The front pages, first of all. Now theres one story dominating the headlines , you the headlines, as you can imagine morning. Weve imagine this morning. Weve covered on breakfast. This is covered it on breakfast. This is in the telegraph and its in the sunday telegraph and its brand accused of rape and sexual abuse. Brand accused of rape and sexual abuse. Its actually an original abuse. Its actually an original sunday times story. So on the front, accused is Russell Brand, the sex predator who hid in plain sight. The observer has plain sight. The observer has a picture of brand on the front, but they go with a different story. Labour wants new eu links in a reset of foreign policy. Ill be discussing that with pat mcfadden on the front of the mail on sunday. Again, the brand story brand is accused of rape and grooming a girl of 16 again, sunday express puts a picture of brand on the front, but they go with millions. Ditch crisis hit nhs and go private. Sun on nhs and go private. Sun on sunday for the tabloids. Youd imagine that theyd go with the same story. And they do. Russell brand raped me as the simplicity of that headline following on from four dispatches from the channel four dispatches documentary and then documentary last night and then in the mirror, brand accused of rape and sex assaults. Lets get rape and sex assaults. Lets get straight into that story and others with our paper reviewer, madeline grant. Shes my colleague at the telegraph. Shes a columnist and shes also the parliamentary sketchwriter for. And for the newspaper. And madeleine. To see you madeleine. Lovely to see you this morning. I mean, as weve just seen there, of these just seen there, all of these headunes just seen there, all of these headlines about Russell Brand, were toxic brand. Were calling it toxic brand. Hes obviously professing his innocence. But these allegations are really very serious. Yeah, they are. And its been yeah, they are. And its been an extraordinary investigation by and the sunday by the times and the sunday times and the dispatches team at channel painstaking Research Channel 4. Painstaking research over a of several years over a period of several years has given rise to some really harrowing accusations of rape and Sexual Assault. And generally deeply predatory behaviour. And we knew, i think because hes been very honest about it, that he has had his demons in the past. Hes problems with drink hes had problems with drink and addiction. Hes said and drug addiction. Hes said himself that hes behaved extremely promiscuously. But i extremely promiscuously. But i think this raises questions, doesnt it, about his employers. In the past, we worked for the bbc, left on ceremoniously after the incident with Jonathan Ross on radio two. Hes also been working for channel 4. I mean, some of the testimony here is disturbing in itself because its talking about his treatment of women , but its also sort of of women, but its also sort of suggesting that people that suggesting that the people that worked as sort of worked with him acted as sort of pseudo again he denies pseudo pimps. Again he denies these allegations, but dont some of these broadcasters now have questions to answer . Yes. And in fact, know, it and in fact, you know, it is also reported the also being reported in the telegraph elsewhere that also being reported in the telegrofh elsewhere that also being reported in the telegrof the elsewhere that also being reported in the telegrof the media vhere that also being reported in the telegrof the media forums|at also being reported in the telegrof the media forums that many of the media forums that Russell Brand did work for are now coming under pressure to look into their own history and talk about what they and talk about what they knew and when. Its often a very talk about what they knew and when. Thing often a very talk about what they knew and when. Thing with] a very talk about what they knew and when. Thing with someone whos common thing with someone whos very and charismatic that very famous and charismatic that they and just their they you know and just their position often means they position often means that they can behaviour can get away with behaviour that, a junior that, you know, a junior underling behaving in such a way they wouldnt the and they wouldnt last the week. And often, people conceal often, you know, people conceal and assisting with this dodgy behaviour. Behaviour. I mean itll run and run this story and lets just see how it unfolds in the coming days because id imagine that the times has also got a follow up for paper. Lets get for tomorrows paper. Lets get into though. Ive into politics, though. Ive called starmer versus sunak called this starmer versus sunak because at last were getting a little bit of policy from the labour leader. Yes been a bit scant in the past. We sort of had soundbites over substance, but in particular of interest is of course, his eu migrant plan. Of course, his eu migrant plan. Hes denying that he wants to be involved in the eus own kind of quota system that they have internally with all of the Member States. Of Member States. A bit of confusion around this policy, though. And its interesting. Yeah, and its interesting. Its think he was taken its almost i think he was taken aback just sort of aback by just how sort of viscerally many people reacted to and in such negative to it. And in such a negative way. And hes now seeking to clarify position. He keeps clarify his position. He keeps stressing his would, stressing that his plan would, by mean taking more by no means mean taking more migrants than we currently do , migrants than we currently do, but without explaining what about this deal mean fewer about this deal would mean fewer migrants than before, especially given paid given that we already paid france tens, hundreds of millions of pounds a year to do the same with that money. Nothings changed. Nothings changed. Theresa nothing has changed. And the strategy far has and the strategy so far has been of deliberate vagueness been one of deliberate vagueness and staying silent and basically not interrupting your enemy while hes making a mistake. But at some point had to come out at some point he had to come out and policies and they are and offer policies and they are not at all. Not well thought through at all. And hes been extremely and i think hes been extremely lucky have so lucky that things have been so chaotic in the tory camp that many these bad proposals many of these bad proposals that would kryptonite, would be electoral kryptonite, like nationals the like giving eu nationals the vote 16 year olds the vote. Vote and 16 year olds the vote. Well, old well, this 16 year old is getting is interesting getting the vote is interesting because week because earlier in the week i remember reading stories saying hes this. Remember reading stories saying heyes. This. Remember reading stories saying heyes. Now this. Remember reading stories saying heyes. Now itthis. Remember reading stories saying heyes. Now it seems he is doing yes. Now it seems he is doing it. Accused of it. Hes been accused of gerrymandering trying gerrymandering basically trying to in his favour to fix the vote in his favour because most because we know that most people, left people, 16 to 18, are left leaning and not right leaning. Yes. What make of it . Is yes. What do you make of it . Is he definitely going to do it . Well, in its a bit of the old know, it old hokey cokey, you know, it gets and then its gets floated and then its denied. I think theyre sort denied. And i think theyre sort of but, of testing the waters. But but, you do feel in very you know, they do feel in a very powerful position because powerful position now because things chaotic that things have been so chaotic that they away with proposing they can get away with proposing things were things that perhaps if they were deaung things that perhaps if they were dealing coherent dealing with a more coherent tory who are more tory party with who are more popular with voters, they wouldnt doing. But the wouldnt think of doing. But the 16 year old thing is obvious. Jeremy gerrymandering i think for the reason that there for the simple reason that there is one other area of public is not one other area of Public Policy where labour propose giving more power to 16 year olds. You know, theres talk of them smoking to 18 year them banning smoking to 18 year olds and from from then on basically. So not treating 18 year olds like adults. The labour party is historically with historically associated with a sort of nanny State Government and at the same time, theyre quite happy year olds to quite happy for 16 year olds to have electoral this one have that electoral this one issue, they think. Issue, thats what they think. Its funny that i cant think why. That , weve got why. Having said that, weve got rishi sunak vowing , well, rishi sunak vowing, well, according to the sun anyway, the sun on sunday of becoming action man, a man of action. Are we finally to going get some policies well, not policies from him . Well, not necessarily, say the mail on sunday, because theres now infighting over number 10 plan to axe inheritance tax. Yes, although i was in the chamber on wednesday when starmer first used the inaction man and the labour mps man line and the labour mps laughed as if he said it is a good line. Its certainly by the standards of parliament right now its a good line, but i think did. Did tap into think it did. It did tap into something that, something there, which is that, you having you know, despite having a sizeable see pm sizeable majority, see the pm either dithers on policies, you know, currently theyre deciding whether or not to continue with hs2. So it goes to london. Euston or not. Know, the euston or not. You know, the trans guidance, happened trans guidance, whats happened to guidance has been to trans guidance has been delayed. Know , and of delayed. And you know, and of course, the nutrient neutrality thing, they couldnt get through because labour opposed it in the lords. Lords. So they had a fight about that today in the telegraph. He has and it seems he has indeed. And it seems that, despite having he has indeed. And it seems thatmajority despite having he has indeed. And it seems thatmajority in despite having he has indeed. And it seems that majority in practise having this majority in practise the story is one of apathy and sort of status and indecision. Exactly. Lets move on to women being erased again. I mean, how many erased again. I mean, how many stories like this do we need to see . Now weve got the gmc according to the daily, the sunday telegraph removing the word staff, word mother from all staff, maternity guidance. Meanwhile, word mother from all staff, mtheiity guidance. Meanwhile, word mother from all staff, mthe mailuidance. Meanwhile, word mother from all staff, mthe mail on ance. Meanwhile, word mother from all staff, mthe mail on sunday,eanwhile, word mother from all staff, mthe mail on sunday, womens in the mail on sunday, Womens Health writer censored on all ways website for saying females have periods make it stop. I know madeleine, please make it stop. I wish. I wish i could. I wish. I wish i could. I mean, we really are in cloud cuckoo land, arent we . If a writer on Womens Health who is writing on the website of a company that sells sanitary towels, cant use the word woman or period, why is it men are never a racist . Yes. I always wonder this. Why is it always. I wonder this. Why is it always. I think its because you know, theres that same testosterone exists. I never hear of any any trans men so biological females demanding to erase the existence of men from the language. And also we saw as another story, we havent got the cutting , but there was a story cutting, but there was a story about how the bbc had been quite happy this that happy to include this group that had basically said death to all terfs yeah, like its perfectly acceptable violent acceptable to be very violent and violence against and incite violence against people just question the use people who just question the use of other of puberty blockers and other things. Of course these things. But of course these people do what like. People just do what they like. I just i think what i what i find really quite, quite extraordinary concerned extraordinary is how concerned its platforms such as the bbc, that give a voice to the most extreme voices within this lobbying group, whereas actually , you know, im sure most trans people dont mind the word woman being used. Being used. I just want to live their lives. I know theyre appalled by the kind of balaclava wearing bngade the kind of balaclava wearing brigade that tries to force professors out of universities. Brigade that tries to force proprecisely. T of universities. Precisely. Precisely. Quick word this a quick final word on this whole dog crisis. So the whole killer dog crisis. So the sun has managed to track down the owner and breeder of killer kimbo , which the telegraph found kimbo, which the telegraph found in the week, was responsible for the breeding of probably half of the breeding of probably half of the xl bullies in this country. Yes, weve just had another death at the weekend. So i think the number of deaths linked to these 12. Gov i these dogs is now 12. Gov i suppose question, madeleine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i sushould question, madeleine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i su should we question, madeleine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i sushould we culltion, madeleine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i su should we cull these fiadeleine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i su should we cull these dogseine, these dogs is now 12. Gov i su should we cull these dogs now is should we cull these dogs now because somebody made the point, look, the puppies now could grow up to be killers later. Its all very well having this ban, but what happens the intervening what happens in the intervening decade and its a very good point. I mean, i suspect that britain is a country so enamoured of dogs, all dogs, including ones that are called things kimbo things like killer kimbo and a breed for the deaths breed responsible for the deaths and also maiming of countless children, other dogs. Children, other dogs. These dogs are meant to be placid. I mean, killer kimbo excel bully the clue might be in the name. Yes although i just think britain is such a dog loving country that any talk of a cull that i think any talk of a cull of these animals, however that i think any talk of a cull of these would ls, however that i think any talk of a cull of these would probablyer violent, would probably be met with protest and widespread with mass protest and widespread disapproval. Disapproval. Yeah. Yeah. Well, they say blame the deed, not the breed. But then its an oxymoronic argument because you then say, okay, well, if owners are responsible, well make them have licences have dog licences exactly. Yes, exactly. Yes, exactly. Ill be putting this to some of my a bit later. Of my guests a bit later. Madeline grant, lovely to see of my guests a bit later. Macthisa grant, lovely to see of my guests a bit later. Macthis morning. vely to see of my guests a bit later. Macthis morning. Thank see of my guests a bit later. Macthis morning. Thank you; of my guests a bit later. Macthis morning. Thank you very you this morning. Thank you very much for doing paper review. Much for doing the paper review. Now say that now im delighted to say that tom out and in tom harwood is out and about in billericay the peoples billericay with the Peoples Panel billericay with the Peoples Panel, this week im sure panel, which this week im sure has got lots of questions for my special how you special guest. Tom, how are you doing like to doing . What would they like to ask guests . Ask my guests . Good morning, camilla. Yes, were here in billericay at the famous petes place cafe , and famous petes place cafe, and im delighted to be joined, first of all, by pete himself. Pete, hows business going for you . Well , the industry and the well, the industry and the cafe is facing some particularly difficult challenges over the last couple of years. But we seem to entering a period of seem to be entering a period of stability at moment, which stability at the moment, which is welcome. Is most welcome. Well, thats very good to hear thank you much for hear and thank you so much for having in your as having us here in your cafe. As well. Well, lets well. Thank you. Well, lets have a look at what our gb news viewers listeners might viewers and listeners might want to politicians to ask the politicians and everyone else on show today. Everyone else on the show today. Im joined im delighted to be joined by lesley and by gary and lesley. First of do you have any first of all, do you have any sort of burning issues at the forefront of your mind when you think about politics . Id be interested know id be interested to know what a vision what politicians have a vision of net zero 2050, what britain will look like, what our lives will look like, what our lives will be like, and how affordable it will be for ordinary people, and how we can be helped to achieve that. And gary, what do you make of it . I want to know why it i want to know if the 2030 ban on petrol and diesel cars is feasible because i dont think it is. And i dont know anybody in this that thinks different. This town that thinks different. I dont know. Dont know how i dont know. I dont know how its dont its going to work. I dont expect know what they expect no, you know what they expect no, you know what they expect us to do . How are we going to charge these cars up . Were for it, you were just not ready for it, you know, electric cars is know, all for electric cars is great, but its just thin great, but its just the thin end the wedge, well end of the wedge, i think. Well of up on the show of course, coming up on the show a little bit later is pat mcfadden. Now hes a shadow cabinet minister could very key minister could be a very key part the Labour Government if part of the Labour Government if it in next time. Is there it gets in next time. Is there anything like anything specifically youd like to pat . To ask pat . Id like to know how they can help people with the cost of living crisis in the short term. With 2050,. And again with net zero 2050, how affordable that will be and how affordable that will be and how labour party will be able to fund those moves towards that. A big, big spending question isuppose a big, big spending question i suppose , gary, very often the i suppose, gary, very often the labour party now is spoken as if its very similar to the conservative party. Yeah, exactly. I mean it doesnt matter who you vote for, youre going to get basically the same policies, arent you . The same policies, arent you . Theres no difference between them. So, you know, if people them. So, you know, if people were thi