Is going to stand down as a tory mp in a row over oil and gas, creating yet another by election nightmare for rishi sunak. Plus, my friday big opinion is on the way. Find out why i decided to way. Find out why i decided to transition to become a woman. Transition to become a woman. You heard me right. First, the News Headlines and the very masculine sam francis. Masculine sam francis. Mark. Thank you. Good evening. Im sam francis in the gb newsroom. The headlines at eight flooding across parts of england has been described as pure hell. Thats as hundreds of pure hell. Thats as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in wake of storm the country in the wake of storm hankin the country in the wake of storm hank in nottinghamshire. A senior councillor has said some residents have been affected by flood waters three times in just three months. More than 1000 Properties Across the country remain flooded after the heavy downpours this week. It comes after labour says that rishi sunakis after labour says that rishi sunak is asleep at the wheel over his handling of floods. Over his handling of the floods. But floods minister robbie moore says the government has provided enough money prevention. Enough money for prevention. Of course, always more to do, but i know how hard local authorities are working with the environment. Environment agency. We have experienced a huge amount of rain which has fallen as you will see, right across the only here in the country, not only here in nottinghamshire down the nottinghamshire but down in the severn and Severn Severn valley and severn trent areas , um, but also down in areas, um, but also down in gloucestershire. We are, as gloucestershire. We are, as a government in contact with the environment agency, working closely with local authorities, making sure that we are providing as support to providing as much support to residents, that residents, to businesses that have. And thats have been impacted. And thats exactly we are out and about i meanwhile, rishi sunak is facing another by election as mp Chris Skidmore has announced he will resign as soon as possible. Will resign as soon as possible. The former Energy Minister plans to step down when parliament returns next week because of new legislation for oil and gas drilling, which he says is wrong and will cause future harm. The government, though , says that government, though, says that the planned expansion of new fossil in the north sea is fossil fuels in the north sea is vital achieve Energy Security vital to achieve Energy Security plans. The natwest chairman is plans. The natwest chairman is rowing back on the comments he made on the radio this morning, when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. Sir david sir Howard Davies told the bbc those wishing to get on the property ladder need to just save their he now says, save their money. He now says, though, that recognises the though, that he recognises the challenges to owning home and challenges to owning a home and he reflect he called he will reflect when he called what he called a easier access to mortgages. Data from halifax, to mortgages. Data from halifax, meanwhile, shows that house pnces meanwhile, shows that house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within the last year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyers salary. Local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down. We need more altars and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for disabled. Disabled. Ive got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and theyre telling me its difficult just to try and save the initial , difficult just to try and save the initial, um, io difficult just to try and save the initial, um, 10 or even sometimes 5. I definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they, like, seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. A Senior Leader of the nhs says that the combination of strike action and rising cases of the flu is creating a perfect storm for the struggling health service. Sirjulian hartleys service. Sirjulian hartleys comments come as Junior Doctors in england continue their six day strike over pay and conditions. Its the longest industrial action in nhs history , figures published today show. The number of flu patients in england jumped by more than a third over the Christmas Period , third over the Christmas Period, while covid numbers are also increasing. Sirjulian said increasing. Sirjulian said severe and long standing Staff Shortages have led to low staff morale , as heavy workloads also morale, as heavy workloads also take their toll. Ofsted inspections will restart in schools from the 22nd of this month. The announcement comes after they were halted to ensure inspectors received Mental Health training. Ofsteds new health training. Ofsteds new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. Needs to be far more empathetic. Thats after various complaints from within the education sector. A man who suspected of faking his own death has been extradited from scotland to the us. Nicholas rossi extradited from scotland to the us. Nicholas rossi is wanted for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. He was arrested in glasgow in 2021. The claimed it was a case of mistaken identity. He case of mistaken identity. He said instead that he was an irish orphan named arthur knight. After a long legal battle in the scottish courts, the 36 year old has now been ordered to face the charges against him in the states , and the actor david soul states, and the actor david soul has died at the age of 80. He was best known for his role in the classic tv series starsky and hutch, which followed two Streetwise Police officers. The Streetwise Police officers. The series ran for four seasons, along with novels and even a video game. Soul relocated to video game. Soul relocated to the uk in later years before his co star reprised their roles in 2004 hollywood film, which starred ben stiller and owen wilson. This is gb news were wilson. This is gb news were across the uk on tv, in your car, Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker now, though. More from. Mark from. Mark great job sam. Well see you in an hours time. Welcome to friday night live with me, mark dolan, a happy new year to one and all. Have missed you and all. I have missed you hugely after another policy free speech. Can we believe a word that keir starmer says following the epstein sex row . Is the Jeffrey Epstein sex row . Is it time for king charles to kick Prince Andrew out of the royal family altogether . And as its family altogether . And as its popularity plummets , is it time popularity plummets, is it time to call out veganism for what it actually is . An eating disorder . All of that, plus much more on friday night live with me , mark friday night live with me, mark dolan, and can hear the dolan, and you can hear the voices of my pundits. Youll voices of my top pundits. Youll meet moment. But meet them in a moment. But first, my big opinion. Meet them in a moment. But first, my big opinion. Now how first, my big opinion. Now how schindlers list was good to be on Jeffrey Epsteins list. Not so much. The billionaire so much. The billionaire paedophile has been linked to a range of celebrities, including bill clinton, Prince Andrew and Leonardo Dicaprio in Court Documents released this week. Documents released this week. Rumours abound that the well connected businessman procured sex for his famous friends, with even Professor Stephen Hawking being mentioned. Stephen hawking being mentioned. Presumably he liked young women to sit on his keyboard. One to sit on his keyboard. One famous name not involved is bofis famous name not involved is boris johnson, who is said to be relieved not to be on the list as well as a bit offended. I mean, an invitation would have been nice. Meanwhile, it looks been nice. Meanwhile, it looks to be the beginning of the end for Prince Andrew as the gossip around his friendship with epstein reaches fever pitch in his ill fated interview with Emily Maitlis on newsnight, he famously said he doesnt sweat due to a war injury. Well, all of thats changed. Hes now sweating more than wayne rooney on mastermind. Meanwhile massive on mastermind. Meanwhile massive banker sir Howard Davies, chairman of natwest, who should have gone after the nigel farage de banking scandal, has proudly announced that its not difficult for people to get on the housing ladder. They just have to save. Apparently Stephanie Takyi easy for him to say on his multi Million Pound salary. I mean, mike parry knows what im talking about there. Its quite easy, quite easy to see what. Michael, tell us how its done. Ill be honest, these people live on another people really do live on another planet, but help is planet, dont they . But help is at hand, folks. We now have the perfect answer to getting hold of property. Forget about your of a property. Forget about your credit a deposit. Go Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay. Thats Credit Rating or a deposit. Go gay. Thats right. Its been announced this week that manchester will see the first Housing Development for lgbtq people. Thats gay people, people. Thats gay people, lesbians, gender neutral and trans folk. This is , of course, trans folk. This is, of course, another example of wokeist love affair with segregation. In this affair with segregation. In this time, what im calling sexual apartheid. Giving people a special building of their own to live in based upon who they fancy or the gender by which they identify. Putting certain groups of people into certain buildings. Groups of people into certain buildings. This groups of people into certain buildings. This is groups of people into certain buildings. This is progress. Groups of people into certain buildings. This is progress. Is buildings. This is progress. Is it shocking . Well, its not, is it shocking . Well, its not, is it . Im shocked. Stephanie shocked. Michael is shocked as well. Well, ive only got one question. These gay flats, will they be one up . Two down now . Ill be honest, id quite like to get into the property business myself. Those flats in manchester look lovely. But the manchester look lovely. But the problem is this. Take a look at this photograph of me. Its not this photograph of me. Its not going to happen, is it . Ive got no chance of getting into those lgbtq flats. Male, pale and stale. But let me introduce you to my brand new identity , to my brand new identity, jennifer dolan. Isnt she gorgeous . Shes a stunner. Wow. Wow. Wow. Even mike parry is impressed. Shes gorgeous. Im gonna say im delighted to say. Time for a drink. After the show. Lets talk horizontal refreshment. Mike parry. Mike parry. Mike parry. He needs to be my new bff. Jennifer there go. Jennifer there you go. Let tell i pick well, let me tell you, i pick up the keys to my new flat on tuesday day. Now, mike parry loves this story. 16 year old luke littler wowed at darts fans this week by advancing in the world championship. But to be world championship. But to be honest, lucky that he honest, its lucky that he didnt go the way in the didnt go all the way in the final already way past final as it was already way past his time. The talented his bedtime time. The talented teenager has scooped an incredible £200,000 in prize money, which were told will be wisely invested in new trainers , wisely invested in new trainers, alton towers tickets and a family pack of hula hoops. Thats a bit harsh. And finally , thats a bit harsh. And finally, speaking of harsh mike parry, the British Film Institute is to issue trigger warnings at the start of the iconic james bond films, saying that they may offend viewers well, frankly , offend viewers well, frankly, Stephanie Takyi alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. Tetchy is not happy alone. I disagree with stephanie. I applaud the move , which is why applaud the move, which is why here friday night live with here on friday night live with mark weve given that mark dolan, weve given that film politically film franchise a politically correct makeover. So here is my top ten countdown, starting at number 10. Woke bond movies. First up at number 10 on she her majestys secret service in at number nine, the living daylights. Oh no, thats number eight. Oh no, thats number eight. Licensed to kill turfs in at number seven. Youll love this one, doctor. No white people allowed. Number six. Woke bond films. The man who identifies as a woman with the golden gun. Oh, a woman with the golden gun. Oh, hes that gun. Natural in at number five. Thunder nobles at number five. Thunder nobles at number four. Goldfinger but only if you ask permission. If you ask permission. A bit harsh. Number three, the spy who loved me then left me for someone of his own genden mike parrys been there, the runner up for your eyes only and the doctor whos transitioning you and last but not least, in a number one in die another day. Oh, no, thats wrong. Oh, no, thats wrong. And that was my friday. Big opinion. Opinion. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Die another day. You dont want to know the ones that did not make the cut. Lets get reaction from my brilliant friday friends tonight. Radio and mike porky and newspaper legend mike porky parry and fearless journalist and broadcaster. The ultimate and broadcaster. The ultimate dropper of truth bombs Stephanie Takyi. Oh, i love now guys. Takyi. Oh, i love now guys. Thats whats happened this week. But in the last couple of hours, in an extraordinary developing story, Chris Skidmore, a former Energy Minister, sensationally minister, has sensationally resigned as a tory mp over rishi sunaks plans to issue new oil and gas licences. Hes called it and gas licences. Hes called it a tragedy that the uk has lost its climate leadership. His shock resignation means the tories face a by election in his kingswood constituency, where his majority is just 11,000. Stephanie another by election nightmare for sunak. Another nail in rishis coffin. To be honest, mark, i coffin. To be honest, mark, i just think the point where rishi is he needs a super strong team right now and he doesnt need people of his own party coming up against him and especially on green issues, you know, like sir keir starmer has done a brilliant job in trying to convince some of the right to become comes to become left when it comes to things climate and green things on climate and green issues. Where rishi issues. This is where rishi really shine. And really needs to shine. And perhaps connect with the left and hes not doing a good job of that, and especially as now youre losing one your youre losing one of your leading voices on green issues. Its a good look for rishi. Its not a good look for rishi. Skidmore , mike parry, Chris Skidmore, mike parry, another eco bedwetter or is he right to make a stand . Well, i mean, hes as wet as a wet towel. Tory isnt he . And frankly, ive never heard of him. No, neither does anybody else. He hed already announced he was standing down at the next election anyway and suddenly comes up and says that, you know, ive now on a point of principle because were going to drill more in the sea. I drill more in the north sea. I cant stand this. Im im stepping down now. He was once a Junior Energy secretary, right. Junior energy secretary, right. Can i tell you this . I was very interested to see a new report out this week to say that Uk Nuclear Power has has shrunk to its lowest output since the 19805, its lowest output since the 1980s, right. This week. Thats a report this week. Shocking. Now now, if he was in any way an Energy Minister, he was also i found out minister of state for science. In 2019. Science. In 2019. You know more about him than his own mother. By the way, i very stalker. Ive researched this guy because think hes because i think hes such a pathetic had pathetic individual. If he had those responsibilities in government but felt that we shouldnt drill in the north sea, why didnt he focus on why Nuclear Energy in this country is at its lowest productivity since the 80s . Because we all know Nuclear Energy is safe. Its efficient, and it will save us from having to rely on people like the middle east and putin to fire up our houses. And the lib dems have been chanting about the fact that they cancelled nuclear in the Coalition Government in 2010 because it wouldnt be built soon enough. Would have built by how. Now. Yes, exactly right. Yes, exactly right. Stephanie. Mike dear mike, if he didnt resign , dont be too he didnt resign, dont be too nice to him. It makes him his ego. He didnt resign. Wouldnt talking about we wouldnt be talking about this know this right now. We wouldnt know about rishi is about this bill that rishi is due next so maybe due to sign next week. So maybe by it by him resigning. Actually, it puts it in the public periphery and we can discuss. So did you think skidmore is a man of principle then . Yes, i do, i think actually hes think hes actually hes actually standing for his act