Gb news. Morning. 930 on wednesday, the 24th of april. Britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. Good morning. Thank you for good morning. Thank you for joining us. So defence spending boost. Prime minister rishi sunak pledges an extra £75 billion in defence spending by 2030. Will it go far enough though . Were going to be speaking to former Armed Forces Minister james speaking to former Armed Forces Ministerjames heappey later in the show and the miranda aftermath , the Prime Minister aftermath, the Prime Minister faces Big Questions over whether those flights will act as a deterrent after 250 migrants attempted to cross the channel yesterday. And of course, we saw those five deaths and a prestigious award for former detective turned whistleblower Maggie Oliver has received the award for her courageous efforts to expose the rochdale grooming gangs. Maggie will join us with her extraordinary story. And yes, what was it like . Andrew back in your day . I dont thin
Mans incarceration . So were mans incarceration . An so were deaung mans incarceration . An so were dealing that dealing with all of that a little later in the show. Also, after a ruthless labour reshuffle, this keir reshuffle, this week by keir starmer, blairite into starmer, which put blairite into a number of key roles, ill be speaking to tony blairs former right hand man, then right hand man, his then political secretary, John Mcternan. Also be speaking mcternan. Ill also be speaking to lord theodore agnew. Youre probably remember him because he resigned and house of resigned and in the house of lords over the shambolic treatment by the treasury of the covid loan crisis. Since the covid loan crisis. Since the fraud crisis, which cost us billions of pounds and the government didnt really do anything be anything about it. So ill be speaking to him about whether the treasury fit for purpose, the treasury is fit for purpose, what should happen the treasury is fit for purpose, what taxe
With the weather chris, parts of the uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, uk are going to see Something Specialtonight. Yes, its uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, its a decent night for spotting some of this. The Northern Lights, i will be telling you how they form and perhaps more importantly where the best places are for catching a glimpse of this dazzling astronomical display. Also coming up, dont try this at home. The british adventurerflying high ina home. The british adventurerflying high in a camping chair strapped to helium balloons. Hello, this is afternoon live. I am simon mccoy. The uks economy grew slightly more than predicted in the three months to september, increasing the likelihood that the bank of england will increase Interest Rates next week. According to the initial assessment by the office for National Statistics, the economy expanded by 0. 4 , with strong performances in the services and Manufacturing Industries. The construction s
The Senedd’s plan to shift the burden of this levy away from those on lower incomes shows how real levelling up can work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee