Transcripts For GBN Gloria 20240706

Serious concerns were raised about patient safety. A 54 of rcn members rejected the governments offer of a 5 pay rise. The public are being urged to use the service wisely and the Health Secretary is hopeful the Health Secretary is hopeful the dispute can be resolved later this week. The Staff Council is due to meet on tuesday. Im cautiously tuesday. Im cautiously optimistic tuesday. 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I think disrespectful to the other trade unions. I think the rcn should favo unions. I think the rcn should have vvaffoa unions. I think the rcn should have waited though. Remember of the have waited though. Remember of rho sfaff have waited though. Remember of the Staff Council, have waited though. Remember of the Staff Council, they were part the Staff Council, they were oarf of the Staff Council, they were par of rho the Staff Council, they were part of the negotiations and as i part of the negotiations and as r sav part of the negotiations and as r w raf part of the negotiations and as i say, pat cullen part of the negotiations and as i say, pat cullen herself recommended i say, pat cullen herself recommended this deal to her memer recommended this deal to her members. The recommended this deal to her members. 37 members. The former prime minister, liz truss, is contesting a government bill related to her use of the country house. She had access to dunng country house. She had access to during her time as foreign secretary. The mail on sunday has reported ms truss has been asked to pay back around £12,000 for costs incurred while she spent time at the chevening estate in kent. Ms truss says the invoice relates to official government business, though rather than personal expenses. But is happy to replace any items that are missing from the estate. The government has been approached for comment. A manhunt is ongoing in texas for a gunman who killed five of his neighbours, including an eight year old boy on friday. Police in texas say the victims were shot dead when the family asked the suspect to stop firing a semi automatic weapon in his garden. Francisco oropeza, who is mexican , is believed to have is mexican, is believed to have fled the United States. The fled the United States. The british army has begun rehearsals for the coronation of king charles soldiers from all divisions of the armed forces have been gathering at training areas across south london to prepare for what will be the biggest ceremonial event of their careers. Soldiers have their careers. Soldiers have flown home from operational dufies flown home from operational duties or training exercises from afar, afield as cyprus iraq , kenya and estonia to represent their regiments at the event at. Meanwhile, the stone of destiny has been welcomed to england in a special ceremony ahead of the event. Now it dates back to the 12th century. Its normally on display at edinburgh castle, but it will sit under the kings throne next week. Its been used in coronations for nearly. In coronations for nearly. A thousand years. Tv online dab thousand years. Tv online dab plus tunein radio. This is gb news. But now it is time for gloria meets. Gloria meets. Concert. Lviv mp gloria meets. Concert. Lviv mp bob seely elected gloria meets. Concert. Lviv mp bob seely elected in cjfr f lviv mp bob seely elected in 2017 cjr f lviv mp bob seely elected in 2017 to reoreeemf bob seely elected in 2017 to represent the bob seely elected in 2017 to represent the isle of wight at. Good represent the isle of wight at. Good fo represent the isle of wight at. Good fo fam represent the isle of wight at. Good to talk to represent the isle of wight at. Good to talk to you. Were going to good to talk to you. Were going fo fam good to talk to you. Were going fo fafv aboar good to talk to you. Were going to talk about personal stuff and vom to talk about personal stuff and your affe to talk about personal stuff and your fffe eforv to talk about personal stuff and your life story shortly. But i vam your life story shortly. But i vamf fo your life story shortly. But i want to start your life story shortly. But i want to start out your life story shortly. But i want to start out because im mfereefea want to start out because im interested in want to start out because im interested in you want to start out because im interested in you trying to orange interested in you trying to orange me interested in you trying to change the law as a backbench far. Change the law as a backbench for. Mere change the law as a backbench for. Mere fe change the law as a backbench for. Mere re a change the law as a backbench mp. There is a vehicle called me mp. There is a vehicle called me rrfvafe mp. There is a vehicle called the private members bill to do it. The private members bill to do f. F the private members bill to do it. It concerns the private members bill to do it. It concerns the the private members bill to do it. It concerns the duke and frames it. It concerns the duke and duchess of it. It concerns the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and freeman. Duchess of sussex, harry and freeman. Feu duchess of sussex, harry and meghan. Tell me duchess of sussex, harry and meghan. Tell me what youre frvmg meghan. Tell me what youre rrvmg fo meghan. Tell me what youre rrvmg folamf meghan. Tell me what youre trying to and why. Trying to do and why. Okay. I mere trying to do and why. Okay. I mean, there isnt enough time for Members Parliament to for members of parliament to change actually we for members of parliament to changa actually we for members of parliament to changa system, actually we for members of parliament to changa system, in actually we for members of parliament to changa system, in my|ally we for members of parliament to changa system, in my opinion , need a system, in my opinion, thats closer to the United States easier for states where its easier for backbench mps from whatever party to come and bring in party to come in and bring in good it makes the good ideas because it makes the system better. Some laws system work better. If some laws can backbenchers can start from backbenchers and rather do today. And rather more than do today. And theres a couple of brought in theres a couple of brought in the one that youre referring to, is about the duke to, gloria, is about the duke and of sussex, has and duchess of sussex, which has been picked quite widely, been picked up quite widely, which very nice of people which is very nice of people look , if youre the duke of look, if youre the duke of sussex or the duke and duchess of sussex, i just find it very uncomfortable. And i think a uncomfortable. And i think a huge number of your viewers would agree that you either respect the system , you have respect the system, you have your titles, everyone have zahawi, especially in the us. Zahawi, especially in the us. You respect the system. You keep your titles, and either you play a positive role as a lot of the roles do in this country, or you live quietly as individuals, but you cant trade and trash you cant trade on your royal status s whilst at the same time trashing it. And so i think for me, i just think thats wrong. Me, i just think thats wrong. And there was a bill passed back in 1917 during world war i where foreign princes who were grandkids of Queen Victoria could be stripped of their uk royal titles if, for example, they were fighting for the germans in world war i. So its not a great analogy for now, but what im trying to do is bring in some amendments to that bill just to say, right, weve got a bill can strip royal bill that can strip royal princes of titles, which, regardless which one it is, regardless of which one it is, and we should amend that now. So the privy council bill can strip princes, royal princes of titles. Should the case be. 7 now, titles. Should the case be . Now, im not a republican , so my im not a republican, so my ancestors were, but im not a republican. I think the monarchy actually plays a really Important Role, a valuable role. I thought the queen was an extraordinary human had. I thought the queen was an extrprivilege human had. I thought the queen was an extrprivilege ofiman had. I thought the queen was an extrprivilege of meeting had. I thought the queen was an extrprivilege of meeting her1ad the privilege of meeting her once. I the privilege of meeting her once. I think she was absolutely wonderful. And actually, you see, its almost with her passing. See a passing. You see what a remarkable figure was. Remarkable figure she was. I think william kate are doing think william and kate are doing a job. I think a fantastic job. I think princess anne, i think they all do brilliant jobs. And thats really especially really important, especially for the voluntary sector in this country. But cant trade on country. But you cant trade on your status and trash it your royal status and trash it at and thats at the same time. And thats something ive got something that ive got a problem with. And i suspect, gloria, gb news gloria, a lot of gb news listeners have got a lot of viewers have got a problem with as well. Do you think they should have titles should have their titles removed . Because youre removed . Because what youre eavmg removed . Because what youre eavmg fo. Saying is youre going to. War. Saying is youre going to. Weltgoing saying is youre going to. Well,going. Give. Saying is youre going to. Well, going give people well, im going to give people the choice. I think if they want to carry. I personally think yes, do. But yes, obviously i do. But actually, just need update actually, we just need to update the so princes behave the law. So if princes behave really badly or princess behave really badly or princess behave really they have really badly, they can have their im their titles removed. What im doing the good bits doing is defending the good bits of Constitutional Monarchy and of a Constitutional Monarchy and saying, absolutely, you know, absolutely, but absolutely, lets keep it. But if you dont behave well, then actually youve think actually youve got to think about you you have about whether you are you have got right stuff to be and to got the right stuff to be and to represent royal family in represent the royal family in whatever guise, how far along the process are you in getting that become law . Well, its that to become law . Well, its funny you say that because im actually got a meeting this week. I tomorrow the week. I think tomorrow with the clerks very kindly clerks who are very kindly writing the bill. Realistically i will present it realistically. There is sadly not that great a chance of it becoming law, but im it out there as a im putting it out there as a first reading. So in the months and years to come, if there is a mood in parliament to change it, there something the stocks there is something on the stocks through we can do so. Are through which we can do so. Are you pleased harrys coming g s r c c . R r r are you pleased harrys coming to the coronation you pleased harrys coming to the coronation grzr g you pleased harrys coming to the coronation grtr g you pleased harrys coming to the coronation 91 er g the coronation im going to give you french very gallic shrug. You a french very gallic shrug. You know i do. I do. I carry the way. Im not sure. I really do, to be honest. I think the monarchy plays a really Important Role in our lives, but i think we need to make sure that continues to play that that it continues to play that positive role. And thats what my bill is about. You know, some more my bill is about. You know, some people eav my bill is about. You know, some people savr om my bill is about. You know, some people savr om mev my bill is about. You know, some people say, oh, they feel j you know, some people say, oh, they feel for marv people say, oh, they feel for marry eavl harry and meghan they say ffrevve harry and meghan they say. Theyve unfairly. Theyve been treated unfairly. We theyve been treated unfairly. Vve sorr theyve been treated unfairly. Vve eorf of theyve been treated unfairly. We sort of know theyve been treated unfairly. We sort of know they havent. Mayve we sort of know they havent. Mevve fear we sort of know they havent. Theyve been sorry. We sort of know they havent. Theyve been sorry. Imean, we sort of know they havent. Thejlook eethe coveragean, if we sort of know they havent. Thejlook eethe coverage they you look at the coverage they had, were we over had, we were we bent over backwards to welcome them and everyone felt hugely sympathetic to for what been to harry for what hed been through. Actually, theyve got such outpouring of love, such a huge outpouring of love, so i dont buy that. Sorry. Okay so that is interesting so much. That is interesting aboar so much. That is interesting afoaf vom so much. That is interesting about you. Lots so much. That is interesting about you. Lots of people say performe about you. Lots of people say politicians, they about you. Lots of people say politicians, they dont really mave politicians, they dont really have a politicians, they dont really have a mor politicians, they dont really have a not really had proper robe have a not really had proper form or have a not really had proper jobs or mev have a not really had proper jobs or they dont have real me jobs or they dont have real Life Experience jobs or they dont have real Life Experience. Jobs or they dont have real Life Experience. From 2008 to Life Experience. From 2008 to zom Life Experience. From 2008 to zero vou Life Experience. From 2008 to 2017, you served Life Experience. From 2008 to 2017, you served in the British Armed 2017, you served in the British Armed forces 2017, you served in the British Armed forces on 2017, you served in the British Armed forces on the iraq Afghanistan Armed forces on the iraq afghanistan , armed forces on the iraq afghanistan , libya and isis afghanistan, libya and isis eampafgme afghanistan, libya and isis campaigns. The toughest moment i am fe campaigns. The toughest moment i am can be slightly campaigns. The toughest moment i am can be slightly naive sometimes. Am can be slightly naive sometimes. So the stuff is probably sounds like i havent got the greatest judgement. I was it was. It was the isis campaign and we were sitting there waiting for a retake of a mountain called sinjar mountain. And we were helping out with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces. So i have a huge respect for them. They were impressive people and we were a couple of hours, middle of the night, werent too far from the front line. And suddenly i heard what sounded like sort of sparklers or something in the sky. And i thought, well, that sounds a bit nice. I wonder what that is. And then at that point, one of my colleagues shouted mortar and slammed the ground. And slammed me to the ground. And because they obviously had a much idea a mortar much better idea what a mortar incoming like, but incoming mortar sounds like, but apparently that is the sound of apparently that is the sound of a mortar when its a bit a mortar when its coming a bit too for comfort. Mean, too close for comfort. I mean, its landed away. It its landed 50 yards away. It wasnt too bad and the shrapnel went but yeah, i had went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a experience iraq went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a we experience iraq went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a we were rience iraq went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a we were out e iraq went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a we were out hunting| went elsewhere. But yeah, i had a we were out hunting the when we were out hunting the rocket attack teams and we were in some boats in the basra marshes. And you sort of marshes. And again, you sort of heard sort of crackling heard this sort of crackling soundin heard this sort of crackling sound in sky. And i thought, sound in the sky. And i thought, well, know, thought it well, you know, and i thought it was festivities. And then was eid festivities. And then sadly, realised we were sadly, i realised that we were coming under a rocket attack again. Was again. Luckily, nobody was killed. Yeah , thank you and killed. But yeah, thank you and thank you for your service to, to to, the country. I was a very accidental soldier. I mean, i was i was going to go and do it properly when i was 18, 19. Did my bit before the regular Commission Board then decided against want against it because i dont want to live in germany to go and live in germany because thats the because thats where the tank regiment served regiment i would have served with. And then i joined as a just a private and then a, you know, junior and got know, a very junior nco and got mobilised go to iraq and mobilised to go to iraq and a fantastic tour. So i was a very accidental soldier, but i did a lot of my time. I did ten years and actually i really recommend it. Something thats it. Something else thats mfereefmg it. Something else thats. Interesting that interesting about you is that you interesting about you is that voa ffme interesting about you is that voa ffme m interesting about you is that you time in the| you spent some time in the sovfef you spent some time in the sovietwhen you spent some time in the sovietwhen you you spent some time in the soviet when you were soviet union when you were young soviet union when you were youngrzosr soviet union when you were young,20s, even. Young, in your 20s, even younger. Young, in your 20s, even voamger. Rve young, in your 20s, even younger. Ive done everything in the younger. Ive done everything in fme fffe. I the wrong order in my life. Year. The wrong order in my life. Veam r the wrong order in my life. Veam r year. The wrong order in my life. Veam r veam r the wrong order in my life. Yeah, i yeah, i was the wrong order in my life. Yeah, i yeah, i was a the wrong order in my life. Yeah, i yeah, i was a stringer for the times, actually, and for the washington post. And went the washington post. And i went out when was, i think out there when i was, i think just 21, and i went there on an education because education holiday because id been as a journalist, been working as a journalist, had some money the first had some money for the first time my life. And i thought time in my life. And i thought i can either go and lie on a beach in i can off to in tunisia or i can go off to west ukraine and which was then in the soviet union. And david alton, well known liberal alton, very well known liberal mp. Peer, mp. Now very well known peer, does work on human rights does great work on human rights stuff, human rights, stuff, proper human rights, you know, advocate and know, hes a real advocate and champion, in places champion, especially in places like hong kong and elsewhere. And assistant, was a and his assistant, who was a mate at the time when mate of mine at the time when david alton was mp, go mate of mine at the time when dawestlton was mp, go mate of mine at the time when dawest ukraine mp, go mate of mine at the time when dawest ukraine because go mate of mine at the time when dawest ukraine because youre to west ukraine because youre going to meet priests there who are being the chernobyl are being sent to the chernobyl cleanup operation without protective clothing. They protective clothing. So they all get cancer and die. And i thought a young 20 year thought as a young man, 20 year old brought up during old whod been brought up during the cold war, you know, always wondering whether were all going in a nuclear going to get killed in a nuclear war i war of that generation. I thought thats really fascinating thought fascinating thing. And i thought i cunous fascinating thing. And i thought i curious life. Fascinating thing. And i thought i so curious life. Fascinating thing. And i thought i so i curious life. Fascinating thing. And i thought i so i thought,|s life. Fascinating thing. And i thought i so i thought, okay, life. Fascinating thing. And i thought i so i thought, okay, ivefe. And so i thought, okay, ive never been to the soviet union. I want to find out if Ronald Reagan is right, if it is this great he was right. Great evil empire. He was right. It was it an evil empire. No it was it was an evil empire. No question about it. And i went out i met all these out there and i met all these priests and rocked up in a priests and i rocked up in a place called lviv, a in place called lviv, a city in western ukraine. In the first easter that the soviet regime and had allowed them and gorbachev had allowed them to practise christianity openly and openly. To practise christianity openly and all openly. To practise christianity openly and all little openly. To practise christianity openly and all little old openly. And all these little old babushkas little old ladies babushkas and little old ladies all because my all look like my mum because my mum of sort of comes from mum sort of sort of comes from that part of the world as well. All little ladies all these little old ladies turned up with their beautiful little painted eggs, which were real plastic real eggs, not sort of plastic eggs, but sort of real eggs, which they painted in these little baskets. Little wicker baskets. And theyd the villages theyd come in from the villages around and it was just the around lviv, and it was just the colours and sounds of all colours and the sounds of all these pocket baroque these Little Pocket baroque cathedrals. Will cathedrals. And lviv will stay with and then i went with me forever. And then i went off kyiv some freelancing off to kyiv did some freelancing and said, you and then the times said, do you want there want to go back there permanently . And i had three and a four years of travelling a half, four years of travelling around the soviet union, post soviet lots post soviet states, having lots of i have to say of adventures. And i have to say it the you know, im it was one of the you know, im lucky ive had three fantastic jobs in my life and that was one of youre fantastic of them. And youre fantastic job because were assuming. Job now because were assuming. Yeah, no thats yeah. This yeah, yeah. No thats yeah. This is number three and i hope my last job, you know. Last fantastic job, you know. Well well you well see. Well see you repreeemf well see. Well see you repreeemf a � fvr� rt; j well see you represent a beautiful part of me represent a beautiful part of me vorfa. Represent a beautiful part of me vorfa. R represent a beautiful part of the world. I do. 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Okay im sure that has challenges okay im sure that has challenges , okay im sure that has challenges , but also some challenges, but also some some mem challenges, but also some some merff foo. Challenges, but also some some merff foo. Far challenges, but also some some merit too. But should they pay a bit merit too. But should they pay a of moref merit too. But should they pay a of vee merit too. But should they pay a bit more . Yes they merit too. But should they pay a bit more . Yes they do. Cir c bit more . Yes they do. I dont ffmv bit more . Yes they do. I dont ffmv mov bit more . Yes they do. I dont think they should. It depends think they should. It depends where you are and your pressures. So i think our anti Tory Coalition council said we want to pay them. They want to pay the maximum amount. Its up for our councillors to decide the amount. So i do think they should pay more. How much more is open for debate . Look there are some communities you go to a place like sevilla , 80 second place like sevilla, 80 second home that is painful because outside and thats traditional that people then its very heavily packed in summer. Its gorgeous. You know, the sailing club there, the yacht club is fantastic. They also do really good work with our local schools to make sure that the kids who would never normally go sailing come so theres come through there. So theres a lot good that happens in that lot of good that happens in that community. You have a community. But when you have a community. But when you have a community that is pretty deserted outside the holiday season, for that season, it is bad for that community. Motty yarmouth, community. Motty and yarmouth, again wight again in the west. Wight near where its of 40 where i live, its sort of 40 second bembridge also second home. And bembridge also. So there are some communities on island like cornwall, on the island like cornwall, like devon that like dorset, like devon that have home owners and have high second home owners and that have a really damaging that can have a really damaging impact second, can impact. But second, homes can also bring really important Life Experience and contacts and wealth and money and ideas. And a lot of them, especially as they get older, tend to base themselves on the island and the london pad becomes somewhere they occasionally go their they occasionally go as their lives, then towards lives, then gravitate towards the is complex, the island. So it is complex, but for sure they should pay more. But for sure we need to look after islanders. One of the reasons i led my planning revolt revolt was that we needed exceptional circumstance. We needed to be able for places like the isle of wight to plead that we have a unique case because were an island and actually build housing for islanders. So thats been my priority. Okay. Islanders. So thats been my priority. Okay. Final question. Priority. Okay. Final question. Ama priority. Okay. Final question. Ama r priority. Okay. Final question. Ama r vva priority. Okay. Final question. And i was hurrying qr okay. Final question. And i was hurrying you because i fromf and i was hurrying you because i fromf vamf and i was hurrying you because i didnt want this and i was hurrying you because i didnt want this final question to didnt want this final question fo effo didnt want this final question fo am off. Didnt want this final question to slip off. You didnt want this final question to slip off. You are a single m to slip off. You are a single man in politics. To slip off. You are a single man in politics. Yes. Yes. How on earm man in politics. Yes. Yes. How on earfm ao man in politics. Yes. Yes. How on earth do you man in politics. Yes. Yes. How on earth do you date . R r t r on earth do you date . I do, actually on earth do you date . I do, aofaauv. R on earth do you date . I do, actually. I manage. I mean , i actually. I manage. I mean, i have avoiding dating apps, but i mean, you tell me that some mps do it. Maybe i should. I dont know , i its working out. Okay. Know, i its working out. Okay. So far. What . Im looking for some wood. I dont want to lean too far over. Actually, theres too far over. Actually, theres some. There isnt. So. Yeah, some. There isnt. So. Yeah, well see. But i managed it just about bob seely. Thank you very maem about bob seely. Thank you very maem maf about bob seely. Thank you very much. That was about bob seely. Thank you very much. That was wide thank you very much. That was wide ranging. It fam much. That was wide ranging. It fam ama much. That was wide ranging. It far and ff much. That was wide ranging. It was fun and it was much. That was wide ranging. It was fun and it was really interesting. Was fun and it was really interesting. Thank you, bob seefv. Interesting. Thank you, bob seefv. Marv interesting. Thank you, bob seely. Thank you. Coming up, rv fafom seely. Thank you. Coming up, ex labour mp seely. Thank you. Coming up, ex labour mp Ruth Anderson. I never travelled ex labour mp Ruth Anderson. I never travelled alone. Ex labour mp Ruth Anderson. I never travelled alone. I ex labour mp Ruth Anderson. Never travelled alone. I wasnt allowed on public transport for three years by myself. I had to move home in london on the advice of the police because they werent confident they could secure or secure my old house. Everything changed. Coming up, chair of the justice sefeef coming up, chair of the Justice Select Committee, coming up, chair of the Justice Select Committee, bob neil. Rfs select committee, bob neil. Its unacceptable select committee, bob neil. Its unacceptable that select committee, bob neil. Its unacceptable that people are waiting for trials to be heard. Some two years or sometimes more after the event. Happen. Youre listening to gb news radio. News radio. Ruth anderson if you were ruth smeeth , the labour mp , until smeeth, the labour mp, until that last general election. 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I think its the one thing i reaffv think its the one thing i really resent think its the one thing i really resent and i said it to comm really resent and i said it to comm af really resent and i said it to corbyn at the really resent and i said it to corbyn at the time, that he woma corbyn at the time, that he voafa corbyn at the time, that he would rue the corbyn at the time, that he would rue the day that made would rue the day that he made me arevfem would rue the day that he made me a jewish member of parliament became me a jewish member of parliament feeaaee ao me a jewish member of parliament because up until me a jewish member of parliament because up until that ive been eampafgmmg because up until that ive been eampafgmmg for because up until that ive been campaigning for the labour parts r campaigning for the labour partvr rve campaigning for the labour party, ive been campaigning for the labour party, ive been part the party, ive been part of the labour party, ive been part of the labour rarfv party, ive been part of the labour party my whole life. I Area Labour Party my whole life. I comea family, labour party my whole life. I comea family, a labour party my whole life. I comea family, a part. Come from a family, a part thats of the labour thats part of the labour movement. Who are. Movement. Its who we are. Its what were. I door knocked for what we were. I door knocked for the first time during the 92 general election when i was 11. Like this was who i was and like this was just who i was and id been a jewish id never been a jewish anything. I was labour anything. I was a labour activist. Was a feminist. Activist. I was a feminist. I was a brit who happened all of those things, who happened to be jewish. And suddenly arnie from 2016 onwards, the only bit of my identity that seemed relevant for certain people was the fact i also happen to be jewish and i cant tell you how much i resented it. Not because im jewish, that i am so proud of, but because they turned it on its head and they made that as if that was all i was. And i wasnt all of my friends like you didnt care that i was jewish. I think im not even sure you would have thought about the fact i was jewish. I was a mate. Like it was not im not even sure i knew that you were jewish. Actually, before the were jewish. Actually, before me more rrrrtirt; f . actually, before the whole anti semitism. Rrrrtirt; � jr� actually, before the whole anti semitism. F rtu . the whole anti semitism. Yeah, i was someone whod the whole anti semitism. Yeah, i was someone whod always been around, campaigned, was someone whod always been arounpart campaigned, was someone whod always been arounpart of campaigned, was someone whod always been arounpart of the mpaigned, was someone whod always been arounpart of the trade|ned, was someone whod always been arounpart of the trade union been part of the trade union movement. And then these people all was the all decided that that was the only thing i was. I wasnt. I was a member of parliament in my own right. I was someone that cared about National Security and was campaigning and defence that was campaigning on hunger before marcus on holiday hunger before Marcus Rashford you know, it was all of the things that who i was. And then they decided that there was one thing that was relevant to me and worse than they made that thing a political football and changed my life beyond all recognition. And it would have recognition. And it would have been so easy to stop. So thats why im adamant also at this point , ive got why im adamant also at this point, ive got a why im adamant also at this point , ive got a new life, point, ive got a new life, right . Like that had to be. It was part of the name to change last chapter, new chapter. But i was just so how dare they . So when the labour party 0 57 so when the labour party went ffroagm when the labour party went fmroagm fme when the labour party went through this period when it was mea through this period when it was mfrea m through this period when it was mired in allegations of anti semitism, you said that perfor anti semitism, you said that period changed anti semitism, you said that period changed your life. I just vomferea period changed your life. I just wondered how period changed your life. I just wondered how it period changed your life. I just wondered how it impacted you. Did wondered how it impacted you. Off ff wondered how it impacted you. Off ff fmoaof wondered how it impacted you. Did it impact you wondered how it impacted you. Did it impact you on a daily faefe did it impact you on a daily faefe m did it impact you on a daily basis in your did it impact you on a daily basis in your own words . Basis in your own words . So im its basis in your own words . So im ffs easy basis in your own words . So im ffs easv fo basis in your own words . So im fro easy fo raff basis in your own words . So im its easy to just think about this as sort of moments of crisis and especially after the 20 after 2018 into 2019 when it was sort of a daily occurrence, but actually for me, everything changed on the 30th of june 2016. Now prior to that, i had raised the issues of anti semitism with with corbyn and the leadership nearly every week from january 2016, i was vice chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party. I had a meeting with corbyn, with others Parliamentary Committee every week and was raising the fact that it was issues which already had the investigation into what was happening. The jam royal investigation into what was happening at labour club. Happening at oxford labour club. And a thing and so anti semitism was a thing which is why Shami Chakrabarti and so anti semitism was a thing whi beenvhy Shami Chakrabarti and so anti semitism was a thing whi been broughtni chakrabarti and so anti semitism was a thing whi been brought in. Zhakrabarti and so anti semitism was a thing whi been brought in. Andabarti and so anti semitism was a thing whi been brought in. And theni had been brought in. And then there the launch of the there was the launch of the Shami Chakrabarti report at and my corrections and what my inner corrections and what happened at the event which , happened at the event which, which the repercussions of that changed my life beyond what happened at that event. So, so the labour party held happened at that event. So, so the labour party held a, so, so the labour party held a, an investigation the labour party held a, an investigation really into anti semitism within the labour rarfv. Anti semitism within the labour rarfv. Ff anti semitism within the labour rarfv. Rf va anti semitism within the labour party. It was commissioned by the party. It was commissioned by me reader party. It was commissioned by the leader of party. It was commissioned by the leader of the party. It was commissioned by the leader of the then leader of the leader of the then leader of me labour the leader of the then leader of the labour party, the leader of the then leader of the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. Smamf the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. Shami chakrabarti the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. Shami chakrabarti announced the frames Shami Chakrabarti announced the frame af Shami Chakrabarti announced the frame af a Shami Chakrabarti announced the findings at a press Shami Chakrabarti announced the findings at a press conference. For findings at a press conference. You were findings at a press conference. Voa m findings at a press conference. You were in the findings at a press conference. You were in the audience . F rtn; you were in the audience . Yes, i m you were in the audience . Yes, i m me you were in the audience . Yes, i was in the audience. You were in the audience . Yes, i was in the audience. I was invited. I had participated. Id been interviewed by chakrabarti and i and the Leaders Office hadianed and i and the Leaders Office had invited me and had requested my presence. Vice chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, jewish mp. I arrived very early jewish mp. I arrived very early in morning. It jewish mp. I arrived very early in morning. It was jewish mp. I arrived very early in morning. It was really in the morning. It was really weird. I mean, context is always weird. I mean, context is always everything, right . So this was june 26th. I mean , we just had june 26th. I mean, we just had the brexit referendum and on the monday of that week many people had resigned from including me, had resigned from including me, had refused to serve Jeremy Corbyn Going Forward and for lots of different reasons. Actually, on that monday when i resigned and i refused to pubush resigned and i refused to publish my letter, i was the only one of those of us who resigned because id said i couldnt serve him based on anti semitism anymore. But i also had put in. I know how damaging it would be if i published this letter. Little did i realise what was going to happen later that so i was happen later that week, so i was at the launch of the event. Corbyn staff had turned it into a tried to turn it into a a i tried to turn it into a rally for corbyn. So youd sort of assume that an event to talk about anti semitism and the about anti semitism and how the labour going to tackle labour party was going to tackle anti semite ism would have lots of jews and would be a of jews present and would be a very responsible thing. Very serious, responsible thing. And there were loads of and actually there were loads of people there people that were just there as Jeremy Corbyn supporters , and it Jeremy Corbyn supporters, and it had a really toxic feel before it started. It was there was something in the air, you know, when you walk into a certain room and theres something really odd and i was sitting in front of journalists, journalists behind me, man, came up handing leaflets up and was handing out leaflets and i repeat, context is everything. We lost jo cox two everything. We lost jo cox two weeks before. Do you remember the person that murdered her, assassinated her, shouted out traitor as they were as they attacked her and someone started handing out leaflets calling the Parliamentary Labour Party traitors. And came up and traitors. And came up and refused to give me one, but was handing them out to journalist. I went, excuse me, and they said , n0, i went, excuse me, and they said , no, were not giving it to you. And journalists behind me , you. And journalists behind me, said jewish mp. An event about anti semitism. Give her the anti semitism. Give her the leaflet. And he refused to. He went, oh, but shes a jewish member of parliament, whats her name . And he took out a book and wrote name. Claims wrote down my name. Now claims he know i was. I was he doesnt know i was. I was wearing a prominent star of wearing a very prominent star of david claims he didnt know i was jewish. Nonsense anyway, one of the journalists passed me a copy of the press release and just so i could read it like it wasnt, i took a photo of it, read it, and then we got shami. Did her thing. Read it, and then we got shami. Did her thing. Corbyn was there did her thing. Corbyn was there to answer questions to. And the to answer questions to. And the person that had been handing out this leaflet press release was called to ask a question and had a and accused me of working hand in hand with the telegraph , in hand with the telegraph, which in theory would be normal. Like whatever. But were at an like whatever. But were at an event talking about anti semitism in the book that had just been handed out. The report where it says accusing jews of working with the media is an antisemitic trope. It is an antisemitic trope. It definitely is when youre talking in that environment, in that space, talking about what jews had experienced in the labor party, i stood up and said , how dare you, corbyn . And chakrabarti said nothing. And the rest of the room turned on me and started shouting at me. And you walked out. And i walked out and i was really upset. And it was a National News story. And i got my first substantive Death Threats that night. So life changed immediate arnie and Death Threats became a fact of your life, didnt they . Normal part of life. I mean, its very easy to say at the time and, you know, like its just normal. Ive had another death threat. Um, but normal life was different. And the bit that was really know there are really worse. I know there are bits of this like going engage and embrace the dark humour , but and embrace the dark humour, but i had i was wearing an apple watch. Im sure im not meant to say the brand, but never mind. Um, and at that point, all of my twitter notifications came up. So actually the Death Threats and abuse and horrible stuff was physically coming onto my body. Like it sounds like a really. Yeah, ive never been able to wear it again. And so from that point on, i never travelled alone. I wasnt allowed on alone. I wasnt allowed on pubuc alone. I wasnt allowed on public transport for three years by myself. I had to move home in by myself. I had to move home in london on the advice of the police because they werent confident they could secure secure my old house. Everything changed and some of it youre really appreciate. Its really difficult being a member of parliament and not being able to tell people where youre going. So, you know , there was a police so, you know, there was a Police Officer at every surgery arnie, which must have been awful for some of the people who were coming to see me. It wasnt fair. Not you know, not only for me, the people that me, but for the people that i was representing. Was really was representing. It was really it was really tough and being the job of being an mp is long hours and you just power through. And i dont think you realise until youre through the other side what damage was done and the impact on those people that love you too. Because i just, you know, this was about me, so i just kept going. You know, this was about me, so ijust kept going. But you know, this was about me, so i just kept going. But oh you know, this was about me, so ijust kept going. But oh my i just kept going. But oh my god, what . Put my staff god, what . I put my staff through, what i put my mum through. Anyone that loved me sort living breathing sort of was living and breathing this do anything this and couldnt do anything about from ruth about it. More from ruth amfereom about it. More from Ruth Anderson after c more from Ruth Anderson after the break. anderson after the break. This is anderson after the break. This m saf anderson after the break. This m saa ara anderson after the break. This is sad and miserable anderson after the break. This is sad and miserable and takes us back to a place i dont want to be in. We need to find a way through this. We need to find a way through where there is a level of dignity for diane to do. Hello and welcome to your latest weather update from the met office. Im marco petagna. Showere met office. Im marco petagna. Smovere wru sr~rurt;c cirrt. Rt; im marco petagna. Showers will gradually fade me showers will gradually fade across the uk showers will gradually fade across the uk over the next eoaofe across the uk over the next ooaofe of across the uk over the next couple of days. Across the uk over the next couple of days. The weather will feome couple of days. The weather will feome ruffe couple of days. The weather will become quite fine couple of days. The weather will become quite fine for a time aoamf become quite fine for a time aroundmiddle become quite fine for a time around middle of the week around the middle of the week for ver around the middle of the week for vef ama around the middle of the week for wet and windy around the middle of the week for wet and windy weather arrives from for wet and windy weather arrives from southwest arrives from the southwest rarer. Arrives from the southwest. Rarer movmg later. Low pressure is moving off me later. Low pressure is moving off me sea later. Low pressure is moving off the sea now, later. Low pressure is moving off the sea now, allowing a mage off the sea now, allowing a rage of off the sea now, allowing a ridge of pressure to build ridge of High Pressure to build in. Ridge of High Pressure to build m. Fmoagm ridge of High Pressure to build in. Through tuesday in. Certainly through tuesday ama in. Certainly through tuesday. 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So becoming towards becoming more focussed towards the becoming more focussed towards ffreeaef becoming more focussed towards ffreeaefuv the north and east of the uk during the north and east of the uk duringearly the north and east of the uk during early hours of during the early hours of monday. During the early hours of monday. Showers then during the early hours of monday. Showers then out monday. Fewer showers then out fovvarae monday. Fewer showers then out fovarae me monday. Fewer showers then out towards the west monday. Fewer showers then out towards the west later in the night towards the west later in the aroma eoeffel towards the west later in the. 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In fahrenheit, but quite chilly up fovarae fahrenheit, but quite chilly up towards north east towards the far north east ovemfamf towards the far north east overnight, tuesday, overnight, monday into tuesday, eovverefr overnight, monday into tuesday, emovere fmoeel showers continued across those mormem showers continued across those morffrem areae. | northern and far eastern areas. Far me northern and far eastern areas. Far me veer northern and far eastern areas. But the west, with but out towards the west, with high but out towards the west, with highstarting but out towards the west, with high starting build High Pressure starting to build in, High Pressure starting to build fmaafefer High Pressure starting to build in, quieter picture. In, its a quieter picture. Mereff in, its a quieter picture. Therell. Some in, its a quieter picture. 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Sunshine around patchy cloud in pfaoee. Oar sunshine around patchy cloud in places. Butthe sunshine around patchy cloud in places. But the whole, places. But on the whole, a merry places. But on the whole, a ferry aeeemf places. But on the whole, a pretty decent day and temperatures climbing temperatures once again climbing into temperatures once again climbing mfo feeme temperatures once again climbing mfo feeme m into the mid to high teens in emcee into the mid to high teens in emceeeffu into the mid to high teens in places, still quite chilly places, but still quite chilly up rovarae places, but still quite chilly up towards the places, but still quite chilly up towards the far north east of sooffamf up towards the far north east of scotland temperatures scotland where temperatures will efmggfe scotland where temperatures will efraggfe gooa struggle here. Pretty good conditions struggle here. Pretty good conditions wednesday struggle here. Pretty good conditions wednesday , conditions still on wednesday, but conditions still on wednesday, far vve conditions still on wednesday, far vveefarf conditions still on wednesday, but we. Start to conditions still on wednesday, but we start to see some but we will start to see some ram but we will start to see some movmg but we will start to see some rain movingfrom but we will start to see some rain moving from the rain moving in from the southwest rain moving in from the southwest and turning windier from southwest and turning windier from me southwest and turning windier from the southwest to later this week. From the southwest to later this veerramb from the southwest to later this week. Jacob rees mogg, week. Im jacob rees mogg, the memef week. Im jacob rees mogg, the memfer rorfm member of for parliament north faer member of for parliament north faef a member of for parliament north faef a former east somerset and a former govemmemf east somerset and a former government minister. For years i fave commas government minister. For years i have corridors of have walked the corridors of power westminster and power in both westminster and the london. Need to the city of london. We need to have arguments, the have the arguments, the discussions we make it discussions on how we make it better crop failures, better for crop failures, famine, war and suffering on a scale completely unimaginable. We putting the cart before we are putting the cart before the horse. As charles the first the horse. As charles the first said at the scaffold, he was the true defender of liberty. Yeah, i completely derailed 3 c yeah, i completely derailed the conversation. 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Its yiddish for good man. Its yiddish for a verv good man. Its yiddish for a very goof good man. Its yiddish for a very goof mam good man. Its yiddish for a very good man. He is a very good um. Very good man. He is a very good um. So. So very good man. He is a very good man. Um, so. So this very good man. He is a very good man. 7 i man. Um, so. So this week . Yeah diane abbott has has been accused of being anti semitic. She. Shes lost the labour whip just this week. How did you feel just this week. How did you feel when you read when you read this, the story . Oh, so sad. This, the story . Oh, so sad. And its so thoroughly depressing on every level. Diane abbott regardless, were not on the same wing of the labour party. She is friends with lots of people who have made my life quite difficult. But she was also the first black woman to be elected. She is an icon in her own lifetime. That is an extraordinary thing. I dont want her political career to end like this. I find all this so like this. I find all of this so sad honestly, im tired , sad and honestly, im tired, tired of my identity being used as a political football within the party that i have dedicated my life to. Just sad. I know my life to. Im just sad. I know thatis my life to. Im just sad. I know that is a we need to move on from this chapter. I want us to be talking about how we form government. I want us to be government. I want us to be talking about how we beat the tories. To be talking tories. I want us to be talking about how were going to fix the communities in communities that i live in in stoke. You know how were going to back your old seat and my to win back your old seat and my old i want us provide old seat. I want us to provide a level of for hope the future for the country. This is sad and miserable and takes us back to a place i dont want to be in. We need find a way through this. Need to find a way through this. We need to find a way through where there level of where there is a level of dignity diane, too, because dignity for diane, too, because its important her its really important for her community no community and there is no hierarchy racism. Racism is hierarchy of racism. Racism is racism. And has horrible racism. And she has had horrible experiences. Everybody experiences. I want everybody just forward. And were just to move forward. And were meant same side. Meant to be on the same side. And did swiftly apologise. And she did swiftly apologise. I should. Should i should say i should. I should i should say maf i should. I should i should say ffaf eforffv i should. I should i should say that shortly after i should. 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How is freedom of speech really under threat . So how is freedom of speech really under threat . Gilt . Gilt . Under threat . So yes. Both yes and no. Like where we live, and no. Like where we live, were really lucky and we need to cherish the rights that weve got. And one of my big frustrations is actually about self censorship. There is a huge amount in number of issues where i think lots of people feel really uncomfortable, all especially because of social media about raising their head above the parapet, about getting involved in a debate, about having an argument, especially if theyre not 100 sure of their facts, because the world just lands on top of you, right . So earth anyone so why on earth would anyone volunteer for that . So i completely appreciate why they might want to, but it does might not want to, but it does mean that National Mean that our National Conversation polarised and conversation is polarised and all we hear from is the extremes and not the moderate middle. And this country is moderate. This country votes for moderates. This country just wants a nice life like our electorate are are quite clear on the things that matter to them. And typically its about them and their families life families and their Life Experiences and what theyre going to have. Dont care going to have. They dont care about some of the issues. And so theyre to get theyre not going to get involved. So were involved in them. So were seeing self censorship seeing a lot of self censorship and worries me. And and that really worries me. And when you add that to from a political point of view , this political point of view, this anti woke nonsense that were seeing, i thoroughly resent i cant tell you how annoyed and angry it it makes me that people on the political right have tried to claim and own the idea of freedom of speech. Like ive got the right to say whatever i want to, even if it offends you. Yes, you have kyiv. But actually every single progressive change in the uk , whether its the in the uk, whether its the equality act, whether its gay marriage, whether whatever it is, the right for women to vote yes, all of those things came from progressive campaigns where people utilised and claimed their freedom of speech, of association, of their right to protest those are progressive values. We cherish them. We hold on to them. And the left needs on to them. And the left needs to remember how we got what we got and we need to fight and defend Free Expression and we need to reclaim it and i think thats part of this conversation. So were really lucky. But youve always got to lucky. But youve always got to protect what youve got, right . Ruth anderson its the first time youve done the channel and i think people will really enjoy listening to you find some of it hard because you talked about your lived experience through a very difficult period. But i very difficult period. But i think its going very difficult period. But i think its going to very difficult period. But i think its going to be r rt. J but i think its going to be a r t but i think its going to be a great wafer. Think its going to be a great watch. Thank think its going to be a great watch. Thank you. Pleasure coming watch. Thank you. Pleasure coming of watch. Thank you. Pleasure coming of, roof watch. Thank you. Pleasure coming up, bob neil, as well as favmg coming up, bob neil, as well as favma me coming up, bob neil, as well as having the highest coming up, bob neil, as well as having the highest rates of imprisonment, having the highest rates of imprisonment, you also have some of me imprisonment, you also have some of me framer imprisonment, you also have some of the highest rates imprisonment, you also have some of the highest rates of reoffending. C of the highest rates of reoffending. T of the highest rates of reoffending. So its clearly not joining up together. So bob, neil, conservative mp since so bob, neil, conservative mp moo . So bob, neil, conservative mp since 2006, youve. So bob, neil, conservative mp since 2006, youve got. So bob, neil, conservative mp since 2006, youve got a so bob, neil, conservative mp since 2006, youve got a big job since 2006, youve got a big job forre since 2006, youve got a big job. Youre chair since 2006, youve got a big job. Youre chair of the justice sefeof job. Youre chair of the Justice Select Committee job. Youre chair of the Justice Select Committee. And id like select committee. And id like to select committee. And id like fo efemf select committee. And id like fo spend a select committee. And id like ro efemf a for select committee. And id like to spend a lot of select committee. And id like to spend a lot of time in this mfervfev to spend a lot of time in this interview talking to spend a lot of time in this interview talking about your vfevve interview talking about your views on criminal justice views on the criminal justice evefem views on the criminal Justice System frfeom views on the criminal Justice System, prison crime. But i just system, prison crime. But i just vamf system, prison crime. But i just vamffram system, prison crime. But i just vamflefarf fv system, prison crime. But i just want start by asking you want to start by asking you a eoaffe want to start by asking you a come of want to start by asking you a couple of things want to start by asking you a couple of things that i noticed youve couple of things that i noticed voave feem couple of things that i noticed youve been campaigning on reeemffv. Youve been campaigning on reeemffv. So youve been campaigning on recently. So stroke care and eavmg recently. So stroke care and eavmg me recently. So stroke care and saving the English National opera saving the English National opera. Saving the English National opera. Feu saving the English National opera. Tell me saving the English National opera. Tell me about why theyre opera. Tell me about why theyre fmforfamf opera. Tell me about why theyre fmforfamf fo opera. Tell me about why theyre fmforfamf ro voa. Opera. Tell me about why theyre important to you. Well, theyre verv important to you. Well, theyre very fereomaf important to you. Well, theyre very personal things , laura, very personal things, laura, feae very personal things, laura, feae mv very personal things, laura, because my wife is a professional because my wife is a professional singer. Because my wife is a professional singer. But sadly, amoe professional singer. But sadly, three years ago, she had a stroke and out of our families experience, it struck me that were were great with the nhs about the life saving bits of the system, but were nothing like so good about the follow up and the stroke care. And we and the stroke care. And we found and louises voice was affected and some other problems which unfortunately impacted on her career. But we struggled to get through the system to get the therapy and the support that she needed and the people we met in hospital were in a much harder position, much less well placed to navigate the system than we were. So wed just like to try and make that better. And its a cross Party Campaign that weve we an all weve got. We set up an all Party Parliamentary group for stroke. Surprisingly there wasnt couple of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago couple of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , couple of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , and couple of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , and iveouple of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , and ive done of stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , and ive done it stroke. Surprisingly there wasn ago , and ive done it with years ago, and ive done it with margaret wheeler, whos a labour peer whose husband also been peer whose husband has also been through that problem. So were trying to just raise the whole issue about both mechanical thrombectomy, which can greatly reduce the amount of disability that stroke survivors have. If you can get it done in time. And also the need for a much better workforce to deal with physiotherapists and speech and language therapists where weve got a real shortage and those things. So thats a campaign that i think is important that i want to try and bring our experience to try and make something of what something positive out of what was experience for us as was a bad experience for us as a family. Then english family. And then English National well, partly national opera. Well, partly that being my that connection might being my big. Outside politics that connection might being my big always. Outside politics that connection might being my big always been side politics that connection might being my big always been music litics that connection might being my big always been music and s that connection might being my big always been music and the has always been music and the theatre and opera. Eno does theatre and opera. Eno does a brilliant job. Its the most accessible of our companies and i think the arts council completely lost the plot in cutting their funding actually means people both in london means that people both in london and elsewhere will get less good opera. And i want you know, i was a lad from a semi detached house in hornchurch. Didnt house in hornchurch. I didnt have background serious have any background in serious sort art, but i was sort of high art, but i was hooked on opera when i got to see it on on itv years ago. An excerpt from tosca and i used to go excerpt from tosca and i used to 9 up excerpt from tosca and i used to go up in the gods as a student and i want more people to be able to do that. And obviously with anne louises background , with anne louises background, thats something im passionate about. Again, weve been about. And again, weve been working a cross party basis, working on a cross party basis, people harman, people like harriet harman, margaret labour Margaret Hodge on the labour side , and i hope well be side, and i hope well be getting it up the agenda and i hope well be able to sway the arts council to say, look, weve got this one wrong and we need to row back from the amount of cuts that were actually threatening the whole existence of company. Do you have of the company. Do you have to for of the company. Do you have to care for louise of the company. Do you have to care for louise in of the company. Do you have to care for louise in your rtrt r zr . r do you have to care for louise in your wife romeo care for louise in your wife louiserlanv care for louise in your wife louiserlanv wav care for louise in your wife louise, any way since louise, in any way since the efrovef louise, in any way since the stroke . Fortunatelyj louise, in any way since the stroke . Fortunately able louise, in any way since the strafford fortunately able louise, in any way since the strafford carefortunately able louise, in any way since the strafford care and rtunately able louise, in any way since the strafford care and help. Tely able louise, in any way since the strafford care and help. But able louise, in any way since the strafford care and help. But she; to afford care and help. But she does need care and again, thats a real strain for many people. We better placed financially we are better placed financially and otherwise than others, but it shouldnt have to depend upon that lottery of either what your income is or where you live. The postcode sort of lottery you can get for care as well. So thats why i think its important that we keep this up the agenda. Okay okay. So lets talk about the big okay. So lets talk about the big job okay. So lets talk about the big job maf okay. So lets talk about the big job mar vou okay. So lets talk about the big job that you have. Chair of the big job that you have. Chair of me meme big job that you have. Chair of the justice select big job that you have. Chair of the Justice Select Committee holding the Justice Select Committee Holding Government holding the government to aeooamf holding the government to account cross party with the account is cross party with the comeervaffve account is cross party with the conservative government matorffv conservative government marorffv. Of conservative government majority. Of course , we have majority. Of course, we have tref majority. Of course, we have reef gor majority. Of course, we have reef of a majority. Of course, we have reef of a revv majority. Of course, we have just got a new justice eeerefarvi just got a new justice secretary, alex chalk, what efoaff secretary, alex chalk, what efoaff me secretary, alex chalk, what should his number one priority fef should his number one priority fef war. Should his number one priority fef from r should his number one priority be . Well, i mean, should his number one priority be . � fvr� rticc i crti;a< rtig be . Well, i mean, alex is a very good appointment. If i if i might say hes of course, hes got a serious experience in the Justice System. He was a barrister for a number of years before he became an mp and specialised in criminal work. So i think the priority is alex has got to tackle immediately are the nuts and bolts of the system. And thats first of all delays in the courts. Weve got a serious crisis with delays in the courts. Thats a question of backlogs that existed even before the pandemic. But were made worse. We have too many courtrooms which are out of operation because of poor maintenance. I think he needs to maintenance. I think he needs to increase the budget there. Its unacceptable that people are waiting for trials to be heard some two years or sometimes more after the event. Its unfair on the witnesses potential victims. Its also unfair on defendants as well. And it makes for worse outcomes. Thats got to be a top priority. That also means making sure that were paying the barristers and solicitors who act in the Justice System properly and we know we had disputes in the past where barristers were refusing to take cases. Alex has got to rebuild bndges cases. Alex has got to rebuild bridges with the Legal Profession and the judiciary because we cant work without them. Second big priority is overcrowding in our prisons. Overcrowding in our prisons. Were creaking at the seams already. If were recruiting already. If were recruiting 20,000 more Police Officers , 20,000 more Police Officers, thats going to put more pressure on the system. Does prison work . Does it pressure on the system. Does prison work . Does it cut rt ri does prison work . Does it cut crime r t ri does prison work . Does it cut crime . Prison work . Does it cut crime . It prison work . Does it cut crime . Rf foamf prison work . Does it cut crime . It doesnt effectively prison work . Does it cut crime . It doesnt effectively all prison work . Does it cut crime . It doesnt effectively all the it doesnt effectively all the time. And the second thing that time. And the second thing that alex has to tackle is , is the alex has to tackle is, is the state of our prisons, the overcrowded and many , overcrowded and many, particularly the older victorian ones, are in a poor condition. Weve also got real problems with retaining experienced prison officers. If you dont prison officers. If you dont have a good workforce, its harder to keep order in prisons andifs harder to keep order in prisons and its also harder to turn around those prisoners who are going to come out and you want them to come out in a better state than when they came in. Very often, issues with drug addiction, mental health, very poor education in many have been in care in the past. Its a vicious circle that they fallen into. Now, if were going to reduce the burden on the criminal Justice System , weve criminal Justice System, weve got to find better means of deaung got to find better means of dealing with those people. At the moment, we incarcerate a higher percentage of our of the prison population than any other country in western europe, one of the highest incarceration rates. Do you think thats too high . Do we send too many people to high . Do we send too many people fo frfeomf high . Do we send too many people fo frfeomf m high . Do we send too many people ro frfeomf m m high . Do we send too many people to prison . In my view, high . Do we send too many people to prison . In my view, i i g7 do we send too many people to prison . In my view, i think we do. To prison . In my view, i think we do. Ara to prison . In my view, i think we do. And that to prison . In my view, i think we do. c we do. And that doesnt mean that there arent some who you have prisons have to prisons for the dangerous people, for dangerous people, prisons for the a threat, not the people who are a threat, not necessarily the best place for people who were annoyed with and who nuisance and may be who are a nuisance and may be low level repeat offenders. So low level repeat offenders. So weve find better means weve got to find better means of dealing with them, perhaps with tagging involved as well as Much Community much more Robust Community sentences, and tackling all sentences, and also tackling all those to earlier on those issues as to earlier on before they get into the system beforehand, because we as well as having the highest rates of imprisonment, we also have some of the highest rates of reoffending. So its clearly not joining up together. When reoffending. So its clearly not joining up together. When people joining up together. When people look at joining up together. When people or af me joining up together. When people look at the justice i g c. 3 when people look at the Justice System, one of me look at the Justice System, one of me aea look at the Justice System, one of the areas they look at the Justice System, one of the areas they often mgfffgff of the areas they often highlight is of the areas they often highlight is rape conviction reaef highlight is rape conviction rates, cases highlight is rape conviction rates, cases up, highlight is rape conviction rates, cases up, reports of cases up, conviction rates are efamefaf cases up, conviction rates are efamefaf. Cases up, conviction rates are shameful , really. Cases up, conviction rates are shameful , really. Is there any shameful, really. Is there any fix shameful, really. Is there any ffv maf shameful, really. Is there any ffv ffaf vou shameful, really. Is there any fix that you could reckon tend to fix that you could reckon tend fo aer fix that you could reckon tend ro oer maf fix that you could reckon tend to get that figure fix that you could reckon tend to get that figure up . Sure. To get that figure up . Sure. Rfe to get that figure up . Sure. We mor to get that figure up . Sure. We mof eaevi to get that figure up . Sure. Its not easy, but you have any ffeaef its not easy, but you have any ffeaef overf its not easy, but you have any ideas . Well, weve its not easy, but you have any ideas . c ideas . Well, weve looked at it as a select committee on more than one occasion and it is difficult. But i practised at the criminal bar, as you know, glory for 25 years before i came into parliament. I used to both prosecute and defend in rape and serious Sexual Offences as as well as many others. I think the well as many others. I think the thing to bear in mind is youve got to have sufficient evidence, first of all, to bring the charges. And i think a lot of charges. And i think a lot of the problems are at the evidence gathering stage. The statistics gathering stage. The statistics show, interestingly , that when show, interestingly, that when you get the case in front of a juryr you get the case in front of a jury, the conviction rates for rape and serious Sexual Offences are about the same as other offences of violence against the person. Gb views and so on. But what we fail on is actually getting it in front of the jury to start with. And thats because either the evidence isnt gathered sufficiently or isnt gathered sufficiently or isnt in good enough order for the Crown Prosecution Service to justify the charges. It has to meet the standard test that theres a realistic prospect of conviction. And maybe thats conviction. And maybe thats because in the investigation process we still dont treat complainants well enough. We complainants well enough. We dont always give them enough support. And because of the support. And because of the delays that we were talking about very often , if its going about very often, if its going to be months and years before the case comes to trial and the person whos been through that dreadful experience drops out of the process. They dont want it to go on with it any more because it its a its a permanent reminder over their lives and they want to move on. So getting those cases done quickly is really important, i think, to improving the conviction rates. But of course, you only want people convicted whether theres good evidence to prove it. But youve got to help the witnesses to do their best to give that evidence and those delays and other problems in delays and other problems get in the and the reason the way of that. And the reason why the way of that. And the reason why we the way of that. And the reason why we fave the way of that. And the reason why we have this the way of that. And the reason why we have this new and the reason why we have this new justice eeorefarv why we have this new justice secretary. Youve why we have this new justice secretary youve given him secretary and youve given him fore secretary and youve given him fore of secretary and youve given him lots of advice secretary and youve given him lots of advice is secretary and youve given him lots of advice is because fommfe lots of advice is because. Dominicresigned dominic raab has resigned foffovmg dominic raab has resigned following inquiry or the following the inquiry or the independent following the inquiry or the independent inquiry into whether or mor independent inquiry into whether or mof fe independent inquiry into whether or not he bullied independent inquiry into whether or not he bullied some civil eervfoe or not he bullied some Civil Service servants or not he bullied some Civil Service servants to salix. I service servants to salix. I reef service servants to salix. I need fo service servants to salix. I need ro gfve service servants to salix. I need to give him a bit of love. I need to give him a bit of love. Rffmv need to give him a bit of love. Rffmv need to give him a bit of love. Rffmv r need to give him a bit of love. I think so. I was need to give him a bit of love. I think so. I was a need to give him a bit of love. I think so. I i think so. I was a minister much more lowly level for a time and i really valued the Civil Servants and i think having a good professor relationship with your Civil Servants is absolutely essential. So yeah , absolutely essential. So yeah, theres nothing theres no harm in giving a bit of a hug to people, but that doesnt mean you cant be demanding as well. I can think of ministers who have very demanding , but have been very demanding, but you it in a way. I think, you can do it in a way. I think, where you know that even if youre saying that really i think need to do this think we need to do this differently, thats enough. Differently, thats not enough. Ineed differently, thats not enough. I need more that. But you differently, thats not enough. I he do more that. But you differently, thats not enough. I he do that that. But you differently, thats not enough. I he do that in that. But you differently, thats not enough. I he do that in a that. But you differently, thats not enough. I he do that in a way. . But you differently, thats not enough. I he do that in a way. I but you differently, thats not enough. I he do that in a way. I think,ru can do that in a way. I think, which encourages them to do better. And what i think better. And thats what i think weve to do. I think alex, weve got to do. I think alex, as a character and personality as a character and a personality will very well. The big will do that very well. The big issue. Politics will do that very well. The big issue. Politics at will do that very well. The bigi issuepolitics atmoment, issue in politics at the moment, ama issue in politics at the moment, and perhaps issue in politics at the moment, and perhaps fre issue in politics at the moment, and perhaps its never been far from and perhaps its never been far from being and perhaps its never been far from being near and perhaps its never been far from being near the top of the foffffeaf from being near the top of the foffffeafm from being near the top of the politicalin recent from being near the top of the political in recent years political agenda in recent years is political agenda in recent years fe fovvi is illegal immigration and how to is illegal immigration and how fo saeffa is illegal immigration and how to Suella Braverman to combat it. Suella braverman sme to combat it. Suella braverman sfe fame to combat it. Suella braverman she talks really to combat it. Suella braverman she talks really tough. She vamf she talks really tough. She vamfe foagfl wants to act really tough on eomfafmg wants to act really tough on combating immigration. Combating illegal immigration. Wro combating illegal immigration. Vvfo fo combating illegal immigration. Vvfo fo efof combating illegal immigration. Who to stop illegal who doesnt want to stop illegal fmmfgraffomf who doesnt want to stop illegal immigration . She who doesnt want to stop illegal immigration . She doing the immigration . Is she doing the mom immigration . Is she doing the mom rmmge immigration . Is she doing the mom ffmge fo immigration . Is she doing the right things to stop illegal immigration . Right things to stop illegal immigration . Will her policies frame immigration . Will her policies frame vvfaf immigration . Will her policies plans what she immigration . Will her policies plans what she wants to do . Will it plans what she wants to do . Will ff workf plans what she wants to do . Will ff vvorvf wru plans what she wants to do . Will it work . Will it plans what she wants to do . Will it work . Will it do plans what she wants to do . Will it work . Will it do the job . Rm it work . Will it do the job . Rm afraff it work . Will it do the job . Im afraid, gloria, it work . Will it do the job . Im afraid, gloria, i it work . Will it do the job . Im afraid, gloria, i dont im not convinced that they will because a lot of the emphasis has been on changing the law on legislative solutions. I dont think thats where the issue lies actually , the real problem lies actually, the real problem is that the system doesnt work efficiently enough. Were not getting a system where people who come in are potentially unlawfully are got through the immigration tribunal and asylum system quickly where decisions are made quickly and they are then when they dont have a right to be here removed quickly. And frankly, its the administrative failures of the home office that are to blame. Home office that are to blame. And thats happened under successive home secretaries going years. But going back over years. But frankly, home office is not frankly, the home office is not efficient and we need, rather than worrying about changing legal tests, none of that will matter if you havent got firstly enough people to do the investigations. So they will put more resource into that. More resource into that. Secondly, you need to get the quality of the investigations up and running so that you can have the hearings quickly. Ive got a friend who sits as a part time immigration tribunal judge actually in south east of england. So where the pressures really are, he was only asked to sit five times last year. There wasnt enough work and why was that . Because the home office didnt have the cases ready to bnng didnt have the cases ready to bring before the tribunal. I bring before the tribunal. I suggest the most important thing is to get that sort of thing right so you can get a decision yay or nay quickly and then you have to have a sensible arrangement with france and our neighbours for returns. Youve arrangement with france and our neighthave for returns. Youve arrangement with france and our neighthavef0iproper s. Youve arrangement with france and our neighthavef0iproper returnse got to have a proper returns policy and we left the eu policy. And when we left the eu and dublin convention, and the dublin convention, we didnt to fill in didnt do anything to fill in the gap. So those are things, the gap. So those are things, the things that think will the things that i think will make difference actually make a difference and actually requires a more emollient approach to our working with our European Partners rather than a blame game. It also requires blame game. It also requires actually putting some money into the system rather than juggling around legal tests , which might around legal tests, which might make headlines. But arent actually going to get the numbers processed through. And people shouldnt be here out people who shouldnt be here out of the country more quickly. Final listen going to final question. Listen going to vor final question. Listen going to you. Some final question. Listen going to you. Some people will all think ama you. Some people will all think and vou you. Some people will all think and you am you. Some people will all think and you can refute you. Some people will all think and you can refute the characterisation if you are that youre characterisation if you are that voare forfe characterisation if you are that youre quite liberal, youre youre youre quite liberal, youre voare a youre quite liberal, youre youre a liberal youre quite liberal, youre youre a liberal conservative. Ama youre a liberal conservative. Amf ff youre a liberal conservative. Amf ff vou youre a liberal conservative. And if you accept youre a liberal conservative. And if you accept that, whether you and if you accept that, whether you aeeeff and if you accept that, whether you aeeeff ff and if you accept that, whether you aeeeff ff or and if you accept that, whether you accept it or not, who is vom you accept it or not, who is your political you accept it or not, who is your political hero . Your political hero . Im happy to accept it because. Because im im quite proud of being somebody who believes in free markets and a free economy and traditional institutions. So im very traditional conservative in that way. But i do think also that way. But i do think also the conservative party needs to reflect the society in which we now and thats what weve now live. And thats what weve always tried do. And thats always tried to do. And thats i suppose if i had a political hero, it would probably be Harold Macmillan. When i started getting interested in politics and history at school, macmillan was of course, still alive. I only met him once, us, and he was a classic example of that one nation conservative, which i make no bones about being who was quite tough and a really skilful political operator, but also was a pragmatist and thought that conservative party did best in the middle ground. Funnily enough, of course he was also mp for bromley, which is a part of my constituency. So part of my constituency. So plenty of reasons, i think, for me to think Harold Macmillan is the that has influenced the person that has influenced my thinking. Probably in practical more than practical terms more than anyone. Been anyone. So bob neil, its been a pleasure. Thank anyone. So bob neil, its been a pleasure. Thank you. Anyone. So bob neil, its been a pleasure. Thank you. Thank anyone. So bob neil, its been a pleasure. Thank you. Thank you, pleasure. Thank you. Thank you, laura. Thanks for tuning rti thank you. Thanks for tuning in. Laura. Thanks for tuning in. Rom laura. Thanks for tuning in. For me laura. Thanks for tuning in. For me agam laura. Thanks for tuning in. Join me again next thanks for tuning in. Join me again next sunday at free join me again next sunday at free for join me again next sunday at 6 00 for gloria join me again next sunday at 6 00 for gloria meets. Hello 6 00 for gloria meets. Hello and efome 6 00 for gloria meets. Hello and efome fo 6 00 for gloria meets. Hello and welcome to your 6 00 for gloria meets. Hello and welcome to your latest weather affafe welcome to your latest weather afaafe from welcome to your latest weather update from the welcome to your latest weather update from the met office. Im maroo update from the met office. Im rraroo paragra update from the met office. Im marco petagna. Showers update from the met office. Im marco petagna. Showers will gradually fade across the uk over the next couple of days. The will become quite the weather will become quite fine for a time around the middle for and middle of the week for wet and windy weather arrives from the southwest later. Low pressure is moving allowing moving off the sea now, allowing a High Pressure to a ridge of High Pressure to build in certainly through tuesday wednesday wet tuesday and wednesday before wet and arrives as low and windy weather arrives as low pressure rise the southwest pressure rise from the southwest through thursday and friday back to the overnight to the detail for the overnight penod to the detail for the overnight period and showers to the detail for the overnight perigradually and showers to the detail for the overnight perigradually transferring ;howers to the detail for the overnight perigradually transferring away rs are gradually transferring away from to east we go from west to east as we go through overnight period. So through the overnight period. So becoming focussed towards becoming more focussed towards the north and east the uk the north and east of the uk dunng the north and east of the uk during early hours of during the early hours of monday, showers then out monday, fewer showers then out towards west in the towards the west later in the night, clearer spells night, some clearer spells here and chilly across and turning a bit chilly across some across those some rural spots across those western spots could dip low western spots could dip into low single 2 very single figures in 1 or 2 very rural , locations. But rural locations, locations. But out towards north east, out towards the north and east, generally, temperatures holding out towards the north and east, generallthezmperatures holding out towards the north and east, generallthe amperiand s holding out towards the north and east, generallthezmperiand the lding up with the cloud and the showers and certainly a pretty showery into showery picture as we go into bank holiday across Bank Holiday Monday across Central Eastern parts of england. 2 heavy england. 1 or 2 quite heavy showers. Be the odd showers. Could be the odd thunderstorm around two some thunderstorm around two and some showery working its showery rain also working its way north across way in from the north across mainland scotland. So once again, the best of the sunshine with much better day unfolding with a much better day unfolding out ireland, out across northern ireland, wales of wales and the south west of england sunshine, england in the sunshine, temperatures climbing into the high teens could or high teens could see 18 or 19 degrees towards degrees down towards the south east, in south east, 19 is 66. In fahrenheit, but quite chilly up towards far north east towards the far north east overnight, into tuesday, overnight, monday into tuesday, showers those showers continue across those northern far eastern areas. Northern and far eastern areas. But towards the west, with but out towards the west, with High Pressure starting to build in, quieter picture. In, its a quieter picture. Therell clear spells. In, its a quieter picture. Theragain, clear spells. In, its a quieter picture. Theragain, turninglear spells. In, its a quieter picture. Theragain, turning aar spells. In, its a quieter picture. Theragain, turning a littlerlls. In, its a quieter picture. Theragain, turning a little bit and again, turning a little bit chilly in rural spots. But chilly in some rural spots. But on the whole, just temperatures are any issues are not causing any issues into tuesday or showers tuesday itself. 1 or 2 showers are still possible across the far north and across the far east of uk, but elsewhere, east of the uk, but elsewhere, its pretty good day actually, its a pretty good day actually, with High Pressure generally dominating lots of sunshine around patchy cloud in places. Around patchy cloud in places. But on the whole, a pretty decent and temperatures once decent day and temperatures once again climbing into mid to again climbing into the mid to high in places, but still high teens in places, but still quite chilly towards the far quite chilly up towards the far north east where north east of scotland where temperatures north east of scotland where te prettytures north east of scotland where te pretty good north east of scotland where tepretty good conditions still a pretty good conditions still on , but we will start on wednesday, but we will start to some rain moving in from to see some rain moving in from the southwest and turning windier to windier from the southwest to later