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Cuts could be made before the Tory Party Conference in manchester next month. Downing manchester next month. Downing street has sought to play down reports the Prime Minister is drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax. The sunday inheritance tax. The sunday times claims rishi sunak is considering reducing the current rate in the budget in march, despite a warning by chancellor jeremy hunt. He would have no jeremy hunt. He would have no headroom for tax cuts. Death headroom for tax cuts. Death dufies headroom for tax cuts. Death duties charged at 40. But the vast majority of estates fall below the threshold. So married couples can pass £1 million to their kids without it being taxed. Political commentator Peter Spencer says it only benefits the wealthy. Benefits the wealthy. It is a tax cut which is good news for the rich and has no impact on people who are not not so well heeled. I mean, what so well heeled. I mean, what doesit so well heeled. I mean, what does it mean to people who are renting for example . What does it mean to people who have got a little got little place that little got a little place that isnt that much . Isnt worth that much . Absolutely. Meanwhile absolutely. Zero. Meanwhile while is manifestly while the economy is manifestly strapped cash and if you cut strapped for cash and if you cut that tax, then then then how does that impact on, say , does that impact on, say, cutting income which would cutting income tax, which would which would be good news for everybody . There isnt that much everybody . There isnt that much money to splash the cash, to splash around if you give it to the rich. You cant give it to the rich. You cant give it to the others. The others. The liberal democrats are calling on the government to triple tax for social media firms to fund having a Mental Health worker for all schools in england. The proposal would see the Digital Services levied raised from 2 to 6 of company revenues. Earlier, deputy leader revenues. Earlier, deputy leader daisy cooper told her Party Conference that Mental Health has dropped off the political radar. She introduced a wider package of proposals, including regular check ups on the nhs. Regular check ups on the nhs. For those at risk , nasa has for those at risk, nasa has successfully landed the largest asteroid sample ever collected back on earth. The specimen is a remnant of our early solar system , which scientists believe system, which scientists believe can shed light on how the planets formed and life on our planets formed and life on our planet began, which is estimated to be 4. 5 million years old. It was checked for any damage and wrapped in thermal blankets before being recovered by helicopter for using a cargo net. Dr. Amy simon, a Senior Scientist at nasa, says it will allow us to look back billions of years into the past. The asteroid are the leftover remnants from solar system formation. So they are a pristine example of planetary Building Blocks and studying them helps us to understand how them helps us to understand how the earth and all the planets in our solar system were formed. And so well be taking those samples and looking at what theyre made of, looking at the different sizes of particles. But for carbon but well be looking for carbon beanng but well be looking for carbon bearing minerals. Well be looking organics, looking for organics, amino acids , the Building Blocks of acids, the Building Blocks of life as well as evidence that there was hydration in the past on bennus surface because all of things are sort of of these things are the sort of materials that were delivered to earth that helped life flourish here. And finally, people have braved the chilly north sea to celebrate the autumn equinox. Participants stripped down to take part in the annual north east skinny dip in northumberland. The equinox is when the sun sits directly above the equator, and day and night are equal length. The september equinox marks the end of the summer months and ushers in shorter days. This summer months and ushers in shorter days. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play. Play. Gb news good morning and welcome to the Camilla Tominey show on this sunday morning. Thank you for your company. Its been a big weekend in westminster climate westminster and a climate climbdown from prime climbdown from the Prime Minister. Course weve got minister. So of course weve got another great show with lots of great for coming great guests for you coming up over 90 minutes. Now over the next 90 minutes. Now im delighted to be in the studio with backbencher extraordinaire daniel kolczynski. Mp for kolczynski. Hes the tory mp for shrewsbury. Daniel, shrewsbury and atcham. Daniel, lovely to see you this morning. Lovely to see you this morning. Are you ready for a may election . Well, 7 well, we . Well, we will be ready whenever whenever the election is called. I know, but what do you reckon may rather than the autumn next year . Well, whether its may or october, its a difference of a few months isnt it. I know but when youve got a team ready to try assemble an election try and assemble an Election Campaign Less Campaign and youve got less time, well come out time, you know, well come out of and the next of christmas and the next thing we everyones to be leafleting. That puts pressure on mps like doesnt it . Like you, doesnt it . Were out leafleting well, we were out leafleting and canvassing shrewsbury and canvassing in shrewsbury yesterday. On nearly yesterday. We knocked on nearly 300 and 2. 5 hours. So 300 doors and 2. 5 hours. So were already in election were were already in election mode and that will that will be the for case the next 12 months. You worried about the lib are you worried about the lib dems in shrewsbury . Because weve got ed davey today saying that intending on smashing that hes intending on smashing through the blue wall. Your voters necessarily voters might not necessarily want labour, but want to switch to labour, but they might the lib they might think that the lib dems a bit of a halfway dems are a bit of a halfway house. Well we never discount the from the lib dems in the threat from the lib dems in any in any constituency, but i think the labour party is the main main, main challenge. And what about this net zero climb down . Presumably you were in support of this in the week. Very much so. And so are many. Tory party activists. So are you changing your mind about rishi sunak . Because i remember our last conversation, you bit ambivalent about you were a bit ambivalent about him his conservative him and his conservative credentials. Perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede heils. Perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was righthaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was right wing didnt him and his conservative crede he was right wing enough. Think he was right wing enough. And heard from and now weve just heard from david talking about him david maddox talking about him throwing tories like throwing red meat to tories like you. Must be delighted. You. So you must be delighted. Well, im very i didnt vote for originally , but what for him originally, but what i have seen the last 12 have seen over the last 12 months that he has brought months is that he has brought back discipline into the conservative Party Conservative Parliamentary Party and is giving us the sort and now he is giving us the sort of policies that we can sell on the doorstep. Yeah particularly over over the changes over net zero. Yeah. The United Kingdom produces less than 1 of global c02 produces less than 1 of global co2 emissions and we have reduced those at a faster rate than most of our g20 competitors does. So he understands, unlike sir keir, that yes, we are committed to reducing co2 emissions, but we cant move at a pace which puts our industry and household is at a disadvantage to our european competitors. Thats very, very important. Yes. Okay. Important. Yes. Okay. She might be able to sell that on the doorstep, although obviously some polling companies suggest that the public are behind the net zero ambition, if not it through not having to pay for it through the to achieve it. And how the nose to achieve it. And how well does the idea of scrapping hs2 go down on the doorstep . Hs2 go down on the doorstep . Well, one of the reasons i supported hs2 is the then, you know, you support. Are you regretting that support . Daniel ive got to be honest with you. I voted for it because we were told by Patrick Mclaughlin then secretary of state for transport , that this was also an transport, that this was also an issue of capacity. We have , uh, issue of capacity. We have, uh, we have been campaigning for a direct Train Service from london to shrewsbury, and we werent allowed to have it for a long time because they said that the network is at full capacity. Weve secured a direct Train Service between london and shrewsbury, but we were told that hsz, shrewsbury, but we were told that hs2, its not just about, you know, faster trains to birmingham or manchester. We were also told about capacity. Were also told about capacity. So do you feel you were lied to because it seems ridiculous to because it seems ridiculous to have been sold hs2 on the bafis to have been sold hs2 on the basis of more capacity from london to birmingham and now we seem to be talking about more capacity from Old Oak Common to birmingham and more capacity birmingham and no more capacity at all between and manchester. Well, when you make these monumental changes like the victorians did on building major Infrastructure Projects , which Infrastructure Projects, which could potentially have major benefits, not just for yourselves but for future generations, of course theyre controversial. Of course, their costly, of course, there are people who think that we cant afford it , but cant really, afford it, but we cant really, can we . Its gone from 35 billion to 100 billion. Well, dont you regret cost or do you regret regret the cost or do you regret voting i do that this voting for. I do know that this is polarised issue, and is a highly polarised issue, and i know there many i know that there are many constituents who feel that we ought it. Do you wish ought to scrap it. Do you wish that voted for it . No that you hadnt voted for it . No no, im not going to say that im waiting to hear how the government respond these government will respond to these growing but the issue of growing costs. But the issue of capacity genuine one. It capacity is a genuine one. It wasnt in previous wasnt raised in your previous interview with my friend david maddox, still an maddox, but it is still an important to be debated. Important issue to be debated. The demand on the railways has gone down because more people working remotely people are working remotely since is one of since covid and this is one of the which i recognise and the things which i recognise and i agree with david the i agree with david in the sense that, know, saturday that, you know, next saturday yet strike and yet another train strike and i think the trade unions have played a big part know we cant blame disincentivizing people from using the we can blame we can blame the unions for a lot and you know im the first to call out strikes that affect all of our travel plans, not least when were trying to commute into work and earn an honest days crust. However, cant days crust. However, we cant blame for a bill on blame the unions for a bill on hs2 skyrocketing from 35 billion to over 100 billion and lunatic Decision Making. Like for instance , axing the leg from old instance, axing the leg from old common to london and now not investing in the north. I mean, youre in a more northern constituency than a lot of people who might be making this Decision Making down in london. The north feels left behind from a rail perspective. Youve got to with i get to sympathise with that. I get that youve got your rail link, but weve still got not got a clear link from manchester to leeds 2023. Leeds in 2023. Absolutely. And this is oh, absolutely. And this is and highlighting the and you are highlighting the alternative perspectives and debates and arguments of this highly polarised issue. And i understand that the frustration that constituents, the residents, voters have over the spiralling costs of this project , its something that the government will have to address over coming weeks and months over the coming weeks and months to what their strategy to explain what their strategy is. But i to explain what their strategy is. But i dont apologise for voting for it, because i do know that the capacity issue for us was essential in getting a direct link for us from shrewsbury to london. Lets just drill into your experience on polish matters , on experience on polish matters, on the collapse of this grain deal between poland and ukraine and now poland that had been a key ally of president zelenskyys now sort of talking about withdrawing weaponry. Whats your analysis that . Your analysis of that . Daniel well, no two countries, no European Countries, no two European Countries, no two European Countries more for countries have done more for ukraine than britain and poland. And these two critical nato partners have joined forces to help kyiv at a time of extraordinary manipulation and aggression from moscow. What i really regret is that obviously the ukraine cant export their grain through the black sea because the russians are are preventing that from happening. Preventing that from happening. There was an agreement with the European Union that ukraine could transit through European Union countries to export their grain to third parties. That agreement came to an end on september the 15th, and the European Union has not extended it. And so now ukraine is it. And so now ukraine is dumping its its its grain. Im so sorry. Im going to have to leave it there because unfortunately, were running out of time. Right. But you support polands Decision Making in this. Think poland is a very i think poland is a very strong supporter of ukraine. Yes. Weve got weather coming next, and be very next, and ill be back very soon. Anywhere. Soon. Dont go anywhere. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Im craig snell. Well, looking ahead to the week ahead, it is certainly going to remain unsettled, especially middle of the potentially turn very the week potentially turn very windy of us. Back to windy for some of us. Back to the here now and we have got the here and now and we have got low generally low pressure generally dominating thats dominating the atlantic. Thats going bands of rain going to bring in bands of rain as we go through the next 24 hours. And note that the tight lipped isobars indicating its to very so its going to be very windy. So heres and we heres the situation. And as we end sunday, got a band of rain spreading its way the spreading its way across the country, some heavy pulses on it andifs be country, some heavy pulses on it and its be a fairly and its going to be a fairly windy night, especially across the half the the northern half of the country, turning a little bit dner country, turning a little bit drier the drier and clearer across the south as we end the night. And for all of us, its going to be a fairly mild one. Temperatures staying in double figures. So we start fairly start monday off on a fairly sunny many parts of sunny note across many parts of england and wales. Still maybe some overnight to contend some overnight rain to contend with far with across the very far southeast. Really is southeast. And really the day is going mixture of going to be a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. The showers mainly focussed across parts across more northern parts of the could some the country, could see some heavy scotland and heavy showers for scotland and to ireland and quite to Northern Ireland and quite a breezy especially again in breezy day, especially again in the may the the north. That may temper the temperatures here, temperatures somewhat up here, but the southeast , but down towards the southeast, feeling warm. Highs of feeling quite warm. Highs of 23 degrees tuesday , another day of degrees tuesday, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers could see some heavy showers. Initially across the east. And then later on this more band rain more organised band of rain spreading in from the west. As we go through the course of the day. And sets us up for a day. And that sets us up for a very windy middle part of the week. Out for wednesday. Week. Watch out for wednesday. Warnings are in force the warnings are in force for the north and west. Warm feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Withdrawing life support. Withdrawing life support. President zelenskyy engaged in some more. In some more. Were going to be speaking about that subject now to Luciana Berger. Shes a former labour and liberal democrat mp for liverpool, wavertree. Lovely to see you, luciana. Thanks for coming into the studio. Lets ask you about the net zero climb down because you were Shadow Energy and Climate Change minister for three years in the previous administration. Lets previous administration. Lets put it that way. What do you think . Because im a bit confused by where starmer stands on this issue. We havent really on this issue. We havent really heard much pushback from him on some of the climate announcements that have been made by rishi sunak the week. Made by rishi sunak in the week. Weve into the weve got a briefing into the sunday today that says sunday papers today that says that your colleague ed that your former colleague ed miliband, who i know you work really close on some of his really close with on some of his own measures, is a liability for the labour party. And that people are getting annoyed with him costing him because he might be costing the him because he might be costing th well, think keir starmer well, i think keir starmer has been pretty busy this week holding the government to account. Know, its we are account. You know, its we are i wouldnt say celebrating. Were acknowledging the Year Anniversary this weekend of what was a shocking under the was a shocking period under the leadership of liz truss as Prime Minister. And that disastrous budget which has resulted in impacting on so many people across the country, whether thats the cost that theyre incurring with increased mortgages, etcetera. Know , mortgages, etcetera. You know, its very tricky time. Its a very, very tricky time. So so, think the so rightly so, as i think the leader of the labour party, weve seen him this week and deal and contend with that issue being city. Deal and contend with that issue beiiweve city. Deal and contend with that issue beiiweve also ty. Deal and contend with that issue beiiweve also seen weve also weve also seen weve also been france and montreal. Been in france and montreal. Was saying also, and i was also saying also, you know, hes on the International Stage and hes, you we cant solve you know, we cant solve the worlds as country by worlds problems as a country by ourselves. I think its ourselves. And i think its absolutely been absolutely right that hes been spending with spending time meeting with leaders in montreal. He was leaders both in montreal. He was with week. With macron earlier this week. So i think been pretty so i think hes been pretty busy. But the busy. but but at the same time, do we think perhaps not think that hes perhaps not setting his strong setting out his strong and staunch opposition to what rishi sunak precisely for sunak is saying precisely for the mentioned, the point youve just mentioned, that really that people are facing really tough economically. Tough times economically. And, you the of living you know, the cost of living crisis still a thing for crisis is still a thing for people. Bills have come people. Energy bills have come down, now into the down, but were now into the winter and youre winter season. And if youre anything youve put anything like me, youve put your thermostat back up because its been cold and therefore he cant himself against its been cold and therefore he can because himself against its been cold and therefore he can because hiknowsagainst its been cold and therefore he can because hiknows itsnst this because he knows its saving people money. Well, all, i dont well, first of all, i dont agree think that agree with that. I think that first i think we have first of all, i think we have heard some very robust proposals from party, which are from the labour party, which are very actually very practical and actually showing can showing what a government can and should be doing to support people with their energy bills. So the labour so whether its the labour proposal Energy Proposal to create gb energy that be creating that we should be creating energy this country, we energy in this country, we should harnessing the should also be harnessing the natural that we have. Natural resources that we have. Were island, we have wind were an island, we have wind that blows, weve got tidal power we be power that we should be accessing seen that accessing and weve seen that stall just in the past stall even just in the past yeah stall even just in the past year. Seen terrible year. Weve seen terrible examples we havent examples of where we havent seen offshore energy seen any sort of offshore Energy Projects going ahead. So absolutely, we shouldnt be relying putin relying on dictators like putin to determine what were paying with our energy bills. You know, with our energy bills. You know, i the that labour i welcome the fact that labour has out its plan to have a has set out its plan to have a gb theyve also set gb energy and theyve also set out warm homes plan, which out the warm homes plan, which would help millions of households. Rachel reeves shadow Rachel Reeves the shadow chancellor, had to say that there green prosperity plan, which is 28 billion a year on green measures, would have to be delayed there wasnt delayed because there wasnt enough money. And then people said, have really said, well, have you really costed . I mean, costed any of this . I mean, theres a suggestion that the Climate Change act that was introduced has introduced by ed miliband has cost us, at a conservative estimate , at about £500 million. Estimate, at about £500 million. So lets lets lets break down all those different elements. I think its absolutely right that a shadow chancellor is being prudent with the economys finances and the way that we havent seen from this government. And we are all suffering. I mean, people are now paying on average £220 a year to year more this year compared to last on their mortgage last year on their mortgage costs theyre a home costs alone. If theyre a home owner. And we have to owner. And actually, we have to look the nations finances look at the nations finances and doesnt exactly and labour doesnt know exactly what inherit if there what it might inherit if there is successful the general is successful at the general election , but certainly its election, but certainly its right for them to say, you know, our nations finances are in such we need such dire straits that we need to responsible. And think to be responsible. And i think anyone welcome anyone would welcome that because seen that because we havent seen that Fiscal Economic fiscal and economic responsibilityand certainly , you government. And certainly, you know, people are really suffering a result of that. Suffering as a result of that. But what labour says that it but what labour has says that it acknowledges and rightly acknowledges and it rightly recognises the opportunities that now we need that it would bring. Now we need to at the jobs are for to look at what the jobs are for the in this country and the future in this country and whether thats investing in our Energy Infrastructure or ensuring have homes that ensuring that we have homes that arent there are arent spending. There are millions households this millions of households in this country spending money millions of households in this cottheir spending money millions of households in this cottheir bills, ding money millions of households in this cottheir bills, ong money on their energy bills, on electricity gas because we electricity and gas because we have leaky properties , we have such leaky properties, we have such leaky properties, we have of the most energy have some of the most energy inefficient homes in this country. For prime country. So for the Prime Minister to say that hes going country. So for the prime midelay to say that hes going country. So for the prime midelay the ay that hes going country. So for the prime midelay the energy hes going country. So for the prime midelay the Energy Efficiency] to delay the Energy Efficiency targets, what does that mean for the majority people renting targets, what does that mean for th catastrophe approaching narrative, which is actually not really in sync with the electorate who is saying we care about the planet, but we dont want to have to pay through the nose it, not least as nose to do it, not least as David Maddock pointed out, that we only account for 1 of global c02 we only account for 1 of global co2 emissions, but are co2 emissions, but people are paying paying for it. People are paying it at people are paying for it at this theyve paid and this moment. Theyve paid and theyve acutely the theyve seen it acutely in the past theyve to past year where theyve had to pay, past year where theyve had to pay, know, of £3,000 pay, you know, upwards of £3,000 for on energy for some households on energy bills their homes are so bills because their homes are so energy inefficient our homes energy inefficient and our homes are Much Less Energy efficient compared other compared to many other properties. Residential properties. Be that Residential Homes properties homes or commercial Properties Across this is across europe. And this is something the government something that the government could with. You could have contended with. You rightly i was rightly point out that i was shadow for and shadow minister for energy and Climate Change back in 2010. I did for three years. I did that role for three years. I stood the government stood opposite the government that said they going to do that said they were going to do all things support all these things to support homeowners, to invest or landlords. That came landlords. None of that came forward. Countless forward. I wrote countless articles. Theyre still online. I would welcome go and i would welcome anyone to go and read all come true read them. Its all come true where weve now 13 years down the were not in any the line, were not in any better position to help households be able to households to be able to insulate properties and insulate their properties and whether homeowners whether thats homeowners themselves or whether thats people rented People Living in rented accommodation social housing, accommodation or social housing, weve issue. We weve got a massive issue. We have million at have 19 million homes at a starting point that could that desperately need to be better insulated. And then havent insulated. And then we havent seen any of that happen. So people are paying today. Theyre also paying Higher Energy also paying the Higher Energy bills a bills because we havent seen a government invest in Energy Government invest in our Energy Security Energy Security and our Energy Infrastructure. Were now infrastructure. So were now having rely on foreign gas having to rely on foreign gas imports. Weve got loads of issues which many people, including myself, pointed out 13 years further years ago, and we are no further down line. Down the line. Youre here banging youre now on here banging the for labour and labour the drum for labour and labour policies, great. Policies, which is great. Obviously quite obviously youve had quite a political you were political journey. You were dnven political journey. You were driven out of the party under jeremy anti semitism. Jeremy corbyn by anti semitism. At one point you had to have a bodyguard. You were receiving appalling anti semitic abuse on social media in in other avenues. Keir starmer has now come in. We had a segway where you went to the liberal democrats whole democrats during the whole brexit divide. Know you brexit remain divide. I know you had in that the had a child in that time. The independent group that you joined then ended up joined from labour then ended up being changed. Uk you stood as a lib 2019 youre lib dem in 2019 and now youre back labour party member. Back as a labour party member. Presumably you have presumably then you have confidence that starmer has cleaned on this, cleaned up labours act on this, even though weve got inappropriate language used by diane abbott it comes to diane abbott when it comes to writing to guardian. Writing letters to the guardian. Weve Jeremy Corbyn in weve also got Jeremy Corbyn in the spectre of potentially the spectre of him potentially running for mayor of london. Whats reaction that . Whats your reaction to that . Firstly on jeremy well, firstly on Jeremy Corbyn, i mean, ive listened very closely to sir keir very closely to what sir keir starmer and the starmer has said and the leadership of the labour party and made very clear and he has made it very clear there no future, zero future there is no future, zero future for Jeremy Corbyn in the labour party will not be Running Party and he will not be running as a labour cannot be a political future for Jeremy Corbyn all. Corbyn at all. Consider the sharing when you consider the sharing of anti semitic mural all of the anti semitic mural all and he denies it, but his tendency towards anti semitic tropes , but also supporters who tropes, but also supporters who have definitely harboured anti semitic views. Anti semitic views. I mean, im on record on countless occasions being very clear about my position on Jeremy Corbyn. And i think for me, what was most acute was when an independent body in this country, the equalities and human rights commission, carried out an investigation to what happened under his leadership in the found the the labour party and found the party been guilty of party to been guilty of breaching the equality act of being perpetrated and harassment and intimidation of its jewish members , and also the fact that members, and also the fact that under his leadership there was direct political interference in what was going on. So you shouldnt run for mayor of london. Well, lets be very clear. Not going to be clear. Hes not going to be running labour candidate. Running as a labour candidate. No, he run at all . No, but should he run at all . Well, i mean, after these findings, well, theres nothing to from running to stop anyone from running as candidates morally, candidates unless they morally, morally, course, should morally, of course, he should for theres loads of jewish theres loads of jewish People Living in london. Of course should. But. But of course he should. But. But lets very clear. Hes not lets be very clear. Hes not going on the going to be running on the labour hes going to if labour ticket. Hes going to if he runs as a candidate, he will be as an independent candidate and hell be running against the labour and its been made labour party. And its been made very clear that will very clear that he will not be allowed run as a labour allowed to run as a labour candidate at a parliamentary candidate at a parliamentary candidate any other type candidate or any other type of labour next labour candidate at the next general election any future general election or any future council elections. So i cant control to do control what anyone seeks to do as an independent. You wouldnt but you wouldnt happen . But you wouldnt happen . And be absolutely not. And id be very that go very outspoken if that does. Go ahead. I mean, it remains to be seen. He should run is what im trying. Of course not. Of course not. I mean, he hasnt he hasnt either denied or confirmed that he will be running. Mean, should have running. I mean, should he have just politics just stepped down from politics altogether findings altogether with the findings of that i mean, altogether with the findings of thatvery i mean, altogether with the findings of thatvery much i mean, altogether with the findings of thatvery much very i mean, altogether with the findings of thatvery much very clearly ean, altogether with the findings of thatvery much very clearly on|, im very much very clearly on record as saying how disgraceful it in wake of an it was that in the wake of an extensive which we extensive inquiry, which we didnt look, you know, it didnt even look, you know, it looked at certain number looked at a certain number of cases. Look at cases. It didnt look at everything because it wasnt possible look everything. Everything because it wasnt possiyou look everything. Everything because it wasnt possiyou looitheyeverything. Everything because it wasnt possiyou looithey took hing. Everything because it wasnt possiyou looithey took iing. Everything because it wasnt possiyou looithey took i think but, you know, they took i think it around 100 cases and it was around 100 cases and looked what happened under his reign. Know, the shame reign. And, you know, the shame of what happened under his watch, his leadership, watch, under his leadership, which you know, sought which he then, you know, sought to denigrate even further not to denigrate even further by not accepting the findings of the report absolute disgrace. Report was an absolute disgrace. Wendy chamberlain, the lib dem east and dem mp for North East Fife and the democrat whip, the liberal democrat chief whip, joins me now from their Party Conference in bournemouth. Wendy, time wendy, thank you for your time because busy at because i know youre busy at conference. I know what its like. Youre here. There and everywhere. Weve from everywhere. Now weve seen from ed hes ed davey this morning, hes given to the given an interview to the observer he says hes observer where he says hes going smash through the blue going to smash through the blue wall. Tell me many seats wall. So tell me how many seats are hoping win at the are you hoping to win at the next general election . Wendy . Well obviously, was pointing well obviously, ed was pointing to by election to our four by election victories since 2019. And you may remember chesham and was the first and amersham, that was the first of stunts with that blue of our stunts with that blue wall. But think its quickly wall. But i think its quickly developed additive because developed as an additive because its have its quite clear that we have the opportunity. There were 80 seats we were second to the seats that we were second to the conservatives in in 2019, but there seats now there is a number of seats now where believe that can where we believe that we can beat the conservatives so camilla am not going to put a number it. But what i would number on it. But what i would say were working really say is were working really hard. Realistic about the hard. Were realistic about the targets for. Targets that were working for. And weve got a really and i think weve got a really credible of parliamentary credible set of parliamentary candidates been meeting candidates who have been meeting with weekend. With already the weekend. Think the public are do you think the public are sure of your policies, though, wendy . Interesting. Wendy . Its interesting. You mentioned amersham and chesham. Thats neck of the thats very near my neck of the woods. Nearby woods. I live very nearby and i was bit confused by the was a bit confused by the liberal Democrat Campaign because in the manifesto you speak about your continued commitment and then lo commitment to hs2 and then lo and behold, when you campaigned in chesham and amersham, you were anti hs2 in your leaflets. So which is it . Are you pro the rail project or anti . Well, camilla, you may be. Remember, given it is so close to you that cheryl gillan, who was the conservative mp in chesham, amersham before sarah green, despite fact that the green, despite the fact that the conservative then was conservative position then was to support hs2, was opposed to it was opposed it on it and she was opposed to it on the basis of her constituent. And sarah green, now in and sarah green, now the mp in chesham and amersham representing our constituents in that to hs2 that way. But in relation to hs2 , i think for me as a scottish politician where we need to look at uk wide infrastructure and improve that and improve services in the north which have long been neglected. I think long been neglected. I think there is still a case for hs2 and i think it is shortsighted of the government to be moving back those commitments. I back from those commitments. I think for those in the north it is a betrayal. Is seen as a betrayal. If the liberal democrats are in a stronger position come the next be next general election, be that in the or indeed autumn in the spring or indeed autumn next year , say if you were in next year, say if you were in some of confidence and some kind of confidence and supply situation with labour, would hs2 would you insist that the hs2 project as look, im project continues as look, im not going to talk about what comes after the election or confidence supply. In fact, i think ed daveys been really clear that there are no cracks deals and i think no cracks in deals and i think you have to look at you only have to look at campaign mid bedfordshire to understand that. But you know, as position, committed as a position, we are committed to believe that to hs2 because we believe that what has long been neglected is the infrastructure to deliver the infrastructure to deliver the productivity and economic benefit that the uk desperately needs. Benefit that the uk desperately needs. The government has needs. The government has stepped away from levelling up. It is meaningless. Okay. Another issue of confusion for me because of what your moran, your colleague layla moran, whos affairs whos the Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, said yesterday, we want to rejoin the eu. She told a fringe meeting at conference. Yet at the same time, ed davey says you dont. Whos right . Layla moran or ed davey. Layla moran or ed davey. So camilla, we as you know, the liberal democrats are very interested in policy, and that is what were debating in the coming days. And we have a four point plan relation to how we point plan in relation to how we rebuild our relationship with europe. And i think thats the thing thats really key. And we didnt vote for Boris Johnsons oven ready deal. Everybody believes that brexit is not working, regardless of what your position was before the referendum. So liberal referendum. So what the liberal democrats focussed on democrats are focussed on is rebuilding relationship rebuilding that relationship with europe so that we can then look at other things in the future. We have to be future. But we have to be focussed in the first focussed on that in the first instance. But wendy, to what extent . I think the quote we want to rejoin is unequivocal from layla moran, isnt it . Moran, isnt it . Well, what i would say is go back to our four point plan. We need to rebuild that relationship. This is not it is easy to use words like rejoin or single market. This is really complicated. Not only have we and thats what the conservatives completely failed to appreciate, particularly under Boris Johnson, hence the oven ready deal. Under Boris Johnson, hence the oven ready deal. But we are in a position now where not only is our economy suffering as a result of brexit, but the trust and relationships that we had with our european neighbours have been damaged as well. This is term project. Is a long term project. Okay. I also noted that okay. I also noted that yesterday the liberal democrat conference passed a motion insisting that menstruation affects non binary and trans people. Therefore, the language people. Therefore, the language around women, menstruation should be changed to people who menstruate. But the lib dems menstruate. But the lib dems trying to erase women. Trying to erase women. Camilla thats not quite right. The policy was right. The policy was particularly in relation to penod particularly in relation to period poverty, and im sure both you and i will be completely aligned on the need to address that. We know that 1 in 5 women has issues in relation to period poverty where they cannot afford period products. They cannot gain access to them. And that is what our policy motion was focussed on yesterday. But whats this phrase . People who menstruate . Isnt that also known women . Women that also known as women . Women and people who are trans . It is a very small proportion of the population. But what i am of the population. But what i am saying to you is, is that policy was about period poverty. And im pretty sure that you and i both agree about the need to address that. No, but have you removed women and changed it to people who menstruate . Because why not say women arent removed . Say women arent removed . We have not removed women at all. Know women and girls all. I know women and girls struggle with this issue , but i struggle with this issue, but i think we also have to make sure that we are inclusive and we make sure that we are considering everybody in our policy making. Do you know many men who menstruate, though , camilla . Menstruate, though, camilla . Were talking about period poverty. I think it was a really strong, powerful and i really wish you had been there. You should look it back on youtube to hear the debate because we were very focussed on that challenge. Quick what . Yes no okay, quick what . Yes no answer. You dont mind to answer. If you dont mind to finish, wendy, are you going to be and be advocating votes for 16 and 17 year like labour . Sir, 17 year olds like labour . Sir, im the co chair of the all Party Parliamentary group for votes at 16 alongside the father Party Parliamentary group for vo the at 16 alongside the father Party Parliamentary group for vo the house. Ongside the father Party Parliamentary group for vo the house of gside the father Party Parliamentary group for vo the house of peterthe father Party Parliamentary group for vo the house of peter bottomley. Of the house of peter bottomley. Thats a yes, right. Lovely to have an unequivocal answer at the end. Wendy, enjoy the rest of conference. Lovely to this morning. Radio. Now, somebody whos also been robust in his questioning in the past is sir richard dearlove, former head of m16, who joins me now. Sir richard, lovely to now. Sir richard, lovely to speak you this sunday speak to you this sunday morning. Thanks very much for your mean, is the your time. I mean, this is the week weve seen five week that weve seen five bulgarians arrested for suspected on behalf of suspected spying on behalf of russia. Weve obviously had the chinese spying scandal in parliament. So richard, whats your view . Have we got a problem with espionage that might have escalated in recent years . Escalated in recent years . Well, it may have escalated on the chinese side and i think the chinese probably have become more active over the last decade on the russian side, its a problem thats been there since the end of the cold war. There hasnt been a break in russian espionage activity. Its just continued at much the same level. But every now and again you see a bit more of the iceberg above the water. Chinese spying story involving a researcher who had been able to get a pass into parliament. Does that worry you . Doesit parliament. Does that worry you . Does it surprise you or is this stuff always happened . And perhaps been thwarted by mi6 stuff always happened . And perhaps been thwarted by m16 and others before the publics even got to know about it . Got to know about it . Well, i think there was a lot that you dont learn and thats not surprising because its kept secret. It doesnt appear in the pubuc secret. It doesnt appear in the public domain. I think the case in parliament indicates that foreign governments that are hostile to us always take an interest activity and try and exercise influence in any way that they can. Im not sure exactly the character of this case in parliament. It is. Exactly the character of this case in parliament. It is. Its case in parliament. It is. Its unusual. We havent had a case quite that. Bear in mind, you quite that. Bear in mind, you had this lady lee , this had this lady lee, this solicitor in london, quite recently, who when she was identified , sought his influence identified, sought his influence , did a runner and disappeared overseas. I think we have a case probably with this young man. Probably with this young man. And i thought it was interesting as well when you said about the cold war or the repositioning of our relationship with china, theres been quite a lot of political debate about this. Have we been too close to the chinese under cameron and osborne . We cameron and osborne . Should we now put some distance between us, advocated by liz us, as was advocated by liz truss . How should we be managing our with china. Our relationship with china. With great care is my answer. And i think if you go back, yes, we were rather naive. I mean, ive said this publicly before, ive criticised David Cameron and George Osborne for being far too enthusiastic to get close to china. Now we have a close relationship, a close economic relationship, but that relationship needs to be conducted with our eyes wide open, realising the downside, the dangers, the difficulties of deaung the dangers, the difficulties of dealing with china when you know their attitude towards us is not entirely one of cooperation and friendliness. They dont believe in win win. They believe in we in win win. They believe in we win, you lose. Win, you lose. I was speaking to a defence and security expert in Parliament Last week who was talking about the fear of the threat to our cyber and other infrastructure. Theres been talk in the past about the vulnerability perhaps of some of the undersea cables which connect us to the rest of the world and theyre responsible for a lot of our internet and other infra structure. Is that a key concern in sir richard that i would understand as escalated in recent times because of the technological advances weve all made, it might actually make us more vulnerable. More vulnerable. Well, i think the russians specifically did develop and have sophisticated means for attacking undersea cables. I think that weve probably had some incidents which were arent necessarily proven. For example , the cable to the Shetland Islands was cut earlier. I think last year. Yeah, its a problem last year. Yeah, its a problem. Its a vulnerability. And i think its one that the uk being an island is very , very an island is very, very conscious of and there are measures im sure, being taken to defend that part of our infrastructure, which is so critical analysis of putin at the moment. I know youve raised concerns in the past about his health. He appeared with kim jong un quite recently. His legs seem to be tapping a lot. Whats your assessment of his current state, sir richard . Sir richard . Well, im not a clinician and, you know, anything that we say about that is largely guesswork. But i mean, i do have quite a few medical friends who watch him carefully. And the watch him carefully. And the consensus seems to be that he might have parkinsons, but but i gather that parkinsons comes in different forms and it isnt necessarily its an illness that can be controlled or its an illness that can be much, much more serious. Its im not going to, as it were, claim , medical to, as it were, claim, medical knowledge. But i think theres a fair amount of evidence to indicate theres something wrong with it. Whats your prediction on how his reign at the kremlin might come to an end unseated by somebody the inside side . Somebody on the inside side . Well, i think there are two possibilities. You could have someone within his group sort of depose him or so that the same people remain. And i think the people remain. And i think the lead candidate for that would be someone like Nikolai Patrushev , someone like Nikolai Patrushev, whos head of his Security Council , former head of the council, former head of the internal kgb. What known now as the fsb. So thats one the fsb. So thats one possibility. I mean, the other possibility. I mean, the other possibility is , is something possibility is, is something much more serious and as it were, change of regime. I think a lot really depends now on what happensin a lot really depends now on what happens in ukraine. I mean, if ukraine does regain all of its territory so that you have, lets say , a defeat of russia , i lets say, a defeat of russia, i think the implications then are much, much more serious. Think the implications then are much, much more serious. Maybe much, much more serious. Maybe the war going badly, but hanging to on some of the territory is a different scenario. I mean, the problem that we have, i say, whats your prediction for that . Because obviously weve seen the ukrainians make some gains this weekend in crimea. Theyve this weekend in crimea. Theyve obviously knocked out a key strategic russian target when it comes to reclaiming the territory that theyve lost. So territory that theyve lost. So what likelihood is there of that, do you think, sir richard . . I . I dont . I dont think 7 i dont think we . I dont think we can 7 i dont think we can yet predict that the military initiative is definitely with the ukrainians at the moment. The offensive is going slowly, but when i was in ukraine earlier this year, they were quite clear that there wouldnt be a magical counter offensive. There would be a series of punches, a series of initiatives. And i think, you know, their progress on the battlefield now. I think , depends on our i think, depends on our determination to support and to continue to arm them. And i mean, for example, the american supply of atacms , these longer supply of atacms, these longer range missiles , things like range missiles, things like that, can really tip the balance in their favour. But but clearly theyre making progress in the south and theyve made some quite optimistic statements recently. And their attack on sevastopol clearly was strategically significant. And an important sort of morale booster. So we have to wait and booster. So we have to wait and see what happens over the next few months. And then, of course , therell be probably another offensive next spring after a reduction of fighting in the winter. I was wondering whether theres a fear perhaps that the west growing little weary. West is growing a little weary. I what saying i note what youre saying about the long range from the the long range missiles from the us. Boris johnson writing us. We had Boris Johnson writing in the spectator, an addition ago really need to ago saying we really need to step up our support. And actually there has been this, well, ongoing weariness from the likes of germany and other European Countries then European Countries and then poland and grain deal poland and this grain deal perhaps jeopardising their support for the. Ukraine support for the. Ukraine yeah, there are problems. Theres a problem with poland, but i think this is largely related to the polish, the forthcoming polish election. And forthcoming polish election. And you know, the rural vote for the current government and winning that election. So its a spat. I that election. So its a spat. I dont think its going to, as it were, undermine ultimately the strategic relationship between poland and the ukraine war weariness. Yes. I mean, there are problems in germany. You are problems in germany. You know, if you look at the sort of polling in relation to ukraine, there are problems in france, slovakia and then, of course, one has the concern of trump and a possible Trump Presidency candidature. These are problems i but on that subject , sir but on that subject, sir richard, and im not going to predict how its going to turn out, but so far, so good. Were sustaining our support for the ukrainians, and thats important. Important. But quick answer to this one, sir richard, if you dont mind on subject, whos a bigger on that subject, whos a bigger threat democracy , threat to western democracy, donald trump an increasing , donald trump or an increasing, bewildered joe biden. Bewildered joe biden. I think trump is probably the worst outcome of the two. Its a bit of a hobsons choice, though, isnt it . Sir richard . It is indeed. Richard . It is indeed. And maybe it is indeed. And maybe neither will be president ial candidates. Thank you very , very much thank you very, very much indeed for your time this morning, sir richard dearlove. Welcome back to the Camilla Tominey show. As promised, im joined by Craig Mckinley in the studio. Hes the tory mp for south thanet and chair of the net scrutiny committee. Net zero scrutiny committee. Youve scrutinised the governments. What do you governments plans. What do you reckon . Has he climbed down on the climate stuff enough does the climate stuff enough or does he need to be more . What im very pleased about is weve opened the door is i think weve opened the door to a discussion because we havent been having discussion havent been having a discussion before, a word. Weve heard a lot this pragmatism. Lot of this week is pragmatism. Yes. This is yes. And i think this is a pragmatic approach. You pragmatic approach. And do you know really underlying know what is really underlying all this is that we do not have enough electricity generation. I thought to say thought you were going to say votes. Well some of those would be nice well. Be nice as well. Politically, its politically more to more expedient for him to abandon some of these pledges or at delay them because, you at least delay them because, you know, you votes. Well, the end of the day, well, at the end of the day, were here to get elected. Were to here serve the public. You might also serving the you might also be serving the pubuc h you might also be serving the public if you try public better if you try and save the planet. Public better if you try and sav well, planet. Public better if you try and savwell, ilanet. Public better if you try and savwell, i dont think thats well, i dont think thats stopped at weve still got stopped at all. Weve still got the in place, for good or the 2050 in place, for good or ill. Yeah, but we dont agree with im a bit. With that. Then im. Im a bit. Why 2051 or 2045. 1 or 2055. But what im concerned about is the rest of the world are really saying yes to all this. And we seem embarking on a seem to be embarking on a potentially £3 trillion enterprise, a 3 trillion, and wed get thats from National Grid that that is the potential up cost of decarbonising the uk. We need to have that debate and ineed we need to have that debate and i need to be absolutely sure that these forecasts and Everything Else just think about the obr. They couldnt even get a right five months a forecast right five months ahead. There wrong. But ahead. There are 14 wrong. But suddenly Climate Change suddenly the Climate Change forecasters have got it absolutely right 2100. I hope absolutely right to 2100. I hope they. I absolutely right to 2100. I hope they. I really hope they they have. I really hope they have, because the £3 trillion enterprise has got to be founded. I suppose the argument for that will be 3 trillion until that will be 3 trillion up until 2050. It is. But, i mean, it is. It is. But, i mean, just let me just explain the energy supply. Only 20 of the energy supply. Only 20 of the energy electricity. Energy we use is electricity. The other. 80 is petrol. The other. 80 is petrol. Diesel. In your tank and gas and oil in your home. We havent even got to the renewable sources to get to the 20 of electricity we use. Were actually talking about replacing that 80 renewable sources that 80 with renewable sources or nuclear. I hope im very much in favour nuclear. Then in favour of nuclear. And then youve have bit in youve got to have a fair bit in reserve to charge whatever youre to going charge to the youre to going charge to be the storage when the storage mechanism for when the wind blow. Because wind doesnt blow. Because typically a couple of years typically and a couple of years ago in germany, had ago in germany, they had a wonderful word dunkel flouter is when you have an anticyclone sitting above europe. Yeah and the wind hasnt blown in the coldest bit of the winter because we had Luciana Berger on earlier talking about wind power and tidal and its all lovely, but are you going to store but where are you going to store it . This is the truth that nobody talking about. Youve nobody is talking about. Youve got of batteries and got a choice of batteries and ive got grave concerns ive got real grave concerns about do we really about batteries. Do we really want chinese want to be entering a chinese supply chain . So were jumping supply chain . So were jumping out of putins frying pan into president xis fire is one. You could do some some pumping up hills so you can use hydropower, but nobodys really talking about what the solution is. Im worried that we are nudging the population into technologies that are very raw, not really tried , and are batteries in tried, and are batteries in cars. The best we can do if we have that pause, perhaps hydrogen might show itself again. Need loads and loads of electric power to make the stuff. Or it might be a synthetic fuel. But even if were looking at hydrogen and other options, youre to have put youre going to have to put a shedload of investment into some of industries and of those industries and therefore cost therefore its going to cost the taxpayer in the long run. Whatever happens, if were going to switching ever to be switching ever more greener, can greener, which i think we can both should do, i dont both agree we should do, i dont want to be luddite about it and go back to the days of the industrial revolution. Absolutely pollution filling our cities rest it. Cities and all the rest of it. What i interesting about what i found interesting about what you wrote for the mail on sunday this morning is youre talking about the counter intuitive nature of the drive towards electric cars is youre saying in the youre basically saying in the headline, need to headline, theyll need to excavate using excavate the streets using diesel good point. Diesel diggers. Yes, good point. And about the and then you talk about the electrification plans for lampposts, as lampposts, bins and benches as pie do you say pie in the sky. Why do you say that . That . Youve got to connect find youve got to connect or find an electricity supplier to a lamppost . Say a lamp post. It only uses about one kilowatt. Its only to do a bit of its only got to do a bit of lighting to actually have a fast charger. 100kw. So to get charger. Uses 100kw. So to get that power it, youre going that power to it, youre going to have to have some substantial cabling, some substantial new substation and some Electricity Supply , please. Wheres the supply, please. Wheres the electricity coming from . Is the problem. I mean, my energy plan is that we go for a decade of gas, domestic , preferably. So gas, domestic, preferably. So were not importing lng from as far away as australia , which on far away as australia, which on any co2 is mad. Yeah. As any co2 terms is mad. Yeah. As we finally get back on track for a Nuclear Future is the which was abandoned in 1997 by tony blair. And weve only just about talking about it. The Prime Minister listen to you craig. Do you go into downing street and have these chats . Ive had discussions with many the senior ministers, many of the senior ministers, yeah. I many of the senior ministers, yeah. I havent had a 1 to 1 with prime about with the Prime Minister about this, Energy Ministers most this, but Energy Ministers most certainly and my certainly have. And i think my views energy were views on the Energy Policy were made with the passage made very clear with the passage of the energy should pleased of the energy should be pleased because david maddox the because david maddox was on the paper earlier saying that paper of you earlier saying that hes like you hes handing tories like you some meat. Some red meat. Gobbling it up with are you gobbling it up with glee . What im most pleased i am. What im most pleased aboutis i am. What im most pleased about is were having the debate. For too long weve not been having this debate about net it wasnt net zero. I mean, it wasnt long ago were to ban new ago we were going to ban new cars internal combustion cars and internal Combustion Engine cars are 2040. That was deemed be date. Then it deemed to be the date. Then it shifted back down 2035. Yeah shifted back down to 2035. Yeah no can see. And no great reason i can see. And then boris boosterism. Loved then boris boosterism. We loved him dearly. It went to 2030. Him dearly. It went to 2030. Talking of boris, i mean, a lot of these ideas were his ideas. And you backed him. I did. I didnt back him on the energy not all. The energy stuff. Not at all. Not all. And he knew i was not at all. And he knew i was not on that page with him. Okay the worst think we ever the worst thing i think we ever had having the saddle of had was having the saddle of cop26, because whoevers in the saddle to have to over saddle tends to have to over reduce ever more great announcements the likes reduce ever more great an greta. Ements the likes of greta. But what we were now on a reality check, i think, and thats important. Right. All right. All right. Lets have a reality check on a domestic a couple more of domestic issues, if you dont mind. Lets whiz through some of these may election election. Election or autumn election. Whats prediction . Im whats your prediction . Im still on autumn. Whats your prediction . Im stilare autumn. Whats your prediction . Im stilare you . Mn. Whats your prediction . Im stilare you . In. Whats your prediction . Im stilare you . I am still on are you . I am still on autumn. Happy, but it autumn. Youre happy, but it might i dont. Might be me. No, i dont. And keep your seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, keep your seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i keep your seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i can. Ep your seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i can. Yes,ur seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i can. Yes, ir seat, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i can. Yes, i canit, greg. Might be me. No, i dont. Yeah, i can. Yes, i can keepeg. Yeah, i can. Yes, i can keep my seat. Yes, its going to be tough. Its going to be tough on the doorstep. I mean, theyre disaffected with the tories. Are. Disaffected with the tories. The are. Disaffected with the tories. The temperatures rising. Boxt sponsors of boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello there. Welcome to your latest weather forecast. Latest gb news weather forecast. Im craig snell. Well, looking ahead week ahead, it is ahead to the week ahead, it is certainly going remain certainly going to remain unsettled, especially of unsettled, especially middle of the turn very the week, potentially turn very windy of back to windy for some of us. Back to the here and now. And we have got low pressure generally dominating the atlantic. Thats going bands of rain going to bring in bands of rain as we through the next 24 as we go through the next 24 hours. Note the tightly hours. And note the tightly packed isobars indicating its going very windy. So going to be very windy. So heres situation end heres the situation as we end sunday. Got band of rain sunday. Got a band of rain spreading way across the spreading its way across the country. Pulses on country. Some heavy pulses on it. And its to be a it. And its going to be a fairly windy night, especially across half the across the northern half of the country, turning a little bit dner country, turning a little bit drier and clearer the drier and clearer across the south night. South as we end the night. And for us, its going to be for all of us, its going to be a mild one. Temperatures a fairly mild one. Temperatures staying in figures. So we staying in double figures. So we start on a fairly start monday off on a fairly sunny note across many parts of england wales. Still maybe england and wales. Still maybe some contend some overnight rain to contend with far with across the very far southeast. And really the day is southeast. And really the day is going be a mixture of going to be a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. The mainly the showers mainly focussed across of across more northern parts of the country, see some the country, could see some heavy for scotland and heavy showers for scotland and too. Northern ireland and quite a especially again a breezy day, especially again in that may temper in the north. That may temper the temperatures somewhat up here, towards the here, but down towards the southeast, feeling warm. Southeast, feeling quite warm. Highs degrees tuesday , highs of 23 degrees tuesday, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers could see some heavy showers. Initially across the east. And then later on this more organised band of rain spreading in from the west. As we through the course of the we go through the course of the day. And sets us up for day. And that sets us up for a very windy middle part of the week. Watch out for wednesday. Warnings for warnings are in force for the north. North and west. The temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. Good evening. The latest from the newsroom. 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