Lessons are completed. The Prime Minister responded to concerns that luxury flats are now being used for Asylum Seekers in chelmsford in essex, while local People Struggle in substandard homes is whats going on currently is completely wrong. Weve got a situation which is unfair. Weve got a situation which is unfair. British weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers are forking out £6 million a day to house Illegal Migrants in hotels and other accommodation. Thats clearly wrong. Its clearly unfair, and thats why i want to put an end to it. Meanwhile, more than 3000 people crossed the English Channelin people crossed the English Channel in 63 small boats last month with an average of 52 migrants per boat. Thats the highest number on record. More than 14,000 have made the dangerous crossing so far this yeah dangerous crossing so far this year. Well the Prime Minister introduced today what hes calling the biggest shake up of alcohol taxes in a century. As alcohol taxes in a century. As youve heard, the move focuses on taxing drinks , but on their on taxing drinks, but on their strength this time with duty on wine and vodka, for example, to rise touring a beer festival in west london today, rishi sunak claimed the overhaul made things simpler, fairer and would benefit thousands of businesses. But the british beer and Pub Association warned it would cost the industry an extra £225 million in tax. The industry an extra £225 million in tax. More on that in million in tax. More on that in nigels programme coming up. Now breaking news this afternoon we heard that the mp, margaret ferrier, has been stripped of her seat after a recall petition which triggers a by election. Shes been charged by police and suspended from the house of commons for breaking covid rules back in lockdown by travelling from london to scotland after she tested positive for covid in september 2020. Nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and Hamilton West signed the petition in. Its going to be the first recall by election in scotland and a british man who ended the life of his seriously ill wife has visited her grave for the First Time Since being released from prison in cyprus. David hunter was sentenced to two years for the manslaughter of his wife after claiming shed asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. The couples daughter said today she believed her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly. Now finally, goodbyes properly. Now finally, a Drone Delivery Service has been launched in orkney in scotland, helping local people receive their mail more efficiently. A collaboration efficiently. A collaboration between royal mail and Drone Company sky ports means the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands, hopefully with significant improved delivery times. The improved delivery times. The service will initially operate on a trial basis for three months, but. On a trial basis for three months, but. But if its successful , it could be successful, it could be established as a Permanent Service here with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news back though, now to. Nigel back though, now to. Nigel i always think that politicians ought to be what they are, particularly political leaders never pretend to be something in something different. What in gods name are Prime Minister . A near billionaire teetotaller was doing a hit olympia today at the british beer festival. Well, lets say i thought his presence there would be somewhat incongruous, but of course it was a big announcement today on alcohol duties and the pm trying to give us the impression that beeris to give us the impression that beer is going to be £0. 11 a pint cheapen beer is going to be £0. 11 a pint cheaper. We will get to all of that in a moment. But whilst he was there, he did give an exclusive interview to gb news liam halligan. Lets have a look at some of it right now. At some of it right now. So i think its good that nigel farage and coots are in dialogue resolving the issue. There but nigel farage also spoke about the broader issue of this impacting other people. And thats my primary concern, because ultimately this isnt about any one individual. This is about values and values that are important to me and important to our country. Values hang this really hang on. This is really important the important rather than the individuals the individuals to focus on the values that stake, values values that are at stake, values of expression and of freedom of expression and privacy. Believe in those privacy. I believe in those values very strongly. People need to be able to have lawfully held views that might not held views that we might not agree with, but they shouldnt be denied Financial Services agree with, but they shouldnt be denieoFinancial Services agree with, but they shouldnt be denieof them al services agree with, but they shouldnt be denieof them andervices agree with, but they shouldnt be denieof them and theirs because of them and their entitled for their their financial to be kept Financial Affairs to be kept private. And i think those values to who we values are fundamental to who we are country. Theyre are as a country. Theyre fundamental. And thats fundamental to me. And thats why i said what i said. A quarter of a almost a quarter of a million gb news well, lets be frank. There been many there havent been many conservative there havent been many cons have ve there havent been many conshave been nice about me, that have been nice about me, let alone lviv of the let alone support lviv of the values i stand for. So values that i stand for. So that, i think, must be a good thing, but will he act . Will we see real changes forced upon the banks and changes to legislation . I wonder. I wonder, what do you think . Do you think rishi is all talk or do you think he will act . Give me your thoughts. Act . Give me your thoughts. Farage at gbnews. Com now. Liam halligan. Gb news is economics and Business Editor was also at the british beer festival. I suspect fitting in better with the punters than the Prime Minister. Thats my natural view. Yes. Ive been many times. Its actually its a heck of an event. Its actually its a heck of an event. Its an amazing, amazing event. It just shows you the strength and depth and the variety of beers being made across the uk. Really, really great place to be. And small brewers and cider producers and all of that. No no. I mean, it really is. Joking aside, it really is a good event. Now now the pm there. Yes he was being quite supportive of my case, wasnt he . He was indeed. I think he you know, i pressed him on whether or not he thought howard davis should resign and it would be a hat trick you if youve got hat trick for you if youve got the ceo of coots and the ceo of natwest, the chairman of natwest, the chairman of natwest, who , of course, rather, natwest, who, of course, rather, rather ill judged as it turned out, he backed alison rose, saying , i have full confidence saying, i have full confidence in her. And a few hours later she resigned, possibly because theyd had a phone call the theyd had a phone call from the treasury looking at treasury whod been looking at twitter and Public Opinion and so he did. He did. He so on. But he did. He did. He did and i do think did support you. And i do think those heartfelt. Those words were heartfelt. I didnt quite expect him to say he thought howard davis should step down. But its a kind of a story that he defended him to some degree. But i think hes some degree. But i think hes just carrying on, isnt he . Rishi sunak exactly what he said at the commons despatch box. He thinks the way you were thinks that the way you were treated by coots was wrong quotes, fundamentally wrong. Quotes, fundamentally wrong. Keir starmer and the labour party have barely been able to bnng party have barely been able to bring themselves say that. Party have barely been able to briryeah,mselves saythat. Party have barely been able to briryeah, i selves say that. Party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean say that. Party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean theyre that. Party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean theyre allt. Party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean theyre all over yeah, i mean theyre all over the this. I mean, keir the shop on this. I mean, keir starmer was quite starmer actually was quite supportive and said it was wrong. Reeves was a mild wrong. Rachel reeves was a mild and the media of bullying. Alison going alison rose im going to deal e e to have e were going to have a clip from reeves little bit from Rachel Reeves a little bit later arron banks and later on with arron banks and get on that. I liam, get his view on that. I liam, its the first time youve been on since the resignations last week and the apologies i got from the bbc looking at it sort of a step back with a bit of cool reflection. This has really shone a light on a big problem, hasnt it . It has. Anyone that thinks this is story about you this is a story just about you doesnt understand the story, frankly. I think you would frankly. And i think you would you would agree with that more than anybody. What this shows is some ridiculous its some of the ridiculous its pretty nefarious activities that go on in big institutions , go on in big institutions, actions even ostensibly private sector institutions. So in this case, natwest is owned 40 by the state because they did such a great job in the run up to the Global Financial crisis, i. E. They had to be bailed out. But they had to be bailed out. But it strikes me that there is a really important principle at stake here and never again can people say, oh, all this woke stuff, its just being kind. Youre just being paranoid. You just need to move with the times. Is the idea of being cancelled andifs. Is the idea of being cancelled and its all a myth. Thats often what people say, isnt it 7 often what people say, isnt it . But you can no longer say that because as anyone who takes the time to read the dossier that coots put puts together about you dossier, which you only got under threat of legal action on with your, you know, pre expensive lawyers. But its all there in black and white. Its absolutely clear. They say 2 or 3 times we cant find an economic reason to get rid of this guy. We just dont like him. Yeah. Yeah. I mean , were all yeah. I mean, were all inclusive and lovely. Unless, of course and course, you disagree. And then were excuse were going to be excuse communicated now communicated effectively. Now liam, big day on alcohol duties. Tell us the truth. Whats actually happened today. Okay. What actually happened okay. What actually happened is while he was doing walkabout at the british Great British beer festival and also when i was interviewing up on interview him up on a mezzanine , which him up on a mezzanine, which everybody in the hall could see, he was heckled quite severely at some stage. Why not . Because i think british beer being beer drinkers are fundamentally left winger. And i dont think i would suggest and you know, this part of the electorate better than me, hes probably got quite a lot of natural supporters among the campaign for real ale and people in small towns, rather small c conservative and yet he was heckled. Why . Because despite all the treasury spin , despite all the treasury spin, whats actually happening today is fuel. Alcohol duty is going is fuel. Alcohol duty is going up is fuel. Alcohol duty is going p by is fuel. Alcohol duty is going up by 10. 1. Its been frozen since before lockdown. Its now going up by 10. 1, which was is the rate of inflation last september. And that means that publicans are going to have to absorb that margin or or your beer and wine and spirits are going to go up by 10. 1. So its £0. 90 extra duty on a bottle of gin. Its £0. 44 extra on a bottle of wine. Thats right. But the on a bottle of wine. Thats right. But the big spin on a bottle of wine. Thats right. But the big spin is on a bottle of wine. Thats right. But the big spin is that theres a brexit bonus that beer is going to be £0. 11 cheaper. Its not, is it . Its actually apart from that headline, which isnt really a headline, which isnt really a headline, which isnt really a headline, which should be the headune headline, which should be the headline got a big headline that we got a big increase. Now above increase. Its now an above inflation increase in alcohol duty across the board. There are duty across the board. There are two little angles. One two other little angles. One angle and you could say angle is and you could say theres some sense in this is were going to an abv system , were going to an abv system, alcohol by volume system. So if alcohol by volume system. So if you if you drink a wine thats less alcoholic or a low alcohol been less alcoholic or a low alcohol beer, though , they will go down. Beer, though, they will go down. If you drink spirits, theyre going to go up a lot. And a lot of distillers are really upset about this. Thats why the wine and distillery trade association , theyre saying that this is the biggest one off increase in duty years. And then the duty for 50 years. And then the other little bit of spin is what they call Great British they call the Great British brekkie sit pint guarantee. And brekkie sit pint guarantee. And this is this this is saying the treasury is saying that they will make sure that due to just on draught beer in the pub which is a very small part of the pubs outlay by the way, revenue draught beer the duty on that will be cheaper. Draught beer the duty on that will be cheaper. Theyre taking will be cheaper. Theyre taking £0. 11 off it at the moment than it would be if you bought beer in a supermarket. The trouble is the supermarkets can discount their and make it a loss their beer and make it a loss leader to get you through the door with the pubs door and compete with the pubs that the may not that way. And the pubs may not be to pass on that duty be able to pass on that duty saving because theyve got so many massive overheads and many other massive overheads and they pay more on they have to pay more duty on Everything Else. Everything else is Everything Else is going up, Everything Else they amount of they sell was the vast amount of their. Its almost they sell was the vast amount of theif. Its almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi. Its almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak its almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak ists almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak is raising st as if rishi sunak is raising alcohol duty while telling the punters to expect cheaper beer when they go down the pub, which is going to give a lot of landlord is a real headache. Theyre trying to absorb the theyre trying to absorb all the margins and one of the hecklers i interviewed at gb for gb news at the at the beer festival , a at the at the beer festival, a very articulate guy. He runs a pub down in wimbledon in south south london. Yeah. Really knows his business. He thought it was disingenuous and actually disgusting that they were the strong words he used and he didnt strike me as anything but a natural conservative. And yet he said that because he didnt like the treasury spin off that they were putting on he said they were putting on it. He said he said id have had more respect if they just told us they alcohol duty, they have to raise alcohol duty, you because you know, because because its been the last or been frozen for the last 2 or 3 years. So lets just work this out. Weve got direct taxes at the highest theyve been since 1951, and weve now got a massive rise again on indirect taxes. And weve now got a massive rise again on indirect taxes. And i again on indirect taxes. And i have a Taxpayers Alliance in here. Last night saying were just wasting money hand over fist on public projects like hs2. Were spending badly hs2. Were spending money badly. Does there ever come a point where the taxpayer says enough . , maybe well see that in well, maybe well see that in the next election, but who are they going to vote for . The next election, but who are the because 0 vote for . The next election, but who are the because its te for . The next election, but who are the because its notor . The next election, but who are the because its not as if keir because its not as if keir starmer is going to be a kind of low tax person. The overall tax burden at a 70 high. Burden is at a 70 year high. Nigel at a time when the economy is of is struggling to grow. And of course that you should course the idea that you should lower grow, people say lower taxes to grow, people say that been discredited by that thats been discredited by the back in the mini budget back in september under liz truss and kwasi kwarteng. Not kwasi kwarteng. Im not sure that lot public really that a lot of the public really feels that a lot of the media and Political Class would say that. The public that. But i think the public know that they that. But i think the public knowto that they that. But i think the public knowto morethat they that. But i think the public knowto more oft they that. But i think the public knowto more of their that. But i think the public knowto more of their own want to keep more of their own money. You want to get money. And if you want to get this moving, weve got this economy moving, weve got to the off peoples to get the state off peoples backs. I think rishi backs. Yes. And i think rishi sunakis backs. Yes. And i think rishi sunak is now starting to get that or hes i do think thats his real instinct, to be honest with you. I think he started here this i keep hearing this , here this i keep hearing this, you know, lets see. Lets see. Lets boris johnson, the great freedom lover, locked us down three times. I keep hearing we dont really want to this, but really want to do this, but th