Keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a majority at the next general election. Ive been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the 1930 for us to a general election victory. Election victory. And thats why we worked so hard to change the labour party. Ive always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly we so many people in scotland want change. And i want to if were elected in to serve. I want to be the Prime Minister for the whole of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom. So it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland. Succeed here in scotland. A key supporter of the Just Stop Oil protest group says hes redirecting his funding to a youth voting campaign. Green Energy Industry clyst dale vince says hes given more than £340,000 since the groups foundation. But he says under foundation. But he says under the current government, protests cannot work and warns further disruption may prove counterproductive. Mr vince is counterproductive. Mr vince is instead supporting a new course aimed at encouraging young people to vote. Just stop. Oil says it will continue its campaign of civil resistance. Campaign of civil resistance. Former first minister and Current Alba Party leader alex salmond says humza yousaf has days to save his job after the by election defeat. Scotland first minister says the snp needs time to reflect on the result. Result. The snp, we didnt do enough. We know that there was contextual factors. Margaret ferriers reckless actions. The Police Investigation of course , Police Investigation of course, but weve got to reflect , ive but weve got to reflect, ive got to reflect the party has to ensure that weve got a Good Campaign machine behind us, but also that were inspired people with a message we clearly got a message from the voters of rutherglen and Hamilton West that the snp has some trust that the snp has lost some trust in seat. Weve make in that seat. Weve got to make sure regain it a conservative sure we regain it a conservative councillor has called for the home secretarys resignation over the handling of scampton. Over the handling of scampton. The government is accused of ignonng the government is accused of ignoring a legal order to stop converting the former airbase into a migrant camp to house 2000 people. The home office says its confident the project meets planning requirements. But councillor Roger Paterson described the department as liars. And finally , while much liars. And finally, while much of the uk could see temperatures of the uk could see temperatures of up to 26 c at the weekend, a warning for rain is in place in parts of scotland. The met parts of scotland. The met office has issued both amber and yellow rain warnings for large parts of scotland and Northern England. Tomorrow until england. From tomorrow until sunday scotrail has sunday morning. Scotrail has announced there will be significant disruption to its services. In contrast , fine and services. In contrast, fine and dry weather for southern and central england. Temperatures dry weather for southern and centrarisegland. Temperatures dry weather for southern and centra rise as nd. Temperatures dry weather for southern and centra rise as high emperatures dry weather for southern and centra rise as high as peratures dry weather for southern and centra rise as high as 25 � atures dry weather for southern and centra rise as high as 25 degrees could rise as high as 25 degrees by afternoon in. Youre by sunday afternoon in. Youre with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on Digital Radio and now on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now its back to Lee Andersons real. World welcome to Lee Andersons real world. And tonight, im joined by my good friend louis french, who is the mp for old bexley and sidcup , and also got bexley and sidcup, and also got the left in the corner , another the left in the corner, another good friend of mine, which is matthew hes probation matthew lhasa, hes on probation , period tonight for letting the corner. Hopefully well get him corner. Hopefully well get him back at some stage. Well look, behave yourself straight into it, big announcement at it, guys. Big announcement at conference this week. Louis hs2. The northern leg is going to be scrapped and that money, well it would have cost 30 odd billion quid is going to be doled out throughout the north of the country. Rishi right do country. Is rishi right to do that . Believe, lee, that rishi is i believe, lee, that rishi is right to do that. Hes taken a difficult decision, but hes doneit difficult decision, but hes done it the long term. What done it in the long term. What he to be the long term he believes to be the long term interests country. Many interests of the country. Many politicians have ducked and dived and ive noticed keir starmer on starmer not commented at all on it so far. So i think what the country can see that weve got a leader rishi that is leader in rishi sunak that is prepared take difficult prepared to take difficult decisions, but like you said, its so its going to be reinvested. So £36 going into a whole £36 billion going into a whole heap of projects around the country. Rail road buses, which a people need and a lot of people i know need and importantly fill potholes importantly fill those potholes that annoyed by. That we all get annoyed by. It sort of puts starmer in so it sort of puts starmer in an awkward position. Now if he does get into power next year, what he do . Does he go back what does he do . Does he go back to hs2 and say, you know, were going build hs2 and put this going to build hs2 and put this 30 odd billion quid into the northern towns . What does he do . Louis trying to second guess what keir starmer is thinking is hard enough, let alone what hes planning to do. I think if you look at his record before he was record as an mp before he was the labour leader, he was fiercely opposed to hs2. So i think if he now for political opportunism be hs2, think if he now for political othinkjnism be hs2, think if he now for political othink hes1 be hs2, think if he now for political othink hes going be hs2, think if he now for political othink hes going to be hs2, think if he now for political othink hes going to look hs2, think if he now for political othink hes going to look very 2, i think hes going to look very two faced. And i dont think people trust him people are going to trust him any than they do already. Any more than they do already. So i think hes in a very difficult position. But i difficult position. But like i said, Prime Minister said, i think the Prime Minister has the decision not for has made the decision not for politics but what he believes to be long term interests as be in the long term interests as costs spiralling out of costs were spiralling out of control, minister made control, the Prime Minister made a difficult decision, but a very difficult decision, but which we can which he believes that we can get those other projects delivered better, quicker. And like of like i said, in the interests of everybody can see the left in the smiling. The corner smiling. Matthew is rishi right there. Matthew is rishi right to put this money into the whole of north instead of the North West North West north west well, lee, weve had years well, lee, weve had 13 years of government that of a tory government and that money spent on money should have been spent on transport north, not transport across the north, not that chestnut. That old chestnut. Well, its true about this week. Its an chestnut, lee week. Its an old chestnut, lee because its true. I mean, i think the idea that this is a political trap for keir isnt actually the case. Because i advising in because when i was advising in the election, we had a big the 2015 election, we had a big debate about whether not it debate about whether or not it should labour policy to scrap should be labour policy to scrap it. Obviously lot less it. Then obviously a lot less money spent out and money had been spent out and spend the other things spend the money on other things and this well give and i think this may well give labour out to not labour an elegant out to not have spend money on hs2 have to spend the money on hs2 but it on the tories, but blame it on the tories, particularly the particularly as the way the tories are doing it. Theyre going to make it more difficult for government restart it for a government to restart it with permissions, etcetera. With land permissions, etcetera. So ultimately so i think ultimately this might be win for keir, really. So weve played right into sir keirs hands. Do you think . Yeah. I mean, sat in yeah. I mean, i sat in meetings it was discussed. Meetings where it was discussed. What with the money what could we do with the money instead . I sat in instead . And then i also sat in meetings when it was before the elected mayors, the Council Leaders from manchester and liverpool say, liverpool were. Let me just say, ive anybody so ive never seen anybody so fierce meeting were fierce in a meeting as they were that mustnt scrap it. So in that you mustnt scrap it. So in the end, labour decided to keep going election going into 2015 election with hs2 a commitment. I mean, if hs2 as a commitment. I mean, if now youre literally unable to restart because its restart it because the way its been stopped that theres been stopped means that theres only platforms that only so many platforms that you use, just be use, then it would just be ridiculous cost wise, some of the permission for the land has been to the been given back to the landowners. That means you been given back to the lan get|ers. That means you been given back to the lan get away that means you been given back to the lan get away with that means you been given back to the lan get away with th. And eans you been given back to the lan get away with th. And as1s you been given back to the lan get away with th. And as you u can get away with it and as you say, leigh, it means that the man who will be delivering those buses links the buses and new links across the north would be Prime Minister keir. I think if theyre keir. So i think if theyre sensible, you sensible, i dont think, you know, to be honest with you, matthew, the buses is not matthew, its the buses is not on agenda. On his agenda. Like bandwagons. Do its more like bandwagons. Do you be jumping on you think hed be jumping on another running out of hes running out of bandwagons to jump on lee and i think you look at the kind of think if you look at the kind of suite of policies that labour mayors rolling mayors have been rolling out around the country, think its around the country, i think its quite choice quite quite clear that choice quite clear. Conservative with clear. A conservative party with rishi investing in rishi sunak that is investing in travel country and travel across the country and youve got labour that youve got a labour party that are hammer the are looking to hammer the motorists single opportunity. But matthew, the but matthew, arent the labour party all over the place on transport . Weve seen recently that emperor khan, on transport . Weve seen recenthhan, emperor khan, on transport . Weve seen recenthhan, is nperor khan, on transport . Weve seen recenthhan, is deciding|an, on transport . Weve seen recenthhan, is deciding now to mayor khan, is deciding now to put the blackwall put a toll on the blackwall tunnel, satisfied with tunnel, not satisfied with rinsing a pensioners rinsing £12. 50 a day. Pensioners in in london and greater london. He now wants to put a toll on this tunnel. Is he on the side of the motorists in london . I think there is an issue with with the with ulez. Keir with with the with ulez. Keir has been quite expresses unhappiness about the ulez extension but hes not the mayor and the voters of london elected sadiq khan on the blackwater. Can you just remind me, matthew, are they both in the same party . Yes, but its called devolution. Lee and we allow we allow people to make their own decisions, just like we dont tell our party in scotland what to do in our party, in wales, what to do because its job because its a good job devolution. But on the blackwall tunnel the vast majority of tunnel for the vast majority of our listeners who our viewers and listeners who are london, reason are outside london, the reason that to be a toll that theres going to be a toll on the blackwall is on the blackwall tunnel is because its about £2 billion has been spent building has been spent on building another it another tunnel next door, and it needs to be paid for. And its very odd that tories want very odd that the tories want the to pay and the bill the taxpayer to pay and the bill to just on those pensioners to just go on those pensioners that youve been talking that youve just been talking about and the majority of londoners who dont drive. Taxpayers arent so taxpayers arent motorists, taxpayers. It just its disgraceful. Itjust sums theyre all sums up where labour theyre all over on this. So keir over the place on this. So keir starmer, depending on what audience is in, either audience is in, is either pro ulez or anti ulez depending audience is in, is either pro ulez audiences ez depending audience is in, is either pro ulez audiences hesepending audience is in, is either pro ulez audiences hes probably pro what audiences hes probably pro hs2 the hs2 and anti hs2 and the same appues hs2 and anti hs2 and the same applies blackwall tunnel. Applies to the blackwall tunnel. I you look at the kind i think if you look at the kind of the allocation of resources in us are the in london, us that are in the kind of south east and the east of london going towards kent of london going out towards kent and we are today, and essex where we are today, they i weve unfairly they i think weve been unfairly and served by public for and poorly served by public for transport a number of years, particularly those road crossings and particularly those road cnyoulgs and particularly those road cnyoulgs all and particularly those road cnyoulgs all of and particularly those road cnyoulgs all of the and if you look at all of the crossings kind of west tower crossings kind of west of tower bridge, all those bridges that go around the houses of parliament, free, all free parliament, all free, all free to for motorists. Now, why to cross for motorists. Now, why is targeting it is sadiq khan targeting it again . Working in again . The working classes in south east and east South East London and east london pensioners london and those pensioners we spoke another spoke about, this is another tax raid working drivers raid on hard working drivers that got no choice. So that have got no choice. So those van drivers that need the blackwall tunnel, what choice have going have they got . Theyre going to actually traffic is actually increase traffic is what i will happen. So what i expect will happen. So i am launching a campaign which says no to the blackwall says say no to the blackwall tunnel. Will able tunnel. That people will be able to to on my website. I to sign up to on my website. I did the same on ulez. We will take the fight sadiq khan and take the fight to sadiq khan and we will have sure that we will have to make sure that we will have to make sure that we vote him out in mays mayoral elections. Surely matthew, you know, or health know, some some nurse or Health Worker going to work in the middle has got middle of london has got to go through blackwall tunnel, through the blackwall tunnel, pay through the blackwall tunnel, pay much pay goodness knows how much money way is £4 each money £4 each way is £4 each way, extra ulez charge way, plus the extra ulez charge is it worth going to work . Well , all i is it worth going to work . Well, all i came is it worth going to work . Well , all i came here is it worth going to work . Well, all i came here on the tube and all those people working harder than me , all working harder than me, all those youre talking those nurses that youre talking about take the tube have to about who take the tube have to pay day about who take the tube have to pay day because youve got pay every day because youve got to pay investment in to pay for investment in transport. And this tunnel, to pay for investment in tranitsrt. And this tunnel, to pay for investment in tranits a and this tunnel, to pay for investment in tranits a wari this tunnel, to pay for investment in tranits a war on is tunnel, to pay for investment in tranits a war on theinnel, to pay for investment in tranits a war on the motorist. Say its a war on the motorist. I tell you what, sadiq is getting a of grief from the getting a lot of grief from the green about building this green lobby about building this new tunnel, the silvertown tunnel, firm tunnel, and he stood firm because its needed people because its needed for people because, says, of because, as louis says, of course, of do have course, lots of people do have to their van drivers to use their cars. Van drivers need use their vans. And need to use their vans. And thats youre a thats why youre getting a brand new tunnel delivered by sadiq. Which ill tell sadiq. So which ill tell you what, theres lot of pressure what, theres a lot of pressure from even the councils locally and the and hes standing up for the motorists there. So so matthew quite happy to so matthew is quite happy to see workers using in see workers using the tube in certain circumstances as wont be good though if you were be very good though if you were to win the cleaner with your ladders and shami ladders in your bucket and shami would wouldnt be very good. If you to bexley where if you come to bexley where we dont have a tube station. So this is the kind of the unfairness of system that we unfairness of the system that we have london currently. Have in london currently. And sadiq doesnt about sadiq khan doesnt care about working thats working class people. Thats very he cares about very obvious. He cares about this particularly this inner london, particularly around well. Around north london as well. This of people that dont this clique of people that dont have need to have to drive dont need to drive, they will get hit drive, but they will get hit indirectly when people you indirectly when people like you said, pass on the costs said, have to pass on the costs because the because those van drivers, the window cleaners, taxi drivers, theyve choice but theyve got no other choice but to char