Good morning. It is going to be fairly cloudy and wet today across the central swathes of the uk. To the central swathes of the uk. To the south of that mostly dry and mild. In the north, blustery showers with gales in north west scotland. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, 13th march. Rishi sunak is facing calls to hand back millions of pounds donated to the Conservative Party by a businessman accused of making racist comments about the mp, diane abbott. Tech boss frank hester is reported to have said ms abbott made him want to hate all black women, and that she should be shot. The Prime Minister called the comments racist and wrong. Our Political Correspondent Hannah Miller has more. Hello, rishi. How are you . Very nice to see you. When rishi sunak made this visit to a mill near leeds in november, his Helicopter Ride had been provided by one of his partys biggest donors, frank hester, Who Last Year donated £10 million to the Conservative Party, now alleged to have made com
That manipulated photograph of her and her kids released on mothers day, saying she was simply experimenting with editing. Well, now shes facing calls to release the original. Well have all the latest on this huge ferrari, and thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. On the start of a week, that could be absolutely monumental in british politics. Been talk a long, long time. Scurrilous rumours of time. Scurrilous rumours of defections from the conservative party to reform. And now that day is upon us. First up the ladden day is upon us. First up the ladder. Lee anderson, mp for ashfield. Will others follow ashfield. Will others follow rumours of nine others who are the reform . Nine ill have all the reform . Nine ill have all the inside gossip, but i want you to get in touch. Email me gb you to get in touch. Email me gb views at gb news. Com what does this say to you about your voting intentions . Will you vote for reform now . Lee has crossed oven has for reform now
Casualties as they arrived at dover harbour. Home casualties as they arrived at dover harbour. Home office casualties as they arrived at dover harbour. Home office has been chairing an emergency meeting of the small boats Operator National gold command, this morning. Home Operator National gold command, this morning. Home secretary this morning. Home secretary Suella Braverman saying , my Suella Braverman saying, my thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic loss of life in the channel. Charlie rowley is a former special adviser to michael gove. He told us this is a europe wide problem, a dangerous route into the uk. Its not something that people do lightly and it follows the incident that we had just last week in italy where an ambulance lost their lives because of the crossings that are taking place, not just across calais and dover , but across calais and dover, but across calais and dover, but across europe. It is a European Crisis that were seeing. But as crisis th
Change . You tell me and get this the media democracy festival takes place this weekend. Sounds fabulous. What, though, is their first item of discussion . Any guesses how to solve a problem like gb news . A look at here. Conspiracy and bias. Well, look at that. Yes, indeed. Thats all at that. Yes, indeed. Thats all to come over the next hour. Richard tice Angela Phillips keeping me company. But before we get stuck in, lets cross live for tonights latest news headunes. Headlines. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story. Kemi badenoch has become the first government minister to say francescas remarks about diane abbott were racist. She welcomed mr hesters apology, but said its Never Acceptable to conflate someones views with the colour of their skin. Its after the conservative partys biggest donor reportedly said miss abbott made him want to hate all black women and she should be shot. Mr hester has now apologised and says he abhors racism. Miss abbott, abhors racism. Miss
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