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Its 10 02. Your . Mn thank you very much, philip. Its 10 02. Your top stories philip. Its 10 02. Your top stories from philip. Its 10 02. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Stories from the gb newsroom. Passengers stories from the gb newsroom. Passengers face stories from the gb newsroom. Passengers face widespread disruption passengers face widespread disruption across the Network Today disruption across the Network Today due disruption across the network uoooy one o disruption across the Network Today due to the disruption across the Network Today due to the latest train strikeo today due to the latest train eorukee. Today due to the latest train strikes. Members of the aslef strikes. Members of the aslef union strikes. Members of the aslef union are walking out at more i. Union are walking out at more than o union are walking out at more than o dozen union are walking out at more than a dozen train operators in a than a dozen train operators in o uong than a dozen train operators in o uong running than a dozen train operators in a long running dispute over pay. Romorrow rerrr a long running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, rmt members go on some tomorrow, rmt members go on errrke om tomorrow, rmt members go on errrke or me tomorrow, rmt members go on strike on the day tomorrow, rmt members go on strike on the day of the eurovision strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in urvemoou Eurovision Song Contest final in liverpool. Further Eurovision Song Contest final in liverpool. Further strikes by me liverpool. Further strikes by me umom liverpool. Further strikes by the union will liverpool. Further strikes by the union will be held on may the union will be held on may me om the union will be held on may me orer ome the union will be held on may the 31st and june the union will be held on may the 31st and june the 3rd. The day the 31st and june the 3rd. The day or the 31st and june the 3rd. The day or me the 31st and june the 3rd. The day or me ro the 31st and june the 3rd. The day of the fa cup the 31st and june the 3rd. The day of the fa cup final at membe day of the fa cup final at wembley. Rail day of the fa cup final at wembley. Rail minister hugh rrerrrmom wembley. Rail minister Hugh Merriman told wembley. Rail minister Hugh Merriman told gb news the errrkee merriman told gb news the errrkee ore merriman told gb news the strikes are disappointing. � fouui; strikes are disappointing. We more strikes are disappointing. We have been strikes are disappointing. We have been able strikes are disappointing. We have been able to strikes are disappointing. We have been able to facilitate an offer which has been put to the Union Leaders, the problem weve got is that they wont put it forward to their members. Similar offers have been put forward to other members of unions theyve accepted unions and theyve accepted them. No logic would dictate them. So no logic would dictate if the Union Leaders the if the Union Leaders did the same. Could see an end to same. We could see an end to this action. And im really sorry for all passengers who have been disrupted today. Aslef general secretary mick wmeuom aslef general secretary mick wmerom eoye aslef general secretary mick whelan says choosing strike ooree whelan says choosing strike dates around whelan says choosing strike dates around the eurovision song comeer dates around the eurovision song comeer weerr dates around the Eurovision Song Contest wasnt a dates around the Eurovision Song Contest wasnt a consideration. Our contest wasnt a consideration. Our srere contest wasnt a consideration. But Steve Headley , former rmt but Steve Headley, former rmt oeererom but Steve Headley, former rmt assistant general but Steve Headley, former rmt assistant general secretary, roro assistant general secretary, roro re assistant general secretary, roro re re assistant general secretary, told us its no assistant general secretary, told us its no coincidence us were chosen for told us its no coincidence us were chosen for leverage and mode were chosen for leverage and mode merom were chosen for leverage and trade unions put were chosen for leverage and trade unions put on dates in order trade unions put on dates in order ro trade unions put on dates in order to bring trade unions put on dates in order to bring the employers and in order to bring the employers and m ome order to bring the employers and m rme eme order to bring the employers and in this case the order to bring the employers and in this case the government did a in this case the government did o megorrormg in this case the government did a negotiating table. Thats why mose a negotiating table. Thats why those dates were chosen and unfortunately, its not work. The government have been as intransigent as ever. Wont let the employers negotiate properly and wont let a solution to this dispute be found. The uk economy dispute be found. The uk economy grew dispute be found. The uk economy grew ever so slightly dispute be found. The uk economy grew ever so slightly in r r the uk economy grew ever so slightly in the mer grew ever so slightly in the firm rmee grew ever so slightly in the first three months of the year, our first three months of the year, our eomroer first three months of the year, but contract acted in march, according but contract acted in march, oeeoromg ro but contract acted in march, according to official figures. Momm according to official figures. More or according to official figures. Growth of nought point 1 was recorded growth of nought point 1 was recorded by growth of nought point 1 was recorded by the growth of nought point 1 was recorded by the office for norromou recorded by the office for National Statistics in the First QuarterNational Statistics in the first oromer. Our National Statistics in the first oromer. Mm m National Statistics in the First Quarter. But in march the eomoy quarter. But in march the economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly omen economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by e economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by a fall economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by a fall in economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by a fall in retail and car sales, as driven by a fall in retail and car sales, as well driven by a fall in retail and car sales, as well as ongoing errrke car sales, as well as ongoing errrke omom car sales, as well as ongoing strike action. Former adviser to the strike action. Former adviser to me oom strike action. Former adviser to me room or strike action. Former adviser to the bank of england, dr. Roger remu the bank of england, dr. Roger reweu. Rouo the bank of england, dr. Roger jewel, told gb the bank of england, dr. Roger jewel, told gb news the growth may jewel, told gb news the growth may merr jewel, told gb news the growth my men oe jewel, told gb news the growth may well be small, but its erm may well be small, but its still positive may well be small, but its still positive. May well be small, but its still positive. Riui; may well be small, but its still positive. Eii; ui; still positive. These are very small figures, mostly of interest to economists and people who build the Business Models for our economy and our National Debt calculations. But they dont really affect you and me very much on a daily basis. Its interesting to know , but i its interesting to know, but i think they are figures which are at least moving very slightly in the right direction. Russia has the right direction. Russia has denied reports Ukrainian Forces have broken through at various points along the front line, saying the military situation is under control. Well, it comes under control. Well, it comes emer under control. Well, it comes after russian under control. Well, it comes after Russian Military. R ri; i well, it comes after Russian Military bloggers reporreo after Russian Military bloggers reported ukraine after Russian Military bloggers reported ukraine was making advances towards the city of oommm advances towards the city of bakhmut with advances towards the city of bakhmut with some suggesting a counter offensive bakhmut with some suggesting a counter offensive has started. Me counter offensive has started. Me memrm counter offensive has started. The kremlin has counter offensive has started. The kremlin has denied the creme the kremlin has denied the erorme. The kremlin has denied the erorme. Omo the kremlin has denied the claims , and ukrainian president claims, and ukrainian president vroormrr claims, and ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenskyy has also said the Vladimir Zelenskyy has also said me romg Vladimir Zelenskyy has also said the long awaited Vladimir Zelenskyy has also said the long awaited counterattack lory the long awaited counterattack uvrv me the long awaited counterattack uvrv me yer the long awaited counterattack uvrv me yer ro the long awaited counterattack lviv has yet to start military meromor lviv has yet to start military historian chris lviv has yet to start military historian chris newton explained to historian chris newton explained ro eo historian chris newton explained ro em newe historian chris newton explained ro or new wry historian chris newton explained to gb news why bakhmut is such a key area. To gb news why bakhmut is such a key whor to gb news why bakhmut is such a key area. What theyre doing by erroewmg key area. What theyre doing by erroewmo m key area. What theyre doing by attacking in bakhmut , theyre attacking in bakhmut, theyre wro attacking in bakhmut, theyre mm or attacking in bakhmut, theyre kind of force attacking in bakhmut, theyre kind of force in attacking in bakhmut, theyre kind of force in the russians to owerr kind of force in the russians to divert resources kind of force in the russians to divert resources from the south, wmem divert resources from the south, wmem re divert resources from the south, which is where divert resources from the south, which is where everyone thinks the counter attack is the main omom the counter attack is the main erroew re the counter attack is the main erroew re going the counter attack is the main attack is going to the counter attack is the main attack is going to come to the emo attack is going to come to the eoer eo attack is going to come to the eoer eo mor attack is going to come to the east so that theyre kind of the force east so that theyre kind of the force m east so that theyre kind of the force m we east so that theyre kind of the force in the russians with owmormg force in the russians with dwindling manpower to commit in omerem dwindling manpower to commit in different places. Dwindling manpower to commit in different places. r dwindling manpower to commit in different places. R dwindling manpower to commit in different places. r different places. And that would hopefully soften up. For the hopefully soften up. For the russian the russians in the south for a potential main attack. South for a potential main attack. Meanwhile, south for a potential main attack. Meanwhile, president attack. Meanwhile, president zeremwyy attack. Meanwhile, president zeuemewyy re attack. Meanwhile, president zelenskyy is being i meanwhile, president zelenskyy is being blocked from making zelenskyy is being blocked from making om zelenskyy is being blocked from making an address at the eurovision making an address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of me rmor Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the final tomorrow. Eurovision song contest ahead of the final tomorrow. Thats due to concerns from the final tomorrow. Thats due to concerns from organisers. It cowo to concerns from organisers. It could politicise to concerns from organisers. It could politicise the event. The eomeer could politicise the event. The eomeer re could politicise the event. The contest is being could politicise the event. The contest is being held in the uk on contest is being held in the uk or remem contest is being held in the uk on terror of contest is being held in the uk on behalf of last contest is being held in the uk on behalf of last years winners. Ukraine zelenskyy womeo winners. Ukraine zelenskyy womeo ro winners. Ukraine zelenskyy wanted to urge winners. Ukraine zelenskyy wanted to urge the global audience wanted to urge the global audience to wanted to urge the global audience to continue supporting his audience to continue supporting me eowmry audience to continue supporting his country against russias mwoerom his country against russias. His country against russias invasion. But his country against russias invasion. But the european invasion. But the european broadcasting invasion. But the European Broadcasting Union says his reoweer Broadcasting Union says his reoweer re Broadcasting Union says his request is against the rules. Rormer request is against the rules. Former pakistan request is against the rules. Former pakistan Prime Minister rmrom former pakistan Prime Minister man whom former pakistan Prime Minister imran khan has former pakistan Prime Minister imran khan has arrived in court in imran khan has arrived in court m reromoooo. Imran khan has arrived in court in islamabad. His imran khan has arrived in court in islamabad. His arrest earlier ome in islamabad. His arrest earlier rme week in islamabad. His arrest earlier rme week om in islamabad. His arrest earlier this week on corruption charges has this week on corruption charges me sparked this week on corruption charges has sparked unrest in the oowmky has sparked unrest in the country, with has sparked unrest in the country, with almost 2000 people orreereo country, with almost 2000 people orreereo eo country, with almost 2000 people arrested so far. Country, with almost 2000 people arrested so far. All country, with almost 2000 people arrested so far. All authorities mowe arrested so far. All authorities have tightened arrested so far. All authorities have tightened security in the cookou have tightened security in the cooker. Wim have tightened security in the capital, with mr have tightened security in the capital, with mr khans ewpporrere. Capital, with mr khans supporters. Expect to march in proreer supporters. Expect to march in proreer. Supporters. Expect to march in protest. Police supporters. Expect to march in protest. Police have imposed an protest. Police have imposed an emergency protest. Police have imposed an emergency order protest. Police have imposed an emergency order banning all gormerrmge emergency order banning all gamermge. Emergency order banning all gatherings. Imran khan denies any gatherings. Imran khan denies my wromgoomg gatherings. Imran khan denies my wromgoomg. Gatherings. Imran khan denies any wrongdoing. Holidaymakers any wrongdoing. Holidaymakers are any wrongdoing. Holidaymakers being any wrongdoing. Holidaymakers are being charged significantly ror are being charged significantly more for summer are being charged significantly more for summer car hire than before more for summer car hire than before me more for summer car hire than before the pandemic. Thats to according before the pandemic. 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This is gb news. Well brmg yob before. This is gb news. Well brmg yow moe before. This is gb news. Well bring you more as before. This is gb news. Well bring you more as it happens. Now bring you more as it happens. Wow. Fbowgb bring you more as it happens. Wow. Fbowgb. Bring you more as it happens. Now, though , its bring you more as it happens. Now, though , its back to esther now, though, its back to esther emf now, though, its back to esther emf rbfbb now, though, its back to esther emf rbfbb. And philip. Thank you , and philip. Thank you , rihanna. Mo philip thank you , rihanna. And welcome thank you, rihanna. And welcome back. Thank you, rihanna. And welcome back, drivers and other workers from 16 different Train Companies have staged a walkout today, citing long running pay disputes. Rail passengers today, citing long running pay disputes. Rail passengers face disputes. Rail passengers face moffomwfoe r rail passengers face nationwide disruption over the mem nationwide disruption over the ref few nationwide disruption over the ref few foye nationwide disruption over the next few days, with two further wobkowfe next few days, with two further walkouts scheduled for the 31st of way walkouts scheduled for the 31st of way omo walkouts scheduled for the 31st of way emf fbe walkouts scheduled for the 31st of may and the 3rd of june. Ebwowefy. Of may and the 3rd of june. Obviously, todays this weekends obviously, todays this weekends affecting the eurovision weekends affecting the Eurovision Song Contest. The 3rd Eurovision Song Contest. The 3rd of june Eurovision Song Contest. The 3rd of yore wfuu Eurovision Song Contest. The 3rd of june will affect Eurovision Song Contest. The 3rd of june will affect the fa cup fmok of june will affect the fa cup final between of june will affect the fa cup final between Manchester City omo final between Manchester City and manchester final between Manchester City and manchester united. And of coursebosom and manchester united. And of. Course epsom now and manchester united. And of course epsom now the course, the epsom derby. Now the rail course, the epsom derby. Now the ref umbr course, the epsom derby. Now the rail union aslef says they received a reasonable pay offer from the Rail Delivery Group , from the Rail Delivery Group, but point out that their workers have not received a Salary Increase since 20 1918. Lets get the latest on increase since 20 1918. Lets get the latest on this t rtui; 20 98 lets get the latest on this from our error get the latest on this from our reborf. Get the latest on this from our reborf. Romy get the latest on this from our report. Tony mcguire tony, report. Tony mcguire tony, wbofe report. Tony mcguire tony, were me report. Tony mcguire tony, whats the latest from the front bre whats the latest from the front bme of whats the latest from the front bme of fbe whats the latest from the front line of the picket whats the latest from the front line of the picket line. Hello line of the picket line. Hello booe line of the picket line. Hello good morning. Line of the picket line. Hello good morning. I line of the picket line. Hello good morning. Line of the picket line. Hello good morning. I ecu good morning. I am in glasgow, ihra, Glasgow Central station outside one of three picket lines across scotland today. And lines across scotland today. And aslef were workers here are joined by the edinburgh waverley workers as Avanti West Coast trains ceased to be operating today. Now this is part of targeted strikes to make sure that an 11 month pay dispute with train drivers in that time. Just to put it in some sort of context, teachers have been awarded a pay increase. Nurses, nhs staff, but still 11 months on train drivers are concerned that their salaries have not seen a rise in several years. Now, as you mentioned there, this of course affects the Eurovision Song Contest. Anyone Eurovision Song Contest. Anyone expecting to get from scotland down to england to liverpool or tomorrow is going to have a hard time of it. Some lines will be working, but certainly Avanti West Coast will not be one of them. Now, passengers have been advised to look for alternative ways of travel and not to try and attempt to come to any of the stations instead to get a refund and to look at other means. Now, i know that theres means. Now, i know that theres going to be a kind of an emergency express train from Manchester Airport to liverpool lime street. But still, that doesnt really help any of the scottish fans looking to travel down to for london tomorrows story to liverpool for tomorrows big event. Now of the parties involved a Avanti West Coast has obviously said that tomorrow , with rmt strikes due tomorrow, with rmt strikes due tomorrow, with rmt strikes due to happen across the country and the last train to depart the city in liverpool will be earlier than eurovision fans would like. Now, i cant imagine after making the trip to liverpool for this big event in support of ukraine who obviously cant hold the event this year after winning last year and they wont want to miss the grand finale and certainly aslef have said that the pay should be increased to keep pace with inflation as their pay has been frozen for a number of years. Frozen for a number of years. And the rmt general secretary mick lynch has said that striking erg with employers so the government can actually feel and see the anger among train drivers so many months after talks began. Now its unclear as talks began. Now its unclear as to how close that we are to a deal to how close that we are to a deal, but certainly this weekend and the weekend round of the fa cup final seems to be some quite bad timing and its going to leave a lot of the members of the public quite disappointed that the plans theyve been looking forward to for so many months and may hit a bit of a snag. Months and may hit a bit of a snag. So well wait and see. Snag. So well wait and see. Certainly arnie aslef , head of certainly arnie aslef, head of aslef is going to be here later today to join the picket line. Today to join the picket line. Ill be interested to see if we can talk to him and see what his plans are and what he hopes to gain from this weekend of mass disruption. Thank you, tony disruption. Thank you, tony maguire there. And well have wboofee maguire there. And well have more updates from nfc t. ui; rsui;i; and well have more updates from him later on in more updates from him later on be me more updates from him later on m fbe mow. More updates from him later on in the show. And more updates from him later on in the show. And hes quite wom in the show. And hes quite rfgbf mor in the show. And hes quite right that disruption for so many right that disruption for so many beobfe right that disruption for so many people across the country, im many people across the country, rm ruffe many people across the country, rm owffe ewe many people across the country, im quite sure will many people across the country, im quite sure will backfire for fbem im quite sure will backfire for fbem omo im quite sure will backfire for them and their im quite sure will backfire for them and their demands for now. A re them and their demands for now. A b year them and their demands for now. A b year off them and their demands for now. A 19 year old who them and their demands for now. A 19 year old who admitted to spying a 19 year old who admitted to ebymg om a 19 year old who admitted to spying on police a 19 year old who admitted to spying on police and railway efoffome spying on police and railway stations with spying on police and railway stations with the intent join stations with the intent to join rsrs stations with the intent to join rsrs m stations with the intent to join rsrs m syrfo stations with the intent to join isis in syria is stations with the intent to join isis in syria is due to be eemfemeeo isis in syria is due to be sentenced at isis in syria is due to be sentenced at the old bailey. Woffbew sentenced at the old bailey. Woffbew kmg sentenced at the old bailey. Matthew king pleaded guilty to bborfmg matthew king pleaded guilty to buoffmg om matthew king pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on allegedly on plotting an attack on allegedly om bobbe plotting an attack on allegedly om bobee or plotting an attack on allegedly on police or military personnel. A erersfe on police or military personnel. A serfer rs on police or military personnel. A sentence is expected on police or military personnel. A sentence is expected at on police or military personnel. A sentence is expected at any moment now. Well, with us now moment now. Well, with us now oneoo moment now. Well, with us now breed of moment now. Well, with us now breed of mm well, with us now ahead of that imminent senfenefng ahead of that imminent sentencing is ahead of that imminent sentencing is former metropolitan Police Detective refer metropolitan Police DetectivePeter Bleksley. Metropolitan Police DetectivePeter Bleksley. So tell us a kfffke Peter Bleksley. So tell us a kfffke br Peter Bleksley. So tell us a little bit more Peter Bleksley. So tell us a little bit more about what went on bere little bit more about what went or mere. Now little bit more about what went on here, how he little bit more about what went on here, how he was caught. On here, how he was caught. Web. On here, how he was caught. Web. Fre on here, how he was caught. Web. One good on here, how he was caught. Well, the good news on here, how he was caught. Well, the good news is on here, how he was caught. Well, the good news is and theres a lesson for many here, is that kings capture was largely brought about by the prevent program, which has come in for a lot of criticism over the years. And also by somebody contact fighting the Counter Terrorism hotline. So Counter Terrorism hotline. So a tip off. So which members of the pubuc tip off. So which members of the public so they saw him. He thought he looked rt. He thought he looked suspicious. Were thought he looked suspicious. Were going thought he looked suspicious. Were gone fo thought he looked suspicious. Were going to call the police, wnofewer were going to call the police, whatever theyre were going to call the police, whatever theyre concerns were. T hey whatever theyre concerns were. Frey afr whatever theyre concerns were. Frey afr fre whatever theyre concerns were. They did the right whatever theyre concerns were. They did the right thing. Whatever theyre concerns were. They did the right thing. They picked phone and they picked up the phone and they reported but reported those suspicions. But then say, gosh, thats then you might say, gosh, thats really lucky that thats how we found sort of found him. It wasnt sort of sober found him. It wasnt sort of super intelligence r i it wasnt sort of super intelligence by the bobee. Super intelligence by the bobee. Ff super intelligence by the police. It wasnt cctv, it wosnf wasnt face recognition feennofogy wasnt face recognition reennouogy. Wasnt face recognition technology. It was a tip off. Technology. It was a tip off. Web. Technology. It was a tip off. Well, theres technology. It was a tip off. Well, theres a technology. It was a tip off. Well, theres a lot technology. It was a tip off. Well, theres a lot of technology. It was a tip off. Well, theres a lot of very clever and intensive investigative work that was done as result of that. So there as a result of that. So there was images seized and of was cctv images seized and of course, his home was searched and his internet history was obtained and that showed very, very clear evidence that he intended to travel to syria to join Islamic State, that he was willing to fight alongside Islamic State combatants. Also so that hed done a lot of preparatory work and purchased things like a knife goggles , things like a knife goggles, gloves and done reconnaissance on Stratford Police station in particular, and military premises and he expressed a clear desire to murder or maim members of the Police Service or the military. And as you can see on me the military. And as you can see on we seen the military. And as you can see on the screen there, the military. And as you can see on the screen there, we t and as you can see on the screen there, we are wofffng on the screen there, we are wofffng for on the screen there, we are waiting for the on the screen there, we are waiting for the sentencing, wnfen waiting for the sentencing, wnfen rs waiting for the sentencing, which is going waiting for the sentencing, which is going to happen imminently. Which is going to happen imminently. We will bring it to you owfsfoe imminently. We will bring it to you outside the imminently. We will bring it to you outside the court case. I iwsf you outside the court case. I just wondered, you outside the court case. I just wondered, peter, how rebonf just wondered, peter, how reliant are just wondered, peter, how reliant are the just wondered, peter, how reliant are the authorities on fbe reliant are the authorities on me bobbe reliant are the authorities on me bwbbe on reliant are the authorities on the public on tipping people off the public on tipping people off rs the public on tipping people off . Is that the public on tipping people off . Is that i the public on tipping people off. 7 is that i mean, the public on tipping people off. 7 i off. 7 is that i mean, are they are they largely is that what how these things largely come to light or will this be an exception . In 1829, when sir koben exception . In 1829, when sir koben reek t 7 in 1829, when sir robert peel established t ri7 in 1829, when sir robert peel established the metropolitan robert peel established the metropolitan police , he said the metropolitan police, he said the bobbe metropolitan police, he said the bwbbe ore metropolitan police, he said the bwbbe fbe metropolitan police, he said the public are the police and the bobbe public are the police and the bobee ore public are the police and the police are the public are the police and the police are the public. And that bores police are the public. And that nofos os police are the public. And that holds as Strong Police are the public. And that holds as strong today as it did wav holds as strong today as it did woy book holds as strong today as it did way back then. Holds as strong today as it did way back then. Cooperation from the way back then. Cooperation from me bobbe way back then. Cooperation from me bwbbe rs way back then. Cooperation from the public is absolutely crucial to the public is absolutely crucial ro torrent. The public is absolutely crucial to policing, and the public is absolutely crucial to policing, and thats why we eonf to policing, and thats why we eonf rose to policing, and thats why we cant lose trust to policing, and thats why we cant lose trust in to policing, and thats why we cant lose trust in the police. Cant lose trust in the police. From cant lose trust in the police. From wry cant lose trust in the police. Thats why weve cant lose trust in the police. Thats why weve got cant lose trust in the police. Thats why weve got to cant lose trust in the police. Thats why weve got to be careful that we all do view the police in the high status as they should have. Now, what im interested in is only 19. This chap. Interested in is only 19. This chap. King how are we allowing chap. King how are we allowing people like that to be recruited into wanting to blow up their own country . The hatred there . Well all the internet, in short , is really the answer, because you can find just about anything onune you can find just about anything online if you know how to look for it and where to look for it. And this mans radicalisation, rm and this mans radicalisation, rm swe and this mans radicalisation, im sure depher and this mans radicalisation, im sure depher was largely referee im sure depher was largely ofefofeo by im sure depher was largely dictated by absorbing such information dictated by absorbing such information and all of that brainwashing information and all of that brainwashing from the internet. Fnofs brainwashing from the internet. Fnofs wnof brainwashing from the internet. Thats what inspired him. Thats wnof thats what inspired him. Thats wnof more thats what inspired him. Thats what made him thats what inspired him. Thats what made him sympathetic and warmer what made him sympathetic and wonffne fo what made him sympathetic and wonffno ro torn what made him sympathetic and wanting to join Islamic State one wanting to join Islamic State one ker wanting to join Islamic State one beef nfm wanting to join Islamic State and led him down the path. Which and led him down the path. Which foray and led him down the path. Which means today hes and led him down the path. Which means today hes at and led him down the path. Which means today hes at the old bobbey means today hes at the old bofkey. Means today hes at the old money. So means today hes at the old money. So no means today hes at the old bailey. So do you means today hes at the old bailey. R rir r rir t 37 bailey. So do you do profiling . I mean, is he a loner . Has he got no friends . Is this about sort of retaliation for all the things that he hasnt enjoyed through life . We might hear more of mm through life . We might hear more of mm foray through life . We might hear more of that today when through life . We might hear more of that today when hes of that today when hes sentenced, of that today when hes sentenced, but certainly it appears sentenced, but certainly it appears fnof sentenced, but certainly it appears that he was operating as appears that he was operating as o bone appears that he was operating as o bone wokf appears that he was operating as a lone wolf. Im appears that he was operating as a lone wolf. Im sure viewers one a lone wolf. Im sure viewers one bsfeners a lone wolf. Im sure viewers and listeners are a lone wolf. Im sure viewers and listeners are very much fomfbor and listeners are very much familiar with and listeners are very much familiar with that expression. Buf familiar with that expression. Bwf wnfksf familiar with that expression. But whilst he familiar with that expression. But whilst he may have acted bone but whilst he may have acted oonek of but whilst he may have acted alone, of course but whilst he may have acted alone, of course he wasnt. But alone, of course he wasnt. But sfnefky alone, of course he wasnt. But strictly speaking, alone, of course he wasnt. But strictly speaking, because he was connecting strictly speaking, because he was connecting with people on the was connecting with people on one rnfernef was connecting with people on the internet and was connecting with people on the internet and he was posting messages on whatsapp and his fnfenf messages on whatsapp and his fnfenf wos messages on whatsapp and his fnfenf very messages on whatsapp and his intent was very clear. So either nes intent was very clear. So either nes obsorbfno intent was very clear. So either hes absorbing information from omo hes absorbing information from ono nes hes absorbing information from some and hes also pumping it out some and hes also pumping it owf for some and hes also pumping it owf for fbe some and hes also pumping it out for the benefit some and hes also pumping it out for the benefit of others. Out for the benefit of others. Web. Out for the benefit of others. Web. To out for the benefit of others. Web. To r out for the benefit of others. Well, go on. I just out for the benefit of others. Well, go on. I just wanted to go back to what you said earlier on, peter, but hed been caught partly through the prevent programme. I just wondered what programme. I just wondered what your view was of that because it has come in a lot of has come in for a lot of criticism that it doesnt actually do good. Fact, some actually do good. In fact, some people does more harm people say it does more harm than good and obviously lots of radicalisation often takes place in prisons. Thats one of the big concerns that the authorities i mean, how authorities have. I mean, how how worried generally are we about about sort the how about about sort of the how prisons operate for radicalisation, but i mean, do you think the prevent program is a success or a failure . Its a program a success or a failure . Its a proton fnof a success or a failure . Its a program that has a success or a failure . Its a program that has come tt ui;7 its a program that has come in for a lot program that has come in for a or of program that has come in for a or of ruffe program that has come in for a lot of quite justified criticism fbe lot of quite justified criticism over the years lot of quite justified criticism over the years and certain mfnonfy over the years and certain minority communities have felt morgfnobseo minority communities have felt marginalised and minority communities have felt marginalised and almost picked on by marginalised and almost picked on by f. Marginalised and almost picked on by f. Buf marginalised and almost picked on by it. But its marginalised and almost picked on by it. But its been in place for o on by it. But its been in place for o bong on by it. But its been in place for a long time on by it. But its been in place for a long time now and its been for a long time now and its been refined for a long time now and its been refined and its been reformer been refined and its been reformed and been refined and its been reformed and its better than it eerfofnky reformed and its better than it eerfofnfy wos reformed and its better than it certainly was in reformed and its better than it certainly was in the first nsonef certainly was in the first instance. And certainly was in the first instance. And its something fnof instance. And its something no rs instance. And its something no fs very. Instance. And its something that is very, very instance. And its something that is very, very necessary beose that is very, very necessary because as todays events ekeorky because as todays events clearly show because as todays events clearly show us, there are beobke clearly show us, there are beobfe obf clearly show us, there are people out there willing to do us off people out there willing to do us off norm people out there willing to do us all harm and people out there willing to do us all harm and there are some wnokf us all harm and there are some wnokk fork us all harm and there are some wholl talk about us all harm and there are some wholl talk about it and the wro wholl talk about it and the some who will wholl talk about it and the some who will brag about it. Aro some who will brag about it. Are fre some who will brag about it. And the some some who will brag about it. And the some who some who will brag about it. And the some who will some who will brag about it. And the some who will do it. And i guess its how do you separate out the fantasists, as it were, as the people who are going to do because at an earlier do it . Because at an earlier hearing, the prosecutor had said no of terrorism had no specific act of terrorism had been identified. So how do you been identified. So how do you do that . How do you separate the fantasist to the real terrorist . Well, clearly , after his well, clearly, after his premises were searched and the knife and the goggles and the gloves and all the internet searching and all that clear evidence of radicalisation had been gathered, it was clear this man was very, very dangerous. We have and we come back to the frwsf we have and we come back to the frwsf worr we have and we come back to the trust word again, we have and we come back to the trust word again, which you menffoneo trust word again, which you mentioned earlier with regards to mentioned earlier with regards fo roofeok mentioned earlier with regards to radical ization mentioned earlier with regards to radical ization and swsbfefons to radical ization and suspicions that the public might bowe suspicions that the public might move obowf suspicions that the public might have about people. Weve got to have about people. Weve got to frwsf have about people. Weve got to frwsf ow have about people. Weve got to trust our authorities to do the mom trust our authorities to do the mom fnfno trust our authorities to do the mom fnfno. Trust our authorities to do the mom fnfno. So trust our authorities to do the right thing. So if trust our authorities to do the right thing. So if you have right thing. So if you have concerns , do right thing. So if you have concerns , do report them and concerns, do report them and frwsf concerns, do report them and frwsf fbe concerns, do report them and trust the police concerns, do report them and trust the police to establish wnefner trust the police to establish whether this trust the police to establish whether this is trust the police to establish whether this is a person who needs whether this is a person who needs fo whether this is a person who needs fo be whether this is a person who needs to be arrested or whether, in needs to be arrested or whether, fn foef needs to be arrested or whether, fn foef ff needs to be arrested or whether, fn foef ff rs needs to be arrested or whether, in fact it is not needs to be arrested or whether, in fact it is not the needs to be arrested or whether, in fact it is not the case. But you in fact it is not the case. But you know in fact it is not the case. But you know yourself, you say people pose outside a police stations to have themselves on video to post on tiktok because they want to be, as it were. There at the scene of a crime. Yes theres this sort of band of beobke yes theres this sort of band of beobfe rnof yes theres this sort of band of people that call ring theres this sort of band of people that call themselves owoffors people that call themselves owoffors. People that call themselves auditors. And people that call themselves auditors. And ive got quite auditors. And ive got quite a few auditors. And ive got quite a few ofner auditors. And ive got quite a few other words auditors. And ive got quite a few other words for them, but i wonf few other words for them, but i wont use them few other words for them, but i wont use them on few other words for them, but i wont use them on air. And they oefwokky wont use them on air. And they oefwokfy oe wont use them on air. And they actually are almost wont use them on air. And they actually are almost trying to provoke actually are almost trying to provoke fbe actually are almost trying to provoke the police. They go to provoke the police. They go to the provoke the police. They go to one reor provoke the police. They go to the rear yards provoke the police. They go to the rear yards of provoke the police. They go to the rear yards of police sfoffons. The rear yards of police stations. They the rear yards of police stations. They film themselves as stations. They film themselves os fneyre stations. They film themselves os fneyre owne stations. They film themselves as theyre quite open about it. As theyre quite open about it. Ano as theyre quite open about it. Are some as theyre quite open about it. And some actually are deliberately and some actually are deliberately trying to provoke the deliberately trying to provoke fne bobee deliberately trying to provoke the police into deliberately trying to provoke the police into arresting them. Its the police into arresting them. Rfslwery the police into arresting them. Itslvery strange, the police into arresting them. Its very strange, senseless, its a very strange, senseless, skwfk its a very strange, senseless, none skull kind its a very strange, senseless, none skull kind of hobby or oeffwfy none skull kind of hobby or oeffwfy fo none skull kind of hobby or activity to engage in. And our bobbe activity to engage in. And our bobee bowe activity to engage in. And our police have got activity to engage in. And our police have got a activity to engage in. And our police have got a difficult enowon police have got a difficult enough tob police have got a difficult enough job. So kindly stop. Msf enough job. So kindly stop. Rosf inso enough job. So kindly stop. Rosf tosf msf enough job. So kindly stop. Just just just very enough job. So kindly stop. Just just just very quickly, peter, if you can. I mean, how important is it that we that. Important is it that we that. The weve clamped down on terrorism as opposed to the argument in favour of Civil Liberties . This big debate that we can be too draconian and that everythings about, you know, convictions for terrorism offences within that we sort offences and within that we sort offences and within that we sort of capture it and we forsake our Civil Liberties. And in that sense, people argue the terrorists won because terrorists have won because were giving up our Civil Liberties the liberties to where is the balance in the right place, do you think were were not tough enough . Do you think were too tough . You think the tough . Where do you think the balance debate balance is in that debate between clamping down on terrorism protecting terrorism and protecting our civil . There is, of Civil Liberties . There is, of course, a balance Civil Liberties . There is, of course, a balance to t. T t 7 there is, of course, a balance to be struck. Ano course, a balance to be struck. Anolfnfnk course, a balance to be struck. Anolfnfnk by course, a balance to be struck. Andithink bylarge course, a balance to be struck. And think by large , our and i think by and large, our seewnfy and i think by and large, our seewnfyono and i think by and large, our securityand our and i think by and large, our security and our and Security Services and our and bobbe Security Services and our and bobee oo Security Services and our and bobee oo o Security Services and our and our police do a very good job in ferms our police do a very good job in ferms of our police do a very good job in terms of identifying those foenfffyfng terms of identifying those identifying those who are a fbreof identifying those who are a threat. Arrests identifying those who are a threat. Arrests them and putting fbem threat. Arrests them and putting fbem fr threat. Arrests them and putting fbem km from threat. Arrests them and putting them in front of threat. Arrests them and putting them in front of the courts. You know. Them in front of the courts. You knowmoms them in front of the courts. You know,rights comes know, with rights comes responsibility know, with rights comes responsibility , all know, with rights comes responsibility ,all enjoy responsibility, as we all enjoy the responsibility, as we all enjoy fne moms responsibility, as we all enjoy the rights that responsibility, as we all enjoy the rights that we have in this oonnfry the rights that we have in this county ano the rights that we have in this country. And this the rights that we have in this country. And this great flagship oemoeroey country. And this great flagship oemoeroey. Country. And this great flagship democracy , there country. And this great flagship democracy , there is also democracy, there is also responsibilities that fall upon us. Responsibilities that fall upon ano responsibilities that fall upon ano r responsibilities that fall upon us. 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Esther or me and off fbe to wipe you. Esther or me and all the viewers. To wipe you. Esther or me and all the viewers. And listeners off me all the viewers. And listeners off one foee all the viewers. And listeners off the face of all the viewers. And listeners off the face of the earth. Refer off the face of the earth. Peter bleksley, off the face of the earth. Peter bleksley, thank off the face of the earth. Peter bleksley, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Were still waiting for that sentence to occur. We know what beobke sentence to occur. We know what beobfe ow sentence to occur. We know what beobfe wewers sentence to occur. We know what people our viewers think t rirtt. 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Well be talking to baroness kate hoey about president bidens latest jibe at britain and your latest Economic News. And much more. So stay with us. Hello, its Aidan Mcgivern here wffn hello, its Aidan Mcgivern here wffn fbe hello, its Aidan Mcgivern here wffn one or hello, its Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb news hello, its Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb news forecast from the with the gb news forecast from one wef with the gb news forecast from the met office. With the gb news forecast from the met office. A with the gb news forecast from the met office. A lot of cloud foooy the met office. A lot of cloud foooy or the met office. A lot of cloud foooy or rom the met office. A lot of cloud today or rain for the met office. A lot of cloud today or rain for some, but nowene today or rain for some, but nowhere near today or rain for some, but nowhere near as today or rain for some, but nowhere near as much rain as weve seen during nowhere near as much rain as weve seen during the last few ooys. Weve seen during the last few ooys. Ror weve seen during the last few ooys. For mom. Weve seen during the last few days. For many, actually, it is a days. For many, actually, it is o ery days. For many, actually, it is o ory roy days. For many, actually, it is a dry day because weve got High Pressure moving a dry day because weve got High Pressure moving in a dry day because weve got High Pressure moving in just in time for fbe pressure moving in just in time for the weekend pressure moving in just in time for the weekend and a few except ffsfens for the weekend and a few except bsfens fo for the weekend and a few except bsfens fo fbe for the weekend and a few except listens to the mainly settled meme. Listens to the mainly settled fbeme. Fbe listens to the mainly settled theme, the main listens to the mainly settled theme, the main one being an oeekwoeo theme, the main one being an occludedpushing theme, the main one being an occluded pushing into the occluded front, pushing into the sowfbeosf occluded front, pushing into the southeast, which occluded front, pushing into the southeast, which is going to bnno southeast, which is going to bnnobofeny southeast, which is going to bring patchy rain and bring some patchy rain and make bring some patchy rain and drizzle through bring some patchy rain and drizzle through the day. A damp feel drizzle through the day. A damp feek omo drizzle through the day. A damp feek one o drizzle through the day. A damp feel and a lot drizzle through the day. A damp feel and a lot of drizzle through the day. A damp feel and a lot of low cloud. Fnof feel and a lot of low cloud. Fnof fow feel and a lot of low cloud. That low cloud feel and a lot of low cloud. That low cloud extends across moon that low cloud extends across moon of that low cloud extends across much of eastern that low cloud extends across much of eastern scotland into esenf much of eastern scotland into esenf omo much of eastern scotland into eastern and Central England at omo eastern and Central England at one wffn eastern and Central England at one wffn fbe eastern and Central England at and with the cold eastern and Central England at and with the cold wind from the worm and with the cold wind from the womb see and with the cold wind from the womb seo. Ffs and with the cold wind from the north sea, its going to feel owne north sea, its going to feel quite miserable, north sea, its going to feel quite miserable, i think 11 or 12 quite miserable, i think 11 or re ceksfws quite miserable, i think 11 or 12 celsius on quite miserable, i think 11 or 12 celsius on the quite miserable, i think 11 or 12 celsius on the north sea oosf 12 celsius on the north sea oosf o 12 celsius on the north sea coast, a complete contrast to fbe coast, a complete contrast to one west coast, a complete contrast to the west, where coast, a complete contrast to the west, where temperatures wru the west, where temperatures wfkk reoen the west, where temperatures will reach the the west, where temperatures will reach the high teens with some sunny spells shining some decent sunny spells shining fnrowon some decent sunny spells shining fnrowon r some decent sunny spells shining fnrowon r or some decent sunny spells shining fnrowon r or 2 some decent sunny spells shining through 1 or 2 showers possible for wokes through 1 or 2 showers possible for wales and through 1 or 2 showers possible for wales and south west for wales and the south west during for wales and the south west duringafternoon for wales and the south west during afternoon. But during the afternoon. But fneykk during the afternoon. But fneykk be during the afternoon. But theyll be very during the afternoon. But theyll be very isolated. Fneyfk theyll be very isolated. Theyll disappear into the evening theyll disappear into the eveningthen theyll disappear into the evening then for most its evening and then for most its a dry evening and then for most its a my mom. Evening and then for most its a my mom. Buf evening and then for most its a dry night. But there will be fnfs dry night. But there will be this extensive dry night. But there will be this extensive low cloud ereebfng this extensive low cloud creeping across this extensive low cloud creeping across uk, creeping west across the uk, offeeffno creeping west across the uk, affecting eastern scotland, rosfern affecting eastern scotland, eastern and affecting eastern scotland, eastern and Central England. As eastern and Central England. As far eastern and Central England. As for os eastern and Central England. As for os oosf eastern and Central England. As far as east wales, eastern and Central England. As far as east wales, temps is orwono far as east wales, temps is orwono fbe far as east wales, temps is around the mid far as east wales, temps is around the mid to high single fewes around the mid to high single ffowres. Buf around the mid to high single figures. But for around the mid to high single figures. But for scotland and women figures. But for scotland and Northern Ireland here its going to Northern Ireland here its going fo be Northern Ireland here its going fo be coffer Northern Ireland here its going to be colder because weve got ekeorer to be colder because weve got efeorer skfes to be colder because weve got clearer skies. To be colder because weve got clearer skies. If to be colder because weve got clearer skies. If you to be colder because weve got clearer skies. If you missed to be colder because weve got clearer skies. If you missed the clearer skies. If you missed the fog bofenes clearer skies. If you missed the fog patchesstart, clearer skies. If you missed the fog patches start, things and fog patches to start, things and oerfofnky fog patches to start, things and certainly around. Certainly quite misty around oossf certainly quite misty around oossf of certainly quite misty around coasts of western scotland, wonnern coasts of western scotland, Northern Ireland and more esbeefofby Northern Ireland and more especially north sea coast. Especially the north sea coast. Wow especially the north sea coast. Wowfow especially the north sea coast. Nowlow cloud especially the north sea coast. Now low cloud inland will now the low cloud inland will foke now the low cloud inland will fokeffme now the low cloud inland will fokeffme fo now the low cloud inland will take time to lift now the low cloud inland will take time to lift and take some time to lift and neon take some time to lift and breok. Buf take some time to lift and break, but sure take some time to lift and break, but sure enough , by the break, but sure enough, by the offernoon break, but sure enough, by the afternoon for break, but sure enough, by the afternoon for many places its kookfno afternoon for many places its fookfno ffne afternoon for many places its looking fine with afternoon for many places its looking fine with some decent sonny looking fine with some decent sonny spews looking fine with some decent sunny spells coming through long sbekfs sunny spells coming through long sbekks of sunny spells coming through long spells of sunshine sunny spells coming through long spells of sunshine for northern rnokono. Spells of sunshine for northern rngfono. Wren spells of sunshine for northern england. Much of spells of sunshine for northern england. Much of scotland, wales and england. Much of scotland, wales oro buf england. Much of scotland, wales oro bur ffs england. Much of scotland, wales and but its staying. And the south. But its staying mfsfy and the south. But its staying mfsfy oro and the south. But its staying misty and cloudy and the south. But its staying misty and cloudy on the north seo misty and cloudy on the north seo eoosf misty and cloudy on the north sea coast and misty and cloudy on the north sea coast and just in land. And its sea coast and just in land. And frs going sea coast and just in land. And frs going fo sea coast and just in land. And its going to feel sea coast and just in land. And its going to feel cold here. Wnffsf its going to feel cold here. Whilst where its going to feel cold here. Whilst where weve got the swnsnfne whilst where weve got the sunshine elsewhere, high teens, fow sunshine elsewhere, high teens, bow zes sunshine elsewhere, high teens, even low 20s possible into the evening even low 20s possible into the ewenfnoono even low 20s possible into the eveningand an even low 20s possible into the evening and an area of rain evening then and an area of rain bwsnes evening then and an area of rain bwsnes fnfo evening then and an area of rain bwsnes no me evening then and an area of rain pushes into the far evening then and an area of rain pushes into the far northwest fnof pushes into the far northwest fnofoffeef pushes into the far northwest that affect scotland and that will affect scotland and women that will affect scotland and Northern Ireland on sunday and it Northern Ireland on sunday and fffwrn Northern Ireland on sunday and itturn showery Northern Ireland on sunday and itturn showery as Northern Ireland on sunday and it turn showery as it it will turn showery as it bwsnes it will turn showery as it pushes across it will turn showery as it pushes across England Wales pushes across england and wales on wonooy gb news radio. Welcome back gb news radio. L welcome back to gb news radio. Welcome back to friday on news roofs. Welcome back to friday morning welcome back to friday morning with welcome back to friday morning wffn rsfner welcome back to friday morning wffn rsfnera. Welcome back to friday morning with esthera lot. Welcome back to friday morning with esthera lot of. Welcome back to friday morning with beenara lot of welcome back to friday morning with been getting a lot of welcome back to friday morning with been getting in a lot of welcome back to friday morning with been getting in touch, of you been getting in touch, bonfewborby you been getting in touch, particularly on you been getting in touch, particularly on the train sfnkes particularly on the train strikes and particularly on the train strikes and the disruption its eonsfno strikes and the disruption its sombrefbe strikes and the disruption its causing the weekend. R r;. ;r~ causing over the weekend. Yeah, a causing over the weekend. Yeah, oiof causing over the weekend. Yeah, a. Of unhappiness, causing over the weekend. Yeah, a of unhappiness, says a lot of unhappiness, john says regarding on rail regarding the discussion on rail strikes. Know two strikes. I personally know two people on the railways people who work on the railways near one on the maintenance near me, one on the maintenance side, other on his cabin side, the other on his cabin crew. Tell me openly that crew. Both tell me openly that they get a load of for they get paid a load of for money doing very little and laugh the whole thing money doing very little and la a|h the whole thing money doing very little and la a disgrace. The whole thing money doing very little and la a disgrace. Ahe whole thing money doing very little and la a disgrace. A lotwhole thing money doing very little and la a disgrace. A lot ofole thing money doing very little and la a disgrace. A lot of theming is a disgrace. A lot of them soyfno is a disgrace. A lot of them soyfng now is a disgrace. A lot of them saying how awful r gt a lot of them saying how awful this is. No resbeef saying how awful this is. No resbeef for saying how awful this is. No respect for the saying how awful this is. No respect for the ukrainian reope respect for the ukrainian people. People get respect for the ukrainian people. Peopleget the people. People cant get to the rwrowsfon people. People cant get to the eurovisioncontest people. People cant get to the eurovision contest. That Eurovision Song Contest. That wfke Eurovision Song Contest. That wfke oro Eurovision Song Contest. That was mike and alan said, i bet mr rorm was mike and alan said, i bet mr rwfm senes was mike and alan said, i bet mr putin sends those was mike and alan said, i bet mr putin sends those Union Leaders a putin sends those Union Leaders ofor putin sends those Union Leaders ofor wnof putin sends those Union Leaders afor what theyre putin sends those Union Leaders a for what theyre doing a medal for what theyre doing to a medal for what theyre doing fo ofsrwa a medal for what theyre doing fo were me a medal for what theyre doing to disrupt the eurovision confer. To disrupt the eurovision contest. Now, to disrupt the eurovision contest. Now, what i contest. Now, this is what i fnfnk contest. Now, this is what i think interesting, what think is interesting, what bookse think is interesting, what louisehere. Think is interesting, what louise here. Shes talking louise said here. Shes talking obowf louise said here. Shes talking obowf obf louise said here. Shes talking about all disruption. How about all the disruption. How bong for about all the disruption. How bong for ner long it was taking for her former long it was taking for her bonnerloef long it was taking for her partner get work, etcetera partner to get to work, etcetera. Oro partner to get to work, etcetera. Ono obf partner to get to work, etcetera. Ono obb fbe partner to get to work, etcetera , and all the difficulties oefffno , and all the difficulties oefffno fo , and all the difficulties getting to her young kids when the getting to her young kids when one frofns getting to her young kids when the trains are getting to her young kids when the trains are being cancelled oro the trains are being cancelled ono fbe the trains are being cancelled and the£400 the trains are being cancelled and the £400 a the trains are being cancelled and the £400 a month, and the cost of £400 a month, webb and the cost of £400 a month, webb. Fneyre and the cost of £400 a month, well, theyre no and the cost of £400 a month, well, theyre no using well, theyre no longer using fbe well, theyre no longer using fbefneywe well, theyre no longer using the theyve used i well, theyre no longer using. The theyve used to well, theyre no longer using. The theyve used to a the train. Theyve now used to a eoom the train. Theyve now used to a eooen or the train. Theyve now used to a eooen or o bos the train. Theyve now used to a coach or a bus instead. Takes a coach or a bus instead. Takes a bfffbe coach or a bus instead. Takes a bfffbe br coach or a bus instead. Takes a little bit longer, coach or a bus instead. Takes a little bit longer, but its rebfobbe little bit longer, but its reliable and little bit longer, but its reliable and costs a lot less. Reliable and costs a lot less. Ano reliable and costs a lot less. Ano fnofs reliable and costs a lot less. And thats what reliable and costs a lot less. And thats what will be happening and thats what will be happening. People will be going to happening. People will be going fo ofner happening. People will be going fo omerof happening. People will be going to other of transport. To other forms of transport. Rm to other forms of transport. Rm fr to other forms of transport. Rm fr wrof to other forms of transport. Imin whatsays im interested in what mike says here think theres here because i think theres a big debate mike big debate here. Mike says theres been a lot of talk about bringing back good old british rail with renationalisation. The only heard rail with renationalisation. The only them heard rail with renationalisation. The only them the heard rail with renationalisation. The only them the british rail about them was the british rail sandwich. Were good till sandwich. Things were good till this privatisation. Now, this sordid privatisation. Now, i to know. Is that i dont want to know. Is that what our viewers. No what most of our viewers. No known as terrible trains. Really bong. Known as terrible trains. Really bong. Webb known as terrible trains. Really bong. Webb ff known as terrible trains. Really long. Well it was known as terrible trains. Really long. Well it was dated outmoded bnffsn long. Well it was dated outmoded bnffsn robb long. Well it was dated outmoded british rail was long. Well it was dated outmoded british rail was there on time. British rail was there on time. From british rail was there on time. Rrfffsr robb british rail was there on time. British rail was british rail was there on time. British rail was the british rail was there on time. British rail was the butt british rail was there on time. British rail was the butt of every comedians wasnt every comedians jokes wasnt it . 705 every comedians jokes wasnt it . 70s and 80s. I it . Back in the 70s and 80s. I just wonder people think. Just wonder what people think. Do privatisation do people think privatisation has made things better or worse . Or no difference at all . Or made no difference at all . But of this disruption, or made no difference at all . Butof this disruption, thisi but all of this disruption, this ofsrwafon but all of this disruption, this. Disruption action disruption and industrial action isrenationalised. Is to get it renationalised. Rfs bboy is to get it renationalised. Rfs bboy fol is to get it renationalised. | rfs bboy fo oo its a deliberate ploy to do fbof its a deliberate ploy to do that, charles its a deliberate ploy to do that, charles says. Why are all robb that, charles says. Why are all rofb omom that, charles says. Why are all rail Union Leaders that, charles says. Why are all rail Union Leaders bald . Thanks, rail Union Leaders bald . Thanks, cnorbes. Rail Union Leaders bald . Thanks, charles. Well rail Union Leaders bald . Thanks, charles. Well check that one off. Charles. Well check that one off. Buf charles. Well check that one out. But anyway, charles. Well check that one out. But anyway, prince harrys bofesf out. But anyway, prince harrys bofesf sown out. But anyway, prince harrys latest court case out. But anyway, prince harrys latest court case against the armor latest court case against the wfrror morb latest court case against the mirror Group Newspapers has begun mirror Group Newspapers has begun oro mirror Group Newspapers has begun and the mirror Group Newspapers has begun and the duke of sussex is part begun and the duke of sussex is for of begun and the duke of sussex is for of o begun and the duke of sussex is for of o torm begun and the duke of sussex is part of a joint lawsuit on historical part of a joint lawsuit on historical felt part of a joint lawsuit on historical felt hacking, which fnebwoes historical felt hacking, which includes members of girls aloud and includes members of girls aloud onf former includes members of girls aloud and former footballer ian wnmn and former footballer ian wright. Prince and former footballer ian wright. Prince harry will take to wright. Prince harry will take fo fbe wright. Prince harry will take fo fne sfono wright. Prince harry will take to the stand to wright. Prince harry will take to the stand to give evidence in the to the stand to give evidence in me ose to the stand to give evidence in me fr to the stand to give evidence in the case in june, to the stand to give evidence in the case in june, which will see mm the case in june, which will see nfm beoe the case in june, which will see him become the the case in june, which will see him become the first senior royob him become the first senior royob fo him become the first senior royob fo owe him become the first senior royal to give evidence in a courtroom since royal to give evidence in a courtroom since the 19th eenfwry courtroom since the 19th century. Well, courtroom since the 19th century. Well, prince harry century. Well, is prince harry nonf century. Well, is prince harry nonflbwswe century. Well, is prince harry rightpursue this century. Well, is prince harry right pursue this alleged right to pursue this alleged fnfrwsfon right to pursue this alleged intrusion into right to pursue this alleged intrusion into his private life or obver intrusion into his private life or owen ms intrusion into his private life or given his known like for meofo or given his known like for Media Attention and his dislike of me Media Attention and his dislike of me memo. Media attention and his dislike of the media, is Media Attention and his dislike of the media, is he just cornme of the media, is he just courting extra of the media, is he just courting extra attention for nfmsebf courting extra attention for nfmsebf or courting extra attention for himself or maybe a new netflix ooewmenforyf himself or maybe a new Netflix Documentary . Lets go to the high documentary . Lets go to the high sown documentary . Lets go to the high court now documentary . Lets go to the high court now where our reborfer high court now where our reporter Paul High Court now where our reporter paul hawkins can tell us wnof reporter paul hawkins can tell us wnof fo reporter paul hawkins can tell us what to expect reporter paul hawkins can tell us what to expect as the trial rwmbbes us what to expect as the trial rwmbbes us what to expect as the trial rumbles on. Youre. Us what to expect as the trial rumbles on. Rguir rg rumbles on. Whats going on, paul . Yeah. Rumbles on. Whats going on, paul . Yeah. So today , hey, rumbles on. Whats going on, paul . Yeah. So today , hey, guys. Paul . Yeah. So today, hey, guys. So this trial lasts 6 to 7 weeks so this trial lasts 6 to 7 weeks. And so this trial lasts 6 to 7 weeks. And just to give you the owerwew. Weeks. And just to give you the owerwew. Yor weeks. And just to give you the overview, you mentioned the former overview, you mentioned the former girls overview, you mentioned the former girls aloud singer cheryl coke former girls aloud singer cheryl cobe. Former girls aloud singer cheryl cobe. Fbe former girls aloud singer cheryl cole , the footballer ian wright. Cole, the footballer ian wright. Fnofs cole, the footballer ian wright. Fnofs o cole, the footballer ian wright. Thats a theres cole, the footballer ian wright. Thats a theres a cole, the footballer ian wright. Thats a theres a big group of high thats a theres a big group of high proffe thats a theres a big group of high profile individuals that nowe high profile individuals that have brought high profile individuals that have brought this claim against armor have brought this claim against wfrror morb have brought this claim against mirror Group Newspapers for test nowe been mirror Group Newspapers for test cases have been pulled from them for representative cases have been pulled from them for representative cases. Two fos for representative cases. Two fos bbws for representative cases. Two actors plus aukus, the former wre actors plus aukus, the former wffe of actors plus aukus, the former wffe of me actors plus aukus, the former wife of the comedian paul whitehouse, wife of the comedian paul whitehouse, and prince harry, mosf whitehouse, and prince harry, mosf nofobby whitehouse, and prince harry, most notably. So whitehouse, and prince harry, most notably. So those are the four most notably. So those are the four cases that most notably. So those are the four cases that are most notably. So those are the four cases that are being heard at four cases that are being heard of ms four cases that are being heard of fnfs fnob four cases that are being heard at this trial. This four cases that are being heard at this trial. This is the first mob at this trial. This is the first trial against at this trial. This is the first trial against a at this trial. This is the first trial against a publisher. The ofner trial against a publisher. The other hearings trial against a publisher. The other hearings against other newsbobers other hearings against other newspapers that prince harry is booked newspapers that prince harry is involved with newspapers that prince harry is involved with their preliminary mob involved with their preliminary mobbof involved with their preliminary trialbut thisthe. Trial hearings. But this is the few trial hearings. But this is the fwbb mob trial hearings. But this is the full trialdue trial hearings. But this is the full trialdue to trial hearings. But this is the full trial due to last full trial thats due to last 6 or , full trial thats due to last 6 or , weeks full trial thats due to last 6 or 7 weeks, started on wednesday. Or 7 weeks, started on wednesday. For the last or 7 weeks, started on wednesday. For the last two wednesday. And for the last two boys wednesday. And for the last two boys oro wednesday. And for the last two boys onf foooy wednesday. And for the last two days and today weve heard the obenfno days and today weve heard the obenfno from days and today weve heard the opening from the days and today weve heard the opening from the lawyer, david snerborne. Opening from the lawyer, David Sherborne, for opening from the lawyer, David Sherborne, for the opening from the lawyer, David Sherborne, for the claimants and effeefweby sherborne, for the claimants and effectively hes sherborne, for the claimants and effectively hes been supplying the effectively hes been supplying me soon effectively hes been supplying the court with effectively hes been supplying the court with documentation, ewoenee the court with documentation, evidence from the court with documentation, evidence from whistleblowers , evidence from whistleblowers, bnone evidence from whistleblowers, bnone eeorso evidence from whistleblowers, phone records, emails, invoices , phone records, emails, invoices. Reeefbfs phone records, emails, invoices. Reeefbfs oro phone records, emails, invoices , receipts and the phone records, emails, invoices , receipts and the allegation is fnof , receipts and the allegation is no of , receipts and the allegation is no of fmmo , receipts and the allegation is that at Emma Raducanu mirror morb that at Emma Raducanu mirror group newspaper, they were wnbowfwbby group newspaper, they were unlawfully obtaining information to unlawfully obtaining information fosfones unlawfully obtaining information tostories about unlawfully obtaining information to stories about these to write stories about these beobbe to write stories about these beobbe fnof to write stories about these people that they were hacking bnones people that they were hacking bnones. People that they were hacking bnones. Fnof people that they were hacking phones , that they were using phones, that they were using brwofe phones, that they were using private investigators , etcetera, private investigators, etcetera, oro private investigators, etcetera, onf fnof private investigators, etcetera, onf fnof fr private investigators, etcetera, and that in fact, private investigators, etcetera, and that in fact, the use of brwofe and that in fact, the use of private investigators was in the words private investigators was in the words of private investigators was in the words of david private investigators was in the words of David Sherborne yesferfoy words of David Sherborne yesterday, systemic and widespread yesterday, systemic and widespread. Yesterday, systemic and widespread. Now, mirror group widespread. Now, mirror group newsbobers widespread. Now, mirror Group Newspapers have widespread. Now, mirror Group Newspapers have always said that free newspapers have always said that mereno newspapers have always said that fnereno bnone newspapers have always said that there no phone hacking going there was no phone hacking going onlfne there was no phone hacking going onlthe newspaper there was no phone hacking going onlthe newspaper. There was no phone hacking going on the newspaper. It has on at the newspaper. It has ofmfffeo on at the newspaper. It has admitted some on at the newspaper. It has admitted some limited made a bfmffeo admitted some limited made a limited admission that private fnwesffoofors limited admission that private investigators were used in one to investigators were used in one fo ose investigators were used in one fo obfofn investigators were used in one to case obtain information about rrme to case obtain information about rnnee bony to case obtain information about prince harry and to case obtain information about prince harry and two of the ofner prince harry and two of the other claimant prince harry and two of the other claimant. Prince harry and two of the other claimant. S so prince harry and two of the other claimant. S so they have other claimant. S so they have more other claimant. S so they have more nor other claimant. S so they have made that admission already. But generobby made that admission already. But generally speaking, this case is obowf generally speaking, this case is obowf wos generally speaking, this case is about was their generally speaking, this case is about was their phone hacking going about was their phone hacking going one about was their phone hacking going one wry about was their phone hacking going on . Why was information wnbowfwbby going on . Why was information unlawfully obtained . Who knew obowf unlawfully obtained . Who knew obowf fre unlawfully obtained . Who knew about it . And unlawfully obtained . Who knew about it . And was unlawfully obtained . Who knew about it . And was there a cover up . About it . And was there a cover off fbe about it . And was there a cover up . The allegation about it . And was there a cover up . The allegation from the bowyer up . The allegation from the lawyer, david up . The allegation from the lawyer, David Sherborne is that Senior Executives lawyer, David Sherborne is that Senior Executives at the paper oro Senior Executives at the paper onf fneywe Senior Executives at the paper and theyve mentioned the name of mem and theyve mentioned the name of rfers woroon and theyve mentioned the name of piers morgan did know about me. Of piers morgan did know about fnfs. Wow. Of piers morgan did know about this. Now, piers of piers morgan did know about this. Now, piers morgan has obwoys this. Now, piers morgan has obwoysony this. Now, piers morgan has always any knowledge or always denied any knowledge or fnwobwemenf always denied any knowledge or involvement phone hacking, involvement in phone hacking, but involvement in phone hacking, bwf fnofs involvement in phone hacking, but thats whats. But essentially thats whats been but essentially thats whats been for but essentially thats whats been forlast| but essentially thats whats been forlast two been happening for the last two and been happening for the last two onolnobf been happening for the last two onolnobf boys. Been happening for the last two and half days. Today david and a half days. Today david snerborne and a half days. Today David Sherborne will and a half days. Today David Sherborne will finish his obenfno sherborne will finish his obenfno neor sherborne will finish his opening hear the opening and then well hear the obenfno opening and then well hear the obenfnofne opening and then well hear the opening the lawyers opening from the lawyers representing representing mirror group newsbobers representing mirror Group Newspapers who deny all those ebofms newspapers who deny all those ebofms. Newspapers who deny all those claims. Paul newspapers who deny all those claims. Paul i newspapers who deny all those claims. Paul i just newspapers who deny all those claims. 3 claims. Paul i just wondered, i thought that the mirror group ages ago would admitted that theyd been involved in stories that involve phone hacking and that involve phone hacking and that theyd actually paid out and made provision hundreds and made provision for hundreds of of pounds in of millions of pounds in compensation. I just wondered why why this case was so different from those previous admissions and previous payments that. Yeah that was that theyve made. Yeah that was a Different Group of individuals and they had made a limited admission of unlawfully obtaining information. And obtaining information. And thats in the case i think it goes thats in the case i think it goes book thats in the case i think it goes book fo thats in the case i think it goes back to 2015. And then they had goes back to 2015. And then they nof fo goes back to 2015. And then they nof fo boy goes back to 2015. And then they nof fo boy obf goes back to 2015. And then they had to pay out hundreds of fnowsonos had to pay out hundreds of thousands of had to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you say, rnfbbbfne thousands of pounds. As you say, philippine compensation. But fnfs philippine compensation. But this. Separate philippine compensation. But this separate trial. This this is a separate trial. This is this is a separate trial. This fsrnnee this is a separate trial. This isprince harry. Is involving prince harry. And as is involving prince harry. And osffs is involving prince harry. And osffs for is involving prince harry. And asits for test is involving prince harry. And as its for test cases as i say, its for test cases from as i say, its for test cases from o as i say, its for test cases from o wfoer as i say, its for test cases from a wider pool of people. So if from a wider pool of people. So ff fney from a wider pool of people. So ff fney oo from a wider pool of people. So ff fney oo. Ff from a wider pool of people. So if they do, if they from a wider pool of people. So if they do, if they are successful if they do, if they are successful in if they do, if they are successful in their claim ooofnsf successful in their claim against mirror successful in their claim against mirror newspaper, this wfbb against mirror newspaper, this wfbb sef against mirror newspaper, this wfbb sef fbe against mirror newspaper, this will set the bar against mirror newspaper, this will set the bar at where oomooes will set the bar at where damages can will set the bar at where damages can be brought. Will set the bar at where damages can be brought. And then damages can be brought. And then yonbf damages can be brought. And then yonbb reor damages can be brought. And then youll hear claims damages can be brought. And then youll hear claims from the ofner youll hear claims from the ofner beobbe youll hear claims from the other people at youll hear claims from the other people at a at a later fore other people at a at a later oofe. Other people at a at a later oofe. Nowb other people at a at a later date. Paul, thanks other people at a at a later date. I other people at a at a later date. Paul, thanks ever so much date. Paul, thanks ever so much for keeping us up to date with whats going on in court. And piers morgan and i sure piers morgan and i sure will be worryfno piers morgan and i sure will be worryfno mere. Piers morgan and i sure will be worrying there. The barrister soys worrying there. The barrister soys ff worrying there. The barrister soys ff goes worrying there. The barrister says it goes right to the top. Says it goes right to the top. Meres says it goes right to the top. Fneres no says it goes right to the top. Theres no way says it goes right to the top. Theres no way could people not nowe theres no way could people not nowe known theres no way could people not have knownwas theres no way could people not have known was going on, have known what was going on, moron have known what was going on, fbowon rfers have known what was going on, though piers morgan does deny, sore. Though piers morgan does deny, sofo. R though piers morgan does deny, sofo. R nee though piers morgan does deny, said, i never hacked a phone and i said, i never hacked a phone and r nee said, i never hacked a phone and r robo said, i never hacked a phone and i never told anyone said, i never hacked a phone and i never told anyone else to hack a i never told anyone else to hack o prone. I never told anyone else to hack o bnone. Fnfs i never told anyone else to hack a phone. This will i never told anyone else to hack a phone. This will get more and more interesting a phone. This will get more and more interestingi a phone. 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Well, anyway, stillthe sentencing still with the sentencing we fobkfno still with the sentencing we were talking before with former mer were talking before with former mef bobfee were talking before with former met Police Detective peter bbeksbey met Police DetectivePeter Bleksley about met Police DetectivePeter Bleksley about this 19 year old woffnew bleksley about this 19 year old woffnew king bleksley about this 19 year old matthew king terrorist trying to join matthew king terrorist trying to form rsrs matthew king terrorist trying to form rsrs wos matthew king terrorist trying to join isis was getting information watching thing wofenfno information watching thing watching police stations , watching police stations, wofenfno watching police stations, watching military bases, looking at watching military bases, looking of wren watching military bases, looking of wnen ne watching military bases, looking at when he could watching military bases, looking at when he could do an attack. T hey at when he could do an attack. Fney wee at when he could do an attack. They were waiting at when he could do an attack. They were waiting for him to be senfeneeob they were waiting for him to be sentenced. Hasnt they were waiting for him to be sentenced. Hasnt happened yet, but sentenced. Hasnt happened yet, bwf now sentenced. Hasnt happened yet, bwf now mony sentenced. Hasnt happened yet, but how many people are like fnoff but how many people are like fnoff now but how many people are like that . How many but how many people are like that . How many lone 19 year olds in that . How many lone 19 year olds n o that . How many lone 19 year olds n o beoroom that . How many lone 19 year olds in a bedroom are that . How many lone 19 year olds in a bedroom are now getting eowonf in a bedroom are now getting eowonf ob in a bedroom are now getting eowonf ob fr in a bedroom are now getting caught up in this . What do they fnfnkf caught up in this . What do they fnfnkf bo caught up in this . What do they fnfnkf bo fney caught up in this . What do they think . Do they think theyre in a think . Do they think theyre in o oefeefwe think . Do they think theyre in a detective movie . There have been a detective movie . There have been o a detective movie . There have been o mbe a detective movie . There have been a number of a detective movie . There have been a number of recent cases of beobbe been a number of recent cases of beobbe moon been a number of recent cases of people much younger than 19 bemo people much younger than 19 being radicalised online in web being radicalised online in their bedrooms being radicalised online in their bedrooms , exactly as you their bedrooms, exactly as you oesenbe their bedrooms, exactly as you oesenbe. Their bedrooms, exactly as you describe. And their bedrooms, exactly as you describe. And it their bedrooms, exactly as you describe. And it is, their bedrooms, exactly as you describe. R t their bedrooms, exactly as you describe. r t tuir. Describe. And it is, of course, a growing problem for the Security Services and for the police with millions upon millions of us online, billions of people across the world, onune. Of people across the world, online. And where do you look . Online. And where do you look . Where do you find it . Well, fortunately , some very clever fortunately, some very clever people have developed some algorithms with keywords that can pick up on certain kind of internet traffic that that gets flagged up and might cause concern and is worthy of further investigation. But that lone and investigation. But that lone and troubled teenager in their bedroom somewhat removed from their parents or their carers , their parents or their carers, who knows nothing of what theyre doing , is always going theyre doing, is always going to be a concern and always probably the most dangerous as well. Look. Well, plenty more sffbb well. Look. Well, plenty more sffbb fo well. Look. Well, plenty more still to come. Well. Look. Well, plenty more still to come. Peter, look. Well, plenty more still to come. Peter, do stay wffn still to come. Peter, do stay wffn still to come. Peter, do stay with us. After still to come. Peter, do stay with us. After the break, well fewe with us. After the break, well oebwe fnfo with us. After the break, well delve into the with us. After the break, well delve into the latest economic fewes delve into the latest economic ffowres wffn delve into the latest economic figures with vicky delve into the latest economic figures with vicky pryce and eonsfoer figures with vicky pryce and consider bidens latest enffefsm consider bidens latest criticism of consider bidens latest criticism of britain with baroness kate hoey. Stay with us. Baroness kate hoey. Stay with neres your baroness kate hoey. Stay with us. Heres your latest headlines nonf us. Heres your latest headlines nonf no us. Heres your latest headlines right now, though, us. Heres your latest headlines right now, though, with rihanna. Frork right now, though, with rihanna. Frork you. Right now, though, with rihanna. Thank you. Yes, right now, though, with rihanna. Thank you. Yes, good right now, though, with rihanna. Thank you. Yes, good morning. Its 1034. Your top stories from the newsroom. Passenger hours face widespread disruption across the Network Today due to the latest train strikes. Members of the aslef union are walking out at more than a dozen train operators in a long running dispute over pay. Running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, rmt members go on strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in liverpool and further strikes by the union will be held on may the union will be held on may the 31st and june the 3rd, the day of the fa cup final at wembley. Rail minister huw wembley. Rail minister huw merriman told gb news the strikes are disappointing , strikes are disappointing, noting we have been able to facilitate an offer which has been put to the Union Leaders. And the problem weve got is fnof and the problem weve got is no fney and the problem weve got is that they wont and the problem weve got is that they wont put it forward to that they wont put it forward fo fnefr that they wont put it forward to their members similar offers nowe to their members similar offers nowe been to their members similar offers nowe been bof to their members similar offers have been put forward to other ebers have been put forward to other ebers of have been put forward to other members of unions and theyve oeeebfeo members of unions and theyve oeeebfef fbem. Members of unions and theyve accepted them. So members of unions and theyve accepted them. So no logic would ffefofe accepted them. So no logic would dictate leaders accepted them. So no logic would dictate leaders did. 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But in march the economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by a fall in retail and car sales, as well as ongoing strike action in russia has denied reports Ukrainian Forces have broken through at various points along the front line, saying the military situation is under control. It comes after Russian Military bloggers reported ukraine was making advances towards the city of bakhmut with some suggesting a counter offensive has started. The kremlin denied the claims and holidaymakers are being charged significantly more for summer car hire than before the pandemic. Research from which pandemic. Research from which shows fees in popular destinations are 77 higher than 2019 levels due to Strong Demand and vehicle shortages. Its warning that rental companies with the cheapest headline pnces with the cheapest headline prices often sting customers with hidden charges. Tv online with hidden charges. Tv online dab radio and on tune in. This is. Gb news dab radio and on tune in. This is. Gb news direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. Gb news for gold and silver investment. Heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. The pound will buy you 1. 2529 and ,1. 1484. The price of gold is £1,602. 05 per ounce. And the ftse 100 is. At 7769 points. Ftse 100 is. At 7769 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that on gb news the peoples channel. Britain is watching. Welcome britain is watching. Welcome back to friday morning with esther and phil, weve got some of your views here. Love this one of your views here. Love this from of your views here. Love this one from peter. Of your views here. Love this one from peter. It of your views here. Love this one from peter. It says t. Trui;i; love this one from peter. It says train nowe one from peter. It says train nowe prover one from peter. It says train have proved beyond doubt that fney have proved beyond doubt that fney oe have proved beyond doubt that fney os have proved beyond doubt that they are as useful have proved beyond doubt that they are as useful as a chocolate they are as useful as a chocolate fireguard we could enonoe chocolate fireguard we could more fnof chocolate fireguard we could change that to chocolate fireguard we could change that to a chocolate fireguard we could change that to a chocolate train eoom. Change that to a chocolate train oworo. Bof change that to a chocolate train oworo. Bwf ff change that to a chocolate train guard, but if we change that to a chocolate train guard, but if we tarmacked over it, guard, but if we tarmacked over f. We guard, but if we tarmacked over f. We worko guard, but if we tarmacked over it, we would have guard, but if we tarmacked over it, we would have a brilliant roof it, we would have a brilliant roof sysfem it, we would have a brilliant road system. Peter the motorist forf road system. Peter the motorist from book road system. Peter the motorist fight back starts road system. Peter the motorist fight back starts here. Bib fight back starts here. Eve on oboof fight back starts here. Eve on obowf fre fight back starts here. Eve on about the phone hacking trial that paul hawkins was telling us about earlier on eve says prince harry is one of the biggest hypocrites on the planet. He hypocrites on the planet. He calls the press the same as his mother. His hypocrisy started when he his country for when he left his country for a so called quiet family life. So not much sympathy there for prince harrys court case from eve, but lots of people also wanting to find out where its all going to end , whats going all going to end, whats going to to morgan . To happen to piers morgan . 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I mean, piers morgan could easily argue, well, even if it was shown that even if they case and its shown they win the case and its shown that it happened, he didnt that it happened, that he didnt know that he didnt know about it, that he didnt know about it, that he didnt know stories came know where the stories came from, its not entirely, you know, impossible. But he didnt know know, impossible. But he didnt know defence. Know, impossible. But he didnt know defence. But know thatll be his defence. But the know thatll be his defence. But fneffowres know thatll be his defence. But the figures for know thatll be his defence. But the figures for the the latest figures for the eoomy the latest figures for the economybeen the latest figures for the economy been released the latest figures for the economybeen released this economy have been released this morning economy have been released this mornfno. Fbe economy have been released this morning. The economy grew by msf morning. The economy grew by twsf ronwory morning. The economy grew by twsf ronwory onoi just 0. 1 between january and boron. Just 0. 1 between january and. Moron sow march. However, march alone saw a march. However, march alone saw o feebfne march. However, march alone saw a declinewhich march. However, march alone saw a declinewhich was a decline of 0. 3, which was omen a decline of 0. 3, which was onwen by a decline of 0. 3, which was onwen by o a decline of 0. 3, which was driven by a poor a decline of 0. 3, which was driven by a poor performance by the driven by a poor performance by me serwees driven by a poor performance by the services sector. These figures the services sector. These figures follow the bank of england increase in the Interest Rates of 4. 5 yesterday, the highest level in almost 15 years as the bank of england tries to contain inflation. Well, joining us contain inflation. Well, joining ws fs fbe contain inflation. Well, joining us now is the former t i bib well, joining us now is the former joint t i bib well, joining us now is the formerjoint head us now is the former joint head of me us now is the former joint head of the governments economic serwee. Of the governments economic serwee. Vfeky of the governments economic service, vicky pryce. So, vicky, service, vicky pryce. So, vicky, if service, vicky pryce. So, vicky, ff yore service, vicky pryce. So, vicky, if youre looking service, vicky pryce. So, vicky, if youre looking at all the borers if youre looking at all the pores fofoy if youre looking at all the pores fofoy. If youre looking at all the papers today , it seems to me papers today, it seems to me fnof papers today, it seems to me no me papers today, it seems to me that the bank papers today, it seems to me that the bank of papers today, it seems to me that the bank of england eowbonf that the bank of england couldnt do that the bank of england couldnt do any forecasts. 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So im looking forward to the sun shining on saturday. So thats tomorrow. So i hope. I hope thats right. But it is absolutely true that Economic Forecasting is a really difficult business, especially when you are in a very uncertain environment politically as well as economically. Frankly, with the war in ukraine, energy prices, whatever happened after covid it hasnt been a more difficult time to make any of those pronouncements that everyone makes. And bank of everyone makes. And the bank of england, course, has got it england, of course, has got it wrong a number of times, but so has international has the International Monetary fund. Have the economists in fund. So have the economists in europe, where again, there is much more resilience in the economy forecast economy than had been forecast after the gas prices went up so significantly last year. After the gas prices went up so significantly last year. So significantly last year. So there have been quite a lot of mistakes made from that point of view. But think what is maybe sort of reasonably positive and we dont want to be upset about getting forecasts slightly wrong is that the picture for the economy is a little bit better than had been anticipated. And that must be good news for everybody except, course, for everybody except, of course, for the rate increases the Interest Rate increases which to eat more which are going to eat more into ones disposable income. Im afraid , coming in the next few afraid, coming in the next few months. Yeah, i mean, the fewes months. Yeah, i mean, the ffowres for months. Yeah, i mean, the figures for march yeah, i mean, the figures for march were pretty breffy figures for march were pretty were pretty poor figures for march were pretty were pretty poor , to be were pretty poor, to be berfeefby were pretty poor, to be perfectly honest. Werent they . Vfekyf perfectly honest. Werent they . Vfekyf ano perfectly honest. Werent they . Wfekyf and so perfectly honest. Werent they . Vicky . And so i perfectly honest. Werent they . Vicky . And so i just wonder now eof vicky . And so i just wonder now of me vicky . And so i just wonder now weve got the as vicky . 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What is it that you fnfnk fbe of gdp. What is it that you think the government and the bonk think the government and the fork of think the government and the bank of england think the government and the bank of england between them snorke bank of england between them snorbo be bank of england between them should be doing bank of england between them should be doing in order to get orowfn should be doing in order to get some growth into should be doing in order to get some growth into the economy . I. Oo some growth into the economy . I. Oo fney some growth into the economy . I mean , do they need to be cutting mean, do they need to be cutting foxes mean, do they need to be cutting foxes f mean, do they need to be cutting taxes . Theres mean, do they need to be cutting taxes . Theres lots mean, do they need to be cutting taxes . Theres lots of people on taxes . Theres lots of people on our taxes . Theres lots of people on benenes taxes . Theres lots of people on our benches in taxes . Theres lots of people on our benches in parliament would befnem our benches in parliament would befnem fo our benches in parliament would befnem fo oo our benches in parliament would be them to do. Think be urging them to do. I think fneyre be urging them to do. I think fneyre going be urging them to do. I think fneyre going fo be urging them to do. I think theyre going to have to do somefnfno theyre going to have to do Something Like theyre going to have to do Something Like that eventually. And Something Like that eventually. Aro of Something Like that eventually. And of course, Something Like that eventually. And of course,having and of course, were having elections sometime elections next year sometime next year, probably towards the end it. But lets see with end of it. But lets see with the situation remaining as it is now, i think its going to be pretty difficult for the conservatives anyway. The truth conservatives anyway. The truth is that taxes have up. Is that taxes have gone up. Stealth taxes gone up. In stealth taxes have gone up. In other individuals are other words, individuals are paying other words, individuals are paying a lot more tax now, paying a lot more in tax now, simply their wages are simply because their wages are going though going up, even though theyre not line with not going up in line with inflation. Theyre hitting the level where they start paying tax first time. Millions tax for the first time. Millions are that millions are are doing that and millions are getting paying higher tax getting into paying higher tax rates, though they havent rates, even though they havent necessarily wages which necessarily received wages which are above the inflation rate. So you have household disposable incomes going down very significantly. And i think youre absolutely right to point to the data for march where we saw decline of 0. 3. The saw this decline of 0. 3. The interesting thing about this data that people have been data is that people have been buying less food. I mean, its buying less food. I mean, its extraordinary because you know that people at the lower end of the pay scale spend most of their money on energy and food. If suddenly is a move away if suddenly there is a move away from that, youre beginning from that, then youre beginning to wonder what people are doing in of feeding themselves. In terms of feeding themselves. And surprising and its not very surprising that some figures that that we have some figures that suggest that level of the or suggest that the level of the or the of people into the number of people going into poverty, including , of course, poverty, including, of course, children, increasing very children, is increasing very rapidly. Weve that rapidly. And weve seen that with banks and everything with food banks and everything else. Yes, the government with food banks and everything else. To yes, the government with food banks and everything else. To intervene. Vernment with food banks and everything else. To intervene. Vernmethe needs to intervene. I think the situation got it at situation as we got it at present is probably not politically to, you politically conducive to, you know, lots of votes. And know, getting lots of votes. And weve that, of course, in weve seen that, of course, in the local elections. As vicky pryce, the local elections. As vicky pryce mrml pryce, thank you very much fnoeeo pryce, thank you very much fnoeeo for pryce, thank you very much indeed for taking the time to form indeed for taking the time to form rs indeed for taking the time to form rs fnfs indeed for taking the time to join us this morning. We very mren join us this morning. We very much appreciate join us this morning. We very much appreciate that. Now last monfb month, President Joe Biden wsffeo month, President Joe Biden visited ireland month, President Joe Biden visited ireland mark 25th visited ireland to mark the 25th onnwersory visited ireland to mark the 25th anniversary fridayl anniversary of the good friday aoreemenf anniversary of the good friday agreementvisit anniversary of the good friday agreement visit his agreement and to visit his oneesfrob agreement and to visit his ancestral home agreement and to visit his ancestral home whilst in the eornfry. Ancestral home whilst in the country. However, ancestral home whilst in the country. Ri; t tri;t. Ri; ancestral home whilst in the country. Tri;rt. Ris. bi country. However, recent remarks from biden about the visit may have irked some people, some of those people, including me. The those people, including me. The president s remarks rg the president s remarks published on the president s remarks published on me wnffe president s remarks published on the white house president s remarks published on the white house website, say fnof the white house website, say no ne the white house website, say no be wenf the white house website, say that he went back to ireland to moke that he went back to ireland to make sure that that he went back to ireland to make sure that the brits didnt screw around with the good rnooy screw around with the good friday agreement. Isnt it friday agreement. But isnt it frme friday agreement. But isnt it frmebfoen friday agreement. But isnt it timebiden kept friday agreement. But isnt it time biden kept his 5 8 time that biden kept his 5 8 rnsn time that biden kept his 5 8 rnsn nose time that biden kept his 5 8 irish nose out time that biden kept his 5 8 irish nose out of time that biden kept his 5 8 irish nose out of what goes on in irish nose out of what goes on n fbe irish nose out of what goes on in the united irish nose out of what goes on in the United Kingdom . � fkr� ri;. In the United Kingdom . Well, joining in the United Kingdom . Well, joining rs in the United Kingdom . Well, joining rs nw in the United Kingdom . Well, joining us now is in the United Kingdom . Well, joining us now is the former labour mp and independent member of the house of lords, baroness kate hoey. Now, i know biden is prone to gaffes or was this just an arrogant ignore errant comment . Well, an arrogant ignore errant comment . Well, good an arrogant ignore errant comment . Well, good morning. I comment . Well, good morning. I fnfnk comment . Well, good morning. 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They never say anything , we wont. He say anything, so we wont. He eonowoy say anything, so we wont. He. Owoy wffn say anything, so we wont. He canaway with it say anything, so we wont. He can away with it over and can get away with it over and ooofn can get away with it over and ooofn. Can get away with it over and over again. Okay. Can get away with it over and over again. Cjfeay jrir can get away with it over and over again. Jrir over again. Okay. Do you think that biden is anti british or do you think hes just things like this . Hes just show boating to a part of the electorate in america that he needs to keep on side next president ial side for the next president ial election, something you could argue of politicians in all argue lots of politicians in all countries. Ithink argue lots of politicians in all countries. I think hes not countries do. I think hes not neeessonby countries do. I think hes not necessarily anti trir. R rir i think hes not necessarily anti british as more obsobrfeby necessarily anti british as more absolutely obsessed about before absolutely obsessed about ireland and absolutely obsessed about ireland and his irish ancestry. Ano ireland and his irish ancestry. Ano r ireland and his irish ancestry. Ano r fnfnk ireland and his irish ancestry. And i think thats actually more from and i think thats actually more from trsf and i think thats actually more from rrsf. Yor and i think thats actually more than just, you know, for the rnsn than just, you know, for the irish diaspora than just, you know, for the irish diaspora vote, which obworsby irish diaspora vote, which obviously he irish diaspora vote, which obviously he wants to get out. Nes obviously he wants to get out. Nes obwoys obviously he wants to get out. Hes always shown an interest in it. Hes always shown an interest in f. Nes hes always shown an interest in f. Nes obwoys hes always shown an interest in it. Hes always taken a view fnof it. Hes always taken a view fnof rs it. Hes always taken a view fnof fs very. It. Hes always taken a view that is very, very it. Hes always taken a view that is very, very republican, noffonob that is very, very republican, noffonob r that is very, very republican, national. I mean, that is very, very republican, national. I mean, for example, book national. I mean, for example, book fr national. I mean, for example, book fn rose. National. I mean, for example, back in 1980, he national. I mean, for example, back in 1980, he was responsible for ooffno back in 1980, he was responsible for ooffno fo back in 1980, he was responsible for acting to stop back in 1980, he was responsible for acting to stop people being ekfrooffeo for acting to stop people being extradited back for acting to stop people being extradited back to the united kfnofom extradited back to the united kfnooom. Wno extradited back to the United Kingdom, who we knew. And there kingdom, who we knew. And there was intelligence kingdom, who we knew. And there was intelligence and there was an was intelligence and there was on oofrob was intelligence and there was an actual cases was intelligence and there was an actual cases against people wno an actual cases against people wno bof an actual cases against people who had committed terrorism offenoes who had committed terrorism offences from who had committed terrorism offences from the ira. So hes obwoys offences from the ira. So hes obwoys been offences from the ira. So hes always been supportive of that. He always been supportive of that. Re nee always been supportive of that. Re spoke always been supportive of that. He never spoke out against the money he never spoke out against the money being he never spoke out against the money being raised in the pubs ono money being raised in the pubs onf obrbs money being raised in the pubs onf obrbs fr money being raised in the pubs and clubs in america. Most of wnfon and clubs in america. Most of wnfon wenf and clubs in america. Most of which went back and clubs in america. Most of which went back to actually fund the which went back to actually fund fne rka. Which went back to actually fund fne rka. So which went back to actually fund fne rka. So r which went back to actually fund the ira. So i dont which went back to actually fund the ira. So i dont think hes oofrobby the ira. So i dont think hes actually anti the ira. So i dont think hes actually anti british as such. I forf actually anti british as such. I oonf fnfnk actually anti british as such. I dont think he actually anti british as such. I dont think he really cares very mron dont think he really cares very mron for dont think he really cares very mron for fbe dont think he really cares very much for the United Kingdom and he much for the United Kingdom and be oerfofnby much for the United Kingdom and he certainly sees much for the United Kingdom and he certainly sees as much for the United Kingdom and he certainly sees as his one of his he certainly sees as his one of ms ms he certainly sees as his one of ms bs he certainly sees as his one of his aims is to, he certainly sees as his one of his aims is to, you he certainly sees as his one of his aims is to, you know, while he his aims is to, you know, while be fobks his aims is to, you know, while he talks about his aims is to, you know, while he talks about protecting the so oobbeo he talks about protecting the so called belfast agreement or wbofewer so called belfast agreement or wbofewer be so called belfast agreement or whatever he wants so called belfast agreement or whatever he wants to call it, ffs whatever he wants to call it, ffs nor whatever he wants to call it, ffs nof bes whatever he wants to call it, its not hes not whatever he wants to call it, its not hes not actually interested its not hes not actually interested in its not hes not actually interested in the real peace rrobbem interested in the real peace brobbem. On interested in the real peace problem, an issue that we need in problem, an issue that we need fn wonbern problem, an issue that we need in Northern Ireland, which other bresffenfs in Northern Ireland, which other president s have in Northern Ireland, which other president s have shown a lot more genrfne president s have shown a lot more genuine interest president s have shown a lot more genuine interest than he has. Kofe genuine interest than he has. Kofe hoey. Genuine interest than he has. Kate hoey, thank genuine interest than he has. Kate hoey, thank you genuine interest than he has. Kate hoey, thank you so genuine interest than he has. Kate hoey, thank you so much indeed for taking the time to join us this morning. Thank you. And now join us this morning. Thank you. Are wffb join us this morning. Thank you. And now with us join us this morning. Thank you. And now with us in join us this morning. Thank you. And now with us in the i rg thank you. And now with us in the studio, the and now with us in the studio, fbe febrfy and now with us in the studio, the Deputy Editor and now with us in the studio, the Deputy Editor of Conservativehome Henry Hill and gb Conservativehome Henry Hill and of rows Conservativehome Henry Hill and gb news senior Conservativehome Henry Hill and gb news senior political commentator gb news senior political commentator nelson. Gb news senior political commentator nelson. So commentator nigel nelson. So befs commentator nigel nelson. So befsof commentator nigel nelson. So befsof fbof commentator nigel nelson. So lets at that biden visit lets look at that biden visit more. Lets look at that biden visit more b lets look at that biden visit there. I went lets look at that biden visit there. I went to lets look at that biden visit there. I went to make sure the brffs there. I went to make sure the brffs fromf there. I went to make sure the brits didnt screw there. I went to make sure the brits didnt screw around. I. R brits didnt screw around. I. R obso brits didnt screw around. I mean , i also thought this is a mean, i also thought this is a guy mean, i also thought this is a try wno mean, i also thought this is a guy who doesnt mean, i also thought this is a guy who doesnt really seem to be fr guy who doesnt really seem to be fn oonfrob guy who doesnt really seem to be in control of guy who doesnt really seem to be in control of what hes doing be in control of what hes oofno. For be in control of what hes doing. You kind be in control of what hes doing. You kind of feel hes a puppet doing. You kind of feel hes a proper being doing. You kind of feel hes a puppet being pushed around and he puppet being pushed around and be wos puppet being pushed around and be son puppet being pushed around and be son of puppet being pushed around and he was sort of making strong woros he was sort of making strong woros fo he was sort of making strong words to prove he was sort of making strong words to prove he is in control of somefbfno. Words to prove he is in control of something. Yes. Words to prove he is in control of something. rib sr ui; of something. Yes. And were not screwing around with the good friday agreement anyway. So im not quite sure what he was going on problem with with with on about. Problem with with with biden, that hes not biden, i think, is that hes not very diplomacy. So very good at diplomacy. So whatever to say whatever he was trying to say came out , whatever he was trying to say came out, came out wrongly. I mean, it was i think it was mean, it was i think it was obrrobfbbs mean, it was i think it was churchills comment who said fbof churchills comment who said fbofof churchills comment who said that of diplomacy is that the art of diplomacy is former that the art of diplomacy is febbnofo that the art of diplomacy is febbfnofo 90 that the art of diplomacy is tellingto go to that the art of diplomacy is telling to go to hell in telling people to go to hell in srob telling people to go to hell in srob o telling people to go to hell in srob o woy telling people to go to hell in such a way that telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for obeoffons. Such a way that they ask fori directions. Learn directions. Biden could learn from directions. Biden could learn from something directions. Biden could learn from Something Like that, but i obwoys from Something Like that, but i obwoys fborobf from Something Like that, but i always thought he thought he was someson always thought he thought he was someson of always thought he thought he was some sort of negotiator, some great sort of negotiator, somebooy some great sort of negotiator, somebooy wno some great sort of negotiator, somebody who brought people fooefber. Somebody who brought people together. I always somebody who brought people together. G together. I always thought thats he thought. One of thats what he thought. One of his greatest were who his greatest qualities were who came ireland. I think came over to ireland. I think the point here came over to ireland. I think the point here is came over to ireland. I think the point here is that t i think the point here is that hes not so mrob the point here is that hes not so much anti british, but he bes so much anti british, but he bes boo so much anti british, but he hes had republican sympathies for o hes had republican sympathies for o bong hes had republican sympathies for a long time. Hes had republican sympathies for a long time. And obviously, wffb for a long time. And obviously, wffb on for a long time. And obviously, with an election for a long time. And obviously, with an election coming up, ossrmfno with an election coming up, ossrmfno be with an election coming up, assuming he does stand , there assuming he does stand, there are assuming he does stand, there fbere assuming he does stand, there are more there are assuming he does stand, there are more there are more irish beobbe are more there are more irish reobbe fr are more there are more irish people in america than there are in people in america than there are fn before. People in america than there are in ireland. Theyre people in america than there are in ireland. Theyre a major foroe in ireland. Theyre a major foroe wben in ireland. Theyre a major force when it in ireland. Theyre a major force when it comes to voting. So force when it comes to voting. So r force when it comes to voting. So r oom force when it comes to voting. So r see force when it comes to voting. So r be force when it comes to voting. So i can see he wants to keep fbem so i can see he wants to keep fbem on so i can see he wants to keep fbem on srfe. So i can see he wants to keep them on side. Plus so i can see he wants to keep them on side. Plus the fact that he them on side. Plus the fact that be oofrobby them on side. Plus the fact that he actually has them on side. Plus the fact that he actually has a them on side. Plus the fact that he actually has a genuine feebno he actually has a genuine feebno for he actually has a genuine feeling for we he actually has a genuine feeling for we need to start the oombofon feeling for we need to start the oombofon. Nor feeling for we need to start the campaign, not again. jrir. Campaign, not again. Biden dont go again , joe. I mean. Campaign, not again. jrir. Rguir erge i i mean. Henry, campaign, not again. jrir. Rguir enge i i mean. Henry, is go again, joe. I mean. Henry, is mere go again, joe. I mean. Henry, is fbere ony go again, joe. I mean. Henry, is fbere ony eoson go again, joe. I mean. Henry, is there any reason why rguir enge i i mean. Henry, is there any reason why british rrme there any reason why british Prime Ministers there any reason why british Prime Ministers dont say to us bresfoenfs Prime Ministers dont say to us bresfoenfs fo Prime Ministers dont say to us president s to mind their own brsfness president s to mind their own business when president s to mind their own business when it president s to mind their own business when it comes to what fn effeof business when it comes to what are, in effect, internal matters reboffno are, in effect, internal matters reboffno fo are, in effect, internal matters relating to the are, in effect, internal matters relating to the United Kingdom . I relating to the United Kingdom . R breffy relating to the United Kingdom . R breffy sre relating to the United Kingdom . R breffy roe i mean, im pretty sure joe bfoen i mean, im pretty sure joe biden appreciate i mean, im pretty sure joel bidenappreciate it. Biden wouldnt appreciate it. Fbe biden wouldnt appreciate it. Fbernme biden wouldnt appreciate it. The Prime Minister the british Prime Minister beofrnno the british Prime Minister lecturingus the british Prime Minister lecturing us what should lecturing the us on what should bobben lecturing the us on what should robbersome lecturing the us on what should happen some dispute happen between some dispute befween ono happen between some dispute between and texas happen between some dispute between and texas for between washington and texas for is between washington and texas for fsreoson wby between washington and texas for isreason why the is there any reason why the brim is there any reason why the british prime is there any reason why the british Prime Minister doesnt say, british Prime Minister doesnt soy. Book. British Prime Minister doesnt soy. Book. Yor british Prime Minister doesnt say, look, you know, you celebrate say, look, you know, you celebrate july say, look, you know, you celebrate july the 4th, which is fnoebenoenoe celebrate july the 4th, which is independence guidance, perhaps you independence guidance, perhaps yor fo independence guidance, perhaps yor fo resbeof independence guidance, perhaps you to respect our. You might want to respect our fnoebenoenoe you might want to respect our independence well, its independence a bit . Well, its notinterventions independence a bit . Well, its not interventions like not just interventions like fbfs not just interventions like. Fbfs sbeofob this. America sends a special representative this. America sends a special representative northern representative to northern before. Representative to Northern Ireland, although in this case, the ireland, although in this case, fbe one ireland, although in this case, fbe fbof ireland, although in this case, the one that joe ireland, although in this case, the one that joe biden appointed bosnf the one that joe biden appointed hasntvisited the one that joe biden appointed hasnt visited because hasnt actually visited because bes hasnt actually visited because beskenneoy. Hasnt actually visited because hes kennedy. The third and hes joe kennedy. The third and res hes joe kennedy. The third and bes rnsb hes an out and out irish kebrbboon hes an out and out irish republican, i hes an out and out irish republican, i think he recognises republican, i think he recognises it republican, i think he recognises it would probably be a knowi a bad idea. So i dont know, fronkby a bad idea. So i dont know, frankly, stuff a bad idea. So i dont know, frankly, stuff like this, every frme frankly, stuff like this, every frmelsfory frankly, stuff like this, every time l story like frankly, stuff like this, every time story like this comes up, time a story like this comes up, the time a story like this comes up, fberm time a story like this comes up, fberm obwoys time a story like this comes up, the im always like, the one thing im always like, oon the one thing im always like, oom frme the one thing im always like, can time that the one thing im always like, can time that wei can this be the time that we srob can this be the time that we sfoboborf can this be the time that we stop about the can this be the time that we stop about the special stop talking about the special relationship . Stop talking about the special relationship . Its stop talking about the special relationship . Relationship . Its so embarrassing have embarrassing that you have generations british generations of british politicians desperate to play a bigger role world stage bigger role on the world stage than theyre prepared than the amount theyre prepared to defence warrants. To invest in defence warrants. And so they always about and so they always talk about whenever come over, they whenever they come over, they talk special talk about the special relationship the americans. Relationship and the americans. Joe biden has a special relationship. Its with the ireland or he needs to ireland republic or he needs to im going to move back to the bank of england. All the figures boo bank of england. All the figures boo orf bank of england. All the figures weve had out to bank of england. All the figures weve had out to the g all the figures weve had out to the inflation fores weve had out to the inflation fforres. Fbe weve had out to the inflation figures, the gdp weve had out to the inflation figures, the gdp figures, but fbfno figures, the gdp figures, but one thing here figures, the gdp figures, but one thing here and people onffofse one thing here and people criticise the one thing here and people criticise the bank of england, fbey criticise the bank of england, fbeybebfno criticise the bank of england, they behind curve on they were behind the curve on wnof they were behind the curve on wbofon. They were behind the curve on wbofon. Fbey they were behind the curve on what on. They said in what went on. They said in rebrrory what went on. They said in february 4th what went on. They said in february 4th would be the bfobesf february 4th would be the highest interest february 4th would be the highest Interest Rate they got. Fbe highest Interest Rate they got. The recession highest Interest Rate they got. The recession wrong, readjusted the the recession wrong, readjusted fbe fbfno the figures, but one thing bofbey the figures, but one thing bofbeybfs the figures, but one thing bailey his chief bailey criticised his chief economist, bailey criticised his chief economist,for| bailey criticised his chief. Economist,for his economist, huw pill, for his obofoe economist, huw pill, for his obofoe of economist, huw pill, for his choice of words, economist, huw pill, for his choice of words, was to choice of words, which was to oooebf choice of words, which was to oooebf fbof choice of words, which was to accept that youre choice of words, which was to accept that youre worse off and srob accept that youre worse off and sfob fryfno accept that youre worse off and sfob fryfno fo accept that youre worse off and stop trying to maintain the real sbenofno stop trying to maintain the real sbenofno bowe stop trying to maintain the real spending power. Did that need to be some spending power. Did that need to be some for spending power. Did that need to be said . You know, spending power. Did that need to be said . You know, we as a group of beome be said . You know, we as a group of reobbe reef be said . You know, we as a group of people need to be said . You know, we as a group of people need to realise were going of people need to realise were going fo of people need to realise were going fo be of people need to realise were going to be worse of people need to realise were going to be worse off. I guess ffs going to be worse off. I guess ffs boyfno going to be worse off. I guess ffs boyfno for going to be worse off. I guess ffs boyfno for o going to be worse off. I guess its paying for a lot of lockdown. Its paying for a lot of lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt reef lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt neef fo lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt neef fo be lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt need to be said. Lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt need to be said. Lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt need to be said. I lockdown. Yeah. No, it didnt need to be said. I mean, thats another example of diplomacy going wrong. It was it was a very undiplomatic language. And i bank of england i think what the bank of england did yesterday obviously was expected rates expected 4. 5 Interest Rates was probably about right. It would be if the banks then be rather nice if the banks then passed on to savers. As passed that on to savers. As youre talking about rates of 0. 7 at the moment. The people are getting if you want to control inflation, what you need to do is make people save rather than spend. So you actually increase the amount of money theyll get for that and increase Interest Rates to take money out of the economy. What i thought was most worrying about yesterday was the fact theyre theyve redone the estimates for inflation by the end of the yeah inflation by the end of the year. We thought it was going to go down to 3. 9. Thats what the bank of england told us. Now theyre saying itll be above 5. So that will also stoke more industrial problems, because if theyre right, rishi sunak wont get get inflation in halved. Well, they havent been right so offen well, they havent been right so offer so well, they havent been right so offer so for well, they havent been right so often so far this well, they havent been right so often so far this year. So bobefrbby often so far this year. So hopefully they often so far this year. So hopefully they wont be on that as hopefully they wont be on that os webb hopefully they wont be on that os webb wfoeb hopefully they wont be on that as well. Nigel, youre going to be sfoyfno as well. Nigel, youre going to be staying with as well. Nigel, youre going to be staying with us. Henry youre going be staying with us. Henry youre goingbe be staying with us. Henry youre oofnolbe sfoyfno be staying with us. Henry youre going be staying with us. Going to be staying with us. Commo going to be staying with us. Oomfno rt. Going to be staying with us. Coming up, well ask the rbffmofe coming up, well ask the ultimate authority on parliament fssresrbfbb ultimate authority on parliament issues, Philip Norton, issues, lord Philip Norton, what he spectacular. He thinks of that spectacular brsf sb he thinks of that spectacular bust sir lindsay| bust up between sir lindsay boybe bust up between sir lindsay noybe ono bust up between sir Lindsay Hoyle and the bust up between sir Lindsay Hoyle and the business seorefory. Hoyle and the business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, in the commons secretary, Kemi Badenoch, in the commons yesterday. It was a big commons yesterday. It was a big it commons yesterday. It was a big ff wos commons yesterday. It was a big ff o commons yesterday. It was a big it was a humdinger commons yesterday. It was a big it was a humdinger. It was. It ff it was a humdinger. It was. It ff wos it was a humdinger. It was. It was it was nigel it was a humdinger. It was. 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Well, we look at the legacy of the legendary oomeoy at the legacy of the legendary oomeoy wffb at the legacy of the Legendary Comedy with gb at the legacy of the Legendary Comedy with gb news own resident oomeofon comedy with gb news own resident comedian simon comedy with gb news own resident comedian simon evans. All this oro comedian simon evans. All this one moor comedian simon evans. All this and much more. So dont go anywhere. Hello. Its aidan anywhere. Hello. Its Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb news forecast from the met office. A lot of cloud today, a rain for brf lot of cloud today, a rain for some, but nowhere near as much rom some, but nowhere near as much rain as weve seen some, but nowhere near as much rain as weve seen during the bosf rain as weve seen during the bosf few rain as weve seen during the bosf few ooys rain as weve seen during the last few days for rain as weve seen during the last few days for many actually , it last few days for many actually. Ff rs last few days for many actually. Ff fs o last few days for many actually. Ff fs o fry last few days for many actually. Ff fs o fry ooy last few days for many actually , it is a dry day because weve got , it is a dry day because weve of high , it is a dry day because weve got High Pressure , it is a dry day because weve got High Pressure moving in just in got High Pressure moving in just fn frme got High Pressure moving in just fn ffme for got High Pressure moving in just in time for the got High Pressure moving in just in time for the weekend. A few in time for the weekend. A few ekoebffons in time for the weekend. A few ekoebffons fo in time for the weekend. A few exceptions to the in time for the weekend. A few exceptions to the mainly settled fbeme exceptions to the mainly settled fbeme. Exceptions to the mainly settled fbeme. 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That low cloud extends across mrob that low cloud extends across mrob of that low cloud extends across much of eastern that low cloud extends across much of eastern scotland into eosfem much of eastern scotland into eosfern ono much of eastern scotland into eastern and Central England and wffb eastern and Central England and wffb fbe eastern and Central England and wffb fbe oofr eastern and Central England and with the cold wind eastern and Central England and with the cold wind from the womb with the cold wind from the womb soo with the cold wind from the north sea, its with the cold wind from the north sea, its going to feel orffe north sea, its going to feel quite miserable. North sea, its going to feel quite miserable. I think 11 or 12 quite miserable. I think 11 or re oebsfrs quite miserable. I think 11 or 12 celsius on quite miserable. I think 11 or 12 celsius on the quite miserable. 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And its going to feel here whilst where to feel cold here whilst where oof to feel cold here whilst where oof fbe to feel cold here whilst where weve got the sunshine elsewhere, weve got the sunshine elsewhere, high teens, even low weve got the sunshine else possible gh teens, even low weve got the sunshine else possible into aens, even low weve got the sunshine else possible into the. , even low weve got the sunshine else possible into the eveningfw 20s possible into the evening fber 20s possible into the evening fben ono 20s possible into the evening fben onf on 20s possible into the evening then and an area 20s possible into the evening then and an area of rain pushes mro then and an area of rain pushes fnfo fbe then and an area of rain pushes fnfo fbe for then and an area of rain pushes into the far northwest that will offeof into the far northwest that will affect scotland into the far northwest that will affect scotland and northern rebonf affect scotland and northern before on affect scotland and Northern Ireland on sunday and it will frm ireland on sunday and it will frrn sbowery ireland on sunday and it will turn showery as ireland on sunday and it will turn showery as it pushes across fnobono on turn showery as it pushes across england on monday. Away. Away. Welcome awoy welcome back awoy welcome back to friday morning wffb welcome back to friday morning wffb fsfber welcome back to friday morning with esther and welcome back to friday morning with esther and phil. Rg. With esther and phil. Coming up this with esther and phil. Coming up fbfs born with esther and phil. Coming up this hour, were joined by the ultimate authority on parliamentary affairs, lord Philip Norton to look back at that spectre tacular up that spectre tacular bust up yesterday in the house of commons between the speaker, sir Lindsay Hoyle badenoch Lindsay Hoyle and Kemi Badenoch. And blackadder turning 40. And with blackadder turning 40 this year a set of commemorative stamps have released to stamps have been released to mark this iconic landmark in british television. Well look at the Lasting Impact of the show with gb news own resident comedian simon evans and train drivers are on strike again with workers from over 16 companies staging a walkout over pay. Well get the latest on this from well get the latest on this from or well get the latest on this from our reporter on the scene. Aro from our reporter on the scene. Arr wffb from our reporter on the scene. Arr wffb ferry from our reporter on the scene. And with today marking and with today marking International Nurses day, well be speaking to the former president of the Royal College of nursing about the amazing work done by nurses up and down the and discuss why this the country and discuss why this day coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Were still joined by the t n g. 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Your top stories from the newsroom rail passengers face widespread disruption across the Network Today due to the latest train strikes. Members of the aslef union are walking out at more than a dozen train operators in a long running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, rmt dispute over pay. Tomorrow, rmt members go on strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in liverpool and further strikes by the union will be held on may the 31st and june the 3rd, the day of the fa cup final at wembley. The 3rd, the day of the fa cup final at wembley. Rail minister final at wembley. Rail minister huw merriman told gb news the strikes are disappointing. We strikes are disappointing. We have been able to rg we have been able to facilitate an offer have been able to facilitate an offer waob have been able to facilitate an offer which has have been able to facilitate an offer which has been put to the moon offer which has been put to the Union Leaders. Offer which has been put to the Union Leaders. The offer which has been put to the Union Leaders. The problem weve got Union Leaders. The problem weve oof bs Union Leaders. The problem weve oof fs fbof Union Leaders. The problem weve oof fs fbof fbey Union Leaders. The problem weve got is that they wont put it forworo got is that they wont put it forworf fo got is that they wont put it forward to their got is that they wont put it forward to their members. Smfbor forward to their members. Similar offers forward to their members. Similar offers have been put forworo similar offers have been put forworf fo similar offers have been put forward to other similar offers have been put forward to other members of ono forward to other members of unions and theyve accepted from unions and theyve accepted from boofo unions and theyve accepted them. Logic would dictate them. So no logic would dictate if them. So no logic would dictate ffrnfon them. So no logic would dictate ffrnfonoff them. So no logic would dictate ifuniondid the. If the Union Leaders did the same,. Could if the Union Leaders did the same,. Could see if the Union Leaders did the same, could see an end to same, we could see an end to fbfs same, we could see an end to fbfs ooffon. Same, we could see an end to this action. And same, we could see an end to this action. And im really sorry this action. And im really sorry passengers who this action. And im really sorry been passengers who this action. And im really sorry been disrupted ers who this action. And im really sorry been disrupted todayio this action. And im really sorry been disrupted today. Have been disrupted today. Asbef have been disrupted today. Aslef general have been disrupted today. Aslef general secretary mick whelan says choosing strike dates around the Eurovision Song Contest wasnt a consideration. But steve hadley, former rmt assistant general secretary, told us its no coincidence that they were chosen for leverage. They were chosen for leverage. Erg and trade unions put on fores erg and trade unions put on oofes fr erg and trade unions put on dates in order erg and trade unions put on dates in order to erg and trade unions put on dates in order to bring the emrboyers dates in order to bring the employers, and dates in order to bring the employers, and in this case the oowernmenf employers, and in this case the government did employers, and in this case the government did a employers, and in this case the government did a negotiating robbe government did a negotiating fobbe. Fbofs government did a negotiating table. Thats why those dates wereano table. Thats why those dates were and unfortunately, were chosen. And unfortunately, its were chosen. And unfortunately, ffs nor were chosen. And unfortunately, ffs nof work. Were chosen. And unfortunately, its not work. The were chosen. And unfortunately, its not work. The government bowe its not work. The government bowe been its not work. The government bowe been os its not work. The government have been as intransigent as wonf bef have been as intransigent as ever, wont let the employers neooffofe ever, wont let the employers negotiate properly and wont let a negotiate properly and wont let o sobrffon negotiate properly and wont let o sobrffon fo negotiate properly and wont let a solution to this negotiate properly and wont let a solution to this dispute be forno. A solution to this dispute be forno. Fbe a solution to this dispute be found. The uk a solution to this dispute be found. The uk economy grew ever so sorry found. The uk economy grew ever so sbfobfby fr found. The uk economy grew ever so slightly in the found. The uk economy grew ever so slightly in the first three monfbs so slightly in the first three monfbs of so slightly in the first three months of the so slightly in the first three months of the year, but contract sforfeo months of the year, but contract sforfeo fr months of the year, but contract started in march, months of the year, but contract started in march, according to offfofob started in march, according to official figures. Started in march, according to official figures. Started in march, according to official figures. [1 0 official figures. Growth of 0. 1 was recorded recorded by the office for National Statistics in the First Quarter. But in march the economy shrank by 0. 3, mostly driven by a fall in retail and car sales, as well as ongoing strike action by chancellor jeremy ongoing strike action by chancellorjeremy hunt says chancellor jeremy hunt says although its a positive step , although its a positive step, theres more work to be done. Well these are much better figures than anyone would possibly have predicted. Even three months ago, and even three months ago, and thats partly three months ago, and thats bonby beose three months ago, and thats partly because of what the governor of partly because of what the governor of the partly because of what the governor of the bank of england soro governor of the bank of england sofo yesferfoy governor of the bank of england said yesterday. Measures in the broker said yesterday. Measures in the broker fbof said yesterday. Measures in the budget that are said yesterday. Measures in the budget that are helping to help oomrones budget that are helping to help oomoes fo budget that are helping to help companies to recruit tackle some of fbe companies to recruit tackle some of the Underlying Companies to recruit tackle some of the underlying problems in the of the underlying problems in fbe eoooy of the underlying problems in the economy. But there is still mrob the economy. But there is still mrob work the economy. But there is still mrob work fo the economy. But there is still much work to do. The economy. But there is still much work to do. We still have fnfboffon much work to do. We still have inflation that much work to do. We still have inflation that is much work to do. We still have inflation that is much too high. Fbofs inflation that is much too high. Thats causing inflation that is much too high. Thats causing a inflation that is much too high. Thats causing a lot of pressure for. Thats causing a lot of pressure for families up and down pressure for families up and fown fbe pressure for families up and down the country. And thats why oof down the country. And thats why oof fo down the country. And thats why weve got to stick down the country. And thats why weve got to stick to our plan to weve got to stick to our plan fo oer weve got to stick to our plan to get inflation weve got to stick to our plan to get inflation down, to get orowfb to get inflation down, to get orowfb rb to get inflation down, to get orowfb rb ono to get inflation down, to get growth up and to get the economy mofonno growth up and to get the economy mofonno fr growth up and to get the economy mofonno fn fbe growth up and to get the economy motoring in the way growth up and to get the economy motoring in the way that we all worr motoring in the way that we all wonflkrssfo motoring in the way that we all wantirussia has motoring in the way that we all want russia has denied reports want. Russia has denied reports rkrofnfon want. Russia has denied reports Ukrainian Forces want. Russia has denied reports Ukrainian Forces have broken fbrorob Ukrainian Forces have broken fbrorob of Ukrainian Forces have broken through at various points along the through at various points along fbe from through at various points along the front line, through at various points along the front line, saying the mfbfory the front line, saying the military situation is under oonfrob military situation is under oonfrob rf military situation is under control. T military situation is under control. It comes after Russian Military bloggers reported ukraine was making advances towards the city of bakhmut , towards the city of bakhmut, with some suggesting a counter offensive has started. The kremlins denied the claims and ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenskyy has also said the long awaited counter offensive has yet to start. Military historian chris newton explained to gb news why bakhmut is a key area. Perhaps what theyre doing by attacking in bakhmut , but attacking in bakhmut, but theyre kind of forcing the russians to divert resources from the south, which is where everyone thinks a counter attack is. The main attack is going to fo is. The main attack is going to fo fbe is. The main attack is going to come to the east is. The main attack is going to come to the east so the main attack is going to come to the east so that they kfno come to the east so that they kfno of come to the east so that they are kind of the come to the east so that they are kind of the force in the krssfons are kind of the force in the russians with are kind of the force in the russians with dwindling manpower to russians with dwindling manpower fo oommn russians with dwindling manpower fo oommff fr russians with dwindling manpower to commit in different places. To commit in different places. Rs to commit in different places. Ks ano to commit in different places. Ks ano fbof to commit in different places. 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Meanwhile, president zelenskyy has meanwhile, president zelenskyy bos been meanwhile, president zelenskyy has been blocked meanwhile, president zelenskyy has been blocked from making an oooress has been blocked from making an offress of has been blocked from making an address at the has been blocked from making an address at the eurovision song oonfesf address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the final tomorrow due contest ahead of the final tomorrow due to concerns from orobosers tomorrow due to concerns from orobosers rf tomorrow due to concerns from organisers. It could tomorrow due to concerns from organisers. Rt. Organisers. It could politicise the event. The contest is being held in the uk on behalf of last years winners, ukraine. Zelenskyy wanted to urge the global audience to continue supporting his country against russias invasion. But the European Broadcasting Union says his request is against the rules. As former pakistan Prime Minister imran khan has arrived in court in islamabad. His arrest earlier this week on corruption charges has sparked unrest in the country, with almost 2000 people arrested so far. All authorities have tightened security in the caphal tightened security in the capital, with mr khans supporters expected to march in protest. Police have imposed an emergency order banning all gatherings. Imran khan denies any wrongdoing. Back here, any wrongdoing. Back here, holidaymakers are being charged significantly more for summer car hire than before the pandemic. Thats according to pandemic. Thats according to consumer group, which Research Shows fees and popular destinations are 77 higher than 2019 levels, in part due to Strong Demand and a shortage of vehicles. Its warning that rental companies with the cheapest headline prices often sting customers with hidden charges. And astronomers, led by charges. And astronomers, led by the university of southampton , the university of southampton, have spotted the largest cosmic explosion ever seen to date. Explosion ever seen to date. Its lasted more than three years, and its more than ten times brighter than any other known supernova. Researchers say these events are very rare and nothing on this scale has ever been witnessed before. Been witnessed before. Remarkable images there. This is gb news. Well bring you more as it happens. Now, though, its back to esther and phillip. Back to esther and phillip. For thank you, rhiannon. Rail workers are yet again 3 rail workers are yet again staging sfnke workers are yet again staging strike action workers are yet again staging strike action today , with strike action today, with nationwide strike action today, with nationwide disruption expected erfobe nationwide disruption expected over the coming nationwide disruption expected over the coming days. it over the coming days. Yes, to former over the coming days. Yes, to further walkouts are scheduled for may 31st and june the 3rd, the day of the fa cup final between Manchester City and manchester united. And of course this weekend with the Eurovision Song Contest in liverpool. Song contest in liverpool. Well, these rail disputes ever eno well, these rail disputes ever end. Well, these rail disputes ever end. Sffbb well, these rail disputes ever end. Stillis well, these rail disputes ever end. Stillis gb well, these rail disputes ever end. Still is gb news end. Still with us is gb news reborfer end. Still with us is gb news reboner bony end. Still with us is gb News Reporter tony mcguire to bring us reporter tony mcguire to bring rs rb reporter tony mcguire to bring rs rb fo reporter tony mcguire to bring rs rb fo fore reporter tony mcguire to bring us up to date from the picket bre us up to date from the picket bfnelobosoow us up to date from the picket lineglasgow. Us up to date from the picket lineglasgow. Us up to date from the picket line glasgow. line in glasgow. Hello. Good morning. Yes, im outside morning. Yes, im outside Glasgow Central station. This is one of three picket lines across scotland today, the other two being outside edinburgh waverley and paul rail depot aslef is on strike today and most effective really in scotland it is Avanti West Coast now that the supply trains and shepherd the people of scotland down to england and of scotland down to england and of course in northern wales. Now the big headline really here is that tomorrow is eurovision and any scottish fans whod be looking to take an Avanti West Coast train down for the big eventin coast train down for the big event in liverpool tomorrow is going to have to find a different route. Now, certainly they might have to find a different mode of travel altogether for the current advice is to if you have an Avanti West Coast ghost train thatis Avanti West Coast ghost train that is heading down today and certainly obe Avanti West Coast is only one of us 16 or more Rail Services that are affected today. The advice is to get a refund and to look for an alternative means of travel. Now northern railways, they have a eurovision express line that is shepherding people from Manchester Airport to liverpool lime street, but unfortunate albie. Thats not going to be much help to people a few hundred miles north of there in scotland. Now, weve heard from Avanti West Coast who have said that their last train to depart liverpool tomorrow will be much earlier than the end of the event and you Division Fans are going to be left sorely disappointed. And so commuters, disappointed. And so commuters, i would imagine , in 11 months i would imagine, in 11 months into these rail disputes are going to be given the Rail Companies nil point. Tony Companies Nil point. Tony maguire, thanks Companies Nil point. Tony maguire, thanks ever i i. Tony maguire, thanks ever so much Companies Nil point. Tony maguire, thanks ever so much for keebfno maguire, thanks ever so much for keebfno rs maguire, thanks ever so much for keebfno rs rb maguire, thanks ever so much for keebfno rs rb fo maguire, thanks ever so much for keeping us up to date from the from keeping us up to date from the from bre keeping us up to date from the from bne of keeping us up to date from the front line of that keeping us up to date from the front line of that dispute in obosoow front line of that dispute in obosoow. Front line of that dispute in glasgow. Now front line of that dispute in glasgow. Nuirtrr front line of that dispute in glasgow. Nuirnru front line of that dispute in glasgow. Now the latest figures glasgow. Now the latest figures for the economy have been released this morning. The economy grew by just 0. 1 between january and march. However for march alone saw a decline of 0. 3, which was driven by a poor performance by the services sector. These figures fobbow services sector. These figures fobbow fbe services sector. These figures follow the Bank Services sector. These figures follow the bank of t t these figures follow the bank of england fnoreosfno follow the bank of england increasing the follow the bank of england increasing the Interest Rate to for increasing the Interest Rate to for ono increasing the Interest Rate to for onf one increasing the Interest Rate to four and one half yesterday. Fbe four and one half yesterday. Fbe fnferesf four and one half yesterday. The Interest Rate four and one half yesterday. The Interest Rate reached its bfobesf the Interest Rate reached its highest level the Interest Rate reached its highest level in the Interest Rate reached its highest level in almost 50 years as highest level in almost 50 years osof highest level in almost 50 years osof fnobono highest level in almost 50 years asof england tries highest level in almost 50 years as of england tries to as the bank of england tries to oonfofn as the bank of england tries to contain inflation. As the bank of england tries to contain inflation. i contain inflation. An so how wfbb contain inflation. An so how will this latest Economic News impact you and your livelihood . Lets ask someone who knows all oborf lets ask someone who knows all oborf ff. Lets ask someone who knows all oborf ff. Fbe lets ask someone who knows all about it, the finance and brsfness about it, the finance and Business Expert , jasmine Business Expert, jasmine bbfbes Business Expert, jasmine birtles. Jasmine, thank you so mrob birtles. Jasmine, thank you so mrob for birtles. Jasmine, thank you so much for joining birtles. Jasmine, thank you so much forjoining us. What do you much for joining us. What do you moke much for joining us. What do you moke of much for joining us. What do you moke of fbese much for joining us. What do you make of these gdp much for joining us. What do you make of these gdp figures . On make of these gdp figures . On bone. Make of these gdp figures . On bono. O make of these gdp figures . On one hand, a very make of these gdp figures . On one hand, a very modest increase in one hand, a very modest increase fn obr one hand, a very modest increase fn obr owre one hand, a very modest increase in gdp over the one hand, a very modest increase in gdp over the quarter was brobobby in gdp over the quarter was probably better in gdp over the quarter was probably better than some people had probably better than some people boo feoreof probably better than some people had feared, but probably better than some people had feared, but a probably better than some people had feared, but a drop of nought bonf had feared, but a drop of nought bofnf ofo had feared, but a drop of nought form one fr had feared, but a drop of nought point 3 in march had feared, but a drop of nought point 3 in march alone seems very point 3 in march alone seems very worrying point 3 in march alone seems very worrying. How do you read fbese very worrying. How do you read fbese fforres very worrying. How do you read these figures . Very worrying. How do you read these figures . U ri;reji� very worrying. How do you read these figures . very worrying. How do you read these figures . U ri;reji�. These figures . Yeah, so its to be honest , its not a major be honest, its not a major surprise because you only need to go onto the high street, talk to go onto the high street, talk to people. Everything seems to to people. Everything seems to be struggling at the moment as you say, its actually quite good to hear that were not really in exactly into negative same, you know, the end of last yeah same, you know, the end of last year. But i think for India Individuals there is a sense that everything is struggling. That everything is struggling. And certainly when you go on the high street, even, you know, sort of high end , high streets sort of high end, high streets and youre seeing empty shops, that give you a warm, that doesnt give you a warm, fuzzy feeling about the economy. It doesnt. However, the bank of fnobonos it doesnt. However, the bank of fnobonos ne it doesnt. However, the bank of englands new outlook. . However, the bank of englands new outlook as it were, has dropped. The previous breofoffon were, has dropped. The previous breofoffon of were, has dropped. The previous prediction of a were, has dropped. The previous prediction of a recession. So fbey prediction of a recession. So fbey oe prediction of a recession. So they are seeing prediction of a recession. So they are seeing things going in a more positive they are seeing things going in a more positive direction now. Wes. A more positive direction now. Wes. Arr a more positive direction now. Wes. Arr r a more positive direction now. Wes. Arr r fo a more positive direction now. Yes. And i do hope a more positive direction now. Yes. And i do hope theyre yes. And i do hope theyre right, because theyve been wrong when it comes to inflation. You know , remember at inflation. You know, remember at the beginning of the inflation problem , they said that it would problem, they said that it would be just a little blip. Then they said it would be six months. And then theyre like, oh, i dont know, maybe the end of the year. I mean, theyre now saying that that inflation will drop. We that inflation will drop. And we have heard supermarkets have heard from supermarkets that the price of food will be going down in few months time, going down in a few months time, which is fantastic news. And i do, honest , i believe the do, to be honest, i believe the supermarkets than i believe supermarkets more than i believe the of england, because the the bank of england, because the supermarkets are actually, you know, on on the on the know, on the on on the on the edge. They are actually actual businesses. Hope that businesses. So i do hope that the bank of england right the bank of england is right that we will skirt a recession because , you know, there are because, you know, there are many reasons why we can go forward. You know, there can be forward. You know, there can be so much production. We can be so much production. We can be producing more. We can be producing more. We can be setting up new business houses and we are really good at that in this country. We are a very entrepreneurial country and so long as entrepreneurs are supported and helped , i think, supported and helped, i think, yeah, we could, we could actually do really well now , actually do really well now, jasmine, lots of people are saying, look, to get the economy going, we need to cut peoples taxes. And thats the way to get obr taxes. And thats the way to get obr going taxes. And thats the way to get obr going r taxes. And thats the way to get gdp going. Ithink and thats the way to get gdp going. I think the prime wfnfsfer gdp going. I think the Prime Minister always gdp going. I think the Prime Minister always said that, yes, we reef minister always said that, yes, we neef fo minister always said that, yes, we need to cut minister always said that, yes, we need to cut taxes , but weve we need to cut taxes, but weve got we need to cut taxes, but weve oof fo we need to cut taxes, but weve oof fo oonfrob we need to cut taxes, but weve got to control inflation first before got to control inflation first before we got to control inflation first before we can got to control inflation first before we can cut taxes. Where do yor before we can cut taxes. Where do yor sfono before we can cut taxes. Where do you stand on before we can cut taxes. Where do you stand on on before we can cut taxes. Where do you stand on on that kind of oebofef do you stand on on that kind of debate . What do you stand on on that kind of debate . What should the government debate . What should the government be doing . Should they be foorsfno government be doing . Should they be foorsfno on government be doing . Should they be focusing on getting inflation oown be focusing on getting inflation fown of be focusing on getting inflation down at. Costs be focusing on getting inflation down at. Costs or be focusing on getting inflation down at costs or should they down at all costs or should they be orfffno down at all costs or should they be cutting taxes down at all costs or should they be cutting taxes to down at all costs or should they be cutting taxes to get the eoooy be cutting taxes to get the economywell, be cutting taxes to get the economy well, im very economy going . Well, im very mrob economy going . Well, im very mrob on economy going . Well, im very mrob on fbe economy going . Well, im very much on the cutting taxes side. Much on the cutting taxes side. In much on the cutting taxes side. Rr foob much on the cutting taxes side. Rr foof. Rm much on the cutting taxes side. Rr foof. M ore much on the cutting taxes side. In fact, im one of much on the cutting taxes side. In fact, im one of the much on the cutting taxes side. In fact, im one of the few in fact, im one of the few people who thought that liz trusss budget actually trusss budget was actually on the lines. It trusss budget was actually on the lines. It might have the right lines. It might have been a bit extreme, but i felt that cutting taxes, getting the economy moving, getting that going was more important than deaung going was more important than dealing with inflation. Because once you get the economy going, then tax take is going to be higher anyway. Im not then tax take is going to be higher anyway. Im not in then tax take is going to be higher anyway. Im not in favour higher anyway. Im not in favour of increasing taxes. We have already been giving way more money just in the last year to hmrc through our taxes because of the thresholds being frozen an largely also id inheritance taxes have gone right up because of property prices going up and the problem is when you tax people and businesses a lot , people and businesses a lot, then that really affects productivity. It affects the whole economy. But if you lower taxes, then that gives a boost to businesses. They tend to to businesses. They tend to produce more. Therefore for the tax take actually goes up because theyve produced more, theyve sold more. So theyve sold more. So i personally would do the opposite to what the governments doing. I would be dealing with, i would be cutting taxes, getting the economy going and then dealing with inflation. And those who do fbfnk with inflation. And those who do fbfnk bke with inflation. And those who do think like that with inflation. And those who do think like that and with inflation. 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Itherefore havent got as much money in my pocket. Therefore more pocket. I therefore need more money pocket. I therefore need more moneywooes pocket. I therefore need more money wages cost on. Then as money for wages cost on. Then as it money for wages cost on. Then as f sbreoos money for wages cost on. Then as it spreads through money for wages cost on. Then as it spreads through the society. So it spreads through the society. So yore it spreads through the society. So yore o it spreads through the society. So yoe o brf it spreads through the society. So youre a bit concerned about fbof so youre a bit concerned about fbof wooe so youre a bit concerned about fbof wooe oboe so youre a bit concerned about that wage price spiral . That wage price spiral . It is a good that wage price spiral . It is a good point that wage price spiral . It is a good rofrf. R that wage price spiral . It is a good point. I mean, i was particularly irritated by the chief economist of the bank of england saying that, you know, were just going to have to cope with being poor well, you with being poor and well, you know, mustnt ask more know, you mustnt ask for more money. And did think, okay, money. And i did think, okay, you he has a point. He has you know, he has a point. He has a point. But does he realise just how many people in this country are really struggling and were not talking . Oh i want my second holiday kind of thing, you know , its literally coping, you know, its literally coping, literally putting food on the table for many people. And they do need to have more money because the price of food and the price of gas and electricity , the price of petrol, those are all very high. So yeah, i think it is a very difficult situation. And we see this in countries like turkey , which has 100 like turkey, which has 100 inflation. Argentine arnie, you know, there are there are difficulties when people do ask for a lot more money, you can get to a spiral, but theres a happy get to a spiral, but theres a happy medium. Jasmine i wondered , can you give us an insight into whether or not increasing Interest Rates will actually arnie kerb inflation . Because as a layman , i arnie kerb inflation . Because as oboymon. R meon arnie kerb inflation . Because as a layman , i mean, i ri; 7 because as a layman , i mean, i understand a layman, i mean, i understand in a layman, i mean, i understand fn fbe a layman, i mean, i understand fn fbe bosf. 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Slow that down, i understand that model , but slow that down, i understand that model , but we seem to have that model, but we seem to have a that model, but we seem to have o fffferenf that model, but we seem to have a different kind that model, but we seem to have a different kind of that model, but we seem to have a different kind of inflation ooffon a different kind of inflation ooffon of a different kind of inflation action at the a different kind of inflation action at the moment, which fsnf action at the moment, which. Fsnf orowfb. Isnt caused by runaway growth. Its isnt caused by runaway growth. Rfs oorseo isnt caused by runaway growth. Rfs oorseo by isnt caused by runaway growth. Its caused by high energy wres its caused by high energy brfoes. Fbe its caused by high energy prices. The consequence of bookoown prices. The consequence of lockdown. The prices. The consequence of lockdown the boost in in lockdown and the boost in in femono lockdown and the boost in in femono ono lockdown and the boost in in demand and things like that from a demand and things like that from o from demand and things like that from o from o demand and things like that from a from a lockdown demand and things like that from a from a lockdown is are these obonoes a from a lockdown is are these obonoes fr a from a lockdown is are these changes in Interest Rates . Do fbey changes in Interest Rates . Do fbey oofrobby changes in Interest Rates . Do they actually make any difference they actually make any difference at they actually make any difference at all they actually make any difference at alllevel difference at all to the level of inflation difference at all to the level of inflation or difference at all to the level of inflation or will they oofrobby of inflation or will they actually work of inflation or will they actually work in the long run . Webb actually work in the long run . Webb fbofs actually work in the long run . Webb fbofs o actually work in the long run . Well thats a good point because its well thats a good point because ffs ff well thats a good point because ffs ff rs well thats a good point because ffs ff fs o well thats a good point because its it is a blunt well thats a good point because its it is a blunt instrument brsf its it is a blunt instrument rrsf doing its it is a blunt instrument just doing something with the wffb just doing something with the wffb fbe just doing something with the with the interest just doing something with the with the Interest Rates. With the Interest Rates. Its somefbfro with the Interest Rates. Its something that with the Interest Rates. Its something that i with the Interest Rates. Its something that i think worked in the past. But i dont think that its the right instrument to deal with things now. Im very much in agreement with liam halligan, who says that you know, we should have put Interest Rates up and put them up higher before lockdown. It should have been 2019 when we put Interest Rates up. That put Interest Rates up. That probably would have worked. But doing it now when its , you doing it now when its, you know, as you say, its more supply side issues really that are creating the inflation. Its not as it was during lockdown , not as it was during lockdown, people with lots of money and not not enough places to spend it. Its different issues. So it. Its different issues. So this is why i feel that right now its not helpful to put Interest Rates up. All youre doing , in my Interest Rates up. All youre doing, in my view, is adding to the pain of mortgage holders, borrowers , as you know. And borrowers, as you know. And there are a lot of those and youre not really going to help savers that much either , savers that much either, because, you know, as we know, when you put Interest Rates up, Savings Rates just edge up a little tiny bit after, you know, a few months. And even so, its not it doesnt even touch the sides when it comes to matching inflation. So i, i do feel that its actually just loading pain onto your average consumer and not really honestly dealing with the underlying issues. Jasmine the underlying issues. Jasmine birtles, thank the underlying issues. Jasmine birtles, thank you the underlying issues. Jasmine birtles, thank you so. Rg jasmine birtles, thank you so much for fokfno birtles, thank you so much for fokfno fbe birtles, thank you so much for taking the time birtles, thank you so much for taking the time to join us this mornfno taking the time to join us this mornfno ono taking the time to join us this morning and give us that insight. Fbork morning and give us that insight. Fbork yor morning and give us that insight. Rbork yor very morning and give us that insight. Thank you very much. Morning and give us that insight. Thank you very much. And it was nice to have an opposite opinion because as i said, were reading none of these predictions so far have been right and they keep reassessing those as those those predictions, as it were. Plenty more still were. Anyway. Plenty more still to come friday morning with to come on friday morning with esther phil. The esther and phil. After the break, back on break, well be looking back on the clash kemi the speakers clash with Kemi Badenoch that happened yesterday. So stay with. Us hello. Its. So stay with. Us hello. Its affor. So stay with. Us hello. Its Aidan Mcgivern. So stay with. Us hello. Its Aidan Mcgivern here hello. Its Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb wows Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb wews foreoosf Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb news forecast from Aidan Mcgivern here with the gb news forecast from the met bfffoe news forecast from the met bfffoe os news forecast from the met bfffoe os o news forecast from the met office as a lot news forecast from the met office as a lot of cloud today, a office as a lot of cloud today, o rom office as a lot of cloud today, o for office as a lot of cloud today, a rain for some, office as a lot of cloud today, a rain for some, but nowhere near as much rain as weve seen during near as much rain as weve seen during fbe near as much rain as weve seen during fbe bosf near as much rain as weve seen during the last few near as much rain as weve seen during the last few days. For now during the last few days. For many, actually, during the last few days. For many, actually, it is a dry day beose many, actually, it is a dry day because weve many, actually, it is a dry day because weve got High Pressure mowno because weve got High Pressure mowno fr because weve got High Pressure mowno fn rrsf because weve got High Pressure moving in just in because weve got High Pressure moving in just in time for the weekend. Moving in just in time for the weekend. A moving in just in time for the weekend. A few moving in just in time for the weekend. A few exceptions to the mofnby weekend. A few exceptions to the mofnby seffbeo weekend. A few exceptions to the mainly settled theme , the main mainly settled theme, the main bemo mainly settled theme, the main befno on mainly settled theme, the main one being an occluded front brsbfno one being an occluded front brsbfno mro one being an occluded front pushing into the southeast, waob pushing into the southeast, waob bs pushing into the southeast, which is going pushing into the southeast, which is going to bring some bofoby which is going to bring some bofoby rom which is going to bring some patchy rain and which is going to bring some patchy rain and drizzle through the patchy rain and drizzle through fbe ooy. Patchy rain and drizzle through fbe boy a patchy rain and drizzle through fbe boy a bomb patchy rain and drizzle through the day. A damp feel and a lot of bow the day. A damp feel and a lot of bow obore the day. A damp feel and a lot of low cloud. That the day. A damp feel and a lot of low cloud. That low cloud ekfenos of low cloud. That low cloud extends across of low cloud. That low cloud extends across much of eastern soofbono extends across much of eastern scotland into extends across much of eastern scotland into eastern and oonfrob scotland into eastern and Central England and with the oobo Central England and with the off wfno Central England and with the cold wind from Central England and with the cold wind from the north sea, its cold wind from the north sea, ffs going cold wind from the north sea, ffs going fo cold wind from the north sea, its going to feel cold wind from the north sea, its going to feel quite miserable. Its going to feel quite miserable. I its going to feel quite miserable. I think 11 or 12 oebsfrs miserable. I think 11 or 12 oebsfrs on miserable. I think 11 or 12 celsius on the miserable. I think 11 or 12 celsius on the north sea coast, a celsius on the north sea coast, o oombbefe celsius on the north sea coast, a complete contrast to the west, wbere a complete contrast to the west, where temperatures will reach the where temperatures will reach fbefeens where temperatures will reach the teens with where temperatures will reach. The teens with decent the high teens with some decent srnny the high teens with some decent srnny sbebbs the high teens with some decent sunny spells shining through 1 or sunny spells shining through1 or 2 sunny spells shining through1 or 2 sbowes sunny spells shining through 1 or 2 showers possible for wales ono or 2 showers possible for wales onf fbe or 2 showers possible for wales and the south west during the offernoon and the south west during the offernoon. And the south west during the afternoon , theyll and the south west during the afternoon , theyll be very afternoon, theyll be very fsobofef. Afternoon, theyll be very isolated. Theyll disappear into the isolated. Theyll disappear into fbe evening isolated. Theyll disappear into the evening and isolated. Theyll disappear into the evening and then for most its the evening and then for most ffs brf the evening and then for most its but there the evening and then for most its but there will| its a dry night. But there will be fbfs its a dry night. But there will be this extensive its a dry night. But there will be this extensive low cloud oreebfno be this extensive low cloud creeping. Across be this extensive low cloud creeping across the uk, creeping west across the uk, offeoffno creeping west across the uk, affecting eastern scotland , affecting eastern scotland, fosfern affecting eastern scotland, eastern and affecting eastern scotland, eastern and Central England. As far eastern and Central England. As for os eastern and Central England. As for os bosf eastern and Central England. As far as east wales, eastern and Central England. As far as east wales, temperatures ororno far as east wales, temperatures ororno fbe far as east wales, temperatures around the mid far as east wales, temperatures around the mid to far as east wales, temperatures around the mid to high single fores around the mid to high single fforres. Brf around the mid to high single figures. But for around the mid to high single figures. But for scotland and women figures. But for scotland and Northern Ireland here, its going Northern Ireland here, its going fo Northern Ireland here, its going fo be Northern Ireland here, its going to be colder because weve got going to be colder because weve oof oeorerb going to be colder because weve got clearer skies. Going to be colder because weve got clearer skies. If going to be colder because weve got clearer skies. If you missed the got clearer skies. If you missed fbe foo got clearer skies. If you missed fbe foo bofobes got clearer skies. If you missed the fog patches to got clearer skies. If you missed the fog patches to start, things ono the fog patches to start, things oro mfsfy the fog patches to start, things. And misty around and certainly quite misty around ooossf and certainly quite misty around ooossf of and certainly quite misty around coasts of western and certainly quite misty around coasts of western scotland, wonbern coasts of western scotland, Northern Ireland and more esbeofobby Northern Ireland and more especially the Northern Ireland and more especially the north coast. Especially the north sea coast. Wow especially the north sea coast. Wow fbe especially the north sea coast. Now the. Cloud especially the north sea coast. Now the cloud inland will now the low cloud inland will foke now the low cloud inland will foke some now the low cloud inland will take some time now the low cloud inland will take some time to lift and brook. Take some time to lift and breok. Brf take some time to lift and break, but sure take some time to lift and break, but sure enough, by the offernoon break, but sure enough, by the afternoon for break, but sure enough, by the afternoon for many places its bookfno afternoon for many places its bookfno frme afternoon for many places its looking fine with afternoon for many places its looking fine with some decent srnny looking fine with some decent srnny sbebbs looking fine with some decent sunny spells coming through long sbebbs sunny spells coming through long sbebbs of sunny spells coming through long spells of sunshine sunny spells coming through long spells of sunshine for northern frobonof spells of sunshine for northern fnobono. Mrob spells of sunshine for northern england, much of spells of sunshine for northern england, much of scotland, wales and england, much of scotland, wales onf fbe england, much of scotland, wales onf fbe sorfb. England, much of scotland, wales and the south. But england, much of scotland, wales and the south. But its staying mfsfy and the south. But its staying mfsfy ono and the south. But its staying misty and cloudy and the south. But its staying misty and cloudy on the north seo misty and cloudy on the north seo ooosf misty and cloudy on the north sea coast and misty and cloudy on the north sea coast and just inland. And its sea coast and just inland. And ffs going sea coast and just inland. And ffs going fo sea coast and just inland. And its going to. Cold sea coast and just inland. And its going to cold here its going to feel cold here wabsf its going to feel cold here whilst where its going to feel cold here whilst where weve got the srnsbfne whilst where weve got the srnsbfne. Whilst where weve got the sunshine, highi whilst where weve got the sunshine, high teens, sunshine elsewhere, high teens, evenbossfbbe sunshine elsewhere, high teens, evenpossible into sunshine elsewhere, high teens, even possible into the even low 20s possible into the ewenfno even low 20s possible into the ewenfno fber even low 20s possible into the evening then and even low 20s possible into the evening then and an area of rain brsbes evening then and an area of rain brsbes mro evening then and an area of rain brsbes fnfo fbe evening then and an area of rain pushes into the far evening then and an area of rain pushes into the far northwest fbof pushes into the far northwest fbof wfbb pushes into the far northwest that will affect pushes into the far northwest that will affect scotland and women that will affect scotland and Northern Ireland on sunday. And it Northern Ireland on sunday. And ff wfbb Northern Ireland on sunday. And ff wfbb frrn Northern Ireland on sunday. And it will turn showery as it brsbes it will turn showery as it pushes england it will turn showery as it pushesEngland Wales pushes across england and wales on wonooy pushes across england and wales on wonooy. Pushes across england and wales on wonooy. Fro listening to gb news radio. Weboome listening to gb news radio. Welcome back listening to gb news radio. Welcome back to friday morning wffb welcome back to friday morning wffb fsfber welcome back to friday morning with esther and welcome back to friday morning with esther and phil. U ri;~er welcome back to friday morning with esther and phil. cliff with esther and phil. Yes, weve got with esther and phil. Yes, weve of your with esther and phil. Yes, weve of your wows with esther and phil. Yes, weve got your views here. Theyve been coming in thick and fast, particularly about the train strike. Allen says the quicker fbey strike. Allen says the quicker fbey fewebob allen says the quicker they develop driverless trains , they develop driverless trains, they develop driverless trains, fbe beffer. They develop driverless trains, the better. Get they develop driverless trains, the better. Get rid of those greedy the better. Get rid of those oreeoy from the better. Get rid of those greedy train drivers. I it greedy train drivers. I think it mrobf greedy train drivers. I think it mrobo greedy train drivers. I think it mrobfo few greedy train drivers. I think it might a few people might be quite a few people ooree might be quite a few people ooree wffb might be quite a few people agree with allen about that, form agree with allen about that, ronnr agree with allen about that, johni remember agree with allen about that,i john i remember what agree with allen about that, john i remember what the john says. I remember what the trains were like in the 1970s. You couldnt take any notice of trains were like in the 1970s. You timetables. e any notice of trains were like in the 1970s. You timetables. Theyf notice of trains were like in the 1970s. You timetables. They were e of the timetables. They were irrelevant. No wonder the unions irrelevant. No wonder the unions want to renationalise rail. Want to renationalise rail. Terrible. Yeah. And also comments about yeah. And also comments about joe biden having a 90 comments about joe biden having o go of comments about joe biden having o go of fbe comments about joe biden having ooo of fbe bk. Comments about joe biden having a go at the uk. Jeff comments about joe biden having a go at the uk. Jeff says quite sroofnofby a go at the uk. Jeff says quite succinctly, perhaps biden should worry succinctly, perhaps biden should worry oborf succinctly, perhaps biden should worry oborf fbe succinctly, perhaps biden should worry about the mess hes making in worry about the mess hes making fn brs worry about the mess hes making fn bfs on worry about the mess hes making in his own country worry about the mess hes making in his own country before oommenffno in his own country before commenting on ours. Sr in his own country before commenting on ours. r commenting on ours. And peter soys commenting on ours. And peter soys. Foes commenting on ours. And peter says, does ireland have an extradition treaty with america . Maybe biden looking for maybe biden is looking for a bolthole. All those views coming bolthole. All those views coming in bolthole. All those views coming fn fbe bolthole. All those views coming in now. The house bolthole. All those views coming in now. The house of bolthole. All those views coming in now. The house of commons was lively yesterday. A speaker , sir lively yesterday. A speaker, sir Lindsay Hoyle, delivered a series scolding to business secretary Kemi Badenoch, signalling his displeasure at our handling of post brexit plans to scrap eu laws. The animated speaker said, who do you think youre speaking to . After the secretary of state oboboofseo after the secretary of state apologised for after the secretary of state apologised for her, handling of the announcement was the speaker nonf the announcement was the speaker nobf fo the announcement was the speaker right to chastise the announcement was the speaker right to chastise the the announcement was the speaker right to chastise the secretary of be right to chastise the secretary of be brsf right to chastise the secretaryi of he just wind of state or should he just wind his of state or should he just wind bfsfnf of state or should he just wind bfsfnf refs of state or should he just wind hisin . Lets take of state or should he just wind hisin . Lets take a of state or should he just wind his in . His neck in . Lets take a look at what happened in the commons yesterday. We at what happened in the commons yesterday. We are elected to yesterday. We are elected to beor yesterday. We are elected to beor ff yesterday. We are elected to hear it first, yesterday. We are elected to hear it first, not yesterday. We are elected to hear it first, not to rejy we are elected to hear it first, not to read it in fbe hear it first, not to read it in fbe rebeorobb hear it first, not to read it in the telegraph and certainly not a the telegraph and certainly not ow the telegraph and certainly not ow mess the telegraph and certainly not ow bs the telegraph and certainly not a w mess is satisfactory on such an a w mess is satisfactory on such on fmborfonf a w mess is satisfactory on such an important matter. Rrigr an important matter. Im very sorry an important matter. Im very sorry fbof an important matter. Im very sorry fbof fbo an important matter. Im very sorry that the sequencing thing that we chose was not to your satisfaction. That is totally not acceptable. Who do you think not acceptable. Who do you think yore not acceptable. Who do you think yoe sbeokfno not acceptable. Who do you think yoe sbeokfno fo not acceptable. Who do you think youre speaking to . Tt who do you think youre speaking to . Secretary of youre speaking to . Secretary of sfofe. Youre speaking to . Secretary of sfofe. R youre speaking to . Secretary of sfofe. R om youre speaking to . Secretary of state. I am the youre speaking to . Secretary of state. I am the defence order of ms state. I am the defence order of fbfs borse state. I am the defence order of this house and state. I am the defence order of this house and these benches on bofb this house and these benches on bofb sboes. This house and these benches on bofb sboes. R this house and these benches on both sides. I am this house and these benches on both sides. I am not this house and these benches on both sides. I am not going to be spoken both sides. I am not going to be spoken fo both sides. I am not going to be spoken fo by both sides. I am not going to be spoken fo by o both sides. I am not going to be spoken to by a secretary of sfofe spoken to by a secretary of sfofe wno spoken to by a secretary of state who is spoken to by a secretary of state who is absolutely , utterly state who is absolutely, utterly not state who is absolutely, utterly nof oooebffno state who is absolutely, utterly nof oooebffno my state who is absolutely, utterly not accepting my ruling. These ebers not accepting my ruling. These members have not accepting my ruling. These members have been elected by fber members have been elected by their constituents members have been elected by their constituents and they have their constituents and they have fbe nonf their constituents and they have fbe nobf fo their constituents and they have the right to hear their constituents and they have the right to hear it their constituents and they have the right to hear it first. And it the right to hear it first. And ff rs the right to hear it first. And ff fs frme the right to hear it first. And it is time this the right to hear it first. And it is time this government reooonfseo it is time this government recognised were all elected, obf recognised were all elected, were all members of parliament and were all members of parliament onf rseo were all members of parliament onf rseo fbe were all members of parliament and used the correct manners. And used the correct manners. Wboo. And used the correct manners. Wboo. Wobb and used the correct manners. Whoa. 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So we had somebody in the blue corner, somebody in the red corner there, the blue corner, somebody in the red corner there, henry, who was in red corner there, henry, who was fn fbe red corner there, henry, who was fn fbe wno red corner there, henry, who was in the who was red corner there, henry, who was in the who was in red corner there, henry, who was in the who was in the right. It is in the who was in the right. It fs fbe in the who was in the right. It is the modern in the who was in the right. It is the modern convention that you is the modern convention that yor sborbf is the modern convention that you should give is the modern convention that you should give Important News to you should give Important News fo fbe you should give Important News fo fbe borse you should give Important News to the house of you should give Important News to the house of commons. First, its to the house of commons. First, ffs fmrorforf to the house of commons. First, its important to to the house of commons. First, its important to note that has not always been case. Its not always been the case. Its really of developed the really sort of developed in the 80s not something 80s and 90s. Its not something that back all the way into that goes back all the way into the time, but in modern the mists of time, but in modern times expected wouldnt times its expected we wouldnt have the mists of have gone into the mists of time, didnt have tellies did they . So wouldnt have gone they . So it wouldnt have gone mro they . So it wouldnt have gone brofor they . So it wouldnt have gone into. For example, sri;y7 so it wouldnt have gone into for example, winston into the for example, winston obrrobfbb into the for example, winston. 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Im somebodyukz and had somebody whos had ukz and had to somebody whos had ukz and had fo 90 somebody whos had ukz and had fo oooboboofse somebody whos had ukz and had to go apologise before the to go and apologise before the soeoker to go and apologise before the speaker. Think to go and apologise before the speaker. Think he to go and apologise before the speaker. Think he went speaker. Did you think he went owerfob speaker. Did you think he went overtop there, speaker. Did you think he went over top there, lindsay, or over the top there, lindsay, or do over the top there, lindsay, or obobe over the top there, lindsay, or oobe wosfol over the top there, lindsay, or. Dohe wasto lay do you think he was right to lay down do you think he was right to lay fownrrbese do you think he was right to lay downrules . I do you think he was right to lay down rules . I think lindsay down the rules . I think lindsay was absolutely down the rules . I think lindsay was absolutelyi down the rules . I think lindsay was absolutely right. I think bos was absolutely right. I think bosbosf was absolutely right. I think hes best speaker weve had hes the best speaker weve had for years, its quite for years, us and its quite clear what ministers should clear that what ministers should do is Tell Parliament first before they go to the press. Before they go to the press. Now, of course, im in a bit two minds here as a journalist. I rather like them coming to me first so i can break the news. But i do understand what the conventions are and i think its been something that has been progressively getting worse over the last few years. David the last few years. David cameron did it quite a lot by leaking stuff to the media before it appeared in in parliament. And it just seems it seems to be that thats been a progressive thing. So lindsay hall was absolutely right on this particular issue. I dont understand why they leaked it to the media in the first place on the media in the first place on the basis that the we knew the retain law was going was going to change. And so they could have actually told mps, all right, with us. And right, well, stay with us. And joining now right, well, stay with us. And joiningnowldiscuss right, well, stay with us. And joiningnowldiscuss this joining us now to discuss this frrfber joining us now to discuss this frrfber rs joining us now to discuss this frrfber fs on joining us now to discuss this further is an expert, philip wonon further is an expert, Philip Norton there. Further is an expert, Philip Norton there. And it seemed to esoobofe norton there. And it seemed to esoobofe ff norton there. And it seemed to escalate it the norton there. 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There are two elements, arent fberee there are two elements, arent fberee ones there are two elements, arent there . Ones the there are two elements, arent there . Ones the point of brfnobbe there . Ones the point of principle that there . Ones the point of principle that youve been ofsorssfno principle that youve been discussing that principle that youve been. Discussing thatare discussing that ministers are ekbeofeo discussing that ministers are ekbeofeo fo discussing that ministers are expected to make policy announcement. � 7 expected to make policy announcement. First to the house of commons. Thats embodied in the ministerial code, section 91. If you want to be precise , 91. If you want to be precise, making clear that major Public Policy changes should be announced first to the commons. But then theres the element in which Kemi Badenoch apologised for it. I think is making sound as if it was, you know, personal to the speaker. As if it was, you know, personal to the speaker. Whereas as if it was, you know, personal to the speaker. Whereas the to the speaker. Whereas the speakers point was this is a requirement, a courtesy requirement, a courtesy requirement that you should inform the house. So i think putting those two things together and created the response that you got , i dont response that you got, i dont think its specific to the current speaker who can imagine other speakers who can imagine how Betty Boothroyd would have responded in those circumstances to make it quite clear to ministers and the frustration, i think that speakers feel because of course theyve no sanction other than making life difficult for ministers in terms of making sure they do actually comply with the requirements. So formally, its really up to the Prime Minister because the ministerial code is in the gift of the Prime Minister. He signs it. Hes responsible. And i was going to it. Hes responsible. And i was going fo soy it. Hes responsible. And i was going fo soy kemf. 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Well, its oerfofnby going to be now. Well, its certainly become a governments beoe certainly become a governments beoe mrob certainly become a governments become much more certainly become a governments become much more leaky over frme become much more leaky over onelb become much more leaky over omomyor become much more leaky over frmelryor oor become much more leaky over time. Iiyou can remember time. I mean, you can remember the when any leak by the time when any leak by minister the minister remember the resignation of hugh dalton as chancellor, leak would be chancellor, any leak would be taken seriously. Whereas now government leaks a sieve. Government leaks like a sieve. And youve got that under well, particularly a lot depends on who the Prime Minister is as to whether they can enforce discipline on the cabinet. But youve had successive Prime Ministers, Harold Wilson onwards , reminding cabinet not to leak which is usually an admission they have been leaking and its usually by that stage ineffective. So i think youre absolutely right, given the mode of media and the propensity of members of government to maintain close contacts with the media, lord Philip Norton, thank you so much for taking the time to join us this morning. Just just quickly, henry, to join us this morning. Just just quickly, henry, i just quickly, henry, i mean, in some respects, just quickly, henry, i mean, in some respects, is just quickly, henry, i mean, in some respects, is this row quite oonoenfob some respects, is this row quite oonoenfob for some respects, is this row quite congenial for kemi some respects, is this row quite congenial for Kemi Badenoch . Beoorse congenial for Kemi Badenoch . Because actually congenial for Kemi Badenoch . 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I fbfs are not going to be repealed. I fbfs bs are not going to be repealed. I mean, this is certainly are not going to be repealed. I mean, this is certainly the are not going to be repealed. I mean, this is certainly the kind of story that has very little cut through, i think outside the people who follow westminster professionally , right . Did professionally, right . Like did she the of the she follow the rules of the house not going to on the house is not going to be on the doorstep 2024. So it might doorstep in 2024. So it might actually her. Actually, actually suit her. And actually, if im honest, the that if im honest, the way that shes forthright if im honest, the way that shes some forthright if im honest, the way that shes some of forthright if im honest, the way that shes some of f ci� llicstl if im honest, the way that shes some of ffcritics and about some of her critics and all of this, whatever you think of the policy, i actually find it bit refreshing it a little bit refreshing compared the slightly compared to the slightly more mealy that mealy mouthed way that some ministers have about ministers would have gone about executing a similar u turn. Executing a similar u turn. Thank very much, nigel executing a similar u turn. Thankvery much, nigel henry thank you very much, nigel henry. Rbenfy thank you very much, nigel henry. Rbenfy moe. Stay with us. Plenty more sffbb. Stay with us. Plenty more sffbb fo. Stay with us. Plenty more still to come. Stay with us. Plenty more still to come on. Stay with us. 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Members of the aslef union are walking out at more than a dozen train operators in a long running dispute over pay. Tomorrow rmt members go on strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in liverpool. Further strikes by the union will be held on may 3ist the union will be held on may 31st and june the 3rd, the day of the fa cup final at wembley. Rail minister huw merriman told gb news the strikes are disappointing. We have been able to facilitate an offer which has been put to the Union Leaders. The problem weve got is that boy the problem weve got is that fbey wonf the problem weve got is that fbey wonf brf the problem weve got is that they wont put it the problem weve got is that they wont put it forward to fber they wont put it forward to their members. They wont put it forward to their members. Similar offers bowe their members. Similar offers bowe been their members. Similar offers bowe been brf their members. 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The price of gold is £1,599. 59 per ounce. And the ftse 100 is at 7763 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for physical investment. It this. Join us here on gb news. The peoples channel britain is watching. Welcome back. We were watching. Welcome back. We were having a heated debate rg we were having a heated debate here. We just having a heated debate here. We rrsf reobseo having a heated debate here. We just realised we having a heated debate here. We just realised we were coming book just realised we were coming book bbe just realised we were coming book be on just realised we were coming back live on air. Just realised we were coming back live on air. Welcome back to back live on air. Welcome back fo rnooy back live on air. Welcome back to friday morning back live on air. Welcome back to friday morning with esther ono to friday morning with esther onf rbfb to friday morning with esther and phil. Youve to friday morning with esther and phil. 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It was an extraordinary series. It was an extraordinary series. It overturned a number of very well established rules in sitcom , one of which was that you couldnt do historical sitcom that it didnt work, that you couldnt play with the elizabethan era or the regency penod elizabethan era or the regency period and so on in the way that they did. There were certain well established , i suppose you well established, i suppose you might just call them received Wisdom Within the sitcom era. It was just accepted that it had to be contemporary, topical recognisable characters and instead blackadder just shattered all instead blackadderjust shattered all kinds of glass ceilings and preconceptions about what sitcom could and should be. And i think as a result of the absolutely extraordinary quality, the sustained quality of the writing and the wonderful acting and the ensemble troupe that they put together and the accompanied that character through the ages , it changed everything. And i think it remains the second or third favourite sitcom of all time after only del boy and possibly basil fawlty. But it was that genius of all of the people together. It was you, Rowan Atkinson, people together. It was you, Rowan Atkinson, you, g it was you, Rowan Atkinson, you, tony kobfnson Rowan Atkinson, you, tony robinson. It Rowan Atkinson, you, tony robinson. It was you , rik may or robinson. It was you, rik may or it robinson. It was you, rik may or f wos robinson. It was you, rik may or f yorr robinson. It was you, rik may or f yorr son robinson. It was you, rik may or it was your sort of robinson. It was you, rik may or it was your sort of fry and borne it was your sort of fry and borne ono it was your sort of fry and laurie and of it was your sort of fry and laurie and of course , Richard Laurie and of course, richard ornrs laurie and of course, richard ornfs. Wno laurie and of course, Richard Curtis, who wrote laurie and of course, Richard Curtis, who wrote the first onf curtis, who wrote the first series, and ben curtis, who wrote the first series, and ben elton and curtis wno series, and ben elton and curtis wbo wrofe series, and ben elton and curtis wbo wrofe fbe series, and ben elton and curtis who wrote the rest series, and ben elton and curtis who wrote the rest. My favourite who wrote the rest. My favourite oo who wrote the rest. My favourite one. Go on. Yeah, who wrote the rest. My favourite one. Go on. Yeah, i who wrote the rest. My favourite one. Go on. Yeah, i was just going one. Go on. Yeah, i was just going fo one. Go on. Yeah, i was just going fo soy one. Go on. Yeah, i was just going to say curtis and elton. It going to say curtis and elton. Rf wos going to say curtis and elton. Rf very going to say curtis and elton. It was very interesting going to say curtis and elton. It was very interesting that the first series was only written by Richard Curtis with Rowan Atkinson and it was a great series in itself. It was very enjoyable, but it was completely different from the other three. In blackadder different from the other three. In idiot blackadder different from the other three. In idiot and blackadder different from the other three. In idiot and baldrick,ier different from the other three. In idiot and baldrick, in was the idiot and baldrick, in fact his sort of scheming, fact was his sort of scheming, intelligent, cunning sidekick who saved him from all who actually saved him from all kinds of embarrassments, much more quixote and more sort of don quixote and sancho panza kind of relationship and that turned on its head later on. And again , its head later on. And again, that was a shattering the sitcom consensus, which had been established, i suppose, by dads army to some extent that the leader should be a buffoon and the two should be the number two should be constantly him constantly giving him catastrophe. The third, catastrophe. But the third, second, third and fourth series that you brought ben elton in there was, without pushing the point too much, a little bit of a Lennon Mccartney dynamic going on with with lennon on there with with with lennon being elton, harsh, being ben elton, quite harsh, quite cynical. And curtis, if he quite cynical. And curtis, if he has a and he is an extraordinarily successful screenwriter, of course. But if he has a fool, he is a little bit sentimental. Hes a little bit sentimental. Hes a little bit gooey at times. So he is the arnie ben elton was the was the lennon. Between them they lennon. And between them they just this fantastic just created this fantastic synthesis. Simon thank synthesis. Simon evans, thank you synthesis. Simon evans, thank yor very synthesis. Simon evans, thank yor wery mrob ery simon evans, thank you very much indeed joining you very much indeed for joining us. You very much indeed for joining rye you very much indeed for joining rwe oof you very much indeed for joining be of fo you very much indeed for joining us. Ive got to say you very much indeed for joining us. Ive got to say my favourite was blackadder us. 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But nurses have long been but look, nurses have long been dubbed under dubbed the most under appreciated workforce in the country, working long hours and hard shifts to look after everyone , particularly during everyone, particularly during the pandemic. Today is international t. Today is International Nurses day , the pandemic. Today is International Nurses day , where International Nurses day, where we ob International Nurses day, where we obb foke International Nurses day, where we obb foke o International Nurses day, where we all take a moment to think oborf we all take a moment to think oborf ono we all take a moment to think about and recognise our amazing. Fbe about and recognise our amazing. Fbe ooy about and recognise our amazing nurses. The day coincides with nurses. The day coincides with the nurses. The day coincides with fbe bbfbooy nurses. The day coincides with the birthday of nurses. The day coincides with the birthday of florence wfobffnoobe the birthday of Florence Nightingale pay homage to her nightingale to pay homage to her bosffno nightingale to pay homage to her bosffno fmboof nightingale to pay homage to her Lasting Impact on nightingale to pay homage to her Lasting Impact on the profession. Lasting impact on the profession. I g. ~er profession. Joining us to discuss International Nurses day is Dame Anne Marie rafferty, the former president of the Royal College of nurses. Thank you for joining us today. So is this a big day of celebration . Do big day of celebration . Do people sort of really take this on board and think back to the memory of Florence Nightingale . Memory of Florence Nightingale . Well, thank you very much for having me. I just would like to say that im speaking as an academic professor of health and nursing policy at Kings College london. Not a spokesperson london. Im not a spokesperson for Royal College of for the Royal College of nursing, yes, it is. And nursing, but yes, it is. And mean and lots of celebrations are going on up and down the land. Its a week of award ceremonies as well, recognising outstanding efforts to talents and contributions to the Health Service and social care in our country. And indeed, you know, country. And indeed, you know, many of those acts are continuing. The legacy of continuing. The legacy of nightingale herself, who was a great interventionist and didnt believe in standing back and letting things happen. I mean, her work was, of course, critical in the crimean war and setting new standards of care and the aftermath in being someone who was a key architect of the Nightingale School , which of the Nightingale School, which our our faculty is the direct descendant by the way. But her reach was international as well. She set International Standards for hospitals to benchmark against each other. She was a statistic mission. The first woman to be elected to the Royal Statistical Society and really absolutely committed and passionate about the alleviation of poverty as a means to bring about health and wealth of a country. So she was a polymathic character who had a very broad reach in her intellect and i think her her work as well honorary thinking about obviously everyone appreciates what Florence Nightingale did, what Florence Nightingale did, what what nurses do. I guess what what nurses do. I guess some people might what what nurses do. I guess some people might be r rir i guess some people might be sitting at nome some people might be sitting at bome fbfnkfno some people might be sitting at home thinking, well, would rborenoe home thinking, well, would Florence Nightingale have gone on sfnkee Florence Nightingale have gone on strike . And Florence Nightingale have gone on strike . And i Florence Nightingale have gone on strike . And i just wondered wbefber on strike . 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Thank you very much fnoeeo they have. Thank you very much fnoeeo for they have. Thank you very much indeed for joining they have. Thank you very much indeed forjoining us on this indeed for joining us on this day indeed for joining us on this boy of indeed for joining us on this boy of nrrsfno indeed for joining us on this day of nursing to remember that. Ano day of nursing to remember that. Are obso day of nursing to remember that. And also florence day of nursing to remember that. And also Florence Nightingale, fbonk and also Florence Nightingale, fbonk yor and also Florence Nightingale, fbonk yor very and also Florence Nightingale, thank you very much indeed. And romeo thank you very much indeed. And were joined back thank you very much indeed. And were joined back in the studio by were joined back in the studio by ferry were joined back in the studio now by Deputy Editor of conservativehome and Conservativehome Henry Hill. And gb Conservativehome Henry Hill. And obsenfor Conservativehome Henry Hill. And gb senior political gb news senior political commentator gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. I commentator nigel nelson. I ororf commentator nigel nelson. I ororf know commentator nigel nelson. I didnt know whether to go back to didnt know whether to go back fo fbe didnt know whether to go back fo fbe ding didnt know whether to go back to the ding dong didnt know whether to go back to the ding dong we were having just to the ding dong we were having trsf before to the ding dong we were having just before and to the ding dong we were having just before and actually what boo just before and actually what boo oone just before and actually what had gone wrong. Just before and actually what had gone wrong. It was the kemi booenoob had gone wrong. It was the kemi booenoob wos had gone wrong. 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But its a substantive it is about those eooo substantive it is about those 4000 legislation that 4000 bits of legislation that now arent going to be removed by fbe now arent going to be removed by fbe eno now arent going to be removed by fbe end of now arent going to be removed by the end of the now arent going to be removed by the end of the year. U ri;reji� by the end of the year. Yeah, oro by the end of the year. Yeah, oro ff by the end of the year. Yeah, oro ff wos by the end of the year. Yeah, and it was bonkers to think that they could the original idea they could be the original idea when we left the eu was when we when we left the eu was that you would incorporate all eu legislation into british law. Fine. That gave stability for business and individuals because then wed gradually get rid of them. I understanding was it could have taken ten years to do that because youd need parliament scrutiny. You need to do it properly. The idea of trying to have a bonfire of them by the end of the year just seemed going too fast. Seemed to be going far too fast. Youve got laws which eu laws which dovetail into british law and vice versa. You have the problems with devolved nations. Problems with devolved nations. It was too complex to do so. Rishi doing his shredding of all of fbose rishi doing his shredding of all of those laws rishi doing his shredding of all of those laws which he did in his leadership of those laws which he did in his leadership battle as well. Wos his leadership battle as well. Wos ff his leadership battle as well. Was it Unrealistic Expectations is was it Unrealistic Expectations fs yeob was it Unrealistic Expectations fsyeobwfboby. Was it Unrealistic Expectations is yeah, wildly. I is yeah, wildly. This is basically this is the result of years of missed opportunities all the way back in 2016. Grant shapps of all people not your anyones idea of a bloodthirsty brexiteer suggests that they should sunset clause the eu regulations in what was then called the repeal bill, which became withdrawal bill. And became the withdrawal bill. And he look, were going to he said, look, were going to keep all. Originally thats keep them all. Originally thats fine. Should is fine. But what we should do is we say after five years, we should say after five years, they repealed, unless they theyre repealed, unless we keep government keep them. The may government didnt do it. Boris johnson, when 2019, could when he won in 2019, he could have five year sunset have done a five year sunset that have given him that would have given him a whole parliament to work through these didnt these regulations. He didnt do it. By the time it comes it. So by the time it comes around to rishi sunak and liz truss, frankly there never truss, frankly there was never going to be enough to going to be enough time to do this properly we would this properly because we would have these areas have legislation in these areas if outside the eu. Some if we were outside the eu. Some of regulations will be of these regulations will be important and if we did get rid of and then we had of one or more and then we had bad stories, it would actually make easier for starmer make it easier for starmer to caricature brexit this caricature brexit as this unworkable project unworkable libertarian project that it that he so likes to pretend it was. You say, henry, that boris ronnson was. You say, henry, that Boris Johnson didnt was. You say, henry, that Boris Johnson didnt do was. 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And they will say, oorbo wasnt done. And they will say, oorbo yor wasnt done. And they will say, could you trust wasnt done. And they will say, could you trust sir wasnt done. And they will say, could you trust sir keir starmer to could you trust sir keir starmer fo oer could you trust sir keir starmer fo oef no could you trust sir keir starmer fo oef no of could you trust sir keir starmer to get rid of those could you trust sir keir starmer to get rid of those extra thousands to get rid of those extra thousands and thousands of laws as well . And if thousands of laws as well . And ff yor thousands of laws as well . And ff yor fo thousands of laws as well . And ff you or f thousands of laws as well . And if you do it gradually, i mean, i dont think theres any question keir starmer question about keir starmer taking back into europe or taking us back into europe or holding a second referendum or anything in a anything like that. Even in a coalition lib dems, coalition with the lib dems, there be a coalition there could well be a coalition with dems. He certainly with the lib dems. He certainly hasnt out, hasnt ruled that one out, although say no chance although he does say no chance with snp. But. But i think with the snp. But. But i think phils with the snp. But. But i think rbfbs oornf with the snp. But. But i think phils point was with the snp. But. But i think phils point was there {in 37� but i think phils point was there was those fwo phils point was there was those fwo fooes phils point was there was those two forces joining phils point was there was those two forces joining together worko two forces joining together would continued would block the continued emowob would block the continued removallaws. L would block the continued removal laws. Would block the continued removallaws. I dont removal of those laws. I dont fbfrk removal of those laws. I dont fbfrk fbof removal of those laws. I dont think that youd find a coalition the lib Dems Coalition with the lib dems would lets back would include lets go back into europe inside it. It just could not sailed. Brexit not the boat has sailed. Brexit is is no way that is done. There is no way that were going to go back on that. More interestingly, would be if the dem demand for the lib dem demand for proportional the lib dem demand for prop keirnal the lib dem demand for prop keir starmer might tackle how keir starmer might tackle that. But they wouldnt repeal the laws because frankly , even the laws because frankly, even without liberal democrats without the liberal democrats there, party, the there, the labour party, the labour are the of labour party are the party of regulation. They the idea. Oh, fo regulation. They the idea. Oh, so fbfs regulation. They the idea. Oh, see, so this is g i they the idea. Oh, see, so this is nothing to do wffb see, so this is nothing to do with brexit. 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And obviously loved lord obviously i loved lord flashheart yes. Yes flashheart big male. Yes. Yes yes. Are you pleased to see me or have you got a new job . I mean, hey, rik mayall was fantastic and ive got a cunning plan. I have to say that was used constantly. Some of the used constantly. Some of the sayings from that were fantastic. Ive got a cunning plan. Nigel henry, thank you very much indeed. Henry, thank you very much indeed. Well, thats all weve indeed. Well, thats all weve got time for today. Up next, its gb news live with Mark Longhurst. And well be back tomorrow at 10 am. With the whole range of topics, including were going to have Steve Redgrave joining us looking forward to that, arent we . We certainly are. Former olympian champion. Certainly are. Former olympian champion. See certainly are. Former olympian champion. See you f 311i former olympian champion. See you then. See you then. Champion. See you then. See you then. Bye first champion. See you then. See you then. 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