He later apologised for what he called rude comments. Plenty of people saw the remarks straightaway as racist but it took an age in political terms for rishi sunak to agree. At a rally on friday night in hackney, diane abbott told the crowd to stand firm against racism. This is about the way that black women are disrespected. Decade upon decade. The conservative Cabinet Minister and transport secretary, mark harper, spoke to laura kuennsberg, on her sunday morning programme, she asked him Whether Frank Hester s comments were racist. Did you think these comments were racist . Yes, look, the Prime Minister made it very clear at Prime Ministers questions on wednesday that they were racist. It took him some time to do that. Did you think straight they were racist . You said it took an age in political terms but it didnt take long at all, the Prime Minister said it on wednesday and his spokesperson was clear the day before that they were racist comments and unacceptable. And frank hester ap
A national treasure, sir michael graced the screen with his presence as the host of the show. Parkinson i will be joined by actor Christopher Biggins and journalist John Sargeant to share some of their fantastic insightful memories of the best. Also , how did you catch me also, how did you catch me and the gang at Parliament Earlier yesterday . Anyone on to downing street these days work . They myself Michelle Dewberry nigel farage Liam Halligan and bev turner. We all went to personally deliver a letter chancellorjeremy all went to personally deliver a letter chancellor jeremy hunt letter to chancellor jeremy hunt on behalf of almost 300,000 of you who signed our dont kill Cash Campaign to protect your right to use cash. Well, if you missed us, maybe you saw our giant inflatable piggy bank a little mascot to all of those who refused to be left behind. The race to erase physical tender by the way, when 91 people, 91 signatures away from hitting that 300,000 mark, i think were going to d
Nigel, thank you. Good evening. Will the top story from the gb news room is that gb news can reveal the number of migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats. This year has now passed 17,000, almost 500 people on board several small boats were taken to dover harbour earlier on today after arriving in the early hours of this morning. Uk early hours of this morning. Uk border force spent the day on what theyre calling red alert dunng what theyre calling red alert during whats been an extremely busy time for migrant activity. Busy time for migrant activity. A man has been arrested on suspicion of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists following the psni data breach. The 39 year old man has been detained following a search in lurgan in county , search in lurgan in county, armagh. Hes now being questioned in belfast. Last week. The details of 10,000 Police Officers and staff were published online by mistake , published online by mistake, followed by a second breac
London were found to be missing, stolen or damaged. In stolen or damaged. In a statement, the museum said this afternoon that the items included gold jewellery, semi precious stones and glass dating from the 15th to the 19th century. The museum has described them as small pieces not recently on public display and were mainly used for research and academic work. Its launched its own independent review of security following the incident. Economists say the uk incident. Economists say the uk still faces a very real risk of falling into recession, despite todays drop in inflation. The Prime Minister says todays inflation figures, which doesnt include housing costs like mortgage payments, for example, prove that the governments plan is working. A leading think is working. A leading think tank, though, has warned that Rising Interest Rates could cause the economy to contract. Cause the economy to contract. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index infl
Least. Would you welcome a freeze or do you worry about the quality of your local services . Do let us know. And what do the met police need to do to regain your trust . Six former officers have been charged with sending, quote, grossly offensive, racist messages on whatsapp. Well get the insider opinion from a former met detective. Former met detective. Were also going to be talking about cuddles today. Do you like a cuddle . Would you pay for a cuddle from a stranger . For a cuddle from a stranger . Yes, were going to be talking about that a little bit later on. This is a lady who charges significant, not just a stranger, a licenced cuddle therapist for a cuddle. Yes. Is that something you find yourself doing . Do let us know. Gb views at gb news. But first, lets get at gb news. But first, lets get a bulletin round up with paul. A bulletin round up with paul. Good morning. Its 931. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. Price from the gb newsroom. Price rises are conti