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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20240714

Of three hospital patients in manchester and liverpool who ate pre packed sandwiches linked to an outbreak of listeria. The duchess of sussex makes her first public appearance since giving birth alongside other members of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade. The actor Olivia Colman is among the famous names recognised in the queens birthday honours list. Now its time for a look back at the best of the weeks exclusive interviews and reports from the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Hello, welcome to the programme. For the next half hour we will bring you some of the exclusive and originaljournalism we have broadcast over the last week. First, it is two and a half years since this programme revealed the horrific scale of historic child sexual abuse in football. When four ex players spoke to us one friday morning on National Television about what they had endured as boys, it stopped people in their tracks. A Specialist Police unit, operation hydrant, has since received over 2,800 referrals. Andy woodward was the first player to break his silence. He was abused from the age of ten to 15 by his then coach, barry bennell. Now he has written a book with new revelations about what happened to him and the impact that speaking out has had on his life. Some of you may find the details of our conversation upsetting. He abused you on a regular basis. Effectively every weekend, through summer holidays, sometimes christmas holidays. Can you tell our viewers the impact on you as a young boy, and the enduring impact through your life . Yeah, i mean, when i spoke about what had happened obviously people are aware of abuse and, you know, offences he committed against me, but in the book i have been able to explain how deep that was, and how many times. The magnitude of what that man did to me over a number of years, and the devastating effect that has had on my life, and i want people to understand that, because throughout my life ive had failed relationships, marriages, you know, ive had drink problems, you know, i have had bulimia, all of this. This is a Mental Illness now i have got i will have to carry for the rest of my life. And you considered taking your life on more than one. On numerous occasions, and i feel blessed and lucky i am still here obviously to be able to write this book, but it is about the future now. And my whole life has been devastated by this. You talk about other boys who were being abused by bennell at that time, and you were close to some, less to others, but you were in the same team, being coached at the same time, some a little older, some a little younger. None of you spoke to each other. Can you explain why . Yes, that is really key in the book, people can read and understand why you dont speak out about this, and the manipulation and the control over not only yourself as a child, but the families, and families also get groomed. Including your parents, your siblings . Yes, thats right, correct. And these individuals are that manipulative that i really wanted to express this in the book. Honestly and truthfully, about exactly what happens when you are a victim of abuse, and it doesnt have to be just in football. Its in life. Yes, absolutely. Your mum and dad were taken in by bennell, which is why they let you stay at his house. Sometimes he abused you in their house. Your mum and dad were obviously around when bennell started to go out with your sister, and many of our viewers wont know that in the end he married your sister. You were at the wedding of your sister as she married your abuser . Absolutely. That is just extraordinary. And thatjust goes to show that amount of trust. I was so protected as a young child. My parents were the most loving parents in the world and protective of both of us, yet my sister was also a victim, exactly the same. She was groomed, and this is the understanding in the book, that people will see what that man did, not only to me and my family, but to all the others as well. And this goes on, notjust about me, but it is about other people as well. What you also reveal is a horrifying secret that you discovered years later. Your mums sister had been murdered as a teenager, and you discovered who it was who had killed her, which had never been spoken about in your family. Tell our audience about that. This has been a very difficult thing to obviously put into the book, but the book is all about honesty and truth. And what i needed to do, you know, god bless, for my mum as well, this was real. This is something that was shocking for us us and something as a family we have had to live through for many, many years. I wanted people to understand how evil that man was and also the relation of it. It has been devastating for us but is something i have kept very quiet but i felt was important that was put in the book. I wanted to say this is real, it is what happened. It was to do with barry bennells cousin. What did he do . Its in the book, but he murdered my mums sister, and the details are all in their terms of what actually happened. How does your family. Kind of, get their head round what the bennells have done to your family . Us as a family, we believe our family has been cursed by the name bennell, and my mum is the bravest woman in the world, and she gives me inspiration. So we have come through it, and we are still here and we are still going, and thats what my focus is now. That is testament to you and your mum, and the family actually, considering what you have endured over the years. You include in the book a text message we got to our programme while you were on air talking for the first time this is what it said. I was sexually abused by a male relative of my birth family, and this has made me realise. This is during your interview when we were talking to you. I dont have to pretend anymore. I can cry and not feel ashamed. I would like to thank you so, so much. With this viewers permission and your consent, we put you in touch with each other. We are obviously not going to mention this persons name, but tell us what this person was going through as he watched you live on this programme. Yeah, and, you knowjust for this one person it was worth doing. He was in a dark room and he had tablets ready to commit suicide. And he was a young teenager. Thats right. I didnt know that at the time, but when i spoke to him. He stopped himself after watching me on Victoria Derbyshire. Really . So you are also part of that and now he is doing so well, he has therapy, he got the help, he is in college and has a girlfriend, and i am so proud of him to do that. Absolutely. What do you think of the way the fa have approached historic sexual abuse in football . Again, that is in the book. I dont want to point fingers at organisations. I feel a but coming. There is a but. It is about reading what happened to me, what they said to me, and where i am sat now, on my own, have written a book but i am still on my own. You feel the words and actions didnt match up . No, absolutely not. What do you think about that . It is for the organisations to sort of speak about that, if they want to, which they probably wont. I mentioned some figures in the introduction. At the last count, 2807 referrals to the police, 300 suspect identified, 340 clubs named. At least 97 others reported bennell after your interview. Hundreds contacting the nspcc special helpline which they set up as a result of you speaking out. I mean, the effect from what you did is enormous, isnt it . How do you reflect on what you changed, how you helped people . I am really proud of that. It is something that, you know, i will take that to my grave, to know that people have spoken out and got a voice out of it, and some of them will still be suffering now. I am really proud of that, victoria. But its not been easy. You know, i think people think, oh, andy spoke out for the first time. How amazing you are, but it has been a really tough time, victoria. If you have been affected by any of the issues he spoke about, there is help and information if you go to bbc. Co. Uk actionline. This week saw the return of love island, after a year of controversy surrounding the reality tv show. It has faced criticism over a perceived lack of after care for its stars, following the deaths of two former contestants, Sophie Gradon and mike thalassitis, as well as claims it has failed to reflect ethnic and body diversity. 12 months on from her appearance on the show, samira mighty told us about her struggle with anxiety, and just how much her life has changed. Our reporter went to meet her. Its a cool evening in manchester and former love island stars are attending the launch of a fashion line. 12 months after the reality show ended, going to events like this is nowjust part of theirjob. How are you . Fine, thanks. Good. West end performer samira mighty had 4,000 instagram followers when she entered the love island villa. When she left, she had a million. Inside, the party is in full swing, with loud music and many influencers posting on their social media. Samiras been to loads of influencer parties since leaving love island. This, however, is my first. What ive learned is you get a lot of free drinks, free food, free merchandise, and theres quite a lot of posing. If youre feeling yourself, then why not take a good photo . What about when youre not feeling yourself . Sometimes obviously youre having a bad day and you have to, like, you have to go to this event and youre like, ugh but you just have to suck it up, cos it is yourjob. Free champagne isnt the only bonus. Samira says attending these events also makes Good Business sense. If one influencer can reach a million people, then a group of influencers can reach millions. I try to support my friends as much as i can because then they can do the same for you when you have your own thing going on. Therell be people watching wholl think its quite superficial and shallow. What would you say to those people . I can see how it looks like that way because its all on instagram, its all posing and make up and stuff but really we are just a group of people having fun and, like, that is theirjob, to influence. And like also instagram is peoples job. I never wanted to be an influencer, ever. Samira has more social media followers than the uks Prime Minister. Its a lot of power for a 23 year old and, at times, can be quite overwhelming. I have this thing called insights and then you can see your audience. So 86 women. General age is 18 to 34. Youve got quite a lot of 13 to 17 year old girls following you. Yeah, ive got i3 to i7 year olds. A lot of them, actually. Wow. And do they ever message you . All the time. I do get a lot of serious ones, which is hard to reply to all of them, because you dont want to make someone feel like youre helping them out and not helping out the other. Samiras young followers regularly ask her for help about important issues. Earlier this year, samira revealed she was having a lump in her breast removed. Her mum previously had breast cancer, so samira wanted to encourage women, particularly black women, to get checked. I got a lot of messages from a lot of teenagers being like, oh, you know, i was really scared but then ive gone and done it now and its all fine. I had a lot of messages asking for medical help and some people actually sent me pictures of stuff, and i was like, oh, my god. I am not a doctor. So the main thing id say was, go to the gp, go to the gp, go to the gp. After weeks of being unlucky in the villa last summer, samiras loyal following hoped shed finally found love with fellow contestant frankie foster. But a few months later footage of him kissing another girl emerged and they broke up. The public break up thing made me really depressed and like i wasjust. You know, youve got all these followers but you feel really alone. I had so much anxiety, i felt sick all the time, i got really skinny. Know what i mean . You werent eating . Yeah, i wasnt eating and i just looked awful. Despite the heartbreak, samira says she was well supported by producers and psychologists. They were literally on tap. You could send a message at iam and they would reply, being like, hey, ill call you in the morning, and youre like, fine. While samiras experiences were positive, some people have raised concerns about the psychological supports and aftercare on reality tv shows. It follows the death of two former love island contestants and the death of a contributor on thejeremy kyle show. Its often the producers who are blamed, so getting them to talk is difficult. Theyve also told us the industry is small and they fear they could lose theirjob. But we did find one who agreed to speak if we didnt reveal her identity. Shes worked on high profile reality shows on itv, e4 and mtv. All the reality shows ive worked on have offered support. Participants are warned about what could happen, like their friends being offered money for horrible stories about them. Theyjust dont take it seriously enough. Those talks happened before the love island deaths. Theyll probably just need to be more serious now. When Reality Stars say Production Companies should support them, i think, why dont you get Production Company some money from your personal appearances . Use that money for your Mental Health. People need to take some responsibility for themselves. As mps investigate the support given to reality tv stars this years love island cast will benefit from a new duty of care process. Itv says all contributors will receive at least eight therapy sessions when they leave the show and they will be trained on how to manage their social media and money. Following calls for more of a variety of contestants, this years show includes a plus sized model. I guess everyones talking about more diversity, different body types and when i was in there obviously i know there was a lot of stuff outside about being the dark skinned girl. It didnt really faze me much. I think it would be great to see more different races in there. Samira is grateful for all the opportunities that have come her way since appearing on love island. She also says shes accepted that at some point she may be replaced. The new seasons coming up, you kind of pray that no one looks exactly like you and is you. You cant think of it that way, youve got take your own path because otherwise youlljust become a follower. And you can watch all our films on the website. The race to become the next Prime Minister has been labelled a shambles by one of the conservative partys own mps. With so many candidates standing, the party has had to change its own rules to reduce the number of people who get to the first round. This week i spoke to one of the contenders, former work and pensions secretary esther mcvey. If you get the job, will you end austerity . What do you mean by austerity . Savings, cuts. For example, would you immediately end the freeze on working age benefits which would help most of all, according to thejoseph rowntree foundation, working families in poverty with children . When we came in in 2010, what we had to do because the finances were out of kilter, was make sure we were living within our means. Would you now end it . It already will be ending very shortly, the cap, because it was put in place for a certain amount of time to enable the country to get back on its feet, which we have now done. So what i have said, when i have launched my agenda, is said that what we need to do is put the extra money that we need, 4 billion, into schools, and 3 billion into policing because we are in a different position from where we were in 2010. You need somebody who is a nimble leader who can change things when they need to be changed. That is why i have said we will support Public Sector workers, because we need to. You would pay for that money you have just mentioned from the International Aid budget, and you know we spend a tiny amount of our National Wealth on foreign aid, 0. 7 . Yet you would take 7 billion or so from that budget, which helps some of the poorest people in the world, you would cut that budget . If we look at what has happened with that foreign aid budget, whilst other budgets, as you said, were either being held at a fixed rate or cut, that was the only one which has nearly doubled. So i have said lets go back to it. It was at historically high rates in 2010. It would be less than 0. 7 of our National Wealth if you were Prime Minister. Yes, and hardly any countries are on 0. 7 . We cant be giving money away when we havent got police on the streets. I have watched all the interviews you have done recently and you often mention fairness. How fair was it when you were minister for disabled people to force people with disabilities to effectively fight for Financial Support to which they were legally entitled to . Again, how are you explaining that . Which bit was i making people fight for support . Through the Work Capability assessments, which many of our audience have told us were sometimes very stressful, sometimes humiliating and sometimes, frankly, absurd. This is a system i was carrying forward. The Labour Government brought that through. And when people go for any benefit, there will always be a gateway check to make sure you are eligible for that benefit. That was brought in by the Labour Government. And then we thought, how do we make it a fairer system . Our audience would not call it fair. We are talking about the movement from disability living allowance to pips. Thats a different assessment. Two assessments, Work Capability assessment and the assessment where people move from dla onto pip. We want a more generous system, not only to people with physical disabilities, but we also looked at sensory ones, whether it was learning disabilities, blind, deaf and how do we get the benefit they need . Spending on pip has gone up every year. Some people lost benefits. But let me read to messages. Nina grant has an illness which affects the joints and connective tissues, causing fatigue, dizziness and injuries. She is a member of the labour party. I was given zero points in response to my first pip assessment. Because of this i spent over a year living on £73 a week, struggling to make ends meet. It had a huge impact on my Mental Health as well. I wrote all about the history of Mental Health problems in th

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