Day with sophia wenzler. Thanks, jacob. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. Downing street has said comments allegedly made by a tory donor about mp diane abbott were racist and wrong. It comes as the police are understood to have been contacted over francescas alleged remarks. 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. Mr abbott, whos now an independent mp, described the comments as frightening and worrying in a Statement Issued this evening, the Prime Ministers spokesman said mr hester has now rightly apologised for the offence caused and where remorse is shown, it should be accepted. Lee anderson made his first appearance in the commons this afternoon since defecting to reform uk. He took his seat on the opposition benches next to george galloway. Mr anderson was stripped of the conservative whip last month after ref
Risk . Well, the church of england is taking a bit of a criticism today at the Home Affairs Select committee. You could say that, for one, i mean, theres former darlington priest is really coming out swinging , and hes coming out swinging, and hes very much a whistleblower. Hes saying that essentially people are just being brought to him on are just being brought to him on a asking to be a Conveyor Belt, asking to be baptised. Many of them, many of these Asylum Seekers have already had their claims rejected once and then they come and ask for conversion. And the church of england is obliging. Church of england is obliging. And i a lot of people and i think a lot of people knew was happening. Knew this was happening. This has under for a has been under discussion for a long to hear it from long time, but to hear it from the , to hear it the horses mouth, to hear it from whistleblowers speaking in Parliament Today is nothing short of shocking and raises huge questions for how the church
Jails . So a lot to talk about. Its not about prison reform. Its about the fact that prisons are overcrowded. Theres space for 288 more prisoners in england and wales. Weve got 11,000 and wales. Weve got 11,000 foreign prisoners in our just foreign prisoners in ourjust deport all of them. Theyve talked about it and they dont do it. Do it. And i want people who come out of prison to be less at risk of reoffending. Were terrible at that as well. Gbv at gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. News headlines with sam francis. Bev and andrew thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. 931 the top story this morning. New gas power stations will be built to protect britains energy security. Thats despite concerns over the potential impact it may have on climate change. The government says the new stations are needed to avert potential blackouts and provide a backup for the growing electric economy. Its understood theyll rep
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Johnson could be deployed to the red wall to campaign for the tories in the next general election. Well be hearing from voters in a tory stronghold and what they think about his potential return. And later in the show, andrea jenkyns, who says this is all absolute codswallop. Thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. So yesterday, lee anderson defects to reform, sensationally sending seismic ripples through the tory party today. Oh, call me a cynic. Bofis today. Oh, call me a cynic. Boris johnson is being deployed to the red wall to try and save the conservatives faith. This feels to me like the classic dead cat story. Nothing to see here. Say cc hq , all is fine. Here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Bofis here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Boris will ride in on his white horse with his scruffy hair and save the day, but does the idea have any merit . Would it convince you to stick with the tories after that brexit revolt in 2019, or is it simply curtains for the conservatives