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Rest of the country. So why all this crazy weather . The Prime Minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop possible blackouts. Well be possible blackouts. Well be speaking to the government on this shortly. This shortly. And in the sport this morning. Carl palmer shines as chelsea beat newcastle. Emma raducanu loses it. India wells, whod have thought . And pinnacle of jump racing. The Cheltenham Festival gets underway today. Festival gets underway today. Hello there. Politics leading for us this hour. Plenty of unease on conservative benches as lee anderson takes his place as lee anderson takes his place as reform pm uks first mp. Well, in an interview with Patrick Christys on gb news last night, this is what he had to say about the defection. It was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying that lee anderson has done what his mums told him to do, but i think your mothers and your fathers give good advice, even get you even when you get when you get to age. Parents were first to my age. My parents were first time voters in 2019. They time tory voters in 2019. They put their in Boris Johnson put their faith in Boris Johnson and conservative government and the conservative government and the conservative government and but four years later, and in me. But four years later, they feel theyve been let they feel like theyve been let down, the conservative down, that the conservative party not delivered party have not delivered on their and think their promises and they think its their promises and they think wsfime their promises and they think its time for change. Following that defection , following that defection, tory mps are now calling for an urgent course correction from the Prime Minister. There are reports today, though, that Boris Johnson will make an election comeback to campaign in red wall seats. Lets get the thoughts of former special adviser to michael gove. Charlie rowley. Good morning to you, charlie. And look obviously you, charlie. And look obviously this is to be painful and this is going to be painful and bruising for the Prime Minister. I think there are reports around this morning of possibly as many as other tory mps as ten other tory mps contemplating , joining reform. Contemplating, joining reform. Could change that . Could boris change that . Well, i think its great if bofis well, i think its great if boris does come back, if he joins the campaign , then in any joins the campaign, then in any way that he feels hes able to do so because, as lee was rightly saying, it was Boris Johnson that won that thumping majority in 2019 that united the party, united the country after a very divisive period during brexit, and particularly in those key areas, those red wall seats in the area that lee currently represents. So i think it would be great to see Boris Johnson back. It would be great, obviously, to see David Cameron out on the campaign trail. Former Prime Minister, obviously now foreign secretary. Im sure theresa will be she theresa also will be before she finally steps down from parliament, to parliament, will continue to be out about campaigning for out and about campaigning for the conservative party, delivering the message that actually you should continue to be conservative. Its interesting that the role of Boris Johnson, and weve talked about it a lot in this programme, how is it about programme, how what is it about boris . That means people the boris . That means people in the red feel they can relate to red wall feel they can relate to him, because the threat from reform conservative is reform to conservative party is quite across the quite evenly spread across the country. Just a red country. It isnt just a red wall problem. And yet boris isnt being to all corners isnt being sent to all corners of the country. It is particularly this area. Does particularly this area. How does he what is it that what is the cut through that he achieves there . So i think largely brexit is a big part to play. So you know, lots of people in the red wall voted for brexit. They felt as though that westminster wasnt working just much as working for them just as much as as the party wasnt as the labour party wasnt working them. Thats why working for them. Thats why they the labour party they left the labour party behind. And voted conservative. Many cases for many cases, in many cases for the first so think, the very first time. So i think, you winning that majority you know, winning that majority in is the is in 2019, boris is the is certainly the most able to go and win those people back. If they do feel disaffected and disenfranchised by by the party. And but we all know that hes a great communicator also. You know, he can cut through to people, you know, where many other politicians simply cant. So i think it would be great to see him, as i say, back on the back on the campaign bus. And how much of a blow is it, you know, to lose . Lee anderson, former deputy chair of the party. Will rishi party. And, you know, will rishi sunak really be cursing that they suspended him at all . Well, i think look, i mean, by lees own admission , he by lees own admission, he didnt phrase what he said a few weeks ago in the way in which he could have done better. But the sentiment remains, and there are lots of people feel strongly about the issue and who runs the country. And do have control country. And do we have control in this country . You know, thats what lee was in this country . You know, that getting what lee was in this country . You know, that getting at. What lee was in this country . You know, that getting at. And at lee was in this country . You know, that getting at. And it lee was in this country . You know, that getting at. And i think, as was getting at. And i think, look, anyone who leaves the tory party would be missed. Im sure the Prime Minister would have rather him to stay , but rather wanted him to stay, but hes decision. Hes taken that decision. Mean, james cleverly, the i mean, james cleverly, the home secretary, has said that actually, hes made a big mistake here and that actually all hes doing is helping labours other public labours cause. Other public right to trust lee anderson, given that hes, you this given that hes, you know, this rainbow of career, the rainbow of his career, the different that he different parties that he supported five minutes ago, he absolutely believed what the absolutely believed in what the conservatives stood for and absolutely was going to absolutely was never going to conceive joining reform. And conceive of joining reform. And now and utterly is now he totally and utterly is decrying you know, is there decrying that you know, is there a trust problem there . Well, i think theyll certainly be asked, certainly be questions asked, because was also a labour because he was also a labour councillor before joining the conservatives. So, you know, there a where you there comes a point where you say, a politician, do you say, as a politician, do you actually sort of, know, actually sort of, you know, champion your causes from within . Do you actually try and, you make sure the you know, make sure that the party that youre a part of is delivering areas you delivering in the areas that you want you do through, want to you can do that through, policy discussions. Can do policy discussions. You can do it campaigning. It through campaigning. You can do through having a great do it through having a great stints on brilliant tv channels like gb news. But to suddenly up sticks again and leave a Political Party for the second time. And we dont know how it might end with reform. He once called richard tice a pound shop nigel farage. He did go on to say that, you know, if you vote reform, that is effectively a vote for labour, a party that he has already left. So people will question, lees question, i think lees judgement this and just a judgement in this and just a word, on the of word, finally, on the issue of defection, a lot of people think that kind of undemocratic that thats kind of undemocratic because into because you werent voted into that constituency for that party. What has been his response to that, and is that fair enough . Well, i think hes effectively said, look, were not to have a by election not going to have a by election because too close to the because were too close to the general election, and that might just a waste taxpayers just be a waste of taxpayers money. People money. I think, look, the people of will ultimately money. I think, look, the people of whether ultimately money. I think, look, the people of whether they 1ately money. I think, look, the people of whether they want money. I think, look, the people of whether they want lee decide whether they want lee anderson to as their mp, anderson to remain as their mp, as reform mp or or not. But as a reform mp or or not. But i do think it has to be taken a little bit more seriously because we dont quite when because we dont quite know when the election is. And the general election is. And i think, know, people of think, you know, people of ashfield have a to elect ashfield have a right to elect the for the party in which the mp for the party in which they decide not necessarily the individual. Okay. Very much. Charlie thank you very much. Charlie rowley, special adviser rowley, former special adviser to michael gove. Good to to michael gove. Always good to get first thing get your thoughts first thing in the morning. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Right. A whirlwind 24 hours for the royal family as theyve plunged further into pr crisis. Plunged further into pr crisis. Im talking about the edited mothers day, pictures , which mothers day, pictures, which went on show on sunday. Today, all eyes on Prince William as hes due to make an appearance. An earthshot appearance to promote a new platform that bnngs promote a new platform that brings Environmental Solutions together. So could an update on the princesss health be imminent . Lets ask former royal reporter michael cole. I mean, suspect not given all the ferrari over the weekend. What do you make of the weekend. What do you make of it all . Is this done as a line drawn under this . Now or is there a big issue were talking about trust with lee anderson. Is there an issue trust with is there an issue of trust with kensington can we Kensington Palace . Can we believe theyre telling us . Believe what theyre telling us . Morning good good morning isabel. Good morning eamonn, youve morning eamonn, isabel, youve asked cogent question asked the most cogent question of the day. Can we any longer trust the royal family . Unbelievable that were actually asking that question about one of the immutable pillars of society and british life. But human nature being what it is people presented with a fake picture will say, well , what can picture will say, well, what can we believe what theyre telling us . Can we believe what theyre telling us about the woman we see there , kate, about her see there, kate, about her health, this is a very, very bad state of affairs, it couldnt be worse because, if truth is compromised , credibility goes compromised, credibility goes out the door with it. And im out the door with it. And im afraid thats whats happened. It is a grade a disaster for the royal family its not a trivial matter because, were being misled. And that is a very, very great shame. Were always fair on this program. Youre always fair. So lets say that , kate, fair. So lets say that, kate, princess of wales, coming up for 13 years of being married and entering the royal family, she hasnt put a foot wrong in that time. But this time, im afraid time. But this time, im afraid shes put her very elegant boot in a very bad and big black hole , a bad puddle of very dirty water, and its causing problems. And i think michael, i still look at this. I dont know what you what . Youre like my friend, but i look at these so called changes and they dont make a darn bit of difference to me whether they were changed or whether they stayed in. And it just seems unnecessary. Its theres a lot of furore about nothing really , of furore about nothing really, i dont know why she would want to straighten her childs pullover or her zip in her jacket or whatever. I dont see the difference after shes done it than before. She did it as well. And and, its micro control thing, really. I just i just dont see that its an improvement, with the finished product. And so i think its a product. And so i think its a big thing as well about the photograph agencies. I think theyre making a mountain out of a molehill with all of these. I dont know what what we all expect to happen, but her reply yesterday was very curt, very minimal , very yesterday was very curt, very minimal, very look, i did this, so stick it up your nose. Were not im not going to explain. Im not going to reveal the original photograph so original photograph either. So i dont were any further on dont think were any further on with all of this. Yeah. People of goodwill and youre one of them will take that point of view. The problem is it does show a naivety bordering on foolishness, because we are and we know it in the age of fake news, were in the age of fake news, were in the age of fake news, were in the age where Artificial Intelligence can interfere with pictures of prominent people and major events and to think as she must have done, that this photograph would pass muster with people whose job, profession is looking at hundreds of photographs a day and spotting the fakes and getting rid of them, and publishing genuine , authentic publishing genuine, authentic photographs. Because what is happening now , of course, in happening now, of course, in gaza and ukraine, is warring factions are creating images that suit their propaganda purposes. Of course, windsor purposes. Of course, Windsor Castle is a long way from the battlefront , but the same battlefront, but the same principle applies. Truth is immutable. You cant change it if you start changing it. People are going to say, well, if we cant believe her on one time, the next time you tell the truth, it will be brought in question. Its a difficult thing. Trickery of this kind is highly undesirable because it actually sets up the questions which we are now discussing. And the picture agencies, i believe , had only just recently believe, had only just recently changed their guidelines, making them tighter because of those things that you were describing, wars and elections and peoples jobs being to spot fakes, all day long. And it just seems the royals were the first to come a cropper from that in a big way. And just a final thought from you just can i just ask you can i just can i just ask you can i just can i just ask you because theres a lot of the papers and commentary and on social media saying, leave kate alone, back off. Alone, and, you know, back off. And to say, do you think and i have to say, do you think that there is a sense that people are going after kate, or do you think that that actually is a mischaracterisation . Because that theres because i suspect that theres interest because interest in the story, because theres affection and theres genuine affection and people worried about what people are worried about what many see as their many people would see as their their favourite royal. Yeah, shes very popular. She will stay very popular. Isabel. But this is a bad mistake. And i hate to say this to somebody who is obviously recovering and we all wish her the greatest of good fortune and a speedy and a complete, recovery. But it is a bad mistake, and shes got it all wrong on this question of the photograph since very interesting questions were raised about it by eamonn, because im coming on the program. I spoke to the bureau chief of Associated Press in this country, the top person at and she said, for us, it does not matter what the manipulation is, only that it happened. And is, only that it happened. And thats the point, really. We cant we must be able to trust everything that comes out or else every time a statement is issued, a Health Bulletin is issued, a Health Bulletin is issued or a photograph is issued, were going to have to say, i wonder if thats true. And thats a very , very bad look and thats a very, very bad look at a difficult time for the royal family very good, very good. Thank you very much indeed, michael. Appreciate all of that. Thank you, weve got jim dale in the studio. Jims a senior meteorologist , and studio. Jims a senior meteorologist, and hes here obviously to talk about the weather and the weather. The latest weather situations. But youve got something to say on this, this picture and how it relates to real events in the world. Yeah, i really i spent yesterday kind of thinking in my head, why the hell is this the number one story in on the news items right across the board. And its still there today , and its still there today, look, im not into changing pictures and whatever i dont even know how to do it myself, but i was thinking, theres so much stuff going on in the world, particularly on my side of the things in terms of the climate and what have you. And this number this manages to be the number one i was tweeting around one story i was tweeting around yesterday saying, you know, theres, talked about the theres, we talked about the texas fire a few weeks ago, didnt we . They say the worst in history, as heres a picture of the fires in history. And the worst fires in history. And i put that picture on there. And then another one about the somerset flooding somerset levels flooding and farmers do farmers not being able to do their, their crops. Now, thats their, their crops. Now, thats whats important people whats important to people on the ground that the story about the ground that the story about the royals, to me , i might be the royals, to me, i might be completely outspoken here, but it isnt i dont i think its a non story. See, i think there was a story yesterday about east anglia and they were talking about hundreds of miles of pylons, electric pylons, over the country. And it was made to be a great positive thing. This is our race to net zero or whatever. I wouldnt want an electric pylon in my back garden or in the field opposite me and whatever. And we all know it is only being built in pylon terms for cost reasons, because if they werent going underground, worried about safety, theyd be underground. Safety, theyd be underground. Its one of those dilemmas in it. Do you want your house under a the answer is probably a pylon . The answer is probably not, but have to be not, but they have to be somewhere. Just a matter of somewhere. Its just a matter of fact unless theyre going fact that unless theyre going to go underground, in which case the expense up , then my the expense goes up, then my view i wouldnt by choice. View is i wouldnt be by choice. I would put i, you know, ive been there before and said, oh, do i buy the house thats in that . No, i say, no , not just that . No, i say, no, not just for, for view for, you know, kind of that, that waking up and looking at a pylon. Its not the nicest thing in the world, is it, jim . Well be talking to the government in about half an hour about their new plans to build gas, power stations. And theres a lot of them that are beginning to theyre going to tail off. And theyre going to tail off. And theyre going to the life them. And to extend the life of them. And this what they say is to this is what they say is to avoid blackouts as we move to renewables, on days the renewables, on the days when the suns the winds suns not shining, the winds not it means that were not blowing. It means that were not blowing. It means that were not in a vulnerable position in the wake of everything thats happened with russia happened with with russia and ukraine. I always say the move well, i always say the move to an evolution, not to net zero is an evolution, not a revolution. There has be a revolution. There has to be a little bit of give and take along way. But i think what along the way. But i think what the governments is its the governments doing is its kowtowing the oil and kowtowing to the oil and gas industry. Be with you, industry. To be honest with you, theyre sitting on the fence in terms of i think terms of net zero. I think thats exactly where it is. And i dont think people appreciate that. Want that. I think they want a decision way other, decision one way or the other, and at least we can see it. I think stepping forward, stepping backwards, licenses, new backwards, new oil licenses, new gas new this, new gas licenses, new this, new that, thats actually that, this, thats actually stepping back into the past. And when whats going on when you look whats going on around globe, for example, around the globe, for example, weve seen ninth, ninth weve now seen the ninth, ninth month a row where global month in a row where Global Temperatures have hit an all time record nine in a row. I mean, theres a pattern there somewhere, isnt there . Although greenhouse emissions at since 1879. And at lowest since 1879. And ive read that in a of the read that in a couple of the papers this morning. So theres some news. Some positive news. I dont want say yeah, i dont want to say that everything negative. That everything is negative. I think are actually moving in think we are actually moving in the right direction. What we the right direction. But what we dont to do go in the dont want to do is go in the wrong direction. So gdp the wrong direction. So gdp in the last went up by 0. 1. In last year went up by 0. 1. In other words, flat. But the green side of it went up by 0. 9. So in other words, that the direction of travel, if you want economic growth, then invest in that area. Thats the area to be in. And were all going to feel better about it, even if we even if we cover those pylons in nice green trees and, you know, stuff like that, meanwhile, though, we can talk climate, can we can talk about climate, we talk about weather we can talk about weather change, emissions and whatever. But people go out their door today hit with today and theyre hit with floods. Basically, pouring floods. Basically, its pouring down over most of the country, but its snow up in scotland. What would you say in terms of what we are expecting dancing. And the thought seems to be from people. Well its mid march, why is it so bad . But if i could just interrupt here because it is Cheltenham Festival week and. Oh, weve had some bad weeks, havent we all . I ever remember is bad weather, including snow. So i dont see why. I dont know what all the fuss is about because i think this is pretty typical weather for. Yeah, its always a debate as to is it typical . Isnt it typical . Where are we . I think you can ask the farmers. I mentioned the farmers already, and we did have a discussion with a weeks ago in with a farmer a few weeks ago in terms saying, look, this is terms of saying, look, this is quite important. From quite important. So, from october time through to now, i mentioned the somerset levels for a good reason that they are absolutely flooded. And even the even part next to me, the even the part next to me, the rye in high wycombe. Even the part next to me, the rye in high wycombe. Its hard rye in high wycombe. Its hard to walk across it, to be honest with you. Its a swamp, an absolute swamp, rain after rain after rain, after rain. We are in one of the wettest winters on record without i say winters. Were now in spring, of course, so it continues on. And this is the difficulty for particularly for farmers who want to get their livestock out. And were their livestock out. And were getting a lot of calls from these people who are saying, you know, when, whens it going to brighten it, when are brighten up, whens it, when are we to lose this . And here we going to lose this . And here we going to lose this . And here we waking up again, and its we are waking up again, and its another rain, rain day for most of us today. Will be of us today. And it will be through course of the week. Through the course of the week. It will come an end. And this it will come to an end. And this is written on the can by the way of Climate Change that we would see winters, early see wetter winters, early springs, that there be springs, and that there would be sometimes of sometimes to the point of, of difficulty terms of floods. Difficulty in terms of floods. I think thats were seeing. Think thats what were seeing. And just not just the wet and not just not just the wet weather, but mild weather, but also the mild weather, but also the mild weather it. So weather that goes with it. So at least theres consolation least theres some consolation in temperatures in the fact that temperatures will start be on the up as will start to be on the up as time goes on. So look, i think weve to it as what it weve got to take it as what it is, what its whats written on the kind of Climate Change that this will come. Not saying this will come. Im not saying everything Climate Change. Everything is Climate Change. Im its a of im saying that its a bit of both. And thats how its got to be that we that. So next, be that we see that. So next, expected get into expected action is we get into to going to see a switch to were going to see a switch change come april. Watch it okay ill say it on this program now we weather start to we will see hot weather start to bake during the course of bake in during the course of april. And at times in the summertime, were not were not divorced from whats going on around and whats around the globe and whats going on around the globe is quite in of quite frightening in terms of the temperature so the the temperature profiles. So the usa just had its warmest usa have just had its warmest winter i look at winter ever, and i look at places like thailand and malaysia africa , these malaysia and africa, these places seen super places are seen super temperatures, not just breaking a record, but breaking it by huge margins. Some of that is heading in our direction as as the season moves on into from spnng the season moves on into from spring into summer. Watch the space. Okay, my friend, thank you very much. Very much. Youre welcome. Youre welcome. Appreciate it. Jim dale there. We should say just before we go into other stories, yesterday we reported on two funeral parlours in leeds and police raids there. It appears that the wrong ashes and up to 30 cases have been given to the wrong families, and no sort of tracking as to where they emanated from, who these bodies are off. And were going to be covering this more throughout the programme this morning. If youve been affected , please do youve been affected, please do get in touch. Gb views gb news legacy independent Funeral Directors in hull, so yeah, 34 bodies were removed from the mortuary following reports of concern for care of the deceased there. As eamonn says, we really do want to speak to some of the victims in all of this, so let us at gb views at gb news. Us know at gb views at gb news. If thats you other com if thats you other stories on this tuesday morning. This is what weve got for you. The Prime Minister is confirming for gas confirming plans for new gas power 2025, power stations until 2025, in a bid to blackouts in the bid to avoid blackouts in the goal achieve net zero. Goal to achieve net zero. Writing in the telegraph newspaper today, the Prime Minister has described gas as the backup needed when theres not enough sun wind to create not enough sun or wind to create renewable energy. Disgraced british socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is set to appeal against her sex trafficking conviction in new york today. The 62 year old was york today. The 62 year old was found guilty in december 2021 of luring young girls to massage rooms for paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. She was Jeffrey Epstein. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in june 2022, and a new report from the audit office has found. 1 in 5 children in Northern Ireland are now living in relative poverty, the report says. Children growing up in poverty likely to poverty are more likely to experience Financial Issues as adults, live up to 15 adults, and could live up to 15 years less than their well off peers. The report comes just weeks after stormont began sitting once again after two years delays and boycotts. Years of delays and boycotts. Well, we touched upon how miserable it is out there, wet wise today with jim dale. Lets now get a weather update. Annie shuttleworth this morning. Shuttleworth this morning. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. After a dry start across eastern areas , wet weather will push areas, wet weather will push east through the rest of today. It will turn fairly breezy, but that will introduce milder air. So after a drier and fairly chilly start across eastern areas , well see skies cloud areas, well see skies cloud over and some quite persistent rain start to spread in from the west. The rain will be most heavy across parts of wales, the midlands, the Peak District for example, as well seeing some very heavy rain later on today. However, this evening however, by this evening some southwestern to southwestern areas will start to see and brighter see some drier and brighter weather and here is where well see the highest temperatures through afternoon. Highs of through this afternoon. Highs of 13 14 degrees. But many areas 13 or 14 degrees. But many areas will quite a lot will start to feel quite a lot milder today as we milder throughout today as we see southwesterly mild air see that southwesterly mild air being the being brought in from the atlantic , the rain will push atlantic, the rain will push further north to become more restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland tonight and scotland through tonight and further south should stay further south it should stay cloudy drier and with cloudy but much drier and with the strength of the breeze and how that is, it is how mild that air is, it is going to be quite a mild night tonight away from the very far northwest. Now, that rain northwest. Now, after that rain band north band pushes further north through evening, it will through tuesday evening, it will sink further south through wednesday, of wednesday, pushing into parts of Northern England north wales Northern England, north wales through but Northern England, north wales thwont but Northern England, north wales thwont quite but Northern England, north wales thwont quite reach but Northern England, north wales thwont quite reach central but it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central, southern areas of england, south wales as well. Well see the best of any drier weather through wednesday, and here is where temperatures be where the temperatures will be higher. Around 15, higher. 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Chesney hawkes really should go with i havent any with it. But i havent got any Chesney Hawkes so cheltenham and chelsea Emma Raducanu as chelsea and Emma Raducanu as well. Tell about very shortly. Dont tell me won. No, well, yesterday was a monday start of the week. Things started the Cheltenham Festival. No, no, no, it starts on a tuesday. That is today. Paul coyte. Tell us more, my friend. Tell us more, my friend. So youre not going . You both went last year. I did go last yeah yeah. Yeah. You were. You were. You were there as well. Eamonn yeah, but its a bit much for me physically. Well, the thing is though, is that if you remember, do you remember i gave you tips last year . You didnt talk to me for about a month afterwards. So that was the housekeeping. I know, i know was. And im know, i know it was. And im really sorry. I still find myself that. Myself responsible for that. 1860 festival has 1860 the Cheltenham Festival has been really, so its been going since really, so its the the pinnacle of the the its the pinnacle of the jump the its the pinnacle of the jump racing season. So the cheltenham roar , which is the cheltenham roar, which is the roar, you will hear from 65,000 racegoers as the tape goes up at 130 for the first race, which is the supreme novices hurdle. So everybody talks about the cheltenham roar i there also theres words that theres not as many people are going as there has been in the past. Its still going to be here. Its still going to be here. Its still going to be here. Its still going to be a huge amount. But there is a little worry that from before covid then they havent quite got up to those numbers. 65,000 expected numbers. But 65,000 expected today and now runs for four days, so. Well, the weather may affect that my friend. Im not really sure, absolutely. Sure, but absolutely. The other thing, a few but the other thing, a few other bits and pieces, the prestbury cup. Do you know what the cup is in the the prestbury cup is in the chart . Prestbury the name of prestbury parks the name of the ground. Thats right. The race ground. Thats right. So not what cup. So im not sure what the cup. Thats good but well thats good though. But the cup always is won the prestbury cup always is won by ireland. So its kind of like an i say unofficial. An unofficial i say unofficial. They have cup for it, but they do have a cup for it, but its who does better whether its who does better whether its irish trainers or british or from there its or horses. From there its always to be the irish always going to be the irish that are going to win. So thats what prestbury cup is. So what the prestbury cup is. So its kind like a little ryder its kind of like a little ryder cup thing hes done after. Cup thing that hes done after. Think its a great thing at i think its a great thing at this time of the year when everybodys so and so everybodys so miserable and so down various things that down about various things that that, it literally that, you know, it is literally a festival. That, you know, it is literally a fe it ival. That, you know, it is literally a fe it is|l. That, you know, it is literally a fe it is it is that, you know, it is literally a felt is it is a that, you know, it is literally a fe it is it is a festival. And it is it is a festival. And apparently a tall apparently theres a really tall jockey year. Apparently theres a really tall joclyeah, year. Apparently theres a really tall joclyeah, i year. Apparently theres a really tall joclyeah, i think theres yeah, i think theres a couple six foot four, six foot four. Bizarre, isnt it . Four. Its bizarre, isnt it . I mean, its strange. Yeah. Yeah. No jockey is above three foot three. Yeah and theyre all sort of kilos max and actually of 40 kilos max and actually well a jockey well speak. Weve got a jockey on going to join a on thats going to join us a little bit later. Oh fantastic. Who did both do who actually did both do National Racing and also National Hunt racing and also did the flats well. But then did the flats as well. But then he actually slim and he was two two actually slim and not enough to the not weighty enough to do the jumps. Then moved up. But jumps. And then he moved up. But anyway, well speak about him a little bit later. 28 races, therell be and Willie Mullins is going to man now is going to be the man he now Willie Mullins, irish Willie Mullins, the irish trainer, successful trainer, extremely successful and he is very close to getting 100 winner, first ever to get 100 winner, first ever to get 100 winners, the Cheltenham Festival. So all he needs is six across festival, which across the festival, which is going happen. So its going going to happen. So its going to be the first to get. Thanks for setting scene thanks for setting the scene there. Yeah, yeah, i felt like brough for minute. Brough scott for a minute. Did work for him . What do did you work for him . What do you think . Oh, lord oaksey chairman, oaksey. Chairman, lord oaksey. Richard oh, but you know, Richard Osullivan the master. Oh osullivan was the master. Oh wasnt he just. Yeah, just just unbelievable. You know, i had a friend who was actually friend who who was actually auditioned of peter auditioned for the role of Peter Osullivan because, osullivan in the crown because, you know, they had the and you know, when they had the and the, the commentary, he was the one and he was going, well, you know, think i might get the know, i think i might get the gig as peter. He never got the in he never got the gig in the end. Wanted end. But they had wanted someone. He was a racing commentator. Would peter commentator. That would be Peter Osullivan crown. Commentator. That would be peter osyeah,� | crown. Commentator. That would be peter osyeah, he crown. Commentator. That would be peter osyeah, he was crown. Commentator. That would be peter osyeah, he was a rown. Commentator. That would be peter osyeah, he was a class act. Yeah, he was a class act. Absolutely. Absolutely. Just quickly, i wonder if the fact that the king wont be going. Obviously the queens passed away. Know, the heavyweight away. You know, the heavyweight royals i royals not being there. I wonder plays into numbers. I dont know, they i dont know, maybe they could have picture of one of could have a picture of one of them a so theyd be them on a horse so theyd be quite easy to talk to, couldnt it . So well see how it . So well well see how princess do best. Princess royal will do her best. Ive lucky enough a few ive been lucky enough a few years to invited into the years to be invited into the royal enclosure and the reception that they have, reception room. That they have, and all very relaxed. And theyre all very relaxed. Theyre very is theyre all very, very is there line or you just walk there a line or you just walk in . Everybodys milling around. I whos very good at i tell you, whos very good at zara is. Shes incredibly yeah, shes incredibly sociable. With things sociable. Yeah. With things and, and i stick and i usually find if i stick close behind her, people just let you through doors because they youre with her. They think youre with her. But you know what . I heard a rumour that she was actually sticking close to you. Yeah. Is that true . No, no, no. So does she work the room . Im always interested in in a situation like cheltenham. Do you the royals work in the you have the royals work in the room you, holmes . The jockey club, unofficially, an unofficially, or maybe in an official capacity. So she does literally. And does she give tips as well . No. They have jockeys. No. They have jockeys. Do they have the jockeys do that . Shes very sociable, very, very sociable. Very. Im going to try and get tips. So just get you some tips. So just please hold please dont hold me responsible. Okay, premier league. Last good league. Yes. Last night. Good win for chelsea. League. Yes. Last night. Good winveryzhelsea. League. Yes. Last night. Good winvery good� a. League. Yes. Last night. Good winvery good win for chelsea. Very good win for chelsea. Three two. Cole palmer now cole palmer, signed palmer, 21 years old, signed from city. Was the from manchester city. He was the star last night. He played star of last night. He played absolutely star of last night. He played abso there and does his cole there and he does his little celebration is little celebration which is which the cold palmer which is called the cold palmer where he pretends to cold where he pretends to be cold because a im not sure because thats a im not sure that works for me. But anyway, its about the euros for its all about the euros for him. And he was asked yesterday, you you that you know, what do you think that youll its well youll get there and its well take game as it comes. But take each game as it comes. But certainly this time next year. Last he never imagined that last year he never imagined that he would be the chance of, of he would be in the chance of, of the euros. Thursday is the the euros. Thursday is when the new squad going to be new squad is going to be announced a couple of announced for a couple of friendlies , which is coming up. Friendlies, which is coming up. So theres good chance hes so theres a good chance hes going be in that. And i think going to be in that. And i think hell be in the so hell be in the euro. So not a very but preview the very good, but preview of the Champions League oh Champions League tonight. Oh yeah. So arsenal yeah. Arsenal. Yeah. So arsenal play. Arsenal were playing porto at would imagine. At home. You would imagine. That would arent yeah. Would be fine arent they. Yeah. Yeah. Thing theyre one yeah. The thing is theyre one nil porto known for the nil down porto known for the dark arts. Theres few arsenal dark arts. Theres a few arsenal fans have been going on fans that have been going on twitter with this hashtag, which, you know, you dont want to doing. Hashtag for to be doing. Hashtag pray for porto. If that they are going porto. As if that they are going to go out and absolutely destroy porto. But i wouldnt be quite porto. But i wouldnt be quite so cocky to do such a thing. But its going to be a very tricky game. But they need to win in the Champions League tonight to go through. Emma raducanu. When was the last won . I i last time she won . I mean, i think shes a beautiful girl. Shes. A sponsors dream shes. Shes a sponsors dream and whatever. And whatever, whatever. But lets it, she cant play tennis. Well, she she won in the first round. She got a bye in the second third round, she comes aryna comes up against aryna sabalenka, the champion sabalenka, who is the champion of open . The of the Australian Open . The world number two. Is Emma Raducanu in the where is Emma Raducanu in the World Rankings . I can tell you. Where do you think . Where would you reckon in the World Rankings . Emma raducanu. Truthfully, i cant imagine her up, mate. Her being too high up, mate. I would, i wouldnt any idea, would, i wouldnt have any idea, but i cant imagine it too high. So the us 2021. So won the us open 2021. What you reckon . Is he what do you reckon . Is he Emma Raducanu World Rankings . Where you she is . Where would you say she is . I mean, shes still playing in these tournaments. You notice theyre in pink, theyre both dressed in pink, both i say top both dressed, i would say top 100. Top 200, 287. In the just inside the top 300, youre a251, arent you. So. So already youre at an advantage against Emma Raducanu. So 287th in the world. So the thing is when she played in the us open and she won it, she never played anybody that was above the top 12 in the world. So it was everything seemed to work. Go for it. And shes never work. Go for it. And shes never beaten anybody in the top ten in the world. So no. And its a bizarre career isnt it . Its kind of working backwards. And whether we call it a fluke, you still can live off that win forever, right. Do you want to ask her whats it called, a glasgow. Glasgow kiss . Kiss. Glasgow. Glasgow kiss . Kiss. Yeah, right. Tell us which theyre doing in italy. Yeah the manager of lecce in italy, roberto daversa, who was fired yesterday from his job because he actually headbutted someone. Have a look at this. Someone. Have a look at this. Look. See him there. Look at that. Goes up to a player thats the guy there and then backs off i dont know. We can whether you missed it and you can see it again. There he is moving away. But not good enough. And but its not good enough. And then straight up to a then just walk straight up to a player. Nuts him as we used to say in romford. No, i dont think of his own think it was one of his own players that really would have been even there he goes. Been even worse. There he goes. He up there. Its just a he walks up there. Its just a little sometimes you get little see, sometimes you get one little head in the one of these little head in the face. Oh yeah, but hes forward headbutts, walks backwards and headbutts, walks backwards and he fired he said he got fired yesterday. He said that were that his actions were inexcusable, course inexcusable, which of course they whether hes going they are. And whether hes going to i know. To work again i dont know. Excuse me. Not criminal i mean, are they not criminal i mean, is not. Is that not. Youre right. They are criminal. Yeah so just just a fine or. So just just a fine or. No, no, i wonder i well, youd think there should be some sort but it sort of criminal charges, but it was, remember, am i right in saying, whats name at saying, whats his name at everton, duncan ferguson. Yeah. Duncan ferguson. Duncan ferguson. Say he served time didnt he say he served time in jail . Didnt he . Theres been a playing in a few playing for rangers in scotland. He clocked scotland. Yeah and he clocked somebody he was put somebody and i think he was put away in prison. Quite right. Cant be doing that. Yeah. You doing that. You cant be doing that. On that. Lets have a think on that. If true or who you if thats true or who else. You know anyone else who served time for misdemeanours on the football. Right. Paul, for misdemeanours on the footbayou. Right. Paul, for misdemeanours on the footbayou very right. Paul, for misdemeanours on the footbayou very much. Paul, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. With us still to come. Stay with us still to come. Were going through the newspapers morning in the newspapers this morning in the company muldoon and company of Claire Muldoon and alex in a gb news is the home of free speech. We were 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 each other. Is why we hear all 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 will always stand by the freedom to express yourself on tv, radio and online. This is gb news, britains news channel. News channel. We say hello. Good morning to alex armstrong, Claire Muldoon. Theyve got stories in the papers today. And theres a story thats caught your eye from page of the telegraph straight away, which were going to to stewart, to be talking to graeme stewart, whos minister for energy whos the minister for Energy Security, very, very shortly. So tell us more, claire. Well, indeed. Well, indeed. Sunak new gas plants, ease risk of blackouts. And when you look through the paper , it means look through the paper, it means sunakis look through the paper, it means sunak is going back to gas. I thought we were supposed to be stopping gas. To be honest with you, weve still got the net zero target of 2035. And indeed, sunakin zero target of 2035. And indeed, sunak in the commentary in the telegraph say says when the telegraph to say says when the sun shining , when telegraph to say says when the sun shining, when is it sun isnt shining, when is it everin sun isnt shining, when is it ever in this country and the wind isnt blowing . When does it wind isnt blowing . When does it not this how we will not blow, this is how we will keep your lights on and your bills its the insurance bills down. Its the insurance policy britain needs to protect our Energy Security while we deliver our net zero transition. What a load of sweary words. Sweary words . Well , thats because you well, thats because you think that the Net Zero Solutions arent solutions. Solutions arent solutions. Well, not only that, eamonn, but i also think weve, you know were pushing people into fuel poverty and he puts the blame at putin and the ukraine war. But the reality is the prices were going up before that. You know its just preposterous preposterous. And i mean energy preposterous. And i mean energy pnces preposterous. And i mean Energy Prices are going down. But thats not being passed on to the consumer. And hes banging on about when the sun isnt shining. It doesnt in this country, and the wind isnt blowing. Well, it does blow. Hes to go back to hes now going to go back to Building Energy they Building Energy plants. They should renewables should be looking to renewables like nuclear for energy. They should be talking about things before this even happened. We should have the infrastructure all ready there in place to enable the people in this country to live, heat and wash. Alex, there are criticisms that there have been lots of missed opportunities for the conservatives to make sure that there wouldnt be this threat of blackouts. Theyve been very slow onshore wind, for slow with onshore wind, for example, labour theres example, labour saying theres been effective ban on of been an effective ban on all of that, and were hearing energy lead think tanks saying that there policy failures there have been policy failures and opportunities. Is and missed opportunities. Is that fair . Well, totally fair. Well, its totally fair. Well, its totally fair. Mean, look, i dont think i mean, look, i dont think the tories know what they want to do, do they . And this is just typical conservative party at the minute the moment. There one minute theyre and its theyre big on net zero and its rishi sunak because weve all signed up to that. Well nationally thats the thing. So very true. So very true. Theyre hooked up to that. But they realise , oh this aint but they realise, oh this aint going to work and this is costing too much. So this is plan b. Well and to have these, these targets by 2050 is actually extremely unrealistic. By extremely unrealistic. Even by 2035, 2050. Its madness. And its punishing the taxpayer constantly. And i think this is what have an issue with what people have an issue with net zero. Its not that people dont to live in dont want to live in a healthier, environment. Healthier, greener environment. Its have to its the punishment they have to endure get there. So what endure to get there. So what would you do, alex . What would you do . Well, look, think you do . Well, look, i think actually building some of these plants actually not plants is actually not a not a bad i wouldnt have bad thing. But i wouldnt have shut a of, a lot of our shut down a lot of, a lot of our plants in the first place. We know couldnt do this. All know we couldnt do this. All the evidence proved we couldnt do the time that we had. Do it in the time that we had. So but i wouldnt. But thats the point. Are they why are they why are they why are they introducing gas power plants when to when they when they need to reduce fuels by 2050 . Reduce all fossil fuels by 2050 . Should be yeah, they should be retrofitting plants retrofitting these gas plants with Hydrogen Carbon with Green Hydrogen or Carbon Capture a more capture or something a bit more forward thinking. Build some wave plants build some wave power plants because so wishy washy. Because its so wishy washy. You go. There you go. There you go. Very good, very good. Oh very good, very good. Oh very good, very good. Minister for weve got the minister for state security very, state for Energy Security very, very alex love to hear very shortly alex love to hear your take day on on this royal your take a day on on this royal photo scandal. I think the British Public oh i think the British Public are fed up with all of this nonsense, frankly. I mean, look how many people edit photos now. They are the top downloaded apps on the app store for young people. Young people are just going to bat their eyelids and 90, going to bat their eyelids and go, what is all this nonsense about, you know, edit about, you know, people edit their their pictures constantly these is not not these days. This is not not anything new. And i think i just think this is all a big furore over nothing. I really do. And its the same story we keep on seeing. Itsjust its the same story we keep on seeing. Its just a its the same story we keep on seeing. Itsjust a small its the same story we keep on seeing. Its just a small couple of edits and the conspiracy theorists are going nuts with it, saying, i saw someone the other day taking kates face and merging it with an old of merging it with an old photo of her yes, because she her going like, yes, because she has same face. Its like, has the same face. Its like, you know, it gets you know, it just gets ridiculous. I look, i dont think kate needed to post think that kate needed to post the photo. Actually, dont the photo. Actually, i dont think people believe that that kate photos that kate posts these photos that that takes them and they that william takes them and they have massive pr team to do have a massive pr team to do this. And obviously have this. And they obviously have planned combat this planned things to combat this misinformation online about them. But im sick of it. Youre sick of it. But do you not think that theres a trust issue, possibly with Kensington Palace, also we do need palace, and also that we do need to guard against the creeping in of pictures that have been doctored Election Year doctored in an Election Year when weve got people like putin invading europe, know, invading europe, you know, theres against theres a real guard against pictures and id. Yeah, pictures being and id. Yeah, yeah. But i think theres a big difference between ai generated photos and, you know, photoshopped a photo. Lets face it, i mean ap put out i mean all these big photographic outlets constantly put out edited photos of other people all the time, you know, for big celebrities, they photoshop, they airbrush them. Why is it such a big story for kate and william to do so . But also just i dont know, the changes here are what leave me cold. I mean to straighten one of our childrens sleeves, to straighten her zip in the front. You know, its not as if were talking about. Shes straightened her nose in all of this. No, i know, i know, i completely understand. Boring. Completely understand. Boring. But doesnt it show you still that appetite . People have for the royals in this country . But to be honest with you, i think when. And will becomes head of state and indeed the king, i think will become almost a republican because he cannot be. Its publicly known that hes not a churchgoer. So how can he be head of state for such an institution like his grandma was , and hold the country to account to his, you know, to his morals . But i think i actually think the Kensington Palace were wrong to not to come out and tell us what was wrong with kate, because its given rise to these mad conspiracy theories. I actually completely disagree. I dont think its anyones business. Okay, well, well continue this debate a little bit later on. To break away from on. We have to break away from the papers briefly we the papers briefly because we are talking the minister for are to talking the minister for energy. Now. Are, of energy. Now. They are, of course, announcing new course, announcing these new plans for power stations plans for new gas power stations before 2025. In a bid avoid before 2025. In a bid to avoid blackouts attempt to blackouts in their attempt to reach net zero. So lets speak now to Graham Stuart mp. Good morning to you. And tell us a little bit about these plans. A few people are a bit confused as to why, after 14 years, youre suddenly deciding to do this. Now oh well, the governments made transformational changes over the last 14 years, less than 7 of our electricity came from renewables in 2010. That was labours dire legacy. Was labours dire legacy. Whereas today its approaching 50 and we are building out faster and faster. But as we know, renewables are intermittent. So youve got to make sure you have the backup and we make no apology for ensuring we have that in place, which is why weve said that. As well as extending the life of existing plants , we may need existing gas plants, we may need some new gas plants as we grow out even further. Out our Renewables Even further. But sound as if but this it might sound as if it might be in conflict with net zero, its not. It actually zero, but its not. It actually complements move to increase complements our move to increase the amount renewables in our the amount of renewables in our system. And carry on system. Okay and carry on leading the you may have leading the world. You may have seen that weve cut seen overnight that weve cut our by more than any our emissions, by more than any other major economy on earth. Weve cut it by more than 50. And thats happened under this conservative government. As weve removed coal, increased renewables, cleaned our system. But determined to keep the but were determined to keep the lights as thats lights on as well. And thats why the Prime Minister can always on to take the always be relied on to take the long, Firm Decisions in the interest the nation. Interest of the nation. What about the cost, okay. What about the cost, though, is going to though, graham . Is it going to cost more or less or just the cost us more or less or just the same . Same . Well, overall, renewables are now than fossil fuels, now cheaper than fossil fuels, both here and in other countries around the world. So as we roll it out, so what this new gas capacity will do is ensure that in the limited time when we need it, we have the backup. So the a gas plant is relatively cheap to build capital wise. But of course the big driver of cost is the cost of the fuel. And thats why were increasing renewables. So although we may need new gas, it will actually be running less and less of the time. And were also bringing on other technologies such as Battery Storage , pumped hydro, storage, pumped hydro, interconnectors with our neighbours and other flexes in the system in order to minimise the system in order to minimise the time that those fossil fuel plants have to run. But we have them there as an insurance policy and i reckon that your viewers and listeners will will regard that as the right thing to do, to put the long terme interests of the country first, although youll be that although youll be aware that a parliamentary report last year found that we are way off track, hitting our 2035 clean energy target, and a lot of people will be saying, well, as gas, as youve been saying, you know, not necessarily the obvious solution youre talking solution when youre talking about go clean about trying to go to clean sources by 2035, is this really the answer . Labour saying its a sign of tory failure and effective tory failure and an effective ban wind . Ban on onshore wind . Well, were obviously not going to take any lessons from labouh going to take any lessons from labour. The decarbonisation of our Energy System flatlined. Under labour. Its been transformed under the conservatives if you are a green, if you care about the environment, you cannot vote labour because labour do not deliver , the conservatives do deliver, the conservatives do and we are on track to deliver our 2035 targets. They are world leading with the first major economy to put net zero into law. Were not only delivering it, were doing so with record levels of employment, with the economy having grown, grown by more than 80 since 1990, we are getting the sweet spot of the uk leading the world, doing the right thing against the climate threat, but doing so in a way which strengthens our economic competitiveness and allows us to maintain our position as a world leader in tackling the environment and setting an example to others. Theres a man, theres a man tackling your environment there, which im glad worked out well. Glad thats worked out well. Talk. Lets talk and lets talk. Lets talk about sweet spot, graham. About your sweet spot, graham. And at today. Im looking and look at today. Im looking at here. Youre drenched. At you here. Youre drenched. I can hear the rain hitting your umbrella. There it is a bad day. Would that affect our renewable capacity . A day like today or a week . If this was to turn into week . If this was to turn into a week, would there be considerable effect on our renewable capacity . Renewable capacity . Well, renewables, as you rightly identify, are very much dependent on the weather. Whether the sun shines, whether the wind blows. Thats why were ensuring that we have the backup that we require. Thats not just these gas fired power stations, which will, as i say, operate less and less , but we want to less and less, but we want to send a clear signal to the market that we need these as a backup. Are part of our net backup. They are part of our net zero they will help us zero plan. They will help us deliver net zero and a decarbonised Energy System by 2035. But weve got to have the backup. We might get long periods, as you suggest, when the wind doesnt blow, but we could be proud of the fact that more and more of our energy comes wind. And got comes from wind. And weve got the first, third, the first, second, third, fourth, even the fifth fourth, and even the fifth largest wind farms in largest offshore wind farms in the world. Thats all the entire world. Thats all happened under this conservative government. About government. If you care about the environment you to the environment and you want to see cheap energy for the future of nation, then need to of the nation, then you need to support the conservatives because put it all because labour would put it all at weve done sweet okay, weve done your sweet spot. About weak spot. Lets talk about your weak spot. Lets talk about your weak spot. Lets talk about your weak spot. What are you going to do spot. What are you going to do about the mps . Might well be about the mps . You might well be following is following lee anderson. And is really the really Boris Johnson the solution sunaks solution to this . Rishi sunaks archenemy . Archenemy . Well, lee anderson , its well, lee anderson, its a shame hes gone. I mean, obviously hes been on a bit of a journey already from labour to the conservatives. Now hes with reform, he recognised that hed said the wrong thing, but he couldnt quite bring himself to say thats say sorry. So thats a particular story of him. But the conservative party is absolutely determined to back the Prime Minister and make sure we dont have keir starmer, because thats the choice facing the british hes following. Anderson was the lee anderson was the question. No idea , ive seen no plans, no idea, ive seen no evidence of it. Used to no evidence of it. Im used to you could you could see lee anderson on the stage with his new leader, barely able to hide his irritation. So im not sure how long that particular honeymoon is going to last ehheh and Boris Johnson going to be back the campaign trail. Back on the campaign trail. I dont know whether boris is going to be back on the campaign trail, but obviously he supports the conservative party. He has always dedicated himself this always dedicated himself to this country, and he recognises that only a government led by rishi sunak, rather than one by led by keir starmer, will protect the huge rise in education standards. Weve seen since we came in in 2010, will protect the 4 million extra jobs that have been created since 2010 and will ensure that we continue the energy transition, meeting our net zero targets, but also vitally strengthening our economy while its at it. Graham stuart, thank you very much indeed for facing up to the weather conditions today. Lovely spring. Lovely spring. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you , the sun will come. Thank you, the sun will come. It will. Good. We hope so. It will. Good. We hope so. It will. Good. We hope so. Thank you, so, clare. Yeah bofis thank you, so, clare. Yeah Boris Johnson. Graham stuart was talking there about Boris Johnson, maybe coming back , can johnson, maybe coming back, can you see it . I can see it. Especially to help the red wall. Even although hes no fan of sunak and sunaks indeed no fan of johnsons because of course, they fell out , you know, quite catastrophically, but then theres nothing to bring people together than politics, is there 7 together than politics, is there . Theres nothing that brings people more together than personalities. And when youve got one as big as johnsons , got one as big as johnsons, hes hell be back. He will be back and he will help the conservatives, i dont know. I we can only prevaricate we can only suggest what will happen at the next general election. And indeed when it might be. But i do think it will definitely be before the us election. So i think, you know, the conservatives will get, you know, around and johnson will get up to those red wall seats and johnson will be an asset to the conservatives. Okay, does would it matter at all, alex, if our election came before the american one or after . 7 no, i 7 no, i dont 7 no, i dont think it would have an impact on us at all. Frankly, i think i disagree. Do you really . Do you why do you why do you disagree . I think well because i dont think well have impact on the americans have an impact on the americans or that they vote. But or the way that they vote. But i think for the markets and for the political world, i think global will understand the political world, i think glclyal will understand the political world, i think gch think will understand the political world, i think gch think we will understand the political world, i think gch think we need understand the political world, i think gch think we need t01derstand the political world, i think gch think we need to be � stand the political world, i think gch think we need to be inind it. I think we need to be in a position where we know exactly where were going. I certainly well, i mean, i certainly think if youve got a weird relationship with trump and starmer, would certainly starmer, that would certainly frost the existing tension frost over the existing tension between the us. So, between the uk and the us. So, so perhaps, yes, maybe with a, so perhaps, yes, maybe with a, so a trump win would be good for the conservatives. I think it probably would be good for the tories. They have a much better, relationship trump , relationship with trump, however. I mean, i think that was relatively damaged by johnson trumps eviction johnson after trumps eviction from white i from the white house. So, i mean, you is sunak mean, you know, is sunak a trump, a trump supporter . Would he along with trump . I he get along well with trump . I dont doubt it if dont know, i doubt it if sunaks minister. Sunaks Prime Minister. Thanks very much right. Alex, thanks very much indeed. Claire will be back. Indeed. And claire will be back. Theyll in about 40 theyll be back in about 40 minutes time or so. We will see them again soon. For the moment, folks, thank you very much indeed. And you saw the minister with the umbrella there. Lets get all the details and what the weathers doing where you are with shuttleworth. With Annie Shuttleworth. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. After a dry start across eastern areas, wet weather will push east through the rest of today. They will turn fairly breezy but that will introduce milder air so after a drier and fairly chilly start across eastern areas, well see skies cloud over and some quite persistent rain start to spread in from the west. The rain will be most heavy across parts of wales, the midlands, the Peak District for example, as well seeing some very later on today. Very heavy rain later on today. However, this some however, by this evening some southwestern areas will start to see drier and brighter see some drier and brighter weather. Here is where well weather. And here is where well see the highest temperatures through highs of through this afternoon. Highs of 13 degrees. But many areas 13 or 14 degrees. But many areas will start to feel quite a lot milder throughout today we milder throughout today as we see southwesterly mild air see that southwesterly mild air being from the being brought in from the atlantic , the rain will push atlantic, the rain will push further north become more further north to become more restricted parts of restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland tonight scotland through tonight and further south it should stay cloudy but much drier and with the of the breeze and the strength of the breeze and how air is, it is how mild that air is, it is going to be quite a mild night tonight away from the very far northwest. Now, after that rain band further north band pushes further north through it will through tuesday evening, it will sink further south through wednesday, pushing into parts of Northern England , north wales Northern England, north wales through wednesday afternoon. But it quite reach central it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central, southern england, south southern areas of england, south wales well see the wales as well. Well see the best any weather best of any drier weather through wednesday, and here is where temperatures be where the temperatures will be higher. Of around higher. Highs of around 15, possibly degrees possibly 16 degrees on wednesday, but it will turn quite windy the far north quite windy across the far north by warm feeling inside from by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good morning. Its 7 00. Its tuesday, the 12th of march. And you are very welcome to breakfast this morning with Eamonn Holmes and isabel webster. Very welcome indeed. Heres what were sharing with you on this tuesday morning. Boris johnson, could a campaign buy him a Campaign Comeback . Help save the conservatives red wall seats as more mps considering following lee anderson to reform uk took a gamble on myself. Reform party took a gamble on me. Its a gamble i was prepared to take. Its a gamble. I think ill win. Its a gamble that i need to win and i need the British Public now to gamble on me and the reform party. Pr chaos for the royal family. Can the palace regain the Publics Trust in the wake of the princess of waless apology over editing her family pictures . Prime minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop blackouts. Weve been talking about that this morning with the Energy Security minister and in the sport today, chelsea beat newcastle to go to the heady heights of 11th in the premier league. Cameron army Cameron Norrie and Emma Raducanu lose at tennis unofficial fifth slam and were off to cheltenham for day one with former winner paddy aspell is gonna be with us. Good morning. Wet weather will spread east today but there will spread east today but there will be some dry interludes, particularly on wednesday. Find out the details with me out all the details with me a little later. Little later. On. So our top story this morning. Theres plenty of unease in the conservative backbenchers today as lee anderson has taken his place as reform uks first member of parliament. So he was speaking to Patrick Christys and a very relaxed way on gb news last night. And this is what he had to say about defecting. It was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying that lee anderson has done what his mums told him to do, but i think your mothers and your fathers give good advice, even when you get when you my parents you get to my age, my parents were time tory voters in were first time tory voters in 2019. Put their faith in 2019. They put their faith in bofis 2019. They put their faith in boris and the Boris Johnson and the conservative government and in me. Years later, they me. But four years later, they feel like been let down, feel like theyve been let down, that party that the conservative party have not promises. Not delivered on their promises. And its time for change. Im just sitting here thinking you ought to undo your tie. Sit back a bit. You look a bit uptight. Yeah , he certainly was very yeah, he certainly was very relaxed. It was a long day , i suppose. Yeah, yeah. Tory mps are now calling for an urgent course correction from the Prime Minister on all of this , with minister on all of this, with reports that Boris Johnson will make an election comeback to campaign in red wall seats. So we are now joined in the studio by former special adviser to michael gove. Charlie rowley and charlie. The look is interesting. I think this is lee anderson. One of the big pluses hes got that he looks very relaxed, he looks comfortable, he looks at ease. He doesnt look as if hes working too hard at anything but what he says, whether you agree with it or not, comes very naturally to him. Therefore think him. And therefore people think hes speaking their language. I think thats right. I mean, he look overly happy he didnt look overly happy there, though. I have to say, last night , there, though. I have to say, last night, maybe it was just because he looked happy on stage yesterday. I mean, just had graeme i mean, weve just had graeme stewart, the Energy Minister, saying on air that saying to us on air that actually he could hardly hide his with richard tice his irritation with richard tice and sure how long the and hes not sure how long the honeymoon going last. Honeymoon is going to last. I think , look, i think and i think, look, i think thats probably an accurate summary youve summary because when youve chopped three chopped and changed party three times, know, and you times, now, you know, and you feel though lees feel as though maybe by lees own words, the conservative own words, that the conservative party delivering what party isnt delivering what it should doing. Hes felt the should be doing. Hes felt the need sort of up sticks and need to sort of up sticks and move hes done it move to reform, but hes done it twice now perhaps twice already. Now hes perhaps slightly homeless slightly politically homeless himself. Think, just himself. So i think, well just have to and see how that have to wait and see how that relationship plays out. I think a lot of i think there are a lot of people who politically people who are politically homeless. Asked homeless. I mean, if you asked me who politician or which me who which politician or which party speaks for you, i would say none. Theyre none out there. And i think im not alone in that. And think and thats and i think and thats certainly why within the conservative party, youve seen the taken place the division thats taken place where new where youve got this new conservative groups that are asking to asking the Prime Minister to sort change course, while lee sort of change course, while lee is decided to leave. Is obviously decided to leave. But the fundamentals what, but the fundamentals of what, you know, what should you know, you know, what should happen the uk, can happen in the uk, who can deliver that change, whether its sort its change or whether its sort of the that of dealing with the mess that there currently in this there currently is in this country . Either, you know, country . Its either, you know, rishi conservatives where rishi sunak conservatives where people there to people might feel there needs to be bit more of a policy be a bit more of a policy platform, or sir keir platform, or its sir Keir Starmers labour party where people to know what people dont seem to know what policies people dont seem to know what po all. S at all. Lets talk about how much of a threat reform is to rishi sunaks party, because what theyre 10 and theyre polling between 10 and 15, probably stand to 15, but probably stand not to gain any seats as things look at the at the election, the moment at the election, apart if anderson wins apart from if lee anderson wins his again. Thats not the his seat again. Thats not the problem, though, is it . Its hearts and minds. Its whether or not they will split the vote. And therefore, as you were pointing out , could go to pointing out, could go to labouh pointing out, could go to labour. Could Boris Johnson be the one turn that around . And the one to turn that around . And what is for Boris Johnson what is in it for Boris Johnson if he goes out in the Election Campaign because boris doesnt do theres do anything unless theres something him. Something in it for him. Dont that thats oh, i dont know that thats very view of Boris Johnson. Look, i think boris, he won that great majority in 20 1980 seat majority, particularly in these red wall seats. Youre absolutely right to say. And so i think he will want to make sure that, you know, as a former Prime Minister, that hell want make sure that hell want to make sure that actually, know, it actually, you know, it is a conservative government that is still in power at the next general still in power at the next ger but i still in power at the next gerbut i mean, i suppose, but what i mean, i suppose, is theres no love is given that theres no love lost him and sunaks lost between him and sunaks government, you know, in government, you know, whats in it why would he it for him . Why would he suddenly run to sunaks assistance . You would say assistance . But you would say its party its just a love of the party and of starmer. And loathing of starmer. I think hes got a legacy and i think hes got a legacy attachment to it. So it was brexit back in 2016. The Boris Johnson obviously led that campaign. In those campaign. Many people in those red wall constituencies voted brexit. Labour brexit. They left the labour party time to vote party for the first time to vote conservatives boris conservatives under Boris Johnson. Loyalty johnson. So theres a loyalty there. Think there. I think theres a connection there, which why connection there, which is why it be a great thing, i it would be a great thing, i think, to back on the campaign. I agree with isabel. It gives him a role. Whereas if he stands as a constituent mp, you know, hes in hes one of many here. He stands out on this and it sets him up for the future. Sets him up for the future. Whether the conservatives win or lose. Lose. And, you know, he would be very good on the campaign trail i think. And hell have to obviously , you know, stick to obviously, you know, stick to what the Campaign Messaging is about now whether or not he can do that or not remains to be seen. But he will be, i think, at a time where whatever your politics, actually. Yeah. At a time where it has been a bit sort of desperate and, you know, people dont like talking about politics all that much. He can actually bring a bit of vavavoom, a bit you know, vavavoom, a bit of, you know, x factor to , to the camp before we factor to, to the camp before we say goodbye. Breaking news just in from the office for National Statistics unemployment statistics on unemployment levels. Rise of the levels. They say the rise of the rate has rate of uk unemployment has risen to 3. 9 in the three months to january, from 3. 8. So 0. 1, increase. What will the 0. 1, increase. What will the treasury, the government be thinking about that . Well, i think theyll obviously just want to say, look , you know, the economy is still in a, you know , a place that you in a, you know, a place that you need to take a sensible and prudent decisions. Thats why prudent decisions. Thats why were not sort of or the budget that we had last week wasnt, perhaps as ambitious as what some conservatives might have been for, but its just been asking for, but its just making sure that everybody is aware that there still a aware that there is still a choppy waters so you choppy waters ahead. So you dont the economy at risk, dont put the economy at risk, you know, and the government will to be saying, stick will want to be saying, stick with okay, charlie. With the plan. Okay, charlie. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, charlie , a whirlwind thanks, charlie, a whirlwind 48 the royal family as 48 hours for the royal family as theyve plunged further into a pr crisis over these edited mothers day pictures today. Prince william, hes due to make an earth shot appearance to promote a new platform that bnngs promote a new platform that brings Environmental Solutions together. So could an update on the princesss health come about today . Also . Rafe heydel mankoo. Today . Also . Rafe heydel mankoo. With his view on all of this. What do you make of. You know, ralph , i. Im just completely ralph, i. Im just completely underwhelmed about the, the photoshop changes. I mean , photoshop changes. I mean, theyre so mechanical. Theyre so straight in her zip. They straighten her childs jumper arm and whatever it is. I mean, if they were, if they were pulling in her ears or shortening her hair or fixing her nose or something, or or covering some awful illness , covering some awful illness, then yes, i understand, but theyre theyre so dull. What . Theyre theyre so dull. What . Everybodys getting their their pants in a twist for. Yeah. Yeah. Youre quite right eamonn. You know, on the face of it, this is an absolutely absurd story that she knows its been blown out of all proportion, and people like yourself and many sensible viewers at home will be wondering, you know, what is the fuss all about. To a degree, theyre and to a degree, theyre correct. You know, we correct. Because, you know, we now metadata or the now have the metadata or the digital fingerprint. If you will, of this photograph. And we know what happened. The prince of wales took several photographs of his children in windsor at adelaide cottage on friday. Then later that friday. And then later that evening and the next morning the princess wales simply opened princess of wales simply opened up adobe photoshop, is an up adobe photoshop, which is an editing tool and merged some of those photographs together. You know, perhaps one of the children was blinking or had red eye, know, its something eye, you know, its something that millions do every day that millions of us do every day with photographs of course, with photographs and of course, you know, historically, royal portraits have always been overly flattering. Van dycks portraits king charles the portraits of king charles the first, him look far more first, made him look far more imposing than he really was. The suit of armour of henry the eighth had a massive codpiece to suggest his virility and ability to produce heirs, so you would be forgiven for thinking, whats the big deal . But unfortunately , the big deal . But unfortunately, we now live in the fake news era , and its the decision of six picture agencies to kill this photo that has got critics and opponents of the monarchy saying that it cant be trusted. Should that it cant be trusted. Should we therefore believe the next Health Update . Should we always now check royal photographs to see if theyre really the real thing . You know, just for example, weve just had omid scobie , you know, selfie stick scobie, you know, selfie stick in waiting to the duke and duchess of sussex saying that its increasingly difficult to believe anything. The royal family says photos that family says or any photos that they so thats the issue they share. So thats the issue here. Its been an absolutely its been an absolute pr disaster, especially because its overshadowed Commons Health day yesterday, which was, you know, the 75th anniversary of the commonwealth. All focus should have been on his majesty the kings video and on the royal family at that service. So it actually raises questions about the Kensington Palace, its oversight, its procedures. How could they allow this to have to happen when anyone in the Communications Team should know that picture . Agencies like ap have very strict requirements about photographs. You can crop them, but you cant even take out red eye in one of those photos. So how was this allowed to happen . Yeah, we should point out just because we are focusing so much on on accuracy, we dont know for sure that lots of pictures were taken of the children, and that was why the only official explanation has come princess herself, come from the princess herself, who like many amateur who said, like many amateur photographers, occasionally photographers, i do occasionally experiment that experiment with editing and that was her was the extent of her explanation. Would you like to say in response to that, ralph . Because, yeah. Because, yeah. No, i should say because it has now been reported in a couple in a couple of in the couple of in a couple of in the telegraph and elsewhere that it from digital metadata footprints. It indeed appear that it does indeed appear that the photographs were edited at 945 on friday and again in the morning on saturday. And that it looks it suggests very strongly that multiple images were added together. So that is now in the pubuc together. So that is now in the public domain. Okay. Public domain. Okay. Perfect. So look, omid scobie has weighed into all of this. Hes the unofficial spokesperson for and meghan , he said for harry and meghan, he said Kensington Palace has a long history of lying , and that history of lying, and that gaining back public trust is now an impossible task. What do you think of that . Well, exactly. I mean , thats well, exactly. I mean, thats why this this is actually a story. Its because the critics and opponents of the monarchy are looking for any kink, any in the armour, i should say, in order to try to score their own points against it. Order to try to score their own points against it. We know that points against it. We know that omid scobie is not a fan of the of the monarchy , and his a of the monarchy, and his a staunch critic. Now, as i may be not a not an official mouthpiece of the sussexes trying to start a new life in america with his own media enterprises. Are we own media enterprises. Are we seeing graham smith of the repubuc seeing graham smith of the republic organisation also trying to make capital out of this . And so the issue has to be why was Kensington Palace so sloppy in terms of its management of this look since 2013, when kates father took the very first amateurish photograph of the of the family, weve really enjoyed seeing these very informal pictures. Its basically killed the paparazzi industry around the family because were so used to having these very nice photographs. So they do have a place, but surely Kensington Palace should have had procedures in place to ensure that mistakes like this didnt happen when any Communications Team should be fully aware of their of the sensitivity here and the required use of these picture companies. Because the problem is. And also, why havent they released the unedhed havent they released the unedited versions of these photographs . Because that could have done so much to actually calm the situation down, because the problem is , this mothers the problem is, this mothers day photograph was intended to reassure the public that the princess of wales was perfectly fine and recovering at home, and instead it simply fuelled the most outrageous, outlandish sort of rumours and conspiracy theories such as that it was taken weeks or months ago, or she wasnt really there and the blame for that has to, i think, rests at the foot of Kensington Palace. Ralph, appreciate all of that. Thank you very much indeed. Well leave. Well leave it thank you very much it there. Thank you very much indeed. Were asking you indeed. Were also asking you today. Look, weve all had our say the or so say over the past day or so about this. And, what do you think . Do you theres too think . Do you think theres too much all of do much made about all of this . Do you want offer support . Do you want to offer support . Do you want to offer support . Do you to simply say to the you want to simply say to the princess of wales, catherine, incidentally, catherine incidentally, if shes catherine and with a k, she and we spell it with a k, she spelled it a c. Spelled it with a c. What do you mean . Why do we spell it with a k . Who spells it with a k . Ive seen it everywhere. Ive seen it everywhere. With a k, its kate with a k, but catherine with the c. I guess kate with a. But you wouldnt spell kate with a c. Thats what im saying. So when shorten her name, you when you shorten her name, you change the initial. Never heard that ive never heard of that before. Okay. No, but thats a very, very strange one. Then very, very strange one. But then the like the royal, if youd like to. With with a or catherine with kate, with a k or catherine with c or whatever, youd just with a c or whatever, youd just like to look, the main like to say, look, the main thing were just glad youre okay. Yeah, well, thats been the overarching feeling. I think that everybody just wants to their wishes. Wants to send their wishes. So were this were doing that this morning. A little bit positive tributes little bit of positive tributes to of wales as she to the princess of wales as she recovers. And been recovers. And its been a difficult week hasnt it. The pap photo last week, her uncle then this having apologise, pap photo last week, her uncle then thi� youring apologise, pap photo last week, her uncle then thi� your good apologise, pap photo last week, her uncle then thi� your good wishesjise, pap photo last week, her uncle then thi� your good wishes and so send your good wishes and well try and read of those well try and read some of those out morning. Out this morning. If it was my okay. Now, if it was my picture personally or was picture personally or it was isabels just think what what we would done, how would would have done, how we would have wouldnt have have shipped. I wouldnt have been time been wasting time on straightening no, straightening my zip. No, no, no. In my face, no. Straighten in my face, straighten my smile, my straighten my lip, my smile, my chin, nose, everything. And chin, my nose, everything. And as for isabel, just a new face. Perfect. Perfect. Dont you begin. Weve just put Margot Robbies head on your body. And that would be it. No. No. Id get Margot Robbies body as a full works, as well. Please. A full works, but anyway, what would you do . Or the worst thing you or whats the worst thing you have done your photographs . Have done to your photographs . And. You got away with and. And have you got away with it or. The thing, isnt it . The thing, isnt it . Weve all done it. Weve all done it. Right. Get in touch. We want to hear from you. And whilst do that, were going whilst you do that, were going to bring up to date on the to bring you up to date on the rest of the stories coming into the this morning, the the newsroom this morning, the rid uk unemployment rose rid of uk unemployment has rose by thats up 0. 1. Three by 3. 9. Thats up 0. 1. Three months to january from 3. 8 in the previous three months, according to the office for National Statistics the Prime Minister is today confirming plans for new gas power stations until 2025, in a bid to avoid blackouts to achieve net zero. Writing in the telegraph today, rishi sunak described gas as the insurance policy we need when theres not enough sun or wind to create renewable energy. Renewable energy. Like this week. Hundreds of families fear they may have been given the wrong ashes from a funeral parlour. Relatives who hired legacy independent Funeral Directors in hull and in leeds have expressed concerns. The ashes they were given following cremation could have been from a different body. Now we were reporting on this yesterday and this comes after 34 bodies were removed from the mortuary in hull following reports of concern for care of the deceased. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences as. The disgraced british socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is back in court in new york today. Shes set to appear against her sex trafficking conviction. The 62 year old was found guilty in december 2021 of luring young girls to massage rooms for the convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004. Heres something that ive noticed, unlike ireland, people in england dont talk about death. They hate talking about death. They hate talking about death. They hate talking about death. They dont languish in death. They dont languish in death wherever. We, on the other hand, love talking about death. So its a its when i used to so its a its a when i used to go home to, to at the weekend and id go to see my mother in belfast, she would always be the same sitting at the same place sitting at the breakfast table, and shed be shed have newspaper. Breakfast table, and shed be shed have newspaper. Right. Shed have the newspaper. Right. And say, hi, mom, how are and id say, hi, mom, how are you . Im just in. And shed go, youd never guess whos dead. And she would have the whole list. And then she would proceed to tell me people who i didnt know. But she insisted that have. My parents are at funerals every week, you know, have the life story of everyone do know them. And, anyway , so the thing and, anyway, so the thing about that funeral parlour, i think thats a terribly disturbing thing. I think its ghastly. And this is why i want to be buried. I dont want any cremation rubbish. Dont want any nonsense. I want any of that nonsense. I want a big grave, a mausoleum, maybe something to elvis that people. Yes, yes, like elvis, that people could queue up and be in an ordinary. Could have like a, you could we have like a, you know, a screen on 24, seven with your greatest moments . Well be short. There wouldnt be much with that. But the thing is, think its terrible for is, i think its terrible for anybody bereaved that has used, used to trust. Oh, thats the thing of a funeral parlour in hull. And in leeds. And they go and they think , our loved one is and they think, our loved one is being looked after. And these ashes that we have are whats left of them. And then they scatter awful. And its 34 bodies that we know are that there was concern about. But anyone who will have used that funeral parlour will now be really distressed. Yeah and you know, death is traumatic enough and, you know, its such an important process to go through. If you do go for cremation to get hold of those ashes, to scatter them in a place that is sacred to your family, whatever it is you choose to do. I had a family friend who used to pour, guinness onto the ashes in the flower every because flower plot every year because they. People need they. Yeah, because people need some sort of focus after somebody dies. Always wondered if and ive always wondered if you, you know, if youre cremated, how do they know the difference between the coffin and your ashes . How do they know that . Whats they dont. Its just all in together. But you know, i love thats thats i dont want i dont want a bit of wood in there with me. If you were getting cremated, maybe they could take you out of the coffin. Its horrible thought. Could take you out of the coff anyway, horrible thought. Could take you out of the coff anyway, someyle thought. Could take you out of the coff anyway, someyle thou use but anyway, some people use ashes necklaces and ashes to make necklaces and jewellery, i also think is jewellery, which i also think is really beautiful idea. Look, let us your reaction to this us know your reaction to this story, both of us have story, because both of us have actually of in actually sort of gasped in horror and think horror at it. And i do think its something we need to look into but also just to into more. But also just to discuss, because, you said, discuss, because, as you said, were a bit afraid of were all a bit afraid of talking about death this talking about death in this country, it is inevitable. Country, but it is inevitable. Along with taxes. So what do you think story . You think of this story . Are you affected . To affected . Get buried. I want to be buried. Yeah. Oh. You . Oh. Do you . Oh. Do you . Yeah, i do yeah. Yeah, i do yeah. I dont like the buried side by side. Yeah. Yeah. Like theyre in death. They were way. They in were way. They were in life. Husband and wife exactly. Tv husband and wife side by side. Annie shuttleworth. Morning, annie. Reigning a brighter outlook with boxt solar. Sponsors of weather on. Solar. Sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news. Weather update after a dry start across eastern areas , wet weather will push areas, wet weather will push east through the rest of today. It will turn fairly breezy but that will introduce milder air. So after a drier and fairly chilly start across eastern areas , well see skies cloud areas, well see skies cloud over and some quite persistent rain start to spread in from the west. Rain will be most heavy across parts of wales, the midlands, the Peak District for example, as well seeing some very later on today. Very heavy rain later on today. However, some however, by this evening some southwest areas will start to see drier and brighter see some drier and brighter weather and here is where well see the highest temperatures through afternoon. Highs of through this afternoon. Highs of 13 14 degrees, but many areas 13 or 14 degrees, but many areas will quite a lot will start to feel quite a lot milder today as we milder throughout today as we see southwesterly mild air see that southwesterly mild air being the being brought in from the atlantic. The rain will push atlantic. The rain will push further north to become more restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland through tonight and further south should stay further south it should stay cloudy drier and with cloudy but much drier and with the of the breeze and the strength of the breeze and how mild that air is, it is going to be a mild night going to be quite a mild night tonight away from the very far north west after rain north west now, after that rain band further north band pushes further north through evening, it will through tuesday evening, it will sink further south through wednesday, pushing of wednesday, pushing into parts of Northern England wales Northern England, north wales through but through wednesday afternoon. But it quite reach central it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central, southern areas of england, south wales as well. 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Hes been detained. According his pr according to his pr representative. And this is for allegations aggression. What is sexual aggression mean . Thatd an interesting one. Keep you posted on that as it develops throughout the morning , develops throughout the morning, right. Were going to talk about sport. Going talk about sport. Were going to talk about cheltenham in particular. And mr paul here and youve got a paul coyte here and youve got a friend today. I do, but firstly, ive got an apology to make, which is, i got the year wrong. 1904 was the first festival, by first Cheltenham Festival, by the i said it was the way. Was it, i said it was 18605. The way. Was it, i said it was 1860s. The course been 1860s. The course has been there, the first cheltenham there, but the first Cheltenham Festival 19. Difference. Festival was 19. Difference. Theres of i thats, theres a lot of i know thats, thats why id like two years difference there i think. So what was going on in those 40 years . I dont its just after the irish thats irish potato famine thats exactly was then 1904. Everything kicked off. Cheltenham festival is today, gets underway , the biggest gets underway, the biggest date in hunt , gets underway, the biggest date in hunt, calendar. In the National Hunt, calendar. Its huge. Of course, four days gets underway. Weve got a man thats won at cheltenham. Paddy aspell, former jockey , now aspell, former jockey, now pundit, whos with us and i believe probably at cheltenham at the moment. Morning paddy. Hello. Morning. Hello. Good morning. Hello. Good morning. To see you. Good. Great to see you. Good. Good to see you. Do you miss today . Will you look today . I know youll be there commentating giving your commentating and giving your expertise and whatever, but is there you you know there part of you that you know wants mount a horse . So to speak . Dont speak . Dont we all . Dont we all . Yeah. Yeah. No, i think youre absolutely right, by the time it gets to half one this afternoon, the butterflies will be jingling for everybody. But i miss it every single day. But this is the first time ive returned to cheltenham. I think , since about cheltenham. I think, since about 2011. So probably lots of changes, but really, really looking forward to it. Hope the rain stops. Weve had a lot of rain stops. Weve had a lot of rain overnight, i think were going to have some trainers, some unhappy trainers at cheltenham this morning, maybe some happy as well. But my thinking is probably more unhappy that the rain has arrived. Well, more for the layman though. Probably like us. Is it good, though, for people that are going to have a flutter on horses when maybe the weather is a little less expected, as maybe it would be . Well, i think therell be so many ladies up and down the country today that will be having to go to plans a, b, c and d as regards dress code. But i think cheltenham in a way is a little bit relaxed in that sort of sense. But yeah, definitely well people will havent be changed their plans today. But me personally, i dont spend too long on the old dress code. Ive long on the old dress code. Ive got to be honest. Well my friend, what difference does it make when youre on the back of that horse . And the roar is there . And the were talking about the importance of the crowd being there, do they make a difference . 7 yes, 7 yes, without . Yes, without a 7 yes, without a doubt, because its very , very interesting its very, very interesting today that obviously Willie Mullins , who was very top heavy mullins, who was very top heavy with favourite at cheltenham this year, he has got five horses declared with hudson and a hood for people who wont be in the know regarding these things. It just eliminates the noise that a horse can hear. Very interesting that that he has applied so many hoods today , has applied so many hoods today, several of his fancied horses have got hoods on tony hill who could get him off to a win and start, believe it or not, in the very first race hasnt got a hood on. Hes a very relaxed horse, but hoods are more for the sort of tense , horses that the sort of tense, horses that get a little bit uptight and just like humans that get a bit nervous and do get anxious , it nervous and do get anxious, it just helps them. But theres no doubt. 1 00 to half one, the tension really starts to build, and you need a certain sort of horse that can handle that. Paddy, you probably know that i always wear a hood before i come in here work with come in here to work with eamonn, but when it comes to eamonn, but when it comes to eamonn, mention the crowd. So whats it for a jockey whats it like for a jockey though . It the back straight though . Is it the back straight because youve there . What because youve won there . What is you are you aware of is it . Can you are you aware of it . Can you hear the crowd or is it . Can you hear the crowd or is it youre concentrated it youre just so concentrated on youre not on what youre doing, youre not aware else, to be aware of anything else, to be honest, youre actually honest, when youre actually involved the end of involved in the business end of a finish , the crowd really isnt a finish, the crowd really isnt there in in your ear shot. I dont know why its more so maybe when youre out with the tail enders and out with the washing jockeys tend to listen to the commentary just to see whos winning and whos in the finish. But to be honest, especially when you go away from the stands and youre out in the back straight, you could almost hear a pin drop. Its eerily quiet , the jockeys talking to quiet, the jockeys talking to each other. You can hear everything going on, but crowd noise . No, you will obviously hear the roar from the crowd once the tape goes back for the start of the first race, the jockeys will hear that , but jockeys will hear that, but after that, its in the game mode. Gosh, any horse, any race to look out for today, any tips . Tips . Tips . Tips . Thats the one. Thats the one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Were all tips. Yeah yeah yeah. Tips. Yeah yeah yeah. Well obviously it really is going to and fro because some horses that were fancied yesterday on the declared better ground, they wont be so strongly fancied today. But strongly fancied today. But theres one in the last race today the National Hunt chase. Now this is restricted to amateurs only and weve only got eight runners. But its a really, really tight affair. I really, really tight affair. I like Embassy Gardens here. Unfortunately it could be another Willie Mullins winner, but hes very, very unexposed. Only two runs over fences , only two runs over fences, Embassy Gardens. But hes got to put two things right here. Hes been to two festivals and he really has let connections down both times. But when hes returned this year, hes jumping fences. Hes returned this year, hes jumping fences. Hes got returned this year, hes jumping fences. Hes got Patrick Mullins fences. Hes got Patrick Mullins on board. But maybe guys, the deciding factor here now is that this race is now run in honour of willies late mother, maureen mullins. So they will be very keen to take this prize home. And its willies son, isnt it, patrick . So is it an outsider, though . Because, you know, we like outsiders, though, paddy. Hes not an outsider, but hes 3 to 1, so hes a hes a perfectly backable price. Perfectly backable price. Sounds good to me, paddy. Sounds good to me, paddy. Great talking to you. Great talking to you. Yeah. Great. Yeah. Great. And i always loved your chat show on itv on a saturday night as thought you were as well. I thought you were brilliant that. Brilliant on that. Where are you . So where are you . So where are you . Where are you from in ireland . 7 im a 7 im a kildare . Im a kildare man. Im a kildare man. Oh, hes a kildare man. Oh, hes a kildare man. Yeah. Yeah. So that Means Nothing to you . So that Means Nothing to you . Yeah it does. Im there for. Im from there as well. But ill tell you what to do. What wish we could. We what you do. Wish we could. We could longer. Man to could talk longer. Brave man to do you do. And we hope all do what you do. And we hope all the horses are well. And the jockeys stay well today. Absolutely. Aspell absolutely. Paddy aspell really appreciate is appreciate your time. Paddy is a retired jockey. First time back in cheltenham for donkeys years. Donkeys years. Well, maybe donkeys arent the she horses. She is thoroughbred years. She is thoroughbred years. Thanks, paddy. Thank you very much. Bye bye bye. I think we should get paddy back on tomorrow. If it he back on tomorrow. If it wins. He was great. I really liked it. Yeah, yeah, was good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, acas was good. Yeah, that my favourite. Yeah, he that was my favourite. Yeah, he played tv shows, played the old tv shows, wouldnt many wouldnt he . Theyd ask how many things something . Things can i Say Something . Decided kildare ive decided that kildare accent is now my favourite accent. Yeah, beats yours eamonn. Well you see i could listen to him the phone book to him read the phone book because, you know, people just think people speak the think all irish people speak the same but they dont speak. Know that accent. Well, i dont know, just well, i dont know, it just speaks well, i dont know, it just speisabel, always said you isabel, you always said you like romford accent. Love like the romford accent. I love your feel as if. Your i feel as if. To be fair, you float no, to be fair, you float between about 18 different accents of a morning. Thats true. Like your. Its true. Thats like your. Its your trick all the your party trick with all the names sports. Chameleon names in sports. Chameleon what can i tell you . Youre a chameleon. I think we should talk to more throughout the week. Do i get another . Im so do i get another . Im going to make some calls. Yeah, that be great. Paddy that would be great. Get paddy back on. I really like paddy. Yes. In fact, id rid of. Yes. In fact, id get rid of. Paddy all long. Listen to paddy all day long. Maybe ill interview him like an interview him . Away from paddy. You keep away from paddy. You keep away from paddy. Ours. Thank you. Know hes ours. Thank you. Know you history go away. You history gone. Go away. Anyway were doing the papers next, doing next, with. Who are we doing with claire . Muldoon, alex armstrong. Alex arm strong. Alex armstrong. Next, right, were going back to the royal picture again. We say the royal picture again. We say good morning to ian pelham turner, whos a royal photographer and royal historian and whos taken pictures of the royals in the past. And, victoria barra , whos a victoria barra, whos a lifestyle expert now, victoria, first of all, from your point of view, you dont see anything wrong with what went on yesterday in terms of the editing. And im going to have to say you you will be in line with a lot of our viewers and listeners by by saying that. Yeah, i mean, i think its been really taken out of context, if im honest, especially given that social media is a platform that most people edit their photos on. Its a visual platform, its a creative platform, and people do that to make their photos stand out a little bit more. And i think we all need to kind of cut her some slack a little bit because every most people do it. And was a tiny little tweak. And it was a tiny little tweak. I see i agree with you and i see i agree with you from the point of view that theres no accusation that anybodys face or anybodys hair or anything has been altered. And i sort of think, well, if youre going to do it, id be more interested about my face looked like than what . My face already looks sensational, but. Yeah, but, but but that that was would you was it. Ian and you would you would tell us more, would disagree. Tell us more, my friend. Friend. Personally, think, digital personally, i think, digital manipulation is the cultural disease of today. Manipulation is the cultural disease of today. Oh, no. The disease of today. Oh, no. The reality now is, are we teaching our children its okay to cheat, but you must have done something. I mean, as a photographer, i mean, you must. There must be something you use in terms of lights or exposure , whatever lights or exposure, whatever that, you know, you just use lights and in my day when i was taking royal photographs, we were highly trained in the first place, today, what seems to be happening is. And this is why i get so angry about this whole thing as well, is that by changing the images of photographs we are teaching young people. Thats okay. Young people. Thats okay. I dont think thats okay at all. I think thats horrendous. What is going on at the moment with this whole entire thing. And for young royal children to be told by their mother, its okay to manipulate images, what is that saying about the British Royal family right now . I mean, lets start with the word manipulate. I understand thats the word that the photo agencies use. Its a technical tum, which means altered in means its been altered in any way. I think unfortunate way. I think its an unfortunate choice because the choice of word because the suggestion that a mum or mothers possibly wanted to mothers day possibly wanted to superimpose a picture of one of her children smiling when perhaps they were looking the wrong manipulation, is wrong way, is manipulation, is in itself, i think, sending out a bad message to our kids to and other people. All shes trying to do create a nice picture. To do is create a nice picture. You cant criticise her for that, you . That, can you . I think the at the i think the reality at the moment is, as kate moment is that this is, as kate has admitted , this is has already admitted, this is not the first case shes been doing it regularly. By the sounds of it at the moment. Well, because in reality, what its doing, i think , is teaching its doing, i think, is teaching young people. If kate says it, then its okay to manipulate. So she should put out a picture with one of her children sticking their tongue out or something. Instead so the whole world to criticise and you know, theres so much pressure on that family. Everybody pulls apart everything. People talk about her weight, people talk about whether shes had people whether shes had botox. People talk whether a talk about whether louis is a badly little boy, and badly behaved little boy, and all shes trying to do is to perfect image. What do you perfect an image. What do you think , victoria . Think, victoria . I agree, i mean, at the end of shes human and of the day, shes human and shes much pressure shes under so much pressure to live a certain live up to a certain expectation, and shes using a platform that is made now. Nowadays, it is made to be edited. Its so easy to edit photos. They have it and they have filters available and its the norm. So if were going to the norm. So if were going to look at this as an issue, we need to look at the whole industry in all of these platforms. So when you look at the industry, you are mostly assuming this is not a real image. Theyre not true to life image. Exactly. I mean, its not reality. People will make their reality. People will make their photos look a little bit more enhanced and theyll brighten them up. And at the end of the day, theyre trying. People are trying to portray themselves in the best light possible because its a visual platform, and they want their personal want to show their personal brand it. So if were going brand on it. So if were going to kate, we need to to criticise kate, we need to look the whole industry and look at the whole industry and all of these platforms. And i think shes human. Dont know think shes human. We dont know what could have been going what she could have been going through. W e see, the through. See, the thing is yeah, you see, the thing is victoria is saying ian, victoria is saying here, ian, this is way of the world this is the way of the world today. Royal today. But from a royal historian view, though , historian point of view, though, you obviously are seeing things differently and youre saying, this has got to appear real. But i was i was hearing and reading yesterday that even in Queen Victorias day, they altered the images. So have they ever really been true . It you see it . It you see it . It you see it . I think the point im trying to get across what worries me is that manipulation can mean all sorts of things. And so nowadays sorts of things. And so nowadays when, when you listen to a lot of the Mental Health issues, especially of young girls at the moment, thinking that they can change these images to make themselves look more beautiful, better , theyre in reality, you better, theyre in reality, you know, i want women , i fight for know, i want women, i fight for women. You know, im a strong feminist. I want women to win in britain, but i certainly dont want them to win just on on how theyve manipulated their looks in order to pander. Hang on. Yes. And look , i hang on. Yes. And look, i think thats great that youre championing imperfections and saying women should be happy with how they look. But actually, she hasnt tampered with looked. Shes with the way she looked. Shes tampered her daughters tampered with her daughters sleeve tampered with sleeve or shes tampered with the theres no suggestion the like. Theres no suggestion that her in that shes tweaked her face in any way or her waist or anything. I think we do need to be careful what were be careful about what were accusing her of, not least because recovering because the woman is recovering from from Serious Health condition. And think were condition. And i think were talking messages that talking about messages that sends our children. What message is you pick on is that saying you can pick on someone theyre down. Someone when theyre down. True. Thats true. Thats true. I the reality is, is i think the reality is, is that, you know, i work with tv channels across the world. The amount of influences that are coming on now, the actual allegations that are coming out of america about this, this wasnt even the real face of kate, that its been taken from another image. Five years ago. This this is starting to get very serious, you know, because what its doing nowadays, its making the royal family look stupid right across the world, you know, and at the moment, we cant afford this. Well, youve been watching and listening to ian, callum turner, whos a royal photographer and historian, and victoria barra and we should say, whos a lifestyle expert and neither of the two of them were digitally altered in any way. As for isabel and i, thats a whole other story. Were waiting for that. Thank you both very, very much. Thank you. Good debate. I wish we had more time. Forgive big story. Making the news today. This funeral parlour, based in hull and based in leeds. 35 bodies. They reckon they cant apportion. They cant they cant apportion. They cant say if it is that person or not. Thats 35 families involved in all of this. This is disgraceful. If this is true, so its absolutely disgusting, legacy is the name of the firm. As you said, theyre happy to take your seven grand and then. Whoa, you just dont know what youre getting. Its just ridiculous. Its the final, final insult. Ridiculous. Its the final, final insult. We dont care for final insult. We dont care for people who are dying in this country. Palliative care does not exist. The care for the old. Theres no respect. Theres no decency in anything. And this is the last thing that people would want to have is their dignity in death. And its not even there, especially the corners. We care about your loved one. We will look after them. We will make sure theyre their last moments on earth are going to be the right moments and everything will be done right. Were obviously in this case it has not been done. And i dont know about you guys, but for me, the bit about death that i dont like the most is that interim bit when they are in in the fridge or, you know, whatever, thats the bit. I dont like thought of them i dont like the thought of them having once theyre having makeup once theyre buried, theyre safe. Theyre laid rest ireland. Laid to rest in ireland. You youre its great because you youre dead then youre buried dead and then youre buried very quickly. Getting quickly. Scotlands getting three days. I dont get all this. Yeah, i dont get all this. What is this business what is all this business i agree, i agree four weeks i know its ridiculous. And that limbo phase as you quite rightly said isabel, between death for for the between death for the for the families and then the burial at that burial at the point of when the coffin goes down or the coffin goes through for a cremation , you feel as if the cremation, you feel as if the weight has lifted from you. And thatis weight has lifted from you. And that is a terrible experience to have for four weeks in that limbo. I write in my autobiography how my parents used to get us dressed up. Your 5 or 6 years of age. And they said, where are we going . Were going down to mrs. Mcmullans. Why are we going to mrs. Mcmullans . Shes oh mrs. Mcmullans . Shes dead. Oh well, why are we going . And well, why why are we going . And in days, people used to in those days, people used to draw their blinds their draw their blinds down their curtains, draw their curtains and you into mrs. And things, and you go into mrs. Mcmullen, youd be standing mcmullen, and youd be standing there, mother father there, and my mother and father say shes gorgeous. Looks say shes gorgeous. She looks lovely. Her hair. She lovely. Look at her hair. She looks whatever. Looks fantastic. Whatever. And then mcmullans then mrs. Mcmullans son or something would you something would say, would you like mrs. Mcmullan . And like to kiss mrs. Mcmullan . And you no. You go, no. Then my mother would nip and then my mother would nip you like youve got. Youd have to go over and so youd have to go over and kiss mrs. Mcmullan on the forehead. This is the of care this forehead. This. Is the of care this forehead. This is the of care this forehead. This is the book. Of care this forehead. This is the book. I care this forehead. This is the book. I mean,his is. This is the book. I mean, you know, like, i mean, its this is the kind of care that we want to show the people were about leave forever. You about to leave forever. You know, that that final know, that that love, that final moment to deprive families moment and to deprive families of over money, which is of that over money, which is basically this yes. Basically what this is. Yes. Putting the money in their pockets than into the pockets rather than into the staffing, into their operation. Thats about thats what were talking about here. Disgraceful. Here. Okay. Utterly disgraceful. Can talk about something can we talk about something much and is claire much nicer . And that is claire the favourite breakfast that, the favourite breakfast that, the favourite breakfast that, the favourite comfort food in this country is what you can be a vegetarian. You can be a vegan. You can be anything you want. You can be a vegan. You can be anything you want. But you can be a vegan. You can be anything you want. But the be anything you want. But the thing that brings people back, the ultimate comfort food, a bacon butty. There is nothing nicer. And i think they must have polled everyone who might have polled everyone who might have had a hangover, because 7 in 10 brits confess they their go to is in terms of an emotional support , in terms of emotional support, in terms of that carb fatty deal is indeed how the bacon butty oh butter brown sauce. Butter red sauce brown sauce. Butter red sauce ketchup for bacon. Brown for sausages. But theres so much to worry about. You have to worry about, the additives that are there. Well, you get colour the colour of the bacon as well. I cant remember if its good that the bacon is white or if its red. I think red is a false colour. That they put in. I think the pork is actually white. Therefore this has died, oh, its terrible for you, but if youve got a hangover, theres nothing better. You wouldnt know, eamonn butty i love a bacon butty, but you know your back bacon. Oh, streaky. Oh, streaky. Freaky freaky freaky freaky. Freaky freaky freaky freaky. Come on, extra crispy. I do nofice come on, extra crispy. I do notice theres a lot of places selling them now. Theyre everywhere, arent they . Costa coffee, they them coffee, starbucks. They put them in every shop. Well, youre making me hungry. Greggs biggest seller. Greggs biggest seller. Going to get one i mean, im going to get one after think. Actually. After this, i think. Actually. Well, your turn to yeah, well, its your turn to buy breakfast. Yeah. Did. Yeah. You did. Yeah. You did. Why do you not last time . Why do you not last time . Do you need emotional support . Em support . An early morning. Its been an early morning. Early got early start, isnt it . Ive got a nine hour off the plane from australia. Exactly exactly. I mean, you want to so, i mean, if you want to have a bacon. But i do like eggs at breakfast time. I love eggs as well. Again, you know what colour be . No. Colour an egg has to be . No. Orange. Orange orange like these. Not yellow, not yellow. Not yellow, not yellow. Clarence house. Oh, you want to for a classy brains . To go for a classy brains . Thats the ones in our house. Thats the ones in our house. Was in a cafe. The other i was in a cafe. The other day, and a man pulled up in a van that said clarence on van that said Clarence House on it. Beautiful he said, it. Oh, beautiful eggs, he said, these best eggs in the these are the best eggs in the world. And gave me six world. Yeah, and he gave me six of them. Yeah, there are about yeah, well, there are about five, five are for a box now, so, yeah, theyre pretty expensive, they are a treat. Expensive, but they are a treat. Yes they if you want the yes they are. If you want the ultimate bacon butty there you go i it. Go i like it. I dont like egg in my bacon butty. Ill happily have on butty. Ill happily have egg on the adulterate butty. Ill happily have egg on thelashings adulterate butty. Ill happily have egg on thelashings of adulterate butty. Ill happily have egg on thelashings of butter. Ulterate butty. Ill happily have egg on thelashings of butter. Id rate butty. Ill happily have egg on thelashings of butter. Id like it. Lashings of butter. Id like some sauce. Squashy white some brown sauce. Squashy white bread. All the sins, all bread. Yeah. All the sins, all in one go. Forget it. Baguette forget it. Baguette well be talking about all the issues of the day, like the big issues of the day, like bacon, butties the rest in bacon, butties and the rest in the papeh bacon, butties and the rest in the paper. With the next paper. Round up with claire for now we claire and alex. But for now we say thank you. Thank to you. Say thank you. Thank you to you. Now lets get the weather and now lets get the weather picture and shuttleworth with picture and a shuttleworth with that miserable, dank, that on this miserable, dank, rainy. Rainy day. That feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news. Weather update after a dry start across eastern areas, wet weather will push east through the rest of today. It will turn fairly breezy but that will introduce milder air so after a drier and fairly chilly start across eastern areas, well see skies cloud over and some quite persistent rain start to spread in from the west. The rain will be most heavy across parts of wales, the midlands, Peak District for midlands, the Peak District for example, as well seeing some very heavy on today. Very heavy rain later on today. However, evening however, by this evening some southwestern start to southwestern areas will start to see some drier and brighter weather. And here is well weather. And here is where well see highest temperatures see the highest temperatures through this afternoon. Highs of 13 degrees. But many areas 13 or 14 degrees. But many areas will start feel quite a lot will start to feel quite a lot milder throughout today as we see southwesterly mild air see that southwesterly mild air being in from the being brought in from the atlantic. Rain will push atlantic. The rain will push further north to become more restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland through tonight and further should stay further south it should stay cloudy and with cloudy but much drier. And with the the breeze and the strength of the breeze and how mild that air is, it is going to be quite a mild night tonight away from far tonight away from the very far north west. Rain north west. Now, after that rain band pushes further north through evening, will through tuesday evening, it will sink through sink further south through wednesday, pushing into parts of northern wales Northern England, north wales through wednesday afternoon. But it wont reach central it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central southern areas of england, south wales see wales as well. Well see the best of drier weather best of any drier weather through wednesday, here is through wednesday, and here is where will be where the temperatures will be higher. Of around 15, higher. Highs of around 15, possibly 16 degrees on wednesday, but turn wednesday, but it will turn quite windy far north quite windy across the far north by by. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on as more mps are believed to be considering following lee anderson to reform uk life took a gamble on myself. Reform party took a gamble on me. Its a gamble. I was prepared to take. Its a gamble. I think ill win. Its a gamble that i need to win. And i need the British Public now too, to gamble on me and the reform party. Are you a gambler . Tell us. Pr chaos for the royal family. Can the palace regain the Publics Trust after the princess of apologises princess of wales apologises over editing her family pictures . The Prime Ministers outlined plans today to boost gas power to try and stop blackouts. But as well as extending the life of existing gas plants, we may need some new gas plants as we grow out our Renewables Even further. But this might sound as if it might be in conflict with net zero, but its not. It actually complements our move to increase the amount of renewables in our system. Renewables in our system. And in sports news this morning, cole palmer shines as chelsea beat newcastle. Arsenal need to win in the Champions League tonight and the pinnacle of jump racing, the Cheltenham Festival gets underway today and ihave festival gets underway today and i have some of my tips, so beware the good morning. Weather spread east wet weather will spread east today, but there will be some dry interludes, particularly on wednesday. Find out the wednesday. Find out all the details me a little later. On. Through to the top story this morning. Plenty of unease on conservative benches as lee anderson joins reform uk and he becomes the first mp. The question is, should he be re elected or not . Because he was what was . He was a conservative. Yeah, yeah. But what was he before that. He was labour before that. He was labour before that. Yeah. So i dont know what he was when he his seat. But was when he won his seat. But anyway has the time come for him to stand in that constituency and say, im now reform uk . What do think about this . Do you think about this . With well, in an interview with patrick gb news last Patrick Christys on gb news last night, what had to night, this is what he had to say about his defection. Was my parents who had it was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying anderson saying that lee anderson has done mums told him to done what his mums told him to do, i think the mothers and do, but i think the mothers and fathers good advice. Even fathers give good advice. Even when get when you get to my when you get when you get to my age. Parents time age. My parents were first time tory in 2019. They put tory voters in 2019. They put their in Boris Johnson and their faith in Boris Johnson and their faith in Boris Johnson and the conservative government and in years later, in me. But four years later, they like theyve let they feel like theyve been let down, the conservative down, that the conservative party not delivered on party have not delivered on their and they think their promises. And they think its for change. Its time for change. What sort sense is lee so what sort of sense is lee anderson talking . Do you agree with him . Do you totally disagree . Earlier we spoke with the minister, graham the government minister, Graham Stuart. Lee stuart. He said this lee anderson, its a shame hes gone. I mean, obviously hes been on a bit of a journey already from labour to the conservatives. Now hes with reform. You could could see reform. You could you could see lee on the stage with lee anderson on the stage with his able to his new leader barely able to hide irritation. So im not hide his irritation. So im not sure how long that particular honeymoon to last honeymoon is going to last either. Ehheh following on from his well, following on from his defection, tory mps are now defection, some tory mps are now calling for an urgent course correction the prime correction from the Prime Minister with today minister with reports today bofis minister with reports today boris could an Boris Johnson could make an election comeback to the campaign trail in red wall seats i well, emma well, lets speak now to former strategist and advisor to tony blair, john mctiernan. John, what do you make of this toing and froing and changing around . Around . Look, i think it shows as many things do at the moment that the tory party are focussed on trying to hold together the 25 of the vote that theyve got in the polls at the moment. And this defection of lee anderson to reform suggests that reform have now decided to go for the tories. So the tories are going to find it almost impossible to grow enough votes to challenge labouh grow enough votes to challenge labour. You know, labour 20 points ahead and then now down fighting on their right against reform. And lee anderson is definitely a charismatic figure. Hes flawed. His remarks about hes flawed. His remarks about sadiq khan, are utterly contemptible and should have been apologised for , but he been apologised for, but he represents something, in an appeal to the red wall. And you can see with these rumours of bofis can see with these rumours of Boris Johnson coming back to campaign the red wall, the tories are really worried about about shoring up their votes. And i labour will be and i think labour will be relieved about that, seeing the government distracted once again. Theres not a week in again. And theres not a week in which the government are able to dictate the terms of the debate. Are there . What would your advice to be starmer in all of this . Because the government out and the government have come out and said, a vote for reform is said, look, a vote for reform is actually just handing power to the but actually the labour party, but actually its a threat labour as well, its a threat to labour as well, isnt the rise of reform isnt it . The rise of reform because a lot these, as weve because a lot of these, as weve been pointing actually been pointing out, are actually traditional who traditional labour voters who voted the first voted conservative for the first time there must be more time in 2019. There must be more of them across country. Of them across the country. I mean, reforms eating into your vote as well, arent they . Well, labour on 45 of well, with labour on 45 of the nationally, labours the polls nationally, labours clearly got hold of the clearly got a hold of the country. Got back voters country. Its got back voters and we know that weve got back voters from, who went tory in 2019. Those people who lent their votes to Boris Johnson were betrayed by Boris Johnson , were betrayed by Boris Johnson, partygate was a huge breach of trust between the government and bofis trust between the government and Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister personally, and voters say its always good. Its good advice. It was it, napoleon said advice. It was it, napoleon said it never interrupt your enemy when theyre making mistakes. I think labour should just stand back and watch the fight on the right, a few other stories doing the rounds today. Weve been speaking to the government about their new Energy Strategy for gas and labour have had plenty to say about that, saying its a sign of tory failure. But we put that to the government this morning. They said they wont take from labour on net take lectures from labour on net zero plans, given all the u turns that guys have u turns that you guys have already made. What do you make of i labour cant of this . I mean, labour cant rule out needing to increase our use of gas to avoid blackouts, can they . Can they . No. Look, the labor party are clear, we have got a strategy through putting £8 billion into Great British energy of speeding up of, the development of Renewable Energies across the country. And i think the, the interesting thing about what the tories are doing is Everybody Knows that we need gas as support for transition to net zero, but the government are unable to put this in a context of being pro net zero, we want to accelerate , getting to net to accelerate, getting to net zero, which actually supported even more strongly in the red wall than in the blue wall. Working class voters want to have warm homes. They want renewable energy. They want the new jobs , in in energy that that new jobs, in in energy that that will produce. And the government seems slightly embarrassed that actually the gas is , is to help actually the gas is, is to help us get to net zero, because when the government decided they were going to against net zero going to be against net zero last year, that was a failed attempt to, to win back votes, the tory party. And so look, its very sensible to have a robust spine for our Energy System , and labour will be very system, and labour will be very happy to , you know, to inherit happy to, you know, to inherit this when we form a government in january. In january. John, youve talked about red walls, youve talked about blue walls. Could i go slightly off the now with you now, you the wall, now with you now, you as a former strategist, im looking at this royal picture right over the weekend and very shortly were going to get the opinion of the esteemed royal commentator, jennie bond on this one. But as a strategist, what would your advice be to the princess of wales as to what to do next . Or, going ahead, tampering with pictures , in tampering with pictures, in whatever way, for the future, whats your thoughts, john . My, my thoughts are when youre caught out in a crisis, youre caught out in a crisis, you have to you have to kind of tell the whole story. So so the issue that she was that she just put out a tweet yesterday, taking full responsibility , taking full responsibility, which has raised loads more questions about what was the original picture, what did it look like . Was it just adjusting , merging together . A whole bunch of pictures . Was was her figure dropped into a picture of all the children . And i think this is the issue that once youre in the middle of people speculating, you have to quash the speculation. So shes the speculation. So shes claimed the responsibility, but they should probably be gone. They should probably be gone. Absolutely open about it. Heres what pictures look like. What the pictures look like. Heres why they were changed. Im really good at this. Im not really good at this. I wanted and a bit more fulsome than a tweet, and sometimes in these situations, she says, john, shes not going to show that original picture. Shes going to that. Shes going to do that. Shes going to do that. Well. And that seems to me to well. And that seems to me to be a mistake. Its actually a mistake for me, that she didnt just do a video clip , you know, just do a video clip, you know, just do a video clip, you know, just do a little. That would have been, you know, little tiktok where she talked about it and people would go, thats great, because theres so many rumours around the rumours floating around at the moment, cant every moment, and you cant kill every rumour. Kill the rumour. Youve got to kill the central so is, you central one. So my thing is, you get one chance in every crisis like this. One chance to tell your whole story and telling the truth is the best response to all kinds of these issues and challenges , john. Challenges, john. Thats why they pay you the big bucks. Well, im very interesting. Thank you. Thank you indeed. John you very much indeed. John mctiernan. Former mctiernan. There former strategist and advisor to tony blair. Go to jennie bond blair. Lets go to jennie bond now. And jennie you heard what john had to say there. Hes saying basically and i have to saying basically and i have to say i think this sounds perfectly sensible that shes got to show the original picture and say, look , this is all i and say, look, this is all i did. She doesnt appear that she did. She doesnt appear that she did anything. So structurally, two faces or images like that, whatever. Why do you two faces or images like that, whatever. Why do you think shes resisting showing the original picture . Picture . Yeah, its probably several pictures , and shes probably pictures, and shes probably changed it because one of the kids was. I dont know, picking his nose or something. You know, she changed it for cosmetic reasons. I feel, and i dont think we should be bullying her into putting out all the images. I do think that it would be a good idea. Now to do what theyve done in the past and do a little video clip on instagram or something in a day or two, obviously the palace never want to feel pressured or pushed into doing something, i do think doing something, but i do think we in danger of bullying we are in danger of bullying a lady who is trying to recover from a very serious operation. I from a very serious operation. I think of how she must be feeling this morning. Absolutely miserable. I think her mothers day was obviously ruined by this row, she was photographed yesterday , in the car with yesterday, in the car with william. She what . We see didnt look that happy. She must be under intense pressure now. Whenever shes going to be seen in public, the pressure has doubled and redoubled. And i think shes in a fragile mental and physical state. And we should lay off her. As the Sun Newspaper said this morning. Yeah, i totally agree with you, jenny. And i think its easy to lose sight of. Actually, the reason theres been this absolute obsession with where she is and whether this picture is real or not is actually because of this huge amount of affection that the public hold for her. People have been worried about her. People want to see that shes well because people her. Shes star people love her. Shes the star of royal and so i of the royal family. And so i think, know, if she is this think, you know, if she is this morning the morning feeling down in the dumps, really that that dumps, i really hope that that message being conveyed to message is being conveyed to her. And you only have to look at morning. I at our inbox this morning. I support catherine. Support princess catherine. Shes future queen. Shes a wonderful future queen. Nobody holds candle to nobody else holds a candle to her, saying for goodness her, avril saying for goodness sake, her sake, its a photo, so leave her alone, joan. Long as alone, joan. As long as catherines recovering well, that all that matters. And that is all that matters. And that is all that matters. And that overall sentiment in that is the overall sentiment in all of this. Would you agree . Absolutely. Yeah. And you know, maybe should ask all know, maybe we should ask all the kim kardashian, the celebrities, kim kardashian, everyone original everyone put out their original photos filtered photos before they filtered them. Become so normal to them. Its become so normal to manipulate a photo to some degree that theres degree or another that theres the hashtag no filter used, isnt there , thats how normal isnt there, thats how normal it is. And, i dont like the word manipulating, touching up, changing photographs, has gone on ever since photography was invented. You know, we used to have a Silk Stocking over the lens to soften the image of someones face. Cecil beaton, one of the most famous royal photographers, routinely touched up photos at prince edwards wedding , to sophie, william was wedding, to sophie, william was looking a little bit glum, and so the official photographer admitted afterwards. Yes. I took another picture of william and plonked it on on his body, and, thats what happens. So nothing sinister has happened here. The poor womans been caught out in a really candid, attempt at editing a photo, and now shes been pilloried and i use that word again. I think were in danger of bullying her. And i do think we have to stop a serious journalist going down this rabbit holes of social media. We must not be led by that, one thing i would say, i mean , until thing i would say, i mean, until she came out with the mea culpa yesterday, no one was actually suggesting was at fault in suggesting she was at fault in any way. Nobody knew any way. Well, nobody knew whether the palace that whether this was the palace that had the misstep, whether had made the misstep, whether this william had this was Prince William who had edhed this was Prince William who had edited going edited it. No one was going after i do wonder, after kate. And i do wonder, though, your comments though, given your comments about fact that there have about the fact that there have been edited been pictures edited historically a long time in historically for a long time in the royal family. Is there some you naughtiness the royal family. Is there some yotbehalf naughtiness the royal family. Is there some yotbehalf wellghtiness on behalf of these . Well respected International News agencies . You know , why have agencies . You know, why have they suddenly decided we wont accept these pictures , that accept these pictures, that theyve been manipulated or, as you prefer, tampered or edited . You prefer, tampered or edited . I think they overreacted. Actually. I think they jumped the gun. They could have waited for a considered response from the which or may not the palace, which may or may not have come. But this happened on a night, waleses, a sunday night, the waleses, you know, particularly know, they dont particularly want to answer press questions late on a sunday evening, and also, i think theres a bit of an agenda because, ever since the royal family and particularly catherine has started putting out her own pictures , its niggled the pictures, its niggled the official photographers, obviously, theyd much rather have their own person in there, but there are very, very but also there are very, very high standards agencies high standards in News Agencies and professional and any professional photographer in the news field, not the entertainment field, i dont think. But in the news field, absolutely works to certain standards and a code of conduct and, manipulating a picture would not be part of that code. Jenny, thanks for your take. Appreciate it. Thank you very much indeed. And this morning on breakfast, we are asking for your views on all of this. And, your views on all of this. And, were looking, i suppose, for messages of support after a rough time for the princess of wales. Yeah. Wales. Yeah. And actually, lots of you have already been sending them in so far, as far as im concerned, says kate, its a beautiful photograph of catherine with her children. Who cares if its been slightly tweaked . I certainly dont happy to see our princess recovering from a serious operation. Other stories with the time approaching a 8 15, the rate of uk unemployment rose to 3. 9 in the three months to january, from 3. 8 in the previous three months. Thats according to the office for National Statistics. Those figures, released an hour ago. Ago. The governments confirmed plans for new gas power stations until 2025, in a bid to avoid blackouts to achieve net zero. Writing in the telegraph today, rishi sunak has described gas as the backup needed when theres not enough sun or wind to create renewable energy. We spoke with renewable energy. We spoke with government minister Graham Stuart earlier, but as well as extending the life of existing gas plants, we may need some new gas plants, we may need some new gas plants, we may need some new gas plants as we grow out our Renewables Even further. But this it might sound as if it might be in conflict with net zero, but its not. It actually complements move to increase complements our move to increase the of renewables our the amount of renewables in our system. System. Hundreds of families fear they may have been given the wrong ashes from a funeral parlour. Relatives who hired legacy independent Funeral Directors in hull have expressed concerns the ashes they were given following cremation could have been from a different body. It comes after 34 remains were removed from the mortuary following reports of concern for the care of the deceased. Two the care of the deceased. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences as. Offences as. The disgraced british socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is back in court today in new york. Shes set to appeal against her sex trafficking conviction. The 62 year old was found guilty in december 2021 of luring young girls for massages with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Between 1994 and 2004. Epstein. Between 1994 and 2004. Controversial social Media Influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan have been arrested in romania over allegations of sexual aggression. The brothers were detained with charges dating back to 2012 to 2015. Earlier, about the funeral parlour and all of the bodies and the questions about whats happened to them and the fact that actually british people dont really like and i say British English people probably a bit reticent talk about a bit reticent to talk about death. And youve been death. And lots of youve been getting touch with your views getting in touch with your views on morning , simon says, on this morning, simon says, because about because youre talking about how your sit at the your mother would sit at the paper talking about who died. It was always the first thing my grandmother did when she got the papeh grandmother did when she got the paper, read what she called the hatched, and dispatched. Hatched, matched and dispatched. Very views on very good, lots of views on cremation, says. Cremation cremation, linda says. Cremation all its cleaner. More all the way. Its cleaner. More can done. Isabel said, can be done. As isabel said, jewellery can be made, tattoos can done, and can it can be done, and you can put it into never into a firework. Ive never heard before. With heard of that before. With burial , i heard of that before. With burial, i dont know. I dont know if i read that this is your food not nice thought. What happens when Saint Gabriel blows his horn on the last day of the world . If youre cremated . If youre cremated . Well, if youre cremated, youre not going anywhere. But youre not going anywhere. But you know, gabriel has his horn. He blows his horn , and you rise he blows his horn, and you rise from the dead, thats to according christianity. Anyway, let us know your views and lets get your weather update now. Ill give you my views on that. Pretty bad. Views on that. Pretty bad. Pretty awful. Unless you tell me different. Danny a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. After a dry start across eastern areas , wet weather will push areas, wet weather will push east through the rest of today. They will turn fairly breezy, but that will introduce milder air. So after a drier and fairly chilly start across eastern areas , well see skies cloud areas, well see skies cloud over and some quite persistent rain start to spread in from the west. The rain will be most heavy across parts of wales, the midlands, the Peak District for example, as well seeing some very heavy rain on today. Very heavy rain later on today. However, this evening some however, by this evening some southwest to southwest areas will start to see and brighter see some drier and brighter weather. And here is where well see the highest temperatures through this afternoon. Of through this afternoon. Highs of 13 many areas 13 or 14 degrees, but many areas will start to feel quite a lot milder throughout today as we see that southwesterly mild air being from the being brought in from the atlantic , the rain will push atlantic, the rain will push further north to become more restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland tonight scotland through tonight and further south it should stay cloudy drier and with cloudy but much drier and with the of the breeze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild of the breeze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild that the breeze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild that aire breeze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild that air is, reeze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild that air is, itaze and cloudy but much drier and with the mild that air is, it is; and how mild that air is, it is going to be quite a mild night tonight away from the very far northwest. After that rain northwest. Now, after that rain band further north band pushes further north through evening, will through tuesday evening, it will sink further through sink further south through wednesday, of wednesday, pushing into parts of Northern England , north wales Northern England, north wales through wednesday afternoon. But Northern England, north wales thwont wednesday afternoon. But Northern England, north wales thwont quite esday afternoon. But Northern England, north wales thwont quite reach afternoon. But Northern England, north wales thwont quite reach centralon. But it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central, southern areas of england, south wales as well. Well the wales as well. Well see the best any drier weather best of any drier weather through wednesday, and here is where temperatures be where the temperatures will be higher. Of 15, higher. 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Paul coyte here with the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. Do you think maybe we should talk like this all the way through . And then. Have you ever done racing commentary . Done horse racing commentary . Have a go at that . Have you ever had a go at that . Have you ever had a go at that . Have you ever had a go at that . Have you worked the races . Have you worked with the races . I think youd be very good. You know, were coming on to all know, you were coming on to all of us. Just throw the of us. Yeah. Just throw the thing every now and again. Thing in every now and again. It amazes me the skill required that. Thats a tough required on that. Thats a tough job. Know, its amazing, isnt you know, its amazing, isnt it . You think it . Because you know, you think youve got the old binoculars doing that, looking at the numbers, at the silks, numbers, looking at the silks, the wind, the knowing the the wind, the form, knowing the form, the whole lot, the odds i do have some. I do have some tips. Youre wait for tips. Youre gonna wait for those. You want to hang on or those. Do you want to hang on or do want the tips now . No. Do you want the tips now . No. Hang on. Well, lets see what jack carson has to say because jacks there, he . Hes jacks there, isnt he . Hes hes there, hes there. He hes hes there, hes there. He might be our today. Jack, might be our man today. Jack, good to look, good morning to you. Oh, look, hes dressed part. Hes certainly dressed the part. Hes part today. Hes looking the part today. All the gear . No idea. Whats all the gear . No idea. Jack, that right . Is that jack, is that right . Is that fair or you really look the fair or you really do look the part. You got your part. Have you got your everything a horse . Everything apart from a horse . Youve rumbled. I think youve rumbled. I think rumbled me, paul. Think youve rumbled me, paul. Ive think youve rumbled me, paul. Pve the think youve rumbled me, paul. Ive the cap. Ive got ive got the flat cap. Ive got the under the coat. And the tweed under the coat. And youre right. All im missing is a horse. But at cheltenham youre not going to to go youre not going to have to go far try and one. Of far to try and find one. Of course, the four days course, the next four days youre to be packed full youre going to be packed full of and of of excitement, of racing. And of course, everyone really looking at mullins, at irish trainer Willie Mullins, whos favourite many of whos the favourite in many of those across the next those 28 races across the next few he only needs six wins few days, he only needs six wins over the next four days to reach 100 festival winners. Thats 100 festival winners. Thats before, course, anyone else. Before, of course, anyone else. And he seeks a second and also he seeks a second straight win in the gold cup. This friday. The main event, the big event because of course , big event because of course, galloping deschamps, who won last year. Is of course his last year. He is of course his trainer again, so hes looking for a second consecutive win there. Youve got around 250,000 spectators expected to come over the course of the next four days, as you probably see around me, theres lots of cars already coming in. Its very busy on the roads this morning. Ticket sales apparently slightly down on that, people kind of pointing to the likes of the cost of living crisis people caused crisis and people have caused trying money in their trying to keep money in their pockets. But of course, whenever pockets. But of course, whenever you get these big festivals of racing and horses, you do get those concerns from the likes of Animal Charities Animal Welfare charities as well, particularly the National Charity league against cruel sports. Theyre calling for tighter measures this week in horse racing ahead of the Cheltenham Festival , where they Cheltenham Festival, where they say 74 horses have died in the last years. But the jockey last 23 years. But the jockey club themselves are very clear that they put Animal Welfare right at the front. Of course, right at the front. Of course, everything they do and theyre investing that more and more investing in that more and more each year. And of course, friday the gold cup, the big event, is 100 years this year of the gold cup. So 100 years this year of the gold cup. So im sure there might be some lots of excitement there as the spectators come to Cheltenham Festival today. Right were looking were looking for jack. Were looking for tips, jack. Were looking for tips, jack. Were looking for anything give us, for names. Anything to give us, well, galloping deschamps, of course, the favourite once again , we dont go for the gold cup on friday. Maybe if you fancy. Well, if you want an outside, if you want an outsider , then you want an outsider, then jungle boogie 50 to 1 at the moment. Oh you know what . Thats the thing. I dont know about you. The same eamonn, but when i see the odds, i dont think about how bad the horse is. Think how much money is. I just think how much money im win if it actually im going to win if it actually comes in. So if its like 200 to 1, im thinking im im on it. Yeah the thing is, the only thing youre missing, im looking at there is you looking at you there is you dont have you rolled up copy of the thats the only the racing post . Thats the only thing there. Thing that youre missing there. Because through because people will see through that, that worries me. That, jack. And that worries me. Well, give me a couple of hours and ill be. Ill be right on it. Ill be scribbling down with my notes. Have my pen. With my notes. Ill have my pen. Ill have some binoculars. Ill be the package a little bit be the full package a little bit later on. Dont you worry, jack. Looking car im looking at the car entrance you and entrance behind you there and absolutely get absolutely thinking you get a car through that gate and. And you get a parking space getting into. Its easy getting out and that and that sort of weather theres going to be they have they have land rovers actually, which go about and pull you out of a space. Do they really. Yeah they do. Do they really. Yeah they do. Yeah. Is that right. Theyve got a quite a there. Got a quite quite a few there. Are you, you parked. Are you, were you parked. Ive actually ive well ive actually ive probably found i dont know how ive done this. Ive probably found the only car park in cheltenham today that i was literally only car in, so literally the only car in, so the public car park, im not going to say the of it, but going to say the name of it, but its a public car park. Im allowed to park there, but i think ive just managed to find it. I did get here quite early, so probably few people so theres probably a few people more have parked around more that have parked around me so car parking so far. But yeah, car parking was sold out weeks ago for the actual festival so actual festival itself. So people literally quite will be probably places as probably scrapping for places as it on it gets a little bit later on today, its been packed today, because its been packed for couple hours for the last couple of hours since ive been here with cars, trying to get in and find those spaces action safer spaces to watch the action safer on id say. On the trains, id say. After the guinness after all, the guinness consumed at cheltenham. Good chuck, have a good good man chuck, have a good day and a good a good week. Thank much 50 thank you very much indeed. 50 to talking about scrapping for talking about scrapping for places you the tips . Places would you like the tips . Because did badly last year , i because i did badly last year, i remember that. Are we going to do a syndicate . I think thatd be okay, you put be a good idea. Okay, so you put a well have a quid a tenner in, well have a quid each and well well split each and then well well split the winnings between us. Its going well now, going to work really well now, earlier when we had, Embassy Gardens. Yes, that was tip gardens. Yes, that was the tip for 530, which the willie for the 530, which is the Willie Mullins horse. Right. So the my mullins horse. Right. So the my man sorts me out with racing man who sorts me out with racing stuff , we got guests and stuff, we got the guests and everything him. 250 the everything from him. 250 the goffer, is 13 to 2, goffer, which is 13 to 2, because like i say, we want an outsider, right. And 410 in the 410 love envoy. Thats envoy 14 called a love envoy. Called a love envoy. Have you really . Yes. Have you really lucky . Meant to be you really lucky . Meant to be 14. Not sure what a golfer means, but anyway, have you ever had 14 to your one though . Thats the thing. So 14 to 1 is the odds on love. Envoy my friend. Thank you very much indeed. Right, good morning. Today have a good first day at cheltenham. Still to come. We have a debate for you this time about lee anderson. Should mps face mps who defect face a by election stay with us for i right. Lee anderson, reform uk former conservative. Former labouh uk former conservative. Former labour. Whatever. Whatever, anyway, hes crossed again , and anyway, hes crossed again, and hes become reforms first mp. But heres the question. Well, should he actually face re election, having defected because he wasnt put there by his constituents. And were debating that this morning with stephen pound, former labour mp, and matthew studland, political commentator. Good morning to you both. And, matthew, you feel that absolutely, he should put this to test of the public this to the test of the Public Opinion and see if he gets re elected for reform. Yeah its very straightforward as far as im concerned. In 2019, lee got voted in as a conservative mp and now hes switched to reform. So if i had voted for him, im not a tory. But if i had voted for him as a conservative voter in 2019, i would be very annoyed and would want to have another go at it. And also and this is an important point, lee himself, not that long ago voted for a bill which would have allowed had it passed constituents to trigger a by election if their mp had changed party. So he signed in a bit scared here on this, stephen. Yeah. Look, i think that one of the problems we got here is that if he did have one of these recall petitions, he had a by election. Lets face it, were only a few months in the next election. £250,000. So heres a suggestion. Mean, at the suggestion. I mean, at the present , theres i think present time, theres i think theres about 18 or 20 independents sitting the independents sitting in the house more house of commons, more independents. Are independents. And these are people whip people whove had the whip returned. Every of those returned. So every one of those then to have to have a then going to have to have a by election because that gives the incredible amount the whips an incredible amount of so i think heres a of power. So i think heres a suggestion. If its within 12 months election, the months of an election, then the mp floor should mp crossing the floor should have 10 of the cost of have to pay 10 of the cost of it, £25,000 of a by election. Exactly so, mean, why should exactly so, i mean, why should we £250,000 . Were not we spend £250,000 . Were not exactly in at the moment. The cost of democracy, though, can be expensive, and this matters because this really matters because those should have those constituents should have their views represented in parliament. By the way, lets remember none of this needs to happen. Remember none of this needs to happen. I have a big ding dong. Happen. I have a big ding dong. Whenever lee and i chat to each other on his show, we get on personally. We see the good in each other, but lets face it, he made islamophobic comments for which he has repeatedly refused to apologise. Hes had refused to apologise. Hes had he not made those those comments, he wouldnt have been suspended from his party. It was only a month or two ago that he was the deputy chairman of the ruling party, and he was also very anti reform a few weeks ago, now hes very ago, and now hes very anti. Didnt see didnt well, he didnt see he didnt see as the way forward, see reform as the way forward, but tell me this is what he but just tell me this is what he said on Patrick Christys last night. Said on Patrick Christys last nig lets a look. Lets have a look. Lets have a look. By election in what six a by election in what six weeks and then maybe a general election may. What a election in may. What a ridiculous scenario that would be. About 300 grand be. I think its about 300 grand together buy it together to buy election. It costs of a lot of money, costs a hell of a lot of money, the taxpayers money. And now if anybody there wants to pay anybody out there wants to pay for it, come knock on my for it, then come knock on my door it. Door and ill think about it. Mean, is that a fair well, i mean, is that a fair point . There is going to be a general election. It could be as soon may. Soon as may. Its not going to be as soon as may, november, november the 14th. Sunak i can you a tip sunak i can give you a tip for cheltenham and a tip for the general election. Okay. Well, firefox in the 130 the 14th. Really . Thats after the american election. Yeah. Thats after the american eleythel. Yeah. Thats after the american eleythe rishi1. Thats after the american eleythe rishi sunak has about the rishi sunak has about a week so now. I think, to week or so now. I think, to decide whether theres going to be election. I think be a may election. I think almost are almost almost all of us are almost certain there wont be. This is just excuse. Running just an excuse. Hes running scared of own electorate. He scared of his own electorate. He claims leads a man of the claims leads be a man of the people. It the people. Well, put it to the people. Well, put it to the people his constituency. People of his own constituency. By people of his own constituency. By there is a wider by the way, there is a wider question here than just lee anderson. Nigel thinks anderson. Nigel farage thinks its hugely significant. Significant . Im not sure that it i am sure of is that it is. What i am sure of is that this says a lot about rishi sunak, our Prime Ministers political judgement, because it was lee anderson was him who made lee anderson the deputy chair of the tory party, and look where he is now. We can agree on that. But we can agree on that. But we can agree on that. But we can agree on that. But heres, heres the thing. Dufing but heres, heres the thing. During last parliament, when during the last parliament, when i still the house, there i was still in the house, there were a huge number of people, mostly of jeremy corbyn, mostly because of jeremy corbyn, who and who resigned the labour whip and sat independents. There sat as independents. There constituents same constituents still got the same service. Got the same service. They still got the same people the office still people in the office still deaung people in the office still dealing same casework. Dealing with the same casework. And you can make a for and i think you can make a for case that, that the important relationship case that, that the important rela constituents case that, that the important relaconstituents is, in fact, the constituents is, in fact, that service them, and that that service to them, and that carries so lees still got carries on. So lees still got the same office ashfield and the same office in ashfield and theyre still doing the same work. But let me ask you sorry. No, no, no no, i was going to ask you american election. You about the american election. And that sunak and youre convinced that sunak will a general will will call a general election the americans election after the americans decide on who new president decide on who the new president will could that result will be. Now, could that result influence or have any benefit to rishi sunak, for instance . Im thinking , rishi sunak, for instance . Im thinking, you rishi sunak, for instance . Im thinking , you know, if trump rishi sunak, for instance . Im thinking, you know, if trump is elected , im sorry. Elected, im sorry. The nightmare scenario. Look, i think the reality is that rishi sunak is in the mr micawber rule at the moment. You know, something will turn up. Theres no way that hell go to the, the, the, the public at the present time, the electorate simply are baked in. The idea that hes hes not going to win the next election. You dont the american you dont think the american result here, result influenced people here, that world is going that they say the world is going more conservative . That they say the world is going mo yeah, servative . That they say the world is going mo yeah, izrvative . That they say the world is going mo yeah, i dont e . That they say the world is going mo yeah, i dont think so. Yeah, i dont think so. Because look at europe because if you look at europe and at, you know, the wider and look at, you know, the wider anglosphere, if you like, theres sorts of weird theres all sorts of weird elections in different elections going in different way. At italy, look way. Look at italy, look at hungary. We actually have hungary. We dont actually have a across that america is a read across that america is closer means. If closer to us. By all means. If biden wins in november, then i think actually think that could actually energise , know, of the energise, you know, sort of the centre the Democratic Centre left, the democratic left. Trump wins, maybe it left. If trump wins, maybe it will provide a boost. But what will johnson do . Because johnson, with johnson, after all, with nigel farage, trumps on farage, is trumps agent on earth . Farage, is trumps agent on earththink its a very good i think its a very good question that you ask eamonn. I think answer, though, is no, think the answer, though, is no, it wont an impact on how it wont have an impact on how we in this country, but it we vote in this country, but it does raise the surreal prospect of alongside of a Trump Presidency alongside a minister ship. A starmer Prime Minister ship. I mean, just how are those guys going to get on . But then again, how is rishi sunak going to get on with donald . Well, bush and blair got on pretty well, but everybody thought there no way that thought there was no way that they work together. I they could work together. I mean, end you have an mean, in the end you have an electoral win that Electoral College win that hes got to even if he gets got to achieve, even if he gets the vote. The popular vote. A long way from theres a long way from president yet, a final president yet, just a final thought on the leandersson debate. Conservative debate. If the conservative party a stronger line party had taken a stronger line and had called it as and had called it out as islamophobia as they have islamophobia as they would have done had a slur done it if it had been a slur against a jewish person, would that changed the situation . That have changed the situation . Would a would it have forced a by election and therefore is the fault with leandersson, but fault not with leandersson, but with being with rishi sunak and being weak . The comments with rishi sunak and being weak . Are the comments with rishi sunak and being weak . Are with the comments with rishi sunak and being weak . Are with leandersson ments with rishi sunak and being weak . Are with leandersson the ts are are with leandersson the fault not out fault for not calling out properly, calling it islamophobic you very islamophobic as you say. Very good point. Had these good point. Had had these remarks been made about a jewish mayor, they would have immediately denounced immediately been denounced as anti semitic. Myself. Anti semitic. Im jewish myself. Rishi has not got a grip rishi sunak has not got a grip on islamophobia in his party. He is trying with that memorial. Hes and spending 100 odd hes trying and spending 100 odd Million Pounds on trying to protect muslim sites in this country. That is good. But he hasnt gone far enough. Hasnt gone far enough. Okay . Okay, gentlemen. Fascinating. Matthew. Can fascinating. Matthew. We can actually agree on that point. Let us let us part in a degree of amity here. We both agree on that point. There we go. There we go. Thank very indeed. Thank you very much indeed. The 20 minutes to nine. The time 20 minutes to nine. Weve the newspaper review weve got the newspaper review with alex next. Right. Weve got Claire Muldoon. Weve got alex armstrong. Theyve got the stories that are making the headlines in the papers today. And we want to start, with the benefits start, claire, with the benefits crisis. Is from the crisis. Now, this is from the times. Almost 4 Million People are on benefits with no requirement to seek a job. Yeah. Now you know , a lot of yeah. Now you know, a lot of headunes yeah. Now you know, a lot of headlines vilify people. And this one vilifies people because the benefit system in this country is set up to the exclusion of so many families that are trying to make their way and make ends meet. So youre thinking its right that theres no requirement that these folk have to get a job. So for some of them, yes, yes, yes. And i think, you know, the way that especially the right wing media benefits right wing media attack benefits people simplified. People on benefits, simplified. Absolutely. And its very difficult for us all at the moment, i think, to make ends meet. I think its very difficult to juggle not only our fiscal purses, but just juggle everything in life. And a lot of people dont dont understand that people that are on benefits arent there by choice. And if arent there by choice. And if they are, then they have gone gone to a lot of bother to go through the paperwork in order to get them. And its taken away andifs to get them. And its taken away and its always paid behind, neverin and its always paid behind, never in front. Theyre always and its always paid behind, ne arrears. Ont. Theyre always and its always paid behind, ne arrears. Its. Theyre always and its always paid behind, ne arrears. Its an|eyre always and its always paid behind, ne arrears. Its an awfulalways in arrears. Its an awful position for people to be in. I asked myself if you were in its easy to criticise this, but if you were in the same position, what would you do . Would you work until you know your fingers are bleeding . Basically for less return than youre getting . Would i would because well, i would i would because thats me. And i think to show the work ethic , is the best the work ethic, is the best thing to do families and to thing to do for families and to build family units. However, there many people in dire there arent many people in dire poverty who have got the ability to step out of it and actually get on the Labour Market because of zero hour contracts at the moment. For a start , its moment. For a start, its incredibly difficult for people to implement. If youre on a benefit to seek a job, you know, it says. But isabel, yes , and we can say that. But the reality is people who are on benefits, who dont need to meet the criteria of work, or if they do and if they work, maybe an hour or two more, then the benefits stopped. Its put on hold , then the rent. They on hold, then the rent. They fall into rent arrears. Its an awful system and the system is supposed to be there to be a safety net in order for it to be used for, for a couple of years. Alex. Yeah, yeah. Alex. Yeah, yeah. Look, i dont disagree at all with anything claires actually said there. And, you know, im definitely more on the conservative side of these things. Say that theres things. I will say that theres also a problem we have in this country bills and country where bills and inflation cost of living inflation and the cost of living crisis making actually crisis is making actually working a disincentive to some people. Look at that story. Look at that story. Thats a lot of people. But, you know, a lot of people, you look whether you should be on look at whether you should be on benefits that are not work or whether things whether you should work things that are outside your control. About another that story about another mortgage in the mail today. Alex, this is exactly, exactly , you know, up up again exactly, you know, up up again despite inflation, other other numbers down or or numbers coming down or or flatlining, the banks are still taking of people. Taking advantage of people. Clearly and again comes clearly and that again comes back first story. Like back to that first story. Like why there a benefits crisis . Why is there a benefits crisis . Well, because what other choice do if theyre not do people have if theyre not getting pay rises in insignificant amounts money, insignificant amounts of money, then being into then theyre being forced into bankruptcy their bankruptcy and losing their homes lives. Homes and their lives. Know, other thing on you know, the other thing on this mortgage thing its cited here halifax. The halifax here is the halifax. The halifax were banks to were one of the first banks to remove themselves from high street, they dont the street, so they dont have the overheads of their overheads anymore. Of their businesses. They dont have the overheads of the staffing anymore. Anymore. What bothers me. What bothers me. Why why is why are the rises . What bothers me the most is that we bailed out these banks not that long ago. The memories are very short and when it comes to and you to supporting the public and you know, another 0. 2, know, not scraping another 0. 2, which lot of money to some which is a lot of money to some people, they cant they turn a blind eye. Right, alex, lets go in peace to love and serve the lord. So many lord. And whereas so many migrants now are are following in the footsteps of the lord. What . Yeah. This is front page headune what . Yeah. This is front page headline in the express today. Headline in the express today. Yeah. This story has been knocking about over the last few months, but theres now been a whistleblower come out and said, you know, this is a fact. You know, this is a factual thing to say now that if you convert from islam christianity, you are islam to christianity, you are far more likely and very likely to get approved for your asylum claim. Its a gamification of a of a system that hasnt been updated to modern day processes and procedures. When we are its so well publicised. I mean, weve seen it on tiktok. Theres people giving tips about how to get citizenship in the uk and how to come over here and to live on, on, off the state. This is a problem and i dont understand why when the government know that theres, theres immigrants that are legal, immigrants that are doing this to get fake, fake access to the country, theyre not and theyre being advised to do this by certain lawyers and immigration and things immigration lawyers and things like i youre like claire, i know youre a woman of faith. Yep, am youre a religious yep, i am youre a religious person. Yeah. Whats view person. Yeah. Whats your view on this . I think it absolutely abhor i think it i absolutely abhor it. I absolutely abhor it. Were coming of the biggest coming up to one of the biggest feasts the christian feasts in the christian calendar. Biggest calendar. The biggest feast. The biggest feast. Easter, the biggest feast. But you not in but then why are you not in favour of more people enlisting . Because theyre doing it for disingenuous reasons. How can you because you can tell you tell . Because you can tell them. Because they probably them. And because they probably wouldnt have known them. And because they probably wcchristianity have known them. And because they probably wcchristianity beforehand known of christianity beforehand because they were living with shana because they were living with sharia we get into sharia law, where we get into dodgy territory i i think, dodgy territory, i do, i think, you know, lots of people calling the gullible. The church gullible. Number one reason, their number one reason, raison detre is to convert, to teach the christian message. How are they supposed to know if somebody comes to them and wants to convert . Are we actually asking our vicars to turn people away . It takes it takes a lot of time to convert. It takes at least nine months to 12 months of the rcia in the Catholic Church in order to convert. And then these people are converted at catholics at the at become catholics at the easter which is a huge, easter vigil, which is a huge, huge thing. But also youve got a of years of actually a lot of years of actually thinking, thinking about it, pondenng thinking, thinking about it, pondering about it doesnt. Pondering about it. It doesnt. What are you laughing at . Im not. I know what hes laughing. Are you laughing at me . I wasnt laughing, ill pray for you. Dont you about that, okay . We get the idea there. We get the idea there. I want to get another story in. And this is about andrew tate and his brother. And this is broke this morning. Isabel. Yeah. Isabel. Yeah. In romania. This has happened in romania. That again that hes been arrested again at this time allegations this time over allegations of sexual aggression, this was sexual aggression, and this was following arrest following a british arrest warrant westminster magistrates. It was. Yeah. I mean, obviously, hes been house obviously, hes been under house arrest quite recently, and theres big, furore over theres been a big, furore over that. Seen some that. But, look, ive seen some of clips i watched this, the of the clips i watched this, the channel four documentary, ive seen some clips online. I was actually banned shadow banned on twitter for talking this. Twitter for talking about this. The way treats women is, is the way he treats women is, is utterly disgraceful , disgusting, utterly disgraceful, disgusting, disgraceful. To call yourself a male model. Male role model. Why cant they see it there . Why cant they see it there . Why cant so many women not see it . Why do they not . Its more. Its more. Its more. Its not. Well, because i mean, hes been accused of trafficking in all sorts of whether or not thats coercive. The point is, young men are. Was thats exactly what i was going to isabel. Its not going to say, isabel. Its not the that are putting the women that are putting themselves be used and themselves up to be used and abused. Its the following the cult following that this. A genius hes a genius. Genius generation x Marketing Campaign around himself to be seen as this alpha male. This sort of going against the tide of, of the mainstream. You know, man, its not what i would see as alpha male. I mean, i adore women, i love women, i couldnt imagine women not being in my life. My life would be very, very dull and bonng would be very, very dull and boring were were boring if there were there were no im sure i even no women. Im not sure i even see women as women sometimes. But i think is, i would say but i think this is, i would say to any young man who would who would think of being dominant or superior to superior that its important to them a woman. Them over a woman. Theyre missing a lot, arent they . Oh, 100. Theres nothing masculine about treating women in this way. Its a complete false. Its a lie told to young boys who are maybe feeling quite detached. Actually, the problem here with this whole andrew tate phenomenon is that young men do feel detached from society far more they have. And more than they ever have. And hes he is manipulating them and telling reason why they telling them the reason why they feel detached is the mainstream. Its its this conspiracy its this its this conspiracy here. Hes getting into here. And hes getting into their brains. Unfortunately, because there isnt a counter argument being put forward. But i would also say to young men, is not your young men, he is not your influencer, hes not the man to look up to. And i suppose for me its another to the another opportunity to beat the drum going continue drum that im going to continue to this platform, which to beat on this platform, which is dont let your or indeed is dont let your sons or indeed your daughters anywhere near social media until theyre maturing. Hear, hear, isabel, hear, heah because youre causing because youre just causing more than good. More harm than good. Agree more with you, right. What should talk about, what else should we talk about, willy wonka . Claire . Because we all of chocolate in all need a bit of chocolate in our this is inside the our lives. This is inside the sun and we need some light. Its got with got nothing to do with chocolate, thats chocolate, right . Well, thats disappointing set disappointing already being set up disappointing already being set p by disappointing already being set up by a man called billy coots. I his name was. Yes all i think his name was. Yes all i all. I hate it already. I hate it already. I hate it already. Yeah. They went into a warehouse in glasgow, £35 a ticket. Kids were left wailing. Ticket. Kids were left wailing. There was nothing there. Its made screen actually. Its made screen actually. The audience, the audience are watching this. But look how dismal it is. And if youve seen the ai generated it the ai generated images, it looked a it looked like looked like a it looked like disneyland. Yeah. And this is what they walked its disgrace. Do you know, ive seen a couple of stories like this recently where parents been recently where parents have been duped, i guess by ai images. This got to be called out. This has got to be called out. This has got to be called out. This is, you wheres the this is, you know, wheres the competitions and, well, markets authority, that sort check authority, that sort of check whether or not this is false advertising, but this actually goes even further because the sign for this whole disk , you sign for this whole disk, you know, this whole display has been sold for £840. Well, its become an internet phenomenon, hasnt it . Phenomenon, hasnt it . Its become the unknown, the unknown of the unknown. Unknown. The Kate Middleton was yeah. Did you see that was even. Yeah. Did you see that one . No. Yeah, i did, she became the unknown. Yeah. Thats right. The funny thing was these but the funny thing was these kids £500, kids were being given £500, right . Days work. A right . For two days work. A young actor, budding young actor. Great. They actor. You think . Great. They were script 6 pm. On were handed the script 6 pm. On the night. Expected to the friday night. Expected to show work, rehearse show up for work, rehearse script tech. All done. Yeah. It script tech. All done. Yeah. It became no wonder it became an internet sensation. But ill tell you this, the fact that it didnt go any further, the fact it cost so much money, the fact it cost so much money, the fact it was such a disaster. Did the snp run it . Oh, she cant resist, i dont know. Like it. Know. Sounds like it. Thank goodness ive only ever found willy creepy and. Found willy wonka creepy and. And never had any interest in him or anything to do with it. Well, you just saved yourself £35 times four then with your kids. No, its not been for me, claire, thank you very much. Youre very welcome. Thank you very much indeed. And, alex, thank you very much indeed. Thank you. And have a good day, the two of you. I know youre both off working. Yep, so have a good one. Thank you very much indeed. Will we all be having a good one . 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Highs of 13 degrees. But many areas 13 or 14 degrees. But many areas will to quite a lot will start to feel quite a lot milder throughout today as we see that southwesterly mild air being in from the being brought in from the atlantic. Rain will push atlantic. The rain will push further north to become more restricted across parts of Northern Ireland, many areas of scotland tonight and scotland through tonight and further should stay further south it should stay cloudy much drier. And with cloudy but much drier. And with the strength of the breeze and how is, it is how mild that air is, it is going be quite a mild night going to be quite a mild night tonight away the very far tonight away from the very far northwest. Now, after rain northwest. Now, after that rain band further band pushes further north through tuesday it will through tuesday evening, it will sink through sink further south through wednesday, pushing parts of wednesday, pushing into parts of northern wales Northern England, north wales through wednesday afternoon. But it reach central it wont quite reach central areas of england, so it should stay dry across many central southern areas of england, south wales well see the wales as well. Well see the best any dry weather through best of any dry weather through wednesday is where the wednesday, and here is where the temperatures higher. Temperatures will be higher. Highs possibly highs of around 15, possibly 16 degrees but it degrees on wednesday, but it will turn quite windy across the far north by a brighter outlook, with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Good morning. Its fast approaching. 9 00. Its tuesday, approaching. 9 00. Its tuesday, the 12th of march. And youre very welcome to breakfast with eamonn and isabel. Wherever youre fast approaching, well make you feel very welcome here for the next half hour. As we stay with you. Were online, were on tv, were on radio and on your device. Just say play gb news. As could a Boris Johnson Campaign Comeback help save the tories red wall seats as more mps are thought to be considering following lee anderson to reform uk took a gamble on myself. Reform party took a gamble on me. Its a gamble i was prepared to take. Its a gamble. I think ill win. Its a gamble that i need to win and i need the British Public now to gamble on me and the reform party. That man, lee anderson , that man, lee anderson, across the floor today to sit with independent mps in parliament. Former tory mps of course, might join him too. Lets see how many pr chaos for the royal family. Were asking if palace can regain the Publics Trust after the princess of waless apology for editing her family pictures, the Prime Minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop any future blackouts. Any future blackouts. But as well as extending the life of existing gas plants , we life of existing gas plants, we may need some new gas plants as we grow out our Renewables Even further. But this it might sound as if it might be in conflict with net zero, but its not. It actually complements our move to increase the amount of renewables our system. Renewables in our system. Good morning. Wet weather will spread east today , but will spread east today, but there will be some dry interludes, particularly on wednesday. Out all the wednesday. Find out all the details with me a little later. On. So a dry interlude coming your way. That sounds good. Yeah. Brief before the weekend. And our top before the weekend. And our top story this morning. Lots of unease on the conservative backbench as lee anderson is taking place as reform uks taking his place as reform uks first member of Parliament Government minister Graham Stuart shared his thoughts with us about it all this morning. Lee anderson, its a shame hes gone. I mean, obviously hes gone. I mean, obviously hes been on a bit of a journey already from labour to the conservatives. Now hes with reform. Could reform. You could you could see lee anderson stage with lee anderson on the stage with his leader barely able to his new leader barely able to hide his irritation. So im not sure how long that particular honeymoon last ehheh okay. Tory mps now calling for a course correction from the Prime Minister, reports today saying that Boris Johnson could make an election comeback to campaign in red wall seats. Well , lets get the thoughts well, lets get the thoughts on all of this from christopher. Hope you were there yesterday, christopher, as this defection took place, tough took place, asking tough questions , do you think that questions, do you think that this will have rattled the sunak camp . Do you think theyll be worried about more people following him . And why following him . And is that why they things they might have to patch things up the electoral up pronto with the electoral golden goose is boris golden goose that is Boris Johnson . Johnson . Well, what a big question. Morning, morning, eamonn. Yeah, well, today well see lee Anderson Crossing the floor around 1130 to sit with the independent mps or the reform obe the first reform uk, but sitting well, the independent mps like him on the opposition benches for the first time. Yeah. Its quite a moment. I think theres talk of tonight of as many as nine tory mps might join him, anyway, more are in talks, certainly. Richard tice, the reform leader, said that if theres an election in the autumn, more will go this summer. And had the overnight summer. And we had the overnight reports in the Times Newspaper saying Boris Johnson might saying that Boris Johnson might be by 10 downing be called for by 10 downing street. Now those two, rishi sunak johnson, havent sunak and Boris Johnson, havent spoken bit. I understand spoken for a bit. I understand number say or a source there number 10 say or a source there says the ratio is in a fairly good place , that is not what good place, that is not what were getting from Boris Johnsons camp this morning, theyre saying simply that he supported the tory party all his life , and he will remain so. And life, and he will remain so. And a friend of his, dame andrea jenkins, claims the two arent even on speaking terms. A source even on speaking terms. A source says they havent spoken for a yeah says they havent spoken for a year, so it may be that the idea of getting boris on to the front pageis of getting boris on to the front page is a way of diverting attention away from the fact that lee anderson was, for many, the red wall made flesh a symbolic creature from the north of the party. This this kind of, north, north and wing of the tory party and it was an object of fascination for many in the tory party to do wanted to understand why voters in north were suddenly back in the tory party in 2019. If number 10 think the answer is Boris Johnson, that appears to be slightly news to him. And i think that there may be more further issues down the track of andersons defection. Of interesting so a couple of interesting things , christopher, the things there, christopher, the bons things there, christopher, the boris what youre Boris Johnson thing. What youre saying is whats in it for him . What would there be that would be in it for him to campaign in a red wall, area . And then, lee a red wall, area . And then, lee anderson, theres this theory going about, and i think its quite fair that people are saying, look, if youre going to keep bouncing about and changing parties, we voted for you when you were in labour. We voted for you were in labour. We voted for you when you were then became a conservative why conservative again, what why should we vote for you . Reform uk, should should they be made to stand again with their new colours or not . Yeah. I mean, that question of trust is one i asked directly of trust is one i asked directly of lee anderson. He said that while in early january he said that reform is not the answer. And in fact lets keir starmer in. Thats all changed with the election of George Galloway when he won that rochdale by election whether lyons himself will cause a call a by election, hes been very noble in saying it would cost £300,000 of our taxpayers money to hold the by election, and there could be a general election as early as may the 2nd or as late as november this yeah or as late as november this year. So why have one now . And that kind of suits reform uk. So theyre not going to risk losing their prize asset. A new mp, their prize asset. A new mp, their only mp a at an their only mp at a at an immediate by election but yeah i mean that thats an mean that thats certainly an issue. Think for him he did issue. I think for him he did sign motion put forward by sign a motion put forward by anthony mangle, a tory mp for totnes, which said that any mp crossing the floor in the commons should automatically have to call a by election. Lee hanson signed that, but he wont call one. Weve got Cameron Walker, a royal correspondent in the in the studio here. And chris, just before i say goodbye to you and let you go, has there been any political repercussion, any fallout over the princess of wales picture tampering scandal . Is there any interest in it . Theres a lot of interest. Eamonn and isabel. Its not expressed publicly because the government wont want to go anywhere near the royal family. Theres a dividing line in politics. When an issue like that, theyll say its a matter for the palace and leave it at that. But behind the scenes, it apart from lee anderson, its one of the big talking points here in westminster. Its interesting. It was what ehm, sort of alluding to there is isnt just about a royal is this isnt just about a royal matter weve it keir matter weve had, was it Keir Starmers voice through being starmers voice through ai being circulated . Falsely. And there must be concern, mustnt there . In westminster, that now actually theyve got to be extra careful because we especially in an Election Year, all the News Agencies are looking out for this. I mean, sunak, he loves a slick image himself. You know, slick image himself. You know, they cannot take a single misstep now because ai is on the rise so quickly. Rise so quickly. Youre absolutely right, isabel. And if thats what youre getting to of course youre getting to of course youre correct. This is going to be the ai election. And when that voice message from sir keir starmer dropped in my whatsapp on first the on the first sunday of the labour conference, i thought, this dynamite. Then, of this is dynamite. And then, of course, straight away course, i checked straight away with party. They said its a with the party. They said its a deepfake ignore, ignore and then everyone across divide. Everyone from across the divide. Tory condemned it tory mps, labour condemned it because i think there needs to because i think there needs to be cross Party Support for people recognising that we are at risk as journalists and politicians are being caught out by this Election Year and by ai in this Election Year and we have be hyper careful to we have to be hyper careful to make sure we are not. And i think that a case in point being, it is being, and thats why it is so important that pictures sent important that any pictures sent out be seen by, by, by out there to be seen by, by, by the public have to be, have to be what they are actual pictures and amended at all, even by photoshop. We go. Chris. There we go. Chris. There we go. Chris. You. Thank you very thank you. Thank you very much but i did i tell much indeed, but i did i tell you about, Chris Tarrant and i part of an ai scandal. Oh, i rang the bell. Oh, i rang the bell. Oh, i rang the bell. Well, theres an interview, which me interviewing Chris Tarrant and him speaking quite candidly to me about a scam. About a financial scam, basically. But you cannot tell. Its not our voices, gary, isnt it . It is. It really is indeed. So lets find out more scary things. So lets find out more scary things. Cameron walker, our royal correspondent here with this. Hows this all looking today . Well, theres a bit of a fall out, as you can probably imagine, and i think its fairly split. I imagine, and i think its fairly split. I think theres a lot of people saying, look, the princess of wales made a mistake. Leave her alone. Shes had major surgery. She major abdominal surgery. She clearly her intention was the best she wanted to best intention. She wanted to put best version of her put out the best version of her family as possible as everybody does. Airbrushed photos , does. They airbrushed photos, they but they change the photos, but then, other hand, they then, on the other hand, they new Kensington Palace, that this photograph going to be photograph was going to be heavily. So perhaps, heavily scrutinised. So perhaps, allowing princess to take allowing the princess to take the, well, the prince to a take the, well, the prince to a take the photograph and the princess to edit it herself when they knew the eyes of the world would be it was perhaps not the be on it was perhaps not the best idea in hindsight. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. But question, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But trust question, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But trust and question, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But trust and whetheruestion, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But trust and whether whether the trust and whether whether its right for the palace to have overall control of these kind of images. Yeah. Well, just, you know, off the back of what Christopher Hope was saying, there in the era of fake news, we all have to be hyper vigilant to doctors pictures when this was designed to peoples minds at rest to put peoples minds at rest about whether well or about whether she was well or not, was, as you say, not, this was, as you say, hopefully at best just, you know, in obvious hopefully at best just, you kn hindsight. In obvious hopefully at best just, you kn hindsight. But in obvious hopefully at best just, you kn hindsight. But it in obvious hopefully at best just, you kn hindsight. But it cant vious in hindsight. But it cant happen again. Big learning happen again. And a big learning lesson, i suppose, for kensington yeah. Kensington palace. Yeah. When elizabeth says so when, when elizabeth says it cant happen again, wont it cant happen again, it wont happen wont happen again. She wont be anywhere own anywhere near her own photographs i would imagine. I think it certainly would i think it certainly would have spooked but this has have spooked her. But this has been on for decade, ever been going on for a decade, ever since Prince George was born. And Michael Middleton carol, sorry. Took sorry. Kates father took the image william , catherine and image of william, catherine and a baby Prince George. They have had these intimate family portraits and to be fair to her, as Hannah Furness in the telegraph points today, its telegraph points out today, its kind worked because you kind of worked because you get these candid of these lovely candid images of these lovely candid images of the royal children in the comforts their own home with comforts of their own home with people theyre with. People theyre familiar with. But now is that this but the problem now is that this image wasnt just a family image wasnt just a nice family mothers day portrait. It was to quash speculation, and quash that speculation, and all theyve fuel to the fire. Well, i have to say, as you said, most people just feeling incredibly sympathetic. Weve been inundated worth been inundated with emails worth reading them this reading out. A few of them this morning weve been calling morning since weve been calling out them, this one kind out for them, and this one kind of it up. Really. I feel of sums it up. Really. I feel really sorry for princess kate. Lovely lady. Just trying to do a nice thing, says janice, nice thing, says neil. Janice, she beautiful role she is such a beautiful role model for our young people, a wonderful mother in the future and will be a wonderful queen at the moment. Shes recovering from leave the poor from surgery. Leave the poor girl as long she is girl alone as long as she is recovering , says joan. Recovering, says joan. That is all that matters. Cannot believe the fuss over what is simply a photograph. And i think the main problem with me, an issue i have with this, is that she didnt make herself look better or any of her children look better or, you know, change any physical attribute about herself in any way. And these were pretty, basic, you know, straightening a cardigan or a zip or Something Like that, it wasnt aesthetically pleasing. If youre with me. Yeah, i think the most likely scenario is Prince William took 4 or 5 images, and princess catherine morphed them into one at adelaide cottage. She then sent the finished image to her office at Kensington Palace, who then distributed it to the press. Weve got to go hang a right, my friend. There may be more reaction. Thank you very much indeed, right now, though, we are speaking to a labour. We were joined by sarah we are. Were joined by sarah jones , shadow industry minister. Jones, shadow industry minister. You , too. Good morning to you, too. I know you want to talk about the unemployment figures. Its gone up this morning risen by 0. 1. Yes. I mean, we are the only country in the g7 at the moment whose employment levels have not gone back to pre pandemic levels. We have vast numbers of people who are off sick. We need people who are off sick. We need quite a change of pace in terms of interventions. And thats why of interventions. And thats why labour has been really clear whether its careers advice in schools, Mental Health support in schools , reforming our skills in schools, reforming our skills with excellent technical excellence, colleges, reforming the apprenticeship levy or supporting people with disabilities, supporting young people into the workplace. There really does need to be a step change. And at the heart of all of this, of course, is the 7 Million People who are on nhs waiting lists. We have to tackle that because people physically cant work if theyre getting sicker and sicker, waiting for operations. Can i get some reaction to you to the strategy thats being announced by the government today . The industry secretary, their energy secretary, claire coutinho, announcing that theyre going to invest more in gas to ensure there wont be any blackouts, as they say that under labour, therell be inevitable that we will have more blackouts by 2030. This is a total non story. Everybody accepts that. We will need some gas. The Climate Change committee that the government refers to is very clear. We will need some gas. I mean, what you see here is a failure of government after 14 years to look at Energy Security. And we saw it with the response after the war on ukraine. We were uniquely exposed to those problems because we didnt have storage and we hadnt been investing enoughin and we hadnt been investing enough in our renewables. So what labour would do is invest in our renewables, working hand in our renewables, working hand in glove with the private sector to do that, setting up Great British energy, which will turbocharge the reforms we want to see. All these things will bnng to see. All these things will bring Energy Prices down and will make us more secure against the likes of putin and other problems around the world that we might see. So of course were going to need gas. No one argues with that. Yeah, well, Energy Minister Graham Stuart says wont take Graham Stuart says he wont take any labour when any lectures from labour when it comes zero, given all the comes to net zero, given all the flip flopping from keir starmer on essentially what on that. But essentially what youre saying is you do the same thing, afraid to thing, that youre not afraid to rely as theyve rely on gas, as theyve announced today. Announced today. Well have to rely on gas. Its the total nonstory. But what would do is go a lot what we would do is go a lot faster than this government. What with this what weve seen with this government they havent government is they havent allowed wind. The allowed onshore wind. The offshore round has been a offshore wind round has been a disaster. Offshore wind round has been a disaster. Their offshore wind round has been a disaster. Their energy disaster. Their Energy Efficiency measures in peoples homes has been a fiasco. And theyre now slowing down on nuclear. They need to go faster to bring peoples bills down in the small print of their press release today, they say that their changes will reduce energy bills at some uncertain time in the future by £45. Well, if thats all theyve got to give us after 14 years, then really, what are they doing . What are they doing . Just a final thought. Gordon brown was giving a speech yesterday. Former labour Prime Minister your minister and i asked your opposite yesterday , also opposite number yesterday, also the same question about sir Keir Starmers for a gang of starmers plans for a gang of four to centralise power within the cabinet. And gordon brown expressed some serious concern about that. We have very much a collegiate approach to policy making in this country. I mean, is this democratic . Has this been thought through . Does does keir starmer want to sort keir starmer really want to sort of things a more of turn things a bit more american this way . American in this way . Well, of course, this was a report by the institute for government, which isnt labour policy. I what i would say policy. I mean, what i would say is, as the shadow industry minister, i do talk to businesses and industry every day. And what they say is its quite difficult under this government to sort of know who to talk to, to get things done, to talk to, to get things done, to things moving, whether to get things moving, whether youre to talk to the youre needing to talk to the treasury or the department of business the department of business or the department of energy of energy or the department of transport, we need to be transport, we do need to be better at joined up government. And keir starmer has and thats why keir starmer has got Mission Driven got this Mission Driven approach, five missions approach, these five missions that drive everything do that will drive everything we do across as former across government. As a former senior servant working on senior Civil Servant working on the , i know we can get the olympics, i know we can get it we did on the olympics it right. We did on the olympics and need to do that again. And we need to do that again. 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Lets find out together. For every moment the highs, the lows, the twists and turns. Well be with you for every step of this journey in 2024. Gb news is britains election. Channel. Britains newsroom begins at 9 30, as per usual. This morning, Andrew Pierce here to tell us all about it. What is it showing you today, andrew . Im fascinated by the report on the front page of the times that Boris Johnson will be back campaigning the red wall. Campaigning behind the red wall. Number leak that story number 10, leak that story because think boris will be because i think boris will be campaigning in behind the red wall they to wall because they want to deflect any other tory mps defecting although defecting to reform. Although i talk to tory mps in the commons yesterday said did you see the reform press conference . It wasnt a artistic triumph. Wasnt a great artistic triumph. They think that might deter a few. The other thing i think really will get people going. Amy and isabel, quite late last night , the Justice Department night, the Justice Department released prisons released the fact that prisons are be released not 30 are going to be released not 30 days early, even 35 days early for their sentence, 60 days early, our prisons early, because our prisons are overflowing. Of course, there is overflowing. Of course, there is space for 288 people in our prison population of 85,011 thousand of those are foreign prisoners who we should have deported 11,000, 11,000. Heres my point about prisons. I do not think, or i have not met anybody in real life who will object to their taxes going towards paying for prisons. No. So when are politicians going to realise that people want prisons . Yeah. Build build another prison. Exactly. But also we put the wrong people in prisons too, dont we . I mean, why are people in prison for not paying their tv licence . Why did you why would you put somebody like Jeffrey Archer in prison for perjury Jeffrey Archer in prison for perjury you could have perjury when you could have fined a money and fined him a lot of money and made him teach Adult Literacy to people . Mean, all people . I mean, there all sorts of can of imaginative things they can do, releasing people 60 days do, but releasing people 60 days with innocent, i think its going to infuriate people. As a symptom of a but just as a symptom of a criminal Justice System that is creaking, if you actually creaking, and if you actually processed all the people that are waiting trial, are waiting to get trial, imagine of prisons imagine the state of the prisons then, theres the people then, and theres all the people in cells over being kept in police cells over being kept overnight remand. In police cells over being kept oveits ht remand. In police cells over being kept oveits a remand. In police cells over being kept oveits a completed. In police cells over being kept oveits a complete mess, shambles. Okay, we look forward to the show that that wont be a shambles. Thanks very much, andrew. Why did you stop talking . Why did you stop talking . I assumed had oh, sorry. I assumed we had another item. I wasnt listening, was i wasnt listening, i was talking, i was more interested in than she was. Talking, i was more interested in no, than she was. Talking, i was more interested in no, no, she was. Talking, i was more interested in no, no, no,3 was. Talking, i was more interested in no, no, no, iwas. Talking, i was more interested in no, no, no, i was listening no, no, no, i was listening to what andrew was saying. Sorry. Forgive me. Does the princess of where does the princess of wales go today . Now, i wales go from here today . Now, i thought yesterdays apology was like, this. Dont like, ill say this. I dont mean just saying mean it, but im just saying this this brief and to this and this is brief and to the and whatever. And you the point and whatever. And you can all stick it up your nose, but thats all youre getting from me. I shes got to from me. I think shes got to some its today, some stage. If its not today, tomorrow, week, it will be tomorrow, this week, it will be this she has say more this month. She has to say more about this. I think will i think i think that will i think thats the because thats the case because its unleashed. Could why unleashed. You could see why they it was a nice idea, they did it. It was a nice idea, a nice family photo. But theyre not just any other family, are they . Point. And they . Thats the point. And a news because it was being news photo, because it was being released people to put on released for people to put on their pages to put on, their front pages to be put on, our broadcast has to be not doctored in that way. It seems me the rules have it seems to me the rules have changed, and its as if the royal family not notified royal family were not notified of this i, of that. I mean, this i, i understand why all the agencies but royal families have been but the royal families have been doing ages for their doing this for ages for their pictures, its pictures, and i think its really unfortunate that that kate, poorly, is the kate, when shes poorly, is the first one to fall sunday. She hands the photographs kc thisbut the point. You can but thats the point. You can see it. Its all right if you dont see it, if you cant see the join. But if you can and it should be seamless. These you should never see the pr operation in operation. But could but somebody but you could and but somebody i think down by think she was let down by Kensington Palace. Was badly let i think she was badly let down because shes not obviously on a at the moment. And on her a game at the moment. And even if she did make stumbled edits, she should been protected. Youre saying that dont youre saying that . Maybe they decide not that . But maybe they decide not to protected. Maybe they to be protected. Maybe they decide we will this. We will decide we will do this. We will decide we will do this. We will decide goes out. You know . Decide what goes out. You know . So what i hear, theyre so from what i hear, theyre quite so quite independent. Yeah so who knows . Another knows . Who knows . Thats another talk another day or indeed talk for another day or indeed from andrews program from 9 30. Yes, indeed. And that is it from us for today. Well be back bright and early 6 00. Hope can join early 6 00. Hope you can join us. Well lots for you as us. Well have lots for you as well. But the meantime, well. But in the meantime, heres shuttleworth with heres Annie Shuttleworth with one the weather. One last look at the weather. A good day. Have a good day. Have a good day. 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The princess has apologised princess of wales has apologised over editing her mothers day photo. But of course its fuelled concerns about her health. There was a picture of her yesterday the back of a her yesterday in the back of a range rover, but the royal family come clean now. Family needs to come clean now. Cameron be here and Cameron Walker will be here and will there be more turncoat tories . A lot of speculation that others will follow Lee Andersons and join reform andersons lead and join reform uk. Well have more on that uk. Well have more on that throughout day. Throughout the day. I took a gamble on myself. Reform party, i took a gamble on me. Its a gamble i was prepared to take. Its a gamble i think ill win. Its a gamble that i need to win. And i need the British Public now, too, to gamble on me the reform gamble on me and the reform party had a long day party could had a long day there, didnt he . Party could had a long day the borislnt he . Party could had a long day the Boris Johnson is going to Boris Johnson is going to come back. The former Prime Minister the minister will campaign for the conservatives seats conservatives in red wall seats before election. Is he a before the election. But is he a force for good for the conservatives as Prison Reforms . The justice secretary, alex chalk, level offenders chalk, says low level offenders will released to two will be released up to two months to relieve months early to relieve overcrowding jails in england overcrowding in jails in england and why got so