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GBN Breakfast July 3, 2024

Be dry tomorrow. A different story. The winds are going to pick the west, some heavy pick up in the west, some heavy rain. Met office rain. There is a met Office Yellow warning in place. Join me later for all the details. Later for all the details. All the support agents get all the support for us today. Indeed. Yeah. Big weekend for the world cup. Can ireland the Rugby World Cup. Can ireland justify their position as the worlds best side with a statement win over south africa. 7 england action in lille at england in action in lille at 445 against chile. Lovely stuff , aiden. Thank lovely stuff, aiden. Thank you. Im stephen dixon. You. Im stephen dixon. Emily carver, and this is im emily carver, and this is breakfast on gb news. More morning. Morning. Morning to you. Theres a couple of things caught our eye today that we want your views on. I found this. This is in the sun. This morning and its looking about a cigarette ban , like a proper ban cigarette ban, like a proper ban so that the next generation nafion so that the next generation nation will not get to smoke at all. So rishi sunak apparently has come back with this idea that every year the age at which you can buy a cigarette will move forward. Yeah , they did this in new yeah, they did this in new zealand and i believe and essentially what you have is a scenario where potentially a 41 year old could buy cigarettes for a 40 year old, but the 40 year old wouldnt be able to go in and buy them for themselves. Well, yeah, but the so the idea is, of course, then youve got an entire generation that just never pick up the dirty weed the first well, weed in the first place. Well, theyre smoking disposable theyre all smoking disposable vapes arent they. Well vapes anyway arent they. Well do get the do you think i get the impression you dont like it as anidea . I anidea . I im just wary of government thinking they know best. Really . Yeah i mean, obviously, cigarettes are terrible for you. We all know theyre terrible for us. Fewer children are smoking anyway than they used to. Fewer anyway than they used to. Fewer teenagers than they used to. Should we really . Do we need to should we really . Do we need to ban it completely . Ban it completely . Well, its better than making them more and more expensive. Every budget, which is almost a tax on. Well, yeah. How much is a packet of cigarettes . Its about £10 now. Something like that. I think its more than that. I think its, you know, moving about 15 luminex. Moving up to about 15 luminex. Anyway, let us know what so anyway, let us know what you think about that. Is it a goodidea . I you think about that. Is it a good idea . I know it is a bit big brother, is it a good big brother, but is it a good idea . Do you think its a good idea . Im anything to get rid of smoking. Im sort of a bit drawn towards people will just get them from abroad. Well, they will. Will. But just will. They will. But i just think the trend, will really think the trend, it will really impact trend. Impact the trend. Its bit nanny state, its its a bit nanny state, its a bit nanny state. But, you know, sometimes these government best. These Big Government knows best. But bristol yeah but what about bristol uni . Yeah bristol but what about bristol uni . Yeah bri well, theyve had of well, theyve had a bit of a Drama Bristol University drama because Bristol University is i went and apparently is where i went and apparently at their freshers uh, the at their freshers fair, uh, the army, whats it called . The Officers Training course was just banned from the freshers fair. So just banned from the freshers fair. So people arent just banned from the freshers fair. So people arent allowed fair. So people arent allowed to see this. The government has got involved. Grant shapps has got involved. Grant shapps has got involved. Grant shapps has got involved. Hes now the defence secretary. Hes got involved and said this is wrong. This anti military. Involved and said this is wrong. This anti military. They this is anti military. They should be there at the freshest fair. Fair. Not . Why not . I just why not . Why not . I just i think thats a disgrace. Well student unions, there are big for their boots, arent they . Demand that theres no army presence. Presence. I think thats crazy. But anyway, let us know what you think about those two topics. Gb views gbnews. Com wed love to hear from you this morning. As always. Is now our main news today in Boris Johnson, the former pm has waded into the ongoing hs2 row after the government has refused to promise that it would help level up the north west of england. Yes, its a controversial project with now no guarantee that it will get to manchester and may go no further than birmingham. The southern end birmingham. The southern end might not even get into euston. So johnson says its being so Boris Johnson says its being mutilated. Mutilated. Now, what worries me about this is i mean, i was always for the hs2, even though it is controversial and hugely expensive, because thought, expensive, because i thought, look , if gets people not only look, if it gets people not only from the north west down south, but actually vice versa , then but actually vice versa, then thats going to be, you know, a really that could be a really positive thing for levelling up the country and giving access to the country and giving access to the length and breadth of the uk. If its only going to go at birmingham, what is the point . What are we spending the money on . So i thought the whole point was that it was going to link the midlands with the north and that would be fantastic for northern cities and towns. And northern cities and towns. And now its not even going. Its not only not may not be to going the north, but it may also not be ending in euston either. So its just a bit of a mess. Do you think that they should just scrap the lot now . Well, this is look, theres to going be a call to scrap it. What im unsure about now is the cost scrapping it compared cost of scrapping it compared to the of just keeping going. The cost of just keeping going. Well, is the sunk cost well, this is the sunk cost fallacy. Maybe, you know, you explain that youve spent if youve spent it 10 billion. Oh, youve spent it 10 billion. Oh, you may as well spend the next 30 billion because otherwise youve wasted the first 10 billion. But you go on and do billion. But if you go on and do it, youll have wasted even more money. So i dont know, really know. I dont know. Im now left absolutely unsure. The building parts of it near me. Well, not that close to me, but, you know, ten, 20 miles away, theyre building bits of it and you sort of think its this huge project. Its absolute vast. And i sort of see the positive in improving our infrastructure there. But with, you know, if its just not going to go where we want it to 90, going to go where we want it to go, also why bother moving around as much now with the working from home . No one minister has said, you know, there isnt the demand that they thought there would be no. So. No. So. All right. So there you go. All right. So there you go. Do we scrap it or not . Do we throw away the i dont know what its cost so far. Maybe its 10 billion. Well, itd be a huge amount of money. Supposed to cost 30, roughly. Theyre now projecting it would cost billion. Just cost 100 billion. So that just shows how much its shows just how much its ballooned of control. Ballooned out of control. Well, let us know what yeah, well, let us know what you think. Should it go or should we just plough ahead and hope up one day in hope it ends up one day in euston to manchester for, you know, birmingham know, the birmingham bit . Many theres only so many projected to be finished in 2032 at earliest 2032. At the earliest 2032. Ill be retired by then. Ill be retired by then. Ill be retired by then. Yeah, well, no you wont. Yeah, well, no you wont. Yeah, well no you wont. Another nine years going 67, 60. No im not staying till im 67. Ill tell you that for nothing. Ill tell you that for nothing. Ill tell you who. Never. Well ill tell you who. Never. Well hes still going at a very old age weather and still wants to keep going as well. And thats joe biden , of course, with the joe biden, of course, with the american elections. Hes still officially saying hes going to be the candidate for the democrats, which which i just very surprised at that. Why would you want to at that age . I dont mean to be yeah, i dont mean to be ageist, its i dont think ageist, but its i dont think its rather uncommon while watching joe biden do these press conferences around the world, his press secretary had to shut him up. Yeah , yeah. But thats so yeah, yeah. But thats so even if its biden versus trump again, its two old men, isnt it . Basically be rather depressing. Depressing. Nothing against old men, though, of course. No, no, no, no. But should they be running the world . Im not sure. Possibly not. Not entirely sure. Possibly not. Anyway, has anyway, President Biden has reportedly and this is crucial, promised Vladimir Zelenskyy long range missiles. Its a really important move. Yes. Now, the us media reported yesterday that biden had made this pledge during a bilateral summit at the white house on thursday , which was house on thursday, which was followed by the announcement of £325,000,000,000 Million Dollars of package of american weapons and aid. Now the us had been reluctant to supply the weapons because it it does raise a question as to whether there will be an escalation from russia. To now in terms of what is happening at the moment. Thats a Ukrainian Missile attack that we could see there hitting the headquarters of russias black sea fleet based in crimea. And sea fleet based in crimea. And there is a real sense , isnt there is a real sense, isnt there, that the ukrainians are really chipping away at that. I mean, its an important move on their part, but within all of this , what youve got to ask is, this, what youve got to ask is, is the idea that that ukraine gain can go on the offensive beyond those front lines going to draw russia to the conclusion that they can then attack the west . Well, this is the issue and this is what people have been concerned about throughout this, that if we escalate too much, if the west is seen to escalate too much , then russia will obviously much, then russia will obviously take that as as well. Not carte blanche, but definitely encouragement to go one step further and well pursue even more vicious tactics. Yes, but very difficult one, isnt it . Because you speak to military experts who say, no, what weve got to do is absolutely give them all the weapons we can, you know, protect them to the hilt, offensive weapons is everything bar boots on the ground. Yeah but its hard to know, actually, from all the reporting how ukraine is getting on. Well yeah. And but then whats the alternative . Thats always the key question, isnt it . The alternative is that you you let russia take over and then then what happens . Yeah. Then why do we just stand by and let it happen . We cant do that, can we . No, i dont think so. I think were doing the right thing. But bofis were doing the right thing. But Boris Johnson is always at the sidelines saying we need to do more. Yeah he was reported the other day saying that we are not lazy. I cant remember what his words he suggested lazy. I cant remember what his wordwe he suggested lazy. I cant remember what his wordwe werent he suggested lazy. I cant remember what his wordwe werent doingsuggested lazy. I cant remember what his wordwe werent doing enough,d that we werent doing enough, that we werent doing enough, that our foot off the that wed taken our foot off the gas essentially. But then, you know, sums of know, these are huge sums of money. So, you know, cost money. Yeah. So, you know, cost of living. Exactly. So theres no yeah, exactly. So theres no easy answer out of that one. But its interesting that america has to has reportedly now going to start providing crucial start providing these crucial oil weapons, which could change the direction of things. We shall see. We find out more about well, we find out more about those later we can do. Those weapons later we can do. Yeah, i want to know exactly what they are, what they can achieve. You know what theyre purpose is as compared to other types weapons, because these types of weapons, because these are long range missiles. So well, the tactical ballistics is the mgm 140 Army Tactical missile system. So perhaps we missile system. So perhaps we have some military experts at home who might be able to tell me exactly what these weapons can can achieve. Ill tell you can can achieve. Ill tell you what the cost , 1. 4, 7 million what the cost, 1. 4, 7 million per missile per missile. Goodness me, its a lot of money. Well, youve got to use those carefully. Oh, there you go. Anyway should we move on . Lets lets. King charles waved au revoir to france after a successful three day state visit. Yes. Three day state visit. Yes. Majesties boarded the plane after getting an ecstatic reception in bordeaux yesterday where they like good old, normal people tucked into cheese and had a glass of wine. Yes. Our royal correspondent Cameron Walker looks back on the kings visit to france for us. Shes a baller. Princess de the tories litvinenko laikyn rose thatis tories litvinenko laikyn rose that is. History shared and a that is. History shared and a future to build the king and queen officially welcomed to france by president macron and his wife during a rare ceremony at pariss arc de triomphe. At pariss arc de triomphe. Yeah , how are you . French yeah, how are you . French crowds delighted that a king is back on french soil. Their last back on french soil. Their last monarch forced out of this place in the 1700s before meeting his fate at the guillotine. But king charles and Queen Camilla had a much more friendly welcome at the palace of versailles. A magnificent state banquet hosted in their honour. And, of course , president pompidou hosted my mother here at the palace of versailles on her second state visit in 1972 to i was reminded recently that when she returned the courtesy with dinner for the president and madame pompidou at the hotel de charost, they ran into a little more difficulty. Into a little more difficulty. Our embassy tried to bring several cases of english wine over from hampshire for the banquet. Only to be prevented by a customs official at orly. A customs official at orly. Work hard, play hard for the queen and madame macron. After a comfortable win from the first lady, the pair launched a new uk france literary prize. Celebrate the importance of breeding and the ties between britain and france. Britain and france. Mr president , madame le president. Meanwhile, the king became the first member of the British Royal family to address french senators from their chamber. This is my 35th official visit to france. Each and every visit to france. Each and every time i have been struck by the warmth of the welcome, i have always received and by the immense good that can be accomplished. When france and accomplished. When france and the United Kingdom Work Together. Diplomatic ties strengthened. It took a full minute and a half for the standing ovation to conclude. Inside the chamber conclude. Inside the chamber with senator eric bouquet, chair of the france uk friendship group. So of course its a great opportunity because britain and france must go on having regular and strong relationship. We are and strong relationship. We are neighbours. We are still youre not in the in the European Union anymore, but you are still part of europe. Okay. Dover is still the same distance from calais. So nothing has changed. The king and queen visited a flower market named after the late Queen Elizabeth ii, and then on a short walk to Notre Dame Cathedral to meet firefighters who tackled the Devastating Blaze in 2019 and those working to restore the famous landmark after french media leaked eco friendly train travel plans. There majesties flew to bordeaux for security reasons. 39,000 british expats live in bordeaux , the highest live in bordeaux, the highest number in france. And the king number in france. And the king and queen visited a british run organic vineyard in the heart of wine country. Defence was also wine country. Defence was also on the agenda, showing nato strength as the war in ukraine rages on. Wherever the kings been this week, hes genuinely received a really warm welcome. Six months ago, a tour like this would have seemed impossible. Buildings literally burning sparks by the french pension riots. The Foreign Office sent riots. The Foreign Office sent their majesties to france to strengthen relations. Whether that now translates into better trading partnerships in the post brexit world remains to be seen. Cameron walker news in seen. Cameron walker gb news in france , its just gone. France, its just gone. 615 a reminder of our top stories this morning. And will the hs2 ever reach manchester downing street is preparing, we think, to scrap the second leg of the High Speed Railway from birmingham. Boris johnson and David Cameron have warned that a mutilated line would be insanity. The Ukrainian Missile attack has hit the headquarters of russias black sea fleet , russias black sea fleet, leaving the Main Building in flames and a serviceman missing. Mps are calling on the government to provide more support for under pressure families ahead what theyve families ahead of what theyve called an inevitable new Energy Crisis. And now lets just go crisis. And now lets just go back to our royal review. Should back to our royal review. Should be because it has been quite a week for the king and queen, actually. Youve got to say its been successful for them in france. But lets get the views of helen shard, royal biographer and photographer. Good to see you this morning. Helen what do you this morning. Helen what do you make of how its gone for their majesties . Their majesties . I think its been huge , i think its been huge, successful. I really, really do. Um, you know, king charles, who w

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