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>> you can see it tonight at 7 pm. on gb news. here's a p.m. only on gb news. here's a sneak if they know sneak preview it they know something about the drugs and if he lied , they'll have to take he lied, they'll have to take appropriate action. >> okay, let's get out of here. i got to go back to work. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump >> and how bad are the potholes where you live? roads around the country are at breaking point. it's the worst that they've been for eight years. >> and aaron taylor—johnson, have you heard of him? me nehhen have you heard of him? me neither. well, the hollywood actor , best known for his role actor, best known for his role in the marvel films, looks like he the new bond he is the new james bond. >> i must say, i appreciate that last lingering shot there. yeah, but i can't. >> i can't think of a single film. he's been the female editor and director of the show. can think of
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can you can you think of a single been single film? he's been in? >> know anything >> no, i don't know anything that wife is that he's been in. his wife is more than actually, more famous than him. actually, she's sam taylor—wood, as she was, she married him? sam was, was she married him? sam taylor—johnson. and fact, she taylor—johnson. and in fact, she directed i was looking up directed a film i was looking up onune directed a film i was looking up online for international woman's day tribute to day was james bond tribute to international women's day. what did then , get in touch did she know then, get in touch with us this morning. gb views at news. com particularly to at gb news. com particularly to tell us your reaction to finally seeing the pictures of the princess of wales out and about at farm shop buying her at the farm shop buying her bread. first, though, here's the very sophia very latest news with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thanks, bev. good morning . >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 932. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your headlines. the gb newsroom. your headlines. the prime minister faces a fresh battle with the house of lords over his rwanda bill after a victory in the commons overnight, mps rejected all ten amendments, one of which was designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. the controversial legislation aims
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to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted , and the prime contacted, and the prime minister is determined to get flights off the ground in the spring. labour will seek to bnng spring. labour will seek to bring a new chapter in britain's economic history. the shadow chancellor will promise. in a speech this evening, rachel reeves plans to reform the treasury and if labour wins, the government as part of her economic policy addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, she'll liken the economic challenge awaiting the next government to that that faced by margaret thatcher. the speech comes after miss reeves said labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if in. britain's roads are if voted in. britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high, a report found just 47% of local road miles were rated as being good, with 36% adequate
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and i7% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. potholes in the current financial year . that's up 43% on financial year. that's up 43% on the previous year and the highest in annual total since 2015. and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple have faced weeks of social media speculation surrounding catherine's health and whereabouts. now the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william and princess catherine strolling through a car park on saturday at a windsor farm shop close to their home. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts now it's back to andrew and . bev. to andrew and. bev. >> very good morning. welcome to
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britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so we've moved on from the conversation yesterday. the story about princess of wales at the windsor farm shop, her favourite windsor farm shop , the favourite windsor farm shop, the sun, had no photograph. we talked about had they not talked about had they chosen not to a photograph, did not to run a photograph, did not have have the have one. now they have the follow up, the world exclusive. they're calling it a video of kate and william leaving the farm shop. she looks pretty good. >> she looks great on the picture , we can't show you the picture, we can't show you the video because of course, the sun do have exclusive rights to it. it was just shot by an onlooker. yeah, a customer in the same , yeah, a customer in the same, farm shop. and it should have put all of the rumours to rest that she wasn't okay, or that she'd disappeared, or she'd was off sulking somewhere . she looks off sulking somewhere. she looks very happy. i believe that is her. i believe that is william. obviously there are a lot of super sceptics online, and i do tend to like a super sceptic. but this situation but i think in this situation they wrong. this is clearly they are wrong. this is clearly her. very, thin
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her. she looks very, very thin and let's be clear to the palace will not be displeased by this because they know if a couple like that and about, like that are out and about, people always take photographs. >> mobile >> people have got mobile phones, haven't they, the whole time and after the miss, the misfired mother's day photograph. this looks very nice. she looks happy. you've got to say, she's looking a bit thinner than she lasted. but she has had major surgery, so would you. anything else. >> i tell you, the bit i do find a little bit strange is the fact that she's carrying the bag of shopping. >> think a show >> i think you've had a show that fit . that she's fit. >> are don't think that's accidental? >> no, no. accidental? >> all no, no. accidental? >> all stage 0. accidental? >> all stage managed down to the last i think last second. i would think for sure . and it's probably only sure. and it's probably only a bag of. it's probably only a loaf bread. and williams loaf of bread. yes. and williams and holding something to. >> yeah. en- to. >> so yeah,1h. to. >> so yeah, it's showing that working mum. and then she's going back to the house. yeah. to do lunch. great. >> you know, does this put your mind at rest at home? gb views at gb news. com is the email address. do you want this picture to have been released? are you happy this? do are you happy to see this? do you stop talking
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you just want us to stop talking about it? let's talk to jonathan kohut, a media lawyer. kohut, who's a media lawyer. good morning jonathan. thank you very forjoining us. so very much forjoining us. so obviously there's this relationship isn't there, between the british press and the family. it is the royal family. a lot of it is kind of unwritten rules of respect courtesy from the respect and courtesy from the press to the family. so what kind of conversations would have been going on, do you think, as a as a media lawyer, in order for the paper to run this because it wasn't taken by a paparazzi ? paparazzi? >> well, i know the in—house legal team at the sun, there are three very good guys , and they three very good guys, and they won't, i'm sure, not only thinking about the technical issues of the ipso code in press organisation, code in the law, but knowing them, they'll also be thinking, you know, what would we think is right or wrong? but from a legal point of view, there's not the slightest problem. there's this, the deer. princess catherine is walking in an open space. i'm quite sure that the kensington palace knew perfectly well that the
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likelihood is, as you say, everyone's got a mobile phone. now that that this would be captured somebody captured on film by somebody independent press standards organisation code which the sun has comply with, has has to comply with, has a privacy section. that's clause two, i've sent that over to youn two, i've sent that over to your, your guys. and as you can see, there's no breach of the privacy privacy code and the independent press standards organisation is, way of thinking. so from a technical and regulatory and legal point of view, they haven't done anything wrong, and jonathan, this is a couple that know wherever go, somebody's got wherever they go, somebody's got a camera, whether it's a phone or a video camera, and i suspect can't be 100. but knowing how the palace operate, they will be not displeased that this is now getting wide currency around the world. and while there is still some people going to say, oh, it's not her, most people now, i suspect this is going to put their minds to rest. she's well on the to recovery. on the road to recovery. >> well , i
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on the road to recovery. >> well, i would be astonished if it wasn't assumed by the good folk at kensington palace that this footage would be taken and would emerge , and i'm quite sure would emerge, and i'm quite sure that therefore, there they're happy. now, i have watched the eight minute section on sun website, and it's extraordinarily supportive , extraordinarily supportive, there's nothing embarrassing or intrusive, said . they're all intrusive, said. they're all they're all very appreciative of princess catherine. they're all delighted that she's. well, they're all making the point that, we aren't we can't expect to know everything about her medical details. that's absolutely right . so, all in absolutely right. so, all in all, you know, and this is from someone who's a regular critic of the tabloid newspapers. it's a , to the sun a thumbs up from me, to the sun on this one. they they they aimed to be a blessing to princess catherine. and i'm sure that's how it be treated. jonathan how does it work in this situation? >> you're person , as >> if you're a lay person, as the customer was this farm the customer was at this farm shop their phone the customer was at this farm sho and their phone the customer was at this farm sho and they've their phone the customer was at this farm sho and they've takentheir phone the customer was at this farm sho and they've taken this phone out and they've taken this footage, do the then buy
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footage, do the sun, then buy the off that individual the picture off that individual and then retain ownership and continue , because continue to sell it, because this will have made the paper quite of money around the quite a lot of money around the world, i would imagine. >> well, yeah, it it made stacks of money. and certainly the fact that there's, there's footage, i mean, the footage, they've turned it into an eight minute program, sun. the program, the sun. but the footage is, i don't know, footage itself is, i don't know, about 12, 15 seconds, something like that, but absolutely right. the expression that's used in the tabloid world is you buy it up. so they bought up the they bought up the footage. and indeed, you're quite right. they will a fortune, around will have made a fortune, around the world using the footage. but, you know, it's a commercial organisation, the sun. there's no reason why they shouldn't do that. no reason why they shouldn't do that . the only slight irony i that. the only slight irony i would say about sun is that would say about the sun is that they're very keen on ensuring that their intellectual that their own intellectual property rights are not infringed. they're not quite so careful about the intellectual property rights of other people. >> , it's interesting as >> yeah, it's interesting as well, jonathan, that tmz, which is the tabloid, showbiz agency
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in america , have also bought in america, have also bought this video, which is a reflection , frankly, of how big reflection, frankly, of how big a story this has been across the across the water, huge in america . america. >> well, yes. and we have , you >> well, yes. and we have, you know, in the prince of wales, princess of wales to absolutely lovely people with princess of wales. bless her. i mean, a film star looks a lady of great, great grace and gifts. and we're very fortunate to have them. so, you know, and i suspect a lot of the american folk wish they had a royal family rather than donald trump or joe biden. donald trump orjoe biden. right. so it's not surprising that they are, very popular in the states . and it's not the states. and it's not surprising, therefore, that this footage has done good business. okay >> thank you. jonathan. jonathan, talk to you, their media let me just can media lawyer. let me just can i ask you, andrew, the fact ask you, andrew, will the fact that this is sort of commodifying kate to some degree will will there have been difficult conversations about
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that with the newspaper because the times have changed, haven't they? >> no, because they would >> no, no, because they would argue doubt. this is argue without a doubt. this is in , a lot of in the public interest, a lot of people, everyone's talking about it interest . the it worldwide interest. the palace have got no objection to this. they have got a this. yeah. and they have got a newspaper to sell. this will sell newspapers. also sell newspapers. but also this is about their online is also about their online reach. yeah. because people will be and to see this be going online and to see this video and it's huge. look let's talk to ian lloyd who is a royal biographer and taken photographs of the royal family for years . of the royal family for years. ian, if you'd been by that farm shop as she walked out with william, prince william, you'd have gone to heaven and died all in one go. >> well, yeah. i mean, anybody would. i mean, it's, it's quite an interesting place to have seen them because it's sort of semi—public. i mean, the public access it through the road from datchet and old windsor, the royal family access it through their estate. so it's about, a mile from their house, adelaide cottage. they just drive past the royal burial ground at
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frogmore and then and then enter the back of the farm that way. so it's sort of semi—private. it's the equivalent of popping to the local shop for a pint of milk. really, i think, sorry , milk. really, i think, sorry, i'm just going to say you photographed these this family for years. >> how do you think she looks, i think she looks great. i mean, it's quite interesting. there's no attempt to disguise her. i mean, i mean, william's got the cap, you know, pulled down. and quite often in that brief moment when somebody walks past you, you that them? you you think, is that them? you know, celebrities never know, because celebrities never look flesh they look in the flesh like they do on television or in the on the television or in the newspapers. so there's always a moment you know, moment when you think, you know, is them not? suppose the is it them or not? i suppose the fact back , you fact there's probably back, you know, police people with them and rover would give it and a range rover would give it away. but, i mean, there's no attempt disguise her. and, if attempt to disguise her. and, if you look at the video, she's walking very briskly and looking very well. so, i think she she would have gone with the expectation of being seen and possibly photographed. and as you say, it's not probably bad
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you say, it's not probably a bad thing at the moment because it allays all the fears. you know , allays all the fears. you know, we were just talking here about the the culture of the the change in the culture of the relationship between the royals and the way that they distribute images of themselves. >> of course, there was a time when ever be a when there would only ever be a formal photographer take formal photographer to take photographs, and kate has certainly set the precedent of wanting herself. wanting to take those herself. sometimes as it works very well, sometimes it backfires as we saw with the picture released for mother's day. what do you think they should do in this modern world in terms of curating the imagery that the public see? >> it's difficult because , one i >> it's difficult because, one i was mainly a photographer in the 90s and noughties sort of thing, and there was a division when you were pressed because you had a and you were a press camera and you were pubuc a press camera and you were public because you had a little tiny one of those, you know, sure things you just, sure shot things that you just, pushed of pushed and clicked sort of thing, everybody's thing, now everybody's a potential photographer and, they realise that even if there's no press, as they weren't at the shop, that anybody can get a
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creditable image, you know, so it's very difficult for the royal family and particularly, i think, for william, because he's determined that, we won't slide into this situation that we had with diana because, i mean, i'm old enough to remember and perhaps you are, andrew. the, the bit diana shopping the bit when diana went shopping in tetbury and got to lots of upset from the royal family and the queen called all the editors of the day into a meeting at buckingham palace, and, i remember it was the editor of the news of the world said, well, why can't you just send somebody get somebody out to go and get her wine gums? queen wine gums? and the queen said, that's remark wine gums? and the queen said, that ever remark wine gums? and the queen said, that ever heard, remark wine gums? and the queen said, that ever heard, you remark wine gums? and the queen said, that ever heard, you know,emark wine gums? and the queen said, that ever heard, you know, she rk i've ever heard, you know, she was , they were worried about it was, they were worried about it 40 years ago. so, you know, and even worse, as i said, because it's the public doing it now. >> but that that that relationship is very important, isn't it? because you look at harry and meghan they've got harry and meghan and they've got it with the press it so wrong with the press because they've tried to control their output almost too much. would you say, rather than collaborate with the media and
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the best person in the royal family i ever photographed was the queen mother , and she had an the queen mother, and she had an instinctive, understanding of the power of photography and the press. >> and i was once taken a photograph and she said, you know, somebody tried to stop them. and she said, well, you know, that camera there know, behind that camera there are 2 million people. and she didn't mean taking the photograph . she meant the people photograph. she meant the people that photograph that would see that photograph in the paper the following day and the one that's getting it right at the moment is, oddly enough, been enough, camilla, who's been through, know, years ago, through, you know, years ago, quite with quite a lot of hassle with photographers . i remember people photographers. i remember people chasing her in london through at an and, quite an engagement and, quite horrible for her. she had to dive into taxi , but she dive into a taxi, but she understands it as well. and she's. there's no hassle, there's no problem with her, and she's left alone. so i think you've got to kind of cooperate at the same time as it's got to be to understand, hasn't it? >> about >> you've got to be about visibility. they've got to be seen. >> that's it. yeah. mean, >> that's it. yeah. i mean, absolutely . and also if you, if absolutely. and also if you, if you, if you are always happy,
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always relaxed, always smiling like the queen mother was and like the queen mother was and like camilla is, you get a good press, don't i you press, don't you? i mean, you know , if you're looking like, know, if you're looking like, you tortured you you know, tortured and you remember with harry remember that thing with harry and meghan they were in and meghan when they were in a car of that ? car chase and all of that? >> all right. thank you so much. royal biographer and former photographer lloyd. there photographer ian lloyd. there now this evening, nigel photographer ian lloyd. there now has this evening, nigel photographer ian lloyd. there now has an his evening, nigel photographer ian lloyd. there now has an exclusive|g, nigel farage has an exclusive interview with former president and possible president and possible future president donald trump. we're going to show you a sneak peek in a moment before playing out the full at 7:00 tonight, but full thing at 7:00 tonight, but stay here for a little bit of
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gb news. very good morning. 950. nigel farage is in florida at the moment. he's interviewed former president and possible future president and possible future president donald trump. it's apparently no holds barred. here's a sneak peek . here's a sneak peek. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with
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donald j. trump and he makes it absolutely clear he's running. he believes that he is going to win. prince harry may not be able to stay in america if trump gets elected , if they know gets elected, if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, they'll have to take appropriate action. he's accused of bloodshed if he of calling for bloodshed if he loses. but actually, the context of that completely and of that is all completely and utterly wrong. >> it's going to be a terrible bloodbath for auto industry, bloodbath for the auto industry, the united auto workers. it's bloodbath for the auto industry, the urtozd auto workers. it's bloodbath for the auto industry, the urtozd lput workers. it's bloodbath for the auto industry, the urtozd lput out 'kers. it's bloodbath for the auto industry, the urtozd lput out ofrs. it's bloodbath for the auto industry, the urtozd lput out of business. going to be put out of business. >> and importantly for global security, get tonight the security, we get tonight the definitive answer of where trump stands on nato. this has global significance . significance. >> why should we guard these these countries that have a lot of money, but now they're paying because of those comments that you 2 or 3 weeks ago. you saw 2 or 3 weeks ago. >> this interview will >> this is an interview you will not to miss tonight, not want to miss tonight, exclusively on gb news at 7:00. join . join me. >> well, i'll be glad to shake the trump handshake . he shakes the trump handshake. he shakes nigel's hand and he just pulls it up. it's a bit of a power
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play it up. it's a bit of a power play . did you it up. it's a bit of a power play. did you see it up. it's a bit of a power play . did you see that? even play. did you see that? even though obviously though they obviously get on very mean and the >> yeah. well, i mean and the polls like he's polls are looking like he's going president the going to be the president of the united and course he's united states and of course he's talking about prince harry. yeah. passport did he yeah. and his passport did he fib on visa application over fib on his visa application over his nato his drugs? that's right. nato will be huge. yeah. and of course, there'll all the course, there'll be all the politicking dreadful politicking about how dreadful joe biden is. >> well, joining us now >> okay. well, joining us now is professor in international politics, of politics, university of birmingham david dunn. good morning andrew kind of morning david. andrew kind of summing up there. the main themes here, what do you expect him to talk about, which could have significance across the world? i particularly want to see where he stands on the ukraine issue. >> well, i think you're absolutely right that the key question here is his comments with regard to nato. and in that brief clip there, again, you heard repeating the notion that actually, if, countries didn't pay actually, if, countries didn't pay that, then why should we protect them? and of course, that that strikes at the whole bafis that that strikes at the whole basis of the nato alliance, which attack on one is an which is an attack on one is an attack on all. and that
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represents the bipartisan consensus in american foreign policy for the last 70 years, which trump seems to indicate that he wants to tear up. >> and thirdly, that didn't he he didn't he imply , professor, he didn't he imply, professor, that, if they don't pay up, then if trump if putin attacks, people in nato their own fault, their own problem. >> well, that's not the way that nato works. it's not like joining a country club. it's not a question of paying up, states make a commitment to a very strange of defence, commitments to the alliance, including, from the nato summit , a 2, to the alliance, including, from the nato summit, a 2, goal of gdp . but there's the nato summit, a 2, goal of gdp. but there's a the nato summit, a 2, goal of gdp . but there's a different way gdp. but there's a different way to measure the contribution , the to measure the contribution, the germans, for example, make the international contribution, and through having a massive, aid budget, much larger as a percentage of gdp than the united states does . other united states does. other countries have conscription. and therefore, even though they may not have as many, as much money spent, but their overall contribution is larger. so it's more a question of judging the
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whole thing as a whole. but american leadership of west , american leadership of the west, and it has been allowed to be the west for 70 the leader of the west for 70 years and largely had support of, the alliances around the world has been on the basis that that actually america makes a commitment to international solidarity and security through those alliances. and it's not done on the basis of, of, of, of whether they meet per capita. >> david, let me ask you, you you teach international politics at the university of birmingham. what do your students think of donald trump? is he a figure of fun to political students in this country? >> he's more a frigate for my students. international politics students. international politics students. there's more figure students. there's more a figure of rather than, they of concern rather than, they recognise the deadly serious, issues that trump represents . i issues that trump represents. i mean, on a whole range of issues. he talked about aiding all aid budget. america is the biggest aid donor world. biggest aid donor in the world. he's talking about putting 100% tariffs cars tariffs on on the import of cars for the uk. jlr, one of the biggest markets, is america.
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100% tariffs would have a major impact on that . he's talking impact on that. he's talking about having 10% tariffs across the board . that would be the board. that would be massively damaging for transatlantic trade. european security as in a bipartisan consensusis security as in a bipartisan consensus is one that has been attacked by students are very concerned about that. >> i hate to interrupt you. i could have listened to you all day, but i'm afraid we've run could have listened to you all day ofut i'm afraid we've run could have listened to you all day of time. afraid we've run could have listened to you all day of time. confirmation run could have listened to you all day of time. confirmation there out of time. confirmation there that students out of time. confirmation there tha'very students out of time. confirmation there tha'very left students out of time. confirmation there tha'very left leaningstudents out of time. confirmation there tha'very left leaning asdents are very left leaning as well. i think safely don't think we can safely say, don't go think we can safely say, don't 9° up think we can safely say, don't go up next, he is go anywhere. up next, he is marmite. we're going to be crossing senate crossing to the senate in cardiff, where mark drakeford crossing to the senate in card officially mark drakeford crossing to the senate in card officially stepk drakeford crossing to the senate in card officially stepk draklater will officially step down later today. good >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. bit of rain around this morning first thing, but most of us will have a of brightening up sort of a kind of brightening up sort of day with some bright or sunny spells and not too much spells later and not too much rain by this afternoon. even this morning rain is fairly
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this morning the rain is fairly well scattered, but some pretty heavy northern heavy showers across northern scotland , with a gusty and scotland, with a gusty wind and a showers over a smattering of showers over parts of england and wales, particularly midlands, particularly the midlands, northeast england. we'll see a few of those through the few more of those through the afternoon, for afternoon, but i'm hopeful for something for something a bit brighter for wales, western scotland and even further be some further south. there'll be some bright spells which could see temperatures get to 16, 17, maybe 18 celsius. so that's pretty the time of pretty mild for the time of yeah pretty mild for the time of year. feeling colder with a stiff wind the far north of stiff wind over the far north of scotland. that'll ease a little as through the nights and as we go through the nights and then more rain comes into wales and england, things and southwest england, so things turning here the turning damp here through the evening. spread turning damp here through the everthe spread turning damp here through the everthe midlands spread turning damp here through the everthe midlands and spread turning damp here through the everthe midlands and northern into the midlands and northern ireland as we go through the night eventually into night and eventually into southern scotland, with all the cloud the outbreaks cloud and the outbreaks of mostly rain won't be a mostly light rain won't be a cold night, temperatures in the south figures south staying in double figures in some towns and cities, a dull, drizzly start . then dull, dank, drizzly start. then for wednesday morning, certainly over midlands, wales, over the midlands, north wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. most of the south, northern ireland and southern scotlalargely;t of the south, northern ireland and southern scotlalargely dry the south, northern ireland and southern scotlalargely dry and south, northern ireland and southern scotlalargely dry and much, northern ireland and southern scotlalargely dry and much of again largely dry and much of northern scotland having a fine day on wednesday. some decent
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spells of sunshine for the highlands brightening up to across northern ireland. elsewhere, the rain will to elsewhere, the rain will tend to ease, places will stay ease, but many places will stay fairly cloudy tomorrow, a cooler day , but still day as a result, but still pretty mild the southeast . pretty mild in the southeast. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers . sponsors of boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on
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gb news. >> very good morning. it's 10:00 >> very good morning. it's10:00 on tuesday, the 19th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and me. bev photos and videos of bev turner photos and videos of the prince of wales out and about over the weekend have been released. >> some people, though, still don't her. don't believe it's her. >> oh, very own nigel farage is in florida right now . he's in florida right now. he's interviewed former president donald trump. it's being edited as we speak. you can see it tonight at 7:00 only on gb news gb news. here's a quick look.
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>> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, they'll have appropriate they'll have to take appropriate action. okay, let's get out of here. i got to go back to work. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump >> so the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is officially and finally stepping down this afternoon after five years in the job. reporter years in the job. our reporter katherine forster is outside the senate . senate. >> yes. welcome to wales, where a historic day mark drakeford's final first ministers questions vaughan gething ing due to become first minister tomorrow . become first minister tomorrow. so there's a bit of a row brewing here though, and i will be talking shortly to andrew rt davies, the leader of the opposition and the government unveiled its £200 million plan to bolster nhs dentistry in england last month. >> you remember? but >> do you remember? but according to a new poll, dentists overwhelmingly say that
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it will not help patients and it might even make things worse. we'll tell you why . we'll tell you why. >> and have you heard of aaron taylor—johnson ? because you will taylor—johnson? because you will do.the taylor—johnson? because you will do. the hollywood actor, best known for his role in marvel films , looks like he is the new films, looks like he is the new james bond. >> and potholes. oh, yeah. potholes. it's the kind of stuff that keeps me awake at night. honestly. let us know your thoughts morning. thoughts this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com. how bad are the ? the potholes where you live? >> in some places they're like craters. >> they are, which is all right. it's a sort of all right in a car if you're a cyclist . we're car if you're a cyclist. we're all being told get on our all being told to get on our bikes our behind. bikes and leave our cars behind. please make the roads safe enough you're enough to cycle on. if you're going please, let us going to do that, please, let us know this morning. know your thoughts this morning. first, latest first, though, your very latest news wenzler.
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news with sophia wenzler. >> bev. thank you. good morning. it's 10:02. >> bev. thank you. good morning. it's10:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your top in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. the prime minister faces a fresh battle with the house of lords over his rwanda bill. after a victory in the commons overnight. mps rejected all ten amendments, one of which was designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. the controversial legislation aims to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda . by deporting them to rwanda. downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted. culture secretary lucy frazer says the government is still determined to see the flights departing this spring. >> we saw those those amendments all fail in the house of commons last night with strong majorities . obviously it will go majorities. obviously it will go back to the lords, but what we are doing as a government, as a conservative government is trying to ensure that we deter people from taking that journey . people from taking that journey. we want to see illegal immigration down. we want to see
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people not making that crossing. and do think that this bill and we do think that this bill will be a significant deterrent for people who would otherwise cross the channel >> labour will seek to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history, the shadow chancellor will promise. in a speech this evening, rachel reeves plans to reform the treasury if labour wins, the government as part of her economic policy addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, she'll liken the economic challenge awaiting the next government to that faced by margaret thatcher. the speech comes after miss reeves said labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if voted in. shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones outlined rachel reeves plan . outlined rachel reeves plan. >> we are on the cusp of an opportunity in this country, an opportunity in this country, an opportunity for a decade of national renewal where we can get back into our get growth back into our economy, people better off economy, make people better off and start to turn the page on 14
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years of failure from the conservatives. if labour is to win election this win the election later this yean win the election later this year, worst year, it will be the worst fiscal inheritance that any party's had since the second world and that's why we world war. and that's why we talk a decade of national talk about a decade of national renewal. there will be some things can immediately, things we can do immediately, and public services are obviously one of our priorities as britain's roads are at breaking point. >> as pothole numbers reach an eight year high, a report found just 47% of local road miles were rated as being good, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's up by 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. pothole campaigner mark morrell wants to see the government invest in road repairs. i don't accept there's no money. >> they find money for things that they want to spend on. i, you know me and you disagree on hs2 . i mean £66 billion build hs2. i mean £66 billion to build a in central
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a road that won't go in central london, never to birmingham when our networks are failing. our roads networks are failing. to me it's like putting an extension on our subsidence, but there's loads of examples where government where there's loads of examples where gcwants ent where there's loads of examples where gcwants to, where there's loads of examples where gcwants to, but where there's loads of examples where gcwants to, but it's where there's loads of examples where gcwants to, but it's not where there's loads of examples where gcwants to, but it's not a where it wants to, but it's not a priority for them, you know , on priority for them, you know, on the other side, every time you have a repair in your vehicle because they 20% vat, don't because they get 20% vat, don't they ? they? >> child care costs for under—twos have had the highest annual increase in more than 20 years. whilst places have dropped a part time nursery place for a child under two now costs an average of £158 per week, according to the coram family and child care charity. costs have risen by 7% from 2023, with the most expensive area being inner london, with the average cost of £218 per week. meanwhile, only a third of engush week. meanwhile, only a third of english councils areas have sufficient childcare for full time parents. unilever are set to slash 7500 jobs worldwide under its new cost cutting overhaul. the marmite and dove
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soap owner, which employs 6000 staff in the uk, is cutting jobs in a hopes to save around £684 million over the next three years. the consumer goods giant also said it was split off its ice cream business, which includes wall's ben and jerry's and magnum brands. by 2025, and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple faced weeks of couple have faced weeks of social media speculation around catherine's health and whereabouts. now the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william and princess catherine strolling through a car park on saturday at a windsor farm shop . saturday at a windsor farm shop. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news .com/ alerts. now it's back to andrew and .
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it's back to andrew and. bev. >> 1007 you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner. >> well, he's finally going. mark drakeford. if you live in wales, you probably can't wait for this. he's officially stepping down minister stepping down as first minister after afternoon . after five years this afternoon. >> his successor, vaughan gething, will take over tomorrow, history as the tomorrow, making history as the first black leader of a nation in and leaves after a pretty >> and he leaves after a pretty torrid time. i would say 20 mile an speed limit in wales. an hour speed limit in wales. hated education standards in wales falling. lots of people in wales falling. lots of people in wales england for wales coming into england for the nhs. this story today, the nhs. and this story today, schools children to schools are allowing children to change gender without telling parents in wales. yeah that's laboun parents in wales. yeah that's labour. i hope that's not going to be what's coming to the rest of the country when we get a keir starmer government, which is coming, their nhs mess. >> there's all sorts, their lockdowns were brutal and cruel, even than here. well even worse than here. well joining us now from cardiff is our political correspondent katherine forster and obviously we've given such a lovely we've given him such a lovely introduction catherine introduction there. catherine what might people say in defence of his last what might people say in defence of in his last
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what might people say in defence of in the his last what might people say in defence of in the office? his last day in the office? >> yes. good morning andrew and bev. well, for a long time mark drakeford of course , he was drakeford of course, he was first minister here for five years. that comes to an end today. things were pretty stable, pretty calm . you didn't stable, pretty calm. you didn't hear very much in the way of dissent . he hear very much in the way of dissent. he was in fact very, very popular here in wales and for a long time and right through covid, where, as you rightly said, wales had much stricter restrictions than the rest of the united kingdom. but the people of wales accepted that and seemed happy to go along with it in the last. it's only really the 20mph. debacle, if you like. i mean, there's arguments for it and against. but drakeford admits that perhaps they could have handled it better that his popularity has really started to slide. and of course, there's the issue of the farmers being potentially told to give over portions of
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their land to trees and to sort of rewilding. that's very controversial as well. also not a great record on the nhs, but vaughan gething that is coming in tomorrow . as first minister, in tomorrow. as first minister, he will be the first black leader of any country in europe. so that's a big, big moment. but, i'm joined now by andrew rt davies. he is the leader of the opposition here in the senate, thank you so much for talking to us today on gb news, first of all, what do you make of drakeford's legacy and what do you want to see going forward? >> well, i think you break it up into two parts. there's the into two parts. one, there's the covid you just covid part, which as you just introduced the piece to the camera, was saying that the welsh people did get behind him in measures he took. now in the measures he took. now it's debateable how effective those measures were, because obviously in obviously more people died in wales than any other part of the united it is fact united kingdom. but it is a fact that gain widespread
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that he did gain widespread pubuc that he did gain widespread public them. on the public support from them. on the second side the coin, though, second side of the coin, though, there policies there is these crazy policies that have come out recently, such as 20 across the such as the 20 mph across the whole wales . also, 36 more whole of wales. also, 36 more politicians in the building behind . whilst nhs waiting behind me. whilst nhs waiting times are spiralling of times are spiralling out of control, isn't in a control, the economy isn't in a good state here in wales and education performance has declined if you rank it on international rankings at pisa rankings showed just before christmas. policy christmas. so on the policy position, poor position, it's a very poor legacy, but on a public service, there's a tick the box there's a big tick in the box because the welsh people did vote him 2021. on the 20mph. >> specifically, it seems that people, when it's in their own road that they live in, are quite happy. it was more of a problem that some roads into town centres and whatever where people weren't living, that it was going to be well, actually introduced september , but introduced in september, but being enforced as of yesterday , being enforced as of yesterday, what are you calling on? because vaughan gething has indicated that they will look at tweaking it potentially. well no one
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disagrees that outside sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals , care homes, etc. the 20 mph is a sensible traffic calming measure. >> but the but the national speed limit that they brought in across the whole of wales really did test public patience with this policy. and we've just seen come through doors of this come through the doors of this senate building, over half a million, nearly half a million signatures on a petition, the biggest petition in the senate has seen to revoke these has ever seen to revoke these measures. and as you said, the incoming first minister has highlighted that he will have a review i'm sceptical how review of it. i'm sceptical how effective that review will be. we just need to get rid of 20 mph back to the sensible mph and go back to the sensible policy area, which says that outside yes, 20 outside sensitive sites, yes, 20 is plenty. but when it comes to the that was the wider network that was historically 30 mph, we need to restore that 30mph back onto welsh roads, 20 miles hour welsh roads, 20 miles an hour limits , though, are nothing limits, though, are nothing exclusive to wales. >> there's lot of them in >> there's a lot of them in urban areas in england as well. aren't there ? aren't there? >> there are, but that's the localised nature of the policy in england, where, sure, we had last september, the national
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rollout across all roads that were 30 mph, down to 20 mph and 97% of that road network was reduced to 20mph. that will have a devastating impact on the economy , even by the welsh economy, even by the welsh government's own figures of £9 billion across the welsh economy, something economy, which is something the welsh can ill afford. welsh economy can ill afford. and it's debateable. when you look europe look at other areas in europe and across the united kingdom, whether desired whether it will have the desired outcomes in saving fatalities and which want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. which want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. so which want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. so it's/hich want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. so it's not| want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. so it's not saying want outcomes in saving fatalities an see. so it's not saying that|t to see. so it's not saying that 20 is bad. outside sensitive sites hospitals sites such as schools, hospitals , care homes. it's a sensible policy. but the national rollout of this policy was a bad policy move by the by the first minister and government, minister and his government, and the responded the people have responded accordingly . accordingly. >> and you make of the >> and what do you make of the story telegraph today >> and what do you make of the storychildren'elegraph today >> and what do you make of the storychildren arejraph today >> and what do you make of the storychildren are being:oday >> and what do you make of the storychildren are being allowed that children are being allowed to choose their gender that children are being allowed to in choose their gender that children are being allowed to in schools hoose their gender that children are being allowed to in schools ,oose their gender that children are being allowed to in schools , effectivelygender id in schools, effectively transition, and their parents knowing absolutely nothing about it? do you think that can be right? it's completely wrong. >> i'm a parent of four children myself , and >> i'm a parent of four children myself, and up to the age of 18, you are legally responsible for your well—being and your child's well—being and welfare, and it's vital that the
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parent the centre of parent stays at the centre of the decision making, along with the decision making, along with the sure that the the child, to make sure that the welfare of the children are protected here wales. a protected here in wales. it's a crazy, crazy policy area, and i would hope that incoming would hope that the incoming first minister take first minister will take a radical the radical look at it and put the safeguards in place that should be required. >> finally, election in the >> and finally, election in the senate here in 2026. but a general election coming later this year and conservative mps are fighting very publicly amongst themselves , thinking amongst themselves, thinking about getting rid of rishi sunak. what would your message be to them? your forecast potentially conservatives to lose all the seats in wales for them to shut up, get behind the prime minister, start doing the job they're paid to do, which is representing their constituents and mapping out a positive vision what the vision for what the conservatives that conservatives will offer at that general , because it's general election, because it's only conservatives only the conservatives on the side people, side of hard working people, whether it's in wales, england, side of hard working people, whether ior in wales, england, side of hard working people, whether ior northern, england, side of hard working people, whether ior northern ireland.d, scotland or northern ireland. >> look at what >> and when you look at what keir starmer has said, that wales the blueprint for wales would be the blueprint for his uk government only look at 1
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in 4 people on a waiting list in wales. educational standards in freefall and the economy sadly wales. educational standards in freeperforminge economy sadly wales. educational standards in freeperforming and nomy sadly wales. educational standards in freeperforming and taker sadly wales. educational standards in freeperforming and take home not performing and take home wages £3,000 less than other parts kingdom. parts of the united kingdom. that's the blueprint keir starmer to. pull that's the blueprint keir starrfingers to. pull that's the blueprint keir starrfingers out. to. pull that's the blueprint keir starrfingers out. conservative your fingers out. conservative mps, get behind the prime minister let's the next minister and let's win the next general election . general election. >> varne andrew rt davies, thank general election. >> �*verye andrew rt davies, thank general election. >> �*verye andrew italkingzs, thank general election. >> �*verye andrew italking to thank general election. >> �*verye andrew italking to us|nk you very much for talking to us today. you very much for talking to us today . so a clear message today. so a very clear message today. so a very clear message to mps in to conservative mps in westminster. pull your fingers out and get behind the prime minister. of course, it's debateable whether conservative mps in westminster are listening back to you. >> thank you . catherine, and of >> thank you. catherine, and of course, we shouldn't forget. we did ask labour assembly members to come on. we invited every single one of them. they all declined but surprise declined, but no surprise because his because of course, one of his last , was to ban last acts, drakeford, was to ban gp news being inputted into the senate at a cost of £250,000 to the welsh taxpayer. >> do we look like we would be mean and unkind to you? we wouldn't. we'd be nice, we'd talk like talk talk to you, we'd like to talk to everybody still.
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talk to you, we'd like to talk to (comeody still. talk to you, we'd like to talk to (come on. still. talk to you, we'd like to talk to (come on. still of time. >> maybe get the new guy >> maybe we can get the new guy on gething. let's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can gething. let's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can get gething. let's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can get him hing. let's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can get him to g. let's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can get him to come's see if >> maybe we can get the new guy on can get him to come's sthis we can get him to come on this is official invitation, is your official invitation, vaughan. to. come on. >> and he's. he's a pioneer. he is the first black head of state. he's not head of state leader of a country in europe. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> so let your let us know your thoughts this morning. we are going to look through your emails in just moment. gb emails in just a moment. gb views com, this is views at gb news. com, this is britain's news. britain's newsroom on gb news. don't
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okay. very good morning, nigel nelson. wayne jenkin. just be quiet, just for a moment. but we're also joined by medical writer and broadcaster doctor renee hoenderkamp in the studio . renee hoenderkamp in the studio. morning, nigel. good morning, right. shall we go first to this story? yeah. this is a story about double standards between various broadcast channels. this
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is a bbc interview with a journalist , is a bbc interview with a journalist, apparently in islamabad. have a look at the footage behind her on the motorway, behind the bridge. here we go . here we go. >> very high to an end course, in fact. and of course, the last few minutes, we've just had confirmation from the foreign ministry here in pakistan confirming that pakistan did carry out attacks inside afghanistan , inside afghanistan afghanistan, inside afghanistan territory. the statement has come saying that this morning, pakistan carried out intelligence based anti—terrorist operations inside. >> so if you could see, then thatis >> so if you could see, then that is on a loop. that is footage that's recorded renee and the boss comes out and then it jumps and then the boss comes out . how they to get out. how are they able to get away she might be in away with saying she might be in islamabad, not stood islamabad, but she's not stood on the motorway? on a bridge over the motorway? >> just, know, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule just, know, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule for just, know, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule for you;t, know, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule for you guys know, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule for you guys and ow, on a bridge over the motorway? >> rule for you guys and one one rule for you guys and one for we're quite happy to for us, and we're quite happy to tell we are the tell the world that we are the arbiters is truth . we've arbiters of what is truth. we've got our bbc verify you can trust us please just look away. us so please just look away. don't see this because it's not
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real and it's just obscene that they are allowed to paint this picture, that they are the place to go for really trustworthy information. this says live. it's clearly not live. it's clearly a lie. and i think we need to start being able to call the bbc out. why are ofcom not in charge of what the bbc did? >> yeah, yeah, because if that had been gb news nigel, they wouldn't the at wouldn't have thrown the book at us. have the us. they'd have thrown the entire library at us. >> probably right. >> yes, that's probably right. and justified . and no, this can't be justified. i mean, the whole thing is that they're presenting something which not true. which is basically not true. yeah, so there was no reason why that interview could not be done in a studio with that kind of backdrop of islamabad, as far as we know , that she's in we know, that she's in islamabad, what you can't do is, again, we're back to that thing about manipulating images. so, poor old kate middleton gets out of the neck for doing something like that, and it's quite right in the present climate with i. you is actually you don't know what is actually genuine anymore and what isn't.
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and it is essential that then news organisations put their stuff out as genuine. >> and the bbc is seen by still so many people as gospel. >> yeah. and also bear in mind that the and publicly funded. yeah and but and also really importantly the bbc has a huge audience abroad. yes. and so what we want is if we have a national broadcaster such as the bbc, which is going all over the world, it's got to be truthful, do you still have faith in the bbc that you might have had 4 or 5 years ago? >> i think 5 ago is >> i think 4 or 5 years ago is an interesting because i an interesting point, because i lost it quite swiftly during the covid obviously even covid epidemic. obviously even when they put me up on there and used people to absolutely spout nonsense at me to make me look like so no , i lost it like a lunatic. so no, i lost it then. i mean, let's not forget bev. they have a video online today by another gp that they run early in covid. that run very early in covid. that said, the astrazeneca vaccine is 100% effective at protecting you from catching the virus. that video is still online today as
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we speak, and that is materially wrong. and it was wrong then when she said it. yeah, we knew that. >> yeah, it's i obviously share that opinion that i've lost faith in the bbc. i'm quite sad, nigel, about the fact that i've lost faith in the bbc. i used to be one of those people loved be one of those people who loved the bbc. >> well, i haven't lost >> yeah, well, i haven't lost faith i still i still faith in it. i still i still think it delivers. reasonable, impartial news. so i'm quite happy with that. >> this this impartial. >> this this impartial. >> impartial. >> impartial. >> yes. yeah. >> yes. yeah. >> it is even to the point where the, the, the balance of the bbc goes too far. so what tends to happenis goes too far. so what tends to happen is they want to make things so balanced that minority voices get a disproportionate amount of airtime and so slightly skew the debate. that's not balance is it? >> that isn't balance. and i would say the great example for me was when newsnight did a debate about gb news, and there was nobody on there representing this channel. that's not balanced. yeah. >> no that wasn't. and the whole
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thing they accepted thing was that they accepted that was a mistake, i think on this , video, they this islamabad, video, they should accept that is a mistake. i don't think that it that we then say the bbc is rubbish because they made a couple of mistakes. >> but why? but why haven't they come and said in hindsight come out and said in hindsight that mistake because come out and said in hindsight that manipulated ecause come out and said in hindsight that manipulatedecalnews, they've manipulated the news, they've manipulated the news, they people who they are manipulating people who are watching it and listening. >> know why they are watching it and listening. >> come know why they are watching it and listening. >> come out;now why they are watching it and listening. >> come out , ow why they are watching it and listening. >> come out , come|y they are watching it and listening. >> come out, come outiey are watching it and listening. >> come out, come out and haven't come out, come out and said because obvious said that because it's obvious what radio. >> $- radio. >> they're waiting to >> i think they're waiting to verify manipulated. verify it's been manipulated. >> is >> what they should do is actually so now. right. actually say so now. right. >> let's about >> well, let's talk about something do not something that the bbc do not have, which is an exclusive interview that interview with donald trump that belongs only to gb news, thanks to nigel farage. you to nigel farage. renee. are you looking to watching this looking forward to watching this interview? could tell interview? what could it tell us that already about that we don't already know about donald ? donald trump? >> that is >> i think that this is absolutely and absolutely amazing and i absolutely amazing and i absolutely with you that absolutely agree with you that no other channel is going to get this interview they this interview because they don't have the access that farage also, farage has. and also, trump knows were to go on knows that if he were to go on the bbc, it would be cut, edited and with questions aimed and spliced with questions aimed in such a way to him look in such a way to make him look like far right lunatic. and i like a far right lunatic. and i
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think time had think it's time that we had places where people who had views right of centre. that's lots us, by the way, could lots of us, by the way, could actually express those in a reasonable way . actually express those in a reasonable way. i'm hoping that what we see is him expressing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wiat we see is him expressing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable him expressing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable wayexpressing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable way .(pressing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable way. butssing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable way. but i ing reasonable way. i'm hoping that wia reasonable way. but i think in a reasonable way. but i think it's fantastic. and do need in a reasonable way. but i think it's fa ableic. and do need in a reasonable way. but i think it's fa able to and do need in a reasonable way. but i think it's fa able to hear do need in a reasonable way. but i think it's fa able to hear every need in a reasonable way. but i think it's fa able to hear every single to be able to hear every single voice, whether it's far left, far right, somewhere in the middle. we need to be able to hear them. no. >> how important is it that >> so how important is it that we trump his we find out from trump what his position is on ukraine? because people might think, oh, ukraine, here if america here we go again. but if america pulls the plug on ukraine, how long does britain carry on? we're committed to £12 billion. >> yes we are. and i think the things like that are essential. he's we're not quite sure his behaviour in the ukraine and he's nasty sort of rumours coming out that putin's quite keen for him to be the next president . but because of that, president. but because of that, that actually not that he might actually not support ukraine in the way america has done in the past. equally, we need to know his position on yeah. very position on nato. yeah. very important. they're they're all unked important. they're they're all linked there now, when he was president he
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president last time around, he did make the not unreasonable point that america shouldn't be stumping up all the money. he's right about that. the right about that. yeah. and the other countries should other and other countries should actually pay their fair share. you america you can't just rely on america as the shield for europe. but again, we need to know what does he think fair share is which countries actually doing it. countries are actually doing it. we are heading towards our 2.5. we're not quite sure when we'll get there yet what he wants from other countries, but i think that those kind of things are the really important parts of the really important parts of the interview, because we'll know kind of president he know what kind of president he will you be watching will be. will you be watching it? yeah, yeah . i it? oh you bet. yeah, yeah. i mean, i wouldn't miss trump, but do he is a deranged do you think he is a deranged right lunatic? right wing lunatic? >> thought yeah. >> yes. i thought you did. yeah. >> yes. i thought you did. yeah. >> talk about nigel >> just don't talk about nigel farage that. farage like that. >> balance. >> interests of balance. >> interests of balance. >> . >> i don't. >> i don't. >> so if there was an america, if you were a voter in the american election would american election, would you be voting trump? voting for biden or trump? >> 100. we need we need >> 100. we need some. we need somebody their somebody who's proud of their country , who is prepared to country, who is prepared to stand and say things stand up and say the things that we hear quite we don't want to hear quite often. when him last often. so when i heard him last week the week say, america is the laughing of the world, laughing stock of the world, i
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actually thought, as i heard it, you someone strong you know, we need someone strong enough and comfortable in enough and comfortable enough in their stand their own convictions to stand up and say that in the uk are we concerned about his language because this because there is still this ongoing did mean >> what did he mean when he talked don't win, talked about if i don't win, there'll bloodshed. there'll be bloodshed. but i watched is watched the interview. is it fair was talking about fair to say he was talking about if he doesn't win, there'll be bloodshed in car bloodshed in the in the car industry. >> watched i watched >> 100. i watched it, i watched the again. it the entire interview again. it was cut by the press, who want to a far right to paint him as a far right lunatic, suggest he was again lunatic, to suggest he was again suggesting he suggesting an uprising. he wasn't. said he was going to wasn't. he said he was going to protect the car industry. he was going 100% tariffs on going to put 100% tariffs on cars but if biden cars from mexico. but if biden won, there would be a bloodbath. anybody wants to read that anybody who wants to read that as anything but related, isn't it industry? as anything but related, isn't it what ustry? as anything but related, isn't it what renee said. yeah because >> what renee said. yeah because it about trump is it has been about trump is unfortunate words. unfortunate use of words. >> so somebody else would not have used words like that. don't use the word bloodbath that, that you don't mean that that if you don't mean that talks to the people who vote for him, who don't always necessarily they the sesquipedalian. >> if you're a car >> i mean, if you're a car worker, if you're a car worker, you're welcome. >> said it's what they
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>> what he said it's what they said that trump's said last time that trump's opponents literally , opponents take him literally, but not seriously, and his supporters him seriously , supporters take him seriously, but not literally. >> you see, i can distinguish between character of the man between the character of the man i think has some flaws. let's be honest. particularly as a honest. and particularly as a woman, the things i've woman, some of the things i've said, make of said, he said, make my sort of skin a little. however, skin bristle a little. however, i distinguish him skin bristle a little. however, i ithatlguish him skin bristle a little. however, i that man] him skin bristle a little. however, i that man and him skin bristle a little. however, i that man and his him skin bristle a little. however, i that man and his viewn skin bristle a little. however, i that man and his view of being that man and his view of the world, his ideology, his is frank, forthright, political take. i'm on board with that, and i think we should be able to have both those opinions. >> yeah, i'm on board with that. and a woman, i feel and as a woman, i feel exactly the about the the same about some of the stuff. everybody who stuff. but i think everybody who lives a normal life, who isn't finding that they've got any money left over at the end of the month, is looking at trump thinking, you know what this man thinks he wants there thinks about me? he wants there to be food on my table. he wants me to my life . and i think me to enjoy my life. and i think we're seeing that across europe. me to enjoy my life. and i think we'ri seeing that across europe. me to enjoy my life. and i think we'ri seeingwe at across europe. me to enjoy my life. and i think we'ri seeingwe will:ross europe. me to enjoy my life. and i think we'ri seeingwe will see. europe. me to enjoy my life. and i think we'ri seeingwe will see that>pe. and i think we will see that across this year. across europe this year. >> know, nigel, i was >> you know, nigel, i was talking to somebody who's plugged democrats the plugged into the democrats the other biden can other day who said biden can
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only five hours a day. he's only do five hours a day. he's then he be and then he can be fluent and coherent and articulate five hours a day. look, you can't be present united states for present in the united states for five day. a 24 over five hours a day. it's a 24 over seven an election seven job. and in an election campaign, it's 18 hour days. yeah, really worrying. yeah, this is really worrying. >> i do think that american voters have not got much of a choice at the moment. i have trump on one side and biden on the other. it's a pity that that is actually only candidates is actually the only candidates out there. >> still believe that come >> i still believe that come june will step june orjuly, biden will step aside for health reasons. he'll say that he got more electoral votes than anyone so he can go out with his head high. but out with his head held high. but step aside for whoever they parachute. possibly. well, saw well, we saw no. >> well, we saw well, we saw no. >> yeah. but she's she's not really she that really she said that historically , didn't she barack historically, didn't she barack obama historically, didn't she barack obishe out recently . >> she came out recently. >> she came out recently. >> she came out recently. >> she just a few weeks ago. >> she just a few weeks ago. >> we did see her husband the other yesterday. yesterday other day yesterday. yesterday looking pretty distinguished. didn't he just. >> yeah. yeah. i think one of the headlines was that he did anything in the house anything in the white house leader street. anything in the white house lea but street. anything in the white house lea but what street. anything in the white house lea but what did reet. anything in the white house lea but what did het. anything in the white house lea but what did he achieve anything in the white house lea blhe what did he achieve anything in the white house lea blhe was hat did he achieve anything in the white house lea blhe was int did he achieve anything in the white house lea blhe was in white e achieve anything in the white house lea blhe was in white e achie'not much. >> oh i think that's that's
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unfair . lots do lots of war. >> guantanamo bay still going strong . strong. >> yeah. no, i n strong. >> yeah. no, i i think that >> yeah. no, i mean i think that he and just to be fair to he did and just to be fair to trump, he didn't do the horrible things that we thought he might. i mean, in fairness to trump, there were foreign wars . no, there were no foreign wars. no, so kept kind of promise , so he kept that kind of promise, i don't know whether the system actually mitigates against a president going just just getting it completely wrong. and so the system kind of takes over and makes sure the system should mitigate a president who can only do the forjob mitigate a president who can only do the for job five hours a day. well, i mean, hadn't day. well, i mean, i hadn't heard heard that , but yes, heard that heard that, but yes, there's a problem there. i mean, it's , that it's quite clear that, that biden has has trouble with his mental faculties. that is a worry which will get worse for the leader of the free world. we have a doctor here. >> they can only get worse. >> they can only get worse. >> actually of me >> yeah, i actually part of me thinks really to watch. thinks it's really sad to watch. i watching i think we are watching somebody's mental health unravel slowly. it slowly. and it isn't kind and it isn't . so i actually think isn't fair. so i actually think him stepping aside will be the best think it's best thing. i don't think it's the thing trump win, the best thing for trump to win,
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but best thing. but it will be the best thing. who would take over though? >> think michelle is up >> well, i think michelle is up there. whether she says she won't do it or not. then there are few other senators don't won't do it or not. then there are gavin her senators don't won't do it or not. then there are gavin newsom:ors don't won't do it or not. then there are gavin newsom iss don't won't do it or not. then there are gavin newsom is in don't won't do it or not. then there are gavin newsom is in the 't think gavin newsom is in the running because are running now because people are moving running now because people are movmessed it up badly. just messed it up so badly. but there some younger you know, there are some younger you know, harris is no no no no no no. >> but i mean, she'd be the most likely first vice president. >> yeah they would she would step up. >> she would step up. >> she would step up. >> and she apparently hopeless as , i mean, we know. >> well, i mean, we don't know. >> well, i mean, we don't know. >> her. >> we never see her. >> we never see her. >> right. and nigel, >> right. renee and nigel, that's it for now. we'll be back in houn that's it for now. we'll be back in hour, double. oh. in the next hour, double. oh. who? oh. >> love this. have you heard of him? the new johnson . him? the new taylor johnson. have you heard of him? >> never of him. >> no, i'd never heard of him. i'd wife . she used i'd heard of his wife. she used to wood, to be sam taylor wood, of course. director and course. tv movie director and photographer. she became sam taylor—johnson. him. taylor—johnson. she married him. she's 24 years older than him. well done. we're going to be talking about the fact that he is very likely to the is very likely to be the new james bond. all that and more after news with after your morning's news with sophia wenzler.
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>> thanks, bev. good morning . >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 1032. i'm >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's1032. i'm sophia >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 1032. i'm sophia wenzler >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's1032. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your headlines. the gb newsroom. your headlines. the prime minister faces a fresh battle with the house of lords over his rwanda bill. after a victory in the commons overnight. mps rejected all ten amendments, one of which was designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law . the international law. the controversial legislation aims to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda. downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted, and the prime minister is determined to get flights off the ground in the spring, labour will seek to bnng spring, labour will seek to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history. the shadow chancellor will promise. in a speech this evening, rachel reeves plans to reform the treasury if labour wins government as part of her economic policy addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, she will liken the
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welcome back. 1037. you've been getting in touch at home about mark drake , his last day at the senate. >> and they're not keen on vaughn guessing ? no. the new vaughn guessing? no. the new man, martin says he's just mark drake. offered in a drake. drake offered in a different life, responsible for the in the welsh the massive decline in the welsh nhs . and elaine says has nhs. and elaine says wales has had thank had enough drake for thank god is gone . but now we're left with is gone. but now we're left with gethin. we, voters, didn't is gone. but now we're left with gethijennifer voters, didn't is gone. but now we're left with gethijennifer says. ers, didn't want jennifer says. >> andrew said good to seeing the of drake fired . yes, the back of drake fired. yes, but the people of wales are using going using their savings and going into debt to pay for medical operations. thanks vaughan operations. thanks to vaughan gething and his mismanagement of the service. are the health service. we are doomed because he was the doomed here because he was the health minister and the health service mess service is in a terrible mess in the in wales. the nhs in wales. >> absolutely, and where >> yeah, absolutely, and where else messages? here we else are your messages? here we go. potholes. we're going to be talking just talking about these in just a moment , because you are talking about these in just a moment, because you are as incensed about incensed as we are about the condition roads at the
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condition of our roads at the moment. and martin says, what's condition of our roads at the morpoint and martin says, what's condition of our roads at the morpoint an having n says, what's condition of our roads at the morpoint an having an ays, what's condition of our roads at the morpoint anhaving an motnhat's condition of our roads at the morpoint anhaving an mot on t's the point in having an mot on your car make it's safe your car to make sure it's safe if aren't due to if the roads aren't safe due to potholes ? potholes? >> matt, if you're on a bike now, drive nuts now, cyclists drive me nuts because going through red because i was going through red lights streets. lights and up one way streets. but dangerous . but my word, they're dangerous. >> really dangerous, really dangerous. and gary says, come to halifax. in yorkshire there are almost more potholes than roads and there seems to be more potholes than cars. sometimes down in london. and edwina says ihave down in london. and edwina says i have lot sympathy with i have a lot of sympathy with the weather. the councils, with the weather. we've has we've had this winter, which has made effect on the made a significant effect on the potholes and the roads. >> you remember the >> if you remember when the government of hs2 , it said northern part of hs2, it said some the billions of savings some of the billions of savings from spent on from that would be spent on emergency repairs to potholes. where emergency repairs to potholes. whithe thing is , edwina, there >> the thing is, edwina, there are other countries which have more and more extreme weather than us and they do seem to able to they do seem to be able to tackle their potholes. but i like says . if like your advice, she says. if i ring council about one that ring my council about one that appears on a dangerous bend near me , it's usually in me, it's usually repaired in a few let them few days. you need to let them know i like that kind of public service announcement. i service announcement. edwina. i shall . shall be doing that. >> yeah, well, as long as they repair them better than the
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potholes north potholes where i live in north london, because they're always fixing three fixing the same part. three months later, they're back. well, it well, they don't fix it properly. they properly. so true, because they paper talking of that >> well, talking of holes that need fixing, just 3% of dentists believe that the government's dental recovery plan will result in seeing more patients. in them seeing more patients. just again, 3% of just tell you that again, 3% of dentists believe in these new plans. 43% of dentists believe the proposals will lead to them seeing fewer patients. >> this is all part of the government's 200 million plan to bolster nhs dentistry. last month . well, the chief executive month. well, the chief executive of the oral foundation of the oral health foundation is doctor nigel carter. doctor carter, just remind have doctor nigel carter. doctor cargotjust remind have doctor nigel carter. doctor cargot tot remind have doctor nigel carter. doctor cargot to this nind have doctor nigel carter. doctor cargot to this situation have doctor nigel carter. doctor cargot to this situation that ave doctor nigel carter. doctor cargot to this situation that soe we got to this situation that so few people now can get to see an nhs dentist ? nhs dentist? >> it's really a perfect storm andifs >> it's really a perfect storm and it's a multitude of things that have actually caused us to get in this position . we had get in this position. we had a new nhs dental contract back in 2006 that was very widely criticised, including by a health select committee report, so it wasn't liked by patients,
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it wasn't liked by dentists. and we then, moved into a phase where we were piloting a new contract, which would have been much more based on, delivery of better outcomes for the patients. so better health outcomes , instead of which the outcomes, instead of which the discussions got highlighted into, hijacked into the fact that there would have to be a, outcome measures output measures as well. so really counting how many fillings dentists were doing, which is an old fashioned model based on the high level of, of disease that existed when the health service first arose, so that was moved towards a new contract, was summarily pulled at the end of 2022. and we've had no real progress since. and that's to, led dentists beginning to drift away from the health service and to the so—called dental deserts . i
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so—called dental deserts. i mean, there are areas, particularly rural areas east anglia, suffolk, dorset, where there are just no nhs dentists at all. >> it's some of the plan actually sounds really good. nigel. in in practice, in, in theory, that some dentists would be driven around in vans to treat people living in remote areas who may not necessarily be able to get to a surgery to offer £20,000 per dentist to work in those areas which are underserved, a financial incentive and to be paid more for nhs work. what else should they do? or what could an incoming labour government, perhaps? what could they do ? perhaps? what could they do? >> i think it's very difficult for a government of either complexion, to be honest, because the other point that we've got in there is a severe manpower shortage , and that's manpower shortage, and that's been exacerbated greatly by brexit. we had a lot of eu dentists working in the uk who have gradually drifted away and gone back home, and it's much, less easy for them now to come
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into the uk. so we've got a workforce shortage , both with workforce shortage, both with dentists and with, with dental nurses and with hygienists and therapists as well , so there's therapists as well, so there's proposals in the nhs recovery plan for and the nhs workforce plan for and the nhs workforce plan to train new dentists , but plan to train new dentists, but they're not going to be starting that until 2027, which means they're not going to be online and trained until into the 2030s. so there's a real issue now, isn't the real problem of course, it's the old problem that they're having in the nhs with doctors . with doctors. >> dentists can earn a lot more in the private sector , and it's in the private sector, and it's probably and they probably forgive i'm saying it. forgive me if i'm saying it. they to do they perhaps don't have to do quite patients . quite as many patients. >> well, that's the other problem. i think you hit on, something there because of the dentist moves into private practice, they're probably spending more time on their
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patients. dentistry is very patients. nhs dentistry is very much a production line, and as a result, they're seeing more patients, less patients, which makes the situation even worse. they're not making huge amounts of money out of the nhs . it's of money out of the nhs. it's just that over the last decade or more, nhs dentistry has been treated as one of the public sector areas that were subject to, very small pay rises. and it's just become dentists are their own self—employed businessmen. they have to pay for all their own equipment, their premises, their staff . their premises, their staff. yeah. and it's become simply impossible for them to do that under the nhs in many cases. >> nigel, the biggest cause of hospitalisation of children in this country is teeth extraction. how do we get back to a place where parents are forcing their kids to clean their teeth? because you do have to force your kids. it's the kind of thing they don't want to
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do taking more do where parents are taking more responsibility do where parents are taking more responsibi dental as children's dental hygiene, as well . well. >> that's absolutely case. >> that's absolutely the case. i mean , we have to realise here mean, we have to realise here that we're talking about oral diseases, which are almost entirely preventable. and it is down to that home regime. it's down to that home regime. it's down to that home regime. it's down to how well you clean your teeth, you know, well known. and people recognise that dentists recommend that they clean their teeth for two minutes twice a day , as a nation, we clean our day, as a nation, we clean our teeth for about 43 seconds, we say we would recommend changing a toothbrush every three months. as a nation, we buy 1.13 toothbrushes per year. so there's a huge amount of work to be done there to really get the population looking after their teeth and improving their health outcomes and reducing the strain
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on the, health service at the same time. but at the moment, it's very difficult to see where we're going with an instant solution. and yes, there is a little bit of money with this nhs recovery plan, but the 200 million is very small. when you look at the total size of the nhs budget. >> yeah. okay thanks so much. chief executive of the oral health doctor nigel health foundation, doctor nigel carter. i have to say i was very cynical labour's plan to cynical about labour's plan to have teachers help kids clean their realise the their teeth, but you realise the scale of the problem. >> it's only >> maybe it's the only way it was us kids at was drummed into us as kids at school. i brushed teeth at school. i brushed my teeth at least day. i as least three times a day. i do as well. a toothbrush in well. i've got a toothbrush in the and when the office and so when i and after i had my lunch in the office, i pressed my teeth. >> but know and it's >> but you know what? and it's one the one of those one of the it is one of those parenting you have parenting things. you have to have them have zero tolerance on them arguing such arguing with you. and it's such arguing with you. and it's such a into a battle. but you get them into the very young and the habit very, very young and they stay with it. they will stay with it. >> when your >> and you could when your toothbrush battered, you toothbrush was battered, you used new yeah. used to get a new one. yeah. and it always at it was always we always had at least the least one toothbrush in the christmas stocking. >> things that just
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>> one of those things that just has off has massively slipped off the parenting kind of list of people a day. i don't quite know why it's your teeth now it's good for your teeth now they tons of sweets, they just eat tons of sweets, which massive problem. which is also a massive problem. okay just moment. be okay just a moment. we'll be discussing to discussing the new favourite to be james bond. it's an actor named aaron taylor—johnson . what named aaron taylor—johnson. what do you mean? you never heard of him? >> no. you didn't. >> no. you didn't. >> you. with britain's newsroom on .
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gb news. 1050. welcome back to britain's newsroom andrew, did you hear that? what was that noise? what noise ? are it's your theme tune. noise? are it's your theme tune. did you ask them to play that? i did it is the iconic theme music of james bond been going since 1961? >> the doctor? no, the sun says they've written it pretty hard. we've got a new 007. he is
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called aaron taylor—johnson. yes. who's here? >> well, apparently he's been offered this job as the next, fictional but world's most famous spy. we hadn't heard of him. he's appeared in a marvel films, apparently , and he is films, apparently, and he is also married to a very famous , also married to a very famous, movie director and photographer. she was sam taylor—wood. she married him. she became sam taylor—johnson . taylor—johnson. >> 23 years age gap. so let's talk to the chairman of the international james bond club, david black. david, have you heard of him ? heard of him? >> i'm afraid i'm like you two. >> i'm afraid i'm like you two. >> i'm afraid i'm like you two. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm afraid i'm like you two. >> i'm sorry . yeah, i have heard >> i'm sorry. yeah, i have heard of him only because of the rumours going around. i've seen him in a. i saw him in one film, the bullet. i think it was called bullet train. i think the one with brad pitt. >> oh, saw that film. he was. >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he was in. that. was he right? >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he waswas. that. was he right? >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he waswas. yeah.vas he right? >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he waswas. yeah. ias he right? >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he waswas. yeah. i think right? >> oh, i saw that film. he was. he waswas. yeah. i think he1t? >> he was. yeah. i think he looks all right. >> what's the reaction been like
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with the james bond fan club to this news? surprise a little. maybe >> i'll tell you what. every time there's going to be a new james bond , the rumours come james bond, the rumours come out. we're here again and again. so will do it. someone so and so will do it. someone else will do it, and then it turns out to be turns to. turns out to be somebody different. usually somebody different. so i usually take of salt as take it with a pinch of salt as you as you say, the reports are coming out sound fairly firm. so yeah, this could be it, generally just going back really, i think barbara broccoli and michael wilson , they've been and michael wilson, they've been putting these things together for a long, long time. i mean, the bond franchise has been going know, 6 to going what, i don't know, 6 to 62 years. yeah. and they usually seem come up with a winning seem to come up with a winning formula. so i do sort of trust theirjudgement. their judgement. >> it's also theirjudgement. >> it's also interesting isn't it that actually it's not it david, that actually it's not a woman. there had been speculation we'd get our first female james bond, and he's not a black james bond. they'd been talk it could be elba. talk it could be idris elba. he's just an ordinary white he's he's just an ordinary white bloke who, if look him in
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bloke who, if you look at him in this photograph, you've listened on the radio to daniel craig about him . about him. >> he's very handsome. >> he's very handsome. >> david, >> yeah. so i mean, david, are you reassured or did it not matter to you whether actor matter to you whether the actor was female, male or black? >> well, firstly , barbara >> well, firstly, barbara broccoli was quoted as saying that it wouldn't be a woman. i'm afraid not on her watch. now, that's not people say to me, but oh, seven was a woman in the last film. that's correct. but that's not james bond. and i think if you're going to stick to the writings of ian fleming, he created the character. you've got to have some sense of. yeah, you've got to keep some. you've got to keep in line with what he was writing . you can't just go was writing. you can't just go changing it up. i don't know, it's a very tricky question. a lot of people ask, what if it was this type of actor or that type to me, i like it type of actor to me, i like it to try and bear, you know, some resemblance to the character he created. that's all i would say. he's i think this will work. >> he's a buckinghamshire boy , >> he's a buckinghamshire boy, david. he's from high wycombe, and of course they've all been
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engush and of course they've all been english actors, hasn't they? i kept waiting for the day that there would be an american one faking a british lazenby. >> george lazenby only did one. he was born in australia , i he was born in australia, i think, wasn't he? >> yeah. we've >> yeah. so we've had an australian and, we've had a welshman, we had timothy dalton, he welsh and we've had the he was welsh and we've had the scotsman. he was, he was sean obviously. so we've had a bit of it. >> who was your favourite? >> who was your favourite? >> my favourites always , sean >> my favourites always, sean connery, i'm afraid. back to the original. although i like them all in their own way. so i'm. i'm probably the wrong person to ask. i think they're all great. >> i like roger moore because he played and. played it for laughs. and. but i thought pierce was thought pierce brosnan was so impossible . glamorous. impossible. glamorous. >> yes. and i think people , >> yes. and i think people, whoever you grew up with i think has some bearing on it. you know, i certainly and certainly the roger moore were the roger moore films were sort of time and i've sort of got of my time and i've sort of got a bit of fun, you know, i just remember them with fondness. remember them with a fondness. they're but they're a bit humorous, but let's remember, it's a film, isn't it? it's meant to be
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entertainment. people say, oh, is it, is it relevant in today's society? well who cares? you know, i david, we've we've run out of time. >> david blatt there, chairman of the international james bond fan club. i had idea you had fan club. i had no idea you had such on james bond. >> interviewed bond. >> i've interviewed two of them. >> i've interviewed two of them. >> up next, we're >> have you right up next, we're going to be hearing a snippet of the exclusive interview with donald . don't go anywhere. donald trump. don't go anywhere. this newsroom gb this is britain's newsroom on gb news. weather with news. here's your weather with aidan . aidan mcgivern. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . sponsors of weather on . solar. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hi there. welcome to the gb news forecast . in overnights news forecast. in overnights we're going to see a lot of cloud today and further showers. but actually there will still be some drier and brighter interludes out there. we've got weather fronts clearing the weather fronts clearing into the nonh weather fronts clearing into the north sea, another set of fronts lining up for overnight. but in between for the afternoon, we've
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got a legacy of cloud cover, especially across the south and southeast. some brighter spells emerging, but also quite a number of showers. the showers scattered, but i think they'll be focussed across southwest england into parts of the midlands as well as northern parts east anglia into parts of east anglia into lincolnshire, away from the showers get some showers where we do get some sunshine coming through. feeling warm again the warm once again in the southeast. 17 celsius much cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotland, although in scotland plenty of sunny spells and keep the spells and the mostly the clear spells and the mostly dry weather in the north of scotland overnight. likewise for the far south—east it stays largely dry, but elsewhere cloud increasing , outbreaks of rain increasing, outbreaks of rain turning up. of course, the cloud and the rain keeps the temperatures from falling away, so 9 or 10 celsius for many of us as we start off wednesday. although the far north—west of scotland touch of scotland will see a touch of frost where the skies are clearest. and that's where the brightest weather will be on wednesday. western and northwest scotland and then, after a damp start, northern ireland well. start, northern ireland as well. elsewhere, of cloud cover
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gb news. >> it's 11 am. on tuesday, the 19th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> morning. you >> very good morning. thank you for and forjoining us. so photos and videos of wales forjoining us. so photos and videand of wales forjoining us. so photos and videand about of wales forjoining us. so photos and videand about over of wales forjoining us. so photos and videand about over the if wales forjoining us. so photos and videand about over the weekend out and about over the weekend are on the front pages of the papen are on the front pages of the paper. there are still some people who don't believe it's her big moment to nigel farage in florida, where he's interviewed former president donald trump. >> you can see it tonight at 7 pm. only on gb news being p.m. only on gb news being edhed p.m. only on gb news being edited now , but here is a sneak edited now, but here is a sneak preview. >> know something about >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action.
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okay, let's get out of here. i got go back to work . got to go back to work. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump and plight of potholes, roads around the country, as you will know, are at breaking point. >> it's the worst they've been for eight years. are they bad where you live? and do you let your council know when you see a pothole ? pothole? >> and the first minister of wales, , is wales, mark drakeford, is stepping down this afternoon after years the job, after five years in the job, he's sad to see him go. most of the emails and texts we've had from wales absolutely . from wales are absolutely. not. >> i've got friends who live in wales who are literally thinking of moving across the border to england because of the political situation in wales and how miserable life is. >> they'd only be able to drive their car at 20 miles an hour into britain and of course,
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because one his mad into britain and of course, becauand one his mad into britain and of course, becauand some ne his mad into britain and of course, becauand some of his mad into britain and of course, becauand some of the1is mad into britain and of course, becauand some of the sometimes ideas and some of the sometimes some streets, 20 miles hour, some streets, 20 miles an hour, particularly residential areas where got kids playing on bikes. >> absolutely board >> i'm absolutely on board with it. wales has these long, it. but wales has these long, sweeping , 50 it. but wales has these long, sweeping, 50 mile an hour roads with no houses on either side, just fields and high, high hedges and to put 20 an hedges and to put 20 miles an hour roads . hour on those roads. >> and the nhs, of course, is in a and the new a terrible state. and the new first minister, gethin, was first minister, mr gethin, was the health minister for the last few years. >> let us know your reactions to that change personnel this that change of personnel this morning. that change of personnel this morrparticularly if you live in com particularly if you live in wales. that and a lot more this morning. though, the very morning. first though, the very latest news sophia wenzler . latest news with sophia wenzler. >> thanks bev. good morning. it's 11:02. >> thanks bev. good morning. it's11:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your top in the gb newsroom. your top story. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election . in an exclusive the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he
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lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> appropriate action? >> appropriate action? >> yeah, which might mean not staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me. you just tell me you would. just have to tell me you would. you would thought they you would have thought they would long you would have thought they woulyago long you would have thought they woulyago . long you would have thought they woulyago . you long you would have thought they woulyago . you would. long you would have thought they woulyago . you would. butong time ago. you would. but i thought they very thought they were very disrespectful to the family, to the royal family. i'm a big fan of the royal of the concept of the royal family and the royal family. now, i'm a little prejudiced because the queen was because i thought the queen was incredible . incredible. >> and you can see that full interview with the former us president donald trump on farage tonight from 7 pm. now, the prime minister faces a fresh battle with the house of lords over his rwanda bill after a victory in the commons overnight. mps rejected all ten amendments, one of which was designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. the controversy legislation aims to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being
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contacted , and culture secretary contacted, and culture secretary lucy frazer says the government is determined to see the is still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. >> we saw those those amendments all fail in the house of commons last night with strong majorities . this obviously will majorities. this obviously will go back to the lords, but what we are doing as a government, as a conservative government is trying to ensure that we deter people from taking that journey . people from taking that journey. we want to see illegal immigration down. we want to see people not making that crossing. and we do think that this bill will be a significant deterrent for people who would otherwise cross the channel >> labour will seek to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history. the shadow chancellor will promise in a speech this evening. rachel reeves plans to reform the treasury if labour wins government as part of her economic policy. addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, she will liken the economic challenge awaiting the
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next government to that faced by margaret thatcher. the speech comes after mrs. reeves said labour would not able to turn labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if voted in. shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones outlined reeves plan. outlined rachel reeves plan. >> we are on the cusp of an opportunity in this country, an opportunity in this country, an opportunity for a decade of national renewal where we can get growth back into our economy, make people better off and start to turn the page on 14 years of failure from the conservatives if labour is to win election later win the election later this yean the win the election later this year, the worst year, it will be the worst fiscal inheritance that any party since second fiscal inheritance that any party war. since second fiscal inheritance that any party war. and nce second fiscal inheritance that any party war. and that's second fiscal inheritance that any party war. and that's whycond fiscal inheritance that any party war. and that's why wed world war. and that's why we talk about a decade of national renewal. will some renewal. there will be some things can immediately, things we can do immediately, and public services are obviously one of our priorities. >> roads are at >> as britain's roads are at breaking point. as pothole numbers reach an eight year high, a report found just 47% of local roads were rated as good, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's
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up 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. pothole campaigner mark morrell wants to see the government invest in road repairs . repairs. >> i don't accept there's no money. they find money for things that they want to spend on. i, you know me and you disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billion build a road that disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billiorgo build a road that disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billiorgo ii'ijilci a road that disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billiorgo in centralyad that disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billiorgo in central london, won't go in central london, never to birmingham when our roads networks are failing. to me it's like putting an extension on our subsidence, but there's loads of examples where government there's loads of examples where gcwants ent there's loads of examples where gcwants to, but it's not a it wants to, but it's not a priority for them, you know, on the other side, every time you have a repair in your vehicle because they get 20% vat, don't they ? they? >> and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple have faced weeks of social media speculation surrounding catherine's health and whereabouts. now, the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william and princess catherine
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strolling through the car park on a saturday at windsor farm shop. on a saturday at windsor farm shop . and for the latest shop. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts. now it's back to andrew and . bev. andrew and. bev. >> what's the time? the time is 1106. this is britain's news when gb news with andrew pearson bev turner. >> thank you for in >> thank you for getting in touch home. been touch at home. you've been very busy. you are incensed by potholes, busy. you are incensed by pcyou es, busy. you are incensed by pcyou guys think that potholes if you guys think that potholes are dangerous cars, imagine are dangerous for cars, imagine what motorbike . what it's like on a motorbike. must be terrible. awful. peter says. this is a very good point. very good. more heavy electric cars the more cars on the roads. the more potholes we will have. >> and i thought electric cars were environment , were good for the environment, but apparently they are part of the problem with this huge backlog. because electric backlog. now because electric cars are heavy, they cars are so heavy, they are in a bit a bit of a turning point, bit of a bit of a turning point, aren't we, in terms of our relationship, electric cars? >> says. preston, >> jane says. in preston, someone saying someone has put up a sign saying the lancashire highways
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department has been twinned with the canyon . gotta love the grand canyon. gotta love british humour. you've got to. it's brilliant . it's brilliant. >> isn't it funny? >> isn't it funny? >> let's send us a picture. >> let's send us a picture. >> yeah, exactly. we do want send a photo sign, send us a photo of that sign, jane. and says motorcycle jane. and mick says motorcycle makes the same point. motorcycle riders pothole riders suffer the pothole nightmare avoid one nightmare too. you avoid one hole and hits another with the added to slip added hazard of gravel to slip on, about the dentists and about the government's the fact that the government's dental plan has gone down with dentists like root canal treatment, only 3% of dentists think it's going to make any difference, duncan says. >> i went private just before covid as i couldn't get the nhs treatment i wanted. i've had nhs dental care all my life. i have to i would back to to say i would not go back to the i could get an the nhs even if i could get an appointment tomorrow. the treatment my treatment is worlds apart. my teeth better . teeth have never looked better. >> i'm duncan, good luck. >> i'm 55 and duncan, good luck. if go to nhs if you wanted to go back to nhs you wouldn't be to. almost certainly. >> so expensive >> it's so expensive though. dental , private dental is dental care, private dental is extortionate. not extortionate. bob says it's not just can't see my just the dentist. i can't see my gp at all. and once during the surgery, tells us surgery, the reception tells us to go to a nearest hub. there's
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certainly a lot of fixing to be done, isn't there? with all of our health care . our health care. >> yeah, and that's going to be a laboun >> yeah, and that's going to be a labour. and a big challenge for labour. and when election , when they win the election, because they win because they will if they win the not the election. andrew, i'm not even say if when even bothered to say if when it's much. now even bothered to say if when it's farage, much. now even bothered to say if when it's farage, very|uch. now even bothered to say if when it's farage, very own now even bothered to say if when it's farage, very own ,iow even bothered to say if when it's farage, very own , he's nigel farage, our very own, he's in florida where he's interviewed trump . listen interviewed donald trump. listen to this snippet from the interview, which airs tonight at 7 where the former 7 pm, where the former president his sympathy president tells of his sympathy for the late queen mother over how treated by harry and how she was treated by harry and meghan . meghan. >> she, you know, i would say, although she wouldn't show it because she was strong and smart, but i would imagine they broke her heart to things that they were saying were so bad and so horrible. and, she was in her 90s and hearing this stuff . i 90s and hearing this stuff. i think they broke her heart. it was horrible. i think they really hurt her very bad. >> if he's if he's lied his >> if he's if he's lied on his visa doesn't , doesn't, visa form, doesn't, doesn't, doesn't the truth need to come out? >> well, mean, should >> well, i mean, should he get special privileges that nobody else to see if >> no. and we'll have to see if they know something about the drugs. lied, have drugs. and if he lied, i'll have to appropriate action.
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to take appropriate action. >> appropriate action? yeah. to take appropriate action. >> whichiriate action? yeah. to take appropriate action. >> whichiriate amean yeah. to take appropriate action. >> whichiriate amean not h. to take appropriate action. >> whichiriate amean not staying >> which might mean not staying in america. >> no, you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me you would. would have thought you just have to tell me you woulwould would have thought you just have to tell me you woulwould wouliknownthought you just have to tell me you woulwould wouliknown thisght you just have to tell me you woulwould wouliknown this ad they would have known this a long time ago. you but long time ago. you would. but i thought very thought they were very disrespectful family , to disrespectful to the family, to the family. a big fan the royal family. i'm a big fan of of the royal of the concept of the royal family and the royal family. now i'm little prejudice because i'm a little prejudice because i thought the queen was incredible. think it incredible. i mean, think of it all years , 75 years. she's all those years, 75 years. she's almost mistake . almost never made a mistake. >> it's almost unbelievable . >> it's almost unbelievable. >> it's almost unbelievable. >> well, for more of that this evening, including trump's approach to foreign policy. yeah. make sure you tune in to gb this evening at 7:00 gb news this evening at 7:00 tonight. it is being edited as we speak. nigel farage is not even back in the country yet. it is hot off the press. >> i'm going to be glued to it. >> i'm going to be glued to it. >> yeah. too . >> yeah. me too. >> yeah. me too. >> well, joining us now from chicago the chief ethics chicago is the chief ethics lawyer during george bush's george w bush's administration, richard painter richard morning are you hank, will you be hanging on every word that donald trump has to say in that
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interview with later ? interview with us later? >> well, i look forward to seeing it . seeing it. >> i didn't catch that. >> i didn't catch that. >> i didn't catch that. george sorry. sorry, richard. >> i very much look forward to seeing that interview. >> what significance will it have in america ? obviously it's have in america? obviously it's a big deal here. we've got nigel farage, a very well known face and name in this country, but will it have an impact over in america? >> i don't know , it's >> i don't know, it's a different system here, where the, the royal family in the united kingdom is very important for , leading the country and, for, leading the country and, personality and in many ways. but the political decisions are, almost all made by the parliament and the prime minister. and here, the, cult of personality that donald trump has managed to surround himself with in order to get elected, which is true of just about every president, has some very disturbing qualities to it, and
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americans are worried that if donald trump becomes president again, he will become an authoritarian , that the world authoritarian, that the world leaders that he admires , are leaders that he admires, are not, people like the royal family of the united kingdom, but those like, vladimir putin and dictators, he has spoken to often , with a rhetoric, of a often, with a rhetoric, of a dictator about the power of the presidency , and combining that presidency, and combining that with his pending criminal charges , his, a lot of them are charges, his, a lot of them are relating to the fact that he was unwilling to cede power when he lost an election , we are very, lost an election, we are very, very concerned about donald trump . so if we were to trump. so if we were to analogise him to anyone in british history, we might think about oliver cromwell or someone who , sought to, to really use who, sought to, to really use the, republican form of government. to seize power and exercise it in a dictatorial way, and that's not what this
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country wants, so before we get to discussing any of the issues, we need to think about the character of the president, and that we have to have a president who is accountable to the constitution and who doesn't think of himself as above the constitution. and above the rule of law. and sadly, what we saw in january of 2021, was quite to the contrary . the contrary. >> what about all the criminal charges that are mounting up against him , richard? i mean, if against him, richard? i mean, if he can deflect those before the presidential election, even if he's then found guilty, is it right? he can absolutely pardon himself, which is something that could never happen in this country. >> well, he could try to pardon himself. i don't think a self pardon would be valid, but if he becomes president of the united states, he will supervise the justice department . and so then justice department. and so then all he needs to do is appeal the federal cases as a, appeal them
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to the appellate courts. and then the justice department simply defaults and gives up the case. and so the federal cases , case. and so the federal cases, the federal charges, will almost certainly disappear if donald trump becomes the next president in january, the state charges the state cases. that's a little bit more complex, but we see the situation in georgia spiralling out of control , we hope that out of control, we hope that that case should certainly go to trial , and we that case should certainly go to trial, and we should be focusing on the conduct of donald trump, not the prosecutor , but, that not the prosecutor, but, that case is delayed very much . the case is delayed very much. the new york case may proceed to trial the next month or two, and we'll see what comes out of that. >> it's interesting to hear you talk about the character of a president and how that's important, because from where we're sitting on the other side of the pond, president biden appears to have immense difficulties fulfilling the obugafions difficulties fulfilling the obligations of being a president
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satisfactorily . satisfactorily. >> yeah, a lot of americans would like to see a choice between, quite frankly, two younger candidates , that's one younger candidates, that's one of the many concerns here, and, not every american is going to go to the polls. these are their, their favourite choices in either political party, the, system for choosing the nominee of both the democratic and the republican party , certainly republican party, certainly needs some fixing, we saw it in 2016. a lot of republicans opposed donald trump and felt strongly that he should not receive the nomination for president , i receive the nomination for president, i was one of them. i was a republican for 30 years. and, if the republicans had, elected anybody else, i think they would have ended up serving two terms and joe biden wouldn't be there , the democrats have be there, the democrats have problems with their primary process as well. and incumbent president has enormous power over the political apparatus of
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his party. and we're seeing with donald trump that even a former president has enormous power over the political apparatus of his party. and that means that challenger's primary challengers are very, very unlikely to succeed in either the democratic party or the republican party , party or the republican party, the people in britain. >> it must be said, i'm sure, all around the world are saying the same thing. how is it in a country the size of the united states, a population of nearly 340 powerful 340 million, the most powerful country world? it's the country in the world? it's the best you can offer trump and biden. it. biden. that's it. >> well, part of the problem is in the primaries , very few in the primaries, very few voters show up, and the voters who show up in the republican primary are extremely loyal to the republican, establishment, which, now is going to be solidly behind donald trump, he was the former president of the united states , the same thing in united states, the same thing in the in the democratic party. we had a very, talented young congressman , dean phillips from
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congressman, dean phillips from minnesota run against joe biden, and he received only two and a half or 3% of the vote, in the democratic primaries. and now he has dropped out. what so this is a system that very much needs fixing. i think it's tied to the amount of money that's in politics, and both the democratic and democratic side and the republican , the way republican side, the way campaign finance is handled in this country, you have enormous war chest for both donald trump and joe biden. and now they're going to money against going to use that money against each other in november. >> all right. run >> okay. all right. we've run out time , richard painter, out of time, richard painter, thank you so much for joining us. ethics lawyer during us. a chief ethics lawyer during george w bush's administration. >> a terrible >> it is a terrible choice, isn't it ? isn't it? >> what? both of them. >> what? both of them. >> mean, have >> yeah. i mean, it could have been of variety . been a bit of variety. >> it'sjust been a bit of variety. >> it's just extraordinary. been a bit of variety. >> extraordinary.yrdinary. >> extraordinary. >> extraordinary. >> extraordinary. >> but that's because of the sort of dynastic way that american politics always works . american politics always works. you can't really break through, can you? it is. let us know your thoughts this morning. what would you want to hear from
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donald trump tonight? also donald trump tonight? and also still james still to come, the new james bond, aaron taylor—johnson. we believe it's going to be him. it hasn't been 100% confirmed, but believe it's going to be him. it haslooking 100% confirmed, but believe it's going to be him. it haslooking very/o confirmed, but believe it's going to be him. it haslooking very, veryfirmed, but believe it's going to be him. it haslooking very, very likely. but it's looking very, very likely. would he get your vote? this is britain's on .
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gb news. >> 1120 with britain's newsroom gb news andrew pearson . bev gb news andrew pearson. bev turner. the panel are back. our senior political commentator, nigel nelson . and gp and medical nigel nelson. and gp and medical writer tony doctor renee hoenderkamp . hoenderkamp. >> right. >> right. >> the princess of wales has been .i >> the princess of wales has been . i know, i know, i been seen. i know, i know, i know. stop groaning at home. it's on front page of the it's on the front page of the papen it's on the front page of the paper. we were worried about her. of these all her. there's all of these all around world front around the world on the front page gone. page about where she'd gone. and now video now we have some video of her walking after walking along looking okay after her now alone . i really >> now leave her alone. i really do feel this. i think they should leave this poor girl alone. interrupt you briefly. >> the sun had a headline last
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week on the front page saying leave her yeah, they week on the front page saying leave the yeah, they week on the front page saying leave the story yeah, they week on the front page saying leave the story yesterday ay week on the front page saying leave the story yesterday that broke the story yesterday that she was at the windsor farm shop and got they've got the and they've got they've got the video today, i'm sure that was probably staged visit to probably quite a staged visit to the shop. the farm shop. >> someone knew. >> and someone at the sun knew. but said that, i just but having said that, i just can't that are. so can't believe that we are. so we're not learning from the past, are we? the pressure that we on diana look we put on diana and look where that and put in that led. and now we've put in the on this young the same pressure on this young woman. ill. she woman. she said she's ill. she said after easter. said she'd be back after easter. leave before she does leave her alone before she does something really bad. >> different, >> it is quite different, though, it, nigel? i would though, isn't it, nigel? i would say yes. we are all slightly obsessed with her, but it is very different relationship that the royal very different relationship that the than royal very different relationship that the than did royal very different relationship that the than did whenyal very different relationship that the than did when diana family than they did when diana wasoh, yeah. mean, diana >> oh, yeah. i mean, well, diana changed everything . i mean, changed everything. i mean, because to because of what happened to diana, much diana, the press very much pulled back from the royal family there. mean , i think family there. i mean, i think that what kate did is actually really important , that, putting really important, that, putting that picture, picture out on mother's day just made the conspiracy theories go completely wild. and there's some horrible stuff on on social
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media about her. so here we have a picture not doctored in any in any way, which is great showing. showing her smiling, showing her looking okay. i just think it was absolutely essential they did that. so they've got a step right. having made having put a put wrong previously and put a foot wrong previously and they would have no sorry, but they'd known there they'd have known being there that somebody somebody of course they them. they film them. >> i mean photographed >> yeah. i mean photographed them actually arranged. >> they >> yeah they were it was certainly , certainly managed. certainly, certainly managed. but if you don't put something like out there, all you're like that out there, all you're going to do is just encourage the conspiracy theorists to come up with ever more. >> stopped them, though . >> hasn't stopped them, though. apparently it has. people apparently it has. some people are saying it's not her, but what do you mean? >> just just i think this is >> but just just i think this is important. mean by important. what do you mean by conspiracy important. what do you mean by conwell:y important. what do you mean by conwell ,' important. what do you mean by conwell , i'm not going to >> well, i'm not going to say what conspiracies but what the conspiracies are, but there what social media there are. but what social media has been running with what has been running with is what has been running with is what has kate , whether has happened to kate, whether she's actually still alive . it's she's actually still alive. it's been really horrible stuff. and there's a whole load of other ideas of what might have happened to her. >> correct. i just i just heard
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people bandied that phrase around, i always it's around, and i always think it's important to clarify you important to clarify what you mean, because actually, a lot of people have just got no trust. and there spectrum of and there is a spectrum of theorising. some people think she's been abducted martians , she's been abducted by martians, and some people think she's having a breakdown of a more of a mental health condition. >> it's a genocide of spain, or sweden had to apologise sweden has had to apologise for saying a television saying on a television programme, i know authoritatively . authoritatively she's in a coma. absolutely untrue. >> newspaper. absolutely untrue. >> this newspaper. absolutely untrue. >> this is newspaper. absolutely untrue. >> this is because ewspaper. absolutely untrue. >> this is because there'sr. absolutely untrue. >> this is because there's no trust. >> well, it's also that when there's a void, people will fill it in whatever circumstances we're actually seen we're in. and i've actually seen this morning that now the spotlight has been turned on. william, because william, in that picture because he allowed her to carry a bag. what he ? do we what kind of man is he? do we want him our future king? want him as our future king? this crazy people are this is how crazy people are into the bread shop. it into the bread shop. oh, it wouldn't been heavy, wouldn't have been that heavy, wouldn't have been that heavy, would unless there's a lot wouldn't have been that heavy, wcdough. unless there's a lot of dough. >> do. >> i just do. >> i just do. >> people just haven't got too much time on their hands. >> i was just going to say that she shopping she was holding the bag shopping as and look. as well, just to show and look. i carry my own shopping too. i can carry my own shopping too. >> but never >> i know, but you can never win, you?
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>> i know, but you can never winyeah,you? >> i know, but you can never winyeah,ycthink it was >> yeah, i think it was contrived the last bit contrived down to the last bit of she was smiling . of the photo. she was smiling. >> he had his hat pulled down. they but knowing they would do. but but knowing how badly the palace behaved over the mother's picture, how badly the palace behaved overwonderyther's picture, how badly the palace behaved overwonder how s picture, how badly the palace behaved overwonder how good picture, how badly the palace behaved overwonder how good the lure, how badly the palace behaved overwonder how good the aides you wonder how good the aides actually are, because somebody should behave should have spotted they behave badly . well, i on basis badly. well, i do, on the basis that, even if kate didn't know about the way the modern day media works, the aides certainly should . that does really well. should. that does really well. if she doesn't. but. well, i don't think there's any reason why she should that pictures have always been manipulated . have always been manipulated. yeah, they're airbrushed or whatever just to make them look a but i means you a bit better. but i means you can create a completely fresh image, which can be totally false. so at the moment, picture agencies now won't take anything thatis agencies now won't take anything that is doctored, quite rightly for that reason , the aides for that reason, the aides should have known that they also, if there was one problem i had with the photograph last week to go back to it was why on earth did they allow it to go out rings on? out without her rings on? >> always going >> because that was always going to all the speculation
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to trigger all the speculation they may have been on, because she's and we can see she's lost weight and we can see she's lost weight and we can see she's because she's lost weight because she's had know i looked at >> do you know what? i looked at that it that picture when i first saw it and lovely and i thought, oh, what a lovely picture. the end picture. and that was the end of my know, my thought process. you know, we've now reached this stage where must be wrong. where everything must be wrong. but you're right. it is you but you're right. it is when you destroy trust . and when destroy people's trust. and when you bbc, what they've you see the bbc, what they've done islamabad done today with the islamabad story, you destroy people's trust. they're to trust. they're not going to trust. they're not going to trust . and i'm not sure trust anything. and i'm not sure we can ever recover the trust. >> were talking about >> i agree we were talking about that actually air earlier. i that actually off air earlier. i said, huge said, no, there's such a huge contingent of people now who don't they don't trust the government. they don't trust the government. they don't media, they don't trust the media, they don't trust the media, they don't trust the media, they don't trust regulatory don't trust our regulatory authorities. i feel like authorities. and i feel like that fracturing of that, that sort of social contract , sort of social contract, actually, between the public and those have power those people who have more power than completely, than us, has gone completely, gone completely. >> we in areas of >> and we see it in all areas of life. between the life. we see it between the police and public. people police and the public. people don't because don't trust them anymore because of things that have happened there. we're of things that have happened ther seeing we're of things that have happened therseeing in we're of things that have happened therseeing in every we're of things that have happened therseeing in every area. we're of things that have happened therseeing in every area. we're just seeing in every area. we're seeing it with our health services what services because of what happened covid, the police happened in covid, the police because of that, the royal family. losing family. now people are losing their trust. and who would have thought been
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thought we would have been sitting here saying, people have lost in royal family? >> trust them. >> i still trust them. >> i still trust them. >> i still love them. >> i still love them. >> i still love them. >> i do too, the royal family. >> i do too, the royal family. >> yeah, i love you. >>— >> yeah, i love you. >> you? >> don't do you? >> don't do you? >> i don't trust >> i do, i don't trust anyone anymore little anymore either. i'm a little bit, you know, i've become super sceptical, i think we sceptical, but i do. i think we need the royal family 100. they are the identity . if we are are the identity. if we are looking at a gradual erosion of nafion looking at a gradual erosion of nation across the world, nation states across the world, we need our royal family because they define even . they are. they define even. >> you agree with that now? >> you agree with that now? >> not a royalist. >> well, no, i'm not a royalist. i'm what? i'm a monarchist. so what? i think we actually need is our head of state, and head head of state, and the head of state so state should be the monarch. so that's would you have >> so would you just have a monarch and that's it? >> no. i you're to >> no. i mean, you're going to have family around him. have a family around around him. but that i'm not but the point is that i'm not enthralled royal family enthralled to the royal family as a royal family, am. but as a royal family, i am. but i do in the position of do believe in the position of the head of state being hereditary and being the monarch. want some monarch. i don't want some bonng monarch. i don't want some boring grey politician. boring old grey politician. >> like tony blair. yeah, correct. >> i don't want tony blair as head of state. no, not at all. >> i bet he'd love it, let's talk about labour while we're on that topic. reeves that topic. rachel reeves is going tonight.
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going to be talking tonight. she's the she's going to be delivering the may of may lecture in the city of london. nigel, how significant is it at this stage in election year? what she says it's a big one because there's a tradition of , chancellors one because there's a tradition of, chancellors and one because there's a tradition of , chancellors and future of, chancellors and future chancellors making these speeches to the business community. >> what? she'll talk about is that she wants a partnership with business, very sort of new labour ish, really, the bit she won't talk about which she's going to have to talk about at some point, how she's going some point, is how she's going to fund her economic policies. now we've lost the 28 now that we've lost the 28 billion green growth fund , which billion green growth fund, which was which would have actually grown the economy , and she grown the economy, and she killed it off. and she's and she killed it off. and she's and she killed that off. indeed and the tories nicking her policy of 2.7 billion for non—doms. she says we can still have 2 million extra nhs operations a year. i think she's going to have to explain how that's going to be funded. she's not going do funded. she's not going to do that speech though. >> she's n though. >> she's i can't >> no, she's not, and i can't help the 27 help but feel that if the 27 billion going the billion was going to grow the
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economy, wouldn't have economy, they wouldn't have dumped think from what dumped it. i think from what i've a leaked speech. i've seen, it's a leaked speech. everything's leaked now. why can't everything's leaked now. why cant and everything's leaked now. why can't and have can't we just wait and have things when they happen? so we get tomorrow. get the headlines tomorrow. but it like a very dull it looks like a very dull speech.i it looks like a very dull speech. i think you're right, andrew. keeps andrew. and you know, she keeps repeating it's just word repeating. it's just like word salad. to salad. you know, we're going to unlock and see the unlock businesses and see the potential for growth, but no actual detail on what that really means. when you've got businesses who have got the highest corporation tax that we've ever so the small we've ever had. so the small businesses, the backbone of this country crippled, of country are crippled, many of them out of business. them going out of business. you've their new employment them going out of business. you'v
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>> that's what >> yeah i mean that's what they're as the they're trying to do that as the days go on it becomes more and more the tories are more likely the tories are finished. for the finished. therefore for the labour party, you just cannot make that's right. make any mistakes. that's right. >> she has said that the nhs is due overhaul and it due a massive overhaul and it is, so they won't do it if they're enough to do it they're brave enough to do it and they are going to have to be radical. they're almost 50. >> they could. >> they could. >> exactly. but with the >> yeah, exactly. but with the money, they could do the 2 million extra ops by paying doctors nurses to work doctors and nurses to work overtime. so many overtime. there are so many doctors though, and there already lots of them are doing overtime the overtime or working in the private sector . i think there's private sector. i think there's a limit. >> nice get m.- m.— >> be nice to get them back into the sector. they can >> be nice to get them back into the their sector. they can >> be nice to get them back into the their waiting they can >> be nice to get them back into the their waiting listsay can >> be nice to get them back into the their waiting lists down. >> be nice to get them back into the yeaheir waiting lists down. >> be nice to get them back into the yeah .r waiting lists down. >> be nice to get them back into the yeah . james|g lists down. >> be nice to get them back into the yeah . james bonds down. >> yeah. james bond yes. >> yeah. james bond yes. >> can we quickly, before we run out of time, we go to sophia with the news. got this with the news. we've got this new it sounds like new james bond. it sounds like renee but renee not 100% confirmed, but very much looking that way. aaron an are you aaron taylor—johnson an are you a fan? do you even know who he is? didn't know who he was, but i'm not the right person ask i'm not the right person to ask really, not great really, because i'm not a great as watcher. as you know, tv watcher. >> had a look at >> however, i have had a look at him. pleasing on him. he's very pleasing on the eye. fits of
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eye. i think he fits the bill of james bond . i think we've stayed james bond. i think we've stayed with the character as fleming actually wrote it, and i think that has to be a good thing, because it could been because it could have been a woman or something. >> a trans . oh, probably >> so not a trans. oh, probably not, but, no. >> are you disappointed as a white man? are you disappointed? it's a white think. it's a white man, i think. >> think ought to be a >> i think it ought to be a white think it should go white man. i think it should go near as possible , near to the book as possible, this particular james bond looks this particularjames bond looks more the more like the villain than the hero that he should be. it's interesting. i wish they'd go for he's a bit edgy. >> james norton from happy valley was the baddie valley on itv. he was the baddie in happy valley. he would have also been outstanding, also have been outstanding, actually. gets also have been outstanding, actlvote. gets also have been outstanding, actlvote. he's gets also have been outstanding, actlvote. he's got gets also have been outstanding, actlvote. he's got a gets also have been outstanding, actlvote. he's got a older my vote. he's got a much older wife, right , thank you both. wife, right, thank you both. renee and nigel. now moving on britain's are crumbling to britain's roads are crumbling to pieces. pothole numbers have reached an eight year high. i would have thought it's the highest number ever. never mind eight years. >> and you know what, tories? this is the bread and butter stuff that want sorted. stuff that people want sorted. and what they're saying. >> . that and more. after >> right. that and more. after your sophia your morning's news with sophia
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wenzler . wenzler. >> bev. thank you. it's 1132. >> bev. thank you. it's1132. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use. if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> appropriate action? yeah. >> appropriate action? yeah. >> might mean not staying >> which might mean not staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me you just have to tell me you would. you have they you would have thought they would long would have known this a long time . time ago. >> and you can see that full interview on farage tonight from 7 pm. the prime minister hopes the first group of illegal migrants will be on a flight to rwanda in the spring, after the government overturned all amendments to a bill submitted by house lords .
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amendments to a bill submitted by house lords. it amendments to a bill submitted by house lords . it will by the house of lords. it will now go back to peers who've been accused of trying to wreck the legislation. they could now push for changes , which means for other changes, which means the bill faces more delays before recess . before the easter recess. britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high. the asphalt industry alliance said councils are expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. potholes in the current financial year . that's up 43% on financial year. that's up 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple faced of the couple have faced weeks of social media speculation surrounding catherine's health and whereabouts . now the sun and whereabouts. now the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william and princess catherine strolling through a car park on saturday windsor farm shop . saturday at a windsor farm shop. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts .
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go to gb news. com slash alerts. >> for exclusive, limited edition and rare gold coins that are always newsworthy , see are always newsworthy, see rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report , the gb news financial report, and here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. >> the pound will buy you $1.2685 and >> the pound will buy you 151.2685 and ,1.1697. >> the pound will buy you $1.2685 and ,1.1697. the price of gold is £1,698.47 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7704 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> write up at noon. good afternoon britain, with emily and tom. what have you got on the show today? >> oh, we've got absolute >> oh, we've got an absolute smorgasbord storiestoday, >> oh, we've got an absolute smornot)ord storiestoday, >> oh, we've got an absolute smornot least stories today, >> oh, we've got an absolute smornot least looking today, >> oh, we've got an absolute smornot least looking ahead bev, not least looking ahead towards nigel farage his big, big interview tonight. got a little clip or two to show of that ahead of the main event,
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but also some other big stories affecting the uk too. have you heard of this church in devon that's been told it can't ring its for 150 years. >> it's outrageous. >> it's outrageous. >> it's outrageous. >> it's been ringing its bells and one complaint. yeah, one complaint overturns 150 years of history. >> this isn't the first country. >> this isn't the first country. >> if you don't want a church bell ring. >> well, don't you think this isn't church that's isn't the first church that's had silenced because had its bells silenced because of know, a tiny minority of complaints? >> so i believe we're going to be down in devon asking some residents and local people whether their they've ever been bothered by these bells, i imagine now i don't know, but i imagine now i don't know, but i imagine it was an outsider who'd moved to the village and they're not used to the bells ringing. and so they've made a made this complaint. this is the state of modern britain, isn't it ? modern britain, isn't it? >> so is the problem with just about if you if you about everything? if you if you don't want to sort of have a noisy existence, maybe don't live in the centre of a city, for , there is there are for example, there is there are complaints that go on in the
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centre of london from people who live in the poshest flats in the world, saying the pub can't open beyond 10:00 because then i can't get to sleep well, get some double glazing there. >> yeah, they can afford it. >> yeah, they can afford it. >> noisy, tyrannical >> it's noisy, tyrannical minority that seem to win every time. >> but why has why has the church been forced to give in? >> that's the sad thing. >> that's the sad thing. >> well , is >> that's the sad thing. >> well, is because >> that's the sad thing. >> well , is because they >> well, is it because they just couldn't even one couldn't put up with even one complaint? did they not like the bells all bells themselves ringing all night, but 150 year tradition just to end because of one. >> so we're going to be speaking to as many locals as we can on this issue. but of course, there is more besides , the reform is much more besides, the reform party has had an official apology today from the bbc. yeah, the bbc and an article about reform called it a far right party, a far right party. and they've issued a grovelling apology. so we're going to speaking to richard tice on that too, and see what he has to say, because we know exactly what they're about right, they're saying about far right, nasty, usual stuff . right? >> the usual stuff. right? >> the usual stuff. right?
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>> shocking. >> shocking. >> thank you both. that will be emily from midday until emily and tom from midday until 3:00 this afternoon. for now, though, with britain's though, you're with britain's newsroom. you on .
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gb news. good morning. it's 1139. gb news. good morning. it's1139. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner. >> these emails and texts. you do not like drakeford, do you? glyn says this is the former. well he's first minister of wales until today, after five years. glyn says drakeford is standing down today. thank the lord. destroyed my lord. labour has destroyed my country. devolution has failed. i another referendum i want another referendum on it asap . asap. >> and, hugh echoes that drakeford has done absolutely zero for the people of wales. they've nothing but let us they've done nothing but let us down. potholes are getting you wound up. john says. potholes are a health and safety issue for cyclists and motor vehicles. we're having to quickly dodge the big holes in the road. i saw
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a cyclist over the a cyclist going over the handlebars because of one the other says. margaret other day, he says. margaret thatcher wouldn't have allowed this . she'd thatcher wouldn't have allowed this. she'd be turning in her grave. this. she'd be turning in her gra'there's she wouldn't >> there's a lot she wouldn't have >> there's a lot she wouldn't hav but isn't that funny? the >> but isn't that funny? the idea thatcher idea that margaret thatcher wouldn't allow this? what's that telling telling telling us? that's telling us this nobody this idea that there's nobody competent, capable and prepared to just get stuff done. >> i absolutely think >> and i absolutely think potholes is so important. it is such a bread butter such a bread and butter issue. infuriates every local paper is full of it. >> and also just the fact that we have roadworks that seem >> and also just the fact that we forave roadworks that seem >> and also just the fact that we for six roadworks that seem >> and also just the fact that we for six weeksyrks that seem >> and also just the fact that we for six weeks aroundt seem >> and also just the fact that we for six weeks around oneem to last for six weeks around one pothole. fix pothole. just fix them, just fix them. >> let's f.- f.— >> now let's do the great debate about is going to about james bond. is it going to be aaron? what's his name, he's called taylor—johnson , called aaron taylor—johnson, married to sam taylor—johnson, formerly sam taylor—wood . formerly sam taylor—wood. >> he was in some of the marvel films and he was in the no. i can't remember. matthew says the new james bond isn't manly enough. he looks if too effeminate, i he's effeminate, and i fear he's going a pamby going to be a namby pamby version of woke. happened version of woke. what's happened to grizzly bears? to our masculine grizzly bears? actually, barbara broccoli, who's in charge of this franchise, allow that. franchise, she won't allow that. >> he's quite. very manly. >> he's quite. he's very manly. what about right .
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what i'm talking about right. you're talking of manly people who debbie who should be james bond. debbie has said my ideal james bond would be andrew pierce because of his gift of the gab. he could talk his way out of anything and he's one dapper dresser. >> not sure i'm typically butcher masculine, though. >> you could do your bit for diversity, equity and inclusion and be the first gay james bond like champion that lot. >> listen, i interviewed sean connery. he was terrific. yeah. and i also had a chat with pierce brosnan. really great. >> i, you know, i'm going to i met roger moore and i loved him. i've never watched a whole james have from to finish. >> i didn't watch the last one because death of because i was sick to death of daniel craig. boring on and making and he was making it too long and he was virtue signalling it was coming more woke all the look. more and more woke all the look. he's a bit of fun james bond, isn't it? >> bit e“- e“— isn't it? >> bit of fun. it will >> it is a bit of fun. it will be interesting, though, see be interesting, though, to see if if this guy is if the new one, if this guy is 100% the lead in it, i think he what direction it goes in terms of its writing, loads of you. again in the talking about potholes, here
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potholes, renee says, here in the are repaired the north, potholes are repaired by blobs which aren't smoothed oven by blobs which aren't smoothed over. they repaired over. when you say they repaired by blobs, i thought you meant the men working in hi the men working in a hi vis. i think she means blob of think she means by a blob of tarmac. women, which tarmac. could be women, which isn't smoothed over. what is the point? good point. you see, doing for die again? doing your bit for die again? yeah. staff need training. it does the shock does not help the shock observers or suspension shock observers. i was thinking you should make people stood by the road looking on his shocks. sorry >> en- en.- en farage >> sure. now nigel farage are a very he's in florida where very own. he's in florida where he's interviewed former president donald trump . president donald trump. >> that's right. it's a no holds barred interview. here's a little . little look. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump. and he makes it absolutely clear he's running. he believes that he is going to win. prince harry may not be able to stay in america if trump gets elected. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> he's accused of calling for bloodshed if he loses. >> but actually context of
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>> but actually the context of thatis >> but actually the context of that is all completely and utterly going to be utterly wrong. it's going to be a terrible bloodbath for the auto industry. a terrible bloodbath for the aut theiustry. a terrible bloodbath for the aut the united auto workers. it's >> the united auto workers. it's going to be put out of business. >> for global >> and importantly for global security, we get tonight the definitive answer of where trump stands on nato. this has global significance. >> why should we guard these these countries that have a lot of money, but now they're paying because of those comments that you saw 2 or 3 ago. you saw 2 or 3 weeks ago. >> this is an interview you will not want to tonight. not want to miss tonight. >> on gb news at 7:00. >> join me . >> join me. >> join me. >> worst contributors on defence is germany , which used to be the is germany, which used to be the richest, most powerful country in europe. they're shockers, as are . are france. >> well, i'm sure will talk >> well, i'm sure they will talk about make our contribution i >>i -- >>ido >> i do have to say, with the passage time, i do it passage of time, i do find it refreshing to hear the things that donald trump says. now, i like fact that i mean, you like the fact that i mean, you know, famously didn't know, he famously said, didn't he turn first in he turn his first time in office? to drain office? he was going to drain the , the swamp, the idea the drain, the swamp, the idea that establishment
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that there was an establishment and he was outside of that and would change it, get rid of some of perhaps in of the corruption, perhaps in washington very much washington and i, i'm very much on board with that idea now. >> and if it's a choice between i'm sorry, biden, who'sjust i'm sorry, biden, who's just can't hold it together. look, i was told by a very authoritative democrat, five hours a day maximum. that's now what are we like in six months time? and when he's president of the united states ? hang on. you're united states? hang on. you're on seven. you on duty 24 seven. yeah. you can be at minute of any day. >> absolutely. that was >> absolutely. so that was mar—a—lago you saw there. that's where the interview was conducted. >> i'm going glued to it, >> i'm going to be glued to it, farage and trump. >> and very looking >> and i'm very much looking forward seeing it. there'll forward to seeing it. there'll be few little clips be clips, a few little clips with emily well this with tom and emily as well this afternoon between 12 and 3 still to come. now, though, the nation's roads are crumbling . nation's roads are crumbling. you've been getting in touch with it morning. with it about it all morning. we're a we're going to talk to a campaigner who's to campaigner who's going to tell us about the us what they think about the state of our roads and why we've got to this situation at all.
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gb news. >> britain's crumbling roads. we've been talking about them a lot today. they've reached record breaking point . record breaking point. literally. pothole numbers have reached an eight year high. >> so a report has found that just 47% of local road miles were rated as being in a good condition. so joining us now is rick green, who's chairman of the afs. read it for me. asphalt asphalt industry alliance, who carried out the research. asphalt. it's not a word i use very often that i'm afraid. right, rick? what's happened very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads k? what's happened very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads andihat's happened very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads and why; happened very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads and why are ppened very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads and why are they ad very often that i'm afraid. rigiroads and why are they in our roads and why are they in such a state? >> the thank you very much for having me this morning, i think it's a long term serial underinvestment is the answer, this this has been going on now for three decades of underinvestment in local roads
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andifs underinvestment in local roads and it's coming to a head. it's just the dreadful state of affairs . and the local roads at affairs. and the local roads at the moment are as bad as they've ever been. >> awful in it. >> awful in it. >> who do? >> who do? >> rick? who do we blame? do we blame the department of transport, of transport, which is in charge of roads normally, or is it down to town halls to fix the roads in their, on their, in their patch, or is it a bit of both ? or is it a bit of both? >> to a certain extent it's a bit of both. happens is the bit of both. what happens is the funding is, provided by dft to the local authorities and then the local authorities and then the local authorities actually spend the money. so depending on who you talk to, you know, there's, there's, there's two parties in this in this game, but i mean, from where i'm coming from, the local authorities are not receiving enough money from central government, to maintain the roads. they've got an obligation to keep them safe. and they quite simply are not receiving enough funding from the dft to do the job effectively. rick
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>> can we draw a distinction here between labour run councils and conservative run councils ? and conservative run councils? >> no, i, i and there is no it's just grim everywhere. i mean, i've been talking on some of the local radios this morning and they said, oh, is it worse in they said, oh, is it worse in the the northeast the southwest or the northeast or there or whatever? is there a north—south divide? there's no real outliers that you'd say, oh, look, it's because of that. across the whole of england and wales, this doesn't include scotland, but across the whole of england and wales, the conditions are as bad as they've ever been. >> we heard when the government suspended rick, the northern extension to hs2, that literally billions more was going to be diverted from that work into fixing potholes . well, what's fixing potholes. well, what's happened to that? was that a mirage? because it doesn't. no work appears. extra work appears to done. to be being done. >> well, it the number was £8.3 billion. that's been diverted from hs2 north, but that is to
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be spent over the next 11 years. yeah. and mark harper, the transport secretary, suggests that that would be enough to resurface 5000 miles of roads, which sounds great, doesn't it? you know, that's brilliant. fantastic. and to be fair, we'd be, know , even worse be, you know, even worse position but if you position without it. but if you put , 5000 miles put it into context, 5000 miles of roads, the whole network is 200,000 miles. so therefore it's only actually 2.5, and that's over 11 years. so per year it's less than one quarter of percent of the network is going to be resurfaced east. >> so by the time you get to the end of the ten years, you'd have to start again, because you won't other won't because all the other bits you done. you haven't done. >> yeah, you're absolutely >> yeah, yeah. you're absolutely right, andrew. that, that that isindeed right, andrew. that, that that is indeed the case that you know, roads were out. they're not designed to last forever. but you've got to maintain them. otherwise we get into the state where now . where we are now. >> rick, is there a problem with the repair? because
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the standards of repair? because anecdotally , i've seen potholes anecdotally, i've seen potholes appean anecdotally, i've seen potholes appear. suddenly there's cones around the roads closed for days, and nobody ever seems to be working there. they fix it and then guess what? two weeks later, hole later, there's another hole in the . later, there's another hole in the i, . later, there's another hole in the i, i, . later, there's another hole in the i, i, i. later, there's another hole in the i, i, i personally, i don't >> i, i, i personally, i don't think so. >> i mean, what happens is the local authorities and the contractors that they employ in order to maintain the roads, have this obligation to keep the road safe. so what happens if a pothole appears often they will do a temporary fix, which is, i think , probably what you've seen think, probably what you've seen there. and then when they can program and organise the road closure and what have you, they'll and do a permanent they'll come and do a permanent fix. permanent fix. now the permanent fix is to these are normally these potholes are normally quite good. in fact often what you'll see is where a pothole has been fixed. actually that's still intact two years later. but the road around it is crumbling . crumbling. >> okay. and what can people do? rick. we've had some of our viewers messaging this morning
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to say, if you see a pothole, can't at the council, tell them where it is and they will have an come and fix it. >> it. that's correct. and they >> and that's correct. and they will. it depends how deep it is and where it is in the road and what what type of what it is. but should contact but yeah, they should contact the local authority who have this obligation to come and fix it. >> okay. all right. >> okay. all right. >> well, i mean, the other thing the public could do is, you know, write to their local councillors , write to their councillors, write to their local mps and try and get some, you groundswell of public you know, groundswell of public opinion to say, we've had enough of this. >> well, we've enough it, >> well, we've had enough of it, rick. had to rick. and sadly, we've had to have because have enough of you now because we've but thank have enough of you now because we'\so but thank have enough of you now because we'\so much. but thank have enough of you now because we'\so much. you ut thank have enough of you now because we'\so much. you very ank you so much. thank you very much. of the much. who's the chairman of the asphalt industry alliance? and so more interesting than so much more interesting than i thought with so much more interesting than i tititle it with so much more interesting than i tititle like with so much more interesting than i tititle like that. with a title like that. >> carried out that >> and he carried out that research. of research. almost half of our roads, potholes. yeah. scandalous. >> right. it us. >> right. that is it from us. this morning. up next, good afternoon, britain with tom and emily. you tomorrow. emily. we'll see you tomorrow. >> see you then. >> see you then. >> apollo quizzes for >> the bbc apollo quizzes for a glaring error. it's branded the
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third most popular political party in the united kingdom . far party in the united kingdom. far right. yes. we'll be speaking to the reform uk leader, richard tice, about what he makes of the bbc's grovelling apology. >> and would you pay more tax, even more tax to save the nhs? well, now a majority of us say we absolutely would not. has the nhs lost its sacred cow status? all of that after your weather. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the gb news forecast from the met office. following the rain overnight, we're going to see a lot of cloud today and further showers, but actually there will still brighter still be some drier and brighter interludes out there. we've got weather fronts clearing into the interludes out there. we've got weath sea.ynts clearing into the interludes out there. we've got weath sea. anotherring into the interludes out there. we've got weath sea. another set into the interludes out there. we've got weath sea. another set of to the interludes out there. we've got weath sea. another set of fronts north sea. another set of fronts lining up for overnight, but in between for the afternoon, we've
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got a legacy of cloud cover, especially across the south and southeast, some brighter spells emerging, but also quite a number of showers. the showers scattered, but i think they'll be focussed across southwest england into parts of the midlands as well as northern england into parts of the midlaofs as well as northern england into parts of the midlaof eastwell as northern england into parts of the midlaof east anglia northern england into parts of the midlaof east anglia into hern parts of east anglia into lincolnshire, away from the showers, where we do get some sunshine coming through. feeling warm once the warm once again in the southeast. 17 celsius much cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotland, although in scotland plenty of sunny spells and keep the and the mostly the clear spells and the mostly dry weather in the north of scotland overnight. likewise for the far south—east it stays largely dry, but elsewhere cloud increasing, outbreaks of rain turning up . of course, the cloud turning up. of course, the cloud and the rain keeps the temperatures from falling away, so 9 or 10 celsius for many of us as we start off wednesday , us as we start off wednesday, although the far northwest of scotland will see a touch of frost where the skies are clearest. and that's where the brightest weather will be on wednesday. western and northwest scotland and then, after a damp start, northern ireland as well. elsewhere, a lot of cloud cover
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even more tax to save the nhs? shocking new polling shows most of us absolutely would not. has the nhs lost its sacred cow status? right. well, this is interesting , isn't it? the nhs usually i've seen a lot of. i'd pay more tax for the nhs if it meant more appointments, if it meant an improved service , if it meant improved service, if it meant more money for doctors and nurses. but it looks like something's changed in our psyche. perhaps as a nation, people are no longer willing. a majority of us say at least they're no longer willing to pay more tax for the nhs. >> i think there's two things going on here. go on. number one, people feel like they're paying one, people feel like they're paying than ever. more paying more tax than ever. more people have been dragged into

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