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Put on the back of a shrunken postage i think its postage stamp. But i think its an important story because a Football Club important Football Club is an important part the local community. Part of the local community. Maybe George Galloway could buy hes local mp. Yeah. Let hes the local mp. Yeah. Let us know your thoughts on on our talking today. Email talking points today. Email us at gbviews gbnews. Uk. But first, heres with heres your News Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Andrew, thank you and good morning. The top stories from the gb newsroom jeremy hunt says the gb newsroom jeremy hunt says the conservatives ambition to end National Insurance wont happen any time soon. Around £10 billion has been spent on a £0. 02 cut to the insurance rate, butits £0. 02 cut to the insurance rate, but its benefits are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. The non dom tax status has also been scrapped, meaning that wealthy Foreign Residents will no longer get a tax break. Two other news average house prices rose by 0. 4 last month. The fifth monthly increase in a row. Halifax Found Property prices grew by 1. 7 on an annual basis , grew by 1. 7 on an annual basis, compared with 2. 3 the previous month. The average british home now costs just under £292,000. It comes after the Government Cut Capital Gains tax in yesterdays budget , which is yesterdays budget, which is expected to encourage more house sales. A new Train Service sales. A new Train Service between london and Central Scotland has been given the go ahead. The scotland has been given the go ahead. The rail regulator approved plans to operate four daily return services between london euston and the city of stirling. Itll create new competition for lner, which currently operates services on the route. Grand union trains is due to launch its new services by june next year , and by june next year, and nationwide Building Societies reached an agreement to buy virgin money in a deal worth £2. 9 billion. The planned takeover aims to create a combined lender worth more than 366 billion. It would eventually see the virgin money brand disappear, though nationwide says it has no plans to cut jobs in the near tum. For the latest in the near tum. For the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now news. Com slash alerts. Now lets get you straight back to carol and. Carol and. Andrew. Hello and welcome to britains news on gb news with Andrew Pierce. And just about Carole Malone, because she said, and i had to nip out. She did have to nip out. I had to nip out to the loo. I had to nip out to the loo. Now that was the make or break budget. But what you break budget. But what did you do it didnt do it very do for you, it didnt do it very much. Know, your paper said much. You know, your paper said it today, you know, we needed pirates six, but we didnt get in. And as paper quite in. And as your paper quite rightly pointed it said rightly pointed out, it said if this been government that this had been a government that was and if it had was like steady and if it had been like in charge and controlling, it wasnt an election it would controlling, it wasnt an electiprobably it would controlling, it wasnt an electiprobably a would controlling, it wasnt an electiprobably a woulisound have probably been a good sound budget, boring, isnt it . It was boring. It was dull. I really thought there had to be something in addition to the 2 billion the £0. 02 cut in billion to the £0. 02 cut in National Insurance, because it had widely trailed. Had been so widely trailed. Yeah, was a make or yeah, well it was a make or break budget. It was delivered yesterday. And here is the chancellor. Take a listen chancellor. Just take a listen to he was saying yesterday to what he was saying yesterday from 6th employee from april the 6th employee National Insurance will be cut by £0. 02 from 10 to 8. By another £0. 02 from 10 to 8. And self employed National Insurance will be cut from 8 to 6. It means an additional £450 a year for the average employee, or £350 for someone self employed. And when combined self employed. And when combined with the autumn reductions, it means 27 million employees will get an average tax cut of £900 a year. Yeah conservatives will abolish the non dom tax regime james murray, the labour mp for north ealing, gave his reaction on gb news breakfast show. Well, look, the conservatives position on the non dom tax is the most almighty u turn , you the most almighty u turn, you know, its a humiliating u turn. Ive been the shadow financial secretary for a few years now, and ive had minister after minister come in to explain why its a wrong policy. It doesnt add up. They cant possibly support it. It would be bad for our economy and on. Then our economy and so on. And then they lock, stock they just nick it lock, stock and so really , its and barrel. So really, its a humiliating u turn for the conservatives announce this conservatives to announce this policy yesterday. Were obviously review whats obviously going to review whats happened and adapt how were going to pay for our policies accordingly and set out our plans. Going into the plans. But going into the election, all of our plans will be funded and fully costed i well, hm well, that was exciting, wasnt it . And the former transport minister and the tory mp copeland, Trudy Harrison , mp for copeland, Trudy Harrison, she joined nigel farage on gb news night. He news last night. He was broadcasting in whitehaven in cumbria, course bev cumbria, where of course bev turner yesterday she gave turner was yesterday she gave her reaction to the, in my view, distinctly underwhelming budget, i the memo. Sticking to the i got the memo. Sticking to the plan. Dont want to go back to square one. Yes, weve ticked many of the boxes. Growth is up many of the boxes. Growth is up slightly better than germany , slightly better than germany, better than france, better than italy. I thought we were in recession, but its still up. Recession, but its still up. They try, dont they, to be loyal. Look, it was boring. Now. Bofing loyal. Look, it was boring. Now. Boring budgets are often better. But as if youre running a successful economy there better, potentially six months away from it. Because i think the idea now of the may election, ive wasted my £5 bet with paddy power. My £5 bet with paddy power. Actually, i had a tenner on a may election because i thought, they cant risk boat crossings throughout the summer. No, there were 400, by the way, the other throughout the summer. No, there werecrossed� y the way, the other throughout the summer. No, there werecrossed the e way, the other throughout the summer. No, there werecrossed the channel,e other day crossed the channel, interest could go the Interest Rates could go the wrong. Inflation could go the wrong. Inflation could go the wrong way. They cant risk it. Theyll itll go from a theyll go. Itll go from a election. There was nothing in that to that this that budget to me that this this was early election. That budget to me that this this wasthisaarly election. That budget to me that this this wasthis was election. That budget to me that this this wasthis was supposed to be the this was supposed to be the budget, it . That that was budget, wasnt it . That that was going to get tories going to get the tories re elected . Yeah, but i think what done is guaranteed the what its done is guaranteed the death dont you. What its done is guaranteed the daneah. Dont you. What its done is guaranteed the daneah. Othert you. What its done is guaranteed the daneah. Other thing, its yeah. The other thing, its just dishonest the just dishonest for the chancellor the exchequer chancellor of the exchequer to say the average family now will be better off thanks the be £450 better off thanks to the National Insurance because National Insurance cut, because council tax is going up by 5 in just about every council in the country. If you have the misfortune live labour misfortune to live in labour controlled birmingham, going misfortune to live in labour conbuted birmingham, going misfortune to live in labour conbut theyirmingham, going misfortune to live in labour conbut the othergham, going misfortune to live in labour conbut the other thing going misfortune to live in labour conbut the other thing is ing misfortune to live in labour conbut the other thing is the 20. But the other thing is the Tax Thresholds are not rising with inflation, so theyre not going to change until 2028. So more people are going to be taken into the £0. 40 tax rate. Yeah £0. 45 tax rate including pensioners pensions are going to be pay more tax. It interesting i mean it is interesting isnt that this this isnt it, that that this this was supposed to this budget was supposed us a reason to supposed to give us a reason to vote tory again. It was supposed to full of big giveaways. It to be full of big giveaways. It was to give the party a was going to give the party a real boost. Its going to do the very opposite. And was reading very opposite. And i was reading professor curtice today Professor John curtice today that, the big the that, you know, the big the pollster, pollster, the big pollster, the pollster, the big electoral and he, he electoral pollster. And he, he was about and you dont was talking about and you dont think going happen was talking about and you dont thinihe going happen was talking about and you dont thinihe was going happen was talking about and you dont thinihe was talking happen was talking about and you dont thinihe was talking about. En was talking about and you dont thinihe was talking about. They that he was talking about. They could election. They could call a may election. They could. You think thats going could. Do you think thats going to happen . I dont why not . Was possibility, i think it was a possibility, because have to hed have because theyd have to hed have to parliament march to dissolve parliament by march the yes. Youve got the 26th. Yes. Well, youve got the 26th. Yes. Well, youve got the youve got a plane up the will. Youve got a plane up in the air to rwanda. Thats a problem. Yeah and tax cuts, problem. Yeah and the tax cuts, the National Insurance cut announced wont have announced yesterday wont have kicked, announced yesterday wont have kickecpeople wont even, april. People wont have even, you and you talk to you know, and when you talk to people there, theyre not people out there, theyre not really interested the really interested in the national cut. National insurance cut. Know, all the polls that you know, all the polls that ive and all the people ive seen and all the people ive seen and all the people ive spoken to, they say is ive spoken to, what they say is they dont want cuts. They they dont want tax cuts. They actually want Public Services to be they want they be better. They want they want benefits people benefits cut. A lot of people want a lot want benefits cut a lot of people want the that we people want the money that we spend on immigration cut. And what dont is this. What they dont need is this. And you know, he already announced is twice in one announced this is twice in one yeah announced this is twice in one year. Hes cut national year. Hes cut the National Insurance. But dont care insurance. But people dont care about theyre about it because theyre not going it much. Going to feel it very much. And think he should have. And i think he should have. That was a brilliant the speech, the minister speech after the Prime Minister speech after the Prime Minister speech after the by election victory the rochdale by election victory for was for George Galloway was very good interesting. But for George Galloway was very go were going to cut it and this is how were going to do it. And why doesnt get and why sunak doesnt get that immigration is a big thing, i know. Lets go e i know. Lets go to westminster well, lets go to westminster because still buzzing. It because its still buzzing. It always day after the always is. The day after the budget. Talk budget. And were going to talk now political now to our political correspondent, utley, who correspondent, olivia utley, who i in the i was with her in the westminster studio only yesterday. What is the yesterday. Olivia, what is the reaction on the ground . Are tory mps buoyant they that mps buoyant now . They think that the delivered mps buoyant now . They think that the an delivered mps buoyant now . They think that the an election delivered mps buoyant now . They think that the an election winninged mps buoyant now . They think that the an election winning budget, them an election winning budget, or little bit underwhelmed . Well, definitely wouldnt well, i definitely wouldnt say the word. Say that buoyant is the word. I think underwhelmed fits the bill more closely. Lots of conservative mps are very annoyed jeremy didnt annoyed that jeremy hunt didnt do about those income do anything about those income Tax Thresholds that we were talking about yesterday. Yes, a2p cut in National Insurance puts a bit of money back in the average workers pocket , but average workers pocket, but thatis average workers pocket, but that is completely eclipsed by the fact that those income Tax Thresholds arent moving by 2027, people will be considerably worse off than they would have been had those thresholds risen with inflation over the last five years. Even when you take into account those those National Insurance cuts take into account to the rise in council tax , and the average council tax, and the average household is definitely worse off than it should have been at this point. Labour are making hay with that. Theyre pointing out that that Living Standards have gone down over 13 years of tory rule. What makes things quite awkward for labour is the fact that jeremy hunt decided to steal their non doms policy. Every time you hear a labour politician come on the on the airwaves over the last year or so, every single expensive policy that they have pledged is going to be paid for, apparently by scrapping the non dom tax status. Well, jeremy hunt has very much taken the wind out of labours sails by doing it in advance. So i think were going to expect to have to see Rachel Reeves come up with a pretty clever plan for how she is now going to pay for all the things that shes promised without raising taxes. I mean, as you said, andrew, yesterday, you and i were talking about, we assume that there to be some that there was going to be some big centrepiece of the budget, the insurance cut was the National Insurance cut was trailed in advance. So we thought, well, there must be something else. There be something else. There must be a rabbit that jeremy hunt is about to of the hat. There to pull out of the hat. There was no rabbit. He did suggest there hint. Moment there was a hint. For one moment i that was planning i thought that he was planning on combining National Insurance and income simplify the and income tax to simplify the uk tax code. Thats something which probably would go down pretty well with conservative mps. But he he ended up actually bottling it. He said that that would be a long time goal of the conservative party. Why didnt he do it yesterday. Well, for one it would be expensive one thing, it would be expensive and inflationary. But and possibly inflationary. But also pensioners pay income tax. They dont pay National Insurance. If you rolled two the into one, you would probably have to raise income tax. And have to raise income tax. And that would annoy the grey vote, as its known. And the grey vote turns up on polling day to vote. So that is not something that a conservative chancellor would do in an election year. It all felt very, very cautious. Not like an election budget, not like a party who sort of have nothing to lose, which you might think would be thinking at this would be the thinking at this point so, so far behind in point with so, so far behind in the polls. There were no the polls. But there were no bangs, were no whistles, bangs, there were no whistles, there no rabbits. Maybe there were no rabbits. Maybe theres to be another theres going to be another budget before the next election. Theyve spooked . Do you think theyve spooked . Because i talked to some tory mps yesterday, they were mps yesterday, olivia. They were spooked what . The reaction of spooked by what . The reaction of the the liz truss the markets to the liz truss mini budget. The pound went crashing the floor. Crashing through the floor. Interest rates soared, Mortgage Rates went people directly rates went up. People directly blamed the tories for that. Do you . If so, if he had cut income tax as well, was he worried that would spook the markets and then thered be another meltdown. And thats what couldnt risk, thats what they couldnt risk, which we had this utterly which is why we had this utterly risk approach. Risk averse approach. I think there is definitely an element of that. Jeremy hunt is terrified of doing anything like what liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng did , and possibly hes kwarteng did, and possibly hes ended up going too far. The other way. Didnt dare to be bold because of the risk of spooking the market. Jeremy hunt has said over and over again that this is a responsible budget. He wants to show that the conservatives are the sort of safe pair of hands when it comes to the economy, so that sort of precluded him from doing anything bold. But of course, anything bold. But of course, you could argue that he ended up being too cautious, particularly as that national cut as that National Insurance cut was trailed in advance. And of course, its exactly the same thing as he did in november. And as we know, there was no boost to the tories fortunes in the polls when he did the same thing in november. You know, some people are saying its the most obvious sign of madness, doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. Olivia, we know that he was he was taking notice of the office for budget responsibility , which had had. I know which had advised him in just in recent days that he didnt have the 30 billion to give away, that thought but you that he thought he had. But you know, why do governments know, why . Why do governments still these still take notice of these bodies , bodies themselves bodies, bodies themselves who admit guy called david admit it was a guy called david miles other day . He said, miles the other day . He said, what say is in gospel and, what we say is in gospel and, you those the obr you know, those the obr predictions arent theyre predictions arent just theyre just not out there wildly out there. Billions and billions out. Why . Why do governments, time after time, take notice . And the markets. And the markets. Well, i think thats a really, really interesting question. I mean , as you say, question. I mean, as you say, obr forecasts are almost never right. But the problem is that right. But the problem is that if you ignore them , as liz truss if you ignore them, as liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng did, they didnt even talk about the obr forecast in that disastrous mini budget. Then it ends up sort of scaring the markets. So these politicians are sort of stuck in this doom loop of you have to Pay Attention to these forecasts, even if they are so often wrong, because if you dont, it will scare the markets and you could end up with a run on the pound that seems to be what theyre worried about, but it does sort of hem them in a little bit. As we saw yesterday. Jeremy hunt, you know, i think his instincts as a chancellor, when he was when he was campaigning leader, campaigning to be tory leader, he about tax he did talk about tax cuts. I think deep down he does believe in a in a smaller state in a low tax country in, you know, handing on what youve earned to your family. All of these conservative principles. But he doesnt feel as though hes got sort of any wiggle room at all. He feels hemmed in. And i think thats really what we saw yesterday. Doesnt really feel like its going to be enough to get people out voting conservative on polling day. Okay, olivia, thank you very much. Now, speaking of the grey vote, youre an unhappy grey voter, arent you, andrew . Youre very grey person. Well, naturally. Well, naturally. Grey, a bit of badger , grey, a bit of badger, naturally grey. But what you say about the office for budget responsibility is spot on, because there was a report the other day suggesting in the 13 years since it was set up in the 13 years since it was set p by in the 13 years since it was set up by george, i know the figure youre going to quote £576 billion. Out yes. Thats billion. Yes. Out yes. Thats how. So every budget theyve got it more than £50 it every year more than £50 billion even. Yet everything was predicted. People predicted. And even the people on the committee, they say time and time again, you know what we say, dont get it right. Say, we dont get it right. We get we get it wrong. More time to get it right. Because. Because they ignore because truss and co ignore because liz truss and co ignore the thats trouble. Now the obr. Thats the trouble. Now up are small up next what are Small Businesses budget. Businesses make of the budget. Were to the were going to cross to the gb news. Gb news is the home of free speech. We will created to champion it. And we deliver it day in, day 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 other. Enlighten each other. Which is why we hear all sides of the argument. We are the peoples channel. We are the peoples channel. We are the peoples channel. We always stand by the we will always stand by the freedom to express yourself on tv, radio and online. This is gb news, britains news channel. News channel. Welcome back. Now lets cross live to tamworth now with our West Midlands reporter jack carson. Hes going to be talking to Small Businesses. To Small Businesses. Yeah. Good morning to you both. Were here in tamworth and in below a printing and merchandising company. Getting some reaction of course, to some of the promises, some of the commitments that jeremy hunt made the despatch box made to the despatch box yesterday his budget. Yesterday in his budget. Were joined carl joined with the director, carl raffo. A little raffo. Carl, tell us a little bit your reaction then to bit about your reaction then to the budget. What did you make of what jeremy said yesterday . What jeremy hunt said yesterday . Clearly it lays i think clearly it lays a pathway to an election. No pathway to an election. So no real surprises that side. And real surprises on that side. And ultimately, you know, theyve got to whet the appetite of voters. And i mean, what kind of it was lots of promises. One of the things of course, full expensing i mean, theres somebody here that must buy a lot of equipment that must buy a lot of equipment that that extension that must that that extension of that must be, know, something that be, you know, something that youre pleased about. Youre quite pleased about. Pleased with that. I am pleased with that. Although very in although theres very little in the budget for smes. So full expensing allow to us expensing does allow to us hopefully benefit from all of the equipment that have here the equipment that we have here and the leasing side of that. So there is small win in the there is a small win in the budget for us. I mean, there were some maybe businesses the country i mean, there were some maybe busiiwere s the country i mean, there were some maybe busiiwere disappointed. untry that were disappointed. There wasnt do wasnt anything to do with business is that business rates. Is that a feeling that share there . Feeling that you share there . Everyone wants look, Everyone Wants something the budget for something out of the budget for them. So i would to see them. So i would love to see budget rates in but budget rates in there, but ultimately, know, ultimately, you know, it does recognise powerhouse every recognise a powerhouse of every business the people. Business which is the people. And think the national and i think the National Insurance does real insurance cut does add some real value to our team and our employees. Now, as well as, of course, running this business. Youve also paramedic as well. Also been a paramedic as well. There some commitments on there were some commitments on the particularly the nhs yesterday, particularly around efficiency and around kind of efficiency and productivity. You make productivity. What do you make of said having of what he said there . Having worked in the nhs, i think my experience, been experience, having been a paramedic amount of paramedic is that no amount of money our way out of money can buy our way out of this issue. This issue. Real issue for me is the real issue for me is while i does and i love while i does help and i love seeing that coming in and there is a culture of blame excuse and denial, and we really need to get the core of the issue resolved, which efficiency. Resolved, which is efficiency. And people and the leadership. And just kind of from a point of running a business at the moment, we know that there are increasing costs and there are cost pressures on people. What is of running is the reality of running a business at the moment . Business is tough. You know what . Think but you know what . I think theres often a mindset from business that the Business Owners that the government to bail Us Government is there to bail us out, weve to take some out, but weve got to take some responsibility. To responsibility. Weve got to step be step up and actually be accountable running accountable for running a profitable organisation. So it profitable organisation. So it is but weve to is tough, but weve got to remain positive. Yeah and to you know, to kind of sum up the budget yesterday, do you positive from you think it was positive from jeremy are you pleased. Jeremy hunt. Are you pleased. Whats feeling whats kind of your feeling overall . You know, it is i think you know, it is a budget to whet the appetite of voters. That is the bottom line. What i like to see more absolutely. You what . Absolutely. But you know what . Nobody everyone. Im nobody will please everyone. Im relatively im hearing relatively happy and im hearing good from the team. Good feedback from the team. Right, thank you all right, karl, thank you very much joining us this very much for joining us this morning. A little of very much for joining us this mperspective a little of very much for joining us this mperspective a [here of very much for joining us this mperspective a [here in of a perspective from here in tamworth course. And a small tamworth of course. And a Small Business about what budget business about what that budget has an impact on the ground. Thats our West Midlands reporter carson. Coming reporterjack carson. Coming up were talking to that tory mp whos so cross about east enders because its his because its depicted his constituency drug infested constituency as a drug infested dump. Yeah its Milton Keynes were talking about. So if anybodys milton so if anybodys in Milton Keynes upset about keynes and youre upset about it, give us a call. But have you been Milton Keynes . Been to Milton Keynes . I lost my sister in Milton Keynes. You in 2001 keynes. You said in the 2001 general managed general election how i managed to you famous, to lose one. Make you famous, high women in the world. High profile women in the world. Did she give you a clip round there . Just into a lot there . No, i just got into a lot of with the times news of trouble with the times news desk was working with desk where i was working with because i was spending the day with people her people because i was spending the day with to people her people because i was spending the day with to knowe her people because i was spending the day with to know that her people because i was spending the day with to know that pearceyple ought to know that pearce actually a sized, like actually has a life sized, like actually has a life sized, like a thing of mrs. Thatcher. Cut out of mrs. Thatcher in his living room. No, in his living room. No, its in the study, it out for study, and he brings it out for parties so that we have to pay homage we walk in before we go. And if people dont like her, they nearly have a heart attack, because suddenly theres margaret oh, my god. Margaret thatcher. Oh, my god. And have to her of and i have one next to her of joan collins. Yes. And yes. And a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news. News. News. News. Hello there. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. While the cold easterly wind will continue for eastern areas through today, theres also a risk of showers later, but across the west, plenty of sunshine to start the day and it should stay fairly dry and bright through much of the day. Across many southWestern Areas englands southWestern Areas of englands Western Areas of wales, northwestern england , northern northwestern england, Northern Ireland and northwest scotland, seeing sunshine seeing the best of the sunshine through the day and it will feel fairly pleasant in that sunshine. However, the cloud will thicken bit, thicken a little bit, particularly central areas particularly for central areas of england and wales. That bnngs of england and wales. 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Seeing some of that, that wetter and cloudier weather across the south and east, though, it will be a much drier and brighter day on friday and it start to feel fairly it will start to feel fairly pleasant that sunshine with pleasant in that sunshine with highs around 12 13 highs of around 12 or 13 degrees. Have lovely day bye bye. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news as. On gb news as. Coming up next, Carole Malone is going to give her, as always, reasoned and moderate thoughts on gary goldsmith. Is the on gary goldsmith. Who is the brother know the uncle of the princess of wales who is in the big brother she was big brother house . She was famous in the big brother house to not for very long, recall. I was she was quite a long time. She was, she was. So well be talking about that because of course that is causing quite a stir, as if the royal family has got enough on its honour without him know this is him in there. I know this is britains newsroom gb news, britains newsroom on gb news, the peoples thats all the peoples channel. Thats all coming a bit. And also coming up in a bit. And also were talking to mp whos were talking to the mp whos upset about the way eastenders is constituency upset about the way eastenders is drug constituency upset about the way eastenders is drug dump. Uency upset about the way eastenders isdrug dump. Isncy upset about the way eastenders isdrug dump. Is that a drug infested dump. Is that fair . Whats Milton Keynes done to deserve that . Well, it will will. Welcome back. Its 10 am. On march the 7th. This is britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and me. Carole malone and the bbc is facing calls to apologise for how theyve depicted Milton Keynes in eastenders. Were going to have the local tory mp on shortly and hes very, very cross doing the devils work. Thats how one vicar described wedding planners. You dont want to miss this story. Jeremy hunt delivered his make or break budget. Did you make or break budget. Did you stay awake cutting National Insurance by 2 . Here is the chancellor yesterday a plan to grow the economy versus no plan. Grow the economy versus no plan. A plan for better Public Services versus no plan. A Plan Services versus no plan. A plan to make work pay versus no plan. Growth up jobs up. Tax is down. Now. Labour have slammed the budget, calling it a last desperate act. The mp for north ealing, james murray, spoke to gb news this morning yesterday you know we saw the budget the chancellor delivered , but chancellor delivered, but nothing in that budget changes the fact that taxes are going up to their highest in 70 years, that people across britain feel worse off, weve had 14 worse off, that weve had 14 years economic failure from years of economic failure from the conservatives frankly, thats why its and frankly, thats why its time and time for time for change and time for a general election. And were also going to be talking about the princess of wales. Uncle gary, gather in the big brother household. Caroline will bring a quite an interesting perspective to that because she was famously in the big brother household a little while. Well, ill say is just wait till they introduce lots of alcohol, what gary says alcohol, see what gary says then. Yeah, indeed. Do email us. Tell what you about the tell us what you think about the budget. You are somebody who budget. If you are somebody who watches what you watches eastenders, what do you think about depiction of think about the depiction of milton at Milton Keynes gb views at gb news. First, your news news. Com but first, your news with sanchez. With tatiana sanchez. Andrew, thank you and good morning. The top stories from the newsroom. Im jeremy hunt the newsroom. Im jeremy hunt says the conservatives ambition to end National Insurance wont happen any time soon. Around £10 billion has been spent on a £0. 02 cut to the insurance rate, but it benefits are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. The non dom tax status has also been scrapped , meaning that wealthy scrapped, meaning that wealthy Foreign Residents will no longer get a tax break. Shadow financial secretary to the treasury james murray accused the chancellor of pinching his policies. Policies. Well, look, the conservatives position on the non dom tax is the most almighty u turn. You know, its a humiliating u turn. Ive been the shadow financial secretary for a few years now, and ive had minister after minister come to in explain why its a wrong policy. It doesnt add up. They cant possibly support it. It would be bad for our economy and so on. And then they just nick it lock, stock and barrel. So really its a humiliating the humiliating u turn for the conservatives this conservatives to announce this policy. And were policy yesterday. And were obviously going to review whats happened were happened and adapt how were going to pay for our policies accordingly set our accordingly and set out our plans. But into the plans. But going into the election, all our plans will election, all of our plans will be funded and fully be fully funded and fully costed. Forecasters predicting forecasters are predicting household disposable income to fall by 0. 9. That would make this parliament the first in modern history to see a drop in Living Standards. We asked residents in nottingham for their reaction to yesterdays budget. Budget. I dont make a lot of a budget, to be fair. I think its a scummy attempt by the conservative party to try and regain any bit of ground that they get, really. I think they can get, really. I think they can get, really. I think they know theyre in a difficult situation its not going to situation and its not going to pan well them, and we pan out well for them, and we need to see results on the nhs , need to see results on the nhs, seeing a gp, things that really matter, beer duty , is this matter, not beer duty, is this theres nothing for the ordinary working man. Working man. Conservatives and labour, theyre both , theyre both the theyre both, theyre both the same. There is no difference. We need a change. To other news. Average house pnces to other news. Average house prices rose by 0. 4 last month. The fifth monthly increase in a row. Halifax Found Property pnces row. Halifax Found Property prices grew by 1. 7 on an annual basis, compared with 2. 3 the previous month. The average british home now costs just under £292,000. It comes after the Government Cut Capital Gains tax in yesterdays budget, which is expected to encourage more house sales. Is expected to encourage more house sales. Mps are warning the post office is not fit to run any compensation schemes for victims of the horizon scandal and should be excluded. The business and trade Committee Published recommendations for delivering payments to hundreds of victims , describing efforts of victims, describing efforts so far as abject failure. The so far as abject failure. The Committee Says an independent body should be appointed to lead the process. The chairman described it as a National Disgrace that only £1 out of every £5 of the budget for compensation has been issued to subpost masters. A new train subpost masters. A new Train Service between london and Central Scotland has been given the go ahead. The rail regulator approved plans to operate four daily return services between london euston and the city of stirling. It will create new competition for lner, which currently operates services on that route. Grand union trains that route. Grand union trains is due to launch its new services by june next year. Nationwide Building Society has reached an agreement to buy virgin money in a deal worth £2. 9 billion. The planned takeover would create a combined lender worth more than £366 billion. It would eventually see the virgin money brand disappear, though nationwide says it has no plans to cut jobs in the near tum. A woman who in the near tum. A woman who loaded a gun on a film set that was fired by Actor Alec Baldwin has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of causing the death of 42 year old cinematographer halyna hutchins. She was killed when mr baldwin fired a gun as part of the making of a film. In october 2021. Prosecutors allege that Gutierrez Reed unknowingly brought live ammunition onto the set , brought live ammunition onto the set, disregarding gun brought live ammunition onto the set , disregarding gun safety set, disregarding gun safety protocols. She now faces up to 18 months in prison. Mr baldwin is also due to stand trial in july. And finally, last month july. And finally, last month was the worlds warmest february in modern times. In another sign that the world is running out of time to deal with the climate crisis, each month since june last year has seen new temperature highs for the time of year. It puts the world temporarily above the 1. 5 degree threshold beyond which , over the threshold beyond which, over the long terme, the worst impacts of Climate Change are expected and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. It is 1006 youre listening to and watching britains newsroom on gb views. Another worker, can i just tell you im just doing a bit of research here. This noise, this noise, the next whos my father would say its Carol Maloney whos in for bev today. Shes for bev turner today. Shes still wilds of still up in the wilds of cumbria. A very nice part of the world, actually. Whitehaven have you never been to you been . Ive never been to the lake. Isnt that terrible . Go. Its. It well, you should go. Its. It rains a lot, but its gorgeous. Yeah, its really nice. It looks absolutely stunning. Yeah, its really nice. It loo had bsolutely stunning. Yeah, its really nice. It loo had someely stunning. Yeah, its really nice. It loo had some verytunning. Yeah, its really nice. It loo had some very interesting we had some very interesting guests. And so this is the day after budget often after the budget and often maloney of the budget maloney the detail of the budget begins unravel within begins to unravel within 24 hours. Its already hours. And its already unravelling because people can see is cutting see that while he is cutting national are National Insurance, people are still paying more tax. You know, when you when you when tear apart that when you tear apart that that National Insurance for National Insurance rise. For most people that means about 37, £38 a month extra their £38 a month extra in their pay packets. Mean, not packets. I mean, thats not a supermarket shop. No. So its not to make that much not going to make that much difference. Thats going to difference. Thats not going to whoa into voting whoa people into into voting tory again, which is what this budget know, it was. Do you budget you know, it was. Do you remember how was heralded remember how this was heralded three we all three months ago . We were all waiting budget waiting for the Spring Budget because to change because it was going to change everything, it was going to everything, and it was going to give tories the warmth it give the tories the warmth it needed the election. This needed to win the election. This is not going to win the election. £37 wouldnt pay for your your daily trip to tkmaxx tkmaxx or i dont go to the bakery a i dont go to the bakery a lot about well, i bought she bought a very nice coat bought me a very nice coat today, ive lost half of it. Today, but ive lost half of it. Someones eaten it now. Labour called it desperate act labour called it a desperate act and said tories need to come and said the tories need to come up with something bit more up with something a bit more exciting. Talk exciting. Were going to talk now philip davies, now to philip davies, conservative shipley, now to philip davies, conselaative shipley, now to philip davies, conse|a great shipley, now to philip davies, conse|a great friend shipley, now to philip davies, conse|a great friend of pley, now to philip davies, conse|a great friend of this, whos a great friend of this program. Philip, morning to you. Morning. Program. Philip, morning to you. How morning. Program. Philip, morning to you. How areyrning. Program. Philip, morning to you. How are you . How are you . How are you . Just looking at your im just looking at your majority philip, the last majority philip, at the last election 6242. How much bigger is majority be at is your majority going to be at the election as a result of the next election as a result of jeremy hunts budget . Philip. Think i think ive well, i think i think ive got a mountain climb the got a mountain to climb at the at election, andrew, at the election, andrew, whatever the the budget at the election, andrew, whedone the the budget at the election, andrew, whedone the honest, the budget are done to be honest, the budget was very good for me because, in budget you because, in the budget you probably didnt notice it, but £14. 4 million was allocated for bingley my constituency for bingley in my constituency for a brand new swimming pool. And improvements to the Market Square there. So actually the budget is very good for, for my constituency. Kc, i was constituency. Kc, so i was rather delighted with that. But rather delighted with that. But on the bigger picture, look, i mean, i dont think anybody is claiming that, yesterdays budget to change the budget is going to change the dial massively in terms of the opinion polls. It was more steady as you go. And of course, the chancellor cant win, andrew, because if he if hed done sort of something eye catching and radically reduced taxes, would have said it taxes, you would have said it was an irresponsible giveaway that he couldnt afford. That he couldnt afford. Id have welcomed it with open arms. Philip, youre saying it was supposed to be a steady as you go . It wasnt. We were all keyed up for something huge. We were watching yesterday watching it yesterday and waiting to be waiting for the rabbit to be pulled the hat, and it pulled out of the hat, and it never was. But interestingly , never was. But interestingly, tell you think about tell me what you think about this. Lamont yesterday this. Norman lamont yesterday said a chancellor, said he was a former chancellor, said he was a former chancellor, said was a much bolder budget said it was a much bolder budget than many people realise. How explain that. Explain that. Well, i think what what norman refers to is the fact that jeremy hunt and rishi sunak were setting a path to abolishing National Insurance contributions, which in effect is, is very bold and quite a radical, departure, and, you know, and he did he did cut taxes not just on National Insurance, but also on some of the Capital Gains tax, and so i think he was making some, bold decisions. He actually had got the office of budget responsibility and the treasury to agree that if you cut taxes on Capital Gains tax, you get more income. So that was a big start to them actually accepting that argument. So maybe it was better than people think it was. But look, i accept it. It but but look, i accept it. It wasnt, perhaps a dial changer, but look, weve got weve got to stop being hooked on Public Expenditure if were going to cut taxes. The only way you can do that, really if we stop do that, really is if we stop being hooked. Philip, tories needed philip, the tories needed dial changer. Youre months away from election. Your poll from an election. Your poll rating is 20 odd percent. You need something huge, dont you . Need something huge, dont you . Well, look, im not im not sure that the right solution is to sort of be irresponsible in order to try and turn the polls around. I dont think that in the long run works. I think doing the right thing is the thing that works. And maybe what it really needs is it needs a start of a new parliament to have a new contract with the public, which is about how we cant live on the amount of pubuc cant live on the amount of Public Expenditure weve got at the moment. And that actually cutting that is the only way to deal with, the tax burden. And of course, actually, jeremy hunt , i think did actually start down that path by actually saying that actually increasing pubuc saying that actually increasing public the Public Expenditure wasnt the solution , it was actually solution, it was actually improving productivity in the in the public sector, which was necessary. And hes absolutely right about that. And if and if he can actually change the narrative where say actually, narrative where we say actually, its just about pouring more its not just about pouring more money the nhs, its money into the nhs, its actually making nhs money into the nhs, its actuethe making nhs money into the nhs, its actuethe money. Nhs money into the nhs, its actuethe money. Its nhs money into the nhs, its actuethe money. Its got nhs money into the nhs, its actuethe money. Its got already uses the money. Its got already more effectively. See if we can more effectively. See if we can change the narrative around that, then that actually will be quite radical in long run. Quite radical in the long run. What pensioners . Philip what about pensioners . Philip they key constituency they are the key constituency that out for the tories. That turns out for the tories. If he does, if the tories carry on with this path of cutting National Insurance, not National Insurance, thats not going pensioners going to help pensioners a little because they dont little bit because they dont pay little bit because they dont pay National Insurance. Tax pay National Insurance. A tax cut would have benefited everybody. Why he do that . Well, probably because a cut in income tax is more expensive than a cut in National Insurance. I suspect thats probably the main reason, but the other thing i think, andrew, is i think most people would accept that over the last 14 years when weve had some tough times, obviously weve we had to come out of the financial crash. Come out of the financial crash. And then just as wed got back on our feet in the 2019 election, we had the pandemic, which did us in for another £400 billion. So weve had tough times. I billion. So weve had tough times. I think most people would accept that the group who have probably done that 14 probably done best in that 14 years pensioners because of years is pensioners because of the triple lock, which is probably seen the biggest increase in the state pension probably in history. And of course, pensioners are getting an increase of over 8. 5 in april. So i dont i dont i wouldnt accept the premise that pensioners are doing badly out of this government. I think theyve done pretty well and i dont think they would begrudge worker getting something out of this budget as well. This budget as well. You know, theres lots of people saying that this was a centrist budget, a designed to out labour, labour. Do you think thats thats right. Thats thats right. Well, there was the thing about non doms, which i mean, i wasnt a massive fan of because i always took the view that weve always taken that actually, if you if you do with that, you actually raise a huge amount of money, you may not raise any money so look, amount of money, you may not raise see money so look, amount of money, you may not raise see now ey so look, amount of money, you may not raise see now wont so look, amount of money, you may not raise see now wont we. So look, amount of money, you may not raise see now wont we. Well, , well see now wont we. Well, well see now wont we. Well, well whether whether we well see whether whether we were right or whether were always right or whether labour right. Well labour were right. Well see about that. There was about that. But there was i mean, that was clearly a political, move. And obviously political, move. And obviously there was a, there was a, there was a nice dig at Angela Rayner in there, i think we all in there, which i think we all enjoyed, across country in enjoyed, across the country in the budget well. The budget as well. But philip, explain what that dig was because i laughed out loud. And know its all to do loud. And i know its all to do with fact to link to her with the fact to link to her purchase her Council House. Purchase of her Council House. Just he was getting at. Well, he was mentioning stamp duty, and he was also mentioning capital on multiple, Capital Gains tax on multiple, occupy kc homes. And he was making point that that making the point that that Angela Rayner would be particularly interested in that particularly interested in that part speech because of part of her speech because of her what appear to be unusual living arrangements when she was first married. I think thats the best way i can describe it. Well, stay there, philip, because were going to just listen to what exactly he said because were going to just lisangelavhat exactly he said because were going to just lisAngela Rayner. Ctly he said because were going to just lisAngela Rayner. And he said because were going to just lisAngela Rayner. And if said because were going to just lisAngela Rayner. And if we d because were going to just lisAngela Rayner. And if we can to Angela Rayner. And if we can see reaction. She was puce see her reaction. She was puce with rage. This was the chancellor yesterday, so been looking stamp relief for looking at stamp duty relief for people who purchase more than one dwelling in a single transaction, known as multiple dwellings relief. I see the deputy leader of the labour party paying close attention, given her multiple dwellings. Dwellings. Now she was. She was angry. Philip, did you notice stony face . There was keir starmer, the labour leader , because i the labour leader, because i think she could be in a bit of trouble on this because if she didnt pay Capital Gains tax when she sold the house because her husband she was living her husband was, she was living in another house with her husband, didnt she. Husband, why didnt she. I, i certainly think well, i, i certainly think shes awful lot of shes got an awful lot of questions to and i questions to answer, and i havent seen satisfactory havent seen a satisfactory answer them yet. But look, answer to them yet. But look, that will be matter for her. That will be a matter for her. And the tax authorities. But, it certainly brought the house down in of commons in the house of commons yesterday and she was yesterday and, and she was youre right. She was absolutely fuming, which just made it even funnier, to be honest. Philip, just before you go, you the red wall voters you know, the red wall voters are up , you know, the red wall voters are up, disillusioned tories are fed up, disillusioned tories are fed up, disillusioned tories are fed up, disillusioned tories are fed is this budget big are fed up. Is this budget big enough . Is are fed up. Is this budget big enough . Is it enough to get them all back on board . Well, no. Absolutely not. Its not. It never was going to be the single biggest thing weve got to do to get the red wall voters back with us is to sort out the immigration problems. Thats thats the single Biggest Issue that needs sorting out, for those voters, both legal and ilLegal Immigration. Prime immigration. The Prime Ministers start on ministers made a good start on Legal Immigration by changing the rules, which will reduce the immigration numbers by about 300,000 year. Thats a good 300,000 a year. Thats a good start. It needs to go further, start. It needs to go further, but its certainly a good start from he inherited. Weve from where he inherited. Weve got to the flights to rwanda got to get the flights to rwanda off the ground. Those two things will bigger impact will have a much bigger impact on voters than what on winning back voters than what happened the budget yesterday. Theyre going be election theyre going to be election in before you go. In may. Before you go. No, absolutely no chance. I mean, i dont know. Im not privy to this information, but id be absolutely flabbergasted if there was an election in may. I mean, to be honest, the Prime Minister has always said that it was going to be the second was going to be in the second half of year. Think the half of the year. I think the labour are trying to cause labour party are trying to cause mischief trying what mischief and trying to do what we did to gordon brown when he bottled election, when he bottled the election, when he genuinely did the genuinely did bottle the election, was going to election, when he was going to call and then didnt. But call it and then didnt. But this is we are not in that category. Always category. Rishi sunak has always said be in the said its going to be in the second half year. Second half of the year. All right. Thats thats philip davies, tory mp. Of course, labour were here, course, if labour were here, theyd theyre trying to theyd say theyre not trying to do thats exactly do that. But thats exactly what theyre we heard theyre trying to do. We heard john ashworth, one of i john ashworth, one of the i think hes a shadow. Whatever. Hes minister of laying hes a shadow minister of laying a bet. Its going to be an a £10 bet. Its going to be an election in may. And they are going to say when there isnt an election may, frit. Election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Very election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Now. Very election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Now. Still very election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Now. Still to very election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Now. Still to come. Very election in may, hes frit. Hes frit. Now. Still to come. Itsery red now. Still to come. Its going to be a rematch, isnt it, between those two titans of politics, donald trump and joe biden this year, whod get politics, donald trump and joe bideivote this year, whod get politics, donald trump and joe bideivote ouliis year, whod get politics, donald trump and joe bideivote out of year, whod get politics, donald trump and joe bideivote out of those vhod get politics, donald trump and joe bideivote out of those two . Get your vote out of those two . Hard because neither oh, its hard because neither is good. Theres two is very good. Theres only two people in america. Theres nothing these two. Nothing better than these two. Saw that, michelle and you saw that, Michelle Obama has announced publicly she is not interested. That was that was the big hope, wasnt it, that she was going step in at the last minute. But i would definitely vote for i dont for trump because biden i dont think knows. Think he knows. I think if thats my i mean, i think if thats my choice, id be voting for trump. What do you think this is . Us. Its 1021 with britains newsroom on gb news. With andrew, piers and cameron. We have our panel with us. Weve got the presenter of the daily express, sam lister, whos normally sparring with Carole Malone. Im missing her. This sam and my slot. This is sam and my slot. This is sam and my slot. Shes not missing you and the political commentator. Jonathan. Hallo too. Good hallo is with us too. Good morning. A newcomer show. Morning. A newcomer to the show. I think is. So lets talk to i think it is. So lets talk to you. First of all, the budget. How did it. What did it do for you . Very little. Right . I put out a sarcastic tweet saying the conservatives have it. Sunak have completely nailed it. Sunak is going to have a double digit leads next week. Its all theyll talk about in the pub. The tp cut to National Insurance. A couple my followers. A couple of my followers actually thought i was being. A couple of my followers actually which ht i was being. A couple of my followers actually which disappointed;. A couple of my followers actually which disappointed me serious, which disappointed me for has followed me at for anyone has followed me at all. Yeah, but i think the point that understood that most people understood that it because most it was a joke, because most people that people know that the conservatives are not going to be able to save themselves with this i think that they this budget. I think that they did couple of interesting did do a couple of interesting things. Labour things. They boxed labour in on the insurance the cut to National Insurance and the abolition of the and also on the abolition of the non doms so that you know, non doms so that but, you know, if is going to do that if labour is going to do that anyway, its not its not going to people off voting to turn people off voting labouh to turn people off voting labour. The is, is it labour. The point is, is it going turn the dial on the going to turn the dial on the conservatives going to turn the dial on the conservativand answer prospects . And the answer is categorically prospects . And the answer is categoricydid they need to do, do what did they need to do, do you think . I dont think they can the left i think is there anything they could have done at some point . Anything they could have done at some phave the we have to say the conservatives cant actually do anything. Made up anything. People have made up their i think when, in their minds, i think when, in their minds, i think when, in the of boris johnson, who the words of boris johnson, who im the habit of quoting im not in the habit of quoting normally, but you know, when the, herd the, when the, when the herd turns, the, when the, when the herd turrbut dont you worry about the but dont you worry about the fact in every policy fact that in every policy starmer has ever put forward over 2 or 3 years, hes over the past 2 or 3 years, hes had to row back on it within weeks because its unworkable. Its his its uncosted none of his policies work. So and thats why hes now. We know hes in opposition now. We know theyre work. So theyre not going to work. So how it going to be when he how is it going to be when he takes the big job . I dont know if we know that. If we if we know that things arent going to work. I personally thought that the i think well, well, i think think that well, well, i think that decision to ditch the that the decision to ditch the green investment, the £28 billion it big billion was it was a big mistake. Look, we dont know. None knows. Not even none of us knows. Im not even sure in the labour sure if people in the labour party know how labour party frontbench know how labour will be in government, because obviously moment starmer obviously at the moment starmer is mode and hes is in opposition mode and hes incredibly cautious by, by, by nature, know, im reminded incredibly cautious by, by, by nathat know, im reminded incredibly cautious by, by, by nathat famous, w, im reminded incredibly cautious by, by, by nathat famous, sortn reminded incredibly cautious by, by, by nathat famous, sort of eminded incredibly cautious by, by, by nathat famous, sort of analogy of that famous, sort of analogy about of about tony blair, sort of walking along, walking on a polished with a ming vase polished floor with a ming vase before he got to power, very, very cautious. And the result of that was that labour wasted its first time in office. I really hope that doesnt happen. But we know that hes hes the said theyre not the party have said theyre not going so how are going to raise taxes. So how are they pay for all the they going to pay for all the things they say theyre going to change the nhs, you know, public service, theyre going give service, theyre going to give everyone are everyone money. How are they going to do that . Think there are lots well, i think there are lots of things do. You can of things you can do. You can you dont need to raise income taxes. There are other taxes that you can that you can raise. I mean, im obviously rachel i mean, im obviously not Rachel Reeves, charge of reeves, so im not in charge of this, if i was there, then this, but if i was there, then i would be significantly raising income on raising taxes on the on for on the very wealthiest, for example, windfall taxes. Example, more windfall taxes. But, financial but, you know, financial transaction but, you know, financial trarthision but, you know, financial trarthis is| but, you know, financial trarthis is this is this has this is this is this has always been labours policy, hasnt hurt the hasnt it hit the rich, hurt the rich. Know, the ifs was rich. But you know, the ifs was really clear this week the institute for fiscal studies. And upset about the and they were upset about the non dom because they said non dom thing because they said you drive people you will drive wealthy people out country. You will drive wealthy people out well, country. You will drive wealthy people out well, think y. You will drive wealthy people out well, think that well, well, i think that well, there there are there are there are there are economists on both sides of that argument. Not its argument. Im not sure its about hurting rich. Its about hurting the rich. Its about hurting the rich. Its about asking people with the broadest carry more about asking people with the br i think that well look well i think that well look i dont, i think that its not socialism to ask the poorest to pay socialism to ask the poorest to pay richard tice man im pay more richard tice man im not im definitely not a richard tice but i do think tice man. But i do think obviously we probably disagree on thresholds on the on the thresholds themselves, think we have themselves, but i think we have to remember that in 1970s it to remember that in the 1970s it was completely normal. In fact, was completely normal. In fact, it written law that the it was written into law that the personal allowance to rise personal allowance had to rise with there was with inflation. There was a special that two special amendment that two labour backbenchers actually addedin labour backbenchers actually added in the 1970s, the rookie wise amendment. And i think that should the now. It should be the case now. It should be the case now. It should be the case now. It should be absolutely normal that we increase the brackets, we should increase the brackets, but the personal but particularly the personal allowance, that people can allowance, so that people can keep more of their money when theyre lowest paid. Sam lister in lets bring sam lister in here the personal here because the personal allowance frozen until allowance being frozen until 2028 a disaster for a lot of 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your who are pensioners, 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your theyreo are pensioners, 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your theyre going ensioners, 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your theyre going t0|sioners, 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your theyre going to somes, 2028 is a disaster for a lot of your theyre going to some of because theyre going to some of them to now be dragged them are going to now be dragged into tax. So may be getting into tax. So they may be getting 8. 1 because of the triple 8. 1 rise because of the triple lock, lose lock, but theyre going to lose money tax. There was money in tax. And there was nothing pensioners in that. No. And i think i did question the treasury on this yesterday because obviously key because obviously thats a key thing i think thing for my readers. I think the view well, theres two things. One, raising , cutting things. One, raising, cutting income costs a lot than income tax costs a lot more than cutting National Insurance. So they just dont have the money to income tax in the same to cut income tax in the same way they do for National Insurance. But also, i do think they there does seem to be a sense from them that actually because of triple lock and because of the triple lock and the couple of years, the last couple of years, theres a big rise in the theres been a big rise in the triple lock, as i pointed out, only right. Only matching inflation right. Lets but but lets not forget that. But but there been a big rise which there has been a big rise which has been very costly. And so i think they actually we think they think actually we want to workers. We want want to target workers. We want to businesses by because to help businesses by because effectively to help businesses by because ef a ctively to help businesses by because ef a ctiveon and so they is a tax on work. And so they want kind of focus on the want to kind of focus on the economy, on working age adults and for them for a little and go for them for a little while. I think budgets are while. And i think budgets are always about priorities, arent they . They feel that they . And i think they feel that actually pensioners been actually pensioners have been the past, and the priority in the past, and theyre to age theyre shifting to working age adults moment. Adults at the moment. And its interesting. The Resolution Foundation wing, Resolution Foundation left wing, admittedly, was admittedly, said it was a stunning spectacular u turn stunning and spectacular u turn on pensioners by the tories and probably politically misguided. I mean, i think there is i think there is a lot of anger. Certainly the people we deal with on a regular basis. Silver voices, for example. I know a friend of gb news as well, they are incandescent about this. Are incandescent at about this. They angry and let they feel very angry and let down that pensioners didnt get anything. Essentially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis1g. Essentially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis budget essentially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis budget , essentially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis budget , but,ssentially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis budget, but, youtially, down that pensioners didnt get anthis budget, but, you know, in this budget, but, you know, theres not much money to go around. When youre the around. And when youre the chancellor, make chancellor, youve got to make some hes made his some choices. And hes made his choice. It wasnt pensioners. We should talk about two other yes, other pensioners. Yes, we should. Biden versus trump. Lets what lets go to you first. What a choice. A population of 330 million. And it comes down to that i dont know. I mean im absolutely baffled. I just think the democrats why why are they allowing this to go on. They have if they want to have a fighting chance of stopping trump, they cannot keep with biden. They just cannot keep biden. They just cannot keep with biden. And its insanity. I mean, weve seen time after time in recent weeks. It seems to be getting worse. The number of mistakes he makes every, every time he is and i say wheeled out because ive been to a press conference in. Yeah. Yeah. Now when hes out, ive been to a press conference in washington with him and the Prime Minister and, and it effectively feel bit effectively did feel a bit like they him out, im they were wheeling him out, im sorry and i think thats sorry to say. And i think thats a very sad state of affairs for the leader of free world. The leader of the free world. Some this week, Kamala Harris the deputy useless. Yeah, the deputy whos useless. Yeah, she week, you know, she said this week, you know, trump to be stopped. And trump has to be stopped. And i thought, well, youve had four years stop him. Not years to stop him. Weve not heard of kamala heard a peep out of Kamala Harris four shes harris in the four years shes been office. I thought she been in office. I thought she was going to actually run it from behind. Well, shes been sorry. Shes been very deliberately sidelined shes been very deliberately sid because biden doesnt. Because biden doesnt. Because because hes saw because because hes they saw her threat. And so very her as a threat. And so very early gave the most early they gave her the most toxic issue, which was immigration southern immigration on the southern border. Shes been through immigration on the southern borr roof. Shes been through immigration on the southern borrroof. Right. Es been through immigration on the southern borrroof. Right. Buteen through immigration on the southern borrroof. Right. But shes|rough immigration on the southern borrroof. Right. But shes alsoh the roof. Right. But shes also been much been been but shes very much been kept down, which think was kept down, which i think was a mistake was mistake because she was naturally going to be. Mistake because she was natwell, going to be. Mistake because she was nat well, the 1g to be. Mistake because she was nat well, the thingbe. Mistake because she was nat well, the thing is, mistake because she was natwell, the thing is, if mistake because she was nat well, the thing is, if you mistake because she was natwell, the thing is, if you if well, the thing is, if you if youre a Deputy President , you should get yourself back up again. Thats again. You know, thats thats thats what is thats the job. But what is interesting that his interesting is that his his voter base now, fan base, voter base now, his fan base, where people that are that where the people that are that are coming very quickly are coming to him, very quickly now, wont believe it. Or now, you wont believe it. Or people of colour. Black people. You trump . For trump you mean for trump . For trump and you mean for trump . For trump anclatinos are latinos have latinos are latinos have always demographic always been a big demographic for think that keep for trump. I think that keep them out. Yes, yes. Because, a lot of people whove come from cuba, example, are very, cuba, for example, are very, very of left. And so very wary of the left. And so there are there are specific things going hes things going on. So hes actually quite actually always had quite a strong base. Yeah. That strong latino base. Yeah. That is he hasnt had young black is no, he hasnt had young black people. And im not entirely im not entirely many not entirely sure how many people going go people are actually going to go for in end. Theres for trump. In the end. Theres a long to go between now and november. Typical. The left is that you say that youre trying to youre trying to suggest that isnt trying to suggest that it isnt true. But the polls have been done. Young black people, true. But the polls have been doneahead. Oung black people, true. But the polls have been done ahead. Oung way k people, true. But the polls have been done ahead. Oung way ahead. Le, hes ahead. Hes way ahead. And theyre has done theyre saying biden has done nothing were going nothing for us. So were going to go the guy who says he will. I think its look, its an extraordinary situation we find ourselves in. If you had looked a year ago, people generally thought was and thought trump was down and out because in midterms, because we saw in the midterms, for that was a vote for example, that he was a vote loser. People that he was loser. The people that he was supporting were actually losing. You that, you know, i remember that that, that, for that, that kari lake, for example, arizona, a big example, in arizona, was a big example, in arizona, was a big example of that. She went full in trump. Went full in in for trump. She went full in for the 2020 conspiracy lie about trump having won the election. And she lost. And so that seen a sign that that was seen to be a sign that things were turning. And now, i think, perversely, she, the number of indictments against think, perversely, she, the numhavef indictments against think, perversely, she, the num have actually|ents against think, perversely, she, the num have actually|ents a people him have actually drawn people towards that him have actually drawn people towaijust that him have actually drawn people towaijust talk that him have actually drawn people towaijust talk about thatt him have actually drawn people towaijust talk about that 92 lets just talk about that 92 charges against him so it doesnt does it help him though, doesnt does it help him though, does it . It helps him. It does help. It motivates supporters. It it motivates his supporters. It does. A great does. They feel its a great injustice. They do. And so injustice. Yeah they do. And so i mean, its a strategic i mean, its such a strategic mistake by people who hate trump to keep going after him in this way because it just boosts him every single. Rishi sunak want to who does rishi sunak want to win election . Win the president ial election . Around. So he wont be around. So he wont be around. Wont. He wont be around. He wont. He wont be around. True. But youd wonder. I dont think tell us. Think hed tell us. I mean, they never tell us because ultimately they have to work whoever is in that work with whoever is in that office. Really doesnt matter office. It really doesnt matter who to who it is, it just has to happen. Think for starmer, happen. But i think for starmer, could you imagine and could you imagine starmer and trump . I think thats going to be very difficult be a very difficult relationship, a very difficult relationship. Coming still to theyre coming back still to come. To be talking come. 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Have you ever been to Milton Keynes . Well the bbc seems to think its a bit of a dump. If he sent us anything to go by. But first in a new gb news series, innovation britain, were looking at the success of british money fracturing around the country. Weve come to Tunbridge Wells and were not just in any machine shop due to a very special. Who are jota, so, joe, were our world endurance championship race team along with the motorsport heritage. You obviously need a lot of manufacturing background to support this industry , and support this industry, and thats why we got this dedicated machine shop to support exactly that. And how important is the motorsport industry to the uk economy . Oh, its absolutely massive. You know , seven out of ten f1 you know, seven out of ten f1 teams are based in the uk. I mean its a its £1 billion industry, were a Global Leader industry, were a Global Leader in this economy , in this sector, in this economy, in this sector, employing thousands. And how does small shops like this contribute to that massive industry . I mean, like the background of us where we are doing a lot of us where we are doing a lot of r d work. I of us where we are doing a lot of r d work. I mean, the technologies, theyre not even out there yet to the general public, we come in, we design the process and the parts and eventually youll see these parts being manufactured in the millions by big oems. And what is it about having a small machine shop like this that lets you do such advanced engineering . I mean , the engineering . I mean, the background of that, its about being quick to react where we work in the motorsport industry, you know, when a parts needed, it might land on our lap sort of 5 00 in the evening. Thats needed for the next morning. With that, we develop the processes, how we can go and develop things, get them out there to industry quick. The technology here that we do in motorsport, that trickles down to automotive sectors and to the automotive sectors and its things like you see in your family car , you know, you can family car, you know, you can thank People Like Us for why youre getting mpg i welcome back. Now, people in Milton Keynes are calling on the bbc to apologise for making the city seem like a slum. In an episode of eastenders. Episode of eastenders. Duff. Duff. Well, lets take a quick look at what theyre complaining about. What was that . Hey boy , was this you . That . Hey boy, was this you . Was it . Was it . I dont know what youre talking about, mate. My car, my tyres. Come on. What . Us come on. What . Us sorry about that. What i was supposed to do was hum the theme tune of eastenders. But as i havent watched it for about 25 years, have you ever watched it . Pierce i did when i watched it. In the days when angie and den were in east end. That was a very long, long time ago. And actually i sat next to angie, anita dobson a charity angie, anita dobson at a Charity Dinner other night. Shes dinner the other night. Shes absolutely lovely. Gorgeous shes a very shes a gorgeous shes a very elegant lady. Very. She said people still and she said people still come her industry and say, come up to her industry and say, of course miss you in of course i miss you in eastenders. And hasnt eastenders. And she hasnt been in it for 20 years. Shes a very serious actress now, does she . Is she happy about because lot of about that . Because a lot of people go, oh no, no, people always go, oh no, no, shes absolutely fine about it. Came up to all and people came up to all night the dinner and was night at the dinner and she was absolutely lovely. Shes in doctor who at the moment. I said, a doctor, hugo . Said, are you a doctor, hugo . She miss mum. Now she said, no, i miss mum. Now the bbc have told this programme they wont commenting the they wont be commenting on the row, somebody who is row, but somebody who is commenting about the rabbit. Milton keynes is the mp for Milton Keynes is the mp for miltymorning. Have you not had ben morning. Have you not had a bit of a sense of humour . Bypass here . Is it the bad, the here . Is it really the bad, the way projected fair constituency . Well, definitely the well, its definitely not the characterisation well, its definitely not the charactkeynesn welcome. It Milton Keynes would welcome. It doesnt milton doesnt represent the Milton Keynes we or the people in keynes we know or the people in it, thats got people it, and thats whats got people so hot under the collar. But yeah, andrew, ill be honest, its not the biggest thing ive been working on this week. But but but what is but what is, is upset some of your is, what is upset some of your constituents . Idea constituents . Is it the idea its a drug den or a bit of a dump . Well, to be honest , milton well, to be honest, Milton Keynesis well, to be honest, Milton Keynes is wonderful. Its vibrant, its growing. Its a city of the future. Weve got lakes, weve got canals , weve lakes, weve got canals, weve got amazing businesses focussed on technology , and its on technology, and its genuinely the best place in the uk to live and work and grow a family. And that of course did not come across on eastenders. And thats whats got people so hot under the collar. Have you ever watched an episode of coronation street . Ever have you not . Have you not . Im asking you seriously because ive seen a bit of corrie in my time. But corrie is full, corrie is one, is set on cobbles in a very kind of rundown area. It has stories child trafficking. Stories about child trafficking. It drove drug stories, it it has drove drug stories, it has addiction stories. Theyre in every single soap, and the area that theyre portrayed in area that theyre portrayed in are not good. So its not just eastenders whos doing this. Eastenders whos doing this. Youre being a bit oversensitive, dont you think . I bet, bev, if corrie come for, for Milton Keynes, ill come for them as well. Its my job to stick up for mk and thats what im doing. Mk and thats what im doing. If they if they asked you to appearin if they if they asked you to appear in the programme, ben, as the local mp, would you go in it . Yeah, probably. Yeah. Yeah bnng yeah, probably. Yeah. Yeah bring it on. You cant have it both ways. You cant have a go and then say, you know, i think, but i mean Milton Keynes, i havent been to Milton Keynes for a long time, ben. I remember getting lost there in 2001 general in the 2001 general election, when spending day with when i was spending the day with mrs. Thatcher, and the reason i got there are many got lost. There are so many roundabouts , got lost. There are so many roundabouts, multi storey roundabouts, a multi storey car parks, look same. Parks, they all look the same. That was a massive name drop. That was a massive name drop. Andrew. Sorry it wasnt around at the time. At the time. And of course i was devastated because i worshipped mrs. Thatcher and i was so enjoying spending the day with her. But i never found her again. But that was always the big criticism of Milton Keynes that roundabouts were one of the things were proud about. But but it was one of the big criticisms, wasnt it, that you got there and never out . Criticisms, wasnt it, that you got because |d never out . Criticisms, wasnt it, that you got because you never out . Criticisms, wasnt it, that you got because you just ever out . Criticisms, wasnt it, that you got because you just everything . No because you just everything looked not looked the same. Now, im not saying same now. Im saying its the same now. Im sure times changed. I mean, sure times have changed. I mean, you lakes there. You mentioned lakes there. I didnt there lakes in didnt know there were lakes in Milton Keynes, but its good. Were people from Milton Keynes, but its good. Wer outskirts of Milton Keynes . Do you remember them . Concrete cows. Yeah. Are the concrete cows. Yeah. Concrete. Got them dotted around the place. Yeah, absolutely. The place. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. And thats again its part of the kind of the unique cultural identity that you get in milton these, these in Milton Keynes, these, these quirky things. And weve, quirky little things. And weve, weve almost culture weve almost got a culture separate to ourselves in mk because because were a new town, people are people are born there kind of get the vibe. They know that were the city of the future. Theyre really forward looking. We embrace technology. So weve got these little delivery robots. Theyve been delivery robots. Theyve been wandering Milton Keynes wandering around Milton Keynes delivering peoples groceries for years, and for the last five years, and then youve got the people that move move move there. They move specifically that specifically to buy into that vibe. It works really well. So why do you think the bbc havent . Weve asked them for havent . Weve asked them for comment and they wont. Why do you think they wont defend what their depiction of Milton Keynes . Well, 7 well, i . Well, i mean 7 well, i mean thats thats up to the beeb obviously to , to, to to the beeb obviously to, to, to defend themselves. Ive, ive asked the producers if they want to come up, ill give them a touh to come up, ill give them a tour. Well, well go and see some of the many, many sites that, can see milton that, that you can see in Milton Keynes, they, if keynes, you know, if they, if they want have a bit of a they want to have a bit of a ski, you can have a morning skiing Milton Keynes, then skiing in Milton Keynes, then you wander to the you can wander over to the shops. Harrods in shops. Weve got a harrods in the, in the city centre. You can do little. The, in the city centre. You can do oh ttle. The, in the city centre. You can do oh shes going now. Oh shes going now. Oh shes going now. Im going. Coming. Im going. Im im coming. Im going. Im im coming. Worlds biggest. Shes the worlds biggest. This worlds biggest this is the worlds biggest shopper with this because i might full here. Yeah might have a car full here. Yeah yeah. You should be welcome. You should set up a little houday you should set up a little Holiday Company because you sold it. Lakes, ski slopes, harrods. It. Lakes, ski slopes, harrods. So. So. And do you, have you been on the artificial ski slope . Is it fun . Fun . Yeah. Its fantastic. Yeah yeah. Two of my three kids learned to ski on that ski slope i dont you burn yourself when you slip on that. Dont you get like, carpet burnt . Oh. Is it . Like, carpet burnt . Oh. Is it . I thought it was that smokey stuff. No snow. No snow. Oh proper snow. Oh proper snow. Oh proper snow. Oh my god. Oh no, no, none of that. Its now but best in Milton Keynes. Wow. Milton keynes. Wow. Well, ben, best of luck with the campaign. And youre a great ambassador for Milton Keynes. Is it going to. Is it in i dont watch his. Is it in the Programme Every night now . Is Programme Every night now . Is milton going to be an Milton Keynes going to be an integral soap . Integral part of the soap . Yeah, apparently. Apparently this is this is sort of a an ongoing storyline. So the bbc do have chance to, to redeem themselves and show a better side of Milton Keynes. I, im not holding my breath, andrew. I think they should go to the ski slope with you, great to talk thats ben everett, talk to you. Thats ben everett, whos passionate and whos a very passionate and proud. Proud mp. Want to go. I want to go. I want to go. Well, i really shell have to go now. Laughing this we were laughing at this story hes story this morning, and hes overreacting bit, but overreacting a little bit, but but mean, if its got all that but i mean, if its got all that hes not. It does sound it does sound great. Of great. Now talking of constituencies in the firing line. Labour run line. Up next, labour run Birmingham Council that is the Biggest Authority in biggest local authority in europe. Its having to make cuts of £300 million. The council tax is going up 20 and theyre also cutting back on refuse collections. Theyve made a big mess of this, havent they . Were going to be joined by one of birminghams so of birminghams labour mps. So dont youre with dont go anywhere. Youre with britains newsroom with Andrew Pierce welcome back. Now. Birmingham council has signed off on a wave of cuts to services and its. Its authorised a 21 rise in council tax over the next two years. Well, joining us now is the labour mp for Birmingham Selly oak steve mccabe. Steve are you hanging your in this hanging your head in shame this morning. Is a disaster for morning. This is a disaster for the people of birmingham 21. Huge services , huge cuts in services, restrictions on refuse collections. How have you got it . So badly wrong . Well i havent got it badly wrong at all. Andre, this is a budget that was produced under the supervision of Michael Goves commissioners. I admit i am terribly concerned about the impact of it and i dont see that the councillors in birmingham are blameless. But of course, theres another 6 or 8 councils going bust at this very moment. And in fact, the commissioners are costing over £1 million a year. So thats adding to birminghams debts. Steve, are you just saying a year ago the streets of birmingham were buzzing, werent they , steve, because you had the they, steve, because you had the Commonwealth Games there . It was. It was held as a golden era. And now the city is bankrupt. So much for a golden era. And should you have even brought the Commonwealth Games to birmingham, could they could the council really afford the money . Well, of course the Commonwealth Games were supported from a variety of sources and i dont think anybody argues that the positive pubuchy anybody argues that the positive publicity and the business generated was a bad thing. As i say, this is a matter of real concern for birmingham now, but we have to ask ourselves how many more councils are going to be in this position before the end of the year . And steve, can i ask you, are you going to be interviewing about this . Does the council not take any responsibility . You know, michael gove said this week that , that it gone bust because , that it had gone bust because of woeful mismanagement and he said that the Labour Council had actually harmed the city. Now, thats thats a pretty damning indictment. Its mismanagement, isnt it . Its not lack of funds. Its the funds you had , funds. Its the funds you had, have been mismanaged. , as i say, i dont think well, as i say, i dont think the councillors can escape total responsibility, but i defy anyone whos had £1 billion cut from their budget to manage things smoothly. I dont think thats the case. And of course, as i say, Michael Goves commissioners are actually the supervisory , the emergency supervisory, the emergency budget, and they are costing over £1 million a year, which birmingham taxpayers are having to fund. Youre not going to acknowledge any responsibility for this mess, steve, sorry. Say that again. Are you not going to acknowledge any responsibility on behalf of the labour group that was run birmingham many that was run birmingham for many years financial years now for this financial mess . You blame it all on mess . You cant blame it all on the surely . No the government, surely . No i think ive said to i think ive twice said to you dont think the you that i dont think the councillors escape, councillors can escape, responsibility. They have a part responsibility. They have a part to play in this. And id be the first to acknowledge that. But im simply saying its not a one sided story. There are other elements , but we know. Elements, but we know. But steve, we, steve, we know that that councils invest in properties they make terrible investments without knowing what theyre doing. And the people of theyre doing. And the people of the town or the city, the borough have to pay. And thats not fair. Not fair. Yes. Birminghams problems, i dont are around property dont think, are around property investment, although that has happened elsewhere , including in happened elsewhere, including in conservative councils, birminghams problems are partly associated with an equal pay issue that they failed to deal with adequately. And the purchase of our Computer System that has turned out to be a nightmare, while weve got you, steve, we must ask you about the budget. Did it send send your spirits soaring. The chancellors budget statement yesterday. Yesterday. Well, it certainly set the heather and fire for most people, didnt it . No, i think im with the vast majority who would say it was a bit of a damp squib , and was he was he was it squib, and was he was he was it fair of him to have that jibe at labours deputy leader, angela rayneh labours deputy leader, Angela Rayner, over her, her tax arrangements over the Council House that she sold some years ago . Ago . Well, i mean, i think thats the sort of thing you would expect. I mean, i dont know expect. I mean, i dont know whether it was fair or not. Alls fair in love and war. I think the chancellor is a classic example of someone in a glass house, and he should maybe be careful about what stones hes trying to throw. All right. Thats steve mccabe, whos the birmingham p for selly oak, still to come were going to be talking about rochdale Football Club, another Football Club on brink of Football Club on the brink of closure. Football are very closure. Football clubs are very important local important parts of local communities follow communities not, however, follow football. But were going to be football. But were going to be joined by their chairman and were to be asking whether joined by their chairman and weinew to be asking whether joined by their chairman and weinew tgeorge king whether joined by their chairman and weinew tgeorge king whetiis the new mp, George Galloway, is going to the rescue. Going to ride to the rescue. Does even know theres does he even know if theres a problem with the club . Spoken to them. No, he has spoken to them. Right. He said he has. Okay. This newsroom on gb news. A brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on. Solar, sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Had a very good day to you. Welcome to your latest gb news Weather Forecast brought to you by the met office. It is going to increasingly windy we to turn increasingly windy as we go the the week, go through the end of the week, and will be a few showers and there will be a few showers around. There is a around. 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Gb news. On. Gb news. Well thanks, alex. Still to come, were going to be talking about the princess of wales brother in the big brother house. Whats he doing there . Well hes well joining the cast, hes going create lot of damage going to create a lot of damage i over the next coming weeks. Unless Sharon Osborne votes him she wants it him out, which she wants to, it is fascinating. Maloney of course, Karen Maloney of course, will speak some knowledge speak with some knowledge about this because she was in the big brother voted keep brother house. I voted to keep her didnt. They her in, but they didnt. They kicked out. Youre channel. Morning. 11 am. On thursday, the 7th of march. This is britains newsroom on gb news with me, Andrew Pierce and Karen Maloney. Hello. Now, rochdale Football Club is on the brink. The manchester based club faces liquidation by the end of the month, but it looks like the club be saved us club might be saved by a us investor. Well joined by the investor. Well be joined by the club shortly. Club chairman shortly. Jeremy delivered his jeremy hunt delivered his make budget, cutting make or break budget, cutting national by heres National Insurance by 2. Heres what was yesterday. What he was saying yesterday. The plan to grow the economy versus no plan, a plan for better Public Services versus no plan. Plan. A plan to make work pay versus no plan. Growth up jobs versus no plan. Growth up jobs up, taxes down. Labour have slammed the budget, calling it a last desperate act. One of their desperate act. One of their shadow spokesman for james murray spoke to gb news this morning yesterday you know, we saw the budget the chancellor delivered, but nothing in that budget the fact that budget changes the fact that taxes are going up to their highest in 70 years, that people across britain feel worse off, that had 14 years of that weve had 14 years of economic failure the economic failure from the conservatives. Economic failure from the conservfrankly, why and frankly, thats why its time a change for time for a change and time for a general election. General election. And £6 billion is going to be pumped into the National Health service to cut bureaucracy and reduce waiting times. That money well no more, but more well spent no more, but more just disappears, doesnt it . Well, do you remember . Well, do you remember . Do you remember the last system they had . Computer . Yep. Weve got to go. Sorry weve got to go. Sorry doing the devils work. Thats one vicar describes thats how one vicar describes wedding wont wedding planners. You wont want to story. Nice. To miss this story. Really nice. Let us know all your thoughts on all our talking points today. Email us at gbviews gbnews. Com. Heres the news with tatiana sanchez. Carol, thank you very much. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Labour says the newsroom. Labour says the government must explain how it will fund a cut to National Insurance, announced in yesterdays budget , it around yesterdays budget, it around £10 billion has been spent on a £0. 02 cut to the insurance rate, butits £0. 02 cut to the insurance rate, but its benefits are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. The non dom tax status has also been scrapped, meaning that wealthy Foreign Residents will no longer get a tax break. Sir keir starmer says the government is stealing labours policies. How humiliating was that for the government yesterday . Weve argued for years that they should get rid of the non dom tax status. Theyve resisted that and now completely out of ideas are only decent policy. They got is the one that theyve lifted from us. And i think if you needed evidence of why we should go straight to a general election, its that we need change. Obviously we will keep our commitment to the nhs so important. It is. Our commitment to the nhs so important. It is. Well go important. It is. Well go through all of the numbers and will be absolutely clear. Nothing in our manifesto will be unfunded and uncosted. That is an iron rule for the labour party. Forecasters are predicting household disposable income to fall by 0. 9. That would make this parliament the first in modern history to see a drop in Living Standards. We asked Living Standards. We asked residents in nottingham for their reaction to yesterdays budget. I dont make a lot of a budget. To be fair, i think its a scummy attempt by the conservative party to try and regain any bit of ground that they can get , really. I think they can get, really. I think they can get, really. I think they know theyre in a difficult situation and its not going to pan out well for them, and we need to see results on the nhs, seeing a gp, things that really matter, not beer duty, is this theres nothing for the ordinary working man. Working man. Conservatives and labour, theyre both. Theyre both the same. There is no difference. We need a change. Some breaking news now. Two brighton fans have been stabbed in the italian capital ahead of a Europa League match with roma. Thats according to local media reports. The pair, aged 27 and 28, were attacked just after midnight in the monti neighbourhood by a group of seven people wearing masks. Thats according to the la repubblica newspaper. The victims were taken to the local hospital in san giovanni. Brighton is due to play their match against roma in the first leg of the tournaments round of 16 at the Olympic Stadium this afternoon. In other news, mps are warning the post office is not fit to run any compensation schemes for victims of the honzon schemes for victims of the horizon it scandal and should be excluded. The business and trade Committee Published recommendations for delivering payments to hundreds of victims , payments to hundreds of victims, describing efforts so far as abject failure. The committee abject failure. The Committee Says an independent body should be appointed to lead the process. The chairman described it as a National Disgrace that only £1 out of every £5 of the budget for compensate has been issued to subpostmasters nationwide. Building society has reached an agreement to buy virgin money in a deal worth £2. 9 billion. The planned takeover would create a combined lender worth more than 366 billion. It would eventually see the virgin money brand disappear, though nationwide says it has no plans to cut jobs in the near tum. A new train in the near tum. A new Train Service between london and Central Scotland has been given the go ahead. The rail regulator approved plans to operate four daily return services between london euston and the city of stirling. Itll create new competition for lner, which currently operates services on that route. Grand union trains that route. Grand union trains is due to launch its new services by june next year. Is due to launch its new services by june next year. A services by june next year. A woman who loaded a gun on a film set that was fired by Actor Alec Baldwin, has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of causing the death of 42 year old cinematographer halyna hutchins. She was killed when mr hutchins. She was killed when mr baldwin fired a gun as part of the making of a film. In october 2021, prosecutors alleged that Gutierrez Reed unknowingly brought live ammunition onto the set, disregarding gun safety protocols. She now faces up to 18 months in prison. Mr baldwin is also due to stand trial in july. And last month was the july. And last month was the worlds warmest february in modern times. In another sign that the world is running out of time to deal with the climate crisis. Each month since june last year has seen new temperature highs, with temperatures in europe 3. 3 degrees above the average throughout the 1990s. It means the world is, at least temporarily now above the 1. 5 degree threshold beyond which the worst impacts of Climate Change are expected. For the change are expected. For the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. Or you can go to gb news. Com kaja kallas. Now its back to andrew and. Carol. Welcome back. Its 1107. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. Me, carol millom. Weve got a lot of texts and emails coming in. Maloney we have this. Helen says the myth that get huge amounts that pensioners get huge amounts with triple lock needs be with a triple lock needs to be put to get increase put to bed. I get no increase oveh put to bed. I get no increase over, from my over, just pay more tax from my work so whatever they work pension. So whatever they say, to suggest we say, its wrong to suggest we get increase. Get an increase. Says any pensioner linda says any pensioner who has private pensions or is employed into the employed will be taken into the paying employed will be taken into the paying when pensions paying tax sector when pensions rise which is fair. Rise in april, which is fair. Well, joining us in studio is Liam Halligan, who has covered more than steady eddie. More budgets than steady eddie. Yeah, exactly. Our business and economics edhoh our business and economics editor, hes trying to make out hes younger than me. Hes so not hes nearly as old as me, which is really bad. But anyway, we know this wasnt a game changer. This needed a game no, this needed a game changeh no, this needed a game changer. Wasnt. Changer. And it wasnt. Was not pre election this was not a pre election budget. A smoke budget. Theres a lot of smoke and mirrors going i think and mirrors going on. I think labour originally set the hare running. There could be a may election they want the election because they want the tories scared. So tories to be looked scared. So then can, know , the then they can, you know, the daily can dress someone daily mirror can dress someone up a chicken chase the up as a chicken and chase the Prime Minister around westminster. Think westminster. But i think actually the tories are quite happy for a bit of this main narrative to keep going, because that means labour may expose more of their policies and show more of their policies and show more of their hand about what theyre in their theyre going to put in their manifesto. This gamesmanship manifesto. All this gamesmanship doesnt a row of beans to doesnt mean a row of beans to anyone watching listening. Gb anyone watching or listening. Gb news westminster parlour news its westminster parlour games. Is. Meanwhile, real games. It is. Meanwhile, real people worried about their people are worried about their pensions, theyre worried about their mortgages, theyre worried about meet. And for about making ends meet. And for those folk, carol and those ordinary folk, carol and andrew, there wasnt a lot in this budget. I have to say , the this budget. I have to say, the national, the National Insurance plan. All right. Its going to put more money in peoples pockets. But its dishonest for him to say because tax is say that because council tax is going a lot. And also lot going up a lot. And also a lot of people , because of freeze of people, because of the freeze in personal which in personal allowances, which you us, means you can explain to us, means a lot more people are going be lot more people are going to be going into higher brackets. Going into higher tax brackets. First i i remember the first time i started talking fiscal i remember the first time i start i remember the first time i start i remember the first time i start i remember the first time i start i remember the first time i start with, you know, important, meaningful, but pretty average jobs. You know, middle ranking teachers, middle Ranking Police officers, middle ranking nurses, people who do a wonderful job but should not be, you know, higher rate taxpayers. They should not be paying £0. 40 in the pound. They should be paying £0. 20 in the pound. And yet, because the threshold where you go from being a basic rate taxpayer to a higher rate taxpayer to a higher rate taxpayer is frozen as wages go up, as prices go up, you are getting dragged into a higher tax bracket. That is fiscal drag and the impact of fiscal drag is so much more powerful than the impact of these headline tax cuts. We call it a stealth tax, but its a hidden tax, isnt it . It is a hidden tax now. It is a hidden tax now. And he didnt mention it yesterday in the budget. He didnt mention it. And he should have because it was rishi sunak thresholds. Should have because it was rishi suntthen thresholds. Should have because it was rishi suntthen huntiresholds. Should have because it was rishi suntthen hunt extended and then jeremy hunt extended those until those Tax Threshold freeze until 2028. In defence, in 2028. Now in his defence, in jeremy hunts defence, he gave an interview on the Bbc Today Programme this morning and i thought it was actually a really Good Exchange of views and he stuck up himself his stuck up for himself and his policies, worth just stuck up for himself and his policiefair worth just stuck up for himself and his policiefair to worth just stuck up for himself and his policiefair to him worth just stuck up for himself and his policiefair to him forth just stuck up for himself and his policiefair to him for a just stuck up for himself and his policiefair to him for a moment being fair to him for a moment here. Im here to do his here. Im not here to do his bidding for a minute, but we deal right . It is true deal in facts, right . It is true that for average worker that for the average worker here, if you take the reduction, the combined reduction in National Insurance from £0. 12 all the way down to £0. 08 from april, they will be better off because of those two changes. Okay. But theyll still be worse off than they would have been. You know , before the fiscal drag you know, before the fiscal drag was introduced. So it all depends on your starting point. And it is true because we had a pandemic and because weve got, you know, the biggest war in the european in any our european mainland in any of our lifetimes, that the lifetimes, it is true that the pubuc lifetimes, it is true that the public finances are very, very weak. You cant borrow £400 billion and lock the economy for down over a year, and expect the pubuc down over a year, and expect the public finances to be in the same place theyre not. While youre there and talking about that, lets talk about the obr, the office for budget responsibility, because up 3 ago, the up until 2 or 3 weeks ago, the pubuc up until 2 or 3 weeks ago, the public thought and this public thought because and this is might not is why they might not understand. Thought we were is why they might not under� to nd. Thought we were is why they might not under� to get thought we were is why they might not under� to get a thought we were is why they might not under� to get a massive ht we were is why they might not under� to get a massive giveaway,3 going to get a massive giveaway, 30 billion giveaway 30 billion plus giveaway headroom. Expression 30 billion so the expression 30 billion headroom suddenly obr headroom and suddenly the obr sticks in suddenly sticks its all in and suddenly that reduced by third. Explain to people what the obr is and why it has so much power, especially when it gets everything so wrong. In the day of new okay. Back in the day of new labouh okay. Back in the day of new labour, when gordon brown first came 90s, he was came in in the late 90s, he was a prudent chancellor. He a very prudent chancellor. He stuck to tories spending stuck to the tories spending plans. To kill the plans. He was trying to kill the spectre labour in the 70s. Spectre of labour in the 70s. You know , imf bailouts, uk you know, imf bailouts, uk literally bankrupt. Had to be literally bankrupt. Had to be had to rescue plan by by the americans. We all remember. We all cut our teeth watching the telly as kids, didnt we . Gosh, this politics and journalism looks interesting. Lets lets get into it. So post, went as as new labour came in in the late 90s, gordon brown was really, really prudent. But then as he became more ambitious and frankly wanted to be Prime Minister, to spend his minister, he tried to spend his way popularity. And he way to popularity. And he started its fair to started i think its fair to say, really tempering, tinkering for always with the fiscal rules. He kept changing his golden rule , kept changing the golden rule, kept changing the goalposts. I havent broken my golden rule. Yes, you have, gordon. A young George Osborne gordon. A young George Osborne was this. So when he was watching this. So when he came 2010 as chancellor, came in in 2010 as chancellor, he do something to he wanted to do something to stop the kind of playing fast and loose with the public finances, which, you know, im afraid brown did his later in afraid brown did in his later in his later years. And so he introduced office of budget introduced the office of budget responsibility introduced the office of budget res treasury,y introduced the office of budget res treasury, separate from the treasury, separate from political , to put political control, to put forecasts out there. But how good are they . Because they keep getting it wrong. Well, this is the thing. This is the thing the obr, particularly since what happened is the thing the obr, parti lizarly since what happened is the thing the obr, parti liz truss nce what happened is the thing the obr, parti liz truss and nhat happened is the thing the obr, parti liz truss and kwasi appened with liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng in the autumn of 2022 when ignored the obr when they ignored the obr because she was a new Prime Minister, sick of treasury officialdom , sick of whitehall, officialdom, sick of whitehall, sick of the they ignored sick of the obr. They ignored the obr and for all kinds of reasons, including policies that the bank england were doing the bank of england were doing at that time. The markets freaked out and we all know what happened, and then and so jeremy hunt, theres no way he was going to ignore the obr. But i going to ignore the obr. But i actually do think the obr have become a high handed. Now become a bit high handed. Now i do think theyve taken on the sense their forecasts are sense that their forecasts are absolutely gospel, and i know it strikes me that jeremy hunt, he wanted to do an income tax cut of £0. 02 that would have helped pensioners , landlords as well as pensioners, landlords as well as workers. And i think the obr pushed back. Yeah. And so i think they compromised on a National Insurance cut. And but he was spooked by what happened with truss. Absolutely. Absolutely. He was fearful that. He was fearful that. Thats why we have and thats why we have a bonng and thats why we have a boring not helping boring budget thats not helping the that should be helping. Could that should be helping. Could you said bearing you not have just said bearing in mind probably not in mind thats probably not going re elected . He in mind thats probably not going have re elected . He in mind thats probably not going have justelected . He in mind thats probably not going have just said, ed . He in mind thats probably not going have just said, im he could have just said, im ignonng could have just said, im ignoring went it. Ignoring you and went for it. No, because now no, because whitehall now what happens you ignore what happens if you ignore whitehall they leak what happens if you ignore whiteipress they leak what happens if you ignore whiteipress right . They leak what happens if you ignore whiteipress right . Theyjust k to the press right . They just we both that. Know both know that. We all know that. Right . All had those that. Right . Weve all had those calls. Officials, calls. Whitehall officials, if theyre own theyre not getting their own way, them are very way, and a lot of them are very overmighty, a lot of them think theyre rather than theyre activists rather than officials. Sorry. True. Officials. Sorry. Its true. They stuff to the they will leak stuff to the press to damage, which is what damage . Which is what they did to truss. Damage the ministers. Truss. Damage the ministers. And if damage the ministers. And if they started leaking to the press, you know, front page of they started leaking to the presft. ou know, front page of they started leaking to the presft. You now, front page of they started leaking to the presft. You know, front page of they started leaking to the presft. You know, hunts|ge of they started leaking to the presft. You know, hunts quotes the ft. You know, hunts quotes out says obr. Even out of control, says obr. Even if the Financial Markets didnt believe they would believe believe that they would believe that every other trader would believe it and it would set off a cascade of trades people selling uk government debt. The price of that debt goes down. The on that debt goes up. The yield on that debt goes up. The yield on that debt goes up. The of money the amount of money the government to borrow government has to pay to borrow would gone up, and wed all would have gone up, and wed all be talking about nothing else. Sadly, and this was so weve sadly, and this was the last budget the the last budget before the election, come in election, which will come in october, november. But he october, in november. But he could in an autumn state. He could definitely do an autumn some autumn statement. I mean, some kind review that kind of Spending Review that include either include tax cuts either in the summer or early autumn in summer or the early autumn in and around conference period before a general election in october november. October or november. Could that cut come into could that tax cut come into our before the next our pockets before the next election . Our pockets before the next electi certainly you can, it certainly could. You can, you you can make tax you can you can you can make tax cuts very. You dont have to wait turn of the tax wait till the turn of the tax yearin wait till the turn of the tax year in april do a tax year in april to do a tax change. Look at what he did. Last november. He announced that the cut in national the first £0. 02 cut in National Insurance. Going the first £0. 02 cut in national inrintroduce going the first £0. 02 cut in national inrintroduce it going the first £0. 02 cut in national inrintroduce it january. Going the first £0. 02 cut in national inrintroduce it january. Anding to introduce it in january. And that deliberate. You get that was deliberate. So you get tax tax cut april tax cut january tax cut april tax cut january tax cut april tax september. And what the tax cut september. And what the tories hope and hope and hope is that tax cuts can combine that these tax cuts can combine now income rental decreases now with income rental decreases in Interest Rates by the bank of england right now. I was very much of the view that those Interest Rate cuts would come right. One, two, three spring, summer , autumn. Im now not so summer, autumn. Im now not so sure. Im now not so sure. Because you look at geopolitics, its still nasty. You look at its still nasty. You look at oil and gas prices. Theyre creeping up. You look at inflation forecasts. Yes. Inflation is probably going to come down to 2 in the summer. But there are signs in the markets. Its then going to start going up again. Its interesting some of the fixed in the bank are fixed rates in the bank are already going up. That. Already going up. The ones that. Exactly carol. Exactly exactly right carol. Exactly right. And some of the banks put their yesterday their rates up yesterday under cover budget , put their cover of the budget, put their borrowing costs up yesterday they of course, the ukraine and of course, the ukraine bird continues. Exactly. And of course, the ukraine birc its1tinues. Exactly. And of course, the ukraine bircits notjes. Exactly. And of course, the ukraine bircits notjes. You tly. And of course, the ukraine bircits notjes. You know, we its not its you know, we know as seasoned political commentators its the economy. Stupid right. I would now put a twist on that. Its the geopolitics, stupid. Thats whats driving the economy. And thats what in turn is driving politics. Liam halligan he he knows his stuff inside out now. Still to come, malone, youve got to be careful about this. Those refined carbohydrates there. By the way, do you eat refined carbohydrates . Carbohydrates . Yes, we had some this morning. Thats why you look uguer morning. Thats why you look uglier you did 8 00 this morning. This might be. This might be. Thats a good one. So it says. It says you look less attractive when you eat carbs for your breakfast. But theres yeah, but theres a difference, between you difference, carol, between you are extraordinaire. Difference, carol, between you are know, extraordinaire. Difference, carol, between you are know, differenceaire. Difference, carol, between you are know, difference between you know, the difference between less uglier. Less attractive and uglier. And you went straight for uglier. Normally i normally have i normally i normally have for my breakfast a banana and a yoghurt some raisins. Today yoghurt and some raisins. Today you all of that. Gave me you had all of that. She gave me a roseanne. A cake. Roseanne. Thats you have. Thats what you have. Thats what you have. To make me ugly, she wants to make me ugly, its relative, mate. Its all relative, mate. You. Now, actually. Thank you. Now, actually. Thank you. Now, actually. With britains so youre with britains newsroom news. Thats so youre with britains news maloney. News. Thats so youre with britains news maloney. And aws. Thats so youre with britains news maloney. And of;. Thats so youre with britains news maloney. And of course,y Carol Maloney. And of course, liam are economics and Liam Halligan are economics and business i gb gb news 5mm gb news is the home of free speech. We were created to champion it, and we deliver it day in, day out. Day in, day out. Free speech allows us all to explore and debate openly. The issues most important to us, our families. Course, the families. And of course, the british people having challenging conversations to enlighten which is enlighten each other, 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. This is gb news, britains news channel. News channel. Its 1121 with britains news one gb news with Andrew Pierce and cameron. Weve got our panel back with us, the political edhoh back with us, the political editor, daily express, sam editor, the daily express, sam lister new this program, lister and to new this program, very political very pleased to say political commentator lees. Now commentatorjonathan lees. Now the keir the labour leader, sir keir starmer his starmer has delivered his predictable to jeremy predictable reaction to jeremy hunfs h hunts budget. He called it a last desperate act of a party thats failed. Well hear a little bit of what he had to say just bit. Just a little bit. Humiliating that for how humiliating was that for the yesterday . Weve the government yesterday . Weve argued they argued for years that they should of the non dom should get rid of the non dom tax status. Theyve resisted that and completely out of that and now completely out of ideas, only decent policy they got is the one that theyve lifted from us. And i think if you needed evidence of why we should go straight to a general election , its need election, its that we need change. Obviously we will keep our commitment to the nhs. So important it is. Well go through all of the numbers and well be absolutely clear. Nothing in our manifesto will be unfunded and uncosted. That is an iron rule for the labour party. Contrast that with the government, where yesterday, at the end of the budget, the chancellor made a staggering £46 billion unfund commitment to aboush billion unfund commitment to abolish National Insurance. Thats bigger than liz trusss commitment. So theyve learnt commitment. So theyve learnt absolutely nothing. We need change. Its time for change. Labour leader keir starmer more interesting is frankly, whats going on in the big brother house, sam, because gary goldsmith, whos kate middleton, the naughty the prince of waless naughty uncle, hes been causing trouble in the house. Lets have a little to he little listen to what he was saying last night. No, little listen to what he was saying last night. No, no, we saying last night. No, no, we cant listen. What do you think abouti cant listen. What do you think about i mean, have you been watching it . Im far too busy, andrew, to be of course you have, be watching. Of course you have, but i think its but i think i think its interesting that is in there, interesting that he is in there, that hes chosen to go there, that hes chosen to go in there, that hes chosen to go in there, that theyve to have him that theyve chosen to have him in know in there. What id like to know is, he booked before it is, was he booked before it became was ill or became clear she was ill or afterwards i think thats quite key, she this like key, because she needs this like a head. Key, because she needs this like a she head. Key, because she needs this like a she is. Head. Key, because she needs this like a she is. Andzad. Key, because she needs this like a she is. And theyve and she is. And theyve said, and i. Know this because i. And i know this because carol, know his mum. Her mum carol, i know his mum. Her mum didnt want to go and she tried to persuade him not to go in, but hes obviously been paid a shedload of money. I dont know if the because he if he needs the money because he was there, was rumoured at one point worth million something. His business, he sold his business, didnt he . In it. Why he . Yeah, he must in it. Why else would you go in house else would you go in the house if youre doing it for the money . Well, and he seems to me i mean, i shouldnt say, but he seems like a bit of an idiot to me. And jumping and me. And hes jumping about and doing hes me. And hes jumping about and doing to hes me. And hes jumping about and doing to do. Hes me. And hes jumping about and doing to do. Hes hes me. And hes jumping about and doing to do. Hes going hes me. And hes jumping about and doing to do. Hes going to. Es me. And hes jumping about and doing to do. Hes going to. He going to do. Hes going to. He said would talk about said he would not talk about kate, he has already, which kate, but he has already, which is, you its the last is, as you say, its the last thing she needs. Lets have a little lets lets have a little listen did last listen to what he did say last night in the big brother house. Announced, give night in the big brother house. An announced, give night in the big brother house. An opinion. Nced, give you an opinion. Hope shes okay. I hope shes okay. I hope shes okay. I hope shes okay. I think the most important thing. Well i know i spoke to assist my sister. Assist her mum, my sister. Shes getting the best care in world the in the world and all the familys the wagons familys done is put the wagons around family around and look after family first else. First before anything else. Yeah, but do think they put yeah, but i do think they put they a statement out and they put a statement out and she just said we take some time just said we just take some time to recoup and we in easter. Heard mixed f easter. And eard mixed about easter. And lard mixed about easter. And i dont xed easter. And i dont want about easter. And i dont want to about easter. And i dont want to makeyut easter. And i dont want to make at kate and i dont want to make a comment, whatever it is, we comment, but whatever it is, we want to back or in one want her to come back or in one work in. But shes shes amazing. Yeah, be back. Yeah, shell be back. Kind of exploit native, its kind of exploit native, isnt it . I felt i felt a bit embarrassed actually , you know. Embarrassed actually, you know. Embarrassing. What did you think if. Look, if i if. Look, if i was if. Look, if i was unwell and my uncle was on television talking about me, i dont think that i would be entirely thrilled about it. If you can would be entirely thrilled about it. If you can imagine the response in Kensington Palace when announced he was when it was announced he was going on, they must have been absolutely know, absolutely furious. We know, that william very, very that william is very, very jealously guards as jealously guards his privacy as well as well. He might, given whats happened in his life, and that obviously very that hes obviously very protective of his wifes privacy as again, as well, which, again, is completely so completely understandable. So there been complete there must have been complete fury, bit like fury, it does feel a bit like sort of, meghans dad situation where have a kind of wayward where you have a kind of wayward member of the family sort of talking turn about using talking out of turn about using his position, using his relative to kind of get to get money and fame a little bit in that house because he is the brother, of course. But i think that he would be the first to acknowledge that. I mean, all i look, who knows what goes on behind closed doors, but all i can we one can say is that we know one thing that and kate are thing that william and kate are not to be happy, even in not going to be happy, even in watching with this conversation be banished. The thing well, well, the thing well, lets talk some this first. Talk to some about this first. Has said at you know, kate has said at some she will talk about some point she will talk about whats her, and if whats wrong with her, and if its something, its the kind its something, if its the kind of womans problem that you dont to make dont necessarily want to make public, going to blow that dont necessarily want to make pu some going to blow that dont necessarily want to make pusome point, ing to blow that dont necessarily want to make pusome point, because low that dont necessarily want to make pusome point, because iw that dont necessarily want to make pusome point, because i knowt at some point, because i know how works there. I think how it works in there. I think he will know, but they put alcohol in there. You know, the makers of big brother try and get you loose lip. Thats why hes in there. And theyre going to ply with alcohol hes to ply with alcohol and hes going it, which will be going to blow it, which will be devastating for her. Going to blow it, which will be devistating for her. Going to blow it, which will be devi think] for her. Going to blow it, which will be devi think there ieh going to blow it, which will be devi think there is a wider i think there is a wider problem there. I she and, i think there is a wider proiprince1ere. I she and, i think there is a wider proiprince ofe. I she and, i think there is a wider proiprince of wales she and, i think there is a wider proiprince of wales neede and, i think there is a wider proiprince of wales need to nd, the prince of wales need to actually take control of this situation. Youre right. Because the problem is, and i do understand that, you know, clearly , this is a very, very clearly, this is a very, very difficult point for the family. They absolutely do want to protect their privacy. Its completely understandable. Anybody who goes through a Terrible Health terrible time health wise, clearly would also want to clearly they would also want to do the same, but are not do the same, but they are not part the royal family. And part of the royal family. And the particularly the problem now is particularly because open because the king was so open initially with his health problems. And youve problems. And once youve allowed to happen, to then allowed that to happen, to then have this kind of veil of secrecy around things makes it very, very difficult. And i think theories are think conspiracy theories are running. Running wild. And social media now, you know, know we know as women. Know, we know we know as women. Yeah, its a personal thing. But as journalists we need to know. But also i think the public want to know because they adore kate. Yeah. And its not ghoulishness. People are no, i think people are genuinely concerned. Interesting yeah. Its interesting actually, talking actually, what youre talking about, its little bit about, because its a little bit like happened diana like what happened when diana died , when the queen wants to do died, when the queen wants to do something, you know, the way that were done and the that things were done and the royal had to to royal family had to bend to pubuc royal family had to bend to public pressure obviously, public pressure and obviously, you obviously famously public pressure and obviously, you gave usly famously public pressure and obviously, you gave that famously public pressure and obviously, you gave that address. Y public pressure and obviously, you gave that address to gave that gave that address to nation. Sort of to talk about diana, which she hadnt wanted to do, but that was seen as a kind of a complete sea change in the british monarchy, the the british monarchy, about the first modernising first key stage to modernising to more media literate, to becoming more media literate, to becoming more media literate, to becoming more media literate, to becoming more, less stuffy, becoming sort of close to becoming more sort of close to people. And thats a sort of it feels like it might be that sort of moment. Now you say, of moment. Now as you say, because minute charles made because the minute charles made pubuc public that made he said what was we were was wrong with him, and we were told getting treatment. Told he was getting treatment. On. Were letting weve moved on. Were letting him with now. Him get on with it now. But havent told us what but they havent told us what cancer got. No they cancer hes got. No they havent. Cancer hes got. No they havwe . Dont know. And we still dont know. And theres lot of speculation theres a lot of speculation about that and wonder about that too. And i wonder how sustainable about that too. And i wonder how sus its able about that too. And i wonder how sus its very i just its very difficult. I just think the royal family state. Think the royal family of state. Exactly. And people are concerned. You concerned. They are. And, you know, right or know, whether its right or wrong, they do wrong, people do kind of they do need to know. They do a little bit than know at the bit more than they know at the moment, think, because, the moment, i think, because, the palace lost both palaces palace have lost both palaces have control this. Have lost control of this. With the photograph i think with the photograph coming out to which we have, nobodys it or nobodys published it here or broadcast it here, but its all over the internet and its all in foreign newspaper. In every foreign newspaper. This is it. People just and this is it. People just go these days. Go on google these days. Incredibly secretive. Yeah. Incredibly secretive. Havent dont even know havent they . We dont even know what final illness havent they . We dont even know wha that final illness havent they . We dont even know wha that was final illness havent they . We dont even know wha that was never nal illness havent they . We dont even know wha that was never made ness havent they . We dont even know wha that was never made public. Was that was never made public. We pearce were talking we pearce and i were talking this george had this morning that george vi had lung didnt even lung cancer and he didnt even he they didnt tell he didnt know they didnt tell him. Public certainly him. And the public certainly didnt yeah. Theyve didnt know. Yeah. But theyve got i think. Got to change that i think. But thats been happening for, a century. For, you know, a century. Obviously entire obviously in 1936, the entire world obviously in 1936, the entire worl do you think karen malones had carbs this had a lot of, carbs this morning . Yes. Morning . Well, yes. Yeah. Yeah. What the storys about, because this is a story because hes this is a story that says if you have carbs in the morning, it makes you less attractive. You didnt say that about me. You said it make me ugly. Yes, i did say well, yes, i did say charming. That bad use charming. And that was a bad use of words. Youre also very handsome, andrew. Thank you. I have have had some i have and i have had some carbs this morning. So why does it look or less it make you look ugly or less attractive . I dont know it. Makes bloated it makes you bloated and puffy, yeah. Yeah. And why im like and which is why im like this. Ive been scoffing this. Because ive been scoffing panaracer. Always this. Because ive been scoffing panarathem always this. Because ive been scoffing panarathem in. Always brings them in. Absolutely of shes feeder. Paneras before i get in here of the morning. So, so weve all had one. Yeah, but i think we all better than pierce. All look better than pierce. No, hes not as well. Buckled . I buckled to have i buckled . I buckled to pressure i had one well. Pressure when i had one as well. Yeah think is i think we all yeah i think is i think we all look though. Look better than you though. Should borrow maybe i should borrow jonathans have you jonathans beard. Why have you always a beard . Way , always had a beard . By the way, i go through, i go through cycles with my beard. Im g im a little cut at the moment. I like his trousers. Has anybody looked . Has anybody looked . Pull your leg. I cant see them. These are amazing trousers. No. No. Can you see them . Oh. Can you see them . Oh. Can you see them . Oh. Can you. Whats matter can you see them . Oh. Cyou . U. Whats matter with you . Not w youre not very fit. Youre not very fit. Look, just dont want to look, i just dont want to say seeds. Say my seeds. Theyve got. Theyve got. Showing, know, jokes im showing, you know, jokes about so, so would you. So you often eat . So you often eat . No, no. No, no. Oh, its only because carols are feeding. No. No. Im a you brings me lovely pastries. Ive banana. Ive got a banana. Ive got a banana. Ive got a banana. I have banana. Ijust have a banana. Right. Ijust have a banana. Right. Out this can i just point out this morning had a banana, morning youve had a banana, yoghurt, raisins and a pound of only a half of raisin only a half a pound of raisin because ate the re st. Rest. But we also to talk but we also have to talk about wedding theyre about wedding planners. Theyre employed devil, according employed by the devil, according to i think about. Employed by the devil, according to i i think about. Employed by the devil, according to i think think about. Employed by the devil, according to i think theresabout. Employed by the devil, according to i think theres been a couple i think theres been a couple of stories in the last week about vicars and their increasing frustration with the demands couples when, demands of modern couples when, when marrying in when it comes to marrying in church. Think essentially church. And i think essentially couples want the couples now, they want the social media moment, they want to pictures on to put the pictures on instagram, want this instagram, they want this lovely. Vicars are lovely. And the vicars are saying is about and saying this is about god. And its like, actually these its like, well, actually these these paying you these people are paying you money you know, money and ultimately you know, if pay then they surely get if they pay then they surely get what want. If they pay then they surely get whta want. If they pay then they surely get whta lot want. If they pay then they surely get whta lot of ant. If they pay then they surely get whta lot of people just go to a lot of people just go to the church because its a nice church. The church because its a nice chu exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Nice photographs. And nice photographs. And nice photographs. You if kind of, you if you if you kind of, you know, hard for them to know, make it hard for them to do what they to do, theyre do what they want to do, theyre going coming. Then do what they want to do, theyre going left coming. Then do what they want to do, theyre going left withyming. Then do what they want to do, theyre going left withymi money. Then youre left with no money. Get married, would you if you get married, would you get wedding planner . Get a wedding planner . No, no no, no, you oh, god. No, no no, no, you do oh, god. No, no no, no, you do yourself. Do it yourself. The kind of the boss, well, the kind of the boss, your your mum get your mum, your mum would get involved your mum, your mum would get inv no, im single. No, im single. Happy. Very, very happy. Very, very happy. Wedding planner. If you use a wedding planner. If you were married, very much were to get married, i very much doubt it. I think thered a lot of i think thered be a lot of things id have to do before i would consider getting married. Id someone id have to find someone i wanted first. Oh well, wanted to marry first. Oh well, dont eat any carbs the morning. Can put. No. I think they can put. No. I think its very important be body positive. I think that people can should balanced should have a balanced diet, including carbs. This story, though, to be bit though, it does seem to be a bit of battle on and it is of a battle going on and it is a serious issue for some people because people been because people have been complaining this complaining that, they have this wedding photographers wedding and the photographers are they are treated very badly. They cant get the shots. I think we have that. Have to recognise that. Obviously are there do obviously vicars are there to do an job to, you an important job and to, you know, getting know, people are getting married. Its a legal ceremony, but same its the but at the same time its the most day people in most important day for people in their lives. And they want to they to have good they want to have good photographs. So it has to be a way this, in this war. To his, to the vicar, isnt it really . Yeah. Exactly. Well, exactly. Well, exactly. Thank you both. Okay. Well, thank you both. It great to you and its it was great to see you and its time News Headlines time for your News Headlines with sanchez. With tatiana sanchez. Apparently. Apparently. Apparently. Andrew carroll. Thank you. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Labour says the government must explain how it will fund a cut to National Insurance, announced in yesterdays budget. Around £10 yesterdays budget. 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The price of gold is £1,689. 02 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7659 points. Rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news Financial Report well up at noon. Report well up at noon. Good afternoon britain and theyre here. Tom and emily, we are fresh from their outing in westminster. Was fun in westminster. Yesterday was was yesterday was good. It was brilliant, liked it. Brilliant, i liked it. Im happy to report astonishingly viewing astonishingly good viewing figures but on to the substance to hear. But on to the substance of whacked. To hear. But on to the substance of \our ked. To hear. But on to the substance of \our so called rivals. Our so called rivals. Our so called rivals. I mean, this has been the i mean, this has now been the whole weve been ahead of whole week weve been ahead of one the other, whoever they one of the other, whoever they are. Are. Talk mn em tooting your own trumpets. No. Well, i mean, if we dont no. Well, i mean, if we dont say it, who will . But but its really interesting buried within the detail of the budget were some expectations, particularly from the office for budget responsibility organisation. Now, not only did the obr Say Something that was almost trossingen yesterday , they said trossingen yesterday, they said that cutting some taxes could actually raise some revenue. This was the Capital Gains tax, god forbid, on property, which the chancellor will be cutting by 8, and the obr will say thats actually going to raise more money because therell be more money because therell be more activity. More economic activity. But beyond also raised beyond that, they also raised some about migration some questions about migration and whether or not migration is always the economic panacea that people make it out to be. Yes. Essentially theyre admitting and probably for the first time, that immigration isnt cost free and that actually it may have some impact on Public Services. Who knew . Who knew . It turns out, why do you have to be a clever wonk to know that . Turns out i have no idea. Turns out i have no idea. Andrew, if you if you issue 700,000 visas, only 150,000 of which are work visas, then perhaps it could have a bit of a bit of an impact. How did this committee get so much so quickly . Much power so quickly . Find it astonishing. I find it astonishing. I find it astonishing. It is. Is remarkable. It is. It is remarkable. George set George Osborne, of course, set it and originally it up in 2010, and originally the idea of the was to the whole idea of the obr was to make that the treasury make sure that the treasury stopped lying about its budgets, because know that under because we know that under gordon there was a bit of gordon brown there was a bit of Jiggery Pokery gordon brown there was a bit of Jiggery Pokery moving the spreadsheets around, pretending that things that werent investment all investment were investment. All the of it. As this the rest of it. But as this organisation has gone for on the last 14 years, the original people running it moved out new people running it moved out new people have moved in and its got the technocrats that were described as. But this is what happens to every arm of the state. I think its impossible intentions the founding. It intentions of the founding. It sort gets and sort sort of gets groupthink and sort of the state. Of gets absorbed by the state. Its impossible for these types of watchdogs not to become political , even types of watchdogs not to become political, even though of course, they would dispute that. But to get stuck but we also want to get stuck into this, row between jk rowling the trans journalist rowling and the trans journalist india willoughby. Its all getting rather well. Always on her side. Jk rowling. Shes a hero. Well, rowling. Shes a hero. Well, apparently shes brave. Courageous. Apparently, india willoughby has actually reported her to the police. For what . The crime of misgendering her, which last time i checked, is not a crime. But well be digging into the, legalities there. The police . Should you go to jail for misgendering . Misgendering . Thank you. And go away. Yes. Its none of our business, frankly. Between two its spats between two people. Both said mean people. Theyve both said mean things each other. Right, things about each other. Right, they can both stuffed. As they can both get stuffed. As far concerned. Far as im concerned. No, but about so much more than that. We love jake. We love jake. We love jake. Well into the detail. Well get into the detail. Well get into the detail. Them. Britains thats them. Britains newsroom. Youre listening to us now from son heung min gb news. Tom emily coming up at tom and emily coming up at midday. Course. Time is midday. Of course. The time is now. 1137. Its 1140 with britains news on gb news. With andrew. Piers and karen will look. Their emails are pouring in about Milton Keynes. Theyre very funny. Theyre very funny. Paul says i loathe Milton Keynes and always get lost around there. Did i . Did i . One important piece of architecture. Its frightful. Everything is so artificial, including the lakes. But the tory mp was very proud. Ben was very proud of the lake, very proud. And m says, wow, has and m says, wow, that mp has sold keynes. Were sold Milton Keynes. So we were talking Milton Keynes talking about Milton Keynes because its been depicted as a drug den dump on eastenders. Because its been depicted as a drug den dump on eastenders. The drug den dump on eastenders. The tory mp we spoke to very. But m says shes going, yeah. But m says shes going, yeah. She says go on. She says go on. She says youre on the no, she says youre on the right looking the house right move. Looking at the house prices, she probably found that quite prices, she probably found that quigordon says this is gordon says oh no, this is about trump, one about tracy. Tracy says i work in Milton Keynes and i live near it. Its a lovely place. But theres a a lovely place. But theres a big problem migrants. Yes, big problem with migrants. Yes, well, theres a big well, tracy, theres a big problem. Everywhere problem. Migrants everywhere the country. Blimey. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now blimey. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now , blimey. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now , gordon blimey. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now , gordon says,imey. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now , gordon says, outy. Problem. Migrants everywhere the cou now , gordon says, out of now, gordon says, out of a vast population, the usa is our trump and biden the best they can come up with. We ask that question all the time. Well, a population of well, its a population of 330 million. Thats and 330 million. And thats it. And of michelle put a of course, Michelle Obama put a statement out this week because she wanted to scotch the speculation that would step speculation that she would step to biden. Dopey to in replace biden. Dopey joe biden, should biden, who really should be stood down. Wouldnt she stand . But why wouldnt she stand . I dont understand, you dont understand, because, you know, she you know, she know, she was she you know, she was white house. She was in the white house. She knows works. I think she knows how it works. I think she could. Shes very well. I she could make huge i think she could make a huge difference she knows difference because she knows how it works. Difference because she knows how it vyand. Difference because she knows how it vyand. Idea of four years of and the idea of four years of that, it . That, why would you need it . Theyve did years, you they did eight years, you know that. You know, when and you know, when her and barack, they bought, did you ever watch magnum . Ever used to watch magnum . You know, detective know, their detective series . Yeah. Bought that house yeah. They bought that house that magnum lived in. They a big estate . Did they a big estate . Did they a big estate . Hes very wealthy. He well, hes very wealthy. He made millions from his book. Yeah, well. Well, im guessing thats probably where theyre their theyre going to spend their time the, you know, time not running the, you know, the yeah. Okay now back, the usa. Yeah. Okay now back, david were talking david says theres were talking about council. David says theres were talking about no council. David says theres were talking about no excuse council. David says theres were talking about no excuse foryuncil. David says theres were talking about no excuse forymcouncil theres no excuse for a council anywhere to to anywhere to overspend to the point sack the point of bankruptcy, sack the entire of entire irresponsible lot of those the citys those handing the citys finances and appoint a proper accountant. Exactly what accountant. Thats exactly what should be done. I mean, of course, steve mccabe, we talked to the local labour seat. He wasnt taking responsibility. Hes blaming the tories. Yeah, biggest yeah, there it is. The biggest local authority in europe, and theyve set council tax theyve set a council tax increase of 21. That is enormous i the Commonwealth Games, they were told not to do. They were they were told that their their expenses couldnt take it. And yet went ahead and did it yet they went ahead and did it anyway. Thats, you know, anyway. And thats, you know, what me. Thats what that says to me. Thats grandstanding part of the grandstanding on the part of the people of council. By people in charge of council. By the all the people the way, all the people in charge on figure charge there on six figure salaries and obscene pensions. Yeah by the people yeah all paid for by the people in birmingham. Yeah. Yeah all paid for by the people in [and ngham. Yeah. Yeah all paid for by the people in [and ng course, ah. Yeah all paid for by the people in [and ng course, theyd have and of course, theyd have got tickets to all the got nice tickets to all the Commonwealth Games. Oh, of course, i dont even remember the birmingham. Dont either, dont no i dont either, i dont but really feel sorry for but but i really feel sorry for the of birmingham because the people of birmingham because council tax is already, you know, its already huge. Theyre going extra 21 there going to pay an extra 21 there now because i mean gove now because, because i mean gove called mismanagement. Called it woeful mismanagement. But was not he but you man earlier was not he wasnt that. Wasnt having that. Itll be a big issue well itll be a big issue come because there come the election because there are councils going bust are other councils going bust too. Some are too. Of course some are conservative but birmingham conservative but but birmingham is the second is the biggest. Just on on martins talking about , the budget. He says the about, the budget. He says the only that would save the only thing that would save the conservative a conservative party now is a sudden dramatic action on migration, such as actually turning the boats and turning back the boats and deporting shouldnt deporting people shouldnt be here. Martin, complete. Here. Yes, martin, we complete. We agree. So why wont they do it now . W w. W. Wheres the email from . Kevin im being told its a good one. Wheres email kevin, wheres the email from . Kevin, have you we havent got kevin. We cant find kevin. We cant find kevin. No, we know where kevin is. We havent got him. We havent got him. Whats kevin talking about . Kevin, to find your email. Hes t. photos of look oh, hes got photos of look hes got photos of Milton Keynes. Hes on screen. Keynes. There hes on screen. Oh, here we kevin, this this oh, here we go. Kevin, this this is from kevin. Is this is from kevin. This is from kevin. If youre listening on the radio, kevin is uploaded of uploaded some photographs of milton the Milton Keynes, including the artificial to be artificial lakes which are to be fair, theyre very pretty. Rather pretty. They are rather pretty. They are rather pretty. Mean, the lady before i mean, the lady before said they werent, but that is they werent, but that that is very nice. And the who very nice. And the tory mp who we spoke to, everitt, bbc to, ben everitt, said the bbc should it. Should apologise over it. Theyre refusing anything theyre refusing to say anything at all do we think that at all and why do we think that is what its publicity isnt is what its all publicity isnt it . To come, rochdale it . Now still to come, rochdale football rochdale in the Football Club rochdale in the shadow, course, of manchester shadow, of course, of Manchester City united, city and manchester united, the aristocrats premier aristocrats of the premier league fighting survive, aristocrats of the premier leango ighting survive, aristocrats of the premier leango anywhere survive, aristocrats of the premier leango anywhere because its dont go anywhere because its complete to two very important people town. One of people from the town. One of them George Galloway, the them is not George Galloway, the local youre with britains local mp. Youre with britains news and gb news. Hello George Galloway, youre welcome to galloway, youre very welcome to come to come on gb news. Wed love to talk to but well, rochdale Football Club is fighting to survive. The 117 year old fan club needs an urgent investment of £2 million, or faces liquidation by the end of the month. Meanwhile, sirjim ratcliffe, bought ratcliffe, who recently bought a quarter man united for quarter of nearby man united for £1. 3 quarter of nearby man united for £13 billion, which just shows £1. 3 billion, which just shows how unfair it all is. The new rochdale mp, George Galloway, has given his support to the club, but the biggest new threat that we face is the possibility of the extinction of the proud rochdale Football Club, and i pledge that i will work tirelessly. Tirelessly. I hope, with the town council as changed in 12 weeks time to save the deal. God bless you George Galloway. Do we actually believe he cares about rochdale . Its a big local issue. And lets talk to somebody who was also on that ballot paper, david tully, who was the independent candidate who came a very fine second, also simon gauge, second, and also simon gauge, whos the chairman of rochdale football david tully , Football Club. David tully, lets ask you first, what can you to save the club . You do to save the club . Good morning. Yes, well, obviously, on my, points of view on rochdale, one of them was obviously, the survival of our local Football Club. So i intended, obviously, if i got over the line to address the council and, you know, fund and support the club, which has been, a part of our community for 117 years. So that was one of my main points. And drive to get over the line. David, what do you need to save the club . How much money is it going to take to save it . Well, i believe we could do with between 2 and £3 million of investment. Obviously, simon are not exactly the figures, but obviously me as a local lad and a, you know, a season Ticket Holder along with my two sons was was, you know, that was, one of my drives to, obviously look after the club , which i feel is after the club, which i feel is part of our way of life in the town. And, its got a lot of town. And, its got a lot of heritage and a lot of people. I mean, were only a small supporting club, but theres 2000 very loyal fans, which is. Its a part of our way of life. And, i feel very strongly that it needs to survive. Well, lets bring out do that. Lets bring simon gayton. Youre the chairman of the club. Youre the chairman of the club. Simon, how close to extinction is the club . But its, without investment, its very close to extinction, were not were not a basket clay based club. There is, there isnt loads and loads of debt in the club. Its just the club has no cash. Its just the club has no cash. So to continue operating. So. So thats the requirement on the investment, were asset rich and that we own our own ground. As i say, its a well run club. We probably lose without player trading or, cup runs about a half a million a year. But thats no different to any other club at this level. We just dont have a Beneficial Owner to smooth the cash flow. Simon, there is there is a uk , a us investor interested in buying the club. Isnt there . How how real realistic is that and how close is the deal . Well, the there is a us investor and other investors that are interested in the club. The us investors signed a letter of intent with us to say that they wish to proceed. But, weve been a Fan Owned Club for 100 years. So this evening were holding an agm to restructure the share structure in the club, which allows us to be sold and get investment into the club. So theres a series of things tonight. Its the first step in that the second step will be the council coming to the table and getting involved. And doing their bit and assisting with with the requirements of the investor moving forward to make sure the club is saved. Sure the club is saved. David, tell me what you need is a ryan reynolds, the american guy who stepped in to save wrexham Football Club thats gone really, really well and has put wrexham on the international map. Perhaps this us company can do the same for rochdale . Well, itd be really nice. Well, itd be really nice. Yeah, because, we need a bit of a good fortune in our town and, and i think if that happened, thatd be great for the town and the obviously our, our club. The obviously our, our club. Why do you only get 2000 fans a week at the, at the matches . A week at the, at the matches . Well, i think you touched on it earlier. Were 12 miles away from probably the best Football Team in the world at the minute and 40 miles away from the most famous one. So obviously were little rochdale, but we do our thing. We dont you know, we its a Community Hub, isnt it . Its where people who live in the area get together every saturday. You say you take your sons same for everyone else. Its a great place for all its a great place for you all to meet. Oh, its fabulous. Yeah. What oh, its fabulous. Yeah. What we have is a Great Community feel. You you sit next to lifelong friends. You stand next lifelong friends. You stand next to them. People who youve grown up with. And the interaction on the terraces is fabulous. You know , before the match, after. Know, before the match, after. It is a way of life for us. And, you know, and each small club around the country knows that. And theyll feel what were going through at the minute. Yeah. You know, so its, you know, were part of the pyramid of the football league, which is envied around the world. And, you know, you start taking rochdale away. You know, itll soon earn that pyramid will soon have a dent in it. Simon what do you want from the council tonight . What have they got to do to make your future viable . Well, tonights tonights not, about the council tonight. Its a shareholders voting on on a new share structure. But Going Forward from the council, we need support. We need somewhere to build a Community Hub where we can train where we can run education programmes, where we can run , all our social can run, all our social programmes that we do , out of. Programmes that we do, out of. And that will give the additional income. All right, sam, were gonna have to lose you. Im afraid weve run out of time, but we want to wish you the very best of luck, because we want rochdale fc still we want rochdale fc to still be surviving flourishing. Surviving and flourishing. Thats thats it thats it from me. Thats it from malone. Well from Carole Malone. Bev, well be with next week. But be back with me next week. But next up, its and emily. A migration double whammy. The obr revises up migration expectations for next year and the year after, while at the same time suggesting that migration isnt always the economic boon weve been told. And a row has erupted between j. K. Rowling and a trans journalist will give you the latest after the weather. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Very good day to you. Welcome to your latest gb news Weather Forecast brought to you by the met office. It is going by the met office. It is going to turn increasingly windy as we go through the of the week, go through the end of the week, and will be a few showers and there will be a few showers around. The moment there is around. At the moment there is a blocking area of pressure blocking area of High Pressure to of the uk and to the northeast of the uk and that leading to a that is leading to a southeasterly flow, those southeasterly flow, but those southeasterly flow, but those southeasterly winds are going to strengthen bringing strengthen and they are bringing a showers to places as we go a few showers to places as we go through today, mostly around parts , southwest parts of wales, southwest england, also some parts england, but also some parts of northern seeing Northern England. Seeing a few showers , though many us will showers, though many of us will stay there will be some stay dry and there will be some bright or sunny spells developing to a bit of a chilly feel. Temperatures near normal or a little average or a little bit below average for time year. And like for the time of year. And like i said, winds will be picking up, so add to the chilly so that will add to the chilly feel to later and we will see feel to later on and we will see a more showers across wales a few more showers across wales through a few more showers across wales througshowers push into northern those showers push into Northern Ireland overnight. Ireland as we go overnight. Also, showery outbreaks also, some showery outbreaks of rain northeast england rain across northeast england and eastern scotland could see something over the something a bit wintry over the Higher Ground here elsewhere, and dry weather and and a lot of dry weather and some clear skies too. In the shelter the wind we could shelter from the wind we could see dropping close see temperatures dropping close to, if not a little bit below freezing in rural spots. Freezing in prone rural spots. So touch of frost first thing so a touch of frost first thing tomorrow as tomorrow morning. Otherwise, as we go through tomorrow. Still some across some showery outbreaks across parts and northeast parts of scotland and northeast england. Most these england. But most of these will clear away. Largely fine clear away. So a largely fine day. Plenty dry, sunny day. Plenty of dry, sunny weather many of us, weather for many of us, especially as we go into the afternoon, but worth bearing in mind those winds are going mind that those winds are going to further. So to strengthen further. So although wont drop although temperatures wont drop although temperatures wont drop a huge amount, its likely to feel chillier than today. Feel chillier than today. Feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good afternoon. Britain. Its 12 00 on thursday, the 7th of march. Yes. Immigration is not cost free. 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