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Government pensions in peril. Rishi pensions in peril. Rishi sunak has refused to commit to having the pensions triple lock in the next tory Party Election manifesto. Could this further division in his. Party its interesting that spy story because were not cant confirm who it is as of yet. No, but almost certainly therell be a statement by a minister because we know somebody has been arrested in connection with being a chinese spy connection with being a chinese spy in the commons, working for a very conservative mp. A very senior conservative mp. Possibly if hes not named an mp, will name him under parliamentary privilege. Thats very were entitled to know. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, we are entitled to know. And those dogs. Let us know. And those dogs. Let us know what you think about that. The these bully the banning of these xl bully dogs. Thats what dogs. At least thats what horrible is suggesting. They are awful. Are responsible for awful. They are responsible for the dog attacks the vast majority of dog attacks in country. Would in this country. Why would anybody own one gb views gbnews. Com is the email address. First though, here is ray addison with the latest. News addison with the latest. News thanks both. Good morning. Its 932. Our top stories. Terror suspect Daniel Khalife has arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court to face charges of escaping from wandsworth prison. Wandsworth prison. The 21 year old former soldier was arrested in west london on saturday morning after a four day manhunt. Hes last been seen walking away from a bidfood van near wandsworth roundabout, khalife had been on remand after being charged with terror offences in january. British offences in january. British search and rescue teams have been deployed to morocco following the deadly earthquake which struck on friday. In a statement, the Foreign Office said 60 specialists are in the nonh said 60 specialists are in the north african country, along with search dogs and rescue equipment. More than 2100 people have died as a result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Well as weve magnitude quake. Well as weve been hearing, the Prime Minister is facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat. It comes after threat. It comes after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for beijing. According to the for beijing. According to the times, the home secretary is urging rishi sunak to relabel the country as a risk to britains safety and interests. Mr sunak says he confronted the chinese premier at the g20 summit over unaccept interference in democracy , and interference in democracy, and Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the spanish football federation. It comes football federation. It comes after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the world cup final. The lips following the world cup final. Hermoso said the kiss was not consent dual and submitted a complaint to spains high court. Rubiales has tweeted that he will defend his innocence. You will defend his innocence. You can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews. Com com now lets get straight back to andrew and bev of. Very good morning to you. Of. Very good morning to you. It is 934 monday morning. So the Prime Minister is facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat. Comes after a parliamentary researcher was arrested back in march on suspicion of spying for beijing. The Prime Minister is facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat. Political commentator piers pottinger joins us in the studio now. Do you think china should be a National Security threat. 7 be a National Security threat . What would the implications be of that politically for us if rishi sunak was to make that claim . Well, i think theres no doubtin well, i think theres no doubt in my mind that china is a National Security threat already. And i dont think we need to formalise it as such. But and we do have to look at the relationship very carefully. But whats very interesting about this alleged spy situation , first of all, it beggars belief that hes on remand and has been since march. I mean, has been since march. I mean, spies, i think there was a chap called philby who wasnt there. Yeah skipped the country. I mean. You mean you mean he dont understand. Obviously i wouldnt understand. Obviously i wouldnt put him in wandsworth. Yeah, but. But you mean on bail . But you mean hes on bail . But you mean hes on bail . Hes on bail. Hes out on bail. He is. I mean, that. That he could be anywhere. To me, he could be anywhere. Absolutely. And, goodness knows what hes doing. And the newspaper who named this person . If it is this person , couldnt get hold of him person, couldnt get hold of him for comment. So goodness knows , for comment. So goodness knows, as i say, where he is. But the interesting thing is that the security for parliament and the people, the man who issues parliamentary passes is a name im sure that you know , sergeant im sure that you know, sergeant at arms. Its you. You you. Barner oyay , right. Who was barner oyay, right. Who was appointed three years ago by that wonderful speaker, john bercow. And up until then, the bercow. And up until then, the sergeant at and arms whos in charge of all parliamentary security and can actually technically make arrests without a warrant. Thats the its a a warrant. Thats the its a very old office. Yeah, yeah. But up until then it was they were major generals. Rear admirals. They were people with military or defence backgrounds. And or defence backgrounds. And suddenly this man who was an electrician, right. Is appointed electrician, right. Is appointed by bercow. And i do hope that by bercow. And i do hope that someone will. This man, by the way, when he was appointed, made a big song and dance about it, courted the press. And i do hope hell be talking about security in the house as far as he can. Because the other problem about all matters, security, particularly for national importance, people can immediately say, oh, its a matter of National Security. I cant say anything about it. So it gives the government and everyone involved a perfect excuse for saying nothing. But this is very serious. S and halfway a few months ago, the Deputy Metropolitan Police commissioner in charge of Counter Terrorism said that there were a the number of inquiries into potential spying had quadrupled. Credible or so. It is a very serious issue indeed. And china is the biggest. And i was just looking at what rishi sunak said, pierce, when he got into number 10 a year ago, china is the biggest long term threat to british and the worlds Economic Future and security. We must no longer be rolling out the red carpet. 2 or 3 weeks ago, his own foreign secretary, james cleverly, went to china, to beijing , didnt get to meet to beijing, didnt get to meet the president , but met the deputy premier effectively rolling out the red carpet to the chinese. Whats happened . The chinese. Whats happened . I do actually accept that James Cleverlys comment , which James Cleverlys comment, which was its better to talk and not. And i do think also if you have concerns, as we clearly do , its concerns, as we clearly do, its better as rishi sunak did in the 620 better as rishi sunak did in the g20 meeting face to face with the chinese to tell them what we think. And also its important think. And also its important they know that we realise whats going on, but there is no doubt china poses the biggest economic and beyond that threat, i mean particularly in taiwan , i would particularly in taiwan, i would be very nervous about living in taiwan these days because they seem and also the chinese economy is not doing as well as it was. And once the leaders in china are under any kind of domestic pressure , its when domestic pressure, its when they start looking out and start doing things that might be described as a little reckless. Described as a little reckless. So i am i am concerned about the security, but i do hope Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker , will be hoyle, the speaker, will be making a statement later today and it will be very interesting to hear what he says about parliamentary security and the issuance of passes because its surprise easy to get a pass to be in the house of commons and once youre in there, you can inveigle your way. And of course, if you had an ex military figure like we used to have before, a sergeant at arms, you, theyre more steeped in it, arent they . One would think that well, one would think that the vetting procedure for would be and would we be very thorough. And would we would more would i would be much more confident about that. I dont wish any to taint the wish in any way to taint the name of mr hoyer, but he did seem an odd choice at the time. Well, it was bercow to be modern, and its typical of john bercow to try and do Something Different just for the sake of now were hosting a major ai conference in this country in november. This is the Prime Minister trying to put us at the fore of a worldwide wide revolution and how to harness the benefits of it should china be invited. Im not sure they should. No, i dont think so. And i also think that anyone whos still got a Chinese Security camera or is using huawei technology. Yeah i mean, use your you know, i mean, wheres the common sense . Iain Duncan Smiths very sound on this and i do think that weve got to treat china almost as well. In fact, just as bad as badly as we do russia in terms of the perception and how we deal with them. But we should continue talking. Its when you stop talking, things get worse. Yes. Talking, things get worse. Yes. How do you think rishi sunak did at the g20 in india . Well, i mean, modi was his great friend. Theyre both, of great friend. Theyre both, of course, practising hindu. So if course, practising hindu. So if you saw the picture of the incredible bear hug modi gave him , theyre obviously close him, theyre obviously close friends. I personally thought it friends. I personally thought it was a very odd time to announce the £16 billion to go into the Green Climate fund when at the same time back home, hes saying we may have to cut benefits for people. Well, once again, it people. Well, once again, it seems to me that although sunak is a very intelligent man when it comes to making government announcements and explaining the rationale, they are very poor at it. But thats presumably because hes showboat getting to his other globalist friends. Thats why he chose that moment, because it renders showboating is fair. Bev i think its as important for britain still if we want to have an International Role to show some leadership and to show some some profound gestures, make make profound gestures. And this was definitely one the 1. 6 billion. I mean, modi is now the leader of the poor world, the global south, as its called, bringing the African Union into the 620 bringing the African Union into the g20 makes him an incredibly important figure. And britains traditional relations with india , while its still cold, is going to change its name, isnt it . Its going to change to barack almost certainly. And they used barack right the way through the g20 and india , of through the g20 and india, of course, comes from the word indus, the river and bharat was was a name used in 1500 bc. You see, i think my issue is just that if youre going to put that amount of money onto a Global Green Fund on the same week that were signing an energy bill here where british people signed £15,000 people could be signed £15,000 for having the type of for not having the right type of boiler, that tells me his priorities International Oil priorities are International Oil and not national. That, of course, is the well, that, of course, is the message may be unintended message may be unintended message we take from it. Message that we take from it. And thats what i mean about their communication. If he explained this properly, which he didnt know, rather than just suddenly announce it when hes a long way out of the country at the same time as talking about the same time as talking about the real cost of living is going still going to bad and still going to be bad and benefits may be cut for people. Benefits may be cut for people. I mean, you dont do those two things at the same time. Thats bafic things at the same time. Thats basic political sense. Basic political sense. Ive got to ask you about dangerous dogs. You and i are old enough to remember ken bakers dangerous dogs act. Yeah, i dont know what job he was doing. There was he tory chairman under margaret thatchers chairman under margaret thatche|wrong. Theres talk horribly wrong. Now theres talk to say on the front page of the sun the mirror to these sun and the mirror to ban these xl dogs which are xl bully dogs which are responsible death 11 responsible for the death of 11 people. If youve people. I dont know if youve seen the video, piers, in birmingham, the dog, just horrific, terrifying. These dogs shouldnt i mean, these dogs shouldnt be. If you just if be. I mean, if you just if youre listening on the radio, were showing it now. Were just showing it now. This dog attacking various people station, people at filling station, people at filling station, people with people attacking the dog with a shovel no avail. Theyre shovel to no avail. Theyre like theyre just out of control beasts. Beasts. Well, theyre trained fighting dogs and dog fighting is illegal and they shouldnt. These dogs are illegal. And the if theyre not illegal, they should. They should be. Yes. You prefer a Dandie Dinmont myself. These dogs are also responsible for killing one dog a day in july in this country. Not just attacking human beings, but killing other dogs just the way theyre built. Way theyre built. I met one in a studio recently and she tried to introduce me to it and said , introduce me to it and said, nowhere near please , nowhere nowhere near please, nowhere nean nowhere near please, nowhere near. This is the dog. She said, its the owners that are the menace. Well, maybe its the dog. Theyve got a violent streak. Streak. Yeah, well, i mean, the dogfighting, they do professionally for money. And i mean , theyre criminals. Mean, theyre criminals. Should be a simple piece it should be a simple piece of legislation, shouldnt it . But got the dangerous dog but they got the dangerous dog one wrong. You recall. Yes, they did. Yes, they did. Right , pierce, yes, they did. Right, pierce, i think we are moving thank very moving on now. Thank you very much kicking off this much for kicking us off this monday morning. Nice to see you. Let us know thoughts this let us know your thoughts this morning. As morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com. As always, it is, of course, september its 22 september the 11th. Its 22 years a plane hit the twin years since a plane hit the twin towers manhattan. Senior towers in manhattan. Senior Security Experts have told gb news large terror groups like al qaeda could al qaeda and isis could re emerge significant threats re emerge as significant threats to the uk. Weve been talking about china, course. Authorities china, of course. Authorities currently 800 live currently tracking 800 live terror investigations in our home. Security editor mark white bnngs security editor mark white brings us this exclusive investiga gation. Investiga gation. It was a brutal and shocking attack heralding a new era of International Terrorism where groups like al qaeda and then isis chose often soft targets in western cities crowded places to cause maximum carnage. But in the 22 years since nine over 11, those big organised terror groups have been severely degraded by concerted action from Coalition Armed forces and security services. Intelligence security services. Intelligence analysts say over there at m15 are constantly scanning the honzon are constantly scanning the horizon for new threats. They are out there. Al qaeda isis and associated groups are greatly diminished. These days, but they could easily re emerge. The could easily re emerge. The terror groups are now scattered around multiple countries in the middle east, africa and asia and continue to launch more localised attacks. But extremism localised attacks. But extremism experts warn they could become a potent threat to the west again as governments focus more on state threats from russia, china and iran. In. And iran. In. I think the big fear has to be that if that pressure is lifted off, things might regress. And if we look at the underlying problems that sort of led to the emergence of a group like al qaeda that led to the emergence a group isis emergence of a group like isis that to the rise of the sort that led to the rise of the sort of extreme wing as a of extreme right wing as a terrorist problem , you know, terrorist problem, you know, around the world, none of around the world, really none of those really been those problems have really been resolved. And lot of resolved. You know, and a lot of them are bubbling below them are still bubbling below them are still bubbling below the for now. The surface for now. Predominant threat is the predominant threat is from individuals, radical from lone individuals, radical realised the propaganda arms realised by the propaganda arms of and right wing of both islamist and right wing extremist groups. But with increased ungoverned spaces in a number of countries, there is real concern that those more organised groups could once again flourish. Thats what theyre really concerned about. Theyre really concerned about. Areas of afghanistan say that dont have much rule of law over them. Pockets of syria , bits of them. Pockets of syria, bits of nonh them. Pockets of syria, bits of north africa where they might reinstate themselves and make no mistake, that jihadi philosophy , that jihadi theories , the aim , that jihadi theories, the aim to create create a jihadi state is still there amongst certain individuals. Individuals. Falls uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 law of terror and investigations. The majority relate to lone individuals but also to more organised plots and threats from state actors. No, get out of state actors. No, get out of here. More than two decades after nine divided by 11, the threat is far more diverse than its ever been. Mark white. Gb news. So were joined now. Chilling, chilling. Just watching it still, isnt it . Were joined now by experienced american journalist carl bostick, whos with us in the studio. Good morning. We the studio. Good morning. We were just saying, everybody remembers, dont they, where they were when this happened. Where were you, andrew, before i come carl . Come to you, carl . I was actually in safeways. I was working on the times. I got a call saying, youve got to get back. So youre working the till so youre working on the till so quick. No, no, youve got to get back quick. Youre not going back so quick. Youre not going to believe whats happening and was the was mesmerised as i saw the second collide the second plane collide with the world trade tower. Yeah. Yeah. Are em 5 are we serious . Where . Are we serious . Where . Are we serious . Was. Was working yeah, i was. I was working for itv at the time. I was about to go off and do a formula one grand prix and it was only grand prix and it was the only sports event went ahead sports event that went ahead that because it was that weekend because it was on the wasnt it. And the tuesday. This wasnt it. And so we flew out on the thursday and i remember at the time thinking Bernie Ecclestone and i remember at the time thin made Bernie Ecclestone and i remember at the time thin made theiernie ecclestone and i remember at the time thin made the wrongecclestone and i remember at the time thin made the wrong decision,a had made the wrong decision, that been more that it would have been more respectful not ahead. Respectful to not go ahead. But actually think he was dead actually now i think he was dead right, we cant right, because we cant have life stop tracks because life stop in its tracks because of events like this, can we . Where were you, carl . Actually i was in jerusalem covering intifada one covering the intifada for one of the the intifada the major networks. The intifada was peak. Then you had was at its peak. Then you had a wave of suicide bombings. And i was on a about was working on a story about a suicide bomber at a at a pizzeria. And then all of a sudden, our driver came rushing in saying, carl, drop what youre the tv and youre doing. Look at the tv and those images of a plane those horrific images of a plane literally slicing through the building footage building and actually footage youll again youll never, ever see again because haunted of because youre haunted by it of people actually from people actually jumping from what, 90th or 100th what, the 90th floor or 100th floor automatically then i floor and automatically then i was redeployed. To back floor and automatically then i wa londonloyed. To back floor and automatically then i walondon andi. To back floor and automatically then i walondon and then to back floor and automatically then i walondon and then go to back floor and automatically then i walondon and then go to northk to london and then go to north afghanistan via tajikistan, because that was safest because that was the safest place to so was there for place to go. So i was there for the months of the first two months of afghanistan, you know, as the war began , the war on terrorism war began, the war on terrorism in afghanistan, which lasted for 20 plus years. Yeah, just amazing. Yeah. Amazing. Yeah. What do you make of marks point that they could be regrouping al qaeda and are they still a major threat . You need to look at it in a certain context because one of the reasons the us into the reasons why the us went into afghanistan to sure afghanistan was to make sure that never, ever become that it would never, ever become a for terrorists that a haven for terrorists that could strike on us soil. That was kind of one of the conditions for the pullout, but it was a chaotic and messy one. So yes, you still have al qaeda and afghanistan. Yes you have the taliban almost shall we say, enabung the taliban almost shall we say, enabling them. But youve got a rival extremist group, the Islamic State, which theyre the ones behind the suicide killings of a us soldiers at the airport when 13 were killed. So youve youve got a very, very fertile situation and you actually have jihadists who are bored because theres no more enemy to fight. Theyre going over into pakistan , for example. The real , for example. But the real story is this now, because these extremist groups, they become like almost like Corporate Networks and they shifted their assets to places like africa. Like ive worked in places like chad before , and ive also chad before, and ive also covered the sahel. Now youve covered the sahel. Now youve got the worlds longest military corridor stretching from west africa, from guinea to sudan to chad , 3000 mile long corridor. Chad, 3000 mile long corridor. Why is that important . Because now youve got islamic jihadis there who can freely travel across borders, and now youve got the niger coup, for example. And now its being reported that nearly half of all deaths from extremist groups, jihadist groups in the world now come from africa , from the sahel from africa, from the sahel region of sub saharan africa. So its shifted from afghanistan to there. And the reason why its worried, because they can still cause more trouble or trouble and they could still maybe launch attacks overseas. And launch attacks overseas. And thats why the french and the us are still very worried. The amounts of money that these terrorist organisations manage to generate and spend is eye watering, carl, isnt it . They are incredibly wealthy networks now. Yes i mean, in fact that was part of the original problem with with nine divided by 11. Like you had 19 hijack bombers, 15 of them saudi , four planes. How do them saudi, four planes. How do you plan that kind of thing . How you plan that kind of thing . How do you fund that kind of thing . Osama bin laden came from one of the wealthiest families in saudi arabia. Still dont know what arabia. We still dont know what kind of culpability exists with the saudi government. Thats why you still have detainees at guantanamo. So you have dozens guantanamo. So you have dozens of them. So to speak, the so called master mind of 911. Thats Khalid Sheikh mohammed. Hes still there. And then the 9 11 families, they got some really disturbing, troubling news that actually maybe a plea deal was underway to free him and others in exchange for information about the involvement of saudi officials, what they knew so when you talk about where does the money come from, its not just private financing. We dont know if its governmental or not. If theyre state actors or not. Thats really all part of the problem were talking about now. Were talking about right now. And of and then one more kind of footnote, letting you know just how much is a how much this is still a haunting only ago , haunting thing. Only days ago, they the identities of they announced the identities of two remains from nine over two more remains from nine over 11. Two more remains from nine over h. Than two more remains from nine over 11. Than 1000 people still 11. More than 1000 people still have not been identified. And of have not been identified. And of those 3000 victims. Wow. So how. Just just take us how how did that come about . Well, because now youve got advanced dna methodology, right. Okay. And so youve got the remains of more than 1000 people found but unable to identify them. So with this advances now, theyre saying weve now identified a man and a woman and their families have been notified. And this just happened notified. And this just happened days ago. Its still going. So days ago. Its still going. So this is heart wrenching and just traumatising. But also for those two families, at least, perhaps a little bit of comfort that they can get some closure now. Its some closure, but its not final closure because the closure really comes with accountability and consequences. I mean, i live in england and i and i see whats happening. Im and i see whats happening. Im a sports fan and i see whats happening with the premier league and the golf thing and saudi arabia and people are calling sportswashing saudi arabia and people are calling saying, rtswashing saudi arabia and people are calling saying, why ashing saudi arabia and people are calling saying, why cant,i theyre saying, why cant, you know , the saudi government come know, the saudi government come clean there is a role or if clean if there is a role or if there is not a role . The 9 11 families want to know much families want to know how much does know about, you does the us know about, you know, the saudi involvement, whether there was any or whether there none unbalanced. Whether there was any or whether thejust none unbalanced. Whether there was any or whether thejust quickly,unbalanced. Whether there was any or whether thejust quickly, would nced. Whether there was any or whether thejust quickly, would nced say just quickly, would you say that al qaeda stronger now that al qaeda is stronger now than it was 22 years ago . Well they you know, they assassinated one of the leaders a while ago. One of the leaders a while ago. I think there are rival groups, so to speak. I think there are rival groups, so to speak. Youve got groups, so to speak. Youve got Islamic State and thats what thats the turf war. Thats going on right now, for example. But again, going to america real quickly , the perception threat quickly, the perception threat has changed. Its no longer the threat externally. You know, threat externally. You know, donald trump with his muslim ban, its the rise of right wing extremism where theyve now doubled investigations. Okay. All right. Thank you so much. Really, really interesting. Carl there. Dont go carl stick there. Dont go anywhere. We have got more anywhere. We have got a lot more to come. Anywhere. We have got a lot more to thee. Anywhere. We have got a lot more to the temperatures rising, boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Good morning. My name on. Gb news. Good morning. My name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest gb news Weather Forecast brought to you by the met office so it was a hot weekend , but so it was a hot weekend, but what does it look like as we go into the new week . Well, there is plenty of brightness across much of england and wales to start this with any start this morning with any mist, cloud lifting mist, fog and low cloud lifting and but we are seeing and breaking. But we are seeing and breaking. But we are seeing an increase in cloud and outbreaks of rain sinking south eastwards this eastwards throughout this morning. Might also see the morning. We might also see the odd heavier shower and thunderstorm developing as we go into this afternoon. Still feeling pleasant in any sunny spells, but those temperatures a fair on we saw at fair bit down on what we saw at the weekend with highs of 27 in the weekend with highs of 27 in the southeast right now as we go into this evening, this cloud and will continue to make and rain will continue to make its south eastwards , its way south eastwards, becoming heavy places, but becoming heavy in places, but also moving as it goes into also slow moving as it goes into england and wales, clearing skies there across scotland, Northern Ireland and later on across Northern England. So a chilly night to come here. Those still humid and remaining warm further south south. So as we go into the start of tuesday, a fairly foggy, humid and murky start to the day for much of england and wales with outbreaks of rain spreading southeast throughout the day, plenty of sunshine, though, for scotland. Northern ireland and Northern England , but starting to feel england, but starting to feel a fair bit cooler here with those winds coming from a northerly direction still clinging on direction still just clinging on to some of that warmth there across the south east with highs still getting into the low to mid 20s. The temperatures mid 20s. The temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news sponsors of weather on. Gb news up next, more on the growing pressure on the government to take stronger action against beijing after the unmasking. Well, not quite unmasking yet of a spy in the middle of parliament. This is britains newsroom on gb news, the peoples. 10 am. On monday, the 11th of september. This is britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner and Andrew Pierce. Spy showdown rishi sunak facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat as there is a spy in the heart of there is a spy in the heart of the British Government. How many more could there be . Is it time to ban the bully . Home secretary Suella Braverman says shes seeking urgent advice on banning american bully dogs after an attack in birmingham went viral this weekend. You can see these very distressing images on your screen now. Screen how. Screen now. And prison chaos. An inmate stabbed at wandsworth days after terror suspect daniel has escaped. Is our Prison Service escaped. Is our Prison Service losing control . Well escaped. Is our Prison Service losing control . Well bring you the latest. The latest. And our pensions in peril. Rishi sunak refuses to commit to triple lock on pensions. Rishi sunak refuses to commit to triple lock on pensions. Being in the tory election manifesto. In the tory election manifesto. Therell be a lot of pressure on him to do it because we know the people who tend to vote conservative in general elections are people over the age of 5560. They pay taxes all their life. Why should pensions life. So why should pensions keep with benefits . Keep pace with benefits . The argument. Yeah. Let us know your thoughts this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com as always. First, though, heres ray addison in the newsroom. Ray addison in the newsroom. Thanks both. Good morning. Thanks both. Good morning. 10 01. Our top stories this houn 10 01. Our top stories this hour, terror suspect Daniel Khalife has arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court to face charges of escape from wandsworth prison. The 21 year wandsworth prison. The 21 year old former soldier was arrested in west london on saturday morning after a four day manhunt. He had last been seen walking away from a bidfood van near wandsworth roundabout, khalife had been on remand after being charged with terror offences in january. Uk charged with terror offences in january. Uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 live terror investigations. Pursuing around 800 live terror investigations. Gb pursuing around 800 live terror investigations. Gb news investigations. Gb news understands the majority relate to lone individuals , but there to lone individuals, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors. It comes 22 years after the 9 11 terror attack in which more than 2750 people were killed. Chris 2750 people were killed. Chris phillips is former head of the national Counter Terrorism security office. He told us the threat of terror is still present , but large attacks are present, but large attacks are unlikely. Unlikely. Obe the uk has faced terrorism in one form or another for 100 years and thats not likely to go away. The sad fact is that m15 have so many things on their plate. Not only have theyve got the threat of al qaeda and isis and individuals within that , you individuals within that, you know, hundreds, thousands actually of people in the country that are of concern. But also theyve got Northern Ireland also. Theyve got youve been talking about the chinese spies. That falls to them as well. All these things are a real to society. Real threat to society. The Prime Minister is facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat. It National Security threat. It comes after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for beijing. According to the times, the home secretary is urging rishi sunak to relabel the country as a risk to relabel the country as a risk to britains safety and interests. Mr sunak says he confronted the chinese premier at the g20 summit over , quote, at the g20 summit over, quote, unacceptable interference in democracy. Robert courts is a member of the defence select committee. He says the threat of committee. He says the threat of espionage is present. Theres always a concern, of course, whenever you hear a story like this, i mean you have to be aware that at any time espionage is going on, thats a point of pubuc is going on, thats a point of public life. I mean, whatever position you occupy, people will always be trying find out secrets and trying to find out secrets and to understand things. Is to understand things. It is clearly to see one clearly very shocking to see one thatis clearly very shocking to see one that is at the heart of british pubuc that is at the heart of British Public life and right at the heart of our democracy. But we heart of our democracy. But we just need to be aware of these things and that theyre there. I mean, one of the things that 911 did was because of the massive focus organised on focus on organised terror, on groups its become groups like al qaeda its become much harder for them to operate. British search and rescue teams have been deployed to morocco following the deadly earthquake which struck on friday. The Foreign Office said 60 specialists are in the north african country, along with four search and search dogs and rescue equipment. They arrived on two Royal Air Force aircraft at more than 2100 people have died as a result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake and almost 2500 were injured. With many areas still difficult to reach, its feared the number of casualties will still climb. A last ditch will still climb. A last ditch attempt by a at a bail out by hmv to rescue retailer wilko has failed, throwing thousands of jobs into doubt. Administrators for the high street chain had beenin for the high street chain had been in discussions over a deal to buy around 200 wilko stores. To buy around 200 wilko stores. However, talks have now collapsed. Wilko, which employed collapsed. Wilko, which employed around 12,500 staff, had previously announced a £13 million deal to sell 51 shops to b m , though it has made no b m, though it has made no promise to take on wilko. Workers administrators have already announced more than 1600 redundancies at wilko in recent weeks. The conservative party is weeks. The conservative party is being accused of having broken britain by the trades union congress. Speaking in liverpool congress. Speaking in liverpool , general secretary paul nowak will claim that nothing works in this country anymore and no one in government cares. Hell also in government cares. Hell also accuse the tories of failing to protect our schools and run a functioning nhs. It comes as the functioning nhs. It comes as the tuc reported the government to the United Nations workers rights watchdog over the new minimum Service Levels law. Dan jarvis , shadow security jarvis, shadow security minister, says labour will repeal the legislation if it comes to power. We have never supported these proposals. We think that they were deeply flawed. Theyre not supported by a very significant number of employers around the country. I think the transport country. I think the transport secretary , the education secretary, the education secretary, the education secretary conceded at one stage that these were not effective proposals that were being brought forward. The tuc provides a good forum to have a meaningful conversation with the trade unions about about how we can work collaboratively together to invest in our workforce and make sure that we are best placed to achieve economic success. Economic success. Economic success. And finally , Luis Rubiales and finally, Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the spanish football federation. It comes after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the world cup final. Hermoso the world cup final. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual and submitted a complaint to spains high court. Rubiales has tweeted that he will defend his innocence. This is gb news innocence. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now lets get back to andrew and. Bev very good morning. Thank you forjoining us. So its been announced that the tuc is reporting the government, the United Nations workers rights watchdog over the controversial new law on strikes. Oh, please. New law on strikes. Oh, please. The general secretary, paul rac of the United Nations. Can we not manage our own affairs . So theyre basically telling on us theyre going to the united. Cant believe it. The general secretary paul, know that. So the union body will be lodging the union body will be lodging the case at the International Labour organisation because the legislation on ensuring minimum levels of service during industrial falls far industrial action falls far short of International Legal standards , even though its in standards, even though its in place in places like germany france. Our deputy Political Editor joins more more on this joins us with more more on this now tom, so were being dobbed in basically to the United Nations. Pathetic because we dont look after our workers correctly , is that right . Thats correctly, is that right . Thats what general secretary paul nowak is saying. Nowak is saying. Thats the big eye catching bit of the speech of paul nowak , which is going to take place in around an hours time here in liverpool. But i have to say , it liverpool. But i have to say, it does seem like it is a bit of a stunt. Of course, the un cant compel all countries to do one thing or another. Its an intergovernmental body, not a supranational one. If we want to get technical about it, its not like the eu, it cant strike down uk laws and so this would be a bit of a rap on the knuckles if it did get that far. But as you rightly say in your introduction, there are other countries europe that countries in europe that do deliver Service Deliver minimum Service Level requirements for when strikes take place in actually , in many take place in actually, in many ways, the law that the government has proposed has been criticised by some on the more free market, right, for not going as far as it could, but the government wanted to make sure could get it sure that it could get it through the house of lords. So it has it very much line it has kept it very much in line with goes on in countries with what goes on in countries like or germany or france like spain or germany or france and so really this does seem like a bit of a red herring, but there are some big substantive things happening today. Of course, the trade Union Movement will be trying to show itself as much more united than it has perhaps appeared in recent history. Of course , we have seen history. Of course, we have seen some of those trade unions be very critical of the labor party, of the labour leader. Party, of the labour leader. Labour leader sir keir starmer indeed, particularly the new leader of unite has been criticising the labour leadership as being a bit of a 90s tribute act. Well have to 90s tribute act. Well have to see how this private dinner tonight with sir keir starmer and the leaders of all the trade unions here will go down, perhaps it might be a bit of a frosty affair, but of course the crescendo may well come tomorrow when the deputy leader of the labour party, angela rayner, will address the trade unionists here. And i suppose well , well here. And i suppose well, well have to see whether or not that sort of unity that was very, very clear under the Previous Labour Party leadership. The labour party leadership. The closeness between Jeremy Corbyns leadership and the trade Union Movement that has slightly drifted in recent years. Well have to see if that will drift will continue or indeedif will drift will continue or indeed if some healing can go on over the next couple of days. Over the next couple of days. Tom, thank you very much. Tom tom, thank you very much. Tom harwood there at the tuc conference, you used to cover the tuc conference. Is it a riot . 7 no, it 7 no, it was 7 no, it was often . No, it was often a 7 no, it was often a riot when i arrived because i was i was. You were popular. You were popular. But of course, there was a time when the tuc were hugely important when they had involved in Big Government decisions. That will change course when that will change of course when we get a Labour Government because they writing because they wont be writing cheques for millions of pounds to bankroll labour party to bankroll the labour party unless get some unless theyre going to get some input policy and although unless theyre going to get some in|the policy and although unless theyre going to get some in|the momenty and although unless theyre going to get some in|the moment theyre lthough unless theyre going to get some in|the moment theyre atough unless theyre going to get some in|the moment theyre at war] at the moment theyre at war with starmer, itll be with keir starmer, itll be interesting the election, interesting after the election, so be going back to so perhaps ill be going back to the tuc conference. But can i just say tuc ridiculous reporting the united reporting as to the United Nations, committee, nations, some stupid committee, as seem a bit. As tom pointed out, seem a bit. Its power. Law, the its got no power. This law, the same law which is designed to have certain minimum levels of voters, a number of votes for strikes in places like rail strikes in places like rail strikes in places like rail strikes in the nhs. Those laws are in place in germany and france. For gods sake. Whats wrong with them . Absolutely weve got a few big stories this morning. We want to know your on this banning this morning. We want to know your xl on this banning this morning. We want to know your xl bullyon this banning this morning. We want to know your xl bully dogs s banning this morning. We want to know your xl bully dogs. Banning this morning. We want to know your xl bully dogs. Another these xl bully dogs. Another attack in birmingham at the weekend. Saturday, year old weekend. Saturday, 111 Year Old Girl bitten. Its just weekend. Saturday, 111 Year Old Girl awful. N. Itsjust weekend. Saturday, 111 Year Old Girl awful. Let ts just weekend. Saturday, 111 Year Old Girl awful. Let usjust weekend. Saturday, 111 Year Old Girl awful. Let us know your awful. Awful. Let us know your thoughts on that. Well look at the footage we should you, the footage we should warn you, really, is really really, because this is really distressing this is a distressing footage. This is a if listening on the if youre listening on the radio, on garage radio, its on a garage forecourt. Theres a whos forecourt. Theres a man whos literally ground forecourt. Theres a man whos litethisr ground forecourt. Theres a man whos litethis dog. Ground forecourt. Theres a man whos litethis dog. Somebody ground forecourt. Theres a man whos litethis dog. Somebody comesd by this dog. Somebody comes along with what to be a along with what appears to be a big stick or a broom or a shovel. Its a shovel, hits the dog with the shovel. The dog doesnt make you know, it doesnt even make you know, it makes difference. Makes no difference. Again. Pulls him down again. Pulls him down again. Literally pursued poor man is literally pursued and chased by this dog. I cant think of anything more terrifying than this. The impact can you imagine the impact that have on a child that would have on a child because the dog grabbed him by the we dont know what the back . We dont know what state in, we know that state hes in, but we know that three children have been killed state hes in, but we know that thrtheseldren have been killed state hes in, but we know that thrthese monsters. Been killed state hes in, but we know that thrthese monsters. 11aen killed state hes in, but we know that thrthese monsters. 11 livesilled by these monsters. 11 lives for fatalities associated fatalities have been associated with these dogs in years. With these dogs in two years. Who sort of dogs as who wants those sort of dogs as pets . W have to be an idiots. You have to be an idiot to want to own a dog like that with the potential to cause cause such harm to and kill people. You wouldnt be allowed to walk the street with to walk around the street with a knife or gun. Why are we knife or a gun. Why are we allowing people to take these dogs onto streets . Allowing people to take these dogand to streets . Allowing people to take these dogand to stree a . Allowing people to take these dogand to stree a nation allowing people to take these dogand to streea nation of dog and we are a nation of dog lovers. And many dogs are lovers. And how many dogs are these killing . These dogs killing . One dog a day in july . Those dogs, excels. They dogs, these bully excels. They killed dog, a day. In killed one other dog, a day. In this country alone. Cant this country alone. Cant imagine a whole month of july , imagine a whole month of july, perhaps person and perhaps an older person and maybe pensioner whole maybe a pensioner their whole life is the dog. Their companion , and its their companion, and its savaged to death in front of them by one of these vile dogs. People say to me, oh, no, its not the dogs, its the owners. Sorry. In this case, these dogs are monsters. They are monsters, beasts. But i do say about the and but i do say about the owners got them, why owners whove got them, why would them when would you want them awful when we were on air on we when we were on air on thursday, course, had our thursday, of course, we had our Daniel Khalife, the terror suspect, was still he was on the run. I had a bit of a busy time, hours, busiest time on saturday, go was on gb news on go on duty. I was on gb news on saturday because i got up saturday because i got up saturday wasnt a saturday morning. Wasnt it a wonderful weekend. Wonderful weather this weekend. Swimming the ocean. I was swimming in the ocean. Heavenly. Heavenly. Got up to go out and and so i got up to go out and get some fresh air and a little bit of run and saw a police bit of a run and saw a police car, just an Unmarked Police car. Car, just an Unmarked Police can they car, just an Unmarked Police car. They were chatting on car. But they were chatting on their talkies their their walkie talkies and their phones stuff and had the phones and stuff and had the window down. And i said, ah, were looking him. And were looking for him. And she said, and said, have you seen him . And i said, have you seen him . And i said, no, not yet, but were looking. She said he was literally here five minutes ago. Looking. She said he was literthen|ere five minutes ago. Looking. She said he was literthen she five minutes ago. Looking. She said he was literthen she said,ninutes ago. Looking. She said he was literthen she said, if1utes ago. Looking. She said he was literthen she said, if you; ago. Looking. She said he was literthen she said, if you see 3. And then she said, if you see him ring this was the next him ring 999, this was the next street i live in west street to where i live in west london. She said. He was literally five minutes ago. Literally here five minutes ago. Black black dadada if black t shirt, black dadada if you see him ring 999, she said. The at the moment its the calls at the moment its taking through on taking ages to get through on 999. Ring and then put 999. But ring and then they put the lights on the unmarked car and off pavement and went off over the pavement to him. And then about an to get him. And then about an hour later they did. Didnt she was miss you didnt know she was miss marple, you . Marple, did you . You know what i did . Do you know what i did . Do you know what i did . Miss marple of gb get the miss marple of gb news did go looking. I thought, were going to get an went. An exclusive here. I went. I was. I was. I would have approached him if id seen him. And the Prison Service got a kicking, my rightly, kicking, in my view, rightly, because this should never because this bloke should never have he should have have been in he should have stayed security stayed in the high security belmarsh but they got belmarsh prison, but they got him within 75 hours. Obviously a bit of a hes obviously a bit of a wally though, into i dont think hes mastermind, to hes a criminal mastermind, to be he under kew be honest. He slept under kew bridge days. Bridge for two days. Yeah. Yeah. Yeewhen he was pulled off his so when he was pulled off his bike a plainclothes copper, bike by a plainclothes copper, he says its not me. Ive done nothing hes in Court Nothing right. Hes in court this morning. Like the comment from one i like the comment from one of was at school of the people he was at school with was interviewed by the with who was interviewed by the bbc this guy was at school bbc and this guy was at school with him, said what . Khalife. Didnt know danny khalife. He didnt know his proverbial from his elbow said, i thought quite said, which i thought was quite interesting. Anyway, hes in interesting. But anyway, hes in court let court this morning, so well let you know goes. Right. You know how that goes. Right. Still come, bmw is set to still to come, bmw is set to announce plans to build its next generation mini in generation electric mini in oxford gb news, britains oxford where gb news, britains news oxford where gb news, britains nevthat oxford where gb news, britains nev that warm oxford where gb news, britains nevthat warm feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt proud sponsors of boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello. Very good day to you. A series of fronts are pushing their way south eastwards across their way south eastwards across the uk today. Ahead of these, there will be the risk of some showers thundery showers potentially thundery too. Whilst it is turning too. And whilst it is turning cooler, theres still some hot too. And whilst it is turning coc acrossares still some hot too. And whilst it is turning coc across parts;till some hot too. And whilst it is turning cocacross parts ofl some hot too. And whilst it is turning coc across parts of the ne hot air across parts of the south east ahead of the fronts that are making their in that are making their way in from north west and behind from the north west and behind the fronts will be something a little bit cooler. Also quite a bit rain on those fronts, bit of rain on those fronts, too. So a fairly wet picture across many northern northwestern of uk northwestern parts of the uk staying a little bit drier. Further south, but potential for a few showers to off. And a few showers to kick off. And these perhaps turn these could perhaps turn thundery the south east where thundery in the south east where were hot air. Were still in that hot air. Temperatures are likely to get into high 20s, not quite into the high 20s, so not quite as as it has been recently, as hot as it has been recently, but hot for the but still fairly hot for the time year. Elsewhere are time of year. Elsewhere are starting to feel a little bit time of year. Elsewhere are starti|comfortable, ittle bit time of year. Elsewhere are starti|comfortable, ale bit time of year. Elsewhere are starti|comfortable, a bit it time of year. Elsewhere are starti|comfortable, a bit cooler more comfortable, a bit cooler as air behind as that air comes in behind those fronts through this evening further evening and overnight, further rain way south rain making its way south eastwards across many parts of england wales. But in england and into wales. But in the staying ahead of the south east staying ahead of that front and here we could see some perhaps some heavy, perhaps even thundery from thundery showers pushing in from near france. Temperatures not dropping particularly low across many parts , staying in many southern parts, staying in the high teens for some, but cooler, more comfortable sleeping across more Northern Areas here as we go through tuesday. This front, then is gradually going to push its way south eastwards, i emphasise gradually because the gradually because in the southeast ahead of it southeast well stay ahead of it through the and the through much of the day and the potential some heavy potential still for some heavy thundery further potential still for some heavy thund and further potential still for some heavy thund and west further potential still for some heavy thund and west though further potential still for some heavy thundand west though , further potential still for some heavy thundand west though , some|er north and west though, some bright sunny spells, but turning more comfortable, cooler than it has been through some recent days by that warm feeling days by by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on sunday mornings from 930 on. Gb news is. Given its 1020 year news is. Given its 1020 year with britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. Now we are going to look at some of your emails. First of all, jeff said make all dogs in pubuc all, jeff said make all dogs in public require a muzzle. That way there are no loopholes or confusions. Even little jack russell can cause life changing injuries child. Injuries to a small child. Yeah, and were talking about china and the terrorism. Dave china and the terrorism. Dave says need to recall president says we need to recall president bidens rapid withdrawal from afghanistan. The taliban were cosying up to china prior to the withdrawal and on the on the pensions, as andrew was saying , pensions, as andrew was saying, rishi sunak has to be very careful do anything which careful to do anything which might upset pensioners on the triple said it would triple lock, dave said it would be biggest mistake his be the biggest mistake of his career that to us career if he does that to us pensioners, why have pensioners, why should we have to our houses when weve to sell our houses when weve got a country full of work, shy parasites yes, got a country full of work, shy parasaas yes, got a country full of work, shy parasa video yes, got a country full of work, shy parasa video for yes, got a country full of work, shy parasa video for the yes, got a country full of work, shy parasa video for the daily yes, got a country full of work, shy parasa video for the daily mail, i did a video for the daily mail making that point only last week. Yeah, dave, you should have it and um, and have a look at it and um, and actually, ted has said i sincerely hope the lessons have been learnt at that bercow is at least censured. And investigate it and charge for jeopardising parliamentary scrutiny giving scrutiny security by giving someone an important that someone an important job that they trained or they are not trained or qualified to do. Was that his intention to jeopardise our Governmental Security . I doubt it, this is it, but that was this is the revelation by pearce pottinger. Classic john but it was classic john bercow people in jobs bercow put people in jobs because wants people because he wants people from different backgrounds, working class and class backgrounds, black and ethnic great, but class backgrounds, black and ethnicsure great, but class backgrounds, black and ethnicsure they great, but class backgrounds, black and ethnicsure they can great, but class backgrounds, black and ethnicsure they can doeat, but class backgrounds, black and ethnic sure they can do the but class backgrounds, black and ethnic sure they can do the job. Make sure they can do the job. And the sergeant at arms has always had been steeped in military. The sergeant at arms military. The sergeant at arms was it in canada. Australia actually dead a terrorist actually shot dead a terrorist who was rampaging around the building. That was only a few building. That was only a few years ago. Yeah. Remember his gun . Remember . Yeah. I remember his gun . Remember . Yeah. I do remember their very own sergeant. It was either canada or australia. Yeah, it was australia. Yeah, it was australia. Right. Let us your right. Let us know your thoughts. Touch this thoughts. Get in touch this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com now bmw announce to bmw is set to announce plans to build generation build its next generation electric mini after electric mini in oxford after securing a multi Million Pound government package. Government funding package. Car maker will the german car maker will transform its existing plant. The german car maker will trarthisn its existing plant. The german car maker will trarthis willi existing plant. The german car maker will trarthis will secure|g plant. The german car maker will trarthis will secure around. The german car maker will trarthis will secure around 4000 this will secure around 4000 skilled a huge boost to the skilled jobs a huge boost to the uks car industry post brexit. Remember, they all said currency would be screwed by brexit, but is that the word they used . I dont think they used that word, but you know what i mean. Well, us in studio now well, joining us in studio now is our economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan with on the money. Just explain this to us money. Just explain this to us with with a new venture like this so the government are also investing in this. Do we see any of the profits of the taxpayer . We wont see any profits, but therell be lots of extra growth , extra tax revenue, extra high quality jobs, at least. You quality jobs, at least. You know, thats the way the government plays these things. International makers are International Car makers are past masters at going around the world with their hands out, threatening to build it. Here. We build it there and pretty much every major western country does this. The uk to a lesser extent. But lets go through extent. But lets go through some of the details because i agree with you, andrew. This is agree with you, andrew. This is a really good day for the uk car industry. Were now producing around 800,000 cars a year. Many of them for exports. Not as many as the 1. 3, 1. 4 million before the pandemic. But we are getting back there. Yeah. So lets have a look at this. Bmw boost of course, youve got the famous cowley factory in oxford, the new ev, the new generation ev mini is to be built in oxford. The minister is are saying, ive put this in quotes. It secures 4000 high quality jobs. Some of them are skilled jobs and of course in manufacturing jobs tend to pay a lot more than average wages. As bmw says, its investing £600 million, mainly investing £600 million, mainly in oxford, but also in swindon. My in oxford, but also in swindon. My home town. I know thats close to your heart. My dad, andrew, didnt your dad work in the swindon factory . He was british which became the swindon factory . He was british and which became the swindon factory . He was british and he which became the swindon factory . He was british and he went ch became the swindon factory . He was british and he went through ne the swindon factory . He was british and he went through all, rover, and he went through all, all, all the many forms of british leyland. He did. No wonder out the wonder you turned out the way you those trade union you did all those trade union stuff. Yeah. And the government. Its this, but its not confirming this, but its pretty clear its put in around £75 million. So some serious money there. Could they have done that, liam, in the under the eu rules all those strict rules on state aid because youre not allowed to give state aid because that gives you a competitive advantage another eu advantage over another eu country, though we know the country, even though we know the french did all the time, french did it all the time, would have done it . Would we have done it . Heres the thing, well, heres the thing, andrew. Rules andrew. You had those eu rules and you know, brits, were and you know, us brits, were sticklers for a rule, arent we . Always grew up politely , yeah. Always grew up politely, yeah. And rest of it. We and all the rest of it. We always stuck to the rules we did. Whereas almost all the other economies other large economies were gaming the and finding gaming the rules and finding ways around them. And of ways to get around them. And of course, if rule went course, if a rule break went to the often to the the commission often or to the European Court justice or European Court of justice or whatever it was, that was basically political court. So basically a political court. So we this now freely we can do this now freely without breaking any eu rules, of course. And it strikes me that theres been a number of interesting developments in the car making industry. Had the car making industry. We had the announcement tata from India Announcement of tata from india making a commitment to build a gigafactory down in somerset , gigafactory down in somerset, and i was in Ellesmere Port at the end of last week. Of course, stellantis, which makes citroen and fiat and jeep and dodge. Theyre going to be making evs down there in Ellesmere Port in cheshire. Thats a major development. The first ever ev only factory here in the uk and stellantis is first ev factory anywhere and they manufacture in over 30 countries. Look weve had lots of discussions about whether or not evs are the right way to go. You read my mind, but my telegraph column. Not this weekend. The weekend before all about before it was all about questioning this really the questioning is this really the way forward . For now, it seems way forward . For now, it seems to be the only game in town, so better that ev investment is happening to some degree in the uk rather than us missing out. See this is my thought on it, liam, is that if evs , if liam, is that if evs, if electric vehicles suddenly i think within a very short period of time, i think within 10 to 20 years, were going to know whether these are going to last or not. Sooner. Or do you think so . It might be 5 to 10 years. My fear ev industry will fear is the ev industry will bubble will burst because people dont they dont want to buy them. They dont want to buy them. They dont retain value. Dont retain their value. Everyone range anxiety. You everyone gets range anxiety. You cant charge them anywhere. Theyre for purpose theyre not fit for purpose in some what if this some ways. And so what if this whole project runs out of steam and we realise actually we quite liked our Diesel Engine . Let me answer. But we want were to talk about wilko were going to talk about wilko as minute, but let me as well in a minute, but let me answer bev ive answer that. Bev and ive thought about this a lot. Look, when built the canals in the when we built the canals in the uk, took an awful lot of uk, they took an awful lot of effort to build and they were pretty soon superseded the pretty soon superseded by the railways very and railways right. But the very and im not supporting evs. Look, i, l, im not supporting evs. Look, i, i, doubts the i, i have major doubts about the technology the, efficiency technology, the, the efficiency of around with a half of driving around with a half tonne battery your car, the tonne battery in your car, the lithium, the cobalt, the manganese, copper, all these manganese, the copper, all these rare earths and other soft commodities that you need to make them. We dont have those to the extent that we need to. Theyre in china, theyre in central africa. Theyre in chile. Theyre hard to access. Then the rollout of the then theres the rollout of the of the charging mechanisms. And of the charging mechanisms. And its because people are. Bev have who really know lots about this have the doubts that you and i have that you cant get money to build that gigafactory up in the north east even though there was matching funding there. Have concerns there. So i do have concerns about it. But even when the canals were even the very building of canals right in building of the canals right in in britain during the industrial revolution, even though they turned out to be superseded by the railways and now theyre just for pleasure craft mainly the railways and now theyre justvery leasure craft mainly the railways and now theyre justvery leasure offt mainly the railways and now theyre justvery leasure of them nly the very building of them generated growth and employment and other industries i but mention the canals. Its not just nostalgia. Why dont we not just nostalgia. Why dont we use them all . Why not know theyre there . Because end, theyre because in the end, theyre slower. Because you know, a little putt putt engine or a horse by the tail is going to have sometimes are. Have sometimes they are. Sometimes they are actually used for transporting. For transporting. Look at the river. So look at the river. So look at the river. Talk about worldcom. Talk about worldcom. Hang on. Look at the no, hang on. I look at the river thames and nothings river thames and its nothings happening i agree. Go happening on it. I agree. Go to the seine and danube the river seine and the danube and packed. Why dont we and theyre packed. Why dont we do it . I agree. We could use freight river freight more. Do use i agree. We could use freight river f|but1t more. Do use i agree. We could use freight river f|but its ore. Do use i agree. We could use freight river f|but its just do use i agree. We could use freight river f|but its just notdo use i agree. We could use freight river f|but its just not as use some, but its just not as economically viable as rail freight. Lets talk. Well look. Wilco. Talking, wilco. Weve been talking, covering long time. Covering this for a long time. 400 stores, a real of the 400 stores, a real staple of the high particularly in the high street, particularly in the north the midlands. 12,000 north and the midlands. 12,000 employees it put for in administration in middle of administration in the middle of august. Theres just august. Since then, theres just been whos going to been a bun fight. Whos going to buy much are they going buy it . How much are they going to buy . Now, look, wilko has some valuable some really valuable sites on really streets, and really good high streets, and some are going to be some of those are going to be snapped them arent snapped up. Some of them arent going be snapped up. We know going to be snapped up. We know that the discounter b m are going buy 50 stores out of going to buy 50 stores out of the 400. Theyve committed to that. The of that. We know that the likes of pepco, the owns poundland, pepco, the that owns poundland, the is another online. The range is another online. Theyre looking for to some theyre looking for to buy some of wilkos assets. The big blow this morning is that the owner of hmv , david puttnam, he was of hmv, david puttnam, he was going to buy or hes looking to buy between 150 and 200 stores. That deal is now collapsed. Why . Because maybe he cant get the deal that he wants. Maybe the administrator wouldnt let him only cherry pick the good stores rather than the bad. Is rather than the bad. This is still there some of still look, there are some of there redundancies now there are some redundancies now in the sort of Central Nervous system wilko. Its not going system of wilko. Its not going to be bought as a whole going concern. Own concern. So their own warehousing, logistics warehousing, their own logistics is broken up because is going to be broken up because whoever have whoever buys them will have their of that. But their own versions of that. But a little of good news here. And i really feel for a lot of the people who work for wilko, a lot of them are women , little part of them are women, little part time jobs, student work students, the kind of money that just the extras that for families that make life bearable when when theyre when theyre when theyre just about thats the about managing. Thats the kind of employer thats the of employer this is. Thats the demographic. This is why were covering extent that covering it to the extent that we is a gb news story, we are. This is a gb news story, the collapse wilko and the the collapse of wilko and the high but look, have high street. But look, aldi have just out right . Aldi just come out right . Aldi massive retailer, of massive german retailer, of course , theyve got 990 stores course, theyve got 990 stores around the uk now. Unbelievable around the uk now. Unbelievable how theyve expanded , how quick how theyve expanded, how quick thats happening. Aldi are now saying they to build saying that they want to build another 550 stores in britain , another 550 stores in britain, another 550 stores in britain, another 20,000 jobs. Right great. That announcement is coming out now, just as wilko is collapsing. Yeah, i mean, theres something something could happen there. Yeah. All could happen there. Yeah. All these. All these. All these amazing sites, some of them wont be suitable for aldi, but some of them may be or if not, some of them may be or if not, some of the employees of wilko may suitable for new aldi. May be suitable for new aldi. And generally to aldi develop in on a high street. Or are they out . Thats the thing. So car parking, thats it. So car parking, thats it. Of wilkos on the some of wilkos are on the edge town. Some some of the edge of town. Some some of the older wilkos obviously are in the middle of town. But you know, you get little tesco local, dont you get sainsburys local, dont you get sainsburys local say, well local aldi might say, well lets do that. Do a bit of that. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. So its still to play for any administration negotiation. Its always know, its always a sort of, you know, its poker face russian roulette to the very end. Thank you, leon. Weve got some breaking news. Apparently the speaker of the house of commons, the right honourable sir Lindsay Hoyle mp, will make a brief statement in the chamber at 230 this afternoon in relation weekend Media Relation to weekend media reports to allegations reports relating to allegations of. Of spying. And in more breaking news in the minutes, daniel the last few minutes, Daniel Khalife in court khalife has appeared in court charged escaping from charged with escaping from prison. Our prison. Were going to go to our home editor mark home and security editor mark white. Morning. White. Mark, morning. Good morning. Yes Daniel Khalife has now been remanded back into custody. Hell appear again at the central criminal court. The all bailey on the 29th of september. He arrived here for just about. 29th of september. He arrived here forjust about. Nine 8 45 here for just about. Nine 8 45 in this morning in an armoured police van accompanied by two Unmarked Police vehicles for that brief court appearance. It was only about 15 minutes or so in the dock. He was wearing a prison issue, grey tracksuit , prison issue, grey tracksuit, flanked by two Uniformed Armed Police Officers and also a prison officer. He spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth. And then some details of the charges were read out. The the charges were read out. The charge that he escaped from prison last wednesday underneath the food delivery van that had arrived at wandsworth prison using strapping. The court heard using strapping. The court heard now that strapping , they said, now that strapping, they said, may have been made from bedsheets. No more detail than bedsheets. No more detail than that, but he was remanded, as i say back into custody. No plea at this stage for that crown Court Hearing. There was no application given for bail. And he will be leaving here. Westminster Magistrates Court soon to begin that journey to. I can assure you it wont be wandsworth prison again, but an undisclosed prison at this stage i thank 5mm thank you, mark. Mark white there as Daniel Khalife is charged and obviously a huge amount of money being spent by the police and the helicopters. Everything that looking for everything that was looking for him weekend got him at the weekend got him pretty though. They did pretty quickly, though. They did get yeah well get him very quickly. Yeah well done, marple. He wasnt. Done, miss marple. He wasnt. She was on case. She was. She was on the case. She was. She was driving what are she was driving round. What are we do if you caught we going to do if you caught him . I was to say, get in him . I was going to say, get in the car. Youre an idiot. He didnt go make cup of tea . Yeah, make you a cup of tea . Yeah, right up next, is it time to ban the american body dogs . Our home secretary thinks so. Now, though, headlines though, your headlines with ray addison. Addison. Good morning. 1033. Our top stories this hour. Well, as weve been hearing , a terror weve been hearing, a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old former soldier Daniel Khalife was arrested in west london on saturday morning after a four day manhunt. Saturday morning after a four day manhunt. He had last been seen walking away from a bidfood van near wandsworth roundabout. Khalife escaped while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january. He terror offences in january. He uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 live terror investigations. As its investigations. As its understood the majority relate to lone individuals, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors. It comes 22 years after the 9 11 terror attack in which more than 2750 people were killed. British 2750 people were killed. British search and rescue teams have been deployed to morocco following the deadly earthquake which struck on friday. The Foreign Office says 60 specialists are in the north african country, along with search dogs and rescue equipment. More than 2100 people have died as a result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake and a last ditch attempt at a bail out by hmv to rescue retailer wilco has failed, throwing thousands of jobs into doubt. Administrators for the high street chain had beenin for the high street chain had been in discussions over a deal to buy around 200 stores. However talks have now collapsed. Wilco which employed around 12,500 staff, had previously announced a £13 million deal with b m. Theres million deal with b m. Theres more on all of those stories on our website, gbnews. Com. Our website, gbnews. Com. Direct bullion sponsors. The finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. For gold and silver investment. Lets take a quick look at todays markets. 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They are very theyre very, very big, strong dogs. And theyre bred for this purpose. I mean, i think that there needs to be a slightly longer term strategy on these sorts of dogs. Ive always been an advocate of dog licences. I think we should bnng dog licences. I think we should bring them back. I think they make people think twice about getting a dog, so every dog should have a licence and i think the licence should be predicated on doing a proper , predicated on doing a proper, you know, dog handling course so that if youre to going get a dog that you know how to i mean all dogs need to be trained, even nice little sweet little dogs need to be trained because at the best theyre a nuisance and at the worst they can be quite harmful. But other dogs, as well, not just humans, the problem with these xl bullies is theyre bred for specific purposes. Theyre used primarily purposes. Theyre used primarily by as status dogs. So by people as status dogs. So theyre used by people who dont really want the dog because they want a nice pet. They just want to wander the streets and to Wander Around the streets and look everyone going, look hard and everyone going, oh my youre man. My god, youre such a man. Youve this really scary youve got this really scary dog. Of course they dont dog. And of course they dont know them. They know how to handle them. They havent trained them. Theyve probably got them probably just got them as puppies kept in puppies and just kept them in a in house and not done anything in a house and not done anything sensible with them. And, you know, if the government know, i think if the government is round up every xl is going to round up every xl bully it down, that is bully and put it down, that is going be quite problematic going to be quite problematic for because there will be for them because there will be some that havent actually some dogs that havent actually attacked not and attacked anyone. Not yet. And there that there might be some bullies that are well trained and are perfectly well trained and under i dont know. Under control. I dont know. But the idea the breed and the the idea that the breed and the dog is to blame. Yes they are. Thatis dog is to blame. Yes they are. That is a what about is it is it the owners fault . But i think the owners fault . But i think the owners need to take responsibility as well. And i think also we just need to be a little bit more realistic about the fact that, you know, humans are dogs. Well, are breeding these dogs. Well, we is to make the we need to do is to make the breeding of these dogs something that do because that people will not do because theyve specific theyve been bred for specific reasons. Reasons. Yeah, mean, the size yeah, i mean, the size of them. Yeah. The way that them. Yeah. And the way that yemen down twice by yemen was brought down twice by the dog. Yeah. I mean by us being hit by a shovel and it didnt stop them. You like the worst thing you like that . The worst thing you do run away. Yeah. You can do is run away. Yeah. Because it thinks that because then it thinks that youre best youre vulnerable. The best thing can to just thing you can do is to just scream at it. Its like if you get attacked by a bear. Yeah they always say if you get attacked by a bear, you should roar at it. Yeah, you should just rise and because. Just rise up. And because. Because you to because then you need to dominate the. Easier said than done. Its of its easier its of course its easier said than done because your reaction probably is get reaction would probably is get the of run away is the hell out of run away is look, i very rarely with look, i very rarely agree with bravoman, will echo bravoman, but i will echo exactly shes saying. Exactly what shes saying. Very frightening these are very frightening dogs. Give you dogs. And just to give you a stat, the figures of attacks on Young Children since 2022 has doubled. Were about 9900 attacks. Recorded from attacks. Nhs have recorded from dogs and the bully dogs generally and the bully dogs. So me, these are very dogs. So for me, these are very frightening and id probably say ban them. I dont think there is a solution with them. Theyre very a solution with them. Theyre venl come from i mean, how new a solution with them. Theyre verthey . A from i mean, how new are they . Well, theyre theyre theyre are they . Wtheyrerre theyre theyre are they . Wtheyre theyrerre theyre are they . Wtheyre theyre beingzyre are they . Wtheyre theyre being bred are they . Individuals heyre being bred are they . Individuals forre being bred are they . Individuals for az being bred are they . Individuals for a specific3red by individuals for a specific market. They are bought and i dont dogs and i think youre right, sarah, this isnt about the dog. The dog. This is about the owners and what theyre keeping them as pets for. Usually people want pets for. Usually people want pets and theyre loving and they want them a family want to have them in a family environment. Are environment. These are particularly bred like fighting. Grew up in italy where i grew up in italy where people keep dogs as people used to keep dogs as guard would guard dogs, and they would deliberately them to be deliberately train them to be attack dogs, particularly alsatian as like that. And alsatian as dogs like that. And i was attacked by an alsatian when i was a child and it bit me quite badly on the arm and it was just, you know, everyone dodi people keep alsatians, theyre lovely dogs, theyre very trainable, you know , the very trainable, you know, the point is that if you train a dog , if you buy a dog for a specific person, akitas are similar. Theyre very big, aggressive, hard to control dogs. You know, you need to be a really highly skilled handler to have one of these dogs. And i think most of the people who buy them dont. They just want them because they want to swagger around and thinking that theyre, its your theyre, you know, its your dog, muffin. Muffin dog, well behaved muffin. Muffin is muffin. Is an exemplary muffin. Doesnt sound like hes going to rip your leg off app. So, i mean, you know, you try to take away her food, she will growl at right. But shes growl at you. Right. But shes not. Shes very well behaved not. No, shes very well behaved and did you take and shes trained. Did you take her to training . Ive done training with her. Yeah, absolutely. Dogs absolutely. Ive had three dogs and. No, four dogs. Sorry and ive always a training ive always done a training thing. Taken to thing. Ive always taken them to training, to puppy school just to of, you know, because to kind of, you know, because otherwise apart otherwise theyre a night apart from as an owner, from anything else. As an owner, theyre nightmare because theyre a nightmare because you cant i mean, like cant have a dog. I mean, like busher was saying, a lot of these are not on the these attacks are not out on the street. They are attacks in the home. Know, dogs can home. And, you know, dogs can dogs jealous. They dogs can get very jealous. They can they they can develop all sorts issues. Need to sorts of issues. You need to understand getting a is understand that getting a dog is not like getting a hamster. Its a really easy they are quite complex animals and a lot of people bought them in lockdowns. Course, theres a huge of course, theres a huge increase the board of increase and im on the board of a of of dogs, you know, a of a of a dogs, you know, trust thing , a Charity Trust thing, a charity thing. You know, the amount of and you know, the amount of animals we get that are animals that we get that are there owners just there because the owners just dont understand look dont understand how to look after them. Sad. Right . Should we very sad. Right . Should we have a look at the coverage of the of proms and the last night of the proms and why its caused such controversy . Because there was an organisation outside of the event handing out blue eu flags. Bushra and there we go. Look at them. Look at them. Look at them. There we go. Causing chaos , there we go. Causing chaos, arent they . Drive you nuts, causing trouble , causing no trouble. Trouble, causing no trouble. Probably some of those people taking those drugs. You know what they are. So last night yeah. And so the last night of the proms, the footage was lots people waving an eu lots of people waving an eu flag. Whilst flag. There they go. Whilst everybodys singing rule britannia. What do you make of that . Yeah, its quite odd, isnt it . I think. Is this just a customary thing that theyre doing with these and doing with these flags and giving them out . But does it really great really resonate with Great Britain . Its got it hasnt really got anything to kind of do us. Im always just im do with us. Im always just im wondering myself, why would wondering to myself, why would they is they do that to begin with . Is this to infuriate people like me who watching who are watching it . Infuriated me. Yeah, and it infuriated me. Yeah, and it infuriated me. Just put your my its to just put your my Blood Pressure went up in the end i never tweet late end because i never tweet late at night. Tweet saying, oh, for gods i tweet saying, oh, for gods sake, this is the proms. Lets make but what didnt make it. But also what didnt help very irritating help was the very irritating american then made a american conductor then made a long she even long speech where she was even banging about the united banging on about the united nafions banging on about the United Nations diversity. Nations and diversity. Mean, ijust nations and diversity. Mean, i just dont think i mean, ijust dont think i think just them. Theyre think just ignore them. Theyre like children. Like naughty children. Thats the right them. Thats why you cant you cant superb guerrilla cant deny its superb guerrilla marketing, cant deny its superb guerrilla ma but ng, ignore their like, but just ignore their like, naughty children. They just they were naughty and were was a sea and they were there was a sea of them waving them it them waving, waving them so it building land of hope and building up to land of hope and glory. Building up to land of hope and glo they i mean, my partner they were i mean, my partner had to walk the room so had to walk out the room so cross then they then they achieved their they. Achieved their aim didnt they. Yeah. So cross education. Right. Kids have just gone back to school. Many parents now feel not fit for feel that it is not fit for purpose. And this one particular school bedales, its a very expensive school. Bushra expensive private school. Bushra charges the head charges £42,000 a year. The head has somebody has come out. Finally, somebody had to say it, that the education curriculum in gcse is are no longer for purpose. Are no longer fit for purpose. Hey. Ive been saying hey. Hey. Ive been saying this for so long. Im saying it for so long. Like we for so long. I feel like we havent kind of moved the havent kind of moved with the Education Future Education System into the future and what that looks like and when you speak students, when you speak to students, theyre the same theyre also saying the same thing. Its so outdated. We need to new way to really figure out a new way forward. I believe that forward. And i believe that private further move private schools further move away gcses, away from these outdated gcses, which total. Right. These which are total. Right. These are things that did in are the things that we did in the and the 90s. And the 80s and the 90s. And i seriously think there needs to be an overhaul since the victorian era. Why are they outdated . I dont understand why they outdated . I think the is i mean, i think the idea is i mean, well, head has said looking well, the head has said looking at education landscape, its at the education landscape, its not the future, not fit not fit for the future, not fit for purpose. Why . Because you do gcse why . Because you do engush gcse why . Because you do english maths history. I think they with what observe with they do with what i observe with having is the having young teenagers is the fact that they are being taught to take information, retain to take in information, retain it, remember it, regurgitate it. And in a world of google and fact finding, its not a skill they need to develop in the way that we used to buy a book. I think to have an exam information, being able to do an exam. I mean, i, you know, im a journalist. I write columns for the newspaper, as does andrew as a like every doing an a its like every day doing an exam. Yeah. And a exam. Yeah yeah. And its a really important being really important skill being able your thoughts able to marshal your thoughts within a limited time frame and get them onto a page. Its not just about. Its not a useless skill. Its really not a useless skill. Its really not a useless skill. And i would say that, you know, my son has just done his a levels. He he did a couple of gcses early , but he didnt do gcses early, but he didnt do the gcses because cause of covid. Yeah. And so it was really hard for him nailing the exam technique. And actually it exam technique. And actually it was a really good process, him learning to do that because its, its a skill that you do need, being able to produce information , being able to information, being able to perform under pressure is something that we all have to do in our lives, not just professionally, just generally. Professionally, just generally. And thats of what this is and thats part of what this is about. And thats part of what this is about. I agree, you can you about. And i agree, you can you know, like this other woman know, its like this other woman today saying, children today saying, oh, children should their their should use ai in their in their exams. You i mean, at exams. Oh, did you i mean, at some point it we do have to be a bit careful about just turning our off and just letting our brains off and just letting those things take over. Totally but its i totally agree. But but its a narrow measure of a very narrow measure of a persons skill skill set. Absolutely and i think i think what we need to do is find a balance, because whilst i totally agree with you as well, sarah, i think thats a very, good skill thats a very, very good skill to i think these days kids to have. I think these days kids need of use their need to sort of use their imaginations more. Theyre more inventive exam inventive as well. And the exam and the gcses dont do that. These these are that are these these are exams that are designed literally you these these are exams that are designfed. Iterally you these these are exams that are designfed. Ite school you these these are exams that are designfed. Iteschool and you these these are exams that are designfed. Ite school and you just spoon fed in school and you just regurgitate information. Regurgitate this information. There space them to there is no space for them to kind interrogate themselves. Kind of interrogate themselves. Theyre saying the theyre saying get rid of the exam altogether replace it exam altogether and replace it with they just saying to of with they just saying to kind of update and have the exams, update it and have the exams, lets move away from the lets move, move away from the way gcse exam. Lets move, move away from the wayl gcse exam. Lets move, move away from the wayl think gcse exam. Lets move, move away from the wayl think theres exam. Lets move, move away from the wayl think theres a xam. Lets move, move away from the wayl think theres a change. I think theres a change. I think theres a change. The format theres an argument for saying that think argument for saying that i think that choose that children have to choose their too early. Their subjects far too early. Yeah i prefer the baccalaureate system where you sort of study everything up until age of 18 and so you until the age of 18 and so you have a much broader base of, of, of, knowledge and what you do of, of knowledge and what you do in what they do is, you know, you start your sort of secondary school and you go and you, you sort of but you carry on doing maths until the end. You carry on doing all these subjects. You dont narrow yourself down at the age of 16 to 3 subjects, which difficult which is quite difficult actually for most people. I think the problem is, i think because have this exam system because we have this exam system particularly and isnt there some statistic the some amazing statistic about the number in number of people who are in prisons, are illiterate, who prisons, who are illiterate, who cant literally read and write, is the majority of people is that the majority of people in in prisons, this gcse system of focusing primary on reading, writing, learning , of focusing primary on reading, writing, learning, da da da da da. It means that the kids who find it hard leave school with no competence. But thats why you must test them at every stage. Thats why you to have these checks you need to have these checks in primary if you Primary School so that if you can so that you can identify why a thats falling behind if a child thats falling behind if you have any if you dont you dont have any if you dont do people are always saying, lets get rid sats. Fine but lets get rid of sats. Fine but how you going know how are you going to know whether can actually whether your child can actually read unfortunately, read or write . Unfortunately, these tests are good. They are a good way establishing whether these tests are good. They are a good wa when stablishing whether these tests are good. They are a good wa when children1g whether these tests are good. They are a good wa when children are hether whether when children are falling, behind do falling, falling behind or do we test them much . Test them too much . Sarah i mean, i think sarah well, i mean, i think a good school would, you know , good school would, you know, does lots of internal testing and they, you know, theyre not theyre not sort of government tests. Theyre not sort of public exams, but they will do regular testing. So like my sons testing. So like my sons school, holland park, they used to do that. They used to just do the do a test every sort of couple of weeks just to make sure that they sort of, you know, they were sort of up to speed. But its very easy for children behind and children to fall behind and i think very important think thats very important internally. The problem with doing assessment doing everything by assessment is that youre then subject to all weird things, like all sorts of weird things, like if doesnt like you if your teacher doesnt like you or your teacher likes you too or if your teacher likes you too much. Yes. Yes. These these or if your teacher likes you too mwthese;. Yes. These these or if your teacher likes you too mwthese areas. These these or if your teacher likes you too mwthese are then ese these or if your teacher likes you too mwthese are then ite these or if your teacher likes you too mwthese are then it becomes;e are these are then it becomes very subjective. Good thing very subjective. The good thing about is that is just about an exam is that it is just objective. Objective. But then but then, sarah, at the time, would you also the same time, would you also agree is a combination agree that this is a combination of like have dont of factors like we have we dont have enough teachers versus the students so students in the classroom, so some that need the some children that need the additional help getting additional help are not getting it. And weve got groups it. And then weve got groups of parents not active parents that are not active parenting. Now it comes to parenting. Now when it comes to their childrens education. So theyre checking theyre not at home checking what theyre doing, where they are. The whole are. And so the whole Responsibility School responsibility is on the school and not families because and not the families because i know that many years ago, like my parents were incredibly engrossed in our education and they made sure that, know, they made sure that, you know, where if youre behind, where are you . If youre behind, we do the extra work at we can do the extra work at home. Perhaps there is a combination of things happening. Home. Perhaps there is a conyeah. Ion of things happening. Home. Perhaps there is a conyeah. Should1ings happening. Home. Perhaps there is a conyeah. Should weis happening. Home. Perhaps there is a conyeah. Should we just ppening. Home. Perhaps there is a conyeah. Should we just doening. Yeah. Should we just do a little on mickey mouse little bit on mickey mouse degrees perfect. Degrees as well . Oh, perfect. Segway. Segway. Segway. Perfect segway. Segway. Whats this about . Is regarding so this is regarding obviously, taxpayers money. So there are billions of pounds and obviously party are obviously the tory party are leading with this at the moment. And theyre saying mickey and theyre saying that mickey mouse be mouse degrees should not be allowed. And what theyre saying is anybody that gets ese is that anybody that gets a ese or below should not be allowed to apply government funding to apply for government funding when to mickey mouse when it comes to mickey mouse degrees so or degrees. So degrees or professionals below in ese as professionals or below in ese as in in the exams when they come to a level stage, if they to the a level stage, if they dont pass accurate or dont pass with accurate or grades that are kind of sufficient, shouldnt sufficient, they shouldnt be entitled to kind of entitled to get any kind of support or shouldnt even apply to degrees. To these degrees. What be what do we mean what must be what do we mean by mickey mouse . Because therell be a lot people therell be a lot of people think, dont say that. Thats my grandsons that. Golf grandsons doing that. Yes. Golf management important. I management is very important. I dont should be dont think it should be a degree and i only degree subject. And i only discovered the other day, you can get degree events can get a degree in events management. Can get a degree in events managemen can. How come . Yes, you can. How come . Yes, you can. How come . The thing is, i would say is that i you know, we used to have a country where people, people if pass the exams, if they could pass the exams, they could go to university and they could go to university and the would for the government would pay for them educated. Now have them to be educated. We now have a students have to a system where students have to shackle thousands shackle themselves to thousands of debt to get any of pounds of debt to get any sort of further education, which i wrong. I personally think is wrong. I do so thats one thing to say. But the other thing to say is that to university is not that going to university is not just about getting degree. Just about getting a degree. Its get you a job. Its going to get you a job. Its going to get you a job. Its about about learning its about its about learning to its about to be an adult. Its about learning be independent. Learning to be independent. Its about further about learning any further education. College is the same and, know, further and, you know, further education, university, whatever you everybody you call it. I think everybody should move go to should be able to move on, go to further education. The music were going to be talking to nigel farage see talking to nigel farage to see what the bbc proms. What he made of the bbc proms. Dont anywhere. What he made of the bbc proms. Dorthe anywhere. What he made of the bbc proms. Dorthe temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt proud sponsors of boxt solar proud sponsors of weather. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello, very good day to you. A series of fronts are pushing their way south eastwards across their way south eastwards across the uk today. Ahead of these, there will be the risk of some showers potentially thundery too. Whilst it is turning too. And whilst it is turning cooler, still hot cooler, theres still some hot air parts the air across parts of the south east ahead of the fronts that are making their way in from and behind from the north west and behind the fronts will be something a little cooler. Also quite the fronts will be something a litt of cooler. Also quite the fronts will be something a litt of rain ooler. Also quite the fronts will be something a litt of rain oner. Also quite the fronts will be something a litt of rain on thoseo quite the fronts will be something a litt of rain on those frontse the fronts will be something a litt of rain on those fronts too bit of rain on those fronts too. So a fairly wet picture across many northern northwestern parts of uk staying a little bit of the uk staying a little bit dner of the uk staying a little bit drier further south. But potential few showers to potential for a few showers to kick off. And could kick off. And these could perhaps turn thundery in the south east where were still in that are that hot air. Temperatures are likely to get into the high 20s. So not quite as hot as it has been recently, but still fairly hot for the of year hot for the time of year elsewhere. Starting to a elsewhere. Starting to feel a little more comfortable, little bit more comfortable, a bit cooler as that air comes in behind those fronts through this evening further evening and overnight, further rain south rain making its way south eastwards parts of eastwards across many parts of england but in england and into wales. But in the staying ahead of the south east, staying ahead of that we could that front. And here we could see some heavy, perhaps even thundery pushing from thundery showers pushing in from near france. Temperatures not near france. Temperatures not dropping particularly across dropping particularly low across many staying in many southern parts, staying in the high for some, but the high teens for some, but cooler, comfortable and cooler, more comfortable and sleeping more northern sleeping across more Northern Areas here as we go through tuesday. This front then is gradually going to push its way south eastwards. I emphasise gradually the gradually because in the southeast ahead southeast well stay ahead of it through of day and the through much of the day and the potential for heavy potential still for some heavy thundery downpours here further north though, some north and west though, some bright spells, turning bright sunny spells, but turning more , cooler than it more comfortable, cooler than it has been through some recent days by the temperatures days by by the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news 0. Now rishi sunak is being told to take china more seriously as a threat to Nigel Farage Farage gives us his take on that next good morning. Its 11 am. On monday, the 11th of september. This is britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. So spy showdown. Rishi sunak so spy showdown. Rishi sunak is facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat , as china as a National Security threat, as there is apparently a spy threat, as there is apparently a spy at the heart of the British Government how many more might there be . Bannau the bully . I think so. Home secretary Suella Braverman says shes seeking urgent advice on banning the american bully xl dogs after an attack in burma went viral this weekend. Went viral this weekend. Prison chaos. An inmate is prison chaos. An inmate is stabbed at hmp wandsworth days after terrorists Daniel Khalife escaped. From there is our escaped. From there is our Prison Service losing control. Prison service losing control. Getting touched us this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the email address for so heres your news with ray addison. Good morning. With ray addison. Good morning. Coming up to 11 01. Our top stories this hour. The parliamentary recess teacher accused of spying for china says he is completely innocent , but he is completely innocent, but the man who has not been officially named was arrested in march. Speaking through his march. Speaking through his lawyers, he says hes spent his career highlighting threats presented by the Chinese Communist party comes as the Prime Minister faced calls to designate china as a National Security threat. Robert courts is a member of the defence select committee. He says the select committee. He says the threat of espionage is always present. Present. Theres always a concern, of course, whenever you hear a story like this, i mean you have to be aware that at any time espionage is going on, thats a point of public life. I mean, whatever position you occupy, point of public life. I mean, whatev� willysition you occupy, point of public life. I mean, whatev� will alwaysyou occupy, point of public life. I mean, whatev� will always be occupy, point of public life. I mean, whatev� will always be trying , point of public life. I mean, whatev� will always be trying to people will always be trying to find out secrets and to understand things. Clearly understand things. It is clearly very shocking to see one that is at the heart of British Public life and right at the heart of our democracy. But we just need to be aware of these things and that theyre there. I mean, one of the things that 911 did was because of the massive focus on organised terror, on groups like al qaeda, become al qaeda, its become much harder to operate harder for them to operate a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old Daniel Khalife was arrested in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt at Westminster Magistrates Court. Was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle and using material which may have been bedsheets. Khalife disappeared bedsheets. Khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january. Uk charged with terror offences in january. Uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 live terror investigations. Its understood that the majority relate to lone individual cells, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors. It comes 22 years after the 9 11 terror attack in which more than 2750 people were killed. Chris 2750 people were killed. Chris phillips is former head of the national Counter Terrorism security office. He told us the threat of terror is still present, but large attacks are unlikely. The uk has faced terrorism in one form or another for 100 years and thats not likely to go away. The sad fact is that mi5 go away. The sad fact is that m15 have so many things on their plate. Not only have theyve got plate. Not only have theyve got the threat of al qaeda and isis and individuals within that, you know, hundreds or thousands actually of people in the country that are of concern. But also theyve got Northern Ireland also. Theyve got youve been talking about the chinese spies. That falls to them as well. These things are well. All these things are a real to society. Real threat to society. The home secretary is calling on the government to ban american bully dogs , arguing american bully dogs, arguing theyre a clear and lethal dangen theyre a clear and lethal danger, particularly to children in Suella Braverman says shes commissioned urgent advice after an 11 Year Old Girl was attacked by one in birmingham. Another american bully xl dog attacked multiple people. Also in birmingham over the weekend. However, there are concerns over the feasibility of adding the american bully to the banned breed list. British search and breed list. British search and rescue teams have been deployed to morocco following the deadly earthquake which struck on friday. The Foreign Office says that 60 specialists are in the nonh that 60 specialists are in the north african country, along with four search dogs and rescue equipment. They arrived on two Royal Air Force aircraft , more Royal Air Force aircraft, more than 2100 people have died as a result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake. And almost 2500 were quake. And almost 2500 were injured, with many areas still difficult to reach, its feared the number of casualties will still climb. A last ditch still climb. A last ditch attempt at a bail out by hmv to rescue retailer wilko has failed, throwing thousands of jobs into doubt. Administrators jobs into doubt. Administrators for the high street chain had beenin for the high street chain had been in discussions over a deal to buy around 200 stores. However talks have now collapsed. Wilko which employed around 12,500 staff, had previously announced a £13 million deal with b m , though million deal with b m, though its made no promise to take on wilko workers. The conservative wilko workers. The conservative party is being accused of having broken britain by the trades union congress, speaking in liverpool, general secretary paul nowak will claim that nothing works in this country any more and no one in government cares. It comes as government cares. It comes as the tuc reported the government to the United Nations workers rights watchdog over the new minimum Service Levels law. Dan jarvis, shadow security minister , says labour will repeal the legislation if it comes to power i we have never supported these proposals. We think that they were deeply flawed. Theyre not supported by a very significant number of employers around the country. I think the transport secretary, the education secretary, the education secretary conceded at one stage that these were not effective proposals, that were being brought forward. The tuc provides a good forum to have a meaningful conversation with the trade unions about how we can work collaboratively together to invest in our workforce and make sure that we are best placed to achieve economic success. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now lets get back to andrew and. Bev now the speaker of the house of commons, thats sir Lindsay Hoyle. Hes going to make a statement later this afternoon after pressure to designate china as a National Security threat. So this comes after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion spying parliamentary researcher was arr beijing. Suspicion spying for beijing. Prime so. And that that the prime so. And that that spy, the prime so. And that that spy, so called spy, has been named by one national newspaper. I suspect now they will may well be named in the house of commons. So nigel farage, our very own, joins us this morning. Nigel, its being described as one of the biggest escalation here of a hostile state having a spy here of a hostile state having a spy right. Right here of a hostile state having a spy right. Right in the heart of parliament with connections to two very, very senior concerned mps. Mps. Yeah, im the funny thing is weve all forgotten about the Barry Gardiner case, havent we . That was only 18 months ago when a closely linked to the a woman closely linked to the Chinese Communist party had given Barry Gardiners office not him personally, but his political campaigns and office expenses. Hundreds of thousands of pounds. And we forget about it. We move on. Theres another scandal. Well probably forget scandal. Well probably forget about it and move on. And andrew, i conclude there are just too many people in senior positions in our country who see long term their own personal benefit out of our relationship with china. And you only have to with china. And you only have to look at the list of people whove been non executive directors of the Huawei Communications group to understand what i mean. And just i say, was it a mistake , i say, was it a mistake, therefore, nigel, for the foreign secretary be bearing in mind that when rishi sunak got into number 10, he said thered be no rolling out the red be no more rolling out the red carpet to chinese is thats carpet to the chinese is thats what he said. Theyre the biggest threat to our security and economy. Our security and our economy. Was for our was it a mistake for our cleverly foreign secretary cleverly the foreign secretary to go to china a couple of weeks ago, effectively laying out the red carpet the chinese . Red carpet to the chinese . Well, the extraordinary thing is we learn from this story that the arrest took place back in march. Yeah now, it seems to me to be impossible , michael, that to be impossible, michael, that the foreign secretary didnt know that information. Right. Know that information. Right. And in the light of that, im very, very surprised that he went , i very, very surprised that he went, i dont very, very surprised that he went , i dont know very, very surprised that he went, i dont know about you, nigel, but i spend a lot more time being terrified of our own leaders in this country than i do of the Chinese Communist party. Can i just bring up this tweet from rishi sunak when he went to g20 last week and this is this is what he this is what he actually tweeted. And it says, two nations as one ambition. Were just waiting for the graphic to come up. Sorry about this. And ambition rooted about this. And ambition rooted in our shared values. The connection between our people and, of course , there it is, our and, of course, there it is, our passion for critic, for cricket. This is with modi in in india, one earth, one family, one future. It says behind the image. Now this this tweet for me raises more questions than it answers. What did you make of it . Id like an explanation of what that ambition is to start with. With. Well, rishi sunak is a globalist , right . I mean, lets globalist, right . I mean, lets be clear. He globalist, right . I mean, lets be clear. He said to be a brexiteer, but thats just because the farming vote, the small farmers, the Livestock Farmers in north yorkshire, if he hadnt said he was going to back brexit, would probably have had him deselected. Hes had him deselected. Hes a globalist and all the evidence is there for to all see. And this shared ambition often appears to be not just one of closer relationships between our two countries, but that everything should be done on a grand global scale. And thats why g7 and g20 sunak is welcomed with open arms by all of the worlds leaders. Worlds leaders. Now they would say, why is that a problem . So why is it a problem to be a globalist . Why does that matter when maybe you could argue that some of our problems need solving with collaboration . Collaboration . Theres a huge an oh, theres a huge difference between collaboration , which is where nations Work Together on joint issues and perhaps nato is a rather good example of how weve done that for the last 70 plus years. A big difference between that and transferring Decision Making powers to a Higher Authority thatis powers to a Higher Authority that is ultimate why we voted brexit. We wanted to be in control of our own laws and our own borders , and perhaps rishi own borders, and perhaps rishi sunak ought to remember that. And you know, youve got other organisations too, like the World Health Organisation seeking to, you know, give itself powers where it could start to tell us what to do the next time we have a pandemic. Globalism is about taking away the individual voters right to change their own future and thats why i find it so repellent. Yeah, you mentioned brexit, nigel. I dont know if you were watching last night of the proms on saturday. I watched the last houn on saturday. I watched the last hour. I couldnt bear it. On saturday. I watched the last hour. I couldnt bear it. My hour. I couldnt bear it. My partner had to leave the room to see quite so many eu flags being waved and we know it was all a stunt done with the connivance of the bbc, of course, because they were being handed out by an Eu Organisation beforehand. We Eu Organisation beforehand. We then had to put up with a six minute speech by the very irritating american conductor who going on about the who was going on about the United Nations and diverse city. Its not the time or place, is it . For all this eu bile and politics . Last night of the proms . No, not at all. In fact it was bloomin rude. I thought the whole thing rude, insulting, inappropriate. But whole thing rude, insulting, inappropriate. But im whole thing rude, insulting, inappropriate. But im afraid we inappropriate. But im afraid we do have this small group of people in this country who hate the country or hate its flag, hate its history, hate its shared common ality and identity, and. And there they were in the hall. And mercifully, they are. But a small minority. Mercifully, they are. But a small minority. I mercifully, they are. But a small minority. I know theyre small minority. I know theyre having a rejoin march in london in a couple of weeks time. I think the best thing we can do, andrew, that was difficult on saturday. I agree. I was rather like you. I had to leave the room. Um, but the best thing we room. Um, but the best thing we can do, frankly, is to ignore them much as possible. Them as much as possible. I think thats probably yeah, i think thats probably right. Just very right. It was just very difficult. Nigel that . I difficult. Nigel what of that . I mean, do you detect any you talk there is this march rejoin the eu. I get messages all the time from the European Movement saying we the campaign isnt over. Saying we the campaign isnt over. Michael heseltine saying we the campaign isnt over. Michael heseltine is saying we the campaign isnt over. Michael heseltine is still over. Michael heseltine is still banging on about it. There are various people in the labour party who want it to happen. Is it ever going to happen . Boris johnson wrote in my paper on saturday. Ever saturday. It will never, ever happen. No, i dont think brexit itself legally is going to be reversed. Thats not the problem. The problem is , whilst problem. The problem is, whilst we may be standing taller on the world stage as an independent country and thats beyond doubt , you know, whether its the aukus deal or whether its taking leadership over ukraine or whatever it may be, the problem is domestically , people problem is domestically, people who voted brexit are not seeing any of the results they expected. And, you know , one of expected. And, you know, one of the reasons that we voted brexit, we saw what was happening in the mediterranean and we said these people have made such a mess of this. We want nothing to do with it. And want nothing to do with it. And yet got our own version of yet weve got our own version of the mediterranean thats happened. Thats reason happened. So thats one reason why are disappointed. And why people are disappointed. And the other, you know , the the other, you know, the millions people out there, millions of people out there, men and women doing their absolute best run their absolute best to run their little businesses, to as little businesses, to act as sole and they genuinely sole traders and they genuinely thought that the heavy hand of bureaucracy and taxation would be lighter outside of the eu. And unfortunately , under this and unfortunately, under this government, in nearly all regards, its become heavier. So regards, its become heavier. So there is great disappointment about the execution of brexit. And i think for me particularly an understanding that the conservative party never believed in it. I mean, if hadnt believed in it. I mean, if hadnt forced them into it in those european elections of 2019, then , you know, i wonder 2019, then, you know, i wonder whether the damian greens and others would have been pushing for a second referendum. Then so the failure to deliver is not the failure to deliver is not the same, though, as the desire to rejoin and to sign a new treaty would commit us above all to joining the euro. That isnt to joining the euro. That isnt going to happen. But to joining the euro. That isnt going to happen. But i to joining the euro. That isnt going to happen. But i have to going to happen. But i have to say, like many millions of others, im extremely disappointed with the way in which its been delivered. Okay. Thank you, nigel. Nigel farage. Of course, you can see him on gb news tonight at 7 pm. Now, breaking news. Daniel khalife has appeared court khalife has appeared in court charged from charged with escaping from prison. Has prison. And more detail has emerged about how broke out emerged about how he broke out of wandsworth. Go now to of wandsworth. Lets go now to our Home Security editor, mark white. Morning, mark. What white. Good morning, mark. What do know . Do we know . Good morning. Yes, hi. It was good morning. Yes, hi. It was just a very brief first hearing here at Westminster Magistrates Court just 50 minutes for Daniel Khalife , who wore a prison issue khalife, who wore a prison issue grey tracksuit. He was flanked by two uniformed Police Officers and a prison officer, and he spoke really to only confirm his name and his date of birth. Now in the Court Hearing itself, the court was told that its alleged that he escaped from wandsworth pfison that he escaped from wandsworth prison last wednesday , that prison last wednesday, that a food delivery lorry was used in that escape , that strapping had that escape, that strapping had been used to hold Daniel Khalife underneath that vehicle. Now, the strapping , according to what the strapping, according to what we heard in court , may have been we heard in court, may have been strapping of material used in bedsheets. Now, as far as the ongoing case is concerned, hes been remanded back into custody. Will appear again. The central criminal court, the old bailey. On the 29th of september for this case. Youll remember, of course, from last wednesday, they sparked a nationwide manhunt after it became clear to the prison authorities that Daniel Khalife had disappear , Daniel Khalife had disappear, appeared in custody within wandsworth prison. That that involved, of course, a nationwide wide hunt that closed or not closed, but added to security around ports and airports across the country. We had a number of sightings and, of course, a very big search of richmond park, about 2500 acre park on thursday night into friday morning. And then there was those sites on those sightings on saturday. Again allegedly of Daniel Khalife. By allegedly of Daniel Khalife. By that time, having changed clothing and then a little later in the morning, clothing and then a little later in the morning , just before 11 in the morning, just before 11 am. On the saturday morning, according to the police, Daniel Khalife arrested as he cycled up canal towpath in north northfield. Northfield, i should northfield. Northfield, i should say, which is in west london. So were just awaiting actually the armoured police van which took him here this morning to leave Westminster Magistrates Court. That was escorted by two Unmarked Police vehicles as well. Of course we know because weve been told that he wont be heading back to wandsworth prison, an undisclosed prison on that escort will head to when it leaves here in the coming minutes. Minutes. Okay. Thank you, mark. Okay. Thank you, mark. Thats mark white, who is our Homeland Security editor. Some more breaking news. The so this is to parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for china has insisted hes completely innocent. He says he spent his career highlighting the challenges and threats presented by the Chinese Communist party. In a Statement Released through his lawyers, the researcher who has not officially been named by the police, said , i feel forced to police, said, i feel forced to respond to the media accusations that i am a chinese spy. It is wrong that i should be obliged to make any form of Public Comment on the misreporting thats taken however, thats taken place. However, given what has been reported, it is that it is known that is vital that it is known that i am completely innocent. Ive am completely innocent. Ive spent career date spent my career to date trying to educate about the to educate others about the challenge threats presented challenge and threats presented by communist party by the Chinese Communist party to has been claimed to do what has been claimed against me in extravagant news. Reporting be against reporting will be against everything that i stand for. So were going interesting. So were going to talk now to aaron bastani, whos co founder of novara media, to talk about chinese spies. Aaron, very good to talk to you. Just as this news has just broken this parliament researcher protesting his innocence, were not going to name him. We have a name, but we cant be absolutely clear if its the right one. How serious is it, though, if it is true to that, we do have a chinese spy in the very heart of our. Parliament we sorry, we had problems with volume. Well, its problems with volume. Well, its quite unusual. So this young man whos we say we cant go into detail, but hes denying its him. Of course, he would say that he was just so you know, he was arrested back in march. Released on bail. So hes free to go about his own business there may be bail conditions at which time he might have to report to Police Station or report to the Police Station or something that. We dont Something Like that. We dont know but we can go back to know that. But we can go back to aaron bastani. Aaron try aaron bastani. Aaron well try again. There. I was asking again. Hi there. I was asking how it is to have a spy how serious it is to have a spy potentially in the very heart of our parliament. Well, im just going to ask how youre doing this morning. Very well, thank you. Very good. Yeah, its really extraordinary. Look, weve spent the best part of a week discussing daniel leaf and that gentleman. By comparison, this gentleman. By comparison, this is very much amateur hour. Obviously, these just remain allegations. Nothings been proven. I dont believe hes been charged with anything. But it would be very, very significant for china to have an espionage asset working at westminster in close proximity to politicians who have a particular interest on policy relating to china. Paradigmatic example being Tom Tugendhat seen as something of a china hawk and this particular individual is said to have had some proximity to him, wasnt working for him, but connected with mr tugendhat pnor but connected with mr tugendhat prior to him running for the tory leadership. So that is tory leadership. So that is really significant and it would show actually a very high level of competence with regards to chinese espionage. This gentleman, again, is presumed that he was perhaps brought into the fold after travelling to china shortly after graduating as a student. Again, that would be quite impressive if over a penod be quite impressive if over a period of years he managed to get this kind of position at westminster. Of course, not yet proven, but if the allegations are true, i think it would be one of the bigger breaches with regards to Parliament Security and National Security that i can think of in recent years. Think of in recent years. Well, it feels, aaron, doesnt it , that we have we doesnt it, that we have we obviously have a complicated relationship with china. And it feels like at any minute you think the government might make the statement as being called for today to define them as as a threat to this country. They threat to this country. They wont do that, though, at the moment because we have so much commercial oil, financial trade links with china. Do you think this government understands where this relationship could possibly go in the future. Possibly go in the future. Well, it was interesting because i heard a few moments ago china being sort of a threat to our, you know, our economic security. I mean, i would have to push back on that a little bit. And thats thats why nothing happens. Right thats why major steps are taken. Why no major steps are taken. Thats sunak thats why rishi sunak supplicates on the supplicates on on the International Stage when this story emerges, because , frankly, story emerges, because, frankly, if we think that inflation was high as a result of russias illegal occupation of ukraine, we aint seen nothing yet. If we try and decouple from china, you know, you would see inflation of 15, 20, 25. Pretty much everything we buy today is manufactured in china. If you get a kitchen renovation, all the little appliances is from the little appliances is from the cupboards to the taps to the wiring to the window. All of thatis wiring to the window. All of that is made in china and talk of a decarbonisation strategy, for instance, or the solar panels, lithium batteries, Wind Turbines all manufactured in china. So thats a huge problem here. The politicians cant be that honest about it because the economic overhead is massive. We should also remember, of course, were probably doing exactly the same if we can maybe not as effective in china as we are in other countries. In other words, we have our own spies, intelligence operatives working undercover, doing exactly the same as what this person who denies hes doing, but has certainly been accused of doing in in parliament today. Thats absolutely right. Britain is very you know, i mean, perhaps it doesnt quite live up to the stereotypes of james bond or whatnot, but its diplomatic in its espionage services are respected around the so there is an the world. So there is an element tit for tat here. But element of tit for tat here. But like i said few moments ago , like i said a few moments ago, the idea that you have an asset at the heart of westminster whos reaching out to politicians who might be quite hawkish on china, who might say, look, need rethink our look, we need to rethink our relations china, economic, relations with china, economic, cultural, the cultural, political. The fact that be in an that he would be in such an extraordinary position of leverage influence would leverage and influence would show very, very, very show a very, very, very effective strategy on the part of the chinese. Not yet proven, of the chinese. Not yet proven, of the chinese. Not yet proven, of course, but if it is the case, in a way its impressive. Weve got the tuc conference going on at the moment. Obviously if labour get in in the election, tuc are the next election, the tuc are going even more going to become even more powerful, they . Were powerful, arent they . Were going more strikes. It going to see more strikes. It would be more a problem for would be more of a problem for the people. The british people. Thats a really interesting question. You know, i think in a question. You know, i think in a way , perhaps not or perhaps i way, perhaps not or perhaps i really dont know. So i think theres an element of when you have a Labour Government that the labour movement, people who are perhaps politically aligned with labour, theyre less likely to kick up a fuss. With labour, theyre less likely to kick up a fuss. You know, if to kick up a fuss. You know, if you look at frances ogrady, the former leader of the tuc, i think now the lords. Think shes now in the lords. You is, there is you know, there is, there is that belt historically that Conveyor Belt historically or brendan barber, previously head of the tuc, know, head of the tuc, you know, i think he elevated think he was elevated in a similar is similar way. So there is definitely a there is definitely a variable at work with regards to a Labour Government that trade be little trade unions tend to be a little bit aggy they are with bit less aggy than they are with a tory one. However i think this might be a little bit different over the next several years because of course we coming because of course we are coming out period of quite low out of a period of quite low growth, inflation growth, medium to high inflation and means is that if and what that means is that if People Better people want Better Living standards , there going to be standards, there are going to be what call what economists call distributional conflicts. We dont growth. So we can dont have growth. So we can just have bigger pie and we just have a bigger pie and we can apportion out different slices to different of the slices to different parts of the population. You know, when you have medium have no growth, medium to high inflation, of a sudden class inflation, all of a sudden class politics and distributional conflicts become a thing. And i think i think, frankly , actually think i think, frankly, actually thats something that keir starmer and Rachel Reeves havent really thought about. I think they at governing as think they look at governing as something of a re enactment of, you know, 1997 to and the you know, 1997 to 2010 and the general context of when they come to government, when they come to government, when they come they come to power come back, if they come to power next to be very next year, is going to be very different. So i. Beverly, it could be one or the other. All right. Thank you, bastani, their co founder of novara media. Well, still to come, were going to be talking by the conservative tim loughton, going to be talking by the conswastive tim loughton, going to be talking by the conswas sanctioned| loughton, going to be talking by the conswas sanctioned byyughton, going to be talking by the conswas sanctioned by chinan, who was sanctioned by china because of his hard line views on beijing. Youre with britains newsroom on Patrick Christys on gb news. Im gb news radio. And its gb news radio. And its 1129 gb news radio. And its1129 with britains news and with gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. So joining us now is conservative mp for east worthing and shoreham, tim loughton, to us about loughton, to talk to us about the of there a the allegation of there being a chinese spy within parliament, having access to mps such as Tom Tugendhat and Alicia Kearns. How tugendhat and Alicia Kearns. How seriously should we take this allegation . Tim im not sure allegation . Tim im not sure whether tim can hear us. Can you hear us . Tim no, weve lost him. I think weve lost him. Were going to try and i think hes there. Tim, are you there . Tim, are you there . Im here. I can hear you. Can you hear me . Yeah. Bev was just saying. Yeah. How seriously should we take this in the this allegation . Right in the heart government working heart of government working closely kearns as closely with Alicia Kearns as the foreign the chairman of the Foreign Affairs select committee linked to tugendhat, of to Tom Tugendhat, who, of course, is a great hawk on china , as are you. , as are you. , as are you. This is really this is really serious. Well i dont think im a great hawk on china. I was sanctioned, contrary to what you said earlier, andrew, because i got up with a number of colleagues and called out the human rights abuses on a massive scale that china has been committing. And called for changes to legislation to reflect that. If that makes me. Reflect that. If that makes me. Oh, i think were having a problem with the line. Were really want to hear what tim has to say. Its in parliament. Thats the chinese interrupting blame the chinese interrupting blame the chinese. I dont think they are. I mean itd be nice to interesting, but tim was saying is serious and he was saying that he was sanctioned because he had the temerity to attack chinas human rights record, human rights record. Look theyve done in look what theyve done in hong and look what theyre hong kong and look what theyre doing to the norwegian muslims. Hong kong and look what theyre doing t killing orwegian muslims. Hong kong and look what theyre doing t killing them. An muslims. Theyre killing them. Theyve absolutely. Theyve been accused lets accused of genocide. Lets go to what youre saying at home, shall we . We showed you the tweet that rishi sunak tweet earlier that rishi sunak posted at the g20 summit. And dave has said the Prime Minister stood with modi in front of the slogan one earth, one family, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture� earth, one family, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture toarth, one family, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture to me one family, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture to me that family, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture to me that readsy, stood with modi in front of the slogfuture to me that reads new one future to me that reads new world order , World Economic world order, World Economic forum, world World Health Organisation, which is what nigel farage saying. United nigel farage was saying. United nafions. Nigel farage was saying. United nations. Other words, it nigel farage was saying. United nations. Other words, it is nations. In other words, it is communism. Yeah, i think youre right. Dave yeah. More coming in. Dave yeah. More coming in. Yeah , peter said on the yeah, peter said on the political parties, nigel says that globalism takes away our right vote for who want. Right to vote for who we want. Alas, an election next alas, there is an election next year and you please tell me year and can you please tell me who earth from leaders we who on earth from the leaders we have . I honestly vote for have . Can i honestly vote for who heck i vote for to who the heck do i vote for to get us out of this mess . There is nobody. Well, thats very depressing that people like so that people think like that. So the coming up to 1131. The time is coming up to 1131. Heres the headlines with ray addison. Addison. Thank you both. Good morning. 1131. Our top stories , the 1131. Our top stories, the parliamentary researcher accused of spying for china says he is completely innocent. The man who completely innocent. 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Pierce and bev turner and our fab now, paneiwould you do . Say pierce and bev turner and our fab ncvineaneiwould you do . Say pierce and bev turner and our fab ncvine iselwould you do . Say pierce and bev turner and our fab ncvine is here ld you do . Say pierce and bev turner and our fab ncvine is here and u do . Say pierce and bev turner and our fab ncvine is here and bushra say sarah vine is here and Bushra Sheikh. Good morning, ladies. Again can see that the again we all can see that the high street is in an absolute mess wherever you live. Bushra there up, there are shops boarded up, there charity popping there are Charity Shops popping up our high up everywhere on our high streets. With streets. Nothing wrong with that, denotes the fact that, but it denotes the fact that, but it denotes the fact that there is no money to be made that property. John made in that property. John lewis has for a royal lewis has asked for a Royal Commission breathe into commission to breathe life into to streets, they are to our high streets, so they are they do do . Do we they right . What do we do . Do we just up everyones shopping online. We cant up. I used to we cant give up. I used to love the high street personally. It was like bustling people getting its the getting together. Its the social it. I believe the social part of it. I believe the high definitely have high street can definitely have a revamp. We just need change a revamp. We just need to change the way it looks. Weve the way that it looks. Weve got coffee weve this coffee culture, weve got this social aspect of it. Its about bringing people together again. I that we i dont like this idea that we dont have high streets anymore. Me neither. No, me neither. No, me neither. And need to you know, and we need to change we need to bring change it. We need to bring people back in when sarah and i were discussing this, we were saying that the days were discussing this, we were sayiranybody the days were discussing this, we were sayiranybody wants the days were discussing this, we were sayiranybody wants to 1e days were discussing this, we were sayiranybody wants to go days were discussing this, we were sayiranybody wants to go and that anybody wants to go and shop for clothes on the high street. Not doing that street. Were not doing that anymore. That online. Anymore. We can do that online. Its cheaper do you. Yeah, its cheaper to do you. Yeah, really. Its one a year old its one day a year old andrew oh crore. Andrew oh oh crore. I think the is, weve i think the thing is, weve been you been here before. Do you not remember about 10 or 15 years ago a big hoo ha about ago there was a big hoo ha about save our high street . Yeah, it was mary portas was . Went well didnt it . So the high street has been dying quite a long time. Dying for quite a long time. Yeah. And the internet is obviously the culprit because. So now be bought so much can now be bought online. Like both online. I think, like we both live in chiswick, i think we can say, yeah, we can say that. And actually has really actually chiswick has a really thriving i thriving high street. And i think secret to that is that think the secret to that is that it has lots of independent shops. Yes, its got a of shops. Yes, its got a lot of variety. Yeah. Quite variety. Yeah. And its quite its quirky and theres its quite quirky and theres actually a lot to do there actually quite a lot to do there thats just sort of its thats not just sort of its just not cookie stuff. Just not cookie cutter stuff. And think in the 90s the high and i think in the 90s the high street similar street became very similar everywhere, everywhere, the same shops, things, shops, same blood, same things, blah, blah, blah. And i think people rather bored of that. People got rather bored of that. And the reason chiswick and i think the reason chiswick works theres lot works is because theres a lot to know, you can go and to do. You know, you can go and spend happy day on the spend a nice happy day on the high street. You can have a sort of lunch, a coffee, buy some stuff, take groceries home. Stuff, take your groceries home. Its sort localised its all very sort of localised and i think this is the key. I think great expanses think these great big expanses of shopping deserts are of sort of shopping deserts are not really people want. Not what really people want. I like high street like shopping on high street because can do my shopping on because i can do my shopping on a daily and just walk home a daily basis and just walk home with my bags. I dont have to a daily basis and just walk home witithey bags. I dont have to a daily basis and just walk home witithe cargs. I dont have to a daily basis and just walk home witithe car out. Dont have to a daily basis and just walk home witithe car out. Andt have to a daily basis and just walk home witithe car out. And i have to a daily basis and just walk home witithe car out. And i thinkto get the car out. And i think thats quite important. The idea of a royal but the idea of a Royal Commission, we all know what that means. That will or that means. That will take 3 or 4 yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Well probably have a different model about a 5 billion Royal Commission. One king doddie aid, king charles doddie aid, probably would probably Prince William would be on by the time it by on the throne by the time it by which time the high street would have waste time, have gone. Yeah. Waste of time, isnt desperate. Isnt it . And its desperate. And think, you know, maybe and i think, you know, maybe shes is shes maybe dame sharon is particularly this is a woman who runs john lewis runs, the runs john lewis runs, by the way, about retail way, knows nothing about retail came lewis from ofcom, came into john lewis from ofcom, the regulator. That got to do with whats that got to do with retail high street. Very nice. Nothing very nice woman. Think wonder woman. But i think she wonder why job. And why she got that job. And i mean, there is something be mean, there is something to be said tourist tax, said about the tourist tax, which daily mail has been which the daily mail has been very about. There are very vocal about. So there are things the government can things that the government can do, but i think you need a do, but i dont think you need a royal to work it out. Royal commission to work it out. Its just common sense and also its just common sense and also i its one of these social i think its one of these social trends that we see all the time, which is leaving the elderly. I dont in that i dont put you in that category despite what sarah vine said a lot said about that, because a lot of people still like to buy. Of people do still like to buy. They do in person, have a conversation with the assistant. All in does it look all right in this . Does my back is my backside big this . That backside too big in this . That was a lot of girls say i would say rather than men. The other thing theres a number of thing is theres a number of things. Parking is things. Things like parking is so expensive now which doesnt help streets. Can help high streets. If you can find park, you dont find anywhere to park, you dont need with these need a city car with these blooming low emission blooming ultra low emission zone, spreading all zone, which is spreading all over taxes over the country. Yeah, taxes on cars. People drive in cars. People like to drive in because then they can load up the car and drive home. Thats shoplifting is a big issue. Is issue. Yeah, shoplifters is a big issue. Companies big issue. All these companies now putting on, on, on now putting cameras on, on, on on employees and stuff , you on employees and stuff, you know, its very difficult if youre running a Small Business and someones coming in and nicking your stuff. Thats a thats a big hole in your profits. I mean, a lot of the shops around me now close their doors you to ring a doors and you have to ring a doorbell to get in. And do they limit the number doorbell to get in. People they limit the number doorbell to get in. People whoy limit the number doorbell to get in. People who cannit the number doorbell to get in. People who can go the number doorbell to get in. People who can go in; number doorbell to get in. People who can go in the mber shop . I shop . I mean, they dont do that. But the point is, is they cant just have their open just have their doors open because will just. Because people will just. Isnt that terrible . Isnt that terrible . It is. It is. Yeah. And thats that sort of bnngs yeah. And thats that sort of brings to our next story, brings us to our next story, actually, which is about the fact supermarkets fact that supermarkets are going to paying police to to start paying the police to help but in help catch shoplifters. But in order so, were all going order to do so, were all going to have have our faces to have to have our faces scanned the supermarket. We scanned in the supermarket. We havent thought this through. Havent. And i really no, we havent. And i really hope they dont do that. Hope that they dont do that. I particularly do not want to have my face scanned in any supermarket go to. I do supermarket that i go to. I do know there a pandemic know that there is a pandemic and rise of shoplifting. Its and a rise of shoplifting. Its happening as well. Happening in my area as well. Theres signposted saying theres even signposted saying be are shoplifters theres even signposted saying be and are shoplifters theres even signposted saying be and thats are shoplifters theres even signposted saying be and thats scary. Shoplifters theres even signposted saying be and thats scary. But lifters theres even signposted saying be and thats scary. But then; here and thats scary. But then at the same time, i get why i think people are just so desperate. Were in a very desperate. Were in a very desperate situation. But and its because we its hard because how do we combat on one hand, we do combat this . On one hand, we do want streets to come want the high streets to come back. Know that shoplift back. We know that shoplift is happening dont happening because people dont have things. Have money to buy things. I dont think well, well, no, i dont think well, some them have money, some of them dont have money, but of them are just doing but some of them are just doing it because they know they get away police away with it and the police arent interested. Away with it and the police areifrom erested. Away with it and the police areifrom wherei away with it and the police areifrom where i a lot, a from where i live a lot, a lot of it is to do with drugs and other sorts of abuse. I mean, the thing is that we already do pay the police to supposedly catch criminals, dont we . Elm w yeah, but we didnt. I read the other theyre only the other day, theyre only going get involved if its if going to get involved if its if the something the theft involves something above more. Above £200 or more. We see. Thats that. Isnt that what happened in america . Yeah, francisco that yeah, in in San Francisco that the of San Francisco or the governor of San Francisco or whoever it was who runs San Francisco, the mayor or whatever, they whatever, decided that they wouldnt shoplifting wouldnt prosecute shoplifting offences it was offences under 700. Yeah it was outrageous, something that. Outrageous, Something Like that. And result, was an and as a result, there was an explosion. Literally free and as a result, there was an expallion. Literally free and as a result, there was an expall people, literally free and as a result, there was an expall people, justilly free and as a result, there was an expall people, just people. But for all people, just people. But they had thieves going around for all people, just people. But they hwithiieves going around for all people, just people. But they hwith calculate 1g around for all people, just people. But they hwith calculate theiryund shops with calculate their phones, out what they phones, working out what they could to stay underneath could steal to stay underneath the budget. And if you if youre running a family run corner shop, someone sejarah coffee jar of coffee. Now can be £10. Thats a big hole. Yeah it is. It really is. And the fact that theyre going to have to pay the police to do their job when were already paying them through our wages, know. I know some of the Biggest Stores and the brands have the guards that stand outside, dont they already . Know that they already . You know that thats like a deterrent thats kind of like a deterrent for to say it. For them to warn you to say it. They look half asleep. They look half asleep. Yeah. Yeah. And then you hear the thing go alarm goes off and go off, the alarm goes off and nobody, nobody. Nobody, nobody, nobody. And there video i watched there was this video i watched actually, which was incredible. They walked with actual they walked in with an actual trolley just took whatever they wanted walked out the wanted and walked out with the trolley. Yeah, people were trolley. Yeah, people were watching it. Incredible and thats becoming more the other thing about supermarkets thing to say about supermarkets is have slightly is they have slightly shot themselves foot because themselves in the foot because in save yet in order to try and save yet more money make more for more money and to make more for money their shareholders, theyve rid of checkout people. So now quite lot of so now quite a lot of shoplifting i think just happens at those automatic tills where people just keep people just they just keep walking maybe people just they just keep walk could maybe people just they just keep walk could try maybe people just they just keep walk could try bringing maybe people just they just keep walk could try bringing backbee they could try bringing back some beings. They could try bringing back sonyeah, beings. They could try bringing back sonyeah, i beings. They could try bringing back sonyeah, i understand why they yeah, i understand why they encourage not say encourage you to go, to not say why you want me to go to the why do you want me to go to the automated thing . Why you automated thing . Why are you trying to do yourself out of a job so they take pictures of you . Andrew, on their secret phone . Well, i take a picture. Unless im looking at that. Yeah, i discussed that with the shop workers. Yeah, i discussed that with the whenever. Ers. Yeah, i discussed that with the whenever irs. Yeah, i discussed that with the whenever i see them i ask whenever i see them and i ask them that question, why do you want me to over there . And want me to go over there . And they say, well, we more they say, well, we have more time the shelves. And i time to stack the shelves. And i said, thats not a proper job. You want be talking to me . You want to be talking to me . Dont of a dont do yourself out of a job because soon and also a robot will also, if theyre will be then also, if theyre not there help you and not there to help you and process your food. You want to stack right. And you want to stack shelves, then are people shelves, then why are people still shoplifting . Because clearly time on clearly you have more time on your to see whats going your hands to see whats going on. Do 2 or 3 jobs. On. So you could do 2 or 3 jobs. They still have store detectives, you think, in supermarkets . No. Do you not think that happens i was a kid happens anymore when i was a kid doing my. They used to have yeah, they used to have a student in sainsburys. Spot sort and youd you spot the sort and youd have leg because shed have to leg it because shed point wed catch him. Its point and wed catch him. Its rather exciting actually. Rugby tackling prison was wandsworth prison was obviously press all last obviously in the press all last week. Still weekend week. Still over the weekend with the escaped alleged terrorist that sarah mastermind that sarah and i think is probably just a young idiot who who turner tried idiot who who bev turner tried personally catch i tried my personally to catch i tried my best, apprehend best, tried to apprehend him. Teenage daughter. But theres teenage daughter. But theres teenage daughter. Now a man but theres teenage daughter. A now a man but theres teenage daughter. A critical now a man but theres teenage daughter. A critical condition. Now a man but theres teenage daughter. A critical condition. Bushra man in a critical condition. Bushra whos been stabbed in wandsworth pfison whos been stabbed in wandsworth prison weekend. Its prison over the weekend. Its kind all clearly kicking off. Kind of all clearly kicking off. I think happens all the i think this happens all the time prison, doesnt yeah. E 9 this is something. I mean, this is something. Yeah. Andrews. Right. Yeah. Andrews. Andrews, right. This something that happens this is something that happens in prisons all time. I was in prisons all the time. I was actually having this discussion generally know, generally to say that, you know, is that really is it time that we really need to look at Prison Guards . You know, of inmates know, also the number of inmates that there enough that we have, is there enough space . You know, are doing space . You know, are we doing this right . Space . You know, are we doing this right . Is space . You know, are we doing this right . Is this, you space . You know, are we doing this right . Is this, you know, does this need to have a total different remove 7000 different you could remove 7000 foreign prisoners from our jails, deport them. That would help a lot. Well, no, youre saying theyre going to and never do. Am i to do it and they never do. Am i right, sarah . Because then that well, no, because then that would some massive well, no, because then that would rights some massive well, no, because then that would rights. Some massive well, no, because then that would rights. Ofne massive well, no, because then that would rights. Of course sive well, no, because then that would rights. Of course itye human rights. Of course it would. But i mean, the thing is, i think our load the jails i think our load on the jails are overcrowded. They are massively overcrowded. They are. Problem is are. And the problem is, is there hasnt really any there hasnt really been any investment years and years investment for years and years and again, it comes and years. But again, it comes back to this infrastructure problem, which seeing in, problem, which were seeing in, you rac and schools you know, with rac and schools and everything. Dont and everything. If you dont invest your infrastructure, and everything. If you dont investeventuallyrastructure, and everything. If you dont invest eventually these ture, and everything. If you dont investeventually these problems these eventually these problems come and the come back to bite you and the trouble with prisons is its a particularly different difficult area for government put money area for government to put money into of course nobody into because of course nobody wants into prisons. Wants to put money into prisons. Imagine imagine you can you imagine imagine you imagine a local saying, were imagine a local mp saying, were going 300 million imagine a local mp saying, were goirlocal 300 million imagine a local mp saying, were goirlocal community. 1illion imagine a local mp saying, were goirlocal community. Were the local community. Were building a prison in the local community. So going to go down. So these i mean, so these old i mean, wandsworth is a classic example of an old victorian prison, which past its sell by which really is past its sell by date. Hard to keep date. Its very hard to keep people in sort of good and decent conditions there. They werent built for that. And you know, theyre understaffed under under managed. Theres too many people who shouldnt be there. And its nickname is apparently carphone because its Carphone Warehouse because its so easy to get a mobile phone into prison. Into the prison. Yeah. Into the prison. And|. Into the prison. And hand them around and sell them and some of the prisons now they drugs in little they fly the drugs in little drones over the walls. So the prison officers are clearly turning a blind eye. Yeah, bad mouthing prison yeah, not bad mouthing prison officers, but of them, the officers, but some of them, the prison officers be be prison officers will be will be thinking what is the least bad solution here . Cant they cant because they cant they cant make know, perfection. The make, you know, perfection. The enemy of the good. Theyve got very resources. So they very limited resources. So they will stuff through that they will let stuff through that they dont. Of course, you dont. Yeah. And of course, you know, slippery know, thats thats a slippery slope. What i what id slope. I mean, what i what id like to add about this particular story as is that particular story as well is that i also not all prisoners i think also not all prisoners are bad people. They might have done a crime and theyre in this. Weve got all sorts of prisoners in there. And feel were at and i just feel like were at this point, especially with the funding not seeing funding where were not seeing them sort of anymore , them as sort of human anymore, its kind of put them in there and forget about it. Also, guess when youre in also, i guess when youre in a public sector, when youve got a public sector, when youve got a pay a public sector, when youve got a pay squeeze, its unattractive to well lots to be thinking well invest lots more make prisoners more millions to make prisoners lives better. Not going lives better. Thats not going to it . To happen, is it . Youve got to read no. Youve got to read a statement from hmp wandsworth in relation the stabbing. Relation to the stabbing. A zero they say we have a zero tolerance approach violence tolerance approach to violence and will take strong and will always take strong action against those who break the rules. The rules. And of course and of course there inquiry underway as there is an inquiry underway as to that bloke got of to how that bloke got out of there. Yeah i thought we knew. Story, bushra. This last story, bushra. This morning, of young morning, more than half of young people off with people take time off work with mental is because Mental Health. Is this because they genuinely unwell or they are genuinely unwell or have a generation have we created a generation of snowflakes absolutely zero resilience . The latter , of course, the latter, of course, a bunch of flakes is the generation one, said bushra. We used to work incredibly hard. It used to work incredibly hard. It took us time to get to places and, you know, we earn our positions and our spaces. What is going on . I think its this internet culture. Honestly its too much time on the screens , too much time on the screens, not enough time outside, not enough time in the real world. This is what hard work looks like. It is. Its a snowflake generation. Like. It is. Its a snowflake geri ration. Like. It is. Its a snowflake geriration. Its like. It is. Its a snowflake geri ration. Its also covid. Its i mean, its also covid. Its also theyve got this notion that actually they dont really need be in the office. Thats need to be in the office. Thats right. But i think i think this idea when we were up, idea when we were growing up, when growing up, you know when i was growing up, you know , someone said to me , i if someone had said to me Mental Health, i wouldnt have known what they were talking about. Theres an element where if about something to if you talk about something to the it the point where it becomes it sort stitched into sort of becomes stitched into your experience. Its a self fulfilling. We hear the time, you we hear all the time, you know, all we have duvet days. We all wake up in the morning feeling miserable and not wanting to its wanting to go to work. Its just, know, its a question just, you know, its a question of whether you allow yourself or not. And its the ace card, unfortunately, for these teenagers who dont go teenagers who dont want to go to work, know they can say to work, they know they can say to work, they know they can say to boss, my mental to their boss, its my Mental Health the boss. Then health and the boss. Then doesnt to stand on. Doesnt have a leg to stand on. They to let them have a day off. Its overuse, i mean, terminology when it comes to Mental Health, all these different terms theyve different terms that theyve got, i feel like got, its sometimes i feel like its a brand, a culture its almost a brand, a culture that within these young that exists within these young people it as excuse people to use it as excuse ability their behaviour and ability for their behaviour and what being lazy and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, being lazy and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, and 3eing lazy and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, and song lazy and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, and so i] lazy and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, and so i dont and, ability for their behaviour and wha know, and so i dont know, you know, and so i dont know, i really feel like something has to be done because we dont have a bunch of youngsters who are suffering with Mental Health, mental actual crisis. Yeah, but they use it because it makes them untouchable. Yeah, it does. Yeah, it does. Gosh, it does. Have oh gosh, it does. What have we done . Have we done . Have we done . Its a little bit yeah, its a little bit bleak, isnt it . Right. Thank you all of your you for all of your contributions morning. Contributions this morning. Thank thank you. Weve got a whole programme without prince without talking about prince harry. Im saying tomorrow without talking about prince hknow. � m saying tomorrow without talking about prince hknow. � m sayhg tomorrow without talking about prince hknow. � m sayhg i tomorrow without talking about prince hknow. � m sayhg i agreeyrrow without talking about prince hknow. � m sayhg i agree with you. I literally couldnt be interested less. I agree with you. Well, thats it. And her for today. You so much. Well be thank you so much. Well be back morning at 930. Back tomorrow morning at 930. But its desk but next, its the live desk with Mark Longhurst and pip tomson mark is here to tell us whats what have you whats coming up. What have you got mark . Got today, mark . Weve some chinese well, weve got some chinese whispers many more whispers for you. How many more spies at the of spies could be at the heart of government . Asking the government . Well be asking the speaker to address the commons this lawyers for this afternoon, as lawyers for one researcher he one accused researcher says he is completely innocent. Also coming rescue teams coming up, british rescue teams heading a race heading to morocco as a race against gets underway to against time gets underway to find survivors. High find any more survivors. High up in mountains, in the atlas mountains, the powerful earthquake so far claiming than 2000 lives. Claiming more than 2000 lives. Also, the £600 million mini. Yes a Huge Investment in british electric car production. But how much does the government given to bmw to get it all on the road . 7 the 7 the temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello, very good day to you. A series of fronts are pushing their way south eastwards across their way south eastwards across the uk today. Ahead of these, there will be the risk of some showers potentially thundery too. Whilst it is turning too. And whilst it is turning cooler, theres still hot cooler, theres still some hot air across the air across parts of the south east ahead of the fronts that making their way that are making their way in from north west and behind from the north west and behind the fronts will be something a little bit cooler. Also quite a bit rain those fronts, bit of rain on those fronts, too. Fairly wet picture too. So a fairly wet picture across many northern North Western parts of the uk staying a little bit drier further south. But potential few south. But potential for a few showers kick off and these showers to kick off and these could perhaps turn thundery in the where were still the south east where were still in hot air. Temperatures in that hot air. Temperatures are likely to into the high are likely to get into the high 20s so not quite hot as it 20s so not quite as hot as it has recently, but has been recently, but still fairly the time of year. Fairly hot for the time of year. Elsewhere were starting to feel a comfortable, a little bit more comfortable, a bit cooler as that air comes in behind those fronts through this evening overnight, further behind those fronts through this evermaking overnight, further behind those fronts through this ever making its arnight, further behind those fronts through this ever making its wayiht, further behind those fronts through this ever making its way south � ther rain making its way south eastwards many of eastwards across many parts of england but in england and into wales. But in the south east, staying ahead of that and could that front. And here we could see some perhaps even see some heavy perhaps even thundery in from thundery showers pushing in from near france. Temperatures not dropping particularly low across many southern parts , staying in many southern parts, staying in the teens some, but the high teens for some, but cooler, comfortable cooler, more comfortable sleeping more northern sleeping across more Northern Areas here as we go through tuesday. This front, then is gradually going to push its way south eastwards, i emphasise gradually the gradually because in the southeast stay ahead of it southeast well stay ahead of it through much the and the through much of the day and the potential some heavy potential still for some heavy thundery here. Further potential still for some heavy thundand here. Further potential still for some heavy thundand west here. Further potential still for some heavy thund and west though, re. Further potential still for some heavy thund and west though, somether north and west though, some bright, spells, bright, sunny spells, but turning more comfortable, cooler than it has been through some recent by the recent days by by the temperature is rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Good afternoon. It is 12 00 and youre watching the live desk here on gb news. Coming up this monday lunchtime , chinese this monday lunchtime, chinese whispers how many more spies could there be at the heart of government . The speaker to address the commons this afternoon as lawyers for an accused researcher says hes completely innocent. Innocent. British rescue teams are heading to morocco in a race against time to find survivors high up in the atlas mountains. The powerful earthquake has claimed more than 2000 lives. So far. Far. The £600 million mini, a Huge Investment in british electric car production. But how much has the government given to bmw to get it all on the road. Get it all on the road. Plus , were bringing you the plus, were bringing you the story of the wonky warrior, the story of the wonky warrior, the story of the wonky warrior, the story of one man going the extra mile to