Cuts could be made before the Tory Party Conference in manchester next month. Downing manchester next month. Downing street has sought to play down reports the Prime Minister is drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax. The sunday inheritance tax. The sunday times claims rishi sunak is considering reducing the current rate in the budget in march, despite a warning by chancellor jeremy hunt. He would have no jeremy hunt. He would have no headroom for tax cuts. Death headroom for tax cuts. Death dufies headroom for tax cuts. Death duties charged at 40. But the vast majority of estates fall below the threshold. So married couples can pass £1 million to their kids without it being taxed. Political commentator Peter Spencer says it only benefits the wealthy. Benefits the wealthy. It is a tax cut which is good news for the rich and has no impact on people who are not not so well heeled. I mean, what so well heeled. I mean, what doesit so well heeled. I mean, what does it mean to people who are renting for example . What does it mean to people who have got a little got little place that little got a little place that isnt that much . Isnt worth that much . Absolutely. Meanwhile absolutely. Zero. Meanwhile while is manifestly while the economy is manifestly strapped cash and if you cut strapped for cash and if you cut that tax, then then then how does that impact on, say , does that impact on, say, cutting income which would cutting income tax, which would which would be good news for everybody . There isnt that much everybody . There isnt that much money to splash the cash, to splash around if you give it to the rich. You cant give it to the rich. You cant give it to the others. The others. The liberal democrats are calling on the government to triple tax for social media firms to fund having a Mental Health worker for all schools in england. The proposal would see the Digital Services levied raised from 2 to 6 of company revenues. Earlier, deputy leader revenues. Earlier, deputy leader daisy cooper told her Party Conference that Mental Health has dropped off the political radar. She introduced a wider package of proposals, including regular check ups on the nhs. Regular check ups on the nhs. For those at risk , nasa has for those at risk, nasa has successfully landed the largest asteroid sample ever collected back on earth. The specimen is a remnant of our early solar system , which scientists believe system, which scientists believe can shed light on how the planets formed and life on our planets formed and life on our planet began, which is estimated to be 4. 5 million years old. It was checked for any damage and wrapped in thermal blankets before being recovered by helicopter for using a cargo net. Dr. Amy simon, a Senior Scientist at nasa, says it will allow us to look back billions of years into the past. The asteroid are the leftover remnants from solar system formation. So they are a pristine example of planetary Building Blocks and studying them helps us to understand how them helps us to understand how the earth and all the planets in our solar system were formed. And so well be taking those samples and looking at what theyre made of, looking at the different sizes of particles. But for carbon but well be looking for carbon beanng but well be looking for carbon bearing minerals. Well be looking organics, looking for organics, amino acids , the Building Blocks of acids, the Building Blocks of life as well as evidence that there was hydration in the past on bennus surface because all of things are sort of of these things are the sort of materials that were delivered to earth that helped life flourish here. And finally, people have braved the chilly north sea to celebrate the autumn equinox. Participants stripped down to take part in the annual north east skinny dip in northumberland. The equinox is when the sun sits directly above the equator, and day and night are equal length. The september equinox marks the end of the summer months and ushers in shorter days. This summer months and ushers in shorter days. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play. Play. Gb news good morning and welcome to the Camilla Tominey show on this sunday morning. Thank you for your company. Its been a big weekend in westminster climate westminster and a climate climbdown from prime climbdown from the Prime Minister. Course weve got minister. So of course weve got another great show with lots of great for coming great guests for you coming up over 90 minutes. Now over the next 90 minutes. Now im delighted to be in the studio with backbencher extraordinaire daniel kolczynski. Mp for kolczynski. Hes the tory mp for shrewsbury. Daniel, shrewsbury and atcham. Daniel, lovely to see you this morning. Lovely to see you this morning. Are you ready for a may election . Well, 7 well, we . Well, we will be ready whenever whenever the election is called. I know, but what do you reckon may rather than the autumn next year . Well, whether its may or october, its a difference of a few months isnt it. I know but when youve got a team ready to try assemble an election try and assemble an Election CampaignLess Campaign and youve got less time, well come out time, you know, well come out of and the next of christmas and the next thing we everyones to be leafleting. That puts pressure on mps like doesnt it . Like you, doesnt it . Were out leafleting well, we were out leafleting and canvassing shrewsbury and canvassing in shrewsbury yesterday. On nearly yesterday. We knocked on nearly 300 and 2. 5 hours. So 300 doors and 2. 5 hours. So were already in election were were already in election mode and that will that will be the for case the next 12 months. You worried about the lib are you worried about the lib dems in shrewsbury . Because weve got ed davey today saying that intending on smashing that hes intending on smashing through the blue wall. Your voters necessarily voters might not necessarily want labour, but want to switch to labour, but they might the lib they might think that the lib dems a bit of a halfway dems are a bit of a halfway house. Well we never discount the from the lib dems in the threat from the lib dems in any in any constituency, but i think the labour party is the main main, main challenge. And what about this net zero climb down . Presumably you were in support of this in the week. Very much so. And so are many. Tory party activists. So are you changing your mind about rishi sunak . Because i remember our last conversation, you bit ambivalent about you were a bit ambivalent about him his conservative him and his conservative credentials. Perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede heils. Perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was perhaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was righthaps didnt him and his conservative crede he was right wing didnt him and his conservative crede he was right wing enough. Think he was right wing enough. And heard from and now weve just heard from david talking about him david maddox talking about him throwing tories like throwing red meat to tories like you. Must be delighted. You. So you must be delighted. Well, im very i didnt vote for originally , but what for him originally, but what i have seen the last 12 have seen over the last 12 months that he has brought months is that he has brought back discipline into the conservative Party ConservativeParliamentary Party and is giving us the sort and now he is giving us the sort of policies that we can sell on the doorstep. Yeah particularly over over the changes over net zero. Yeah. The United Kingdom produces less than 1 of global c02 produces less than 1 of global co2 emissions and we have reduced those at a faster rate than most of our g20 competitors does. So he understands, unlike sir keir, that yes, we are committed to reducing co2 emissions, but we cant move at a pace which puts our industry and household is at a disadvantage to our european competitors. Thats very, very important. Yes. Okay. Important. Yes. Okay. She might be able to sell that on the doorstep, although obviously some polling companies suggest that the public are behind the net zero ambition, if not it through not having to pay for it through the to achieve it. And how the nose to achieve it. And how well does the idea of scrapping hs2 go down on the doorstep . Hs2 go down on the doorstep . Well, one of the reasons i supported hs2 is the then, you know, you support. Are you regretting that support . Daniel ive got to be honest with you. I voted for it because we were told by Patrick Mclaughlin then secretary of state for transport , that this was also an transport, that this was also an issue of capacity. We have , uh, issue of capacity. We have, uh, we have been campaigning for a direct Train Service from london to shrewsbury, and we werent allowed to have it for a long time because they said that the network is at full capacity. Weve secured a direct Train Service between london and shrewsbury, but we were told that hsz, shrewsbury, but we were told that hs2, its not just about, you know, faster trains to birmingham or manchester. We were also told about capacity. Were also told about capacity. So do you feel you were lied to because it seems ridiculous to because it seems ridiculous to have been sold hs2 on the bafis to have been sold hs2 on the basis of more capacity from london to birmingham and now we seem to be talking about more capacity from Old Oak Common to birmingham and more capacity birmingham and no more capacity at all between and manchester. Well, when you make these monumental changes like the victorians did on building major Infrastructure Projects , which Infrastructure Projects, which could potentially have major benefits, not just for yourselves but for future generations, of course theyre controversial. Of course, their costly, of course, there are people who think that we cant afford it , but cant really, afford it, but we cant really, can we . Its gone from 35 billion to 100 billion. Well, dont you regret cost or do you regret regret the cost or do you regret voting i do that this voting for. I do know that this is polarised issue, and is a highly polarised issue, and i know there many i know that there are many constituents who feel that we ought it. Do you wish ought to scrap it. Do you wish that voted for it . No that you hadnt voted for it . No no, im not going to say that im waiting to hear how the government respond these government will respond to these growing but the issue of growing costs. But the issue of capacity genuine one. It capacity is a genuine one. It wasnt in previous wasnt raised in your previous interview with my friend david maddox, still an maddox, but it is still an important to be debated. Important issue to be debated. The demand on the railways has gone down because more people working remotely people are working remotely since is one of since covid and this is one of the which i recognise and the things which i recognise and i agree with david the i agree with david in the sense that, know, saturday that, you know, next saturday yet strike and yet another train strike and i think the trade unions have played a big part know we cant blame disincentivizing people from using the we can blame we can blame the unions for a lot and you know im the first to call out strikes that affect all of our travel plans, not least when were trying to commute into work and earn an honest days crust. However, cant days crust. However, we cant blame for a bill on blame the unions for a bill on hs2 skyrocketing from 35 billion to over 100 billion and lunatic Decision Making. Like for instance , axing the leg from old instance, axing the leg from old common to london and now not investing in the north. I mean, youre in a more northern constituency than a lot of people who might be making this Decision Making down in london. The north feels left behind from a rail perspective. Youve got to with i get to sympathise with that. I get that youve got your rail link, but weve still got not got a clear link from manchester to leeds 2023. Leeds in 2023. Absolutely. And this is oh, absolutely. And this is and highlighting the and you are highlighting the alternative perspectives and debates and arguments of this highly polarised issue. And i understand that the frustration that constituents, the residents, voters have over the spiralling costs of this project , its something that the government will have to address over coming weeks and months over the coming weeks and months to what their strategy to explain what their strategy is. But i to explain what their strategy is. But i dont apologise for voting for it, because i do know that the capacity issue for us was essential in getting a direct link for us from shrewsbury to london. Lets just drill into your experience on polish matters , on experience on polish matters, on the collapse of this grain deal between poland and ukraine and now poland that had been a key ally of president zelenskyys now sort of talking about withdrawing weaponry. Whats your analysis that . Your analysis of that . Daniel well, no two countries, no European Countries, no two European Countries, no two European Countries more for countries have done more for ukraine than britain and poland. And these two critical nato partners have joined forces to help kyiv at a time of extraordinary manipulation and aggression from moscow. What i really regret is that obviously the ukraine cant export their grain through the black sea because the russians are are preventing that from happening. Preventing that from happening. There was an agreement with the European Union that ukraine could transit through European Union countries to export their grain to third parties. That agreement came to an end on september the 15th, and the European Union has not extended it. And so now ukraine is it. And so now ukraine is dumping its its its grain. Im so sorry. Im going to have to leave it there because unfortunately, were running out of time. Right. But you support polands Decision Making in this. Think poland is a very i think poland is a very strong supporter of ukraine. Yes. Weve got weather coming next, and be very next, and ill be back very soon. Anywhere. Soon. Dont go anywhere. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news hello there. Welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Im craig snell. Well, looking ahead to the week ahead, it is certainly going to remain unsettled, especially middle of the potentially turn very the week potentially turn very windy of us. Back to windy for some of us. Back to the here now and we have got the here and now and we have got low generally low pressure generally dominating thats dominating the atlantic. Thats going bands of rain going to bring in bands of rain as we go through the next 24 hours. And note that the tight lipped isobars indicating its to very so its going to be very windy. So heres and we heres the situation. And as we end sunday, got a band of rain spreading its way the spreading its way across the country, some heavy pulses on it andifs be country, some heavy pulses on it and its be a fairly and its going to be a fairly windy night, especially across the half the the northern half of the country, turning a little bit dner country, turning a little bit drier the drier and clearer across the south as we end the night. And for all of us, its going to be a fairly mild one. Temperatures staying in double figures. So we start fairly start monday off on a fairly sunny many parts of sunny note across many parts of england and wales. Still maybe some overnight to contend some overnight rain to contend with far with across the very far southeast. Really is southeast. And really the day is going mixture of going to be a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. The showers mainly focussed across parts across more northern parts of the could some the country, could see some heavy scotland and heavy showers for scotland and to ireland and quite to Northern Ireland and quite a breezy especially again in breezy day, especially again in the may the the north. That may temper the temperatures here, temperatures somewhat up here, but the southeast , but down towards the southeast, feeling warm. Highs of feeling quite warm. Highs of 23 degrees tuesday , another day of degrees tuesday, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers could see some heavy showers. Initially across the east. And then later on this more band rain more organised band of rain spreading in from the west. As we go through the course of the day. And sets us up for a day. And that sets us up for a very windy middle part of the week. Out for wednesday. Week. Watch out for wednesday. Warnings are in force the warnings are in force for the north and west. Warm feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Withdrawing life support. Withdrawing life support. President zelenskyy engaged in some more. In some more. Were going to be speaking about that subject now to Luciana Berger. Shes a former labour and liberal democrat mp for liverpool, wavertree. Lovely to see you, luciana. Thanks for coming into the studio. Lets ask you about the net zero climb down because you were Shadow Energy and Climate Change minister for three years in the previous administration. Lets previous administration. Lets put it that way. What do you think . Because im a bit confused by where starmer stands on this issue. We havent really on this issue. We havent really heard much pushback from him on some o