saturday good afternoon and a very warm welcome to gb news live me mark longhurst. and coming up the uk economy to wean itself off cheap workers that's the message the

labour leader sir keir starmer speaking to business leaders at the conference confederation of british industries annual conference this morning was keir said he appreciated the need for skilled foreign workers but added that having proper control our borders was an immediate benefit of brexit . energy firms benefit of brexit. energy firms have been failing vulnerable customers . the sector's watchdog customers. the sector's watchdog has warned as people start counting the cost of staying warm this coming winter. ofgem has told all 17 firms in its review they had to improve with good outfox sell energy . true good outfox sell energy. true energy and utilities are being told they had severe weaknesses . we'll be analysing what they all need to do to be keeping everyone warm this winter and justice secretary raab under yet more scrutiny after being accused of using offensive towards colleagues. he's now to face mps at a committee hearing at 230. we'll be there live libby be any tomatoes flying across the room this time but before that let's get the latest news headlines with rosie . good

news headlines with rosie. good afternoon . 12:10 and racy writes afternoon. 12:10 and racy writes keeping you up to date, the uk must wean itself off immigration dependency. that's the message from labour leader to business bosses. from labour leader to business bosses . sir from labour leader to business bosses. sir keir starmer from labour leader to business bosses . sir keir starmer told bosses. sir keir starmer told the confederation of business industry the days of low pay and cheap labour must end and that it was to invest in training those in the uk. he also promised to be pragmatic about the shortage of workers, saying if he gets into government, he's willing to accept increased skilled immigration . but our skilled immigration. but our common must be to help the british economy off its dependency , to start investing dependency, to start investing more in training workers who are already here. the days when low pay already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on must end . the british way on must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is

waking up to the fact we live in new era for labour and while they're adapting our low growth model is holding us back . energy model is holding us back. energy suppliers have been named and shamed for , failing vulnerable shamed for, failing vulnerable customers with regulator ofgem saying problems across the board needed to urgently addressed. a review severe weaknesses at companies, good energy outfox esso energy , true energy and esso energy, true energy and utilita . ofgem says households utilita. ofgem says households are missing out on free gas safety checks . firms aren't safety checks. firms aren't doing enough to identify those on prepayment metres who may need help. in 17, suppliers have been told need to improve their approach to vulnerable . experts. approach to vulnerable. experts. a protest against a real time reduction their uk state pensions . nearly half a million pensions. nearly half a million open living countries that don't have an operating agreement . the have an operating agreement. the uk which means their state pension frozen at the level when they started receiving the

payments. the demonstrators say many of them are getting less half the full state pension of £141 a week. the deputy prime minister is going to be over alleged bullying . dominic raab, alleged bullying. dominic raab, who's facing an investigation . who's facing an investigation. two formal complaints against will face the justice committee this afternoon. he's already said he's confident he behaved professionally and will be cleared of any wrongdoing . at cleared of any wrongdoing. at downing street this morning, he reiterated position on prime minister . reiterated position on prime minister. for the first time mp can expense cost of food and non—alcoholic drinks for christmas staff parties to the taxpayer alcohol is not included, but it does include decorations for the office. according to the daily and pease have been told , their claims have been told, their claims should represent value for money in this financial climate , the in this financial climate, the number of people killed during the indonesian earthquake risen to 252 western java's local government says 377 people were

injured when the 5.6 magnitude quake hit yesterday . more than quake hit yesterday. more than 7000 people have been displaced . 25 aftershocks have rocked the region . rescue efforts . 31 region. rescue efforts. 31 people are still missing . the people are still missing. the risk says supermarkets are taking advantage of drivers by charging higher prices than they should be. it said fuel retailers are refusing to lower their prices at the pump despite . a drop in wholesale costs , . a drop in wholesale costs, supermarket profit margins, the reportedly around $0.15 a litre for petrol and diesel . the king for petrol and diesel. the king is hosting his first state visit as a sovereign king. charles will welcome the south african cyril ramaphosa during the ceremony at horse guards parade . the event will also be attended by the queen consort and the prince and princess of wales . you are now up to date on wales. you are now up to date on gb news. i'll you more as it develops. now back to .

develops. now back to. mark rosie thank you very much indeed for that. and without further ado, let's take you live straight to horse guards parade, where we have this first state visit for some three years with the king and queen consort. welcoming south africa's president ahead of this two day visit , our royal correspondent visit, our royal correspondent cameron walker is looking at these pictures as well. cameron just looking at the notes, this is the first state visit for three years because, of course, was stopped for the covid pandemic pandemic. it certainly is, mark. yes, it was president trump back in 2019 who was hosted by the late queen elizabeth , the second here in elizabeth, the second here in the united kingdom. of course, there was a pandemic and as i understand it, this particular state visit of south was actually in the early stages of plans during the reign of queen elizabeth, the second before she passed away. but now, of course,

it is king charles third hosting his first state visit of the united kingdom. and for africa's president, cyril ramaphosa , foes president, cyril ramaphosa, foes that now it's the royal family's power of soft diplomacy in action. here is what's makes britain great. perhaps would argue we have politicians here . argue we have politicians here. the prime minister, the home secretary and the foreign secretary are here to greet south africa's president . so we south africa's president. so we understand he's expected to arrive imminently the prince and princess of wales have gone to greet on behalf of the king . greet on behalf of the king. then they will escort him here to horse guards parades where. there will be a big ceremonial welcome . 1000 soldiers and over welcome. 1000 soldiers and over 200 horses . mark to everything 200 horses. mark to everything out on full show. and i think then plans for his majesty and then plans for his majesty and the queen .consort ride down the mall with the president in a carriage procession to buckingham palace, a lunch then

a full state banquet . i mean, a full state banquet. i mean, they're not holding back, are they're not holding back, are they .7 no they're certainly not. they? no they're certainly not. and i think, mark, after three years since the pandemic is certainly long overdue , you certainly long overdue, you know, usually the president's to be treated to a stay at buckingham palace, but due to that resurfacing work , i that resurfacing work, i understand that that's not actually the plan this time. he is staying in a separate hotel some somewhere else. but it's not a state. those states rooms which are have greece isn't have impressed. so, mary many foreign leaders over years. of course, the majesty the queen actually hosted over a hundred state visits during the course of reign. and of course, this is king charles, the third first one. so state banquets we're expecting 150 guests. who that's later on this evening. the king is expected to make a speech as as the south african president . as the south african president. and it's the foreign office , and it's the foreign office, actually, that has invited the

south african president here . south african president here. it's not steve the king, but course, it's the royal family's chance to put on a display of pomp and pageantry , really pomp and pageantry, really deepen the ties . south africa deepen the ties. south africa and the united kingdom. and it's something king charles will particularly interested in, because he very much wants to, as we understand it, shore up support for the commonwealth is which south is part of. yes, south african presidents , i south african presidents, i believe as just arriving at horse guards parade with the prince and princess of wales as , soon as he steps out of the car. yet that is a south president's. we're expecting a gun salute in green park. 41 guns will fire the king's jeep. royal horse artillery will fly them. it's green park as well as another 41 gun salute at the tower of london. but let's just watch these pictures here of the south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at horse

guards parade . yes. and this the guards parade. yes. and this the guard of honour with the number seven company, coldstream guards. unfortunately, some of the security city itself parking right in front of our cameras, which is not very kind of them. however there is a large, large retinue . well, cameron, in terms retinue. well, cameron, in terms of the party with the president who i guess will be part the lunch as well in buckingham palace . yes, there a private palace. yes, there a private lunch at buckingham palace, followed by a tour of the gallery, then embarking on palace, that long gallery and the number of south african artefacts as understand it, have been brought from royal been brought from the royal collection to be put on display there. and then king will there. and then the king will take the into the long take the president into the long gallery to view . the president's gallery to view, the president's palace.’”"’ 7 "wt gallery to view, the president's palacefwf' if: heard w in green gun salutes there. fire in green park ig, expected to park is expected to leave buckingham palace to go to

.to...., ,, , to view memorial westminster to view memorial stone for the former south african president. nelson before he then goes . to the of he then goes. to the of parliament to address both houses say , house of lords and houses say, house of lords and house of commons. houses say, house of lords and house of commons . this is the house of commons. this is the south african national anthem playing and then following. that's the south african president will make his way back to buckingham palace for the state banquet. and it will be the first time, we believe will see the queen consort and of wales wet . for the first time wales wet. for the first time since taking up the new role. so if you're into royal fashion, it's something to look forward to. mark soft power and, of course the importance of the commonwealth as a political entity as much as anything else but it's interesting too that the prime minister has announced this plan to turbocharge economic with south africa . this economic with south africa. this joint project, an infrastructure

partnership of £5.37 billion being signed with south africa, effectively business deal for the next three years . yes, the next three years. yes, exactly. mark rishi sunak released a statement yesterday , released a statement yesterday, he said where he said, we have ambitious plans to turbocharge infrastructure , as you said, infrastructure, as you said, mark, and invest months in economic growth to . get the economic growth to. get the south africa is the largest trading partner of the united kingdom within the continent of africa . and i think this state africa. and i think this state visit is very an opportunity for davis ties , strengthen davis ties, those strengthen those trade relationships with that nation . relationships with that nation. we understand the president expects to have a number of political meetings tomorrow , but political meetings tomorrow, but today is very much about british royal british ceremony and being very . being royal british ceremony and being very. being very much being hosted by his majesty the king. the hospitality of buckingham palace, as it does say. well,

and has done four hundreds of years. and that was the anthem, as you said, with the coldstream guards number seven company presenting arms and as you saying, the guns being fired across. i think it's greene parker's as usual cameron with the gun . yeah it's the 41 gun the gun. yeah it's the 41 gun salute inside green park by the king's chief royal horse artillery. under the command of major francesca sykes . there's major francesca sykes. there's also a separate gun to his massachusetts fortress , which massachusetts fortress, which is, of course, the tower of london by the honourable artillery company under the command of major matthew aldridge . and the guard of aldridge. and the guard of honouris aldridge. and the guard of honour is going to be giving a royal salute. and as we've seen the south african national anthem has been played and then following this procession, this formal well, we can see actually the king and the presidents go

to expects the gods of god of honour. number seven, to expects the gods of god of honour . number seven, coldstream honour. number seven, coldstream guards, of course, the king is that colonel in chief of that army regiment. so that colonel in chief of that army regiment . so they're going army regiment. so they're going to inspect the garden and we can see the interest behind and cameron, the number of cameras and all with a long is clearly this is an important occasion for south africa . well back on for south africa. well back on the world with all of its political difficult his in recent years . indeed mark yes recent years. indeed mark yes there's been a number of foreign media here at horse guards parade . i'm stood in the media parade. i'm stood in the media pen for british media, but there is a separate one, of course, for foreign media, too. it's very much a strengthening of ties in, the united kingdom. but of course there are controversies in south africa at the moment, particularly and also here with great britain course, we've got this a huge spectacular state banquets a

carriage procession from horse guards to buckingham palace following this formal welcome. but then at the same time, mark, we've got to remember there a cost of living crisis that's the moment. lots of people are struggling to heat their homes , struggling to heat their homes, to feed their children . so to feed their children. so perhaps critics would say that this best out of touch with reality . it is this best out of touch with reality. it is very much a chance to strengthen trade relationships with foreign nations, particularly after brexit. and as i said, it's one of the largest trading partners. it's the largest trading trading partner. south africa is . and partner. south africa is. and for the united kingdom within the continent of africa the ending in terms of the length , ending in terms of the length, the visit , some two days we the visit, some two days we believe that also the president will be addressing both chambers of the house, see at the commons and the lords and clearly the political aspect will be

foremost . on the yes political aspect will be foremost. on the yes and certainly will mark the president is expected following a private lunch with the king inside buckingham palace . he is inside buckingham palace. he is expected to address houses of parliament within the palace of westminster. that's a short visit . westminster abbey as well visit. westminster abbey as well you'll be able to see, just coming the interview now , the coming the interview now, the carriage that will be taking the king and the president's back in this procession to buckingham palace. it's a it's a carriage been used on many occasions dating way back to queen victoria actually, mark, because the british tradition is what it's perhaps a selling points to those abroad it is those old fashions as some would put it traditions that really sell to the united kingdom as partner that's they want to with and of course the hospitality that's put on by the royal family to foreign heads of states, prime ministers for foreign presidents

and of course, for foreign royal family. it is something that many always remember and always talk about for years . come yes. talk about for years. come yes. so we're just being told we've got senior members of the cabinet there for this ceremony. welcome as well. the lord mayor of london, nicholas lyons, defence chiefs of staff . and as defence chiefs of staff. and as you're saying, defence chiefs of staff. and as you're saying , the south african you're saying, the south african party staying at a luxury hotel nearby , not at buckingham nearby, not at buckingham palace, but clearly they are really putting on a show here for this first commonwealth visit and the first state visit such of the new reign . indeed, such of the new reign. indeed, mark yes, the queen undertook and hosted over a hundred state visits within her reign. it was something she became very much accustomed to, but one was president trump in 2019. it is the king's first state visit, but of course he would have been involved as prince of wales in

hosting foreign of states in the kingdom. but this is his chance to really put his stamp on state visits are now done under the reign of king charles. i've been told this morning actually that he was very keen although, of course, the state visit originally was planned for queen elizabeth, the second to host. he was very to continue with the plans even though it's so soon after the death , the queen and after the death, the queen and the sad royal mourning period that happened in september. well, we tell you that it's the initiation, the monarchy. yeah, indeed. we're being told that it'll be the escort, sovereign's escort to the household cavalry mounted regiment. lifeguards blues and royals command , led by blues and royals command, led by major robert pereira. the blues and royals and lieutenant colonel james shaw whose brigade major headquarters household division underlining the fact this is the first time since 28 and they've had a processional state visit on horse guards with

almost everyone parade he said so clearly there will have been a bit of rehearsal and preparation and for this to get it absolutely right yeah they certainly was mark weeks of preparation of got in state visits involving seven military bands nine military unit yes of course can see the carriages just starting to head off now from horse guards parades and they'll be down the mal there's flags of all the commonwealth countries lining the route but up the mal it's very much the flags and south african for this state visit of the south african presidents i think this is british pomp and pageantry in action here that power of diplomacy with the royal family has and the have gathered on the there's been a very tight security president presence here. mark, as you can imagine. but i can actually see crowds here the crushed barriers starts to run across st james's to try

and get a view of members of the royal family and the south african cyril ramaphosa, cyril ramaphosa at the mouth to say they can watch them wave. yeah. and we've as you speak and count to our shot of the mile with the flags again including the south african flag all the way down the rainbow nation, of course , the rainbow nation, of course, and as you say, huge again. i mean, this is quite interesting , but clearly after the events of the royal funeral , people of the royal funeral, people have identified with the king and this new reign. have identified with the king and this new reign . they and this new reign. they certainly have. they're just leaving horse guards. as i said . and they're going to be escorted by back to buckingham palace by the sovereign zesco, not provided by the household cavalry mounted regiments along route. the mal is kind of cheap of the niche meghan the company grenadier guards company scots guards the first battalion

coldstream guards the music is being played by bands of the grenadier guards mark though this or these british military taking part in this state's visits it really is the british royal family on a show for their foreign guests and therefore when all these political meetings start happening tomorrow between prime minister rishi sunak and the south african president, he's going to be perhaps warmed up for those tough trade talks , which tough trade talks, which inevitably are going to be taking place tomorrow . and we've taking place tomorrow. and we've got national anthem playing as , got national anthem playing as, as you said, a guard of honour comes down the mountain . also comes down the mountain. also a camera .

camera. so the carriage and procession and guard of honour are heading back towards buckingham palace. as cameron was saying there. is this lunch being hosted and then the state banquet tonight and reflects perhaps that all these occasions are used offal, preparation , even rehearsal for preparation, even rehearsal for the coronation and what will be unveiled for next spring. indeed we mark weeks of planning gone into this particular state visit. it's something great britain is very prepared for and the armed forces are prepared for as well as the royal household's . it's a well—oiled household's. it's a well—oiled machine. i think we have seen haven't we mark in this last year a number of state occasions. of course, first we have the platinum jubilee of the late queen elizabeth. the second back in june 2022, and then we has the sudden death of her, of her late majesty . again, a big

her late majesty. again, a big state occasion which was carefully planned . and now we carefully planned. and now we have something more positive . have something more positive. mark, the state visit of a photo of a foreign leader. south african presidents , which was in african presidents, which was in the early stages of planning. like i said before, the queen passed away. but it's something the king was very much to plough with, as it were. and now , with, as it were. and now, course, we have the coronation coming up in may. perhaps this is a small scale for the pomp, pageantry that we'll see then . pageantry that we'll see then. and one reflects maybe that the late queen would be quite happy to see so many horses involved in this ceremony as the gun carriages move across from greene park back their barracks and the mounted officers of the metropolitan police at the front there , as ever with the horse there, as ever with the horse riding skills on display , riding skills on display, controlling and getting them in position , all very very well

position, all very very well rehearsed and then executed of course on the day, even though one or two of the horses do get a bit frisky , all the noise that a bit frisky, all the noise that did mark, i think it's something which horses are very used to by now. you see underneath 30 horses have been taking part in this procession in service . this procession in service. daniel, welcome to day as i understand it, this is a last big state occasion until they have a winter break, they to graze in fields outside of london, skipping the break from all of their state occasions that they've had to take part in. and of course, it is remembrance sunday service. well, just a couple of ago, the platinum jubilee , the sudden platinum jubilee, the sudden death of her majesty, the queen as well , and death of her majesty, the queen as well, and this state visit. so they can have a break over christmas. come to london gets all signed up again and for the coronation mark as we've been mentioning. yeah i just think it's a lot of horses put out on to pasture isn't there and one

hopes that they've got enough grass for all of them . fingers grass for all of them. fingers crossed, mark. yes, i think it perhaps a bit stuffy in the royal mews too just south side of buckingham palace, but yes. as i understand it, they're being taken out london to have a break, be grazing in some fields is as many horses do. and boy, have they earned it were there . have they earned it were there. yes. if you come back to our camera, mark the prime minister, foreign secretary and home secretary are walking together, smiling back towards downing street's from horse guards parade . yes, we've got the parade. yes, we've got the prime. and also, as you say , prime. and also, as you say, home secretary, foreign secretary, will walking horse guards and one assumes calm and they will be joining that lunch as well at some , they they will as well at some, they they will not be joining the private lunch mark, but it would be very surprised if they weren't on the guest list for the state banquet

tonight. 150 people expected at the state tonight, but it's a very small, intimate , private very small, intimate, private lunch with the king perhaps prince and princess of wales . prince and princess of wales. queen consorts, too. yeah. and we can see the carriage going past. so the prince and princess of wales and waving at the crowds with the president's wife , who i think they collected from hotel a little earlier with the royal rolls—royce and another rolls—royce following their , i think a phantom one or their, i think a phantom one or a phantom two dating from the forties with the dignitaries on board and. clearly, as cameron saying, pomp and circumstance on show here . and the security show here. and the security detail as ever. and the glad to say no incidents given. obviously, what is sometimes seen as a controversial visit given the political

circumstances, of course, of all these countries to visit britain, but no protests , that britain, but no protests, that we're aware of and other members of the south african party heading across those cars, parade on foot . any idea about parade on foot. any idea about the numbers tonight then cameron for this official banquet. so we're expecting around each banquets hosted around 150 guests in size ballroom of buckingham palace is one of this state dreams it's the largest state dreams it's the largest state tree as a matter of fact since there will be very much the equivalent the royal family bringing out the best china it's puts on the best display of british hospitality here the king is expected to deliver a speech before the meal . and then speech before the meal. and then the south african presidents will also make a speech . there will also make a speech. there will also make a speech. there will be a toast to . south africa will be a toast to. south africa and the president, of course, the main guest here at

buckingham palace . we're buckingham palace. we're expecting the prime minister to be the guest lists, but also it will be a number of south african citizens who live within the united kingdom , who make the united kingdom, who make perhaps a contribution to the economy , arts, to culture here economy, arts, to culture here in great britain. so those are sorts of people we can expect to be to the state banquet tonight. and, of course , members of the and, of course, members of the royal family, the prince and princess wales, of course, but the earl and countess wessex, we're expecting are expected to be there to . and you just be there to. and you just mentioning as well, there'll be a visit to two westminster abbey. i think the field remembrance is still there. and of course we saw the poppy wreaths as walked across horse guards there . and bearing in guards there. and bearing in mind that, course, many mind that, of course, many african others from african troops and others from commonwealth served both commonwealth served in both world . yes, they did, mark. world wars. yes, they did, mark. they are also part of the commonwealth. and if you remember , in 1947, it was the

remember, in 1947, it was the then princess elizabeth who did who delivered to that very famous speech where she declared, too, that's whole life would be devoted to service. and then of course, south africa left , the commonwealth during left, the commonwealth during reign but then rejoins during the reign, i believe, of nelson mandela in the 1990s and is very much part of this strong of nafions much part of this strong of nations which the commonwealth takes pride in all. these flags of course are we can see a long horse guards parade of the commonwealth of king charles. the third's many names , i think, the third's many names, i think, in the early stages of his reign. very much sure, showing support for the commonwealth of nafions support for the commonwealth of nations which he is now head of. he took over from the late queen elizabeth . second, as mark say, elizabeth. second, as mark say, lots going on. yes, as you said, the south africa will be going to westminster abbey. there's also a memorial stone , nelson also a memorial stone, nelson mandela , the former south mandela, the former south african presidents there . he is african presidents there. he is expected to pay tributes to

cameron. thank you very much , cameron. thank you very much, indeed. with another milestone the king's reign seeing its first state visit , fact, the first state visit, fact, the first state visit, fact, the first state visit to for some three years with the king and queen consort welcoming cyril ramaphosa, the president of south and heading to that private lunch. and then as cameron was saying up the tradition of laying wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior in westminster , as well as the in westminster, as well as the stones, nelson mandela and then addressing peers in the addressing mps, peers in the royal of palace of royal gallery of palace of westminster . well, let's update westminster. well, let's update you now on the other news of the day with the labour leader, sir keir starmer telling the cbi conference in birmingham that he wanted a new partnership with the business community on the bafis the business community on the basis of economic migration . he basis of economic migration. he said that labour wanted a pragmatic approach while seeking to ensure that british workers had the skills needed to fill vacancies. this what he told the business leaders . i've got

business leaders. i've got that clip. but certainly he was telling those members of the delegates at the cbi conference that labour would actually have a new relationship . he said, a new relationship. he said, i think we can hear what he had to say now, but to do the hard yards on growth but will also need to be pragmatic for the bafic need to be pragmatic for the basic lack of people . we won't basic lack of people. we won't ignore the need for workers to come to this country. we can't have a situation as we did with hgv drivers where temporary shortages threaten to triple entire sectors of our economy that in reaction our political class. tom harwood joining us now in downing street . tom, it's now in downing street. tom, it's interesting that parts of that speech remarkably similar in sentiment to what the prime minister, rishi sunak, was telling the cbi only yesterday . telling the cbi only yesterday. yes, on so many areas , tory

yes, on so many areas, tory party and the labour party are now singing from very similar , now singing from very similar, if not the same hymn sheets now. there's a lot of analysis to be done as to whether that's because the tory party has lurched to the left or because the labour party has lurched to the labour party has lurched to the centre ground . perhaps it's the centre ground. perhaps it's been a bit of both, but certainly on the rhetoric around migration, around the relationship with the european union. well. rishi sunak and keir starmer are sounding the face of it very similar. of course, one of the big asks from the confederation british industry over the last two days of their conference has been a liberalisation of migration rules, perhaps an expansion of those shortage worker lists allow more people in. they say rightly, that there are over million job vacancies the united kingdom. but in answer to that, calls both rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have been saying the priority must be to train up

british workers, many of whom of course, are out of work, despite there being so many job vacancies stickiest today, saying the priority must be on jobs and training british workers, suggesting perhaps that the issue is that hasn't been the issue is that hasn't been the right skills training for british people. so far some people disagree that. however, the institute of economic affairs example this morning has been saying that it has less to do with the skills and more to do with the skills and more to do with the incentive structure here in the united kingdom that it's too easy to roll back onto benefits and that perhaps if there was a stronger incentive , there was a stronger incentive, people would be more likely to go into work . it wasn't, after go into work. it wasn't, after all, a lack of skills that meant that people wanted go up, quite enjoyed going on furlough , for enjoyed going on furlough, for example, the last two years, which of course has to which of course has led to a number of people leaving the workforce. yes the labour workforce. but yes the labour party focusing on a more populist message on a headline message that speaks some of those seats they lost in. what's become to be known as the red

wall saying that they will prioritise size british workers above , foreign workers. however above, foreign workers. however reading into the detail there perhaps the headlines are not entirely accurate because the detail of sir keir starmer's speech also mentioned that if there were to be migration liberalisation under , they would liberalisation under, they would be coming in power with work regulations, with employment rights. now, that might sound like a bit of a throwaway line, but it may well be a very key because that line in and of itself shows that the labour party are exploring ways in which there may be visa liberalisation, migration liberalisation, migration liberalisation, a long side a system of employment protection and as well a sort of quid pro quo. that may well have been the subtext of sir keir starmer's speech today. even if it didn't quite make the headlines. yeah. and we guess there'd be some kind of point system maybe

attached to skills for the workforce coming in. but i mean, looking at the bigger picture, the oecd obviously indicating that we actually be bottom that we may actually be bottom of the league for any growth in the coming years. keir starmer acknowledging that labour policy might have to be as a result of economic conditions when or if they get to number ten. yes, this is a line that sir keir starmer has used a number of times. first tried out around the labour party conference in september, which is that may well not be able to do in his words, good labour things that he would want do when in power because of the constraints of the economy, of the scale borrowing or of anything else saying he would be much more cautious terms of rolling out any reform agendas than perhaps many of his own supporters would like to be in that funny sort way, he's speaking a lot in a very similar way to say to rishi

sunak course he spent the whole summer saying that he wouldn't be able to deliver tax and wouldn't be able to do things that the conservative base would like in the way. rishi in the same way sir keir starmer saying he wouldn't be able do things that party would that the labour party would like. these two like. and in the end these two leaders up in much the leaders ending up in much the same position. yeah, seems same position. yeah, it seems sort a bit confused at sort of them a bit confused at the why. anyway, on the moment. i why. anyway, on that , tom, thank you very that note, tom, thank you very much indeed for that. the downing street, me just downing street, let me just actually with actually update you with something we're getting from inside behind inside downing street. behind that whole that tom this is on the whole topic of mps being able to claim on expenses cost of a christmas party taxpayer money of course a party party taxpayer money of course a party rishi has now warned they will have to justify their expenses to voters after being told for the first time that the first time they could charge for christmas parties. the prime minister saying it certainly intend to put food , refreshments intend to put food, refreshments or decorations on expenses after guidance was issued . alcohol, of guidance was issued. alcohol, of course, deemed off limits . but

course, deemed off limits. but the prime minister's official spokesman questions on these sorts arrangements should be for ipsa the independent parliamentary authority . so parliamentary authority. so clearly handing the ball back to them for the rather question will indeed in the run up to christmas, many of us worried about rising costs of living, the price of christmas, food and gifts for our loved ones. if we haven't got expenses accounts. but a belfast christmas but at a belfast christmas market, hoping that market, traders hoping that people can still get into that of the season as do keep eating out reports cites and smells that signal christmas is on its way but even the councils are counting their pennies and hoping that the retailers are going to recover from the lockdown restrictions that kept revenue died over the next couple weekends. christmas tree lights be lit across the uk here in belfast. it a very low key ceremony in order to keep costs down the 18th annual christmas

market is now well under way . it market is now well under way. it bnngs market is now well under way. it brings millions into the local as it's one of only two on the island of ireland. traders here are hoping that the cost of living doesn't fight just so tight. oh, we love belfast . it's tight. oh, we love belfast. it's amazing and we it's the first time we've been here. we've never been to belfast before we've never traded the people are super friendly. the city is super clean . cheryl rudman as super clean. cheryl rudman as a sight and here's hoping that her culinary delights may catch on in the belfast market. who is the cost of living? is getting so expensive? people sometimes that they will might splash out little bit more on smaller things and just give themselves a bit of joy by walking around having something different to eat, eating out, you know, it'd be third night or fourth night and hopping down to the market, you know, see what it's you know, to see what it's about. have something here about. we have something here called bunny which is called, bunny chow, which is literally a loaf of bread half loaf, which skip out the middle,

the and then we stuff it full of curry and that's south africa. this province and durban and that's mainly a durban dish type of style . abdullah shepherdess of style. abdullah shepherdess has traded here for many years and says that they are keeping pnces and says that they are keeping prices down and people are still buying. honestly it's not affecting people train ourselves as well to be not to put the pnces as well to be not to put the prices even though this is handcrafted , we're taking into handcrafted, we're taking into consideration what's going on. we have to help each other . we have to help each other. market is an attraction that bnngs market is an attraction that brings footfall into belfast and the city will be anxious to keep shoppers there , but they're shoppers there, but they're raising energy costs . i've seen raising energy costs. i've seen down skilling of lights throughout the area and retailers are hopeful that the christmas feeling doesn't dim dougie beattie giving belfast with star shining bright. now

justice secretary dominic raab may face a grilling about his behaviour as he goes in front of a committee of. m.p.s a little later this afternoon amid fresh reports that a top official has had to apologise for his behaviour at meeting mr. raab already investigated after two formal complaints about his bullying of staff made last week . but he strongly denied those allegations . . but he strongly denied those allegations. he's . but he strongly denied those allegations . he's confident that allegations. he's confident that he behaved professionally. a political catherine foster joining us in the studio. catherine not being called to the committee as a alleged naughty boy . she's actually naughty boy. she's actually there to talk about problems in there to talk about problems in the justice system and court delays and so on. yes this is the justice select committee . the justice select committee. obviously, he's the secretary for justice. so it'll be court forjustice. so it'll be court backlogs all the problems within the criminal justice system, of which of course we know there are many . but which of course we know there are many. but it does seem pretty , doesn't it , that they'll pretty, doesn't it, that they'll be able to resist attempts to ask something about his

behaviour because after a lull of a couple of days when everybody was obsessing about was brexit going to be portrayed he is back in the again with fresh allegations today about and there is an inquiry underway and there is an inquiry underway an independent inquiry into formal allegations although we've now basically got another suggestion that a whitehall official has had to apologise for his behaviour. so where are we with all sort of faux alleged incidents ? yes and no. on the incidents? yes and no. on the inquiry to formal complaints were last wednesday. yeah dominic raab to get ahead of him. exactly request and investigate . yeah. the investigate. yeah. the investigation will happen but it hasn't started right okay. it hasn't started right okay. it hasn't stopped. so either he's asked for it. it's not in train. so it's in try it because. they haven't appointed somebody yet to take care of the investigation . so the prime investigation. so the prime minister's spokesman was asked in the lobby briefing this morning about that appointing

went with the process is on ditto the ethics the government has been many months without . an has been many months without. an ethics adviser asked about process ongoing right the investigation has yet to begin okay and allegations are ongoing so . what's this latest so. what's this latest suggestion , this top whitehall suggestion, this top whitehall official as he's called. so the latest one is that when dominic raab was just as minister earlier this year , he was so his earlier this year, he was so his his behaviour was so unprofessional , rude to home unprofessional, rude to home office officials that after the meeting the chief civil servant in the justice department, antonio romeo personally , antonio romeo personally, apologised to the people from the home office right for the justice secretary's behaviour. it said that she that because she was wary they might lodge a formal complaint. so yet another allegation of him being , i think allegation of him being, i think to put it mildly , a tough boss.

to put it mildly, a tough boss. i don't think anybody disputes that he's a tough boss. he has very high he is demanding and it seems to be that most of the of the alleged behaviour are in these meetings where he's using quite robust language and you know some commentators, observers have said well what may not be acceptable in a proper work involved, it's a different circumstance in the political field where clearly, you know , are talking about how you know, are talking about how shall i say, emotive subjects , shall i say, emotive subjects, what you want delivery on these things. certainly westminster is of all not a normal work by any stretch of the imagination is it? although it's very , very it? although it's very, very pressured. that's said, although people are under a lot of strain when people are to that they feel that a culture of fear when they're scared to go into a meeting when people are leaving through stress, there is an issue. but course where does something tip true ? having had

something tip true? having had high standards and being demanding and a bit difficult into bullying . that's a grey into bullying. that's a grey area or you've become a distraction as we remember gavin williamson using that phrase are you talking about the person and what's going on rather the job he's supposed to be doing that becomes a political difficulty yeah. and rishi soon obviously does not want to lose another cabinet minister so there'll be no outcome of the investigations, though partly it hasn't yet started anyway . we hasn't yet started anyway. we shall dip in to that meeting at 230 and see what robust language is used at that time. catherine, for the moment, thank you very much indeed for that. now, a major upset in the world cup because saudi arabia have stunned one of the pre—tournament favourites with a21 victory follows that bonds storming occasion in england yesterday. the three lions managing that six two win over on and wales well managing to snatch a draw we say against the usa courtesy of this gareth bale

penalty. and later today updated france facing australia at seven. but let's head live to qatar and join our gb news reporter paul hawkins, who's been following the tournament. blimey, argentine . it will be blimey, argentine. it will be scratching their heads and perhaps mr. messi as well . perhaps mr. messi as well. argentina two times world champions ranked third in the world, losing to saudi arabia, who are ranked lower than qatar. it's one of the greatest ever world cup shocks. the weird thing about the world cup here in doha for us is there actually aren't that many restaurants. and cafes certainly here in the sukiyaki for showing the football . but this cafe over football. but this cafe over here is where were sitting. the guy decided put it on the tv and there and as the game wore it got busier and, busier and busier and more packed . and we busier and more packed. and we started filming and we filmed the final whistle as it went in that game. look at the crowd and listen to the atmosphere . that listen to the atmosphere. that final whistle went . you . know

final whistle went. you. know. does get worse matches. i don't know . right. yeah. the only with know. right. yeah. the only with a land border with qatar. so they kind like next door neighbours but this is a this is going to be a victory celebrate not just by those in saudi arabia, but the but the whole of the world. can speak now the arab world. we can speak now to arabia fans. how are to saudi arabia fans. how are you feeling, it's a good you feeling, guys? it's a good world it's amazing . world today. it's amazing. that's argentina, man. yeah i said that the mission, the mission playing with them , how mission playing with them, how did they do it? how did they beat argentina ? by volver. by beat argentina? by volver. by mean how argentina are are very

good football. how did saudi arabia win argentina? it is very good because saudi arabia, it is the best. argentina it is no match, you know . well how and match, you know. well how and them i they they not only did they be in the moment. yep argentina's saudi arabia played well and they and the winning goal was good. hey doing yeah yeah.the goal was good. hey doing yeah yeah. the team saudi arabia they're doing good. yeah. is it is good. yeah. how will people saudi arabia feel it. is good. yeah. how will people saudi arabia feel it . amazing. saudi arabia feel it. amazing. it is very very hot. you my find that. oh yeah yeah. it's a little different . very, very little different. very, very happy to be all the people of the public. yeah, i'm so. yeah yes, that is surprising . yeah. yes, that is surprising. yeah. great. thank you for speaking to us . thank you great. thank you for speaking to us. thank you so much. thank you.thank us. thank you so much. thank you. thank listen, they're happy it's going to they're going to continue celebrating in the streets of qatar. it's very busy here in the city. we're keeping the evening the saudi arabia fans were in full voice last night. they're they're going to be crazy on. be absolutely crazy later on. there matches taking

there are other matches taking as are playing as well. denmark are playing tunisia. mexico taking on poland and france against australia and australia on the favourites in that one france. but given what's happened with the saudi arabia, argentina match, australia like a lot of australia looks like a lot of heart who knows heart from that. yeah. who knows what's going to happen of course. just off the a course. just off the pitch, a bit more controversy on what they're doing in terms of the security there. i gather the football association of wales is now raising question , as were now raising question, as were some of their supporters , these some of their supporters, these these has obviously with the rainbow colours on them have been to take those hats off. i mean, clearly the there's still a bit of unease out that yeah, there is a little bit on this. look, they knew what it was like it was going to be like if they try wearing those, you know, those colours that is supporting the lgbt community as some savvy , campbell says, oh no , again, , campbell says, oh no, again, oh, they're that of you. we just let them pass just so we can

talk a little bit more about . talk a little bit more about. that hat issue. yeah, she was wearing a she tried to get into the game. listen it was taken away from her and yeah, the worse if you're going to raise but some fans i spoke said no it's a little bit silly to try and that kind of hat and and wear that kind of hat and enter the stadium full. well, the attitude towards the lgbt community here in qatar so yeah speaking to some fans there's a little bit of sympathy also some people saying, well look you shouldn't it will not hang in the first place. yeah pull in what seems to be not wembley way. thanks much indeed for updating back to you of updating us back to you of course we get more. thank you course as we get more. thank you very . great stuff. very much indeed. great stuff. saudifans very much indeed. great stuff. saudi fans enjoying the moment that no, let's reflect that nearly half a million uk pensioners living overseas are to be excluded from the annual state pension increase because they live in a country without any agreement with the uk . now any agreement with the uk. now it means the state pension frozen a level when they left the uk. so today a delegation of uk state pensioners from across

the flying to london to hand in letters to protest the department for work and pensions . reporter ellie costello has been speaking to the some of them in westminster and ellie they really are out of pocket despite obviously the publicity about this triple lock coming in next year. they won't get that . next year. they won't get that. yes, exactly. mark about something are not entitled and thatis something are not entitled and that is why this small delegation has flown in from all over the world today representing . those half a representing. those half a million pensioners who are not entitled to an uprated pension . entitled to an uprated pension. it means that in year in the month that they first started taking out their pension , that taking out their pension, that pension is then frozen in time it never goes up with inflation. so in some of the worst cases around the world there are veterans, british veterans served in the second world war who have now moved to commonwealth countries such australia or canada and. they are living on as little as

australia or canada and. they are living on as little a s £25 are living on as little as £25 a week and it's quite surprising actually how many people aren't aware of this . half a million aware of this. half a million people excluded from mainly those from the windrush generation came to work in this country , the second world war, country, the second world war, and then returned back to the caribbean, but also veterans and ex—pats as well. well, earlier i spoke to ian and dexter, who chairman of the canadian alliance of british pensioners. he's flown here especially today from canada. and he told me who here to represent from canada. and i'm the chairman of a british pensioners group in canada representing . 127,000 canada representing. 127,000 brits who have chosen as their home and who suffer the discrimination inflicted upon them by the british government with the uk state pension as an example, as a 96 year old man who worked all his life, the uk and at age 65 he retired to vancouver to be closer to his

daughter . and in 31 years ago, daughter. and in 31 years ago, when retired the british pension, i think was about when retired the british pension, i think was abou t £46 pension, i think was about £46 a week for 31 years. that's what earned week for 31 years. that's what earne d £46 a week. the irony earned £46 a week. the irony this is that he only lived 600 yards away from the us. border . and if he was that 600 yards further south, he would actually get a fully indexed . we've get a fully indexed. we've calculated that over 31 years he's lost about $120,000 in canadian dollars . we're not canadian dollars. we're not asking for anything. we don't justifiably deserve. if paid into a system, we should be treated equally as everybody else . and to have the else. and to have the indignation of being told that your pensions are never going to go . the idea of an increase in go. the idea of an increase in pension every year to keep up with inflation and after 31 years you can imagine the lack of buying power that he's got wit h £46 a week and there are with £46 a week and there are many people like him . it's in many people like him. it's in our debt so that that's the

chairman the canadian alliance of british pensioners. now the department of work and pensions says that this is a standing policy and they say that pensions will go up to current rate if these pension is returned to live in uk. but speaking to the small delegation, they're coming to westminster today. they said the biggest thing for them is awareness they haven't come to london since 2018 and they are shocked at how few people understand this is working policy and they know that a number of new mps have come in to parliament since 2018 and that's why they came flew in from all over the world to give this letter into the department of work and today. ali you for updating us on that. in fact, i think we can speak now to sir peter bottomley, a conservative for worthing west . sir peter, for worthing west. sir peter, thanks for joining us. for worthing west. sir peter, thanks forjoining us. i believe you are maybe one of the meps in lords some 60 of you who've written to the government to actually tackle what's called a gross injustice. i think that's

a phrase you've used is more than the gross injustice is a complete scandal . than the gross injustice is a complete scandal. in the than the gross injustice is a complete scandal . in the 1950s complete scandal. in the 1950s when people started thinking about these things, there wasn't much inflation. so there's made with a dominions canada south africa new australia and now half the countries around the world. so half a million pensioners do get increases, half don't. and there's no rhyme, reason, logic or justification scandal. it's an injustice . it needs to be injustice. it needs to be changed . yeah, because the all changed. yeah, because the all these people would have paid their insurance their national insurance over their national insurance over their lives . that's their working lives. that's right. but as the canadian spokesman said , what's the spokesman said, what's the reason by one side, as the parallel, you get no side. you don't want some kind of and you get it. others you don't. why all countries of the union get it and other countries don't. it's just wrong . it's unfair. it's just wrong. it's unfair. companies to face to it. it's a bit scandalous. i'm very sorry. the courts have ruled the election illegal . yeah, i think election illegal. yeah, i think there are some 48 commonwealth countries where this is not

included . some of these included. some of these pensioners are on as little as £65 a week when we've got this suggestion that the triple lock could bump it up t 0 £200 next could bump it up to £200 next april . what's gone wrong? april. what's gone wrong? i mean, is it paperwork and bureaucracy ? no, it's meanness bureaucracy? no, it's meanness in the treasury, not solving it earlier. if have been sold in the 1950s and 1960s or even the nineties seventies. when i started on this nearly 40 years ago , look at the cost. now they ago, look at the cost. now they the costs are too great and so they're putting it off. the costs get greater. what will it just draw line , say at least just draw line, say at least from now , people get inflation from now, people get inflation increases as in britain, other pensioners otherwise be. perhaps they'll say to everybody come back and live in half million more this country. more come to this country. they'll get pensions up racist and then see how the treasury like that. so they'll have to pay like that. so they'll have to pay health the cost, the pay the health the cost, the housing teach them . housing costs does teach them. but it's one of the problems that if the government does acknowledge they will have to back date uplift and that

back date the uplift and that could a huge but if they had could be a huge but if they had to but sir roger gale who's one of the leaders in parliament on this, has, let's say to the treasury and the government, we won't expect you to we'd like you to update them. but if you weren't least updating now in line with do something that makes a difference just to go on doing nothing is an insult. makes a difference just to go on doing nothing is an insult . yeah doing nothing is an insult. yeah everybody update in half the countries around the world. sir peter bottomley, thank you very indeed. and of course, we will speak to you again and see what reaction there has been and, if there's been any development. thank much indeed. now thank you very much indeed. now let's another issue with let's move to another issue with almost of nhs trust almost a fifth of nhs trust being red for infant being rated red for infant mortality rates. that's according a national audit. according to a national audit. a total of 23 trusts receiving that red rating from mothers and babies, reducing risk to audit and confidential or embraces. it's called . well, it means that it's called. well, it means that the death rate for 2020, more than 5% above the average for other countries will embrace this looked stillbirths and

deaths within four weeks of birth. and in other research also finding a number of women who died up six weeks after having a baby, up by a quarter over the past five years. indeed, 229 mums dying along side 27 of their babies between 2018 and 2020. many of those deemed avoidable . we're joined deemed avoidable. we're joined now by sandra maguire, who's ceo of the motherhood . sandra, of the motherhood. sandra, thanks very much for joining us. was the suggestion as what's going wrong ? because i know going wrong? because i know a lot of maternity services. they're very short of staff . they're very short of staff. it's really sad. what's going on at the moment in the nhs and the saddest part about it is that most of these deaths are actually preventable and are associated with . the associated with. the inequalities that persist in the uk, quite frankly many mothers report that they're not being listened to. their concerns are being raised appropriately and that they're not really having immediate needs met. health care professionals . again, black

professionals. again, black mothers are currently 3.7 times more likely to die and have complications. asians 1.8 and within the uk , most of the within the uk, most of the mothers that are coming into maternal mortality issues are from deprived areas. and so we need an urgent action of services listening to women and every single concern that they have as an urgent matter it could be social conditions as well . the treatment at the well. the treatment at the individual hospital then ? individual hospital then? absolutely. i think it's a combination of both both social and also the conditions. combination of both both social and also the conditions . staff and also the conditions. staff members are underfunded , members are underfunded, overworked, but also not really attending to every single mothers, individual needs. and at that moment, one in nine women who died were at severe a multiple disadvantage. associated with mental health , associated with mental health, substance abuse and also abuse. why are we not looking at all of the compounding factors that impact a mother's outcome ? why

impact a mother's outcome? why are we not causing services to understand how important it is to look at a mother's mental health before? she's pregnant dunng health before? she's pregnant during her pregnancy and after giving birth. why we allowing all of these mothers, especially black and ethnic minority to slip through the net, causing very preventable deaths and harm towards mothers and, their babies. yeah. and that baby's die. sandra, thank you very much indeed for joining die. sandra, thank you very much indeed forjoining us here on gb news. well, it's just tell you in a statement, nhs england said the embrace data demonstrates the significant progress that's been made . reduce stillbirths been made. reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths since 2010. but we know further action is needed to ensure continued safe care for all women and their families. nhs england continues to support trusts and integrated care boards to make improvements to the maternity and neonatal that they provide . well, coming that they provide. well, coming up, we're going to break and then we've got the latest and we'll update you with what's beenin we'll update you with what's been in the world cup. all that coming up. stay us.

a very good afternoon to you. 1:02. i'm rosie, right? keeping you up to date on gb news. the uk must win of immigration dependency . that's the message dependency. that's the message from the labour to business bosses , sir keir starmer told bosses, sir keir starmer told the confederation of business industry the days of low and cheap labour must end and that it was time to invest in training those already in the uk . he also promised to be about the shortage of workers , saying the shortage of workers, saying if he gets into government he's willing to accept increased skill . immigration. our common

skill. immigration. our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency to start invest more in training workers who are already here. the days when low pay already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on must . pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on must. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact we in a new era for labour and while there our low model is holding us back . energy model is holding us back. energy suppliers have been named shamed for failing vulnerable with the regulator ofgem saying problems across board needed to be urgently addressed . a review urgently addressed. a review found severe weaknesses at five companies good energy output esso energy. true energy and utilita. ofgem households are missing out on free gas safety checks and firms aren't doing enough to identify those on prepayment metres . may need

prepayment metres. may need financial help . in total, 17 financial help. in total, 17 suppliers have been told they need improve their approach to vulnerable customers . experts vulnerable customers. experts are protesting against a real reduction in their uk pensions. nearly a million oaps live in countries that don't have an operating agreement with the uk. that means their state pension is frozen at the level they started receiving it. well, the demonstrators say many of them are getting less than half the full state pension of, are getting less than half the full state pension of , £141 a full state pension of, £141 a week. people around the week. there people around the world who are being pushed below the poverty and are absolutely in desperation because of lack of pension. some people are existing on pensions. as little as 20 £30 a week. it is impossible live under these circumstances without on charity . the deputy prime minister is going to be questioned over alleged bullying. dominic raab is facing an investigation into two former complaints against him. he's going to face the

justice committee afternoon. he's already said he's confident. he's behaved professionally and will be cleared of any wrongdoing . at cleared of any wrongdoing. at downing street this morning. he reiterates that his position will deputy prime minister you're going to see absolute support . the prime minister has support. the prime minister has mp that they'll have to justify expenses after being told they'll be allowed to use taxpayers money to fund staff. christmas parties . alcohol will christmas parties. alcohol will be off limits . but the christmas parties. alcohol will be off limits. but the guidance issued by the independent parliamentary standards authority suggests office decorations are included . the decorations are included. the move has been widely criticised by voters. people are doing more than one job a day . people are than one job a day. people are saving on the heating costs and especially like people like my relatives from relatives and pensioners, they're struggling they're not turning the heating on really out of order. they're not turning the heating on really out of order . so see on really out of order. so see why we should have to pay for their enjoyment when the point everything cool people have to pay everything cool people have to pay for own things. organisations not have to pay

for their own christmas buy. so i don't see why they shouldn't fund their own earnings. fund it with their own earnings. not earning one not everyone else is earning one rule them and for another . rule for them and for another. one for us and one for one rule for us and one for them. i think it's absolutely dreadful the cost of dreadful to see the cost of living everybody are living for everybody people are struggling. they're not struggling. they're not struggling it's struggling. think it's disgraceful . the number of disgraceful. the number of people killed the indonesian earthquake has risen to 268. many of the are children. disaster officials say 151 people are still missing today after the 5.6 magnitude quake hit western . 25 aftershock rocks hit western. 25 aftershock rocks have rocked the region , have rocked the region, triggering landslides and hampering efforts. the latest figures suggest more than a thousand people have been injured. 58,000 displaced and 22,000 homes damaged . back here 22,000 homes damaged. back here in the uk, ofsted says the decline in schools operating at an outstanding level may have happened many years ago . the happened many years ago. the chiefs told the commons education it was no surprise as the schools hadn't been re—inspected for 13, 14, 15

years. the watchdog inspected 370 schools in the last academic yeah 370 schools in the last academic year. of those that were inspected , only 17% retained inspected, only 17% retained their outstanding grade. the king is hosting his first state visit as monarch . king charles visit as monarch. king charles has welcomed the south african cyril ramaphosa during, a ceremony at a horse guards parade before then travelling along the mall by carriage . along the mall by carriage. buckingham palace. the queen consort , the prince and princess consort, the prince and princess of were also attendance. of wales were also attendance. you're up to date on gb news. i bnng you're up to date on gb news. i bring more as it develops. now back to . back to. mark rosie, thanks very much indeed. and coming up this next gb news live. we'll be telling about those patients being prescribed heating as part of a health trial in bid to help poorer households cope with the cold. talking to doctor about how that

would work . more dialogue with would work. more dialogue with trade unions will be a key part of a labour government's plans boost working conditions and the economy. that's the message from labour's sir keir labour's leader. sir keir starmer business starmer to those business leaders. we'll be speaking to our political correspondent tom harwood and harwood at downing street and the dominic raab under the justice dominic raab under yet more scrutiny. he's facing mps a committee meeting at 230. we'll bring you that live . will we'll bring you that live. will it be any more tomatoes being thrown . but first, the cost of thrown. but first, the cost of living or perhaps cost of we should call it crisis with the impact on the most vulnerable across country. now ofgem has announced today that energy and gas suppliers have been failing struggling customers. and the energy price cap, of course, is set to rise to energy price cap, of course, is set to rise t 0 £3,000 in april set to rise to £3,000 in april 20, 23. so things could only get worse, it seems. meanwhile the nhs has said it's launching a pilot scheme which will pay low income patients energy bills as

a prescription. they'll have to have a condition that gets worse in the cold, such as a respiratory problem. they want to stop people from becoming even more ill and then admitted to hospital over winter period, which would cost them the more money. well far 28 patients have had their energy bills paid by the nhs and that due to expand to expand rather to 1150 households shortly . well, households shortly. well, joining us now to discuss how it works is nhs gp, dr. david lloyd . dr. lloyd, thanks very much for joining us. how does this forjoining us. how does this actually get funnelled through? is this going to be part of your budget as an nhs gp practise or doesit budget as an nhs gp practise or does it come through a separate channel? golly, you're asking me really tricky questions. i imagine it'll come out of some central fund because at the moment it's still a research trials . so there are people that trials. so there are people that are being money to pay for the electricity bills who are very

much at risk of being part of what we call the early winter deaths, the w days. yeah if we compare very carefully the similar group of patients who don't get the money so a research trial but we've about this since two thousand and seven. we know that for every death in the winter because of the cold there are eight hospital admissions of people who did die and hundred gp consultations . so if we can consultations. so if we can reduce the number of winter deaths we get , we put in, we deaths we get, we put in, we really do take an enormous pressure off the nhs as gp already prescribe food vouchers to my most patients and there's lots of evidence to suggest that thatis lots of evidence to suggest that that is a very useful thing to keep people alive. and this seems to me a very useful extension of we already provide money pay for people who use oxygen, concentrators and machines to keep their breathing alive so that they are not a

drain on their electricity. and this seems to be a logical of that with lots of scientific . so that with lots of scientific. so the cost benefit , as you say, the cost benefit, as you say, but again, with the that you issue again, does that come from the nhs health budget because people will be scratching their heads saying, well, we thought the nhs was being squeezed more and more. how can find extra money put things here on money to put things here on prescription effectively? well vouchers are available from a number of sources, not just from gp's . so they're coming out of a gp's. so they're coming out of a central budget. again, i'm afraid not. you're asking me something way above my pay grade to actually pay five within the. i promise you the patients that i promise you the patients that i give food vouchers would be deadif i give food vouchers would be dead if they didn't have something . the subsidy from me. something. the subsidy from me. i'm i mean, it does seem extraordinary you on the health front line are having do these these social care things as well as looking after conditions but i mean i suppose we do remember

this this recent case of that poor young boy died because of the mould in that substandard housing. and clearly this underlines the problem if you don't have proper warmth and dry conditions . absolutely. we need conditions. absolutely. we need to think about as a system problem. it's about this country andifs problem. it's about this country and it's about how we deal with and it's about how we deal with and how we help people are the most vulnerable. and so it's not just about the nhs , about just about the nhs, about society as a whole . and so when society as a whole. and so when you when you sort of fire criticism at the nhs for doing something which to the daily mail might seem loony it's about it's about keeping this country healthy as we can and helping everybody and surely that's that's what this country is about. it's not about letting the rich carry on getting fichen the rich carry on getting richer. it's about everybody helping else and everyone getting healthier as well. dr. david lloyd , thanks for going david lloyd, thanks for going above your pay once more, joining us here in gb news. thanks very much for your time. thanks very much for your time. thank you. now, let's actually

on politics once more as we are seeing justice secretary dominic raab facing perhaps a grilling later about his behaviour. he's going in front of a committee of mps amid fresh reports that a top whitehall official has had top whitehall official has had to apologise for his behaviour after a meeting. he's already, of course, investigated after two formal complaints about alleged of staff that were made last week. but he has strongly denied those allegations, saying he's confident that he's behaved professionally and actually put himself forward . an independent himself forward. an independent inquiry which has not started as yet. let's get more with our political reporter, catherine foster. catherine, just to reiterate , this committee reiterate, this committee meeting is not being held to actually score dim in any way. it's actually to do sort of the assessment of where the justice system is and all the delays in the court proceedings that we've got at the moment. yes it's the justice select committee. it's meeting at 2:30 and it will be primarily to do with matters of the department, court the justice department, court backlogs, know of backlogs, etc. we know that of problems by covid, the

problems caused by covid, the covid backlog. however others, however , given all the however, given all the allegation swirling around given there going to be an investigation when they manage to appoint someone to take it on, it seems inconceivable that . mps of course these are cross—party mps that no questions are going to be. also, i'm sure that a couple of awkward questions at least will be coming the way and when it becomes difficult isn't it as we saw. gavin williamson as you said in his letter, he becomes a distract and when they become the story rather than they're supposed be in their supposed to be doing in their political, that's when really their time is up, isn't it? well, rishi sunak has only prime minister. it's four weeks today since king asked him to form a government . seems impossible, government. seems impossible, doesn't it? and he that the government would have accountancy, transparency . accountancy, transparency. a integrity at its heart . and then integrity at its heart. and then very quickly criticism of him appointing suella braverman the home secretary after the

security breach. all the incidents with gavin williamson that led to him resigning and now dominic and these allegations have been going now for over a week today fresh one that the top civil servant at the home ministry of justice antonio romeo felt obliged to apologise to home office officials after earlier this yean officials after earlier this year, when dominic raab was justice secretary because his manner and she felt were inappropriate . i think she was inappropriate. i think she was trying to ward off any sort of formal . okay, so that's to be formal. okay, so that's to be addressed. but the other aspect that's mentioning rishi sunak new in the job of he's now having to warn mp that they'll have to justify expenses after this stories emerged the mp is going to be able to charge christmas parties on their expenses as taxpayers money, even though they can't charge alcohol . going back to alcohol. going back to partygate, of course, all again, it's not a great look , is it, at

it's not a great look, is it, at the time of a real cost of living crisis when people are seriously worried about paying their energy bills, their food bills that they might be funding mp tinsel. but he that the prime minister has apparently asked that mp be very mindful of what they're spending because they will need to this to their to the voters. yeah and people aren't pleased as we've been finding out there's just reflect on some of these views a role for them and one for another long rule for us and one for them. i think it's absolutely to see the cost of living for everybody . people are everybody. people are struggling. they're not struggling. they're not struggling . i think it's struggling. i think it's disgraceful. they're not expensive i mean, they expensive things. i mean, they could for them could probably just pay for them themselves. like we all do. you know, people are really struggling. think totally struggling. i think it's totally unfair employees unfair that employees are allowed do this. we've all allowed to do this. we've all worked out all year round and we've not had any pay rises otherwise . so no , it's not why otherwise. so no, it's not why i'm a pensioner i otherwise. so no, it's not why i'm a pensioneri live otherwise. so no, it's not why i'm a pensioner i live on my own. so i've got to manage what

i get. so why should have christmas party. they should we should think about who live on their own or only live on their pension. i can't afford christmas party so they should have fun . disgraceful they have fun. disgraceful they shouldn't have christmas party at my friends. so think of us. we struggle on what we get and what pension we get . i think what pension we get. i think message received loud and clear . we ought to appoint out that tinsel is not allowed . the lists tinsel is not allowed. the lists apparently can't have the decorations even though they can have a party. however interesting that the official spokesman, the prime minister's official spokesman , when he was official spokesman, when he was asked by report his saying, oh, this is all to do with, the independent parliamentary standards authority or ipsa nothing with . so they nothing to do with. so they passed hot potato pretty passed the hot potato pretty quickly, it seems . yes, but quickly, it seems. yes, but voters are not really going to be interested , wherefores of it. be interested, wherefores of it. it's just it's the mp it's the look. and one other just very

quickly, rishi sunak today it's emerged has private health care. now, i don't think that's really surprising given that his family, via his wife are than the king. i think they've got an estimated wealth, abou t £750 estimated wealth, about £750 million. it's surprising, is it, that he has to private health care . but of course it's care. but of course it's difficult, isn't it? because the moment nhs backlogs trying the gp it is tricky for lots of people so yeah and maybe be paying people so yeah and maybe be paying for his own office party shall monitor that when it happens of course catherine for the moment thank you very much indeed. well if one political leader to another sir keir starmer telling businesses that trade a crucial trade unions must be a crucial part our partnership. after part of our partnership. after addressing the cbi conference in birmingham on relaxation of migration rules that would come alongside new conditions business, he said, we can about how this is done. dialogue is at the heart of partnership , sir the heart of partnership, sir keir. but with negotiations with trade unions, part of it is what he had to say in detail. my labour party unashamedly

pro—business. labour party unashamedly pro—business . and i say here pro—business. and i say here today that trade unions must be a crucial part . our partnership a crucial part. our partnership . but our common goal must be to help the british off immigration dependency to investing more in trading workers who are already here . migration is part of our here. migration is part of our national story. always has been, always will be at the labour party will never diminish contribution it makes to economy, to public , to your economy, to public, to your businesses and our communities. but let me tell you the days when low pay and cheap are part of the british way on growth must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact live in a new era for labour and while there adapting

our low growth model is holding us back . well that was sir keir us back. well that was sir keir starmer . let's us back. well that was sir keir starmer. let's speak us back. well that was sir keir starmer . let's speak now tell starmer. let's speak now tell political correspondent tom harwood in downing street and tom i guess a lot of those cbi delegates will be looking the parallels they heard yesterday from rishi sunak on this question of the migration of workers. pretty similar sentiments , it seems . they sentiments, it seems. they certainly be, though. it was a very, very similar line from both sir keir starmer and rishi sunak on this idea that it is not the right time to sort of open the floodgates and pursue what many in the cbi themselves have been for a wider array shortage occupation lists a more liberal approach to migrate and both politically it is saying that that that was not the way to deliver growth . but also to deliver growth. but also interesting to note some more nuances perhaps in the labour party speech than perhaps the headune party speech than perhaps the headline may have suggested .

headline may have suggested. speaking of , if there were to be speaking of, if there were to be liberalisation as to all migration system, they would need to come in concert with . need to come in concert with. these strengthened employment rights protections so , perhaps a rights protections so, perhaps a quid pro quo there. but it was interesting to hear the wider of the labor party leaders speech talking at the confession confederation of british industry about unions, he said in his speech today that when he addressed trade union congress earlier this , he said that earlier this, he said that working with business was a fundamental part of his labour approach and. now that he was speaking to businesses today, he said, talking with trade unions was a fundamental part of his approach. now some people might well say that he's being all things to all people, but the labour party himself would be saying this future and of saying this is a future and of the different sort of ask of the economy a third way, if you

will, harking to that sort of tony attitude of the 1990s, combining support for businesses with a relationship with trade unions and a role for government as well. tripartite me way of moving forward and delivering what he describes as a new economic model for the country . economic model for the country. but that might be difficult for him to pull off. of course, when we seen that rishi sunak's now warning of a challenging winter ahead with strikes, particularly the nhs, the rmt, we understand , is going to reveal more strike dates on transport for labour to try and keep public sympathy with the unions. that might be a difficult trick to pull off come the winter winter . it may well the winter winter. it may well indeed. the winter winter. it may well indeed . rishi sunak opened his indeed. rishi sunak opened his cabinet meeting this morning. initially talking about, of course, the state from the south african president, but secondly talking about how serious crises that this country faces this winter are . of course, not only

winter are. of course, not only the backlogs in the nhs caused by covm the backlogs in the nhs caused by covid up from a small number of thousand waiting over a year for nhs operations. over of thousand waiting over a year for nhs operations . over 400,000 for nhs operations. over 400,000 people waiting for those operations . a crisis no doubt operations. a crisis no doubt going to be compounded by nhs strikes. also strikes on the transport system and of course we're seeing cost of living cnses we're seeing cost of living crises with the energy and so much more to the prime minister address and acknowledging that there are those crises no doubt in the short term that we will hope labour party. but of course the labour party sticking by its trade union base may well be tncky trade union base may well be tricky politically for them too. yeah tom in downing street, thank you very much . more, of thank you very much. more, of course, day progresses. course, as day progresses. thanks very much indeed . well, thanks very much indeed. well, coming up, a world cup shock and it's not the fact that the wales match actually had more television viewers the television viewers than the england match . we'll be live england match. we'll be live with paul hawkins in, qatar, for the latest. this gold the latest. what did this gold do world cup competition

do to the world cup competition 7 do to the world cup competition ? hello, i'm aidan mcgivern from the office. following such a soggy yesterday for many of us. there'll still be some showers around today, along with a lot of cloud. but for many actually it is a drier and event, a brighter day, although the legacy of yesterday's rain still with us. low pressure across southern parts of the uk. weather friends from round that these are weakening still providing a lot of low cloud for eastern england . some drizzly eastern england. some drizzly bits and pieces and quite frequent showers into eastern and northern scotland even longer spells of rain here. also some showers pushing into southwest england. parts pembrokeshire but in between actually for many it's a drier day with some sunshine coming through across western areas later on. but it's going to feel on the cold side, 9 to 11 celsius temperatures a little below average for the time of year. below average for the time of year . the below average for the time of year. the winds pick up across the far north shetland in particular, along with some heavy spells of rain overnight gales here . but elsewhere,

gales here. but elsewhere, clearing skies , lighter winds clearing skies, lighter winds and a frost forming , especially and a frost forming, especially across eastern areas with temperatures in towns and cities down to two or three celsius. in the countryside down below zero. but in the west, well, it's not a cold start, because here we've got wind and rain pushing through quite quickly. the band of rain actually moved swiftly across england and wales during the as well northern the morning as well as northern ireland pushes into scotland by lunchtime and then it comes to a rest across northern parts of scotland whilst sunny spells and showers replaces elsewhere. those frequent showers will be in the west with a strong wind gales exposed western but gales exposed western coast. but this coming from this wind is coming from the southwest. it's milder southwest. so it's a milder direction celsius the direction 30 celsius in the south, 9 to 11, again in the north. now it's going to be a blustery night on wednesday night with a lot of these showers rushing in from the atlantic and there'll be one or two showers pushing as far as eastern england, eastern scotland. of the scotland. but most of the showers be in the west. showers will be in the west. further of coming in further spells of rain coming in eventually thursday as well. eventually on thursday as well. a today to on a bright today to come on friday, more rain on

friday, but more rain on saturday .

saturday so welcome back to gb news live . a world cup shock and it's not the fact that the wales match more viewers than the england match it's the fact that argentina have been beaten by saudi arabia. yes you heard that right. let's go live qatar and join our gb news reporter, paul hawkins, who's been the tournament and seeing and greeting those saudi fans. there is a disbelief actually, paul, i think some of them , yeah. that think some of them, yeah. that dancing on the streets of riyadh one would imagine and kind of dancing here on the streets of doha, quite frankly. just to put into context, right. argentina have won the world cup twice. one favourites to one of the favourites to win this world cup. they're coming on back of a 36 match

on the back of a 36 match unbeaten run that stretches back to so here had them down to 2019. so here had them down as almost nailed on to beat saudi arabia . to hear that saudi saudi arabia. to hear that saudi arabia have beaten them. two one is undoubtedly one of the greatest world cup shocks . greatest world cup shocks. they're still celebrating over this big group of saudi arabian fans. this big group of saudi arabian fans . flags waving this big group of saudi arabian fans. flags waving as the sun sets here in, the sue quake. but listen, it's going to give all those those smaller teams and saudi arabia one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament, is going to give them a lot of hard that, especially when they also look to kick on from that draw with the usa last they're taking on iran england meanwhile face the usa earlier when the sun was up we were chatting to you both england and wales fans about last night's results. overall, the team played well, got three points, another win goes to the next. yeah, yeah, it's looking looking pretty good. yeah i think they're winning with a bit of class

because they put their foot down first off got a few goals that they needed and at the yeah iran's got a couple of goals but iran's got a couple of goals but i think if it was a tight match they wouldn't have scored so it was a confident start and i think yeah they'll do well that the most important thing i have not actually witnessed not one single incident i've been here for i think i've been here from from the 18th till now, not one single incident. yeah it's a late night game , two offs. we late night game, two offs. we were worried at half time. and then you changed a couple of players and gareth bale came good and we live for another day you've just got to support now against us . toby so one of the against us. toby so one of the bucket hat said the welsh bucket hats but there has been some controversy off the pitch with the rainbow bucket hats where the rainbow bucket hats where the authorities have asked people told people that they can't wear them . yeah most can't wear them. yeah most notably laura driscoll . she's a notably laura driscoll. she's a former wales captain, former

maxi member of the fifa council. she was wearing the wales traditional wales hat. but for those that want to represent lgbt rights , it's a rainbow as lgbt rights, it's a rainbow as well and it was taken off. she still smuggled into the stadium, but she has gone public about that. the welsh say they're extremely disappointed and they're taking it up with fifa but we spoke to some fans earlier and they told us that they're sympathetic with her. but the kind of questioning why she wear had given the she would wear had given the attitude towards lgbt rights in this country and the was maybe even deemed to be a little provocative that she was deliberately doing that to try and make a statement. but the office said it extremely disappointed. and we're for a response from fifa. yeah. and another cheer going up behind you in that busy thoroughfare , you in that busy thoroughfare, which seems to be are all the actions occurring you're in the right spot, seems . be back right spot, it seems. be back to you a later, paul, for the you a bit later, paul, for the moment, thanks very much indeed. and the latest, of course, from qatar. all the latest from the

news with rosie . good news with rosie. good good afternoon. it's 132 embrace. he writes you up to date . the uk writes you up to date. the uk must wean itself of immigration dependency. that's the message from the labour leader to business bosses. sir keir starmer told the confederation of british business industry that the days of low pay cheap labour must end and that it's time to invest in training those already in the uk. also promised to be pragmatic the shortage of workers saying if gets into government, he's willing to increased skilled immigration . increased skilled immigration. but our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency to start investing more in trading who are already here . the days when are already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the way on growth must end . this isn't about brexit all

end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking to the fact we live in a new era. labour and, while they're adapting our low growth model is holding us back . energy model is holding us back. energy suppliers have been named and shamed for failing vulnerable customers with the regulator ofgem saying problems across the board need to urgently be addressed a review found severe weakness is at five companies good energy outfox esso energy true and utilita in total , true and utilita in total, though , 17 suppliers have been though, 17 suppliers have been told they need to improve approach to vulnerable customers experts protesting against a real term reduction . their uk real term reduction. their uk state pensions . nearly half a state pensions. nearly half a million apes live in countries that don't have an operating agreement with the uk. that means their state pensions frozen at the level when they receiving the payments . the receiving the payments. the demonstrators say many of them are getting than half the full state pension of are getting than half the full state pension o f £141 a week are getting than half the full state pension of £141 a week . state pension of £141 a week. the king king's hosting his

first visit as monarch . king first visit as monarch. king charles is welcomed. the south african president cyril ramaphosa during a ceremony horse guards parade. they then proceeded along the mall by carriage to buckingham palace, where a banquet be held in the president's honour. president ramaphosa also address ramaphosa will also address parliament and meet with the prime minister where your tv prime minister. where on your tv and dab+ radio ? it's. and dab+ radio? it's. gb news. here's a quick of today's markets. the pound buy you $1.1897 an d ,1.1582. the price $1.1897 and ,1.1582. the price of gold . $1.1897 and ,1.1582. the price of gold . £1,468.05 per ounce on of gold. £1,468.05 per ounce on the footsie. 100 is . at 7425 the footsie. 100 is. at 7425 points .

welcome back to gb news live with me. mark on nearly half a uk pensioners living overseas , uk pensioners living overseas, mostly in the commonwealth, be excluded from the annual state pension increase. that's because live in a country without any uprating agreement with the uk. it means their state pension is effectively frozen at the level it was when they left the uk. well, today a delegation of uk state pensioners from across the world flew to london to hand in letters and to protest outside the for work and pensions. let's get more with our national reporter ellie costello who's been speaking to some of those protesters and. ellie, it's not just the protesters . i think just the protesters. i think about 60 mps and lords written to the government as well. and in support of their action . yes, in support of their action. yes, that's exactly right . and they that's exactly right. and they call it a gross in justice. this is something that's been going for 30 years and they want it to

fixed. and the message from all of them , it would be very easy of them, it would be very easy do so. they are asking for domestic legislation that would allow for british ex—pats, british those living in commonwealth countries that have paid into a british pension to receive an up rated pension. that means that it rises with inflation and in hundred and 50 countries around the world that is not yet the case . a pension is not yet the case. a pension is not yet the case. a pension is frozen at the time when that pensioner first started taking out that pension. so for some elderly pensioners all around the specifically in canada and australia, where most of half a million pensioners are now living , can be on as little as living, can be on as little as 25 or living, can be on as little as 25 o r £26 a week. that is why 25 or £26 a week. that is why we're seeing this small delegation come to westminster today. delegation come to westminster today . they're flown in from all today. they're flown in from all around world and they are here to represent those half a million pensioners whose pensions currently do not go up

in line with inflation. and one of those people is sheila . now of those people is sheila. now she has flown in from canada this morning and she told me why she was here, booked in britain all pretty much all my life and then my with husband. we came to canada, we are posted by a british company. i canada, we are posted by a british company . i discovered my british company. i discovered my pension was frozen and was horrified at the issue and became a campaigner. now, 22 years ago, i've been working for this anomaly in british frozen british pensions for now, for 22 years. and i feel passionately that this injustice has to be addressed . in my particular addressed. in my particular case, i have a brother who lives in the us. and he's a year than me and his pension is every year every year and mine not. so this becomes even more ludicrous. you start looking at places like the us virgin islands and the under the uk, the british virgin islands , they're the same string islands, they're the same string of islands and yet frozen land in the in the british ones and indexed in the american was

crazy. inflation is a fact of life in the world and so absolute . there are people absolute. there are people around the world who are being pushed below the poverty line and are absolutely in desperation because of this lack of pension . some people are of pension. some people are actually existing on pensions as little as 20 , £30 a week. it is little as 20, £30 a week. it is absolutely impossible to live under these circum stances without relying on charity. so this has to be resolved. we are determined that it will be resolved. we are passion about it. and we have many supporters in the united kingdom and, around the world to make sure that this finally. around the world to make sure that this finally . that's sheila that this finally. that's sheila telford , who is a pensioner now telford, who is a pensioner now living in canada but worked in britain most of her life. and what you can really from sheila, there is, first of all, her for this, but also her shock. she didn't realise her pension would be frozen. and we are talking here about some of the windrush generation , those that came here generation, those that came here after the second world war have now gone back the caribbean and

their pensions are not in line with inflation, many of them living below the poverty line. we're talking about we're also talking about veterans, who served in veterans, those who served in the falklands or even in the second world war. it does seem as though and that's essentially what saying, that what sheila was saying, that is a lottery, and a geographical lottery, and that's many of these that's why many of these pensioners arrived here in westminster today. they want to raise this issue, especially in the cost of living crisis . some the cost of living crisis. some of these pensioners around the world living on as little a s £25 world living on as little as £25 a week. this issue to them is more prevalent than ever. and they handed in that letter to they handed in that letter to the department of work and pensions today simply asking why our pensions uprated they say they've paid into these pensions their whole working lives and now they simply want the pensions that they are owed. indeed ali, thank you very much indeed. of course, we'll see if the government does move on that, as you say. much pressure on them now or the treasury at least. thanks very much indeed. now let's update you on other political matters. the prime minister warning they'll

minister warning m.p.s they'll have justify their expenses . have to justify their expenses. voters they were told for voters after they were told for the first time they could charge taxpayer for that christmas parties. it's caused some reaction to the prime minister's spokesman, saying he certainly doesn't intend to put food refreshments and decorations on, expects expenses for off his parties at number ten. but indeed , in this lead up to indeed, in this lead up to christmas, many people worried about the rising costs of living , the price of christmas food, in particular, and gifts for loved ones. but at a christmas market in belfast. loved ones. but at a christmas market in belfast . traders are market in belfast. traders are hoping that people can still get into the spirit of the season this beating reports this. dukie beating our reports for us sights and smells .that signal christmas is on its but even the councils are counting their pennies and hoping that their pennies and hoping that the retailers are going to recover from the lockdown restrictions that kept revenue down over the next couple of weekends. christmas tree lights will be lit across the uk . here will be lit across the uk. here in belfast . will be lit across the uk. here in belfast. it was a very low

key ceremony in order to keep costs down the 18th annual christmas market is now well under way . it christmas market is now well under way. it brings millions into the local as it's one of only two on the island of ireland . trainers here are ireland. trainers here are hoping that the cost of living doesn't fade, just tight. oh, we love belfast. it's amazing . and love belfast. it's amazing. and we it's the first time we've been here. we've never been to belfast before. we've never traded here. the people are super friendly and. the city is super friendly and. the city is super clean . cheryl rudman, as a super clean. cheryl rudman, as a south here's hoping that her culinary delights may catch on in the belfast market cause the cost of living is getting so expensive. people sometimes that they might splash out little bit more on smaller things and just give themselves a bit of joy by walking around, having something different to eat, eating out, you know, every third night or fourth night and popping down to the market, you know, to see what about. have what it's about. we have something called bunny

something here called bunny chow, which is literally a loaf of bread half loaf, which scoop out the middle of the inside. and then we stuff it full of curry. and that's in south africa, this province and durban, and that's mainly a durban dish type of style . abdul durban dish type of style. abdul shepherdess has traded here for many years and says that they're keeping prices down and people are still buying. honestly it's not affecting people . we train not affecting people. we train ourselves as to be not to put the prices up, even though this is handcrafted. but we're taking into consideration what's going on we have to help each other. the market isn't that brings footfall into belfast and the city will be anxious to shoppers there but they're raising energy costs . i've seen down skilling costs. i've seen down skilling of late the area and retailers are hopeful that the christmas feeling doesn't dougie beattie.

gb news belfast with some lights shining bright, at least almost a fifth of nhs trusts been rated red for mortality rates, according to a national audit. a total of 23 trusts received the red rating from mothers and babies risk through audit and confidence inquiries or embrace for short . now confidence inquiries or embrace for short. now it means the death rate for 2020 will then 5% above the average for other countries. embrace also looked at stillbirths and deaths within four weeks of birth with , 229 four weeks of birth with, 229 mums dying alongside side 27 babies rather. that's between 2018 and 2020. well, many of those deaths were deemed avoidable . that's the main point avoidable. that's the main point being made . we're joined now by being made. we're joined now by lucy johnson , editor at the lucy johnson, editor at the sunday express. and lucy, of course we have had these reports of maternity units very short staffed, but it does seem looking at some of the data, there are other at play here .

there are other at play here. yes. so this analysis is very shocking. and we are going in the wrong direction. it's you know, it's got worse over recent years . so know, it's got worse over recent years. so unpick the know, it's got worse over recent years . so unpick the data know, it's got worse over recent years. so unpick the data and looking at other sort of studies in the area , we can see that one in the area, we can see that one spike which has been, you know, recent very recent is suicide among mothers. so we know that some women can have psychosis after birth. and there's been about an 18% rise in suicide among young mothers in. the between 2018 and 2020, looking sort of at what what are the leading causes . there's been an leading causes. there's been an increase as well in. heart disease, which , as we know , is disease, which, as we know, is often linked to obesity . and often linked to obesity. and included in this is we women of

. ethnic minorities are about point seven times more likely to die after labour. you know, in the weeks up to a year after laboun the weeks up to a year after labour. so there's lots of lots things to look at and we need to have an investigation into why are maternal and infant mortality is so high and rising has and it's heartbreaking it but just on on the sort of investigative element dorset was one of those areas examined and the dorset health authority involved that examined the evidence and, found no consistency . so i mean this is consistency. so i mean this is the difficulty i guess, in trying to find out what should be done overall . well, i think be done overall. well, i think if you talk to the royal college of midwives, they would argue that we have about 2000 midwives short . we know that our health short. we know that our health service is has got staffing problems and also the care quality commission , which

quality commission, which examines health areas, health service has done a recent report showed that 2/5 of maternity care services were rated substandard . so even though it's substandard. so even though it's to know exactly what's going on, we do know that we have substandard care and a shortage staff and so we need to make proper improvements in that area. and not only that midwives if we are short of midwives . if we are short of midwives. they are being pulled away to look after women in labour when in fact they also we need staff to look after women labour and in the years months of the year and months after that. so we have shortage of that health visitors too. there's a lot of problems that can occur . yeah. problems that can occur. yeah. so it's not just the process of the birth in the hospital. what happens sometimes in emergency care is looking after mum and baby. care is looking after mum and baby . well, sometimes weeks. or baby. well, sometimes weeks. or if not more afterwards.

precisely. and a lot of deaths . precisely. and a lot of deaths. we've had hundreds of deaths . we've had hundreds of deaths. hundreds of deaths in the weeks after birth, but also some of the countries that were assessed have have data that goes beyond those 42 weeks after . and that those 42 weeks after. and that shows that women women were dying by suicide or by heart disease in the year after birth. so that needs to be looked at. and we also know from the data that many of the figures, there's a massive underestimate. about 40% don't have a recorded . so this could be the tip of the iceberg. worrying. worrying figures, indeed. lucy, as ever thank you very much indeed for bringing us your interpretation and analysis and thanks very much, indeed. lucy johnson, health editor at the sunday express. well, just to update you in a statement, nhs england have said that this embrace data demonstrates significant progress that has been made to

reduce stillbirth and neonatal deaths since 2010. but we know further action is needed to ensure continue safe care for all women babies and their families. statement went on to say nhs continues to support trusts and integrated care boards to make improvements to the maternity and neonatal care they provide . now the king has they provide. now the king has his first state visit as monarch, welcoming the south african president, cyril ramaphosa and king charles and camilla queen consort, hosting a lunch at palace at the moment . lunch at palace at the moment. and that is, of course, the prince and princess of wales, who the president to buckingham palace first before heading to horse guards parade where there was an official guard of . was an official guard of. there'll be a state banquet with the presidents day trip while the presidents day trip while the presidents day trip while the president will be enjoying a well has been enjoying a 200 horses and a thousand soldiers, that by number seven company taking part in that military gun salutes being fired greene park

which we brought you a little earlier. let's an update now that royal correspondent cameron outside canada, gates in green park close to buckingham palace, whether they've gotten in form a lunch, which may be some , given lunch, which may be some, given what we understand will be a pretty full on state banquet tonight . so pretty full on state banquet tonight. so certainly is, mark. this is the royal power of soft display in action. it's the first state visit that the uk has hosted since president trump visits in 2019. but more crucial , it is the king. king the third, first state visits which he has hosted as our sovereign . he has hosted as our sovereign. now her majesty the queen hosted more than 100 state visits dunng more than 100 state visits during the course of her reign. and i understands that this visit of south africa was in the early of planning, before her majesty's sudden death back in september. but i'm told that king charles was very much

wanting to continue the plans for the state visits of south africa, of course, is a chance the british government and the royal family to strengthen the ties between the two nations of south africa and the united kingdom. now, usually the that the of south africa would be staying inside buckingham palace for the course of a two day state visit that doesn't this time as i understand it. state visit that doesn't this time as i understand it . and time as i understand it. and that's because buckingham palace is in middle of a ten year resurfacing program. so he's staying in luxury hotel in stead somewhere in central london. but today. it was all about the pomp and ceremony of great britain starting off a whole coast guard's parade with. an official ceremonial welcome involving more than a thousand soldiers, 230 horses, the king and, the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, inspected the troops. number seven, coldstream guards. there was also gun salutes ,

there was also gun salutes, green park at the tower of london as well. he had the chance to introduced to the prime minister, rishi sunak, the home secretary suella braverman and sector secretary james by the king . then there was the king. then there was a magnificent state's carriage ride from horse guards parade to here at buckingham palace, using the irish stagecoach and the australian stagecoach as well. companies by the prince princess of wales . as you mentioned, of wales. as you mentioned, mark, there is a private lunch going on inside buckingham palace at the moment. there will then be a visit to westminster abbey as well as the of parliament pleased by magnificent state banquet tonight involving around 150 guests and we know how important the commonwealth, of course, was to the late queen elizabeth and you've spoken about soft power and the importance of these state visits. but it's interesting that sunak has talked about this joint deal with south africa on infrastructure. some . with south africa on infrastructure. some . £5.37 infrastructure. some. £5.37 billion to turbocharge economic

growth together, he said yes it's a lot of money. south africa is, of course, the largest partner of the united within the continent's of africa. and don't forget, markets the foreign office, which the invites to the presence of south africa rather than the royal family. yes, the royal family are hosting, but i think it's the chance of the government to have these talks behind , the scenes during the behind, the scenes during the two day state will be, which will be particularly tomorrow. the president expected to have the bilateral meeting with prime minister rishi sunak within inside number 10 downing street, where no doubt these of trade talks will be . but as for the talks will be. but as for the royal family, it's their role to be the hosts as you like , the be the hosts as you like, the hospitality, the pomp the spectacle with inside buckingham not to be too overly political, almost buttering up the foreign head of state to then go to downing street and, the houses

of parliament to meet with alexis politicians, to really thrash these trade negotiations , to deepen the ties between the united kingdom and south africa. indeed and, of course, south africa itself suffering problems at the moment as. africa itself suffering problems at the moment as . we are coming at the moment as. we are coming down kind of the great thanks very much for updating us on this first state visit of king charles is right and thank you very much indeed. now let's reflect your views on all the reflect on your views on all the issues of the day. first, on the politics and the football all mixed together of encounter at the moment angela is written to say england and wales wanted say if england and wales wanted to against the to make a statement against the laws and way of life in qatar, then they not have gone, she said capital letters. said. capital letters. why should qatar their laws? for us we have right to tell them what to do. by the same token, those coming from other countries coming here from other countries should not expect us change our laws. needs to stop laws. this country needs to stop appeasing on empire's appeasing qatar on empire's expenses and the christmas parties. maria says , we need to parties. maria says, we need to give the mpc a break. have been giving out expenses, allowance ,

giving out expenses, allowance, us tax breaks, etc. for years . i us tax breaks, etc. for years. i don't know why mpc can be bothered, do the job. they can do nothing right. well, thank you for all those views. keep the emails coming as ever. gb views . gbnews.uk the emails coming as ever. gb views. gbnews.uk coming up we'll be telling what sir keir starmer has been telling. business leaders and why it sounds quite similar to what rishi sunak was saying . the latest from kate on saying. the latest from kate on the world cup . and pension the world cup. and pension protests in the capital. all that coming up. right protests in the capital. all that coming up . right now. it's that coming up. right now. it's time for the weather update . time for the weather update. hello, i'm aidan mcgivern from the met office following such a soggy day yesterday for many of us. there'll still be some showers around today along with a cloud, but for many, a lot of cloud, but for many, actually, it is a drier and eventually a brighter day. although the legacy of rain still with a slow pressure across southern parts of the weather, fronts wrapped around that these are weakening fronts. providing a lot of low cloud eastern england, some drizzly and pieces and quite frequent showers into eastern and

northern scotland . longer spells northern scotland. longer spells of rain here. also showers pushing into southwest england, parts of pembrokeshire . but in parts of pembrokeshire. but in between actually for many it's a dner between actually for many it's a drier day with some sunshine coming through across western areas later on. but it's also going to feel in cold side, 9 to 11 celsius temperatures little below average for the time of year. below average for the time of year . the below average for the time of year. the winds pick up across the far north shetland in particular along with some heavy spells of rain overnight gales here . but elsewhere, clearing here. but elsewhere, clearing skies , lighter winds and a frost skies, lighter winds and a frost forming across eastern areas with temperatures in towns and cities to two or three celsius. in the countryside down below zero. but in west, where it's not a cold start because here we've got wind and, rain pushing through quite quickly. the band of rain actually moved swiftly across england and wales during the morning as as northern the morning as well as northern ireland into scotland by ireland pushes into scotland by lunchtime and. then it comes to a rest across northern parts of scotland, whilst sunny spells and showers replace its those frequent showers will in the

west with strong wind gales exposed western coast. but this wind coming from the wind is coming from the southwest it's milder southwest so it's a milder direction celsius the direction. 13 celsius in the south, 9 to 11 again in the north. now it's going to be a blustery night on wednesday night with a lot of these showers rushing in from the atlantic and. there'll be 1 to 2 showers pushing as far as eastern england, eastern scotland. most the scotland. but most of the showers in west. showers will be in the west. further spells rain coming in further spells of rain coming in eventually on thursday well. eventually on thursday as well. a to come on a bright today to come on friday, but more rain on .

saturday and welcome to gb news live with mark longhurst. and coming up this hour, the uk's economy needs to wean itself off cheap foreign workers. that's

according to the leader of the opposition. sir keir starmer. he's been speaking to business leaders at cbi's annual conference . we'll have the conference. we'll have the latest reaction . energy firms, lateattesgteéi 569}: �*w that' s lateattesgteéi 569}: �*w that's the customers. that's according the sector's watchdog. and it's warm . firms have set debt repayments so high that customers not top up their prepayment to take the that level of debt. we'll have the latest reaction to that . the latest reaction to that. plus, justice secretary dominic under more scrutiny, being accused using offensive language towards . accused using offensive language towards. he's accused using offensive language towards . he's now set to face towards. he's now set to face mps at a committee hearing this . we'll have that live for you. but before that, the latest news headunes but before that, the latest news headlines , rosie . good afternoon headlines, rosie. good afternoon . it's coming up to 2:02. and rosie bites, keeping you up to date . the uk must wean itself date. the uk must wean itself off immigration dependency. that's the message from the labour leader. the business bosses. sir keir starmer, the confederation of business

industry . days of low pay and industry. days of low pay and cheap labour must end, and it's time to invest in training those already the uk. he's also promised be pragmatic about the shortage of workers saying if he gets into government willing to accept increased skilled immigration. but our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency , to start investing dependency, to start investing more in training workers who already here. the days low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end . british way on growth must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact we live in a era for labour, and while they're adapting to our low growth model is holding us back . energy have been named and shamed for failing vulnerable customers with the regulator ofgem saying problems across the board needed to be urgently addressed. a review found

weaknesses at five companies good energy outfox energy true energy and utility . ofgem says energy and utility. ofgem says households are missing on free gas safety checks and firms aren't doing enough to identify on prepayment metres . may need on prepayment metres. may need help . in total, 17 suppliers help. in total, 17 suppliers have been told they need to their approach to vulnerable customers . nottinghamshire customers. nottinghamshire police have said the mother of two young children who were killed in fire flat, has died . killed in fire flat, has died. the case is now being treated as a triple murder. fatima had been on life support after. a triple murder. fatima had been on life support after . the blaze on life support after. the blaze in fair isle close in clifton on early sunday morning . the early sunday morning. the children, who are aged one and three, were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but later died in hospital. detectives have been given another 36 hours to question a 31 year old man on of killing the family. to question a 31 year old man on of killing the family . experts of killing the family. experts are protesting against a real time reduction in their uk state pensions . nearly half a million pensions. nearly half a million oaps live in countries that have

an operating agreement with the uk. that means their state pensions frozen at the level when started receiving eight. the demonstrators say many of them are getting than half the full state pension o f £141 a full state pension of £141 a week. there are people around the world who are being pushed below the poverty line and are absolutely in desperation because of this lack of pension. some people are existing on pensions. as little as 20 some people are existing on pensions. as little as 2 0 £30 pensions. as little as 20 £30 a week. it is impossible live under these circumstances without . relying on charity . without. relying on charity. deputy prime minister is going to be questioned over alleged bullying. dominic raab is facing an investigation into two formal complaints against him. it's going to face the justice committee this afternoon. he's already set his confident that he behaved professionally and will be cleared of any wrongdoing at downing street this reiterated his this morning. he reiterated his position over a five minister support . the prime minister has

support. the prime minister has warned no , they'll have to warned no, they'll have to justify their expenses after being told they'll be allowed to use money to fund staff, christmas parties, alcohol be off limits. but the guidance by the independent parliamentary standards suggests office decorations included. the moves being widely criticised by voters for doing more than one job a day . people are saving on job a day. people are saving on their heating costs and especially like people like my relatives, some relatives and pensioners , they're struggling. pensioners, they're struggling. they're not the heating on really out of order. so see why should not pay for their enjoyment when the poor and everything go people have to pay for their own things. organise not have to pay for their own christmas by. so i don't see why they shouldn't fund it with their own earnings. not else is earning one roof for them and one another long rule for us one for another long rule for us and for them. i it's and one for them. i think it's absolutely dreadful see the absolutely dreadful to see the cost of living for everybody. people are struggling . they're people are struggling. they're not think it's not struggling. i think it's disgrace for the number of

people killed during indonesian earthquake has risen to 268. many the victims are children . many the victims are children. disaster relief officials say 151 people are still missing a day after the 5.6 magnitude quake that hit western java . 25 quake that hit western java. 25 aftershocks have rocked the region , triggering landslides region, triggering landslides and hampering rescue efforts. the latest figures , more than the latest figures, more than 1000 people have been injured, 58,000 displaced. and 2000 homes damaged . ericsson says it will damaged. ericsson says it will invest tens of millions of poundsin invest tens of millions of pounds in the uk boost research into six g connectivity . the into six g connectivity. the company says researchers will work with phd students to create next networks and figure for the ten year investment hasn't been confirmed , but the technology is confirmed, but the technology is set to become in the 2030s. government welcomed the move, describing as a huge vote of confidence in the uk. the king's his first state visit as monarch king charles is welcoming south african president cyril ramaphosa during a ceremony

hosted godse's parade. they then proceeded along the mall by to buckingham palace, where a banquet will be held in the president's honour. president ramaphosa will also address and meet with the prime minister. you're up to date on tv , upping you're up to date on tv, upping you more as it develops. now back to . back to. mark rosie, thanks very much indeed. starmer has accused the government of having archived britain's growth while addressing the uk's business leaders . speaking at the cbi leaders. speaking at the cbi conference in birmingham, the labour leader criticised jeremy hunfs labour leader criticised jeremy hunt's autumn statement, claiming that when it comes to tough decisions, conservative party do not it in them. he said, let's listen to what he had to say more detail last week . you saw the total of their offer on stagnation dressed in

the clothes of stability decline paraded as tough decisions tough decisions will be challenging their party on planning on onshore wind, on industrial strategy . but they don't have it strategy. but they don't have it in them don't understand that to be a careful steward of the economy in a volatile world, you need to be proactive , to need to be proactive, to intervene, to secure stability and growth . i'll put it simply , and growth. i'll put it simply, every business in this room has a strategy for growth. a nation needs one to because the headwinds we face climate change artificial intelligence caring for an ageing mean that a hands approach just isn't fit for purpose anymore . and i'm not purpose anymore. and i'm not going to give up on growth that easily. sir keir starmer speaking to the cbi at birmingham. let's head back to westminster now and join because

heat her is secretary of state for northern ireland who's there for northern ireland who's there for us thank you very much indeed for joining for us thank you very much indeed forjoining us on the indeed for joining us on the college. you haven't got it in. you said sir keir. i hope he wasn't talking about me . of wasn't talking about me. of course we have. i yes, sir. keir is very good at just giving kind of headline out, but he he has absolutely no policies behind what he says he intends to do. i mean , he talks about mean, he talks about immigration, but for ages he and his party have been voting against the measures that we've been trying to take to control into our country. been trying to take to control into our country . you know, i into our country. you know, i saw labour launch small boat strategy, the day it literally had no words to it. so, you know, we have a direction for our country we do know what we where we want to go. we do know what we want to see from this country. and we are also dealing with a whole host of issues that no government could have planned for. no government could offer the pandemic. and for. no government could offer thegovernmentiemic. and for. no government could offer the government could and for. no government could offer thegovernment could have and for. no government could offer thegovernment could have planned no government could have planned for russian invasion of

for the russian invasion of ukraine somewhere where is ukraine until somewhere where is that direction heading for ? that direction heading for? secretary, when the uk economy will contract more than any , the will contract more than any, the world's seven most advanced nations. that's according to the oecd . we're not. we're going oecd. we're not. we're going nowhere. that's a goal that the financial statement, the autumn statement last , the office of statement last, the office of budget responsibility said that the measures that we took then mean our recession will be shallower than it would been. we'd protected 70,000 jobs by taking those measures , and that taking those measures, and that growth will come back into our economy in 2024 and beyond and in a very strong way at 2. i above. so, you know these are these are absolutely challenging times no one will deny that. and there are a whole host of factors big and small that have contributed to this plan is for growth not planned is showing us we'll grow in a couple of years time. yeah. can i just remind

you, the oecd is saying that the uk is facing a prolonged recession , as you were saying, i recession, as you were saying, i mean, next year shrinking 0.4% before that growth comes in. but this is the point saying that the world economy will avoid same fate. have you done the right thing in the autumn statement by for so many tax rises so high. so the imf has said that a third of the world's economies will be in recession some point in the next year. so this is not a uniquely united issue . and we've had we've had issue. and we've had we've had to cut our cloth like every up and down this country, this government with government money is not it's not money the government generates. it's taxpayer is money. have to taxpayer is money. we have to cut cloth accordingly. and cut our cloth accordingly. and that's what done in the that's what we've done in the fundin that's what we've done in the fund in the autumn statement, talking money , will talking of taxpayers money, will you be taking the offer of mp expenses give a christmas at expenses to give a christmas at your office ? no, and i don't your office? no, and i don't think anybody else will. mps i actually you and you can you can

see if anybody has done because ipso who are the independent body who set and please in expenses have said this today they actually publish all mps expenses every quarter. so if people want to go to the website and look up mp expenses from a year ago, i think pretty sure they'll see that no mp has done this and no mp is likely to . this and no mp is likely to. yeah indeed . some mp is actually yeah indeed. some mp is actually scratching heads as to why it's actually announced this. given what's happening in the economy . i i think a lot of mps are wondering why this has been mentioned at this particular time. i mean i i'm to find an mp who actually thought this was a reasonable, a sensible idea . no reasonable, a sensible idea. no one's been asking for this. and, you know, it's are independent. so how they behave, it's down to them . but it is ridiculous. now them. but it is ridiculous. now our reporter dougie beattie was in belfast at a christmas market

where they're cutting their cloth accordingly and trying to with things. where are we in terms of the discussions the eu on the protocol and happens with northern ireland and the rest of the island of ireland. yeah. well those talks, i mean so we're in a much better place where we were not so many months ago . there's been an every ago. there's been an every viewer watching this know that actually to have any sort of relationship, to do any deal with anybody, whether it's in business in life or indeed if you're government, you need to have personal relationship have good personal relationship with people you're talking with the people you're talking to. have trust and to. you have to have trust and respect both parties. respect between both parties. that lacking in our that has been lacking in our relationship . both sides between relationship. both sides between the uk and the european union. and that has changed our relationship with ireland much stronger than it's been for a very time. and our relationship between the united kingdom and very time. and our relationship betieuropeaanited kingdom and very time. and our relationship betieuropean commissionern and very time. and our relationship betieuropean commissioner , and very time. and our relationship betieuropean commissioner , who's the european commissioner, who's a european commission, who are doing negotiations doing these negotiations massively improved. so these talks are ongoing . the foreign talks are ongoing. the foreign secretary leans on them on behalf the government and

behalf of the government and truly, a glass half full truly, i'm a glass half full man. can get a result man. i truly we can get a result here from northern ireland here from the northern ireland protocol, which which would protocol, which is which would be news . the people be good news. the people in northern because northern ireland, because it means an executive means we could get an executive back make their local back to make about their local services, health service and other things which i'll have deteriorated whilst there's not been an executive and obviously what you talking about the whole issue of getting the elections going to try and get that that dynamic going when. do you believe stormont could be back in action and they addressing all those issues that northern needs ? well i mean , personally needs? well i mean, personally i think they can go back now , but think they can go back now, but the that what the major unionist call because the dup's . yeah, call because the dup's. yeah, exactly yeah . no i was just exactly yeah. no i was just i was honestly just about to say that won't happen whilst we've this issue this issue with the northern of protocol. so we know and commission knows that we and the commission knows that we to solve this issue of the northern ireland protocol so goods flow freely goods can flow freely into northern as they would northern ireland as they would

do throughout the rest of a they do throughout the rest of a they do now throughout the rest of great there's no great britain. so there's no issues , state vat. and so issues, state aid or vat. and so the ecj, the european court of justice is not the ultimate arbiter of all these disputes, but knows needs but everybody knows what needs be but we do need to be solved. but we do need to have better have we now have better relationships to solve them. and i'm really hoping we can we can move on this as quickly as possible. chris heaton—harris , possible. chris heaton—harris, thank much indeed for thank you very much indeed for your sirens in your time and all the sirens in the background . much the background. well. much appreciated. for your appreciated. thanks for your time gb news. thank you . now time and gb news. thank you. now let's update you on the other issues on the speech at the cbi . we cannot speak to lecturer in british politics, the university of liverpool , david jeffrey. of liverpool, david jeffrey. david, i don't know if you are heanng david, i don't know if you are hearing there, what chris heaton—harris had to say, but just to go back in detail as to what's a care said in that speech at birmingham wanting a pragmatic approach, economic migration also talking about migration, also talking about a new partnership with business, it sounds as if he's trying to steal the tories clothes to a

degree , exactly. i mean, we can degree, exactly. i mean, we can see in the polls this massive dissatisfaction amongst conservative voters the way the government is handling just the migrant crisis across the channel or immigration broadly. i mean, since 2010, we've been promised migration down to the tens of thousand and it's just not happened. even when we voted to leave the eu migration continued just from outside of the eu. so he's clearly spotted the eu. so he's clearly spotted the chance here to in and steal some conservative voters . this some conservative voters. this pitch, although it's important to note that he didn't quite promise to reduce inward migration just to be a little bit cleverer about . so he's kind bit cleverer about. so he's kind of walking a tricky there because obviously many of his own voters are quite a fan of inward migration. so yes, he's trying to play a clever one for sure. but looking at the bigger picture, though, we discussing obviously this oecd report with chris heaton—harris, the and keir starmer saying or acknowledging that labour policies may have to be shelved as a result of the economic conditions when or if they get

to number ten. i mean, it's, you know, it's that phrase, again, the is bare . yeah. he's the cupboard is bare. yeah. he's certainly trying to leave himself as much scope as possible. i mean and that's a that's good for an that's a good idea for an opposition you don't opposition because you don't want yourself in too much want to box yourself in too much especially before an election so you don't want to come as very austere. when in you know, austere. now when in you know, a year or so we might be in a better place economically and you committed yourself you already committed yourself to quite , you know, to being quite, you know, quite tough the public finances. so he's he's a very good game and he's he's a very good game and he's certainly grown being leader the opposition over leader of the opposition over last few years . and looking last few years. and looking ahead now to a general election which will get in two years or perhaps under either the battle lines not be starting to actually emerge even given the. big story, of course, is the economy. i think for certainly it will be the conservatives have wrecked the economy don't trust them to rebuild it. we can do a much betterjob and will do it in a more fair way for the conservative, though not quite. they'll be hoping that over the

next year , a year and a half, next year, a year and a half, the economy will pick up and they might be able to play. same trick as john major 1992, trick as john major in 1992, which was , yes, we kind of we which was, yes, we kind of we did the economy but we're did crush the economy but we're also delivering the green shoots of recovery . so trust us and of recovery. so trust us and stick with our plan and we'll see it through. there'll be hoping get better . hoping things do get better. david jeffrey. dr. david jeffrey, lecturer , british jeffrey, lecturer, british politics university, liverpool, thanks very much indeed. and we'll speak to you again as we see what emerges in these months ahead. see what emerges in these months ahead . but let's get a bit more ahead. but let's get a bit more analysis on the economic picture. google, shell announcing that they're reconsidering announcing that they're reconsiderin g £25 billion reconsidering £25 billion investment in uk after the government made that decision in the autumn statement to increase windfall up . some 35% and going windfall up. some 35% and going longer another three years at 2028. was speaking at the cbi conference in birmingham. shell's uk chair saying we're going to have to have at each project on a case , case basis

project on a case, case basis when you tax more, you're going to have less disposable income in your pocket, less to invest. of course, as were saying, chancellor jeremy of course, as were saying, chancellorjeremy hunt last week chancellor jeremy hunt last week announcing that tax increasing up to 35. let's speak to not vicky pryce, chief economy, economic adviser at the centre for economic and business research. vicky, thanks for joining once more. and it's not just shell, of course, bp as well . we do remember both well. we do remember both companies money to shareholders indicating that that stage they had more money than they knew what to do with . well, what to do with. well, absolutely. now, of course we need to remember that other shareholders include a number of pension funds on whom quite a lot of pensioners for their pensions, of course. so we mustn't look at that necessarily all in a negative way, but it's absolutely that it did not been used in a society that money to, although shell claims it did something like although shell claims it did something lik e £400 million something like £400 million worth in last quarter. so there is some investment which is

being planned course ahead and concern is that because the windfall tax, less of it may happen , they will reconsider. happen, they will reconsider. but in reality , lot of those but in reality, lot of those investments are very long term . investments are very long term. the windfall tax is meant to be just for a period of time. yes to 2028, which is quite . and to 2028, which is quite. and it's likely to raise something 40 billion over that period. it's calculated at present . much it's calculated at present. much will depend on what happens to oil prices too. but the reality is a lot of those oil companies have not been paying any tax for a while now because they can claim it back they claim all of it back when they invest, all. and part invest, first of all. and part of the windfall tax is such that they can claim a very large percentage , almost all of it percentage, almost all of it back, and also , course, they back, and also, course, they have been able to charge anything that they've done in relation to decommissioning old nonh relation to decommissioning old north sea oil and gas fields back the government with the result that for shell didn't pay any tax hardly any tax last year to the uk government . so are to the uk government. so are they crying wolf . well well i

they crying wolf. well well i think it's right to say if you're looking at where to invest the, tax regime does matter. but the truth is that a lot of this investments are long term and also we just when you're making an investment. i used to work in one company myself and i used to do all this long term scenario planning for them what the circumstances are going to be. you make an assumption about prices. you make an assumption about exchange you of course exchange rate. you of course make assumption about what make an assumption about what type might be in. type of regimes it might be in. the where you're doing the place where you're doing most extraction. but most of your extraction. but everything change over the everything could change over the penod everything could change over the period which you're it period in which you're doing it . temporary tax long . this is a temporary tax long term, longer than perhaps had been hoped for by some of these companies originally, but nevertheless a temporary one. and they can be in no certainty about a new regime, might be . so about a new regime, might be. so you don't base your decisions on what is happening right now . you what is happening right now. you base your decisions on some assumptions of what may happening in the future. and you look at the sort of scenarios

and, decide accordingly to and talk about those assumptions and the bigger in the doom and gloom, of course, we've got the oecd saying the uk economy will contract more than the world's seven most advanced nations . but seven most advanced nations. but the one line that caught my eye was that the uk is facing a prolonged recession, but the world avoid the world economy will avoid the same i mean, is that we've same fate. i mean, is that we've dug ourselves a hole than we needed to . i think we have done. needed to. i think we have done. and if you look at which countries are likely to see recession. there will be a number in as well, including germany. but course germany. but of course germany has extra problems we has had extra problems we haven't had those extra problems. actual problems problems. the actual problems in germany substantial germany are very substantial cutting this of gas supplies cutting this gas of gas supplies which may lead you to russian gas and energy in the winter. which may lead you to russian gas and energy in the winter . so gas and energy in the winter. so they have a reason why they are not doing much or they will not be doing particularly well even though they've done okay so far. better we have in the last quarter, for example but nevertheless what you need to look at when you're at the global is that there global environment is that there are are are some countries that are

benefiting this such as benefiting from this such as saudi arabia for example, also did rather today in the did rather well today in the world the but also, you world cup by the but also, you know, commodities producers have done reasonably well . it is done reasonably well. it is absolutely true that a part of the globe is not going to do well. that is probably if balancing them out why this thing that the global economy will not go through it but also think are some think there are some very important we are raising important issues we are raising to and having quite tough fiscal budget . now to and having quite tough fiscal budget. now while also raising interest rates in a number other countries that we're comparing ourselves with, they're not doing that. they're raising interest rates. yes, but it actually being very much more lenient , the fiscal side than we lenient, the fiscal side than we are. and one of the reasons why we'd like to be worse, we'd like to be doing worse, vicky , ever, thank you very much vicky, ever, thank you very much indeed. vicky, ever, thank you very much indeed . and vicky's giving the indeed. and vicky's giving the game away on our next tease. the world cup shock. yes it . is to world cup shock. yes it. is to do with saudi arabia. we'll tell you that in as we go live to cut off. let's take a short break .

and to a major upset in the world cup and it's not wales getting bigger television audience than the england match. it's the fact that saudi arabia . yes, saudi arabia have stunned, pre—tournament favourites argentina with a21 victory. and of course, england making a strong start to their six two victory against iran and some of the other home nations. wales managing to salvage a point against the united states courtesy of this. gareth bale penalty. but the headline today is certainly argentina and lionel messi. let's get the latest from qatar and our reporter there, paul hawkins, who's in the suit in the dark. no as lionel messi may be . no as lionel messi may be. sports reporters here on sports correspondents paul , is this the correspondents paul, is this the end for the 35 year old who

looked as age and proved cannot carry argentina more? ouch ouch . who says that sports is prone to just a little bit hype? equally, england are going to win world cup after they thrashed iran six two. and so argentina are now going out of the world cup after one game. and they. let's let's just calm down a little bit. well there's still two games to go in the group, but it is wide open . group, but it is wide open. look, let's not downplay. it's a huge. right. argentina coming off the back of 36 match unbeaten run, they haven't been beaten since 2019. playing saudi arabia ranked lower than qatar, one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament. it's going to be an argentina win, right? wrong all, messi scores wrong first of all, messi scores gets a penalty. and then after that had goals that they had two goals disallowed. but saudi fair play to them pushed on they a high line they got to incredible line and they got to incredible goals as not two fluky goals as well not two fluky goals as well not two fluky goals played and goals they played really and argentina fans are in tears. the question is , what was it like in question is, what was it like in the stadium? and have say the stadium? and we have to say saudi arabia marching saudi arabia fans marching up down doha there's

down here in doha there's lots of saudi because saudi of saudi fancy because saudi arabia shares border with qatar . so you could probably hear them from riyadh far away, the capital saudi arabia. but we capital of saudi arabia. but we can speak to someone who was there himself, someone was there himself, someone who was in this is john in the stadium. this is john from the states. thanks from the states. john, thanks for to us. yeah course. for speaking to us. yeah course. happy you and happy to. first of all, you and your to. happy to. first of all, you and your to . right. you got your dad to. right. you got tickets to go to see saudi arabia against, argentina. you were expecting a pretty one sided offer. yeah, for sure we were going kind of see messi do his thing and probably see argentina win like now and argentina win like for now and end seeing an incredible upset so it was while the stadium was probably 75% saudi arabia fans and when they scored that second goal i've never i haven't seen anything that loud in a while. it was a great game, fun to be at, but we're really now turning the page hoping for usa england on friday. we're getting ready for that here. yeah, well, before i you about that very before i ask you about that very quickly, night quickly, what was last night like yeah, it was like against. yeah, it was a great . us scored that great game. mean us scored that first goal and we were feeling really good and. then second

really good and. then the second half out and just half wales came out and just kind control the kind of took control of the game. little take the game. little we'll take the point i think now it puts point but i think now it puts a lot pressure on the us team lot of pressure on the us team for friday yeah well at which and you feeling about and how are you feeling about that. good i mean that. we feel good i mean england tough right. we've england it's tough right. we've we've good results we've had some good results against in the world cup in against them in the world cup in the past but i'll take a point and then turn to iran in our last so we'll see we've got a young team you know a lot of them are playing in england now. so they step up so hopefully they can step up and towards next and building towards the next world state. world cup, which is the state. yeah, it'll great to have it. yeah, it'll be great to have it. i think americans are going to be pumped to have here back home in get all those fans in us and get all those fans from world to come to from across the world to come to our . you've seen one our country. you've seen one shot you're going shot today later on you're going to france australia again. to see france australia again. yeah could be and see if we yeah that could be and see if we get another upset i don't know if the if the magic is going to last but france looks pretty good. but see we get another good. but see if we get another great tonight. thanks for great game tonight. thanks for speaking course. speaking to us. yeah, of course. we guns to we appreciate. guns off to france, there's also france, australia. there's also denmark tunisia today denmark against tunisia today and mexico . against poland. lots

and mexico. against poland. lots of games to pack in over the next few days. the england and wales team taking a break then before they play again on friday. just a thought, paul. what about the qataris themselves, given happened now with saudi arabia because of course after that first match a lot of people the stadium early. and is this going re—engage them with the tournament . yeah with with the tournament. yeah i think so absolutely think it does because i wouldn't say that. i mean qatar is that the stadium early, but it pretty much most sports the home team if they're losing the home fans will start to leave before the end of the game so they're still two games to go for qatar but definitely saudi achieving this historic result possibly the only one. when you go back to world cup history, really, algeria beating west germany, the seventies, the united states beating in america. those are really the only other two results that you can draw comparison and we'd say but so this results so big not just for saudi arabia but for whole

saudi arabia but for the whole arab world, qatar. so arab world, including qatar. so it definitely have it will definitely have reignited interest if indeed it did wane the cup. paul did wane in the world cup. paul in the souk in doha. thanks very for updating us. more for me, of course, later. thanks course, little later. thanks very indeed. but to very much indeed. but to politics here , deputy prime politics here, deputy prime minister dominic raab could be in for a grilling about in store for a grilling about behaviour in front of a behaviour going in front of a committee shortly just to committee of shortly just to remind you is being investigated after two formal complaints about alleged of staff being made last week. today a fresh report that a top whitehall official has had to apologise for his behaviour in the meeting. our political correspondent tom harwood is joining us now the studio. joining us now in the studio. and tom number ten indicate that this independent inquiry which he launched himself may go wider than just these two formal complaints. indeed if as and when they appoint someone to lead this and she starts, which is one of the big questions of course the number ten is missing currently . an ethics adviser currently. an ethics adviser after the resignation of lord gates under boris there's been a process to find a new ethics

adviser. but this is a parallel process where number ten are trying to find some independent individual to lead an investigation into the what was initially going to be these two complaints, these two formal complaints, these two formal complaints against dominic raab. now the break away, because i think actually started to appear at this committee . i know. and at this committee. i know. and he's speaking justice he's just speaking justice challenges but my priority remains the same parties that i've talked to before about fact i've talked to before about fact i always carry them with me here so we've got the legislative priorities the bill of rights and then there'll be a victims and then there'll be a victims and prisoner bill, which will deal with our pro—reform . both deal with our pro—reform. both of those are key legislative priorities . we have all the work priorities. we have all the work that we're doing on prisons, both the prison , but also the both the prison, but also the massive now to get offenders drug the drugs through based rehabilitation . i think that's rehabilitation. i think that's one of the things that has really shifted since we last spoke. really shifted since we last spoke . also, getting offenders spoke. also, getting offenders into work big both a step change

into work big both a step change in the approach of prisons and i can talk a bit about that that's showing up in the data for offenders getting into work but also a lot more to do. and i would also at the very top priorities . violence against priorities. violence against women and raso agenda again we've seen increase by about two thirds of convictions over the last year but a lot more for us to do those i would say illustrative example of the very top priorities. that's very helpful to . and let's touch upon helpful to. and let's touch upon the financial situation briefly, if might i, autumn statement doesn't change the department's budget , but doesn't change the department's budget, but it does mean that you're going to have to absorb the inflation costs within the existing sum. what do you the impact is going to be of that on services , though? i haven't done services, though? i haven't done the specific and but i mean, i think it's timely and useful to start with the priority is because that tells you the that i want to protect and safeguard

as a priority the overall departmental spending for the i mean bearing in mind we're non—protected department will the overall departmental spending will grow at an average of 3.7 per year over the same penod of 3.7 per year over the same period and we'll have to find efficiency savings to manage the inflationary pressures and of course that is not known precisely at the moment either after . the sale period, the day after. the sale period, the day to day spending will continue to grow in real terms, but more slowly than previously planned at 1% a year real terms until 2027, 2028, capital spend will increase as planned for the next years and then maintained in cash terms for the following three years and need to do the allocations . we're going to have allocations. we're going to have to find some savings to absorb the inflationary pressures. but i'm confident that we can do it in a way protects our are core priorities . okay. do you have priorities. okay. do you have a sense yet to where those savings might be or is too early to say?

well i can't give you what tend to do is rather than say some people do the sort of percentage slice across the board , i'm not slice across the board, i'm not going to do that. i didn't it when i was foreign secretary with the oda budget. what i would much rather do is set out the core priorities that i want, minimise the impact and safeguard and prioritise and then see what the choices . so then see what the choices. so then see what the choices. so the allocations process is very important for us, but i'm confident that we've got enough flexibility in the overall budget to keep driving forward what is an ambitious reform agenda. what is an ambitious reform agenda . you think the capital agenda. you think the capital programme will adequate to deal with, for example, pressures the condition of the courts and the and so will i always make the argument that if you don't make sure that you've got the provision in place for that and it's a false economy anyway , it's a false economy anyway, because you lose two sitting days in prison, you lose prison places, i mean that's ultimately what happens. they fall out. so it's going to be a overall. but

i'm confident we'll do that and of course we have a substantial annual prison build agenda going forward that's obviously being unsettled by the impacts not just on our spend but on contractors and things like . but contractors and things like. but i'm still confident if you look at and i mean, if you look at the progress we've already made five wells fosse and people some major refurbish set h and b birmingham, hmv house block of h and p, stockton and so over 3000, i think 3100 places have already been delivered. we'll keep driving that forward . keep driving that forward. turning to the composition course committee, the justice committee, tom, is going to explain to us what's going on? because, of course, there were justice questions in the commons . we were thinking that perhaps will labour questions coming up on conduct as we were

on his conduct as we were indicating we now believe the independent inquiry once he gets underway will look beyond to allegations particular as we now have another indicate that an apology had to be made for either his behaviour was language. yes well let's back a little bit and look at the context which we're looking because were until last week no formal complaints lodged against the justice secretary on wednesday. last week it was revealed in the two hour period before deputy prime minister's questions as was then before dominic raab was to stand at the dispatch box and answer questions from angela rayner as well as a whole host of mpc calls the house. of course, deputising the prime deputising for the prime minister, revealed that two minister, he revealed that two complaints from two different times his tenures once is times of his tenures once is justice secretary and once as secretary . two different secretary. two different complaints have been lodged at the same time perhaps him focusing on fact that they've been lodged at the same time might have a hint towards

something more political going on there. but in any case he referred himself then to the prime minister for an independent investigation, the prime agreed that prime minister agreed that investigation and said he will appoint independent appoint an independent investigator will have investigator who then will have the scope to set out what the terms of this investigation. all will be agreed between this investigation this investigation and this investigator the minister investigator and the minister and ultimately the prime minister will be the arbiter of that process. but there hasn't yet been an investigator appointed. it's a tricky process , as number ten has been trying to do it for the last week. there are some hints it's to the end of that process. we well have an appointment as soon as today, perhaps by the end of this week and then the terms of reference as set out . and then reference as set out. and then so it's going to be a long process, however. i mean we ought to point out that the allegations are not from opposition politicians in terms of politics of they are of the politics of it they are from civil servants , staff from us civil servants, staff members and that's why this is so difficult for the justice

minister , it's from those who minister, it's from those who say that there was language , say that there was language, bullying, behaviour, even allegations , tomatoes being allegations, tomatoes being thrown across room. well this is the really tricky about it all because these confidential complaints are not known to the pubuc complaints are not known to the public by their very nature . all public by their very nature. all we have is one anecdote about a tomato being thrown, which is rather comical . it was rather comical. it was referenced by angela rayner at that deputy prime minister questions . and then questions last week. and then there's general rule there's also a general rule complaint about the tone in which he spoke . and there's one which he spoke. and there's one other allegation junior members of staff had to be with senior members of staff if they were in a meeting with him. now of a meeting with him. now all of this seems bit fuzzy and a bit this seems a bit fuzzy and a bit vague and one of the things that dominic raab hoping that an dominic raab is hoping that an independent investigation will be to look beyond the sort be able to look beyond the sort of vague of the affair at, of vague of the whole affair at, the actual specific complaints and. was there anything that could be termed as or is this just a rather demanding secretary of state making that his civil servants work? however there the additional point

there is the additional point and we saw this with gavin williamson, where said that he become distraction when they become a distraction when they become a distraction when they become story rather the job become the story rather the job they do, it becomes very difficult for them to maintain their position , doesn't it their position, doesn't it? it certainly don't think certainly does. i don't think we're that stage with we're quite at that stage with dominic raab. perhaps the questions neill there questions from bob neill there on committee would on the committee would point towards this is towards the fact that this is not this big to. yes still not yet this big to. yes still got the job to do. he's talking about all the different things, not least the bill of rights which has been revived after it was quashed by the trust. there's lots of things that going the justice going on in the justice department and it doesn't seem that this is the overriding thing. course, is coming thing. it, of course, is coming in background. angela used in the background. angela used one question on it. deputy prime minister's last week, but ultimately there were five others. yeah, a date and dominic raab justice questions the commons, saying he's confident the of rights will receive the bill of rights will receive overwhelming its overwhelming support during its second so he's still in second reading. so he's still in the what he needs to the job doing what he needs to do . tom, moment, thank do. tom, for the moment, thank you much indeed. now we you very much indeed. now we just talking earlier about mpps expenses , as with the ability to

expenses, as with the ability to claim their office, party or the christmas due on expenses and expenses paid by the taxpayer. of course, chris heaton—harris saying he didn't see any mps would actually be taking up that offer . of course, in would actually be taking up that offer. of course, in this lead up to christmas, many us worried about the rising costs of living with the price of christmas food and ones. but and gifts for loved ones. but let's just tell you that a belfast, christmas trade is they're hoping can still get into the spirit of the season, as dougie beattie has been finding for us sites and finding out for us sites and smells that signal christmas is on its way but even the councils are counting pennies and hoping that retailers are going to recover from the lockdown restrictions that kept revenue down over the next couple weekends. christmas tree lights will be lit across . the uk here will be lit across. the uk here in belfast last it was a very low key ceremony in order to keep costs down the 18th annual christmas market is now well

under. christmas market is now well under . it christmas market is now well under. it brings millions the local economy. i is one of only two on the island of ireland . two on the island of ireland. traders here hoping that the cost of living doesn't fight just so tight. oh, we love belfast . it's amazing . and we belfast. it's amazing. and we it's the first time we've been here. we've never been to belfast before. we've never traded here. the people are super friendly and the city is super friendly and the city is super clean . cheryl rudman as super clean. cheryl rudman as a african is hoping her culinary delights make on in the belfast cause the cost of living getting so expensive people sometimes feel that they will might splash out a little bit more on smaller things and just give themselves a bit of joy by walking around, having something different to eat, eating out, you know, it'd third night or fourth night and popping third night or fourth night and popping down to the market, you know, to see what it's about. we have something here called bunny chow , which is literally a loaf chow, which is literally a loaf of bread half a loaf which skip out middle inside and out the middle inside and then we stuff full of curry. and

that's south africa. this province , durban, and that's province, durban, and that's mainly a durban dish type of style . abdul shepherdess has style. abdul shepherdess has traded here for many years and says that they are keeping pnces says that they are keeping prices down and people are buying. honestly it's not affecting people . we train affecting people. we train ourselves as to be, not to put pnces ourselves as to be, not to put prices up, even though this handcrafted but we're chicken into consideration what's going on we have to help each other the market an attraction that bnngs the market an attraction that brings footfall into belfast and the city will be anxious to shoppers there but the raising energy costs have seen downscaling of lights the area and retailers are hopeful that the christmas feeling doesn't do very gb news belfast well some christmas lights still shine

there, at least now from back to london where the king is hosting his first state visit as monarch , welcoming the south african president cyril ramaphosa to uk, where king charles and camilla, queen are currently hosting lunch. an informal lunch, we're told, at buckingham palace, but a big state banquet, all part of the president's two day trip. well, the president was welcomed with a ceremonial guard of by the coldstream guards , horse the coldstream guards, horse guards parade, 200 horses, a thousand soldiers led by number seven company taking part in that parade gun echoing across greene park. let's get more with our royal correspondent, cameron walker , who's outside buckingham walker, who's outside buckingham palace for us and cameron, this was a first, of course, for the new king, king charles, but also to remind people the first state visit. i think since 2019 because of all the covid restrictions . indeed, mark, it restrictions. indeed, mark, it was president trump back in 2019 that was hosted by the late queen elizabeth the second. but

now it's king charles. third time to host a state visit to the united kingdom for. the first time as sophie . and of first time as sophie. and of course, it's the royal family's power of soft diplomacy in action , building on ties between action, building on ties between the united and south africa . the united and south africa. now, in the last few minutes, it appears that president cyril ramaphosa has buckingham palace with the police escorts , he with the police escorts, he presumably is travelling towards westminster abbey because that is next engagements. he will be laying wreath tomb of laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and he will also be looking at the memorial stone to former presidents of south africa , nelson mandela, as said, africa, nelson mandela, as said, it's the first time the king has hosted his state visit here to the united kingdom from south africa. it all started a big ceremonial well welcome at horse guards parade where the south africa national anthem was played. more than a thousand soldiers took part in in that procession and 230 horses there were gun salutes in green park and the tower of london, 41 gun

salutes in green pocket with the king street royal horse artillery. that's fired. then there was also an inspection of there was also an inspection of the guard of honour, the number seven coldstream guards , the seven coldstream guards, the king and the south presidents inspecting those jeeps. and then there was big carriage procession involving . the irish procession involving. the irish state coach and the australian coach and the prince and princess of wales and queen consorts in a procession optimal towards buckingham palace where a private lunch took place this afternoon and then this evening there is expected to a huge state banquets involving 150 guests members of the royal family. yes but it was, say, politicians, the prime minister, rishi sunak, is expected to be among the guests list. and then tomorrow, that's when the work begins between the south african presidents , the british presidents, the british government of course, it's the foreign office that's actually organising this and invites foreign heads of states to attend state visits to the united kingdom. it's all about

building ties and trade ties. specific and there is expected to be a bilateral meeting in number ten downing street tomorrow . so a lot going number ten downing street tomorrow. so a lot going on you in buckingham palace, but you're indicating the president didn't stay there because of the renovation work going on. he was at a nearby hotel . quite at a nearby hotel. quite interesting that it was the prince, princess of wales who undertook the duty of collecting him , then taking him to horse him, then taking him to horse guards, indicating how important william and kate are this new king in terms of this way forward . indeed. it's certainly forward. indeed. it's certainly showing a continuation of . the showing a continuation of. the monarchy, as you said, mark the president is staying in in a luxury hotel somewhere in london to the buckingham palace, resurfacing project, which is taking place. it's about five years into its ten year refurbishment programme , so it refurbishment programme, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay here. the king himself isn't even staying at buckingham palace at the moment, very much staying clarence house still staying in clarence house still as residence . but in

as his london residence. but in terms of the prince and princess of they are the future of wales, they are the future king and, queen consorts. they also travelled in that carriage procession in which i mentioned dozens times when the king when king charles was prince of wales , he actually travelled in the carriage procession at the australian state behind the queen when . she was hosting the queen when. she was hosting the late queen when she was hosting a foreign leader and now it's his to be in the front leading procession and it's the prince princess of wales turn to be part that and be part of that welcome by the royal family . so welcome by the royal family. so in time of course they will be hosting state visit state visits but it's all about showing that continuation of the monarchy and building those ties in the early stages so that when the time comes for the prince and princess of wales to be king and queen those relationships are there and already strong cameron at buckingham , thanks for at buckingham, thanks for updating us on course. more to come. as you say, a two day

visit so we'll reflect on what's happening tomorrow as well for the moment. thank you very much indeed. now, we've been indeed. now, as we've been reporting , indeed. now, as we've been reporting, able to claim their expensesis reporting, able to claim their expenses is set for festive celebrations christmas parties to you and me for the first time, that's according to advice from the expenses . but they from the expenses. but they can't do so for alcohol. but food and refreshments, perhaps decoration , too. yes. they're decoration, too. yes. they're all it seems uk taxpayers funding those festivities . well, funding those festivities. well, to debate the rights and wrongs . joining us, elliot keck, whose investigation campaign manager at the taxpayers alliance and matthew , who's head of public matthew, who's head of public policy at the institute of economic affairs. thank you both for joining us, gentlemen forjoining us, gentlemen matthew, first to you. i think you're thinking that the christmas spirit should be part of our celebrations this year and an mp should be part of as well. yeah, i think there's nothing particularly unusual or weird about an organisation having a christmas party. i'm sure gb news has a christmas

party. mine has a christmas party. mine has a christmas party. i those are paid for by the organisations . this is a the organisations. this is a tiny amount of expenditure . tiny amount of expenditure. ensure that staff have a better experience of working in parliament to make sure that they're thanked for their efforts . i think it's very efforts. i think it's very gnnch efforts. i think it's very grinch like behaviour to say that an mp should be able to have christmas parties and if anything i think it's a bit disappointing that they can't expense alcohol. i think that's a the government a bit of the government authorities when it comes to what people drink at their office christmas party. the trouble is it's our money . we're trouble is it's our money. we're picking up the tab. it's not that the case, eliot . i think that the case, eliot. i think that's absolutely case. mps effectively can subsidise alcohol and effectively can subsidise their christmas dinner. we have an enormous subsidy about 17 a pound over the last three years for the parliament canteens where you can get an excellent christmas dinner you can get cheap wine, cheap champagne . i think that is cheap champagne. i think that is more enough to begin more than enough to begin with for year . yeah

more than enough to begin with for year. yeah the policy, for this year. yeah the policy, of course of being able to claim expenses been in place for some time . but i think the latest time. but i think the latest estimate for this year alone was 139 million. which is a lot of sausage rolls . what would you sausage rolls. what would you say, matthew, to those members of the public that can't even afford to get their own christmas party or christmas, given this time of austerity. yeah. look, i think a lot of people are struggling and that's important acknowledge is worth opening putting the context properly terms expenses now properly in terms expenses now the majority of expenses the vast majority of expenses for mps go on things like office is ensuring that their staff are paid so they can respond to the inquiry. that can research and scrutinise legislation and ensure that that mp is well informed . the state of the world informed. the state of the world and the totally amount the government spends on expenses for mps and on employees is about 0.01% of the total government expenditure. this is

not breaking the bank in terms of taxpayers and i think it's actually a very important function. if anything, we probably underpay and underpay mp staff . i know that's not mp staff. i know that's not particularly popular to say, but if you want quality campaigns, you want attract good people, you've got to pay them well. and if want employees not if you want employees to not just to with typically just have to deal with typically some old researcher some 21 year old researcher straight out of university who they few years later they leave a few years later because they can't promote them and pay better. i think we really do more money. pays really do more money. fran pays more well, what about that more up. well, what about that point that perhaps the point that perhaps oils the wheels power ? well, i'm not sure wheels power? well, i'm not sure that's some scotch eggs and some sausage rolls from a local tesco is really to incentivise parliamentary staff to stay on for an extra couple of years. i think there's a lot excellent perks working in parliament. you get invited to a huge range of receptions with excellent food drink, particularly at christmas time . the pay is not as it's as time. the pay is not as it's as matthew suggests . parliamentary matthew suggests. parliamentary staff can be paid up to around £50,000. so i think there is a

pretty good pay down. they have a significant pockets of being able to eat and on the cheap, taxpayer funded . but i think the taxpayer funded. but i think the key question is to go back to this christmas party point. this is first year that employees is the first year that employees have allowed to this. and have been allowed to this. and you have ask the question, you have to ask the question, given autumn we've given the autumn statement we've just like just seen very grinch like autumn this year, autumn statement. why this year, all you taxpayer to be all year you taxpayer to be funding christmas parties and the other aspect matthew is it comes off the back of partygate with people still smarting on that when we all locked down and those in number ten particularly were wining and dining and sort of pretending that maybe the rules don't apply to them . no, i rules don't apply to them. no, i think the fundamental issue with partygate was that the government made one set of rules for themselves . then they told for themselves. then they told everyone else to follow a different of rules and broke the law in the process issued fines accordingly. the issue is not with the idea of having , you with the idea of having, you know, celebratory events at work. i think that's a pretty

standard. well, nice idea . it's standard. well, nice idea. it's not a hugely expensive business. this money is already allocated anyway for mp expenses, just about well, whether not who's for a christmas party or whether or it's for something else or not it's for something else on. that very point i have to ask you, what are the institute for economic planning its for economic planning for its christmas do you know, yet christmas bash? do you know, yet 7 christmas bash? do you know, yet ? that's a good question. i think we do have we have an annual christmas largest my first year at the for christmas unfortunately i missed on last year's christmas lunch because i to come down with covid so that's right. what about you what are gb news christmas plans 7 what are gb news christmas plans ? well, we have a party. we don't where it is, what it is yet. but i have to that question as to the taxpayers as well to the taxpayers alliance. it sackcloth and alliance. is it sackcloth and ashes for you ? we're having ashes for you? we're having a take away in the office of some christmas games, right? i don't enjoy the take the christmas party at this. okay. perhaps you can go to each other's parties and enjoy. we shall see . and enjoy. we shall see. gentlemen, thank you both and a merry christmas. thank you very much . now let's reflect some of

much. now let's reflect some of your views. first of all, michel has been in touch. nothing wrong with employees having christmas parties, provided they pay for it themselves, own it themselves, their own salaries. is not, she salaries. and it is not, she said. in capital letters funded by taxpayer money, exclamation mark. on keir starmer's cbi speech from john in leeds it's a bit rich that starmer's talking about cheap foreign labour coming from the party of tony blair who imported low paid unskilled labour by the million on the pension protests at the dwp. jacqui says , why should uk dwp. jacqui says, why should uk taxpayers keep funding pensioners abroad? they are not a priority . well, i think a priority. well, i think actually the cases they pay their own national insurance. that's the point. so they are entitled to the state pension. anyway, those are the views so far. thank you for getting in touch as ever. it is gbp at gbnews.uk patrick coming up next. and i'm sure he'll be outlining what we are going to have at our christmas party join us again tomorrow. back 12.

hello. i'm from the met office . hello. i'm from the met office. such a soggy day yesterday for many of us. there'll still be some showers around today, along with a lot of cloud. but for many, actually, it is a drier and eventually a brighter day. although the legacy of yesterday's rain is still us low pressure across southern parts of the uk weather funds wrapped around that these are weakening fronts still providing a lot of low cloud for eastern england . low cloud for eastern england. drizzly bits and pieces and quite frequent showers into eastern and northern scotland. even longer spells of rain here also some showers pushing into southwest england. parts of pembrokeshire but in between actually for many it's a drier day with some sunshine coming across western areas later . but across western areas later. but it's also to feel on the cold side, 9 to 11 celsius temperatures a little below average for the time of year. the winds pick up across the far north shetland in particular, along with some heavy spells of rain overnight gales here . but rain overnight gales here. but elsewhere, clearing skies lighter winds and a frost

forming across eastern areas with temperatures in towns and cities down to two or three celsius in the countryside down below zero. but in the west, well, it's not a cold start because here we've got wind and rain pushing through quite quickly. band of rain actually moved swiftly across england and wales during the morning as. well, northern ireland pushes well, as northern ireland pushes into lunchtime and into scotland by lunchtime and then it comes to a rest across northern parts of scotland whilst sunny spells and showers replaces those frequent showers, will be the west with strong wind gales , rain exposed western wind gales, rain exposed western coast. but this wind is coming the southwest so it's a mild the direction 13 celsius in the direction of 13 celsius in the south, 9 to 11 again in the north now it's going to be a blustery night on wednesday night lot of these night with a lot of these showers rushing in from the atlantic and there'll be one or two showers pushing as far as eastern england, eastern scotland. of the scotland. but most of the showers be in the west. showers will be in the west. further coming in further spells of rain coming in eventually on, thursday well. eventually on, thursday as well. a today to come on a bright today to come on friday, rain on .

saturday yes. hello, everybody. you're with me patrick christys on gb news. and it's an action packed first hour for you today. storm wants to end reliance on cheap foreign labour. it's, you know , foreign labour. it's, you know, tougher on immigration than the tories. has he played a blinder manston migrant detention centre has been cleared well as the uk going to war with energy companies and is i'm a celebrity get me out of here folks racist and sexist here name we start with sir keir telling business leaders they need to wing themselves off cheap foreign laboun themselves off cheap foreign labour. the labour leader called on businesses to focus on investing more in training of workers who are already here i.e. for the most british workers. this raises