body cameras to their offering body cameras to their staff protect against staff to protect them against violent assault. the government are one are failing in their number one duty keep safe . if my mark duty to keep us safe. if my mark meets guest is one of the most respected and experienced backbenchers in parliament, maverick tory mp sir geoffrey clifton—brown does he still back rishi sunak in the big story is former home secretary david blunkett right that labour will need a miracle to win the next election? we'll get the view of tony blair's former chief adviser in my take, attend the so—called experts underestimated britain's economic performance where is the apology from the usual suspects acts who love talking this country . down two talking this country. down two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. i'll see you after the headlines. yes, it's the news with karen armstrong .

armstrong. >> very good evening to you. let's get you up to date with the headlines from the gb news room. two people have been killed and a third injured following a series of collisions in morning . a in coventry this morning. a pedestrian a car on pedestrian struck by a car on gosford street and a cyclist on woodway lane died of their injuries. the driver then made off after colliding with a house a short distance away. a 33 year old man is being questioned by police and the government is under pressure to reveal the exact number of schools at risk of collapse due to crumbling concrete labour is planning to force a vote to compel the prime minister to publish a list of all schools at risk with more than 100 told to fully or partially close days before the new term begins. expert pts are warning the problem is being complicated by the coexistence of asbestos in schools and other pubuc of asbestos in schools and other public buildings. shadow education secretary bridget phillipson says the government should have acted sooner . should have acted sooner. >> appreciate that. lots of parents across the country will be concerned because as you

know, sadly many children are not going to be able to return to education or will be moved into portacabins or alternative accommodation because of the risk that this kind of crumbling concrete pose. it concrete is going to pose. it all feels last minute and all feels very last minute and what we're calling on the government to do is to publish a full list of all of the schools affected so parents be affected so that parents can be confident about the confident about where the problems they're not problems are. and if they're not prepared that, we'll force prepared to do that, we'll force a in parliament week a vote in parliament this week to happen. to make it happen. >> been hearing, >> well, as you've been hearing, tesco to be offered tesco staff are to be offered body after a significant body cams after a significant rise in violent attacks. chief executive of ken murphy says he's forced increase he's been forced to increase security measures after physical assaults rose by a third since last year . writing in the mail last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher make abuse or tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence resulting in longer sentences . a red weather alert sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain. a storm sweep across the country, a residence in in alcanar on the east coast . alcanar on the east coast. that's near barcelona have been told to stay inside as water

floods the streets. emergency alerts have been sent to people's mobiles in madrid with up to four inches of rain. forecast in just 12 hours. one person has died and tens of thousands of people are stranded at the burning man festival in the united states . authorities the united states. authorities have closed access in and out of the site in the blackrock desert because of heavy rain in nevada , festival goers have been asked to conserve , serve food and to conserve, serve food and water with local reports suggesting up to 70,000 people are stranded . this is gb news. are stranded. this is gb news. i'll be back with more a little later this evening. but now it's over to . mark over to. mark >> my thanks to aaron, who returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight. in my big opinion , tesco are in my big opinion, tesco are offering body cameras , as you've offering body cameras, as you've just heard from the bulletin there. they're offering body cameras to their staff to protect them against violent assault. the government are failing in their number one duty

to keep us safe in the big story is former home secretary david blunkett right that labour will need a miracle to win a majority at the next election. we'll get the view of tony blair's former chief adviser here and my mark meets guest is one of the most experienced and respected backbenchers in parliament. maverick tory mp sir geoffrey clifton—brown . does he still clifton—brown. does he still back? rishi sunak it might take a ten. the so—called experts underestimated britain's economic performance. where is the apology from the usual suspects who love talking this country down known as the eu, faces a humiliating cash crisis? have brexiteers been proved right? plus is the nhs now becoming too big ? i'll be asking becoming too big? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker the formidable ann widdecombe . we've formidable ann widdecombe. we've got tomorrow's front pages at 1030 sharp with three top punst 1030 sharp with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't. follow the script tonight , follow the script tonight, annunziata rees—mogg, neil

pansh annunziata rees—mogg, neil parish and simon danczuk. annunziata rees—mogg, neil parish and simon danczuk . today parish and simon danczuk. today night, we'll be asking the pundits, should the owners of dangerous dogs go to jail? should kids be forced to wear gender neutral school uniforms ? gender neutral school uniforms? plus, we'll be reacting to the shock news from a top sleep expert that lions don't work. so will you be giving up yours? plus, the most important part of the show, your emails, they come straight to my laptop. gb news is, of course, our website. the email is mark at gbnews.com. this show has a golden rule , a this show has a golden rule, a strict golden rule. we don't do boring. not on my watch . i just boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it. a big two hours to come. we start with my big opinion . occasional in life. opinion. occasional in life. you'll see something which triggers you perhaps, which makes you realise you've reached the tipping point. rock bottom. the point of no return . very the point of no return. very often people decide to finally go on that diet after seeing

their holiday photographs on the beach. well, i think we may have reached that tipping point moment with crime and a devastating headline in today's mail on sunday. it truly shocked me . tesco workers to be offered me. tesco workers to be offered body cameras following a shocking increase in the number of violent attacks on employees as more than 200 staff fall victim to physical assaults every month . stories like this every month. stories like this are a timely reminder that britain's reputation as one of the safest countries in the world are a happy and secure place to live is now in peril . place to live is now in peril. all the daily threat of crime is something that we've grown used to , and we've sadly adapted to . to, and we've sadly adapted to. we've accepted the threat of mugging, for example, as a mundane reality of daily life in our great cities. people are afraid to wear a nice watch for fear it will be snatched off their wrist at knifepoint . some their wrist at knifepoint. some shops selling posh watches now

have old carrier bags so that people don't have their new purchase grabbed when they leave the store . the police are now the store. the police are now telling people not to take their mobile phone out on the street. how is that normal ? how is that how is that normal? how is that acceptable? and people often make arrangements now to go home in groups after a trip to the pub and women need an armoured tank after dark to feel safe. these days . crime if left these days. crime if left untreated, is like cancer. it worsens as it spreads. we need a culture like we used to have in which people are afraid of police officers, in which people are afraid to break the law , are are afraid to break the law, are afraid of the consequences, afraid of the consequences, afraid made of getting caught out. now it's us peaceful, law abiding citizens who are afraid andifs abiding citizens who are afraid and it's criminals who are laughing in our faces and why wouldn't they? with a conviction rate of 3% for burglary, this egregious crime in invasion of

your home has effectively been decriminalised. most people who are burgled now only call the police so they can get a crime reference number for their insurers . the hope that pc plod insurers. the hope that pc plod will apprehend the offenders is non—existent , but they admit as non—existent, but they admit as much when they finally come round. so now criminals know they won't get caught and victims know they won't get justice. as this is a dark place to be. and this is not a britain that i recognise . now our police that i recognise. now our police officers are brilliant. they are underpaid and they do their best. but as a result of the pathetic leadership from their forces, they're turning up at people's houses for an offensive facebook post and they're spending thousands painting rainbows onto cop cars and they're dancing in the streets with eco protesters. and when they glue themselves to the motorway, which is against the law, the coppers asked them if they'd like a drink. if they'd like a sandwich and if they're

okay, they're not okay. they're breaking the law . one of our breaking the law. one of our major police forces , the met, major police forces, the met, was once described as institutionally racist , an institutionally racist, an absolute disgrace. well, policing in this country is now becoming institutionally woke, and we're all paying the price with our property, our way of life, and our personal safety official home office data now reveals that police are failing to solve more than 90% of crime, the highest on record. last yean the highest on record. last year, there were 2.25 million cases that were dropped because the police failed to find a suspect act, meaning that more than 6000 a day were not investigated. edited. that is, 6000 victims. that figure included more than 30,000 sex offences . and 330,000 violent offences. and 330,000 violent crimes, 1.5 million thefts and almost 320,000 cases of criminal damage and arson. many brits are

now taking the law into their own hands. they should not wait. but who can blame them if the police don't police, someone's going to fill the gap and don't give me that guff about this being about poverty. what an inqu being about poverty. what an insult to people struggling with the cost of living to brand them would be would be criminals. the boss of the co—op, whose own shops see a thousand incidents a day, is very clear that the explosion in shoplifter , for explosion in shoplifter, for example, is not down to hungry people, but organised criminal gangsis people, but organised criminal gangs is nicking supermarket goods often to sell them on the black market for a fast buck . so black market for a fast buck. so with the highest taxes since the second world war, what exactly are we getting for our money? you're more likely to spot elvis presley in your local supermarket than a bobby on the beat. this is a national emergency . britain is fast emergency. britain is fast becoming a dangerous place to live and that's what i call criminal .

criminal. your reaction? mark gb news news.com or get to your emails shortly . but first, let's hear shortly. but first, let's hear from tonight's top pundits, journalist and former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg . party mep annunziata rees—mogg. former conservative mp neil parish, i should say a farmer as well. he's been manhandling heifers all afternoon and former labour mp, freshly married, i'm delighted to say. simon danczuk and simon, congratulations you beautiful wife claudine, is here and she has her visa to live in the uk. yes, absolutely. so there you go . every, every there you go. every, every happiness to both of you. this is not a happy story, though, is it? rates of in this it? the rates of crime in this country, by the country, these figures, by the way, the labour way, collated by the labour party. and they're right to draw attention what's on attention to what's happened on the absolutely. it's absolute disgrace. we >> it's an absolute disgrace. we should have zero tolerance in terms crime time. the police terms of crime time. the police need to be out there policing and arresting people and getting successful prosecutions. we need to streamline the criminal justice system . but there's no

justice system. but there's no doubt about it. i mean, under a conservative government , this conservative government, this has been going on and i don't know what excuse they have for it think of it is about it. i think some of it is about the that conservative the fact that many conservative mps actually more liberal mps are actually more liberal democrat they are democrat than they are conservative. that's the reality of the con socialists. >> i mean, what happened to the party law and neil party of law and order? neil yeah, and think what happened yeah, and i think what happened to police well, wasn't to the police as well, wasn't it? mean think we cut the >> i mean i think we cut the numbers which we should never have we've not got as have done. we've also not got as many police as many community police as we should think it should have because i think it is numbers being able is actually numbers being able to go round and actually see what was about and what the crime was about and actually do something. so i think not a magic think there's not a magic solution to sorting this out immediately. but think we have immediately. but i think we have taken our eye of crime and taken our eye off of crime and i think we haven't actually come down hard enough on it. but i also think the police have not had the resource . we've also had the resource. we've also over the years tried to cut them out of paperwork, but it always seemed to get worse. that's one of problems. police of the problems. the police will always when you go to always say to you when you go to them an mp and say, why them as an mp and say, why aren't you actually getting more

people more people? people catching more people? it is the time it takes. also of course, now they won't have perhaps to do much quite so much social work with the idea that more of that of mental illness and others will be taken by social services . but you know, social services. but you know, we have we haven't done well at all to be perfectly blunt with you. but i'm not blaming the police. but i think we can do a lot better. are we going to be able to investigate every crime 7 able to investigate every crime ? no. and nor will the labour party, but no, no, party, in fairness. but no, no, no, no, you won't . you won't be no, no, you won't. you won't be able to. tony blair so therefore crime tough on the causes of crime. it's much easier. >> neil, finish your point and we'll come back to science. >> easier at opposition we'll come back to science. >> to easier at opposition we'll come back to science. >> to say er at opposition we'll come back to science. >> to say immediately on we'll come back to science. >> to say immediately we always to say immediately we would cut all crime, no labour couldn't do worse, could they? i think they could. i don't think they will necessarily, but i believe that we have not done well. but i don't think this idea that everything was perfect under labour and now it's crime. >> crime was lower. simon i'll come to annunciator in just moment.

>> you were going to come back on that. you were to going quote david blunkett, was david blunkett, surely he was home was home secretary he he was tough on crime, absolutely on on crime, absolutely tough on crime. a much better crime. doing a much betterjob than conservative home than any conservative home secretary done in the last secretary has done in the last 13 years. there's no doubt about that. just haven't got the that. they just haven't got the priorities right. and it's not about it's the about money. it's about the priorities police , the priorities for the police, the police the whole wrong police in the whole wrong things. for things. and it's for conservative governments to direct the police briefly to those wrong that they're those wrong things that they're policing. policing, policing. well, the policing, the internet , the policing, the internet, the policing, social media, what's that got to do with anybody? they want the police crime police fighting crime annunciator we all thought the 2010 election and you two both won and i luckily didn't. >> moral victory . at least you >> moral victory. at least you didn't have to work for david cameron. >> at least i don't have to work in the palace of westminster at any point. but we were standing on doorsteps back then saying we need more police on the beats. we need to cut red tape, we need to focus the priorities on the things that matter to the people

. 14 years i'm very sad . 14 years later, i'm very sad to nothing got better to say nothing has got better and it has in fact got worse. >> and how much of this is cultural we now accept? we cultural that we now accept? we have tolerance a higher have a tolerance for a higher level as the norm. now, level of crime as the norm. now, i think it's been incremental over a very long period and we used to have police houses in virtually every big village , virtually every big village, small town in the country. >> now we don't even have a police station. they are totally invisible and when we do see them, they're dancing at parades. >> okay, well, look, that is the topic of an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll . is crime tonight people's poll. is crime out of control in this country? we'll bring you the results of that shortly. but in the big story next is former home secretary blunkett , right secretary david blunkett, right that need a miracle that labour will need a miracle to win majority at the next to win a majority at the next election. we'll get the view of tony former chief of tony blair's former chief of staff. see you

sympathiser by the people that now run that society. that's how crazy these people are . crazy these people are. >> grant has reacted to my big opinion. i believe that we've

got a national emergency now when it comes to crime grant says, listen, crime is out of control due to a refusal to police cultural diversity crime. today, nicolette , it's easy to today, nicolette, it's easy to blame the police who are asked to do so much. but with the ever increasing illegal immigration of people who we've got no idea who they are, it's to only be expected as they abscond into the community and turn to crime, solve immigration and crime will go down. yes, it is out of control, getting worse , says control, getting worse, says yvonne. and i live in a labour council . jeff, crime is getting council. jeff, crime is getting worse every day. look, it's not just opinion and it's not just a feeling. you have . the numbers feeling. you have. the numbers are there. the latest home office data suggesting that 90% of crimes go unsolved . you can't of crimes go unsolved. you can't take your phone out on the street. how is that normal in modern britain ? we keep those modern britain? we keep those emails coming at dot. it's time now for the big story. and in a major interview with the telegraph newspaper, new labour's widely admired former

home secretary david blunkett has spoken positively about sir keir starmer's leadership . but keir starmer's leadership. but in a blunt assessment of their electoral chances , he said electoral chances, he said labour will need a minor miracle to get an overall majority. he told the paper, you only need to erode labour's lead back to eight points and you're into a minority government . he goes on minority government. he goes on to say, i have to keep reminding people of that because the mountain is enormous. meanwhile, on his glorious return to the daily mail newspaper as a top columnist journalist and friend of the show, quentin letts used his first column to pour cold water over starmer's chances in a year's time with the headline . sir keir is a steaming bore, constipated as a camel swivelling on every policy like a wonky trolley . that's why next a wonky trolley. that's why next year's election isn't the foregone conclusion the left would have. you think? well, thatis would have. you think? well, that is the view of quentin letts, our labour celebrating prematurely. let's speak to a pillar of the labour establishment, former top

adviser to tony blair, john mcternan . john, welcome to mark mcternan. john, welcome to mark dolan tonight. this is not quite 1997, the sequel , is it ? 1997, the sequel, is it? >> well, no, it's the 21st century, not the 20th century. and the leads that keir is having are actually greater than what the ones that, um, that tony had in a similar position. you know the leads are. i've looked at the last ten polls and the leads are between 15 and 24% with half the polls with a 20 points or more lead. and um, that's the difficulty , uh, for that's the difficulty, uh, for anybody like quentin letts who is saying there's a route back for the tory party because, you know, we've had this summer of campaign weeks from the tory party and the final, the final week before the of recess ends with this crumbling school story. um, and so the image what's the image of the current government. it's either being poured into the sea or into rivers or it is schools with

roofs, which are so dangerous. pupils have to be decanted from them. i think these are going to be the lasting images that define government. it's define this government. it's really to see a way back really hard to see a way back for them. and so dave blunkett is to be cautious, but, is right to be cautious, but, um, we're a long way away from being an eight point lead that's been 680 opinion polls in a row, which labour's being the lead. and be complacent , which labour's being the lead. and be complacent, but and you can't be complacent, but you reasonably confident i >>i -- >> i think m >> i think now labour are trying to not say much. are they, and just let the tories unravel . just let the tories unravel. will that strategy work come the next election ? next election? >> oh well i think labour's a number of things, quite big symbolic policies , putting vat symbolic policies, putting vat onto school fees which then the money will be that's generated will be used to invest in existing state schools , changing existing state schools, changing the increasing the taxation of non—doms. so that money being used for this is all small fry. >> john. >> john. >> it's the big the reasonable symbolic policies and an industrial strategy which is

modelled on president biden's hugely successful biden onyx that that industrial strategy will, by the second year of a of a labour government, the second and third years of a labour government halfway through the term be investing £28 billion a year on renewable energy on the industries of the future, on the supply chains for those industries. there's a whole host of things which are being worked on at this moment. i know by advisers . as for announcement at advisers. as for announcement at labour party conference and for some reason the tories have messed up this year. normally the government, you the the government, you know, the tory have have the tory government have have the last of conference, it's last week of conference, it's the last week of the season. labour has got the last week of the season that's going the season and that's going to be of the be around the time of the rutherglen violence scotland rutherglen violence in scotland and bedfordshire and the mid bedfordshire by—election . by—election likely in england. so it could be an extraordinary conference season ending with a labour party showcasing a whole load of new policies, a symbolic policies important offers for different different voters. so i

think labour's pacing it correctly at the moment, a small majority is a worry though, isn't it? >> john? the success of both margaret thatcher and tony blair, your former boss, was rooted in those large majorities. the ability to get legislation across the line if labour have a majority of, say, 10 or 20 seats or even five seats, those hard left corbynites will hold the balance of power, won't they ? of power, won't they? >> no , for a number of reasons. >> no, for a number of reasons. but the main one being the only way the labour party could be defeated with a small majority or even the minority. but the small majority . the only way to small majority. the only way to defeat the labour party is if the snp and the liberal democrats and the tories can all agree and it would be death for the snp to vote with the tories, they said they won't keep prop up the tories in government and so i think the difficulty is not getting your legislation through and to be honest, um, one of the ways the tories have changed the tory government changed the

system is so many powers have been to ministers been reserved to ministers through secondary legislation, so—called henry the eighth powers. think you can do powers. i think you can do pretty well. most of labour's programme simply by using secondary legislation. so i think the tories have made a state in which the government have a lot of influence, much more than they used to have less scrutiny by parliament. labour could, railroad things could, could railroad things through but through if it wanted to, but i fully anticipate a much bigger and healthier majority and and much healthier majority and the fear for me is you might have a situation where 2 in 3 of the labour mps in the in the next parliament will just have been elected . in 2024 or 2025. been elected. in 2024 or 2025. and that is something that's never happened before in uk politics that number of new mps in a government that's new, that'll be there'll be a lot of indiscipline there. i suspect. >> now the good news for the opposition, john, is that the tories are a deeply tainted brand. arguably hated by millions. now but there doesn't seem to be much active of

enthusiasm for labour , does enthusiasm for labour, does there, in the way there was under tony blair? have you ever met a keir starmer fan ? met a keir starmer fan? >> i'm actually i have . i've. i >> i'm actually i have. i've. i got. i got i was on gb news and i came out of came out and i got into a cab and the cabbie said to me, what you been doing? i said, doing gb news. and what we've been talking about. i said, i was talking about the iraq and cabbie started iraq war and the cabbie started going, what? we've not going, you know what? we've not got many politicians like tony blair. whatever you think about him, big guy, a big him, he's a big guy, a big figure . then went, you figure. then he went, but you know one guy who's know what? there's one guy who's really now , and really impressing me now, and it's starmer. so actually , it's keir starmer. so actually, he driver . and he went he he a taxi driver. and he went he carried on talking. he went i went to an arsenal pub. i'm not an arsenal fan, but i was in my mate and ikea is there and he knows football . he's a nice knows his football. he's a nice quy- knows his football. he's a nice guy. there's an guy. so i think there's an element which, um, element of this which, um, there's was hampered there's keir. keir was hampered by becoming leader during the pandemic. he couldn't get out and define himself by being out

and define himself by being out and about in the country. the more he goes out and about in the he, plays the country and he, he plays a pickup a side pickup game of five a side wherever he is. when he does that, he people get to know him, get a different side of get to see a different side of him. do think after him. so i do think after conference, keir and his team, him. so i do think after con'new ce, keir and his team, him. so i do think after con'new team ir and his team, him. so i do think after con'new team ofand his team, him. so i do think after con'new team of the his team, him. so i do think after con'new team of the reshuffle the new team of the reshuffle this out and this week, need to be out and about the country getting about in the country getting themselves known. um telling about some of the big promises they have so i kind of feel upbeat about the end of this, the of the recess, the the end of the recess, the lesser keir starmer fan lesser spotted keir starmer fan has been found. >> ah , you that mystery man, >> ah, you that mystery man, mark nick gibb gbnews.com a reward for your identity. listen, john, i'm only pulling your leg. before you go really quick one, you are a keen political analyst as well as top advisor formally to tony blair. what your best guess for the what is your best guess for the date outcome of the next date and outcome of the next election ? election? >> so i have been saying for a long time that it will be january 2025 because no good news is going to turn up in next yeah news is going to turn up in next year. and i think that governments in office always

hope something will turn up . hope something will turn up. they always hope there'll be light at the end of the tunnel. i think they'll find the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an express and it actually an express train and it will landslide labour will be a landslide labour majority. will a very majority. but it will be a very anxious country right through next year . a country anxious next year. a country anxious about all the threats of cost of living, anxious about climate crisis, anxious about a lot of things. and i think labour will have to act really responsibly, act quickly , but also have a act quickly, but also have a story about why it will take a long time to rebuild after a lot of the problems. and so it's going to be quite a balancing act for a labour government. i think as the election be held as late as the government can get away it. but there be away with it. but there will be they will be able to escape they will not be able to escape they will not be able to escape the voters in the wrath of the voters in australia. we the voters australia. we say the voters just waiting on the verandahs with baseball bats. if you with their baseball bats. if you make give make nice too long, really give you that's a that's you a beating that's a that's a nice bit of poetry to end on. >> forward to catching >> john look forward to catching up much for up soon. thank you so much for your time. john mcternan there.

former blair. your time. john mcternan there. form

coastal here and always coastal lines here and always cloud lingering across very cloud lingering across the very far of scotland. drizzly far north of scotland. drizzly outbreaks of rain shetland outbreaks of rain for shetland as but elsewhere in that as well, but elsewhere in that sunshine very warm sunshine feeling very warm widely into the mid 20s, if not the high across southern the high 20s across southern england , high pressure england and wales, high pressure sticks us into the middle sticks with us into the middle part but it part of the week, but it re—orientate so we tap re—orientate itself so we tap into a southerly air flow that allows to feed some even allows us to feed in some even warmer conditions from continental on the continental europe. so on the grand scheme of things, tuesday looks pretty fine looks like another pretty fine day of us. again, still day for many of us. again, still quite across the quite blustery across the southwest. some higher cloud pushing in northern pushing in across northern ireland turning the ireland as well, turning the sunshine in cloud sunshine haze. you're in cloud just lingering just still lingering across parts the of parts of orkney. the isle of lewis , but still plenty amounts lewis, but still plenty amounts of sunshine to had and of sunshine to be had and temperatures peaking around wednesday over wednesday and thursday over 30 c. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> thanks, jonathan. coming up with tonight's top pundits, should the owners of dangerous dogs go to jail ? also, should dogs go to jail? also, should kids be forced to wear gender

neutral uniforms ? this is the neutral uniforms? this is the latest mad idea. plus, we'll be reacting to the shock news from a top sleep expert that lions don't do you any good. will you be giving up yours? plus, in an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll, we've been asking is former home secretary david blunkett right that labour will need a miracle to win a majority at the next election? the results are in. i will reveal

think they'll crack. on well , we've got a massive well, we've got a massive audience on this show and i'm delighted to say we're normally beating sky news about now, thanks to you. >> and therefore, if i ask, is there a keir starmer fan out there? do you know one? well, i have received an email from keir starmer fan and it's angela who says, like keir starmer. he says, i like keir starmer. he only tells the truth . so there only tells the truth. so there you go. look, it's all about opinions . are labour going to opinions. are labour going to win majority at the win an overall majority at the next absolutely not. next election? absolutely not. utter richard. a utter guff says richard. a

landslide victory for labour is fantasy . it's crime out of fantasy. it's crime out of control in this country. this from jim who says, yes, it is criminals will only ever respond to absolute fear. armed police should shoot to kill anyone carrying a knife or machete. shoplifters should be tasered as they depart a shop . burglars they depart a shop. burglars must be shot by homeowners as muggers must be shot safely . muggers must be shot safely. immigrants, illegal immigrants must be deported. jim there with a pretty hard line program. but what do you think, margaret? gbnews.com and kevin finally says the person to blame for the state of the police and the crime rate in this country is theresa may. she overnight axed hundreds of experienced officers. look, i'll get some more of your emails shortly. mark at gbnews.com. we've been asking you is former home secretary david blunkett right that labour will need a miracle to win a majority at the next election? and yes , 70% agree election? and yes, 70% agree with david blunkett . labour will with david blunkett. labour will need a miracle to win the next election with more than one seat

now reacting to the big stories of the day, tonight's top pundits, journalist and former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg, former conservative mp farmer and broadcaster neil pansh mp farmer and broadcaster neil parish and ex—labour mp, the freshly married and blissfully happy simon danczuk. now to american bully dogs were shot dead near wrexham after they killed 22 pregnant sheep and injured dozens of others. the dogs also became aggressive towards the farmer who was trying to save his livestock . trying to save his livestock. and get this, although the dog owner admitted to the offence of being responsible for a dangerously of control dog, dangerously out of control dog, they were served just a £900 fine. should owners of dangerous dogs be jailed instead? annunciator in some cases, i think yes . think yes. >> and when you look at the financial cost to the farmer, the loss of life of the sheep, there is no way in which this punishment meets the severity of the crime. >> you're right to mention the cost. i believe that the farmer suffered a cost of £14,000 to his to his livestock.

>> absolutely. and there are clearly opportunity costs and breeding futures that are also added on to that. and i think we had a huge wave of people getting dogs in lockdown and not really knowing how to look after them. and it's not so much that i think there is anything intrinsically wrong with any type dog, it's who wants type of dog, but it's who wants to own those dogs and how they train them , treat them, that train them, treat them, that they go out and cause these really devastating injuries. >> well, i do worry about some of these dogs. simon because some of them are bred to fight. some of them are bred to kill . some of them are bred to kill. >> yeah, absolutely. and i think we should much tougher on the we should be much tougher on the people are involved in this people that are involved in this . this guy has been the guy . this this guy has been the guy who on this particular dog can't keep dogs for five years. he shouldn't be able to keep dogs ever again in my opinion. the fine isn't enough. the dangerous dogs act needs revising quite radically to for tougher sentences . sentences. >> i think so. i mean, look,

neil, this is a subject close to your heart. you are a farmer and this will be devastating for the chap involved. this will be devastating for the chayeah,»lved. this will be devastating for the chayeah, iled. this will be devastating for the chayeah, i mean, we've had sheep >> yeah, i mean, we've had sheep worrying past and worrying in the past and of course, the course, you know, very often the ewes abort their lambs when they those that don't abort their lambs very often there's dead lambs very often there's dead lambs and then they get lambs inside and then they get septicaemia. so it's a horrible thing. and i think we've got to identify very clearly those that keep dogs are dangerous and keep dogs that are dangerous and they they're dangerous and they know they're dangerous and then release them. then they release them. those are that should are the people that you should throw at. if the family throw the book at. if the family pet turns somebody , pet suddenly turns on somebody, it's unfortunate, but it's very unfortunate, but i don't think they should be sent to jail because you just never know an animal. but there know with an animal. but there are of breeds there . are lots of breeds out there. we've banned the, we've banned. we've banned the, you know, the bulldogs and others not the bulldogs, others, not not the bulldogs, the terriers and others, but the pit terriers and others, but they bring canadian dogs, they bring in canadian dogs, they bring in canadian dogs, they in all sorts and they they bring in all sorts and they cross breed they breed cross breed them, they breed them and actually beat cross breed them, they breed them in and actually beat cross breed them, they breed them in order actually beat cross breed them, they breed them in order to actually beat cross breed them, they breed them in order to be, actually beat cross breed them, they breed them in order to be, to,ially beat cross breed them, they breed them in order to be, to, to y beat cross breed them, they breed them in order to be, to, to beat them in order to be, to, to be. yeah to be cruel and to be violent. and those are the people that we really have got to really target. because, you know, if and also if you've got

two big dogs, you know, you know , they say one boy, a whole boy, two boys, half a boy, three boy. no boy toy. if you've got two dogs together and are going dogs together and they are going to trouble and they get to cause trouble and if they get out, they will egg each other on. often these owners on. and very often these owners know what's happening. they are the that don't know what's the ones that don't know what's happening didn't mean it to happening and didn't mean it to happen. know, leniency happen. you know, some leniency . but those that go out to target because it cause target because it does cause a huge amount grief, not just huge amount of grief, not just the loss. it's all the the financial loss. it's all the pain to the animals as well that i really dislike. huge suffering. >> i mean, i think a dog is a potential weapon. and if you own a weapon and it's used irresponsibly , you face the long irresponsibly, you face the long arm of the law. i don't understand why a canine should be now. with the be any different now. with the school beginning earnest school year beginning in earnest tomorrow midweek tomorrow or certainly by midweek . i'm sure that many of you parents out there have been preparing school uniforms . preparing school uniforms. schools across the country, though, quite a stir though, have caused quite a stir by a big change to their by making a big change to their uniform lists. many have scrapped separate boys and girls uniforms in favour of gender

neutral , as including neutral options, as including getting rid of skirts . so should getting rid of skirts. so should kids be forced to wear gender neutral uniforms will come to you on this one because you've got children at school. your reaction to this? >> it's an absolutely abominable idea. i actually called my 12 year old to get her take on it, and she immediately said , no. and she immediately said, no. why do they keep trying to erase women that if you've got a gender neutral and the national education union says it is not good practise to make girls and boys wear different uniforms , boys wear different uniforms, they're all the only option. they leave you with is trousers. they leave you with is trousers. they are putting all the girls in boys uniform. what happened to being allowed to be feminine , to be allowed to be a feminist ? >> 7- >>a ?- >>ato 7— >> a to right. i 7 >> a to right. i mean, this is an absolute shocker. this is woke gone mad, isn't it? neil it certainly is. >> who are they trying >> i mean, who are they trying to here? because, mean, to please here? because, i mean, the majority of boys want to be boys the majority girls boys and the majority of girls want girls. now, there's want to be girls. now, there's a few want to change, perhaps few that want to change, perhaps and legitimately, and perhaps legitimately, but why got to change

why have we got to change everybody's uniform in order to please a few, you see? and of course, then you know, you've got problems with lose got all the problems with lose and all these things that go with you know, and all these things that go vijusl you know, and all these things that go vijusl think you know, and all these things that go vijusl think that you know, and all these things that go vijusl think that we you know, and all these things that go vijusl think that we are] know, and all these things that go vijusl think that we are trying, i just think that we are trying to alter children's behaviour. i think we're putting extra pressure on them, on their sexual liberty as they're growing up, as well, which they don't need. they've got all the pressures of school and all the pressures of school and all the pressures of school and all the pressures of exams and everything else that with pressures of exams and ev

should we end up with a labour government i think david government and i think david blunkett is right we might blunkett is right that we might well we do , then well not. but if we do, then these issues come to the these issues will come to the fore, you know, taking the knee we've seen it all with, with keir and angela rayner. i think there concerns about that there are concerns about that actually. >> w- e there is a flip >> of course there is a flip side this argument, is side to this argument, which is that are that the schools involved are very to make that all very keen to make sure that all their feel included. so their pupils feel included. so it's all about opinions. what's yours? at gbnews.com. lots yours? mark at gbnews.com. lots more to come, let me tell you. but next up in my take at ten, i'll be looking at the so—called experts who have completely misjudged and misrepresent britain's economic growth. but first, my mark meets guest. one of the most experienced conservative backbenchers in the country, sir jeffrey clifton—brown. does he still believe in keir starmer? that's

next gender neutral uniforms at school? yes or no? cathy says hi. mark is school in my area. has introduced trousers or culottes for girls because culottes for the girls because the were wearing culottes for the girls because the so were wearing culottes for the girls because the so thatere wearing culottes for the girls because the so that the wearing culottes for the girls because the so that the hem ng skirts so short that the hem was almost the nick gibb almost at the nick gibb goodness, that's x—rated goodness, that's a bit x—rated for thank you for for my liking, but thank you for that, cathy, and thank you for the kisses straight the kisses as well. straight back coming up in my back at you. coming up in my take ten, the so—called take at ten, the so—called experts completely experts have completely underestimated experts have completely underestir performance. experts have completely underestirperformance. will experts have completely un(get;tirperformance. will experts have completely un(get;tirjapology nce. will experts have completely un(get;tirjapology nce. iwho we get an apology from those who love down? love talking this country down? can't take at can't wait for my take at ten, you to miss but you won't want to miss it. but first, mark meets. tonight, first, mark meets. and tonight, one experienced and one of the most experienced and respected backbenchers in parliament, sir jeffrey clifton—brown, parliament, sir jeffrey clifton-cotswolds, became for the cotswolds, who became a member 1992 member of parliament in 1992 following career as member of parliament in 1992 fo surveyor. career as member of parliament in 1992 fo surveyor. but career as member of parliament in 1992 fo surveyor. but lure areer as a surveyor. but the lure of politics strong and in politics was too strong and in the his own the dna with several of his own family members been mps, family members having been mps, including grandfather and including his grandfather and i understand great uncle, understand his great uncle, having covered many briefs as a

shadow minister, sir jeffrey also interest in uk—china also has an interest in uk—china relations and is the chair of the conservative friends of the chinese. and in 19, i should say 2018 and 2018, in the new year's honours, he was knighted for political and public service. what an achievement. sir geoffrey clifton—brown mp, welcome to mark dolan tonight. right. how has parliament changed since you entered it over 30 years ago ? over 30 years ago? >> well, thank you for that kind introduction and having me on your programme. it's changed very considerably over the last 30 years. when i got into parliament there was no email, no internet, no social media. virtually every contact with a member of parliament was either by letter or by telephone calls or by surgeries. meeting mps face to face. so you can imagine the email and the internet and social media have absolutely transformed both an mps communication patterns, but also his constituents communications with him are absolutely, totally different . but the actual basis

different. but the actual basis of parliament in those days we sat much later into the night . sat much later into the night. we there were no timetables . so we there were no timetables. so things, debates went on much longer . um, things, debates went on much longer. um, but, but, but, but now it's everything is timetabled . we don't sit so late timetabled. we don't sit so late into the night. um, and it's a very different, it's a very different atmosphere the whole relationship with the members of parliament and publics has to changed uh, some of my female colleagues received death threats that would have been unheard of when i first got into parliament. so the whole respect and way the public behaves towards mps has changed. >> we simply do our best to try and serve our constituents and provide a service for them and get some pretty, uh, harsh treatment in return. sometimes it's just a fact of the job. >> well, you've been validated on more than one occasion.

you've been in the house for over three decades, which is a great achievement. one of your particular areas of interest is our relationship with china . so our relationship with china. so is china, sir. jeffrey a friend or foe of the united kingdom ? or foe of the united kingdom? >> well, this is a very interesting question because, of course, the foreign secretary has very recently visited china . and what your listeners may be interested to know may not know is that we import more from china than any other countries in the world. and we're very happy to buy their cheap goods. it's given us decades of low inflation and low interest rates up till the ukraine war and we're very happy with that situation. yet we're not happy when some of our senior politicians, like the foreign secretary , go and visit the secretary, go and visit the chinese . some of our politicians chinese. some of our politicians who are not pro—chinese are saying it's totally wrong for him to go . so i think it's him to go. so i think it's absolutely right that he should go. of course , it's right that go. of course, it's right that he should protest about some of

their human rights practises about things like hong kong, about things like hong kong, about taiwan. but at the same time , that trade that we do with time, that trade that we do with china is vitally important to this country. and therefore, it is right that we continue to talk to them at the highest level. >> it's a labour government now. inevitable. sirjeffrey no, inevitable. sir jeffrey no, certainly not. >> it'll be the election is a year away, at least i would say . and an awful lot can. harold wilson said a week in politics is a long time and an awful lot can happen in a year. so i would say certainly not. i mean, we will wait and see what happens in this year . will wait and see what happens in this year. but and i wouldn't be here on this programme. i wouldn't be a member of parliament by going out there knocking on the doors week in, week out, unless i thought the conservative was best conservative government was best for this country and that we stood really chance stood a really good chance of winning election. winning that next election. >> the prime >> but what does the prime minister to achieve between minister need to achieve between now election ? in now and the next election? in the date is . january

the latest date is. january 2025. but what needs to happen in the next year or so ? in the next year or so? >> well, i think the first thing we need to overcome is some of these politically motivated strikes in the health service and in the train services in particular. and once we've got over the public sector strikes, ihave over the public sector strikes, i have a sympathy with some of the other groups, some of the other groups like the nurses and the teachers. i think have a legitimate grievance. but certainly doctors and certainly the junior doctors and the consultants even worse , are the consultants even worse, are simply political strikes. to do this in the middle of a conservative party conference just shows that they're politically driven . so we need politically driven. so we need to get beyond that because without that, can't make without that, we can't make progress in the service. progress in the health service. we progress the we need to make progress in the health the health service, progress on the economy and progress with the boats. these are the issues that really concern people. and now, of course, this last week, we've got this whole issue with schools and this ross concrete that we need to sort out because that's completely unacceptable . that's completely unacceptable. bill so there are certain things

that we need to make progress on, and i'm confident that we will make progress on all of them. >> but where's the evidence that the minister can stop the the prime minister can stop the boats? the running boats? i think the running totals so far this year that we know of is 20,000 illegal crossings via the channel >> and i think this is one of the issues that does concern the british people. they want to see the boats considerably reduced . the boats considerably reduced. and that is why during the last session of parliament we passed the controversial immigration act, which will make it illegal for people to come to this country illegally. and then on top of that, the case of rwanda goes to the supreme court probably in december. once we've got that in place, acting as a deterrent and the deterrent that illegal immigrants know that if they do come to this country legally, they will not be allowed to stay here and so the deterrent will be there before they think about getting on a dangerous boat and paying these

illegal people who organise the boats a great deal of money. there will be a considerable deterrent and i think that will reduce the boats . reduce the boats. >> so many of my viewers and listeners feel the listeners do not feel that the prime rishi sunak , is prime minister, rishi sunak, is an minister for an elected prime minister for many mourn the passing of boris johnson, of course, who is the person that achieved that astonishing 80 seat majority in 2019 an they say sunak's got no mandate. he's got no personality, no vision . what's personality, no vision. what's your appraisal of your boss as well ? well? >> he'll have a mandate or not within the next year or so because it'll be it will be a general election . so the british general election. so the british people will have every opportunity to vote for him as regards to boris johnson, i think the support he's got amongst conservative followers is reducing . i can understand is reducing. i can understand his attraction. he did get us a huge majority . the problem was huge majority. the problem was that he didn't really make a lot of progress with many of the deep seated problems that face this country after he was

elected. he would never give us a vision of what he actually wanted to achieve for this country . and i think slowly country. and i think slowly early, it began to dawn on people, particularly with the privileges report on the partygate in number 10 and the whole business of people who would misbehave one way or another. i think it just became impossible for him to govern this country and lead the party. and that is what led to the change of to rishi sunak, who i wholeheartedly support. >> well, sir jeffrey, a delight to have you on the program. i look forward next air look forward to our next on air encounter. thanks to sir encounter. my thanks to sir geoffrey clifton—brown . lots geoffrey clifton—brown. lots more to come. i'll be filling you shortly. first, you in shortly. but first, here's weather . here's the weather. >> it looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there . good evening. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey, who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. hope you enjoyed your weekend. it is

ending on a fairly fine note for many of us. a lot of clear intervals through the evening and overnight the far and overnight away from the far north of scotland. that is going to remain bit breezier and to remain a bit breezier and cloudier. mist and fog cloudier. some mist and fog patches form underneath patches will form underneath those particularly patches will form underneath tho eastern particularly patches will form underneath thoeastern englandarticularly patches will form underneath tho eastern england ,ticularly patches will form underneath thoeastern england , south—east for eastern england, south—east england, also northern england, but also northern ireland turning quite murky first thing monday morning . first thing on monday morning. for us, though, it will first thing on monday morning. fora us, though, it will first thing on monday morning. fora fairly us, though, it will first thing on monday morning. fora fairly mild though, it will first thing on monday morning. fora fairly mild warm 1, it will first thing on monday morning. fora fairly mild warm start.ill be a fairly mild warm start. temperatures 14 15 c be a fairly mild warm start. temperatures 1415 c in temperatures around 1415 c in a lot of our towns and cities . lot of our towns and cities. once that mist and fog does eventually clear its way off, monday promises to be a pretty glorious for many of us. a glorious day for many of us. a good sunshine for the good swathe of sunshine for the vast majority of the uk . we'll vast majority of the uk. we'll be breezy around the west be a bit breezy around the west country and gusty some country and gusty along some coastlines and always cloud coastlines here and always cloud lingering across far lingering across the very far north of scotland. drizzly outbreaks for shetland outbreaks of rain for shetland as well, but elsewhere in that sunshine warm sunshine feeling very warm widely into the mid 20s , if not widely into the mid 20s, if not the high 20s across southern england and wales. high pressure sticks with us the middle sticks with us into the middle part it part of the week, but it reorientate itself so we tap into a southerly flow that into a southerly air flow that allows in even allows us to feed in some even warmer from warmer conditions from

continental europe. so on the grand scheme of things, tuesday continental europe. so on the grand likezme of things, tuesday continental europe. so on the grand like anotherhings, tuesday continental europe. so on the grand like another pretty tuesday continental europe. so on the grand like another pretty fine day looks like another pretty fine day many of us. again still day for many of us. again still quite blustery across the southwest . some higher cloud southwest. some higher cloud pushing across northern pushing in across northern ireland as well. turning the sunshine cloud sunshine haze. you're in cloud just still lingering across parts , isle of parts of orkney, the isle of lewis, plenty amounts lewis, but still plenty amounts of sunshine be had and of sunshine to be had and temperatures around temperatures peaking around wednesday thursday over 30 c i >> -- >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers proud sponsors up. boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news things of weather on. gb news things are looking up weather wise and for the economy as well, but not according to the so—called expert experts who are completely misjudged britain's economic growth. >> that is

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experts underestimated britain's economic performance. where is the apology from the usual suspects who love talking down this great country as the eu faces a humiliating cash crisis 7 faces a humiliating cash crisis ? have brexiteers been proved right? plus, is the nhs now becoming too big ? i'll be becoming too big? i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker , the formidable ann newsmaker, the formidable ann widdecombe . a lovely picture of widdecombe. a lovely picture of ann. i am her number one fan. we've also got tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits and their brilliant tonight . it's a packed brilliant tonight. it's a packed show. lots to get through. great to have your company you won't want to miss a second. remember, we boring not on my we don't do boring not on my watch . i just won't have it . watch. i just won't have it. first, the news with darren armstrong . very good evening to you. >> our armstrong here in the gb newsroom. schools could be

facing months of closures if asbestos is exposed in buildings containing crumbling concrete . containing crumbling concrete. the government is under pressure to reveal the exact number of schools at risk of collapse, with more than 100 facing disruption , experts are warning disruption, experts are warning the problem is being complicated by coexistence of asbestos by the coexistence of asbestos in many buildings. by the coexistence of asbestos in many buildings . labour in many public buildings. labour is planning to force a vote to compel the prime minister to pubush compel the prime minister to publish a list of all schools at risk . they are reopen on risk. they are due to reopen on tuesday. the shadow education secretary, bridget phillipson, says the government should have acted sooner . acted sooner. >> i appreciate that lots of parents across the country will be because as you be concerned because as you know, sadly many children are not going to be able to return to be moved to education or will be moved into portacabins or alternative accommodation of the accommodation because of the risk that this kind of crumbling concrete is going pose. it concrete is going to pose. it all feels very minute and all feels very last minute and what we're calling on the government to do is to publish a full list of all the schools full list of all of the schools affected so that parents can be confident the confident about where the problems not problems are. and if they're not to prepared do that, we will force parliament this force a vote in parliament this week force a vote in parliament this

weethe government, though , says >> the government, though, says everything done to everything is being done to protect the protect students. meanwhile, the home recorded the home office has recorded the highest of small highest daily number of small boat in the channel boat crossings in the channel so far year . 872 boat crossings in the channel so far year. 872 migrants made far this year. 872 migrants made the journey yesterday on 15 dinghies, at least another two small boats have been intercepted today, bringing the total number of people entering the country illegally past 21,000 this year. but that's still significantly lower than this time last year , when 25,000 this time last year, when 25,000 people had made the journey . people had made the journey. tesco staff are being offered body cams after a significant rise in violent attacks. chief executive ken murphy says he's been forced to increase security measures after physical assaults rose by a third since last year. right in the mail on sunday. he's called for tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers. a criminal defence which would result in longer sentences . a red weather longer sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain as storms sweep across the country. residents in alcanar on the east coast,

that's near barcelona. expect perience these conditions earlier as water flooded the streets . emergency alerts were streets. emergency alerts were also sent to people's mobiles. in madrid, the capital, with up to four inches of rain forecast in just 12 hours. one person has died as a result of torrential rain at the burning man festival in the united states. tens of thousands of people have been stranded at the event in nevada after the bad weather turned the ground into a mud bath . roads in ground into a mud bath. roads in and out of the festival have been closed with revellers asked to conserve food and water. this is gb news. i'll be back with more a little later this evening. now it's over to . mark evening. now it's over to. mark aaron armstrong would never be seen at such a muddy festival. >> he's far too elegant. he's far too much of a gentleman. i'm not. of course i'll do anything in a pair of boots. welcome to mark dolan. tonight as the eu

faces a humiliating cash crisis, have brexit ears been proved right? plus is the nhs now becoming too big? i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker tour. the formidable ann widdecombe . plus, tomorrow's ann widdecombe. plus, tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits. very excited to be joined by none other than journalist and former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg , former conservative rees—mogg, former conservative mp, and very active farmer neil pansh mp, and very active farmer neil parish and ex—labour mp broadcaster and bestselling author simon danczuk . plus, author simon danczuk. plus, they'll be nominating their headune they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. so a packed hour and those papers are coming. but first, my take . at coming. but first, my take. at ten. oh, no you won't believe it. the experts were wrong. i know right ? but after being told know right? but after being told britain was an economic basket

case and the last g7 country to reach its pre—pandemic size , the reach its pre—pandemic size, the office for national statistics have had to admit that their data was about as accurate as a gary barlow tax return . the gary barlow tax return. the economy actually shrank far less than thought during the pandemic and bounced back to pre—covid levels almost two years ago, which means should these revised figures hold, which is expected, the uk economy is actually significantly bigger than before the pandemic. significantly bigger than before the pandemic . ruth gregory of the pandemic. ruth gregory of capital economics said the revisions suggested the uk economy has expanded by 1.5. rather than being 0.2% smaller. so that's two whole years now that we've had of the usual suspects in the media and politics who have made an olympic sport of talking britain down and banging on about what a crap unsuccessful country we are. our currency , you and me is are. our currency, you and me is money. their currency is

crushing negativity . well, you crushing negativity. well, you know what they say . there are know what they say. there are lies, lies and statistics . and lies, lies and statistics. and this misrepresentation of our economic standing eagerly fuelled by those that seek to blame brexit for everything , fuelled by those that seek to blame brexit for everything, has caused huge damage to our international reputation , and it international reputation, and it has no doubt dented business and consumer confidence and likely impacted investment into this country. all on the back of statistics taken as gospel, but far from the word of god, these lies about the economy were the devil's work. the truth is that at every turn, the high profile commentators who seem to hate this country and will stop at nothing to see it fail because of our decision to leave a political union based in brussels while they've been thwarted by reality and they've been thwarted by the facts time and time again in investment into the uk, up exports to the eu, up exports to the rest of the world. up, up, up. we avoid

recession. germany gets one. even inflation is heading south. and since we left the eu, britain has grown 8.7. germany . britain has grown 8.7. germany. 8.1 and italy just 6.1. did they have brexit? unemployment has come down from 4.7 to 3.9, adding a million jobs and by july 2022, our exports to the eu were not just the highest since brexit, but the highest ever. it doesn't fit the narrative, does it ? and top economist julie anne it? and top economist julie anne jessup is clear what this latest revision means. speaking to the telegraph, he said the uk has just leapt up the g7 league table for growth. brexit britain is no longer the outlier. people thought it was. meanwhile, my former colleague here at gb news, andrew neil, also had his say . he popped onto twitter and say. he popped onto twitter and he said, you will have read many times on twitter that the uk economy has been the worst performing among the g7, most

prosperous nations since the pandemic, said without caveats and often gleefully by a twitter mob that revels in doing the country down well , now that the country down well, now that the official stats have been revised independently and up to date, g7 league table shows this the uk lagged behind only the fast growing north american economies of the us and canada, britain has outperformed europe's three major economies germany , france major economies germany, france and italy as well as japan since the pandemic. whodathunkit now fair play to the office for national statistics for revising these figures, the ons are always neutral and have said that these revisions are mainly because we have richer data from our annual surveys and administrative data that we're now able to measure costs incurred by businesses directly . and we can adjust for prices at a far more detailed level. no problem. but whatever way you look at it, it is fantastic news and where i can find it, you'll always get good news from me because life is hard enough

without it. so will there be an apology from all the doom mongers pushing the narrative that post—brexit britain is a failed state? well, i won't hold my breath, not for the first time. this great country is proving all the right people wrong . two two years we've had wrong. two two years we've had of critics of britain saying that we are the basket case of the g7 and it was a lie. your reaction, mark at cbnnews.com . reaction, mark at cbnnews.com. we'll get to your email shortly. but first, tonight's top pundits , journalist and former brexit party mep, annunziata rees—mogg ex tory mp and farmer neil pansh ex tory mp and farmer neil parish and former labour mp, bestselling author and broadcaster simon danczuk . well, broadcaster simon danczuk. well, there you go. annunziata we have it in black and white. britain is a very successful economy , absolutely. >> but there's always room to improve and i think we could do an awful lot more to take advantage of the opportunities brexit has presented us with not

being burdened by the studied state out of the eu and taking advantage of trading across the world and increasing our economy further yet. well indeed, you know, you understand the world of business. >> annunziata can you imagine the reputational and investment damage this country has suffered as a result of this wrong data seized upon by people in this country who seek to talk us down potentially absolutely huge that all these statistic acas are very closely looked at when companies decide where to invest and what to invest in and what sectors to invest in within that economy . economy. >> and unfortunately , this looks >> and unfortunately, this looks like it's been a real miscalculation for whatever reasons, we can only speculate. but it will have hurt the future growth of our economy . growth of our economy. >> simon you are not one to talk this country down, but there are

sadly too many figures in the media and in politics who seem to have an agenda. they want britain to fail because of brexit. yes >> and i think there is an issue with labour where they often on the side of doom and gloom and i think that can turn electors off somewhat. so they need to be careful. they don't do too much of that. they're not helped by the fact that rachel reeves , the the fact that rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, who's exceptionally competent, exceptionally competent, exceptionally smart, but also exceptionally smart, but also exceptionally miserable, she has something of the gordon brown about her, i'm sorry to say. so that doesn't help matters. and conversely , at least from jeremy conversely, at least from jeremy hunt , the chancellor, he is able hunt, the chancellor, he is able to smile. so that adds something to smile. so that adds something to it, i suppose. >> yeah . i mean, look, neil, >> yeah. i mean, look, neil, this information which has proved to not stack up, has been leveraged against this country and the usual suspects won't apologise , will they? and apologise, will they? and i doubt the guardian will be running this as front page news. >> oh, no, i don't think they will be. and i think know green

shoots is what we need. and of course, if you actually think shoots is what we need. and of cou economy| actually think shoots is what we need. and of cou economy is ctually think shoots is what we need. and of cou economy is growing,iink shoots is what we need. and of cou economy is growing, you're the economy is growing, you're more all more likely to invest. and all companies will build on that. so i this is good news. and i think this is good news. and i think for goodness sake , we've think for goodness sake, we've got of push back those got to sort of push back those doom merchants . there doom and gloom merchants. there is out there to be is money out there to be invested did britain trading invested. did britain trading all over the world? we're likely to do a trade deal with india . to do a trade deal with india. so let me let's get on with it. whichever side you're on during the brexit debate, let's get overit the brexit debate, let's get over it and get on with producing, getting this country moving again. and i think these statistics are very good. and i think you're going to have to work hard. mark to get any apologies from anybody , but the apologies from anybody, but the best thing to do is actually get the country moving again and prove them even more wrong . prove them even more wrong. >> briefly, annunziata, though i've got numerous probably millions of viewers and listeners who will say it's all very well that the economy appears to be growing, but i'm still skint . people are still skint. people are struggling. they're not feeling any benefits, they? any benefits, are they? >> , and i think that's where

>> no, and i think that's where i hesitated when you first asked me the question that we are feeling , the economy being tight feeling, the economy being tight , the inflation impact on all of our food shops and household bills has been huge. and the economy hasn't been keeping up . economy hasn't been keeping up. but it was never demand fuelled . and i think we've just got to get back to a parity where we can appreciate the growth , can appreciate the growth, encourage further growth with more investment, grow more jobs and allow the british economy to thrive , which was one of the thrive, which was one of the very main arguments for brexit from those of us who believed in it in the first place is that once we'd unburdened ourselves from the drag of the eu and its legacy station that we could blossom. and we're getting there . but we've got a long way to go. >> you see, confidence builds on confidence and this is what this will do. mark that's the difference too, right ? difference too, right? >> well, that will always be the message this show. i don't message of this show. i don't do fake terms good news, fake news in terms of good news, but it's just if there is good

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listening to gb news. radio >> i'll get to your email just before the papers at 1030, but it's before the papers at 1030, but wsfime before the papers at 1030, but it's time now for the newsmaker in which we speak to a fearless commentator on the big stories of the day and tonight, there's trouble in paradise, folks , with trouble in paradise, folks, with the european union in the grip of cash flow crisis with of a cash flow crisis with bitter wranglings among member states over the commission's plans for a massive ,66 billion increase in its budget , plans for a massive ,66 billion increase in its budget, leading to this headline in the telegraph from the brilliant writer matthew lynn, the eu is running out of other people's

money. the bloc's rampant spending has a catch. no one is willing to foot the bill so have brexiteers been proved right? are we lucky to be out? let's get the views now of tonight's newsmaker, former government minister, bestselling author and television personality, very much the star of mark dolan tonight on a sunday and widdecombe and great to see you again. you august. again. i missed you in august. now we have significant challenges in britain, but challenges here in britain, but the looks to be something of the eu looks to be something of an economic car crash in slow motion is this fair ? motion is this fair? >> it's perfectly fair and it's been heading that way for a long time. but people were so busy trying to pin everything that was going wrong in this country on brexit that they didn't focus on brexit that they didn't focus on what was happening in the eu andindeed on what was happening in the eu and indeed our news in general in this country is very insular. so people haven't really noticed what's going on. but the fact is, of course, first of all, they've they've they've lost britain. they've lost net contributor to lost a big net contributor to the eu. i mean, you know, don't

underestimate that. then germany has got massive economic difficulties dictated largely by its energy policy , which was the its energy policy, which was the exact opposite of what it should have done. so, yes , you know, have done. so, yes, you know, and i'm very glad we're not caught up in that, you know, that we're out sided. and, you know that we can flourish on our own. but i do want to say this. yes, it's great news. what we've heard from the office of national statistics today, but it could have been so much greater if rishi sunak had had the courage to lower tax rather than to raise it. and certainly to raise it to the level that he has done. and if he'd had the equal courage to make a bonfire fire of eu regulation rather than just throwing a couple on the heap at a time, if he'd done all of that, just think where we could be now with our brexit freedoms. well indeed so. >> and let's hope they do come . >> and let's hope they do come. if the tories are lucky enough to win the next election. that's a big if. and you served in the european parliament, where do

you think the eu goes wrong in terms of its approach to the economy ? economy? >> well, i mean , you know, you >> well, i mean, you know, you would need a year to explain that because the eu is essentially spendthrift . it's essentially spendthrift. it's essentially spendthrift. it's essentially very, very rule bound and it's very anxious to build a superstate. that is its aim. it wants to build a superstate and it moves towards that. superstate and it moves towards that . and therefore freedom is that. and therefore freedom is very curtailed. every country in it is heavily overregulated. i mean, there is no doubt about that at all. and the spend is just misdirected. so at least some of it is misdirected. so what i feel is we are very well off being out . um, you know, off being out. um, you know, they are suffering from not only from losing us and our being a net contributor, but that that money that we paid in, you know, bofis money that we paid in, you know, boris was mocked for saying we could spend that on the nhs. we spent far more than that on the nhs. since you know, that is

money that we are spending. and ihope money that we are spending. and i hope spending reasonably wisely that the eu would have squandered , squandered, yes indeed. >> and it's not impossible that the eu will face a 2008 2009 style sovereign debt crisis and countries like italy and france are by definition too big to fail . fail. >> and indeed , and the idea that >> and indeed, and the idea that germany is reduced to a basket case is exceptionally worrying. i'm very worrying for the eu because it was germany basically that bailed out greece. you know, it's germany that's come to the rescue every time there's been a real problem in the eu and there's problem in the and now there's a problem in the eu is a part of, eu that germany is a part of, rather the solution to . so rather than the solution to. so it is quite likely, i think, that the those big economies will run into very, very severe difficulties. i mean, every nafion difficulties. i mean, every nation has, as a result of covid 1—1 admits that, you know, every nafion 1—1 admits that, you know, every nation has an inflation isn't

confined to britain. there's inflation everywhere. everybody's got those well, nearly everywhere. everybody's got those problems. but but i think the eu's problems run very deep and they don't act in a unhed deep and they don't act in a united fashion when things are going wrong. remember, the vaccinations suddenly they were all closing their borders and the very raison d'etre of the eu is to have open borders between its members, a far attitude whereby suddenly , ah, they all whereby suddenly, ah, they all became very, very nationalistic. now, you know , just watch what now, you know, just watch what happens when things go badly. >> not to mention the european commission's disgraceful threat to erect a hard border between northern ireland and the repubuc northern ireland and the republic as a result of that vaccine row now. and you mentioned the national health service. taxpayers may have to stump up an extra £50 billion a year under nhs plans to employ one in every 11 workers in england . nhs england published england. nhs england published its long term workforce plan in

june , which estimated it will june, which estimated it will need around 60% more staff in about ten years time. they want to boost the headcount from 1.5 million to almost 2.5 million in the next ten years. that would mean an that half of all public sector workers would effectively be working for the nhs. these figures are mind boggling. will this work? is it sustainable ? this work? is it sustainable? >> it's not sustainable. i doubt very much if it will work. we need root and branch reform of the nhs, but the worrying thing about this is that if you have your majority of your workforce working for the public sector, then it's only a minority be working in the productive sector and that is what we need to look at very carefully because if people just work, nobody in the pubuc people just work, nobody in the public sector earns in the literal sense their pay. it is available, it is paid in the private sector. you have to earn

it. you've got to actually make the profits. you've got to produce the goods. you've got to get them on time and all the rest of it . and it is that money rest of it. and it is that money which the financial sector and the private sector and the business sector bring in, which actually keeps the country afloat and always a thrill . afloat and always a thrill. >> i look forward to many on air adventures with you on mark dolan tonight right through autumn winter. voice of autumn and winter. the voice of common sense on this show and widdecombe . we'll you widdecombe. we'll see you in a week's time. well tomorrow's front their way . but front pages on their way. but first, jonathan with first, here's big jonathan with the a brighter outlook the weather a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey . who is i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office . hope provided by the met office. hope you enjoyed weekend. it is you enjoyed your weekend. it is ending on a fairly fine note for many a lot of clear many of us. a lot of clear intervals through the evening many of us. a lot of clear inteiovernightlgh the evening many of us. a lot of clear inteiovernight awaye evening many of us. a lot of clear inteiovernight away from ning many of us. a lot of clear inteiovernight away from thei many of us. a lot of clear inteiovernight away from the far and overnight away from the far north of scotland that is going to remain bit breezier and to remain a bit breezier and

cloudier some and fog cloudier. some mist and fog patches will underneath patches will form underneath those clear skies, particularly for , south—east for eastern england, south—east england, also northern england, but also northern ireland turning quite murky first monday morning. first thing on monday morning. for of us, though, will for most of us, though, it will be fairly warm be a fairly mild warm start. temperatures around 1415 c in a lot of our towns and cities . lot of our towns and cities. once that mist and fog does eventually clear its way off, monday to be a pretty monday promises to be a pretty glorious for many of us. glorious day for many of us. a good swathe of sunshine for the vast majority of the uk . it will vast majority of the uk. it will be bit breezy around the west be a bit breezy around the west country, along some country, gusty along some coastlines and always cloud coastlines here and always cloud lingering across the far lingering across the very far north scotland. drizzly north of scotland. drizzly outbreaks of rain for shetland as but elsewhere that as well. but elsewhere in that sunshine very warm sunshine feeling very warm widely into mid 20s. if not widely into the mid 20s. if not the high 20s across southern england and wales, high pressure sticks middle sticks with us into the middle part it part of the week, but it re—orientate so we tap re—orientate itself so we tap into southerly air flow into a southerly air flow that allows to in some even allows us to feed in some even warmer conditions from continental so on the continental europe. so on the grand scheme of things, tuesday looks like another fine looks like another pretty fine day many of us. again, it's day for many of us. again, it's still quite blustery across the southwest. base southwest. some higher base cloud pushing northern

cloud pushing in across northern ireland turning the ireland as well, turning the sunshine haze. you're in cloud just across just still lingering across parts of orkney. the isle of lewis, still plenty amounts lewis, but still plenty amounts of be had and of sunshine to be had and temperatures peaking around wednesday over 30 c i >> -- >>a >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news your solar proud sponsors of weather on. gb news your emails on the way. >> plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top punst. the studio from tonight's top pundits . and they'll be pundits. and they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. a big half hour to come. the

radio. >> well , the office for national >> well, the office for national statistics did not get their data right and the economy bounced back two years ago post pandemic. that doesn't fit the narrative, does it? well, david says. narrative, does it? well, david says . hi, narrative, does it? well, david says. hi, mark. narrative, does it? well, david says . hi, mark. these people who says. hi, mark. these people who have been talking the country down for no other reason than they lost the vote on brexit,

that's what motivates them. someone who acts like a spoilt child to the extent that they can't get over losing something should look their should take a long look at their mental health. also, if they're politicians, they should be barred standing as mp barred from standing as an mp as anyone with that mentality cannot to run shop, cannot be trusted to run a shop, let alone a country. and just on the eu, who are facing a potential sovereign debt crisis. chris says the eu went wrong with energy after biden blew the pipeline. now they're squabbling about their price cap wait till winter, says chris. thank you for that. look, i'll get to more of your emails shortly. mark at gbnews.com. but for the final poll of the evening i've been asking as the eu faces a humiliating cash crisis, have brexiteers been proved right? well, the results are overwhelming. 80% say yes , overwhelming. 80% say yes, brexiteers have been proved right. 20% say no . it is just right. 20% say no. it is just gone. 1030 so it's time for the front pages . and we start with

front pages. and we start with the mail. newspaper councils allow staff to work from the beach. allow staff to work from the beach . hundreds of council staff beach. hundreds of council staff are working quite literally from the beach at the seaside with a ten fold increase in the number allowed to log in from abroad. town hall bosses have granted more than 1300 requests to work from overseas over the last three years. the numberjumped from 73 approvals in 2020 at the height of the pandemic to more than 700 last year. independence, concrete scandal. jeremy hunt vows to spend whatever it takes to fix crumbling schools and 30,000 babies at risk from deadly virus . so give us a vaccine now . . so give us a vaccine now. while government delays rollout of life saving, rsv vaccine, will hospitals lies thousands council operation and pile pressure on waiting lists as the guardian schools crisis . no guardian schools crisis. no extra cash for repairs , say extra cash for repairs, say treasury homicide cases failed after evidence was lost. is the

other story in the guardian metro save our staff. tesco boss calls for law change as 850 workers a day suffer violence and abuse. that was the topic of my big opinion , which i'm my big opinion, which i'm delighted to say that george from our digital department has been crafting into a video which you can now find on twitter at gb news. that's my big opinion . gb news. that's my big opinion. the sun newspaper . gb news. that's my big opinion. the sun newspaper. danny cipriani exclusive england coach, grilled me over sex life with kirsty. rugby ace danny cipriani's new book reveals how the england squad's former head coach eddie jones quizzed him like a horny teenager over his sex life with kirsty gallacher. well, let me put it on record that we have no evidence to back up those allegations made by mr cipriani in relation to eddie jones, who i've always considered to be a most excellent leader and a great guy . the daily star trick or heat. i love this headline and this is the good news. remember, this show is about good news where i

can find it. sunshine starved brits heading for the brits are heading for the hottest day of the a hottest day of the year. a predicted 33 c. and along spell of spookily warm weather up to halloween . brilliant. listen halloween. brilliant. listen producer greg, can i just. he's in my ear at the moment. can i just can we make sure make a commitment to my viewers that right through until christmas where there is good news, we will it and we will will find it and we will share it amazing viewers and it with my amazing viewers and listeners. you, listeners. yes, i'll tell you, when news, but when there's bad news, but if there's news, going there's good news, we're going to share that, too. okay. because enough because life is hard enough without just without it. greg is just grumbled in ear. it's without it. greg is just gru|first d in ear. it's without it. greg is just gru|firstd he in ear. it's without it. greg is just gru|firstd he said ear. it's without it. greg is just gru|first d he said toear. it's without it. greg is just gru|firstd he said to meit's without it. greg is just gru|firstd he said to me in; the first thing he said to me in about i thought i was about an hour. i thought i was in the way. very in trouble, by the way. very small, excellent team this small, but excellent team this weekend. and weekend. well done to katie and lottie knocking of lottie for knocking it out of the this would be the park. this show would be nothing . also, we nothing without them. also, we kind need those pundits , too, kind of need those pundits, too, don't we? so we're reacting to the stories day. the big stories of the day. delighted journalist and delighted to have journalist and former mep former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg, former conservative mp neil parish and ex—labour mp bestselling author, no less broadcaster simon

danczuk . chaps and ladies, great danczuk. chaps and ladies, great to have you with me. and this is a bit of a scandal. neil councils allow staff to work from the beach. not even we're not talking about scarborough here. skegness we're here. okay skegness we're talking played las talking about played las americas in tenerife . the americas in tenerife. the world's gone mad. public sector workers on the beach and earning a corn. >> yeah i mean i think not only is it wrong that they're abroad you know, on a beach working for the council, but i think the trouble the councils have had and i had the same in my own local authority is that they just did not get staff back into offices at all. and far delayed, you know, if it was planning , if you know, if it was planning, if it was education, all of those things that you were dealing with locally , you could get with locally, you could get nobody in the offices to deal with it. and i think this is a wake up call, to be honest with you. whether they are you. not only whether they are on a beach in barbados or whether they are actually at home and they need to be in those offices and they need to be actually serving the public that they're for. and that they're there for. and i think than

think it's a bigger issue than just one. i mean, it's very just this one. i mean, it's very bad that don't get me wrong, but i it's wider issue i think it's a far wider issue where some people work very successfully from home, many successfully from home, but many don't. and i think there's a real problem. and, you know, you just longer to get just take so much longer to get a planning decision made all of those things through local authority. slowing down authority. this is slowing down the economy overall. it really is. and so this is part of the thing to actually get britain moving again is to get the local authorities working better and staff back in the offices. i'm convinced of that all. >> simon is neil being a luddite. have the technology luddite. we have the technology . who cares where those emails are sent from? >> i think it's about >> oh, well, i think it's about culture and i think local authorities are the first to complain that they haven't got enough from central enough funds from central government and they government and yet they have a working culture that sees this as acceptable . and i don't think as acceptable. and i don't think it is acceptable. it's it is acceptable. and it's a real issue, isn't it? it's real class issue, isn't it? it's white collar workers who can do this collar workers this blue collar workers emptying bins around the emptying the bins around the town. they don't get to do this. so there's a real class issue

involved in this as well. >> the laptop classes, who did quite pandemic. quite well during the pandemic. >> and still doing >> yeah, and still doing well now. according this. yeah. >> i mean what we yeah. >> i mean what do we do you actually related chap, actually are related to a chap, actually are related to a chap, a at news and a broadcaster at gb news and occasional jacob rees—mogg, a broadcaster at gb news and occasio course jacob rees—mogg, a broadcaster at gb news and occasio course wasyb rees—mogg, a broadcaster at gb news and occasio course was famous, mogg, a broadcaster at gb news and occasio course was famous, bygg, a broadcaster at gb news and occasio course was famous, by the who of course was famous, by the way, i don't talk about jacob much because you are my favourite member of the family. much because you are my favcwrongnember of the family. much because you are my favcwrongnelhave of the family. much because you are my favcwrongnelhave favourites ily. much because you are my favcwrongnelhave favourites ,y. it's wrong to have favourites, but at the top of that but you are at the top of that pyramid . but but you are at the top of that pyramid. but but he made a name for himself as business secretary, by the way, as a very sort of enterprising business secretary some brilliant sort of enterprising business secretfor some brilliant sort of enterprising business secretfor the some brilliant sort of enterprising business secretfor the economy. illiant sort of enterprising business secretfor the economy. he|nt ideas for the economy. he wanted. growth, growth, wanted. he was growth, growth, growth other growth, wasn't it? but the other thing was focussed on is thing that he was focussed on is getting civil servants getting those civil servants back he left back to their desks. and he left notes, he, in his notes, didn't he, in his department, i think, polite notes. >> there was something in the papers about it, quite how truthful it might have been. i'm not entirely convinced , but the not entirely convinced, but the story went that he left a note saying, saying good afternoon , saying, saying good afternoon, dear colleague, if you chose to join us back in the office, it would be the greatest delight sort of thing. i think. he said. i sort of thing. i think. he said. l p0p sort of thing. i think. he said. i p0p by sort of thing. i think. he said. i pop by and i'm sorry missed i pop by and i'm sorry i missed you. right. but you. oh, right, right. but i think you hit the nail on the

head. simon is it neil as well? it's all about the culture and it's understanding the people you are working for who are the people living and paying your wages in the local authority, but also amongst your colleagues. and it's very, very hard to maintain good collegiate relationship and working professional agreement when you neven professional agreement when you never, ever see, see the people you are working for or or the people you are working with. i think all of us know that during the lockdown, a lot of us took to zoom to chat to friends and family and it is not the same, but it's not the same in a professional setting either. >> i mean, how many times do you in a group working together actually and actually go to the canteen and actually go to the canteen and actually discuss what they're doing around ideas as doing and band around ideas as well? you see, so the whole whole thing is that it's just not working the same. i had the same problem when i was chairing a select committee in parliament. we used to they used

to the staff used to have to decide between them who would actually to the actually turn up to the meetings. may ten meetings. and you may have ten staff, got 1 in 2. if you staff, you've got 1 in 2. if you were lucky . now, i'm not saying were lucky. now, i'm not saying they working , but they they weren't working, but they weren't same and you weren't working the same and you didn't get the collective ideas. i mean, i'm a great believer when you've got 8 or 10 people working together that you spark off each other for ideas. and i just don't think however good the zoom or teams process is it doesn't work like having people together. >> well simon it's telling that this is tolerated in the public sector. but the private sector are really clamping down on work from home. >> yeah, absolutely . and getting >> yeah, absolutely. and getting people the office and people back into the office and they the profit motive. they have the profit motive. >> there must be a reason why >> so there must be a reason why they've identified they want workers absolutely . because >> yeah, absolutely. because as neil it it works neil points out, it it works better. they get they get they get better performance . yes. get better performance. yes. people can learn from each other. that's a big factor, especially young people . so, you especially young people. so, you know, it's better for them to be around older workers so they can learn people as

around older workers so they can learn so people as around older workers so they can learn so culturally, people as around older workers so they can learn so culturally, it's people as well. so culturally, it's crucially important and the pubuc crucially important and the public sector is often is the case.it public sector is often is the case. it needs to learn more from the private sector. >> what would you though? >> what would you say, though? my >> what would you say, though? my on my view is always the wisest on this get a lot of emails this and i get a lot of emails when critical work from when i'm critical of work from home. me, look, home. people say to me, look, mark, £200 a mark, i'm saving 100, £200 a week travel. i'm getting ten week on travel. i'm getting ten hours back where i'd be sat on a train . there's probably less train. there's probably less pollution. it's better for the environment work from home. environment to work from home. plus can the kids up from plus i can pick the kids up from school what plus i can pick the kids up from schoolyou what plus i can pick the kids up from schoolyou say what plus i can pick the kids up from schoolyou say to what plus i can pick the kids up from schoolyou say to them what plus i can pick the kids up from schoolyou say to them ? what would you say to them? >> it's usually a hybrid model is probably the solution to this. so working from home 1 or 2 days per week is probably a good thing , but not permanent, good thing, but not permanent, not all the time. and working from the beach is just not acceptable unless it is skegness yeah, well , let's have a look at yeah, well, let's have a look at the guardian . the guardian. >> well exactly. skegness scarborough haven't we got the most beautiful coastlines in the world? >> and i say that having got the most beautiful weather the moment. >> wm w- w— >> well, it's not bad is it. >> well, it's not bad is it. >> is coming. i'm >> indian summer is coming. i'm going to predict it right. you can in a few

can prove me wrong. in a few weeks time. >> you're farmer, >> well, you're a farmer, so you're invested in those weather forecasts. >> w ma w- >> the weather will be 33 degrees september and october. >> i sometimes find it's good if you have a bad july , you can >> i sometimes find it's good if you iforwardyad july , you can >> i sometimes find it's good if you iforward to july , you can >> i sometimes find it's good if you iforward to ale , you can >> i sometimes find it's good if you iforward to a good ou can >> i sometimes find it's good if you iforward to a good september look forward to a good september . it's like money in the bank, isn't we isn't it? well, because we haven't we? isn't it? well, because we havwe've we? isn't it? well, because we havwe've been we? isn't it? well, because we havwe've been stole. we? isn't it? well, because we havwe've been stole. our we? isn't it? well, because we havwe've been stole. our summer >> we've been stole. our summer has stolen. we, we need, has been stolen. so we, we need, we'll all feel better. actually joking apart if the weather is better , the country feels better better, the country feels better when it's raining all the time in cold. they feel miserable all and they'll pick up no end if the weather is speaking of which, john mcternan is a good friend of simon danczuk, who's a former former adviser to tony blair. >> he said that he thinks there might be an election in january 2025 and you can't rule it out . 2025 and you can't rule it out. what are the implications of a january election? because it's going to be cold and rainy. >> the weather makes a real difference to election results. i think the conservatives will be praying for miserable weather to keep labour voters at home. they many cars as they don't have as many cars as conservative voters etcetera, so they can't get to the polling

stations . stations. >> that's a very old but momentum will take them there in some clapped out old old. i think they'll get to the polls. i think if we if the conservatives waited to january 25th, i think it would show a desperate act . and so therefore, desperate act. and so therefore, i still . reckon october 24th and i still. reckon october 24th and i still. reckon october 24th and i think you'll find that's when the election will be going to 25th january. i mean, we had a desperate election in in december because we had a parliament we couldn't break out of actually , boris did very well of actually, boris did very well to get us out because it was complete a complete chaos in parliament at that time . we had parliament at that time. we had two years of getting nothing done. but you know, the idea of planning to go in in january, i think the electorate would crucify us. >> what about a surprise? it wouldn't be quite a snap general election, would it? a slow, hand—clap general election of may of next year so that the government and the conservatives

, that the prime minister doesn't look like a hostage to fortune. he can say, look, i'm so confident i'm actually going early . early. >> e'- @ that really would >> he could that really would show confidence. i think, first of all, he might have to win back the support of his ground troops . and i think there is troops. and i think there is a great disgruntlement at the moment and a january pre election. they would not appreciate delivering the leaflets and knocking on the doors in. but i don't think he's got a fulsome enough support yet. i think he could get there and he could get there before he can persuade the british public he's going in. >> you think the troops, the tory grassroots are not happy back on site? >> how does that ? >> and how does he do that? >> and how does he do that? >> he's got to listen to them that now leadership that we've now had a leadership election where the leader of the members originally chose got kicked out . the mps colluded and kicked out. the mps colluded and to kick out boris johnson when the membership voted for liz truss , they kicked her out and truss, they kicked her out and installed rishi sunak. he has

got to prove he should have got their vote in the first place, but i think the tory activists in the end, yes, they're disgruntled at the moment, but what they will do is they will raise rise to the occasion when the election is called . the election is called. >> and i think i think, yes, rishi does have to woo them. don't get me wrong . but i think don't get me wrong. but i think you'll find come the they you'll find come the day they will think will go for it. but i think you're quite right. they will not to in january not want to be out in january and dare i say, some of our activists are, though very active, still may be slightly long the tooth , so they may long in the tooth, so they may not want to be out there in a wet january. but you'll be amazed how of those older amazed how some of those older activists get out there and deliver leaflets day in and day out. i'm not i'm not knocking out. so i'm not i'm not knocking them very briefly , simon are them very briefly, simon are just a few seconds, if you can, but what would be the ideal election date for keir starmer, do think? do you think? >> he like do you think? >> when would he like to go to the country? >> i think january 20, >> oh, i think january 20, 25. i think it would look desperate. and for the conservatives and keir could storm in there. that's what he would like to see, that's what he would like to see fascinating. well, look, my

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next doesit next does it work from home work? this from lily who says, hi, mark. the trouble is, lots of councils have shut their councils have shut down their offices off trying offices and sold them off trying to i to balance the books. i speak from work from from experience, a work from home, says. i wonder home, peter says. i wonder how many these logging many of these clowns logging on from huts are from their sunny beach huts are being waiting. being paid. london waiting. well, i'm too many and well, i'm sure too many are. and last least, yvonne. last but not least, from yvonne. good evening, yvonne. how are you? i think you? yvonne says, i think they should sacked can't should be sacked if they can't get office. they get into the office. if they don't job, out. don't want the job, get out. there are plenty of people that can there you go, can do theirjobs. there you go, yvonne. not pulling her yvonne. they're not pulling her punches. thanks for all of your emails. a look at

emails. let's have a look now at the hot the daily mirror tomorrow. hot off the press starmer's tax pledge. promise to workers. pledge. my promise to workers. i won't tax. won't raise your income tax. i won't raise your income tax. i won't hammer you like the tories. my plan for a growing economy. strong economy. we got to say strong set from the set of offers there from the leader opposition, leader of the opposition, the man next prime man that would be our next prime minister we've also got the times lead times newspaper and they lead with still with hundreds of schools still in the dark over safety fears and crossings. approach and migrant crossings. approach 900 that will and migrant crossings. approach 90c go that will and migrant crossings. approach 90c go for that will and migrant crossings. approach 90c go for government not go away for this government is big is now reacting to the big stories of the day. annunciator smog. neil parish and simon danchuk. smog. neil parish and simon dayourk. me. thank of you with me. thank you so much. let's talk about this story been floating much. let's talk about this story it been floating much. let's talk about this story it turns been floating much. let's talk about this story it turns outn floating much. let's talk about this story it turns outn floatgot around. it turns out we've got it it comes it all wrong when it comes to sleep. a top sleep expert, a professor has revealed sleep. a top sleep expert, a profyweek has revealed sleep. a top sleep expert, a profyweek that has revealed sleep. a top sleep expert, a profyweek that weekendealed this week that a weekend lie in is answer is not the answer to our problems. sleeping problems. instead, sleeping in on sunday on a saturday or a sunday disrupts your bodily rhythms, making you feel even more tired. apparently and can't counterproductive and you can't catch you catch up as they say. so are you partial weekend partial to a longer weekend snooze partial to a longer weekend snupze partial to a longer weekend snupre the he's the is up with the lark? he's the best group. is up with the lark? he's the bes neil group. is up with the lark? he's the bes neil i group. is up with the lark? he's the bes neil i mean,)up. >> neil yeah, i mean, i think they right they are absolutely right because drive they are absolutely right beca|to�* drive they are absolutely right beca|to somerset drive they are absolutely right beca|to somerset after drive show back to somerset after this show and about 3:00 and i'll get back about 3:00 in the morning. i'll go to bed. i won't too because won't stay in too late because you the you can't catch up. sleep. the only it up is by only way you catch it up is by going to early. couple going to bed early. a couple of nights afterwards. and so therefore nights afterwards. and so thereto re case. nights afterwards. and so there to re case. we that to be the case. but we always like a lie in. but i don't it actually us always like a lie in. but i don�*good. it actually us always like a lie in. but i don�*good. so actually us always like a lie in. but i don�*good. so yomally us always like a lie in. but i don�*good. so you subscribe us any good. so you subscribe to the hours before midnight? yes. midnight? my. midnight? my father, wanted >> my father, who always wanted to get to us bed, as you can imagine, was, yes, two hours before midnight is worth one houn

before midnight is worth one hour, hour hour, you know, is worth an hour before midnight is worth two afterwards. like said, afterwards. and but like i said, i in i but i am a great believer in actually getting to bed early if you've lost sleep and i don't think lying in does help not albeit think lying in does help not alb well lost without >> well i'd be lost without the lie that it lie in because i do find that it allows the allows me to catch up. the science feel science may disagree, but i feel better i've a ten better when i've put in a ten hour week. hour shift after a busy week. how hour shift after a busy week. hovi really horses >> i really think it's horses for i for courses and certainly when i was absolutely was a teenager i absolutely loved i could lie in loved a lion and i could lie in until lunchtime quite happily. but actually one's body clock does change over as as you get older and i couldn't do that. now. however hard i tried. and that wouldn't even be the fault of my lovely children trying to wake me up. but you your wake me up. but i think you your body understands how much sleep you need and making sure you get it. or at least the rest that your body needs is really important . important. >> well, i think it is, simon. i think if you if you're sleeping, it means you needed it. so i. if i've got time , i'll have the i've got time, i'll have the lie. how about you ? lie. and how about you? >> ever have a lie in if >> i only ever have a lie in if i've had too much booze the night before . so i have about night before. so i have about 5 to 6 lies in each week. actually so i like it. >> yeah. there you go.

>> yeah. there you go. >> a man of appetites and good luck to you. well, you're probably still recovering from the have the wedding, i would have thought. . well, he's thought. no doubt. well, he's kind isn't kind of glowing, though, isn't he ? he? >> he is. he's looking well, isn't is, of course. >> he is, of course. >>— >> he is, of course. >> he's, you know, freshly in love is my sister in law. put it on that was me, on my wedding day. that was me, not way. now not her, by the way. now careful. family show. so let's head over to my pundits nomination for headline hero and back page zero of the day. annunziata who's your hero today? my hero today is the queen. >> and we are just coming up to the anniversary of her death. but i think the legacy she has left with us, with all of us, for our country , her for our country, her extraordinary combination of being both innovative and traditional, that going from a good mix , unbelievably old good mix, unbelievably old fashioned state of the country. when she took over to creating the commonwealth, to being one of our biggest selling points across the whole world, and that

the soft power she created through her dedication and loyalty , i think is absolutely loyalty, i think is absolutely incredible . and i think she gave incredible. and i think she gave those values to her son. and he's doing very well. >> most certainly. what a great nomination. she's hardly missed to this day . and i know that to this day. and i know that producer is busy at producer greg is busy at work for to for next friday's show to acknowledge the occasion. and can believe it's a year can you believe it's been a year 7 can you believe it's been a year ? oh, how time flies. your ? oh, how time flies. neil, your hero of the day. >> i would endorse very >> yeah, i would endorse very much what nancy said , but my much what nancy has said, but my heroes those head teachers heroes are those head teachers who are actually trying to get those school buildings back together with a moment's notice because , you know, the because, you know, the government can't be blamed for the state of the buildings, but they can be blamed for not actually getting it done quicker . and i think getting that message out and i've got every sympathy with them. so i endorse them very much so. >> well, indeed, i'm close. relative of mine is a school head teacher and they went through a in the pandemic. through a lot in the pandemic. and here we go again with the crumbling . simon your

crumbling buildings. simon your hero, apart from new missus hero, apart from your new missus . yes, absolutely. >> is lord sumption, who >> my hero is lord sumption, who is standing for the governing body national trust on a body of the national trust on a ticket against walker in the national trust. >> i think that's a really good because what happens is you go to one of these wonderful old buildings and you just get a lecture about how terrible britain is and evil past britain is and what an evil past we yeah, absolutely. britain is and what an evil past we and yeah, absolutely. britain is and what an evil past we and yeah, aitrust:ely. britain is and what an evil past we and yeah, aitrust was >> and national trust was a great thing when was a kid . my great thing when i was a kid. my mother would us various mother would take us to various places and you'd learn the history the country . it was history of the country. it was fantastic. more fantastic. but now it's more concerned about diversity and other issues that aren't really relevant to which which takes us quite elegantly to your back. >> page zero of the day and which is the national trust ? which is the national trust? >> yeah. on >> absolutely. yeah. focusing on all the wrong things. yeah. >> i think that's >> now i think i think that's important. and there are many people within the national trust that the that are not happy about the direction travel. they're direction of travel. they're not happy their happy what's happened to their organised nation. >> and >> yeah, that's right. and there's a very effective campaign to turn the national trust around , which i think is trust around, which i think is a great thing. >> luck, lord sampson, >> good luck, lord sampson, a voice during voice of reason during the pandemic by way, briefly, voice of reason during the peyou mic by way, briefly, voice of reason during the peyou can by way, briefly, voice of reason during the peyou can annunciator, briefly, voice of reason during the peyou can annunciator yourfly, if you can annunciator your back. page zero. >> keegan that is

>> gillian keegan that is education secretary, education secretary . i've got here an secretary. i've got here an article , expert explainer from article, expert explainer from the 17th of march on this concrete . date going back to 20 concrete. date going back to 20 1819. they have known that this type of concrete was at the end of its life. it's on her watch. either she didn't do her job or either she didn't do herjob or her officials didn't. either she didn't do herjob or her officials didn't . either her officials didn't. either way, it's under her. that's a disgrace. >> and briefly, neil, a couple of seconds if you can. yes, zero. >> mick lynch, he will not put it to the to the railway workers to whether they will accept the offer . and to whether they will accept the offer. and all we to whether they will accept the offer . and all we get to whether they will accept the offer. and all we get is more strikes and it's just purely political. now, i will be very blunt. >> neil parish announces to rees—mogg and simon danczuk loved your company tonight on friday, we will commemorate a year since the sad death of the queen plus top chef antony worrall thompson is with us, true crime writer wensley clarkson headliners is next. and let me tell you, dan wootton is back tomorrow at nine. >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar the proud sponsors of

weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. hope you enjoyed your weekend. it is ending on a fairly fine note for many of us. a lot of clear intervals through the evening and overnight away from the far north scotland is going north of scotland that is going to breezier and to remain a bit breezier and cloudier . some mist and fog cloudier. some mist and fog patches underneath patches will form underneath those clear skies, particularly patches will form underneath thoeastern skies, particularly patches will form underneath thoeastern englandarticularly patches will form underneath tho eastern england ,ticularly patches will form underneath thoeastern england , southeast for eastern england, southeast england, also northern england, but also northern ireland turning quite murky first on monday morning. first thing on monday morning. for though, will for most of us, though, it will be warm start. be a fairly mild warm start. temperatures around 1415 c in a lot of our towns and cities . lot of our towns and cities. once that mist and fog does eventually clear its way off, monday to be a pretty monday promises to be a pretty glorious for many of us. glorious day for many of us. a good swathe of sunshine for the vast majority uk . it will vast majority of the uk. it will be a bit breezy around the west country , gusty some country, gusty along some coastlines and always cloud coastlines here and always cloud lingering across the very far north of scotland. drizzly outbreaks of rain for shetland as elsewhere in that as well. but elsewhere in that sunshine very warm

sunshine feeling very warm widely into the mid 20s. if not the high 20s across southern england and wales, high pressure sticks the middle sticks with us into the middle part but it part of the week, but it re—orientate tap re—orientate itself so we tap into air flow that into a southerly air flow that allows us feed in some even allows us to feed in some even warmer from warmer conditions from continental europe. so on the grand scheme of things, tuesday looks like another pretty fine day of us. again, still day for many of us. again, still quite blustery across the south—west. some higher base cloud across northern cloud pushing in across northern ireland as well, turning the sunshine, just sunshine, haze and cloud just still parts still lingering across parts of orkney of lewis, orkney, the isle of lewis, but still plenty amounts of sunshine to had. and temperatures to be had. and temperatures peaking around wednesday and thursday . over 30 c. the thursday. over 30 c. the temperatures rising , boxt solar

gb news very good evening to you. >> i'm aaron armstrong in the newsroom. some schools could be facing closures facing months of closures if asbestos buildings asbestos is exposed in buildings containing crumbling concrete. the pressure the government is under pressure to reveal the exact number of schools to reveal the exact number of sch01more 100 facing with more than 100 facing disruption. an expert are warning the problem is being complicated warning the problem is being co asbestosi many public of asbestos in many public buildings labour planning of asbestos in many public build ags labour planning of asbestos in many public build a gs lto our planning of asbestos in many public build ags lto compel.anning force a vote to compel the prime minister of force a vote to compel the prime mirschools of force a vote to compel the prime mirschools risk. of force a vote to compel the prime mirschools risk. they of force a vote to compel the prime mirschools risk. they are all schools at risk. they are due reopen on tuesday. due to reopen on tuesday. the shadow education secretary, bridget the bridget phillipson, says the government should acted bridget phillipson, says the goveranent should acted bridget phillipson, says the goveran appreciate acted bridget phillipson, says the goveran appreciate lotsed sooner. i appreciate that lots of country of parents across the country will sadly of parents across the country will children sadly of parents across the country will children not sadly of parents across the country will children not goingadly of parents across the country wilableiildren not goingadly of parents across the country wilable toiren not goingadly of parents across the country wilable toiren to ot goingadly