heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for
much alive. there s a very similiar take on family division in the daily mirror. and finally, the i newspaper breaks with the consensus. it carries a warning from borisjohnson to conservative mps that if they ditch him, they will lose the general election. i m sure our guests here will have an opinion on that this is very much the sort of stories they have been writing the last few days and maybe writing the last few days and maybe writing for a few more yet. but we will leave that for now and good evening to both of you and thank you for bridging off from your long weekend for being with us. bit of a bossman s holiday coming out of the papers but great to have you. we will start with the tyrants. yes. will start with the tyrants. yes, leadin: will start with the tyrants. yes, leading with will start with the tyrants. yes, leading with some will start with the tyrants. yes, leading with some grand - will start with the tyrants. ye: leading with some grand pictures of the
tikahitity have allies of him arguing about his likability and saying if we get rid of him. likability and saying if we get rid of him, the tories will throw away the next of him, the tories will throw away the next election. it is not particularly helpful to then have him booed so publicly. absolutely and i thinkjohn him booed so publicly. absolutely and i thinkjohn hit him booed so publicly. absolutely and i thinkjohn hit the him booed so publicly. absolutely and i thinkjohn hit the nail- him booed so publicly. absolutely and i thinkjohn hit the nail on - him booed so publicly. absolutelyl and i thinkjohn hit the nail on the and i thinkjohn hit the nail on the head there. it was striking with a group of people, royalists who traditionally vote conservative and obsolete we cannot pay everyone with the same brush but largely a group of people representing his sort of party supporters and for them to be moving at such an event where you have two extra bank holidays,
for being a mexican when he s an american from indiana, but that s a definition of racism. here is an excerpt of that. this judge is giving us unfair rulings. now i say why. i m building a wall, okay. and it is a wall between mexico. not another country. he s not from mexico. in my opinion he s from indiana. he s mexican heritage and he s very proud of it. it went on and on and on. the only point i m making here is in the last couple of years, and for much of his time in the white house, he refused to sit for anything remotely like that. there are a couple of exceptions. he s ensconced with the safe bubble of fox folks and whatever, right wing folks that are just praise him and whatever don t challenge him at all, even on basic things. is he ready for kaitlan tonight? is he ready for the republican voters that have questions for him tonight? we ll see. i m not sure he has a thin skin. i m not sure he s ready for to answer the questions, like he
debate with the booze aimed it s a debate with the booze aimed at the prime minister. the prime minister says to the rest of the party they will surrender red wall if they force them out now if they were listening and looking at those pictures, they might find the prime minister and his argument less convincing. l minister and his argument less convincing- convincing. i think it was unexcited. convincing. i think it was unexcited. you - convincing. i think it was l unexcited. you sometimes convincing. i think it was - unexcited. you sometimes see convincing. i think it was unexcited. you sometimes see booing at football unexcited. you sometimes see booing at football matches but you don t necessarily if and to see it outside a church necessarily if and to see it outside a church service especially when it s meant a church service especially when it s meant to be a moment of national it s meant to be a moment of national unity. and i think one of the things national unity. and