for parts of northern england, the midlands and northern wales. Well thats all northern wales. Well thats all from me for now. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker. All you have to say is play gb news. Now its over to. Patrick well , we start over to. Patrick well, we start with a truly terrible night for the conservatives. Theres piled even more pressure on rishi sunak. Labour won both of yesterdays by elections after overturning a huge tory majorities in tamworth and mid bedfordshire. And its and mid bedfordshire. And its got some people asking is rishi sunak the right man to lead the conservatives into the next general election . I actually spoke to conservative mp ranjana warner last night crucially , she warner last night crucially, she this was just before the by Election Results were announced. I asked him whether announced. I asked him whether or not rishi sunak was still the right man to lead the tories. I think everyone in the conservative party is united that there is no more leadership change. Rishi sunak is prime change. Rishi sunak is the Prime Minister. He change. Rishi sunak is the Prime Minister. He the change. Rishi sunak is the Prime Minister. He the leader. Change. Rishi sunak is the Prime Minister. He the leader. Hes minister. He is the leader. Hes got us into got to lead us into the election. But the important election. But the big important thing is weve got to have proper policy. Proper conservative policy. Weve got get on and weve actually got to get on and do that separate us from weve actually got to get on and do socialistst separate us from weve actually got to get on and do socialists and|arate us from weve actually got to get on and do socialists and thee us from weve actually got to get on and do socialists and the other rom the socialists and the other left wing , which hes not really left wing, which hes not really doing, is he . Doing, is he . So that does still beg the question whether or not hes the right man to lead the conservative party into the next general election. To know general election. I want to know your on this. Your views on this. Vaiews gbnews. Com know that vaiews gbnews. Com i know that it complete it sounds absolutely complete and the and utterly bonkers that the conservative party would change and utterly bonkers that the ctleadertive party would change and utterly bonkers that the c leader this party would change and utterly bonkers that the c leader this party � to uld change and utterly bonkers that the c leader this party � to ad change and utterly bonkers that the c leader this party � to a generale a leader this close to a general election. But if youve got a choice between guaranteed electoral oblivion or the chance of maybe not getting battered, what do you do . Speak now. Gb news Political Editor Christopher Hope. Christopher, thank you very much. Great to thank you very much. Great to have you on the show. How far have you on the show. How far behind in the polls is Boris Johnson . When they decided that they had to get rid of him , is they had to get rid of him, is that a question you near the answer to . Patrick . I think it was about a 2 or 3 points, no more than that. A 2 or 3 points, no more than that. Last july when they moved. That. Last july when they moved. When . When, of course, i think saturday javid resigned from the government, it did rishi government, as it did rishi sunak. Hes been lucky in a sense. I sunak. Hes been lucky in a sense. I think. Mr sunak because sense. I think. Mr sunak because theres no one to challenge him at all in the backbenches as a penod at all in the backbenches as a period hes been in power as Prime Minister one year on tuesday, next week. That means that after that period , mps on that after that period, mps on the backbenches can start putting in letters of no confidence in the leadership of mr sunak in to graham brady, now 15 of backbenchers decide they have no confidence in him. There have no confidence in him. There will be a no confidence vote in him now. No one thinks that. No one thinks that anyone would anyone would challenge mr sunak if he lost that vote of no confidence. But what i think mps on the right might think is that heres a chance to try and force mr sunak to do more conservative policies. The concern the right policies. The concern the right have is why did the reform uk party win enough votes . Last night in both tamworth and mid bedfordshire to mean that the tories didnt win . If the reform party hadnt stood patrick in those seats . And of course richard tice is a colleague of ours on gb news. If that hadnt happened , had the that hadnt happened, had the tory mps would both tory mps would have won both seats it wouldnt having seats and it wouldnt be having this right this chat right now. Okay. I think it yeah, okay. I think it probably is important to give a little more context you little bit more context like you were doing there about the were just doing there about the actual that those two by actual results that those two by elections which has actual results that those two by elec raised which has actual results that those two by elec raised massive which has actual results that those two by elec raised massive scrutinyias actual results that those two by elec raised massive scrutiny over now raised massive scrutiny over rishi go on, talk us rishi sunak. So go on, talk us through what actually happened then. Okay. So here in mid bedfordshire where i am labours alyssa strathearn won with a majority of 1192 in tamworth. Majority of 1192 in tamworth. Laboun majority of 1192 in tamworth. Labour, labour mp, a woman called sarah edwards, is a new labour mp again. She won with a majority of 1016. Now both those numbers were overtaken if possible by the reform uk party. So the tories, had they been more right wing in policies, the argument is that they could have won those those support that support from reform uk and then won the seats and thats why its so difficult. These these defeats last night with the tamworth was the second biggest vote swing to the conservatives, to labour since 1945. Is the biggest being in dudley west in 1994. It goes on record set all over the place and there were the two top six biggest reversals were last night. Thats how big it is and thats what rishi sunak is coming back to and how he responds to that over the next few days is vital on tuesday, next week, theres a meeting of the European Research group they will group of tory mps. They will look at these results these look at these results on these byelections to byelections and wonder how to take fonnard towards the take that fonnard towards the pm. Although hes not hes pm. So although hes not hes not not at risk because theres not not at risk because theres no real candidate to take him on. Patrick, there are concerns about his leadership and how he can it around because mps can turn it around because mps are now wondering, have i got a livelihood after end of next year . Okay. All right, christopher, look, thank very, very much. Look, thank you very, very much. Its hope that gb its Christopher Hope that gb news from mid news Political Editor from mid bedfordshire. Now im joined by conservative mp jonathan gullis, who joins me now. Yes, there we who joins me now. Yes, there we go. All right. Well, great to have you on the show. Thank you very, very much. Look, does rishi have to go if youve got any chance of winning the next election . The Prime Minister has my absolute full support. Should absolute full support. He should lead next general lead us into the next general election. Still believe he can election. I still believe he can firmly because you look firmly win because when you look at flip flop that stands at the flip flop that stands opposite the despatch opposite him across the despatch box, keir starmer, who cant keep a single promise to his keep to a single promise to his own let alone, god own members, let alone, god forbid, the country. I forbid, to the country. I think we minister that we have a Prime Minister that has clear five priorities has a very clear five priorities that hard to that hes working hard to deliver on use conference to deliver on and use conference to outline that the outline further that he is the candidate willing to take the brave and bold decisions that need made order to need to be made in order to bnng need to be made in order to bring the country fonnard. So patrick back. I patrick ritchies got my back. I got ritchies 100. Got ritchies back 100. Okay. You know, i think okay. Do you know, i think that there chance that that there is a chance that maybe he needs to do more conservative things. Mean, conservative things. I mean, i was at some of the was looking at some of the swings last night. It is absolutely and absolutely staggering. And people are people are voting instead for reform, which wants to things like turn the boats back. Well, look , i think youre well, look, i think youre absolutely right to look at what the show. First of all, the results show. First of all, the results show. First of all, the turnout tamworth, where the turnout in tamworth, where i spent lot of time, was just spent a lot of time, was just was around 35. That means nearly two thirds of voters who two thirds of all voters who could to sit at home. Could vote chose to sit at home. So thats telling tale in so thats a telling tale in itself. A lot apathy, itself. Theres a lot of apathy, a people feeling that at a lot of people feeling that at the moment in time. Theyre sitting out maybe waiting for a general election. You are correct saying reform correct in saying that reform picking and you picking up votes. And if you actually for britain actually add reform for britain and , thats around and ukip together, thats around 9 vote. Clearly the 9 of the vote. So clearly the Prime Ministers pledge to stop 9 of the vote. So clearly the prinboats1isters pledge to stop 9 of the vote. So clearly the prin boats isters pledge to stop 9 of the vote. So clearly the prinboats is ans pledge to stop 9 of the vote. So clearly the prinboats is an important stop 9 of the vote. So clearly the prinboats is an important one, the boats is an important one, particularly places in the particularly in places in the midlands north, it midlands and the north, and it needs delivered upon, needs to be delivered upon, which as we go through which is why as we go through the court case of rwanda, i hope well see flights by the well see flights soon by the end the year. But also end of the year. But it also means we need to be frank and tackle legal migration as well. Patrick, as and i have patrick, as you and i have discussed, migration discussed, legal migration cannot thats cannot be in a 600,000. Thats absolutely cannot be in a 600,000. Thats absoleven be in the 200,000 or cant even be in the 200,000 or the of thousands or even the tens of thousands or even the tens of thousands or even the net zero migration potentially that we potentially is something that we should for as a should be aiming for as a political taking hes Political Party taking on. Hes not going to do it, though, is he . This is this is. I got you. I get you. Im getting these emails in right now in front of me. Keith says. Ive just filled in a survey. Conservative in a survey. The conservative party basically, party have said to me basically, ive said that theyre pushing away they away loyal supporters as they need away from con need to move away from con socialist theres socialist policies. Theres another a lifelong another one here. Im a lifelong conservative but after conservative voter, but after rishis terrible prime rishis terrible time as Prime Minister reform minister i will be voting reform at general election. At the next general election. And somebody else here, literally below. If he literally the one below. If he decided the boats decided to turn the boats back, he win a majority. I mean, he would win a majority. I mean, you of this stuff to you know, all of this stuff to be true, right . You know, this is and unfortunately, you is true. And unfortunately, you dont have a leader who who thinks that for, you know, whats of backing him whats the point of backing him really . Patrick, he did really . Well patrick, he did bnng really . Well patrick, he did bring illegal bring fonnard the illegal migration very migration act, which is a very robust legislation. Robust piece of legislation. Set the groundwork and he has set the groundwork to able to ignore and deter to be able to ignore and deter and defer away from rulings and defer away from echr rulings that know, that i think we that you know, that i think we should withdraw from that you know, that i think we sho echr withdraw from that you know, that i think we sho echr regardless withdraw from the echr regardless of what happens im a happens with rwanda. Im a member new conservatives member of the new conservatives that believe that that fully believe that there was political realignment was a political realignment that took brexit took place after the brexit referendum in ably led by referendum in 2016, ably led by danny and cates. Danny kruger and miriam cates. And released a number of and we have released a number of policy papers, things like scrapping ir35, raising the tax threshold, the vat threshold, sorry, the vat registration threshold from £85,000 to £250,000, things that we should be doing rather than as some of my colleagues have already talked about potentially raising benefits in line with inflation, think inflation, which i dont think is best of taxpayers is the best use of taxpayers money, helping small, medium sized businesses is giving tax breaks families. So that they breaks to families. So that they can help their can actually help with their household bills, stopping the boats and going further on legal migration , withdrawing from the migration, withdrawing from the echr up our own set echr and setting up our own set of regulations and rules around human rights and equalities , human rights and equalities, relying on own Supreme Court relying on our own Supreme Court and own legislature in the and our own legislature in the houses rather than houses of Parliament Rather than some Foreign Court in some Foreign Court over in strasbourg the fonnard. Strasbourg is the way fonnard. And the prime and i do believe the Prime Minister willing to minister is willing to take those decisions and those bold decisions and he needs to know and hear loudly from me that ready have from me that im ready to have his back. You e his back. You it was okay. Do you think it was a mistake get rid of boris mistake to get rid of Boris Johnson . The Boris Johnson obviously ultimately to the ultimately chose to make the decision to leave himself and obviously a large obviously there was a large members, number of members obviously there was a large memb parliamentary ber of members obviously there was a large memb parliamentary ber of thatnbers of the Parliamentary Party that said longer feeling said they were no longer feeling they to support him. I they were able to support him. I think realise boris is think we all realise boris is extreme qualities, that extreme qualities, which is that he cut through like no he gets a cut through like no one else when it comes to british politics, and i would love to still be a love him to still be a conservative member of parliament he Still Parliament and i hope he still comes future. Back to comes in the future. Back to parliament i think hes parliament because i think hes got lot serve, not just our got a lot to serve, not just our party, but country as well. Party, but our country as well. But as i say, rishi sunak has been a year in the been just under a year in the job, has been working hard to actually the economy, actually steady the economy, which has doing whilst which he has been doing whilst also willing to also growing it. Hes willing to take decisions as he has take tough decisions as he has done on net zero. Hes willing to stare down lefty lawyers to stare down the lefty lawyers when the illegal when it comes to the illegal migration as say, hes migration act. So as i say, hes the that we need to get the man that we need to get behind and rally behind. Whats his whats his big vision . Though, do whats his whats his big visi think . Though, do whats his whats his big visi think . I though, do whats his whats his big visi think . I mean, though, do whats his whats his big visi think . I mean, weough, do whats his whats his big visi think . I mean, we heard do you think . I mean, we heard about more a levels, ill be honest with you, says honest with you, and this says a lot about me, by the way, but i, i wouldnt for anyone i wouldnt vote for anyone because to love i wouldnt vote for anyone becausn right . To love i wouldnt vote for anyone becausn right . Thats to love i wouldnt vote for anyone becausn right . Thats never e i wouldnt vote for anyone becausn right . Thats never been maths, right . Thats never been been style. More been my style. But more a levels, i think. I dont a levels, i dont think. I dont think going to get that think thats going to get that many. Oh, god. Pumped up to go and no, no trains and vote now. No, no, no trains obviously when it comes to the hs2, although i do think ultimately what the solution there is going to better is there is going to be better is just we prattled just a shame that we prattled around option for around with the other option for so i mean, whats so many years. I mean, whats the whats the bold vision the whats the big bold vision for know . Well, look, for rishi, you know . Well, look, i look the Prime Minister in the eyes we had the leadership eyes when we had the leadership contest last year and i can tell you education an you now that education is an absolute his and absolute passion of his and something mine as well. Absolute passion of his and son having mine as well. Absolute passion of his and son having been ne as well. Absolute passion of his and son having been a as well. Absolute passion of his and son having been a formerll. Absolute passion of his and son having been a former teacher, having been a former teacher, my professional life my entire professional life before becoming member of before becoming a member of parliament we need parliament to level up, we need more better more kids Getting Better qualifications, Getting Better access to apprenticeships, improving the standard of vocational improving the standard of vocationa Prime Minister what the Prime Minister outlined with his advanced baccalaureate, as , a british as it were, a british baccalaureate, i think is a really exciting thing. I do really exciting thing. But i do appreciate that not appreciate patrick, that not everyone share share that everyone may share share that same as i so what same enthusiasm as i do. So what else there . As ive told you, else is there . As ive told you, it means having a Long Term Plan for how bring legal migration for how to bring legal migration numbers as as taking numbers down, as well as taking jurassic action to the jurassic action to stop the boats. That means withdrawing from the echr and being willing to people theyre to pick people up when theyre in the channel and them in the channel and taking them directly to france. Directly back to france. Regardless of how Emmanuel Macron making macron reacts, it means making sure zero. We sure that were net zero. We continue actually have continue to actually have realism and common sense take control, not eco nutjobs like were going to see come into parliament through the new mid bedfordshire mp that elected bedfordshire mp that was elected there it means there last night. It means making that we lower the making sure that we lower the tax burden, particularly for families. Who do an families. Patrick, who do an awful lot bring up their awful lot to bring up their children they need children and they need that additional particularly children and they need that add costal particularly children and they need that add cost of particularly children and they need that addcost of living particularly children and they need that addcost of living partiandrly the cost of living crisis. And i think the new conservatives have got, as say, a 12 point plan got, as i say, a 12 point plan on immigration. Weve had a tax plan. Weve got a skills plan. Its already there for the Prime Minister run with it. All right. Look, jonathan, thank you very, much. Look, thank you very, very much. Look, saying some incredibly conservative things that shock, horror people might, might, might vote for if might be inclined to vote for if they were given that chance. Jonathan, the conservative mp, thank you very much. Right. Okay thank you very much. Right. Okay yeah. I thank you very much. Right. Okay yeah. I mean, its unfortunate. Its not happening, though, is it . I suppose for people, but nigel farage, i believe, says that the tories are headed for a deserved electoral disaster. Gosh there we go. Okay, so thats. Thats what nigel farage has to say. There we can delve into the terrifying world of my inbox. Now, just very quickly, gb views the gbnews. Com. Thank you very much. He has popped up in the inbox. A lot of you obviously understand we care very future of very much about the future of this whos in charge this country. Whos in charge of it and those election it and what those Election Results last night actually results from last night actually mean following yesterdays two magnificent gains magnificent by election gains for labour, its a happy day, says tim. There we go. Okay, fair enough. Theres a couple of others here. I will only vote for Boris Johnson, says phil from kirkham and hes not the only one, i must say. From kirkham and hes not the only one, i must say. Phil from only one, i must say. Phil from kirkham is not alone. Patrick people do not want a Labour Government. They are voting for them because they do not want a tory government even more absolute sham and that is from kitty. Thank you very much. Kitty. Thank you very much. Right. Okay well you can get loads more on this story on our website gbnews. Com. Its the Fastest Growing National News website in the country. Its got the best analysis , big opinion the best analysis, big opinion and latest breaking and all of the latest breaking news asking you today, news i am asking you today, i know that this sounds bonkers, given how close we are to a general election, we general election, given that we Just Conservative Party just had a conservative Party Conference all of that, but conference and all of that, but if the tories headed towards if the tories are headed towards electoral then do they electoral oblivion, then do they just change their leader . Is that the right to do . That the right thing to do . Talking leaders, rishi sunak that the right thing to do . Talkarrived eaders, rishi sunak that the right thing to do . Talkarrived inders, rishi sunak that the right thing to do . Talkarrived in egypt, shi sunak that the right thing to do . Talkarrived in egypt, which nak has arrived in egypt, which i think we can all agree is exactly where he should be after last nights by election crushing. But hes arrived in egypt says that egypt as the country says that the crossing is open as the rafah crossing is open as the rafah crossing is open as the United Nations desperately tries secure a supply of aid tries to secure a supply of aid into that is gaza, viewers into gaza that is gaza, viewers can see live pictures of it right now. Our reporter Charlie Peters is in israel and hes going to bring us the very latest from the middle east. So stay tuned for that. Patrick christys gb news is sunday mornings from 930 on. Gb news. Welcome back. It is 323 or watching or listening to me. Patrick christys on gb news now later this hour, i will discuss the governments plans to stop kids education being ruined by teachers going on strike. Not before time, by the way. Its about time people took these militant teachers to task. And i will look to ban will look at calls to ban talking of militants extremist islamist clerics from entering the uk. The thing that always gets me about these islamist clerics is not just the fact that they can apparently get into the uk, and none of that really matters. Its how many thousands of people want to go and them talk. That and listen to them talk. That should be the bigger concern for me they can sell all me that they can sell all of these tickets. To ready these tickets. You go to ready made places, especially around the area. They the West Midlands area. They seem popular and all seem incredibly popular and all of they can pack out of a sudden they can pack out auditorium you think, well, auditorium and you think, well, why people in why are there so many people in this who clearly this country who are clearly sympathetic who is sympathetic to someone who is also osama bin also sympathetic to Osama Bin Laden . On, rishi laden . But moving on, rishi sunakisin laden . But moving on, rishi sunak is in egypt as the country says that rafah crossing is says that the rafah crossing is open desperately tries open as the un desperately tries to assure supply of aid into to assure the supply of aid into gaza. So viewers can see live pictures now from gaza. Excuse pictures now from gaza. Excuse me. The Israeli Defence force has published new information on the hostages taken by hamas. More than 20 of them are children. Richie sunak is hoping his diplomatic efforts could help secure their release. Lets cross now to tel aviv and speak to our reporter, Charlie Peters. So charlie, i suppose the latest line as far as we can tell it today is that finally we egypt, a country that has said ages a country that has said for ages that the people that it stands with the people of palestine, the Palestinian People, people of gaza have people, the people of gaza have decided actually allow some decided to actually allow some aid into gaza. Aid into gaza. That will be a Vital Development because those trucks have been gathering on the egyptian side of the crossing for many days now , well over a for many days now, well over a week, urgently trying to address what has been described as an untenable humanitarian situation down in the south of the gaza strip , where, of course, so many strip, where, of course, so many people have fled since the start of this conflict under the orders of the idf. In fact, this orders of the idf. In fact, this morning we had reports of some people, in fact, heading back to north because of the north of gaza because of the situation in the south, fearing that it was not going to improve, that there was such a condensed gathering of people in the south and no supply of aid. And water, crucially as well, that they were actually returning to an area the returning to an area where the idf to remove them in idf is keen to remove them in order to conduct further bombardment and likely bombardment and that likely Ground Invasion. But the Ground Invasion. But the internally displaced people are certainly facing one of the biggest shocks to their area in many, many years. And the arrival of humanitarian aid will make a significant difference as that humanitarian crisis unfolds i okay. All right. And we are heanng okay. All right. And we are hearing about a build up of ground forces. I think many people might have expected there to have been some action by now in terms of a Ground Invasion. What are you expecting there . Whats on the ground whats the news on the ground and well, yesterday , yoav and well, yesterday, yoav galant, the defence minister, said that the soldiers can see gaza from afar, but soon they will see it from the inside. And these are the kind of comments you cant really row back from. Weve had further information today mr galant information today from mr galant setting three part plan. Setting out a three part plan. First, would be first, he said there would be fires a tactical manoeuvre fires and a tactical manoeuvre understood to be a Ground Invasion. Then there would be the destruction of the hamas military and military capability and infrastructure, then in a infrastructure, and then in a reduced effort of war in the north. And finally a Security Apparatus instilled and a removal of israeli responsibility of the gaza strip. Thats the plan as far as its considered in israel. But of course, no plan survives First Contact with the enemy in a war zone. So well see how those developments unfold. But clearly that is now the intention that there is almost certainly going to be that invasion finally after well over a week of it being proposed and mooted in the press here. So a significant situation that build up there looking likely to move into the gaza strip in the coming days. Charlie, thank you very much. Charlie peters there, our man in tel aviv. Just quizzing you through the very latest of whats been going so it whats been going on. So it looks though rafah looks as though that rafah crossing open. Theyre crossing now is open. So theyre saying can come in a saying that aid can come in a way of maybe allowing people to be safe or would be to allow those people to leave, though, wouldnt it . But again, egypt, jordan , turkey, not keen on jordan, turkey, not keen on having the Palestinian People actually within their own country, which is bizarre to say the least. Now, if we needed the least. Now, if we needed a reminder of how the israel hamas war is affecting people right here in the uk , it came in the here in the uk, it came in the last hour because the met police say anti semitic offences in london in grief have increased by more than 1,000. This month compared to last year. So compared to last year. So viewers on gb news can now see the aftermath of a recent attack on a kosher restaurant that was in Golders Green in north london, which, in case people dont know, is clearly a very heavily populated area when it comes to the Jewish Community. Officers had made 21 arrests for hate crime offences amid this conflict thats going on in the middle east, one man was detained on suspicion of defacing posters of missing israelis. The police say that islamophobia offences during the same period had increased by 140. So there you go. When it comes to those defacing of posters of the missing israelis, the internet is awash with these, you know, social media is awash with these look, its one thing, isnt it, saying that maybe you support the plight of the Palestinian People or you have sympathy his for those people who are in gaza at the moment . Its another thing to actively go out of your way to tear down a poster with a missing jewish childs face on it. What kind of individual does that you know . But look, theres loads more still to come, of course, now and 4 00 in course, between now and 4 00 in just a few minutes , the uks just a few minutes, the uks most senior Counter Terror official wants radical muslim clerics who call for people to be headed for blasphemy. Me to be headed for blasphemy. Me to be headed for blasphemy. Me to be banned from entering the country. But its not just about them entering the country. As i will go on to talk about. Its about this ready made supply of people who see absolutely dead set on going on, watching and listening these people talk. Listening to these people talk. Thats bigger concern for thats the bigger concern for me, that these people me, not just that these people can into country. Well can get into the country. Well get coming in as get your views coming in as well. Vaiews gbnews. Com and whether think its whether or not you think its time go to time for rishi sunak to go to quite crushing , very crushing quite crushing, very crushing by election night. By election defeat. Last night. I know it sounds ridiculous given that not that far given that were not that far away a general election, away from a general election, but you think that rishi but do you think that rishi sunak guaranteed electoral sunak is guaranteed electoral oblivion tories or oblivion for the tories or can he still pull off . Gb views he still pull it off . Gb views gbnews. Com. Its your gbnews. Com. Right now its your headunes. Gbnews. Com. Right now its your headlines. Ray headlines with. Ray thanks patrick. Thanks patrick. Its 330. Our top story, egypt says its not to blame for the closure of the rafah crossing which is delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid to palestinians. The United Nations says its actively engaged with all parties involved so that a meaningful number of trucks carrying aid can enter gaza every day. Every day. Well, rishi sunak is in egypt meeting with the countrys president. The Prime Minister tweeted , the Prime Minister tweeted, saying it was part of wider efforts to prevent the spread of violence. Violence. At least nine british nationals have been killed and seven are still missing since the attack by hamas on october seven. 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Well, earlier this week we covered the warning from the head of m15 that the israel hamas war meant there was a greater risk of islamist terror attacks in the uk. And now our leading Counter Terrorism official wants the government to stop radical muslim clerics from entering the uk. If they call for people to be beheaded, if they commit blasphemy. I mean, i think thats probably fair enough, dont you . Robinson cited the case of nimatullah abbasi, who is from bangladesh. He was on a recent visit to the uk and he said that critics of the Prophet Muhammad should have their heads chopped off. He said that people behind the 9 11 attacks were brave lions. Now, actually it brave lions. Now, actually it was partly only because of our very own Charlie Peters, who weve currently dispatched to tel aviv, who exposed the fact that this guy was in the country, but not just that, that there were people in places like leicester, for example, in birmingham and parts of london as well , who were queuing up to as well, who were queuing up to buy tickets to go and see this guy talk. And that arguably, i think is the more concerning thing. Its one thing lunatics like that being allowed into the country, its another thing country, but its another thing having a ready group of having a ready made group of people, an audience of people who desperate hang who are desperate to hang on every say with me every word that they say with me now is reem ibrahim, whos director of communications at the very, the aa. Reem, thank you very, very you know, all very much. Look, you know, all for freedom of speech and everything, but maybe not if it means beheading people for slating muhammad. Slating the Prophet Muhammad. Surely need be surely these people need to be kept this country. Do you think . I actually disagree, patrick . I do think that if we believe in the unequivocal right to freedom of expression and we believe that individuals should be to free freely express themselves and say those things, i would like to see people like abbas who are saying these awful, awful things. I would like to ensure that its at the surface because othennise , if we get into the othennise, if we get into the business of banning these individuals from coming to this country , if we start banning country, if we start banning people like abbas from entering this country and being able to speak this this kind of conversation, would you know, the thing is, you never youre never going to change these peoples minds. Dream. This is the thing. Its a normal debate. Its not like a normal debate. This student debate this isnt like a student debate or this like or something. This is like radical islamist extremism. Right. Where believe that right. Where they believe that theyre serving a higher power and that anybody and that nothing that anybody says cant engage in a says you cant engage them in a debate. And you know, our old mate there not mate abbas, he there is not going his mind, is he . Going to change his mind, is he . So whats the point . Abbas himself wont change his mind. Said, are but as you said, there are thousands of that are thousands of people that are attending and attending his talks and ultimately going ultimately whats going to happen we to ban happen is if we were to ban these individuals from coming to this at all, then he this country at all, then he would still those would still be doing those talks. And kind of talks. And these kind of conversations be conversations would still be occurring, would occurring, but they would be occurring, but they would be occurring and occurring underground and without and without any challenge. And i think that fundamentally this is really about the really where we talk about the right freedom of expression. Right to freedom of expression. But also i want to ensure that i know exactly where those individuals are and the individuals are and i think the police would appreciate police would probably appreciate that there are these that as well. If there are these thousands people are thousands of people that are attending talks , listening attending his talks, listening to say awful things, like to him say awful things, like anybody that criticises the prophet mohammed should be beheaded. These are horrendous beheaded. These are horrendous things said. But if they things to be said. But if they were to be underground , were to be said underground, they would unchallenged. And they would go unchallenged. And thats my concern. But we have a massive okay. But we have a massive problem with radicalisation , problem with radicalisation, dont we . I mean, prisons, for example, are like jihadi training grounds at the moment. Weve radical preachers weve got radical hate preachers left, centre. So why left, right and centre. So why would you want to increase that . Surely, surely. Just just just surely, surely. Just just just nip it in the bud. Just say, you know what . Go and stay in bangladesh. Weve already got enough of it over here on. Fortunately, it wouldnt nip it in the bud and we would still see these kind of conversations occurring underground. And thats my point thats kind of my main point here. To ensure, here. I would like to ensure, especially young people that are incredibly impressionable. Well, incredibly impressionable. Well, there many, many young there are many, many young people that people in this country that would see these kind of conversations about, you know, their calling to god and they would listen to people like abbasi and genuinely believe it. I think its very important that were to look at that were then able to look at that and out how horrendous and point out how horrendous these kind conversations are. These kind of conversations are. If being banned altogether , if its being banned altogether, whether if this kind of expression or freedom of expression or freedom of expression being banned expression is being banned altogether other then obviously these conversations are these kind of conversations are going occur underground. And going to occur underground. And i that if that was the i fear that if that was the case, there would be even more people that would be convinced by these ideas and remain completely. Completely unchallenged. And so someone for you that thinks that 911 was a good thing , thats all right. Like to here to listen to. Its absolutely not. All right. Not its absolutely not. All right. Not all right thing to say. But it shouldnt be made illegal. I think that and this is kind of really what angers me by about a lot of people that are on the right that generally say in freedom of say we believe in freedom of expression you know, expression and yet, you know, looking over the looking at the protests over the weekend, the number of people that are usually on the free speech usually say speech brigade that usually say that of that actually freedom of expression fundamentally expression is fundamentally important and are calling important and are now calling for these. Yeah im not going to the the thing is, the thing is the thing is, though, not going to go into though, im not going to go into im going to into bat for im not going to go into bat for peoples right to say things when those people are the most intolerant people in society. Difference so theres a difference between freedom fighters, between like freedom fighters, you believe in civil you know, who believe in Civil Liberties and stuff like that. Liberties and stuff like that. But why should i defend the Civil Liberties of the kind of person lets be honest, if person who lets be honest, if you were close him, you you were close to him, you wouldnt able to walk around wouldnt be able to walk around looking would you . Looking like that, would you . Youd full face youd have the full Face Covering on. You probably wouldnt you wouldnt be able to. You wouldnt be able to. You wouldnt be. You might not even be you might not even be able to have a job. You know, id have been by now. Not been beheaded by now. Im not going to. Im not going to. Im not going to. Im not going to go into bat for you know, hate clerics like that. Im not going to for someone, know, to bat for someone, you know, who wanted fight against who wanted to fight against lockdown but lockdown or something. But theres surely, lockdown or something. But theres those surely, lockdown or something. But theres those people, rely, lockdown or something. But theres those people, the free between those people, the free speech this speech brigade and this lot. So, patrick, what i will say speech brigade and this lot. that patrick, what i will say speech brigade and this lot. that iatrick, what i will say speech brigade and this lot. that i think, what i will say speech brigade and this lot. that i think thatit i will say speech brigade and this lot. that i think that we will say speech brigade and this lot. that i think that we should is that i think that we should be arguing for these causes and arguing liberty arguing for individual liberty for everyone, ultimately for everyone, because ultimately and quote oscar and id like to quote oscar wilde here, oscar wilde said, i will defend to the your will defend to the death your right an yourself. Right to make an of yourself. And think that fundamentally, and i think that fundamentally, it allowing other it is about allowing other people to argue these things people to argue for these things so then say this is so that we can then say this is absolutely wrong. And think absolutely wrong. And i think that right. That youre absolutely right. There difference there is a huge difference between incredibly between these incredibly oppressive individuals that would not eyelid and would not bat an eyelid and would not bat an eyelid and would take away my would absolutely take away my right to dress the way i do or make cover my hair. But i make me cover my hair. But i think that were going to be think that if were going to be fair about this, we have to be principled across board. Principled across the board. Its okay. I mean, its interesting. Would to see interesting. I would love to see oscar wildes take on, you know , oscar wildes take on, you know, radical islamist extremism of course, my concern is just is whether or not whether or not this would spread even more by virtue of having them there, hailed as some kind of jihadi hailed as some kind ofjihadi rock star coming to the uk with a crowd. I get what you mean about this idea of not wanting to ban things, but to necessarily ban things, but i suppose its a question of where is that what it that is that line, what is it that you but reem, well have to you ban . But reem, well have to continue this conversation another thank very, continue this conversation anot much. Thank very, continue this conversation anot much. Reem nk very, continue this conversation anotmuch. Reem ibrahimvery, continue this conversation anotmuch. Reem ibrahim their very much. Reem ibrahim their communications at the Communications Officer at the iea , which interestingly so is iea, which interestingly so is the institute for economic affairs, of course, does rather unfortunately, especially given the subject matter, although of course no resemblance course it bears no resemblance to what actually thinks or to what reem actually thinks or believes does share same believes does share the same three acronym as the three letter acronym as the islamic of afghanistan , Islamic Emirate of afghanistan, iran. But there we go. Lets bnng iran. But there we go. Lets bring you some breaking news now. Admitted sending now. A man has admitted sending a vile and abusive email to Angela Rayner following the publication of a National Newspaper article about labours deputy leader , david perry deputy leader, david perry pleaded guilty to charges of sending grossly offensive communication and indecent communication and indecent communication to the mp last year , perry made crude and year, perry made crude and offensive references to rayners appearance and accused her of being a puppet of the industrial military complex. He also added , military complex. He also added, please get off the news channels and go get a job in a fish factory. Perry will be sentenced on the 16th of november at staines. Magistrates court right. So would you believe that 25 Million School days were lost to strikes in just one year . I think if you were a parent, you most definitely were. But the government is now taking action. That means that schools will have to provide minimum Service Levels industrial action. Levels during industrial action. This is good. Kids have been punished massively during the Coronavirus Crisis and pretty much every single day since, actually. But you might actually. But as you might expect, teachers and School Leaders happy. No. Okay. Leaders arent happy. No. Okay. I want to hear you. Okay. I want to hear from you. Okay. If a if you are if you are a if you are a teacher, i, i give you a fair bit of stick sometimes i dont think youre that badly paid. And i think you get great holidays. Okay so why should you be out strike all the time . Be out on strike all the time . Damaging childrens education an come on, come at me. I want to hear from you. Vaiews gbnews. Com Patrick Christys. Michael portillo gb news britains news channel who is it . Were here for the show. For it . Were here for the show. For more energy this time. Welcome to the dinosaur hour. Welcome to the dinosaur hour. Welcome to the dinosaur hour. I was married to a therapist. I was married to a therapist. And you survived. And you survived. I thought we were getting hugh laurie second best. Im bellissima. Im bellissima. You interviewed saddam hussein. Whats that like . Whats that like . I was terrified. I was terrified. Im playing strip poker with these three. Oh , no, thank you. Oh, no, thank you. Oh, no, thank you. My cds need to be put in alphabetical order. Oh, are you going to be problematic again . Problematic again . The dinosaur, our. Sunday the the dinosaur, our. Sunday the 29th of october at 9 00 on. Gb news. Welcome back. Welcome back. It is 3 45. You are watching or listening to me. Patrick christys on gb news at four as rishi sunak continues his tour of the middle east, i will ask if his future as Prime Minister is in doubt after the tories got an absolute kicking in a couple of the by Election Results last night. Whether or not it is too late to change their leader. But if our kids education didnt suffer enough during the covid lockdowns, which it did , teacher lockdowns, which it did, teacher strikes led to 25,000,000 million days being lost in the last academic year, which is an absolute disgrace. Now the government has announced that schools and colleges in england will need to provide a minimum number of staff that work on any future strike dates. Teachers and School Leaders have reacted angrily to the news. Im not surprised. Education secretary Gillian Keegan says that they are trying to protect children. Announcing today were announcing minimum levels in our minimum Service Levels in our schools so we can protect childrens education and make sure that they are not impacted negatively by strike action. Even during the pandemic, we saw the devastating impact that that children not being in school has. And during the strike action, we lost 25 million days worth of education and our children need that education. Its a precious time and they need that education. They need to be okay. So joining me now is secondary School Teacher and education campaigner. Its calum robertson. Calum thank you very much. This is this is a good thing, right . Minimum Service Levels so children dont have to suffer want suffer because Teachers Want more money. High patrick thanks for having me. Um i think its a good and bad thing. And let me just delve thing. And let me just delve into that a little bit. I think if the department for education was serious about solving disruption schools, they would invest in reducing teacher shortages and through things like paying trainee teachers and Work Flexibility , they wouldnt Work Flexibility, they wouldnt be be introduced to minimum Service Levels because if they were running at the Education Department properly, the legislation would be absolutely not needed. Completely unneeded because people wouldnt be striking. People only strike if theyre fundamentally unhappy. Theyre fundamentally unhappy. Now to be fair, calum, the cynic in me, i do take your point. I will let you finish. But to be fair, the reason why some people strike is because they want a left wing socialist government instead of the conservative one that we have at the theres nearly the moment. And theres nearly half teachers in the half a million teachers in the uk a very, very small number uk and a very, very small number of socialists. Of those are are socialists. Wouldnt keep certainly i wouldnt keep myself in that. No, i do myself in that. No, i do actually. I do understand the real the real concern that actually parents have about potential strike action. But parents rightly want to see their kids in a world class school. And one of the ways the conservatives can achieve this if the schools arent falling down, um, because minimum Service Levels largely Service Levels are largely redundant, if youre not allowed in the school because its physically unsafe, i mean, there are priorities for the are bigger priorities for the conservatives to be tackling right than sticking right now rather than sticking legislation designed to get reaction trade unions. Reaction from some trade unions. Its sort of they sort of theyve broken arm and theyve seen a broken arm and decided strap up ankle. Decided to strap up an ankle. Its their diagnosing the wrong problem here. Oh sorry i could not contain myself. When you said that a very small percentage of teachers socialist , i very small percentage of teachers socialist, i mean, teachers are socialist, i mean, that a remarkable thing to that is a remarkable thing to say. Look, i would argue say. But look, i would argue why . Why do teachers think that theyre more important than the likes Police Officers or the likes of Police Officers or the military . I mean, theyre not allowed to go strike. They do allowed to go on strike. They do allowed to go on strike. They do a vital a vital public service. You why should why should a vital a vital public service. You bethy should why should a vital a vital public service. You be allowed. D why should a vital a vital public service. You be allowed to why should a vital a vital public service. You be allowed to walk hould a vital a vital public service. You be allowed to walk out d teachers be allowed to walk out and generations and ruin a generations intellect . Intellect . It no, i can see i can see where youre coming from in that argument, patrick. I think where it falls apart ever so slightly is the fact that actually you need to look at the reasons why teachers are striking. Its not always over paid. Quite often its over the fact that the government has completely mismanaged. So mismanaged school buildings. So youve buildings collapsing youve got buildings collapsing around. Mean, that we around kids. I mean, is that we can get. Sure. Pardon can all get. Sure. Sorry. Pardon is that has that happened a lot . Buildings actually collapsing . Yes. There are, i believe just over 50 schools that arent still arent open after the rac , still arent open after the rac, um, rac crisis that was sort of revealed about two months ago. I mean, these , these are kids that mean, these, these are kids that are entitled to an education, that arent getting education because of conservative lack of investment. But this isnt to investment. But this isnt to teachers and we can, we can union bash, we can teacher bash as much as we want. And thats fine. People are perfectly entitled do that. I would entitled to do that. But i would say, core problem say, look at the core problem here and the core problem is sort decade of sort of a decade of underinvestment in education in okay, amount of money. Okay, we got amount of money. Think make do you think would make teachers caring about that . Teachers stop caring about that . I dont think the i dont. I dont think the strikes are purely about money. I think if we want to look at actually the holistic problems we have in education at the moment, that say there moment, the fact that say there are larger and larger numbers of people qualifying for free school meals, despite the fact the threshold hasnt changed, there are larger numbers of schools that are to close schools that are having to close because theyre physically not safe kids be in or safe for kids to be taught in or teachers work in. If were teachers to work in. If were looking at things like behaviour being really bad being really, really bad in schools moment, because schools at the moment, because again, money for again, theres not any money for support staff in terms of pastoral or behaviour management. A utany pastoral or behaviour management. A litany of problems. There are a litany of problems that arent just about pay and i think when we look at strike action through the guise of old teachers, just to paid teachers, just want to be paid more, kind missing, more, were kind of missing, missing point how does missing the point how does making kids thicker improve the situation. In youll have to situation. In youll have to clarify how kids are being made thicker. Patrick well, why are you not teaching them . Well, ill be teaching them. I personally wont strike, but thats interesting. Why not go on so seriously . Why not . Sure, because and actually it comes down to this idea of minimum service. Um in my school, we have a sort of ethos of if your kid is in an exam year , we will still maintain the year, we will still maintain the school as open for them. I predominate teach kids in exam years, so therefore its not fair. With our exams just around the corner. Uh, to be striking. The corner. Uh, to be striking. Okay, so. So we found a workaround without the need for extra government legislation designed to sort of avoid the fact that they lost what, two by elections yesterday and have taken a hammering in the polls because incompetent . Because theyre incompetent . You see, thats thats right. You see, thats where starts to little where it starts to get a little bit political, it . And bit political, isnt it . And this it doesnt take long for this is it doesnt take long for it to just slip into the realms of how holiday does of how many days holiday does teachers year . Of how many days holiday does teat it ers year . Of how many days holiday does teat it depends. Year . Of how many days holiday does teat it depends. School to school . It depends. School to school . It depends. School to school . Roughly, school. Well, roughly, penn school. Well, roughly, penn school. Theres no theres no school. Theres no theres no fixed number. State school. Thats state school because private schools get they . So what get more, dont they . So what kind kind of average kind whats the kind of average amount of holiday a year from a state school . Sure so including bank holidays. Youd be looking at around 60 to 75 days, right . 75 days, right . Thats a lot, isnt it . Thats a lot, isnt it . Yes. That is correct. Yes. That is correct. About triple the average of most people in this country, isnt it . Its about two and a half times bigger, right . Yeah. And your pensions quite good isnt it, as a percentage of your salary, the pensions much better than it is in the private sector, isnt it . But again, youre sure. But again, youre bringing this back to sort of paying bringing this back to sort of paying conditions. This isnt actually about. Ill bringing it back so ill im bringing it back to and conditions. The two to pay and conditions. The two things you strike over, arent they. Its not about its not about its not about this is about kids being taught in unsafe environments. Want to. But environments. If we want to. But using words, you dont using your own words, you dont want kids. Dont want thicker kids. Well, i dont want thicker kids. Well, i dont want kids to do badly want my kids to do badly if i dont want kids to do badly, dont want my kids to do badly, the least i can expect is my classrooms not to be waterlogged. Least can waterlogged. The least i can expect schools to be able expect is for schools to be able to the electricity bills. To afford the electricity bills. The i can expect is my the least i can expect is my kids special kids who have special educational to to Educational Needs to be able to get teaching assistants they get the teaching assistants they deserve. The strikes get the teaching assistants they des about. The strikes get the teaching assistants they des about. Its the strikes get the teaching assistants they des about. Its not the strikes get the teaching assistants they des about. Its not justle strikes get the teaching assistants they des about. Its not just abouttes are about. Its not just about paying. Its very reductivist paying. Its a very reductivist argument to sort of bring it back, to conditions back, to pay back to conditions every time. And its actually about getting a fair for about getting a fair deal for those kids those classrooms. Those kids in those classrooms. Look, thank all right. Look, thank you very much. I appreciate you coming fighting the good coming on and fighting the good fight. Take care. Fight. My good man. Take care. All right. Will speak to you all right. I will speak to you soon. Colin robertson there, who is School Teacher is a secondary School Teacher and campaigner, is a secondary School Teacher and as campaigner, is a secondary School Teacher and as cright. ]ner, is a secondary School Teacher and as cright. Its, clearly as well. Right. Its time for patricks time now for patricks pick of the when look at a story the day. When i look at a story that isnt dominating the news headunes that isnt dominating the News Headlines caught my headlines but still caught my eye today im taking to eye and today im taking you to warsaw for you lucky people, where a man thought that hed come the perfect come up with the perfect plan to rob shop. 22 year old man rob a shop. The 22 year old man posed a mannequin in a shop posed as a mannequin in a shop window. Viewers on tv online window. Viewers on tv or online will him. Right will be able to see him. Right now, hes on the right hand side of screen. Yeah, think of your screen. Yeah, i think they have that. Hes they might have got that. Hes on the right hand side of your screen there. And he stayed there until the shop closed. Then helped himself to some then he helped himself to some jewellery. Under then he helped himself to some jewellofr. Under then he helped himself to some jewellof the under then he helped himself to some jewellof the shutters under then he helped himself to some jewellof the shutters in under then he helped himself to some jewellof the shutters in an under some of the shutters in an attempt escape, but he was attempt to escape, but he was spotted security he then spotted by security. He was then carted off and has been charged with burglary and theft. He could be jailed for ten years. Now, obviously , you cannot now, obviously, you cannot condone anything like that, but i think its a good effort, to be honest. But of course, you cant go you cant go around doing things like that now. Rishi sunak is under mounting pressure labour overturned pressure after labour overturned huge tory majorities with a win in two by elections last night. Ive got to ask the question is sunak the right man to lead the conservatives into the next election . And all those election . And all of those people that thought it was the sensible for boris sensible thing for Boris Johnson to ousted, well , what to go to be ousted, well, what about now . Hey, theyre getting an absolute kicking. Tories an absolute kicking. The tories are like 20 odd are Something Like 20 odd behind in the polls. There was no big bounce and everybody is saying only solution to saying that the only solution to this to be more conservative this is to be more conservative and rishi doesnt appear and rishi sunak doesnt appear to that any time soon. To be doing that any time soon. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Ill go to the inbox shortly like i said, do you think that rishi sunak should go before the next general patrick general election . Patrick christys british news. Channel im alex deakin. This is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. A new red weather warning was issued earlier today , again issued earlier today, again covering parts of eastern scotland for the whole of saturday. For the rest of today, the warnings are amber and yellow. Still a considerable risk of flooding problems, particularly with the heavy rain over north east england. Pushing back now but its pushing back now into eastern scotland and that is the problem as the rain starts pep up again here starts to pep up again here through night during through the night and during saturday strong winds saturday with those strong winds and hazard just feeding in and extra hazard just feeding in the moisture to that part of the world. 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And feeling a lot colder with that persistent heavy with that persistent and heavy rain northeast scotland rain across northeast scotland that only slowly eases on saturday night. Sunday offers a respite. There will be a few showers dotted around, but many places will see some decent spells of sunshine and the winds for many will be lot lighter its 4 pm, its Patrick Christys. Its gb news. Absolute kicking in the by elections last night for the tories should rishi sunak go . Hes currently on a tour of the middle east. Maybe he should come back and take care of house here. Michael fabncant take care of house here. Michael fabricant , the conservative mp, fabricant, the conservative mp, joins me as as a labour joins me as well as a labour voice as well. Were to going duke out to find out whether duke it out to find out whether or not rishi sunak should go before next election. If the before the next election. If the tories any chance of tories want any chance of winning it. In other news, yes, we be talking about we are going to be talking about this protest, this palestine protest, pro palestine protest gearing up for this weekend. Look, we saw quite a anti semitic chanting a lot of anti semitic chanting last weekend. Weve seen cases of anti semites ism go up by 1,000 the last month. Should 1,000 in the last month. Should we ban protests this by we ban those protests this by the way, is gaza. So thats the latest. There will be going to tel aviv with Charlie Peters to give you the latest from that. Apparently egypt are saying that theyve opened the rafah crossing have aid into gaza, crossing to have aid into gaza, but there is some dispute and disagreements over that. So hopefully we can clear that up for but closer to home for you. But closer to home here, councils have have agreed a £35 million package. Okay which theyre borrowing. So theyre borrowing that money to buy up homes. That can only be used by refugees. So no british Homeless People could go to this council and say, please, im desperate, im homeless. And unless you come from afghanistan or ukraine, you will not be able to live there. But if that same british person has been paying tax, they will still be paying for those houses to be used by refugees. It doesnt seem fair, does it . In other news, here we go. Is it time for a british citizenship test . Lord frost is saying that weve lost what it means to be a british citizen. That sense of unity that comes with it. Im inclined to agree. With it. Im inclined to agree. What would that test look like . Well have a look at that. And finally, miserable council of banned bonfire night. Yes, they call it a cost cutting measure, dont they . But i mean, come on, wheres the joy gone . Patrick christys gb news is. Right. Get christys gb news is. Right. Get your emails coming in. Gb views on gb news. Com. Quite a lot to go out there. The overarching one throughout the course of this hour will be do you think that rishi sunak should go if the conservatives are to stand any of winning at the any chance of winning at the next general election . Gb views and dot news. Com. But right now as your headlines with. Ray as your headlines with. Ray thanks, patrick. Its 4 02. Thanks, patrick. Its 4 02. Our top story this hour, egypt says its not to blame for the closure of the rafah crossing, which is delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid to palestinians. The countrys Foreign Ministry says as far as its concerned , the crossing is open concerned, the crossing is open and theyre not preventing Third Country National from leaving gaza. The United Nations says its actively engaging with all parties involved. So that a meaningful number of trucks carrying aid can enter the strip every day. Well , meanwhile, the prime well, meanwhile, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is in egypt meeting the countrys president , posting on social media. He wrote that the trip is part of wider efforts to prevent the spread of violence. Downing street says the top priority is to support the safe evacuation of british citizens from the territory. At least nine have territory. At least nine have been killed and seven are missing since the hamas attack on october 7th. Labour leader sir keir starmer says preventing escalation of violence is crucial. I think any effort to ensure there isnt any escalation is obviously welcome. I think there are two priorities now urgent priorities. The first is hamas must release the hostages who are being held in gaza and secondly, urgently , we need that secondly, urgently, we need that humanitarian aid to get in the food , the water, the fuel, the food, the water, the fuel, the medicines. Obviously, there have medicines. Obviously, there have been some progress , but much been some progress, but much more is needed. Its urgent. More is needed. Its urgent. There are many innocent civilians in gaza , israel, civilians in gaza, israel, military sources have given more information about the estimated 200 hostages taken by hamas. They say 30 are teenagers and Young Children and 20 are over the age of 60. The majority are still alive. Meanwhile israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible Ground Invasion. Of a possible Ground Invasion. Well, back here, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their trust and their confidence in the labour party after they overturned concern give majorities to win two by elections. Now warning the following footage contains flashing images in tamworth. Sarah edwards overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000. Meanwhile alistair strephon took mid beds ayrshire with a 20. 5 swing. The largest labour by election win since 1945. He says hes delighted people voted for change. And we have been really humbled by how seriously people have taken this election, this opportunity to do Something Different, this chance to make sure we finally have an mp in parliament whos going to be on our side. And i think its fair to say that after today, no one is to be taking us for is going to be taking us for granted bedfordshire granted here in bedfordshire ever granted here in bedfordshire evewell, conservative well, conservative Party Chairman is less impressed. He says labours wins are not that significant. Labour hardly improved their vote at all and in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly. Slightly. But i dont think that will have an impact on the general election. Clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday amid bedfordshire and tamworth, despite having excellent candidates in Festus Akinbusoye and in andy cooper. So we need to work harder. We need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress. Priorities, making progress. The director general of the bbc will be challenged next week over why the corporation refuses to call Hamas Terrorists. On to call Hamas Terrorists. On wednesday, tim davie will address a meeting of the tory partys 1922 committee of backbench mps. Senior sources have told gb news mr davie will be expected to answer questions about the bbcs reporting of the israel Hamas Conflict. Include their coverage of a rocket attack on a gaza hospital. The meeting was originally called last month to address what some tory mps see as bias against the conservative government. More conservative government. 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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 lets get back to. Patrick now lets get back to. Patrick okay, so it was a bad night for the conservatives and its piled loads of pressure on rishi sunak because labour won both of yesterdays by elections after overturning huge tory majorities in tamworth and mid bedfordshire. Now its got a lot of people asking is rishi sunak the right man to lead the conservatives into the next general election . And hes also got some people casting their minds to the when it minds back to the time when it became untenable , became absolutely untenable, supposedly for Boris Johnson to have remained in charge of the tory party being nowhere tory party despite being nowhere near far behind in polls near as far behind in the polls as rishi sunak. Near as far behind in the polls as rishi sunak. Lets just get as rishi sunak. Lets just get some context as to whats actually happened, because it is not quite as simple as labour doing really well and the tories doing really well and the tories doing really well and the tories doing really badly. Doing really well and the tories doing really badly. As gb news doing really badly. As gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley to tell us from utley is about to tell us from westminster. Olivia thank you very much. Break down these results for us then please. Results for us then please. Well, the first thing to say is that it is pretty catastrophic for the conservatives. Normally its conservatives. Normally its possible to sort explain away possible to sort of explain away by Election Results. Turnouts often very low. You often get protest voters who dont really want to see a change in government feel able in government but feel able in a by election to show their frustration with government. Frustration with the government. But scale of the but the sheer scale of the losses the conservatives losses for the conservatives this something this time show that something quite really is quite serious really is happening. Tamworth was the 55th safest conservative seat in the country and it swung to labour. It was also the second biggest by election loss for the conservatives since the Second World War and the first biggest loss was in 1996, just before tony blair swore it to power. So it has been very bad for the conservatives. As you say, though, patrick, its not its not all that simple. It hasnt been wonderful for labour either in tamworth , the actual number in tamworth, the actual number of labour votes dropped very slightly from 2019 and in mid bedfordshire it was pretty much the same. So what lots of people the same. So what lots of people now in westminster are suggesting is that what yesterdays votes imply is real angen yesterdays votes imply is real anger, real frustration with the conservatives , but no real wave conservatives, but no real wave of enthusiasm for keir starmer. Whereas in 1997, which this has often been compared to tony blair, really did sweep to power on a wave of sort of glory and true enthusiasm for that Cool Britannia et cetera. This time, that doesnt really seem to be happening. But Keir Starmers calculation and you can see why seems to be that doesnt really matter at this stage , not being matter at this stage, not being the conservatives is basically enough for labour to win. Probably a pretty good majority at the next general election , at the next general election, even if people arent that enthused by starmer. Yeah, no, indeed. And it is yeah, no, indeed. And it is quite bleak for rishi sunak who of course are the point that bofis of course are the point that Boris Johnson went that Boris Johnson was nowhere near as far behind in the polls, was he . As rishi sunak . Rishi sunak . No, and actually ive been speaking to quite a few conservative mps this afternoon. Conservative mps this afternoon. Both truss and johnson tonight, who have made exactly that point. Patrick. They say that we would have been better off sticking with boris or even with liz. They think that at least those two Prime Ministers had big, bold plans for britains future , whereas ive heard the future, whereas ive heard the phrase managed decline quite a few times under rishi sunak. Theyre just doesnt seem to be any building of enthusiasm. What i think will be really interesting is when rishi sunak decides to hold a general election because standard wisdom in westminster recently has been that a leatherbee in spring 2024 or or autumn 2024, its now thought that rishi might try and hold out until january 20th, 25 in the hope that somehow things get better. But to be honest, its hard to imagine that happening with the local elections in may next year, which seem pretty destined to deliver a pretty strong blow to the conservatives. Well, well have to wait and see. I suppose maybe what hell be thinking is that theres always the that the always the chance that the labour might just implode labour party might just implode by you know, that is by itself. But you know, that is just a isnt it . Olivia, just a chance, isnt it . Olivia, thank olivia thank you very much. Olivia utley news political utley there, gb news Political Correspondent in westminster for us. I am joined by us. I am joined now by conservative michael conservative mp sir michael fabricant. Conservative mp sir michael fabncant. You conservative mp sir michael fabricant. You very much, fabricant. Thank you very much, sir. Michael, not rocket sir. Michael, its not rocket science, is it . You got rid of a guy who one of the most guy who was one of the most democratically elected Prime Ministers of all time. Then you got rid of somebody who the conservative members had actually voted for, and you replaced them with just a partial and who has never really won anything. Won anything. Well, i suppose thats one way of putting it. Patrick. But look, im not as quite as depressed as some people might say, but then thats because im always pretty cheery. Look, as olivia said cheery. Look, as olivia said just now, it was a very bad result indeed for the conservatives. Theres no doubt about that. But we know that by elections are a time to protest. Elections are a time to protest. But the reason why labour shouldnt be too cocky, whatever they might say is that this time there werent many switchers. In there werent many switchers. In other words, we didnt get many conservatives voting labour at all. What they did do , which is all. What they did do, which is still very worrying for the conservative party, is stay at home and not vote. Now, olivia home and not vote. Now, olivia posed the question, how can the conservatives win . Well i think we can win by delivering. Weve done a lot of talk. Weve done a lot of legislation. But so far lot of legislation. But so far it hasnt meant much difference on the ground. So i think once we actually start to deliver power, if we start to deliver , power, if we start to deliver, then we will deserve to get that conservative vote is not prepared to vote for neil kinnock. Neil kinnock are not prepared to vote for keir starmer. To be fair, they probably wont have voted for him either. But but yeah, no they did. But but yeah, no they did. Unfortunately. Unfortunately u nfo rtunately. U nfo rtunately though for unfortunately. Unfortunately though for what youve just said, there is its not quite as simple as the all stayed at home is it. A lot of them did go out and vote for reform. Who who want to do things like turn the boats back for example and have quite other i dont know, quite a few other i dont know, shall we say, true conservative policies if as policies in a way, if its as simple as that. So the answer is staring rishi the face, staring rishi sunak in the face, isnt it . Just be a conservative . Yeah, hes got to deliver. Yeah, hes got to deliver. Mean, one thing i dont i mean, one thing i dont think we want to do is change leadership mean , do leadership right now. I mean, do a coup detat while the poor man is to sort out the is abroad trying to sort out the middle east. But yes, hes got to deliver. You know, weve got to deliver. You know, weve got to get those flights going off to get those flights going off to to deter any more to rwanda to deter any more people from coming across on their boats. I mean, weve already done this marvellous deal with albania , which has deal with albania, which has meant that 10,000 people who were going to come over to the uk from albania havent done so. But theres a lot more to be done. People have got to feel better off. People have got to see that the nhs is working. See that the nhs is working. Yes, there are lots of reforms in the pipeline, but theyve got to actually happen. But you know, i dont think therell be a general election in january 2025, though there could be, but you know, a year from now is a long time to start delivering. And when people are asked, well, what do you think, keir starmer believes in, they just dont know. Well, his tory lite , isnt he . I mean, hes deliberately. Hes deliberately trying to be tory lite and, and the tories and i think hes deliberately trying to be absolutely nothing. Actually, he doesnt want to offend labour and he doesnt want offend the conservatives want to offend the conservatives or anything. What he is not is or anything. What he is not is tony blair. I mean, we used to joke that the anagram of tony blair was tory plan b and conservatives did switch in their hundreds of thousands to vote for tony blair, thinking that he was a real alternative who would deliver actually a conservative agenda. Nobody thinks that of keir starmer. I mean, people find him hard to like, which is probably a little unfair, but the truth is they just dont know what he stands for. And as i say , there are for. And as i say, there are very few people switching to him. Some people did through frustration, vote for reform and richard tice, but not in huge numbers. I richard tice, but not in huge numbers. I mean, ill state richard tice, but not in huge numbers. I mean, ill state the numbers. I mean, ill state the obvious. I mean, the people who voted for ukip and the people who voted and might vote for reform would actually just simply let labour in. Well, they would, but i think i think the biggest loser in all of this, unfortunately, is just the british voter, because if what youve described there is true, which is that rishi sunak is not necessarily at the moment appealing to a lot of true conservatives and they havent got anyone to vote for. And keir starmer as well, if is really starmer as well, if he is really just not standing for much just not standing for that much and offering amount, and not offering a huge amount, certainly personality stakes certainly the personality stakes and certainly the personality stakes ancwell, weve got to deliver. Weve got to deliver, patrick but youve got to deliver quick. You might have to deliver it. Youve that you wont want youve said that you wont want to deliver leader, but to deliver a new leader, but i just wonder whether or just just wonder whether or not just finally, michael, really finally, michael, you really do now ever, regret now more than ever, regret getting Boris Johnson. Getting rid of Boris Johnson. Ive always regretted getting rid i fought rid of Boris Johnson. I fought hard keep were mad to hard to keep him. We were mad to do it. But could be worse. We do it. But it could be worse. We could be between biden and trump, would be trump, and that really would be grim. Okay, michael, you very okay, michael, thank you very much. Always a pleasure, sir. Michael there. Michael fabricant, there. You take im take care. All right. Now im joined former special joined by former labour special adviser richards. Paul all adviser Paul Richards. Paul all right, then. Okay so, well, michaels been on this is that its not great news for labour despite how it looks. Its not great news for labour because a load of people didnt actually really come out and vote for you. They just didnt vote. Tory, your views. Well, a win is a win, isnt it . And i dont know how michael knows that there were no switches know switches because we dont know the that vote. Labour the people that did vote. Labour we dont know whether they had voted in past. Voted conservative in the past. Things its well, theres things its things just just things like you just just on that. Yeah i get what you mean but is things like how in but it is things like how in tamworth amount the number tamworth the amount the number of went of labour votes actually went down from 2019. But down for example from 2019. But yes on. Yes carry on. Whats significant, whats significant by significant about these by elections the vote came significant about these by ell labour the vote came significant about these by ell labour and the vote came significant about these by ell labour and notte vote came significant about these by ell labour and not to vote came significant about these by ell labour and not to the came significant about these by ell labour and not to the lib ne to labour and not to the lib dems other protest votes. It dems or other protest votes. It was a switch over from tory to labourin was a switch over from tory to labour in enormous swings. I mean scale swings, all mean off the scale swings, all the psephologists are the psephologists today are just sort scratching heads. Sort of scratching their heads. They anything quite they havent seen anything quite like so, you me, like it. And so, you know me, im not complacent. Ive always said to hard said its going to be very hard for labour to get over that line, but labour does have a bit of spring in its step this of a spring in its step this morning winds are morning because these winds are huge do suggest that huge and they do suggest that labour can win based on the previous elections. In previous by elections. Also in scotland and north of scotland and in the north of england in the midlands and in the home counties. And those are the home counties. And those are the last four by elections weve had i will say is that, um, had well i will say is that, um, unfortunately unfortunate unfortunately maybe unfortunate for you, it doesnt actually indicate that britain is going more left wing or more socialist. I mean, keir starmer himself is trying to drag the party towards the Centre Ground and a lot of people are saying that its sucking that rishi sunak decides to actually become a proper conservative and have proper conservative and have proper conservative and have proper conservative policies. The public might flock back to him and away from parties like reform. So it doesnt necessarily represent an ideological shift in the country, does it . Paul i think people want a change and they want to not have a risk. So what starmers strategy is all about is saying, look, labour can run the country , labour can run the country, were perfectly competent. Rachel would be a great Rachel Reeves would be a great chancellor exchequer. You chancellor of the exchequer. You know, no ones going to nationalise sainsburys or do anything , but can take anything daft, but you can take anything daft, but you can take a risk on us because itll be safe. And the strategy is if the safe. And the strategy is if the tories want to go off to the right, as you suggest, and sort of try and scoop up those right wing votes, then well, theyd wing votes, then well, theyd win the well. Yeah, i do, i do get that. Yeah. Okay, fine. I suppose i see what you mean in terms. You think that some people might then tories and vote then leave the tories and vote labour . All right, maybe. Labour . Yeah. All right, maybe. But thats right. Thats what you saw in and thats what you saw in the by elections. I mean, you know, know, were not were know, you know, were not were not and not not complacent and were not jubilant is pretty jubilant today, but it is pretty solid. But you have to solid. But even you have to concede it was a pretty good set of results for labour. Right. Look no, absolutely. Absolutely. Also, you know, absolutely. But also, you know, i think the answer for the conservatives them conservatives is staring them right face. Got right in the face. Theyve got a lot of find it, find lot of people find it, find it incredibly frustrating. Youve lot of people find it, find it incrsomeone strating. Youve lot of people find it, find it incrsomeone theretg. Youve lot of people find it, find it incrsomeone theretg. Youjust got someone there whos just refusing many people refusing to do what many people would it would to go would regard it would take to go and next election. And win the next election. And that is really interesting. But theyve just had a conference where they were playing of this sort of playing out all of this sort of populist, and populist, right wing stuff and doing sort of doing some pretty sort of trumpian the trumpian things at the conference. Didnt work trumpian things at the co allence. Didnt work trumpian things at the co all fore. Didnt work trumpian things at the co all for the didnt work trumpian things at the co all for the public. Iidnt work trumpian things at the co all for the public. Aret work there . Yeah, but i think the thing is the thing is, it comes the thing is it comes from the leader, doesnt it . And rishi sunak, one thing sunak, its one thing which i think you might be alluding to, which is sending Suella Braverman out go and braverman out there to go and say load of tubthumping right say a load of tubthumping right wing end up wing stuff, but then you end up with actual leader of the with the actual leader of the party his big party coming out and his big idea more a levels. And you idea is more a levels. And you think, well, oh yeah, you know, and think it does, does and i think it does, it does come from head, doesnt it, come from the head, doesnt it, you know. Yeah. They chose him. I yeah. Well they chose him. I mean, we didnt him. You mean, we didnt choose him. You didnt for him and neither didnt vote for him and neither didnt vote for him and neither did this is the did i. You know, this is the problem. Keep swapping problem. If you keep swapping your the that your leaders in the hope that that and then that suggests change and then that suggests change and then that be the that leader tries to be the change public will change and the public will eventually well, we want eventually say, well, we want a general election. Thats what we want. An actual choice want. We want an actual choice to that election and then want. We want an actual choice to can that election and then want. We want an actual choice to can choose ection and then want. We want an actual choice to can choose not n and then want. We want an actual choice to can choose not the nd then we can choose not the conservative we conservative party. We can choose people. Choose as the people. And i think thats where were at. You know, think swapping know, i dont think swapping sunak another sunak for another yet another conservative minister conservative Prime Minister will do all and in do them any good at all and in fact, the country lot fact, do the country quite a lot of damage, especially internationally. What we need is a you know, a general election. So you know, were to get one, are were not going to get one, are we . Because hes too to do it. But the country is but thats what the country is calling for now. Is that proper change to change calling for now. Is that proper chepaul to change calling for now. Is that proper chepaul thank to change calling for now. Is that proper chepaul thank you to change calling for now. Is that proper chepaul thank you very change calling for now. Is that proper chepaul thank you very changas ever. Even Paul Richards there, former labour adviser. Great labour special adviser. Great stuff. Bring you stuff. Now lets bring you a couple of bits of breaking news. I the board of i believe so the board of deputies has deputies of british jews has met with bbc to with the boss of the bbc to express outrage over the express its outrage over the broadcasters the broadcasters use of the language hamas. They language to describe hamas. They also brought called also brought up what it called the of the bbcs damaging coverage of the bbcs damaging coverage of the immediate aftermath the the immediate aftermath of the bombing hospital in gaza bombing of a hospital in gaza city. The Corporation Said that city. The Corporation Said that it is committed to continue dialogue following todays meeting which the board of meeting at which the board of deputies bbc left deputies said the bbc was left in no doubt as to the strength of feeling in the Jewish Community. So there we go. Theres some more breaking news for you as well. The independent office for Police Conduct will investigate an incident where armed police were deployed to a 13 year old boy who was playing with a water pistol. Its with a water pistol. Its a u turn after the body had originally said that the met police should investigate the complaint. Police should investigate the complaint. The police should investigate the complaint. The incident occurred complaint. The incident occurred in july in hackney in london. A Police Officer mistook the water pistol for a firearm. Armed police were called and they forced the boy off his bike and arrested him. Once it became clear that the child was carrying a toy, he was arrested. Carrying a toy, he was arrested. So there we go. Two very different bits of breaking for news you there. Now to an alarming incident as well at Leeds Bradford airport where a plane has skidded off the runway. Apparently, the tui flight from corfu was attempting to land in strong winds and the plane ended up on the grass. Tui plane ended up on the grass. Tui spokesman said we are aware of an incident at Leeds Bradford airport this afternoon in which upon landing the flight, tom 355 one slightly veered off while turning into the taxiway. There turning into the taxiway. There are no reported injuries and our ground team are on hand to support passengers as they disembark right. There you are. Dramatic stuff from leeds airport now. Rishi sunak is in egypt. Yes. As he tries to stop the israel hamas war from escalating too much, viewers will now able to see live will now be able to see live images the skyline on. Images from the gaza skyline on. Reporter Charlie Peters is in israel and hes going to bring us the latest from the middle east. Also are going to be east. We also are going to be covering as whether or not more pro palestine protests should take place this weekend. I will ask whether or not the government should ban them. It comes after there was violence at last one and rampant anti semitism also well, anti semitism and also as well, israel is in the state of israel , is seriously considering banning the bbc Patrick Christys gb news, britains news isabel, monday to thursdays from six till 930. 426. Youre watching or listening to Patrick Christys on gb news in just a few moments time , i in just a few moments time, i will tell you about the Labour Council thats borrowing more than £35 million for migrant accommodation so only refugees can stay there. Homeless brits need not apply £35 million plus a government grant takes the grand total to very close. To grand total to very close. To £50 million. None of it for brits , of course, but rishi brits, of course, but rishi sunak has met the egyptian president today as he tries to prevent an escalation of conflict in the middle east. Viewers can see live pictures from gaza. There we go. As night from gaza. There we go. As night begins to fall , the israeli begins to fall, the Israeli Defence force has published new information on the hostages taken by hamas, more than 20 of them are children. Rishi sunak them are children. Rishi sunak is hoping his diplomatic efforts could secure their release. Could secure their release. Lets cross now to tel aviv and speak to our reporter Charlie Peters. So rishi sunak hoping to peters. So rishi sunak hoping to get some of those hostages released to be honest, its been quite quiet about the hostages for a while, ominously. So yeah, this afternoons update from the idf was a significant step insofar as theyre actually talking about the hostages in detail because so far, much of that information has been extremely vague. So to hear that over 20 of them are under 18 children being held by hamas and also that up to 20 at least, are also over the age of 60. So many elderly people also being kept by the terror group in the gaza strip. Terror group in the gaza strip. But rishi sunak the primary aim, i imagine , of his visit to cairo i imagine, of his visit to cairo today with his counterpart, el sisi is to discuss the flow of humanitarian aid into the gaza strip. I think the british efforts here, they recognise they cant have a Significant Impact on the military and security situation immediately in israel , but they can offer in israel, but they can offer some more humanitarian diplomacy. And its interesting that foreign secretary James Cleverly was there yesterday and is returning to egypt tomorrow to attend a peace conference because that has been a significant issue. Will the egyptians and the israelis support some deal whereby aid can enter into to the gaza strip and the rafah crossing there . But, you know , this conversation but, you know, this conversation that theyre having in cairo is about avoiding escalation in the region. Well, theyre not region. Well, theyre not succeeding if thats what diplomatic are diplomatic efforts are attempting to achieve, because in north of israel in the in the north of israel in the last hour, rocket alerts are going off in metulla, the idf has also reported that it has struck some a cell of terrorists. It said they were operating on the border and also in the last 15 minutes, the governments of the netherlands and belgium have ordered their civilians in side lebanon to evacuate , evacuate as soon as evacuate, evacuate as soon as possible while while civilian airspace is still open to them. Also, weve not heard much today about the situation last night when yemeni rockets were fired from the red sea there over and intercepted by a us naval destroyer in the red sea and the suez canal, intercepted from likely fired by the houthis, an iranian backed terrorist militia. We dont know if that was an iranian orders. Militia. We dont know if that was an iranian orders. And there was an iranian orders. And there were some seven attacks on us forces in iraq and syria in the last 48 hours. So if people are trying to prevent escalation, its not working. Its not working. Well, thank you very much, Charlie Peters is there from tel aviv. Well, the government has aviv. Well, the government has warned that people who attend pro palestine marches tomorrow , pro palestine marches tomorrow, it must be mindful of the fear and distress felt by many families in the country. Well, on wednesday , i spoke to british on wednesday, i spoke to british iranian activist vahid beheshti. He told me that one protester threatened to behead him. Thats actually a clip of what youre seeing right now. If youre watching us on tv or online. Now, he feared that he would have killed if police have been killed if Police Officers intervened. And have been killed if police othink; intervened. And have been killed if police othink thats intervened. And have been killed if police othink thats a intervened. And have been killed if police othink thats a reasonable and have been killed if police othink thats a reasonable fear i think thats a reasonable fear to it . A total of to have, isnt it . A total of 15 people were arrested. Have people were arrested. We have seen a 1,000 increase in anti semitism since the hamas incursion into israel and that terrorist attack. Joining me now is gb news presenter darren grimes. Darren, should we ban these pro palestine protests . Look, patrick, i mean, you were talking about banning the bbc earlier. That would certainly help blood certainly help my blood pressure. Banning these pressure. But on banning these these protests , i think theres these protests, i think theres a real question to be asked here of the metropolitan police in actually policing these protests , because the you would have seen yesterday that the campaign against anti semitism, they went around london trying to actually only get pictures of the children who charlies just mentioned in his report there about missing children by kidnapped by hamas who are still in gaza. We dont know where in gaza. We dont know where they are, whether theyre still alive. And thats all that the campaign for anti semitism against anti semitism was trying to actually broadcast to the world to show that to the world. And they were told by the met police patrick, that they couldnt do it because they feared that the other side might kick up fuss. And i just ask kick up a fuss. And i just ask the question , why is it that one the question, why is it that one side is free to be absolutely deadly . In my view, grotesque in saying that they dont want pictures of kidnapped children to be broadcast when the side that they can get away with protesting and running after people with israeli flags , all people with israeli flags, all the rest of it. But wanting to broadcast kids. Thats beyond the pale. Patrick so if were going to actually say to people one form of protest is politically correct, the other form of protest , politically correct, the other form of protest, it isnt, then i think weve got to ban the whole lot of them because you cannot have this selective policing. And thats what were seeing here. Its tricky, though, isnt it . Because, i mean, you cant really ban all protests because then time that i dont then the next time that i dont know you or exactly ever know you or exactly you ever want protest, want to go out and protest, i suppose the police. Suppose it is on the police. I would i would really, really hope tomorrow and over the hope that tomorrow and over the weekend, we see people weekend, we do see people there who the who go out and protest in the right way. You dont shout anti semitic things the anti semitic things and the police involved. Police force do get involved. And if do. But but i am and if they do. But but i am incredibly fearful that that will not the and will not be the case. And i think one thing that this conflict in the middle east so far has shown is actually what a monumental spill over is going to have here in britain, right across europe. And maybe it is just simply time to, unfortunately reap the mistakes of what a lot of european leaders have sown for a very long time. But darren, im so sorry. We are going to have to leave it there. Ive just prattled on at you. But there we go. Grimes gb news go. Darren grimes gb news presenter there. Youll catch him on saturday, five on saturday, seven till 9 pm. I think it is. Anyway, theres more still come between now more still to come between now and to more still to come between now and news to more still to come between now and news that to more still to come between now and news that the to more still to come between now and news that the english to the news that the English Council borrowing more than council is borrowing more than £35 million just to fund and just to fund refugee accommodation so homeless brits can not apply for it. Yes i know. Anyway, now is your latest headunes know. Anyway, now is your latest headlines with. Ray headlines with. Ray thanks, patrick. For 33. Thanks, patrick. For 33. Our top stories. Our top stories. Our top stories. Egypt says its not to blame for the closure of the rafah crossing, which is delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid to palestinians. The United Nations says its actively engaging with all parties involved so that a meaningful number of trucks carrying food and water can enter gaza every day. Well , meanwhile, the prime well, meanwhile, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has praised egypt for its efforts in trying to deliver aid to civilians in gaza after meeting the countrys president , he described palestinians as victims of hamas to. And back here, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their trust and their confidence in labour after the won party two by elections in tamworth. Sarah edwards tamworth. Sarah edwards overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000 and alastair straffen took mid bedfordshire with a swing of more than 20. You can get more on all of those stories on our website, gbnews. Com. Now if you website, gbnews. Com. Now if you thought that the housing crisis couldnt get any worse, Waltham Forest council has secured government funding to purchase 117 new build flats to provide housing. They say , for afghan and they say, for afghan and ukrainian refugees. Well. £15 ukrainian refugees. Well. £15 million in government funding will be allocated for the refugee housing and in additional £38 million in borrowing to buy two more blocks. This shortly is utterly ridiculous. I mean, how much is this thing going to cost us . Well, that amount of money that ive said there, ive just said there, but obviously initiative the obviously this initiative is the councils dedication to addressing the refugee crisis right. But addressing the refugee crisis right. But but at what addressing the refugee crisis right. But but at what cost . And right. But but at what cost . And brits cant apply for this, can they . Shouldnt they be focusing maybe on some of their own residents needs . Joining me now is the head of campaigns at the taxpayers alliance. It is elliot taxpayers alliance. It is elliot cook. Taxpayers alliance. It is elliot cook. Elliot, thank you very cook. Elliot, thank you very much. Taxpayers i think, will be rightly concerned that we appear to have appear to have a council here that is throwing millions and millions and millions of pounds here, housing, accommodation that is only going to be for refugees. Absolutely. I think its an important exactly important reminder of exactly why people have concerns over the number of migrants, whether refugees or economic migrants that come to the united kingdom. We obviously saw that Record Number of 606,000 last year. And listen, we already know that were not building enough for the people that live here already have already. We dont have enough housing and you can now see the additional pressures are being placed in an area of Waltham Forest hugely forest that is already hugely expensive. House prices expensive. Average house prices of about £550,000. And you can see the pressure that thats going to be placing. Exactly. And some of these flats, be able to flats, i mean, well be able to see youre watching us online see if youre watching us online or on or whatever, or on youtube or whatever, theyre looking theyre nice new looking accommodation. To accommodation. If you were to sell open market, sell those on the open market, youd about 300 odd youd get about 300 and odd thousand pounds per lot. Thousand pounds per lot. Yeah, i think looking at that, that was also reduced market rate as well. That was 20 reduction. So well probably actually at the full actually be higher at the full market rate and the idea that people whove just arrived in this country could get those, i think in the middle of a housing crisis seems a bit unfair. Theres real question about theres a real question about whether the best way to whether this is the best way to manage that into manage refugees that come into the country. Obviously do the country. Obviously we do have a responsibility to those that accommodation that cant afford accommodation and those that weve granted and to those that weve granted that refugee status. But whether or actually or not giving them actually pretty estate in one pretty prime real estate in one of the most expensive boroughs in is probably in the country is probably an area actually, theyre area that actually, if theyre on very low incomes, if they have money, theyre have very little money, theyre going quite difficult going to find it quite difficult to you know, the to live in because you know, the pnces to live in because you know, the prices its the pub, to live in because you know, the pric restaurant, its the pub, to live in because you know, the pric restaurant, thets the pub, to live in because you know, the pric restaurant, the supermarket the restaurant, the supermarket is higher than is to going be higher than elsewhere in the country. And i think do need to look think we do need to look again about the best about whether this is the best way its also Interest Rates way to its also Interest Rates as well. So say that lets just so lets say that lets just say Forest Council say that Waltham Forest council decides £38 million in decides to borrow £38 million in the climate. The current economic climate. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. It before they go how long is it before they go p0p . Its a good question. Well, its a good question. And seen government and weve seen the government have them of £15 have given them a grant of £15 million they should using have given them a grant of £15 millifor they should using have given them a grant of £15 millifor the they should using have given them a grant of £15 millifor the purpose uld using have given them a grant of £15 millifor the purpose that using have given them a grant of £15 millifor the purpose that its|sing that for the purpose that its been given, to house been given, which is to house refugees, but to have to borrow an extra £38 million suggests that actually its not affordable and should affordable and we should be looking or not these looking at whether or not these refugees housed refugees could be housed elsewhere, with elsewhere, maybe places with lower housing costs, maybe places in the places where theres gaps in the labour and actually Labour Market and where actually these might have these refugees might have a better in life. Better opportunities in life. People used to laugh and sneer, people used to laugh and sneer , didnt they, when people sneer, didnt they, when people would stand and say, you know would stand up and say, you know what, chance what, youve got more chance of getting this country getting a house in this country if go on a dinghy and you if you go on a dinghy and you come across from france and actually like actually you look at things like this think you probably this and you think you probably do, yeah. Do, actually, yeah. Listen , i mean, of well, listen, i mean, im of the where i know lots of the age where i know lots of lots of parents have my the people that i grew up with who are stressed about whether are very stressed about whether or children or not their children will be able a house. Prices able to afford a house. Prices are just so extortionately high. As i mentioned, if youre looking to buy a place in Waltham Forest, its average Waltham Forest, its an average price about, over half price of about, well over half £1 now youre £1 million. And now youre obviously seeing refugees get seemingly bite at the seemingly the first bite at the pie. I think is pie. And i think that is a problem. And that will irritate pie. And i think that is a problofi. And that will irritate pie. And i think that is a problof people 1at will irritate pie. And i think that is a problof people in. Will irritate pie. And i think that is a problof people in thel irritate pie. And i think that is a problof people in the country. A lot of people in the country. Im going to read a statement now from Waltham Forest council. So theyve told us the council has funding from the has secured funding from the department for levelling up housing and communities. And the Greater London authority to secure for ukraine and secure homes for ukraine and afghan refugee households taken in under recent home office schemes. The funding will secure new properties for the council. New properties for the council. While no one already on the housing waiting list will lose their place. Its fine, but their place. Its fine, but i dont think that means that theyre going to be housed there though, does it . But there we go. These properties will revert to when to council ownership when vacated and can then used to vacated and can then be used to help the housing waiting help reduce the housing waiting list. No final decision has yet been the proposal will go been made. The proposal will go to cabinet in november. The to the cabinet in november. The proposal by the way, is supposed to yes. To go to the cabinet. Yes. In about weeks lets just about two weeks time. Lets just pick apart quickly. Really . Pick that apart quickly. Really . So that these properties so it says that these properties will ownership will revert to council ownership when . Well, i mean, if when vacated . Well, i mean, if you are a ukrainian or an afghan refugee whos just been given a free pretty much 3 or £400,000 prime, bit of real estate in arguably the best city in the world. And i mean, im not sure that youd vacate that that quickly would you . Yeah absolutely. Talking about the best im talking about the best city in the world. There are people on very good people on very, very good incomes and very important jobs incomes and very important jobs in cannot to in london that cannot afford to live to live in london, that have to often long and often live quite long and gruelling outside of gruelling commutes outside of london. Do live in london. Or if they do live in london, they live in london, they have to live in incredibly accommodation. London, they have to live in increnowy accommodation. London, they have to live in increnowy seeingnmodation. London, they have to live in increnowy seeing thatiation. And now youre seeing that refugees given , you refugees are being given, you know, quite nice new accommodation in a pretty attractive part of london. So, listen, it is a problem. Its listen, it is a problem. Its not an easy one to fix because refugees do need housing and its give them housing. Its right to give them housing. Its looking. Is cost its about looking. Is this cost the best use of taxpayers . This is a really interesting case study. Were going case study. And were going to were with this were going to keep up with this because happening here is because whats happening here is played going be played out and going to be played out and going to be played the played out right across the country , not just for people country, not just for people whove come here in the schemes like for ukrainians and like we had for ukrainians and afghans well. Theres afghans as well. Theres a massive looming that once afghans as well. Theres a ma have looming that once afghans as well. Theres a ma have finallyooming that once afghans as well. Theres a ma have finally goting that once afghans as well. Theres a ma have finally got around once afghans as well. Theres a ma have finally got around to ice we have finally got around to processing all of the people who come across the channel and almost waving a lot almost inevitably waving a lot of then of them through there is then a big impending looming homelessness amongst homelessness crisis amongst people whove just come across the channel and we dont have anywhere and so anywhere to put them. And so were going to need to end up doing like and doing things like this. And i regret that in a year, regret to say that in a year, two years, five years time, were going to be sitting here talking about billions and billions and billions pounds talking about billions and biltaxpayersbillions pounds talking about billions and biltaxpayers moneys pounds talking about billions and biltaxpayers moneys phasds talking about billions and biltaxpayers moneys phas only of taxpayers money that has only been spent trying house been spent trying to house people either entered people whove either entered this illegally initially this country illegally initially or through whilst, or come through schemes, whilst, unfortunately , other people will unfortunately, other people will just have to suck it up and theyll say you wont booted just have to suck it up and thethe say you wont booted just have to suck it up and thethe housingwont booted just have to suck it up and thethe housing waiting booted just have to suck it up and thethe housing waiting listoted just have to suck it up and thethe housing waiting list. Ted off the housing waiting list. Well, but youre not going well, fine, but youre not going to be booted up here, are you . With this . But look, thank you very much. Were to have very much. Were glad to have you show. Of course, ill you on the show. Of course, ill chat to you again very, very soon. Come, loads still soon. Still to come, loads still to now and the end to come between now and the end of the hour. So whilst theyre saying , of course, that no final saying, of course, that no final decision made, there decision was being made, there with protests with more pro palestine protests set to take place across the uk tomorrow, i am asking whether or not make decision not they should make a decision to protests. Should to ban these protests. Should british citizens as well, though, be loyal to britain or is it okay if loyalties lie elsewhere . Im having a bit of a look at whether or not a citizenship test might be a good thing. How would that even work . Patrick christys. Gb News Business sunday mornings from 930 on news. On mark dolan tonight. In my big opinion, following the tories double by election loss, a Labour Government is coming be careful what you wish for in my take at ten. With the world on the brink of war, we need a proper leader in the white house. Joe biden must be impeached on the grounds of ill health. My mark meets guest is tv and radio legend pat sharp. Plus mike parry, edwina currie. Tomorrows papers and my top pundits. Were live from. Pundits. Were live from. Nine to five. Youre watching or listening to me . Patrick christys on gb news at five with rishi sunak under mounting pressure after the tories lost two by elections last night , i the tories lost two by elections last night, i will discuss Nigel Farages claim that he would be surprised if hes not the tory leader in three years time. Yes, nigel farage is on record as saying he will be surprised if he is not the leader of the tory party within three years. What do you make of that . But heres a question for you. If youre a british and live british citizen and you live here, should you be loyal to britain or another country . Former tory minister lord frost has answered that question. He has answered that question. He says that we should expect british citizens to be loyal to the uk. I know british citizens to be loyal to the uk. I know many people will think this goes without saying, but a at that. But lets take a look at that. Its an issue that has been brought sharp focus in brought into sharp focus in light of whats been going on in the war. The israel hamas war. Pro palestine pro israel pro palestine and pro israel protests pro palestine and pro israel protests taking place right across the uk. Theres been across the uk. Theres been loads other examples loads of other examples that i can think of as well. Joining me now webb, uk now is emma webb, whos the uk director of the common sense society. Emma thank you very, very much. How society. Emma thank you very, very much. How big is society. Emma thank you very, very much. How big is the very much. How big is the problem, do you think, of people who are british citizens who live here, who actually are more loyal to a different country . I think that what were seeing is that something that people have been warning about for a very, very long time, which is that if you if you import the world into your country and you have a system thatis country and you have a system that is founded on multiculturalism, so you have what has been described as a plural monoculturalism , where plural monoculturalism, where you have all of these communities that live side by side. Theres no real need to integrate. Theres no sense of citizenship being something other than a piece of paper. Theres no real sense of a shared home, no cohesive identity that, of course, you end up with these sorts of small pockets of people who are still very tied to the places where they came from. And therefore, if you import the world, you also import the conflicts of the world into your domestic politics. And i think thats what weve seen playing out on the streets over the last week or so. But i think whats so frightening about what weve seen over the last couple of weeks or the last week or so is the sheer scale of people who i think um, and of course there are people who are protesting just simply in favour of palestine, but there are also clearly a lot of people who have come out to support, uh, or to celebrate the actions of a terrorist organisation , a terrorist organisation, a proscribed terrorist organisation , action in this organisation, action in this country who have come out onto our streets to celebrate the murder of jews and i think for many people that has really woken them up to not only a problem of integration, butjust simply the fact that we dont really have shared values in this country as we used to. Yeah, and the breaking line that came out about an hour before i came on air was that the metropolitan police are saying the cases of saying that the cases of anti semitism have gone up by 1,000 in the last month. What do we do about this, though, emma . Do we have to set a citizenship test . I mean, does that work . That work . Well, i think in the case of what were what were actually seeing with those images there, this is not actually necessarily about people who have who have who are first generation migrants this country. Many migrants to this country. Many of people will be second of those people will be second generation, third generation. And also be many people and therell also be many people in there who dont necessarily have roots elsewhere, but are still supports the actions of hamas or are still supporting the pro palestinian cause or involving themselves with with, you know, anti semitic chants like from the river to the sea, palestine will be free is widely understood to be sort of incitement to genocide. So incitement to genocide. So i think that there are all sorts of people that are involved in this. I dont think necessarily mean, yes, a citizenship test of some description was kind of a no brainer. But i think the problem is a much, much bigger issue than that. Issue than that. Okay. All right. I mean, there doesnt appear to be too much that can actually be done about it. Now. Do you think its irreversible . Irreversible . And thats a very good question. I think that we and like i keep saying, as weve seen over the last week and a half, because i have personally been so shocked by how openly anti semitic some people, um , anti semitic some people, um, some people are being , i think some people are being, i think that were in a dangerous point in our history and what i find so particularly concerning is that you see, as we saw today , that you see, as we saw today, the police will ing to clamp down on, for example, an a jewish groups who are trying to raise awareness of a kidnapped israeli children. The police will stop them from driving around london with a billboard truck because they dont believe that they they dont have the confidence to actually police these protests. So i think the concern actually is that the police are not enforcing the law and actually the police are cowed by anybody who is a bully and anybody who shouts the loudest. And at first and foremost, if we have a police force that cannot enforce the law, then we do not have the law. And i think that that that is the first port of call. I think trying to turn the tide on how dangerous this could become. Yeah, absolutely. Emma, thank yeah, absolutely. Emma, thank you very, very much for coming on. Is emma webb, whos the uk director the common sense director of the common sense society. Concern society. It has been a concern for an incredibly time for for an incredibly long time for me i know of people me and i know a lot of people that i worry is now coming to a head, which is people are head, which is if people are living britain, they living in britain, they are technically british citizens. They but they are british citizens, but their lies elsewhere. Their loyalty lies elsewhere. You import not only foreign problems that then out on problems that then play out on the street, but where is that that british spirit and is that a problem . But look, now its time for patricks pick of the day. And were going to take a look at a story that isnt dominating the News Headlines, but its caught my eye. But its still caught my eye. Now, spoke about now, last hour, i spoke about a man who posed as a mannequin before tried rob store. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats tried rob store. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats kindi rob store. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats kind of rob store. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats kind of they store. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats kind of the levelyre. Man who posed as a mannequin be1thats kind of the level that so thats kind of the level that were with patricks were at here with patricks pick the day. But his plan pick of the day. But his plan was he now get ten was foiled. He could now get ten years in prison. Im years in prison. But im focusing hour on the focusing this hour on the gutting news that a number of councils across the country have cancelled their bonfire night celebration. Some local celebration. Some local authorities have called off guy fawkes celebrations for the third or fourth year in a row because they say the price of fireworks has skyrocketed. It is fireworks has skyrocketed. It is an absolute travesty this any excuse to call off a bonfire night display and theyll do it. Other organisers cited issues with conforming to regulations as their reason for cancelling their displays. Its another huge blow to a classic british tradition, isnt it . Where is the fun . Seriously, have we not the fun . Seriously, have we not just lost the fun . All of these council killjoys , you know, all council killjoys, you know, all they say as well. Oh gosh , we they say as well. Oh gosh, we havent money. I tell havent got the money. I tell you what. All if we had you what. All right. If we had an lgbtq pride night that involved fireworks , theyd find involved fireworks, theyd find the money for that, wouldnt they . Absolutely it. They . Absolutely guarantee it. Itd be be loads of itd be itd be be loads of the biggest display youve biggest firework display youve ever if it ever seen in your life. If it was of those things, it was one of those things, if it was one of those things, if it was an opportunity to virtue signal theyd the signal at all, theyd find the money they . Money for it, wouldnt they . I mean, theres a council there. Waltham forest got £35 Waltham Forest has got £35 million that its going to borrow in order to try to house a Certain Group of people. You know, few know, we cant find a few thousand quid, can we, elsewhere in country off in the country to let off a few fireworks can fireworks so children can celebrate night . Mean, celebrate bonfire night . I mean, come views a gbnews. Com. Come on. Gb views a gbnews. Com. Is that email address . I want to hear from you loads. Are you getting in touch about the topic that im going to be talking about back, is about when i come back, which is rishi under mounting rishi sunak. Hes under mounting pressure Party Pressure after the labour Party Managed huge tory managed to overturn huge tory majorities to win two by elections night. And majorities to win two by elections night. And i am elections last night. And i am asking is rishi sunak the right man to lead the tories into the next election . But get this nigel farage has said that he would be surprised if hes not the tory leader 2026. Will the tory leader by 2026. I will also be discussing israel apparently considering banning the bbc. This is also after a Jewish Community group attended a meeting at the bbc and told them in no Uncertain Terms how disappointed theyve been with their coverage of israel palestine. Are we talking about that and much, much more . That is just an hour away. Patrick christys right here on gb news. We are breathless news. Charles thatcherite. Thatcherite. Im alex deakin. This is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. A new red weather warning was issued earlier today, again covering parts of eastern scotland for the whole of saturday. For the rest of today, the warnings are amber and yellow. Still a considerable risk of flooding problems, particularly with the heavy rain over north east england. But its pushing back now into eastern scotland. And thatis now into eastern scotland. And that is the problem the rain that is the problem as the rain starts to pep up again here through the night and during saturday strong winds saturday with those strong winds and hazard feeding in and extra hazard just feeding in the moisture to that part of the world, thats already seen significant flooding , some drier significant flooding, some drier spells south. Quite a spells further south. Quite a mild night here, but its really the rain that we need to focus on because it keeps coming across eastern scotland during saturday. Again, exact saturday. So, again, exact abating, a red abating, the flooding, a red warning means there is a risk to life. There are many other weather warnings in place across the , so please do check out the uk, so please do check out the uk, so please do check out the met Office Website for the details on those through the day well see some very heavy, even thundery across thundery showers across the south east gusty winds. South east and some gusty winds. It rain everywhere all it wont rain everywhere all day. Will brighter day. There will be some brighter spells parts of eastern spells across parts of Eastern England and northern ireland, especially early. But temperatures to be, temperatures are going to be, well, at best. And feeling well, teens at best. And feeling a colder that a lot colder with that persistent and heavy rain across northeast scotland that only slowly eases on saturday night, sunday offers a respite there will be a few showers dotted around, but many places will see some decent spells of sunshine and winds many will be and the winds for many will be a lot lighter as well. Goodbye good evening. Its 5 pm. Its patrick. Its gb news and rishi sunak was skewered last night in a couple of by elections. Im asking whether or not there is still time for him to step aside or be booted out and have somebody else in charge of conservative of the conservative party. Somebody be like man. Somebody may be like this man. Well, nigel farage has actually come said hed be come out and said that hed be amazed he wasnt in charge amazed if he wasnt in charge of the party within three the tory party within three years time. Do you think hes having a bit of fun or do you think he means it . But certainly something serious. Something that is very serious. Its that israel its this. It is that israel could the bbc from could well ban the bbc from being within that country and broadcasting within that country. Why . Well, because theyre very disappointed with theyre very disappointed with the slant that they the alleged slant that they appear to putting on that appear to be putting on that coverage , which we will be coverage, which we will also be discussing story. Yes, £35 discussing this story. Yes, £35 million for refugee homes. This is in Waltham Forest. So million for refugee homes. This is in Waltham Forest. So only afghans and ukrainians supposedly will be allowed to stay and live in brand new accommodation. There no british homeless. Thats on top of homeless. Thats on top of another £50 million government scheme that is again only for refugees in that area. What do refugees in that area. What do you make of that . One more for you. This hour, i think. Yes. Hospitals wrack and ruin. Find out the full amount of hospitals that are actually struggling with this dodgy concrete. We all remember the dodgy concrete from the schools, dont we . Well, yes. This is about hospitals. The thing schools is as bad the thing with schools is as bad as it is, you can evacuate them. You cant really evacuate people from intensive wards from intensive care wards at places like wythenshawe hospital, the hospital, which is one of the hospitals where got this hospitals where theyve got this dodgy Patrick Christys. Dodgy concrete Patrick Christys. Gb news. Email me gb views or gbnews. Com heck of a lot to go out there. I want to know from you, do you think its right that councils can spend around £50 million on accommodation . £50 million on accommodation . Thatis £50 million on accommodation . That is just for people who were not born in this country . Brits need not apply. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But right now its your headlines with. Ray thanks patrick. Thanks patrick. 5 01. 5 01. Our top stories. Our top stories. Our top stories. Egypt says its not to blame for the closure of the rafah crossing, which is delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid to palestinians. The countrys palestinians. The countrys Foreign Ministry says as far as its concerned, the crossing is open and theyre not preventing Third Country Nationals from leaving gaza. The United Nations says its actively engaging with all parties involved so that a meaningful number of trucks carrying aid can enter the strip every day. Well, meanwhile , the every day. Well, meanwhile, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has praised egypt for its efforts in trying to deliver aid to civilians in gaza after meeting the countrys president , he described palestinians as victims of hamas to. They also victims of hamas to. They also discussed efforts to prevent the spread of violence in the region i labour leader sir keir starmer says that needs to be a priority. Priority. I think any effort to ensure there isnt any escalation is obviously welcome. I think there are two priorities now , urgent are two priorities now, urgent priorities. The first is hamas must release the hostages who are being held in gaza and secondly, urging lately we need that humanitarian aid to get in the food. The water, the fuel, the food. The water, the fuel, the medicines. Obviously, there the medicines. Obviously, there have been some progress , but have been some progress, but much more is needed. Its much more is needed. Its urgent. There are many innocent civilians in gaza , israel, civilians in gaza, israel, military sources have given more information about the estimated 200 hostages taken by hamas. 200 hostages taken by hamas. They say 30 are teenagers and Young Children and 20 are over the age of 60. The majority are still alive. The majority are still alive. Meanwhile , israeli troops are meanwhile, israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible Ground Invasion. Sir possible Ground Invasion. Sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their trust and their confidence in the labour party after they overturned conservative majorities to win two by elections. A warning for those watching on television. The following footage contains flashing images. Now in tamworth. Sarah edwards overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000. Meanwhile , alastair straffen meanwhile, alastair straffen took mid beds bedfordshire with a 20. 5 swing, the largest labour by election win since 1945. He says hes delighted people voted for change and we have been really humbled by how seriously people have taken this election, this opportunity to do Something Different, this chance to make sure we finally have an mp in parliament whos going to be on side and i think its be on our side and i think its fair to say that after today, no one going to be taking us for one is going to be taking us for granted bedfordshire granted here in bedfordshire ever conservative well, conservative Party Chairman greg hands less impressed. Chairman greg hands less imfhesed. Chairman greg hands less imfhe says labours wins not he says labours wins not that significant , but labour that significant, but labour hardly improved their vote at all. And in fact went down in mid bedfordshire slightly. But i bedfordshire slightly. But i dont think that will have an impact on the general election. Clearly we need to recognise that a large number of our conservative voters did not come out yesterday amid bedfordshire and tamworth, despite having excellent candidates in festus, akinbusoye and in andy cooper. So we need to work harder. We need to make sure that people get the government message that we are delivering against the five priorities, making progress i the director general of the bbc will be challenged next week over why the corporation refuses to call Hamas Terrorists. On to call Hamas Terrorists. On wednesday, tim davie will address a meeting of the tory partys 1922 committee of backbench mps. Senior sources backbench mps. Senior sources have told gb news mr davie will be expected to answer questions about the bbcs report wing of the israel Hamas Conflict , the israel Hamas Conflict, including their coverage of a rocket attack on a gaza hospital. The meeting was originally called last month to address what some tory mps see as biased against the conservative government , but more against the conservative government, but more than against the conservative government , but more than 1600 government, but more than 1600 suspect members of county lines. Drug gangs have been arrested across england and wales. The across england and wales. The operation seized class a drugs worth more than £1 million. Worth more than £1 million. Around 58 children have been referred to safeguarding services for over concerns of possible exploitation in the action also closed 250 phone lines and seized more than 400 weapons. When Mercia Police says a man in his 60s has died after getting caught in fast flowing floodwater in shropshire. Hes believed to be the third fatality as storm babet continues to cause Severe Weather conditions. This afternoon , a passenger plane afternoon, a passenger plane came off the runway at Leeds Bradford airport while landing in those windy conditions. The in those windy conditions. The met office has issued a new 24 hour red weather warning in central and northeast scotland as further heavy rainfall is expected. This is gb news across expected. This is gb news across the uk on television in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now lets get straight back to. Patrick straight back to. Patrick well, we of course, start with that terrible night for the tories as piled even more pressure on rishi sunak. Now pressure on rishi sunak. Now labour won both of yesterdays by elections after overturning huge tory majorities in tamworth and mid beds beardshear in a few minutes time. And mid beds beardshear in a few minutes time. Rishi sunak is minutes time. Rishi sunak is said sorry in a few moments ago rishi sunak did say that the defeat was disappointing, but said that there were calls for local factors at play as well. I spoke earlier to conservative mp ronald jayawardene last night. Crucially this was before the by Election Results were announced and i asked him whether rishi sunak was still the right man to lead the tories i i i think everyone in the conservative party is united that there is no more leadership change. Rishi sunak is the Prime Minister. He is the leader. Hes got to lead us into the election. But big important election. But the big important thing weve have thing is weve got to have proper policy. Proper conservative policy. Weve actually got to get on and do from do things that separate us from the socially and the other left. The socially and the other left. Yes, indeed. So there we go. Yes, indeed. So there we go. But its a lot more complicated than meets the eye. Okay. So it isnt just as simple as the conservatives getting battered by of traditional by labour. A lot of traditional conservative voters went out and voted parties reform. Conservative voters went out and vote one parties reform. Conservative voters went out and vote one pariwho reform. Conservative voters went out and voteone pariwho rpainted but one man who has painted a very bleak picture for the tories is my fellow gb news presenter nigel farage, because he wrote on x or twitter , he wrote on x or twitter, whatever to call it, whatever you want to call it, the huge wins for labour in the by elections overnight confirms what ive before. The what ive said before. The tories a deserved tories are headed for a deserved electoral disaster and nigel didnt make life easier didnt exactly make life easier for rishi sunak earlier this week with a comment that might have hinted about his have just hinted about his future he told the future plans, he told the Politics Home website id be very surprised if i were not conservative leader by 2026. Very surprised as well. It must be said that nigel said that he was serious about becoming the tory leader, but later said that his comment was in jest. Im not sure about that. Well, should sure about that. Well, should nigel farage be the next leader of the conservative party to debate this , im joined by debate this, im joined by political commentator Alex Armstrong and former labour spokesman james mathewson. Thank you both very , very much. Alex, you both very, very much. Alex, ill start with you. Nigel ill start with you. Nigel farage next, tory leader oh, id love it. Love it. Id love him to be the tory leader. You know, i think, you know, i think greg hands was right when hes talking about the by elections though weve seen dissatisfied tory seen a massive dissatisfied tory base. I seen a massive dissatisfied tory base. I were talking about base. I mean were talking about numbers like tamworth down numbers of like tamworth down 21,000 missing 21,000 votes voters just arent turning out for tories. You know, were for the tories. You know, were seeing the reform picking up some those that would some of those votes that would have in power, have kept the tories in power, which little bit about which says a little bit about what traditional what the traditional conservative party really, conservative party roots really, really want. Nigel is a true and nigel is a true conservative of. Thats what conservatism is about. We need to have someone who is deliver for is going to deliver for conservatives in this country, not this sort of pork rishi sunak. David Cameron Sunak style. David cameron corporatism that weve all got very bored of. Very bored of. James i mean, you look absolutely stunned there at the idea of a nigel Farage Conservative Party yeah , i mean, im not going yeah, i mean, im not going to disguise that from you, patrick here and alex say that nigel farage is a true conservative and represents what conservatism is. It would have been a huge win for me a couple of years ago to try and connect nigel farage and the conservative party so clearly together it would have been damaging the been so damaging for the conservative party. It shows conservative party. But it shows you how far weve gone, how you just how far weve gone, how the depths to which weve plummeted as country. When you plummeted as a country. When you see nigel farage is a true see that nigel farage is a true conservative and that represents conservatism, i know conservatives who would be absolutely gobsmacked by that claim. However, for me, to be honest with you , and i couldnt honest with you, and i couldnt think of a better thing to happen to the tory party because electorally it would be an absolute disaster for them. As absolute disaster for them. As weve learned the labour weve learned in the labour party ourselves Winning Party ourselves, winning is not done. Can i ask you about that, james . Can i ask about that . I think the thing is, and this is the reason ask it, i mean, the reason why i ask it, i mean, would it be that of would it be that much of a disaster electorally . Because a lot of people want to so lot of people want to reform so as opposed people going out as opposed to people going out in and voting en in their droves and voting en masse the labour party over masse for the labour party over the of the conservatives, a lot of people, would james, people, i would argue, james, went they people, i would argue, james, went to they people, i would argue, james, went to be they people, i would argue, james, went to be more they people, i would argue, james, went to be more conservative. Wanted to be more conservative. James the problem is james yeah, but the problem is that dont win. That you dont win. General elections by being on those polls, on being either those polls, on being on either extreme. Win them by extreme. You win them by building coalitions. Not building coalitions. Youre not going with going to build a coalition with nigel farage. Allow be nigel farage. Allow me to be generous moment because generous for a moment because its not my nature to try and give party advice give the tory party advice thats its actually the thats useful. Its actually the opposite what would opposite of what i would like to do really. Absolutely do really. But it is absolutely not the way to win the election. To either extreme as the to go to either extreme as the labour party has learned our labour party has learned in our recent well. Recent history as well. Alex, can i just say, is that true mean , true actually . Because i mean, britain is not a socialist country, but its potentially about to vote for a chap who i think is quite socialist, ironically, because our conservative leader is not conservative leader is not conservative enough, which is weird, think true. Weird, but i think true. Yeah. No, i think youre spot on. Patrick i you know, labour i mean, you know, labour havent actually increased their vote at all in vote by very much at all in this, by election where this, this by election where they sweeping, they should be sweeping, actually votes. Actually collecting tory votes. Theyre collecting which theyre not collecting any which is actually tell you a little bit about the state of bit more about the state of Politics Today than it does about the labour party. I dont think they really are getting this they seem to be this message. They seem to be hammering supposed there hammering home supposed there doesnt be much that doesnt seem to be much of that going is the problem, right . This is the problem, right . The tories have been in power for a decade. They havent found where lie. They where their values lie. They arent out conservative policies. The Online Safety bill is a prime example of that. Its completely unconservative. Theres nothing libertarian about it whatsoever. Actually taking freedom its actually taking freedom away from people. Got the highest of away from people. Governmente highest of away from people. Government since|est of away from people. Government since world of away from people. Government since world war ii. These are not conservative values. How can any conservative vote for them . And thats what im talking about when im talking about real traditional conservative values. Yet, know, james values. And yet, you know, james may be a bit surprised to hear that, nigel farage that, but actually, nigel farage is conservative policy. In best policies in fact, the best policies that the tories, the vote winners been ones winners have been the ones that nigel putting nigel farage has been putting fonnard and, know, brexit fonnard. And, you know, brexit was nigels baby that was was nigels baby and that that brought the that that brought the conservative Party Together under you know, under boris. So you know, i think you feel like nigel think maybe you feel like nigel farage is this big extreme. But you you actually listen you know, if you actually listen to its hardly to what he says, its hardly extreme all. Extreme at all. Ive ive got ive got ive got ive got ive got some footage nigel farage at some footage of nigel farage at conservative Party Conference, by is him being by the way, which is him being mobbed by a wide range of people. There are lots of them, quite young , you know, and quite young, you know, and james, you know, nigel farage there at conservative Party Conference, walks in a little bit like a kind of political rock star. When keir starmer walks into a room, the lights go out, they . I think we need out, dont they . I think we need to be careful about what were talking about here. Were talking about somebody whos going to lead the country. Were talking about politicians who a very who are elected to do a very important were not talking important job. Were not talking about rock stars. Weve seen what in power. What rock stars do in power. Weve these big weve seen what these big personalities its been personalities do. Its been disastrous. Disastrous. They win elections, which is what talking about. This what were talking about. This is the thing, you know, weve what were talking about. This is thefrom g, you know, weve what were talking about. This is thefrom g, situation , weve what were talking about. This is thefrom g, situation where what were talking about. This is thefrom g, situation where we gone from a situation where we had well elected had an incredibly well elected Prime Minister who then did some quite things was, you Prime Minister who then did some quite nudged|gs was, you Prime Minister who then did some quite nudged out was, you Prime Minister who then did some quite nudged out by was, you Prime Minister who then did some quite nudged out by people u Prime Minister who then did some quite nudged out by people who know, nudged out by people who thought thought that thought that who thought that it was , he would a was disastrous, he would be a disaster them electorally. Disaster for them electorally. Then Prime Minister then they had a Prime Minister who actually voted for by who was actually voted for by conservative members, who was actually voted for by conse| i ative members, who was actually voted for by conse|| agree, members, who was actually voted for by conse|| agree, thetmbers, who was actually voted for by conse|| agree, the way, rs, who was actually voted for by conse|| agree, the way, is which i agree, by the way, is not democratic enough to run a nation. But that was the best metric then she went and metric we had then she went and now somebody whos now weve got somebody whos going for anybody now weve got somebody whos go charge. For anybody now weve got somebody whos go charge. And for anybody now weve got somebody whos go charge. And youve anybody now weve got somebody whos go charge. And youve akeirwdy in charge. And youve got keir starmer there, you know, starmer there, who you know, isnt personality is isnt exactly mr personality is he . I mean, big losers in he . I mean, the big losers in all this are the people who. All of this are the people who. Arent they . B ut arent they . But the key, the key james but the key, the key thing for lies there. Patrick thing for me lies there. Patrick weve said that boris weve just said that Boris Johnson who was johnson was somebody who was elected, huge elected, elected with a huge mandate, then did very mandate, and then did some very silly things for many of us. The fact Boris Johnson was fact that Boris Johnson was going some very silly going to do some very silly things reading things was in the reading for years. Same with years. And its the same with nigel farage, if you look at what mean, his former teachers have that the have come out and said that the mans fascist, and mans racist, hes fascist, and theyre claims that claims theyre big claims that claims that, you know, i dont want to say 1 1 thing i will say. Say no 1 1 thing i will say. All right. Im going to say about that, which is no doubt, nigel. Well, obviously, nigel does deny of those things. Does deny all of those things. But mean, those but also james, i mean, those are reports , right . From are school reports, right . From teachers two years ago. I mean, is that is that the best weve got . Because really it it would it would appear, james, that those in glass houses maybe shouldnt throw stones because, you know , keir starmer tried to you know, keir starmer tried to get Jeremy Corbyn elected twice. Hes friends with hamas, isnt he . And look whats going on now. I mean, its remarkable, especially considering that Keir Starmers jewish. Starmers wife is jewish. I dont how he could look at dont know how he could look at himself in the mirror and do that. But want that that. James but you want that guy dont you . Guy to get elected, dont you . The reality is, i think when you like nigel you look at people like nigel farage me, like i say, farage and for me, like i say, the people that are the claims from people that are there previously had warnings there previously we had warnings about johnson from former about Boris Johnson from former employers. Warnings from employers. We had warnings from people known his whole people whod known him his whole life wasnt suitable for life that he wasnt suitable for power. About whether you power. Its about whether you are to be in government and are fit to be in government and whether lead them. Whether youre fit to lead them. Now, i think most conservatives in conservative party and in the conservative party and today would actually disagree with alex would say that with alex and would say that they nigel is they dont think nigel farage is suitable, regardless of what those and those fringes think. And that tells you. Tells you. Right, ill put all right, alex, ill put that to you. So. So do you think that to you. So. So do you think that keir is the kind of that keir starmer is the kind of hes got the kind of moral standing that we need in a way, in a way that someone like nigel farage just doesnt have . Farage just doesnt have . No, i mean, i dont think most people know what Keir Starmers or his morals starmers values or his morals even are, frankly. I mean , hes even are, frankly. I mean, hes just of the same, isnt he . Just more of the same, isnt he . This why hes not an this is why hes not an inspiring its why hes inspiring leader. Its why hes not massive increases in not seeing massive increases in his share in his the votes his vote share in his the votes that hes getting in his by elections. He should be wiping the floor with tory the floor with the tory base right unfortunately , right now. And unfortunately, hes not. And in fact, i saw the great that the bbc put great graphic that the bbc put up while he was talking to the giving his presentation at labour Party Conference. And that, frankly , i think the that, quite frankly, i think the biggest word was know biggest word was dont know behind him, which a lot behind him, which says a lot about keir starmer, frankly. About keir starmer, frankly. Nigel farage inspires young people. He inspires people from across the country and he actually does behalf of actually does speak on behalf of the class. Thats the the working class. Thats the biggest is biggest problem labour has is that theyve forgotten who the working class are. They preach to signalling to these virtue signalling organisations people like organisations and people like Jeremy Corbyn, who are massively, extremely left massively, extremely on the left. Keir starmer taking. Blm, the keir starmer taking a knee. Youve got him out there going. We encourage just stop oil. These things are massively out of touch with the working class. So the labour party is just more the same of the just more of the same of the tories now. And think tories right now. And i think you an earlier you were speaking to an earlier on patrick who nailed it. He said, know, that we actually said, you know, that we actually need put some need to put out some conservative party policies. Well, doing . Well, what have they been doing . They party. They are the conservative party. Nigel is being the staple for the tories for the last for the last few years on their own policies. James, is it a little bit bleak saw some pictures bleak when we saw some pictures of mid bedfordshire there and youve starmer standing youve got keir starmer standing next quite dorky next to a kind of quite a dorky looking loon, some would looking eco loon, some would say. That really the way that say. Is that really the way that the labour party to the labour party wants to connect working connect with working class voters . Is it just maybe voters . Is it just maybe depressing for you that nigel connects class connects more with working class voters . Voters . Well, let me tell you, as a working class voter myself, from the north east of england, thats categorically untrue. And as somebody whos most of my family voted to leave , a lot of family voted to leave, a lot of my friends voted to leave. And my friends voted to leave. And then ive always, from day one said you that said to them, you know, that their be listened their voices should be listened to and the to and respected. And the reasons why they did so reasons as to why they did so should be respected. Find should be respected. But i find categorically fascinating categorically for fascinating that farage seems to be that nigel farage seems to be painted as somebody who was the champion that they champion of that when they themselves, many of people themselves, many of the people i know voted leave. Look at farage as caricature of that. That as a caricature of that. That movement and a joke and that actually, you know, the more sensible elements of those leave wing movements dont want to associate themselves with nigel farage because hes not in touch through working class values. He thinks he knows what they are and hes not. Thats interesting because because one of the reasons why we straps like that below we have straps like that below their for and talk their farage for pm and we talk about at about rishi sunak struggling at the or not the minute and whether or not Keir Starmers going to struggle, or keir struggle, whether or not keir starmer the starmer would really win the next or whether next general election or whether it just that theres it would just be that theres general towards general apathy towards conservatives. There is a sense that nigel farage would do better in the red wall. Alex, do you buy that . Because obviously james thinks thats complete rubbish. Yeah, well, i tend not to base base other peoples opinions on, on, you know, on my own. But you know, keir starmer couldnt even define what working class was on. The other was on lbc , i think he was. He was on lbc, i think he was. He couldnt even define what working class was. Never had rishi sunak never had a working friend either, working class friend either, though. Fair . Though. Is he . To be fair . True. And. And thats very true. And. And and dont think rishi sunak and i dont think rishi sunak pretends what working pretends to know what working class means, but, you know, nigel does. And, nigel farage clearly does. And, you he is one of the most you know, he is one of the most popular unelected politicians in this far. I popular unelected politicians in this far. I think this country by far. I think hes in the top four, actually. And you hes the only and you know, hes the only person you out the pub, person you see out in the pub, you out there talking to you know, out there talking to people street. And he people on the street. And he seems very, popular seems to be very, very popular with working people. With the working class people. So, you wouldnt suggest so, you know, i wouldnt suggest that opinions are that my own opinions are represented of the working class, certainly think im class, but i certainly think im speaking my, friends speaking to my, my, my friends and very much and family who are very much working hes extremely working class. Hes extremely popular because he says it as it is. Had enough of it. Popular because he says it as it is. Come had enough of it. Popular because he says it as it is. Come on,td enough of it. Popular because he says it as it is. Come on, jamie,|gh of it. Popular because he says it as it is. Come on, jamie, final it. Popular because he says it as it is. Come on, jamie, final word to come on, jamie, final word to you. Final, final word to you, james. Go on. You. Final, final word to you, jarrcomplete. You. Final, final word to you, jarrcomplete nonsense and complete nonsense and ignorance to say that a man walks a pub he walks into a pub and he represents the working class, its to working class its offensive to working class communities north east communities in the north east its offensive. In the leave. At its offensive. In the leave. At the end of the day. At the end the end of the day. At the end of the day, nigel farage inspires one thing in this country, and its division. Country, and its division. Oh, chaps. Well, ill tell you what. Its a good debate. Its a good debate. Thank you very of always very much, both of you. Always a pleasure to you on the pleasure to have you on the show. Political commentator show. As political commentator Alex Armstrong, a former labour spokesman. As spokesman. James mathewson as well. Stuff. Thank you well. Great stuff. Thank you very now lots more on this very much. Now lots more on this story on our website. Go gbnews. Com. 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Theyll be absolutely terrifying. Wouldnt if they veered. They wouldnt if they veered off gosh, wouldnt off slightly. Gosh, wouldnt fancy now, fancy being on that flight. Now, as bbc still refuses to call as the bbc still refuses to call Hamas Terrorists, the Israeli Government has warned that it could actually ban the bbc from reporting in that country. Well reporting in that country. Well be talking about that very shortly. Patrick christys gb news, britains news co weeknights from. Six 5 24. Co weeknights from. Six 5 24. Youre watching or listening to me Patrick Christys on gb news. In a few moments i will tell you about the Labour Council. Theres borrowing more than £35 million just for migrants accommodation , but migrants accommodation, but rishi sunak has met the egyptian president today as he tries to prevent an escalation in the conflict in the middle east. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence force unequivocally stated force has unequivocally stated that a Greek Orthodox church that a Greek Orthodox church that was hit in a raid last night was not the target of the strike. Lets cross now to tel aviv and speak to our reporter Charlie Peters. So, charlie, so Charlie Peters. So, charlie, so rishi sunak has arrived in egypt. Whats going on where you are in tel aviv . Well rishi are in tel aviv . Well rishi sunakis are in tel aviv . Well rishi sunak is now leaving. Hes heading back to britain right now. We understand. And he said that the rafah crossing is going to open imminently. Said that the rafah crossing is going to open imminently. That going to open imminently. That is what he hopes is going to be an imminent opening to allow humanitarian cross from humanitarian aid to cross from egypt into the gaza strip. But weve heard this several times in the last week. The americans made three such claims , made three such claims, including at the end of last week and the beginning of this about that Border Crossing. And weve it yet. Think weve not seen it yet. I think many people in gaza and indeed International Observers and the un are not going to celebrate at all until any aid starts to arrive. There have been several sort of celebratory statements made by politicians that have not been achieved. And even if aid does start to arrive, many people here saying that it will only scratch the surface of what is required is the best part of 1 head from the 1 Million People head from the north to the south on the orders of the idf. The situation in the south has become so untenable, according to observers, that many people have actually started north. We started to return north. We dont have any official numbers on that, but its understood that at least 600,000 people headed south. And so some proportion those under stood proportion of those under stood to be returning. And it comes at a time the israeli a time as the israeli bombardment north gaza bombardment of north gaza continues. This is the mission continues. This is the mission put out by the idf, some 13 days ago that they wanted to shape the ground, to destroy hamas military capabilities in north gaza. Theyve released footage in the last few hours of the strikes they conducted overnight, and it is clearly some significant bombard thats taking place there. Entire buildings razed, entire areas of gaza, struck by very serious munitions as they seek to prepare for that likely Ground Invasion by removing as many terrorist capabilities. But also commanders before they arrive. They clearly see what they describe as the assassination of commanders as a key strategy for shaping the ground and preparing for that likely invasion in the coming days. So the news from rishi sunak that he believes there is an imminent opening of that rafah crossing. Well, well just have to wait and see. We do know that the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, will be here tomorrow cairo peace tomorrow for a cairo peace summit alongside leaders from japan , bahrain and italy. So japan, bahrain and italy. So well see if theres further pressure put on the egyptians and the israelis tomorrow as news of that potential Border Crossing continues to arrive to us. So well keep you updated on the latest as we wait for that first bit of aid to finally enter the gaza strip. Charlie peters there in tel aviv, thank you very, very much. Now, have noticed now, you might have noticed that calling hamas that we are calling Hamas Terrorists thats what terrorists because thats what they but almost a fortnight they are. But almost a fortnight after they massacred more than 1400 people in israel, the bbc is still refusing to use the word terrorist. The board of deputies of british jews has now met with the boss of the bbc to express outrage over the broadcasters use of language to describe hamas and is damaging coverage of the immediate aftermath of the bombing of a hospital in gaza city. Now now its being reported that israel could ban the beeb after this sordid controversy. Yes israel is genuinely, apparently considering banning the bbc. Joining me now is former bbc producer is david keighley. Producer is david keighley. Thank you very much, david. Great to have you on the show. And what do you make of this then . I and what do you make of this then . I mean, do you think that then . I mean, do you think that the bbc not a great look for the bbc . I dont think the bbc . I dont really think the bbc . I dont really think the bbc great war. Is bbc is having a great war. Is it . Far . It . So far . Dont think it is at all, no. And i mean, the they resort all the time to the point on this terrorist calling Hamas Terrorists to its in the guidelines. But this is an exceptional set of circumstance is what hamas did was exceptional. Joe biden calls it terrorism. Joe biden calls it terrorism. Rishi sunak calls it terrorism. The bbc is just terrorism. The bbc is just staying there as if this was a normal conflict. Its not. Its between sheer terrorism and between sheer terrorism and between people who killed. 1400 between people who killed. 1400 Israeli Citizens as they were going about their normal business. What do you think that is so israel is also apparently banning al jazeera, which i can understand why. But if the bbc is in the same bracket as al jazeera, frankly thats pretty appalling for the bbcs reputation, isnt it . I think it is, yes. Reputation, isnt it . I think it is, yes. And its i think it is, yes. And its an indication of how how again, how bullheaded they are being here. Um, the their job is to be i agree. When they say their job is to be impartial overall, but its their interpretation of due impartiality, which they hide behind every time which means they set the rules for what they think is impartial. They set the rules for what they think is impartial. And theres think is impartial. And theres no real appeal against that. You can complain all you like, but the bbc, every time comes back and stonewalls and says , we know and stonewalls and says, we know what were doing and on this occasion i do not think they are really understanding the sentiment in the uk and around the world. No, indeed. And the board of deputies of british jews have gonein deputies of british jews have gone in and said in no Uncertain Terms how angry and how annoyed they are about this and how hurt they are about this and how hurt they feel it, why wont they feel about it, why wont they feel about it, why wont the to that . I the bbc just listen to that . I mean, you know, i would argue that anyone says , right, that anyone who says, right, okay, the bbc is called Hamas Terrorists, anyone whos got a problem with that, you know, its probably ones looking at themselves. The bbc was on a no lose situation. Theyre just calling a terrorist organisation terrorists , especially after terrorists, especially after theyve gone around. You know, beheading babies, for goodness sake. I agree with you entirely. There is absolutely no defence. And i come back to my point that here is an example. People have been complaining about bbc impartiality against issues on the right for , for a very long the right for, for a very long time. And here is an example time. And here is an example where the bbc could actually listen to what people are saying and yet yet again, they dont. Mm hmm. David, thank you very, very much. I could talk to you all day, but we are we are out of time. Its great to chat, though, and ill talk to you again very soon. David keith is again very soon. David keith is a producer. A former bbc news producer. There lots more there we go. Now, lots more still to come. Now still to come. Between now and five. Get reaction of five. Ill get the reaction of the an English Council is the news. An English Council is apparently borrowing more than £35 million just for refugee accommodation. So brits need not accommodation. So brits need not apply. Is your apply. But first is your headunes apply. But first is your headlines with addison. Headlines with ray addison. Thanks, patrick. Its 531. The Prime Minister has praised egypt for its efforts in trying to deliver aid to civilians in gaza after meeting the countrys president , rishi sunak said palestine aliens are also victims of hamas and expressed his condolence for the loss of lives. He also stressed the importance of opening a safe corridor to gaza , something we corridor to gaza, something we have prioritised consistently is getting the rafah crossing opening. Its been a feature of all my conversations and im very pleased that that will now imminently happen. We announced an increase in our funding for humanitarian aid into the region, and when i met with president sisi earlier today, he and i had a good discussion about how the can provide about how the uk can provide practical assistance on the ground to ensure the sustainability of that aid through the crossing to the people who need well, sir people who need it. Well, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their trust and their confidence in labour after their confidence in labour after the party won two by elections in tamworth. In tamworth. Sarah edwards overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000 and alastair straffen took mid bedfordshire with a swing of more than 20. 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And we can hear from the Prime Minister now last 48 hours, ive been to three Different Countries and met six Different Countries and met six different leaders , including different leaders, including Prime Minister netanyahu and president abbas, discuss the president abbas, to discuss the situation in in israel and gaza. This is a region in mourning. So first and foremost, i wanted to express my condolences to all those affected. Weve also made Good Progress on tangible areas like ensuring access for humanitarian aid to those who need it, but most importantly, in a situation like this, its important to intensify dialogue because we all have a shared interest in peace and stability interest in peace and stability in this region as well. When this crisis unfolded, one thing we have prioritised consistently is getting the rafah crossing opening. Its been a feature of all my conversations and im very pleased that that will now imminently. When we imminently happen. When we announced increase in our announced an increase in our funding for humanitarian aid into when i met into the region and when i met with president sisi earlier today , he and i had a good today, he and i had a good discussion about how the uk can provide practical assistance on the ensure the the ground to ensure the sustainability of that aid through the crossing to the people who it. Well, uk people who need it. Well, the uk has standing has been a long standing significant contributor has been a long standing significantcontributor aid significant contributor to aid for the Palestinian People , for the Palestinian People, particularly through the united nafions particularly through the United Nations , and that funding helps nations, and that funding helps support 5. 8 million refugees, Palestinian Refugees , every Palestinian Refugees, every yean Palestinian Refugees, every year. The immediate priority right now, though, is to get humanitarian aid to the people who need it in gaza. Thats why who need it in gaza. Thats why weve increased our funding and are providing practical support on cooperation on the ground in cooperation with others to do that. And longer term , we all share longer term, we all share a vision of a future where Palestinian People can live with dignity, with freedom and secure city. And we need to work hard to make that happen. City. And we need to work hard to rwell, that happen. City. And we need to work hard to rwell, its happen. City. And we need to work hard to rwell, its important to well, its important to remember what happened here is a situation where we need to take the establish the facts. The time to establish the facts. And we mourn every innocent life that has been lost. People of every faith, every nationality in this crisis, in this situation. Its right that we take the time to establish the facts. I have asked our chair of our Intelligence Committee in the to conduct committee in the uk to conduct a review of the evidence, establish whats happened , and establish whats happened, and they are doing that work. And its that we give them its important that we give them the do so. The time to do so. You thought that the now, if you thought that the housing crisis couldnt get any worse , well, forest worse, well, Waltham Forest council secured Government Council has secured government funding purchase 117 new funding to purchase 117 new build flats to provide housing, justit build flats to provide housing, just it says, for afghan and ukrainian refugees. Well. £15 ukrainian refugees. Well. £15 million in government funding will be allocated for refugee housing and an additional £38 million in borrowing to buy two more blocks. Well, how much is more blocks. Well, how much is this going to cost us in the end . Because obviously this initiative is the councils dedicated action to addressing the refugee crisis. But at what the refugee crisis. But at what cost . The refugee crisis. But at what cost . Shouldnt they be focusing on their own residents needs . On their own residents needs . Joining me now is the reform uk candidate, mark howarth. Mark, thank you very much for joining us. This idea that you could spend the best part of £50 million in the round, that to just house, they say afghans and ukrainians are no brits in a prime bit of real estate. I find prime bit of real estate. I find that quite repulsive. No yeah. That quite repulsive. No yeah. I think the thing with this is its two sides to this. First of all, theyre borrowing £38 million and we all know how well or not the, the Labour Councils tend to spend money as weve seen with Birmingham City Council Going bankrupt. Weve also seen property problems in croydon as well. At the same time. Croydon as well. At the same time. And i think at the same time. And i think thats the first thing. So theyre not very good at doing property deals and i think they should really get out of it. The second thing though is the local authority concerned. You know, theyve got a high number of younger people that live there trying to get onto the property on the housing ladder and theyre going to prioritise migrants over the british people that actually live there. They dont get me wrong. They dont get me wrong. I think its important that we do respect the fact that these are afghan and ukrainian refugees and they do deserve to have the right level of support. Have the right level of support. But i dont think prioritising them over, you know, british young people that live this is the conversation that needs to be had there, right . This is the conversation that needs to be its all very needs to be had. Its all very well and good saying that were going refugee and asylum going to have refugee and Asylum Seeker but if the seeker schemes. But if the british asked, well, seeker schemes. But if the bri you asked, well, seeker schemes. But if the bri you those ked, well, seeker schemes. But if the bri you those peoplell, be do you want those people to be housed expense of brits . Housed at the expense of brits . So if i was waltham now and so if i was in waltham now and i was homeless and been was homeless and id been a british taxpayer my entire life, i would to join housing i would have to join the housing waiting everybody i would have to join the housing waitir i j everybody i would have to join the housing waitiri imagine, everybody i would have to join the housing waitiri imagine, not everybody i would have to join the housing waitiri imagine, not justerybody else. I imagine, notjust in waltham, right waltham, by the way, right across that could across the country. That could take ages. I mean, take me absolutely ages. I mean, ive done reports, for example, of in west of people in ealing, in west london living in shipping containers with kids because they cant get housing. But if i was an afghan or ukrainian, i could be plonked in a brand new £400,000 flat somewhere. And £400,000 flat somewhere. And thats not right, is it . No, its completely unacceptable. And like you say, unacceptable. And like you say, these are quite, you know, very nice residences in this in this borough. And theyre theyre giving preferential treatment over quite rightly what you said , you quite rightly what you said, you know, about against Homeless People that are living here who are trying to get onto a housing ladden and its just completely unacceptable that this they jump the queue and its just another virtue signalling episode from a Labour Council who really dont understand how to run things. As ive said earlier, patrick, that weve seen in birmingham, weve seen in croydon and were seeing it in basildon as well. But i just wonder if this is a sign of things to come. I just wonder if this is a sign of things to come because there is a big fear that with the Labour Party Going up with party were going to end up with an seeker backlog. That an Asylum Seeker backlog. That just gets waved through. Were not going see not really going to see any deterrence of deterrence in the shape of rwanda, so were going to end up with problems coming across with more problems coming across the just the channel and then that just means up means that were going to end up with housing like with more Housing Schemes like this refugees this specifically for refugees or migrants in the or channel migrants in the meantime, happens to meantime, what happens to your average class brit average working class brit exactly, and that was certainly some of the feedback that we got recently in tamworth where we were campaigning for reform uk. Know, people that you know, most people that we spoke concerned spoke to were very concerned about levels of immigration about the levels of immigration and illegal immigration and at the same time weve seen the result. You know, the conservatives have got kicked out because they havent stopped the done the boats, they havent done anything immigration, anything about immigration, whether it legal illegal. Whether it be legal or illegal. And therefore, this is now and so therefore, this is now coming home to roost for them because this is one of rishi sunak major policies was to stop the boats. He hasnt stopped the boats and he has no intention of stopping the boats because their policy and the policy dont work. And the things like bibby stockholm bucha is just a, you know , a bucha is just a, you know, a what do you call it, a kind of red herring, fast , really. Its red herring, fast, really. Its just a farce and this is what were seeing as we move fonnard. Its all just virtue signalling. Were pretending were doing something about it when actually were not doing anything were not really doing anything about right. Look, mark, thank all right. Look, mark, thank you much. Its mark hope. You very much. Its mark hope. Theres uk candidate. Theres a reform uk candidate. Ive got statement from ive got a statement here from waltham so this Waltham Forest council. So this is us. As the is what they said to us. As the council has secured funding from the levelling up the department for levelling up Housing Communities and the housing and communities and the Greater Authority Greater London authority to secure and secure homes for ukrainian and afghan refugees, household is taken in under recent home office schemes. The funding will secure new properties for the council. No secure new properties for the council. No one secure new properties for the council. No one already secure new properties for the council. No one already on secure new properties for the council. No one already on the council. No one already on the housing waiting list will lose their place. These properties their place. These properties will revert to council ownership when vacated and can then be used to help reduce the housing waiting list. No final decision has yet been made. The proposal has yet been made. The proposal will go to the cabinet in november. I will go to the cabinet in november. I think this is symptomatic of a wider problem , symptomatic of a wider problem, though, okay, which is its not just about the afghans and ukrainian refugees whove come over here as part uk schemes. Over here as part of uk schemes. I kong individuals as i mean, hong kong individuals as well. I mean, theyre going to have to have somewhere to live, but when were looking at the amount of people that are coming across at some point across the channel at some point when and the when they are processed and the 28 days for them to move out of when they are processed and the 2ihotel; for them to move out of when they are processed and the 2ihotel; for ttheyve move out of when they are processed and the 2ihotel; for ttheyve been out of a hotel once theyve been accepted up. Were going to accepted are up. Were going to end up with a homelessness crisis amongst people whove just country. Just arrived in this country. Can have that can we really have that as a civilised well, plenty civilised nation . Well, plenty of no, and of people will say no, and theyd probably right. So theyd probably be right. So what Councils Just what happens to Councils Just have continue to get have to continue to get multi million grants for multi Million Pound grants for brand place like that. Does brand new place like that. Does that really work . Is that not going help foster a lot of going to help foster a lot of division in society . Views division in society . Gb views a gbnews. Com but if there werent gb news. Com but if there werent enough problems nhs , as enough problems with the nhs, as it confirmed that more it has been confirmed that more than got than 40 hospitals have got unsafe concrete, ill be telling you which while some of them anyway in the next section Patrick Christys gb news britains news peoples. Channel welcome back. 5 45. You are welcome back. 5 45. You are watching or listening to me. Patrick christys on gb news. Now the number of hospitals confirmed to be affected by unsafe concrete has risen dramatically. The department of health and social care has published list of 42 hospitals published a list of 42 hospitals in england that have evidence of rac, the north west is the worst affected. 11 hospitals have got affected. 11 hospitals have got rac , including wythenshawe rac, including wythenshawe hospital and Salford Royal hospital. There are seven in the north east and yorkshire, including the University Hospital of north tees and four hospitals in london have got rac as well, including the royal free hospital. A full list of those hospitals is available on the gb news website gb news wgrz. Com. Joining me now is christine stone, who is, believe it or not, an expert in rac. I bet you never thought youd be this useful. To be fair. But so 42 hospital now 42 hospitals about how bad is this. So when it came to schools quite easy. It was massively inconvenient but quite easy to evacuate because you could just stop the kids from turning up. But if youve got people on intensive care in a variety of care wards in a variety of different hospitals, i mean, you cant out, can cant just move them out, can you . This is actually more you . So this is actually more serious, well the nhs serious, isnt it . Well the nhs is known about this for quite a while. This isnt the first time theyre hearing about this. Theyve known about this since probably 2015, 2016. Theyve known about this sintand obably 2015, 2016. Theyve known about this sintand theyve2015, 2016. Theyve known about this sintand theyve been2016. Theyve known about this sintand theyve been funding and theyve been Funding Research on this since 2018. So this is not news to them. They this is not news to them. They are probably the best informed of all the organisations. What of all the organisations. What to do about that and a lot of the rac that they have is actually non structural in a lot of these circumstance cases. So its to be expected that were now finding more rac than we thought was out there because the scope of it is now apparent. However, i dont think were blowing it out of proportion a bit here. Patrick ah, okay. Well, that , to be honest, well, that, to be honest, will be good news for the government, wont it . Because the idea that people could be, you know, strapped to a hospital bed essentially with the roof about to cave in is absolutely terrifying. And what do we do about that . I mean, we cant even a of a railway even build a bit of a railway line, so were not going to build 42 more hospitals, are we . But we need but you dont think we need to. This is just a little bit of dodgy concrete and we can all crack on with lives. Crack on with our lives. Quite blase. I will say that some of this may need help. Um , one of the things that um, one of the things that the rac is , uh, we found it much the rac is, uh, we found it much earlier than we originally thought as early as the 1940s. And made through now, and it was made through to the 1990s. So we have decades of rac here and we found that some from the 60s and 70s wasnt well manufactured and wasnt well manufactured and wasnt well looked after. Well looked after. And though most of it is safe, there can be issues. It needs to be surveyed. They need to follow the right guidance. Sometimes they might need corrosion management, but it can be remediated for the most part. Be remediated for the most part. More research is needed, though. More research is needed, though. Frankly, theres a lot of unknowns in this, especially in that later. Rac were not seeing that later. Rac were not seeing the same problems yet that we have on the earlier well, so what can happen . Does it. So you said that some of its not structural. So that would be much more serious. So some of it is its almost like decorative rac, is it . Well , its a like decorative rac, is it . Well, its a highly like decorative rac, is it . Well , its a highly thermally well, its a highly thermally insulating panel. So some of it was used as structural elements. You see it as lintels , as roof planks and as lintels, as roof planks and wall panels. And those can be wall panels. And those can be structural. Structural. And in many well, in most cases its well up for that task i it was designed to be aerated concrete and though it is ageing , there are very specific things to look for problems. It is not all a problem. Okay. All a problem. Okay. Okay. So. So people lying in okay. So. So people lying in hospital beds now dont have to worry too much when it comes to theissues worry too much when it comes to the issues with rac. Ultimately, what is the solution though . Can we can we can we move on . Can we be fine with all of this . Do we do we have to build new hospitals . Should we have dealt with this sooner . Whats with this a lot sooner . Whats going there . Going on there . Hospitals will probably some hospitals will probably need rebuilt and this need to be rebuilt and this material forever. Material will not last forever. Uh, can do is we can uh, what we can do is we can categorise it all need survey. Categorise it all need survey. Some will need replacing quite quickly , some might be quickly, some might be remediated and time can be bought, some might be quite recent and still have a lot of its design life left. So its all about getting the right knowledge and the right people. So luckily this is people. So luckily this is a global problem. Probably its made all over the world. Britains actually leading the way on this and the nhs in particular. You know, we now have corrosion Management Solutions that are made specifically this product, specifically for this product, which didnt exist five years ago. Yeah were now looking at solutions on how to manage the risk and a lot of learning has been done, especially by the university of loughborough and its partners. Yes , indeed. Well, look, yes, indeed. Well, look, christine, thank you very, very much. Say incredibly much. I must say incredibly informative stuff. Christine stone, an expert in rock. Stone, who is an expert in rock. I the idea that we can we i like the idea that we can we can properly spin this and say, you we are world leading, you know, we are world leading, at when comes to at least when it comes to identifying a massive problem that we did have in a lot of our infrastructure then infrastructure and then hopefully it. But hopefully replacing it. But were in all of were world leading in all of that. Its time now, though, for a final rendition of patricks pick of the when i look at pick of the day. When i look at a isnt dominating a story that isnt dominating the News Headlines, but are still caught, eye and im still caught, my eye and im going to take you all the way to warsaw, the capital of warsaw, which is the capital of poland, where a man thought that hed come up with the perfect plan a shop right. So plan to rob a shop right. So this, this, this, this genius , this, this, this, this genius, ill call him a genius. 22 year old man posed as a mannequin in a shop window. And apparently he stood there for absolutely ages. So as a mannequin so he posed as a mannequin viewers on gb news, whether youre watching us on your tv or online, will be able to see him. Hes the one on the right there. Okay. Which the thing when okay. Which the thing is, when you that someone in that you know that someone in that window is posing as a mannequin, i think its immediately obvious. But actually hiding in plain sight. You might not have thought that if you were just walking past or crucially, if you worked the shop because you worked in the shop because the workers clock the shop workers didnt clock it. Stayed there until the it. He stayed there until the shop and then he decided shop closed and then he decided to help himself to some jewellery, which he did. And then he crawled out from under some shutters in an attempt to escape. But he was spotted by escape. But he was spotted by security. Well, he was also security. Well, he was also caught on camera. Lets be honest. And then he was carted off that for me, its like the christ a story, a masterpiece in three parts. And hes been charged with burglary and theft. Charged with burglary and theft. And you know what . He could actually end up being jailed for ten years as a result of this escapade. So not a particularly great day out for our chap there, although i do admire the bravery of him because when he there in that shop window and then security come to you then the security come up to you and what is it that youre and say, what is it that youre actually suppose you actually doing . I suppose you could block it, couldnt actually doing . I suppose you coulgo, block it, couldnt actually doing . I suppose you coulgo, nah, block it, couldnt actually doing . I suppose you coulgo, nah, look, it, couldnt actually doing . I suppose you coulgo, nah, look, im couldnt actually doing . I suppose you coulgo, nah, look, im just dnt you go, nah, look, im just making tik tok making some kind of tik tok video, he did actually get video, but he did actually get away with it. And forgive me though, but people that are though, but the people that are working i think working at that shop, i think that need to be looked at. That they need to be looked at. I didnt understand that they need to be looked at. I beingiidnt understand that they need to be looked at. I being nort understand that they need to be looked at. I being nor evenierstand that they need to be looked at. I being nor even reallyd human being nor even really dressed as a mannequin, just just himself standing just dressed as himself standing in a shop window. But then also, he let himself out by he managed to let himself out by crawling under the shutters. So, you just back to the you know, just back to the question about or not question about whether or not you needed to hide that you really needed to hide that hard there the hard to get in there in the first place. But there we go. Im going to finish a im just going to finish with a couple quickly. Gb couple of emails quickly. Gb views you very views gbnews. Com thank you very much. Everybody whos been getting in touch, been getting in touch, whos been listening and viewing this show, a to that story a lot of reaction to that story that brought about that i brought to you about a council £35 million. Council spending £35 million. Well, out a loan well, its taking out a loan potentially for £35 million on top a £15 million government top of a £15 million government grant for accommodation thats just going be given to afghan just going to be given to afghan Asylum Seekers and refugees and ukrainian refugees. Cathys been ukrainian refugees. Cathys been on, kathy says patrick what about homeless brits in the area . Surely the local council should be looking after the people that actually vote for them pay council tax. Yeah, them and pay council tax. Yeah, kathy, i mean, i think that really the crucial point, really is the crucial point, isnt where the vote isnt it . Where is the vote winner this . Where the winner in this . Where is the actual winner people actual vote winner in it . People might well, its the right might say, well, its the right thing yeah, fine. But we thing to do. Yeah, fine. But we do a crisis in this do have a housing crisis in this country if subsidies can country and if subsidies can be found certain of found for Certain Groups of people, they be found people, could they not be found for who already for people who are already here now, dewberry will be now, Michelle Dewberry will be joining be with now, Michelle Dewberry will be joinifor be with now, Michelle Dewberry will be joinifor next be with now, Michelle Dewberry will be joinifor next hour. Be with now, Michelle Dewberry will be joinifor next hour. Bnbe ith you for the next hour. Ill be back a different back for on a very different kind of show. This evening. Eight till 9 pm. Well, were just going take little bit just going to take a little bit of light hearted look the of a light hearted look at the weeks so, make sure weeks news. So, yes, make sure you tune in to that. If you fancy a laugh on fancy a little bit of a laugh on this friday night. You this friday night. Thank you very everybody very much, everybody whos been watching and listening in. I will leave you but yes, will leave you now. But yes, michelle comes up next. Michelle dewberry comes up next. See. Soon see you. Soon good evening. Im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news storm. Bob continues to cause problems further. Heavy rain expected to cause more rain is expected to cause more flooding and we do have a red weather warning in place from midnight again for parts of eastern scotland. But there are other weather warnings in place through the night. Weather through the night. The weather has been problems across has been causing problems across england and wales through the day. Rain slowly easing day. The rain slowly easing here, it will very here, but it will stay very soggy in locations , runs soggy in most locations, runs through the early hours, through into the early hours, something a bit drier across the southeast temperatures southeast where temperatures hold or 12. Elsewhere hold up at 11 or 12. Elsewhere will be mostly down into single figures. But will be mostly down into single figures. But we do have to will be mostly down into single figures. But we do have to focus figures. But we do have to focus in the because in on the rain because its returning tonight eastern returning tonight over eastern scotland lasts for scotland and then it lasts for most. Its already most of the day. Its already caused significant problems and this falling during this further rain falling during tomorrow, another 100mm, possibly is expected to cause more widespread disruption. And of course , further flooding. Of course, further flooding. Thats stiff wind will just continue to feed in the moisture here. A drier day across northeast england tomorrow. And for parts of wales as well, there will be some heavy there will still be some heavy showers, though, in the south east gusty winds south east and some gusty winds blowing here, too. Temperatures mostly getting up into the low to maybe mid teens. Sunday offers some respite. So there offers some respite. So there will be still some rain across scotland, it should tend to scotland, but it should tend to ease and it wont be as heavy or as persistent, few as persistent, but a few scattered showers elsewhere. But for sundays, fine looking for many sundays, a fine looking day, with some day, dry and bright with some sunny winds will be sunny spells. The winds will be lighter well, and itll lighter as well, and itll probably feel a little bit probably just feel a little bit warmer. Please see the met Office Website for the latest warnings as the states job to provide us with a home. One of my panel tonight says yes and the other says no. What says you also in a uk first hold my home town will be the First Council to give people the right to grow their own food on neglected council land. Im talking about places like grass verges , etcetera. Like grass verges, etcetera. What do you think . Is that the future . Would you be up for it or not . Weve got it all to come and more. But before we get into that, lets cross to get the latest News Headlines. Good latest News Headlines. Good good evening. Im ray addison in the newsroom. 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