caused by this area of low being caused by this area of low pressure throwing good pressure which is throwing good weather across the uk weather fronts up across the uk . this front clears, as i . this cold front clears, as i mentioned , northern ireland. mentioned, northern ireland. it will brighter before will turn brighter before sunset, but southwest a lot of cloud around , some outbreaks of cloud around, some outbreaks of rain heavy at times over southwest scotland, spreading into wales, western parts of england , something a bit england, something a bit brighter times. so the brighter too at times. so the east pennines may be east of the pennines may be across the southeast, but most fairly glum. heaviest rain in the west. it's pretty mild temperatures getting into the teens, maybe 15 or 16, with a bit of brightness here and there. but it is also fairly breezy. the breezy and wet weather will push into northeast england eastern scotland england and eastern scotland this zone of this evening, another zone of then the southwest then develops in the southwest that spreads across parts of wales towards midlands and wales towards the midlands and eastern england through the nights tending a little drier across scotland and northern ireland, some clearer spells here, it going to be here, but is it going to be a cold one.7 temperatures here, but is it going to be a cold one? temperatures places staying in the high single figures , double digits across figures, double digits across most towns and cities for england wales we start thursday then with a lot of cloud and

still some outbreaks of rain over the east. but that clear away generally speaking a away and generally speaking a much day tomorrow. much brighter day tomorrow. i think we'll see some good breaks in clouds. sunny spells, in the clouds. sunny spells, there showers it's far there will be showers it's far from dry day. the from a completely dry day. the showers move through showers tending to move through on brisk breeze. but when on that brisk breeze. but when the temperatures the sun's temperatures are a little higher than today's 60, 17 degrees likely in a few places, but say some heavy showers will develop through the afternoon into the evening in particular and then down the southwest, look at this, into the bank of. wet and windy weather sweeps from the atlantic. that's going to bring a pretty bleak day across parts of the south on friday. blustery winds and some heavy rain. it does look as if it'll turn a little drier as we head the weekend. good bye .

welcome to gb news live this wednesday. with me, mark longhurst. i'm coming up for you . course prime minister's questions they live from the house of commons. questions they live from the house of commons . the last house of commons. the last session before the easter recess. and it is going to be a little possibly a little more feisty because prime minister rishi sunak and sir keir starmer, the labour leader attending funeral the attending the funeral of the former speaker, boris betty boothroyd. these are boothroyd. and these are the pictures from pictures to bring you from cambridge with that funeral about to take place just to reflect, of course, baroness betty boothroyd, much loved . the betty boothroyd, much loved. the first female speaker died last month at the age of 93 as the lindsay—hogg will. the current speaker reflected one of a kind and a former telugu as well, who performed on the stage of the west end and a much loved political and parliamentary . we political and parliamentary. we have with us joining us phil pmqs today, sally—ann hart and

also graham stringer . and also graham stringer. and graham, you quite well i do excuse the sit and i put witnesses is a very formidable yeah you haven't people kept you in your place everybody in that place people didn't mess with betty but over the years i got to know her and there's another side of betty when she was speaker as you say she'd been on the stage and she used to give really decent parties in the speaker's apartments and invites friends from from showbiz . so friends from from showbiz. so that was a tough. yeah so i to it as well as a fun side and smashed that glass ceiling for female politicians. yeah in a big way the first and last well not always laughs yeah female yes speaker of the house of commons and leaving a legacy to you about behaving yourself perhaps in the commons chamber

and we'll see whether that carry on in a moment because we might be getting quite a session this time. do you think, dominic raab is looking to having an opponent who doesn't pull the punches to show? but i think he conducts himself very well and he's always polite. so i'm looking forward to seeing this sort of round of pmqs. yeah, it is. i mean , say polite, we should mean, say polite, we should reflect of course grahame, that he is still facing this inquiry into his alleged behaviour as a senior minister is and will have to wait for results of . i mean to wait for results of. i mean he's got a contrasting styles with angela rayner who's feisty and blunt and robust and he's very measured , lawyerly in his very measured, lawyerly in his responses . so it could be quite responses. so it could be quite an soon. so he's a boxer and she's she's a street fighter perhaps. yeah. okay now let's oversee reflect to that after pmqs we are expecting this statement from robert jenrick.

yes immigration minister, on what might see now in terms of moving the asylum from the hotels. i think current bill is 6.8 million a day. hotels. i think current bill is 6.8 million a day . and i assume 6.8 million a day. and i assume some of those hotels in your own constituency, hastings and. right. | constituency, hastings and. right. i just have one, right? yes. and obviously, we have to keep an eye and make sure that the people who are in there are well looked after and that and with health care services yet. and what's been the reaction of the community because this is the community because this is the other aspect. of course in some areas they been critical saying is not enough of saying this is not enough of people to do in this area there are not enough services and particularly in isolated rural constituencies. yes. so we have one hotel in hastings that's got a number, but it's not hundreds of asylum seekers there. so i think the number definitely manageable and i think we have to be very careful that we don't overload coastal communities, particularly with asylum seekers, because they've already

faced quite significant issues to with for the refugees , the to with for the refugees, the charity says. and what about the cost? i mean, 6.8 million daily we are likely to hear from robert jenrick about particularly to raaf base is probably going to be used but also ferries and even barges. i mean we've had this mooted before haven't we. yes. and think, you know, the cost is huge 6.8 million a day to accommodate eight asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, whatever we want to call . that's whatever we want to call. that's a phenomenal amount of . money a phenomenal amount of. money every day. and i guess that's an open attack line for angela raynerin open attack line for angela rayner in terms of the government's handling of this, i think the numbers involve show both a failure , administer the both a failure, administer the system as it is, but they also show that the system itself isn't and i don't think come work very best is the processing of the claims and the delays. yeah represent a lot of people who have made a claim for

refugee status and the time it takes to get a decision out of the home office is enormous often when a decision comes if it's negative the people have changed their they've found a partner they have children so they start applying again and so they start applying again and so the situation goes on speed is the situation goes on speed is the essence with determining these things and i have to say that the system is incredibly so what what would labour in terms of what the manning of the home office to actually get the claims through or actually change the system itself. both i would hope, put the resources . would hope, put the resources. in to get the system working so that people are sent back if they have no legitimate claim for to be a refugee and if they have and they need the protection of this country, then it should be determined very quickly and they should be settled into the community. yeah, difficult is obviously

yeah, the difficult is obviously we assume it might be scampton and weatherfield. the raf sites that i've spoken of as housing some 3000 perhaps of these claimants. we've got some fairly senior tories, sir lee, for instance, former tory minister, saying not my patch. people that don't want . yes. so i think it don't want. yes. so i think it goes for mp across the party. a lot of people just don't want that number. people who have asylum seekers coming their communities of this a lot of fear it's to do with the service as you know we've already got particularly some areas particularly some areas particularly coastal communities pressure health and education to start with without more people coming in. and i think we've got to take that into account. well, let's let's head over to the chamber now. deputy speaker course in the chair, susie hall, at that funeral let's cross to the commons now saying we now

come to questions to the prime minister sir bill wigan question number one. well deputy prime minister . and deputy speaker minister. and deputy speaker i've been asked to reply on behalf of my right honourable friend, the prime minister , who friend, the prime minister, who is attending the funeral of baroness betty boothroyd. i'm the whole house would want to join me in paying tribute to baroness boothroyd, the first female speaker of the house. and our prayers are our thoughts and prayers are with her family . our thoughts and prayers are with her family. i'm sure the whole house does join in sending thoughts and prayers about baroness boothroyd, whom we all in very high esteem . so are we in very high esteem. so are we going? thank you, madam deputy speaken going? thank you, madam deputy speaker. phosphate gas leaching into the river. why could be stopped? well, i've proven stripping technology attached to anaerobic digesters. yeah, but herefordshire council's by pulsating green independent group so engage despite a

moratorium on housebuilding what can he do to save our river and remove the cash from such a vital strategic and environmental responsibility . environmental responsibility. yeah, i'm right, minister. thank you, madam deputy speaker. the river wye obviously is of huge importance to nature . we're importance to nature. we're taking action to tackle and raise farming standards . you raise farming standards. you know about the environment agency , farm inspection capacity agency, farm inspection capacity and catchment sensitive farming advice programme . i defer to his advice programme. i defer to his technical knowledge in this area . i'm sure he'll want to make submissions to local authority. so proud americans of deputy leader of the opposition angela .thank leader of the opposition angela . thank you, madam deputy speaker and welcome back . the speaker and welcome back. the chair and can i share , the chair and can i share, the deputy prime minister's words on our and our efforts with a family today and i'm sure the whole house will join me also in paying whole house will join me also in paying tribute to paul o'grady

after his death was announced today. after his death was announced today . he was a national today. he was a national treasure and a true northern star and will be greatly missed . madam deputy speaker , this . madam deputy speaker, this week the government announced that soco sold anti—social behaviour policy. it's only taken 13 year. it's and look, i'll give him some credit . the i'll give him some credit. the deputy prime minister knows first hand the misery caused by thugs and their intimidating. making way for many exploding names fits of rage, creating a culture of fear and maybe even don't, no throwing things so can i ask him on to his new anti—social behaviour . does he anti—social behaviour. does he think more police will be brought to . justice on the brought to. justice on the speaker ? i can reassure the speaker? i can reassure the house. i've never called scum .

house. i've never called scum. you know . but if the right you know. but if the right honourable lady is serious about standing up for communities and people who suffer the scourge of anti—social behaviour, she back our plan to deal more swiftly with these to make sure that we ban drugs beyond the conventional ones , police the conventional ones, police the powers they need and if they really if they really want to protect the public, go back all plans for parole reform to . make plans for parole reform to. make sure the murderers, the terrorists , the child killers terrorists, the child killers are not allowed out to free threaten other people and reintroduce the ministerial veto that's i took away . him, deputy that's i took away. him, deputy speaken that's i took away. him, deputy speaker. i'd to see the ministerial code being introduced, send it to on that side of the house because it's not just his department where anti—social behaviour is running of control, it's happening

across the country. police officers from our streets replaced by criminals plaguing our towns and leaving people feeling unsafe in the street and conservatives are missing in action in the fight against crime . so can he tell his crime. so can he tell his constituents and the public why , after 13 years of his party government, there are now 6000 fewer neighbourhood police officers on britain's streets . officers on britain's streets. and madam deputy speaker, she really does have a brass snake because they voted against our funding of police recruitment. and that's why in 2000, extra police officers . but what i will police officers. but what i will tell the whole house is crime is lower than it was under the last labour government violent crime is halved re—offend is seven percentage points lower and if she really wants to stand up for the public , the victims of the public, the victims of crime, they should back our bill to protect victims and protect

the most vulnerable from serious, serious killers rapists and terrorists . right. great and terrorists. right. great deputy speaker no one believes that there is more police on the streets, so no one feels safer. neighbourhood policing has gone down and notch. let's talk about crime. he knows as well i do that neighbourhood can help prevent anti—social behaviour and knife crime but trusted local police are also crucial to protecting women. women feel unsafe safe on britain's streets , always looking over our shoulder as we hurry to our front door . so can shoulder as we hurry to our front door. so can you tell me under his watch as justice secretary, what is charge rate for rape . here i addressed all for rape. here i addressed all of elements . first of all say of elements. first of all say that the issue of rape and serious sexual violence against is one of our top priorities as it is . she also she asked what it is. she also she asked what we're doing about it. it is. she also she asked what we're doing about it . since we're doing about it. since 2019, police referrals of cases

, cps charges have doubled. she also she asked on my watch what has happened. the volume of convictions in rape cases increased by two thirds. and if she really wants to protect vulnerable women, whether rapists or from rapists or other serious crimes , they will back serious crimes, they will back our parole reforms , will make our parole reforms, will make ministers able to them being released onto the public and cause more threats . angela cause more threats. angela rayner he sees that rape conviction has up what he really means that 300 women will be raped today while he boasts about an increase 0.5. he also answered my question. madam deputy , because he's too ashamed deputy, because he's too ashamed of the answer . 1.6% of rapists of the answer. 1.6% of rapists face being charged for their crime, 1.6% let that sink in. a woman goes through the experience of her life . she experience of her life. she summons up the courage to relive

that horrendous sex, to tell the police detail about her assault . but she only has. police detail about her assault . but she only has . a 1.6% . but she only has. a 1.6% chance of action being taken . chance of action being taken. over 98% of rapists will never see the inside of a courtroom let alone, a prison, and the rest of those brave women, madam deputy speaker, they keep looking over their shoulders and hope the perpetrator doesn't choose tonight to take their revenge for reporting the incident to the police in the last 13 years of the tory government. more than half a million cases of rape have been recorded by the police. but the rate for those attacks have collapsed . he has served on five collapsed. he has served on five tory prime and this is not three years. there's justice and on his watch rapists are left to roam streets. so will he apologise to those victims will never get justice because of his

failures . first he'll say to the failures. first he'll say to the right honourable lady the conviction rate measured by the cps , the leader. the labour cps, the leader. the labour party used to be in charge of cps. he might want to point this. well, actually the conviction rate has gone up is now 69. we are doing much more to support the victims of rape when they come . well, they're when they come. well, they're talking a good game. in fact, we've put funding for victims since 2010. and if she looks at the latest data, the time it's taken from charge to completion of a rape case has come down by come down by ten weeks. so 70% in the last three months alone. she should get her facts straight, particularly when talking about such a sensitive issue . rayner madam deputy issue. rayner madam deputy speaken issue. rayner madam deputy speaker, he won't apologise for the government's failures on child rights and 69% of 1.6% are really something to boast about

. let me ask about an issue which is directly history sponsored bill on his watch . sponsored bill on his watch. rape survivors are waiting on average than three years for their cases to come to court. the honourable member talked about ten weeks time we auction three years. deputy deputy leader, three years. so ten weeks is not anything to boast about that was three years from the day of the assault, the final day of court. is it any wonder that from april to september last year, 175 trials for rape and for serious sexual offences have had to be dropped because the victim could no longer with the delay. so let me him. when will he apologise to all those women denied justice because of his failure to consult the court backlog . but consult the court backlog. but she ignores the impact on the court back of the pandemic or indeed cbi strike. but let me tell you what we're doing. let me tell you what we take. we've

quadrupled funding for victims since 2010, quadrupled funding provided for by the last labour government. we launched the 24 seven support line. so when those victims of that appalling crime forward, they get the support they need we've increased the number of independent sexual violence advisers to over 1000. and we're making sure that women suffer , making sure that women suffer, this appalling crime can get pre—recorded evidence in court. we do everything that we can . as we do everything that we can. as i said, the rates are coming down and we will keep taking action . sir, is she really if action. sir, is she really if the labour were really serious about this , they wouldn't have about this, they wouldn't have voted against longer dangerous and sexual offenders in the police crime sentencing, of course . and she would get behind course. and she would get behind all victims in prison. the bill today. all victims in prison. the bill today . angela rayner madam today. angela rayner madam deputy speaker , a word of deputy speaker, a word of apology , no sense of responsible apology, no sense of responsible not even a shred of shame. the reality is while people in

britain feel and more unsafe, he to spend all of his time trying to spend all of his time trying to save his own job, another time on his actual job. and he's not just me that thinks so. the prime minister clearly doesn't trust him to deal with antisocial because he's given that job to the left. me not secretary way things are going and reports are to be believed. this might be your last piece. qs so let's look at the highlights. a criminal on its knees , the largest court backlog knees, the largest court backlog on record rape victims waiting for justice. and through it all, he managed tobacco. 24 formal complaints , his own civil complaints, his own civil servants . so can he say today servants. so can he say today willie walk before east . coast willie walk before east. coast madam deputy speaker, one thing never changes . madam deputy speaker, one thing never changes. he madam deputy speaker, one thing never changes . he always comes never changes. he always comes with the usual and political opportunism . let me let me tell

opportunism. let me let me tell let me tell the right honourable lady what we've been doing. what been doing this week we've new legislation to support the victims of crime, including and to protect the public . we've to protect the public. we've delivered a plan to stamp out anti—social behaviour and we've supported families with their energy bills. what's she done what have the labour frontbench done? they tried to block our small boats bill and that's the difference between them. i know we did deliver for britain. she likes to play high political games . oh stephen, thank you, games. oh stephen, thank you, madam deputy speaker, but it is wonderful to see you in your place as my right honourable friend will be aware , the ten friend will be aware, the ten freeports was recently given final go ahead to become fully operation north, creating thousands of jobs and attracting millions in inward investment. well right, honourable friend. join me in congratulating the team behind the bid and encourage businesses and invest us from across the south—east.

indeed across the world to take a look at the fantastic opportunities that exist in thurrock and we work with local education providers to ensure my constituents have the skills needed to take up these opportunities . my honourable opportunities. my honourable friend , i certainly do support friend, i certainly do support and pay tribute to all of those who have made the new tens. freeport possible with this potential to deliver over 12,000 new jobs. i look forward to seeing the local community and the wider communities benefit from the taxpayer. the fits the customs zones and we'll see these plans progress . and again, these plans progress. and again, i think it's good news to see the communities in basildon and thurrock taking full advantage of the brexit opportunities . of the brexit opportunities. today the deputy leader of the snp , roy black and. thank you, snp, roy black and. thank you, madam deputy speaker. i also wish the same in regards to the family of paul, wish the same in regards to the family of paul , the legendary family of paul, the legendary drag queen. for all he's done for my community. i also want to congratulate humza yousaf as he

becomes scotland's as the as the first scots asian and muslim to hold such office. i'm sure the whole will send taswater regards there. in recent these video footage has of the form of chancellor and the former chair of the 1922 committee offering their services . for £60,000 on their services. for £60,000 on top of that mp salary , the top of that mp salary, the former health secretary offered his wisdom . for £10,000 a day, his wisdom. for £10,000 a day, going once . can i ask the deputy going once. can i ask the deputy prime minister when he is inevitably booted out of office, what will he's going . i can what will he's going. i can i can i welcome her to chamber this of the system of bickering is there to ensure transfer and accountability. and of course the backed tightening up rules to make sure there couldn't be

any lobbying . but can i also any lobbying. but can i also join with accept take her up on her tribute to the first the new first minister of scotland. the prime minister spoke to him last night. we welcome him to his place and of course, the government work government wanting to work constructively him in the best interests the people. interests of the people. scotland, murray, brown during a cost of living crisis. as his colleague bottles of cash from fake companies. it's the people across these aisles are being led by donkeys by the former secretary also said that he would impart has wisdom for 1500 pounds and. our most nurses . and pounds and. our most nurses. and little above £15 an hour who . little above £15 an hour who. does the deputy prime minister thinks best value for money and for the public . thinks best value for money and for the public. i'm thinks best value for money and for the public . i'm delighted for the public. i'm delighted that the majority of health unions have accepted the pay

settlement. we think that that's absolutely we think that's absolutely we think that's absolutely right . and she she absolutely right. and she she raises the issue . and, of raises the issue. and, of course, we've we've got work with on a cross—party basis to kerb the limits on second earnings. i notice the benches on this side a curious point is that because these ten shadow cabinet members on their benches who are taking on these in particular the shadow foreign secretary looks like he certainly doesn't want to be under the limelight. he's got a second earnings from 40 different sources. i don't think they can talk about it. and as far as the honourable lady is concerned, we've done everything can to make sure there's transparency in accounts but a shot. you you and it's good to see you back in this place . see you back in this place. stoke on trent has been

announced as one of the levelling up partnerships and this is on top of the investment we've already received through programmes, the levelling up fund and this is being delivered thanks conservatives working thanks to conservatives working together government and the together in government and the city council led by the formidable councillor abbey brown . so would my right nor brown. so would my right nor friend agree with me. if people want to see the levelling up of opportunities in stoke on trent , they should vote conservative. election day . my honourable election day. my honourable friend, is absolutely right. and after years of neglect under laboun after years of neglect under labour, it's now the conservatives in no small part thanks to my honourable friend who will be levelling up and stoke on trent. £11 million from the shared prosperity , £12 the shared prosperity, £12 million from the levelling up fund , £4 million from the fund, £4 million from the regional growth fund. and that supporting over 500 jobs and £28 million of private investment. that's the difference for the people of stoke under conservative government sir jeffrey donaldson . thank you, jeffrey donaldson. thank you, madam deputy speaker. jeffrey donaldson. thank you, madam deputy speaker . yesterday, madam deputy speaker. yesterday, the secretary of state told us

that the security service , m15, that the security service, m15, have increased the terrorism threat level in northern ireland to severe . responsible for to severe. responsible for deaung to severe. responsible for dealing with terrorism . national dealing with terrorism. national security rests with the government of the united kingdom including in northern ireland. will the deputy prime minister , will the deputy prime minister, me and the people of northern that the government will provide the police service of northern ireland, the security service with the resources that they need to, counter the serious terrorist threat and deputy prime minister and i thank the honourable gentleman is absolutely right . of course, the absolutely right. of course, the threat level is kept under constant review we take into a range of factors. he'll be very familiar those. it's disappointing that the threat level has gone up, but i think it is worth also saying that it has insignificant decline has been insignificant decline in terms of the number of northern ireland related terrorist attacks and attempted attacks since the peak of the

violence in 2009 2010. nonetheless of course, we will make sure all the resources available to the psni and the pubuc available to the psni and the public are reminded to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour activity . suspicious behaviour activity. james grundy day thank you, madam speaker. in my recent local survey as to whether leas should away from wigan council . should away from wigan council. i am very pleased to say that so far the survey shows 90% in favour , with only 3% opposed favour, with only 3% opposed staff . please. i mean, before staff. please. i mean, before call for a second referendum. let me finish the question . does let me finish the question. does my right friend agree that in the 50th year of our campaign for our towns independence that this is the year to re—elected it done . yes my honourable it done. yes my honourable friend campaigned with typical

gusto. i think he knows that changing the boundaries at local authority is subject an independent process. but i will ensure he gets a meeting with the minister for local government so he can do to discuss the aspirations . life? discuss the aspirations. life? yes cut. smith may have, despite royal posting record profits are threatening to put us administration . can i ask what administration. can i ask what conversations government is happening with royal mail and what it is doing to protect the universal postal service ? deputy universal postal service? deputy prime minister. how incredibly difficult time can i thank a fair question. obviously, the pandemic had a particular impact , but we are working very closely to make sure we can continue the service and make sure she gets a meeting with relevant business. discuss their concerns about logging throughout . thank you, concerns about logging throughout. thank you, madam deputy speaker . on behalf of the deputy speaker. on behalf of the people of dewsbury, i would also like to pay tribute to dewsbury greatest daughter betty booth

for who be sorely missed this week visited raven hall school in dewsbury and holly banks school in mayfield both do amazing work teaching children with special educational and disabilities. however there is disparity in setting standards mainstream schools which in my constitution say would my right honourable friend join me in thanking the teachers and staff at ravens hall and holly bank for everything they do . i could for everything they do. i could also outline how we can ensure all our children are given the best chance in life. regardless of which school they go here, they be prime minister. can i thank my honourable friend and pay thank my honourable friend and pay tribute those teachers and the staff at both schools , the staff at both schools, raven's hall and holly bank remains in what they do. it's a very difficult and challenging job and incredibly important for the life chances of those children affected. he'll know that in march we published the sendin that in march we published the send in alternative provision improvement plan with new national standards and that's backed up by an increased specialist provision local . with

specialist provision local. with £2.6 billion going into it and. that includes opening three new special schools with a further 14 on in the pipeline. special schools with a further 14 on in the pipeline . yea. yea. 14 on in the pipeline. yea. yea. yea. yea. yea. yea the same minister was absent . i hope he minister was absent. i hope he later gets a chance. watch that. bbc dramatisation the big smart robbery which held in the 1980s where the police team assigned to the recovery of the school only got back half of the gold that stolen. that's some pleasant insignificance compared with the measly % from the £1 with the measly% from the £1 billion of business grants that the was lost after the floods. there should by the prime minister under his when he was chancellor the fingerprints show that this massive of no lies at ten downing street to quote your former fraud minister lord bilton . when will this bilton. when will this government . when will this government. when will this government. when will this government gets back together and step up the recovery efforts on behalf of the taxpayer ? on behalf of the taxpayer? deputy prime minister the

instance of fraud have become much more with the online instance. but he will have noted the massive increase in funding for tackling fraud in the recent budget and we are confident that will give the resources we need to tackle this often invisible, but damaging crime . so but very damaging crime. so rather he'll . get the deputy rather he'll. get the deputy prime minister will know that stroke is the greatest of adult disability in this country and costs our economy £26 billion. never mind destroying lives. last year. i met dr. john stevens. he was unable even to set up unaided after stroke. but because we thrombectomy procedure is now back at work as a gp in the nhs. procedure is now back at work as a gp in the nhs . sadly, only 30% a gp in the nhs. sadly, only 30% of eligible patients actually get thrown back to this world. private detective prime minister agree that we need greatly to increase the roll out of thrombectomy procedures and we did in the run up to did perhaps in the run up to world thrombectomy day next month. in visiting month. join me in visiting a thrombectomy centre to see

firsthand the difference it can make to lives and to getting people back into meaningful and productive work and. enjoyment. yes. prime can i thank my honourable friend? he's been a dedicated champion. the stroke survivors. i know from my own constituency how that can be and impact it has on the wider families . impact it has on the wider families. nhs england are committed to the delivery of mechanical thrombectomy, including the expansion of local services and local capital investment . and i'm sure we can investment. and i'm sure we can arrange for a health minister join him on a visit as requested. so all of these thank you very . madam deputy speaker , you very. madam deputy speaker, in a shocking article in surreylive year, it was reported that staff at a gp in walton were left in tears and crumbling under pressure due to the increased workload caused by staff shortages. is it any wonder when there are 850 fewer gp's across the country since 2019? what does the deputy prime minister say to those patients

left in pain and staff left in tears, including in his own constituency due to this government's failed promise to recruit more gp. what can i say to any abuse against any gp at any practise across the country 7 any practise across the country ? absolutely wrong. we have to have zero tolerance of it. what i would just say to as we've seen a large in gp appointments over 29 million carried out since the start of the year we're improving access to general practise with more support staff . also the support staff. also the technology so more state of the art telephone systems , the art telephone systems, the number of gp's and training is record levels and we're investing 1.5 billion to create 50 million more appointments a year by 2024. if we go a bit faster, we'll get everybody in. scott benton . a speaker at ces scott benton. a speaker at ces 2019, this government has provided well over £300 million in extra funding for projects in gladstone . however, there is gladstone. however, there is always room for more on streets

and weather areas and my constant truancy are among the most deprived in the country and have been long forgotten by the labour led house. so when he provided £600,000 in funding for a feasible lsc project with a view to delivering a £30 million regeneration package to these areas, we'll look government, look closely at the business to see how this transformation project can be delivered to those communities. project can be delivered to those communities . before the those communities. before the deputy prime answers everyone else with prepared question, just cut it in half . question just cut it in half. question deputy prime minister, thank you, madam deputy speaker. there is no one more tenacious in campaigning for blackpool than the honourable gentleman. i've seen firsthand when i visited seen it firsthand when i visited with. that we with. i'm pleased that we delivered with the levelling up secretary. the £40 million of funding to relocate magistrates court and allow the county court complex to move and. i know that the levelling up to secretary work with him on the

regeneration of the future one chamber. thank you madam deputy speaken chamber. thank you madam deputy speaker. a little girl in my constituency seat, only nine years old, developed tobacco infection just before christmas , but thereafter. very distressing symptoms occurred or cd . she has intrusive thoughts . cd. she has intrusive thoughts. she hasn't washed, dressed or eaten since christmas . we eaten since christmas. we believe this to be pam's candour . and although health is involved and i am seeking support for her part of the lottery and the antipsychotic medication that is often and given in this condition, despite the fact of broad based antibiotics have been proven to work is because the uk no part of the uk has implemented world health organised icd11. of the uk has implemented world health organised icd 11. well government commit to looking at this so that other children across the uk don't need to suffer in such a weak climate. and i think there will 84 raising what seems like very an awful case my heart goes out to the family involved. if you like to write with me about it, i'll make sure gets a full answer and a with the minister if that's

required. caroline nokes, georgia harrison is an incredibly brave young woman who only got justice when she was a of revenge because she could prove that the perpetrator intended to cause her distress . intended to cause her distress. most victims can't , and most victims can't, and perpetrators are using platforms to use revenge for financial . to use revenge for financial. that's not covered in the. will my right honourable friend commit to looking at the case studies. georgia compiled and reviewing this legislation legislation to strengthen it and make it more effective . deputy make it more effective. deputy prime minister, can i thank. the honourable lady honourable friend or right honourable friend or right honourable friend for all that she's done in this area? i know that have been considerable number of changes. i feel nine safety bill not because of her not least because of her forensic attention detail. not least because of her forensic ainclude detail. not least because of her forensic a include the ietail. not least because of her forensic ainclude the creation they will include the creation of a new base offence of sharing internet without consent but don't require proof of an intention to cause distress. and of course , government also of course, government also supports the revenge helpline, which offers free and confidential advice. is there any further changes that she thinks need to be made? very

happy to look at them with her? sir chris bryant. thank you, madam speaker. don't madam deputy speaker. i don't know deputy know whether the deputy prime minister ever met lily savage or has spent a night out at has ever spent a night out at the royal vauxhall tavern. but was i can take him some time if she wants to go and the but but i think that was a yes actually. but the but lily was performing at the height the aids crisis in 1987 when police officers raided the pub, arrested her amongst others. they were wearing rubber gloves because suppose of leader protecting themselves from hiv, from touching gay men. lily said at the time , oh, lass, you've at the time, oh, lass, you've come to do the washing up. that's great. and for alter ego , o'grady campaigned assertively and hilariously for elderly people for care workers against oppression of every . isn't it oppression of every. isn't it time we in this country celebrated our naughty, hilarious drag queens and comics

of every kind to inspire to us a better and more generous nation 7 better and more generous nation ? yeah can i thank you all? i totally agree . him and paul totally agree. him and paul grayson was an incredible comic, but he also . but at least paul but he also. but at least paul o'grady in terms of being jewish. so i think some of that comedy broke glass ceilings and group boundaries in a way that certainly politicians would struggle do. so i agree with that. i also think it shows how we need great more rambunctious free speech and we to avoid the pokery and the limitations on comedy which i'm afraid both of them would have had no time for . i don't think madam deputy speaken . i don't think madam deputy speaker, i'd like to associate myself with the words of the honourable gentleman from rwanda. paul o'grady was a great champion for animal welfare as well. deputy speaker, the well. madam deputy speaker, the biggest cause death for children in this country under the age of 14 cancer. she knows i've 14 is cancer. she knows i've been calling for childhood cancer radically change how

cancer to radically change how we detect how we treat and how we detect how we treat and how we care for children with cancen we care for children with cancer. everything from genome science for detection right the way through to seven day a week, play way through to seven day a week, play facilities and children's ward that the health secretary has been brilliant he's met with me and has been really present positive will the positive on this. but will the deputy minister restate deputy prime minister restate the government's support for a childhood cancer mission here? the prime minister i think my honourable friend, i certainly will and the suffering that any must go through when get a condition like cancer at such an early age. difficult to believe. and the pressure on the families incredible. i thank her for her work the dhc will publish a major condition strategy to look at improving outcomes and experience for all cancer patients, but including in particular children. i can't pre—empt that, but i know it will draw on previous work includes submissions from the various childhood cancer charities and again, i tribute to the work that they do . to the work that they do. stephanie peacock you speak to

my six year old constituent daniel hazare of kwasi, a mitochondrial disease . he has mitochondrial disease. he has received palliative care , the received palliative care, the bluebell wood children's hospital , who were forced to hospital, who were forced to temporarily close last year due to staffing pressures . they have to staffing pressures. they have ongoing concerns about rising bills. will the deputy prime minister reassure daniel's that he will receive the palliative care he requires as and when he needsit care he requires as and when he needs it ? can i thank for needs it? can i thank for raising that very important case that she does know all the facts of it, but if she writes, i'm very happy to look at it. we will make sure the resourcing but also the care is there. and if again, as i say if she writes down, i'm sure we for down, i'm sure we can for a meeting relevant minister. meeting with relevant minister. wendy morton madam deputy speaken speaker, the immigration of the west a hotspot west midlands as a hotspot trailblazer police force area and the social anti—social behaviour action plan is really good news. could my right honourable friend outline though how communities such as those in my constituency on the periphery of the west midlands will see

and the positive difference that this will bring and that we won't simply see a redirecting of our valuable resources by the labour police and crime into other parts of the west midlands here. deputy prime minister. i thank my right to raise really important point the anti—social behaviour action plan will help us crack down, make sure on anti—social behaviour and make sure that those responsible conduct and undergo repairs within 48 hours things like cleaning later and graffiti. in terms of the west midlands enhanced hotspot. i'm delighted they'll be getting additional funding . it is. she's right for funding. it is. she's right for the to do to determine the precise allocation of funding. i'm sure she'll make her representation in the usual way . mary glennon . thank you, madam . mary glennon. thank you, madam deputy speaker. announcing heritage and north tyneside board sarah mba played her final game of rugby at the opening women's six nations match at kingston last saturday. sarah is

the most capped international rugby player in the world a true professional great ambassador for her sport and an to so many . will the deputy prime minister .will the deputy prime minister join with me the whole of north tyneside and this house in thanking sarah for all she has achieved for the country and her beloved fort of prime minister. can ican beloved fort of prime minister. can i can i can i thank the honourable lady. she's absolutely right. i pay tribute . the trailblazing record of sarah. i had the opportunity few years ago to watch the england female team. i was blown away and look forward to her. and then going on to bigger, better things. richard fuller, the deputy . oh, shush . will deputy speaker. oh, shush. will the government require that the east west rail company publish a full business case before , the full business case before, the allocation of any more taxpayers money to the project ? deputy money to the project? deputy prime minister. thank you. it's

a hugely project with all sorts of opportunities jobs, education and a projected increase in economic output by over 100 billion by 2050. he's right that . it needs all the transparency and scrutiny. i know that the first stage of the project is in construction, on time and budget. i'm told that the subsequent stages will go through full scrutiny as part of the planning process in a transparent way. david linden here, go . prime minister has here, go. prime minister has previously been on camera saying that he didn't have working class friends and when he's not a his luxury helicopter rides splashing about as pineapple will make the deputy prime minister recommend it might offend somebody from the working class . prime minister. i'm not class. prime minister. i'm not sure i got the full extent of the question, but the reality is we are doing and you can see that with the energy price guarantee, the free childcare on the national living that we are

supporting everyone in this, particularly those on the lowest paid jobs . final question , paid jobs. final question, alicia kearns this week rutland. andrew osborne solo sailed 3000 miles, taking 78 days across the atlantic ocean. he raised £142,000. bacardi at risk in ireland after his daughter amy died in her sleep. a 25 been discovered by her sister the next morning one in 12 children die every week on diagnosed heart conditions. so can right over friend, please reassure me what we doing to increase the diagnosis of undiagnosed heart conditions in children , young conditions in children, young people? there has been a big minister. i thank my honourable friend for raising this and our heartfelt condolences go to the family of aimee , but likewise family of aimee, but likewise our congratulations go to andrew. an incredible the fact that 12 young people die week from an undiagnosed heart condition is something we all want to see an end to. there's more resource going in this, more resource going in this, more research going in and all

arranged for a meeting between her, the relevant minister . her, the relevant minister. thank you . we will shortly move thank you. we will shortly move to the new statesman . but i will to the new statesman. but i will pause briefly with both dominic raab and angela rayner sitting in because the prime minister and leader of the opposition at the funeral for betty boothroyd . there is going to be a statement now from jenrick, the immigration minister. the as we believe will be the unveiling of these new centres to raf bases to house migrants and perhaps details about ships or barges. but let's reflect with our mp here on what we've heard. sally—ann hart and graham stringer with us. well, i think we can go straight back the commons actually, mr. jenrick on feet already. legal migration . feet already. legal migration. three months ago, my right friend, the prime minister, set out a comprehensive to tackle illegal migration. we said we act and we have. we've increase immigration enforcement visits to their highest levels in years

since december. more than three and a half thousand enforcement have been carried out and more 4000 people with no right to be here have been removed . here have been removed. anglo—french cooperation is now closer than ever before and will be deepened because of the deal struck by the prime minister earlier this month. we've expanded our partnership with rwanda to the relocation of all those who pass through safe countries to make illegal and dangerous journeys to the united kingdom . our modern slavery kingdom. our modern slavery reforms introduced as part of the nationality and borders act to prevent who seek to abuse our generosity from doing so are beanng generosity from doing so are bearing fruit. we're tackling the backlog with our asylum by cutting unnecessary and simplifying guidance . a result. simplifying guidance. a result. productivity increased and we are on track to process the backlog of asylum decisions by the end of the year. madam

speaken the end of the year. madam speaker, we must ensure our laws enable to , us with the global enable to, us with the global migration , which is why we migration, which is why we brought forward the illegal migration bill. the bill goes further than any previous legislation to fix the problem of small boats whilst remaining within the boundaries of our treaty obligations. and of course , as we reform the asylum course, as we reform the asylum system, we will continue honour our country specific , global, our country specific, global, safe and commitments. but we cannot and will not stop here, madam deputy speaker, because illegal migration contain news to impact the british public in their day to day lives . the their day to day lives. the sheer number of small boats have over whelmed our asylum system and forced the government to place asylum seekers hotels . place asylum seekers hotels. these hotels take valuable assets from communities and

pressures on local public services. cease site towns have lost tourist trade have been cancelled and local have had their resources to manage them . their resources to manage them. and the hard working british taxpayer has been left to foot. the eye—watering £2.3 billion a year bill. madam deputy speaker, we must not elevate the well—being of illegal migrants. those of the british people . it those of the british people. it is in their interests that we sent here. the enduring solution to stop the boats is to take actions outlined in our bill. but in the meantime it is right that we act to correct the injustice of the current situation . i have heard time and situation. i have heard time and again of councils and down the country struggle to accommodate arrival . this country struggle to accommodate arrival. this is no easy task .

arrival. this is no easy task. the government recognises that placing asylum seekers local areas comes at a cost and so government will now provide further support. today we are announcing a new funding package which includes generous additional per bed payments and continuation of the funding for every new dispersal bed available . we will also pilot an available. we will also pilot an additional incentive payment where those properties are made available faster. but faced where those properties are made available faster . but faced with available faster. but faced with the scale of the challenge. we must fund a mentally alter posture towards those who seek to enter our country illegally . to enter our country illegally. this government remains committed to meeting our legal obugafions committed to meeting our legal obligations to those who would otherwise be destitute . but we otherwise be destitute. but we are not prepared to go further accommodate . option for migrants accommodate. option for migrants should meet the essential dual living needs nothing more because . we cannot risk becoming

because. we cannot risk becoming a magnet for the millions of people who are displaced seeking better economic prospect . many better economic prospect. many of our european partners are struggling with the same issue. belgium. ireland. germany and france are having take similar steps and the uk must adapt to this changing context. i've said before that we have to suffuse entire system. would and this must include how we house illegal migrants. so the government is announcing the first tranche of sites we will set up to provide accommodation at scale . the government will at scale. the government will use military sites being of in essex and lincolnshire and a site in east sussex . these will site in east sussex. these will be scaled up over the coming months and will collectively provide accommodation to several thousand asylum seekers through repurposed repurposed barrier

blocks and porta cabins. all in addition, my right to my friend, the prime minister is showing leadership on this issue by bringing forward proposals to provide accommodate in catterick garrison in his constituency . garrison in his constituency. and we're continuing to explore the possibility of accommodating migrants in vessels as they in scotland and in the netherland . scotland and in the netherland. madam speaker, i want to be clear these sites on their own will not end the use hotels overnight , but alongside local overnight, but alongside local dispersal and other forms of accommodation which we will bnng accommodation which we will bring forward in due course. they will pressure on communities and they will asylum seekers in a more appropriate and, cost effective way . of and, cost effective way. of course we recognise the concerns of local residents and we are acutely aware of the need to minimise the impact of these sites on communities. basic

health care will be available around clock. security will be provided on site and our providers work closely with local police and other partners. funding will be provided to local authorities in which these sites are located . madam deputy sites are located. madam deputy speaker , these sites are under speaker, these sites are under undoubtedly in the national interest. we have to deliver them if we are to stop the use of hotels. we have to deliver them to save the british public from spending eye—watering amounts , accommodating illegal amounts, accommodating illegal migrants. and we have to deliver them to prevent a pull factor for economic migrants on the continent, taking . madam deputy continent, taking. madam deputy speaker is not an option. the british people rightly want us to tackle illegal migration . as to tackle illegal migration. as i set out today , we are doing i set out today, we are doing exactly that and i commend this statement to the house shadow

secretary of state . cooper madam secretary of state. cooper madam deputy . speaker, today's deputy. speaker, today's statement is an admission of failure . maybe that's why the failure. maybe that's why the home secretary is after the immigration minister to make it instead. four years ago, cabinet said they would halve channel crossings . they've gone up 20 crossings. they've gone up 20 fold since then. a year ago they said they'd end hotel use. they've more than ever. they keep making new announcements but . it just keeps getting worse but. it just keeps getting worse . and people want to see strong border security and properly managed asylum refugee systems so that the uk does its bit to help those fleeing persecution and conflict alongside other countries. but we have got neither of those at the moment. there's no point in blaming everyone else because they in charge. the asylum system is broken because they broke . they broken because they broke. they have let criminal gangs rip along the channel. smuggling convictions have halved in the

last four years, even though more boats and more gangs have been crossing . and yet tory mps been crossing. and yet tory mps last yesterday voted against labour's plan for cross border police units to go after the gangs. police units to go after the gangs . they let asylum decision gangs. they let asylum decision collapse. we got a big increase in staff but 40% fewer cases being . so they failed to take being. so they failed to take bafic being. so they failed to take basic decisions and they're still not doing labour's to fast track last year's arrivals from albania and other safe countries. and as for today's announcements we need to end and inappropriate hotel . announcements we need to end and inappropriate hotel. but announcements we need to end and inappropriate hotel . but these inappropriate hotel. but these plans don't do . the minister has plans don't do. the minister has had to admit contrary to all of the briefing in the papers this morning. they won't attend and hotel . instead, these sites are hotel. instead, these sites are a minister should been finding cheaper sites and properly costs years ago . today's report from years ago. today's report from the government's own independent watchdog , which strangely the watchdog, which strangely the minister did not mention today, says been no cost control. that the home office contracts are highly no cross—government

transparency and oversight officials have financial information on the contracts they were signing, didn't compare costs and most ludicrously all and i quote different parts of the home office operating , different office operating, different schemes at times found themselves competing for the hotel contracts , driving prices hotel contracts, driving prices up totally chaotic . basically, up totally chaotic. basically, they've written a whole load of checksin they've written a whole load of checks in a panic. if they'd put that money into clearing the instead, we wouldn't in this mess. now and they should have been working with councils to do this. but they didn't. yesterday, tory mp again against labour's plans for a legal requirement for councils be consulted. instead, he has conservative councils backed by conservative councils backed by conservative meps, taking action against. so can you confirm that the foreign secretary is backing legal action against the home secretary ? frankly, that is a secretary? frankly, that is a first even for this chaotic government on the bill makes things worse. no return

agreements with france or europe. the prime minister has just said the home secretary was wrong. the rwanda flights won't start summer. they've nowhere to send people to. and instead of speeding asylum decisions , speeding up asylum decisions, they're to cancel they're just going to cancel them. more people them. so that means more people in accommodation and in asylum, accommodation and hotels more flimflam hotels and more flimflam headunes hotels and more flimflam headlines but just don't stack today. it was barges and it turns out there aren't any desperate to distract everyone from the damage they might want to do to the dambusters heritage. instead start talking about ferries and. three years ago they said the same thing. last of the prime minister said it would be cruise liners. the home office civil servant said ferries would end up costing more than the hotels they were already so much money already spending so much money on. immigration on. so instead the immigration minister round the minister has been sent round the country a copy waterways country with a copy of waterways weekly find barges and weekly trying to find barges and he still hasn't found any. so can you tell us all sites then, going to be additional, not instead of hotel use. will he still be using more hotels or less for asylum seekers in six

months time? of the 45,000 people, the boats last year. can you confirm that more than 90% of decisions have not been taken because the backlog is still there failure? i'm really apologise for that failure on control. they failed to support labour's to go after the gangs, get a new agreement with france and to fast track decisions and returns. they flailing around in a panic . so this is returns. they flailing around in a panic. so this is yvette going through a fairly long list . what through a fairly long list. what she says the government failings on this particular immigration issue in the asylum policy . but issue in the asylum policy. but touching on something quite interesting indicating as far as she is aware, the home office competing for the same hotel against each other, driving up the price. this actually the view of sally—ann hart on that because she was just indicating that you've a hotel in your constituency hastings in rye, which is housing asylum seekers. what do you make of that particular point that the home office has been driving up its own prices effectively? i hope that that is not the case,

because if that is , then that because if that is, then that really it does need to be looked at. i think i think we need to really focus, as well as getting the proper legislation in place, which is what this government is doing, also looking at the doing, is also looking at the operate sense of home office operate sense of the home office and that that is and ensuring that that is streamlined properly carried streamlined and properly carried out. terms of the asylum out. in terms of the asylum claims your claims themselves, yeah, your eyebrows did head towards the ceiling when east sussex was announced as one of these potential sites. you've no indication that that might be case? no, and i can't think of anywhere in hastings and raleigh that that would be appropriate . that that would be appropriate. but i'm i'm keen know where in east sussex there be a potential site. it must be a former government to states type location . i know there's location. i know there's a former nuclear bunker at the top of the ashdown forest , a sort of of the ashdown forest, a sort of training centre for the police. now but whether nuclear bunker would suitable, i don't know . would suitable, i don't know. graham clearly, yvette cooper going on the attack , an going on the attack, an admission of failure. she because pressing on the point are these two raaf bases

possibly barges. who knows. in addition to the hotel rooms they'll still have to provide and we're not watching minister responding but my guess is he doesn't know . i mean it's doesn't know. i mean it's extraordinary litany of failure to anything to take action over a number of years . so now action a number of years. so now action is being taken. what they are doing i'm part of what is happening is they're driving a coach and horses through own unseen modern acts which was a good thing the government in the modern slavery act. but the bill is going through the commons at the moment means that people who are brought here as modern slaves will not be deported very quickly under the act . so it's a quickly under the act. so it's a mess. and, you know what it reeks of i mean won't do it reeks of i mean won't do it reeks of i mean won't do it reeks of the financial mess and corruption the walls around

personal corruption if equipment sales during covid during covid the mess that there was . but we the mess that there was. but we have the national audit office obviously that will run the slide rule over all these issues is however the bigger picture that the are so overwhelming no matter what government whatever political persuasion these are headaches just literally trying to cope with the numbers involved . well, that's right. involved. well, that's right. but it's got out of control. action could have been taken much sooner on this , but it much sooner on this, but it hasn't. is events said the government keeps making announcements that they're going to do x y and z you yeah and the problem keeps getting worse we can disagree on the solutions but effectively nothing effective has been done over the last five years and we have heard about cruise liners and ships before we that yvette cooper's quite right in that fight. yes. and i think you have explore all the options because actually it would help labour party backs or legislate to try

and stop the criminals smuggling gangs and that's what we're deaung gangs and that's what we're dealing with here. we're the legislation we're trying to be one step ahead of these criminals smuggling gangs. they will they are they literally will they are they literally will choose some other way of smuggling people into the we've got to keep track of keep ahead of it and get the legislation in place at the right time. labour doesn't back our legislation so they've clearly got no interest in stopping this problem . yeah. in stopping this problem. yeah. what do you make however of this this politico point being made by robert jenrick the pull factor, i.e. the suggestion that, you know, a nice cosy hotel room is being quite attractive for those coming across the channel because there are those family kids with children being housed these hotel rooms. one wonders what the conditions will be in what's called essential living needs . called essential living needs. if there are families and children involved . i think we've children involved. i think we've got to face the fact criminals smuggling gangs , people that smuggling gangs, people that they get housing, a job, they'll

get after welfare when they come over even our european neighbours are, you know, fed up with the fact they want these people want come britain because they think they're going to get a cushy ride. and that's why we've got to have a real deterrence . hotel rooms are not deterrence. hotel rooms are not appropriate to have families in them . and appropriate to have families in them .and i appropriate to have families in them . and i think that's where them. and i think that's where we've really got to look at the opfions we've really got to look at the options available . and we've got options available. and we've got to grip problem. there is no question about it. and if it was a labour trying to cope with this, what would the options be available if physically going to get people in under cover somewhere? yes one house, but one has to reduce the numbers as well. but i don't think this is to it to cope with this a lot of this is historic because there's been a failure, provide the right levels of policing to smash these people smuggling gangs up and to arrest them. not enoughis gangs up and to arrest them. not enough is being done by the government , but there is a pull government, but there is a pull factor. it's just hotel rooms . i factor. it's just hotel rooms. i don't know if you ever get your

car washed, but if you go into any car wash , i think it's any car wash, i think it's something like 85. and if people are not in lawful employment. i'm just going to interrupt our analysis because we have pictures coming in from berlin of the king and queen consort arriving. that is the official government plane . the government plane. the significance being, of course , significance being, of course, thatis significance being, of course, that is the first official state visit by the king and queen consort, because, of course, we've been reporting their word due in paris and clearly that was postponed after the protests, particularly in bordeaux where the town hall was set on fire the king and queen consort had been due there yesterday . so that was postponed yesterday. so that was postponed . but he is now arriving with the, i think, royal standard flying there at front, being poked out window of , the airbus poked out window of, the airbus and we are getting some details of what's planned in terms of

the visit to berlin and of course, the significance of that . and quite a few people expected on the streets, we believe we should reflect the things aren't all that smooth in. germany at the moment, they've had strikes and they've had economic issues and so on as well they have are angela and problems with immigration are the time they get to our french shores. it's too late to talk about policing. it should be policed across europe. europe's got real problem because obviously the issue is that you claim the status in the first safe country that you're arriving. yeah and of course angela merkel did open the doors, which i think has caused major problems throughout europe. and i think this is not a british problem with this illegal immigration. it's a europe problem . and in terms of europe problem. and in terms of the king's visit, i mean, this is so—called soft power. we saw obviously the prime minister meeting macron in the elysee palace, but we were told the

efforts perhaps to reach a rapprochement with france . now rapprochement with france. now with germany, is this new approach to get back to better relations the rest of europe, i voted leave the eu. you were eurosceptic by money? yes. no i'm proud of . eurosceptic by money? yes. no i'm proud of. but that eurosceptic by money? yes. no i'm proud of . but that doesn't i'm proud of. but that doesn't mean to say we have to have bad or poor relations with our neighbours. we need good relations with , not least to relations with, not least to help deal with the immigration problem. we're talking about. but we need good relations with the whole of europe in order to deal with many of the other problems there. apart from fundamental, i guess that is the big one. yeah, the russian but environmental problems we need to have as good diplomatic relationships as we can and king charles helps with that then it's good thing. yeah and in terms of this being the first state visit, i suppose all eyes will be on how it's conducted.

we expect the king particularly to try and greet as many in the crowds that you know this is the approach that he's taken so far . he's a very hands on king. his father was before him. and, you know, he the country proud a political king, even though he's not a, a political with a small people ups i think he's aware of the politics and he uses that to make sure that british interests are firmly in mind. yeah well the red carpet being rolled out there and of course terms of berlin no doubt he will be visiting the brandenburg gate and i was lucky enough to be there on the of unification or in unification when both east and west came together . and i and west came together. and i guess that's tying in to this whole historic aspect of it's germany and france in terms of the first visits. yes i think it is what you were saying before that it

is what you were saying before thatitis is what you were saying before that it is about improving diplomatic relations. germany and france effectively set up more european union and going the is more than symbolic. it has a symbolic value , but it has a symbolic value, but it also has a real value of saying we want to be friends, we want good relations ship as best we can . i mean, his father was can. i mean, his father was brought up partly in germany, then in the royal family of saxe—coburg . of course, yeah , saxe—coburg. of course, yeah, the whole issue then i guess in terms of mountbatten or windsor and what was the royal family going to be named . it was going to be named. it was slightly sensitive the time post—war. yes but i agree with you . oh, no, no. this is not you. oh, no, no. this is not what we want anyway. on. well, i agree . you know we've exited the agree. you know we've exited the eu the european union, but we're still part of on the european continent . and it's absolutely continent. and it's absolutely vital that we maintain our friendly links with , our

friendly links with, our european neighbours . that is european neighbours. that is essential. i mean, look how we let europe against, you know , let europe against, you know, supplying weapons and ukraine, ukraine, that was us and what's our problem with europe following? not much, but we did leave that. yeah. although obviously if the germans particular for obvious reasons, post—war or had great difficulty it how far do we go in terms of becoming an active military power again and the fact that we're on russian oil? power again and the fact that we're on russian oil ? exactly. we're on russian oil? exactly. and i think you can understand germans worried about that because of their history becoming , a military power, but becoming, a military power, but they realise for the security and defence of europe they have to got to step up and they have yeah so bearing in mind the realpolitik if we can use that phrase we've got ukraine does does under line the fact you know you said a eurosceptic that there has to be a united europe even if it isn't eu as such

there are really only two military powers and was europe what is the european union and the uk and france and the united kingdom ? and we certainly as kingdom? and we certainly as well as nato much better. i relationships, military relationships, military relationships , france, because relationships, france, because thatis relationships, france, because that is where the core of the defence europe will lie if the russian carry on with their aggressive action. at the moment we're helping ukraine, but we don't know where the russians will end and we have to be prepared. defences are less they were because we sent so weapons to the ukraine so we need to coordinate and cooperate with france on a military for yeah suggestions that nuclear arms course being sent by putin to belarus none on how that would alter the balance in terms of the uk. so very scary. yeah well the uk. so very scary. yeah well the official limousines pulling up there i have to thank you both graham and sally—ann for

your time. we didn't even get to talk about the issues of pmqs, of course, which is the rape statistics. however think angela rayner land few on dominic rayner did land a few on dominic raab. thank both for being raab. but thank both for being our panel of mps today. raab. but thank both for being our panel of mps today . let's our panel of mps today. let's actually stay with the pictures in berlin . a i think substantial in berlin. a i think substantial write to cohort just arriving that i've lost count the number of expect the bmw bikes the to actually get the royal cortege moving and we do understand that at some stage the king plans to take a train. i perhaps to attend brandenburg he wants to be to be using public transport because i think there have been a number of strikes on public transport in germany. yes just let that sink in. for those of you who've following the rmt here in britain , it is the case here in britain, it is the case elsewhere , you know, but there elsewhere, you know, but there is the official royal car , the

is the official royal car, the bentley, which i has got a bmw engine. i think i'm right in saying, even though it is a british car as some would see it. but of course , bentley taken it. but of course, bentley taken over by a vw i think was it and anyway our royal correspondent cameron walker is there as we see the royal standard flying there and i think the band has struck up a for you cameron as yes they have mark the military bands have struck up and entertaining the crowds here at brendon gates because that is the first stop for the king and the first stop for the king and the queen consort here in berlin. of course, it's the first state visit of the new reign . and so king charles is reign. and so king charles is the first time he's actually been abroad as monarch . and the been abroad as monarch. and the whole point of this trip is strengthening relations between britain and the european partners post—brexit buckingham palace describes it as

celebrating our shared histories of cultures and values. but of course, this is the slightly delayed state visits because it was meant to kick off on sunday in france. but to those protests, which we've been talking about all week, mark, and some of which have turned violent, the french government's requests that the french parts of the state visit at least would be postponed . but clearly would be postponed. but clearly this obviously will comes off the back of trying to strengthen european relations. the king met european relations. the king met european commission president ursula von der leyen last month following the agreement of the windsor framework . it's king windsor framework. it's king charles's 29th official visits to germany and to the first visit of a british monarch to the country for eight years. but i think it's pretty interesting . that's buckingham palace , the . that's buckingham palace, the king and the british governments decided to choose a european a nafion decided to choose a european a nation rather than a commonwealth nation. for the first official state visit, because queen elizabeth ii was did her first commonwealth tour

back in 1953. but buckingham palace decides where to go on government's advice . and it's government's advice. and it's all about that strengthening of relations. but at the brandenburg gate here, a little bit later on, when the king gets here, it's going to be a ceremonial welcome . first time ceremonial welcome. first time even ceremonial welcome. first time ever, a foreign head of state has received ceremonial welcome by the german presidents at the brandenburg gates. usually, i'm told it happens at the presidential palace. so i think that perhaps gives a sense of the import , since that's both the import, since that's both germany and britain is placing on this first state visit of the new . the king on this first state visit of the new. the king is also on this first state visit of the new . the king is also expected new. the king is also expected to become the first british monarch, first head of state to address the german , the address the german, the bundestag. that is happening in berlin. there's engagements on the continuing in ukraine, military exercises between britain and germany as well as , britain and germany as well as, meeting ukrainian refugees who have castles the country and of course with king charles there is sustainable sea and climate change in mind. you mentioned,

mark, that perhaps he's going to be taking public transport at one points and that is very much one points and that is very much on the agenda. interesting you touched on the fact about the brandenburg gate, of brandenburg gate, which, of course, was the point for reunified a nation after both east and west germany came together . a east and west germany came together. a historic occasion . together. a historic occasion. the king is prince charles at that time would have witnessed it. and how that changed course of modern europe . and i guess in of modern europe. and i guess in term into what's happening now with issues of ukraine and so on. i would absolutely has and i think the king and queen consort stories are very much reflecting that that collective togetherness , if you like, and togetherness, if you like, and of european countries in the face of the war in ukraine and the invasion by there are and there's very much a focus on things really. first, the military side of things. the king is expected to view an exercise both british and german

personnel in in brandenburg, the town just outside of berlin. we believe that's happening tomorrow. and both the king and queen consort are expected to meet ukrainian refugees, as well as for the crowds here, the king is very much expected to meet members of public . there are members of the public. there are crowds. you can't i don't know if got a shot of it, but if you've got a shot of it, but you them crowds they you can see them crowds they made mainly of british made up mainly of british embassy families and, royal embassy families and, the royal british legion as and of course , other ordinary germans as well the king. king wants to be very hands and meeting as many people possible of being a very personable king clearly security perhaps is going to be a concern the again since we've had in the united kingdom. but security here is pretty tight. mark i'm just picking up strains of gold . the band play the james bond theme , which is rather theme, which is rather interesting . however, there we interesting. however, there we are. we have the royal couple waiting to . come down those waiting to. come down those steps and just to touch on another issue and of course we

just had the tribute being paid by the queen to paul o'grady who she was great friends with and saying she was deeply saddened by his his passing and in terms of the royal couple, they are, shall we say, a very human sort duo in terms of the sensitivity and as we will perhaps see in the coming hours the ability to greet, meet . i think we might greet, meet. i think we might have lost cameron there so they are just i think waiting for the cannons to be fired there there may be a couple of more shots . may be a couple of more shots. mark, can you still hear me? yes the cannon shot cannon fire beat you to it for a moment there i was just say also we had the strains of goldfinger being coming through from the band which is an interesting choice .

which is an interesting choice. and now we have a fly—past as well . yes, we will, lots of well. yes, we will, lots of british tunes are playing. we are expecting a fly—past as . are expecting a fly—past as. well, you mentioned a short while ago about the queen tribute to television star paul o'grady and for my understanding, the queen consort actually going to be making with paul o'grady's family privately to pay her personal condolences and respects to her and obviously, as we've heard from sources, she is deeply saddened . it was this year that they both celebrated together the 160th anniversary of battersea dogs , cats home, the queen dogs, cats home, the queen consort , their long time patron consort, their long time patron and paul o'grady was their ambassador . and paul o'grady was their ambassador. paul o'grady had a tv show for the love of dogs, which the queen consort took part in. we believe that is going to air today tribute to paul o'grady. so, yes, a very sad and shocked radio , the queen sad and shocked radio, the queen consort for losing a man. she

very close to you in recent years . but as very close to you in recent years. but as with very close to you in recent years . but as with everything years. but as with everything when it comes the royal family they have to keep calm , carry they have to keep calm, carry on.and they have to keep calm, carry on. and that is why the king and queen consort have arrived in berlin. and we'll be getting on with our official duties as working of the royal family well, the james bond theme now beating the bond is why the king charles was feeling perhaps he should sailed into field should sailed into the field like , of course, his late mother like, of course, his late mother did on the olympic stadium in. but we now have . yeah it's still but we now have. yeah it's still playing whether he can walk and stick to the james bond theme coming down the stairs. i don't believe. strange choice, isn't it cameron for the official arrival . i it cameron for the official arrival. i think this is called filling mark. they may the king because they'll have arrived berlin and they seem to just be entertaining the crowds at the moments but we were here at earlier, a little bit earlier and was actually a rehearsal going for on big military procession and military walk

through which the king will be taking part in a little bit later on. i don't know if you can see from one of your camera shots. and for those listening radio, there is a big red carpet that has been rolled out in front of the brandenburg gate. and king expected to. and the king is expected to. walk that line inspecting walk down that line inspecting specks in german military specks in the german military and of germany . and with president of germany. well, course, a fly—past well, and of course, a fly—past you mentioned, so a big ceremonial welcome, as i said it's the first time that any head of state in anywhere in the world has had a ceremonial welcome here at the brandenburg gates, perhaps showing the significance this visit. but significance of this visit. but they seem to be very much out, literally rolling out the red carpet and welcoming the british head of state and his consort is the first time since 2015. the british of state has been in the united , been in germany. and, of united, been in germany. and, of course , first post brexit as so course, first post brexit as so i think british and the british government and officials will much be hoping this is going to strengthen relations and be the

king's power of soft diplomacy in action in terms of promoting british interests on the world stage and on an interesting point you pick up there, of course, because king charles acknowledged that when he he became the sovereign, rather, being a prince, he would have to change his political stance. but there is still a very important role for the monarchy to play , role for the monarchy to play, particularly with, i guess, what we've seen in terms of european relations in these past five years . so absolute . i relations in these past five years. so absolute . i think we years. so absolute. i think we can see from the programme of engagements the king and queen consort have that is very much reflecting interests. the queen consort's , as we on sundays is consort's, as we on sundays is perhaps a school maybe that will to do with children's literacy . to do with children's literacy. of course she is the very passionate about and feels that if children start young it will really help their prospects teach prospects later on in life for king, there's lots on sustainability and climate change. and i think going to be

very interesting. mark, what's going to be talking about in the german bundestag tomorrow, the german bundestag tomorrow, the german , because he has addressed german, because he has addressed that parliament before. but as prince of wales. so he's got to be very careful tomorrow because he is addressing the german parliament as head of state states. the british head of state, and he can't be drawn too into politics. so it's a very fine line, i think, for the king. but he'll be well aware of that as well his staff. well, they're on board the bentley now, which reflecting has a german engine, of course. but you telling us that there you are telling us that there will be trip on on public will be a trip on on public transport there as well, which been suffering a few problems with air strikes and on. with air strikes and so on. in germany . yes, it certainly has. germany. yes, it certainly has. we're hoping it's all going to be out by the time that's happens. i can't go into too much detail as to exactly what the king going to be doing in terms of public transport. yet, however , climate change, the however, climate change, the sustainability is perhaps very much the theme of that one. what

i can tell you is king is going to be visiting berlin here today and tomorrow and he will then be travelling on hand. he's also going be there's going to be a lot of , let's say, lot of, let's say, reconciliation, perhaps for germany. and the he's going to be visiting a church which was bombed . hamburg. be visiting a church which was bombed. hamburg. this is which was by the allies during second world war and similar to coventry perhaps in the uk, they those ruins there as a monument perhaps to the civilians and people who have lost their lives dunng people who have lost their lives during the second world war and the king is expected to lay a wreath there . and so perhaps wreath there. and so perhaps again, is that bringing together of the two nations despite our history and our strengthening of relationships? yes because the firebombing of hamburg, dresden causing a huge losses. but you pointing out that he's going to be the first to be addressing the bundestag. we understand that he may deliver the speech both in english and in german .

both in english and in german. yes, that's understanding. we're sure if the king speaks fluent , sure if the king speaks fluent, he does speak fluent french, which clearly was cancelled due to those protests in france over pension reforms. but yes, that the rumour it's not been confirmed by palace, but we are expecting it to stay a few words in german as would be as he is visiting as the as the head states which is being hosted by germany, as the nation. he's obviously also got this state banquet tonight at the presidential palace hosted the german presidents and his wife and that is going to be a toast happening just the banquet starts in a few words be said to that and do expect that king charles will be saying if he was in place at that occasion , in place at that occasion, perhaps in the german parliament tomorrow was. well, yeah. and have we got any indication that the crowds are likely to be especially the in berlin at, the

brandenburg gate and so on. is it a big story ? germany at the it a big story? germany at the moment . it appears to be, mark. moment. it appears to be, mark. when we arrived roughly an hour ago, the were already queuing to get to the crash barriers which surrounds the whole square, if you like, around the brandenburg gate there is kind of two sections perhaps of security reasons that there's members of the public, which have been specially invited , say, brits specially invited, say, brits and embassy staff, royal british legion. and so on. they are there in one section, perhaps closest to where the king is going to be. but there are , you going to be. but there are, you know, ordinary members of the pubuc know, ordinary members of the public are clearly quite desperate . catch a glimpse of desperate. catch a glimpse of the king and queen consort's. the british family clearly has global appeal . they are famous global appeal. they are famous around the world. there are many people wearing actually cardboard crowns . as we get cardboard crowns. as we get close to the coronation and there are german fans who have travelled here to catch a glimpse of the king and queen

consort and perhaps try and meet them when . they do their what's them when. they do their what's called walkabouts, where the king and queen consort wander and down the crowds and speaking to of the to ordinary members of the pubuc to ordinary members of the public , they don't have too long public, they don't have too long waste because, as you said, the king and queen have entered that cause at the airport and it's not too long a drive to the brandenburg gate here in central berlin . and in terms of the rest berlin. and in terms of the rest of the visit, you were pointing out they will be meeting these military units, of course. and given what's been happening in ukraine brought us a ukraine and it's brought us a reassess or whether we are still at tail end of that cold war at the tail end of that cold war . yes certainly is. the king is not king's first engagements with ukraine any stretch of the imagination. he when was still the prince of wales and the queen consort was duchess of cornwall. they visited the ukrainian in london, ukrainian orthodox in london, where the queen consort was actually at one point votes, two tiers by the choir was singing. that was very soon after the russian invasion. there has been

a number of engagements since . a number of engagements since. then the king viewed british personnel and ukrainian soldiers who would come across britain to train , be trained by british train, be trained by british personnel and before going back to then defend their territories . so the king met some of them a month or two ago, and then here, germany, the king is to be meeting both british and german personnel who are working together on joints , military together on joints, military exercises , going to be in exercises, going to be in brandenburg, which is town just outside of germany , named after outside of germany, named after with a gate named after that. yeah, the town . something to do yeah, the town. something to do with bridge building and something like that. so he's going to be meeting them. and being a military exercise and of course meeting ukrainian a number of lots of lots, thousands of ukrainian refugees have settled in germany . that have settled in germany. that war began. i have got perhaps some of them might help a joint german british engineer battalion the amphibious battalion the amphibious

battalion 130 reconstituted eight months ago and. they'll be building a pontoon bridge over the oder canal north of berlin . the oder canal north of berlin. so there we are. that's that's going to a very exciting event for the to follow. but just in terms of the security operation , of course, given what we saw in in france, i think they've got 1100 police to line the streets of berlin as well. still . some absolutely. there is a heavy police here in berlin . as heavy police here in berlin. as we have mentioned, the french part of this state visits was postponed at requests . the postponed at requests. the french governments following those protests over pension reform , of which did turn and reform, of which did turn and that was many fires , both paris that was many fires, both paris and bordeaux , where the king and and bordeaux, where the king and queen consort were expected to be in terms of berlin and in and hamburg there are no such protests over a reform. so it was deemed safe enough for the king and queen consort's to be

here. there is heavy police presence. clearly there's going to be a heavy security operations. these of state visits are planned months in advance. so every detail is thought through and hopefully all the choreography if you that goes with the state visits goes without a hitch and there is, as i said, big security presence here. so that very much perhaps was. but and german officials are hoping for a smooth ride. yes the hurdles at the beginning with the a the postponing of the french parts and also perhaps a distraction in london to do with the king's youngest son. indeed, we mentioned that at all, which is just as well maybe comment for the moment in. berlin. thank you. we'll let you get in position, of course, for that arrival , that brandenburg gate arrival, that brandenburg gate fairly imminently. arrival, that brandenburg gate fairly imminently . and we'll fairly imminently. and we'll update of course , on that update you, of course, on that royal visit, but also be royal visit, but also we'll be updating you on the government plans being in the plans that are being in the comments of robert jenrick on two bases at least if scampton and rf wethersfield that will

house asylum seekers . scampton, house asylum seekers. scampton, of course, being the home of the dambusters and the raaf base there, but perhaps you won't mention that too loudly with a state visit to germany. however, all that coming up for you in a moment. stay with .

us and welcome back to live. just to you that will head back to berlin to keep you updated of course, on the king's state visit with the queen consort having arrived now in berlin, they'll be heading to brandenburg gate. more with cameron , our royal correspondent cameron, our royal correspondent , shortly. but let's now update you on very important survey on the state. the nhs with public satisfaction of the health service dropping to its lowest ever level, according to this major new survey,

dissatisfaction the uk doubling in the last two years as people struggle to access services believing they are not enough staff to deliver what they call high care. well, joining us is jack carson, our east midlands correspondent who's at walsall manor hospital, and jack interesting that the report's author indicating the public do not want said a different model of health care. they just want the current model to work . the current model to work. that's right. this is the interesting thing about this survey . the majority of people survey. the majority of people are extremely satisfied with the way in which the nhs works. the fact that it's free at the point of use as well. when you look at some of the things that people were satisfied within the actual people the fact it's free at point of view the fact that they offer half half a quality of care provided is to their standard but the overall satisfaction levels out from this survey. it means that the nhs satisfaction levels for the uk stands at 29, that seven

points, seven percentage points in the last year , the lowest in the last year, the lowest it's of ever been. and when you look at the levels of satisfaction within the nhs just over a decade ago in 2010 it stood at 71. so a dramatic drop in how satisfied people are with the nhs . when you look at where the nhs. when you look at where some of those dissatisfactions come from , you are looking at come from, you are looking at things like long times for gp appointments , for hospital appointments, for hospital appointments, for hospital appointments, 69% of people chose doctors that as their main reason for dissatisfaction . and reason for dissatisfaction. and as i mentioned, of course, as as things like services , things like services, in—patient, in—patient hospital as well as well as a&e being one of the things that people ask particularly happy with responding to these results . responding to these results. morning matthew taylor, who's the chief executive of the nhs confederation , said the survey confederation, said the survey results should be a red flag for the government and shows that this is a sign rather that the nhs is not being given what needs to fully to fully deliver for its local communities. and

of course in prime minister's as well. dominic raab standing for rishi sunak today, did face question about a gp surgery in his own constituency , with him his own constituency, with him responding, saying that we've seen a large increase in gp appointments with over 29 million carried out since the start of the year and the government are improving access to general practise with more staff in it. there's a number a record number of trainee gp's and the government are investing and the government are investing and a half billion pounds to create more jobs . course we know create more jobs. course we know the fact that lots of nurses in england have been on strike over the past months and they've obviously now come to the table to vote on that deal to end the to vote on that deal to end the to end the strikes. but the fact is, despite brits being unhappy, they are still as , you mentioned they are still as, you mentioned happy with the model of the nhs . yeah. and in terms of what the government is planning to do, of course it's being suggested now jeremy hunt pump an extra jeremy hunt may pump an extra billion into the health service to fund the any pay deal. steve

barclay wanting basically to be fresh funding rather than from elsewhere . but clearly, as we've elsewhere. but clearly, as we've heard from , well, the junior heard from, well, the junior doctors and the nurses, it's about the structural problems as well, the staffing as well as the pay pay . that's right. you the pay pay. that's right. you know, this is dissatisfaction in some of the care that's been delivered . the nurses will tell delivered. the nurses will tell you it's because there's not enough staff on the wards in order to provide enough care for patients and that they are out stretched. according to a survey of more than two and a half thousand people from organised to the part of the union, there , they say that actually 80% of nhs staff are considering quitting because of those stress levels that they feel burnt out and so that money that the government is pumping in needs not from existing budgets not come from existing budgets needs an additional one needs to be an additional one from view of nurses in from the view of the nurses in order to provide and increase those on the wards to provide the those the care, bring those satisfaction levels back. jack, thanks much indeed for updating us. we'll soul of course, we'll

see what further reaction is. thank you very much indeed. let's bring you some breaking news where the jury , the trial news where the jury, the trial of the man accused of murdering nine year old olivia corbell has to consider verdict . thomas to consider its verdict. thomas cashman, who's 34, accused of firing a fatal shot into a home at dovecot in liverpool in august year. he denies all charges, but we'll have more from manchester crown court as that comes back with a decision . also, we'll be reflecting more on the government's announcement on the government's announcement on migrant housing plans. robert jenrick outlining those in the commons earlier with two raaf bases and another similar location at bexhill in east sussex being earmarked. more details up shortly, but let's get an update now on all the other headlines with right . other headlines with right. thanks, mark. 1:31 on radisson in the gb newsroom. the immigration minister has plans

to stop housing asylum seekers in hotels and instead place them in hotels and instead place them in disused military bases, admitting that the use of hotels has, quote , harmed some towns. has, quote, harmed some towns. robert jenrick said migrants will now be placed in sites in essex. lincolnshire and east sussex. the accommodation will be guarded by 24 hour security and meet essential living needs and meet essential living needs and nothing more, he says . as an and nothing more, he says. as an incentive to local councils . the incentive to local councils. the government will also provide a new funding package to accept refugees. these hotels take valuable from communities and place pressures on public services . seaside towns have services. seaside towns have lost tourist trade. weddings have been cancelled and local councils have had their resource is diverted to manage them and the hard working british taxpayer has been left foot. the eye—watering . £2.3 billion a eye—watering. £2.3 billion a year bill. madam deputy speaker,

we must not elevate the of illegal migrants above those of the british people people . well, the british people people. well, angela rayner has called on dominic raab to resign , saying dominic raab to resign, saying he's failed to protect women , he's failed to protect women, girls from rape and sexual assault . the deputy labour assault. the deputy labour leader accused , the justice leader accused, the justice secretary of bringing the criminal justice system to its knees with only 1.6% of predators being charged . it predators being charged. it comes as the government announced parole reforms to make sure that murderers, terrorists and child spend more time behind bars. ms. rayner accused mr. raab, of leaving the door to anti—social behaviour due to a lack of neighbourhood where things are going and reports are to be believed might be her last pmqs. so let's look at the highlights . a criminal justice highlights. a criminal justice on, its knees, the largest court backlog on record rape victims waiting for justice backlog on record rape victims waiting forjustice and it all he managed to rack 24 far more

complaints from own civil servants . so can he say today servants. so can he say today willie walk before his post? let me tell the right lady what we've been doing, what i've been doing. this week. we've delivered new legislation to support the victims of crime , support the victims of crime, rape, and to protect the public . we've delivered a plan to stamp out anti—social behaviour. and we supported with their energy bills. what done what the labour frontbench done. they tried to block our small boats bill and that's the difference between them and us. we did deliver for britain . she likes deliver for britain. she likes to play high political games and king and queen consort have arrived in germany for their visit. they're both expected to receive military honours at. the brandenburg gate in berlin , brandenburg gate in berlin, followed by a state banquet, hosted germany's president. is charles camilla's first foreign visit as heads of the royal with the king's 29th trip to germany. the pair were previous scheduled to visit france this week , but

to visit france this week, but the trip was postponed due to nationwide protests over pension reform . we're on tv online , on reform. we're on tv online, on dab plus radio and of course , on dab plus radio and of course, on tune in. this is gb news. back to back in just a moment.

i welcome back to gb news live on this past hour. the immigration minister, robert jenrick has announced that the government will use former military sites in essex, lincolnshire and east sussex to house migrants. lincolnshire and east sussex to house migrants . a home office house migrants. a home office source confirming gb news source also confirming gb news that one of that those sites, the one in east sussex at bexhill on private but one of them at raaf scampton of course, which is the home to the dambusters is a bit more detail coming in because mr. jenrick

had been replying to a question from the former minister, edward lee, who's the constituency mp , lee, who's the constituency mp, robert jenrick, saying there will be significant package of support for the area around raaf . basically while this policy is without question the national interest , we understand the interest, we understand the impact and concern there will be within local communities in. terms of scampton, mr. jenrick saying we do not intend to make any use of the historic buildings involving of course the dambusters and the planes the dambusters and the planes the lancasters and so on, and indeed our temporary use of the site to that those heritage assets are in fact enhanced and preserved. we do see this as a short term arrangement . we would short term arrangement. we would like to enter into an agreement , as he knows, with west lindsey district council so they can take possession of the site at a later date then regeneration later date and then regeneration plans be realised in due plans can be realised in due course. so that is literally coming in from the commons now.

well, let's live to scampton, our reporter will is our reporter will wallace is there for us so will the government clearly taking a little time and now to actually try to reassure people that they . yeah of course. well this has been big news for the last couple of weeks, including on gb news nigel farage was down here at the dambusters and earlier this week and somebody else who's here quite often , pete, who's here quite often, pete, who's here quite often, pete, who's been following this really closely. pete, we've been watching robert jenrick, the immigration minister in the houses of the house of commons. he's basically saying this going ahead at scampton, as well as three of the places where he's going to be supporting the area supporting west lindsey and so when this is all sorted, maybe is going to be in a better position for the heritage future, which is what we've been heanng future, which is what we've been hearing about. what's your reaction ? this is the thing that reaction? this is the thing that everybody in this probably talking yeah i've been talking about. yeah i've been having a lunch . my wife just having a lunch. my wife just texted me to say the decision

has been taken to use scampton. what a disaster that that was. her words . all right. and have her words. all right. and have you found what had been planned for the raf station ? west for the raf station? west lindsey have worked really hard . got them. £300 million for and this is like an exercise for it. i do not believe what the honourable gentleman is saying at all. right because it happens is this is . it's it is. it's is this is. it's it is. it's just doesn't make sense. which whichever you look at it from whoever's perspective, you look at it, it doesn't make sense . at it, it doesn't make sense. went to the meeting last week because i didn't know a lot about what had gone on what going on and i learned a lot and was really pleased with what west lindsey had. and then to find that because of just the rumour it coming out of the developments, well as well, developers walked . and it's just developers walked. and it's just not been in anybody. it doesn't

the asylum seekers , they will the asylum seekers, they will have absolutely nothing to do. they will outnumber the people who live upon the on the station and by over 2 to 1 just describe for me what is scampton like. obviously there's a massive base here where the dambusters went from in the 19th, in the 1940s, but but what's scampton like now is a village for the people that do live here and it's a lovely place to live right ? the place to live right? the scampton is a is such a well known place because of its history, because of its and we don't want to lose that . you don't want to lose that. you know, they they there are some private houses now on the station and they're just building that oak . they've got a building that oak. they've got a lovely school up there and that's all thrown confusion, you know , and for no reason it's know, and for no reason it's just it does not make sense. i

felt feel sorry. i feel sympathetic towards the asylum seekers. all right i was not when i went to the meeting i didn't go up there as a nimby right . i wanted to find out what right. i wanted to find out what their conditions would be like and that sort of thing. nimby not in my backyard which is what we often hear. i think one of the main things that we're heanng the main things that we're hearing from the government is that they want to get people out of these hotels . it's costing of these hotels. it's costing £6.2 million every single day. but is this the way whether it's all raf bases or army bases here in lincolnshire or elsewhere , in lincolnshire or elsewhere, the country? i do not believe . the country? i do not believe. it's the way at all because it benefit anybody . i suppose if benefit anybody. i suppose if i was asylum seeker i would not want to be stuck on a runway in a transport container, which is what it sounds like there's a greek style accommodation and they call it , you know, at in they call it, you know, at in they call it, you know, at in the middle of nowhere right. and we five miles of lincoln there's one shop on on the camp . right. one shop on on the camp. right. it just it just don't make sense

. there'd be fed up right. it just it just don't make sense . there'd be fed up right . and . there'd be fed up right. and of course, that's when mischief can occur. but but, you know, i'm looking at it from their perspective. i would not want to be up there, but there better places. okay hotels might be expensive. it's not going to be cheap to live up there neither. right. so i there's got to be another solution. but but to say that the government maintain they're trying to level up. right. and we were trying to get some or we had got some some money set for turning the station into a heritage centre, which i really, really forward to create some skills, create some jobs , you know, benefit the some jobs, you know, benefit the company country, benefit the economy . and then it just economy. and then it just scuppered it completely . one scuppered it completely. one fell swoop , not listening to fell swoop, not listening to people. they're not people. this is they say we don't have any sorts of numbers for how long?

we have an idea that it's probably going to be 1500 or so people here at rfe. and of course, you're just one voice. although the communities clearly quite strong about this. what do you rest of the community you think rest of the community is to thinking right is going to be thinking right now? what do you think the now? and what do you think the might next step for the might the next step for the community might be when? you're faced against government faced against a government that ultimately makes big ultimately makes all the big decisions unless you to take them court . well, then what them to court. well, then what can you do ? i don't unless can you do? i don't think unless you and demonstrate but you go and demonstrate but they've up their they've already made up their mind. made up their mind. i think they made up their mind. i think they made up their mind time ago to be mind a long time ago to be honest . so i don't mind a long time ago to be honest. so i don't think there's anything we do. um uh. honest. so i don't think there's anything we do. um uh . yeah, i'd anything we do. um uh. yeah, i'd like someone to give me a definition of temporary. right, because known temporary systems, systematic , go on for ten years systematic, go on for ten years or more. but i at the end of the day, the government's to get their things out. the bums try to get the processing done. that's why we've got this problem because they can't get the asylum processed and it is

going to be a long process. i think that's why robert jenrick uses the term temporary. thank you so much. thank you for. coming over as well. when you were having a and a drink with your friends in the pub it does seem to the thing that seem to be the thing that everybody is talking here. the dambusters i heard dambusters out i have heard a few views people that few opposing views people that are are say well welcome are that are say well welcome these people make these people let's make sure that sort out this that we can sort out this problem because most people agree what that is a agree no matter what that is a big problem going on right now in immigration system. in the immigration system. well, thank indeed for thank you very much indeed for updating us on. i think we can update there in scampton update you there in scampton here at gb news at the news desk because . we're being told that, because. we're being told that, sir edward lee, who is the local mp for that area, conservative, former , of course, has told former, of course, has told robert in the commons this is the quote i can inform that the moment this is confirmed, the local authority west lindsey issue an immediate judicial review and injunction against this thoroughly bad decision which is not based on good

governance but the politics of trying to do something so we will try ascertain from west lindsey what the situation is that local authority there at scampton but sir edward lee indicating that the judicial review and injunction will go ahead to try and stop scampton made into one of these centres. more on that as get it but let's now on television presenter and comedian paul o'grady who's suddenly at the age of seven. in a statement partner had said it's great sadness. i can inform you that has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully. well, during his career the entertainer known for his first drag persona, lily savage , as drag persona, lily savage, as well as and going on to host his own programme, the paul o'grady show, blind date of course, taking over from his his great mate , black, and then blankety mate, black, and then blankety blank, from which won numerous accolades, including a tv, bafta and a national television award . also, of course, as we a

longtime advocate for animals hosting the itv multi—award winning series for the love dogs and also acting as an ambassador for battersea dogs and cats . for battersea dogs and cats. well, joining us now, dawn neesom , former editor of, the neesom, former editor of, the daily star, and, of course, a regular here on gb news and a great sadness being express storm, but also great love him in well from the queen consort and even those at battersea home. yeah good afternoon mark it's i mean a very sad that we woke up to this morning that we'd lost paul yesterday evening, hopefully peacefully . evening, hopefully peacefully. it's one of those celebrity deaths where it actually hits you. you know, it's so easy to go. oh, right. i'm very sorry, etc, etc. but i think paul did touch so lives because you know what? he was genuinely one of the good guys in the industry. i first interviewed. oh oh gosh.

28 years ago now , back in 1995, 28 years ago now, back in 1995, ispent 28 years ago now, back in 1995, i spent the morning in bed with him. actually, he was presenting on the big breakfast show on channel 4, and he'd taken over paula yates and he was in the character of the savage. he was conducting the interviews in bed as he did . and i had the job of as he did. and i had the job of as he did. and i had the job of a former tabloid , which a former tabloid, which automatically made people usually quite nervous. i had to go back on spending the day with him, and i'd just see what it was like a day in the life ron paul was on. on the big breakfast and, you know, a tabloid make people nervous. but, you know , he was absolutely but, you know, he was absolutely sweetheart. we spent a day on the bed bonding over hair, makeup and fishnet tights . so he makeup and fishnet tights. so he had better legs and a bit of makeup. and you know afterwards i went round all crew and the people that on the side just seeing what they thought of him and i saw a lot of people you know people of it wasn't that great. but there wasn't a bad

word about him, mark, everybody loved him . and what is amazing loved him. and what is amazing today is all the tributes, many, many tributes in today paying for those a bad word, not one single person. the bad word to say about him. yeah. and i think that says more about than any any of us ever can be honest with you. and i think , as with you. and i think, as i said, within yeah, i was just a great so we've yeah great sadness that he lost his radio two pro graham where course he was a great favourite on the sunday and i'm just looking at what malcolm malcolm prince is producer of course did the double act with him on radio two saying he'd seen him yesterday and was laughing and full of and he was laughing and full of life which guess is the way to go out isn't it really ? of go out isn't it really? of course it's mark and that's why it was a shock he hadn't been of a it had heart issues in the past and artefacts and know he wasn't shy of having a party.

you'd like see really liked a dnnk you'd like see really liked a drink and i that's what people liked about it more. he was real. he was real. he was like us. you he was fallible. but he seemed fine. and so, you know, a friend of mine lives in the village down the road. he was out walking his dogs. he was actually there was. you wouldn't have that was this is have known that was this is going to happen you all can going to happen to you all can do is hope that it was a very peaceful passing obviously he had his husband with him and then relationship that's then if your relationship that's obvious found the animals obvious is found by the animals he the markets then one he loved the markets then one truism in that you know, he truism in life that you know, he loved animals obviously animals loved animals obviously animals love then. you must love you back then. you must a person worth loving . good point, person worth loving. good point, dawn. thank you very for joining us. and bringing us your tribute and your admission . spending the and your admission. spending the morning bed lily savage morning in bed with lily savage . people can say that . not many people can say that we . thank you very much, we go. thank you very much, indeed.csu we go. thank you very much, indeed. csu now let's take you back to the king and back to berlin. the king and queen consort arriving at the brandenburg gate imminently. that the band in the guard of honour getting ready. we'll see what musical selection time

because we had goldfinger and james bond theme at airport as the raf plane touched down and taxied out and there the brandenburg gate. of course, that iconic berlin landmark, which saw on the night of unification and both east and west germany come back together again as new modern nation . and again as new modern nation. and in terms of the military presence as , we see those presence as, we see those sailors there, of course, the great debate that's gone on in germany about what they should do in terms of helping europe and giving aid to, ukraine following , the invasion of following, the invasion of russia and olaf scholz been trying to wrestle with that . but trying to wrestle with that. but we have there the flag about i think to go up the flagpole and we saw the royal standard flying earlier on the aircraft arriving because this is king's first stage out visit . it was due to stage out visit. it was due to start in france, but that was postponed because of the problems in paris and the

protests . but this problems in paris and the protests. but this this tour and this visit, a very important to for germany because it is the first ceremonial visit cameron royal correspondent is there but to witness these scenes coming just describe for us how many people are there to witness and watch this . are a good three watch this. are a good three four or 500 people throughout the square here in berlin. and it's a mixture of people really we have members of the public from germany, but there's also german schools have been invited members of the royal british legion , the british embassy legion, the british embassy staff and their families as. well, as you mentioned, markets these welcome here and at the brandenburg gate is first time ever any head state has had has received a ceremonial welcome here by. the german president .

here by. the german president. so i think that just shows perhaps the significance of this events. it's going to be happened here happening very shortly and as you can probably see on your screens, if you're watching on television, the union flag is about to be raised on the flagpole and there's a military guard of honour , which, military guard of honour, which, again, you can see both national anthems are going to be playing anthems are going to be playing a little bit later on when the king arrived and then his majesty is expected. walk along the guard of honour and with the president and pause it the flags and both the king and queen are expected to meets crowds who have gathered here. the queen consort is also expected to meet a children's choir as well as members of activity groups , members of activity groups, elderly people, some of which were involved actually in the queen and the king and queen consort to last visits to berlin when they were still prince wales and duchess of cornwall. but the brandenburg gate is perhaps pretty significant here because it's seen as kind of a

memorial of after the berlin wall was constructed and obviously it was located then in the restricted area . but fast the restricted area. but fast forward 40 years when the berlin wall collapsed the unification as she talks about mark and it's kind of now a symbol of the fact that the ceremonial welcome is happening here. i think british officials german officials want this very much to be a symbol of unity in europe . and, you know, unity in europe. and, you know, as one of our closest members , as one of our closest members, britain and germany . okay, britain and germany. okay, cameron, thank for that. back to you in a moment. cameron, thank for that. back to you in a moment . when the king you in a moment. when the king and queen consort but let's take you from berlin. well, to the end of the universe, or at least point 7 billion light years away , because an ultra massive black hole, 33 billion times the mass of the sun has been discovered. astronomers in the uk there it is. and that is, yes, a black hole. well, scientists at durham university said this is the biggest ever found . the team

biggest ever found. the team describing their findings published in the journal monthly notices of the royal society as extreme exciting. well, joining us now dr. james nightingale i'm glad say who actually led the study the lead author thank you very much for joining study the lead author thank you very much forjoining us, study the lead author thank you very much for joining us, james, very much forjoining us, james, ihave very much forjoining us, james, i have to ask you and guess my head's going to hurt over this. what's the difference between a black hole, an ultra massive black hole, an ultra massive black hole, an ultra massive black hole , so a massive black black hole, so a massive black hole is reserved for the biggest black we've ever found in the universe . the strict definition universe. the strict definition would a black hole, which is over 10 billion times the mass of the sun and indeed, as you said, the one we found is over 30 billion times the mass of the sun so the majority of black holes in the universe much smaller than that. we're still obviously large and obviously extremely large and massive black hole is the biggest of the biggest pretty much biggest you could much the biggest thing you could ever in the universe. yeah ever find in the universe. yeah it looks the plughole at it looks like the plughole at the of the universe the the end of the universe the pictures at the and pictures we're seeing at the and i you've used what's i think you've used what's called lensing and

called gravitational lensing and all your supercomputer similar eighties is to actually measure it . yep so used a technique it. yep so used a technique called gravitational lensing . called gravitational lensing. this is basically where when light is emitted from distant at the end of the universe, that travels across the universe . and travels across the universe. and if it encounters other galaxies of a mass on, it's traversing through the universe . it's through the universe. it's actually pulled towards those galaxies , that gravitational galaxies, that gravitational field . so we see that the you field. so we see that the you can see this here. we can see that the light of distant galaxies bent towards large densities of mass in the universe and so in this particular study were so lucky that we found the galaxy whose light . just 40 million times the light. just 40 million times the distance between the sun and the earth to a black hole meant that we could see that its light have been extremely distorted and extreme event by this ultra massive black hole. okay and excuse my ignorance , but if you excuse my ignorance, but if you go into that black hole, is that the end of it? we actually know

what lies the other side because i mean, some people suggest it might be portal or a gate to another universe . yeah. so another universe. yeah. so obviously people refer to black holes as singularities. obviously people refer to black holes as singularities . there obviously people refer to black holes as singularities. there is a point where you get so close a black hole you could never come out light could never come out . out light could never come out. so as you say , once you cross so as you say, once you cross what's called the event horizon, once you cross that point, you do that. we have no comprehension what would happen, what would be there . it's what would be there. it's impossible for us as humans to observe what some of the other side of one of these black holes. so it's the realm of science fiction . speculate if science fiction. speculate if it's a portal to another world or something entirely else entirely so we can measure the mass, we can measure, measure where is, but we don't know what's on the other of the hole . yeah, right. you can you know, there's a point where nothing can escape and no light can escape can't as if escape information can't as if nothing can get out . it's nothing can get out. it's completely impossible , us as completely impossible, us as humans to understand what's inside. yeah, but we obviously

think and work on the physics to see we might be able to get in the years ahead. but as you say very exciting and we're glad that you're able to join us and explain its importance. dr. james nightingale, your team at durham university, thank you very indeed . from very much indeed. well, from the end universe, back to end of the universe, back to berlin we'll have the berlin shortly, we'll have the latest queen latest on king and queen consort's visit. stay us on consort's visit. stay us here on gb news live .

it's 2:00. you're watching gb news live with me, mark longhurst. a very good afternoon to you. and coming up, we're going to be heading back to germany, because we have the historic first state visit for king charles and the queen consort commencing with the

arrival in berlin . shortly, arrival in berlin. shortly, they're expected to arrive at they're expected to arrive at the brandon bird gate. that iconic image of berlin . and iconic image of berlin. and we'll have the latest with cameron walker, our royal correspondent there. but first, let's update you on all the headunes let's update you on all the headlines with right . thanks, headlines with right. thanks, mark. good afternoon . 2:01. mark. good afternoon. 2:01. here's latest. the immigration minister has announced plans to housing asylum seekers in hotels and instead place them in disused military bases. admitting that the use of hotels has harmed some towns , robert has harmed some towns, robert jenrick said migrants will now be placed in sites in essex , be placed in sites in essex, lincolnshire and east sussex . lincolnshire and east sussex. the accommodation will be guarded 24 hour security and meet migrants, quote essential living needs and nothing more as an incentive to local , the an incentive to local, the government will provide a new funding package to accept refugees . these hotels take

refugees. these hotels take valuable assets from communities and, place pressures on local pubuc and, place pressures on local public services. cease ii towns have lost tourist trade weddings have lost tourist trade weddings have been cancelled and local councils had their resources diverted to manage them. and the hard british taxpayer has been left to foot the eyewatering . left to foot the eyewatering. £2.3 billion a year bill. madam deputy speaker, we must not elevate the of illegal migrants those of the british people . those of the british people. while angela rayner has called on dominic raab to resign, saying failed to protect women and, girls from rape and sexual assault, the deputy labour leader accused the justice of bringing the criminal justice system to its knees with only 1.6% of predators being charged. comes as the government announced parole reforms to make sure that murderers and child killers spend more time behind bars. ms. rayner accused mr.

raab of leaving the door open to anti—social behaviour due to a lack of neighbourhood policing. we things that go in and reports to be believed. this might be your last. so let's look at the highlights. a criminal justice on its knees , the largest court on its knees, the largest court backlog on record rape victims waiting for justice. and backlog on record rape victims waiting forjustice. and through waiting for justice. and through it all, he managed to rack up 24 formal complaint from his own civil servants . so can you say civil servants. so can you say today , willie, walk his post? today, willie, walk his post? let me tell the right honourable lady. what we've been doing what i've been doing this week. we've delivered new legislation to support the victims of crime including rape and to protect the public . we've delivered a the public. we've delivered a plan to stamp out anti—social behaviour and we families with their energy bills . what she their energy bills. what she done, what the labour frontbench done, what the labour frontbench done, they tried to block our small boats bill and that's the difference between them and us. we to deliver for britain. she likes to play her political

well. the chancellor has been facing questions by the treasury select over his spring budget . select over his spring budget. jeremy hunt says the unexpected increase in inflation last month shows there can be no complete about rising prices . when asked about rising prices. when asked about rising prices. when asked about the mini—budget, which caused market chaos, he said wrong decisions had been made . wrong decisions had been made. there were some mistakes in the mini—budget which we had to reverse and in i think it's clear you can't fund cuts through increased borrowing . through increased borrowing. that's a that is a clear thing that we changed course . on that we changed course. on general secretary of unison has told gb news if their members reject the government's latest offer, strikes will continue . offer, strikes will continue. speaking exclusively to gloria de piero, christina mckinney said workers, workers, rather will all walk out. you can watch the full interview here on gb news on sunday at 6 pm. okay,

let's cross over now to berlin . let's cross over now to berlin. or rather, we're going to do that. rather let's carry on with our next item, which is the jury in the trial of the murder of nine year old olivia pratt corbell has gone out to deliberate. 34 year old thomas cashman has been of shooting the schoolgirl her home in liverpool last august . a mother was also last august. a mother was also injured . cashman says at the injured. cashman says at the time of the shooting he was at a friend's house, counting £10,000 in cash and cannabis. he denies all of the allegations . mourners all of the allegations. mourners including the prime minister and labour sir keir starmer gathered the church to pay their last to baroness betty booth freud, the former labour mp last month, aged 93. she was the first and only woman so far be elected speaker of the house of commons . the liberal democrats have launched their local election campaign by accusing the conservative party crashing the

uk economy . speaking in hemel uk economy. speaking in hemel hempstead , sir ed davey said the hempstead, sir ed davey said the tories were out of excuses and should be out of government. the lib leader said lifelong conservative are saying they'll never vote for party again . and never vote for party again. and king and queen consort have arrived in germany for their state and they are expected to receive military honours at the brandenburg gate in berlin followed by a state banquet hosted by germany's president is charles and camilla's first foreign visit as heads of the royal family for the king's 29th trip to germany. the pair were previously scheduled to visit france week, but the trip was postponed due to nationwide protests over, pension reforms . protests over, pension reforms. this is gb news bring you more as it happens. now this get back to .

to. wright thank you very much indeed. but we can now head back berlin. a little bit of delay from the king and queen consort arriving at the brandenburg . we arriving at the brandenburg. we saw them earlier, of course, at airport. we can tell you that their official twitter account said it's great joy to be able to develop the long standing friendship . the two nations is friendship. the two nations is not set off. they arrived on board an raaf voyager and greeted a 21 gun salute and fly—past by two typhoon jets . fly—past by two typhoon jets. and then as a mark of respect they had the various flags flying and james bond music as well . i think flying and james bond music as well. i think it was flying and james bond music as well . i think it was goldfinger. well. i think it was goldfinger. so we're waiting atop the steps to head down onto the but this is now the scene, the brandenburg gate, where the german are waiting to greet the king and consort because it is we were reflecting a state visit and this is the first time that

we've had such a ceremonial welcome at the brandenburg . and welcome at the brandenburg. and indications are that with the german president there attending this official dinner tonight that got the british ambassador to germany , jill gallard, and to germany, jill gallard, and state secretary daughter dinga. but the red carpet being rolled out there just near to the brandenburg gate, of course, very symbolic, iconic part of the berlin skyline, which saw the berlin skyline, which saw the night of unification both east and west germany coming together again after the fall of the berlin wall . and, of course, the berlin wall. and, of course, the berlin wall. and, of course, the change then the sea change in european relations . we have in european relations. we have to tell you that the den linden, the road leading up to the gate is featuring the both the german and uk flags, but also eu flag , and uk flags, but also eu flag, which is an interesting aspect because course, clearly this is an attempt to perhaps soften relations across europe bearing in mind that the first visit was

due in paris that , had to be due in paris that, had to be postponed. but now, of course, interpol land and soft diplomacy is on show. these are the pictures of the royal entourage arriving. we can see the police outriders, the cameron correspondent is waiting there patiently with the others and an indication and of course, cameron, how important sees this in terms literally rolling out the red carpet in front of the brandenburg gate. absolutely, mark. it's very excited atmosphere, i think, here. and the gates there is a very large guard of honour here. you have assembled in front the gates and the red carpets which the king will walk and expect . that's will walk and expect. that's guards and inspects that guard of honour . guards and inspects that guard of honour. the presidents of germany was just actually stood on red carpets and moments ago to speak to the guard of honour ahead of their majesties arrival. and as you said, mark, it's the first ceremonial

welcome . that's the brandenburg welcome. that's the brandenburg gate for . any welcome. that's the brandenburg gate for. any head of welcome. that's the brandenburg gate for . any head of state welcome. that's the brandenburg gate for. any head of state in. so i think that perhaps shows the significance of , today's the significance of, today's events. and of course, it's the first state visits of the new reign, the 29th official visits for charles, of course, his first as king and his first foreign trip as king. there are a number of members of the pubuc a number of members of the public here, hundreds if not at least a thousand were made up of members of the public. berlin local schools have been invited out and british embassy officials and their families, royal british legion as well can just hear the motorcade starting to arrive. i quite see from where i am and said yes can yes the car just starting to where i am and said yes can yes the carjust starting to pull up the car just starting to pull up and the crowds are starting to cheer for the arrival , imminent cheer for the arrival, imminent arrival of king charles iii and the queen consort. yep. there's the royal standard. just and

david that fantastic shot from the top of the brandenburg gate looking along there. and then linda and giving an indication of the crowds attending, as he was saying , substantial numbers was saying, substantial numbers there. cameron . there certainly there. cameron. there certainly is . it there. cameron. there certainly is. it appears the king and queen consort, the kings just steps out of the castle now and have a lot of fans, a lot of royal fans here in germany. he is just there . the german is just there. the german president and ms. who is in bangor as well. they are then expected to make their way over to the red carpet where the union will be raised in front of the guard of honour, both national anthems are also expected , be played and then the expected, be played and then the king inspects the guards of honoun king inspects the guards of honour. the first time, as i said, this ceremony will welcome has happened at the brandenburg gate. it happens as the presidential palace, something

such this. but it's also the first time a british head of state has visited germany the last eight years. it was 2015 where queen elizabeth second last visited germany. so a pretty special moments. british and german officials feel that this is an opportunity, perhaps to strengthen relationships between both britain and, europe in this post—brexit world and. a very significant moment for the king and, the presidents of germany . yeah, just to for our germany. yeah, just to for our radio audience that , camilla is radio audience that, camilla is wearing quite a vibrant turquoise hat and coat with a sort of matching tie for. the king. but overcoats very much older. the day, of course, berlin being pretty chilly still at this time of year and the unden at this time of year and the linden trees on the internet are not in leaf as yet, but interesting that we've seen the eu flag flying as well there on

the on the flag posts now. and the on the flag posts now. and the couple couple. yes, certainly, mark, i mean, clearly germany is still an eu country. and you mentioned the queen consort's outfits. i have some details on that . you would like details on that. you would like it say very oldfield's turquoise dress and hats by philip treacy see as well and the queen consort is also a special brooch was queen elizabeth's queen elizabeth 2 seconds originally and it was given to queen elizabeth by her grandmother . in elizabeth by her grandmother. in 1942 for her confirmation so and a bit of family there for the queen consort's clearly as the new queen of the united kingdom . king and queen consort along with the presidents of germany making their way towards the guard of honour and red carpets . now ready for that that union flag to be raised next to course the european union flag and the

german flag. and we expecting both national to be played well. we just saw the king give a wave to some of the crowds . he we just saw the king give a wave to some of the crowds. he is expected to personally and greet them a little bit later. expected to personally and greet them a little bit later . you can them a little bit later. you can see lots young faces there, lots of schoolchildren which is wonderful, of course, given the importance of this particular location, the brandenburg gate , location, the brandenburg gate, the occasion of unification and both east and west germany coming together. but on the dias now and i think the guard honour taking up its salute centre . the taking up its salute centre. the british government's diplomatic . absolutely the damages are expected to meets for local schoolchildren. you mentioned some of those local children in the crowds, mark the king there just waiting to expect the diplomatic . oh, go ahead

.oh . oh so the two national anthems played by the brandenburg gate to slightly better rendition than we saw the euro qualifiers in naples, perhaps some might reflect, but now, obviously, the guard of honour about to present

on so that was the inspection there with the german navies with the kriegsmarine. and i think now getting nearer to the press photographers who are in press pen, they're getting this very historic moment. this is the first ceremonial welcome front of the brandenburg gate . this, of the brandenburg gate. this, of the brandenburg gate. this, of course, a state visit and the cheers in the crowds. will the king go meet people? i think so . cameron walker, a royal correspondent , . cameron walker, a royal correspondent, is . cameron walker, a royal correspondent , is there, too. correspondent, is there, too. and cameron, he was pretty quickly to the crowds as we were expecting to meet and greet people . he certainly was the people. he certainly was the formal bits of this official welcome strengthening of relationships between european countries. buckingham describing it as celebrating our shared histories, culture and values. but as you say, mark the king has gone straight to the crowds.

he is greeting local schoolchildren here. he he educated in berlin . the queen educated in berlin. the queen consort is the side of the square here. she is meeting just local members of the public . and local members of the public. and we did expect, as said mark, that the king and queen would be greeting members of the crowds. we know that the king wants to be pretty personable and we are seeing that play out in berlin, of course, we had the guard of honour , both national anthems of honour, both national anthems of the two countries plays the president of germany is still accompanying accompanying the king and later on today, of course , have a state banquet in course, have a state banquet in the presidential palace where expected to be a toast and both the king and the president of germany are expected give speeches. germany are expected give speeches . the king was very speeches. the king was very close to . our position here, close to. our position here, mark, he seems incredibly good spirits. he seems pleased to be here smiling as the guard of

honoun here smiling as the guard of honour. and, of course almost perhaps itching to go and see the crowds. it was perhaps a short official ceremonial part andindeed short official ceremonial part and indeed , he's spending a lot and indeed, he's spending a lot longer, perhaps with ordinary members of the public and some tulips just been handed to the queen consort and some very excited, vigorous handshaking going on too, for the queen consort as there is now for king charles. this is obviously a very happy crowd to see this state visit . you were just state visit. you were just talking about the banquet with the president steinmeier report . i think that some of charles's german cousins have been invite it as well. perhaps prince donatus of hesse who we've been told dined, at course, with queen elizabeth when she visited frankfurt in 15 . yes, indeed, frankfurt in 15. yes, indeed, mark. and as we know, the king has german relatives , obviously

has german relatives, obviously dating all the way back to queen victoria, where she married german prince, prince albert, as and this state banquets, of course going to include some of those perhaps german cousins on the guest lists . their majesty the guest lists. their majesty is going to be guest of honour at this state. banquets have had hosted by the president and his wife at the presidential palace here in berlin. as i said, there's going to be taste going to be greeted on the steps of the palace, we believe and that's going to be the bands of the federal armed forces playing the federal armed forces playing the as well. and they are also going to to be leave. there's going to to be leave. there's going to to be leave. there's going to be drinks, speeches and a lot of food. of course , state a lot of food. of course, state banquet in paris and in france was cancelled or the german or the german parts of this state clearly a lot of planning has gone into this months and months worth of and buckingham palace officials will be hoping that there are no more hurdles to overcome . so far, it appears the overcome. so far, it appears the state visit has without a hitch.

it seems to be a success. i can see the king greeting members of the crowds quite quite a lot of in the well a group of them at least are wearing cardboard cut—outs replica of sunsets with crown of course in a month or two well six weeks, actually the king is going to be crowns the real since edward's crown in westminster abbey. but clearly the king and consort are both have a both have a global appeal both famous on world stage. so perhaps it's no surprise that or remember the german public have come out here to greet them and to try meet and try and try meet the king and queen consort. yeah. and some very happy faces, one has to say in this crowd all ages from young to old and conversing there with a very relaxed looking king charles and you were reflecting in terms of the bankers, of course the fear in france was that officials state bank would have sighs.

they said have looked like a marriage antoinette moment. it's a very different picture emerging here in berlin . it emerging here in berlin. it certainly is the reason that the french path of a state visit was postponed and was after the french government's requested it was postponed. and that is because of the protests which we have seen across france, due to the plans , pension reform, some the plans, pension reform, some of which have clearly turned violent. so perhaps the optics of , a state violent. so perhaps the optics of, a state banquet in the palace , versailles, as the palace, versailles, as the french people were quite literally protesting on the streets, would not have gone down too well for president emmanuel macron , but no such emmanuel macron, but no such protests here in berlin and in germany, which is why it was it was thought appropriate for part of the state visits to go ahead. but i think this very much shows the global appeal of the british monarchy , i'm sure, and perhaps monarchy, i'm sure, and perhaps officials, at least will be

hoping that this is the power of soft diplomacy, which the royal family has very much in action promoting british interests abroad and also strengthening relationships . european nations relationships. european nations in this post—brexit world. because course another fact that , the british governments gave advice to buckingham palace in terms of to where have their first state visits was europe rather than a commonwealth nafion rather than a commonwealth nation ? and many perhaps were nation? and many perhaps were questioning why wasn't a commonwealth nation like australia or new zealand's or the or the caribbean as well? and they're thinking from the british government's they wanted to shore up relations . the to shore up relations. the british with european, a show of unity perhaps and maybe a commonwealth tour will come later . and it certainly seems to later. and it certainly seems to work . the trick here at the work. the trick here at the brandenburg gate, just looking at the smiles on faces of will young and old, all generations here, of course, and gifts being

handed across to the king as well . i think handed across to the king as well. i think a country at least three bunches of tulips so far , three bunches of tulips so far, it seems the tulips in vogue in berlin rather than daffodils beanng berlin rather than daffodils bearing in mind the changing season course and lots of union flags union jack flags there and as you say, i haven't seen cut out of the crown as yet. but obviously it's a it's a nod to the coming coronation ceremony . the coming coronation ceremony. well, i'm just going to ask my cameraman , see if he can get cameraman, see if he can get a shot of the kabul cut out of the crown you should be able to see them now. mark on your screen, if you're listening on, i suggest you have a look on our social media pages. but yes they seem to be all identical yet . seem to be all identical yet. we've thinking, well , we've got them thinking, well, people decided to a very people have decided to a very go. yes, agree people have decided to come here especially to show the king the that crown. so as as i said, it's six weeks until the king is crowned with the real sunset, with in

westminster abbey, the queen consort's will be wearing queen mary's crown as as well. it's the first time in a couple of hundred years that a crown is, let's say, being for a fourth coronation ceremony rather than a brand new one, being made . but a brand new one, being made. but it is a very significant having the welcome here, the time, of course, is as i says, that any head of state had the ceremonial welcome here at brandenburg gate, rather, at the presidential palace . and presidential palace. and tomorrow the king will become the first british monarch to address the bundestag german parliament. he has addressed them before, but when he was prince of wales. no other british monarch has addressed the parliament. so it's going to be very interesting to hear what he has to because clearly he can't be, let's say, as a as perhaps he could get away with as prince of wales . and his as prince of wales. and his words are important because we are still so early on into his

reign. and this is and of course environmental concerns still to the fore. and we that the political importance of the greens in terms of the up of the german government. so as you say that will be interesting to ascertain the reactions tomorrow. but well spotted with the crowds. we did get them recycled or not. and in terms the flags, i think the union jacks outnumbering the german flags by the looks of it . yeah. flags by the looks of it. yeah. i i think we may have lost cameron for the moment, but these are the scenes. oh, you're back cameron. i'm just saying lots of union jack flags and i think we've got what looks like raaf officer there in the crowd clearly. obviously the visit will be looking at joint military cooperation with the issues concerning ukraine of course . yes lots of little flags

course. yes lots of little flags . so union flags as well as german flags , a couple of big german flags, a couple of big union flags as well . but yes, union flags as well. but yes, you're right, a big presence here. and that's going to be perhaps a theme. we're going to see over the next three days for this state visit . there are a this state visit. there are a number of engagements which reflects, let's say , war that is reflects, let's say, war that is ongoing in ukraine. the king expected to view a joint military exercise between germany and between german military personnel and military personnel. tomorrow they are also expected to meet the ukrainian refugees have settled here in. germany following the war breaking back in 2022. and again, all of that in the context of the whole meaning of this trip which is trying to strengthen relations between germany and the united kingdom and also kind of celebrate our

shared cultures and values. and, of course , it's not the first of course, it's not the first time the king has had engagements to do with the war in ukraine, but it is first one. he has abroad as monarch. he did visit a ukrainian church , visit a ukrainian church, ottawa, last year when he went on the visit to canada to celebrate the queen's platinum celebrations. but of course he was prince wales then. now he's king as the optics are just so much difference when he is representing britain as our head of state indeed a state visit as we've been reflecting as they head back to , the royal head back to, the royal limousine, the bentley , as we've limousine, the bentley, as we've been reflecting, powered by a german engine. but that is the modern world of course and the rest of this very important visit continuing . so cameron, visit continuing. so cameron, thank you for that. we'll keep you updated on the three day visit, of course. but let's get an update now on all the other headunes an update now on all the other headlines we've raised waiting

for . us headlines we've raised waiting for. us thanks, marcus. 30. here is the latest from the gb newsroom. the immigration minister has announced plans to stop housing asylum seekers in hotels and instead place them in disused military bases, admitting the use of hotels has, quote , some towns robert jenrick quote, some towns robert jenrick said migrants will now be placed in sites in essex. lincolnshire and east sussex. the accommodation will be guarded by 24 hour security and meet migrants. essential living needs nothing more, he says as an incentive to local councils. the government will also a new funding package accept refugees . these hotels take valuable assets from communities and pressures on local services . pressures on local services. seaside towns have lost tourist weddings have been cancelled . weddings have been cancelled. local councils have had their resources diverted to manage them and the hard working

british has been left to foot. the eye—watering . £2.3 billion a the eye—watering. £2.3 billion a year bill. madam deputy speaker, we must not elevate the well—being of illegal migrants above those of the british people . the jury in the trial , people. the jury in the trial, the murder of nine year old olivia corbell has gone out to deliberate . 34 year old thomas deliberate. 34 year old thomas cashman has been accused of shooting the in a home in liverpool august. her mother was also . he denies all . the general also. he denies all. the general secretary of unison has told gb news if their members reject the government's pay offer strikes will continue. speaking exclude two gloria de piero christina makin said they're recommending that workers accept the deal and they should have a decision by they should have a decision by the middle of april nica. watch the middle of april nica. watch the full interview here. gb news on sunday at 6 pm. think that there's enough here to grow . see

there's enough here to grow. see to the people who are members of unison who you know. as you say, they're the cleaners, the nurses , the paramedics, the occupational therapists, all the groups that we cover . actually, groups that we cover. actually, it will be their decision, whether they or not. so what consultation just now have the result by the middle of april . result by the middle of april. if they accept it, that's the that's done. if they don't accept it, then we've paused strikes. so we would restart them and mourners, including the prime minister and the leader of the labour party, have to pay their last respects . baroness their last respects. baroness betty boothroyd , the former betty boothroyd, the former labour mp, died last month, aged 93.she labour mp, died last month, aged 93. she was the and only woman so far to be elected speaker of the house of commons. so far to be elected speaker of the house of commons . we're on the house of commons. we're on tv, online , on dab plus radio tv, online, on dab plus radio and on tuned in to this is gb news back to .

mark welcome back to gb news. more from berlin on official state visit. of course, as it happens , let's reflect now that robert jenrick, the immigration minister, has been speaking in the commons earlier to outline plans to rehouse migrants. but it's coming amid a warning that the of supporting refugees or , the of supporting refugees or, asylum seekers in the uk taking asylum seekers in the uk taking a third of britain's international aid . now the international aid. now the independent commission for impact says it's to led a significant loss in support available for overseas areas and disaster such as the floods in pakistan or the drought in somalia. we're joined now by dr. tamsin barton , chief tamsin barton, chief commissioner at the watchdog thank you very much indeed for joining us. the figures are startling in terms of this report a total i think, of 3.5 billion for 2022 alone. well, that said, our estimate, based on the figures that government gave us. so it's come from

official sources and it has although we have access to sources which are kind of the working. right. so there will be an statistic an official statistic published next . and just to explain next month. and just to explain to people, i think the international aid rules that the international aid rules that the in the first year the cost of supporting refugees is able to come from the development budget effectively. that's right. so long as the humanitarian needs . long as the humanitarian needs. so it shouldn't be used example it shouldn't count as aid if it relates to detention or indeed to integration into the host communities for those in need humanitarian needs for the first yeah humanitarian needs for the first year. right. which obviously the government argues seeker is and therefore the whole argument as to what happens once that claim is. that's right. i mean there are some countries where they of retrospectively if they term if it turns out that an asylum seeker a refugee then they'll take that off their aid budget. but the uk, they do it all by modelling and it's not done by each individual right.

modelling and it's not done by each individual right . okay. each individual right. okay. well, i mean the question then is this good or bad in that would i guess argue they are directly helping people. but as you've indicate it takes money away from in somalia, pakistan or and the aid is needed . well or and the aid is needed. well i could still release to ensure that any aid money spent is the best for money as effective . and best for money as effective. and we consider is not the most efficient , we consider is not the most efficient, equitable use of aid . clearly you can help. so more people if you respond to their needs on the spot rather than if you have to look after . once you have to look after. once they've arrived in the uk and you may not be helping those most need. we're only in this in the uk because of the limits on the uk because of the limits on the aid budget. so there's there is a limit reduced actually from 0.7% of gross national income income to 0.5. and so that's why the is in this difficult position of trading off, if you like , between humanitarian like, between humanitarian disasters and at home, but also

we've got so much money almost trying to triage, i guess, in that respect. well it ends up that respect. well it ends up that way because of way they manage the target, the systems. so what happens is, although it's the home office that is spending most of this money, some of it for ukraine is actually department for levelling right but it's not levelling up. right but it's not the commonwealth and the foreign commonwealth and development to pick development office. they to pick up tab effectively because up the tab effectively because the way the target is managed it's the foreign office responsibility . yeah. to ensure responsibility. yeah. to ensure the targets are met. now, i don't know if you heard yvette cooper as robert jenrick was was outlining latest outlining these latest initiative moves and she was making the point that there are reports that home office was competing with itself in trying to hotel rooms pushing the price up and think your report has indicated that in terms of the number hotel rooms it's almost doubled in the past. right. but in fact the point i didn't actually hear yvette, but she was quoting from our yeah, we actually did come these

instances where clearly the price had been driven up because you've got so many different schemes, you've got different bits of government in a to secure accommodation and they were in a very difficult situation particularly when you suddenly had large numbers coming from afghanistan. yeah. now think the situation has now i think the situation has stabilised and so they've told us that is less of a problem the fall but they should really rationalise and coordinate between scheme. we were hearing just of course this initiative to get those afghans out of the hotel rooms into . yeah. but is a hotel rooms into. yeah. but is a housing shortage. so i what is your reaction to that ? well, the your reaction to that? well, the first thing i would say is that the for the asylum case is not for the afghans. we saw when looked at the contracts, they not well managed to ensure value for money. so the key performance indicators hadn't changed. so the people charge were not really looking and not incentivised to look for the best solutions. they were just trying to for money get it sorted as quickly possible. they

were under enormous pressure . were under enormous pressure. you know, we do understand. but what told, including by what we were told, including by officials the government officials within the government was they felt under pressure to firefighting rather than find the term and think that the long term. and we think that fact that the aid budget means that effectively home office doesn't have if it's then which most ladies don't have find savings in their own budget is a consequence of spending a lot more than expected. so in terms of probation, prisons, service and on and so forth, not so much probation. i mean, it's just more how much extra cost there is something for one thing in hotels. okay i'm just going to break away . in we've break away. bear in mind, we've got this state visit going on, so we're going to head back so we're just going to head back to berlin because we have the king and queen now for the red carpet moment, king and queen now for the red carpet moment , the official carpet moment, the official photographs ahead of, i think probably maybe a sit down and a cup of something ahead of the state banquet tonight. but we've certainly some substantial

crowds . and maybe a joke or a crowds. and maybe a joke or a few words that the president was . this is the schlossberg view where i think the dinner will be held later. and we were hearing cameron royal correspondent , it cameron royal correspondent, it may well be that some of the king's cousins will be attending because of obviously the german relations and in terms of the royal family's german descent and indications that so far it has been a very welcome on this first visit. and of course , first visit. and of course, first visit. and of course, first ceremonial welcome outside the brandenburg gate there , the brandenburg gate there, berlin. and we got camera teams inside as . overcoat taken off, inside as. overcoat taken off, whether the queen consort will take off her very smart bruce oldfield coat. no, she's going to keep it as one might expect as a bit of a fashion. but

heading for , i think, perhaps an heading for, i think, perhaps an occasion within the castle where they will discuss matters soft diplomacy , what we've been diplomacy, what we've been describing, because obviously the king has no direct political . but clearly the message his state visit to germany whereas the one to paris was postponed is trying to rebuild the connection across europe . given connection across europe. given the difficulties with moscow and the difficulties with moscow and the invasion of ukraine and we understand that the speech that the king may give the bundestag tomorrow be both in english and german . we were getting german. we were getting indications of course in terms of the visit to paris that king, who is a fluent french speaker, would have been giving that in french. but here we are probably for a signing ceremony. i suggest . one hopes that the suggest. one hopes that the german pens work rather better than the pens the king has

suffered . st james's palace. if suffered. st james's palace. if you remember that moment. suffered. st james's palace. if you remember that moment . and as you remember that moment. and as he got his own pen in his pocket, i think he has so he's leaving nothing to chance . one leaving nothing to chance. one assumes that perhaps his court has been checking that the ink is not going to leak time. has been checking that the ink is not going to leak time . so is not going to leak time. so the going ahead, the pen having and the queen no signing as well. interesting of course that we've got the european union flags behind as well, which was the same on the internet in london. i think the king is reflecting on that moment about pen. there were a few words with the president but all done successfully . no hands . so successfully. no hands. so another moment there in terms of the official visit in berlin and i think another photograph . it's i think another photograph. it's going to be quite an album of the official occasions . so the official occasions. so that's what's been happening? but let's just have a very quick word finally. but with dr. bart

and thompson barton here, from what we heard about raaf bases with robert and perhaps even barges , is this going to answer barges, is this going to answer the in your view ? well we've the in your view? well we've been hearing for quite a long time about potential alternative accommodation. i think it is very challenging. obviously what's really needed for people to be able to live in the and flats and not the backlog which there is at the moment or essential living needs . you essential living needs. you described it. so yeah , basic described it. so yeah, basic humanitarian needs need to met. people need to be kept safe. thank very much indeed for joining us here on gb news and. bnng joining us here on gb news and. bring us your reaction to what we've heard today. apologies for the interruption, but of course, it state visit now that's it is a state visit now that's just also reflect the sad news that we've bringing you. that we've been bringing you. television and television presenter and comedian. and of course , animal comedian. and of course, animal rights activist as well. paul who's died at the age of who's died sadly at the age of 67, his partner saying it's with great sadness. i inform you that paul passed away unexpectedly but peacefully. of course during his career. the entertainer originally for his drag persona,

lily savage , as well as then lily savage, as well as then going on to host the paula show, blind date, blankety for which he won numerous accolades, including a bafta, national including a tv, bafta, national award and also, of course, a radio presenter , bbc radio two radio presenter, bbc radio two until recently and a long time advocate for animals hosting itv's multi award winning series for the love of dogs , acting as for the love of dogs, acting as an ambassador to for battersea dogs and cats home . well, dogs and cats home. well, joining us, emma pryor, a television and emma one reflect that well love but also winning plenty of accolades official gongs. plenty of accolades official gongs . yes i mean he was awarded gongs. yes i mean he was awarded the nba by charles king charles now back around sort of 2008 for his services to and he was an absolute icon. with a real heart of gold who a lot of people had a connection whether that was because of the humour that he brought with him with all of his acts or whether is because they were just drawn to him with all

of his, you know, animal. he was someone i personally for around 15 years and an absolute one of the most fascinating and warm hearted , well known people i've hearted, well known people i've ever interviewed . and we saw ever interviewed. and we saw that warm heart , the animals. that warm heart, the animals. but i gather he'll be quite a subject and quite cutting well. yeah.i subject and quite cutting well. yeah. i mean, he had very strong views, the nhs but i don't think, i mean i backed him on those views, his very supportive of the, you know , the nhs staff of the, you know, the nhs staff dunng of the, you know, the nhs staff during particularly during covid and that's you've got to remember before lily savage , she remember before lily savage, she worked in social services himself . yeah, he was a cat but himself. yeah, he was a cat but then you know when he came from barking head to london before he found fame, came with £15 in his pocket and it was put up at a mates house in maida vale and he he worked that gig circuit and became known for his sort became well known for his sort of rights campaigning of gay rights campaigning and people admired and respected him, you know, not just as a campaigner but as an entertainer. and i've got to say one thing that paul spoke to me about a lot in the last decade

was, you know, how he felt actually about we talk quite openly about about how he felt about of dying which sounds openly about about how he felt abora of dying which sounds openly about about how he felt abora weirdf dying which sounds openly about about how he felt abora weird thingg which sounds openly about about how he felt abora weird thing to vhich sounds openly about about how he felt abora weird thing to discuss unds openly about about how he felt abora weird thing to discuss .nds like a weird thing to discuss. but he just five days but when he just five days before his 50th birthday, his 25 year partner, brendan murphy, died of cancer. he was only 49 and he'd only been diagnosed weeks before. so paul's 50th birthday was really sort of tainted . that absolute tragedy . tainted. that absolute tragedy. and as he did towards 60, he was reflecting on that a lot with me. and, you know, in 2015, he lost jackie collins and he also lost jackie collins and he also lost cilla black, two of his really fantastic friends . and really fantastic friends. and then he lost barbara windsor in 2020. so he often said how heart wrenching it was that he so many people that he adored but he was also very lucky he had a fantastic support network around him and always talked so fondly andre and his long term .john he andre and his long term. john he really was cherished by all who knew him and he had heart , which knew him and he had heart, which he acknowledged but interesting that malcolm of course malcolm

prince is produced. so we, you know fondly remember them together on radio to saying just yesterday laughing, smiling and full of life . i mean, that was full of life. i mean, that was him through and through actually, him just actually, i interviewed him just off at second heart attack, off at his second heart attack, which think around which i think was around 2014. he actually made a joke. he said that he was on that many drugs, that he was on that many drugs, that when he died. they'd have to childproof the lid of his coffin because it's not kissing, getting there because of the drugs and his system. but he actually said that one day rather absentmindedly put heart tablets. up and tablets. he mashed them up and put them cheese. and put them in some cheese. and i paul put them in some cheese. and i paul, ever did you do that? paul, why ever did you do that? and he said, because so used to putting all the tablets in my pants i stick my dogs in pants when i stick my dogs in that did it for myself , you that i did it for myself, you know. and i said, what do you think about? do you worry about know. and i said, what do you thinkhealth? do you worry about know. and i said, what do you thinkhealth? and'ou worry about know. and i said, what do you thinkhealth? and he worry about know. and i said, what do you thinkhealth? and he said, about your health? and he said, i don't think about what could happen next or next month. he said, thinking about said, that's like thinking about hangover are, you hangover when you still are, you know, even talking about know, so even talking about death, always came. death, it always just came. everything as she everything was such as while she was very he was wonderful. emma you very much indeed for paying

your tribute. our condolences to you. him you. but great to remember him with and a smile. thank with a laugh and a smile. thank you very let's take you you very much. let's take you scotland humza yousaf , who is scotland humza yousaf, who is knew first minister is to announce his cabinet in due course course . i, of course, are course course. i, of course, are disappointed because exceptional. she's a great talent , somebody who's got a lot talent, somebody who's got a lot to give . i would have much to give. i would have much rather i don't government, not just government. i actually have in cabinet but she me that she didn't want to she wanted a better time out of the limelight. and she described it in a room words. i understand that. i respect that . and she's that. i respect that. and she's made a big that's for herself. that's for her family that she will continue to serve this country, continue to serve this party with absolute distinction of that. i've got no doubt . for of that. i've got no doubt. for but i just don't agree with that assessment. first of all, we've got a good mix of both young,

energetic talent. we've also got experience energetic talent and as well. so cabinet secretaries like michael matheson, like sir robinson, my deputy foreign minister of sally—ann somerville, who've been in the cabinet for many , many years. cabinet for many, many years. some people who are coming back to cabinet, angela constance and then some faces stepping up to then some faces stepping up to the plate as well. so really good mix in there, but this is probably biggest government reshuffle and you'll see the so humza yousaf about to start work as first minister bute house in edinburgh having been sworn in and of course that question about kate forbes who run him a close second in terms of the vote of course after he'd offered the rural affairs brief and she declined that , saying and she declined that, saying that she wanted to get out of the spotlight after recently having a baby. but one and one this is a very odd given. she decided to stand , of course, for decided to stand, of course, for first minister. anyway, we'll see what the political fallout is that in edinburgh now police

are investigating the death of an 82 year old woman after ms. allegedly burst into home knocking her to the ground. joy found in a serious condition at the home in suffolk on saturday, but then died in on monday morning. let's get with our national reporter, paul hawkins, who's at pakefield , suffolk, and who's at pakefield, suffolk, and pauli who's at pakefield, suffolk, and paul i gather she was actually discovered by her family on the floor there in the corridor. i mean, awful circumstances . yeah, mean, awful circumstances. yeah, absolute mark. she was found in absolute mark. she was found in a conscious but serious condition taken to the james paget hospital . that's a three paget hospital. that's a three hour drive north of here. but as you say a very sad news, she passed away in the early hours of monday morning. the police then switching a robbery investigation to a murder investigation to a murder investigation now. and you can see a police officer , me, if see a police officer, me, if i just step out of shot standing in front of the crime scene, we've seen a forensic officers entering and leaving the property throughout day. also

specialist police search teams as well. now before joy middleditch passed away, she was able to tell officers that on later friday night, she heard a noise at the front door . she noise at the front door. she went to the front door and two masked men entered the property and knocked her over. masked men entered the property and knocked her over . she masked men entered the property and knocked her over. she was then subsequently found on saturday morning key to the investigation a purse, a black and white chequered purse because we're standing in grayson the purse was taken inside a handbag and the handbag was found in nelson road. there's a five minute walk from here. so the handbag was recovered, but the purse was missing. and police want to find that black and white chequered purse. now reportedly, she is a great, great grandmother and a mother who lived alone with her dog here in this property . media dog here in this property. media reports also suggest her husband passed away in the last few years. her niece reportedly describes her is quite a strong

woman . who would have stood up woman. who would have stood up for herself. she wouldn't have any nonsense . her niece's any nonsense. her niece's daughter posted on facebook . daughter posted on facebook. please contact suffolk police soon as possible to bring these horrible scumbags to justice. and certainly the police for that purse. they're also appealing for anyone with any cctv in the area or any dashcam to come forward, particularly motorists who may have been driving between 6 pm. on friday and 7 am. on saturday morning in the vicinity of the 1532 london road south lois , if london road south lois, if they're appealing for them to get in touch and have also flooded the area with , an flooded the area with, an increased police presence to try and reassure locals because i've been speaking to chief inspector sarsfield sarsfield donoghue , sarsfield sarsfield donoghue, suffolk police. he says that this is extreme really rare for this is extreme really rare for this part of suffolk and suffolk as a whole . so they're trying to as a whole. so they're trying to reassure locals and a manhunt is underway i gather that's like a

rare time in community there were those bungalows that we can see so clearly a lot of other people there will be very worried indeed . yeah, absolutely worried indeed. yeah, absolutely . and indeed, the community has been coming together and they've some local businesses have donated chains for front doors. also cctv cameras to and reassure the elderly in this of the world to try and try and reassure them that they are safe. and there is, as i say, an increased police presence . but increased police presence. but yeah, police are appealing for any information . cctv or dashcam any information. cctv or dashcam footage from . 6 pm. on friday footage from. 6 pm. on friday to 7 am. on saturday morning . to 7 am. on saturday morning. really need that kind of footage to and give them some leads in this investigation . yeah and this investigation. yeah and obviously we can see, as you say, plenty of activity there still at the same. paul, thank you very much indeed for updating us there. suffolk, back to of course, as we get more to you of course, as we get more on that police operation, public satisfaction with the nhs dropping lowest level dropping to its lowest level according a major new just

according to a major new just 29% saying they were satisfied how it is being run. according to the british attitudes survey. well, that's actually, get more now with our reporter jack carson, who's been at walsall hosphal carson, who's been at walsall hospital. and jack indicating that the public don't want a different model of health care. they just want the current model work. the report says . yeah, work. the report says. yeah, this is really kind of interesting about this report that there is such a dissatisfaction according to this survey of more than 3000 people that you mentioned, 29% dissatisfied with the way that nhs in the service that it gives them. that's largest drop in a single year going down to 29% as a fall of 7% in the last year. when you look at the level of satisfaction that there was in 2010, just over a decade ago, 71% that you can see the downward trend that people are feeling. but as you mentioned nine in ten people that we've seen this report still believe

the nhs should be free. the point of view, the point of views for 1810 people say actually it should live within its it should live within its budget and but of course we do know about the addition funding that the government is giving to the nhs . we have health leaders the nhs. we have health leaders earlier the week calling for jeremy hunt. so you know, when they went with these pay rises that the unions are of course voting on at the minute, when, if those do pass their health, these are asking the government to put more money into . the to put more money into. the money for those pay rises doesn't come out of the current funding. but matthew taylor today , chief executive of the today, chief executive of the nhs, say these survey results should be a red flag to the government to hopes of course that they're nursing settled. but the junior doctors have to take the industrial action as well . thank take the industrial action as well. thank you very much indeed for updating us there. and we'll also have to cut it short because with the visit, the course of king and queen concert

to berlin, it's been fairly tight for us, more coming up tight for us, but more coming up with with gb news. with patrick stay with gb news. we're tomorrow, 12 till we're back tomorrow, 12 till three. see and thanks for three. see that and thanks for being .

us good afternoon , patrick christys good afternoon, patrick christys here with you on gb news all the way through until 6 pm. i'm big news to start the show ladies and gentlemen, we're just getting this through to us. but initially government was initially the government was looking into plans to house asylum seekers on cruise ships and barges. but apparently i'm just getting this through now. they made some they have made some announcements relating to disused bases, which disused military bases, which won't go down well with local residents like this one, taking a massive safety risk because you'll put in. you want to put 1500 single males on the with us as residents who have our children with yeah i'm going to have more on that very shortly