Transcripts For GBN Martin 20240704

Im so excited about todays show. Im having to sort of keep myself calm. The Suella Braverman interview is absolute magnificent. So many lines to pick apart, so many things to analyse, so many talking points, so much to go through. Get in so much to go through. Get in touch, email me gbviews gbnews. Com. Do you think suella could save the conservatives or is it too late for that . Please get in touch. But before all of that, its time for your latest news headunes time for your latest News Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Martin, thank you very much. Martin, thank you very much. Good afternoon. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Jeremy hunt looks set to unveil a £0. 02 cut to National Insurance as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. The chancellor will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks polling , despite rishi sunaks polling, despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. But analysts suggest the nhs could be facing real terms. Funding cuts of £2 billion amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. Promise to tackle waiting lists. Liberal democrat leader sir ed davey says the rising cost of living ought to be the priority. Truth is, the conservatives increased tax is any tax cuts will really be a deception and a swindle on the british people , swindle on the british people, because the vast majority of people are paying much higher taxes, thinks the conservatives. What the democrats want to see the budget tomorrow is an see in the budget tomorrow is an end to cuts in the nhs. End to the cuts in the nhs. Were about to see the worst cuts in the nhs since the 1970s, and the choice at the next election is going to be a conservative chancellor conservative government who want to cut our nhs or liberal democrats, liberal democrat candidates want to make sure candidates who want to make sure we protect nhs. Thats we protect our nhs. Thats our top. Top priority. Business minister greg hands told gb news the government is being responsible. The government intervened well and correctly over recent years. For example, during the pandemic. In terms of the supporting people to remain in employment, the fact that government paid a big part of Peoples Energy bills over the last couple of winters, i think people support that , but that is people support that, but that is why theres been an increase in pubuc why theres been an increase in public spending. Uh, but as i said earlier, the economy is now turning a corner and that then sets us up nicely to be able to afford things like tax cuts , afford things like tax cuts, Suella Braverman has told gb news that she doesnt believe former tory mp lee anderson is islamophobic. Todays exclusive interview with the former home secretary comes after mr anderson claimed islamists had got control of the london mayor lee anderson is a great colleague of mine, im told. Totally abhor the accusations that have been launched against him. He is not racist, he is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen parliament isnt, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures , abused because out procedures, abused because out of fear that is a gb news can reveal that the policing of a pro palestinian protest in london this week weekend will remain unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws without a change in their approach on the streets. In a rare speech streets. In a rare speech outside downing street last week, rishi sunak called on police to draw a line and clamp down on extremist behaviour that is , the rwanda bill suffered is, the rwanda bill suffered another series of defeats in the house of lords last night, in many cases by unusually large margins of more than 100 votes. Peers backed five changes to the governments flagship immigration bill, including an assurance that the safety of rwanda can be challenged in the courts. Nearly 50 rwanda can be challenged in the courts. Nearly 50 amendments were put forward , and the scale were put forward, and the scale of the defeat raises the chances of the defeat raises the chances of a drawn out tussle between the lords and the house of commons. An agreement on a revised offer for consulting doctors in england has been reached. In a potential step reached. In a potential step towards solving the ongoing dispute. Unions will now recommend the offer to their members ahead of an expected vote. The Health Secretary says it paves the way for an end to the strikes, while the Prime Minister said its proof that seeking agreement is the seeking a fair agreement is the best forward. A separate best way forward. A separate dispute doctors dispute involving Junior Doctors is still ongoing. Dispute involving Junior Doctors is still ongoing. And finally, is still ongoing. And finally, remember this could people stand in the dark . In the dark . This. This. This. It became the worlds most watched Television Series throughout the 1990s, and now those red bathing suits and slow motion jogs along the californian beach are set to return a new series has been commissioned by us network fox. It will see a whole new generation of lifeguards embarking on daring ocean rescues. The original series ran for a decade from 1989 until 1999, and made superstars of cast members, including David Hasselhoff and pamela anderson. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. Or you can go to gb screen. Or you can go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now back to. Martin to. Martin thank you tatiana. Now weve got so much to get through this houn got so much to get through this hour. But of course theres only one place to start and its our exclusive interview with the former home secretary Suella Braverman head of the final spnng braverman head of the final Spring Budget before the general election and with tories an election and with the tories an incredible 27 points behind labourin incredible 27 points behind labour in the latest polls , labour in the latest polls, shes called on chancellor of the exchequer jeremy hunt to cut £0. 02 off the basic rate of income tax tomorrow. Well, Suella Braverman was speaking to our political editor, Christopher Hope, and he joins me in the studio now. Chris, an astonishing interview. Um, on a variety of topics. And its fair variety of topics. And its fair to say she did not hold back at all. In fact, to me, it appears like a naked bid for the tory leadership. Leadership. She would deny that shes simply doing an intervention after a or being sacked as home secretary last november on taxation. Tomorrow is the budget and that was the main thing, she wanted to talk about. The £0. 02 off income tax. She said. And to lift those, those tax thresholds that have seen , in her words, that have seen, in her words, doctors, nurses and teachers drawn into paying it. Lets have a listen to what she had to say. Well, i should say, first of all, i think we need to take a pragmatic and responsible approach to tax cuts. We need to put the british first put the british Taxpayer First because were living through a 70 year high when it comes to the tax burden. But we also need to able afford those tax to be able to afford those tax cuts, and we cant make uncosted promises. Labour makes uncosted promises. Labour makes uncosted and unfunded promises , and we and unfunded promises, and we are not them. We take prudent approach. The tories did once, of course, under liz truss. I want to ensure that well, i want to ensure that our Public Services are safeguarded the safeguarded because at the end of i want cuts, but of the day, i want tax cuts, but no cut. No tax cut. However, radical will make up for the experience people not for the experience of people not being able to see a gp or a dentist, or getting a Police Officer attend burglary. So officer to attend a burglary. So we to take a responsible we do need to take a responsible approach to Public Service approach to our Public Service delivery and value for money for the british taxpayer. So thats the british taxpayer. So thats the approach i would take. Yes, thats the thats the mood music. But what taxes would you if you could we hear uh, you cut if you could we hear uh, maybe £0. 02 off National Maybe 2, £0. 02 off National Insurance example. Is that enough. Well think personal taxes well i think personal taxes are good place start. They are a good place to start. They given that 70 year high and it sends a message to the british taxpayer were on your side taxpayer that were on your side and you work will pay. My preference would be to p off the bafic preference would be to p off the basic of income tax. And, basic rate of income tax. And, you know, rishi sunak himself promised take a penny off the promised to take a penny off the bafic promised to take a penny off the basic rate. I would further basic rate. I would go further with because think that with £0. 02 because i think that would really send message would really send the message that people will be able to keep more of what they earn. I think it also needs to be accompanied with rising of the personal with a rising of the personal allowance , the personal allowance, the personal allowance, the personal allowance and tax income thresholds, because weve got the nvidia situation now that our tax system actually disincentivizes work, it disincentivizes work, it disincentivizes people from taking that promotion or working extra hours. And weve got millions of low and middle earners, particularly middle earners, particularly middle earners now , nurses and teachers earners now, nurses and teachers who are being dragged into paying who are being dragged into paying higher levels of tax in a way that was never intended. Way that was never intended. Now, chris, a £0. 02 tax cut, of course, thats what people want to hear, but thats an easy thing to say when youre effectively within the conservative party. But in a sense a bit like the opposition shes writing checks that she wont ever have and wont ever have to cash, and shes saying on our channel, because right was basically because the right was basically expunged the top of the expunged from the top of the team around sunak and that team around rishi sunak and that reshuffle last november. The right look, they look so the right look, they look at the top of government and at the top of the government and say, wheres suella . Say, well, wheres the suella . Wheres the wheres that person in the cabinet tax cuts, cabinet calling for tax cuts, how for it. Interesting. How to pay for it. Interesting. She taxes she talks about increasing taxes for companies that rely on Foreign Labour, not british workers. And that is an astonishing lie. Well, thats a big one. So that would increasing the that would be increasing the Skills Health surcharge, she skills and health surcharge, she said. Tried to as said. You tried to do that as home secretary, was home secretary, but it was blocked increased blocked and they increased visa fees she says blocked and they increased visa fees an she says blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic;he says blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way ays blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way to; blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way to help thats an inelastic way to help that. Thinks other ways to that. She thinks other ways to do it might cutting grants to do it might be cutting grants to railways difficult to deliver that one politically in the week when train fares had gone up by so much for so many people, and deaung so much for so many people, and dealing the £20 dealing and cutting the £20 billion Carbon Capture. Billion spent on Carbon Capture. She to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, ssue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, who of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, who on lee anderson of course, who on this channel, um, ten days ago now think talked about the now i think talked about the weather, um, weather indeed. The sadiq khan have been captured by islamists in his language, denied by the mayor heres what he had to say. He had to say. Britain is a great colleague of mine. Im totally abhor the accusations that have been launched against him. He is not racist. He is not islamophobic. Racist. He is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen parliament, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures, abuse used because out of fear for, uh, from islamism. Um, weve seen islamism. Um, weve seen anti semitism at record highs. You know, i could go on, of course, but the remark is not islamophobic. And theres no problem that of that nature in a party. I dont think lee anderson is islamophobic. At all. Islamophobic. Not at all. This feels, chris, like so this feels, chris, like a repositioning of suella as the natural leader of the conservative right. Conservative right. That, by that and by that, by that recognition welcomed lee anderson back in. Yeah. Recognition welcomed lee ancunusual ck in. Yeah. Recognition welcomed lee ancunusual here. Yeah. Talking unusual here. Youre talking there tax and tax there about about tax and tax and we know she views and spend. We know she her views dont small boats and dont we on on small boats and rwanda issues. Rwanda and home affairs issues. Yeah. And she talked there. I asked her also about the speech given by the pm downing given by the pm in downing street i was in the street last friday. I was in the street reporting for you, wasnt i your programme . He she i on your programme . And he she said, great words, but wheres the action . And she said there should emergency emergency should be an emergency emergency law ministers to, to, law to empower ministers to, to, to ensure that parts of london were no areas for jewish were not no go areas forjewish people. So shes been very tough in on language that too. In on language on that too. Theres loads loads and theres loads and loads to in the 4 00 and to go through in the 4 00 and the 5 00. Theres more on our website and interview in full on youtube. Astonishing about and astonishing stuff about emergency laws, anti semitism. Lee anderson, the list goes on and on. Chris another cracking exclusive. Now lets exclusive. Well done. Now lets get an alternative take on what Suella Braverman said that im joined by labour mp joined now by former labour mp bill rammell. Bill, welcome to the show. I dont know how much of that you over heard, but £0. 02 off income tax. Thats £0. 02 off income tax. Thats obviously going to be popular. But increasing taxation on Foreign Workers bill a bit of a schism there, a bit of a difference of position. Whats your take on that . Well, i almost fell off my chair when i heard Suella Braverman talking about economic prudence. You know, she was prudence. You know, she was a member of, uh, liz trusss government they drove the government when they drove the economy the cliff. And were economy off the cliff. And were still paying for the costs still all paying for the costs of that. She also talked about safeguarding Public Services. Well even before the budget tomorrow and any further cuts that jeremy hunt announces for the next few years, baked into the next few years, baked into the forward projections are cuts in non protected protected areas like local government, like housing, like social care, like transport cuts of 17. So how in any way, shape or form , she can any way, shape or form, she can talk about safeguarding Public Services. I dont know. And the services. I dont know. And the reality is weve got a feeble and a stumbling economy with no growth compared to an average of 2 under the last Labour Government, and without growth, we are struggling and im not sure we can afford , uh, tax sure we can afford, uh, tax cuts. But, you know , even if tax cuts. But, you know, even if tax cuts. But, you know, even if tax cuts are delivered, were still going to have the highest tax burden under this conserved government since the second world war. And what this government does is it gives with one hand and takes away with the other, because the underlying issue on taxation is that the thresholds on all tax rates are frozen until 2028. And i actually think its politically dangerous for the tory party to be heralding tax cuts. And yet, after the tax cuts happen, people get their monthly pay slip and they find out theyre still worse off. Well, bill, bill rahman, chris hope here. She says she talked about the course, the prospect of a Labour Government with the tory party. So behind in the polls. What would labour do to control net migration. Do to control net migration. Thats a thats an idea of putting a number on net migration, maybe tens of thousands, which Suella Braverman has done the past, braverman has done in the past, but heard the same, but we havent heard the same, have we, from labour . Well, i think have. And well, i think we have. And one, politicians on one, dont judge politicians on what say. Judge them on what they say. Judge them on what they say. Judge them on what they say. Judge them on what they do. Weve got 745,000 net migration now. Thats three times as high as it was when labour left office. And why . Because when we were in power, we focussed on tackling the asylum backlog. I was part of asylum backlog. I was part of that as a minister and we dramatically reduced numbers and, um , unprocessed asylum and, um, unprocessed asylum claims are one of the biggest pull factors attracting attracting migrants , uh, to the attracting migrants, uh, to the uk. So secondly, youve got to tackle the skills deficit and youve got to ensure that we get people off benefits and into work to take some of the jobs that migrants are currently undertaking. But you do that , undertaking. But you do that, uh, with, with support and youve got to cooperate with other european nations on illegal migration to get better returns, agreements. Returns, agreements. Yeah, but bill, that means that means a deal with the eu, which would mean taking some have said up to 100,000 from the european union. So a deal with the eu, a deal with brussels means you wont get a free lunch. Theyre going expect lunch. Theyre going to expect us take fair there us to take a fair chance there and net will be and the net result will be increase britain increase migration to britain under labour. If follow that under labour. If you follow that route, well , weve said route, well, no, weve not said that we will entail an agreement that we will entail an agreement that entails 100,000 extra migrants coming to the uk. But, you know, when we were part of the european union, we didnt have a boats crisis because we had effective returns agreements. Now i think with a Labour Government, with a different attitude towards the eu, we will negotiate and get better for returns and better agreements and its got to be better than the crisis weve got at the moment, where we just stand apart from the european union. We throw stones and they put their hands up and say, well, were not going to work with you and were not going to support you at all. And we end up the kind of crisis that up with the kind of crisis that were facing at the moment. The appeal. Yes. I mean, and the appeal. Yes. I mean, i was by the language on i was struck by the language on on issue there net on the issue there of net migration , it echoes migration, and it echoes there of british jobs for british workers from gordon brown back in the day. I wonder if you thought element of thought there was an element of that thought there was an element of tha well, look, i think 745,000 well, look, i think 745,000 did net migration is far too high and is unsustainable. And high and is unsustainable. And what weve got to do is one cut off the supply of, uh , of off the supply of, uh, of Illegal Migrants. But then in terms of legal migration and, you know, there are areas of our economy. So you go into a, a Residential Care home, the places couldnt survive without , places couldnt survive without, uh, without Foreign Labour. But what weve got to do is equip and train british people to take on those jobs. Now, thats going to be a challenge. But we did it when we were in government last time, and we can do it again. Okay. Thank you very much for joining labour mp joining us. Former labour mp bill rammell and course, bill rammell and of course, chris political editor. Chris hope, political editor. Thanks for joining chris hope, political editor. Thanks forjoining and well thanks for joining us and well see in the next hour. See you again in the next hour. Now well have more from see you again in the next hour. Now wibraverman more from see you again in the next hour. Now wibraverman throughoutn see you again in the next hour. Now wibraverman throughout the Suella Braverman throughout the show, theres show, of course, and theres plenty our plenty of coverage of our exclusive the exclusive interview with the former our former home secretary on our website at gb news. Com. And youve helped to the youve helped to make it the Fastest Growing National News website in the country. So thank you. Now its now time you very much. Now its now time for the latest Great British giveaway and your chance to win £12,345, 1 to 3 for five in cash and a whole host of seasonal treats. And heres how you get your hands on all that loot were springing into spring and giving you the chance to win the seasonal essentials. Seasonal essentials. First, theres. An incredible first, theres. An incredible £12,345 in tax free cash to be won, plus a spring shopping spree with £500 in shopping vouchers to spend in the store of your choice. And finally , a of your choice. And finally, a garden gadget package to enjoy, including a handheld games console, a portable Smart Speaker and a pizza oven for your chance to win the vouchers. Your chance to win the vouchers. The treats and £12,345 in tax free cash text gb win to 84 9002. Text cost £2 plus one Standard Network rate message or post your name and number two gb zero three p. O post your name and number two gb zero three po box 8690 derby de19 double tee uk only entrants must be 18 or over. Lines close at 5 pm. On friday. The 29th march. Full terms and privacy nofice march. Full terms and Privacy Notice at gb news. Com. Forward notice at gb news. Com. Forward slash win please check the closing time if watching or listening on demand. Good luck. Grace of guests look in now. A new opinion poll has seen the conservatives on a meagre 20. The big question is can jeremy hunt pull any rabbits out of the hat in tomorrows budget to boost the tories election chances, or is it simply too late . Im Martin Daubney on gb late . Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. 2024 a battleground year. 2024 a battleground year. The year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaign for the next general election. Election. Who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives . Who will rise and who will fall . Lets find out together for every moment. Every moment. The highs, the lows, the twists and turns. Well be with you for every step of journey in 2024 gb step of this journey in 2024 gb news is britains election. Channel welcome back. Welcome back. Its 323. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gb news now. After all the rumours and speculation , ive rumours and speculation, ive got big news about the princess of wales. A little later in the show and its looking very positive. Before that , positive. Before that, chancellor jeremy positive. Before that, chancellorjeremy hunt could chancellor jeremy hunt could squeeze public spending further in a bid to fund any tax cuts into tomorrows Spring Budget. But Public Service workers say prioritising politically driven tax cuts over improving Public Services is completely wrong. Well join me now to go over. This is gb news economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan with on the money. Liam youre the man with a plan. Its tax cuts or die. Surely can the chancellor of the exchequer pull a rabbit out of the hat . A rabbit out of the hat . Its pretty clear, martin. There is now going to be a tax cut of sorts tomorrow. Its not going to be a cut in the headune going to be a cut in the headline rate of income tax. Headline rate of income tax. Its going to be a cut another cut in headline rate of cut in the headline rate of National Insurance. Precisely as you and i were discussing on your show yesterday. Now back in january, the chancellor cut the headune january, the chancellor cut the headline rate of National Insurance from £0. 12 in the pound to £0. 10 in the pound. And i think tomorrow hes going to announce thats going down to £0. 08 in the pound. Those combined and cuts will give the average worker around a £900 boost in their annual take home pay boost in their annual take home pay. The first cut came in from january. I think the second cut will come in from july. Its cheaper for as we discussed yesterday, again , to do a cut in yesterday, again, to do a cut in the headline rate of National Insurance rather than the headune insurance rather than the headline rate of income tax, because those pensioners pay income tax , landlords pay income income tax, landlords pay income tax on the rent that they receive. And so if you do a cut in the headline rate of National Insurance rather than income tax Workers Benefit from the National Insurance cut. But pensioners and landlords dont. So its cheaper. I think the other thing thats worth saying about the headline rate of National Insurance is that National Insurance applies in scotland, whereas income tax thats controlled north of the border by the Scottish Government. So this will apply to all workers in the uk pay across the board, which is what the tories want, particularly north of the border, where theyre trying limit labours theyre trying to limit labours electoral gains north of the border. Labour are going to do well in scotland. It seems they only have two mps north of the border. Thats going to go up quite a lot if believe the quite a lot if you believe the opinion polls, you mentioned pubuc opinion polls, you mentioned public also, martin, public spending also, martin, i dont think were going to hear too much about public spending tomorrow budgets tomorrow because budgets are generally about tax generally more about tax revenues rather than spending. There could be some spending announcements, but theyre more likely to happen in the autumn statement or another comprehensive spending review. Comprehensive spending review. Its worth saying, though, that that there are 7. 6 Million People still on nhs waiting lists for elective treatments thatis lists for elective treatments that is a near record. Uh, in that is a near record. Uh, in 2025, the nhs is, uh, the money it gets from the government. If you add in inflation, is likely to fall in real terms. Thats what the institute for fiscal studies say. So therell be an studies say. So therell be an increase in money for the nhs. But if you add in inflation it will be what we call a real terms fall of just over 1. And that could be the biggest drop in nhs spending or one of the biggest drops annually since the 19705 biggest drops annually since the 1970s and beyond. The nhs. Its 1970s and beyond. The nhs. Its also worth saying is weve been heanng also worth saying is weve been hearing here on gb news there are quite a few English Councils , local authorities in england , local authorities in england, that are looking down the barrel of a pretty bad situation. 4 in of a pretty bad situation. 4 in 10 English Councils are at risk of going bust over the next five years. Thats according to the respective accountancy firm, grant thornton. So jeremy hunt is likely to talk about that tomorrow as well. Local government finance. Weve seen birmingham, uh , announce its birmingham, uh, announce its got a section 100 114 notice. Its saying it cant meet all its requirements. Its, uh, and its requirements. Its, uh, and thats the biggest council in europe. Obviously britains second city. So so the public finances are tight, martin. Everybody can feel that. But jeremy hunt is trying to get loads of little measures raising taxes, you know, hitting the rich more duty on Business Class airfares , making the non dom tax airfares, making the non dom tax status that lots of wealthy foreigners living in the uk make use of. A bit less generous , use of. A bit less generous, perhaps a few other wheezes here and there to raise taxes so he can carve out the room for manoeuvre to do that headline tax cut. Its not a headline income tax cut that would have been too expensive. Its a headune been too expensive. Its a headline cut in National Insurance. Yes. But if you add together martin in the cut in National Insurance, we saw in january and the cut in National Insurance, which im now saying will from april for the will happen from april for the average uk , will average worker in the uk, will be about £900 a year better off, which is not to be sniffed at. Okay, liam, weve had a sneak peek there. What . The chancellor of the exchequer might do. I think youd make a blooming good exchequer chant with exchequer. What would you do, liam . To what would you do, liam . To capture imagination of a capture the imagination of a wailing interest from the public who feel. Oh, come on, give me something exciting. What would you do, liam . Would you do, liam . Well, what i would do if i was chancellor. I think that ship has sailed. Various people have i should governor have said i should be governor of england as well. Of the bank of england as well. Fat um what i would do , fat chance. Um what i would do, precisely as i wrote in my sunday telegraph column at the weekend, is i would raise what they call the personal allowance now. Yeah no one pays income tax unless they earn above about 12. 5 grand a year. The average wage in this country is about 30 odd grand. So 12. 5 grand a year is a is a low wage. Its often a part time wage or so on. But you know, many people do important jobs, earn 12, 15 grand a year and fair, fair play to them. But you dont pay tax until you reach 12. 5 grand a year. And then from 12. 5 grand a year, you pay then from 12. 5 grand a year, you pay the basic rate of income tax up to about 50 grand. Thats at 20. And then you pay 40 above 50 odd grand, and then you pay 45 above 125 odd grand. And what i would do, martin, is i would raise that personal allowance that you dont pay any tax up until id say £20,000. Why would i do that . Because why would i do that . Because that will take a lot of people out of income tax, and because a lot of people are earning between 12. 5 and 20 grand, they pay between 12. 5 and 20 grand, they pay income tax, but then they get it back. In in work benefits. All really, benefits. Its all really, really complicated. And they benefits. Its all really, reallmiss|plicated. And they benefits. Its all really, reallmiss out ated. And they benefits. Its all really, reallmiss out. Ted. And they benefits. Its all really, reallmiss out. They, ind they benefits. Its all really, reallmiss out. They, they,iey benefits. Its all really, reallmiss out. They, they, they they miss out. They, they, they they miss out. They, they, they they sometimes when they earn more money, they actually end up paying more money, they actually end up paying a lot more tax. They keep very little of the extra money that they earn. So it discourages people from pushing themselves more. Work themselves to work more. Work harder, get betterjobs and so on. A disincentive. What on. Its a disincentive. So what i would do to make the system a lot fairer to really regenerate work , to tackle this real work, to tackle this real epidemic that weve got in the uk of the sort of people of working age not working, is to encourage people to come back to work and to keep it simple, to make fewer Civil Servants paying benefits much, much more straightforward and cost effective, raise the personal allowance from 12. 5 grand to 20 grand. Plain simple , so everyone grand. Plain simple, so everyone can understand it. Thats what i do now in the short tum. That may cost the state some money and a lot of Civil Servants in whitehall sucking their pencils and furrowing their brows, theyll say, oh, its far too radical. We cant possibly do that. I would do it. I think it would absolutely reinvigorate the economy. I think it the british economy. I think it would indicate that are an would indicate that we are an enterprise economy. We reward work, we reward people who get up in the morning and contribute to the economy and we have got a problem of working age workless people in the uk. Problem of working age workless people in the uk. Now we need to people in the uk. Now we need to tackle that. We need to solve it. So in my view, radical measures are needed and that martin is probably why im not the chancellor of the exchequer getting britain working again gets my vote. Liam halligan always on the money. Thank you my friend. Superb stuff. Nows less than 24 hours to go until that budget and well be doing two special shows live from whitehaven tomorrow. And you can be part of the audiences for both dewbs co and the nigel farage show to get your tickets go to gbnews. Com now theres lots more still to come between now and 4 00, including today is super tuesday including today is super tuesday in the United States. Will it be the day when donald trump finally confirms that hell be the republican candidate for novembers senate or president ial election . But president ial election . But first, its time for those latest headlines with tatiana sanchez. Martin, thank you. Your top stories from the gb news. Im jeremy hunt. Looks set to unveil a £0. 02 cut to National Insurance that as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow, the chancellor will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks polling. Despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. But analysts suggest the nhs could be facing real time funding cuts of £2 billion amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. Liberal to tackle waiting lists. Liberal democrat leader sir ed davey says the rising cost of living ought to be the priority. Ought to be the priority. Truth is, the conservatives increased taxes, any tax cuts will really be a deception and a swindle on the british people because the vast majority of people are paying much higher taxes, thinks the conservatives what democrats want to see in the budget tomorrow is an end to the budget tomorrow is an end to the cuts in the nhs. Were about the cuts in the nhs. Were about to see the worst cuts in the nhs since the 1970s, and the choice at the next election is going to be a conservative chancellor conservative government who want to cut our nhs or liberal democrats, liberal democrat candidates want to make sure candidates who want to make sure we protect our nhs. Thats our top. Police have named top priority. Police have named a ten Year Old Girl who was found dead in the West Midlands. The body of seh kang was discovered with injuries at an address in sandwell yesterday afternoon. She was confirmed dead at the scene. A 33 year old woman understood to be known to the girl, has been arrested and taken into custody. Gb news can taken into custody. Gb news can reveal that the policing of a pro palestinian protest in london this weekend will remain unchanged , despite the prime unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws without a change in their approach on the streets. In approach on the streets. In a rare speech outside downing street last week, rishi sunak called on police to draw a line and clamp down on extremist behaviour for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to gb on your screen, or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. For news. Com slash alerts. For stunning gold and silver coins. Youll always value rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. Heres news financial report. Heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. Markets. The pound will buy you 1. 2729 and ,1. 1710. The price of gold. Is £1,677. 38 per ounce, of gold. Is £1,677. 38 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7642 points. Rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. Report. Thank you tatiana. Now gb news can reveal that the police wont change their approach at this weeks pro palestine protests, despite pleas from Prime Minister rishi sunak on friday. I Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Welcome back. Its 338. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gbh news now. Later in the show well cross live to birmingham, where the labour run council is looking at making more than £2 million worth of cuts to services because they went bust. But before that, its went bust. But before that, its time for another fantastic gb news exclusive and we can reveal the policing of a huge pro palestine protest in london this weekend will be no different from previous demonstrations. And thats demonstrations. And thats despite rishi sunak asking Police Chiefs on friday for a call to crack down on those extremists. Call to crack down on those extremists. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country are expected to attend yet another police sign Solidarity Campaign marched through london this saturday. But despite mr sunaks tough words , gb news has been told words, gb news has been told that officers will be ordered not to police the protests. Any differently. Its all a bit confusing , isnt it . Well, im confusing, isnt it . Well, im joined now by our home and security editor, mark white. Mark, welcome to the show. Friday, rishi sunak said. Its time to get tough today. Friday, rishi sunak said. Its time to get tough today. Theyre time to get tough today. Theyre saying well do. Well do no such thing. Is this mark more evidence of two tiered policing . Evidence of two tiered policing . Well, its certainly evidence that the police are not prepared to just listen to the rhetoric of rishi sunak and act on that without a change in the law. We heard them, of course, on the steps of downing street, on friday evening, a very robust in his language, saying that a line had to be drawn , that, of course had to be drawn, that, of course there could still be protests in support of palestine. Passionate protests, but no longer , he protests, but no longer, he said, could we tolerate it . The anti semitic messages, the call for the eradication of an entire state, the call for violent jihad, the projection of these hateful messages on parliament and other buildings. However, and other buildings. However, sources that weve been speaking to at the metropolitan police say that there was nothing indicated from the Prime Minister in terms of any kind of change of law change of public order law. So they will continue to police as they do these protests under existing public order laws and under the Counter Terrorism laws. And those policing operations , is this policing operations, is this saturday included will be consistent with what they have donein consistent with what they have done in the past. Now, rishi sunak said that he had spoken to senior Police Officers earlier last week, and he had made it clear to them that the public expects them not not simply to manage these protests, but to police these protests. Having said that , the met commissioner, said that, the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, was speaking at the London Police board today , the London Police board today, he said that he believed that the met had largely got the policing of these protests right, but that it was very difficult to manage that. They are highly political in nature, they are causing a huge strain on the metropolitan police in terms of manpower, which is below the target levels at the moment. And he said they get it moment. And he said they get it from both sides simultaneously , from both sides simultaneously, called walk from one side and fascist from the other. This is what he told the members of that london policing board. Were obviously operating in a very challenging and political environment where tensions remain high and hate crime is still a long way above pre october seventh levels. In this context of polarised public debate. Um, i do context of polarised public debate. Um, i do think context of polarised public debate. Um, i do think sometimes debate. Um, i do think sometimes that were the first people who are able to be labelled simultaneously woke and fascists. I fully understand the strength of feeling , but to strength of feeling, but to suggest that, um , we are not suggest that, um, we are not where the law permits us as the law allows policing robustly is inaccurate. We have to police inaccurate. We have to police the law as it is not as others would wish it to be. And mark, at that same meeting , london mayor and mark, at that same meeting, london mayor sadiq khan commented hes come under a lot of criticism. Of course he is of criticism. Of course he is the de facto police and crime commissioner of london. In reference to rishi sunak saying the police need to get firmer , the police need to get firmer, he kicked back, saying the police are doing a good job. And he said we dont live in north korea , we dont live in russia , korea, we dont live in russia, we live in the uk. Yes, he said protests are a cornerstone of a democracy and he clearly feels that this is the thin edge of the wedge. If there was to be a Suella Braverman. In an exclusive braverman. In an exclusive interview with christopher, hope said earlier today, emergency legislation to ban these protests then that would send completely the wrong message and according to sadiq khan, where would it end . The police, as well, theyre very clear. You heard it. There from mark rowley. You know , they police rowley. You know, they police the law as it is , not as others the law as it is, not as others would want. So unless rishi sunakis would want. So unless rishi sunak is willing , uh, to follow sunak is willing, uh, to follow up his robust language with actually a change in legislation, it seems the metropolitan police are going to continue policing these protests in the manner that theyre doing, which is , uh, they say, doing, which is, uh, they say, uh, to go after crime if its being committed. That doesnt necessarily mean that theyre going to wade in and arrest people on the spot. What they people on the spot. What they will often do is have evidence gatherers there taking photographs, documenting crimes. And then at a later date , people and then at a later date, people will be arrested and prosecuted as frustrating as that, understandably, is for those that want to see immediate action to stop the likes of the projection of these highly offensive messages onto parliament. Thank you very much for that analysis , mark. While a lot of analysis, mark. While a lot of people would like to see the Police Stepping up and a great exclusive tom exclusive there from Tom Fredericks at gb news, thank you very much. Now, still to come, ill get the from the ill get the latest from the united its huge United States where its a huge or even huge in the or even huge day in the countdown to the president ial election , but first, in a gb election, but first, in a gb news series , innovation britain. News series, innovation britain. We are looking at the successes of the magnificent british Manufacturing Industry around the country. One of the biggest issues were facing today in the manufacturing and engineering sectors is the fact that theres a Skills Shortage and a skills gap, but theres companies out there this one that are there like this one that are doing something about it. So paul doing something about it. So paul, whats happening here . Doing something about it. So palwell,ats happening here . Doing something about it. So palwell, here appening here . Doing something about it. So palwell, here ap|incom here . Doing something about it. So palwell, here ap|incom training well, here at incom training we and we deliver engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships. We deliver engineering and manuf start ng apprenticeships. We deliver engineering and manuf start people enticeships. We deliver engineering and manuf start people inticeships. We deliver engineering and manuf start people in their|ips. So we start people in their engineering career like the people we see behind us today. And this year weve had our biggest intake ever people biggest intake ever of people going into engineering, manufacturing on an apprenticeship to shape their future. So how did we get into this situation in the first place . Its a result of generations of people not coming into the sector. Um, of people not coming into the sector. Um, were trying to do something about that. Were trying to show everyone that engineer manufacturing is a great career , and the great career, and the apprenticeship is a great route into that career. And how are you doing this . What were doing at incom is inspired bring young people to come into the sector. Come into the sector. Theres loads of companies, big and small within the uk and these people are where they want to use their brain or use their hands. Theyre going into careers that are last them lifetime. And its not just apprenticeships , is it . Apprenticeships, is it . Not. No so we are its not. No so we are bridging skills gaps through a variety of programmes. Last year variety of programmes. Last year we launched the first ever uk tool academy in partnership with with brand our, a birmingham based company. With brand our, a birmingham based company. And thats for based company. And thats for bringing in people who are already engineers to go from here to here through our full time programme. Time programme. But youre also upskilling too, arent you . We are. We are. We launch the uks first ever Tooling Academy at our other site that is about upskilling existing engineers in the tooling sector to go from here to here through a 20 week full time programme. Brand new sunday from 6 pm. Brand new sunday from 6 pm. The neil oliver show. The neil oliver show. The neil oliver show. Its absolutely vital that people are given the opportunity to take part in the debate, to say the things that matter to them, be challenged. Them, to be challenged. A country is only really a shared dream as long as enough people have a shared idea of what it is, then that country exists. Is, then that country exists. What gb news does is give voices somewhere they can be heard , and somewhere they can be heard, and then youll have a show sunday from 6 pm. On gb. News. Welcome back. News. Welcome back. News. Welcome back. Its 350. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gb news now at 4 00 ill bring you lots more from that exclusive interview with Suella Braverman. But is this the day braverman. But is this the day that donald trump takes a huge step towards becoming the us president again . Well, its president again . Well, its super tuesday in america when 16 states will hold republican primaries and trump is already well clear of nikki haley in the battle to be that republican candidate in novembers sensational president ial election. Well, to go over this now, im joined by doctor thomas gift, whos the founding director of the ucl centre on us politics. Welcome to the show. Politics. Welcome to the show. So doctor gift. So all eyes on super tuesday for those who arent familiar with the mechanics of american style voting. In a nutshell, what are voting. In a nutshell, what are we expecting to see at the end of today . How many states votes and how does it all work . And how does it all work . Well, thanks so much for having me, martin. Its great to be yeah, the super be with you. Yeah, the super tuesday is as you said, huge because this is when the most states of any one day come to the ballot box and determine who the ballot box and determine who the nominees are. Of course, in the nominees are. Of course, in this its little bit this case, its a little bit anticlimactic because we already know the answer. Up until know the answer. But up until this point , had a sequence this point, weve had a sequence of states iowa, new hampshire, South Carolina , michigan, South Carolina, michigan, nevada, now were sort of, uh, going to see all of these states kind of come together at once. Each of them have slightly different voting rules, but at the end of the day, i dont think to matter think its going to matter a whole trump is whole lot. Uh, donald trump is well to obtaining the well in route to obtaining the nomination since the very beginning , nomination since the very beginning, hes been framing himself inevitable himself as the inevitable nominee, wont become nominee, and it wont become official after super tuesday. But but unofficially, we all know that this is going to be donald versus joe biden. Donald trump versus joe biden. If im wrong, so correct me if im wrong, doctor gift, but its about 36 of the total vote. Total delegates. We will know at the end of today, and well get a very, very clear picture then of the direction of travel. Its looking like nobody can stop the trump train. The corpse of tried to do that, of course, yesterday the Supreme Court overruled that colorado ban of him being the primary. With all that in mind, it looks very much does it not like were heading for a rerun of last time around. At the moment that President Trump elect donald looks like the favourite at, well, 70 of americans dont want a donald trump versus joe biden rematch. Trump versus joe biden rematch. And yet, ironically, thats exactly where youre trending. So youre absolutely correct. And when you look at the polls, both nationally and state by state key swing states, state in key swing states, battlegrounds where this election is going to be determined, donald trump absolutely has the edge nationally. Hes up by about nationally. Hes up by about four percentage points. And then state by state, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, georgia , all ohio, michigan, georgia, all those places hes looking pretty good at the moment of course, thats combined with extremely low poll numbers for joe thats combined with extremely low poll numbers forjoe biden. Low poll numbers for joe biden. Hes sort of sub 40 at this point, around 3839, depending on the polls. So if youre donald trump , youve got to be trump, youve got to be optimistic about where you are right now. And if youre joe biden, i think you have to be realistic about sort of the reality of the situation. And in a nutshell, if we could doctor gift, theres going to be one heck of a temper tantrum, isnt there . Stateside, if donald trump gets in again . Well i think the left is certainly going to go psychotic. And i actually dont even really want to think about what that might look like in the context of a potentially contested election, regardless of who wins, i think that there are going to be democrat s and republicans saying that the other stole the election, other side stole the election, that somehow that it was somehow illegitimate. Um you know, both sides, of course, are going to get lawyered up in case it does go to courts and given go down to the courts and given the fact that this will ultimately be decided by 5 or 6 states, all of which are probably within the statistical margin of error, we could be looking ahead to recounts and sort of a redux of what we saw in 2020. And then before that, back to 22,000 with bush and gore. So its something to look, we have to leave it there. Thank you very much, doctor thomas gift. Excellent analysis. All america for tonight. All eyes on america for tonight. Now, gb news can reveal that the Police Change their police wont change their approach this weekends huge approach to this weekends huge pro palestine london, pro palestine protest in london, despite pleas from rishi sunak and in another gb news exclusive suella, braverman says the police have got to get tough with those protesters. We need to see action, she says. Im to see action, she says. Im Martin Daubney on gb news but first, heres time for your Weather Forecast alex Weather Forecast with alex deakin. Deakin. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news afternoon. Welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. A few heavy showers around this afternoon, but theyre going to fade through evening. Most us through this evening. Most of us having a dry night, fog and having a dry night, some fog and frost the southwest. Thats frost in the southwest. Thats where had clear skies where weve had the clear skies through still some through the day. Still some heavy the heavy showers across the southeast. Theyll tend to drift away. Scattered showers away. A few scattered showers across parts of scotland, but for most, its dry night. For most, its a dry night. Well quite a lot of cloud well keep quite a lot of cloud in the east that will help to keep temperatures up here, in the east that will help to kee|further mperatures up here, in the east that will help to kee|further west,|tures up here, in the east that will help to kee|further west, with. Up here, in the east that will help to kee|further west, with the here, but further west, with the clearer skies, temperatures are going down close going to dip down close to freezing. Frost likely in freezing. A frost likely in rural parts wales rural parts of wales and southwest along with southwest england, along with some patches. They some freezing fog patches. They could through the morning could linger through the morning rush of the m4 and rush hour. Parts of the m4 and the in particular, so bear the m5 in particular, so bear that in mind. But should that in mind. But they should clear then much of the clear away. And then much of the west have a fine day on west will have a fine day on wednesday. The main exception to that where there wednesday. The main exception to that be where there wednesday. The main exception to that be more where there wednesday. The main exception to that be more cloud where there wednesday. The main exception to that be more cloud and ere there wednesday. The main exception to that be more cloud and erifeware will be more cloud and a few showers in the east. Again, quite cloud and well quite a lot of cloud and well see a few showers parts of see a few showers over parts of eastern a over eastern england, but a rain over the grampians a chilly the grampians as well. A chilly day on some of those eastern coasts six seven degrees but for the west a bit of sunshine, double digits, maybe celsius. Double digits, maybe 12 celsius. Thursday will be a similar day and that Western Areas will see the lions share of that dry and bright weather. Always more clouds in the east. A few more heavy showers likely on thursday though, particularly over parts of and wales. 1 or of the midlands and wales. 1 or 2 downpours possible 2 lively downpours possible again where its gloomy and glum. Temperatures in Single Digits where we see a bit of brightness. Temperatures should climb double figures, maybe climb to double figures, maybe up teens 1 up into the teens in 1 or 2 places that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsor of weather on bulley. A very good afternoon to you all. Its 4 pm. Welcome to the Martin Daubney show on gb news, broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. All across the uk. Today theres a cracking exclusive interview with Suella Braverman. She talks about the pro palestine protests and said that the time for words has come to an end and we need to see action now. After all the action now. After all the rumours and speculation about the princess of wales, ill bnng the princess of wales, ill bring you a big update on when shes going to return to royal duty. A good news story and duty. A good news story and after the church of england gets ready to set aside an astonishing £1 billion to pay for slave reparations, ill speak to the vicar who says the people who wrote the controversial report appear to have a death wish for the church of england, and thats all coming up in your next action packed hour. So so welcome to packed hour. So so welcome to the show. Its always an absolute pleasure to have your company, the Suella Braverman exclusives exclusive is an absolute corker. Lee anderson no absolute corker. Lee anderson no go zones for jewish people absolute corker. Lee anderson no go zones forjewish people in london. We need to crack down on these protests, income tax cuts , these protests, income tax cuts, you name it. Shes rolling out a red meat buffet. But the you name it. Shes rolling out a red meat buffet. But the big question is, is she the solution to the tory partys woes . Or by going further to the right, would it make the party unelectable . Get in touch gb views us at gbnews. Com. I want to hear your thoughts on that. Well a big debate on that well have a big debate on that after but first time after this. But first its time for your latest News Headlines with middlehurst. Martin with Polly Middlehurst. Martin thank you and good afternoon to you. Well the top story from the gb newsroom is that the chancellor to unveil chancellor looks set to unveil a £0. 02 cut to National Insurance contributions as he prepares to set out tomorrows budget. Set out tomorrows budget. Jeremy hunt will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunak popularity. Despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. Little headroom for tax cuts. Analysts suggest the nhs could be facing real terms funding cuts of £2 billion amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. The liberal waiting lists. The liberal democrats leader, sir ed davey, says the rising cost of living ought to be the priority. Ought to be the priority. Truth is, the conservatives increased taxes, any tax cuts will really be a deception and a swindle on the british people because the vast majority of people are paying much higher taxes. Since the conservatives what the democrats want to see in the budget tomorrow is an end to the cuts in the nhs. Were about to see the worst cuts in the nhs since the 1970s, and the choice at the next election is going to be a conservative chancellor conservative government who want to cut our nhs or liberal democrats, liberal democrat candidates who want to make sure we protect our nhs. Thats our top priority. Nhs. Thats our top priority. Sir davey. Well, the business minister, greg hands, told gb news the government is being responsible. The government intervened well and correctly over recent years. For example, during the pandemic, in terms of the supporting people to remain in employment, the fact that government paid a big part of Peoples Energy bills over the last couple of winters, i think people support that , but that is people support that, but that is why theres been an increase in pubuc why theres been an increase in public spending. Uh, but as i said earlier, the economy is now turning a corner and that then sets us up nicely to be able to afford things like tax cuts, Suella Braverman has told gb news that she doesnt believe the former tory mp lee anderson is islamophobic. Is islamophobic. In todays exclusive interview with the former home secretary comes after mr anderson claimed islamists had got control of the london mayor. Lee anderson is a great colleague of mine. Im totally colleague of mine. Im totally abhor the accusation lines that have been launched against him, he is not racist. He is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who has completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen of islamism. Weve seen parliament, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures, abused , and because procedures, abused, and because out of fear there. Meanwhile , the policing of a meanwhile, the policing of a pro palestine protest in london this weekend will remain unchanged , despite the prime unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws without a change to their approach on the streets, and thats after rishi sunak called on police to draw a line and clamp down on extremist behaviour. But met Police Commissioner sir mark rowley says officers must enforce the law. As its written, were law. As its written, were obviously operating in a very challenging and political environment where tensions remain high and, um, hate crime is still a long way above pre october seventh levels in this context of polarised public debate. Debate. Um, i do think sometimes that were the first people to be able to be labelled simultaneously woke and fascists. We have to police the law as it is not as others would wish it is not as others would wish it to be. Sir mark rowley. Now police sir mark rowley. Now police have named a ten Year Old Girl who was found dead in the West Midlands. The body of seh kang was discovered with injuries at an address near birmingham yesterday afternoon. She was described as a bright fun described as a bright and fun loving little girl, a 33 year old woman understood to be known to her, has been arrested and taken into custody. Now an taken into custody. Now an agreement on a revised offer for hospital consultants in england has been reached. In a potential has been reached. In a potential step towards solving the ongoing dispute , unions will now dispute, unions will now recommend the offer to their members ahead of a vote thats expected soon. The Health Secretary says it paves the way for an end to the strikes, while the Prime Minister said it is proof that seeking a fair agreement is the best way forward for everyone. A separate dispute involving Junior Doctors, though , is still doctors, though, is still ongoing. And finally , if youre ongoing. And finally, if youre a fan of soap operas in the 1990s, you may just remember this young people star in the darkness. Yes, it became the darkness. Yes, it became the worlds most watched tv series dunng worlds most watched tv series during its original run. Cant think why , but now those red think why, but now those red bathing suits and those slow motion jogs along the khalife beaches are set to return. A new beaches are set to return. A new series of baywatch has been commissioned by us network fox. Its going to see a whole new generation of lifeguards embarking on daring ocean rescues. The original series ran for a decade , from 1989 until for a decade, from 1989 until 99, and made superstars of all its cast, including David Hasselhoff and pamela anderson. Its expected to premiere this autumn for the latest stories. Do sign up for gb news alerts. Scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Thank or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Thank you or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Thank you pauly. Alerts. Thank you pauly. Now ive got so much still to get through this on the show so far, but theres only one place to start and of course, its our exclusive interview the exclusive interview with the former secretary, suella former home secretary, Suella Braverman. And shes told us that while she welcomed the content rishi sunaks speech, content of rishi sunaks speech, you on friday it is time you recall on friday it is time for the Prime Minister to accompany his rhetoric with action. She also said it is unacceptable that there are no go areas for jewish unacceptable that there are no go areas forjewish people. In go areas forjewish people. In 21st century britain. Well, im joined now in our studio in westminster by our Political Correspondent olivia early. Olivia, a red meat buffet. Olivia, a red meat buffet. British taxes for british people tax Foreign Workers more sticking it for lee anderson. No go areas for jewish sticking it for lee anderson. No go areas forjewish people. Give the police more powers. Cut income tax. Shes saying all the right things a naked play to be the future tory leader. Well, it does feel a little bit like that, id say, martin, it is certainly a red meat interview that shes given here, as you say. She said that she would cut the basic rate of income tax by £0. 02. Now that would be huge. It would be very, very popular. But jeremy hunt and rishi sunak have said the beginning have said from the beginning that also that it would also be inflationary expensive inflationary and very expensive indeed, saying that you would take £0. 02 off the basic rate of income tax is pretty easy when youre a tory backbencher. Not quite so easy when youre the chancellor, but im sure it will go down very well indeed, with conservative backbenchers. She conservative backbenchers. She did attempt, though, to did make an attempt, though, to explain would pay for it explain how she would pay for it , and one of those ways would be to levy a tax on Foreign Workers. Now, it would essentially be to Tax Companies who are employing foreigners now , there are lots of conservatives , both within the conservatives, both within the party and outside of it, who see the logic in that. There are a the logic in that. There are a lot of brits in the uk who are out work, and its sort of out of work, and its sort of a rehashing of the idea of british jobs for british workers, an idea which plays pretty well in quite a lot of tory seats in the country. She also talked about country. She also talked about anti semitism in london, specifically. She her husband is specifically. She her husband is from jewish heritage and she was always very strong on this when she was home secretary. Lets just have a listen to what she had say. Well, welcome words. Had to say. Well, welcome words. I wouldnt disagree with, uh, you know, his words, but, you know, i think the time for words has come to an end, and we do need to see action. You know, the next saw tens of the next day we saw tens of thousands people to take the thousands of people to take the streets hateful slogans streets chanting hateful slogans and behaving in a totally unacceptable way. In many instances overwhelming the police. Notably where Police Resource has been disproportionate to actually whats happening. So i we need to say see a step change in the police response. They need to be enforcing the law. They need to be arresting people who are using, threatening or abusive language. We need to be holding the police to account in a better way, and i would have liked to have seen an emergency law introduced to actually empower ministers and empower all policymakers who all of those policymakers who are, uh , responsible for this are, uh, responsible for this issue to actually take, uh, steps to restrict some of these marches. You know, this has been going on now for four months. Its become a weekly fixture. Parts of london have become , um, parts of london have become, um, uh, you know, no go areas for jewish people that is totally unacceptable. Weve seen an anti semitism skyrocket. That cannot semitism skyrocket. That cannot be the case in 21st century britain. And therefore its time britain. And therefore its time for action, not words. For action, not words. Olivia paul scully said no go zones were apparent in parts of london last week. He came under fire for it. Suella doubled down on the specific context of jewish people and saying things like we need Emergency Powers for the police, states of emergency. Again, this will land emergency. Again, this will land very well with the right of the party. Well absolutely. Essentially in this interview, she seemed to be just taking things that little bit further did as home further than she did as home secretary. We knew when she was home secretary there was tension between mark rowley , the between her and mark rowley, the commissioner of the met police, over how far police would go over how far the police would go to make sure that these protests didnt become violent. There was didnt become violent. There was a there was an argument. I mean, we didnt quite see it, but behind scenes , we knew this behind the scenes, we knew this was going on. There was an open letter braverman letter from Suella Braverman about police should about whether police should arrest people who use the slogan slogan from the river to the sea. Palestine will be free and Suella Braverman felt that this was hate speech. The met police was hate speech. The met police made the decision that people would only be arrested when using that phrase if they were , using that phrase if they were, it would be context dependent if they were in front of a Jewish School or in front of a synagogue or anything like that. Synagogue or anything like that. But using the phrase on its own was not deemed by the met police to be hate speech. And so they wouldnt be arresting people for that. And could say that that. And you could say that that. And you could say that that sort of empowered things like that slogan being , uh, like that slogan being, uh, reflected on the on the, on the wall of big ben. So perhaps, you wall of big ben. So perhaps, you know, Suella Braverman would say here that she is essentially being proved right now, this idea of having sort of emergency legislation in place. Well, legislation in place. Well, thats an interesting one, because think there is a because cause i think there is a legitimate argument that actually the police have all the powers that they need to make sure that these protests dont become violent, dont cross over into hate speech, but are they really using them . I thought really using them . I thought that Suella Braverman seemed to have her messages a little bit mixed up there. On the one hand, she saying she would she was saying that she would like police use their like to see the police use their powers more and on other powers more and on the other hand saying, we need to hand, she was saying, we need to bnng bring in more emergency legislation. The legislation. Well, if the legislation. Well, if the legislation and the legislation is there and the police them, what police arent using them, what do we need more legislation for . Often, dont we, and we talk often, dont we, olivia . Have the olivia . About they have the bill. Do they have the to bill. Do they have the will to enforce fact, mark enforce it . And in fact, mark rowley pushed back against rowley today pushed back against this, were this, saying were in a challenging political environment. And that sadiq environment. And that man sadiq khan waded in. Of course, he khan has waded in. Of course, he came of fire from lee came into a lot of fire from lee anderson about letting the protesters run riot. And he stepped in, saying ostensibly when politicians try and interfere in policing like this, its not right. If the prime its not right. If the Prime Minister is saying to the police today, which marches to allow and which marches to ban, whats to stop him tomorrow, turn the police. Whos to arrest, whos to and who prosecute, to charge and who to prosecute, then makes the point. We dont live korea. We dont live in north korea. We dont live in north korea. We dont live russia. Live the uk. Well, i think thats a really interesting point. And obviously interesting point. And obviously in country , we have the in this country, we do have the right to protest freely. And it should obviously up to the should be obviously up to the police, police these marches. Police, to police these marches. But we have seen politicians Suella Braverman rishi sunak reminding police how far their powers go. And i think there are quite a lot of people in the uk who think that politicians are within their right to do that. They are not saying as as the mayor suggesting here, the mayor is suggesting here, the rishi sunak isnt saying who to arrest. He is simply remind the police the powers that they police of the powers that they have intervene. If these have to intervene. If these marches stray too far into disrupting everyday life, making jews in london feel uncomfortable. So its a really interesting line there, and i felt like in this interview, Suella Braverman did push it a little bit further than she was prepared to do when she was actually home secretary, might get her into a bit of a difficult situation , but perhaps difficult situation, but perhaps a sticky situation. If she were in the position of being a leader of the conservative party after an election, which is what she may be hoping for. Olivia utley excellent as even olivia utley excellent as ever. Much. Now ever. Thank you very much. Now moving on. A recent poll gave voters information about policies of three possible conservative leaders mysteriously named candida. Its mysteriously named candida. Its x candidates y and candidate z. Well, the most popular option was candidate x and candidate x. They were. They backed brexit. They were. They backed brexit. They want lower immigration and they would abandon the target to reach zero net by 2050. And guess what . It turns out that candidate candidate x was based on none other than that woman Suella Braverman. So with that in mind, could she save the conservatives . Well, im to go over this now. Im joined by the political consul and alex deane. Alex welcome to the show the mysterious named candidate x sounds like your red meat brexiteer Suella Braverman. And in that poll was polling very high. Came in with 34 of the votes. Candidate y, however, who backed brexit but wants higher immigration 9. They fared the worst candidate z, a remainer who opposes tax cuts and backs net zero, basically a liberal democrat , got 22. With all of democrat, got 22. With all of that in mind , alex, the big that in mind, alex, the big question is if a candidate like Suella Braverman is landing the best with the electorate is Suella Braverman the candidate who should be leading the conservative party we shouldnt be switching leader in the conservative party. Weve got to make a pragmatic, uh , wake up and smell pragmatic, uh, wake up and smell the coffee moment and realise we look completely ridiculous if we switch leader again. Weve had in a single Parliament Boris johnson to liz truss to rishi sunak. Johnson to liz truss to rishi sunak. Um, now is the time for sunak. Um, now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of the party and we mustnt put personal ambitions ahead of what we, uh, aspire to for our country. And we mustnt put personal ambitions ahead of what we wish for the best for our party. I believe as firmly as i know that tuesday comes after monday, that this country is better off under a conservative government than it would under the labour would be under the labour party. And whatever an and we all know whatever an individual piece of Polling Research shows. However, no research shows. However, no matter how interesting divide , matter how interesting divide, parties elections. If parties dont win elections. If we go to the polls squabbling about who is leading us, then we make our situation even worse. Make our situation even worse. But alex, if we put all that to one side and just simply look at data, look the at the data, look at the metrics, look at the way the runes a poll came runes are falling. A poll came out 7 pm. Last night. The conservatives on their lowest polling in 46 years. Labour on 47, a conservative on 20. And so therefore the counterpoint to yours would be why stick with what weve got , if what weve what weve got, if what weve got looks to be heading for oblivion . Because i dont accept your premise. I dont accept your therefore, and i dont accept that theyre facts. You you said polls say that people say, well, how they would vote tomorrow, but theres not going to be an election tomorrow. The election is going to be when the government calls it, most likely october consider october or november. Consider this. About all the fuss this. Think about all the fuss weve had about George Galloway and his arrival in parliament. Hes precisely as hes going to have precisely as long before the general election as government has to as the government has got to change agenda. I accept who change the agenda. I accept who cannot looking at current polling, conservative polling, the conservative partys not doing well in the pubuc partys not doing well in the public mind , weve got public mind, but weve got months to turn it around and we must. Going to have must. So were not going to have an and as for an election tomorrow and as for the point about polling, you know, god bless him, your channel showed us ed davey channel just showed us ed davey suggesting with a straight face that the realistic alternative were offered to the country, were offered to the country, were a conservative government or a liberal democrat government. Were going to. I mean, if were going to entertain prospect , i can. I mean, if were going to enleast1 prospect , i can. I mean, if were going to enleast say prospect , i can. I mean, if were going to enleast say the � ospect , i can. I mean, if were going to enleast say the current, i can at least say the current government right . Yeah government may win, right . Yeah but those polls and theres fantasyland. But back to fantasyland. But back to tomorrow. We dont an tomorrow. We dont have an election tomorrow, do election tomorrow, but we do have budget tomorrow. A lot of have a budget tomorrow. A lot of people expecting an end people will be expecting an end to endless misery of to the endless misery of inflation, high taxes, the highest taxes since world war two. We will promise conservatism. It feels like weve got corbynism. Weve got corbynism. Well, ill give you two things that i think as a tax cutting conservative myself, the first is that National Insurance is a fraud perpetuated upon the public. People think theyre paying public. People think theyre paying into a pot that is going to wait for them the end of to wait for them at the end of their careers, a retirement pot theyve up with the state. Theyve built up with the state. And thats not true. There is no correlation between what you pay in insurance and in in National Insurance and what you get at the end. The best interpreter people best interpreter and people might fine as a kind might think its fine as a kind of communitarian idea. We are of communitarian idea. We are paying of communitarian idea. We are paying in now as people in work to pay for the retirement of those who at the end of those who are at the end of their careers. Some people might their careers. Some people might think thats reasonable, but we should honest about should at least be honest about whats happening ni. But whats happening with ni. But the can ni , in my the lower you can get, ni, in my view, better. But the second view, the better. But the second thing i think martin is that we should stop this fiscal drag of the thresholds never being moved upwards so that people are paying upwards so that people are paying more and being paying ever more tax and being pulled into tax brackets. Pulled into higher tax brackets. But the chancellor can deal with either both things either or both of those things tomorrow. Delighted. Tomorrow. Ill be delighted. Superb analysis as okay. Superb analysis as even okay. Superb analysis as ever. Thank you very much, alex dean , for your input. And of dean, for your input. And of course, to olivia utley. Thank you now, one thing you very much. Now, one thing that Suella Braverman was that Suella Braverman said was that Suella Braverman said was that foreign that firms that rely on Foreign Workers should pay more in tax to bring down net to help bring down net migration. Well, lets cross now to downing street and speak to our political editor, christopher. Christopher hope. Thats right martin, i put that question, the actual question to the number, to the pms deputy official spokesman, to ask them, would you agree to try and, uh, tax more companies which take on more Foreign Workers . She wouldnt comment workers . She wouldnt comment ahead of the budget, workers . She wouldnt comment ahead of the budget , the budgets ahead of the budget, the budgets tomorrow, of course, thats where they will see the chancellor behind us holding up the red uh, tomorrow, at the red box. Uh, tomorrow, at less 24 hours day, they less than 24 hours a day, they did the plans theyve did say that the plans theyve announced the announced already, the government net government will bring net migration down by 300,000 from the figure of seven, four, 5000 for the calendar year 2022. So thats the hope. Thats what theyre planning to do. Theyre so far the idea has been put to number 10. But so far theyre batting it back saying they can get just fine without get along just fine without Suella Bravermans ideas. Well they would say okay. Well they would say that wouldnt they . Thank you very live from downing very much. Live from downing street, chris hope well have more you. Course, the more from you. Of course, in the next cracking next hour on that cracking exclusive. Win the exclusive. Now you could win the spnng exclusive. Now you could win the spring essentials in our latest Great British giveaway. Not chris. Hope you cant win him. Hes not for sale. Theres a god and gadget package, a shopping spree. And £12,345 in cash. One, spree. And £12,345 in cash. One, two, three, four five and heres all the details. All the details. We have a ton of top prizes to be won in our spring giveaway. Theres a massive £12,345 in tax free cash to spend however you like, along with £500 in shopping vouchers for your favourite store , a games favourite store, a games console, a pizza oven and a portable sonos Smart Speaker. And the best news you could be our next big winner. Just like phil, you, whoever wins it next is going to be as happy as i was, and theyre going to get even more money time round. Even more money this time round. You go in the so why wouldnt you go in the draw for your chance to win the vouchers . The treats and £12,345 in tax free cash, text gb win to 84 902. Text cost £2 plus one Standard Network rate message or post your name and number two gb zero three, p. O. Post your name and number two gb zero three, po. Box 8690, derby de19, double tee, uk only entrants must be 18 or over. Lines close at 5 pm. On friday. The 29th march. Full terms and Privacy Notice at gb news. Com. Privacy notice at gb news. Com. Slash win please check the closing time if watching or listening on demand. Good luck cracking stuff. Get stuck in now. If you live in birmingham then Public Services are going to be slashed after the council there went bust and first birmingham. Could it be your town or city next . Im Martin Daubney on gb news. Britains news channel. 2024 a battleground year is the year the nation decides , as the year the nation decides, as the year the nation decides, as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election. Who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives . Who will rise and who will fall . Lets m fall . Lets out together. Lets find out together. Lets find out together. Every moment, the highs , for every moment, the highs, the lows, the twists and turns. The lows, the twists and turns. Well be with you for every step of this journey. In 2024. In 2024. Gb news is britains election. Channel welcome back. Its 426. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gb news now. After all the rumours are speculation, ive got some big news about the princess of wales. A little later this hour andifs wales. A little later this hour and its a good news story, but before that , Birmingham City before that, Birmingham City councillors are meeting right now to discuss whether to approve budget cuts of more than £200 million when it comes after the council effectively declared itself bankrupt last year. Well, lets cross live now to birmingham and speak to our West Midlands reporterjoe birmingham and speak to our West Midlands reporter joe jack carson. Jack expecting a whopping 5 increase in council tax in birmingham because they effectively went bankrupt. Whats the latest that. Whats the latest that. Well, martin, it will be even more than 5. Its 9. 99 just for this year. More than 5. Its 9. 99 just for this year. And then that more than 5. Its 9. 99 just for this year. And then that then this year. And then that then increases into next year. And so over the next two years its a total rise of 21 for birmingham resident. That is on top, of resident. That is on top, of course, of all of the cuts that are coming that the council in the building behind me are voting on now. The meeting which ive in attendance to this ive been in attendance to this afternoon is quite extraordinary. Councillor john cotton, of course, the leader of Birmingham City council, saying that he apologises the people that he apologises to the people and communities of this city. But much of his statement opening this debate on the budget was about the conservatives calling the birmingham tories the cheerleaders for austerity and saying that the impact of Greater National government, which is why birmingham is not, has seen such a great financial mess. But the birmingham concert is hitting back, saying the labour promised a golden decade for birmingham and not delivering on that. And pointing out that back in 2022, the then leader of this council said that birminghams finances had never beenin birminghams finances had never been in such a great position in 30 years. So things may be werent adding up, but quite extraordinary in that meeting as this budget vote continues. But of course, its the residents where these council tax increases and these cuts to services are going to be impacting. I spoke to a few people on streets earlier people on the streets earlier today. Nobodys happy. Nobodys happy. Be happy with it . Nobodys it . Nobodys ha ppy it . Nobodys happy with we nobodys happy with it. We all hard working people, were struggling is. All hard working people, were strluh, ng is. All hard working people, were strluh, everythings up. Uh, everythings going up. Uh, everythings going up. Our wages are going up um, our wages are going up slightly. Coming slightly. Inflation is coming down, struggling down, but people are struggling and fed up. And were getting fed up. Think its disgusting. The i think its disgusting. The cost of living has risen already as and we are all as it is. And we are all struggling. So most of us. So putting by 10 even more putting it up by 10 even more is going to affect me. Is really going to affect me. I think its absolutely ridiculous that the Birmingham City council couldnt, you know , take care of couldnt, you know, take care of the funding that they had. The funding that they had. So bin collections as well are going to become fortnightly from next year. And the council are also going to dim the street lights in order to try and save almost £1 million. There are dark ahead. Martin for the dark days ahead. Martin for the second city, as jack calls an excellent live from birmingham and meirion and now lets cut to Meirion Jenkins , whos the conservative jenkins, whos the conservative councillor for the sutton mere green area of birmingham and is the shadow mayor of finance. Welcome to the show, marion. So eye watering rises in council tax there. 10 plus millions of pounds of debt. How on earth did we get to this position . We get to this position . Yeah, well, im afraid and its quite right. Itll be 21 over two years. Itll be 21 over two years. Uh , which would be the uh, which would be the compounding effect of two increases of 10. Um, we got to this position, martin, because of a decade of mismanagement by the Labour Administration, ive been a councillor since 2012, and ive seen numerous failures in terms of financial management. But whats really pushed it over the edge just recently is their failure to manage the requirements of equal pay legislation and also their failure to implement a new Accounting System called called oracle um, which has gone so badly in the original budget was 20 million. Its now going to exceed 100 million. Nobody really knows how much its going to cost. In the end. End. And after three years, were still not in a position where officers can get reliable Financial Information out of the system. System. Were having to employ temporary clerks to allocate cash so we cannot effectively even reconcile the bank. And the consequence of this is that the auditors cannot sign off the accounts. So we dont really know what the true financial position of birmingham really know what the true financiewhen tion of birmingham really know what the true financiewhen you of birmingham really know what the true financiewhen you combineigham really know what the true financiewhen you combine thatn is. And when you combine that with approximately 800 million of equal pay costs, again , of equal pay costs, again, nobody is sure what the final figure is. But its going to be a huge number. You put those two together. What finally together. Thats what finally pushed the council into bankruptcy. Crass, chronic, bankruptcy. Its crass, chronic, mismanaged out of finances and i will say, martin, that the worst possible thing they could do now is give this Labour Administration another 21 of taxpayers money, because theyve proven themselves to be quite incapable of looking after taxpayers money. And the last thing we should do is give them even more. Its absolutely astonishing. 21 rises in council tax over two years. I watering astonishing unaffordable. The poor residents of Birmingham City must be absolutely devastated about whats a huge financial rise. Thank you very much for joining financial rise. Thank you very much forjoining us, Marion Jenkins is the conservative councillor for sutton mere green in birmingham and the shadow member of finance. Thanks for member of finance. Thanks for joining us on the show. Now theres lots more still to come between and and ill between now and 5 00, and ill speak to the church of england vicar who said paying £1 billion is slavery, reparations would be anti christian. But first, its anti christian. But first, its time for your latest news headunes time for your latest News Headlines with Polly Middlehurst i the top stories this hour. A 42 year old man has admitted starting a fire at the Constituency Office belonging to conservative mp mike freer on christmas eve. These details just coming to us, paul harwood denies the attack was politically motivated but pleaded guilty to two charges of arson at the old bailey. A second person, 32 year old defendant zahra kasirye, denied the charges. Both defendants the charges. Both defendants have been remanded in custody. A further hearing has now been set for march the 12th and it follows the justice ministers announcement hes quitting politics after being the target of several Death Threats in other news today, jeremy hunt, the chancellor, looks set to unveil a £0. 02 cut to National Insurance as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. The chancellor, attempting to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks popularity despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little room for tax cuts. And little room for tax cuts. And police have also named a ten year old little girl whos been found dead in the West Midlands. The body of seh kang was discovered with injuries at an address near birmingham yesterday afternoon. A 33 year old woman understood to be known to the girl, has been arrested and taken into custody. A gb and taken into custody. A gb news can reveal that the policing of a pro palestinian protest in london this weekend will remain unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws without a change to their approach on the streets. In a rare speech outside downing street last week , rishi sunak called on police to draw a line and clamp down on extreme behaviour and if youve been having trouble accessing facebook or even instagram this afternoon, youre not the only one. The afternoon, youre not the only one. The company, meta says it has been hit with outages all over the world, with more than 300,000 reports of people locked out of the sites. A spokesperson for meta says the company is working to fix the issue, and in some territories it is now resolved. For the very latest resolved. For the very latest stories, do sign up for gb news alerts. Scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Common alerts. Alerts. Thank you polly. Now, as the police try to tackle violence against women and girls, the uks most senior Police Officer has made a major, has made a major admission. Im martin major admission. Im Martin Daubney on gb news. Britains news channel. Brand new sunday days from 6 pm. P. M. The neil oliver show. The neil oliver show. Its absolutely vital that people are given the opportunity to take part in the debate, to say the things that matter to them, to be challenged. And a country is only really a shared dream as long as enough people have a shared idea of what it is, then that country exists. What gb news does is give voices somewhere they can be heard. The needle of a show sundays from 6 pm. On. Gb news. Pm. On. Gb news. Theres less than 24 hours to go. Now until the budget, and well be doing two special shows live from whitehaven tomorrow to find out what you, the Great British public, thinks. And you can be part of the audiences for dewbs co show and the nigel farage show. To get your tickets farage show. To get your tickets go to gbnews. Com now to a warning from the uks most senior Police Officer for the metropolitan Police Commissioner, sir mark rowley has said combating violence against women and girls will need the same level of funding as the fight against terrorism or organised crime. Sir mark told the london policing board today that there are hundreds of thousands of men in britain who are a threat to women and girls, and hes added that the scale of the problem means it has to be treated as a threat to national security. When he was speaking a few hours before the bbc airs a documentary into the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving metropolitan Police Officer, well , joining me now to discuss well, joining me now to discuss this is the former met Police Officer, peter kirkham. Peter, welcome to the show. So the welcome to the show. So the conversation of late , of course, conversation of late, of course, has been on the oversight of how somebody like cousins could have got away with it. And now when were looking at the broader Police Leasing of this, we are faced with an astronomical issue and an astronomical cost, but nevertheless , its a task we nevertheless, its a task we must rise to. Peter yes , its obviously an yes, its obviously an extremely serious aspect of crime. Crime. Um, and the numbers are mind boggling. Um, but the numbers are mind boggung um, but the numbers are mind boggling in an awful lot of different areas of policing. Different areas of policing. Weve never had, uh , funding weve never had, uh, funding provided specifically for particular areas. Particular areas. Uh, perhaps with the exception of terrorism , which exception of terrorism, which has always been funded as a separate entity. Uh, but to fund, uh, the policing of violence against women and girls beanng violence against women and girls bearing in mind it covers such a wide range of different types of violence, there might be Domestic Violence , there might Domestic Violence, there might be stranger rape. Uh there might be stranger rape. Uh there might be paedophilia, there might be any number of different angles , any number of different angles, uh, from which offenders come and which offences take place. Uh, its quite difficult to understand how that money would be ring fenced and what the police are suffering from is a general generic lack of funding for everything. For everything. Um, and you cant do anything properly when you havent got the money to do it. And peter, onto the comments about politicians getting involved in how policing is operated. Ed, um, weve seen, of operated. Ed, um, weve seen, of course, rishi sunak gave that address on friday imploring the police to police differently on the palestinian protests and today, mark rowley said thats not going to happen. Sadiq khan, wading in, saying when politicians get involved in policing , thats the thin end of policing, thats the thin end of the wedge of places russia the wedge of places like russia or north korea. Whats your thoughts on that . Thoughts on that . Oh, im so with sadiq khan on this. The police are independent of politicians , uh, and of politics politicians, uh, and of politics and of government and of everybody else. Really theyre independent Office Holders under the crown, and they are solely responsible for the decisions about the exercise of their powers as of arrest and such like now. Yeah, of course, the politicians provide guidance and they provide a framework and they provide a framework and they provide a framework and they provide the budgets. They provide the budgets. And so they influence an awful lot of policing , uh, in awful lot of policing, uh, in those indirect ways. Those indirect ways. But when it comes to comments like those of the Prime Minister, which are basically criticising the police for , for, criticising the police for, for, uh, not making arrests or for, uh, not making arrests or for, uh, permitting protests to hold up particular signs , then we are up particular signs, then we are are muddying the waters between the separation of powers as the politicians through parliament and the government, politicians through parliament and the government , through and the government, through parliament, make the laws. Parliament, make the laws. And when those laws are in place, the police , then police, place, the police, then police, according to those laws, and they can only police according to those laws and they are. Yes, they can push the boundaries to see where those laws start and finish , but they cant act in a finish, but they cant act in a way that has been made clear or is clear is in excess of the law. So an awful lot of the criticism has been around the nature of particular chance. The wording of particular chance , wording of particular chance, the imagery on particular boards. So, for instance , the boards. So, for instance, the definition of the word jihad , it definition of the word jihad, it is being argued that the police should just arrest anybody that calls for jihad, which ignores the fact that jihad has different meanings. The fact that jihad has different meanings. And the different meanings. And the police will look at that and say, if we arrested these people and put them the courts, and put them before the courts, what courts going to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts going to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts courts going to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts areirts going to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts are goinging to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts are going to to say and put them before the courts, wthe courts are going to say, ay . The courts are going to say, jihads got lots of meanings. And so if the government wants jihad. To made unlawful, pass jihad. To be made unlawful, pass an act of parliament that says that, and then the police can exercise that power to arrest those people and put them in front of the courts and the courts will convict them. Until that police are that time, um, the police are bound by the interpretation of law by the courts and the judgement of the courts about the nature of particular words and phrases. But you see, peter, a lot of people disagree that people disagree with that because the interpretation at ground seems and the ground level seems to be and the evidence manifest. Seen evidence is manifest. Ive seen it own eyes. I went it with my own two eyes. I went out Parliament Square out there, Parliament Square last that is the old last week and that is the old bill are standing at arms length comes to the length when it comes to the palestinian protests. We saw at the protesters the weekend those protesters whacking coppers with sticks, shoving them, police simply shoving them, the police simply standing you know full standing off. You know full well, if that was white well, peter, if that was White Working Class football fans, theyd getting nicked. We theyd all be getting nicked. We people feel we are seeing two, two tiered policing. Peter that simply isnt true. Martin ive been there on a number of occasions myself over the years, and the police tolerate a certain amount of pushing and shoving. Um, and, and abuse directed towards them, uh, and those sorts of low level offences because practice really, its impossible to deal with all of that and maintain peace and order on the streets. Everyone thats arrested takes officers away from the protest. There arent an excess number of Police Officers present at the protests to start with, so any significant number of arrests mean the protest now isnt being policed at all. It cant be kept to its particular route and such like. And so things rapidly get out of hand. Now the follow up, there is more time for considered opinion to be taken , considered opinion to be taken, legal opinion to be taken on the nature of particular chants and placards and such like and then, if necessary, efforts can be made to find those people responsible. In a case like this where the marches are taking place week after week after week, chances are if someone needed to be arrested for something that happened last week, theyre going to pop week, then theyre going to pop up week the week up again next week or the week after. So they are going to after. And so they are going to be able be followed up. You be able to be followed up. You cant everybody be cant expect everybody to be picked at the same time, and picked up at the same time, and its simply wrong to that its simply wrong to say that the wouldnt tolerate the police wouldnt tolerate pushing and shoving and things like. In the normal course like that. In the normal course of they every single week. Okay, superb. Former mets okay, superb. Former mets police peter kirkham, Police Officer peter kirkham, your always your huge experience is always value. Thank you very much for joining us on the show. Now after all the rumours and speculation, theres big news today about the princess of wales. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Welcome back. Its 448. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gb news now at 5 00. Ill have more from our exclusive interview with Suella Braverman and find out what shes had to say about the ec sr spoiler. Not shes had to say about the ec sr spoiler. Not a fan. Now the princess of wales is to carry out a first major engagement since the operation when she reviews trooping the colour. According to the armys official website. And it comes as kate website. And it comes as Kate Middleton was seen in public for the First Time Since her Abdominal Surgery in january alongside her mother carole middleton. Well, joining us now to discuss this is gb news royal correspondent, cameron walker. Cameron great news. It appears kate is on the mend. Well, it does on the surface, but you dig into it and perhaps its not all as it seems. Im its not all as it seems. Im afraid theres a lot of confusion this afternoon. It appears, as you said , the appears, as you said, the british Army Published on their websites that for the final trooping the colour rehearsal the week before the kings birthday it is the birthday parade, it is the princess of wales scheduled to review the troops as colonel of the irish guards. However, the irish guards. However, Kensington Palace , i understand, Kensington Palace, i understand, was not consulted before the Army Published that information. Army published that information. And the guidance im getting is that it and the guidance im getting is thatitis and the guidance im getting is that it is the palace alone who will confirm whether the princess is or is not attending. Princess is or is not attending. So it appears, actually, that theres no guarantee that the princess is going to be there. So it looks like so although it looks like a promising of good news, we promising bit of good news, we actually any actually havent had any confirmation but confirmation about that. But then, you said, weve got then, as you said, weve got this unauthorised paparazzi this, uh, unauthorised paparazzi photograph of her as well. Seems like a bit of a gaffe. I mean, really, the public are just crying out for some good crying out for good news. Crying out for confirmation, we confirmation, and instead we seem this kind seem to have this kind of disinformation of half disinformation or kind of half baked information coming into the sphere. Cameron yeah. The public sphere. Cameron yeah. Official bit of the last official bit of information we got about the princess of waless health was that she unlikely to return that she is unlikely to return to duties until after to public duties until after easter, so thats almost a month away. Um, to be honest. But this away. Um, to be honest. But this void has been created by this lack of information. And in its place, we have got conspiracy theories and social media speculation. And even since this speculation. And even since this paparazzi photograph, which were not going to show here on gb um, has gone viral on gb news, um, has gone viral on the internet , even its added the internet, even its added fuel to the fire and even more speculation of rumour and rumour has come out as to whether it is or isnt. The princess of wales. First of all, was it staged . The answer no. It wasnt. Um, and answer is no. It wasnt. Um, and things like that. So its just things like that. So its just adding to that again , the adding to that again, the hashtag Kate Middleton. Uh, and hashtag Kate Middleton. Uh, and if anything, its just obviously a invaded the princesss privacy. But the palace at the moment, martin really struggling to this and is really to contain this and is really struggling to protect the princesss privacy in this digital age. Okay. Thank you for that okay. Thank you for that update. Cameron walker. And we update. Cameron walker. And we wish the princess, of course, a speedy recovery. Now to the hugely controversial call for the church of england to pay £1 billion in slavery reparations. Billion in slavery reparations. And it comes from an independent review that was commissioned by the church itself. And joining us now is the theologian, author and speaker , doctor ian paul. And speaker, doctor ian paul. Thank you for joining and speaker, doctor ian paul. Thank you forjoining us. Doctor thank you for joining us. Doctor paul thank you for joining us. Doctor paul. I understand you think this is decidedly unchristian. This is decidedly unchristian. Could you explain to us, please . Could you explain to us, please . Yes, i can, in several different ways. I mean, first of all, the report actually makes false historical claims about the importance of slavery in the british economy. So it doesnt stand up to historical scrutiny. Its extremely selective with its data. It even calls for the church to repent of the spiritual disruption that was involved in in the church bringing the gospel to africa. Now i think all my black african anglican friends, we are rather shocked by that. Theyre actually rather grateful for it. Actually rather grateful for it. And in fact, of course, the irony is that the Anglican Church around the world is incredibly and its not incredibly diverse. And its not quite majority black, but its majority non white. So the churches are are in churches that are growing are in africa and in asia. And of africa and in asia. And of course, the reason for is course, the reason for that is because went england because folk went from england and they they share the gospel. And the report seems think and the report seems to think that really bad idea. That that was a really bad idea. Um, its it says actually, um, and its it says actually, the not asking the reports not asking for reparations. Asking for reparations. It is asking for a particular form of investment. But that headline but that figure, that headline figure billion, appears to figure of £1 billion, appears to me, as im looking at the report , any evidence for , i cant see any evidence for it have just it seems to have been just plucked out the air. So plucked out of the air. So i dont think its going be dont think its going to be helpful. Going to helpful. I think its going to be divisive, and dont be very divisive, and i dont think its to address any think its going to address any problems. Based on evidence. And of course, would and of course, critics would say of a large say this is because of a large fund church had. Fund that the church had. I think it was. Was it Queen Elizabeth the first bequeathed to was invested in to the church, was invested in the. Thats what the slave trade. Thats what theyll say. And therefore thats say need to thats why they say we need to make repayments as well. Make these repayments as well. Thats the argument, then if thats the argument, then lets facts. Lets lets look at the facts. Lets look what proportion the look at what what proportion the british based on british economy was based on this. At involved this. Lets look at how involved the other thing the church was. The other thing i think is really sad is that the report fails to do two other things. It fails to take seriously, Church Opposition seriously, uh, Church Opposition to slave trade and the role , to the slave trade and the role, the britain played the role of the britain played in, in stamping out the slave trade. But it also fails to draw trade. But it also fails to draw on, you know, central christian theological resources. I mean, theological resources. I mean, if read testament, if you read the new testament, the one thing that the writers impress again and again impress on us again and again and is that the christian and again is that the Christian Faith incredibly diverse. Faith was incredibly diverse. The was was diverse the early church was was diverse ethnically, culturally, racially , linguistically. But it was actually a good news about jesus that drew them together. And thats actually the primary resource weve got. And its a real tragedy that the report doesnt actually draw on that. And in many ways seems to push against it. It seems to want to import sort cultural import the sort of cultural language america language from america of critical and impose Critical Race Theory and impose that situation in the that on the uk situation in the church. Thats not going to church. And thats not going to be the way okay be the way forward. Okay thank you very much for joining ian paul, on joining us, doctor ian paul, on that controversial plan to pay £1 billion in reparations for slavery from the church of england. Its out there, isnt it . And it makes you wonder, is the church of england actually now pandering to its flock, or is it being taken over by a different mindset . This is the different mindset . This is the plea for rich elder christians to bequeath their will to the church to pay into this pot , to church to pay into this pot, to take care of what it considers to be the stain of slavery . Is to be the stain of slavery . Is that what the church should be doing is that what you think the church should be doing . Well, as the government fails church should be doing . Well, as th showers around this afternoon , showers around this afternoon, but theyre going to fade through this evening. Most of us having dry night. Fog and having a dry night. Some fog and frost the southwest. Thats frost in the southwest. Thats where weve had clearer where weve had the clearer skies day. Still skies through the day. Still some showers across the some heavy showers across the south east. Tend to south east. Theyll tend to drift a few scattered drift away. A few scattered showers across parts of scotland, but for most, a scotland, but for most, its a dry keep quite dry night. Well keep quite a lot cloud in the east that lot of cloud in the east that will help to keep the temperatures up here, but further the clearer further west, with the clearer skies, going skies, temperatures are going to dip close freezing. Dip down close to freezing. A frost rural parts of frost likely in rural parts of wales and southwest england, along freezing fog along with some freezing fog patches. They could linger through the morning hour. Through the morning rush hour. Parts m4 and the in parts of the m4 and the m5 in particular, so bear that in mind. But they should clear away and west will and then much of the west will have a day wednesday. Have a fine day on wednesday. The exception that being the main exception to that being cornwall, be the main exception to that being cornvicloud be the main exception to that being cornvicloud and be the main exception to that being cornvicloud and a be the main exception to that being cornvicloud and a few be the main exception to that being cornvicloud and a few showers in more cloud and a few showers in the east. Again, quite of the east. Again, quite a lot of cloud well few cloud and well see a few showers over parts of eastern england. The rain over the grampians as well. A chilly day on some of those eastern coasts. Six seven but for the six seven degrees but for the west a bit of sunshine, double digits, celsius for the digits, maybe 12 celsius for the day will be a similar day in that Western Areas will see the lions share of that dry and bright weather. Always more clouds in the east, a few more heavy showers likely on thursday though, particularly over parts of the midlands and wales. 1 or 2 lively downpours possible again, where its gloomy and glum temperatures in Single Digits where we see a bit of brightness, temperatures should climb figures, maybe brightness, temperatures should clirinto figures, maybe brightness, temperatures should clirinto the figures, maybe brightness, temperatures should clirinto the teensigures, maybe brightness, temperatures should clirinto the teens inires, maybe brightness, temperatures should clirinto the teens in 13s, maybe places. Looks like things are heating up boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Good afternoon to you. Its 5 pm. Welcome to the martin p. M. Welcome to the Martin Daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. All across the uk, weve got a cracking hour coming up and theres an exclusive interview with Suella Braverman and shes told us that firms that rely on Foreign Workers should pay more in tax to help bring down net migration. Thatll get them going. And with another huge pro palestine protest expected in london this weekend , ill get reaction to weekend, ill get reaction to the news that a Palestinian Woman who hijacked two planes is giving a talk in the uk on friday, and. And as the rnli celebrates its 200th anniversary, some are asking if its fit for purpose with the chat with the Lifeboat Charity increasingly being used to assist Border Control to rescue and channel migrants. Is it a taxi service in disguise . Thats taxi service in disguise . Thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show , you welcome to the show, you wonderful people. Always a pleasure to have your company get in touch all the usual ways. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Thats Suella Braverman interview really is a red meat buffet. Lower taxes for british people, higher taxes for firms that that hire Foreign Workers. Leave the hire Foreign Workers. Leave the echr defending leandersson and doubung echr defending leandersson and doubling down on the rhetoric that parts of london are now no go areas. You will not want to miss it. And the big question is , is Suella Braverman the future leader of the conservative party, that you would like to see . Yes. Or no . Get in touch. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But first its vaiews gbnews. Com. But first wsfime vaiews gbnews. Com. But first its time for your all important latest News Headlines with Polly Middlehurst. Martin. Middlehurst. Martin. Thank you and good evening to you. Well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the gb newsroom tonight is that the chancellor looks set to unveil a £0. 02 in the pound. Cut to National Insurance contributions as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. Jeremy hunt will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks popularity, despite that, the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. Analysts are suggest that the nhs could be facing real terms. Funding cuts of £2 billion annually amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists and in other news today, Suella Braverman has told gb news she doesnt believe former tory mp lee anderson is islamophobic. Former tory mp lee anderson is islamophobic. Todays exclusive islamophobic. Todays exclusive interview with the former home secretary comes after mr anderson claimed islamists had got control of the london mayor, lee anderson is a great colleague of mine. Im totally abhor the accusations that have been launched against him. He is not racist , he is not islamophobic. Racist, he is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen parliament, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures, abuse used because out of fear for Suella Braverman now the policing of a pro palestinian protest in london this weekend will nevertheless remain unchecked , nevertheless remain unchecked, changed despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremist acts. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws. Thats after rishi sunak called on police to draw a line and clamp down on extremist behaviour. Tributes extremist behaviour. Tributes have been paid to a bright and fun loving girl who was found deadin fun loving girl who was found dead in the West Midlands. The body of ten year old shae kang was discovered with injuries at an address near birmingham yesterday afternoon. A 32 year yesterday afternoon. A 32 year old woman understood to be known to her, has been arrested and taken into custody. Now an taken into custody. Now an agreement on a revised offer for hospital consultant in england has been reached in a potential step towards solving the ongoing dispute, unions will now recommend the offer to their members ahead of an expected vote. The Health Secretary is vote. The Health Secretary is saying it paves the way for an end to the strikes , while the end to the strikes, while the Prime Minister says its proof that seeking a fair agreement is the best forward for the best way forward for everyone. A separate dispute involving doctors , involving Junior Doctors, however, still ongoing. A 42 however, is still ongoing. A 42 year old man has admitted to starting a fire at the Constituency Office belonging to conservative mp mike freer on christmas eve. Paul harwood denies the attack was politically motivated , but he politically motivated, but he did plead guilty to two charges of arson at the old bailey earlier today. Of arson at the old bailey earlier today. A second person, earlier today. A second person, 32 year old defendant zahra kc , 32 year old defendant zahra kc, denied the charges. Both defendants were remanded in custody , with a further hearing custody, with a further hearing set for the 12th of march, and that follows the justice ministers announcement. Hes quitting politics after being the target of several Death Threats. A tesla factory in germany. Sorry, this is a completely different story. A tesla factory in germany has been forced to halt production after an alleged arson attack by far left activists. The gigafactory near berlin was left without power after a nearby electricity pylon caught fire. A letter was later published by local media purporting to be from activists calling themselves the volcano group. They said the attack was aimed at teslas ceo elon musk. The factory has also been the target of recent environmental protests and police in germany are, were told, contain doing their investigation. For now, if investigation. For now, if youve been having any trouble accessing facebook or even instagram this afternoon, youre not the only one. The company says its been hit by outages all over the world, with hundreds of thousands of people locked out of their meta accounts across both platforms. Accounts across both platforms. A spokesperson for meta says the company is working hard to fix the issues and services in some territories. Has been restored. Territories. Has been restored. Now heres something to get your teeth into. Thousands of staff teeth into. Thousands of staff at greggs are to get a slice of more than £17 million in bonuses. Thats after the high street bakerys profits rose by 27 in the last year. Staff can expect to see the extra dough if we can say that in their pay packets at the end of this month to recognise their hard work, andifs to recognise their hard work, and its the icing on the cake for workers. No apologies there for workers. No apologies there for workers. No apologies there for that either , who already get for that either, who already get a share of profits each a share of the profits each yeah a share of the profits each year. No puns in this piece. None needed. If you were a fan of soap operas in the 90s, youll probably remember this. Youll probably remember this. Young people stand in the darkness. It became the worlds darkness. It became the worlds most watched tv series during the original run, and now those red bathing suits and slow motion jogs along the californian beaches are set to return a new series of baywatch has been commissioned by us network fox. Its going to see a whole new generation of lifeguards embarking on daring ocean rescues. The original series ran for a decade from 89 to 99, and made superstars of its cast, including David Hasselhoff and pammy anderson is expected to premiere this autumn. For the very latest stories, do sign up for gb news alerts. Scan that qr code on your screen right now, or go to gb news. Com alerts. Com alerts. Thank you pauly. Now our top story this hour. Of course , is story this hour. Of course, is our exclusive interview with Suella Braverman and the former home secretary hasnt held back on a huge range of issues on the migrant crisis. Shes called for new laws which would sidestep the European Court of human rights. Well, joining me now in our studio is our political edhon our studio is our political editor, Christopher Hope , and editor, Christopher Hope, and the former labour aide and political commentator, stella. How do you pronounce your surname . Surname . Thank you for asking me. Thank you for asking me. Better that say it its better that you say it than i it wrong. Lets start than i get it wrong. Lets start with great interview with you, chris. Great interview. Airwaves. Its really got the airwaves going blatant. Play for the tory leadership. Surely no. Will you say that . I mean, i didnt ask that question. I dont think so. The question. I dont think so. The idea was to talk about taxation on on eve of the budget. We know a lot of what she thinks about home affairs and about immigration and the borders. But home affairs and about immi do tion and the borders. But home affairs and about immi do you and the borders. But home affairs and about immi do you think1e borders. But home affairs and about immi do you think aboutiers. But home affairs and about immi do you think aboutiers. She what do you think about tax . She came a plan to cut came out with a plan to cut £0. 02 off income tax to try and raise money charging raise money by charging companies which hire more Foreign Workers at the expense of british workers. Other of british workers. Other withdraw some funding for the railways. A Carbon Capture process. But whats quite interesting in this week we are sitting on tuesday between these two big days in the house of lords, where theyre debating the five amendments lords, where theyre debating the lost five amendments lords, where theyre debating the lost last five amendments lords, where theyre debating the lost last nightfive amendments lords, where theyre debating the lost last night by; amendments lords, where theyre debating the lost last night by the|endments got lost last night by the government and more probably lost tomorrow. But heres her idea about how to stop the boats , as in a lot about put the boats in recent years. You know, the priority is that we need to pass a law that actually stops the boats. I made my views clear that i dont think the law currently going through will do the through parliament will do the job. Dont think its going to job. I dont think its going to be a sufficient deterrent. Um, be a sufficient deterrent. Um, but solution, the solution but the solution, the solution is actually, uh , ultimately to is actually, uh, ultimately to pass a law that excludes , uh, pass a law that excludes, uh, people from making individual claims , excludes the totality of claims, excludes the totality of international law, the European Convention of human rights, the refugee convention, stymie refugee convention, which stymie our ability control our our ability to control our borders , pass it via emergency borders, pass it via emergency measures as i. E, more quickly than is currently being done. So we get it on the statute books and actually and we can actually operationalise flights to rwanda on a, on a, on a large scale with large numbers of passengers and on a regular basis, because thats the only way we we thats the only way we get we send the message that coming to the small boat will not the uk on a small boat will not lead to a life in this country. Stella, im going to come to you now. They talk about stopping the boats. Yesterday we had record numbers. The only boat made to stop is boat that really made to stop is the bibby stockholm. They were defeated in the lords again last night. Its a topic they talk a lot about, but they dont seem to deliver much on. No exactly. And i find very and i find it very interesting because this interesting because in this interview which interview that she did, which i thought very tame for suella thought was very tame for Suella Braverman standards. And i think braverman standards. And i think whats going on there is that she is trying to to, place herself as a future leadership hopeful. So she is trying to show that this the rwanda plan is still a big issue for her, but she hasnt really criticised jeremy hunt on the fact that his tax cuts tomorrow are going to be completely unfunded. And i think that it is very fitting with the position shes taking on the rwanda plan because the rwanda the majority of rwanda plan for the majority of people who look at it objectively, would say objectively, they would also say this also sounds like a big waste of money. You are spending over half £1 billion on something that so far has not has not had any results and something thats only going to impact less than 1 of Asylum Seekers should we, the public, will think there are Better Things to spend our money on. Last week or a couple of weeks ago, the government said it will be spending Something Like £8 million for childrens mental health. Right so surely for the majority of the public, we have more important issues like childrens mental health, like the nhs. We know, of course we the nhs. We know, of course we know the public cares about immigration. Its the third most important issue the agenda. Important issue on the agenda. The is economy, the the first one is economy, the economy. The second is the economy. But the second is the nhs. Surely our money would be better spent there. Lot people think its a lot of people think its money to stop the money well spent to stop the boats. She also boats. But chris, she was also talking again, another meat talking again, another red meat topic and that about topic and that is about increasing companies increasing taxes on companies that employ a lot of Foreign Workers. Yes, youre with the yes, youre dealing with the issue migration. 745,000 issue of net migration. 745,000 arrived in the last arrived here in the last calendar to 2022. And she calendar year to 2022. And she was saying, well, why is that happening . What measures can be taken . The government got taken . The government has got his ideas stopping his own ideas for stopping family members coming over here with cutting it with those on visas, cutting it by next year. But her by 300,000 by next year. But her idea is different. She wants to tax hire more Tax Companies, which hire more Foreign Workers. An unusual idea, a new idea. Heres what she had to say. She had to say. Fryston something i did as home secretary in raising taxes and charges on businesses that employ Foreign Workers. So we have already an Immigration Health surcharge and an immigration skills charge. I think we need to increase those charges that would not only raise revenue, estimate it to be up to £8 billion, but it was also have a benefit. A corollary benefit, i think, of lowering net migration. And we know the british people have voted time and time again to lower overall numbers , and we have numbers, and we have unprecedented numbers of Foreign Workers coming in. So stella , um, the idea to so stella, um, the idea to increase taxes on the companies to decrease legal migration , or to decrease legal migration, or they could just not give as many visas out. The thing is, right, a lot of these policies, they they, they make it sound as its just make it sound as if its just the that be the companies that will be paying the companies that will be paying already shes paying out. But already shes shes this made shes made it very this is made it lot expensive to be an it a lot more expensive to be an immigrant in the uk. She wants to make it even more expensive. And look this and people look at this and theyre were theyre thinking, great, were going immigration. Going to reduce immigration. But the already the people you have here already a them, they the a lot of them, they are the teachers going to be teachers that are going to be teaching your schools who you teachers that are going to be teach and your schools who you teachers that are going to be teach and you ur schools who you teachers that are going to be teach and you dont|ools who you teachers that are going to be teach and you dont have who you teachers that are going to be teach and you dont have enough need and you dont have enough of nurses of those. They are the nurses and the social care workers that you need for nhs. Are you need for your nhs. They are the who you the construction workers who you need your housing need to tackle your housing crisis. So that all well need to tackle your housing crisis. So that all well and crisis. So that is all well and good. Shes saying about good. What shes saying about making so expensive making it so expensive for immigration. But who do you think pick up the think is going to pick up the tab the end, shes going to tab in the end, shes going to be tackle the idea that the Companies Foreign labour be tackle the idea that the comjwayes Foreign Labour be tackle the idea that the comjwayes hiringin labour be tackle the idea that the comjwayes hiring moreour as a way to avoid hiring more expensive and there expensive uk labour, and there is something there right expensive uk labour, and there is is something there right expensive uk labour, and there is is surelything there right expensive uk labour, and there is is surely something right expensive uk labour, and there is is surely something there there is surely something there where i think sometimes politicians, the government, this conservative government that has for years been promising the voter that were going to reduce immigration and this is what we want to do, have been going into backroom chats with and companies been going into backroom chats withsaying, and companies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, nd companies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, whatmpanies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, what aboutes been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, what about you and saying, okay, what about you guys . You need more Foreign Workers. Dont worry, got workers. Dont you worry, we got it you. Rather than being it for you. Rather than being honest from the from from the get go , which to that, get go, which is to say that, look, we there are some jobs that we havent managed to convince british people to take up those jobs very often. It is because jobs really because these jobs dont really pay because these jobs dont really pay well. And made pay very well. And we have made them less. We have limited the quality of these jobs. So this quality of these jobs. So this could be the honest thing to do as a politician to go out and say, this is this is the root of the cause rather than this is just a plaster, im going to stick it on it and im going to say whatever i want. Okay, great. Chris um, you sat with always ask sat down with her. I always ask you, up close and you, you get up close and personal, you can look them in the eye. You can get a feel. Just braverman feel like just Suella Braverman feel like she to give. She still has something to give. Does shes waiting does she feel like shes waiting for to come back . For her time to come back . Think i think theres i think so, i think theres no question. Think no question. I mean, i think lots people suella lots of people like Suella Braverman. Would never admit braverman. She would never admit this or privately, this publicly or even privately, probably. But i think people are getting will getting ready for what will happen election. Happen after the election. I mean, its expected labour win the election then the the election and then form the next what will next government. What will happen party . Whos happen to the tory party . Whos left can . Can almost happen to the tory party . Whos left the can . Can almost happen to the tory party . Whos left the toll . Can almost happen to the tory party . Whos left the iof the can almost happen to the tory party . Whos left the iof the rightn almost happen to the tory party . Whos left the iof the right wing|ost take the kind of the right wing torch and who can be the person who can speak for the right . The big issue, i think, with Suella Braverman theres one like braverman is theres no one like her was her in cabinet. She was in there. She was that post there. She was put in that post because support for because she brought support for rishi she was sacked rishi sunak. She she was sacked by no one replaced her by the pm. No one replaced her of the same ilk. The right of the same ilk. So the right wing of the party look at that and whos there for and think, well, whos there for me . Shes me . And thats why shes on the channel giving view i stella, final word to you. Um, from a Labour Party Point of view, would a conservative party that goes further to the right be something that you would see as a threat or something you would actually relish . Would actually quite relish . Oh, no. I think the labour Party Welcome that. They party would welcome that. They would welcome because it would welcome that because it does everyone would welcome that because it does lot everyone would welcome that because it does lot moderate one would welcome that because it does lot moderate and it looks a lot more moderate and it makes lot because i makes it a lot easier because i think what what the conservative party is doing right now, especially rishi sunak lisa Suella Braverman, who i think is being a lot, a lot more truer about she actually believes about what she actually believes , is doing, hes , what this is doing, hes alienating everyone. Hes alienating everyone. Hes alienating the original voters who would like someone rishi sunak, hes also not sunak, but hes also not convincing the voters who would prefer someone like Kemi Badenoch Suella Braverman to badenoch or Suella Braverman to be who will be leader, and who will eventually going to the eventually be going to the reform course. Eventually be going to the refsuperb. Course. Eventually be going to the refsuperb. Stella urse. Eventually be going to the refsuperb. Stella steph takyi do superb. Stella steph takyi do hopei superb. Stella steph takyi do hope i did that justice. Good enough. Youre excellent. Please come back. Hope. Come back. Chris. Hope. Excellent ever. Excellent interview as ever. Loads to talk about. Great stuff. Thanks to both of you. Now you can watch the full interview with Suella Braverman. Course with Suella Braverman. Of course on channel and on our Youtube Channel and theres analysis on our theres lots of analysis on our website. You website. And thanks to you gbnews. Com is the Fastest Growing National News website in the thank you very the country. So thank you very much. Next, Palestinian Woman much. Next, a Palestinian Woman who gained notoriety in the late 1960s and early 70 for hijacking two planes, is set to give a talk in the uk. Two planes, is set to give a talk in the uk. On friday, leila talk in the uk. On friday, leila khalid, who also calls hamas militants Freedom Fighters , will militants Freedom Fighters, will appear via video link at a fundraiser hosted by the palestine Solidarity Campaign, who have of course been organising all of those marches. But her appearance has sparked concern amongst Jewish Campaign groups and has been raised with members of parliament. Well, im joined now by political commentator commentator yosef david. Welcome to the show, yosef. How does it make you feel when you see somebody who effectively was a terrorist being feted and interviewed in the uk . Decades on, during this very sensitive political time . I think its abhorrent. Um, this is an unrepentant, uh , terrorist or former uh, terrorist or former terrorist whos being used for fundraiser. People are going to give money based on her actions and her words. Um, could they not her words. Um, could they not find , um, a more appropriate find, um, a more appropriate person to speak for, for their movement . Movement . Now, of course, shes not actually going to appear in the country. She is via video link. Country. She is via video link. So what about those who will say, well, this is freedom of speech. Im all for freedom of speech i but what we are witnessing is the normalisation of extremism. Um, there are very, very many people who want to advocate for palestinian rights , and they are palestinian rights, and they are not unrepentant terrorists. They are not people who describe hamas baby butchers as Freedom Fighters. There are plenty of decent people who they could choose , and theyve chosen choose, and theyve chosen someone whos got an extremist past and hasnt in any way rowed back from her previous actions. Back from her previous actions. So freedom of speech is one thing, but we need to bear in mind the impact that its going to have on, on, on the jewish community, the Wider Community in the united kingdom. And there should be a level of responsibility , um, placed on responsibility, um, placed on the organisers and years, if that leads me neatly onto my next question. In an interview with gb news today, Suella Braverman has said that london have become that parts of london have become no go areas forjewish people. What do you say to that . Um, i would say that in times where there are heightened tensions, definitely jews do need to be careful. I myself find that i can go all throughout london and thank god things are generally quite calm and accepting. Calm and accepting. Having said this, rishi sunak made a speech friday evening where he said that we were going to be clamping down on extremism. Um, we need action, not just words that the fact that just pnor words that the fact that just prior to speech, there was prior to his speech, there was a projection the elizabeth projection on the elizabeth tower is widely tower of what is widely considered to be a hate message by group, the by the same group, the palestine, solidarity palestine, uh, solidarity movement. Um, and then just movement. Um, and then just after his speech , we have this after his speech, we have this unrepentant former terrorist going to give an online talk. So we need to ask ourselves what are we actually doing to tackle extremism and it wont be too long that areas of london will be no go zones. If we dont do something about this. Okay. Thank you forjoining okay. Thank you for joining us. Political commentator yosef david. And its worth pointing out that you talk about lets have action. I was out there on wednesday when those images were being projected. Was being projected. I was repeatedly saying to Police Officers, theres a projector. Go and take it down. What are you going to do . Thats an offence. They simply shrugged and nothing and when they and did nothing and when they keep saying we need action, well, whens it going to happen . When will that action happen . They the bill. Do they have they have the bill. Do they have the will . Thats the big point. The will . Thats the big point. And as for getting former terrorist to speak in britain, even via video link, does that send out the message that thats that runs alongside the message from the government that anybody who undermines the values of britain will be classified as an extremist . Surely this does extremist . Surely this does that. Let me know your thoughts. Vaiews gbnews. Com now its time for the latest Great British giveaway and your chance to win £12,345 12345 in cash and a whole host of seasonal treats. And heres how that wonga could be yours. Were springing into spring and giving you the chance to win the seasonal essentials. First, theres an incredible £12,345 in tax free cash to be won, plus a spnng tax free cash to be won, plus a spring shopping spree with £500 in shopping vouchers to spend in the store of your choice. And finally , a garden gadget package finally, a garden gadget package to enjoy , including a handheld to enjoy, including a handheld games console, a portable Smart Speaker and a pizza oven. For your chance to win the vouchers. The treats and £12,345 in tax free cash. Text gb win to 84 free cash. Text gb win to 84 902. Text cost £2 plus one Standard Network rate message or post your name and number two gb zero three p. O post your name and number two gb zero three po box 8690 derby dhi zero three po box 8690 derby dh1 nine double t uk. Zero three po box 8690 derby dh1 nine double t uk. Only dh1 nine double t uk. Only entrants must be 18 or over. Lines closed at 5 pm. On friday. The 29th march. Full terms and Privacy Notice at gb news. Com forward slash win please check the closing time if watching or listening on demand. Good luck. Good luck. Great stuff gets look in now. Chancellor jeremy great stuff gets look in now. Chancellorjeremy hunt great stuff gets look in now. Chancellor jeremy hunt will deliver his Spring Budget tomorrow , but what can we expect tomorrow, but what can we expect 7 tomorrow, but what can we expect . Well, gb news, economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan will give his expert view with on the money. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Welcome back. Its 525. Youre watching or listening to Martin Daubney on gb news. Now the chancellor of the exchequer , the chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, could squeeze pubuc jeremy hunt, could squeeze public spending further in a bid to cut funding to fund any tax cuts in tomorrows Spring Budget. But Public Service workers say prioritising politically driven tax cuts over improving Public Services is simply wrong. Well, joining me simply wrong. Well, joining me now is gb news economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan with on the money liam, welcome to the show. Always a pleasure. So its budget eve which for a man like you is like christmas eve. What can we expect . Yeah. I better get home and get an early night. Martin. It will be busy , busy, busy will be busy, busy, busy tomorrow. Look there are going tomorrow. Look there are going to be tax cuts tomorrow, but not as we know it. Uh, because were probably going to see a cut in in National Insurance. The headune in National Insurance. The headline rate of National Insurance. Um, we saw a cut in insurance. Um, we saw a cut in National Insurance. From 12 to National Insurance. From 12 to 10, £0. 12 to £0. 10 in the pound back in january. And were probably going to see another cut tomorrow from £0. 10 to £0. 08 in the pound. Those two cuts combined will probably make the average worker around £900 a year better off, which isnt to be sniffed at. Uh its cheaper to cut National Insurance. Its to cut National Insurance. Its cheaper for the chancellor , cheaper for the chancellor, cheaper for the chancellor, cheaper for the exchequer to cut National Insurance than to cut income tax. Why is that . Because income tax. Why is that . Because income tax. Why is that . Because income tax is paid by pensioners on their pension. And income tax on their pension. And income tax is also paid on by landlords on rents that they receive. So if you cut National Insurance, it costs less for its workers and workers alone that get that cut. Also so an nic cut applies in scotland, whereas an income tax cut would only apply in england, wales and Northern Ireland because the Scottish Government itself um, controls roughly controls income tax. North of the border. And what else are we going to see tomorrow . We could going to see tomorrow . We could also see i think, um , uh, also see i think, um, uh, changes to the non dom residents, uh, rate , um, of tax residents, uh, rate, um, of tax that allows wealthy foreigners to benefit from being in the uk, not paying tax on their foreign income. I think were going to see a freeze in fuel duty. Uh, thats around £0. 52 on petrol and diesel per litre. Thats and diesel per litre. Thats been frozen for a long time , been frozen for a long time, since 2011. Thats not going to change this close to an election. Also, therell be other measures to try and raise money from the rich as well as changing that non domiciled tax regime may be higher duty. Uh, on Business Class airfares. The big picture here, martin, is that the chancellor hasnt really got that much room for manoeuvre. Theres not that much headroom , as we say, fiscal room headroom, as we say, fiscal room in the budget to spend on tax cuts. In my view. Personal view, cuts. In my view. Personal view, tax cuts actually raise revenue because they increase growth and they increase enterprise and lead to more revenue overall. But it can take time for that revenue effect to come through from lower taxes. And in the from lower taxes. And in the meantime, the government would have to borrow. There isnt have to borrow. And there isnt much for jeremy have to borrow. And there isnt much forjeremy hunt have to borrow. And there isnt much for jeremy hunt to much room forjeremy hunt to borrow because the governments already mired in debt. But taxes are at a 70 year high. Taxes as are at a 70 year high. Taxes as a share of the overall economy. A share of the overall economy. A lot of tory mps are angry that taxes arent being cut. A lot of centre right and centrist voters are angry that taxes are so high. Theres a lot of pressure on jeremy hunt to do something to cut taxes , to try and to cut taxes, to try and increase the tories electoral chances, challenging labour, who of course, got a 20 point plus lead in opinion polls. But he hasnt got that much ability to do so. Thats why hes cutting National Insurance rather than income tax , because its income tax, because its cheapen income tax, because its cheaper, as i said, tomorrow theres going to be a lot of fiscal smoke and mirrors because even though there will be a headune even though there will be a headline tax cut that National Insurance increase , and if there insurance increase, and if there isnt that happening now, im going to look pretty stupid. But i think it will happen. But even though that is likely to happen, i still think the overall tax burden could go up. Thats because those thresholds, those tax thresholds have been frozen. Where you start paying income tax at 12. 5 grand, where you start paying , uh, the, the start paying, uh, the, the a higher rate of income tax at 50 grand, where you start paying the top rate of tax , 125 grand. The top rate of tax, 125 grand. Theyve been frozen for a long time. So more and more people are being dragged into those tax brackets. And why tax brackets. And thats why tax overall is going up. Even though headune overall is going up. Even though headline rates have stayed where they even come down they are. And even come down in some fiscal policy is some senses fiscal policy is complicated. Budgets are complicated, but were all interested because we all have to live and we all have to use money in some form. So well be here tomorrow, wont we . Doing our very best to explain here on the on the radio, to gb the telly, on the radio, to gb news viewers and listeners. Okay. Well make sure we get okay. Well make sure we get a good nights sleep and make sure you keep believing and make sure you keep believing and make sure have your weetabix sure you have your weetabix Liam Halligan and halligan always a pleasure and never a chore. Superb stuff. Now never a chore. Superb stuff. Now theres lots more still to come between now 6 00 have between now and 6 00 ill have a cracking debate on the rnli and whether some of its vessels on the south coast are now little more than migrant taxi services. But first, its time for your latest News Headlines with Polly Middlehurst. Middlehurst. The top stories this hour. We can tell you the chancellor has looked set to unveil a £0. 02 in the pound cut to National Insurance contributions as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. Jeremy hunt will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks popularity. Despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. Analysts headroom for tax cuts. Analysts suggest the nhs could be facing real terms. Funding cuts of £2 billion amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. Promise to tackle waiting lists. Will the leader of the labour led Birmingham City council has unreservedly apologised to the citys residents for the budget set out today. The cost cutting plan includes slashing more than £200 million from services across britains second biggest city, after it effectively declared bankruptcy last year. The cuts come amid what the councillor, john cotton, described as a raging crisis in local government caused by the conservative. Calling them cheerleaders for austerity. Were expecting to hear the outcome of the councils vote on its budget plans later. Lets bnng its budget plans later. Lets bring you the very latest from the United States on donald trump, where hes expected to dominate todays so called super tuesday, further strengthening his grip on the Republican Party nomination. 15 states and one nomination. 15 states and one territory are holding simultaneous votes today , mr simultaneous votes today, mr trumps only remaining challenger, nikki haley. You can see if youre watching on television, thats her right now is struggling though to secure enough wins to stay in the race. However, the former president s various legal troubles may cause some complications. Hes currently facing 91 criminal charges across four United States , and if youve had states, and if youve had trouble today with with facebook or even instagram, dont worry , or even instagram, dont worry, youre not on your own there. I can tell you there has been a problem with the with the, uh, with meta. The company says its had reports users all over the world have been locked out of their accounts or on facebook. Its been saying locked out of account. Meta has said theyre working to fix that issue. And services in some territories are gradually being replaced. Those are your latest News Headlines. Take a look at this qr code on your screen right now and download that if youd like some alerts. If you cant and youre listening on radio, do go to gb news. Com alerts. For news. Com alerts. For a valuable legacy your family can own. Gold coins will always shine bright. Rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. Report. Shall we take a look at todays markets for you . Well, the pound will buy you 1. 2711 and ,1. 1704. The price of gold is £1,677. 38 an ounce, and the ftse 100 has closed for the day today. Ftse 100 has closed for the day today. At 7646 points. Today. At 7646 points. Rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gbp news financial report. Thank sponsors the gbp news financial report. Thank you sponsors the gbp news financial report. Thank you polly. Report. Thank you polly. Now the German Air Force has accidentally leaked details of british troops on the ground in ukraine. Well, what does that mean for britain . And could the war in ukraine . Ill have that after this. Martin daubney after this. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Brand new sundays from 6 pm. The neil oliver show. The neil oliver show. Its absolutely vital that people are given the opportunity to take part in the debate, to say the things that matter to them, challenged. A them, to be challenged. A country is only really a shared dream as long as enough people have a shared idea of what it is, then that country exists. What gb news does is give voices somewhere they can be heard. Then youll have a show sundays from 6 pm. On. Then youll have a show sundays from 6 pm. On. Gb news. From 6 pm. On. Gb news. Well, theres less than 24 hours now to go until the budget. Well be doing two special shows live from whitehaven tomorrow to find out what you, the Great British public, thinks. The only people, after all, who matter and you can be part of the audience for either dewbs co or the nigel farage show. And to get your tickets, go to gb news. Com. And to get your tickets, go to gbnews. Com. And i now joined live in london by one of those magnificent pairings. Its michelle dewberry. I feel like i should mimic that really forceful arms crossed position that ive got going on in that purse to there. I cant wait tomorrow. I cant wait for tomorrow. Actually ive got to say, martin, i always love getting out our audience. So if anyone is coming down there, know what do there, i want to know what do you to hear . What you you want to hear . What do you want see that budget . Uh, want to see in that budget . Uh, tomorrow , i wonder, martin, tomorrow, i wonder, martin, whether people feel whether or not people feel optimistic the moment. Do optimistic at the moment. Do they and think, do you they sit there and think, do you know what everythings going to they sit there and think, do you kno bettert everythings going to they sit there and think, do you kno bettert evthe hings going to they sit there and think, do you kno bettert evthe back; going to they sit there and think, do you kno bettert evthe back of ing to they sit there and think, do you kno bettert evthe back of this to get better off the back of this budget tomorrow . They just budget tomorrow . Or do they just think, its not think, you know what, its not going a bit of going to make a blind bit of difference. Thatll be difference. So thatll be interesting. Looking interesting. And ill be looking at tonight. Also be at that tonight. Also ill be carry your conversation that carry on your conversation that youve having the youve been having about the protests not protests and the whether or not the act differently the police shall act differently this weekend or not. That this weekend or not. And that whole is birmingham whole mess that is Birmingham City. What an absolute city council. What an absolute shambles. And what an absolute insult. Martin that its normal everyday people that are having to pick up the slack yet again. I mean, times are really hard having to bail out the inadequacies and the failures of so councillors. Its so many councillors. Its absolutely shocking when you look at how Many Services are going to cut and how much going to be cut and how much they to increase, they want to increase, the council by, im starting council tax by, and im starting to wonder , is something to wonder, is this something that going start to see that were going to start to see rolling across lots other rolling out across lots of other councils and as ive councils and also as well ive got lord moylan on my programme tonight. Ask him, tonight. So i want to ask him, martin, votes the martin, about those votes in the lords yesterday and the lords yesterday and also the ones coming up tomorrow in relation to rwanda also, as well. Um, before i forget, 300 increase in council tax for empty properties. Do you think thats a good idea, martin or not . Its all about trying to get people not to hold their properties empty. No, its about robbing people blind because a juicy menu, as ever. Blind because a juicy menu, as ever. 6 or 7. Blind because a juicy menu, as ever. 6 or 7. Thats jubes and co. Now to the shop news that the German Air Force has accidentally leaked details of british troops on the ground in ukraine. The mistake has put the chancellor of germany , olaf chancellor of germany, olaf scholz, under Major Pressure and the countrys former intelligence chief has warned that the leaks could just be the tip of the iceberg. August tip of the iceberg. August hanning said more nato secrets may have been compromised after russia intercepted and published a video call disclosing military information. Well, joining me now to discuss this is the former British Army Commander , former British Army Commander, colonel richard kemp. Colonel kemp sounds like abject and utter incompetence. How on earth can this be allowed to happen in this day and age . This day and age . Well, it is extraordinary. Well, it is extraordinary. Well, it is extraordinary. It happens only too frequently. Not necessarily on this level of seriousness , but this level of seriousness, but it happens a lot. And i think the germans, as i work for a while in British Intelligence , while in British Intelligence, um, while i was in the army and, uh, the germans were regarded often as being notoriously unreliable in terms of operational security. Um, but it happens. Unfortunately, it happens. Unfortunately, it happens too frequently. And happens too frequently. And weve had so many revelations from this. And it doesnt just kind of show, um , military kind of show, um, military secrets. It also shows, i think it exposes the abject , uh, it exposes the abject, uh, craven fear of russia by germany when theyre talking about , craven fear of russia by germany when theyre talking about, um, wanting to theyre talking about british troops on the ground helping with storm shadow. Helping with storm shadow. Theyre talking about trying to get the british to fulfil a similar function on the ground. If they ever get around to supplying german tourist missiles, rather than risk having germans anywhere near it so that the russians might, uh , so that the russians might, uh, take offence at them. Its really a really revealing and very, you know, very concern learning scenario and, colonel kemp, we had you on the show yesterday. We had to rudely cut you off because we cut to donald trump, who was giving a live press conference. Id like to ask you, though, yesterdays topic, though, about yesterdays topic, kamala and Kamala Harris wading in and saying that the us should back an immediate ceasefire, taking the position of the red cross, the position of the red cross, the un, south africa. Why why are International Allies abandoning israel . Abandoning israel . I was very, very disappointed that you considered President Trump more important for me, but well pass over that. Um, yeah, i think i mean, the reality we here in the us and to an extent in the uk, maybe less so in the uk, is that politicians like Kamala Harris, like , uh, donald, not not donald like, uh, donald, not not donald trump, but like, uh, joe biden. Uh, and um, the, the us secretary of state and politicians like our own Prime Minister uh, and david cameron, the foreign secretary, theyre talking out of both sides of their mouth. Really they are both countries actually are pretty strong in their support for israel. They understand what israel is trying to do and they know what theyre trying to do. But at the same time, theyve got to appease their anti israel elements with their electorate, particularly , i think, particularly in the us, i think, but also to an extent in the uk and calls, calls on israel to ceasefire to stop attacking hamas , in other words, to hamas, in other words, to surrender to hamas, to leave hamas intact are totally misplaced. Theyre dangerous because , um, you know what . What because, um, you know what . What they should be asking for all of these politicians, they should be demanding a surrender from hamas. Hamas surrender lays down its weapons and hands over the hostages that way they guarantee that the violence ends. Thats the way to do it, to not put pressure on israel as if israel is the aggressor. Israels i mean, israel now, israel is defending its citizens against this horrific, genocidal terrorist organisation. Hamas which wants to kill not only the maximum number of israeli civilians, but they actually want the israelis to kill as many of their own civilians as possible. You cant take this approach of suggesting israel should stop its operations. You should stop its operations. You should the approach that should be taken by these politicians is calling on hamas to surrender. Okay superb. As ever, former British Army Commander colonel richard kemp, thank you for very much for joining us and not interrupted this donald trump. Now, this time by donald trump. Now, the rnli celebrated its 200th anniversary yesterday , but im anniversary yesterday, but im asking the big question today. Is it still fit for purpose . Im is it still fit for purpose . Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Gb news is the home of free speech. We were created to champion it and we deliver it day in, day out. Out. Free speech allows us all to explore and debate openly the issues most important to us, our families and of course, the british people having challenging conversations to enlighten each other. Is why hear all which is why we hear all sides of the argument. Are the peoples channel. We are the peoples channel. We are the peoples channel. We are the peoples channel. We will always stand by the freedom to express yourself on tv , radio and online. Tv, radio and online. This is gb news, britains news channel. News channel. Welcome back. 548. Were on the final furlong. Youre the final furlong. Youre watching. Or listen to Martin Daubney on gb news now. The rnli celebrated its 200th anniversary with a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey yesterday , at Westminster Abbey yesterday, but some of their volunteers seem to spend more time these days picking up Illegal Migrants than rescuing people who have got into trouble just off the british coast. While viewers who are watching on gb news now can see exclusive live footage see some exclusive live footage of rnli dropping off those of the rnli dropping off those migrants in dover. Adding fuel to the fire. They are actually a taxi service and this map here shows an rnli boat picking up migrants for miles and miles in the english channel. You can see it sets off there about 9 30 on tuesday night goes to midships there. That purple line representing the english waters picks up migrants from a french vessel picked off two miles from the coast and then starts bringing them back to dover. Then they hoover back towards dover and drop them off quite clearly , acting as a taxi clearly, acting as a taxi service. As we can see there. So lets have a debate about this. Im joined in the studio by gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and down the line, kevin saunders, who is the former chief immigration officer at uk border force. Gentlemen, let us kick this off. Lets start with you , this off. Lets start with you, kevin. So on the 200th anniversary of the rnli, kevin , anniversary of the rnli, kevin, anniversary of the rnli, kevin, a lot of people are saying its purpose is dramatically shifted. Its gone from rescuing british people in trouble in our waters to becoming little more than a taxi service. Mid channel picking up immigrants , um, picking up immigrants, um, ferried over by french vessels that get into trouble. Only 1 or 2 miles from , um, the french 2 miles from, um, the french coast. Is that criticism valid . Coast. Is that criticism valid . Yes, its very valid. Its yes, its very valid. Its whats happening. But what youve got to look at, martin, is , is that, uh, with the is, is that, uh, with the overall figures , uh, of the rnli overall figures, uh, of the rnli , only about 3 of the people they rescue are people in the channel now, that 3 is quite significant in the channel because thats what their boats are doing. But the overall figure is there shows that , that it is there shows that, that it is only a very small thing. Now youve got really two stories here. Youve got, first of all, the rnli going out to rescue people. And the second story is the french letting them and what we really ought to be doing is getting the french to actually stop the boats coming across in the first place. So nigel nelson, do you think that this is what the rnli should be doing . Have they lost sense of what they stand for or is any life at sea in peril . A life worth saving . Well, yes. Is the answer to that one. Thats thats the rnlis job that theyre out there to rescue people all um, over the 200 years theyve been in existence , theyve theyve in existence, theyve theyve saved more than 140,000 lives. And if somebody is crossing the channelin and if somebody is crossing the channel in a tiny dinghy, which is no bigger than a childs paddung is no bigger than a childs paddling pool, those people are at risk. And the rnli should be at risk. And the rnli should be doing this. And i live in kent. Doing this. And i live in kent. Im on the front line of all this that my family know. Rnli volunteers and they feel this is part of their job. They dont want to be doing it, theyd rather be at home. But this is part of their job and it is part of theirjob and it is saving lives and thats what theyre for. Saving lives and thats what the but for. Saving lives and thats what the but kevin, or. Saving lives and thats what the but kevin, the counter but kevin, the counter argument would that these argument would be that these vessels are leaving france of their own accord. Know the their own accord. They know the risks and when theyre encountered, 1 or miles off encountered, 1 or 2 miles off the coast by french the french coast by french vessels, dont want to be vessels, they dont want to be taken france. Wheres taken back to france. Wheres the service in the equivalent service in france . Should be surely france . It should be surely taking those people back to france, not to the middle of the channel and then the rnli finish you them to you off and bring them to blighty. Blighty. Yeah, youre right. It yeah, youre quite right. It spot on the mark tin. Um, the trouble is, the french interpretation of the law of the sea is different to our interpretation. Interpretation. So the french will not get involved. Generally , unless the people generally, unless the people in the boat say we need help, then they will rescue them. But the. What is so ridiculous about all of this is that one metre in french territorial waters, they dont need rescuing. Dont need rescuing. And as your your films showed, the second they come over the purple line into british territorial waters , all british territorial waters, all of a sudden they do need rescuing. Rescuing. And that is what is so absolutely ridiculous. I mean, the rnli do a very, very good job. And i mean, there are people in border force. There are actually also on the lifeboats , um, particularly the lifeboats, um, particularly in kent. So you know, Border Force Officers are doing really doing two things here. Um , but the rnli do a good um, but the rnli do a good job and without them there would be there would be more problems because border force do not have vessels that are capable of rescuing people in the channel. The six cutters that weve got have not been in the channel for over a year. Okay , lets have the final okay, lets have the final word to you, nigel nelson. Um, surely its not the responsibility of the rnli to simply pick up people . Mid channel and act as that taxi service . Service . It is the responsibility of the rnli to pick up people who are are at risk and the volunteers who do it. I know one of them who gets abused in the street and spat on for doing it. He feels that is his job, its his job to save lives and these lives are at risk. Okay. Thank you very much, gentlemen. We have to leave it there now. Then, very quickly ahead of the budget day tomorrow, jeremy hunt has been ahead of the budget day tomoritor, jeremy hunt has been ahead of the budget day tomorito doeremy hunt has been ahead of the budget day tomorito do more hunt has been ahead of the budget day tomorito do more t0|nt has been ahead of the budget day tomorito do more to help|s been urged to do more to help homeless in Homeless People in his constituency. The following constituency. In the following tweets this will tweets. Check this out. I will send following email by paul send the following email by Paul Grindley response to it. Grindley in response to it. Hello martin, id like to bring to homeless to your attention this homeless lady isil today who living in lady isil today who is living in farnham town centre. Thats jeremy hunts constituency, giving mr hunt is due to announce his budget tomorrow. He struck me as ironic , quite struck me as ironic, quite sickening, that three miles away, as a hotel full of illegal immigrant men and five miles away, is a block of 100 new flats, about to be occupied by illegals as well, all funded by the government using our taxes. Whilst he leaves it to the people, the good people in town to keep her fed and watered. I voted tory all my life, but now thatis voted tory all my life, but now that is over. Thanks for that email. Ill that is over. Thanks for that email. Ill be back tomorrow three till six after this jobs and co. But first its time for your latest Weather Forecast with alex deakin. With alex deakin. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news afternoon. Welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. A few heavy showers around this afternoon, but theyre going to fade through this evening. Most of us having night. Some fog and having a dry night. Some fog and frost in southwest. Thats frost in the southwest. Thats where had the clear skies where weve had the clear skies through the still some through the day. Still some heavy the heavy showers across the southeast. Tend drift heavy showers across the southeast. Tend drift heavy showers across the south lions share of the dry and bright weather. Always more clouds in the east. A few more heavy showers likely on thursday though, particularly over parts of midlands and wales. Or of the midlands and wales. 1 or 2 lively downpours was possible again, its gloomy and again, where its gloomy and glum temperatures in Single Digits where we see a bit of brightness, temperatures should climb maybe climb to double figures. Maybe up the teens in 1 or 2 up into the teens in 1 or 2 places that a warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on. At the protest due this weekend, will all be pleased. Mm. Your thoughts on that . And get this right. Europes largest local authority birmingham. It is an absolute mess today. Theyve been voting about whether or to not ultimately increase council tax by a massive 21 in total. While you guessed it, reducing the services that they provide. Shame on all of you councillors involved in that. But im asking, do you think this is going to be the shape of things to come . And speaking of councils 300 increase in councils 300 increase in council tax for empty houses , is council tax for empty houses, is that a good idea to incentivise people to put these houses to good use . Or essentially, is it your house, your business, what your house, your business, what you do with it, your thoughts . Also, the budget tomorrow . What do you want to see within it . What will make your life better . Do you trust actually, that any of it will be really beneficial to your life and make changes . To your life and make changes . Also today if i get round to it, super tuesday, yes. Will it be trump