Addison. Addison. Thanks, dawn. One minute past thanks, dawn. One minute past midday. Heres our top story. The met office is warning of possible danger to life as storm anthony hits parts of the uk. Theyve issued an amber warning for southwestern parts of england and wales until 7 pm. This evening. Strong winds could cause flying debris , power cuts cause flying debris, power cuts and travel disruption. And travel disruption. Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning for rain is in place for Northern Ireland with flooding possible where the journalist nathan rao told us what to expect at wind speeds of this storm. Storm anthony are expected to be around 75 mile per hour gusts on the coasts and 55 mile per hour inland. Its not the strong storm that weve seen, but because of the time of year, the leaves, the trees are all in full leaf and its holiday season. The schools are off. And where its going to be hitting the this storm hitting the impact of this storm hitting today is likely to be greater than had the sort of thing than had the same sort of thing happened later year. Happened later in the year. Two French Police officers have been injured in clashes with migrants near calais around 60 threw rocks and other missiles as officers tried to stop people smuggling. People smugglers , rather, launching a smugglers, rather, launching a small boat. The officers were treated in hospital for non life threatening injuries. Meanwhile, reinforce boats managed to stop and puncture the vessel. The and puncture the vessel. The bank of englands governor says he supports calls to ensure Interest Rate rises are passed on to savers. Speaking to the i newspaper, Andrew Bailey said a failure by banks to do so raised a question about fairness to customers. The comments come as the Financial Conduct Authority warns it will take action against banks and Building Societies that are unable to justify offering low savings rates. Yesterday, the central rates. Yesterday, the central bank raised Interest Rates to 5. 25. Thats the 14th rise in a row. Well, donald trump has row. Well, donald trump has described claims that he plotted to overturn the 2020 us election as an act of desperation by President Biden last night, prosecutors warned a judge that mr trump may be seeking to use evidence to target witnesses after he posted a message to social media that said, if you go after me , im coming after go after me, im coming after you. Speaking at a republican eventin you. Speaking at a republican event in alabama , the former us event in alabama, the former us president described the allegations as fake and said he was being targeted for political reasons. Reasons. Every time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls. 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The union says more than 1000 are expected to take part. Firdous sara uddin more than 1000 are expected to take part. Firdous sara uddin is gmbs regional organiser. She told us what they want. Told us what they want. Theyve all had enough. They cant carry on living in the staining on the wages that they are at the moment. They want better pay. As as better pay. Its as simple as that. Better pay. Its as simple as that. Theyre asking the that. Theyre not asking for the millions. Theyre asking a millions. Theyre asking for a Sustainable Living wage. Sustainable living wage. Englands childrens commissioner says a shortage of Foster Carers will get worse without more investment. Dame without more investment. Dame rachel de souza says nearly three quarters of people who complete a fostering form do not go on to look after children. She warns that bureaucracy may be a problem and is urging the government to make it easier to become a foster carer. Last yean become a foster carer. 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Now, british students face losing out to foreign applicants in the in the competition for places at university. The head of ucas university. The head of ucas says university is could this year increase the proportion of International Students on individual science courses which are more expensive to run than arts courses. So joining me now arts courses. So joining me now to drill down into this story, because theres more to it than meets the eye, i think youll find is political commentator Peter Spencer. Peter, thank you very much for joining Peter Spencer. Peter, thank you very much forjoining me on a soggy saturday afternoon. So this story, okay, now foreign student boom has put university for british people at risk, basically. So thats the headune basically. So thats the headline to it. But whats actually going on here . Well, the reality is the amount that students that universities can charge students for their courses has been capped for years. And of course, capped for years. And of course, inflation, as we know all too well, is. Yes. So the student so the universities themselves are basically pretty strapped for cash overseas. Students, they can they can charge three times as much or whatever. And so from as much or whatever. And so from their point of view, its an absolute no brainer. Now, what can the government do about it . I know raise the cap. Oh, yeah. And theyre a and theyre coming up to a general election. All those middle class voters. Mean, general election. All those mid� dream ss voters. Mean, general election. All those mid� dream onoters. Mean, general election. All those mid� dream on guys. Mean, general election. All those mid� dream on guys , mean, general election. All those mid� dream on guys , right . |, just dream on guys, right . Thats problem, isnt it . Thats the problem, isnt it . Thats that was my next question is can we do about it . Is what can we do about it . Because the cost teaching because the cost of teaching student moment student is capped at the moment is £9,250. Universities are is £9,250. Now, universities are saying it costs us much, much more that and they can more than that and they can charge foreign students £40,000 a year. Thats a hell of a lot more. So as you say, its a no brainer for universities to do so. But why arent we in my mind, if my memory plays correctly, what we promised you in brexit, that there would be more universal places for british students and less foreign students in universities. And the opposite has happened i well, there have been i or 2 brexit promises that have been made and broken on all sides. 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But but i mean, theyve got appear to have a diminishing pool of concerned voters for the next general election , say middle election anyway, say middle class voters, the ones who just might vote conservative. The backlash will be monumental. So they cant do it. Theyre so they cant do it. Theyre down the, arent they . They do, they dont. So we just have to accept. And this is more the Russell Group universities, which upper end ones, which are the upper end ones, arent they. So they, theyre arent they. So they, theyre really cant do much about it at the moment can they. No. And has it always been thus. Havent it always been thus. Havent universities always had to fund themselves students . Universities always had to fund the yes lves students . Universities always had to fund the yes. es students . Universities always had to fund the yes. Yes students . Universities always had to fund the yes. Yes they students . Universities always had to fund the yes. Yes they have. Tudents . Universities always had to fund the yes. Yes they have. But nts . Universities always had to fund the yes. Yes they have. But not� yes. Yes they have. But not to this. To this. Right. Right. So thats its to do with with soaring inflation, basically. Right. Isnt everything do we always come back to inflation . We do. Yeah. Of course we do. Yeah. Cost living crisis. Yeah. Cost of living crisis. Its theres yeah. And its theres 217,000 undergraduate and graduate coming to britain every year study a business and year to study a business and management and many of them bnng management and many of them bring their families over as well, which is another issue, isnt talk of isnt it . But thats not talk of inflation. Should we move on to grant shapps the net zero . Secretary whod ever thought wed a net zero . Secretary wed have a net zero . Secretary for hes given an for a start . Now hes given an interview to in times today interview to in the times today saying the well, the tax burden under conservatives is on course to rise to the highest level since the 1950s. And hes saying nothing pretty much is going to change in the immediate future. Well, it cant. Can it . I mean, we had the bank of england last week, not only increasing Interest Rates again, but also warning that core inflation is were kind of stuck with it. It might go down towards the end of next year in time for sunaks election, maybe or maybe not. But in the meantime, absolutely not. And so grant shapps , bless not. And so grant shapps, bless his little cotton socks, says, oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. Oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. But oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. But but like, oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. But but like, not today. Well, you know, motherhood apple bring motherhood and apple pie. Bring it he is being at least it on. Its he is being at least a bit honest, which is absolutely yeah, a bit unusual. Otherwise sunak would bash him round the back of the head because hes been very, very firm on this point. Because hes been very, very firnyes. This point. Because hes been very, very firnyes. No, point. Because hes been very, very firnyes. No, exactly. And the yes. No, exactly. And the office for budget responsibility , just in case you were worried about pennies in your , just in case you were worried about if pennies in your , just in case you were worried about if you nies in your , just in case you were worried about if you dos in your , just in case you were worried about if you do haveour , just in case you were worried about if you do have any left, pocket, if you do have any left, have that stealth tax is have said that stealth tax is alone. Governments decision have said that stealth tax is al bills for all of us and were all feeling the pinch there, arent we as well . Hes not going to be in a position do going to be in a position to do anything that. No, his anything about that. No, his words,. Words, not mine. Sure. I mean, this opens this the whole green debate , doesnt the whole green debate, doesnt it, about , the whole green debate, doesnt it, about, you the whole green debate, doesnt it, about , you know, when we the whole green debate, doesnt it, about, you know, when we had the last week and sunak apparently licenced the whole whole sort of tranche of new drilling in the north sea , drilling in the north sea, conveniently forgetting the fact that actually these things are already underway. This licencing round. Yes, it had the distinct advantage from his point of view is suddenly people were not talking about the economy, which is basically floundering and instead talking about green issues and here he could be on potentially slightly safer ground because there is clearly a bit of a backlash about what David Cameron so rudely described as green. I wont use the word, but it starts with c r and ends with a p. Yes family viewing. Were not going to use those words and right. Lets move on to the new right. Lets move on to the new tony blair, shall we . I dont think the old one has actually gone away, to be honest with you. He seems to be more relevant now he has been relevant now than he has been for a long time. Tony blair relevant now than he has been fo givingg time. Tony blair relevant now than he has been fo giving his� ne. Tony blair relevant now than he has been fo giving his full tony blair relevant now than he has been fo giving his full backingblair relevant now than he has been fo giving his full backing tonir is giving his full backing to keir starmer. No not so long ago, tony blair was going, i need to come back to politics because the Boris Johnson we cant cope with Boris Johnson and i dont think labour are doing well. Now hes doing very well. But now hes changed his tune and is backing keir changed tune to an hes changed his tune to an enormous and i mean sort enormous degree and i mean sort of. Im sure enormous degree and i mean sort of. Im sure he thought that starmer was okay, as good as a lawyer and blah blah, but hes not going to be any use as a labour leader. But what what starmer has managed to do without question is without any question is detoxified. Party , detoxified. The labour party, hes hes managed sort of hes hes managed to sort of bury the suggestion that the labour party would tank the economy. Liz truss, thanks. Economy. Liz truss, thanks. Jeremy corbyn hes well and truly put that away and so blair has decided, okay, so hes in with a chance here and so lets give him a few ideas. In fact, lets give him a whole load of ideas. Was this is the Tony Blair Institute for global change, isnt it . Thats which is a Consultancy Company policy factory that he that tony blair seems to believe will shape fulham. Yeah politicians of the future. Yeah. I mean some people got it Tony Blair Inc dont they. Yes i mean because i mean i can remember when after i mean when he was a Prime Minister and at that point he was worried about whether be able to about whether hed be able to afford to buy for afford to buy a flat for his kids in bristol. Kids in in bristol. Then now own of bristol. Well, you know, i went to well, you know, i went up to who is his place the west end who is his place in the west end and i thought, my god, this is twice as big as number and twice as big as number 10. And he owns it. Hes done so very well. But well, he has got his place in now, actually in starmer central team. He clearly wants to be the king. He wants to be the warwick, the kingmaker. And it looks like hed probably do quite well with it. Hes so is he going to be almost like the puppet master . Precisely. Keir. Yeah , yeah, yeah. Well, i yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, i mean , keir would not thank him mean, keir would not thank him for saying no, but i think when it comes to feeding him, were heanng it comes to feeding him, were hearing more of, of hearing rather more of, of mandelson as well and various of tonys. Do you think we should be worried about that . Peter well , i worried about that . Peter well, i mean tony himself , i peter well, i mean tony himself, i mean he was he put they put him on the naughty step oven they put him on the naughty step over, you know , going into iraq over, you know, going into iraq and making such a big pigs ear of the peace, but sort of time has on. And you put put has moved on. And you put put iraq into context. Most of his wars were actually to save defence. Liz people. And also he did sort out Northern Ireland to a very large extent. So i think a very large extent. So i think he relatively detoxified. But he is relatively detoxified. But the thing is hes an incredibly energetic guy. I mean, i mean , energetic guy. I mean, i mean, you know, i mean i knew him quite well and i was very impressed him. I that impressed by him. I mean, that said, i did once call him an illegitimate person face. Illegitimate person to his face. Right. Okay. Well, you right. Okay. Well, thank you very much, peter. More that. Very much, peter. More on that. You about that you can tell us more about that later peter will be later on because peter will be joining. Move now joining us again. We move on now to one of the biggest stor