Is going to stand down as a tory mp in a row over oil and gas, creating yet another by election nightmare for rishi sunak. Plus, my friday big opinion is on the way. Find out why i decided to way. Find out why i decided to transition to become a woman. Transition to become a woman. You heard me right. First, the News Headlines and the very masculine sam francis. Masculine sam francis. Mark. Thank you. Good evening. Im sam francis in the gb newsroom. The headlines at eight flooding across parts of england has been described as pure hell. Thats as hundreds of pure hell. Thats as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in wake of storm the country in the wake of storm hankin the country in the wake of storm hank in nottinghamshire. A senior councillor has said some residents have been affected by flood waters three times in just three months. More than 1000 Properties Across the country remain flooded after the heavy downpours this week. It comes after labour says that rishi sunakis after labour says that rishi sunak is asleep at the wheel over his handling of floods. Over his handling of the floods. But floods minister robbie moore says the government has provided enough money prevention. Enough money for prevention. Of course, always more to do, but i know how hard local authorities are working with the environment. Environment agency. We have experienced a huge amount of rain which has fallen as you will see, right across the only here in the country, not only here in nottinghamshire down the nottinghamshire but down in the severn and Severn Severn valley and severn trent areas , um, but also down in areas, um, but also down in gloucestershire. We are, as gloucestershire. We are, as a government in contact with the environment agency, working closely with local authorities, making sure that we are providing as support to providing as much support to residents, that residents, to businesses that have. And thats have been impacted. And thats exactly we are out and about i meanwhile, rishi sunak is facing another by election as mp Chris Skidmore has announced he will resign as soon as possible. Will resign as soon as possible. The former Energy Minister plans to step down when parliament returns next week because of new legislation for oil and gas drilling, which he says is wrong and will cause future harm. The government, though , says that government, though, says that the planned expansion of new fossil in the north sea is fossil fuels in the north sea is vital achieve Energy Security vital to achieve Energy Security plans. The natwest chairman is plans. The natwest chairman is rowing back on the comments he made on the radio this morning, when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. Sir david sir Howard Davies told the bbc those wishing to get on the property ladder need to just save their he now says, save their money. He now says, though, that recognises the though, that he recognises the challenges to owning home and challenges to owning a home and he reflect he called he will reflect when he called what he called a easier access to mortgages. Data from halifax, to mortgages. Data from halifax, meanwhile, shows that house pnces meanwhile, shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within the last year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyers salary. Local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. We need more altars and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for disabled. Disabled. Ive got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and theyre telling me its difficult just to try and save the initial , difficult just to try and save the initial, um, io difficult just to try and save the initial, um, 10 or even sometimes 5. I definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they, like, seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. A Senior Leader of the nhs says that the combination of strike action and rising cases of the flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling health service. Sirjulian hartleys service. Sirjulian hartleys comments come as Junior Doctors in england continue their six day strike over pay and conditions. Its the longest industrial action in nhs history , figures published today show. The number of flu patients in england jumped by more than a third over the Christmas Period , third over the Christmas Period, while covid numbers are also increasing. Sirjulian said increasing. Sirjulian said severe and long standing Staff Shortages have led to low staff morale , as heavy workloads also morale, as heavy workloads also take their toll. Ofsted inspections will restart in schools from the 22nd of this month. The announcement comes after they were halted to ensure inspectors received Mental Health training. Ofsteds new health training. Ofsteds new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. Needs to be far more empathetic. Thats after various complaints from within the education sector. A man who suspected of faking his own death has been extradited from scotland to the us. Nicholas rossi extradited from scotland to the us. Nicholas rossi is wanted for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. He was arrested in glasgow in 2021. The claimed it was a case of mistaken identity. He case of mistaken identity. He said instead that he was an irish orphan named arthur knight. After a long legal battle in the scottish courts, the 36 year old has now been ordered to face the charges against him in the states , and the actor david soul states, and the actor david soul has died at the age of 80. He was best known for his role in the classic tv series starsky and hutch, which followed two Streetwise Police officers. The Streetwise Police officers. The series ran for four seasons, along with novels and even a video game. Soul relocated to video game. Soul relocated to the uk in later years before his co star reprised their roles in 2004 hollywood film, which starred ben stiller and owen wilson. This is gb news were wilson. This is gb news were across the uk on tv, in your car, Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker now, though. More from. Mark from. Mark great job sam. Well see you in an hours time. Welcome to friday night live with me, mark dolan, a happy new year to one and all. Have missed you and all. I have missed you hugely after another policy free speech. Can we believe a word that keir starmer says following the epstein sex row . Is the Jeffrey Epstein sex row . Is it time for king charles to kick Prince Andrew out of the royal family altogether . And as its family altogether . And as its popularity plummets , is it time popularity plummets, is it time to call out veganism for what it actually is . An eating disorder . All of that, plus much more on friday night live with me , mark friday night live with me, mark dolan, and can hear the dolan, and you can hear the voices of my pundits. Youll voices of my top pundits. Youll meet moment. But meet them in a moment. But first, my big opinion. Meet them in a moment. But first, my big opinion. Now how first, my big opinion. Now how schindlers list was good to be on Jeffrey Epsteins list. Not so much. The billionaire so much. The billionaire paedophile has been linked to a range of celebrities, including bill clinton, Prince Andrew and Leonardo Dicaprio in Court Documents released this week. Documents released this week. Rumours abound that the well connected businessman procured sex for his famous friends, with even Professor Stephen Hawking being mentioned. Stephen hawking being mentioned. Presumably he liked young women to sit on his keyboard. One to sit on his keyboard. One famous name not involved is bofis famous name not involved is boris johnson, who is said to be relieved not to be on the list as well as a bit offended. I mean, an invitation would have been nice. Meanwhile, it looks been nice. Meanwhile, it looks to be the beginning of the end for Prince Andrew as the gossip around his friendship with epstein reaches fever pitch in his ill fated interview with Emily Maitlis on newsnight, he famously said he doesnt sweat due to a war injury. Well, all of thats changed. Hes now sweating more than wayne rooney on mastermind. Meanwhile massive on mastermind. Meanwhile massive banker sir Howard Davies, chairman of natwest, who should have gone after the nigel farage de banking scandal, has proudly announced that its not difficult for people to get on the housing ladder. They just have to save. Apparently Stephanie Takyi easy for him to say on his multi Million Pound salary. I mean, mike parry knows what im talking about there. Its quite easy, quite easy to see what. Michael, tell us how its done. Ill be honest, these people live on another people really do live on another planet, but help is planet, dont they . But help is at hand, folks. We now have the perfect answer to getting hold of property. Forget about your of a property. Forget about your credit a deposit. Go Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay. Thats Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay. Thats right. Its been announced this week that manchester will see the first Housing Development for lgbtq people. Thats gay people, people. Thats gay people, lesbians, gender neutral and trans folk. This is , of course, trans folk. This is, of course, another example of wokeist love affair with segregation. In this affair with segregation. In this time, what im calling sexual apartheid. Giving people a special building of their own to live in based upon who they fancy or the gender by which they identify. Putting certain groups of people into certain buildings. Groups of people into certain buildings. This groups of people into certain buildings. This is groups of people into certain buildings. This is progress. Groups of people into certain buildings. This is progress. Is buildings. This is progress. Is it shocking . Well, its not, is it shocking . Well, its not, is it . Im shocked. Stephanie shocked. Michael is shocked as well. Well, ive only got one question. These gay flats, will they be one up . Two down now . Ill be honest, id quite like to get into the property business myself. Those flats in manchester look lovely. But the manchester look lovely. But the problem is this. Take a look at this photograph of me. Its not this photograph of me. Its not going to happen, is it . Ive got no chance of getting into those lgbtq flats. Male, pale and stale. But let me introduce you to my brand new identity , to my brand new identity, jennifer dolan. Isnt she gorgeous . Shes a stunner. Wow. Wow. Wow. Even mike parry is impressed. Shes gorgeous. Im gonna say im delighted to say. Time for a drink. After the show. Lets talk horizontal refreshment. Mike parry. Mike parry. Mike parry. He needs to be my new bff. Jennifer there go. Jennifer there you go. Let tell i pick well, let me tell you, i pick up the keys to my new flat on tuesday day. Now, mike parry loves this story. 16 year old luke littler wowed at darts fans this week by advancing in the world championship. But to be world championship. But to be honest, lucky that he honest, its lucky that he didnt go the way in the didnt go all the way in the final already way past final as it was already way past his time. The talented his bedtime time. The talented teenager has scooped an incredible £200,000 in prize money, which were told will be wisely invested in new trainers , wisely invested in new trainers, alton towers tickets and a family pack of hula hoops. Thats a bit harsh. And finally , thats a bit harsh. And finally, speaking of harsh mike parry, the British Film Institute is to issue trigger warnings at the start of the iconic james bond films, saying that they may offend viewers well, frankly , offend viewers well, frankly, Stephanie Takyi alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. I disagree with stephanie. I applaud the move , which is why applaud the move, which is why here friday night live with here on friday night live with mark weve given that mark dolan, weve given that film politically film franchise a politically correct makeover. So here is my top ten countdown, starting at number 10. Woke bond movies. First up at number 10 on she her majestys secret service in at number nine, the living daylights. Oh no, thats number eight. Oh no, thats number eight. Licensed to kill turfs in at number seven. Youll love this one, doctor. No white people allowed. Number six. Woke bond films. The man who identifies as a woman with the golden gun. Oh, a woman with the golden gun. Oh, hes that gun. Natural in at number five. Thunder nobles at number five. Thunder nobles at number four. Goldfinger but only if you ask permission. If you ask permission. A bit harsh. Number three, the spy who loved me then left me for someone of his own genden mike parrys been there, the runner up for your eyes only and the doctor whos transitioning you and last but not least, in a number one in die another day. Oh, no, thats wrong. Oh, no, thats wrong. And that was my friday. Big opinion. Opinion. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Die another day. You dont want to know the ones that did not make the cut. Lets get reaction from my brilliant friday friends tonight. Radio and mike porky and newspaper legend mike porky parry and fearless journalist and broadcaster. The ultimate and broadcaster. The ultimate dropper of truth bombs Stephanie Takyi. Oh, i love now guys. Takyi. Oh, i love now guys. Thats whats happened this week. But in the last couple of hours, in an extraordinary developing story, Chris Skidmore, a former Energy Minister, sensationally minister, has sensationally resigned as a tory mp over rishi sunaks plans to issue new oil and gas licences. Hes called it and gas licences. Hes called it a tragedy that the uk has lost its climate leadership. His shock resignation means the tories face a by election in his kingswood constituency, where his majority is just 11,000. Stephanie another by election nightmare for sunak. Another nail in rishis coffin. To be honest, mark, i coffin. To be honest, mark, i just think the point where rishi is he needs a super strong team right now and he doesnt need people of his own party coming up against him and especially on green issues, you know, like sir keir starmer has done a brilliant job in trying to convince some of the right to become comes to become left when it comes to things climate and green things on climate and green issues. Where rishi issues. This is where rishi really shine. And really needs to shine. And perhaps connect with the left and hes not doing a good job of that, and especially as now youre losing one your youre losing one of your leading voices on green issues. Its a good look for rishi. Its not a good look for rishi. Skidmore , mike parry, Chris Skidmore, mike parry, another eco bedwetter or is he right to make a stand . Well, i mean, hes as wet as a wet towel. Tory isnt he . And frankly, ive never heard of him. No, neither does anybody else. He hed already announced he was standing down at the next election anyway and suddenly comes up and says that, you know, ive now on a point of principle because were going to drill more in the sea. I drill more in the north sea. I cant stand this. Im im stepping down now. He was once a Junior Energy secretary, right. Junior energy secretary, right. Can i tell you this . I was very interested to see a new report out this week to say that Uk Nuclear Power has has shrunk to its lowest output since the 19805, its lowest output since the 1980s, right. This week. Thats a report this week. Shocking. Now now, if he was in any way an Energy Minister, he was also i found out minister of state for science. In 2019. Science. In 2019. You know more about him than his own mother. By the way, i very stalker. Ive researched this guy because think hes because i think hes such a pathetic had pathetic individual. If he had those responsibilities in government but felt that we shouldnt drill in the north sea, why didnt he focus on why Nuclear Energy in this country is at its lowest productivity since the 80s . Because we all know Nuclear Energy is safe. Its efficient, and it will save us from having to rely on people like the middle east and putin to fire up our houses. And the lib dems have been chanting about the fact that they cancelled nuclear in the Coalition Government in 2010 because it wouldnt be built soon enough. Would have built by how. Now. Yes, exactly right. Yes, exactly right. Stephanie. Mike dear mike, if he didnt resign , dont be too he didnt resign, dont be too nice to him. It makes him his ego. He didnt resign. Wouldnt talking about we wouldnt be talking about this know this right now. We wouldnt know about rishi is about this bill that rishi is due next so maybe due to sign next week. So maybe by it by him resigning. Actually, it puts it in the public periphery and we can discuss. So did you think skidmore is a man of principle then . Yes, i do, i think actually hes think hes actually hes actually standing for his actually standing up for his rights and got integrity rights and hes got integrity and the skids now, and i sunak got the skids now, hasnt he . I mean, i dont agree. I i mean, i dont agree. I think skidmore is a juicehead, and my definition of a juicehead and my definition of a juicehead and a juicehead. Okay. Right okay. Right glad you said that. My definition juicehead definition of a juicehead is somebody the somebody who just seizes the opportunity to give himself a few lines in on page 13 of a newspaper. Nobody buys to try and make himself look like a man of principle. Dont be so rude about the guardian. But but hes, uh. Hes not a man of principle. Hes a guy whos taking some weird opportunity to make a point. But steph, i would say this. I would say this after cop 28. Yeah, the guy who led cop 28, the leader of dubai. He made it clear that of dubai. He made it clear that if we give up drilling for oil and gas, we will all return. To and gas, we will all return. To living in caves. Well, that is the worry and thats the truth. The worry and thats the truth. So why skidmore thinks that he can jump on a bandwagon of no more oil . I have no idea. But you know , he he knows but you know, he he knows more about this than either me or you. I dont agree, maybe we should trust his opinion a bit. I his i dont agree, i think his heads by the old heads been turned by the old green lobby who say, you know, we shouldnt drilling for oil we shouldnt be drilling for oil and we shouldnt be drilling for oil ancthe world would stop if we didnt. But rishi must have had some confidence in him. Well, ill tell you something. Lets hope that were not in in the not all living in caves in the next someone next few years. Someone that definitely littler definitely wont is luke littler , the final of the , who got to the final of the world championships. World darts championships. Mike, you onions. You you know your onions. You covered pages of the covered the sport pages of the sun in the 80s and 90s. Youre the co founder of talksport radio as well. This guy is a bit radio as well. This guy is a bit special, isnt he . Special, isnt he . Guy is absolutely this guy is absolutely special. Was special. Do you know what was the irony of what happened the sheer irony of what happened on luke littler was in on the day luke littler was in the world darts final at the age of 16 . Wayne rooney was sacked as manager of birmingham and wayne rooney was 16 when he scored that classic goal against arsenal , which put scored that classic goal against arsenal, which put him on the world stage. Everybody knew world stage. Everybody knew about wayne rooney for one magnificent sporting act, scoring that goal against david seaman. The world knew about seaman. The world knew about luke littler because he was entering the stage at Ali Harbi Ali world champion. On the same ali world champion. On the same day, rooneys. Career ended in day, rooneys. Career ended in football as luke littler started how old is wayne . Hes probably like 38. Okay so there you go. He looks about 60, but stephanie, the real scandal and i know mikes not happy about this prize money £200,000. Oh gosh. But hes going to take home about £78,000. No he wont. Sorry. Hes going to be taxed about 78 grand by hmrc. Its his proof, isnt it, that taxes are too high in this country . I think they are too high and especially when, you know were living in a cost of living crisis, we want kind of keep crisis, we want to kind of keep a our money rather a bit more of our money rather than it going to. Its that right. Yeah, well its that right. If youre going to just if youre going to keep just over the money, over half of the prize money, im story. And statistic because and that statistic because darts is run by a guy called barry hearn. Barry hearn is a brilliant businessman who who literally has put snooker and darts and boxing on the world stage. But barry started off as stage. But barry started off as an account agent. Okay. Thats what he did in romford with steve davis. Okay. Now if it was me, all that money would buy. Now that prize money would be in the Cayman Islands or the isle of man. You know, mike monaco, i of man. You know, mike monaco, i know, but what im saying is, what im saying is somebody should have been a bit more on the ball and, and, you know , the ball and, and, you know, advised him where to put that £200,000. Whats the point in working hard and doing well in this country . If half of taken by the if half of its taken by the tax his is one third tax man . Well his is one third isnt it. Which about right at the which is about right at the moment. More , i moment. Itd be a lot more, i think, know, the think, if, uh, you know, the people want progressive tax people who want progressive tax get involved. But what im saying is so i mean, funnily enough , just just to get back to enough, just just to get back to the simile with wayne rooney again, when rain started, he didnt how much was didnt know how much he was getting paid. You see what i mean you mean now . Are you are you talking about rooney so talking about sorry rooney so much because you are his biographer and youre keen to sell copies of your best sell no copies of your best selling book, which is called a rooney tunes. Rooney tunes. Rooney tunes. Rooney tunes. Thank you. It was a best seller and i wasnt going to bring that up. If anybody wants it, up. But if anybody wants it, harpercollins. No up. But if anybody wants it, harpercollins. No problem. But, uh, no, what . Going to say harpercollins. No problem. But, uithat what . Going to say harpercollins. No problem. But, uithat what� youre going to say harpercollins. No problem. But, uithat what� youre that|g to say harpercollins. No problem. But, uithat what� youre that age say harpercollins. No problem. But, uithat what� youre that age and is that when youre that age and when youre suddenly conquering the world, you couldnt care less about how much you get paid. You just want to do it and throw the dart. Dont want to get in trouble with producer mark, but listen. 16 is it going to go to his head . Lad . 16 is it going to go to his heal . Lad . 16 is it going to go to his heal think lad . 16 is it going to go to his heal think itad . 16 is it going to go to his heal think it is. Im i think it is. And im worried about him. Im worried that another that hes going to be another emma regrets Emma Raducanu where she regrets having all this too success much, because whats going to happen to happen is youre going to get your 15 minutes of fame. And as a person , that is not ideal and also mike byrne. Mike im in so much trouble. You were a top reporter doorstepping celebrities is it right that this girlfriend has been this lads girlfriend has been hounded by the press . You know , hounded by the press . You know, hes just kid, it . Hes just a kid, isnt it . The most look, hes the most interesting 16 year old in the world because the numbers world now because the numbers for the darts multiplied by a factor of four when he got to the final. How about that . So the final. How about that . So youre into, like, 2 million. You where used to be in you know where it used to be in half million. All that kind of half a million. All that kind of stuff. Very famous. Boy, i dont quite although quite agree with steph, although i respect everything she says because she, she, she knows the way the world works. She knows her onions. She knows her onions. But think this boy so but i think this boy is so balanced way spoken balanced. And the way he spoken both in the run up to the final and the aftermath of the final, i dont see him falling and crashing and burning. I see him Going Forward to win stuff. And how much money is he going make career . Oh, millions. Multi millions multi millions what you think . What do you think . Make cash . What do you think . I make cash . What do you think . I hell make cash . What do you think . I hell make le cash . What do you think . I hell make cash,h . What do you think . I hell make cash, but i think hell make cash, but whether be good whether he will still be a good sportsman is going to be. Sportsman that is going to be. Oh, i think he will. I think hes shown that, i think hes shown all that, all of all the attributes of being a good night. Good sport friday night. Always live at 8 00 chaos always live at 8 00 with mark coming with me. Mark dolan coming up after policy free after another policy free speech. Can we believe a word that starmer says well that keir starmer says well hear top labour hear from a Top Labour Party guru . Are watching friday guru . You are watching friday night news. Britains night live on gb news. Britains news channel. Earlier on gb news radio. Earlier on gb news radio. Welcome back to the show. Lovely to have your company now coming up. As its popularity plummets, is it time to call out veganism for what it actually is , an eating disorder . But first, following yet another keir starmer speech yesterday in which we left none the wiser about he would actually do about what he would actually do as Prime Minister, can we really believe a word that this man says . Ill my pundits says . Well, ill be my pundits in on this but first, in on this shortly. But first, lets to former top lets speak to former top adviser the. Labour party and adviser to the. Labour party and friend of the show, paul richards. Paul, happy new year to there was no content in to you. There was no content in that that to you. There was no content in that starmer that to you. There was no content in that starmer insulting that to you. There was no content in that starmer insulting the at keir starmer is insulting the British Public . I dont think its fair to say there was no content. The poor every time he gets poor bloke, every time he gets criticised for not saying what labour would do, he stands up and a about what and makes a speech about what labour. Its backed labour would do. Its backed up by policy documents. If by lots of policy documents. If you can be bothered to go online by lots of policy documents. If you read e bothered to go online by lots of policy documents. If you read them hered to go online by lots of policy documents. If you read them honestly, |o online by lots of policy documents. If you read them honestly, therese and read them honestly, theres tons there. Um, and the tons of stuff there. Um, and the labour shaping up a labour party is shaping up a manifesto. Going put to manifesto. Its going to put to the as get the people as soon as we get a general election. I think people are election are desperate for an election now. They want have this now. They want to have this debated public, they debated in the public, and they want put in want to have their vote put in the they can who the box. So they can decide who governs. Governs the country. But all hes going to do is governs the country. Rid all hes going to do is governs the country. Rid ofl hes going to do is governs the country. Rid of tax s going to do is governs the country. Rid of tax breaks; to do is governs the country. Rid of tax breaks for do is get rid of tax breaks for private schools and then scare non doms. Hows that going non doms away. Hows that going to pay for the nhs , more police to pay for the nhs, more police and new britain . And this wonderful new britain . Hes to create . Hes going to create . Well, the big point he made in the speech was that youve got to have economic growth. And i think this is the thing that everyone is everyone now is focussed on is how the economy. How you grow the economy. Theres billions of pounds of investment just tied up in institutions, companies , foreign institutions, companies, Foreign Investors who are not investing investors who are not investing in the uk because of this current government. And theyre waiting for a new government to come in so they can see stability they can see that stability and they can see that their will be well their money will be well invested and the money is waiting. And what were waiting for is an election. And why they why he sunak said hes not going to have an election now until the autumn, maybe even november. Um, you know, why wait . If he um, you know, why wait . If he thinks he can win, then surely he should have had the election in may. As predicted, you might have heard my top pundit, mike parry chuckling there or bring him in in a second. Him in in just a second. When you said that hes going him in in just a second. Have n you said that hes going him in in just a second. Have economicl that hes going him in in just a second. Have economic growth,es going him in in just a second. Have economic growth, thats1g to have economic growth, thats his every his policy. First of all, every government growth government wants economic growth. Its to happen. But its hard to make happen. Thats me telling wife thats like me telling my wife shes married to shes going to be married to brad pitt this is not content. Its not a policy to say we will have economic growth. Have economic growth. Well, theres lots of policies underpinning that in terms investment in life sciences. Is he going to cut taxes because that makes the economy grow . Do that . Grow . Is he going to do that . I think that you heard well, i think that you heard rachel that her instinct is rachel say that her instinct is that working people are being taxed too much and i think that is where labour is at now. So, is where labour is at now. So, um, know, there been um, you know, there have been 25 tax rises , uh, since this tax rises, uh, since this government came in. And i think most people feel that tax most people feel that the tax burden its the burden is too high. Its the highest the highest tax burden since the war. Uh, nationally and individually. We feel it too. Individually. We feel it too. So, yeah. Why not . I mean, labour had growth in every quarter. Was in government quarter. It was in government last round. Its not last time round. So its not this something thats a this is not something thats a pipe this is not something thats a pipe doable. And pipe dream. It is doable. And weve seen in other countries too. If get government too. If you get a government that and in every part that invests and in every part of the nation and in every sector , then you do get the sector, then you do get the growth that for the schools growth that pays for the schools and hospitals all and the hospitals that we all want and the hospitals that we all warokay, well, lets bring my okay, well, lets bring my top can. Paul top pundits in. If i can. Paul richards, street richards, we have fleet street icon, mike parry icon, the brilliant mike parry and journalist and and fearless journalist and broadcaster Stephanie Takyi. Broadcaster Stephanie Takyi. Mike, were you convinced by what you heard from the leader of the opposition yesterday . Hear anything. Opposition yesterday . Didnt hear anything. Opposition yesterday . Didnt hear hear anything. Opposition yesterday . Didnt hear one hear anything. Opposition yesterday . Didnt hear one single nything. Opposition yesterday . Didnt hear one single policy}. I didnt hear one single policy thats going to change the world or make it different to whats going on now. And paul, honest to god, the idea that a Labour Government will go for growth by cutting taxes, thats cloud cuckoo land. Every Labour Government since the war has ended up bankrupting the country because they dont understand that some people in our society have to create wealth and that can support our society. All they do is draw money out, draw money out, draw money out till we go bankrupt. They dont know how to create wealth. They have noidea how to create wealth. They have no idea how to make an economy work. They just want to give money away. They want to redistribute money from those who make it, to those who dont deserve it. Deserve it. Well, that was a nice speech. I dont know if there was a question in there somewhere. Stephen. No, i was knocking you. You no, i was knocking you. You were saying, oh, great policy announcements yesterday by keir starmer. What policy announcement apart from, you know , the generic will go for know, the generic will go for growth. Well be a kinder political society. We will have political society. We will have a nicer form of politics. It was all drivel. All drivel. Well, i think we could all do with a nicer form of politics and theres no harm in him talking about a bit of hope as well. There was a Jeremy Corbyn used to say that running through the yes , but he was not the yes, but he was not a credible leader and i thought he was more credible. Was more credible. He. Stephanie, you think that corbyn was a better leader of the labour party than keir starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, tony blair i can follow them as a labour supporter and know what they stand for. I know what their vision is. There is trust there with sir keir starmer. Theres no trust there because he talks a good talk, but can he walk a good walk . No. He talks about economic growth. Thats a very strong rishi. So what strong point for rishi. So what else has he got to offer. Theres substance to when he theres no substance to when he speaks. But when i used to listen to Jeremy Corbyn or tony blair, i was convinced that they could actually job done. Could actually get the job done. Well , could actually get the job done. Well, certainly one of them did and the other one didnt so much. But i mean, i think starmer into this starmer is growing into this role he has got a record of role and he has got a record of pubuc role and he has got a record of public service. Dont forget, he has Public Services and he has run Public Services and he has run Public Services and he has delivered change within those, um , unlike sunak, i dont those, um, unlike sunak, i dont think has ever worked in Public Services becoming prime services before becoming Prime Minister. Most mps have minister. And most mps have never had proper job at all. Never had a properjob at all. I mean least, keir starmer mean, at least, uh, keir starmer has had a proper um, and has had a properjob. Um, and no, he hasnt with that, he hasnt had a proper job. Hasnt had a properjob. He was a human rights lawyer. So a human rights so that means as a human rights lawyer, try and lawyer, hes going to try and give advantages people give more advantages to people who to this country give more advantages to people vihls to this country give more advantages to people vihls deputy, to this country give more advantages to people vihls deputy, his to this country give more advantages to people vihls deputy, his deputy s country give more advantages to people vihls deputy, his Deputy Angelay. His deputy, his Deputy Angela raynen. His deputy, his Deputy Angela rayner, is incredibly quiet at the moment and she has made a vow that shes going to look after working people by giving them more money and the guy in charge of energy , ed miliband, charge of energy, ed miliband, wants to spend £28 billion a year for five years to revolutionise the country. Its revolutionise the country. Its madness more than anything , you madness more than anything, you know, like morale is so low in this country after 14 years with the conservatives and sir keir starmer says that he wants to bring back hope. But im not sure how hes going to bring back this hope and how hes going to give us a future im on future where this is what im on the fence about. I mean, the point paul i mean, the point is, paul richards, that starmer richards, that keir starmer doesnt have do much to doesnt have to do much to become Prime Minister. Just let the tories unravel. Do think the tories unravel. Do you think that policy is going to or that policy is going to work or will we get more detail from the leader of the opposition . Leader of the opposition . Well, hes set out these five missions. Theyre going to be theres to be a lot more theres going to be a lot more detail year. Of course, detail this year. And of course, youre see a manifesto youre going to see a manifesto when is called. And when the election is called. And that that can debate policies that people can debate in public decide whether in public and decide whether they want or not. In an election. Weve got these by elections coming up to where the people in those constituencies will have their see some their say, and well see some hard about hard numbers from those about whether is whether how the country is feeling, it feels feeling, about whether it feels hopeful about labour hopeful about a Labour Government not, um, including government or not, um, including the by election thats been declared as the declared just today. And as the Election Year goes on, these things will be tested and scrutinised. Scrutinised. Paul, i think that if you were advising starmer, hed be further ahead in the polls with the right policies. Why for example, is stop the boats not on his list of five pledges . Well, labour has got a policy, i think, a far more workable policy on tackling the gangs and stopping the boats ever even reaching the coast. If you listen to what Yvette Cooper is talking about, you know theres actually a much better plan there of smashing the gangs that stop but not in that will stop, but its not in the top five. Before i let go, listen, before i let you go, paul listen, before i let you go, paul, brilliant you back paul, brilliant to have you back on the show. Forward to on the show. Look forward to many together many on air adventures together in l, many on air adventures together in i, uh, many on air adventures together in i, uh, leave many on air adventures together in im i, uh, leave many on air adventures together in im very i, uh, leave many on air adventures together in im very , i, uh, leave many on air adventures together in im very , very i, uh, leave many on air adventures together in im very , very sad1, leave many on air adventures together in im very , very sad news e you, im very, very sad news today. The political, uh , today. The political, uh, activists, i suppose. What can you say . Hes a big political, uh, sort of guy, and a very , uh, sort of guy, and a very, very famous man for being married to Kate Garraway. Derek draper has died, sadly, from illness related to covid at the age of 56. I understand that you knew derek well. We were friends from way back in the 1980s in manchester. He was a famous figure in student circles even back then , a huge circles even back then, a huge figure. I mean, larger than life. He dominated every room he was in. He could annoy you, he could frustrate you. He could make you laugh. You would do what said. Make you laugh. You would do what said. Um, he was very what he said. Um, he was very influential on the creation of new labour and getting tony blair elected. But he was blair elected. But he was friends with gordon brown. He also was friends people also was friends with people like Ken Livingstone and len mccluskey. You he mccluskey. You know, he was a real behind the scenes kind of guy, he want to do guy, and he didnt want to do anything for himself. He wasnt about as an about him being elected as an mp, be mp, or he didnt want to be world know. Wanted world king, you know. He wanted to the line. To help labour over the line. Um, and he never lost that kind of northern, brash kind of , you of northern, brash kind of, you know, cheeky chap kind of, uh, figure about him. He was just absolutely brilliant fun. And he will be sorely missed. And the manner of his going, you know, 56 is no age after two years of debilitating illness following covid. You know, its a really sad way for somebody who was so full of life and so loud and brash to go. So i think were brash to go. So i think were all feeling a little bit sadder for his passing a real tragedy. May he rest in peace. And of may he rest in peace. And of course, uh, our sympathies to Kate Garraway and dereks family. We thank you so much for that, paul richards. Well catch up soon. Lots more to come folks. Soon. Lots more to come folks. Um, including as its popularity plummets. Is it time to call out veganism for what it actually is an eating disorder . And should an eating disorder . And should king charles kick Prince Andrew out of the royal family altogether, thats. Famous note from liam byrne earlier on gb news radio. Earlier on gb news radio. Welcome back to friday night live with me. Mark dolan coming up later following the Jeffrey Epstein sex row, is it time for king charles to dump Prince Andrew out of the royal family once and for all . But earlier we asked you on twitter after another speech, thin on detail. Another speech, thin on detail. Can you believe a word that keir starmer says . Well, the results are in and not reading are in and its not good reading for leader the for the leader of the opposition. You have said opposition. 91 of you have said they cannot word that they cannot believe a word that keir says , but lets be honest, keir says, but lets be honest, hell still win the next election. Such is the parlous state of british politics or will he . Thats a debate for another day. But now has the vegan burst . According to vegan bubble burst . According to figures intelligence figures by Consumer Intelligence Company nick, in the last 12 months, uk sales of chilled meat alternatives. Fell by 16. 8 in alternatives. Fell by 16. 8 in january 2023, and frozen meat alternative fell by 13. 5. Companies including oatly, nestle, innocent and heck sausages have recently withdrawn various vegan products from the uk, whilst a recent waitrose survey highlighted a research essence in the popularity of dishes such as shepherds pie, macaroni and cheese and chicken kyiv. Yum so as thousands of brits go plant based for the month, in a tradition known as veganuary, a new book is out celebrating the vegan diet. Its called how to argue with a meat eater and win every time. Well. Im delighted to say its author is ed winters and he joins us now. To you on now. Ed, lovely to have you on the show. Nice to be here. Thank now. Ed, lovely to have you on the smark,\iice to be here. Thank now. Ed, lovely to have you on the mark, listen, be here. Thank now. Ed, lovely to have you on the mark, listen, whatere. Thank now. Ed, lovely to have you on the mark, listen, whatere. The1k you. Mark, listen, what are the most for veganism . Well, i think theres a number, you know , antibiotic number, you know, antibiotic resistance. Reducing resistance. So reducing antibiotics chain, antibiotics in our food chain, trying infections trying to prevent infections because when you eat a cow thats injected with thats been injected with antibiotics, youre eating antibiotics, youre eating antibiotics. Not necessarily. Antibiotics. Not necessarily. Its simple its not quite as simple as that. Antibiotic use that. But antibiotic use when they the farming system they used in the farming system cause bacteria to become resistant those antibiotics. Resistant to those antibiotics. Right. Not necessarily right. So its not necessarily that its in the food were consuming. Course the consuming. But of course the knock that knock on effect is that we can come with resistant come into contact with resistant bacteria. Also bacteria. But theres also infectious diseases, bird flu, swine flu. These are the environmental. Theres some environmental harm. Theres some of Health Consequences of the Health Consequences related to certain animal product for me, product consumption. And for me, the big argument is reducing animal suffering and death. Animal suffering harm and death. So a stand against the so taking a stand against the unnecessary abuse unnecessary use and abuse of animals. Animals. T animals. Ive got t animals. Ive got no doubt so now ive got no doubt there recipes there are some great recipes in your and if people were your book and if people were eating avocados and almonds and salads and courgettes , i can salads and courgettes, i can agree its a healthy diet , agree its a healthy diet, right . But the problem is, busy vegans eat those do vegans dont eat those foods, do they . Eat is a kind of they . What they eat is a kind of instant burger and theyre instant soya burger and theyre eating just bowls of pasta and, you know, hummus sandwiches, none of which is all that nutritious as well. Not strictly true. Thats not strictly true. I mean firstly, sandwiches mean, firstly, hummus sandwiches can nutritious can can be very nutritious, as can whole pasta dishes. And whole grain pasta dishes. And even look at some even when you look at some of the based alternatives, the plant based alternatives, they healthiest they may not be the healthiest foods consume but when foods you can consume. But when studies compare them to their meat not meat counterparts, theyre not only more sustainable, they only more sustainable, but they are its all process, though, only more sustainable, but they are itit . All process, though, only more sustainable, but they are itit . Il process, though, only more sustainable, but they are itit . I mean, ss, though, only more sustainable, but they are itit . I mean, veganugh, only more sustainable, but they are itit . I mean, vegan bacon. I isnt it . I mean, vegan bacon. I was the m s, the was just in the local m s, the other day, and the first ingredient is water. The second ingredient is water. The second ingredient is water. The second ingredient is sunflower oil, and bacon carcinogen. Ingredient is sunflower oil, and bachu carcinogen. Ingredient is sunflower oil, and bachu know, carcinogen. Ingredient is sunflower oil, and bachu know, vegan carcinogen. Ingredient is sunflower oil, and bachu know, vegan bacon gen. Ingredient is sunflower oil, and bachu know, vegan bacon isnt you know, vegan bacon isnt meant to health its meant to be a health food. Its supposed replicate be an supposed to replicate and be an alternative to class alternative to a class one carcinogen. I just here . Can i just jump in here . Can i just jump in here . Just you , can i just warn you, michaels just had a steak. But i also that michael but i also know that michael likes to you a very serious likes to ask you a very serious question. Please. Serious question. Please. Very serious question. Please. Very serious questi on is true expert on this. Is it not true that body and ive that the human body and ive read a lot of reports on it, needs protein and protein comes from meat. And if you deny a human body that protein, strange things happen to the human body. So veganism ive got a lot of respect for people who want to be vegans, who want to that be vegans, who want to eat that way. I do think that, you way. But i do think that, you know, there is a almost a kind of, you know , bullying type of, you know, bullying type aspect to you must become a vegan to be a good people. But i do think that you are denying your body protein, which is absolutely necessary to the human. Human form. All protein comes plants all protein comes from plants. Yes, animals get protein from consuming plants. Even carnivores get it from consuming i absolutely. And thats why cows plenty protein cows have plenty of protein in them. When you eat a steak, them. And when you eat a steak, you protein. You ingest protein. Yeah, but you can get protein from plants or plants or Plant Protein from plants. Protein originates from plants. Youd have eat of youd have to eat millions of plants. Honestly, youd have to eat of plants. Plants. Honestly, youd have to eat mean, of plants. Plants. Honestly, youd have to eat mean, how lants. Plants. Honestly, youd have to eat mean, how does. Plants. Honestly, youd have to eat mean, how does a broccoli i mean, how does a broccoli compare to, say, pork compare to, lets say, a pork sausage in terms of protein or steak . Well, its theyre not necessarily comparable, but broccoli protein source. Necessarily comparable, but brocwhen protein source. Necessarily comparable, but brocwhen you protein source. Necessarily comparable, but brocwhen you compare source. Like but when you compare things like legumes, even legumes, like soy, and even seitan, which is a plant based protein, they have comparable, sometimes amounts of sometimes even higher amounts of protein compared protein per gram compared to certain animal products. The point is point youre making is completely. You get completely moot. You can get protein plant bakhmut. Its very bakhmut. Its bakhmut. ns its hard, very hard to meat. Knows. Knows about. You cant mike parry, you cant mute mike parry, but tried. But ive tried. Not arguing against youre not arguing against me. Against the nhs. The british dietetic the british dietetic association, the association, arguing against the largest of medical and largest bodies of medical and Health Planet i wouldnt you say that veganism has lost its way in the sense now just become more sense now its just become more of a fad and its just cool to say im a vegan where people are not actually looking at you know, the Health Benefits anymore. Everyone is just jumping of being a jumping on this train of being a vegan. Like, to be honest, i think , wouldnt it be better to think, wouldnt it be better to be a vegetarian . Now you be a vegetarian . Because now you people are talking all people are talking about all these foods , these ultra processed foods, fake burgers, fake bacon , which fake burgers, fake bacon, which is not good for our health. So wouldnt be better just is not good for our health. So wouldnt be betterjust to be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian e better just to be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian . Better just to be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian . Ander just to be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian . And areist to be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian . And are we 0 be is not good for our health. So wvegetarian . And are we losing a vegetarian . And are we losing our it to veganism . It comes to peoples when it comes to Peoples Health . And all four of us would agree People Health . And all four of us would agreethe People Health . And all four of us would agreethe right People Health . And all four of us would agreethe right to People Health . And all four of us would agreethe right to their people have the right to their own bodies, as long as they know bodies, and as long as they know that a kale, that obviously eating a kale, chickpea curry chickpea and sweet potato curry is than eating is healthier than eating a processed burger, processed plant based burger, i think have the right to think people have the right to make that decision. The important recognise important thing to recognise is, again, even these processed plant studies plant based alternatives studies show again they show time and time again they are , healthier, more are better, healthier, more sustainable animal sustainable than the animal based counterparts. So making that swap straight away is a healthier decision. But agree that swap straight away is a heeating decision. But agree that swap straight away is a heeating decisiwholet agree that swap straight away is a he eating decisiwhole plant ee that swap straight away is a heeating decisiwhole plant foods in eating more whole plant foods fruits, vegetables, legumes is even better for us. But were omnivores, arent we . So weve been eating a mixture of vegetables and meat since caveman right for thousands of years ive had to, and weve evolved strongly and weve evolved quite strongly in that department, you in that department, wouldnt you say . Evolved say . Well, weve evolved as being scavengers. Being opportunistic scavengers. We ate what we could to survive. But would we have done that . We have done without meat. We have done that without meat. Killed michael kill we killed animals we needed we animals because we needed it. We knew right from the birth of man that human that sustainability in the human form was the food chain. And the food chain involved us killing animals and eating that. Lets let me respond to that point you just made. Yes , please. Yeah. At that yes, please. Yeah. At that time, had to time, we ate what we had to survive. Society has changed and evolved of evolved in in a number of different have evolved in in a number of diffeis1t have evolved in in a number of diffeis information have evolved in in a number of diffeis information and have now is information and accessibility to foods that our ancestors did. Our ancestors never did. Our ancestors never did. Our ancestors kill one ancestors used to kill one another, one to another, rape one another, to survive and to prosper. But we would never condone such thing would never condone such a thing now modern now because we live in a modern world the choice world where we have the choice and accessibility to do other things the fact that what about the fact that medics a medics recommend people on a vegan diet supplements . Vegan diet take supplements . Thats ringing thats not a ringing endorsement, is it . People take well, most people take supplements, be supplements, whether they be fish but even fish oil. Of course, but even well, vitamin well, perhaps you should vitamin d in the is essential for all d in the uk is essential for all of us. No can i just mike of us. No can i just say, mike harrys body temple. Of us. No can i just say, mike harno body temple. Of us. No can i just say, mike harno problems temple. Of us. No can i just say, mike harno problems templin fact, no problems there. In fact, ive down payment ive got ive got a down payment on. On his kidneys. Bring it back to on his kidneys. Point, bring it back to on his kidneys. Point, you bring it back to on his kidneys. Point, you were it back to on his kidneys. Point, you were saying to on his kidneys. Point, you were saying the the point, you were saying the animals chain are animals in our food chain are fortified. Supplement it. Fortified. They supplement it. So actually we consume a lot so actually we do consume a lot of even when we eat of supplements. Even when we eat animals. Itsjust of supplements. Even when we eat animals. Its just theyre filtered an animal to filtered through an animal to begin with. So vegans just take a b12 supplement, you know, from begin with. So vegans just take a b� source, ement, you know, from begin with. So vegans just take a b� source, which , you know, from the source, which is the supplement itself. And then they stop being forced supplement itself. And then they stop chambers being forced supplement itself. And then they stop chambers for ng forced supplement itself. And then they stop chambers for ngnutrient into gas chambers for a nutrient that from that we can get from supplements. That we can get from supplenlznts. That we can get from supplen i ants. Flip that we can get from supplenlznts. Flip the coin for can i just flip the coin for a moment . Suppose the argument was way and was the other way around, and i said i you said to you, look, i think you should be a vegan aryan, but eat false vegetables, not real vegetables. You see what i mean . Because you want us to eat false meat, not real meat. So if i said to you, look , heres said to you, look, heres a cabbage, but its a false cabbage, but its a false cabbage. How would you feel cabbage. How would you feel about that if i was finding a way to produce a false cabbage . Not cabbage. Not a real cabbage. Firstly , you well, i mean, firstly, you dont have to eat plant based alternatives if you dont want to just eat whole plant foods instead. I know that you are quite fond of the vegan sausage. Of course. Ive seen you eating that quite nicely, that sausage about quite nicely, but point i couldnt but the point is, i couldnt tell the difference. The reason that plant based that we have these plant based alternatives is because there are so alternatives is because there ari so alternatives is because there ari vegan so alternatives is because there ari vegan bacon, so alternatives is because there ari vegan bacon, vegan so if i eat vegan bacon, vegan sausage, that sausage, vegan burger, what that means paying means is im no longer paying for be mutilated. So means is im no longer paying for do be mutilated. So means is im no longer paying for do call mutilated. So means is im no longer paying for do call nbaconzd. So sausage . Not, it . Why do they its not, is it . Why do they call it vegan sausage and vegan bacon . Sausage refers to shape. Sausage refers to the shape. Sausage refers to the shape. Exactly, but its its not exactly, but its cylindrical isnt cylindrical shape. But isnt that know, that conning people . You know, if say is vegan if you say this is a vegan sausage , its not a vegan sausage, its not a vegan sausage, its not a vegan sausage is a meat free sausage. People see they sausage is a meat free sausage. That people see they sausage is a meat free sausage. That is people see they sausage is a meat free sausage. That is a people see they sausage is a meat free sausage. That is a sausage ee they sausage is a meat free sausage. That is a sausage made they sausage is a meat free sausage. That is a sausage made from go, that is a sausage made from something that isnt from from an animal. Let me you, you dont let me tell you, you dont want sausage. Want to see mikes sausage. Spoke can i tell you that you spoke very and your book is out very well and your book is out now. Very interesting. Read it. Is it is called how to argue is to it is called how to argue with a meat eater and win every time. Its enjoying rave reviews. Well catch up with you soon. Okay folks, coming up following the Jeffrey Epstein sex row, is it time for king charles to dump Prince Andrew out of the royal family once and for all . Well debate with debate that with the extraordinary the brilliant extraordinary, the brilliant jennie watching jennie bond. Youre watching friday night live on gb news. Britains news channel. Welcome back. Its an extraordinary cache of Court Documents reveal Prince Andrews connection to and friendship with disgraced paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Should king charles epstein. Should king charles dump his brother out of the royal family once for and all . Lets get the views now of one of the best connected royal journalists the country. Journalists in the country. Former top correspondent former top bbc correspondent and Television Personality jennie bond, jenny, welcome to the show. Happy new year i what is show. Happy new year what is the Case Scenario for the worst Case Scenario for Prince Andrew . What is the greatest sanction . His brother king charles can deploy . Well king charles can deploy . Well you see, im not sure that much more can happen to Prince Andrew, who we have to remember has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing. And who denies all wrongdoing. And who denies all wrongdoing. And who denies all wrongdoing. Wrongdoing. Um, he has been stripped of his hrh title. He has been sacked by his late mother , sacked by his late mother, basically from all royal duties. Basically from all royal duties. Hes been stripped of his military appointments. He no longer has charity patronages. They were taken away from him, but he is a blood brother. He is the kings little brother. So its all very well to see these headlines. You know. Time to chop him out or kick him out or whatever. I chop him out or kick him out or whatever. I dont chop him out or kick him out or whatever. I dont really know whatever. I dont really know whatever. I dont really know what people mean. You know, this what people mean. You know, this is family. Its just what people mean. You know, this is family. Itsjust not a is a family. Its just not a monarchy. It is a family. Is a family. Its just not a monarchy. It is a family. Um, monarchy. It is a family. Um, and there you know, there are and there is you know, there are connections and charles is a sentimental. Sort of old soul, sentimental. Sort of old soul, you know, hes all kind of, you know, i think charles really in another life who he. Peace and love, know, with love, man. You know, with smoking with smoking a joint, probably with flowers know, flowers in his hair. You know, he wants so i dont think he wants peace. So i dont think hes looking to really kick his kick. His brother in the, in the wotsits. Um , andrews home is the um, andrews home is the royal lodge. Its on the windsor royal lodge. Its on the windsor estate. Jenny and it boasts ten bedrooms. Should andrew be turfed out of that accommodation at least . Well. Why, you know, i at least . Well. Why, you know, i mean, he was given this on a very long lease. Um, and hes put a certain amount of money into it. His security has taken so security has been taken away, so he for it. Actually, he has to pay for it. Actually, his big brother pays for of his big brother pays for most of that. I mean, possible that. I mean, thats a possible sanction. Do we sanction. Um, but i mean, do we want to see living . I dont want to see him living . I dont know, down the road in a terraced house . Well, perhaps that would please people. But i that would please people. But i do emphasise again, i havent got lot of time for andrew. I got a lot of time for andrew. I think an arrogant, think hes an arrogant, pompous man. Know , this stench think hes an arrogant, pompous meverything, know , this stench think hes an arrogant, pompous meverything, hesn , this stench think hes an arrogant, pompous meverything, hes been s stench of everything, hes been involved with, with epstein, of everything, hes been involved itth, with epstein, of everything, hes been involved it is with epstein, of everything, hes been involved it is ,vith epstein, of everything, hes been involved it is , ish epstein, of everything, hes been involved it is , is aepstein, of everything, hes been involved it is , is a very in, of everything, hes been involved it is , is a very bad whatever it is, is a very bad friendship. Uh, for all that im friendship. Uh, for all that im not sure that, um, we can castigate him when hes not been Proven Guilty of anything. Proven guilty of anything. Uh, jenny, let me bring in my friday friends, mike parry and stephanie taoiseach. Of course. Mike, youve covered the royal fleet in fleet street. Andrew. Fleet in fleet street. Andrew. Andrew used to be known as randy. Andy didnt he . Has sex always been a problem for this, uh, reckless royal . Yeah. I mean, what i say to jenny is that i accept that youre being sympathetic. And, jenny, you know, you are one of the worlds lead young royal correspondents. You might know things about the royal family. We dont. But do you not think, jenny, that this report today has it all up again after has opened it all up again after the king, king charles tried to sort of bring him back into the fold over christmas. Do you not think, jenny, that over the years , as various women sort of years, as various women sort of grow up and become more mature , grow up and become more mature, reports like this might come back again and again and again. So shouldnt the king charles say, ive got to banish him . Say, ive got to banish him . Well, what do you mean, banish him . Well, i mean, go and ask him to live somewhere else or not to be involved in any duties with the royal family ever again. Is that going to help . Is that going to help . Well, you could ban him. Well, you could ban him. Well, you could ban him. Changes that going to make. Changes that going to make. What you what, stephanie . What you could could say could do is the king could say hes round for hes not coming round for christmas dinner. Want christmas dinner. I dont want to easter. As as to see him at easter. As far as im hes not member to see him at easter. As far as inthe hes not member to see him at easter. As far as inthe family hes not member to see him at easter. As far as inthe family anymore. member of the family anymore. Absolutely. Key word absolutely. Key word is family. Okay. Through family. Mark. Okay. Through thick and thin. But hes behaved so badly. Steph. Hes behaved very badly. Briefly. Badly. Jenny briefly. Give 20s you can on give me 20s if you can on tell charles and tell me about charles and andrew. Are they friends . Do they does the king they get on what does the king think brother . I think he think of his brother . I think he feels his brother is a load of trouble for him. Theyre not that close because theres a big age difference. They difference. 12 years. So they didnt grow up together. Didnt really grow up together. Um, as i say, charles is a um, but as i say, charles is a man great sentiment and man of great sentiment and loyalty, and i think he wishes for to be as for the family to be as harmonious as is possible. Very harmonious as is possible. Very difficult in that family. Difficult in that family. Now, jenny, always a thrill to you on the show. Well to have you on the show. Well catch soon. Brilliant catch up soon. The brilliant former royal correspondent jennie up this jennie bond coming up this weekend mark dolan tonight. Weekend on mark dolan tonight. Im back. And the return of my big opinion and the take at ten, as well as common sense political commentator Annunziata Rees mogg , the best prime rees mogg, the best Prime Minister we never had in Ann Widdecombe former tory widdecombe and former tory mp when parish when they were good. Neil parish next up, its patrick christys. Whats happening patrick prosecute Junior Doctors for patient deaths during the strikes. Should the archbishop welby use his £2. 4 million inheritance to build a Migrant Hotel . I speak to the lawyer representing reeva steenkamps family after pistorius released and pistorius has been released and i confronted the bankers. I confronted the bankers. Mark, listen, the biggest bankers youll ever meet. Thank you. Brilliant, brilliant. You. Brilliant, brilliant. Patrick christys. Thanks for watching friday night live. Well done to mark and the team and my excellent pundits tonight. Ill see at nine. Youre see you tomorrow at nine. Youre watching news the peoples watching gb news the peoples channel that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good evening im alex deakin. This is your latest weather update from the met office for gb after a met office for gb news. After a very wet start to the year, the weekend promises much drier conditions. Its also going to conditions. Its also going to be turning a little colder. Be turning a little bit colder. Were losing low pressure systems and replacing them with an area of High Pressure thats likely to last for most of next week, bringing a lot of dry weather, a lot of dry weather. But completely dry. But its not completely dry. Still pretty wet out there this evening over parts of northeast scotland. Some heavy showers evening over parts of northeast scotlthe. Some heavy showers evening over parts of northeast scotlthe northernzavy showers evening over parts of northeast scotlthe northernzavy sanders over the Northern Isles and there will be some damp and drizzly affecting drizzly conditions affecting Central Eastern england central and Eastern England and showers continuing to affect west wales and cornwall. But for west wales and cornwall. But for many it will turn dry and clear and cold. A touch of frost likely particularly from Northern England across scotland and northern ireland. So yes, a cold start to weekend could cold start to the weekend could be patches in be some stubborn fog patches in southwest scotland, northwest england will be quite grey england will be quite a grey day. Fancy parts eastern day. Fancy over parts of Eastern England dank and drizzly, england a bit dank and drizzly, but thankfully not much in the way of heavy rainfall. And for many, certainly in the west, well see quite a bit of weak winter sunshine, which will struggle to lift those temperatures to about 5 to 8 celsius. Around average for celsius. So around average for the turning the time of year. But turning cold quickly on saturday night, another frosty starts across the north on sunday, still quite cloudy. At times in the east, cloudy. At times in the east, but im more optimistic for a bit more sunshine coming through on sunday. For most, a dry on sunday. So for most, a dry and bright some and a bright day with some sunny spells, cold and spells, but it will be cold and it feel even colder with it will feel even colder with this brisk wind across eastern it will feel even colder with this southern d across eastern it will feel even colder with this southern englandeastern it will feel even colder with this southern england. Astern it will feel even colder with this southern england. Goodbye and southern england. Goodbye looks like things are heating up i boxt boilers sponsor us of weather on gb news. Good evening, im welcome to patrick christys. Tonight i confront the bankers. Tonight i confront the bankers. Its tonight i confront the bankers. Its natwest run by tonight i confront the bankers. Its natwest run by a load of out of touch fat cats. No. No. No. Find out why natwest chairman has to go. And this guy is in the money. When migrants arrive here, our system is grossly wasteful in both human and financial terms. Control has become terms. Control has become cruelty. See, its £2. 4 million fichen should the archbishop of hypocrisy build a Migrant Hotel with that . Plus, remember when labours deputy leader had a voice. Luke miall lask linzer voice. Luke miall lask linzer etonian from islington. Etonian from islington. Decent stonk rumours are keir starmer has gagged angela raynen where is she . And should the blade running killer Oscar Pistorius be out of prison . They felt that he wasnt rehabilitated. Rehabilitated. They felt he wasnt remorseful. Remorseful. I caught up with reeva steenkamps family lawyer and could we learn a thing or two from australia . Is it time to cut migration to fix. From australia . Is it time to cut migration to fix. The cut migration to fix. The housing crisis . Ill be having a debate on that and on my panel tonight. I have got the legendary harriet legendary journalist harriet sergeant. Weve got the always sergeant. Weve got the always outspoken butterworth outspoken Benjamin Butterworth and large of the and the editor at large of the mail charlotte mail on sunday, charlotte griffiths. Get ready britain. Griffiths. Get ready britain. Here go