candidate is a vote conservative candidate is a vote to put him with his values and his party in power. >> keir starmer, facing his biggest crisis yet, forced to withdraw support from the embattled rochdale by—election candidate as israel increases airstrikes on gaza. >> growing frictions between the united states and israel emerge as diversity spending in the armed forces hits over £2 million, will be debating whether the focus on inclusive city has gone too far and in the sport , more pressure on roy sport, more pressure on roy hodgson as palace lose to chelsea. >> emma raducanu who gets bageled.7 you know what that is , bageled.7 you know what that is, don't you.7 and bageled? you know what that is, don't you? and who's the worst best team in europe? >> good morning. after another sunny and dry start, there's wetter weather on the way for this afternoon. you can find out all the details with me a little later . on.

later. on. >> well , did later. on. >> well, did you see it last night? the election year has kicked off with rishi sunak facing undecided voters during the gb news people's forum . the gb news people's forum. >> yes, the prime minister faced an array of questions from migration on to vaccines. christopher hope has the story . christopher hope has the story. please welcome the prime minister, rishi sunak. >> prime minister rishi sunak put himself in front of the first ever gb news people's forum, and his message was don't risk his plan to improve the uk's prospects by voting labour at the general election expected within the next 12 months. >> at the end of it, either keir starmer or i am going to be prime minister right, and a vote for anyone who is not a conservative candidate is simply a vote to put keir starmer into number 10. so the and the pm used labour's crisis . used labour's crisis. >> are the rochdale by—election to illustrate why he thought voting for labour was such risk. >> keir starmer has been running

around for the last year trying to tell everybody, okay, labour party's changed right? well look what just happened in rochdale until as apparently literally five minutes before i walked on tonight under enormous media pressure, has decided to change his mind. that's not principled . his mind. that's not principled. >> he was less sure ground over the nhs, a topic which was mentioned several times during the hour long grilling and he had to admit that nhs waiting times would only fall if doctors stopped striking . stopped striking. >> look, we haven't made enough progress in spite of all those things i've told you about, which is a lot the nhs is doing more than it's ever done before . more than it's ever done before. we haven't made enough of a dent in the waiting list. now we've practically eliminated the number waiting . the number of people waiting. the longest two one and longest two years, one and a half years. but overall the waiting largely risen waiting list has largely risen over past year. the good over the past year. the good news though, that it news is, though, we saw that it started to fall because we didn't have strikes for a period at the end of last year, and that has been a real challenge.

and i'll just honest you and i'll just be honest with you about in november, about that. but in november, first month, where we had absolutely strikes the nhs absolutely no strikes in the nhs , do you what the waiting , do you know what the waiting list fell by? 100,000. >> conversation got heated >> the conversation got heated when an audience member asked why the government hadn't done more to address those injured by the covid vaccine . the covid vaccine. >> i want you to look into my eyes, rishi sunak, and i want you to look at the pain, the trauma and the regret i have in my eyes. we have been left with no help at all when are you going to start to do the right thing? the vaccine damage payment scheme is not fit for purpose. >> the prime minister was somewhat that none of somewhat surprised that none of his audience members had asked a question about the cost of living crisis. i am genuinely surprised not any surprised we've not had any questions the economy, the questions about the economy, the cost of living right? >> so i'm just genuinely puzzled by right here go. so by that. right here we go. so that be the first time that would be the first time i've ever done one of these that hasn't and i can't hasn't come up. and i, i can't imagine of you are really imagine all of you are really happy about the tax you're paying happy about the tax you're paying and don't want to complain. i mean,

complain. well so, i mean, no one got economy cost one got an economy cost of living here we go. living tax, right? here we go. now. now we've got some people. >> and if nothing else, >> right. and if nothing else, the questions the variety of the questions offered the prime minister at offered to the prime minister at the forum shall a the peebles forum shall be a challenging for him as he challenging year for him as he seeks voters that seeks to convince voters that after 14 years in power , the after 14 years in power, the tories are worth a fifth terms in office. >> well, a straw poll immediately following the forum was positive news for the pm. here's how it worked out. 50% of those there saying they intended to vote for his party at the next election . next election. >> now, of course, the forum was hosted by breakfast's very own stephen dixon who had this to say. do you think he hit the right chord with the audience ? right chord with the audience? >> do you know it's very hard to say. >> i think it's that when you, as you know very well, when you when you deal a politician, when you deal with a politician, face face, you always come face to face, you always come away thinking, actually, away thinking, oh, actually, aren't they good? aren't they on the aren't they the the ball? aren't they across the detail? you've got to step back the ball? aren't they across the detalook)u've got to step back the ball? aren't they across the detalook at ve got to step back the ball? aren't they across the detalook at the ot to step back the ball? aren't they across the detalook at the bigger:ep back the ball? aren't they across the detalook at the bigger picture: the ball? aren't they across the detalook at the bigger picture , and look at the bigger picture, i he raises some

i think. look, he raises some really, really valid points with all of that and stuff like the waiting lists. yes, we know the figures going up, but on those two year and 18 month waits, it's coming down now. i wasn't aware of that . so it's taking it aware of that. so it's taking it all on board. i think what is really important with all of this is you listen to everything he said tonight, and then we have to compare it with what sir keir starmer will say if he agrees to come on board and do a people's forum as well . people's forum as well. >> let's now go live to christopher hopewell. christopher, what do you think? how do you think he did ? how do you think he did? >> i think he did. okay. that straw poll there, raymond. of course, the guest there in the people's forum in new cliff aycliffe, um, newton aycliffe near , near darlington, where near, near darlington, where i am now . so 50% they're saying am now. so 50% they're saying they vote conservative, 36% undecided. well the numbers were not that when they arrived , um, not that when they arrived, um, they were undecided at all. could defect to a different party. so he did turn people around. and that was obviously

work quite well for him. they, they he clearly felt that, that it did actually. saw more of it did actually. we saw more of the of passionate the kind of passionate sunak which privately , and which they see privately, and they more people to try and they want more people to try and see more of person rather see more of that person rather than person who's than this kind of person who's on the on the back foot being being, taken out being, having punches taken out of other journalists. being, having punches taken out of otherjournalists. his of him by otherjournalists. his big there, i think, was big message there, i think, was don't it, don't risk don't risk it, don't risk messing this up. uh, as he would say, turning around, turning around this, uh, the, the country trying to deal with the nhs waiting list . the small nhs waiting list. the small boats don't risk it with keir starmer. it also got quite, quite personal, i thought, when he accused keir starmer of having a go at his parents for sending him to a very smart private school, and i think that's almost at the tone of what we'll see as we go to what i think will be quite a tight election campaign. i certainly think by the end of this think that by the end of this yean have think that by the end of this year, have the election, year, when we have the election, probably 20 probably labour won't be 20 points it'll in single points ahead. it'll be in single figures then. figures by then. >> interesting that the you say that what makes go in that that what makes you go in that direction then christopher

anneliese not sure. >> sir keir starmer is convinced enough to hold that leave for the rest of the year. i think there'll be a lot of pressure on there'll be a lot of pressure on the party from his critics, from the party from his critics, from the tory party. we saw overnight the tory party. we saw overnight the issue in rochdale that is deeply embarrassing for the labour party to have disown labour party to have to disown their as more their candidate as, as more comments have emerged from this candidate as our ally about israel and about about about jewish people, i think that is deeply embarrassing. and it shows and it shows and allows the tory party as as in fact, you heard mr rishi sunak say last night that this party hasn't changed as much hasn't actually changed as much as starmer wants it to as 60. keir starmer wants it to have done afterjeremy corbyn. have done after jeremy corbyn. >> going to happen. there >> it's going to happen. there in chris, because as in rochdale, chris, because as their ally, as i understand it, um, it's too late to change the candidate on behalf of labour. so does that mean he can stand and will he stand as an independent, for instance ? independent, for instance? >> yes. it's a complete and

utter nightmare and it shows the folly may be of trying to select a candidate quickly for this election, of course, because it's happening on on february 29th. i should remind listeners and viewers that there's a double by—election this week in wellingborough and kingswood. and this is not affecting that at this candidate will at all. this candidate will stand and he will have on on the ballot paper that he's a labour candidate, even though he isn't. he was disowned by the party. if he wins, if he beats the other now, the other possible person who could win it, which is george galloway standing for an independent party, he will enter parliament as an independent. he won't be a labour candidate , a won't be a labour candidate, a labour mp. he'll have the whip withdrawn pending an investigation . um, last night we investigation. um, last night we heard how labour had cut ties after new um comments emerged from the same meeting when he spoke to local activists after the 7th october attacks on israel . um, the 7th october attacks on israel. um, by by palestinian terror lists. um, it's a major rmt of 9000, in effect . and this

rmt of 9000, in effect. and this is highly unusual labour have conceded that majority before the by—election given to an independent candidate . but, um, independent candidate. but, um, it's difficult . labour can't it's difficult. labour can't select a new candidate. it it couldn't get any worse . we don't couldn't get any worse. we don't know where this this tape came from. if you were i mean in terms of opposition politics, the tory party have had a tough few weeks, but they couldn't have better , uh, for have a better, um, uh, win for them in the sense the party is now. can go near rochdale. can't campaign for a candidate here. they've disowned . instead they've disowned. instead they've got to watch what happens. and be a gosh , happens. and it will be a gosh, um, an albatross around the neck of this party for weeks. and months, as as labour, as tory critics attack it for not changing afterjeremy corbyn. changing after jeremy corbyn. >> christopher hope, thank you very much indeed. well, azhar ali has since released a statement in which he apologises for his comments. he said i apologise unreservedly to the jewish community for my comments which were deeply offensive , which were deeply offensive, ignorant and false . hamas is

ignorant and false. hamas is horrific. terror attack was the responsibility of hamas alone and they are still holding hostages who must be released . hostages who must be released. >> we should also point out here are the other candidates standing in that by—election in rochdale. azhar ali, independent mark coleman , independent simon mark coleman, independent simon danczuk reform uk in donaldson and liberal democrat paul ellison , conservative george ellison, conservative george galloway , the workers party of galloway, the workers party of britain michael howarth, an independent william howarth, an independent. >> guy otten, green party gavin roden, subbotina official monster raving loony party and david tully, independent. in national tensions are on the rise over the situation in gaza. >> a new report alleges growing disagreement between the american president, joe biden , american president, joe biden, and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> well, this comes as israel

continues with its planned offensive in rafah, despite strong international criticism . strong international criticism. >> joining me now to discuss this further, human rights lawyer david haig, david, good morning to you. >> good morning to you both. >> good morning to you both. >> david, how worried are you about this situation and how do you see it developing? >> i think i think it's terribly worrying and it's , it's worrying and it's, it's a situation that we've seen that obviously started with the terrorist attacks by hamas on israel back in october, and it's escalated since then . and what escalated since then. and what we're now seeing is, is essentially placing many, many people in a very small area of land and indiscriminate bombing on that area with large civilian casualties . and that effectively casualties. and that effectively is war crime. and it's teetering on worst. it's teetering on on genocide. and that's the reality of the situation that we're seeing at the moment. >> and obviously , we're talking >> and obviously, we're talking about the rafah offensive . this about the rafah offensive. this situation is escalating by the

day. and then we know that this conflict is nowhere near at a close. it's going to continue throughout this year. later on this year, we could see new leaders in the us and the uk. so it's just another complexity that's being added on top of all of this . of this. >> exactly. i think that's one of the things that we're seeing a problem. when you look at the messages that are coming, whether it's from the white messages that are coming, whetheort's from the white messages that are coming, whetheor whetherthe white messages that are coming, whetheor whether it's white messages that are coming, whetheor whether it's from; messages that are coming, whetheor whether it's from our house or whether it's from our own government, no one is actually saying things . actually saying things. definitely. we're seeing atrocity happening. atrocity things happening. it's getting . it's clear it's getting worse. it's clear it's going to get worse. but we've got a year when we've got two of the world powers having elections in their country . and, elections in their country. and, and this issue isn't being dealt with as, as it should be. and i think the issue that we're looking at here, i mean, i was in london a couple of weeks ago when one of the when the palestine march was going through and when through central london. and when you're one can't imagine you're seeing one can't imagine from both sides obviously there's atrocities on both sides of this conflict when you're seeing of your family

seeing members of your family murdered . is that that is, murdered. is that that is, i think, creating new generations of terrorists , inspiring new of terrorists, inspiring new people to come back. so whilst you can understand that actions of israel in defending themselves, what they're perhaps doing is, is making this conflict even even longer and do we complicate it by having a general election this year? >> we were just talking about that before you came on. and also it's election year in the usa as well . does that make usa as well. does that make things more sensitive ? things more sensitive? >> i think it does. eamonn i think you've got to you've got the, you know, two effectively weak leaders at the moment and two weak governments that are both facing elections. that's the us , obviously. and here in the us, obviously. and here in the us, obviously. and here in the uk . um, so the us, obviously. and here in the uk. um, so you'll be the us, obviously. and here in the uk . um, so you'll be people the uk. um, so you'll be people you see people tiptoeing around the issue. you saw comments from lord cameron saying people should stop and think, you know, that israel should stop and think language needs to be stronger. actions need to be taken, and that's not being

done. and i suspect large done. and i suspect a large amount of that is obviously the diplomacy the scenes, but diplomacy behind the scenes, but also because there are weak positions from both the us and the uk. that's gone slightly further. >> the uk have announced sanctions on four extremely israeli settlers who have committed human rights abuses against palestinian communities in the west bank. that's from the foreign office. do we need to see more of that kind of action rather than words such as we should pause and think? >> absolutely. i mean, that's a welcome. that's they're welcome sanctions. but the people who actually now are the actually bombing now are the israeli defence force , the israeli defence force, the actual government. so we need to see changes in that . so it's see changes in that. so it's obviously welcome when you have individuals and as you mentioned earlier, that's certainly a very welcome thing. but it's not enough. and like i said, the more that this goes on and the more that this goes on and the more international community more the international community looks other way, this looks the other way, this problem will go on and on and on and, you know, it's already a conflict that's been going on for decades. and will go on for a lot longer .

a lot longer. >> david, just when you say the international community looks the in this terrible the other way in this terrible conundrum . this terrible idea conundrum. this terrible idea that there are a million and a half people living in this area . half people living in this area. yeah. and who expose themselves to all sorts of danger, uh, with what's what's going on, um, israel remain committed to eradicating , israel remain committed to eradicating, uh, hamas and all to do with it. um, they're in the plo. and what what do you think the international community can do ? community can do? >> i think, you know, it's it is an impossible situation. eamonn i think everyone can see watching this . and that's one of watching this. and that's one of the reasons why it's been you know, it's not going to be fixed any time soon. but i think words can be stronger publicly and actions to be stronger actions need to be stronger publicly. so we need to put more force on israel to stop what they're doing. now. the problem that you have with with that international courts and the un and the likes of that, wherever

you are, when you start looking at human rights, is the laws are effectively toothless. even effectively toothless. so even if we find against a country for war crimes, ultimately before anything actually happens , anything actually happens, hundreds, thousands people will die. and that's one of the problems. so there's very little other than strong words , other than strong words, sanctions that you can do. and that's the problem. when you see conflicts like that, that the international community, human rights laws and walls against crimes, the they're just not strong enough. and i think that's that's the problem that you've got. um, and like i said, you've got. um, and like i said, you've two, two leaders in you've got two, two leaders in in england and sorry, in the uk and the us that are facing elections . so they're not going elections. so they're not going to be wanting to take controversial strong steps . controversial or strong steps. >> so david, always interesting listening to you. um, thank you very much indeed. david haig is a renowned human rights lawyer speaking to us this morning live from his home in cornwall with the time at 6:17. >> let's have a look at some other stories coming into the

newsroom. >> the police watchdog has confirmed that it is investigating the northern nottinghamshire force over its previous contact with killer baldo calocane calocane. sorry, i couldn't pronounce that prior to his rampage in june last yeah to his rampage in june last year. the attack led to the tragic death of two university students in a school caretaker . students in a school caretaker. >> the safety of rwanda bill was debated in the house of lords yesterday when it faced considerable opposition . a joint considerable opposition. a joint committee of mps and peers say the law is fundamentally incompatible with the uk's human rights obligations. >> researchers are hopeful a new blood test could predict dementia in patients up to 15 years before actual diagnosis . years before actual diagnosis. scientists are calling the finding a breakthrough with the number of people with the disease expected to rise by more than a million in the next five years. now . this is a bit of a

years. now. this is a bit of a worry a minute you're a tea drinker? uh. not really. no oh, well, i'm honestly, this is something that's caught my eye this morning. something that's caught my eye thisi'm�*rning. something that's caught my eye thisi'm sure|. something that's caught my eye thisi'm sure it's going to panic. >> i'm sure it's going to panic. a lot of you as well. uh, shoppers are facing tea shortages because of the shortages now because of the attacks seen the attacks that we've seen in the red houthi supply red sea on the houthi supply problems. supply problems? we've heard affecting supply. heard about it affecting supply. now hit those now it's starting to hit those supply chains . it's black supply chains. it's black tea that we're going to see a shortage of. and as we know as brits, we love our tea. it's going to be a nationwide supply of black tea that's going to be affected. and um, this is from sainsbury's. they are the first supermarket so far to highlight this problem. apparently they've supermarket so far to highlight this signs em. apparently they've supermarket so far to highlight this signs up. apparently they've supermarket so far to highlight this signs up in pparently they've supermarket so far to highlight this signs up in the �*ently they've supermarket so far to highlight thissigns up in the shops. hey've supermarket so far to highlight thissigns up in the shops. do 've got signs up in the shops. do let us know if you've seen those that lead to panic buying. i think it will lead to panic buying. now i'm panicked. i've only box in the in the cupboard. >> so are you one of those people? i've never been one of these people that say, oh, i'm parched for a brew every parched dying for a brew every day. >> really? all day, every day. see, well, i have,

see, i can't, uh, well, i have, i that was in irish. i thought that was in the irish. >> i know well, being irish, >> no, i know well, being irish, you only of have tea if you can only sort of have tea if you've something to eat with it. number and it has to have number one. and it has to have sugarin number one. and it has to have sugar in it. um as well. so i can have with a, you know, a can have it with a, you know, a slice of or something like slice of cake or something like that, or biscuits or toast. but i couldn't have it on its own. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no, i like to dunk. that's true. right. does biscuit. >> but but but your sort of >> but but but but your sort of tea wouldn't be affected . tea wouldn't be affected. >> it's black tea. whatever. black tea isn't black tea. >> normal tea. i don't know, i think it is. is it so? you'd be right if you had green or any of the fancy teas . but that's not the fancy teas. but that's not me. that's brian taoiseach brown is black. i think. but yeah. milk. yeah, it's black tea with milk. >> is it? yeah. so tell me, which is brown. yeah. so do which is brown. yeah. so why do we i don't know, we call it black? i don't know, i know it's not green or peppermint, but anyway, i think it's going to be a real issue. >> 50% british tea, >> 50% of british tea, apparently comes through that. yeah. of water, yeah. that stretch of water, the red sea >> um, it could be that >> so, um, it could be that we're saying should panic we're saying you should panic buy, should. buy, but you should. >> anyway, let's talk about,

>> uh, anyway, let's talk about, just in case, maybe let's talk about these polls. two key by elections. so that could see a double helping of misery for rishi sunak and the conservative party. uh, the first is kingswood, a suburb of bristol. and it recently saw the resignation of the former conservative minister, chris skidmore . skidmore. >> yes. >> yes. >> jeff moody looks ahead to see what's in store in this week's vote. >> westminster has come to kingswood as candidates vie for votes in this week's by—election. but a quick drive around kingswood and you'd be hard pressed to find a single poster on a single window . the poster on a single window. the people who live here tell me they're sick of politicians, sick of the by—election side show, and it comes down to three little words cost of living. >> the cost of living just can't afford to live. >> i just got no money. um, i >> ijust got no money. um, i struggle every day with costing .

struggle every day with costing. got nothing. >> and when you have nothing, it's hard to have hope. >> people can't afford to live, can they ? at the end of the day, can they? at the end of the day, everybody says this. everybody says that . but the grassroots of says that. but the grassroots of it all are . you can't afford to it all are. you can't afford to live . you know, you need you live. you know, you need you need a bit of help from one of the parties . the parties. >> just like basic shopping, you know, groceries , travel. it's know, groceries, travel. it's just, you know, petrol costs energy costs, housing, lack of housing, lack of social housing and the high private rents in this country have just spiralled out of control . out of control. >> voters here could deliver, yet another body blow to rishi sunak , or a vote of confidence sunak, or a vote of confidence that could signal a resurgence in tory support. but neither opfion in tory support. but neither option is exciting them. they've got more important things to think about. >> let's just start with the nhs. my husband has cancer whilst i cancer and he has a

gallstone in his bladder and he has a knee problem and i literally have to go to the hospital and beg on my hands and knees to get my husband treatment . treatment. >> looking after the pension is better. pensioners have done their bit . their bit. >> this is kingswood's main shopping area. on a saturday afternoon . soon it should be afternoon. soon it should be heaving around here. >> it's all the shops shutting and everything and um gangs up here and stuff, thieving and things like that. perhaps the presence of a police officer around might help whoever wins here won't have very long to get their feet under the table, because come the general election, this constituency won't even exist at all. >> under plans to redraw the electoral map, this seat will be swallowed up by surrounding constituencies . that's doing constituencies. that's doing nothing to make the people of kingswood feel like they're being heard. there's a cynicism

in the air here, an anger. the candidates are hoping they can energise people enough to get them to the polling station. this thursday . but if the this thursday. but if the current mood in town is an indicator of anything , it's that indicator of anything, it's that interest will be low and the turnout even lower. jeff moody , turnout even lower. jeff moody, gb news. >> and here are the candidates standing in kingswood. sam bromley, conservative andrew bryan, liberal democrats damian egan, labour lorraine francis , egan, labour lorraine francis, green party rupert lowe , reform green party rupert lowe, reform uk and nicholas wood, ukip . uk and nicholas wood, ukip. >> let's get a weather update for you now with annie shuttleworth . shuttleworth. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office. after an early some early sunshine rain will spread eastwards through the course of the day and it will turn much milder well . so still some milder as well. so still some sunshine to come through the rest morning for parts

rest of the morning for parts of scotland eastern areas scotland and many eastern areas of however the of england. however from the west is fast west the rain is fast approaching. we'll see some heavy as well, heavy bursts as well, particularly across the coast heavy bursts as well, part overrly across the coast heavy bursts as well, part over the moss the coast heavy bursts as well, part over the high the coast heavy bursts as well, part over the high groundast and over the high ground throughout this afternoon across scotland , though, there will, scotland, though, there will, after early showers , it after some early showers, it will drier through the will turn much drier through the afternoon and it's where afternoon and it's here where the best the afternoon the best of the afternoon sunshine will in the south, sunshine will be in the south, though, the temperatures will rise progresses and rise as the day progresses and we'll of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees, but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost tomorrow morning. frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far from with lows of far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees. there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze , so some southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly across southern scotland across the south scotland and across the south coast, as well . in between these

coast, as well. in between these areas it will stay fairly cloudy with some drizzly rain on the hills and coasts, but again on wednesday far north of wednesday it's the far north of scotland where of the scotland where the best of the sunshine will be. however, in the south we'll see highs of around 15 degrees wednesday. around 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later . see you later. >> well, make sure you don't miss out on your chance to win £18,000 cash in our great british giveaway! >> well, there's no shrinkflation . shrinkflation. >> and with that, we were talking about shrinkflation in there. >> yeah, i've just been, um, just been reading more about this story. this tea story. >> apparently it's going to be a shortage of tea, 50% of british tea through the red sea. tea comes through the red sea. as there's been houthi as we know, there's been houthi ship affecting ship attacks there affecting global . so apparently global shipping. so apparently we're all going to see price increases and shrinkflation on boxes of teabags. >> i'll tell you, if i was to have a cup of tea, i would have something with it, like a battenberg finger. >> oh yeah. >> oh yeah. >> lovely. you know, you can get, you get you get there's a battenberg cake and then you can get battenberg fingers. that's the marzipan and i got

the ones with marzipan and i got some last friday and the shrinkflation was i was aghast, aghast . i was shrinkflation was i was aghast, aghast. i was aghast at how small it was. >> half a finger. it was like. >> half a finger. it was like. >> it was like, literally the size of my finger. >> there was a pinky, we say. >> there was a pinky, we say. >> yeah, when we say, you know, you were getting a finger of cake.i you were getting a finger of cake. i mean, you sort of think it's a pretty chubby finger you're looking for, but no, a little piggly wiggly. >> oh, no. »- >> oh, no. >> who does? battenberg. is it mr kipling? >> exceedingly tiny cakes >> it is exceedingly tiny cakes these days. >> so he does. no, not for that, i think. and you know, the thing that gets me about this shrinkflation is things don't taste the same if they're not as chunky, if they're not as filling, and they'll go filling, and they'll never go back the size that they were back to the size that they were and charged for them and were charged more for them in the end anyway. no shrinkflation with our great giveaway. anyway, the giveaway. anyway, here's the details. will need to enter details. you will need to enter full fat . full fat. >> there's still time to become the winner of our great british giveaway! there's an incredible £18,000 in cash to won . be

£18,000 in cash to won. be totally tax free cash that you could do whatever you like with. that's like having an extra £1,500 in your bank account each month for a whole year. it could go towards your mortgage or rent by monthly treats, or just send some of those day to day financial stresses. packing for another chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash . text gb win to 84 tax free cash. text gb win to 84 902. text cost £2 plus one standard network rate message or post your name and to number gb zero two. po box 8690 derby de192. uk only entrants must be 18 or over. lines closed at 5 pm. on friday. the 23rd of february. full terms and privacy nofice february. full terms and privacy notice at gbnews.com. forward slash win. good luck . slash win. good luck. >> now, um , paul coyte talks >> now, um, paul coyte talks a lot of nonsense. most days, but he's here talking to you even more nonsense of who is the best worst team out there .

worst team out there. >> he'll he'll explain all that to

us >> uh, football . um, last night, >> uh, football. um, last night, uh, paul is here to go through. what are you starting with? >> sorry. what do you think? palace. chelsea palace. chelsea. last night . chelsea. premier last night. chelsea. premier league, stringing it together. >> well. >> well. >> kind of. yeah i suppose so. it's getting a little bit better and had bad run. it's and we've had a bad run. it's not probably perfect yet . i mean not probably perfect yet. i mean palace one up in the first palace were one up in the first half but chelsea had 80% possession. no shots on goal possession. but no shots on goal whatsoever . so make of that what whatsoever. so make of that what you will. holding on to the ball but not scoring in the back of the net. um, better second half though from chelsea. they equalised just after time equalised just after half time and was the old you know and then it was the old you know how you time added on there how you love time added on there eamonn after 90 minutes they scored and the third scored the second and the third goals. to make it three one. goals. uh to make it three one. and then our friend and roy hodgson , you know it's i just

hodgson, you know it's i just wonder how much longer he's going to be the crystal palace manager for the fans have turned against him when the fans go then you know it's going to be difficult to turn around. but the thing is they're in the the thing is they're not in the relegation for their 15th. relegation area for their 15th. they're points above they're five points above the drop zone. chelsea ten points above um only in 10th. so above them. um only in 10th. so there you go a mid—table clash, almost. >> the thing that disturbs me is that possession tactic , which is that possession tactic, which is what all these continental coaches are about. it's about possession , holding on to the possession, holding on to the ball. and don't care what ball. and i don't care what anyone says. it's a less attractive game as a result of all of that . i mean, you look at all of that. i mean, you look at football in the 70s and the 80s, and i think it was far more attractive than it is today. >> it's chuckle brother football is what it is to me, to you, to me, you. so that's what they me, to you. so that's what they do. that's they do. and then do. that's all they do. and then it's really easy to it's all it's really easy to have much. have you never have so much. have you never heard that in football? heard that phrase in football? i haven't either i think it's going to be a big one. but the thing is, you can hold the ball as you want, but if you

as long as you want, but if you know not scoring, that's know you're not scoring, that's what about. so how many what it's about. so how many goals? possession means nothing. now in spain, um, we talk about trouble palace, but trouble with crystal palace, but our now almeria are our media now almeria are probably all looking like the worst team , the top flight and worst team, the top flight and any of the top flights in europe. there's ever been. now almeria. never heard of them . almeria. never heard of them. sorry, shahin. >> i never heard of them. >> i never heard of them. >> well, you probably won't do much after this season either. they drew nil nil with athletic bilbao though last night, but they could break derby county's record of the worst season in europe's top flight now. back in 2008, derby county only got 11 points throughout the whole season and almeria apparently . season and almeria apparently. well, this is true. they've played 24 games. they have seven points and they've still won no games whatsoever for so derby, that awful thing that's been around their neck for years , around their neck for years, been the worst ever team in the top flight. it could be taken over so they could be like what? >> arsenal were in reverse. the invincibles. the extremely

invincibles. yes the extremely beatles . beatles. >> yes, i think there is. if i could only find the spanish phrase for that , i think it phrase for that, i think it would be excellent. it was better in spanish, extremely beatable. i'll work on that one. champions league tonight, by the way. copenhagen . way. uh.huh copenhagen. >> another boring competition. >> well , i competition. >> well, i don't think that's necessarily true. >> it gets going. >> once it gets going. >> once it gets going. >> don't you know when it gets into knockout stage? >> don't you know when it gets into iwe're�*ut stage? >> don't you know when it gets into iwe're tut sta now. >> don't you know when it gets into iwe're�*ut sta now. we are >> well, we're there now. we are in knockout stage. yeah, in the knockout stage. yeah, yeah, we're not in the group stage. i have no interest in it. ihave stage. i have no interest in it. i have interest in it either. stage. i have no interest in it. i hiso interest in it either. stage. i have no interest in it. i hiso who'serest in it either. stage. i have no interest in it. i hiso who's there?| it either. >> so who's there? >> so who's there? >> um, man who's only man city and arsenal. >> they're still no interest in it. >> yeah. how about this? they're playing wonderful, wonderful. copenhagen. of copenhagen. salty old girl of the sea. that's an interesting song. >> could you would you care to sing that? >> wonderful, wonderful copenhagen the copenhagen salty old girl of the sea, from what? sea, which was from what? >> good question. thank you. >> oh. good question. thank you. no idea. >> hans christian andersen , >> i'm hans christian andersen, danny kaye, danny kaye and hans christian did you christian andersen. and did you know andersen did you know there are people that say kobe ? i are people that say kobe? i always bang on about this one

because it really gets to me. but people say, copenhagen, i'm going to copenhagen. yeah, well, it's not copenhagen. it's copenhagen. in copenhagen. and people in denmark don't like and the denmark don't like it. and the only people say only reason people say copenhagen because that's how copenhagen is because that's how danny pronounced kosong in danny kaye pronounced kosong in copenhagen. so that's the reason. oh and don't forget unskilled vista eager a dividend vanilla . vanilla. >> but we all used to say , >> but we all used to say, sorry, i didn't know that was heaved wrongly. we used to say chicken kyiv right . and we call chicken kyiv right. and we call it capital ukraine is kyiv it's not, it's kyiv. >> but did you know. oh no, i didn't know, i don't know. well you've seen this because i love a chicken kyiv. they've now changed the name of chicken kyiv to chicken kyiv. so it's k kyiv. so they've now changed the name of that. i can see that. would you say correctly now though? >> yes. would you. yeah. >> yes. would you. yeah. >> so what would you have for chicken kyiv? >> chicken kyiv. >> chicken kyiv. >> yeah. you would. >> yeah. you would. >> hard to get >> it's very hard to get a chicken kyiv. >> i know i did have one a few weeks ago which was very nice.

>> was with you when i had it. >> was i with you when i had it. >> was i with you when i had it. >> no you weren't, but it's, it's just very nice, you know. >> you last have >> and did you last have a chicken for a long time. chicken kyiv for a long time. >> last one i had, i let all >> the last one i had, i let all the garlic run out in the oven and. but that's the problem with the as you the chicken kyiv because as you put the knife, you've got to be careful because. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yes, you can get buttered. >> yes, you can get buttered. >> copenhagen versus man rb >> copenhagen versus man city rb leipzig versus real madrid. and that's tonight in the champions league okay. they'll all be singing copenhagen. >> emma raducanu said she >> uh emma raducanu said she struggled with everything. >> dear . yeah struggled with everything. >> dear. yeah okay. so she >> oh dear. yeah okay. so she got bageled yesterday. you know what that don't you? what that is? don't you? >> no, no. >> no, no. >> do you know what that is? >> do you know what that is? >> six love. correct >> six love. correct >> that's the zero six love >> oh, that's the zero six love bagel >> what's that got to do with bagels? >> because the the >> because the shape of the bagel bagel, it's like a. >> right. zero. >> that's right. zero. >> that's right. zero. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that's what they call it in tennis is a bagel. >> oh, the six. so she got >> oh, not the six. so she got she got beat six love. seven six by nina. uh, sorry. angelina cannellini . oh, yes. didn't you cannellini. oh, yes. didn't you have a cannellini ? no. okay. i have a cannellini? no. okay. i had a kyiv that's right. anyway.

and saturday night in dubai, she was out on the town . varne. and was out on the town. varne. and this is the question whether she should have been concentrating on the tennis instead of at a hotel opening. earns about hotel opening. she earns about 12 million. or did last year. >> see, this is the thing. what do do, emma she's do you do, emma raducanu? she's a dream. she a marketing person's dream. she is. but she's not a tennis player. she's not. she's not top level. she's not top class. >> won us open. >> she's won the us open. >> she's won the us open. >> was a fluke. >> it was a fluke. >> it was a fluke. >> you think whole thing. >> you think of the whole thing. >> you think of the whole thing. >> was a fluke. you look at >> it was a fluke. you look at the thing and the people the whole thing and the people that available. people that were available. the people were competition. it was were in the competition. it was a in a lifetime a once in a lifetime opportunity. chances she got it. but her pay grade. >> but what do you do in that situation, though? think situation, though? do you think more sponsorship? stick more sponsorship? do you stick with think you with the sponsors? think you know i'm doing very know what i'm doing very well. i'll all because she can i'll do all that because she can either enjoy it. i'm not going to take that. i'm going to concentrate tennis concentrate on my tennis or because you can't have both of them together. i honestly don't think she's enough. think she's good enough. >> certainly, think she's good enough. >> know, certainly, think she's good enough. >> know, marketable rtainly, you know, marketable enough, marketable marketable marketable enough, marketable enough. well put, well put, paul enough. well put, well put, palabsolutely. enough. well put, well put, pal so solutely. enough. well put, well put, palso there ly. enough. well put, well put, palso there we goodbye >> so there we are. goodbye >> so there we are. goodbye >> thank you very much. very

much indeed, coyte. much indeed, mr paul coyte. >> he'll back at 7:20. >> he'll be back at 7:20. >> he'll be back at 7:20. >> do stay with we're >> now. do stay with us. we're going to be going through the front biggest front pages. and the biggest stories in making the stories of the day in making the news with kriss akabusi and scarlett mccgwire. this is

ellie. >> right. let's go through . >> right. let's go through. what's the stories that are that are making it in the papers. and today we do that in the company of chris kaba , kc and scarlett of chris kaba, kc and scarlett mccgwire . very nice to see you mccgwire. very nice to see you both . right. let's look at these both. right. let's look at these front pages. first of all, what have we got. >> yeah. the telegraph reports that braverman is saying that suella braverman is saying don't make people guilty don't make people feel guilty for being white. that's after charities racist countryside claims the mirror leads on a prisoner attack on killer roy whiting, who was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for murdering seven year old sarah payne . seven year old sarah payne. >> that was 24 years ago. >> that was 24 years ago.

>> the daily mail reports on sir keir starmer withdrawing labour's backing for rochdale by—election candidate azhar ali due to alleged anti semitic remarks. here's the guardian also leads on labour's withdrawal of support for the rochdale by—election candidate and the express herald. what could be a new era for dementia patients after researchers say a new blood test could predict the disease up to 15 years early . disease up to 15 years early. >> me okay, scarlett. good morning. let's begin with what's on the front page of the mail. the times and the guardian. and this is the rochdale by—election. >> yeah, well , by—election. >> yeah, well, i think we have to say that this is really bad news for labour, because what happened and was their happened and was that their candidate, azhar ali, um, was , candidate, azhar ali, um, was, was, was, was taped, um, and, and at a labour party meeting saying that that israel had deliberately allowed hamas to do those attacks acas because it gave them an excuse to go into

gaza. um, which , which is, uh, gaza. um, which, which is, uh, any attack on israel is seen as anti—semitism ism, which sometimes i think it goes over the top. but this is definitely conspiracy theory stuff. and what it means is that labour no longer will lose will lose its seat. right? labour no longer has a candidate in the by—election because , uh, they've by—election because, uh, they've passed the deadline and they can't, as our ally is no longer a labour candidate. he's now independent, but and is still standing because he can't actually withdraw from the ballot. but labour doesn't have anybody in there . mhm. um, and anybody in there. mhm. um, and do you think he will stand. well i think he has to i mean he doesn't have a choice . his name doesn't have a choice. his name will be on the ballot. and the question is , is, is who's going question is, is, is who's going to vote for him. and obviously uh, you know, it was a safe seat. um other people were, were , were putting up for it. it was, it was, it was going to be a very tough and probably pretty

dirty. and it probably still will be. but one, one has to say that. why did labour spend i mean, only a week to, to pick a by—election candidate. i mean the tony lloyd who was the mp who died of cancer hasn't had his funeral yet. right. i mean, it's crazy that the there wasn't there didn't have to be. i mean, i don't understand labour. they did exactly the same with jack dromey. um, the same result wasn't happen but actually , you wasn't happen but actually, you know, you need by—election candidates are really important . candidates are really important. >> okay. and the candidates in that by—election uh, it's one of these stupid rules that we've got to read everybody out as their ally, independent mark coleman, independent simon danczuk, reform uk and donaldson, liberal democrat paul ellison , conservative. let me ellison, conservative. let me catch my breath and you continue then miss george galloway, workers party of britain michael howarth, independent william

howarth, independent william howarth, independent. >> guy otten , green party, >> guy otten, green party, ravin, rodents , official monster ravin, rodents, official monster raving loony party and david tully , independent. tully, independent. >> meanwhile , let's talk about >> meanwhile, let's talk about the countryside , chris. um, now the countryside, chris. um, now would you regard yourself as a as a child of the country or. um, i live in the countryside. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, i definitely live in the countryside. it's beautiful. okay, so suella braverman, um, we've had this over the weekend. >> about is the countryside racist or or not? suella braverman saying don't make people feel guilty just for being white. >> yeah, well, i mean, the countryside is an inanimate, inanimate object, so it of itself cannot be raised. it's quite clearly , um, she, it goes quite clearly, um, she, it goes on to say in her piece that, um, it's a naive beatrix potter version of the countryside . um, version of the countryside. um, all sorts of people are in the countryside, but certainly, you know, some people can go to the countryside and feel out of place. you don't have to be a, uh, somebody of colour as they like to use now. but you don't

have to be a black guy to feel like a place in the countryside. right. well, you you are right. well, you say you are a man of the countryside. >> do you feel out of place? >> do you feel out of place? >> no, no, no, not well. no. i'm in the countryside. but where i live, know, milton keynes is live, you know, milton keynes is only away. luton is only ten miles away. luton is only ten miles away. luton is only miles away. you know, only 12 miles away. so you know, you go through, you know, people go through, through i live. i think through where i live. i think she's thinking about deepest rural dorset whatever . not rural dorset or whatever. not she, the woof and the. is she, but the woof and the. is that right? woof. yeah. worldwide. i find . yeah. and how worldwide. i find. yeah. and how are trying to say that it's potentially possible for somebody to feel out of place. well, anyone can feel out of place anywhere. you know , i'll place anywhere. you know, i'll go do certain golf clubs. you know, and i feel out of place because all the rules and regulations , there's a culture regulations, there's a culture associated but you associated with it. but you know, the know, look, it is the countryside is what it is. of course , there are more white course, there are more white people living in the countryside, but they're welcome, you know , come down welcome, you know, come down tourist dollars , get involved tourist dollars, get involved and respect the countryside .

and respect the countryside. just respect it. and i mean, i love walking late at night in the middle of the woods because it's a completely different place, different ambience, different smells, different sites. you %m %- %— sites. you do you think it just >> you see. do you think it just depends your your colour or depends on your your colour or your , whether you are your ethnicity, whether you are made welcome or feel at home in the countryside ? you the countryside? you see, i think i could to the think i could go to the countryside and not and feel out out of place. well, yeah. >> no, i think i mean and chris was saying this, that all sorts of people feel out of place in the countryside. mean, i just the countryside. i mean, ijust think sort of depends on think it sort of depends on where are. certainly where you are. there's certainly , um, uh, places in dorset where i come from , where you i mean, i come from, where you i mean, it is incredibly white and, and certainly when , when, uh, my certainly when, when, uh, my sister's best friend was going to move down to where, where, where she was living, my aunt said, oh, no, because she's got an adopted black child . i don't an adopted black child. i don't think a black person in swanage would be good news. and, you know , it's so there is there is know, it's so there is there is racism, but there's also city

people feel out of feel feel out of place and actually countryside people quite often mind londoners coming down. >> um, yeah. because, because you don't you don't close the gates and you. yeah. you. yeah. exactly you let your dog out in a field and it chase your sheep. and why are we sheep? i mean, there's a whole raft of things that can go wrong that countries that can go wrong that countries that don't like. it's not because you are black or because you're adhering you're not adhering to the rules. wanted to say rules. but what i wanted to say as well, with this is this is actually suella braverman trying to isn't to gain relevance again, isn't it? really? it's part and it? really? it's all part and parcel her. parcel of her. >> oh, you are so right. >> oh, chris, you are so right. i mean, this thing don't feel guilty feeling white. guilty for feeling white. i don't guilty for feeling don't feel guilty for feeling white. i mean, completely white. i mean, it's completely ridiculous. yes, it's because she a headline two she hasn't had a headline in two weeks. that. and all of a >> precisely that. and all of a sudden. kemi. but badenoch is sort darling of the sort of the darling of the conservative and there conservative party and if there is a clandestine leadership election, it's more likely kemi than it is her. so all of a sudden she's popping up with old news, creating more havoc. yeah, but thing about suella but the thing about suella braverman is, is she creates

race hatred, right ? race hatred, right? >> she really, really does. yeah. well let us know what you think about that. >> gb views at gb news. com. scarlett, did you catch the gb news people ? news people? >> i didn't see it all. um, i have seen clips. i think , um, have seen clips. i think, um, that that that that , uh, i mean, that that that that, uh, i mean, rishi sunak is pretty, um , he rishi sunak is pretty, um, he never quite calms down, does he? i mean, he he he you need trouble. is somebody he made the mistake somewhere in telling him you're good on camera . you're good on camera. >> he's not good on camera . you >> he's not good on camera. you know, he's got this exaggerated. what i want for the country is to get you to, you know , it's to get you to, you know, it's all overexaggerated , but he'll all overexaggerated, but he'll have been rehearsed. >> i mean, he will have somebody, some eejit. >> some eejit says that's good, some eejit tells them that's good, that's natural. that's really super. when it's anything but i know. >> yeah, but did you catch it, chris i, i caught parts of it. >> um sunak. he's not >> i did, um sunak. he's not bofis >> i did, um sunak. he's not boris boris johnson got boris johnson. boris johnson got kicked his own party, you kicked out by his own party, you know, so boris johnson was

telegenic, was, you know, this great, uh, image of being great, this, uh, image of being this buffoon who this baffling, um, buffoon who tries to get it right. what you've got with sunak is a technocrat who is good at the minutia , but might be a little minutia, but might be a little bit more distanced from the people. really really the people. really really the people. i mean, his idea that, you know, we're the recession is easing and all that sort of stuff. no, he ain't. if you're a real person in a real world trying to do a real job, trying to pay your real bills and find a really, really tough because your bill has gone up, your energy bill has gone up, your energy bill has gone up, your mortgage bill's up your mortgage bill's gone up now. easy for the now. it's not easy for the majority people there. majority of people out there. >> you're right there, >> you're you're so right there, chris. nobody feels better off this business being told this business of us being told led jeremy hunt or rishi led by jeremy hunt or rishi sunak, are getting sunak, things are getting better and nobody feels and we feel good. nobody feels good all your shopping, good 100. all your shopping, bills, everything there is. absolutely. i just scratched my head and wonder how on earth people afford anything in this country . country. >> well, yeah. >> well, yeah. >> no, absolutely . because when >> no, absolutely. because when they say, oh , it's really they say, oh, it's really fantastic inflation is falling.

i mean, of course, when it was rising, it wasn't their fault. but now that it's falling, it's all said. but they say inflation. but all that means is that prices are going up more slowly . they're not coming down. slowly. they're not coming down. and people and wages are not going up. let alone all you know , people on sort of tax credits and things. it's awful. >> i think if anything that people's forum last night shows what challenge actually this what a challenge actually this election campaign going be election campaign is going to be for rishi sunak. i think even on the straw poll was taken the straw poll that was taken from audience afterwards, from the audience afterwards, 50% convinced. from the audience afterwards, 50% that convinced. from the audience afterwards, 50% that meant convinced. from the audience afterwards, 50% that meant 50%vinced. from the audience afterwards, 50% that meant 50% weren't well, that meant 50% weren't convinced still undecided . convinced or still undecided. >> yeah, so i think it's >> and yeah, so i think it's really sunak really difficult for sunak because relay because actually, in a relay parlance, he's carrying the baton on the last leg of 14 years tory disaster. here years of, of tory disaster. here i am, i'm a tory, but i'm standing back here thinking himself could i vote for the tories? then i look at mr starmer. could i vote for him? maybe i vote for nobody. so, maybe i can vote for nobody. so, you know, there's for me you know, there's nobody for me to for. starmer is to vote for. mr starmer is wibble wobble turns wibble wobble. wobble turns around, what around, doesn't know what, what he believes in one minute till the next minute and um,

the next minute and then, um, sunakis the next minute and then, um, sunak is trying pretend sunak is trying to pretend things are great when, mate, it ain't so. >> there we are . >> there we are. >> there we are. >> conserve . the school bus, >> conserve. the school bus, heads off to france for a school trip, and it comes back with a little bit extra , uh, in the little bit extra, uh, in the coach. >> what's there? chris >> what's there? chris >> ooh la la. sakura blue invaders . invaders. >> um, i love the piece. when i say i love the piece, it's a very severe piece. so this this, um, bus turned up at totton in hampshire. i used to live near totton in hampshire and hounsdown . i know the school, hounsdown. i know the school, the handsome school and so they've gone on a three day trip. the youngsters , i think trip. the youngsters, i think they're year nine, uh, youngsters . and they've come youngsters. and they've come back. and opened up, the back. and as i opened up, the luggage compartment a couple luggage compartment is a couple of stuck in the of stowaways stuck in the luggage . and the luggage compartment. and the person, one of the ladies approaches him and starts . do approaches him and starts. do you speak french? spoke. you know. excuse him. what use the bit of the old french action. the guards did speak french and yeah, they stowed away and they

crumpled the bags. the weaved on the as, um . scarlet the luggage as as, um. scarlet was saying, when you're stuck in for seven hours somewhere, it's very difficult . you've got to very difficult. you've got to you've got to relieve yourself somewhere. but it wasn't very nice for the young people. and it's quite alarming think it's quite alarming to think that person, those it's quite alarming to think that 100% person, those it's quite alarming to think that 100% and person, those it's quite alarming to think that 100% and forzrson, those it's quite alarming to think that 100% and for the 1, those it's quite alarming to think that 100% and for the parents, kids 100% and for the parents, you if i'm a parent and i you know, if i'm a parent and i think that for the last seven hours, my youngster has been travelling a travelling in the bus with a couple of immigrants and couple of illegal immigrants and i their makeup and i don't know their makeup and what they're about, is going what they're about, it is going to alarming. what to be pretty alarming. what happened migrants? happened to the migrants? >> they detained? >> were they detained? >> were they detained? >> they were detained, yeah. they called the they were. they called the police. they were detained. >> how did think that was >> how did they think that was going any other way? oh going to end any other way? oh well, you don't think, well, i mean, you don't think, do you? >> they wanted i mean, all they wanted over here and wanted was to get over here and stick and then can stick then and then they can claim asylum. for asylum? claim asylum. claim for asylum? we no idea. i mean, what we have no idea. i mean, what nationality they were or anything like that. >> like, we talk about this >> like, can we talk about this tea shortage, this, this situation ? situation? >> no, no, no , no, apparently, >> no, no, no, no, apparently, um, thank you very much. viewers

and listeners , we're being told and listeners, we're being told that we're being absolutely inundated with calls and complaints and worries about a tea shortage. so yeah, i this is the daily star. >> and initially it looks like, wow, this is a bit weird. head tea is up the spout. i love all the puns. what, um, what? watch out for the tea leaves. any brits would find hard to swallow . so who was taking for us mugs? it's just loaded with all these little puns and stuff. but actually, it's quite serious. and as much as we know that 30% of world trade goes through the suez canal and it's having at the moment to go around the horn of africa, because the houthi rebels are bombing our they bombing our chippy , but they're bombing our chippy, but they're bombing our chippy, but they're bombing they're bombing our boats. but of course, there's much more that goes through. you know, all our conductors and much more that goes through. you know, ofl our conductors and much more that goes through. you know, of our our conductors and much more that goes through. you know, of our industry,jctors and much more that goes through. you know, of our industry, commerce much of our industry, commerce goes through the sebby's corner . goes through the sebby's corner. so it is very, very serious actually . but sainsbury's saying actually. but sainsbury's saying it's not just about us, it's a worldwide problem that , you

worldwide problem that, you know, it's going to go up and like you talked about earlier about inflation, have about shrink inflation, you have to make what we've got to make do make what we've got last longer while wait for last longer while we wait for the two move to take 2 or the two week move to take 2 or 3 months. so it is quite a serious problem. but the star do make a little bit light of it with all their puns. >> but for tea addicts like you, ali, it's a disaster. i mean, i mean lots of friends of mine take tea bags with them when ever they travel outside england because yeah, i take barry's tea bags. >> the irish irish one, because they're so good and i have to take them. >> i can't be without it and i can't drink anything else. now. it's got to that stage. so. and this is actually. you this is worse actually. you know, you're saying 30% of trade. tea 50. so trade. well for tea it's 50. so it is to impact. and it is going to impact. and that's maybe why we're seeing it happen first. but you're right chris. going to see it chris. we're going to see it happen board. happen across the board. >> wife doesn't only take her >> my wife doesn't only take her own bags with she takes own tea bags with her, she takes her milk with her. her own milk with her. >> that's not that's not >> and that's not that's not abroad. that's all. in in internally country. internally in the country. i mean, old is. mean, that's how old she is. >> a pack a little.

>> a little pack a little. >> a little pack a little. >> no, she can't have any of that. what's that? milk. you get that. what's that? milk. you get that milk whatever. you that tea, milk or whatever. you can't that. so she brings can't have that. so she brings this little jug with cellophane over the of it and an over the top of it and an elastic band. >> that's. >> oh, that's. >> oh, that's. >> and how long. so you only >> and see how long. so you only go for a day or two. go away for a day or two. >> i go anywhere with her. >> i don't go anywhere with her. no, she goes she needs no, she she goes off. she needs a with her carry all a sherpa with her to carry all the and pieces. the bits and pieces. >> mean if she goes off >> so you mean if she goes off to lunch or something, she takes no no no no no, she'll be no no no no no no, she'll be working and she'll be overnight or she'll be working in qvc or whatever is brings her whatever it is and brings her own tea bags and tea and whatever. >> i think that's nice. >> i think that's nice. >> it's seriously weird. >> i think it's seriously weird. that's what i think. >> i think it's seriously weird. thaelliott's i think. >> i think it's seriously weird. thaelliott's right.k. >> elliott's right. >> elliott's right. >> she likes her home comforts, home creature comforts. >> children, who to >> my children, who both went to university in yorkshire, insist that yorkshire tea. that i have yorkshire tea. i don't drink tea. have a whole don't drink tea. i have a whole box of yorkshire tea for when they come. box of yorkshire tea for when the there a. hierarchy. >> there is a hierarchy. scarlet. believe that scarlet. i believe that yorkshire yeah. yorkshire teas up there. yeah. so tea brands are so other tea brands are available there. >> so blends you can >> yes. so those blends you can be addicted then to yorkshire or addicted to barry's in ireland be addicted then to yorkshire or adwhateverbarry's in ireland be addicted then to yorkshire or adwhatever it|rry's in ireland be addicted then to yorkshire or adwhatever it happens'eland be addicted then to yorkshire or adwhatever it happens toand be addicted then to yorkshire or adwhatever it happens to be. or whatever it happens to be. >> it just depends on the mix

that put together. that they put together. >> i can taste difference. >> i can taste the difference. >> i can taste the difference. >> yeah, i bet >> really? yeah yeah, i bet you feel the same. >> i remember giving some, uh, when i years ago moved when i first years ago moved into house and had lots into the house and we had lots of builders my partner of builders and, and my partner lapsang souchong and oh, lapsang souchong. oh. is this. >> oh, lovely tea. >> oh, lovely tea. >> lovely. >> lovely. >> we'll get in touch with your favourite tea. let's get the weather with annie weather now with annie shuttleworth. a brighter shuttleworth. uh a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office . after an early some office. after an early some early sunshine, rain will spread eastwards through the of eastwards through the course of the will turn much the day and it will turn much milder well. so still some milder as well. so still some sunshine come the sunshine to come through the rest of morning for parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland and many eastern areas of from of england. however, from the west is fast west the rain is fast approaching. we'll see some heavy as well, heavy bursts as well, particularly across the coast and the high ground. and over the high ground. throughout this afternoon .

throughout this afternoon. across scotland, though, there will, some early showers, will, after some early showers, it will turn much drier through the afternoon it's here it will turn much drier through the aftthe)on it's here it will turn much drier through the aftthe)on of it's here it will turn much drier through the aftthe)on of the here it will turn much drier through the aftthe)on of the afternoon where the best of the afternoon sunshine will in the south, sunshine will be. in the south, though, temperatures will though, the temperatures will rise as the day progresses and we'll see of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees. but there will be very limited sunshine here through the of the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain persist for many rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees, but there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly across southern scotland the south scotland and across the south coast well. in between these coast as well. in between these areas, it will stay fairly cloudy with some drizzly rain on the and coasts. but again the hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's the far north of scotland where the best of the sunshine however, the sunshine will be. however, in the south we'll see highs of

around degrees on wednesday. around 15 degrees on wednesday. see later . see you later. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers . sponsors of boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> good morning. it's 7:00 on tuesday the 13th of february. this is breakfast with eamonn holmes and ellie costello. >> good to have you on board. >> good to have you on board. >> the first election event of the year, the prime minister has faced undecided voters. last night in gb news people's forum. >> labour party hasn't changed. it's not changed. it's a con , it's not changed. it's a con, right? and that's what you have to remember. a vote for anyone who's not me, who's not your conservative candidate is a vote to put him with his values and his party in power. >> keir starmer is facing his

biggest crisis yet. forced to withdraw support from the embattled rochdale by—election candidate . candidate. >> as israel increases air strikes in gaza , growing strikes in gaza, growing frictions between the united states and israel . as defence states and israel. as defence secretary grant shapps slams wokery in the armed forces will be debating whether the focus on inclusivity has gone too far and a delicious breakfast treat today to mark shrove tuesday pancake tuesday, we will be looking at the best way to dress and serve. uh, what could turn out to be your favourite breakfast? eat. >> i won't be doing any sport. i'll just be eating pancakes all morning. but if we do do some sport crystal palace lose to chelsea. uh, eamonn is very excited for the return of the champions league last 16 tonight and our greatest ever swimmer, adam peaty, wins a medal at the and our greatest ever swimmer, adam championships.edal at the and our greatest ever swimmer, adam championships. but at the and our greatest ever swimmer, adam championships. but it'sthe world championships. but it's not he's used to . not the one he's used to. >> after another

>> good morning. after another sunny and dry start, there's wetter weather on the way for this afternoon. you can find out all details with me a little all the details with me a little later . on. later. on. >> i just want to say, i mean, if you're in one of those situations whereby you don't know how to cook a pancake, make a pancake, or what way to serve it up, dress a pancake, apparently was saying, yeah, we will have that at 8:20 this morning. and my producer, my editor will now tell me in my ear what flavours we're going to do. we're doing the traditional british way, which is sugar and lemon. >> yeah, i can help you with that. >> so what else? what else have we got? >> here we are. >> here we are. >> um, so we're going to have a sweet pancake with strawberries and keto cream. not sure about keto what does that mean? keto cream. what does that mean? fatty i think, uh, american style with bacon and maple syrup . you like the sound of that? yeah. oh, he likes that. >> um, now i'm very healthy. >> um, now i'm very healthy. >> nice. >> this sounds nice. >> this sounds nice. >> doesn't it? uh,

>> sounds good, doesn't it? uh, engush >> sounds good, doesn't it? uh, english style. that's mine. classic and sugar can't go classic lemon and sugar can't go wrong. indian wrong. um, spice. indian pancakes vegetables and lamb. >> mm. savoury >> mm. savoury >> would that float your boat? >> would that float your boat? >> yeah, but maybe more so at night than first thing in the morning. but however. very nice. >> okay. and uh, finally, chinese pancakes with pork. >> yes. well you can have those ones. yes >> and i'll go in on these. >> and i'll go in on these. >> you can have the sweetie ones. >> yeah, i'll have the sweet ones. we're a very good team. >> so. >> so. >> and then that means so as tomorrow wednesday. tomorrow then ash wednesday. yeah and then yeah it is. right. and then that's lent and then we're in lent. >> oh it's valentine's day >> oh and it's valentine's day tomorrow well. so need to get tomorrow as well. so need to get ruth card. >> yeah it should be. well maybe we go things. we should go off things. >> should. should think >> maybe we should. should think about go off for lent as well. >> for lent? yeah. will you go off something for lent? >> she missed the point. uh, levelling secretary michael levelling up secretary michael gove has called on big city councils prioritise building gove has called on big city cotbrownfield oritise building gove has called on big city cotbrownfield sitese building gove has called on big city cotbrownfield sites to�*uilding gove has called on big city cotbrownfield sites to develop on brownfield sites to develop unused . how often do we unused land. how often do we hear this? every bloomin election. i hear we're going to utilise brownfield sites. why do

they never do it? >> well, that's a good question. we can put to the minister in a minute, but the plan would develop more homes whilst also protecting the green belt. >> okay, here is the housing minister, lee reilly . lee, good minister, lee reilly. lee, good morning to you. forgive me , morning to you. forgive me, mate, just sort of feel of mate, but i just sort of feel of heard all before for. heard it all before for. >> good morning . well, what >> good morning. well, what we're saying today is we need to build more homes, but we need to build more homes, but we need to build them in the right places. the reason you've heard it before is because we've made quite of progress on this quite a bit of progress on this already. something like already. i think something like more than 40, 45% of permissions that are there today to that are out there today to build housing are already on brownfield, but what we're saying where there is already saying is where there is already good infrastructure , good quality infrastructure, which many of our major which is in many of our major cities, we want to use land that is there build even more. so is there to build even more. so it's the balance it's about moving the balance into brownfield sites, which is what we're saying we want to do today. >> see, i would think, lee, that you're kicking against an open door there. i think everybody would be in agreement for that. it's good use of probably land

it's a good use of probably land that look very well . that doesn't look very well. everybody will benefit as a result of it. so what's the hold up ? up? >> well, the challenge is that some of our urban areas, some of where there is lots of brownfield sites, are just not building enough . the mayor of building enough. the mayor of london, where i'm standing today , say he's not built enough houses in the past years. so houses in the past few years. so we absolutely need to build more homes, but want to build them homes, but we want to build them in the right and in the right place. and where where mayors are in the right place. and where whe doing mayors are in the right place. and where whe doing the mayors are in the right place. and where whedoing the right mayors are in the right place. and where whe doing the right thing.'ors are in the right place. and where whedoing the right thing. we are not doing the right thing. we need to them to account, need to hold them to account, which is what we're going to do today where mayors and today and where mayors and councils doing right councils are doing the right thing. celebrate thing. we need to celebrate them. we've some good them. we've got some good examples, west examples, like in the west midlands street, midlands with andy street, who is the thing on is doing the right thing on this, but we need people like sadiq khan up because he sadiq khan to step up because he is failing and he's is failing to do so, and he's letting down londoners when he does that. >> does that mean you've to >> does that mean you've got to raise it comes to raise the bar when it comes to refusals of building on brownfield sites? yeah that's that's what we're consulting for on over the next few weeks. >> we are saying that where

councils and where mayors consistently fail to deliver in urban areas where there is good infrastructure, where there is opportunity to build that, we will say that those bar the bar for refusal on brownfield site should need to go higher, and it's all of our long terme it's all part of our long terme plan for housing. it's about showing that the government is serious tackling the serious about tackling the challenge that we are seeing in this country , and it's about this country, and it's about saying where has had the saying where labour has had the opportunity and they opportunity to build and they failed to do so. it's showing that if they got into power nationally, they take us back to square why we as square one and why we as a government are trying take government are trying to take the country forward. >> but this isn't about labour and opportunity. and missing their opportunity. surely missing surely this is about you missing your been your opportunity. you've been the in power the ones who've been in power for past 14 years. why has for the past 14 years. why has it taken so long for you to come up this plan? i mean, the up with this plan? i mean, the purple bricks chief has been speaking this morning. he says there's crisis this there's a housing crisis in this country. he says you've had 16 housing ministers in 14 years. and a party, need to and you, as a party, need to face up to your failings. because isn't it ? because that's fair, isn't it?

well well, since 2010, we've built 2.5 million houses. >> we're on track in this parliament to build a million houses. home ownership is starting to go up again. so there is all movement in the right direction . but of course right direction. but of course there are always new challenges and there are always going to be challenges, particularly when you've been in government for a long we have. and what long time, as we have. and what a responsible government does, like to do is like what we're trying to do is say we want to more houses say we want to build more houses here, we want to hold local councils want to councils to account. we want to say there has been say where there has been failure, like labour and sadiq khan that khan in london, that that shouldn't happen and will change khan in london, that that sho rules happen and will change khan in london, that that sho rules tonppen and will change khan in london, that that sho rules to make and will change khan in london, that that sho rules to make sure nlll change khan in london, that that sho rules to make sure that hange khan in london, that that sho rules to make sure that it|nge the rules to make sure that it doesn't happen in the future. that's of and we that's all part of a plan and we do have to contrast that with the labour because when the labour party, because when they've opportunity to they've had the opportunity to build, they build, like in london, they failed so. failed to do so. >> what about the whole >> and what about the whole issue of social housing only, and how do you address that? or is that very much part of your plan or not? >> yeah, absolutely. we need to make sure that we give people who can enjoy the benefits of

home ownership the opportunity to do so. we do that through building more houses, but also where need support from where people need support from the state that we ensure that we have social housing. we have more social housing. we built social housing and built more social housing and affordable housing over the last decade , and we're putting in decade, and we're putting in nearly £12 billion. for example , nearly £12 billion. for example, into the affordable housing programme. that's all about building more social and affordable homes. so it's all part of a balanced plan to make sure we continue make progress. >> and it needs to go further, doesn't it? it's not just about building about building the houses, it's about getting people into them, especially time i especially first time buyers. i mean, michael gove wants this to go a lot further. he's talking about extending the subsidy scheme for first time buyers. um, taxing on overseas buyers that are buying uk property and cutting stamp duty. we're going to see anything like that on the cards . cards. >> well, that will be decisions for the budget. but where michael is absolutely right is making sure that we want the next generation people ten, 15, 20 years younger than me to have the opportunity that i had to

buy my own home. it is absolutely the cornerstone of a property owning democracy. it's the conservative the cornerstone of conservative philosophy . the the cornerstone of conservative philosophy. the party the cornerstone of conservative philosophy . the party that philosophy. the party that i believe in, the movement and the tradition i believe in we tradition i believe in that we give people opportunity give people the opportunity to own do that, own their own homes, to do that, we have to build more homes. but we've got vitally build we've got to vitally build them in places. we've got in the right places. we've got to building as to make sure we're building as many can in urban areas many as we can in urban areas where there's already the infrastructure, and got to infrastructure, and we've got to make that we're protecting make sure that we're protecting the green belt where we can do that. >> e— e just before we >> and mr early, just before we let go, did you manage to let you go, did you manage to catch people's forum on catch the people's forum on gb news night with rishi sunak news last night with rishi sunak taking questions from the great british wanted to ask british public? i wanted to ask what thought his what you thought of his performance because the straw poll audience poll that was taken of audience members there members afterwards says there are 50% were by are only 50% were convinced by the conservative party and would vote so it's a long vote that way. so it's a long way to isn't it? when you're way to go, isn't it? when you're trailing behind the trailing 20 points behind in the polls ? polls? >> i did see it last night, and what i saw was a prime minister who was unafraid of taking difficult questions. he was telling the public clearly , telling the public clearly, honestly and bluntly. the

challenges that we're facing, but demonstrating that he's got a plan. and also contrasting it with keir starmer and the labour party, who are in all manner of problems today about their candidate in rochdale, who just last policy last week changed their policy again. who knows again. i mean, who knows what their is at the moment on again. i mean, who knows what theizero is at the moment on again. i mean, who knows what theizero ands at the moment on again. i mean, who knows what theizero and green e moment on again. i mean, who knows what theizero and green subsidies? on net zero and green subsidies? that contrasting the prime that is contrasting the prime minister, plan, who minister, who's got a plan, who wants take this country wants to take this country forward, going to forward, and labour are going to take to square one. take us back to square one. >> we're very impressed, >> well, we're very impressed, leigh you had a late leigh riley, that you had a late night there last night. you're up so early doing these morning interviews, up so early doing these morning intertime , up so early doing these morning intertime today. leigh is the your time today. leigh is the minister of state for housing and for the country . so minister of state for housing and for the country. so thank you very much indeed. live from westminster there. thank you . westminster there. thank you. right. so, um , as ellie said, right. so, um, as ellie said, did you see it last night? the election year kicked off with rishi sunak facing under sided viewers during the people's forum last night. here on gb news. >> yes, the prime minister faced an array of questions, tackling everything from immigration to vaccines , but stuck to his main

vaccines, but stuck to his main message throughout . please message throughout. please welcome the prime minister rishi sunak. >> prime minister rishi sunak put himself in front of the first ever gb news people's forum and his message was don't risk his plan to improve the uk's prospects by voting labour at the general election expected within the next 12 months. >> at the end of it, either keir starmer or i am going to be prime minister right, and a vote for anyone who is not a conservative candidate is simply a vote to put keir starmer into number 10. so the and the pm used labour's crisis. >> are the rochdale by—election to illustrate why he thought voting for labour was such a risk. >> keir starmer has been running around for the last year trying to tell everybody okay, the labour party's changed, right. well look what just happened in rochdale until as apparently literally five minutes before i walked on tonight, under enormous media pressure , has enormous media pressure, has decided to change his mind. that's not principled. >> he was a less sure ground

over the nhs , a topic which was over the nhs, a topic which was mentioned several times during the hour long grilling . and he the hour long grilling. and he had to admit that nhs waiting times would only fall if doctors stopped striking. >> look, we haven't made enough progress in spite of all those things i've told you about, which is a lot. the nhs is doing more than it's ever done before. we haven't made enough of a dent in the waiting list. now we've practically eliminated the number of people waiting. the longest one and longest two years, one and a half years. but overall , the half years. but overall, the waiting has largely risen waiting list has largely risen over the year. the good over the past year. the good news , though, we saw that it news is, though, we saw that it started to fall because we didn't have for a period didn't have strikes for a period at end of last and at the end of last year, and that has been a real challenge, and just honest with you and i'll just be honest with you about in november, the about that. but in november, the first month where we had absolutely no in the nhs absolutely no strikes in the nhs was, know what the was, do you know what the waiting list fell by 100,000. >> the conversation got heated when an audience member asked why the government hadn't done more to address those injured by the covid vaccine .

the covid vaccine. >> i want you to look into my eyes, rishi sunak, and i want you to look the pain, the you to look at the pain, the trauma and the regret i have in my eyes. we have been left with no help at all. when are you going to start to do the right thing? the vaccine damage payment scheme is not fit for purpose. >> the prime minister was somewhat surprised that none of his audience members had asked a question about the cost of living crisis. i am genuinely surprised we've not had any questions about the economy, the cost living right? cost of living right? >> so i'm just genuinely puzzled by that, right? here we go. so that first time that would be the first time i've that would be the first time pve done that would be the first time i've done one these. i've ever done one of these. well, that hasn't come up. well, come can't imagine of come on, i can't imagine all of you are really happy about the tax paying don't want tax you're paying and don't want to so i mean, no to complain. well, so i mean, no one got an economy cost of living cut. right. we living tax cut. right. here we go. now got some go. now, now we've got some people. right. >> nothing else, the >> and if nothing else, the variety questions offered variety of the questions offered to the prime minister at the peebles forum be peebles forum shall be a challenging him, he challenging year for him, as he seeks voters that seeks to convince voters that after in power, the after 14 years in power, the tories are worth a tum in office.

>> okay, so that was the pm in action. afterwards, we pulled the audience. this is what they said in that 50% of them said they intended to vote for conservative at the next election, 36% remain undecided . election, 36% remain undecided. and 14% are planning on voting for other parties . the forum was for other parties. the forum was hosted by stephen dixon. here's what he had to say afterwards. do you think he hit the right chord with the audience? >> do you know it's very hard to say. i think it's that when you, as you know very well, when you when you deal with a politician, face to face, you always come away thinking, actually, away thinking, oh, actually, aren't they good? aren't they on the aren't they across the ball? aren't they across the detail you've got to step back and look the bigger picture. and look at the bigger picture. i think, look, he raises some really, really valid points with all of that. and stuff like the waiting lists . yes, we know the waiting lists. yes, we know the figures going up, but on those two year and 18 month waits, it's coming down now. i wasn't aware of that. so it's taking it

all on board. i think what is really important with all of this is you listen to everything he said tonight, and then we have to compare it with what sir keir starmer will say if he agrees to come on board and do a people's forum as well. >> okay, that's stephen's hugh christopher hope, our political edhon christopher hope, our political editor. what's your view, my friend ? friend? >> well, morning. morning and yet, yes, i think it was a fair result for the pm. i mean, yes, 50% of people at the end said they'd vote conservative. now they'd vote conservative. now they arrived as undecideds or would vote for somebody else. so that's a result for him. i think the way that certainly the party has been tweeting about the event and, and other senior cabinet ministers, it seems they thought it landed. i think the questions were very, very varied in a way which only gb news can do. we have an extraordinary , do. we have an extraordinary, brilliant, wonderful audience and they the best and they have the best questions. i think that the questions. um, i think that the main message was don't risk what he thinks is a turnaround plan for this country post—covid .

for this country post—covid. post the energy shock caused by the war in ukraine on labour and labour have keep putting themselves in on the back foot, notably overnight about this rock shell candidate and last week about the £28 billion a year spending pledge on green projects that was dropped . um, i projects that was dropped. um, i thought it was interesting when it heard , uh, it got personal. you heard, uh, rishi sunak attack, sir keir starmer for having a go at his parents. that's mr sunak's parents. that's mr sunak's parents for sending him to winchester public school. a lot of money. that and he sees it. he takes it personally. i think that's a flavour. um, eamonn of what's coming this year. it'll be an intensely personal general election campaign. i do expect these polls narrow. i know these polls to narrow. i know they been stuck, in they have been stuck, like in wet cement at 20 points behind the tory party for the best part of two years since mrs. sunak came into number 10. but i think it will narrow. i don't think that sir keir starmer is anything like tony blair. >> um , i think if anything last >> um, i think if anything last night showed chris that there is going to be a really challenge

coming re—election campaign for rishi sunak . what do you make at rishi sunak. what do you make at the end? i thought it was really interesting. he clearly wanted to talk about tax, didn't he? and the of living crisis. and the cost of living crisis. and the cost of living crisis. and he was actually asking, does anyone want to ask me about tax? >> because i've got an answer, because i've got an answer. >> that was? >> what do you think that was? he feels confident in he obviously feels confident in the economy or at least talking about probably about the economy. he's probably been listening to my live broadcast all day yesterday, saying tax come up and saying that tax will come up and it didn't come up. >> i mean, that's the wonder, wonder, wonderful nature of our audience. do audience. they never, never do what think might do. what you think they might do. and they're and that's why they're wonderful. i mean, yeah, he had some he's had answers. why some he's had his answers. why he will cut taxes down he thinks he will cut taxes down when fall in the when debt starts to fall in the fourth or fifth year of the spending cycle, long away, spending cycle, a long way away, others say tax cuts are others will say tax cuts are unaffordable in the in the budget next but he budget next month, but he clearly thinks tax is one his clearly thinks tax is one of his things. he talk about things. he can talk about because tory party thinks because the tory party thinks that labour will taxes that labour will jack up taxes and or borrowing to spend for to cover their commitments. cover many of their commitments. but i think he

but yeah, i think, i think he left. he's probably glad he did it to a different audience. he did a tweet late last night. i spotted saying he welcomed freedom speech . i mean, we freedom of speech. i mean, we had that that criticism of him there of the vaccine harms, um, issue. obviously issue. there's obviously a compensation scheme for people damaged by the covid vaccine . damaged by the covid vaccine. and, you know, it was a debate had on gb news and that's that's to our credit. and i think he appreciates that. >> where's the debate going for the labour party, chris? uh, as regards azhar ali. um, so labour party have withdrawn their support for him . he stays on the support for him. he stays on the ticket though, because it's too late to withdraw . so, um, we late to withdraw. so, um, we believe he will stand as an independent. we're how does this whole mess play out ? well well, whole mess play out? well well, it's i mean, i hesitate to say unprecedented, but i can't remember that this situation happening in my 20 years covering politics. >> eamonn you may have an idea. i can't think of this happening before. when a party has withdrawn a candidate like this.

it's such a high profile one. of course. that's right. azhar ali. overnight party has overnight the labour party has withdrawn their withdrawn support for their candidate upcoming candidate in the upcoming rochdale by—election on february the 29th. after more remarks came to after the october came to light after the october seventh attacks on on on israel by palestinian terrorists, i mean, it is a complete mess. they can't select the individual who came second. paul war, a leading journalist , but they're leading journalist, but they're stuck with this individual now, essentially, the party has surrendered ed a 9000 seat majority in rochdale to an independent. now it's worth reflecting on that. they've surrendered this seat because they clearly had not done the vetting properly, that the daily mail did. the damage is such that they can't replace this candidate because the ballot papers are printed. so his name will appear there next to labour people , people who don't haven't people, people who don't haven't been following the news and that many people don't watch the news, don't don't pay attention , news, don't don't pay attention, then they won't know this and they'll be thinking voting they'll be thinking of voting labour they aren't. if this labour when they aren't. if this guy elected as as ah ali,

guy is elected as as ah ali, he'll be an independent mp for the next few months before election. >> and it safe seat, >> and it was a safe seat, wasn't it? and labour are effectively conceding it now. so yeah really significant. thank you there for you christopher. hope there for us in county durham. >> azhar ali has released a >> so azhar ali has released a statement. he apologises for his for his comments. this is what he said i apologise unreservedly to the jewish . community. to the jewish. community. >> responsibility of hamas alone and they are still holding hostages who must be released . hostages who must be released. >> election. are these as are ali, independent mark coleman, independent simon danczuk reform uk ian donaldson, liberal democrat paul ellison , democrat paul ellison, conservative george galloway , conservative george galloway, workers party of britain michael howarth, independent william howarth, independent william howarth, independent. guy otten, green party rat and rodent

saboteur . the official monster saboteur. the official monster raving loony and david tully, independent and now, a 7:20, let's take a look at some other stories coming into the newsroom . the police watchdog has confirmed it's investigating the nottinghamshire force over its previous contact with killer valdo calocane. prior to his rampage in june last year. the attack to led the tragic death of two university students and a pensioner . pensioner. >> researchers are hopeful a new blood test could predict dementia in patients up to 15 years before diagnosis . years before diagnosis. scientists are calling the finding a breakthrough with a number of people with the disease expected to rise by more than a million by 2030. >> some breaking news unemployment figures have fallen to 3.8% for the period october to 3.8% for the period october to december 2023. previous unemployment figure was 3.9.

>> now it's time for your weather with annie shuttleworth . weather with annie shuttleworth. >> good morning . welcome to your >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office . after an some office. after an early some early sunshine , rain will spread early sunshine, rain will spread eastwards through the course of the and it will turn much the day and it will turn much milder as well. so still some sunshine to come through the rest for parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland and eastern areas scotland and many eastern areas of england. from the of england. however, from the west fast west the rain is fast approaching. see some approaching. we'll see some heavy as well, heavy bursts as well, particularly across coast heavy bursts as well, part overrly across coast heavy bursts as well, part over the moss coast heavy bursts as well, part over the |crossgroundast heavy bursts as well, part over the |crossground ..t and over the high ground. throughout this afternoon across scotland, though, there will, after some early showers, it will drier through the will turn much drier through the afternoon it's where afternoon and it's here where the afternoon the best of the afternoon sunshine will be. in the south, though, the temperatures will rise though, the temperatures will fise the though, the temperatures will rise the day progresses and rise as the day progresses and we'll of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees. but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course of the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many

northern and western areas of the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost by tomorrow morning . frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far a frost, with lows of far from a frost, with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees. but there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly across southern scotland across the south scotland and across the south coast well. in between these coast as well. in between these areas it will stay fairly cloudy , with some drizzly rain on the hills coasts. but again on hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's far north of wednesday it's the far north of scotland the best the scotland where the best of the sunshine will however, in sunshine will be. however, in the south we'll see highs of around on wednesday. around 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later . see you later. >> so now it's time for competition. the great british giveaway . giveaway. >> yes, you could bank £18,000 in tax free cash so make sure you don't miss out. here's how you don't miss out. here's how you could make that cash yours. >> time is ticking on your

chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash . that's like having an free cash. that's like having an extra £1,500 each month for the next year. listen to the moment we told phil, from west yorkshire he'd won our last great british giveaway . great british giveaway. >> hello phil, i've got some really good news for you. you're the winner of the great british giveaway. you're joking. that's brilliant news. >> for chance to win >> for another chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash text gb win to 84 902. text cost £2 plus one standard network rate message or post your name and number to gb zero two. po box 8690 derby rd one nine, double tee uk only entrants must be 18 or over. lines closed at 5 pm. on friday, the 23rd of february. full terms and privacy notice at gbnews.com. forward slash win . gbnews.com. forward slash win. good luck . good luck. >> very good luck to you. now up next what are we talking about ellie. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> has the push for diversity

gone too far? that is the question we're asking this morning. we'll be debating that next. >> and we're talking about that in relation to say the armed forces, what they are spending and amount resources that and the amount of resources that they are devoting to diversity. >> or it >> is it needed or is it unnecessary . be back after this unnecessary. be back after this

yesterday we were discussing how the defence secretary, grant shapps, has ordered a review of off diversity policies after reports the army is going to relax security checks on foreign recruits , shoots to up their recruits, shoots to up their diversity and indeed up their their membership in general, because there is falling numbers throughout the armed forces certainly is. >> but this is not the only so—called woke scandal hitting the ministry of defence, which is said to have almost 100 staff groups for personnel to discuss

race, gender and their mental health. >> mhm. okay. um so what do you think about that? is the push for diversity out of control . for diversity out of control. well let's speak to diversity and inclusion facilitator. we say good morning to katie john went and she says things are better than ever while social cohesion expert doctor raqib eshan disagrees. cohesion expert doctor raqib eshan disagrees . and doctor eshan disagrees. and doctor i would have thought bearing in mind what you do, you would be all in favour of this. >> well, eamonn you thought wrongly. uh, in that case, for me , i think that there's no harm me, i think that there's no harm in public institution asians engaging with community through their outreach activities, communities that may be underrepresented within them. but i think that overall, that process of diversification shouldn't be forced. and i'm very concerned by certain di policies diversity, equity, inclusion , vision, where i think inclusion, vision, where i think that process is being forced to the point that , uh, meritocracy ,

the point that, uh, meritocracy, uh, that those classic values that we want to prioritise in institutions such as competence and ability, that's being compromised, and i think it's being compromised even in the spheres of defence and security. and that's deeply and for me, that's deeply concerning . we saw the scandal concerning. we saw the scandal with royal air force, where with the royal air force, where it found that they engaged it was found that they engaged in activities in their in unlawful activities in their diversity drive , that they diversity drive, that they unlawfully discriminated against white men. so i think that all too often diversity, equity and inclusion can be deeply exclusionary at times. >> okay , katie, john went, what >> okay, katie, john went, what do you think of this? is this process being forced? is it exclusionary ? exclusionary? >> i don't think it's exclusionary, but i do think dei done badly does backfire. i think we need to do dei better not not do it. i think we need to recognise that kind of the skills that are needed in a modern army are kind of they exist across all people. the modern army is not only infantry. the modern army includes kind of drone pilots and cyber warfare specialists, logistics and engineers. and

these skills aren't necessarily only going to be found in typical places and therefore to try and find the maximum amount of skills in a modern warfare where some of those people may spend their entire lives buying a desk in a dark room, controlling a drone pilot. and their have their biggest skill may have been fact that they actually been the fact that they actually spent you know, on on spent ten years. you know, on on an or something like that, an xbox or something like that, controlling virtual controlling kind of a virtual plane. but fact that those plane. but the fact that those skills exist, that needn't skills can exist, that needn't get in way of the fact that get in the way of the fact that person equally be disabled person could equally be disabled and bein person could equally be disabled and be in a wheelchair and actually be in a wheelchair and actually be in a wheelchair and their physical fitness is not requirement they're not a requirement if they're a drone pilot. >> katie, what would say >> uh, katie, what would you say to people who may say they listen to you ? they understand listen to you? they understand that, they would say what that, but they would say what difference it make who difference does it make who those come whatever those skills come from? whatever their disability is, whatever their disability is, whatever their colour is, whatever their creed is ? creed is? >> well, i think it's important to actually have an army that reflects modern britain if you want to, if you want an army thatis want to, if you want an army that is defending our values, then that army should reflect then that army should reflect the in that country as the people in that country as well. and if you go back, even

the whole the last hundred years, the wars were years, the world wars were fought with the people fought with the with the people who drawn army who were drawn into our army from british empire as well. from the british empire as well. and had the whole scandal and we've had the whole scandal about remembrance about the kind of remembrance day of too christian, day being kind of too christian, or it the religious or as it should the religious side dropped. well people of side be dropped. well people of all religions for us all religions fought for us in those wars as well. those two world wars as well. and our king now the defender and our king is now the defender of more the defender of faiths more than the defender of faiths more than the defender of so inclusion does not of faith. so inclusion does not mean excluding mean necessarily excluding those who already there or who are already there or excluding values that we've excluding the values that we've already previously lived with. it's about adding to the pot, not removing from the existing pot , but therefore when die not removing from the existing pot, but therefore when die is done badly , it's when that's done badly, it's when that's communicated badly. the whole nature of the word diversity, diversity means because diversity means everyone because diversity means everyone because diversity is different and inclusion means everyone because it including what you've it means including what you've got is to try to find got to do is to try to find a way to communicate that in a way that does not leave the existing people behind. when you're also therefore people so therefore adding people in. so inclusion should inclusion and diversity should be additively rather than be done additively rather than in a replacement way or in a language that shames or backfires . we've got to find

backfires. we've got to find a way that actually makes people want to belong to all of this. >> eshan, last word to >> doctor eshan, last word to you. modern army to you. modern army needs to reflect modern needs to reflect modern britain needs to attract all sorts of people. >> i'll have to disagree. >> well, i'll have to disagree. i think that the military i don't think that the military has be perfectly reflective has to be perfectly reflective of the demographic makeup of modern britain. ultimately, i want an army, which is highly motivated. well skilled, and contains persons l, which is deeply protective of our country. now, i think that if you automatically go for this push for it to be, uh, perfectly reflective of the demographic makeup of britain, i think what you're losing the focus on what the kind of characteristics that you should be really aiming for in terms of recruitment. and i think that that kind of de—radicalize , um, in the de—radicalize, um, in the spheres of security and defence for me is hugely problematic. sukh. >> okay, guys, thank you. really appreciate what you've you've had to say there . uh, we've got had to say there. uh, we've got to leave it there. thank you both very much indeed. thank you.

>> yeah. let us know what you think about that one because you will have a view. vaiews@gbnews.com. >> now, the tea situation, um , right. >> so, uh , uh, linda from >> so, uh, uh, linda from barrie. good morning. linda. um, will there be restrictions on how much a person can buy? you'll find hospitality. will clear the shelves. not giving a jew. not giving jew blogs a chance. and of course, a reason to hike the price up. remember the coffee shortage in the 70s? nope. do you remember the coffee shortage in the 70s? >> i remember the coffee. don't remember that. >> don't remember that? no, but obviously linda does. and it scarred her. duncan from brighton. leave brighton. don't ever leave yourself tea. i love yourself short of tea. i love dafleeung yourself short of tea. i love darjeeling and never leave myself short. darjeeling and never leave my�*okay?ort. going to find >> okay? we're going to find ourselves experimenting >> okay? we're going to find ours of es experimenting >> okay? we're going to find oursof different menting >> okay? we're going to find ours of different tea|ting >> okay? we're going to find ours of different tea flavours. lots of different tea flavours. uh, says don't panic. uh, jethro says don't panic. yorkshire full of it. yeah, yorkshire is full of it. yeah, very good. mick from very good. uh, and mick from sudbury the point. well, sudbury makes the point. well, if you want to people panic if you want to stop people panic buying, stop telling them buying, then stop telling them to well, don't is to panic. well, don't panic is what i'd say. >> well, we're going be >> uh, well, we're going to be all right. >> panic about shrink flesh >> i panic about shrink flesh and john bristol, eamonn. and john from bristol, eamonn. i'm totally with you . i haven't

i'm totally with you. i haven't bought cakes for years, but i saw a mr. kipling cherry bakewell slice on offer . yes. bakewell slice on offer. yes. >> very nice, very nice . >> very nice, very nice. >> and i thought, ooh, they look nice. i'll have those . and when nice. i'll have those. and when iopened nice. i'll have those. and when i opened them, well, nice. i'll have those. and when i opened them, well , they were i opened them, well, they were the size of my fingernail. mr kipling will be turning in his grave . but like ellie, i am grave. but like ellie, i am a coffee man. and by the time your show starts, i'm usually on my third cup of the day. that lead to you being . what do you do? do to you being. what do you do? do you hyperventilate or what? >> you got the shakes. >> you got the shakes. >> don't you like izzy? you were saying izzy gets shakes. saying izzy gets the shakes. oh, she's coffee. saying izzy gets the shakes. oh, she she's. ffee. saying izzy gets the shakes. oh, sheshe's. iee. saying izzy gets the shakes. oh, sheshe's. i tell you, i don't >> she's. i tell you, i don't know what she'd be on some drip now speak. oh well, she now as we speak. oh well, she might be having a nice relax how. >> now. >> she's on half turn, but >> she's on the half turn, but shrinkflation shrinkflation. >> i'm sorry stuff. >> i'm sorry stuff. >> i'm sorry stuff. >> i just think you cannot look at cherry at a mr. kipling cherry bakewell, beautiful, bakewell, which is a beautiful, delicious dish or a battenberg bakewell, which is a beautiful, delic ors dish or a battenberg bakewell, which is a beautiful, delic or whatevera battenberg bakewell, which is a beautiful, delic or whatevera iis. tenberg slice or whatever it is. and actually, it just reduces your appetite because you look and you what am i supposed to you think, what am i supposed to do with that? >> i you're paying the >> well, i bet you're paying the same price or more.

>> i bet you're probably paying more. yeah but three of them in your the same your mouth to get the same satisfying ration as mick jagger says, no. oh yeah. says, i can't get no. oh yeah. um, we've got, um, paul um, up next, we've got, um, paul coyte sport . what will coyte with a sport. what will you friend? you have, my friend? >> i have exceedingly good sport . oh, very good, exceedingly, exceedingly . exceedingly sport. >> that

so what do you think of my body language? >> i think your body language. it's, uh . it's very open. it's, uh. it's very open. >> i'm ready for action. it does. that's what it says to go. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> out of the traps. >> out of the traps. >> absolutely. 100. yeah, but won't what pep guardiola make of it? >> that's the question because he's been analysing uh, haaland's he has erling haaland. >> he has. but were you. but if you for example if you i you play for example if you i don't with you ellie if you play cards because they always say about face poker game about a poker face poker game like that can't give like that, you can't give anything always like anything away. i'm always like that. i can't, i'm very

expressive. >> would you tell lies? >> would you tell lies? >> well, i know , but you can >> well, i know, but you can tell i'm telling lies. that's the thing. i get this as i start telling. but are you. are you like that? i mean, can you are you expressive? can do you give it away straight away. >> and i mean what >> yeah. and i mean what guardiola saying haaland guardiola saying about haaland is expresses is that he expresses disappointment doesn't disappointment if he doesn't score, right. you score, that's right. but you would that's your job is would i mean that's yourjob is it not. if you're erling haaland i mean if the amount of goals that you scored goals in 261 that you scored 208 goals in 261 games, greedy . games, greedy. >> did you think so? sorry. >> did you think so? sorry. >> he is so, so that's that's what it is. >> but look, just have a look. this is him. look that's that's the face. it's giving it away, for crying out loud. yeah it's that's not the look. there we are. hand over i can't are. hand over the. i can't believe that i've missed. well, it's of those. it's loads of those. >> well, what harm does that do. >> well, what harm does that do. >> shows he cares. >> it shows he cares. >> it shows he cares. >> it shows he cares. >> i think i think i think it's good. >> it shows his cares. but i think what pep guardiola the point he's trying to make is look don't worry. you know if you score you miss you miss you score loads goals. you don't need loads of goals. you don't need to get too upset because you

waste energy and this waste your energy and all this flailing your arms right flailing your arms left, right and all over and centre, getting all over the place get with the game place. just get on with the game and worry about it too and don't worry about it too much. mean he was very much. i mean he was very guardiola must be a hard taskmaster though. >> he's a bit of >> i mean, he is. he's a bit of a genius. he's obsessive about what he is the best what he does and he is the best in the business. >> absolutely. and the thing is, you players that would you get players that would listen whereas some listen to him, whereas some other they may not other managers, they may not have other have that respect of other players because think, players because they think, well, but if pep well, we don't care. but if pep guardiola you not guardiola tells you you're not going to argue back with pep, small small margins. small margins, small margins. >> night, >> absolutely. last night, conor gallagher twice for chelsea. >> he did. and crystal palace i mean after the first half you're thinking, well maybe crystal palace here because they palace are on here because they looked like chelsea had turned but 80% possession. but they had 80% possession. they have on goal they didn't have a shot on goal in first half, but they in the first half, but they scored straight afterwards with conor there's conor gallagher. look there's roy hodgson i don't what uh roy hodgson i don't know what uh what uh pochettino is saying to him. i think like no him. i think he's like no pressure's off me now mister. i think you. uh, but roy think it's all you. uh, but roy hodgson, 76 years old, a

fantastic manager. and do you need the hassle at that age? we spoke to him on here and this is when he'd actually retire. and i'm saying, well, what are you going to do with yourself? and it's like, well, i don't know. i'm to miss the game. so i'm going to miss the game. so sure enough, he's back in the game. he loves game. um, but he loves it. that's life. so that's what that's his life. so that's what he but crystal palace fans he does. but crystal palace fans are not happy the moment with are not happy at the moment with the things the way things are. >> going on there? >> what's going on there? absolutely about absolutely no. let's talk about the theory about these blue cards and how cards in football and how they would goalkeepers. would affect goalkeepers. >> what do you make of the >> yeah. what do you make of the blue card? you think it's blue card? you must think it's a nonsense, um nonsense, right. um >> uh. see. >> uh. you see. >> oh, you surprise me. >> oh, you surprise me. >> yeah. no, no, do, i do >> yeah. no, no, i do, i do think there are offences that you sinbinned for. you could be sinbinned for. yeah, think the trouble yeah, i do, i think the trouble about is whilst a player is about it is whilst a player is off the pitch, the other team will simply put ten men behind the ball that'll it. or the ball and that'll be it. or however many men they've left. nine men, nine. >> depends the game >> all depends what how the game is obviously if you know is going. obviously if you know you've i do think it'll lead you've got i do think it'll lead to defensive sort of play. to more defensive sort of play. interesting. is interesting. see, the thing is we've worked out that who

we've worked out that ifab, who are the law makers in the game , are the law makers in the game, have come up with this blue card idea . and the whole idea is, is idea. and the whole idea is, is like you say sin bin. it's for it's for offences like certain fouls that may not be a red, but more than a yellow. so they'll be sent off for ten minutes and they've got to come back on. and also they start giving all also if they start giving all this the referee. yeah. but this to the referee. yeah. but you're but right about you're but you're right about goalkeepers. nobody's goalkeepers. the nobody's discussed what discussed this to think what would a goalkeeper. would happen with a goalkeeper. so goalkeeper sin so if a goalkeeper gets sin binned substitute them. binned do you substitute them. that's it. do you substitute. so then and you've and then he's off and you've and then he's off and you've and then after ten minutes. then then sub after ten minutes. then you have to bring another out. it's honestly it's all it'll not happen. >> then . >> then. >> then. >> i don't think it's going to happen because were going happen because they were going to it and announce it to talk about it and announce it on then went quiet on friday. then it went quiet because the premier league because all the premier league referees it's referees are saying it's a nonsense, don't want it. >> so i've got a blue >> so paul, i've got a blue card. you we've got to put you on bench for ten minutes or on the bench for ten minutes or so. uh, we've got the newspapers to discuss this. keep to discuss after this. uh, keep it on gb news breakfast it here on gb news breakfast with eamonn and

ellie. hello. welcome back. we've got kriss akabusi , and we've got kriss akabusi, and we've got scarlett maguire , and they've scarlett maguire, and they've got the papers in front of them. >> yeah, they certainly do. and, chris, shall we start with dame esther rantzen? >> yes, yes. »- >> yes, yes. >> so dame monster has got fourth lung cancer fourth stage. lung cancer believed and she's really campaigning for the cystic dying to be reviewed . um, it's to be reviewed. um, it's interesting when i was looking at this i was thinking, you know, so 30 years ago, i'd have been categorically against the idea of assisted dying. so i was full on, full pay paying christian and don't play god and i'd have a different view. but now it's, um . i'm not quite so now it's, um. i'm not quite so sure i am . i am concerned about sure i am. i am concerned about the moral maze here. um, i'm thinking , the moral maze here. um, i'm thinking, yes, i do understand that, you know, we put down animals, etc. etc. but i'm just thinking i've got i've got two

daughters in mind at the moment, one who i know, who who hung onto embodies her mother's body when it was gone. gone yeah. and she didn't want it to go and kept in view. and then another who wanted her mother to go so she could get the inheritance . she could get the inheritance. and so and so it's not as crass as that, but but that's what it ended up. and so and the moral maze for me is when you're soben maze for me is when you're sober, like we are now and you can think, oh yeah, i don't want to be in that state. i, you know, i want to die. but when, when you, when you get to that stage, for many of us, there is a different experience of being stage, for many of us, there is a

badly. but but but and he my sister said, oh, you know , why sister said, oh, you know, why don't we stop the treatment for a certain thing? and he said, no , you know, because the alternative is exit it. and, uh , alternative is exit it. and, uh, and so we went on and then he got really, really ill and said, and there was ten days of agony . and there was ten days of agony. and he said, can't i just take a pill? and you just thought eventually only some locum doctor gave him a massive morphine thing and he died . but morphine thing and he died. but actually he and you just think that that we're not talking about, we're it was his choice. and you know, my mum used to say to me, i'm ready to go and i'd go, there's nothing i can do, mum. um, but i think it's, i think it's, i think it's important that you talk about it andifs important that you talk about it and it's up to you. but what's interesting is, is people in britain have absolutely changed and they believe that it's up to you. and of course, there's got

to be safeguards . um, but to be safeguards. um, but actually, why should you die in pain? i mean, apparently , you pain? i mean, apparently, you know, bone cancer is just agony . know, bone cancer is just agony. well, when you get to a stage of saying, i can't go on, then please, can we, can we be put out of our misery? yeah. i mean, that's what i'm talking about. i'm not saying, you know, that people go, oh, it's time for me to go. but, i mean, there are i just think at the end of a terminal at the end. yeah. i mean, that, that, that we need, we need to think hard about it. but but the british people are way ahead of parliament on this. i think . i think. >> i just want to say they it is in position of the people in a position of the people though, here and here and now. so if you are the lady that i'm thinking about who didn't want so if you are the lady that i'm thin mumabout who didn't want so if you are the lady that i'm thin mum tout who didn't want so if you are the lady that i'm thinmum to go, vho didn't want so if you are the lady that i'm thinmum to go, vho (even want so if you are the lady that i'm thinmum to go, vho (even when mum her mum to go, and even when mum went held on, imagine her when you're saying want go. you're saying i want to go. and she said but mum, mum, mum she said going but mum, mum, mum l, she said going but mum, mum, mum i, i need you my life, i'm i, i need you in my life, i'm going crazy , you now in going crazy, you know. now in the end you're right. i want to 90, the end you're right. i want to go, babe. want to go. i've had go, babe. i want to go. i've had enough that. but i can

enough so i get that. but i can see the, the tension and the struggle within families . struggle within families. feeling guilty because you let mum go or feeling guilty because you haven't let her go . you haven't let her go. >> yeah. and that's complication, isn't it? with families. mean, at the moment families. i mean, at the moment if with someone to if you go with someone to dignitas, which is what jamie sansom about, sansom has been talking about, you prosecution . you can then face prosecution. then when you come home, which is many find is what so many people find unfair law, as it unfair with the law, as it stands. scarlet, should we stands. um, scarlet, should we have a look at the time? shall we? um, cyber flashing. can we? and, um, cyber flashing. can you explain do you to you explain what do you want to explain is? explain what that is? >> this. explain what that is? >> thisthis. explain what that is? >> this is s. explain what that is? >> this is a new offence. that's come on. the statute books on the 31st of january. >> somebody, somebody >> and somebody, uh, somebody has guilty of it. has been found guilty of it. cyber flashing when cyber flashing is when it's particularly men can send pictures of their bits , uh, pictures of their bits, uh, appendage . appendage. um to appendage. appendage. um to women who don't want it. i mean, it's. and what i don't understand about cyber flashing is why do men think it's attractive? i mean , you know, attractive? i mean, you know, that's not why women fancy men,

it might be the opposite way round that a man sort of finds women's bosoms very attractive or something. but honestly, you know, a penis . or something. but honestly, you know, a penis. thank you. or something. but honestly, you know, a penis . thank you. leave know, a penis. thank you. leave it alone . it alone. >> my mother always said there's nothing she says she feared i was one of five boys, and she used to say sons. there's nothing as ugly looking in the world. nothing as disgusting as a naked man in. so we used to think of that. we used to think when we were kids. >> oh no, no, no, no, i'll disagree with that. >> i mean, you know, i've seen some fine specimens. i know i'm not going below the belt, but, you know , a guy that is in front you know, a guy that is in front nominal shape and in, well proportioned mate, come on. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> but chris above the waist. yeah.i >> but chris above the waist. yeah. i mean , above the waist. yeah. i mean, above the waist. >> men can be completely gorgeous, right? no, but but let's call it a man in the shower. >> you got your you got your towel over and you're feeling like, well, i feel feeling lost.

what i mean is. but if you're feeling buff, mate , come on. feeling buff, mate, come on. some guys you just, you know, you think, mate, you're in shape. i don't know, i'm talking just in total. you are pics everything. oh, mate . everything. oh, mate. >> well, this this guy, this guy is feeling some sort of sentence . i don't know what. >> i don't know what a sentence was, but he was fine. >> guilty anyway or cyber fine . >> guilty anyway or cyber fine. >> guilty anyway or cyber fine. >> no. >> no. >> oh no no no. >> absolutely disgusting. and i've got three three daughters and i hate the idea that someone would send something to my would send something like to my daughter, wouldn't be daughter, mate, you wouldn't be having appendage for long. having that appendage for long. trust hold of you. trust me if i got hold of you. yeah >> oh, dear. >> oh, dear. >> so. so where where where is this going, then? scott and then this going, then? scott and then this is a law that is welcomed. do you think. >> yeah. i mean it's i mean i would hate like chris's daughters to, to receive and i was talking to i mean michelle says it happens all the time. >> i mean, if you're on a dating site that that's how a man

thinks that he can exploit you. so i think it's really good to say no, no, you can't send dick pics. it is illegal, right? except if , you know, if it's except if, you know, if it's between consenting couples . yes. between consenting couples. yes. >> well, the details of this case are quite concerning . case are quite concerning. actually. it's 39 year old man from basildon in essex. he's the first to be convicted under this cyber flashing crime . sent cyber flashing crime. sent unsolicited photos of his penis to a 15 year old girl. unsolicited photos of his penis to a 15 year old girl . yeah, to a 15 year old girl. yeah, this is according to prosecutor , this is according to prosecutor, as he's admitted two counts. he's been reprimanded in custody. he'll be sentenced on march the 11th. >> yeah, i mean , the first thing >> yeah, i mean, the first thing is why? >> why should a teenager have to have to have that? i mean, why should anybody? and she has no control that either. control over that either. >> why does he think so much of himself thinks you would himself that he thinks you would want? open your phone >> imagine you open your phone early is. early and there it is. >> oh, awful . >> oh, god awful. >> oh, god awful. >> so with chris. it >> so i'm with chris. it wouldn't be there for too long, you know. >> did this on you? >> did this on you? >> yeah, because straight before he knows it, mate.

>> okay, well, look, guys, really appreciate talking to you. guys are going to be back in 45 minutes time. we look forward to that. >> now it's time an update >> now it's time for an update on weather with annie on your weather with annie shuttleworth . shuttleworth. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me , annie from the met with me, annie from the met office. after an early some early sunshine rain will spread eastwards through the course of the and it will turn much the day and it will turn much milder so still some milder as well. so still some sunshine to come the sunshine to come through the rest of morning for parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland and many eastern areas of from the of england. however from the west is fast west the rain is fast approaching and see some approaching and we'll see some heavy well. heavy bursts as well. a particularly across the coast and the high ground and over the high ground throughout this afternoon. across though there across scotland, though there will after some early showers, it turn drier through it will turn much drier through the afternoon and it's here where best the afternoon where the best of the afternoon sunshine be in the south, sunshine will be in the south, though, the temperatures will rise as day progresses and rise as the day progresses and

we'll highs of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees, but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course of the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost by tomorrow morning . frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far a frost with lows of far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees. there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales , and some persistent and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly southern particularly across southern scotland and across the south coast, as well . in between these coast, as well. in between these areas it will stay fairly cloudy , some rain on the , with some drizzly rain on the hills coasts. but again on hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's the far north of scotland, where the best of the sunshine will be. however in the south we'll see highs of around 15 degrees wednesday. 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later. like things are later. looks like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

labour party hasn't changed. it's not changed. it's a con. right? and that's what you have to remember. a vote for anyone who's not me, who's not your conservative candidate is a vote to put him with his values and his party in power. >> he's talking about keir starmer facing his biggest crisis yet , forced to withdraw crisis yet, forced to withdraw support from the embattled

rochdale by—election candidate as israel increases airstrikes on gaza . on gaza. >> growing frictions between the united states and israel emerge . united states and israel emerge. and a delicious breakfast treat to mark shrove tuesday or pancake tuesday, we'll be looking at the best way to dress up and serve this favourite dish i >> -- >> and in the sport this morning, chelsea beat crystal palace with two very late goals. adam peaty wins a medal at the world championships, but it's not the colour he wanted and no beer for some at twickenham over the weekend. good morning. >> after another sunny and dry start, there's wetter weather on the way for this afternoon. you can find out all the details with a little later. with me a little later. on. >> well, i just can't let him go on. he's. >> we want more info and we want

more beer . more beer. >> and the thing is. so you're saying that the six nations at twickenham . correct. there may twickenham. correct. there may be a beer free zone, a beer free, a trial beer free zone in football, it's not allowed. >> but in rugby, obviously you can have a beer and enjoy the rugby. but they thought we'll try this area. no alcohol. i have no idea why . to avoid have no idea why. to avoid trouble at rugby, i don't think there was any trouble. no, there very rarely is at rugby, so i don't know why this is why i just did the little mention on because i will then investigate and find out more. >> no, i don't even drink. but i could take a lager or something at rugby game. yeah. and why? at a rugby game. yeah. and why? and you couldn't get a lager and if you couldn't get a lager beer a guinness or whatever beer or a guinness or whatever for in section, then that'd be for in a section, then that'd be pretty to you. pretty useless ticket to you. >> did. no, they've >> well they did. no, they've turned they've the turned up. they've got into the section. love the beer. please section. i love the beer. please excuse . no beer in this excuse me. no beer in this section. yeah, well, nobody told me a no beer. well, me there was a no beer. well, it's trial thing. it's a trial thing. >> signalling. this >> um, virtue signalling. this is is. it is all this is what it is. it is all this rubbish, all this dry january stuff. i have here every stuff. i have to sit here every day at isabel's

day looking at isabel's miserable face because she's not on any alcohol. >> but you say yourself, >> yeah, but you say yourself, eamonn, i don't eamonn, you say, well, i don't dnnk eamonn, you say, well, i don't drink , but do take a lager. drink, but i do take a lager. yeah, well, that is drinking though, it? though, isn't it? >> not. i take two a yeah >> right. okay >> right. okay >> well i'll tell you what. when iused >> well i'll tell you what. when i used to play golf, there was nothing more alike than coming back cold lager . do back and having a cold lager. do you remember that film ice cold in alex? yes. >> john mills. >> john mills. >> and they had the >> yeah. and they had the carlsberg on the on the, on the pint there walking pint out there walking across the desert. yeah. >> and the first thing he wants all and. all cold and. >> yeah, condensation on >> yeah, yeah. condensation on it whatever. and then they it and whatever. and then they just looked at it. >> see. how's just hold that image. >> just hold that image okay. paul will be here in 20 minutes time, hopefully a glass of time, hopefully with a glass of lageh time, hopefully with a glass of lager. see. we're getting lager. we'll see. we're getting pancakes lager. we'll see. we're getting parokay. pancakes and beer. that >> okay. pancakes and beer. that sounds my perfect morning. sounds like my perfect morning. that's a combo. that's a good combo. >> it's never early >> yeah, it's never too early now. now, might need a now. now, someone might need a drink. could be sunak drink. it could be rishi sunak who faced undecided voters dunng who faced undecided voters during people's forum during gb news people's forum last night. >> yeah, it was an array of questions, from migration to

vaccines. hope now vaccines. christopher hope now looks back at what happened . looks back at what happened. please welcome the prime minister, rishi sunak. >> prime minister rishi sunak put himself in front of the first ever .gwilhum people's forum and his message was don't risk his plan to improve the uk's prospects by voting. labour at the general election expected within the next 12 months. >> at the end of it, either keir starmer or i am going to be prime minister right, and a vote for anyone who is not a conservative candidate is simply a vote to put keir starmer into number 10. so the and the pm used labour's crisis . used labour's crisis. >> are the rochdale by—election to illustrate why he thought voting for labour was such risk. >> keir starmer has been running around for the last year trying to tell everybody, okay, the labour party's changed right. well look what just happened in rochdale until as apparently literally five minutes before i walked on tonight under enormous media pressure, has decided to

change his mind. that's not principled. he was less sure ground over the nhs, a topic which was mentioned several times during the hour long grilling and he had to admit that nhs waiting times would only fall if doctors stopped striking. look, we haven't made enough progress in spite of all those things i've told you about, which is a lot the nhs is doing more than it's ever done before. we haven't made enough of a dent in the waiting list. now we've practically eliminated the number of people waiting . the number of people waiting. the longest two years, one and a half years. but overall, the waiting largely risen waiting list has largely risen over past year. the over the past year. the good news though , we saw that it news is, though, we saw that it started to fall because we didn't have strikes for a period at the end of last year, and that a real challenge. that has been a real challenge. and just honest you and i'll just be honest with you about that. in november, about that. but in november, first we had first month, where we had absolutely strikes the nhs absolutely no strikes in the nhs , do you know what the waiting list fell by 100,000. the conversation got heated when an audience member asked why the government hadn't done more to address those injured by the

covid vaccine . covid vaccine. >> i want you to look into my eyes, rishi sunak, and i want you to look at the pain, the trauma and the regret i have in my eyes. we have been left with no help at all when are you going to start to do the right thing? the vaccine damage payment scheme is not fit for purpose. >> the minister was >> the prime minister was somewhat that none of somewhat surprised that none of his audience members had asked a question cost of question about the cost of living i am genuinely living crisis. i am genuinely surprised we've not had any questions about the economy, the cost of living right ? cost of living right? >> so i'm just genuinely puzzled by that. right here go. so by that. right here we go. so that would be the first time i've that would be the first time pve done that would be the first time i've done one these. i've ever done one of these. well, hasn't come up. well, well, that hasn't come up. well, come imagine all of come on, i can't imagine all of you really happy about the you are really happy about the tax you're paying. and don't want to complain. well, i want to complain. well, so i mean, no got an mean, there's no no one got an economy of living tax economy cost of living tax credit here now. credit right here we go. now. now we've got some people right. >> if nothing else, the >> and if nothing else, the variety the question is variety of the question is offered prime minister offered to the prime minister as the shall be the people's forum shall be a challenging year for him as he seeks to convince voters that

after in power, after 14 years in power, the tories worth terms tories are worth a fifth terms in office. >> so we ran a poll after all of this. we're just polled the audience who turned up there. they were undecided voters. remember and this is what remember that. and this is what they said. >> 50% attendees said they >> 50% of attendees said they had. they intend to vote for his party, the conservatives, at the next election, 36% remain undecided . and 14% are planning undecided. and 14% are planning on voting for other parties. >> so suppose that was quite a good result for from an undecided audience , and the undecided audience, and the forum was hosted by stephen dixon. he had this to say afterwards do you think he hit the right chord with the audience? >> do you know? >> do you know? >> it's very hard to say. i think it's that when you, as you know very well, when you when you deal with a politician face to face, you always come away thinking , to face, you always come away thinking, oh, to face, you always come away thinking , oh, actually, aren't thinking, oh, actually, aren't they good? thinking, oh, actually, aren't the aren't? thinking, oh, actually, aren't the aren't they the ball? >> aren't they on the ball? aren't across detail . aren't they across the detail. all you've got to step back and look the bigger picture. look at the bigger picture. i think . look look at the bigger picture. i think. look he raises some really really valid points with all of that and stuff like the waiting lists . yes, we know the

waiting lists. yes, we know the figures going up, but on those two year and 18 month waits, it's coming down now. i wasn't aware of that. so it's taking it all on board i think what is really important with all of this is you listen to everything he said tonight and then we have to compare it with what's sir keir starmer will say if he agrees to come on board and do a people's forum as well . people's forum as well. >> well, joining us now from county durham is our political editor , christopher hope. good editor, christopher hope. good morning christopher. and morning to you, christopher. and what make of the pm's what did you make of the pm's performance last night? morning ali. >> morning, eamonn. yes, well, it was in somewhere called the big club in newton aycliffe. we can now say where it was. we couldn't say it yesterday because the security issues, of course, into that big course, going into that big event with the pm, i think looking at those numbers as eamonn saying, eamonn was saying, they're undecided is the 50% is a pretty good result for him. i think cchq seemed quite pleased with it. they want to try and get away from this kind of red, chaotic prime minister on the

back in interviews with back foot in in interviews with journalists to one who is more relaxed in company, and i've seen that privately, he does relax quite a lot. he talks about tax cuts. he talks about, um , his priorities don't don't um, his priorities don't don't break what they're trying to do here with the government. um, with keir starmer. i was fascinated by that remark at the end when he said, please ask me about cutting taxes because no one had done it, just shows that the uk population is more complex than it might seem from westminster. sometimes there are a lot of questions there about the one about a couple. the nhs. um, one about a couple. there wasn't about covid vaccines and how there unsafe for a small number of people in the population. very small number of people are damaged by this vaccines. and was he this vaccines. and he was he didn't what to that didn't know what to say to that at all. um, i think it's a flavour really, of the election campaign we are now getting, getting and running getting up and running on. i think last night was the start of that for me. certainly um, and the personal nature of some of attacks sir keir of the attacks on sir keir starmer, he is wounded, starmer, he clearly is wounded, isn't sunak, by being

isn't he, mr sunak, by being criticised . um, over the over criticised. um, over the over private schools . he said it's an private schools. he said it's an attack on my parents for saving up and sending me on a scholarship to winchester . he scholarship to winchester. he feels very personally that the attack on private schools is one aimed at him personally, and that's fascinating . and i think that's fascinating. and i think that's fascinating. and i think that as forward , the polls that as we go forward, the polls will i think as these will narrow. i think as these two leaders, sir keir starmer and rishi sunak, battle, we have , of course, approached sir keir starmer's office and we are in talk. we're hoping they may come on and do one of these people's forums. i think it's illuminating and it has certainly up. westminster certainly woken up. westminster >> it certainly has. >> no, it certainly has. christopher, whilst we have, you need ask about the need to ask you about the situation in rochdale , the situation in rochdale, the labour withdrawing their labour party withdrawing their support sought azhar ali in support sought for azhar ali in the rochdale by—election this is after his comments made about hamas and the 7th of october attacks. what does this say about sir keir starmer's decision making? why was it left so late? we've known about these comments for days. we had nick

thomas—symonds on the programme yesterday. he was defending arsher ali, saying that he had apologised, saying that it was out of character . apologised, saying that it was out of character. i mean, this is a huge mess for the labour party now, isn't it ? party now, isn't it? >> it's not a mess. i would almost say it's unpressed and dented in my 20 years covering politics. i can't remember when a major party, a major party, has withdrawn support for candidates when all the ballot papers are printed. this guy, azhar ali will go forward as labour's in, on paper, at least . labour's in, on paper, at least. the candidate at the february 29th by—election in rochdale . 29th by—election in rochdale. but the party has disowned him . but the party has disowned him. essentially, the party, the labour party has surrendered a 9000 majority in rochdale to an independent and when you think about that, that is absolutely unbelievable and it shows a complete failure by the labour leadership team around sir keir starmer . i leadership team around sir keir starmer. i think of lisa nandy, pat mcfadden , nick pat mcfadden, nick thomas—symonds, three senior figures from the shadow cabinet who went out to say why they were sticking by, um , uh, azhar

were sticking by, um, uh, azhar ali and now they've dropped him when it emerged he'd made other remarks about the jews and about israel post the 7th october attacks on israel by hamas, an utter , utter mess. following on utter, utter mess. following on from last week's dropping of a £28 billion pledge to spend every year on green projects, the party is 20 points ahead in the party is 20 points ahead in the polls . but some will be the polls. but some will be questioning do they deserve that? because the way they have made these unforced errors, when they're so far ahead in the polls, the tories, they've had their own issues. we know that they course they are legion. of course they're government as well, they're in government as well, but fascinating think but it's fascinating to think how going wobbly on how labour are going wobbly on things. don't need be things. they don't need to be wobbly about at all. and that's, i think, an area the tories will explore coming months. explore in coming months. >> chris. thank you. explore in coming months. >> ali's chris. thank you. explore in coming months. >> ali's released ank you. explore in coming months. >> ali's released a|k you. explore in coming months. >> ali's released a statement azhar ali's released a statement in which apologises for his in which he apologises for his comments. he said i apologise unreservedly to the jewish community for my comments which were deeply offensive , ignorant were deeply offensive, ignorant and false . hamas is horrific.

and false. hamas is horrific. terror attack was the responsibility of hamas alone and they are still holding hostages who must be released. >> and here are the candidates standing in the rochdale by—election. azhar ali, who is now an independent. mark coleman, independent simon danczuk reform uk ian donaldson, liberal democrat . paul ellison, liberal democrat. paul ellison, conservative george galloway, workers party of britain michael howarth, independent william howarth, independent william howarth, independent. >> guy otten, green party . raven >> guy otten, green party. raven robinson , whose official monster robinson, whose official monster raving loony , and david tully, raving loony, and david tully, independent, doesn't now international tensions are on the rise at the moment over the situation in gaza . a new report situation in gaza. a new report today alleges growing disagrees between the american president , between the american president, joe biden, and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu . minister, benjamin netanyahu. >> well, this comes as israel continues with its planned offensive in rafah . that's offensive in rafah. that's despite strong international criticism. >> joining us now , gb news

>> joining us now, gb news reporter charlie peters on this one. so, um, if biden and netanyahu aren't seeing eye to eye, where does that leave us? well last night, president joe biden, after a meeting with king abdullah of jordan in the white house, said that the situation in rafah was disastrous. >> he said that people in there were packed and exposed and said that any planned operation inside rafah, that small city on the border with egypt in the small coastal enclave, would require a credible plan for the civilian population there before the war, population of rafah around 250,000. it's now the best part of 1.5 million, as so many people have fled from the north. in the centre of the strip into that area for supposed safety . israel has supposed safety. israel has regularly ordered civilians to make that move, but, charlie, could i ask you? >> you mean it's all very well, president biden complaining about this now , but has he got about this now, but has he got his fingerprints on this

situation in any way at all? >> well, it's fair to say that israel lost the propaganda war on this issue many months ago . on this issue many months ago. and indeed, israelis, you speak to regular reaffirm that position. but there is no mood for compromise in israel from the government or indeed the people. left wing critics people. even left wing critics of benjamin netanyahu are keen for this war to continue , on for this war to continue, on average, from polling from the country . and it's true that us country. and it's true that us president joe biden has led some of the calls against the military operations in gaza. last week, he said that netanyahu's actions were over the top, and there has been this sort of pre—warning opprobrium about a planned ground offensive in rafah. but it's important to say that hasn't happened yet. that ground invasion hasn't occurred. most of the fighting has still occurring, and it seems to be it's only a matter of time before it does. >> would you not agree with that? i think most military analysts the analysts looking at the situation pretty much situation say it's pretty much impossible to move armies to destroy the four hamas battalions remained there

battalions that remained there with 1.5 million people sheltering mostly in tents, because in order to prepare the ground for that kind of military operation, you'll need so much bombardment, you'll need heavy engineering work, you'll need to also activate even more of an army that has been struggling to fight are you saying that fight for. are you saying that hamas under skirts hamas can hide under the skirts of people? of these people? >> have been doing so for >> there have been doing so for many years they no doubt many years and they no doubt will in rafah. will continue to do so in rafah. people calling on israel to do less. yesterday heard the less. yesterday we heard the eu's top diplomat, josep borrell, saying that if you want the slaughter to stop , perhaps the slaughter to stop, perhaps consider stop giving israel arms. many of these messages are coming court also coming out. a dutch court also yesterday, court yesterday, an appeals court ordered the dutch government to stop sending fighter jet parts to israel . so many calls are to israel. so many calls are ongoing on the israeli side. however, they're saying if you want this fighting stop, you want this fighting to stop, you should calling on to should be calling on hamas to release remaining 134 release the remaining 134 hostages and lay down their arms that they say , is the clearest that they say, is the clearest and surest sign and only way of achieving a lasting peace in the gaza strip. >> and what does this mean for

the relationship between the us and israel? because the us has always been the strongest ally of they're not of israel, but they're not seeing eye at the moment. seeing eye to eye at the moment. what do think? they've lost what do you think? they've lost their their their power, their their influence israel in this? influence over israel in this? >> i think american >> i think losing american support extremely support for israel is extremely unlikely . and that kind of false unlikely. and that kind of false sense. also in an election sense. and also in an election yeah sense. and also in an election year, unlikely there's year, it's unlikely there's going turbulence going to be great turbulence there inside the american political establishment. know political establishment. we know that potentially upcoming that the potentially upcoming president , donald that the potentially upcoming president, donald j. that the potentially upcoming president , donald j. trump, he president, donald j. trump, he was a keen supporter of israel dunng was a keen supporter of israel during his first and so far, only tenure. but i think if the israel knows that if it loses washington to some degree, it is in deep trouble . and yesterday in deep trouble. and yesterday that meeting with jordan was also quite significant . along also quite significant. along those lines, jordan is in a way , those lines, jordan is in a way, a bridge between the arab world and the west. king abdullah was educated at sandhurst. three us service personnel were killed in an outpost in jordan bordering syria at the end of last month . syria at the end of last month. it is a key western ally , and so it is a key western ally, and so bridging the gap between what

jordan thinks and what the arab world thinks and what the west thinks is key to that lasting peace.i thinks is key to that lasting peace. i don't think we're going thinks is key to that lasting pe see i don't think we're going thinks is key to that lasting pe see the)n't think we're going thinks is key to that lasting pe see the us think we're going thinks is key to that lasting pe see the us disappearingioing thinks is key to that lasting pe see the us disappearing here, to see the us disappearing here, but are very tense, but things are very tense, though, they, charlie? though, aren't they, charlie? >> i mean, if reports are to be believed, there are believed, then there are expletives place in phone expletives taking place in phone calls the moment. >> it's remarkable to hear that kind of briefing about the opposition towards the tour. i think a potentially, think it's a way potentially, for pose for the white house to pose themselves friends of israel themselves as friends of israel and an attempt to and friends of an attempt to destroy through destroy hamas through this military operation . and they do military operation. and they do see support for some of the strategy taking it's not strategy taking place. it's not total opposition, at the total opposition, but at the same they want to same time, they also want to distance themselves from an extremely man in extremely unpopular man in benjamin netanyahu. he knows that as soon as this war is oveh that as soon as this war is over, his political career is toast. i think he also reckons that he's only just got one month to really complete out this conflict. >> but why it toast when it's >> but why is it toast when it's over? i mean, you say you've still got the support of the country, the support the country, the support for the country, the support for the country is for this moment of national mourning and in national mourning and crisis in an not an existential conflict with not just one terrorist organisation

that wants to destroy but that wants to destroy them, but a rising of the arab powers around them. a rising of the arab powers aroragain em. a rising of the arab powers aroragain ,m. a rising of the arab powers aroragain , out there, what they >> again, out there, what they would say their legitimate right to and also to defend themselves and also that sense of there's 134 hostages, think there is a hostages, i think there is a feeling consistently held in israeli media at the moment. feeling consistently held in israeli media at the moment . and israeli media at the moment. and israelis that i speak to form people in the in the military and in the government who say that, know, the hostages are that, you know, the hostages are key national story . we key to the national story. we don't from them so much. don't hear from them so much. and also, the point of and also, on the point of netanyahu losing his political credibility and his ability to run the country after many of those families of those hostages do not agree with the approach he has taken. they've rescued 113, just three from military means . means. >> charlie got to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. let's have a look at what else is happening. news wise researchers are hopeful wise and researchers are hopeful that new blood tests could predict dementia in patients up to 15 years before diagnosis . to 15 years before diagnosis. >> scientists are calling the finding a breakthrough with a number of people with the disease expected to rise by more

than a million by 2030. >> unemployment figures have fallen to 3.8% for the period october to december 2023. labour's shadow work and pensions secretary has criticised the figures, saying they show the government's utter failure on welfare reform early this morning we spoke to housing minister lee rowley mp as the government announced city councils will be told to prioritise housing plans on brownfield land . brownfield land. >> here's what he had to say. >> here's what he had to say. >> i was saying that where councils and where mayors consistently fail to deliver in urban areas , where there is good urban areas, where there is good infrastructure, where there is opportunities to build, that we will say that those the bar for refusal on brownfield site just need to go higher and it's all part of our long terme plan for housing. it's about showing that the government is serious about tackling the challenges that we are seeing in this country and well, since 2010, we've built 2.5 million houses. we're on track in this to parliament build a million houses, home

ownership is starting to go up again. so there is all movement in the right direction . in the right direction. >> the shortage is getting to people. people are getting a bit panicked or the possibility of a tea shortage . tea shortage. >> yeah, they certainly are. s simply s says, i just wondering where a t rehab is in the uk. can you advise me before i go into withdrawal? >> i think a lot of people would be like that. yeah, about it included. >> i'll be with you. let me know if find out. if you find out. >> um, from kentt if you find out. >> um, from kent t pigs, >> um, and from kent t pigs, dafleeung >> um, and from kent t pigs, darjeeling and earl grey mix is the tea proper tea and no the best tea proper tea and no tea. dust she says lee, from cornwall, has a question for eamonn this morning. >> have you ever had real irish coffee in the morning ? coffee in the morning? >> no. >> no. >> have we not? new whisky , new >> have we not? new whisky, new tipple, new bit cream. >> okay. it looks nice. looks nice though. >> very good. >> very good. >> shrinkflation martin is watching us this morning from blackpool at the weekend my wife

bought some wagon wheels so this is an interesting one. >> don't get me started on the wagon. >> yes this is this is a very apt one. and the thing is of course you have to buy wagon wheels in the blue wrapper because they have the jam in them. yes, as opposed the red them. yes, as opposed to the red ones. the point of a ones. what's the point of a wagon without the jam? don't really get that. but anyway. um, right. think right. having seen them, i think they should their name. they should change their name. not wheels to not from wagon wheels to pram wheels . very they are wheels. very good. um, they are tiny compared to the ones i remember. you said there we go. >> yeah. no, that's a very, very good point. wagon wheels have been affected, bob says shrinking cake sizes, though, are for those waists that are good for those waists that are good for those waists that are suffering with inflation. yes, very, very true . maybe we yes, very, very true. maybe we should be eating any shuttle worth with your weather update on this tuesday. >> good morning . welcome to your >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office . after an early some office. after an early some early sunshine , rain will spread early sunshine, rain will spread eastwards course of eastwards through the course of the and it will turn much

the day and it will turn much milder as well. so still some sunshine to come through the rest for parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland many eastern areas scotland and many eastern areas of england. however, the of england. however, from the west fast west the rain is fast approaching. see some approaching. we'll see some heavy as well, heavy bursts as well, particularly coast heavy bursts as well, part overrly coast heavy bursts as well, part over the coast heavy bursts as well, part over the high coast heavy bursts as well, part over the high ground. st and over the high ground. throughout this afternoon across scotland, though, there will, after some early showers, it will much drier through the will turn much drier through the afternoon it's here afternoon and it's here where the of afternoon the best of the afternoon sunshine will be. in the south, though, temperatures will though, the temperatures will rise though, the temperatures will nse the though, the temperatures will rise the day progresses and rise as the day progresses and we'll of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees. there will be very degrees. but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course of the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells probably a sharp spells and probably a sharp frost by tomorrow morning . frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far a frost with lows of far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees. there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday,

particularly across southern scotland and across the south coast as well. in between these areas it will stay fairly cloudy , with some drizzly rain on the hills coasts. but again on hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's far north of wednesday it's the far north of scotland where the best the scotland where the best of the sunshine be. however, in sunshine will be. however, in the south we'll see highs of around wednesday. around 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later . see you later. >> well, now it is time for the great british giveaway and you could bank £18,000 in tax free cash , so make sure you don't cash, so make sure you don't miss out. here's how you could make that cash yours . make that cash yours. >> time is ticking on your chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash. that's like having an extra £1,500 each month for the next year. listen to the moment we told phil, from west yorkshire he'd won our last great british giveaway . great british giveaway. >> hello phil, i've got some really good news for you. you're the winner of the great british giveaway. you're joking. that's brilliant news. giveaway. you're joking. that's brilforit news. giveaway. you're joking. that's brilfor another chance to win >> for another chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash text gb

win to 84 902. text cost £2 plus one standard network rate message or post your name and number to gb zero two, p.o. message or post your name and number to gb zero two, po. box 8000 690 derby rd 019, jvt, uk . 8000 690 derby rd 019, jvt, uk. only entrants must be 18 or oveh only entrants must be 18 or over. lines closed at 5 pm. on oveh lines closed at 5 pm. on friday. the 23rd of february. full terms and privacy notice at gb news. com forward slash win good luck . good luck. >> we've had people gasping over t today. we're also having rugby fans gasping over the lack of alcohol. the possibility of the lack of alcohol at six nations matches . find lack of alcohol at six nations matches. find out lack of alcohol at six nations matches . find out after this

paul coyte has got a lot of liquid to here go through. we'll come to beer shortly . swimming come to beer shortly. swimming first of all with adam peaty it is all aquatic. >> adam peaty, our greatest swimmer of all time, took a

break from the sport. you know, he was on strictly come dancing a couple of years so he was very good it. but you know what good on it. but you know what i've to tell you, he's the i've got to tell you, he's the most driven athlete or sports person met in my life. person i've ever met in my life. seriously some events with him, incredible. he's in the world incredible. so he's in the world of aquatic championships. he hasn't for quite hasn't swum in it for quite a few years. um, going for olympics hopefully olympics again. so to hopefully win gold on the win third olympic gold on the trot. this is over in doha in trot. so this is over in doha in the 100m breaststroke. and he only came in third, which is not for good him because there was years where he was never beaten. but like i say, broken foot, mental health problems. we're talking about drink as well. i mean, he'd been through a bit of a time, uh, but anyway, he's making a comeback. this making a real comeback. and this is up until paris is all the warm up until paris in august , is all the warm up until paris in august, where is all the warm up until paris in august , where hopefully is all the warm up until paris in august, where hopefully he'll win that gold medal. so he came third. he was actually faster in the semi—final than the winner was in the final, but not quite as the final. but as good in the final. but anyway, luck to the lad. anyway, good luck to the lad. good luck to adam peaty. >> yeah. no this this situation. um going on twickenham um what's going on at twickenham

with um what's going on at twickenham witiyeah, yeah we've >> yeah, yeah we've, we've actually picture of people actually got a picture of people at twickenham here. if we can have a look at this. they were waiting there at the bar to see if get a drink. if they could get a drink. gasping they were absolutely gasping. absolutely gasping. you would as would think it was quite warm as well. anyway , at twickenham well. um, anyway, at twickenham they certain area that they had a certain area that they'd kept out all free. it's a trial by the rfu. there we are. look at them waiting there. look at them staring at that beer. >> it's making me thirsty. >> it's making me thirsty. >> who are those people there? eamonn >> that is john sims , john >> that is john sims, john mills, john mills, even. yes sylvia sims. yes um, i knew the next guy. i knew him is anthony. anthony >> while anthony quayle, anthony quayle , yes. harry andrews and quayle, yes. harry andrews and harry andrews . harry andrews. >> yes. on goodness me, that's drive. >> an ambulance, didn't they? right. the way film tobruk. >> did you ever see that film, ellie? >> i haven't seen this film. no 1958 carlsberg. looks good, though. i tell you what, the reason is there is reason carlsberg is there is because the time they because at the time they couldn't german beer couldn't have a german beer because that would have looked

terrible. >> because it was. it was a war film. so they had to have find a beer somewhere else. so beer from somewhere else. so that was it. >> ice cold in dutch, is it? >> ice cold in dutch, is it? >> carlsberg is danish. >> yeah. carlsberg is danish. >> yeah. carlsberg is danish. >> danish. >> w- w— >> and there we go. and copenhague be playing copenhague will be playing manchester champions manchester city in the champions league tonight. it all knits together, knits together. league tonight. it all knits togecan't knits together. league tonight. it all knits togecan't drinking|etheh you can't be drinking at twickenham because they're playing 9th. playing ireland. march the 9th. they're to have alcohol they're going to have an alcohol free luck with that one. >> one. >> well that's not going to be popular. >> can you imagine. no, no really. >> just don't see the point of this. but anyway, um, so people are demanding refunds after being they were being informed they were prohibited from drinking in their seats. >> because some weren't >> yeah, because some weren't told. say some were. told. yeah they say some were. and people that and there were some people that bought early and said, and there were some people that bougii early and said, and there were some people that bougii found early and said, and there were some people that bougii found myself and said, and there were some people that bougii found myself ind said, and there were some people that bougii found myself in anaid, well, i found myself in an alcohol free zone. how am i supposed to watch the rugger without my hand? without a drink in my hand? >> okay, my friend, thank you very much indeed. >> okay, my friend, thank you vehand ch indeed. >> okay, my friend, thank you vehand ch indee are, one day away >> and here we are, one day away from valentine's day. so romance scams are what going to be scams are what we're going to be talking about

next uh, we've got, um, scarlet mcguire and we've got kriss akabusi and they're going through some of the big stories and making it into the papers today. and making it into the papers today . hey, chris, can we talk today. hey, chris, can we talk about arm forces spending? first of all, because we've spoken about this today in the in the program and this is about the money spent on inclusion and diversity. >> yeah , i mean, i was a little >> yeah, i mean, i was a little bit confused when i, when i read this here in the telegraph because they spend £2 million on dodiand because they spend £2 million on dodi and inclusion. well, that's not a lot of money with the overall budget for me. >> i agree with you. £2 million. it's made out. this is immense. it's made out. this is immense. it's absolutely ridiculous. so it's about the price of a house in surrey. you know. >> so they're spending a lot >> so they're not spending a lot of on and then when i of money on it. and then when i looked the numbers, they've looked at the numbers, they've recruited, the recruitment comes up 2019 to 50 in up from 20 in 2019 to 50 in 2023. well that's not a lot of people either i there's 50 people either. i said there's 50 people either. i said there's 50 people across the british military, not army. the army military, not the army. the army is 72,000. so if 50 people in

72,000, um, so is the process being forced then would you say, well, it's not yielding the results? i think the challenge that people may have is how does the drive for diversity and inclusion affect the operational efficiency of the army? i heard one of your clips earlier on where, you know, there are there are roles in the army where you sit in a dark room and you just sit in a dark room and you just sit drome's doesn't matter what race, creed, orientation race, colour, creed, orientation , segmentation, doesn't , segmentation, it doesn't really . crack on, do your really matter. crack on, do your job. course , you don't job. but of course, you don't want in high heels want people in high heels running on the battlefield. so i mean, i think it's crass as that. >> as i said to chris, you don't have people in no. >> 100. >> 100. >> i mean, know, you employ >> i mean, you know, you employ women and they not wear high women and they do not wear high heels. right so, so actually and what one has to remember with the armed forces is, is how many cases of deep sexism, bullying and racism that there are. and actually it's really good if we have an army that isn't full of

race ists and of course, bullying, as i said to you as well, look, look, when i when i joined the army, there was no, no public displays of affection was allowed on camp. >> that is, even with your wife, you couldn't walk on to camp with your wife holding your wife's hand. yeah now. wife's hand. yeah but now. >> what that to >> and what was that to propagate? what was the idea behind public behind that? well, public sector. if you're a young >> so if you're a young squaddie, i'm six a half. squaddie, i'm six and a half. i'm not the most attractive looking talking looking kid. i'm talking about myself. not the most myself. i'm 69. i'm not the most attractive looking and attractive looking kid. and all of a sudden, on the block, male or female, doesn't really matter. snogging matter. people are snogging and kissing. feeling kissing. i'm actually feeling that of a cohesive, that i'm part of a cohesive, collaborative, uniform army. i'm feeling you're feeling isolated because you're the ugly kid on the block, getting getting no getting going, getting no action. i guess back in action. so so i guess back in the day, that was a the thought . the day, that was a the thought. >> but back in the day, people were incredibly racist. oh, 100. >> oh oh, right. >> oh oh, right. >> i mean, what you had to put up with in the army was absolutely disgusting, absolutely disgusting, absolutely atrocious. >> atrocious , atrocious abuse >> atrocious, atrocious abuse that now i've got a young lad, son, he's 16.5.

that now i've got a young lad, son, he's16.5. there's no way i'd allow him go in the army and get that sort of abuse, but that has changed and that is a tick for diversity. inclusion think. >> does that in part down to that diversity, inclusion spending. do you think that things have improved? yeah, i think well, i think just generally in culture we've accepted so more . accepted so much more. >> you know, i'm a different man today. so my views have changed over the 30, 40 years since i joined the because i was joined the army, because i was a working class a working working class lad with a working class environment. you, you working class lad with a working claslanguage,|ent. you, you working class lad with a working claslanguage, you you, you working class lad with a working claslanguage, you set you, you working class lad with a working claslanguage, you set thingsyou use language, you set things about people different about people from different sections a community which sections of a community which you never dare now so you would never dare say. now so i recognise that you're not a kingdom in 2023 is a different place from what it was in 1973. mhm >> well, in five years time in the medical front it'll be a different place again. scarlet because they reckon they by then will be able to diagnose dementia 15 years before first symptoms emerge. i know, i mean what people are really worried about is, is that they, they find out that they're going to

have to mention in 15 years time and then and then all. >> then they've got to live with, oh, god. because i mean, it is it is an absolutely terrible disease that is completely incurable. the other thing is, is the there are different forms of dementia . so, different forms of dementia. so, i mean, alzheimer's is absolutely terrible. my mum had dementia for years and years and years. she had a terrible memory , but actually her quality of life was okay. i mean, i used to say to her, sir, how are you mum? and she'd go, i'm fine. then she'd go, well, i can't remember, can i? and we'd laugh about it and she could tell jokes, whereas alzheimer's people, you know , are really people, you know, are really sad. i mean, they don't know who you are. they, they they change personality. mean , i think personality. so, i mean, i think dementia diagnosed is fine dementia being diagnosed is fine as long as you can treat it. yeah. but i mean, because it is really frightening to think about. and i was thinking of actually fiona phillips, who, you know, who went on, you know, tv on a campaign about her dad

and how to her mum and her mum and how to her mum and her mum and now has it herself , i mean, and now has it herself, i mean, which is so i mean, it is the disease that we all dread getting actually above disease , getting actually above disease, especially if you get it, especially if you get it, especially if you get it because the early onset is the one that bothers me . bothers me. >> look, it's all terrible, but when you get into your 80s and 90s, because the longevity of your life, more of us are going to get that sort of disease in the 80s and 90s. but you get some people get dementia in their early 40s, early onset dementia. frightening dementia. that is frightening when i think the life that when i think of the life that you lead. yeah then you can lead. yeah and then they'll impacted in that way. they'll be impacted in that way. well hope we them well well we hope we wish them well in research that. in their research work on that. >> uh, uh, >> um, uh, chris, uh, valentine's day tomorrow and we hear about this trend of romance scams up 40. yeah >> so up 40% for males. so up 40% for males in the last couple of years. but still ladies are more likely to spend more money through romance scams and the

big fear is now is that they're getting people off the apps where where the scam can be tracked and detected onto emails and instant messaging, which is and instant messaging, which is a lot harder because of the ability to wipe off what you've been sending. so it is a real worry . obviously now, because worry. obviously now, because it's valentine's day , we're it's valentine's day, we're talking about that. but um, it's yeah , it's just i wonder why yeah, it's just i wonder why women are spending more money. >> it's so cruel. it's because it's because they're suckers , it's because they're suckers, right? is that the men? i mean, these these scammers. i don't mean men in general artists, these con artists are sort of they're nice to them . and, and they're nice to them. and, and then they go, oh, you know, can you just lend me a bit of money here? can you lend me a bit of money there? and it's thousands and thousands and thousands. >> here's woman has lost >> here's a woman here has lost half £1 million to a guy who was making out. he was eric clapton. i don't how it went so i don't know how it went on so long, she's widower and

long, but she's a widower and a widower. was contacted by her rock idol and began an online romance . she was smitten , but romance. she was smitten, but the man she was talking to was not who he said he wasn't. eric clapton, but a scammer. so there you are. she was 67 years of age. >> well, the idea that she thought that she was, um , that thought that she was, um, that was going to contact her in the first place, that tells you everything about the sense of her mind that she really thought that eric clapton was going to contact her. i know that sort of relationship, but. >> and it's sad people. i mean, that's what it's that's what's so awful about is it's taking advantage of sad people who, who then think, oh, everything's wonderful . wonderful. >> well, people are just desperate for love, aren't they? >> they are desperate to be absolutely desperate. so if anybody called eamonn holmes on the make sure you give the internet, make sure you give him this million quid. him this half million quid. >> official, the official >> the official, the official account. enough? account. is that enough? you're giving money whatsoever? giving any money whatsoever? guys? thank you very much indeed. been a joy and indeed. it's been a joy and a pleasure. and we'll be back after this celebrating pancake

tuesday all all sorts with chef sandy right after this

i >> -- >> 2020 for a battleground year, the year the nation decides as the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election, who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together. >> let's find out together. >> for every moment, the highs, the lows, the twists and turns . the lows, the twists and turns. >> we'll be with you for every step of this journey. >> in 2024. gb news choose is britain's election channel. i'm christopher hope and i'm gloria de piero bringing you pmqs live here on gb news every wednesday we'll bring you live coverage of prime minister's questions. >> when rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in the house of commons, we'll be asking our viewers and listeners to submit the questions that they would like to put to the prime minister and put prime minister and we'll put

that panel of top that to our panel of top politicians our westminster politicians in our westminster studio. that's pmqs live here on gb news. britain's election . channel. >> top chef and healthy chef sandie vara um, here today. but we're dealing with what maybe a lot of you may regard as something that's quite unhealthy . and that is pancakes. and the way sandy dresses these absolutely lovely. so sandy and absolutely lovely. so sandy and a lot of people will be looking for ideas for the recipes today. what have you conjured up for us? >> well, i thought outside the box. >> so normally a classic british pancake is made up of flour, um, milk and eggs. classic, as we know from the old story of shrove tuesday. however, i've made 1 or 2 that are complete low carb and keto . not an ounce low carb and keto. not an ounce of flour was put in the pan and we'll discuss that later on. i'm

going to be a little curve ball for you. however, the rest of them have all got different kind of fillings and we've got we've got a breakfast one, we've got a sweet one, we've got a savoury one. again, this day one. but again, this pancake day people are going to be using lots sweet treats i just lots of sweet treats and i just want give a traditional what want to give a traditional what about there about the traditional one there you've pancake and you've got the pancake and lemons. and sugar. you've got the pancake and lem the and sugar. you've got the pancake and lem the sugar and sugar. you've got the pancake and lem the sugar that and sugar. you've got the pancake and lem the sugar that i'm and sugar. you've got the pancake and lem the sugar that i'm going gar. you've got the pancake and lem the sugar that i'm going tor. but the sugar that i'm going to be using is a truvia stevia leaf. uh, calories. leaf. okay. uh, zero calories. >> can we tell the difference? >> can we tell the difference? >> you you you can >> you can, you can, you can tell me. >> serve it up. let's get it served up. >> let's go with the first traditional one. so obviously we usually go into with a couple of lemons. eye. lemons. on in my eye. >> oh careful for lemon in >> on be careful for lemon in your eye. >> and this be your >> and would this be your favourite flavour sandy. or do you bit more experimental? you get a bit more experimental? >> you know what being >> do you know what being a northerner and growing up in in manchester, lemon and sugar was always the most popular. >> it always of all the >> it was always of all the other fancy ones we used to other fancy ones that we used to do, used to do. do, we used to do. >> and obviously i've got a couple of curveballs. um we have >> and obviously i've got a cou ae of curveballs. um we have >> and obviously i've got a cou a nicecurveballs. um we have >> and obviously i've got a cou a nice spiced|lls. um we have >> and obviously i've got a cou a nice spiced|lls.version have >> and obviously i've got a cou a nice spiced|lls.version as|ve got a nice spiced up version as well, people don't tend well, because people don't tend to think of something a bit more

different thinking outside different and thinking outside the savoury people do like >> savoury people do like savoury would be up a savoury eamonn would be up for a savoury eamonn would be up for a savoury an indian, savoury oh, i've got an indian, i've an indian for i've got an indian treat for eamonn him and this eamonn just for him and this sugaris eamonn just for him and this sugar is double the strength of normal but zero calories. normal sugar, but zero calories. >> idea is that >> so the idea is that i shouldn't be to tell the difference. >> really . >> really. >> really. >> if anything, you should be flavour enhancer. but to be quite like that quite honest, i like that eamonn's rolling his up. >> yeah, i like that. i like the style. >> i'm gonna put that there for you. >> us know what you think. >> let us know what you think. does taste good? lovely does that taste good? lovely lovely. you taste the lovely. can you taste the difference? taste lemon difference? i taste lemon quite a lot. difference? i taste lemon quite a l(and there's a crunchiness >> and there's a crunchiness there sugar. >> and there's a crunchiness the all sugar. >> and there's a crunchiness the all right. sugar. >> and there's a crunchiness the all right. i'm|gah >> and there's a crunchiness the all right. i'm going >> and there's a crunchiness theall right. i'm going in. >> all right. i'm going in. >> all right. i'm going in. >> no complaints at all. >> no complaints at all. >> would you like some more sugar? because know how sugar? because i don't know how sweet your tooth is. you can have more it. have more on it. >> i've really sweet tooth. >> i've got really sweet tooth. oh, then come come on, oh, okay. then come on, come on, let's you up. load me up. let's load you up. load me up. >> lemon, lemon and sugar. so classic. >> so this would be my favourite flavour. i like i'm flavour. sandy, i like just i'm really boring. flavour. sandy, i like just i'm reaithere's boring. flavour. sandy, i like just i'm reaithere's nothing wrong with >> there's nothing wrong with that. >> nutella would be mine. um >> nutella would be mine. um >> i was going to bring >> nutella. i was going to bring in nutella, but i kind of,

in a nutella, but i kind of, like, made quite a lot. >> that passes the test >> well, that passes the test straight one. >> that one. >> that one. >> happy with that >> okay, you're happy with that one. let's go with let's go with a let's go with a bacon classic bacon. breakfast again bacon. um breakfast again americans different style americans do a different style of we have pancakes of pancake. we have pancakes all around polish. around the world. polish. do pancakes. pancakes. pancakes. indians do pancakes. but a traditional but i've done a traditional engush but i've done a traditional english pancake. this is 300g of flour, milk, and two flour, 100g of milk, and two eggs. now, normally they use maple syrup, but i've gone for an agave nectar. yeah, from the groovy company. now, this is going to be less sugar and calorific. >> wow. there's lots of syrup on this. >> you could have this without the, um, the syrup, couldn't you? >> of course, if you're not a syrup person, but obviously a lot of people doing pancake days will will take on the american style and load everything up with sugar. what i'm trying to do is to show that there are some alternatives that you some small alternatives that you can you've still got can have, that you've still got maximum taste. maximum flavour, maximum taste. yes everyone's cup of yes it's not everyone's cup of tea, bacon and syrup. yeah. >> i don't if the americans tea, bacon and syrup. yeah. >> i it. n't if the americans love it. >> absolutely love it. and it's quite popular over here. i think it's going to be your cup of tea. >> do you?

>> do you? >> i've sweet tooth, >> i've got a sweet tooth, though i'm not sure about the bacon the of the syrup. bacon and the mix of the syrup. eamonn you like it, don't you? >> have your bit if >> well, i'll have your bit if you don't want it. >> oh, no, that works. mm. >> oh, no, that works. mm. >> very much so. that work. >> very much so. that does work. >> very much so. that does work. >> want to get pineapple >> very much so. that does work. >> gammont to get pineapple >> very much so. that does work. >> gammon together. ineapple >> very much so. that does work. >> gammon together. you pple >> very much so. that does work. >> gammon together. you know it and gammon together. you know it works. yeah. beautiful. >> if you grill the pineapple. >> yeah. lovely. pineapple. >> soah. lovely. pineapple. >> so that's lovely. pineapple. >> so that's the sly. pineapple. >> so that's the winner. that's the winner. >> two winners, two winners. >> two winners, two winners. >> okay. we're >> two winners. okay. we're going to it up with a bit of going to mix it up with a bit of a savoury one now okay okay. and this one over here. very popular. popular filling this one over here. very populvery popularfilling this one over here. very populvery popularar filling this one over here. very populvery popular filling.g okay. very popular filling. and this mix. on this filling is a samosa mix. oh oh. so i've used lots of turmeric for the benefit. turmeric for the health benefit. we all about turmeric. we know all about turmeric. there's cumin in and it's there's cumin in there. and it's a i've just topped a savoury. and i've just topped it with a coconut chutney. and garnish some coriander. garnish it with some coriander. what absolute delightful for what an absolute delightful for me . me. >> and would this be? would this be served up in indian households then today or. i've got absolutely well in my family. >> um, obviously i come from a line of good cooks and my mum would make this on shrove tuesday now, along with would she make you have the savoury

first let you have the first and then let you have the sweet pancakes? >> what it used sweet pancakes? >> be what it used sweet pancakes? >>be done what it used sweet pancakes? >>be done in what it used sweet pancakes? >>be done in my what it used sweet pancakes? >>be done in my house. t used sweet pancakes? >>be done in my house. i used sweet pancakes? >>be done in my house. i can't remember. >> you used to have to have a cheese pancake this is my favourite so far. >> yeah, it's really gorgeous. >> yeah, it's really gorgeous. >> yeah, it's really gorgeous. >> yeah, really really nice. ellie, have a go. >> knew you'd like the >> we knew you'd like the savoury best. there we savoury one the best. there we go. this a bit go. so this is a little bit different, isn't it? yeah so people could have their pancakes, their dinner. >> don't think pancakes, their dinner. >> the don't think pancakes, their dinner. >> the box don't think pancakes, their dinner. >> the box at don't think pancakes, their dinner. >> the box at the)n't think pancakes, their dinner. >> the box at the endthink pancakes, their dinner. >> the box at the end of1k outside the box at the end of the it's like a wrap. um, so the day it's like a wrap. um, so you fill it with. we can you can fill it with. we can pretty much fill with pretty much fill it with anything you want. obviously in france it a crepe. france they call it a crepe. it's a lot thinner. >> we've less than three minutes. >> so okay, two more to do. >> so okay, two more to do. >> this is a this is the lamb one. on a lamb. oh >> this is a this is the lamb one. on a lamb. on with some. >> and it's undressed. >> and it's undressed. >> completely plain. >> undressed completely plain. and spiced up and the lamb is spiced up yoghurt it or absolutely yoghurt inside it or absolutely yoghurt inside it or absolutely yoghurt calm everything down. sandy. >> sandy. >> sandy. >> the one's the best so >> the indian one's the best so far. agree with eamonn. far. really agree with eamonn. that amazing. yeah that was amazing. yeah yeah i agree, isn't it? >> superb. >> it's not superb. >> it's not superb. >> yeah. it's incredible. >> yeah. it's incredible. >> it's like a meal. >> it's like a meal. >> spices. >> spices. >> yeah it is, it's the flavour on that. brilliant. really really nice.

>> doing really nice. >> oh you're doing the same again >> oh you're doing the same agathis isn't it. >> this isn't it. >> this isn't it. >> um, it's good to think of it as a wrap. >> yeah, you can think outside the box. we always traditionally go with the sweet stuff, but people tend to think about people don't tend to think about the i think i'm convinced >> yeah, i think i'm convinced me actually. me on that, actually. >> and final note, under >> and on a final note, under the sweet as a pudding. now give that ellie because she's that one to ellie because she's really, got the sweet tooth >> i've got the sweet tooth here. >> yeah. so the cream again. >> yeah. so the cream again. >> just thinking this to see everyone's gorgeous. >> gorgeous. >> yeah. gorgeous. >> yeah. gorgeous. >> want one of these >> do you want one of these back? >> about the one about the indian you. knew indian one. and you. i knew you'd like the indian one. now >> quito. cream. what's that about, the quito cream >> quito. cream. what's that about,the quito cream basically >> so the quito cream basically is obviously quito, we is we obviously as quito, we love fat. so i've obviously love full fat. so i've obviously used double double double cream. however, not be so quite however, you can not be so quite sweetness just sweetness in there. i've just made a sweet cream like made it into a sweet cream like a chantilly cream. again use a chantilly cream. and again use the that delicious? the truvia is that delicious? >> wow, sandy, is the one >> wow, sandy, this is the one for yeah for me. yeah >> that cream. >> that cream. >> see a whole menu served up there starters. my main there with starters. my main course and then a dessert . course and then a dessert. >> i think you're right. i think you could start. >> i think you're right. i think youbutild start. >> i think you're right. i think youbut i'mtart. >> i think you're right. i think youbut i'm going to shock you.

>> but i'm going to shock you. >> but i'm going to shock you. >> i'm going to shock you. all half of these pancakes weren't made flour. there made with flour. that one there is with yeah, that is made with cheese. yeah, that one there is made with cheese. that one there is made with cheese. ingredients, cheese. cheese. two ingredients, halloumi egg, 50g of halloumi and egg, 50g of halloumi. one medium egg blend it down and you guess what? you've not even got a single carb. >> i believe that i don't like halloumi. >> yeah, but you love that . >> yeah, but you love that. >> yeah, but you love that. >> i do know. and listen, if you want more of these recipes off chef sandy sandie vara and the creation. she head to the wellness . chef.co.uk wellness wellness. chef.co.uk wellness chef. wellness. chef.co.uk wellness chef . echo.uk. do you have chef. echo.uk. do you have a favourite . favourite. >> it's really hard for me you know my favourite i have to say lemon and sugar. >> oh yeah. it's hard to beat isn't it, when you get the basic of that right. >> yeah. and i had to bring that in because it's a classic through the whole country. but i had to bring in an alternative sugar for the whole nation to try yeah. try out. yeah. >> it's good that can do >> and it's good that you can do it as well. absolutely.

it healthy as well. absolutely. everybody can make a pancake with in with something they've got in their kitchen. >> absolutely. there's something for thanks, you're welcome. >> thanks, a&e. you're welcome. thank very much. always thank you very much. it's always nice when you're in. >> we get fed. >> it means we get fed. >> it means we get fed. >> yeah i've heard that super. yeah. lovely see you. yeah. it's lovely to see you. thank very much, sandy. thank you very much, sandy. >> and here's annie with your weather picture. >> things are heating >> looks like things are heating up. boiler is sponsors of up. boxt boiler is sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. after an early some early sunshine, rain will spread eastwards through the course of the day and it will turn much milder as well. so still some sunshine to come through the rest parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland many eastern areas rest of the morning for parts of sc england. many eastern areas rest of the morning for parts of sc england. however,astern areas rest of the morning for parts of sc england. however, from areas rest of the morning for parts of sc england. however, from the as of england. however, from the west the rain fast west the rain is fast approaching. we'll see some heavy well, heavy bursts as well, particularly across coast particularly across the coast and the ground and over the high ground throughout this afternoon. across scotland, though, there will, after early showers, will, after some early showers, it will turn much drier through the afternoon it's here the afternoon and it's here where afternoon where the best of the afternoon sunshine will be. in the south, though, the temperatures will

rise though, the temperatures will nse the though, the temperatures will rise the day progresses and rise as the day progresses and we'll 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees, but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course of the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk , however, the far north the uk, however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though , will be further south, though, will be far a frost lows of far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees, but there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly across southern scotland across the south scotland and across the south coast as well. in between these areas it stay fairly cloudy areas it will stay fairly cloudy , with some drizzly rain on the hills coasts. but again on hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's the north of wednesday it's the far north of scotland, where the of the scotland, where the best of the sunshine will be. however, in the south we'll see highs of around 15 degrees on wednesday. see later . see you later. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on .

gb news time quickly approaching 9:00. >> it's tuesday pancake tuesday 13 of february . 13 of february. >> yeah, this is breakfast with eamonn holmes and ellie costello i >> -- >> the first election event of the year. the prime minister faced undecided voters last night in gb news people's forum . night in gb news people's forum. >> the party hasn't changed. it's not changed. it's a con right ? and that's what you have right? and that's what you have to remember. a vote for anyone who's not me, who's not your conservative candidate is a vote to put him with his values and his party in power. >> the prime minister talking about labour, meanwhile , sir about labour, meanwhile, sir keir starmer is facing his biggest crisis yet, forced to withdraw support from the embattled rochdale by—election

candidate . candidate. >> another labour own goal. labour disowned its candidate at the rochdale by—election, effectively surrendering . a 9000 effectively surrendering. a 9000 seat, 9000 vote majority. what is going on as israel increases airstrikes in gaza ? airstrikes in gaza? >> growing frictions between the usa and israel emerge and a delicious breakfast treat today to mark shrove tuesday or pancake day , we'll be crossing pancake day, we'll be crossing to a bottomless pancake brunch in manchester for good morning . in manchester for good morning. >> after another sunny and dry start . there's wetter weather on start. there's wetter weather on the way for this afternoon. you can find out all the details with me a little later. can find out all the details with me a little later . on. with me a little later. on. >> and you know, just before we move on. we've been keeping you busy with lots of things today. shrinkflation inflation and empty pancake house, all sorts

of things today that shortage of tea. what effects that having? >> well, apparently we could see not only a shortage of tea, but also the price increases of tea that got us talking about not only shrinkflation on our shelves. and there's a lot of it, especially in biscuits, but the is going up as well. the price is going up as well. but one thing i did notice was you know, the humble custard cream the biscuit, cream like us in the biscuit, the cream biscuit and the humble bourbon. they go up bourbon. yes. they never go up in price . in price. >> i've never had a bourbon in my life . my life. >> well, when he's changed that bnng >> well, when he's changed that bring you in some tomorrow. >> look. it doesn't >> it doesn't look. it doesn't look biscuit me. look a nice biscuit to me. >> it's not the one for me. it's a bitter. it's like a dark a bit bitter. it's like a dark chocolate, custard creams a bit bitter. it's like a dark cho what happens, that >> no matter what happens, that is i don't know whether that's >> i don't know whether that's correct. observation. correct. that's my observation. go into any supermarket differently. else differently. but everything else is up price. but the is going up in price. but the bourbon the custard cream, bourbon and the custard cream, they things from us, they can take things from us, but never take the but they'll never take the custard or the bourbon. custard cream or the bourbon. okay theory. okay that's my theory. >> and didn't take we

>> um, and we didn't take we brought prime minister to us brought the prime minister to us last you this last night asking you this morning. you see it? last night asking you this mo yes.|. you see it? last night asking you this mo yes. the you see it? last night asking you this mo yes. the election; it? last night asking you this mo yes. the election year has >> yes. the election year has kicked off with rishi sunak facing voters during facing undecided voters during gb forum last gb news people's forum last night . night. >> well, the prime minister faced array of questions from faced an array of questions from migration on to vaccines . migration on to vaccines. >> labour party hasn't changed. it's not changed. it's a con right . and that's what you have right. and that's what you have to remember. a vote for anyone who's not me, who's not your conservative candidate, is a vote to put him with his values and party in power. you saw and his party in power. you saw it last week. what that would mean for the economy can't tell you how he's to pay for you how he's going to pay for £28 billion decarbonisation policy, which means higher taxes for you and everyone else stood by this person in rochdale until the pressure got too much . the media pressure got too much. like the values. he's like that's the values. he's doing everything he can right now to frustrate the passage of our rwanda the house of our rwanda bill in the house of lords. you want of that? lords. do you want any of that? >> well, we got plenty of it last night and let's go to our political editor, christopher hope.chns political editor, christopher hope. chris was a big thing for us to get the prime minister and

many politicians wouldn't expose themselves to an unnecessary risk like that. how did he come out of it ? out of it? >> well, i mean, i think maybe it was a risk worth taking. um, morning, game and morning, ali. um people went in there, they're undecided voters selected by survation. the polling company to market phones to and fro . our to market phones to and fro. our colleague stephen dixon, hosting the event. but he withdrew , and the event. but he withdrew, and it was the voters against sunak. and i think he did. okay, maybe 50% of the voters who came out in that room said they would now vote conservative, 36% undecided, 14, uh, voting other. um, i think that's okay. and ellie might disagree, but i think he went they went in there having all no one was clear how they're going to vote. and he won over half the audience. that's not a bad result. and in many ways it vindicates the risk that number took this. that number 10 took with this. it was it was a, you know, lots of, um, risk. it played anything could happened. but in a

could have happened. but in a sense, they to show off the sense, they want to show off the pm one that i've pm in private. the one that i've seen my role at gb news as seen in my role at gb news as a political editor when he's relaxed and can explain an issue, it goes quite well and he can actually get quite passionate behind the small boats taxes boats issue and cutting taxes when to push when he's not trying to push back against aggressive journalists . and i think that journalists. and i think that may have for last may have worked for him last night , rishi may have worked for him last night, rishi sunak may have worked for him last night , rishi sunak criticised night, rishi sunak criticised the labour party over the way that they've handled the rochdale by—election situation in withdrawing their support. >> now for ashley ali, this has been described as the biggest crisis in sir keir starmer's leadership . leadership. >> yeah, the biggest crisis since last week's one, when they reversed £28 billion of annual spending on green measures. if they win power . spending on green measures. if they win power. um, yeah, it's looking quite accident prone currently keir starmer, he's lost his candidate in rochdale at the 29th of february by—election azhar ali, after new remarks emerged that weren't in the mail on sunday. at the weekend and were reported by the daily mail this morning about

the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas. um, that's why they've had to drop him and it does show a problem with his leadership here. you have had lisa nandy pack mcfadden, nick thomas—symonds, three senior players in labour saying why it is right for mr ali carried on as a candidate after those remarks emerged on sunday and on monday, monday night, tuesday morning, he's gone. the party is now surrendered a 9000 vote majority in rochdale to an independent candidate or whoever wins. it could be george galloway could be of the others that we list at gb news regularly. um but as things stand, the party had a labour mp in rochdale and it won't have one. um, if mr ali wins the by—election because he'll return as an independent candidate . as an independent candidate. it's an almighty cock up here. failure to vet this candidate properly and check his views and check what he stands for. paul waugh, a leading journalist who lost out to him, will be regretting this because he could have been a candidate and he

certainly wouldn't be saying these kind of things. >> you say, chris, 9000 >> um, as you say, chris, 9000 votes thing to give votes are a big thing to give away, a big thing to lose. if it were to happen. and where are mr ali's votes? likely to go if they don't stay with him as an independent, who would benefit ? independent, who would benefit? great question. >> eamonn. they might go to george galloway standing as an independent. simon for independent. simon danchuk for the party . i mean, as the reform party. i mean, as things stand, labour will not win this by—election on paper, voters in rochdale might be confused to find a labour candidate, call mr ali, but he's been disowned by the party if he wins, he's an independent. so essentially labour have lost that by—election that's what we can say this morning. two weeks out is extraordinary . i've never out is extraordinary. i've never known this for a leading political 20 years political party in my 20 years covering politics. >> thank you very much indeed. well, eyes will be on that well, all eyes will be on that by—election. uh, azhar ali has since released a statement . he since released a statement. he apologised for his comments. he said i apologise unreservedly to

the jewish community for my comments which were deeply offensive, ignorant and false. >> hamas is horrific. terror attack was the responsibility of hamas alone and they are still holding hostages who must be released and all the candidates in that by—election are these azhar ali, independent mark coleman, independent simon danczuk reform uk in donaldson , danczuk reform uk in donaldson, liberal democrat paul ellison , liberal democrat paul ellison, conservative george galloway , conservative george galloway, workers party of britain michael howarth, independent william howarth, independent william howarth, independent william howarth, independent guy otten, green party. ravindra subbotina, official monster raving loony party and david tully, independent. >> okay, let's find out what, um, andrew pierce and pip tomson will make of all of that. at 9:30, guys moaning, moaning morning. >> how are you two? all right . >> how are you two? all right. >> how are you two? all right. >> well, we're going to be reflecting on the forum last night. we've got, we've got night. we've got, um, we've got someone coming in who's advised

lots prime ministers tory lots of prime ministers tory leaders on presentations. see what it. i thought he what he made of it. i thought he did all right. sunak. did all right. rishi sunak. >> actually think he's >> yeah, i actually think he's probably his best when he is probably at his best when he is communicating with people in that of way. >> but at times he just seemed he was trying that little bit too hard to be your mate. >> um, i know what mean. >> um, i know what you mean. yeah rehearse sort of yeah or rehearse lines, sort of begging for, um, finance questions at the end, but tax issues. >> well , issues. >> well, somebody must have won. i've done all my homework on this. come on. you know, and then at one point, it seemed almost like he was just trying to take over from stephen in the hosting, let's get hosting, saying, oh, let's get some from the floor. >> i know he didn't want to go into that box, did he? no. >> well, a big a big coup for gb news to get to get it right. >> it. oh, fab. and it >> to get it. oh, fab. and it was it was smooth. and yeah, it could have been a catastrophe for minister. it could for the prime minister. it could have horribly but it have gone horribly wrong, but it didn't. be pleased in didn't. so they'll be pleased in number so andrew, could number 10. so andrew, it could have catastrophe for him. have been a catastrophe for him. >> didn't have do this by >> he didn't have to do this by any means. why have any means. why would he have done it? >> i think he realises he's got

to out to a lot more to reach out to a lot more people, because the polls are bad. and i suppose you look, if they're points behind they're 20 points behind in the polls, have he got to lose? polls, what have he got to lose? well, i'll tell you what. on last night's say, will he do it for good? >> last night's figures. >> yeah. last night's figures. when if an undecided when you know if an undecided audience, then said audience, 50% of them then said they vote him. >> that's that's job done. then for he'll be happy with for him, he'll be happy with that. and course, great that. and of course, great controversy. we're looking at labour we're labour on rochdale. we're talking the talking to lord man who is the government's on government's adviser on anti—semitism. mp. anti—semitism. former labour mp. this a complete car crash. this is a complete car crash. >> breaking last night was >> that breaking last night was actually rishi sunak actually a gift for rishi sunak in way, wasn't it? in a way, wasn't it? >> before he goes on air, >> just before he goes on air, it's a big problem for labour. >> it, you know, keir >> i mean, is it, you know, keir starmer's biggest crisis far starmer's biggest crisis so far is leader. >> he should have got rid of him the story broke. so the moment that story broke. so it took two days of dithering, indecision. is a man indecision. this is a man who cannot make mind up. we saw indecision. this is a man who cannlast|ake mind up. we saw indecision. this is a man who cannlast week mind up. we saw indecision. this is a man who cannlast week with nd up. we saw indecision. this is a man who cannlast week with ther. we saw indecision. this is a man who cannlast week with the u—turnaw that last week with the u—turn on the £28 billion spending on the big £28 billion spending on the big £28 billion spending on green issues, and a lot of labour very, very cross, labour mps are very, very cross, particularly the who came on particularly the guy who came on with yesterday, nick with you yesterday, nick thomas—symonds, to spell

thomas—symonds, who had to spell out, know, the out, you know, trot out the agreed line that he'd fallen for out, you know, trot out the agree(online:hat he'd fallen for out, you know, trot out the agree(online conspiracy. .len for out, you know, trot out the agree(online conspiracy. yeah.ir some online conspiracy. yeah. >> apologised we >> and he's apologised and we draw a line. it's out of character. >> it's vile anti—semitism and more light, as i always more came to light, as i always knew it would. but you will get people, who argue people, andrew, who will argue keir time keir starmer may take his time to a conclusion and he to come to a conclusion and he doesn't mind taking his time. >> he comes to >> and when he comes to conclusion, it will be the right conclusion, it will be the right conclusion he'll stick to it. >> yeah, i call it dither in decision and delay and a lack of leadership. in the in the leadership. and in the in the meantime, people come meantime, other people have come out to, you know, defend it all. >> look they look >> and then they look they look silly don't they? silly now don't they? >> pat mcfadden no. >> pat mcfadden no. >> they're always defending >> pat mcfadden no. >> tweekend./ays defending >> pat mcfadden no. >> tweekend. and defending >> pat mcfadden no. >> tweekend. and then ding >> pat mcfadden no. >> tweekend. and then last it at the weekend. and then last night, to admit they got night, having to admit they got it wrong. >> and this is the party that's trying distance from trying to distance itself from anti—semitism. trying to distance itself from anti—you'd sm. trying to distance itself from anti—you'd be. trying to distance itself from anti—you'd be dithering on think you'd be dithering on on anything that bad. anything like that really bad. >> anyway. guys. >> anyway. guys. >> see you in >> appreciate it. see you in half thank you very much half nine. thank you very much indeed. we had pancakes today. have haven't had have you had. i haven't had any everywhere. have you had. i haven't had any eveyeah.re. all have you had. i haven't had any eveyeah. re. all over the >> yeah. they're all over the hill for us. >> for you. >> none for you. >> none for you. >> so yummy. >> so yummy. >> see, everyone's. and i'm a good catholic boy. >> that's it. after today,

>> so that's it. after today, i'm giving up. >> gonna up >> we're gonna win some up tonight. maybe. yeah. what's your favourite toppings? >> sugar lemon. very boring. >> delicious. i'm bit of >> delicious. i'm a bit of nutella. oh, no. >> too fattening. >> too fattening. >> i'll come your house. >> i'll come to your house. >> i'll come to your house. >> that's else. >> that's something else. >> that's something else. >> bigger here. >> he spelt bigger here. >> he spelt bigger here. >> i need to bring you in. >> oh, i need to bring you in. bob biscuits tomorrow. and bob and biscuits tomorrow. and a tub of nutella. and we can do a day of hell and a coffee. oh, no. >> all up, fancy the chance to win >> all up, fancy the chance to win £18,000? it is >> all up, fancy the chance to win £18,000? it is the great british giveaway. here's what we're how we're doing. and here's how you can part of it. can be part of it. >> still time to turn 2024 into 2020. with your chance to 2020. more with your chance to win £18,000 in cash to spend. however you like, you really could be the next big winner of our great british giveaway. phil from west yorkshire won our last one. listen to his reaction when we gave him the news. i never wanted any in my life. >> well congratulations, you've won £10,000. on my god . won £10,000. on my god. >> wow! >> wow! >> but hurry for another chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash . to win £18,000 in tax free cash. text gb win to 834902. text cost

£2 plus one standard network rate message or post your name and to number gb zero two, po box 8690. derby . de192, uk only box 8690. derby. de192, uk only entrants must be 18 or over lines closed at 5 pm. on friday. the 23rd of february for full terms and privacy notice at gbnews.com. forward slash win. good luck now we're going to have more pancakes. >> we just can't get enough of them today. and why not? sophie reaperis them today. and why not? sophie reaper is out and about for us and she is joining chefs and their manchester. and they're cooking pancake after pancake after pancake. we'll let you into the secrets of them after

well we're going well on this shrove tuesday. we've had some slap up pancakes this morning. but we want to find out who's

doing what around the country, don't we? >> yeah. how are you marking the day? let's go to gb news, north—west of england. reporter day? let's go to gb news, north—yreapehengland. reporter day? let's go to gb news, north—yreapeh who'sd. reporter day? let's go to gb news, north—yreapeh who's in reporter sophie reaper. who's in manchester finding it out for us at the black milk cafe. sophie, you get all the good gigs you do i >> -- >> you know what? it's actually a rarity that i get to come to this kind of story. and i am so excited . i haven't had breakfast excited. i haven't had breakfast this morning in preparation for this, so i'm very keen to get into this wonderful stack of pancakes you can see here in front of me. now, i'm traditionally more of a lemon and sugar kind of girl, and i'm sure my mother will shout at me for saying this next part. but of this kind newer , of course, this kind of newer, fluffier pancake is becoming all the in in recent years. so the rage in in recent years. so i'm here at black milk in the northern quarter of manchester today to give them go. joining today to give them a go. joining me is lovely olly. good me is the lovely olly. good morning to olly. now i am of morning to you olly. now i am of course going to give these pancakes a try because it wouldn't be breakfast television if so if we weren't doing that. so while them a go, why

while i do give them a go, why don't you tell our viewers at home it is i'm going to be home what it is i'm going to be tucking into? >> so here we have our traditional scotch pancakes. the recipe from my recipe actually came from my business partner's grandmother . business partner's grandmother. one earliest core one of his earliest core memories was, um, was was making these pancakes with his grandmother over in scotland. and we thought , what? what and we thought, what? what better way to celebrate that? and such a beautiful memory than to absolutely cut it with our sicilian pistachio sauce and pistachio. >> so it's pistachio and you've got the white chocolate on there too. >> and then just some fresh raspberries for a nice little bit of acidity to cut through there. now i am a white chocolate fan. >> they are absolutely amazing and you write about the raspberries. they do cut right through it. and i'm not i'm not obviously going to finish the whole stack on on air this morning. we don't want to do that. um, i'll take that back from you. now, mentioned there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis. now, mentioned there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis isiow, mentioned there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis is quite mentioned there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis is quite the 1tioned there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis is quite the debate there that. um, i'll take that back fromthis is quite the debate on re that this is quite the debate on pancake day. are people having the traditional british pancake with sugar , or are

with lemon and sugar, or are people now moving more to this style of pancake ? where do you style of pancake? where do you stand on that debate? >> so. so when i'm at home, actually, i make your traditional sort of flat , sort traditional sort of flat, sort of crepe sort of style of pancake . that's because my core pancake. that's because my core memories of growing up, that was always what my dad made. and it was just it was literally lemon sugar and pretty much. and that's it. that's it. >> i'm exactly the same. and i'm sure if my mum is watching, she will it's lemon and will agree that it's lemon and sugar or nothing else. um but talk to me this style of talk to me about this style of pancake obviously this is pancake then. obviously this is the make here. >> yeah. so we just think that our sauces that we make over in sicily, they are. they're very decadent. they're nut based spreads. also have a spreads. um, we also have a white chocolate version two with madagascar and vanilla, but we just that thicker , just feel that the thicker, fluffier texture supports the sauce a little bit better because you don't want a sloppy like crepe. dear. falling over or. yeah, it just it's it stands up to the to the sauce and really just creates a lovely fluffy base for it.

>> absolutely. now we should say , of course, pancake day is also shrove tuesday . of course, shrove tuesday. of course, tomorrow, ash wednesday in the christian faith marks the start of that lent period, 40 days before easter sunday. traditionally, people would use up things in the cupboard that could be considered quite rich eggs, flour, that kind of thing. interesting fact out today in the uk alone , 52 million eggs the uk alone, 52 million eggs will be cracked. so i think that suggests that here at black milk you'll be quite busy. is that something you tend to see on pancake day? >> yeah, this is our busiest day of the year. every single pancake day is just like queues down street , around down the down the street, around the corner. like, yeah, we try to serve everybody. yeah it's a fantastic day for us here. >> it is amazing isn't it. because i think any other day of the year i'm not really a big i'm not really a big dessert fan myself, but a pancake day. you have to have a pancake, don't you? you really do. you really do. so if there's anyone out there who is there today, though, who is perhaps not the best in the

kitchen, what advice would you give them if they're flipping? what's flipping tip? what's your best flipping tip? >> uh, i would say cheat and get a little pancake pan. that's are they helpful? >> because i've never done that. >> because i've never done that. >> yeah. like a proper like sort of coated, like . i mean, my way of coated, like. i mean, my way is a cast iron skillet, but fancy , but i do. yeah. the fancy, but i do. yeah. the classic pancake pans with the non—stick on you. you you're off and away there. >> well, there you've heard it from that expert here with me this morning at black milk. thank you very much for your time this morning. i'm going to hand guys in the hand back to you guys in the studio now so can can finish studio now so i can i can finish my breakfast here. >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that looks incredible reaper >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that lookollie'edible reaper >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that lookollie taylor. reaper >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that lookollie taylor. thank reaper >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that lookollie taylor. thank you aper >> sophie, i'm so jealous. that lookollie taylor. thank you soar and ollie taylor. thank you so much. enjoy pancake day . you're much. enjoy pancake day. you're going to be very, very busy there today. think . well, there today. i think. well, eamonn, a story for you eamonn, i've got a story for you here. i was just researching whilst telling our whilst sophie was telling us our facts. i thought i'd get a fact of own. this is about of my own. okay, this is about pancake you know, pancake day races. you know, when you with pancake when you run with your pancake and flip it at the same

and try and flip it at the same time? legend has it, this all started back in 1445, when a woman the church bells woman heard the church bells ringing was making ringing and she was making pancakes and she thought rather than going mass, than be late going to mass, she thought, bring the pancake thought, i'll bring the pancake and flip as i go. yes and she ran, and it started a tradition that who live in olney now that women who live in olney now take part the race. they wear take part in the race. they wear an apron, a hat, and they carry an apron, a hat, and they carry a pan and flip their pancake. >> and where's olney? >> and where's olney? >> where is that? >> where is that? >> it's a very good question, which i'm now going go. which i'm now going to go. >> buckinghamshire. which i'm now going to go. >> olney1ghamshire. which i'm now going to go. >> olney here nshire. which i'm now going to go. >> olney here weire. which i'm now going to go. >> olney here we go. is in milton keynes, milton keynes, buckinghamshire . oh. what did buckinghamshire. oh. what did you say? weren't far off. you say? you weren't far off. well yeah, i think you'll find i was spot on. i think i think you're farnham was right. and in fact, someone has said that this morning they said that our pancake segment. if you missed it, ate loads pancakes it, we ate loads of pancakes earlier. good, sweet earlier. it was very good, sweet and savoury. steve from stratford upon avon, that stratford upon avon, says that pancake segment you guys pancake segment that you guys did so funny, informative. did was so funny, informative. eamonn, are legend . eamonn, you are a legend. >> steve's the legend. >> well, steve's the legend. steve vara the legend there steve vara is the legend there with what he's got down asks

could we have the low carb recipe again before we finish? well you simply go to steve's website, which is well , nurse website, which is well, nurse chef wellness. well nurse chef one word wellness chef.co .uk. and he's got all the recipes for the savoury and the sweet pancakes listed there. i have to say i wasn't. and a lovely picture of you and him in the kitchen together as well. >> and lovely. >> and lovely. >> and, uh, i was saying there that i wasn't expecting to like the savoury pancakes as much, but i thought they were nicer and we liked the indian one the best. >> indian one. it was like a samosa, wasn't it? >> yes. and the lamb that was there as well. so >> very good. >> very good. >> that was good. um steph says please call pancake day by its correct name. shrove tuesday day. yeah. um, yeah . day. yeah. um, yeah. >> well, that's what sophie reaper was just saying, wasn't she? so christian name for it. um, ash wednesday tomorrow. um, so, no, we're doing of

so, no, we're doing a bit of both uh, graham both here today. uh, graham isn't happy with us. he says, are joking? wants false are you joking? who wants false sugar on their pancake? the one day of the year only. well, some people do. diana was asking for more info, wasn't she ? more info, wasn't she? >> well, also, i thought that the good thing about the false sugar was it didn't taste false at didn't? that was good. at all. didn't? that was good. >> very powerful. >> very powerful. >> hayden says. and different cultures recipes cultures bring different recipes to hayden says. my to all of this, hayden says. my wife in poland wife is polish, and in poland they have many filled pancake dishes of both sweet and savoury varieties , so that will keep you varieties, so that will keep you interested with all of that. so whatever you do, we always had ours at tea time, at dinner time , um, waiting for dad to come home from work and mum would would make the pancakes there. so whatever time of the day you're having them, whatever you're having them, whatever you're them , may they you're doing for them, may they be sweet or savoury. enjoy them very much indeed . very much indeed. >> that's lovely, isn't it? it is so nostalgic. enjoy your pancakes. we are going to be back from 6:00 tomorrow morning. it's be the of it's going to be the day of

love. valentine's day. >> valentine's day. >> oh, yes, valentine's day. that's right. so. but up next, it's love is all it's always love. love is all around britain's newsroom around in britain's newsroom with andrew and pip. you have yourselves good day. thank you yourselves a good day. thank you for watching. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. after an early some early sunshine rain will spread eastwards through the course of the day and it will turn much milder well. still some milder as well. so still some sunshine come through the sunshine to come through the rest morning parts of rest of the morning for parts of scotland many eastern areas scotland and many eastern areas of however, of england. however, from the west rain fast west the rain is fast approaching. we'll see some heavy bursts well, heavy bursts as well, particularly across coast particularly across the coast and high ground and over the high ground throughout afternoon. throughout this afternoon. across scotland, though, there will some showers , will after some early showers, it will turn much drier through the and it's here the afternoon and it's here where the best of the afternoon sunshine will be in south, sunshine will be in the south, though, will though, the temperatures will rise progresses and rise as the day progresses and we'll highs of 12 or 13 we'll see highs of 12 or 13 degrees, but there will be very limited sunshine here through the course the evening . the the course of the evening. the rain will persist for many northern and western areas of the uk . however, the far north

the uk. however, the far north of scotland being the exception where we'll see long lived clear spells and probably a sharp frost tomorrow morning . frost by tomorrow morning. further south, though, will be far a frost with lows of far from a frost with lows of only 10 or 12 degrees. but there will be quite a brisk southwesterly breeze , so some southwesterly breeze, so some blustery showers across central and southern areas of england and southern areas of england and and some persistent and wales, and some persistent rain to come through wednesday, particularly across southern scotland across the south scotland and across the south coast as well in between these areas it will stay fairly cloudy , with drizzly rain on the , with some drizzly rain on the hills and coasts. but again on wednesday it's the far north of scotland, the best of the scotland, where the best of the sunshine will be. however in the south see of around south we'll see highs of around 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later . good 15 degrees on wednesday. see you later. good morning . later. good morning. >> britain's newsroom is coming up very shortly. there is so much to talk about. >> the forum last night, man of the people, a great leader . how the people, a great leader. how did he do? and also the huge round the labour party over the belated suspension. effectively, the over his the candidate over his anti—semitic comments? yes

>> is this the biggest crisis so far in keir starmer's leadership? will it affect your vote ? also, of course, we have vote? also, of course, we have got to talk about shrove tuesday, haven't we? pancake day boy, i've got a cracking joke for you, andrew. how do you make a pancake smile? i have no idea. butter him up. a pancake smile? i have no idea. butter him up . oh, brilliant in butter him up. oh, brilliant in it. keep yours coming in. we'll talk to you very

>> 930 on tuesday, the 13th of february. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, andrew pierce and pip tomson on the people's forum. >> prime minister rishi sunak faced undecided voters on gb news last night, soon we'll be joined by a top political presentation coach to break down the prime minister's performance . before that, our political edhoh . before that, our political editor, christopher hope, has the highlights . the people's

the highlights. the people's forum started last night with the prime minister facing viewers, but how did he do? >> let's discuss later . and >> let's discuss later. and labour has finally withdrawn their support for rochdale by—election candidate azhar ali, piling the pressure on sir keir starmer. >> but labour's pat mcfadden sticks by the party leader, keir starmer takes his statements about changing the labour party, takes his statements about rooting anti—semitism out of the labour party extremely seriously. >> and even though this was a tough decision to take, he took it and in doing so, he knows he did the right thing. >> harry and meghan rebrand the couple have launched a new one stop shop website before they jet off to canada . in an jet off to canada. in an exciting development. you can keep track of all their activities and the former home secretary, suella braverman, she's rubbish. >> those claims from wildlife charities that the countryside is racist and colonial, she says. while people must not be

made to feel guilty for being