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march in london after an officer described him as openly jewish. an initial apology from the force caused offence for suggesting opponents must know their presence is provocative . their presence is provocative. the home office, which has described the incident as unacceptable , has written to the unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and the mayor of london pro—israel demonstrators are now holding a peaceful counter protest in central london, today called enoughis central london, today called enough is enough , the group says enough is enough, the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the capital. >> it's just sad that it's there . it has come to this that it's now regarded as not completely safe for jewish people to walk in the streets of their own own own city. and not only is it distressing and vile, as their views are the distressing thing, it's also becoming, becoming normalised. >> can't walk through central london with a yarmulke on your head, no signs of any israeli flag or support for israel, or any views on on what may be going on in the middle east. but if you're not allowed to walk across the street in central

london because you are openly jewish, it's time for the jewish, then it's time for the government to act. >> three people who died in a car crash near a retail park in north—west london have been named by police, mohammad zahedi hani mohammed ghazi and suhail zulfikar, all in their early 20s, died when their vehicle crashed through a car park fence hitting a footbridge. it happened last weekend and the men were pronounced dead at the scene. it's understood two other passengers in the vehicle were injured , but their condition is injured, but their condition is not life threatening. investigations into the cause of the crash continue . a man who the crash continue. a man who sets himself alight outside the new york court where president donald, president donald trump's hush money trial is being held, has died. maxwell azarello was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died from his injuries. witnesses say he pulled pamphlets with conspiracy theories out of a backpack and threw them in the air before dousing himself with flammable liquid . police say he did not liquid. police say he did not appear to be targeting trump or

others involved in the trial. the former president's campaign has released a statement offering its condolences. witness fred goetz describes what happened. >> i was sceptical at first. i thought it was a gag like he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to actually light himself on fire, but when it seemed to, it , it seemed on fire, but when it seemed to, it, it seemed like he had real purpose. everybody started to run away from him. and then that's when he went up . that's when he went up. >> a whistleblower claims the conservative party were warned that mp mark menzies alleged misuse of campaign funds may have constituted fraud, but there was no duty to report it. the fylde mp lost the conservative whip and was suspended as one of the prime ministers trade envoys after the times published claims he used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off bad people who locked him in a flat . people who locked him in a flat. mr menzies disputes the allegations. the party says it has been looking into the claims for several months, and

lancashire police are reviewing the available information . a two the available information. a two minute silence has been held , minute silence has been held, honounng minute silence has been held, honouring the english men and women who died serving the nafion women who died serving the nation . nation. in. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in a march past at the cenotaph in central london, marking 130 years of the royal society of saint george . royal society of saint george. chairman nik dutt, who laid a wreath at the event , says it's wreath at the event, says it's important young people are proud of their country. >> it's trying to get the younger people involved in what we do. patriotism has taken a hit over the last few years, and it tends to be a lot of older people who are involved, so the importance of getting younger people involved and taking part in this is critical to us. i believe . believe. >> for the latest stories, sign

up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or visit gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to gb news. saturday dawn . saturday with dawn. >> thank you very much. cameron is rather good at that, isn't he.7 right. is rather good at that, isn't he? right. let's get stuck into today's stories, it's been reported that sunak is eyeing up a summer election , but the a summer election, but the tories are also reportedly considering cutting stamp duty in the autumn budget statement this year. anyone know what's going on? the plans were considered for the spring budget but rejected in favour of cuts to national insurance . s, to national insurance. s, i don't know what's going on. doesn't sound like rishi sunak knows what's going on, but one person who very definitely does is gb news senior political commentator, nigel and all round lovely person. there he is, smiling in his library. nigel so we have on one hand possibly a summer election season, but an autumn statement. what's going

on? >> yeah, a bit confusing, isn't it, dawn? yeah. >> what is going on at the moment is that some people are pressing rishi sunak to call an election in june or july , the election in june or july, the reasoning behind this is that there may be an attempt to topple him after local elections. and he will he will get in first by calling a general election, now we come to on the idea about, cutting, cutting stamp duty. the plan would to be, increase the rate at which house buyers pay it from 250,000 to 300,000. now, this would happen in the autumn statement, which is due in september. based on the idea that rishi sunak will go long and call an election in november, should all that fail , november, should all that fail, the idea then is that they'll whack it into the conservative manifesto . so during an early manifesto. so during an early election, i'm not sure that's clear , but that's the best i can do. >> it's all as clear as mud, but

it doesn't really matter because no one knows what's going on. nigel, this this, this, the stamp duty. i mean, in theory, it's great news. i mean, it does make an awful lot of sense. it will first buyers help will help first time buyers help youngsters get on the housing ladden youngsters get on the housing ladder, mean, ladder, etc, etc. but i mean, you know, the national insurance thing didn't work. it didn't budge did it? budge any opinions, did it? i mean, polls are still mean, the polls are still disastrous for the conservative party they really disastrous for the conservative party this they really disastrous for the conservative party this will they really disastrous for the conservative party this will help they really disastrous for the conservative party this will help them? eally disastrous for the conservative party this will help them? well think this will help them? well that's absolutely the problem. >> i the trouble with >> i mean, the trouble with stamp duty is that it is a pretty appalling tax that most people hate. it's one of the only taxes where the government hoover up money but give you absolutely nothing back in return. so really, it's been it's been long overdue for abolition . in fact, it goes back abolition. in fact, it goes back to the 17th century that that it started , so but the question started, so but the question about whether it moves the dial or not, national insurance cuts certainly haven't moved the dial. and the real problem people are facing is tax thresholds being frozen . so

thresholds being frozen. so you're talking about about 4 million people are paying tax for the first time. another 3 million paying more tax. and all thatis million paying more tax. and all that is much more than the cuts that is much more than the cuts that have been announced in national insurance . and national insurance. and certainly it'll be much more than if there is a if there is a cut in stamp duty , it might just cut in stamp duty, it might just be me, nigel, but i'm suspecting it isn't. >> but they do think we're a bit stupid, don't they? it's like, you know, the whole fiscal drag thing , as just mentioned. thing, as you've just mentioned. i of like, hey, i mean, sort of like, hey, whoopee giving whoopee do we're giving pensioners whoopee do we're giving pensionertime we're freezing the same time we're freezing the tax so pensioners tax threshold so more pensioners will paying money in tax. >> yeah. that's right. you're now about, 2 in 3 now talking about, 2 in 3 pensioners, are now paying tax, which they didn't, didn't used to. and, and the thresholds are a real problem that at the moment what the government is doing is giving you a pound in national insurance, insurance cuts. but taking away £1.90. but in fiscal drag . so people are

in fiscal drag. so people are not feeling better off. and that's the key that rishi sunak has no chance of winning an election unless people are feeling better, better off by the time it's called, but nigel, a little bird tells me that rishi might be feeling a little bit more confident now because of our, angela. two holmes, rayner. of our, angela. two holmes, rayner . do you think that's true? >> well, i'm not, i'm not sure that with the voters it is actually, frankly , i mean, if actually, frankly, i mean, if you if rishi sunak wants to talk about tax, he might mention the millions of pounds that his family saved in the in non—dom taxes . so the kind of small taxes. so the kind of small amount we're talking about with angela rayner, for most people, they're thinking, oh , if there they're thinking, oh, if there is a problem for her, if she actually has not been telling the truth. but when it comes down to something quite complicated about paying capital gains tax , are you on your gains tax, are you on your primary residence and so on, i think most people think, this is

not a big deal. think most people think, this is not a big deal . well, but we'll not a big deal. well, but we'll see. i mean, obviously there's a police investigation going on, angela rayner's future will depend entirely on the outcome of that. >> okay. and does rishi sunaks future depend entirely on whether a plane actually ever , whether a plane actually ever, ever takes off for rwanda with anybody on it apart from the home secretary? >> well, it would be symbolic. it won't do anything to stop the boats. but, at least if he can get one migrant in the air and landing in rwanda , it shows he's landing in rwanda, it shows he's actually got somewhere, it looks like that all this will get through , the ping pong between through, the ping pong between the house of commons and house of lords on monday. so you are looking at a plane taking up probably around about around about june , but it's not the about june, but it's not the major issue with voters. voters care about the cost of living. they care about nhs waiting lists. those are still the top two items in every poll. so even even if a plane takes off and we don't even know where these planes are coming from yet, but getting migrants on them, i

mean, do you think that if he does get the planes off in the summer, he'll then summer, do you think he'll then go let's have an go right, okay, let's have an election now. >> plane off. people >> i've got a plane off. people believe me, i think that by the time you get, you get that time you get, you get to that stage, late to hold stage, it's a bit late to hold the summer election . an awful the a summer election. an awful lot people be on holiday lot of people will be on holiday come and in august, come late july. and in august, so would unlikely. so so that would be unlikely. so i don't think that the plane taking off in june is going to influence an election date. but local elections in may might. >> oh yes, indeed we're not. we've got lots of bridges to cross on that one. that's all kind of something to look forward to. hey, nigel, that's nigel nelson, our brilliant political supremo there. thank you explaining you very much for explaining what the hell is going on on planet politics today, right now , for all the best analysis and opinion on that story much opinion on that story and much more, the website, which more, go to the website, which is news.com. now for the is at gb news.com. now for the story of the week. as far as i'm concerned, i've just been absolutely stunned by this story. the police have story. the met police have apologised causing further apologised for causing further offence apology about an offence with an apology about an officer's of the firm,

officer's use of the firm, openly jewish, to an anti—semitism campaigner who was near a pro—palestinian march. you are quite openly jewish. >> this is a pro—palestinian march, right? i'm not accusing you of anything, but i'm worried about the reaction to your presence . presence. >> presence. >> in any case, the chief executive of campaign against anti—semitism was wearing a kippah, skullcap when he was stopped from crossing a road near the demonstration in london last saturday. i am appalled by this story . joining me now is this story. joining me now is political commentator kai willsher and broadcast writer and journalist mike parry. gentlemen, thank you very much for joining me. both looking forjoining me. both looking incredibly dapper, i have to say, looking very dapper today, now, i was genuinely shocked by this story. i mean, so being looking openly jewish, i mean, i know he's wearing the skullcap, but openly jewish in london is reason for a copper to stop you and have words with you. >> it left me cold, so i can

only imagine what british jews are feeling at the minute. it is outrageous and it will beg lots of questions about what does this actually mean? >> why does he feel empowered to do well, the answer is, of do this? well, the answer is, of course, think this rising course, that i think this rising intolerance number of the intolerance in the number of the protests that we've seen recently. but police recently. but the police are also treading a fine line, aren't they? they're between a rock and a place in some rock and a hard place in some senses, because on the one hand, they allow to they want to allow people to peacefully protest. of course, knowing do absolutely. but knowing do absolutely. but knowing course, that some of knowing of course, that some of these protests gone out of these protests have gone out of hand. these protests have gone out of hand . so they want to also hand. so they want to also protect public safety. and there's huge political pressure and lots eyes them. after and lots of eyes on them. after rishi sunak made that that speech outside 10 downing street, it shows just how difficult they're situation is as well. >> but i mean, the problem with this is, i mean, you know, obviously i'm the police were obviously i'm the police were obviously trying to make sure the peace was kept. there were no problems. so they were trying to keep, you know, this what what this chapter name again ,

what this chapter name again, gideon. gideon. falter safe. so we're trying to keep him safe. so i understand that. but by also trying to keep him safe, they were also being anti—semitic same time. anti—semitic at the same time. mike, the one thing you're old enough to remember as well, back in the 1970s, when the national front were marching. >> absolutely . >> yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> banned being racist and >> banned for being racist and anti—semitic that. yeah. anti—semitic and all that. yeah. no problem whatsoever. so why why pro—palestinian why are the pro—palestinian marches still allowed to go on and still allow to spout , and still allow to spout, frankly, still very anti—semitic sentiments? >> i so totally agree with you. i mean, you are openly jewish. >> a statement from a policeman that's like an accusation . do that's like an accusation. do you see what i mean? >> it's you know what i'm saying. >> you're openly jewish. oh, do you mean i shouldn't be here, gideon lives in london, it's gideon lives in london, so it's his merely his hometown. he was merely exercising to walk the exercising the right to walk the pavements of. >> of london. and i wonder whether if that policeman had gone up to somebody who was of asian appearance and said, you are islamic or you're openly

islamic, you look like i'd be a bit hamas. >> what, what sort of reaction we'd have had then supposing, for instance, he'd said , you are for instance, he'd said, you are openly a member of the travelling community. it's hitting out at minority groups in a most despicable way because the police in london and across the police in london and across the united kingdom are there to defend everybody's rights . and defend everybody's rights. and if people do want to march and we i personally think they've been very lenient in the amount of verbosity they've allowed within the marches, through london every weekend in stowing fare to other parts of the community, they don't clamp down on them. they don't clamp down on them. they don't clamp down on you know, river to the on the, you know, river to the sea chants. and they really, sea chants. and yet they really, to , pick on a guy to my mind, pick on a guy because he's wearing a kippah, which makes him look jewish. and, you know, for years , for and, you know, for years, for decades now, we've been told london's the most diverse city in the world. people have come from all over the world to be in london because it's tolerant and it's diverse. but that's not

tolerant. and later, of course, an assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police doubled down on the mistake that the cop on the beat had made and made it even worse. and they had to withdraw statements. withdraw both statements. so that's withdraw both statements. so tidon't think the police are i don't think the police are fully qualified and fully understand their role on the streets of london. >> now, to be fair, they have apologised. they have. >> they've apologised twice. >> they've apologised twice. >> they've apologised twice. >> they apologised twice. >> they have apologised twice. the bad apology, the first one was a bad apology, but they have said, but you know, they have said, you know, the use of terms openly by one our openly jewish by one of our officers hugely regrettable. openly jewish by one of our officer putting ely regrettable. openly jewish by one of our officerputting ity regrettable. openly jewish by one of our officerputting it mildly, table. openly jewish by one of our officerputting it mildly, tablthe that's putting it mildly, by the way. but do you, do you way. yeah. but do you, do you think now that we have to accept that do have two tiered that we do have two tiered policing? >> there is a double >> i think there is a double standard and i think it's now a political problem. after this double apology, as mike says, it's become an issue for politicians to answer what now? and i don't think the answer is that we clamp down on protests at all. i think that would be regrettable indeed, but we do have to have a conversation around, diversity and around how

minority communities are protected because , yes, as mike protected because, yes, as mike says, we've been told again and again that not only that london is the most diverse city. it welcomes people from everywhere , welcomes people from everywhere, but that is de facto a good thing. i think there does need to be a conversation about how we integrate these different we integrate all these different communities yeah. we integrate all these different conthenities yeah. we integrate all these different conthe other yeah. we integrate all these different conthe other problem with this >> the other problem with this two policing is the two tier policing thing is the fact jewish community fact that the jewish community are the most integrated are one of the most integrated into our society, and one of the smallest. >> there's only 250,000 people in country. mean, again , in this country. i mean, again, to me, it's the weakness of politicians. if the politicians who run this country and that's the conservative one at the moment, clear where moment, had made it clear where the acceptable lines of protest are, the acceptable lines are, where the acceptable lines of mixing with other communities is. before you put a foot wrong, we'd know more about it. but young policemen, because policemen these days don't have the experience that policemen 30 years ago had because sometimes recruited on the fast track scheme. so they haven't had the street nous and gather the street nous and gather the street nous and young policemen

are having to interpret the acceptability rules whilst they're out there on the beach. if you don't mind me saying just for a moment, please, don suella braverman summed up to me. she said , it's not right that one said, it's not right that one group people can cannot group of people can cannot exercise their rights to enjoy london peacefully in order to allow another group to express their hatred . i think that sums their hatred. i think that sums it up very well. but somebody should have said that from the home office a long time ago. >> i don't see how it's got to this point either, because these protests have been going on since they're since october. yeah and they're going on pretty much every weekend then in weekend in london. and then in other cities. so sounds as well. well, where training well, so where was that training 7 well, so where was that training ? where was that training for police tell me where police officers? tell me where the blowing because the wind is blowing because i think yeah think the worry think we yeah i think the worry at is this incident at the minute is this incident horrifying? very regrettable. as the said, as dawn says, the police said, as dawn says, to put it mildly. but where is this going to go? i mean, we're really i'm quite worried that something's going to happen that we could have seen coming a mile off. done nothing to stop it. >> i think in any other country

something would have happened by now. a tolerant now. but we're a very tolerant country unfortunately, country and unfortunately, those who extreme nature who are of an extreme nature take advantage our tolerance take advantage of our tolerance and our our civilised will. you know, unfortunately , i'm going know, unfortunately, i'm going to be very civilised and usher in a very civilised manner to shut up. >> we've run out of time on that one, it's a very, very one, but it's a very, very strong story. so us know strong story. so let us know what on this really, what you think on this really, really keen to know your thoughts as you've thoughts on this one. as you've heard say, what do you heard what we say, what do you think the met police have think now, the met police have released statement released an initial statement saying we've saying in recent weeks we've seen those seen a trend emerge with those opposed to the main protest appearing along to appearing along the route to express views . the fact express their views. the fact that those often film themselves while suggests while doing so suggests they must their presence must know their presence is provocative, that they're inviting , and that inviting response, and that they're increasing the likelihood an altercation . likelihood of an altercation. they then deleted the first and released a fresh one, saying, we have reacted on the reflected rather on the strength of the response to our previous statement . in response to our previous statement. in an response to our previous statement . in an effort to response to our previous statement. in an effort to make a point about the policing of protests , we caused further protests, we caused further offence. this never our

offence. this was never our intention. we have removed that statement and we apologise . are statement and we apologise. are being jewish is not a provocation . jewish being jewish is not a provocation .jewish leaders being jewish is not a provocation . jewish leaders must provocation. jewish leaders must be able to feel safe in this city. well, let me know if you do. now, let's talk about something fun. joey. the chance to win £10,000 worth of greek cruise , a luxury travel bundle, cruise, a luxury travel bundle, and a whopping £10,000 in tax free cash, my voice has gone up there. it's our biggest prize of there. it's our biggest prize of the year so far. and here's our it could all be yours with thanks to variety cruises, a family company sailing since 1942, you have the chance to win a £10,000 seven night small boat cruise for two with flights, meals, excursions and drinks included. >> you'll be able to choose from any one of their 2025 greek adventures and explore greece like never before. plus, you'll also win £10,000 in tax free cash to make your summer sizzle, and we'll pack you off with

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welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly . online and on digital telly. online and on digital radio. now, loads of you have been getting in touch. understandably so, given what we've been about . with we've been talking about. with that, our, the story about the jewish being told that he jewish man being told that he looked obviously jewish and probably wasn't safe be in probably wasn't safe to be in the london, andrew, the streets of london, andrew, good afternoon, andrew says. imagine the met had said it imagine if the met had said it to a woman wearing a hijab, that she muslim next to she was openly muslim next to a synagogue and therefore could be arrested. so many echoing synagogue and therefore could be arressentiment,many echoing synagogue and therefore could be arressentiment, andrew?ioing synagogue and therefore could be arressentiment, andrew? and that sentiment, andrew? and meanwhile, mark says to me, it seems only certain groups can protest. in other words, biased policing is occurring . you're policing is occurring. you're not the only one saying that. many of our mps have said that as well. haven't they? meanwhile, mark says, meanwhile, another mark says, i agree clamp down on agree we shouldn't clamp down on protests, protests for protests, but all protests for anything follow the same anything should follow the same laws this is what we're laws and this is what we're coming against. meanwhile

coming up against. meanwhile marion says cannot believe marion says i cannot believe this nor can i. this happened, nor can i. marion, the mp who said there were no go zones in the uk, was right because that police officer implying you are officer implying that if you are jewish, shouldn't near jewish, you shouldn't be near a pro march, no go pro palestine march, hence no go zone. good point. but zone. a very good point. but meanwhile says the police meanwhile danny says the police were concerned for were obviously concerned for this man's safety. so the question i would ask of the politicians is why have you not introduced laws to ban them from marching? if there's a risk threat to anyone jewish or opposing views? yeah it's a fine line to tread, isn't it, between, you know, the freedom to protest peacefully and march and causing offence and upsetting people. it's a fine . upsetting people. it's a fine. but that that was really, really going too far. but let me know your thoughts on all the stories we've been discussing today by. it's simple. can have it's very simple. you can have your say gbnews.com/yoursay and join conversation or message join the conversation or message me socials @gbnews. now me on our socials @gbnews. now saint george's day, england's national day. although you might have missed it occasionally, has been marked by a major parade in

central london today, with tributes to english men and women who have died serving the nation. hundreds military and nation. hundreds of military and naval cadets marched past the cenotaph in central london and laid wreaths at the nation's memorial to the fallen , joining memorial to the fallen, joining me now is gb news reporter will hollis. will, thank you very much, what what's what's what's been happening this morning ? been happening this morning? >> yes. well, the cenotaph is the focal point for britain's remembrance. and that is also combined with remembering national significant days like saint george's day and those two have been combined today as the royal society for saint george. what describes itself as england's premier patriotic society honoured not just engush society honoured not just english armed service men and women who have died defending our country , but also marked our country, but also marked saint george's day, which is of course, next week. on tuesday

the 23rd of april. now, what we've seen today is hundreds of armed forces cadets, navy cadets, sea cadets, air cadets and army cadets as well , and and army cadets as well, and they've been marching past the cenotaph. there has also been a brief two minute silence and wreaths have been laid . we even wreaths have been laid. we even saw a second world war veteran and we a little bit about and we spoke a little bit about d—day, the 80th anniversary, which going to be which we're going to be honounng which we're going to be honouring and marking later this yean honouring and marking later this year, but particularly for saint george's day, england's national day, the day when we remember and honour our patron saint, somebody that is being the patron saint since at least the 14th century, we've been hearing from nick dutt, the chairman of the royal society of saint george, about why it is so important to mark such an occasion . occasion. >> well, i think it's a very important day to celebrate the royal title that george had been laying a wreath at the cenotaph since 1921. so just after it was, it was built, and it's a

great way of commemorating those who sacrificed so much for us, in the last 30 years, we've added a cadet parade to it. so it's great to get the younger generation, the cadets, the, the youth involved and give them something that they'll always remember . remember. >> well, nick was telling me in that extended interview about how the society is non—political. it welcomes people from all faiths and backgrounds, but they are fiercely patriotic. and they say it is something that needs to be defended at times when those values of englishness, free speech, democracy and tolerance are under attack and i think this is a real display about how you can be proud of england, while not necessarily being proud of nationalism . proud of nationalism. >> and thank you very much. that's will hollis at the cenotaph for us today. i'm talking about one of the most

respected military saints in christianity . i respected military saints in christianity. i didn't respected military saints in christianity . i didn't know he christianity. i didn't know he was so connected to the military saint george. but there you go, lovely report there. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news saturday, and there's lots more coming today's show. but coming up on today's show. but first, back news first, it's back to the news headunes first, it's back to the news headlines cameron . headlines with cameron. >> thanks, dawn. it's 1230. headlines with cameron. >> thanks, dawn. it's1230. i'm cameron walker in the gb newsroom. the metropolitan police has had to apologise for an earlier apology over a comments made to an anti—semitism campaigner, gideon falter was stopped from crossing a road near a pro—palestine march in london after an officer described him as openly jewish. an initial apology from the force caused offence for suggesting opponents must know their presence is provocative. the home office, which has described the incident as unacceptable , has written to the unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and mayor of london. meanwhile pro—israel demonstrators are now holding a peaceful counter protest in central london, called enough is

enough. central london, called enough is enough . the group says hatred enough. the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the capital. all three men who died in a car crash near a retail park in northwest london have been named by police as mohammad zahedi dhanani mohammed ghazi and sohail zulfikar. their vehicle went through a car park fence before hitting a footbridge. the victims, all in their 20s, died at the scene. two other passengers were injured, but their condition isn't life threatening . a two isn't life threatening. a two minute silence has been held, honounng minute silence has been held, honouring the english men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice . hundreds of army and sacrifice. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in a march past at the cenotaph in central to london mark 130 years of the royal society of saint george . for the latest stories, george. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to the gb news. com forward slash alerts. now back to gb news. saturday with dawn .

dawn. >> thank you very much, cameron. remember you can let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing about today or just have a chat basically visiting gbnews.com forward slash uk and join the conversation or message me on our socials @gbnews. really simple now loads more coming up. cracking show for you. thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow, calling for yet another independence referendum. how westminster referendum. how will westminster respond though? all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom . this is gb news

welcome back to gb news. thatcherite with me. dawn neesom on your telly. online and on digital radio. hope you're having a wonderful weekend out there. now, thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow today. the organisers believe in scotland say the event will be

about sharing the positive vision for an independent scotland with first minister humza yousaf expected to speak later on today, joining me now is our scotland reporter tony maguire, to bring us up to speed on what's going on. looks lovely weather up there for a start. tony, what's happening? lots of flags behind you . flags behind you. >> good afternoon. well, indeed . >> good afternoon. well, indeed. we have about just about two minutes now into the pro—independence march, and, you know, we've seen quite a lot of different groups already, obviously believe in scotland. and pensioners for independence are behind are the two main groups behind this event. although we have seen integration of a free seen an integration of a free palestine march along with that, as well. we've seen the usual amount of pipe bands etc. and it's quite fun. there's quite a lot of people, good spirits as you said, pretty much on the back of the weather. but of course, underlying everything, it's been a bad old week for

humza yousaf. he is going to be speaking at george square. the end point of this march , and he end point of this march, and he is going to be hoping to end this week on a high after, of course, that arrest and charging of peter murrell on thursday, as well as the ditching of one of the key climate targets of the scottish government , and the key climate targets of the scottish government, and this never ending debate about the hate crime act. but even in the drill, down to the independence movement, well, you know, there's even divisions there here today we're going to hear from humza yousaf, as well as the scottish greens. but in about three weeks time we're going to have yet another independence march from a completely group completely different group organised by all under one banner and part of that is because some of the representatives that will be at that march from the alba party, will they have completely different views. and the scottish greens. well, they're not march with them. not willing to march with them. so until there's this unification of the pro—independence movement in scotland, it seems to be that

it's quite a fractured debate platform at the minute. but as you can see, you know, there is despite , you know, the despite, you know, the referendum happening in 2014 and that 55% voting to remain as part of the union, there is still an appetite here. there is still an appetite here. there is still an appetite here. there is still a conversation to be had, perhaps not with the two governments that we have at the minute, but certainly for now at least, people are out in glasgow today enjoying the sunny weather and that in itself is something to be celebrating. >> so, tony, just a quickie , >> so, tony, just a quickie, can't help but noticing the people behind you very, very well behaved . as you say, it's well behaved. as you say, it's lovely weather up there, but it does to be quite an older does seem to be quite an older demographic . demographic. >> yeah, i think what we had seen, we spoke to the police just before we came on air, and there was going to be a staggered release of people, to allow them. so we saw some of the disabled and the, the, lower mobility members out in front. but we've seen some quite a lot of, of, of students. we are actually just off camera here as

the university of glasgow. so this is quite a student dense area. however as you say. yeah, you're right. there is quite a higher demographic of the older generations here and very much many of them, you know, some of the posts we've seen in social media this morning, you know, people and this march, 1st march of, of april, they are out here, you know, to march in behalf of people who are no longer with us, who wanted independence from all those decades ago, very much so, a well behaved crowd, though, as we say, people probably regretting not putting on something a little lighter in this sunshine . that's great. this sunshine. that's great. thank you very much. that's tony mcguire in glasgow for indyref2 march, which is looking very peaceful. thank you very much, tony. now, a march that is also going on today is a pro—israel protest. it's been organised in london today, central london, by activist group enough is enough. the group says that the protest aims to be peaceful and non provocative, reclaiming london as the bastion of democracy and

multiculturalism, something i think we'd all support , wouldn't think we'd all support, wouldn't we, joining me now from the protest is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster. catherine lovely to see you, what is happening where you are now? yes. hello, dawn. >> i hope you can hear me. it's very, very noisy indeed. but basically we, we have a pro—israel gathering behind me, organised, as you say, by enough as enough. >> they said that they've had enough of. well the pro—palestinian marches that we see week after week. they describe them as the anti—israel hate marchers. they say that they've made central london and are intimidating. no go area for jews and many others. they say that this protest is peaceful, that this protest is peaceful, that it's non—provocative . and i that it's non—provocative. and i spoke to some of the people here a little bit earlier. let's just take a look at what they had to say .

say. >> it's just sad that it's that it's come to this, that it's now regarded as not completely safe for jewish people to walk in the streets of their own own own city. and not only is it distressing and vile, as their views are the distressing thing, it's also becoming, becoming normalised. >> can't walk through central london with a yarmulke on your head. no signs of any israeli flag or support for israel, or any views on on what may be going on in the middle east. but if you're not allowed to walk across the street in central london because you are openly jewish, then it's for jewish, then it's time for the government act . government to act. >> yes, i was also talking to a lady that said that her daughter had very narrowly missed becoming one of the hostages back on october the 7th, where, of course, hamas, seized hundreds of people. we know that there's dozens of them still in gaza and murdered about 1200 others on that terrible day that

, of course, led to the war in gaza, which is still going on, causing so much division across the middle east and indeed here on the streets of london. now, on the streets of london. now, on the streets of london. now, on the other side of the road, there is a counter protest at a pro—palestine protest, if you like, and i can't honestly tell you what they're saying, because the pro—israel are behind me, are making so much noise. but this is unusual, isn't it? because we're used to week after week, after week, and tens of thousands of people protesting , thousands of people protesting, wanting a war in gaza. and that has led to many jewish people feeling threatened. we had the incident, which has made a lot of news at the police officer telling a jewish man basically that he was provoking and that he might be subject to arrest if he might be subject to arrest if he didn't go away from a previous march. now, that's been widely condemned . and the widely condemned. and the government making it clear that jewish people must be free to go

about their business, but i have to say, i've covered a lot of these marches , these protests, these marches, these protests, both pro—israel and more often pro—palestine . the police do pro—palestine. the police do have an extremely difficult to job do. and as they told that man, they were concerned for his safety because they said simply to him in another of the clips that i've watched, that if he was attacked, they simply don't have the resources . they simply have the resources. they simply don't have the numbers of police to protect him. >> and that is the issue, isn't it? >> these marches , most people on >> these marches, most people on the pro—palestine marches wanting peace, but a small minority, really with a different agenda and many people feeling threatened. but the mood here, i have to say , the israeli here, i have to say, the israeli protesters here very upbeat, saying they will not be cowed, bnng saying they will not be cowed, bring back the hostages . also bring back the hostages. also saying one of them, free palestine , free palestine from palestine, free palestine from hamas and bring the israeli

hostages home. i'm going to hand back to you now, dawn. i can hardly hear myself speak. i hope you've been able to hear what i've been saying. catherine thank you very much. that's katherine forster in london with us covering the enough is enough. our, pro—israel protest group there. and as you saw, a counter—protest for the pro—palestine as well. catherine will be covering that story for us throughout the afternoon and see what develops. okay. well, i'm dawn neesom this is gb news saturday and there's lots more coming up on today's show. football. yayi after the fa made the controversial decision to scrap replays from the fa cup starting from next season, the smaller clubs from across the country have bitten back. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news,

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saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly. online and on digital radio. now the fa have made the controversial decision to scrap replays from the fa cup starting from next season, with a number of clubs expressing their opposition to the decision . and the fa have now released the following statement. we have listened to the concerns expressed over the last 24 hours and would like to outline the approval process , which was approval process, which was undertaken for the 20 2425 professional game football calendar . we have been calendar. we have been discussing the calendar for this season with the premier league and the efl for well over a year , removing emirates fa cup replays was discussed in the early meetings and all parties accepted they could not continue . the discussions then focused on how to make all of our competitions stronger, despite having fewer dates available and wanting to maintain player welfare. blimey that goes on longer than some of west ham's football games. aidan magee joins me now to explain why smaller clubs are getting angry .

smaller clubs are getting angry. i understand it, but why are they getting angry? >> they're getting angry, dawn. because are a because as the replays are a lifeline some clubs. so for lifeline to some clubs. so for example , yes, it's luck of the example, yes, it's luck of the draw, of course, but if you're fortunate enough to draw man united home in an fa cup tie, united at home in an fa cup tie, you get a draw, you go to old trafford, they share gate trafford, they share the gate receipts. if a normal receipts. so if it's a normal premier normal premier league game or normal efl go away from home, efl game, you go away from home, you'll exeter and go and you'll say exeter and you go and play you'll say exeter and you go and play locally down at play just locally down at plymouth, into devon, plymouth, across the into devon, into and play plymouth at into you go and play plymouth at home the home team keeps home park. the home team keeps the receipts fa cup the gate receipts in the fa cup and the league cup it's and in the league cup it's separated. it's 50 over 50. so that's why it's quite lucrative. if you can get a replay, that's why it's important. now don't get me wrong, it doesn't it doesn't rule out the opportunity of away at old of getting a away tie at old trafford in the first game. and there'll be 76,000 people there and half and their money is split half and their money is split half and their money is split half and the replays are and half, but the replays are a bit of a lifeline to clubs who are struggling. we are really struggling. and we know the fa does when know what the fa cup does when it arrives your town, in your it arrives in your town, in your town, it can make big town, it can make a big difference. any town actually can make big can sometimes make a big difference arrives. even

can sometimes make a big diffebig:e arrives. even can sometimes make a big diffe big city, arrives. even can sometimes make a big diffe big city, even arrives. even can sometimes make a big diffe big city, even though even can sometimes make a big diffe big city, even though the n in a big city, even though the prestige of the competition isn't maybe isn't quite what it was. maybe 20 ago. in addition 20 or 30 years ago. in addition to wilder, the to that, chris wilder, the sheffield mean, sheffield united manager i mean, they're the premier they're a bottom of the premier league the moment, but league at the moment, but there's club there's still a club who historically spent of historically have spent most of the last 30 years outside the premier but he said premier league. but he said look, clubs just don't look, the big clubs just don't want be bothered with want to be bothered with with replays. want be replays. they don't want to be going on tuesday going to southend on a tuesday night annoying lot night and what's annoying a lot of a clubs of fans is that a lot of clubs is that clubs, is that these clubs, particularly six, particularly the top six, because that's it's driven because that's where it's driven from. they're at the from. they're going away at the end season. within a few end of the season. within a few days of the season ending, and they're to play lucrative they're going to play lucrative friendlies for big money in australia, friendlies for big money in aus east. friendlies for big money in auseast. so if friendlies for big money in aus east. so if they've got time far east. so if they've got time for that, surely they've got time for a replay at gillingham on wednesday night at the end on a wednesday night at the end of january. on a wednesday night at the end of jthis ry. this was a point >> this was this was a point that really annoys this that really annoys me. this story, so these story, it's basically so these really, expensive players story, it's basically so these reahundreds expensive players story, it's basically so these reahundreds exthousandsayers on hundreds of thousands of pounds. and they've got big pounds. yes and they've got big squads as well. they've got like three, three different teams that all the, you know the top six we're talking about here. they can out. they can put out. >> they can should be able >> they can they should be able to the first game anyway.

to win the first game anyway. they shouldn't be there shouldn't replays shouldn't be a need for replays anyway win anyway because they should win the they can't the match. so if they can't do that can't that then that they can't do that then sorry. don't really sorry. but they don't really deserve leniency of having deserve the leniency of having to avoiding trip to the to of avoiding that trip to the to of avoiding that trip to the to somewhere would to somewhere where they would consider forsaken on consider god forsaken on a tuesday night. >> football really fair >> football is really not fair these days, it? these days, is it? >> no, really isn't. but you >> no, it really isn't. but you know, have consider that know, we have to consider that they player they are interested in player welfare so i mean, welfare as also. so i mean, you know, clubs are paying if know, some clubs are paying if you're and manchester you're liverpool and manchester city and arsenal this season, you're probably getting for on low of games. low 60s. in terms of games. it is quite workload, the most is quite a workload, the most expensive player the country expensive player in the country and they're on the and how much they're on at the moment. >> they're not exactly >> i mean, they're not exactly you they're not. you know, they're not. >> are, they are. >> no they are, they are. >> no they are, they are. >> but doesn't how >> but it doesn't matter how much someone much you could pay someone £10 million but they're much you could pay someone £10 milligoing but they're much you could pay someone £10 milligoing to but they're much you could pay someone £10 milligoing to wearrt they're much you could pay someone £10 milligoing to wearrt th if 're much you could pay someone £10 milligoing to wearrt th if they still going to wear out if they play still going to wear out if they play a certain number of games. still going to wear out if they play athetain number of games. still going to wear out if they play a the sciencerber of games. still going to wear out if they play a the science behind games. still going to wear out if they play a the science behind that. s. that's the science behind that. dawn. there really is sports dawn. there really is any sports scientists tell you that scientists will tell you that they're play less, they're trying to play less, fewer than more. and fewer matches than more. and to be competition be fair, the competition organisers we to organisers would say we want to play organisers would say we want to play want play play them more. we want to play more we get more matches. we want to get more matches. we want to get more there a more out of you. so there is a science behind well. it's science behind it as well. it's not way, but something not all one way, but something has be done. i mean, has to be done. i mean, if i mean all right, it's an election

yean mean all right, it's an election year, you would expect the year, so you would expect the prime have prime minister to maybe have a throwaway prime minister to maybe have a throvthaty sunak, said said that rishi sunak, he said yesterday know, yesterday that, you know, although wrong, although he considers it wrong, it matter for the football it is a matter for the football authorities. keir starmer, sir keir on to say it's keir starmer went on to say it's also it needs be also wrong. it needs to be looked wonder though, looked at. i just wonder though, dawn, i wonder and i think this looked at. i just wonder though, dea n, i wonder and i think this looked at. i just wonder though, dea detail>nder and i think this looked at. i just wonder though, dea detail that and i think this looked at. i just wonder though, dea detail that nobodyhink this looked at. i just wonder though, dea detail that nobody else this looked at. i just wonder though, dea detail that nobody else has is a detail that nobody else has mentioned. they've tried to push this way, the this through and by the way, the efl they part efl said they weren't part of the conversation. in contrary to what yesterday, they what the fa said yesterday, they didn't. yeah, i think they're pushing this through before the football regulator comes in because this falls right into the football the lap of the football regulator maybe regulator and they're maybe chucking out their dirty linen or rubbish or chucking out their rubbish before the regulator comes in and hand on stuff and gets their hand on stuff by by point be too by by which point it'll be too late it. by by which point it'll be too latels it. by by which point it'll be too late is there it. by by which point it'll be too late is there any t. by by which point it'll be too latels there any other good news, >> is there any other good news, sport we can talk about that people and what people are listening and what you're going to be happy about tennis is going on. >> well, emma raducanu >> yeah, well, emma raducanu finished. knocked of finished. she got knocked out of the quarterfinal. she did, the quarterfinal. yeah, she did, but a good performance but that's a good performance because so because she's been injured so much in the last years. much in the last three years. she good performance last she had a good performance last week billie jean cup week in the billie jean cup competition france competition over in france on clay other performance on clay and other performance on clay and other performance on clay today. and she lost to a four grand slam winner, eva four time grand slam winner, eva swiatek. a decent swiatek. so that is a decent performance. was straight

performance. it was straight sets, but she went the first time, went to a tie breaker signs she is peaking signs that she is just peaking in the french open. in time for the french open. that come too soon, but. that might come too soon, but. well, she'll be there. well, she'll she'll be there. but know she's but i don't know if she's going to trouble any of the, any of the, the, go the, you know, the, the go deep into tournament, french into the tournament, the french open, will be end of open, french open will be end of may, right. okay. open, french open will be end of may then right. okay. open, french open will be end of may then no, right. okay. open, french open will be end of may then no, not right. okay. open, french open will be end of may then no, not long ht. okay. open, french open will be end of maythen no, not long ht. all. y. and then no, not long at all. and then no, not long at all. and then no, not long at all. and then you've got wimbledon backed that of backed on straight after that of course. so who knows. backed on straight after that of c mean so who knows. backed on straight after that of c mean it's so who knows. backed on straight after that of cmean it's a so who knows. backed on straight after that of cmean it's a switch who knows. backed on straight after that of cmean it's a switch of|o knows. backed on straight after that of cmean it's a switch of switch/s. i mean it's a switch of switch of you're, you're of gear because you're, you're on but i wonder on the grass there. but i wonder whether time her whether she might time her absolute if she keeps going absolute peak if she keeps going on she's for on on the trajectory she's for on the us open, which of course she won in fantastic fashion. she didn't get credit. she didn't get the credit. she she deserved that. know, she deserved for that. you know, she got tournament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 tournament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 i tournament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 i think tournament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 i think ittournament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 i think it was|ament aged deserved for that. you know, she got 17 i think it was maybe aged what, 17 i think it was maybe 18. not drop a set . 18. she did not drop a set. extraordinary. yeah. we don't talk enough. talk about it enough. >> football now >> and you're off football now as can you keep your as well aiden can you keep your eye is neesom gb eye for this is dawn neesom gb news. more coming news. there's loads more coming up. you up. but before, for all you football there, two football fans out there, two games. weather with ellie. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . sponsors of weather on .

solar. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. so high pressure does continue to dominate, but it will be feeling a little chillier along some eastern coast. area of high pressure coast. the area of high pressure situated uk does situated across the uk does bnng situated across the uk does bring a bit of a northeasterly breeze, some chillier breeze, so some chillier conditions , but plenty of dry conditions, but plenty of dry weather around that area weather around due to that area of pressure . so some late of high pressure. so some late afternoon sunshine afternoon and evening sunshine for however some for some of us. however some thicker cloud across parts of scotland some scotland will bring some outbreaks patchy rain, outbreaks of patchy rain, particularly northern particularly for northern parts of sinking of scotland, slowly sinking its way southwards into early way southwards into the early hours of the morning. southeastern parts of england, northern ireland and western parts holding on parts of scotland holding on to those clear skies turning those clear skies and turning quite however, quite chilly there. however, remaining free under that remaining frost free under that cloud and patchy rain. so for eastern parts of scotland, a bit of a cloudy and grey and damp start the day on sunday. start to the day on sunday. however, of however, southeastern parts of england, northern ireland and western parts of scotland seeing the sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the morning, perhaps or the morning, perhaps 1 or 2 showers across showers bubbling up across southeastern of england southeastern parts of england through afternoon, through the afternoon, but it should dry most

should be staying dry for most places . however, that of places. however, that band of patchy slowly to patchy rain slowly continues to sink southwards and sink its way southwards and feeling chilly under that feeling quite chilly under that cloud however, in cloud and rain too. however, in the sunshine feeling very pleasant. highs 14,15, maybe pleasant. highs of 14, 15, maybe 16 degrees across the south. monday does start a bit of a grey day for most of us. outbreaks of rain continue to slowly push their way southwards, southeastern southwards, but southeastern parts probably parts of england probably holding on to that sunshine and feeling pleasant that feeling quite pleasant in that sunshine 2 showers sunshine to maybe 1 or 2 showers around tuesday or wednesday. around on tuesday or wednesday. but will be slowly but temperatures will be slowly recovering to average recovering closer to average for the year . the time of year. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> thank you very much, ellie. not too bad. is it out there now? there's lots more coming up on today's show. the tories are also reportedly considering cutting stamp duty in the autumn statement this year. but will this be enough to save sunak's bacon? will anything, at the same time as maybe a summer

election? go figure. that one. i can't work it out in case all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel.

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new research shows that gen z is increasingly finding the great british fry up too fatty or too time consuming to put together. i'm asking, will generation woke kill off our fry up sausages ? kill off our fry up sausages? but this show is nothing without you and your views, especially all the sausages. so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today by visiting gbnews.com. forward slash yourself and join the conversation or message me on our socials. really simple @gbnews. but first, it's news headune @gbnews. but first, it's news headline time with cameron walker . walker. >> thanks, dawn. good afternoon. it's 1:01. i'm >> thanks, dawn. good afternoon. it's1:01. i'm cameron walker in the gb newsroom . the the gb newsroom. the metropolitan police has had to apologise for an earlier apology over a comments made to an anti—semitism campaigner. gideon

falter was stopped from crossing a road near a pro—palestine march in london after an officer described him as openly jewish. an initial apology from the force caused offence for suggesting opponents must know their presence is provocative. the home office, which has described the incident as unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and the mayor of london who say it's concerning . pro—israel concerning. pro—israel demonstrators are now holding a peaceful counter—protest test in london, called enough is enough, the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the caphal >> it's just sad that it's that it has come to this, that it's now regarded as not completely safe for jewish people to walk in the streets of their own own own city. and not only is it distressing and vile , as their distressing and vile, as their views are the distressing thing, it's also becoming, becoming normalised. >> can't walk through central london with yarmulke on your london with a yarmulke on your head, no signs of any israeli flag or support for israel, or any views on on what may be going on in the middle east. but

if you're not allowed to walk across the street central across the street in central london because you are openly jewish, then time for the jewish, then it's time for the government to act. >> meanwhile, pro—palestinian protesters have been marching in sheffield demanding a ceasefire in gaza. they're accusing israel of using famine as a weapon of war and criticising the government for continuing to arm the country. the palestine solidarity campaign also took aim at barclays bank, urging it to sever ties with companies which which supply weapons and military equipment to israel . military equipment to israel. three men who died in a car crash near a retail park in north—west london have been named by police, mohammad zahedi danny mohammed ghazi and zahawi al zulfiqar died when their vehicle went through a car park fence and hit a footbridge. it happened last weekend and the men, who were in their early 20s, were pronounced dead at the scene. two other passengers were injured, but police say their condition is not life threatening. investigations into the of the crash continue .

the cause of the crash continue. a man who sets himself alight outside the new york court , outside the new york court, where former president donald trump's hush money trial is being held, has died. maxwell azzarello was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died from his injuries. witnesses say he pulled pamphlets with conspiracy theories out of a backpack and threw them in the air before dousing himself with flammable liquid. police say did not liquid. police say he did not appear be targeting trump or appear to be targeting trump or others involved in the trial. the former president's campaign has released a statement offering its condolences. witness fred goetz describes what happened. >> i was sceptical at first. i thought it was a gag like he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to actually light himself on fire, but when it seemed to it, it seemed like he had real purpose. everybody started to run away from him . and then run away from him. and then that's when he went up . that's when he went up. >> a whistleblower claims the conservative party was warned that mp mark menzies alleged misuse of campaign funds may

have constituted fraud, but there was no duty to report it. the fylde mp lost the conservative whip and was suspended as one of the prime minister's trade envoys after the times published claims he used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off bad people who had locked him in a flat. mr menzies disputes the allegations , as the disputes the allegations, as the party says it's been looking into the claims for several months and lancashire police are reviewing the available information . a two minute information. a two minute silence has been held, honouring the english men and women who died serving the nation. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in a march past at the cenotaph in central london, marking 130 years of the royal society of saint george.

some members of the public were there to celebrate the day. >> well, we're big military people, so it means a lot to come down and celebrate and be part of it all, really. >> it's obviously the patron saint of our country and obviously on the old brigade, and it means something to me. >> we're english, he's a painter out of england, so we've got a market. scotland. do it, wales do it . we've got to do it as do it. we've got to do it as well, and we've got to do it bigger and better. >> for the stories, sign >> for the latest stories, sign up news alerts by scanning up to gb news alerts by scanning the code your screen or go the qr code on your screen or go to gb com forward slash to gb news. com forward slash alerts. now back to gb news alerts. now it's back to gb news saturday neesom . saturday with dawn neesom. >> thank you very much, cameron. right, let's get straight into today's story, shall we? it's been reported that rishi sunak is eyeing up a summer election or is he? but the tories are also reportedly considering cutting stamp duty in the autumn budget statement this year. make

it make sense. the plans were considered for the spring budget but rejected in favour of cuts to national insurance sense. does anyone know what's going on, please? joining me now is gb news senior political commentator, nigel nelson, who may just be able to give us a clue. hello, nigel, what's going on? >> well, we start with we start with the fact that rishi sunak was thinking of calling the election on may the second, the same day as local elections . so same day as local elections. so that was the reason for national insurance cuts at the end of last year , as he planned then to last year, as he planned then to get a plane off to rwanda by, by the spring, or in the hope that that would actually make it possible to hold an election on the same day. he had to scrap those plans because the polls didn't shift at all. no matter what he did . and now some tories what he did. and now some tories are urging him to go forjune or july. but it still seems that he really wants to go long looking

towards the end of the year, either october or november, which would give jeremy hunt, the chancellor , the time to put the chancellor, the time to put in an autumn statement with some more tax cuts, one of them being a cut in stamp duty. >> right. okay, and obviously the longer they leave it, the more chance they've got of interest rates falling again. still, is that part of their thinking? >> yeah , the economy is >> yeah, the economy is genuinely improving. so although the inflation figures this month weren't as good as they expected them to be, it is likely that inflation will fall to the bank of england 2% target by by general election time, that means an interest rate cut. it may not come as early as june as people hoped, because of the inflation figures that have just been published , but it should been published, but it should come during the summer. so yes , come during the summer. so yes, i mean, generally speaking, the economy will improve the big problem for the tories, though, is that people's personal circumstances haven't, and

that's because of tax thresholds being being frozen and an awful lot of people paying an awful lot of people paying an awful lot more. >> i mean, does does will anything make any difference now, nigel? i mean, sort of like, you know, the cuts in national insurance didn't really make any difference. i mean, stamp as you say, is hated stamp duty, as you say, is hated by pretty much everyone. and the conservatives by pretty much everyone. and the conseonltives by pretty much everyone. and the conseon it/es by pretty much everyone. and the conseon it .es by pretty much everyone. and the conseon it. so in theory, we keen on it. so in theory, we could sort of like, you know, we could sort of like, you know, we could that. but it could deal with that. but is it going win them going to win them votes? >> well, is is the >> well, this is this is the problem. i can't find a tory mp who thinks that the election can be won, that they've all kind of resigned themselves to the fact that they're going to lose is the big question, really, is if you switch leader now, would it be a damage limitation exercise ? be a damage limitation exercise? in other words, will fewer tory mps lose their seats? and that's the kind of thinking, especially amongst the right wing of the tory party, for trying to get rid of rishi sunak. tory party, for trying to get rid of rishi sunak . and if they rid of rishi sunak. and if they try and get rid of rishi sunak, that comes back to our point about a june july election ,

about a june or july election, because the chances are we just call one and say, look, let's go for it then. i'm not going to let them have a go at trying to depose i'll go to the depose me. i'll go to the country instead. is do you think rishi is feeling a bit more cheerful with all the, angela rayner to house gate situation? >> think that's giving >> do you think that's giving him any hope, not really . him any hope, no. not really. >> okay, that's that one. >> okay, that's that one. >> i think we've got to a kind of for tat stage with that one. so the tories reporter angela angela rayner to the police then mark menzies come, come comes along and labour report him to the police, so, i mean that at the police, so, i mean that at the moment you've got one scandal kind of, kind of knocking out the other, if there is one, i mean, obviously it's up to the police now to come up with the results of their investigation to angela rayner andindeed investigation to angela rayner and indeed , if they decide to and indeed, if they decide to launch one into mark menzies, you . you. >> i love talking to you. now, you're a really lovely, wonderful person. but you never cheer me up. it's all a mess,

isn't it? basically thank you very much for that, nigel. now, for all the best analysis and opinion on that and much opinion on that story and much more, our website, gb more, go to our website, gb news.com , now, should we talk news.com, now, should we talk shopping rather shoplifting ? shopping or rather shoplifting? the labour party has called on tories to scrap their shoplifting charter, as new analysis reveals 1000 shoplifting offences are committed every day . this comes committed every day. this comes as data shows charges for such offences have dropped more than a quarter over the past five years. labour said offenders were getting off scot free, as the fall had not been matched by a rise in other penalties. joining me now is gb news, host of the saturday five, albie amankona and gb news. senior political commentator nigel is coming back because i love him so much, even though he can be slightly depressing, let's slightly depressing, okay, let's lv make some sense of this story. okay, so labour have accused the tories of a shoplifting charter because we have so, just so much shoplifting now and no one's

getting prosecuted for it. >> so in 2014, when theresa may was the home secretary, she introduced a new policy which was basically where the police would not have to investigate in the same way as they had before anything which was stolen. >> that was under £200, so that the police could actually rather than having to deal with this through the courts and in what in a way which was quite expensive, they could just deal with post a with it through the post in a way that quite quick. but way that was quite quick. but what led to what that's actually led to is what that's actually led to is what people might call an what some people might call an unintended consequence, which is that police seemingly just unintended consequence, which is that investigatingningly just unintended consequence, which is that investigating any ly just unintended consequence, which is that investigating any crime aren't investigating any crime where there was a theft under £200, which has led to shopkeepers feeling that their thieves are just getting off with impunity. and that's why labour are saying that the tories have caused a shoplifters charter. >> nigel, what do you make of this one, brilliant explanation by albie. i think that's exactly where the situation we've, we've arrived at, and the police just don't want to investigate stuff thatis don't want to investigate stuff that is actually worth less than than £200. so the what labour

are talking about is that they want to turn this around. the way they will do it is to employ 13,000 more neighbourhood police and police support officers . the and police support officers. the idea being that when you have even minor crime , it actually even minor crime, it actually gets investigated. it's not just shoplifting. we don't get car thefts investigated, we don't get burglaries investigated . and get burglaries investigated. and the idea is the police will do the idea is the police will do the job that we all think they ought to do. >> did did did labour explain how they were going to pay for all these extra people? yeah >> i mean labour have got a variety of things. they've got that , one of variety of things. they've got that, one of them was going to be non—dom tax. and of be the non—dom tax. and of course what they're paying for an awful lot. >> has to be that jeremy >> it has to be said that jeremy hunt nicked money, to hunt then nicked that money, to pay hunt then nicked that money, to pay for national insurance cuts. >> so labour reckon they can fund it through, cracking down on tax dodgers. we'll have to see. i think that labour need to

come up with some more detailed figures about how they will pay for all their various things, but it would have helped if jeremy hunt hadn't stolen the money in the first place. and basically, purloined one of labour's best ideas, be this shoplifting epidemic that we are seeing. >> i mean, it is terrible. and if you talk to certainly sort of like small, you know, corner shop i mean , they just shop owners, i mean, they just literally there's nothing they can terrified can do. they're terrified to get involved because many people are violent. is violent. do we think it is because of the cost of living crisis and people are desperate , crisis and people are desperate, or do we think that it is like because it is literally so easy to go shoplifting now, you know, you're going to get away with it, so may as well. it, so you may as well. >> i think it's probably a mix of back to of both. if we think back to 2014, in the middle of 2014, that was in the middle of austerity . that the austerity. that was in the middle were middle of when we were recovering from the 2008 financial people financial crash. so some people might tough might say times were tough then to two are times tougher now in 2024 than they were in 2014. i can't answer that question , but can't answer that question, but some people certainly think that because of the cost of living

crisis that we're seeing at the moment, driving up moment, that is driving up low level crime, and people are taking the fact taking advantage of the fact that they're necessarily that they're not necessarily going to be investigated for things stolen under £200. things being stolen under £200. but is certainly a feeling but there is certainly a feeling within general public that within the general public that just simple crimes are going uninvestigated. i know i've had 2 or 3, 2 or 3 bikes stolen in the last 12 months, and there's absolutely no point calling the police because once they find out you have insurance, they police because once they find out giverave insurance, they police because once they find out give up; insurance, they police because once they find out give up on surance, they police because once they find out give up on surancanyley just give up on doing any investigation whatsoever. there just to this level just seems to be this low level crime that impacts people almost weekly. that they just don't feel they can trust the police to investigate properly . and to investigate properly. and it's this sort of crime that really damages the government in election year. if they feel that the police aren't doing the job that to doing, that they're meant to be doing, and the tories been in and the tories have been in power last 14 years, power for the last 14 years, what i mean, labour have what do you i mean, labour have implied are implied that lots of people are turning shoplifting turning to shoplifting because they survive turning to shoplifting because they the survive turning to shoplifting because they the tories. survive turning to shoplifting because the what; tories. survive turning to shoplifting because the what do�*ries. survive turning to shoplifting because the what do you survive turning to shoplifting because the what do you surofe turning to shoplifting because the what do you surof that, nigel? >> some of that is true, i mean, certainly some of the, some of the, the low level stuff that albee is talking about is

because people just because people are just desperate food, desperate to get some food, which they can't afford otherwise. but i don't think that's main problem for that's the main problem for shopkeepers at the moment. it's the organised gangs who go in, and they create a disturbance in the store. well, a couple of others then go and sweep the shelves clean and they run off. i saw one these a few weeks i saw one of these a few weeks ago in my own local supermarket, and problem then is if the and the problem then is if the police, if they know the police, aren't going to investigate, they can carry on doing this with impunity, which comes back to our 2014 change, that meant police didn't investigate under £200. >> and what do we make of this story that's in the papers today?i story that's in the papers today? i think, of the robin hood factor here where you've got sort of like gangs of shoplifters, you're saying, shoplifters, as you're saying, going stealing the going in and stealing from the shops perceived to be shops that are perceived to be more up—market like marks and spencers, taking spencers, waitrose, etc, taking food and then giving it to the food and then giving it to the food banks. what do you make of that one? abby? >> i think that's absolutely ridiculous . >> i think that's absolutely ridiculous. i don't >> i think that's absolutely ridiculous . i don't know what

>> i think that's absolutely ridiculous. i don't know what is robin hood like about stealing from a supermarket, which whatever supermarket, whether it's mid—market or it's up—market, mid—market or down market, they run on very tight and narrow margins. whether it is m&s, waitrose or aldi, it's a very tight margin business, stealing from a business, stealing from a business and then taking it to a food bank. there are lots of people up and down the united kingdom that, of the kingdom that, out of the goodness of hearts, will goodness of their hearts, will donate they buy to donate food that they buy to food those are heroes food banks. those are the heroes that be talking about, that we should be talking about, not who steal from not thieves who steal from what they perceive to be up—market supermarkets and then take that to food banks. >> what do you make of that, nigel? >> yeah, i agree, i agree with every word that, i mean, what every word of that, i mean, what what that in most what you find is that in most supermarkets now, there will be a basket whereby you can put food in for your local food bank so people will people can sharpen their , they'll add an sharpen their, they'll add an extra can of beans, say to their shop and then drop it off. that's the way to do it. you don't go around stealing to hand them back to somebody else . them back to somebody else. >> no, indeed. and but, nigel,

one thing sticking with you, i mean , people living in labour mean, people living in labour run areas are actually 20% more likely to victim of likely to be a victim of shoplifting and 40% more likely to be a victim of crime. what? what do you think's going on there, i substitute labour there, i think substitute labour areas for poorer areas, obviously, that the poorer people are, the more likely they are to steal. so, i mean, not that's not suggesting they are dishonest, but they're doing it out of necessity . so that's what out of necessity. so that's what you will find. yes. and of course , those areas tend to be course, those areas tend to be labour areas. but i don't think you can blame labour for that kind of problem . kind of problem. >> and alby, i mean, i kind of resent coming from a working class, fairly poor background that just because you're poor, you think crime is an acceptable thing to do. you think going shoplifting is acceptable because i'm poor? what do you say to that? >> i don't know that people who who who end up committing offences such as shoplifting, if

they're from a very underprivileged background , underprivileged background, think it's acceptable to shoplift, totally shoplift, it is totally unacceptable to shop, shoplift. but unfortunately, we do know and isn't just this isn't and this isn't just this isn't just people who are thieves, but all across all crime. we do know that there are certain groups which are more overrepresented when it comes to than when it comes to crime than others, because of issues, socioeconomic factors, hardship that be facing. some that they may be facing. some people just have to turn to crime and that is very unfortunate, which is why i'll repeat labour slogan , tough repeat the labour slogan, tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. not just that we crime. it's not just that we lock these people up and put them prison, fined them or them in prison, or fined them or whatever. also to whatever. we've also got to crack drives people crack down on what drives people to cause crime in the first place, and we'll have to wait and what parties plans and see what both parties plans are as a manifestos are on those as a manifestos come before the general come out before the general election . election. >> they'll have >> yes, i'm sure they'll have our they call them our ambitions, as they call them these . don't have these days. don't we have an ambition? happen. it ambition? it might happen. it might it's an ambition might not. but it's an ambition that this done, that we will get this done, nigel albie amankona . nigel nelson and albie amankona. thank you. albie, you're back later on, aren't with the later on, aren't you? with the saturday marvellous what saturday five. marvellous what time on?

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billionaires in america, by celebrities, as you say, prince harry. for six years was its president. >> he's now on its governing council, which means he's responsible for its policies for and managing the 22 different national parks and a dozen african countries that this organisation takes place in. but these allegations are that there was rape, torture and abuse by the rangers, who are local people who are paid by this organisation, well armed , and organisation, well armed, and they are taught to treat poachers as the enemy. almost as if it's a war between the two. the two sides and some of the torture is quite horrific. they're hogtied . these poachers they're hogtied. these poachers tied them from trees and hit them and done all sorts of stuff to extract information out out of them. and it's all quite alarming. and of course, some people will say, oh, well, we don't have sympathy don't have much sympathy for poachers. you poachers. but actually, you know, think poaching, know, when we think of poaching, we killing we think of people killing elephants or rhinos elephants for tusks or rhinos for but actually in a lot for horns. but actually in a lot of these cases, are tribal of these cases, these are tribal communities simply doing communities who are simply doing what for thousands what they've done for thousands of hunt of years. and that's hunt for food , warthogs buffaloes,

food, warthogs or buffaloes, this so it's this sort of a thing. so it's actually also a case of a big sort of western funded, organised asian interfering with the traditional lifestyles of these communities as well. it's very it's very concerning. and there are calls now for prince to harry step down. there's a separate investigation that's already being undertaken by by this african parks itself , this african parks itself, following another organisation called, i think, survival international, which also has brought up allegations of abuse and so forth. now they they're currently denying all of the allegations in this book. they say that book is actually say that this book is actually poorly researched poorly written and researched and the sources are unreliable, but is actually quite an but it is actually quite an issue for prince harry, who, of course, has made conservation such an important part of his, of his, of his mission in life. but also he's very concerned also with that, with, with that people in africa. and so there's a conflict here and the conflict, it is actually quite an interesting book. >> and this chap is a well respected dutch author , isn't respected dutch author, isn't he. it's not just knocked

together and it's an aggressive , together and it's an aggressive, militarised approach to protecting is instilled militarised approach to protetheg is instilled militarised approach to protethe start is instilled militarised approach to protethe start instructorsd from the start by instructors who are usually white and from very wealthy western countries. so given how harry himself feels about racism, indeed he's accused his family of being racist, this is something that he really does need to look into a bit more, doesn't he? >> well, you'll remember the big controversy comic relief, controversy around comic relief, for when said, for example, when they said, oh, well, have white well, we can't have white saviours coming over to africa, you but you know, the you know, but you know, the richard curtis's of the world and rowan atkinson's , so if that and rowan atkinson's, so if that is that is wrong, then how how is that is wrong, then how how is this any different where you have people who are dutch and european and american going over there doing precisely there and doing precisely the same but in terms of same thing, but in terms of conservation. now, personally, i don't an issue at all don't think it's an issue at all myself. but i mean, if you're going to have this policy or if you're to have this you're going to have this mindset, you would seem think mindset, you would seem to think that it would need to be applied over also over here. and it's also there are odd that this are some very odd way that this thing structured. done thing is structured. it's done almost and almost with bonuses and incentives to incentives for rangers to actually enter into armed conflict, they have

conflict, because if they have armed conflict with poachers, they get bonuses. they if they get bonuses. if they if they get bonuses. if they if they take their meat or their weapons away from them, they have bonuses . so the incentive weapons away from them, they héthere nuses . so the incentive weapons away from them, they héthere to ses . so the incentive weapons away from them, they héthere to for. so the incentive weapons away from them, they héthere to for the the incentive weapons away from them, they héthere to for the fore incentive weapons away from them, they héthere to for the for the :entive is there to for the for the rangers to actually seek confrontation. >> it does seem very dubious , >> it does seem very dubious, doesn't it? so basically, i mean, very quickly running out of should harry just of time. but should harry just now with this now cut ties with this organisation? sound bit. >> well , i bit. >> well, i think everyone should wait to wait for the investigation to finish, certainly if i was finish, but certainly if i was prince harry and knowing knowing finish, but certainly if i was prirhis harry and knowing knowing finish, but certainly if i was prirhis image,1d knowing knowing finish, but certainly if i was prirhis image,1cthink/ing knowing finish, but certainly if i was prirhis image,1cthink/ing ihe'ding his his image, i think yes, he'd be wise to at least take a back seat a yeah. no, absolutely. >> well, other things going on, he's jam to he's got some jam making to be getting something, getting on with or something, hasn't he? >> e man, very w— >> rafe busy man, very busy. >> rafe busy man, very busy. >> jams make rafe. >> all that jams make rafe. helen thank thank helen manku. thank you. thank you us this you so much forjoining us this afternoon. appreciate afternoon. i appreciate your time, and afternoon. i appreciate your timeis and afternoon. i appreciate your timeis news and afternoon. i appreciate your timeis news saturday and and this is gb news saturday and there's loads more up there's loads more coming up on today's you. but first, today's show for you. but first, it's the news headlines today's show for you. but first, it's cameronre news headlines today's show for you. but first, it's cameron .e news headlines with cameron. >> doohan. thank you. it's 131. >> doohan. thank you. it's131. i'm cameron walker in the gb newsroom . the metropolitan

newsroom. the metropolitan police has had to apologise for an earlier apology over a comments made to an anti—semitism campaigner. gideon falter was stopped from crossing a road near a pro palestine march in london after an officer described him as openly jewish. an initial apology from the force caused offence for suggesting opponents must know their presence is provocative . their presence is provocative. the home office, which has described the incident as unacceptable , has written to the unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and the mayor of london pro—israel demonstrators are now holding a peaceful counter protest in in central london called enough is enough, the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the capital. meanwhile, pro—palestine protesters have been marching in sheffield demanding a ceasefire in gaza. they're accusing israel of using famine as a weapon of war and criticise the government for continuing to arm the country. the palestine solidarity campaign also took aim at barclays bank, urging it to sever ties with companies which supply weapons and military

equipment to israel. a two minute silence has been held, honounng minute silence has been held, honouring the english men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in the march past at the cenotaph in central london, earlier, to mark 130 years of the royal society of saint george . for the latest of saint george. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . com slash alerts. >> thank you very much, cameron. now remember to let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay and join the conversation or message me on our socials. really simple @gbnews. and there's loads more coming up on today's show for @gbnews. and there's loads more you. thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow, calling for yet another independence referendum. how will westminster respond ? all of will westminster respond? all of that and much more to come. i'm

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welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly, onune me. dawn neesom on your telly, online and on digital radio. now a pro—israel protest has been organised today in central london by activist group enough is enough. the group says the protest aims to be peaceful and non provocative , claiming non provocative, claiming reclaiming london as the bastion of democracy and multiculturalism and hallelujah to that one? joining me now from the protest is gb news political correspondent , katherine correspondent, katherine forster. hello, catherine again. catherine, bring us up to speed on what's happening where you are now . yes. good afternoon are now. yes. good afternoon again , dawn. again, dawn. >> well, just in the last 3 or 4 minutes, this protest by enough

is enough has started to wrap up i >> -- >> they sang the national anthem. there's been a lot of singing and really quite an upbeat atmosphere here from this group. they are here really, to say we will not be cowed by the marches, by being feel that they're not able to go on to the streets of london. members of the jewish community and pro—israel supporters waters. they feel that over weeks and weeks and weeks , the weeks and weeks, the pro—palestine protest that we've seen since october the 7th and those atrocities committed by hamas , the numbers of people at hamas, the numbers of people at these marches have been so great that increasingly jewish people have felt not safe to be in central london. i spoke to a couple of them earlier. >> let's take a look back at what they had to say . what they had to say. >> oh, it's just sad that it's that it has come to this, that it's now regarded as not completely safe for jewish

people to walk in the streets of their own own own city. and not only is it distressing and vile, as their views are the distressing thing, it's also becoming, becoming normalised. >> can't walk through central london yarmulke on your london with a yarmulke on your head, no signs of any israeli flag or support for israel, or any views on on what may be going on in the middle east. but if you're not allowed to walk across central across the street in central london because you are openly jewish, time for the jewish, then it's time for the government to act . government to act. >> that, of course, is a reaction to the news all over the papers today that a police officer at a previous pro—palestine protest at said to a jewish man, basically , you a jewish man, basically, you need to go away because you're being provocative. and this, this is not safe for you. there's been a lot of condemnation of that. but i have to say it is very difficult for the police. they later said to this to , man there's simply so

this to, man there's simply so many people that we cannot guarantee your safety if you are attacked. but what a state of affairs that jewish people feel that they can't come in to the capital city because they simply feel they're not safe. but today, that is not the case because we've seen dozens of people behind me coming out and saying, no , this is not okay. we saying, no, this is not okay. we will stand and be counted and calling for the release of the hostages. i was talking to a lady who said her daughter had very nearly become one of them. back on october the 7th. of course, dozens of hostages still missing in gaza also signs saying , free palestine, a free saying, free palestine, a free palestine from hamas and free the hostages. so quite different today to the pro—palestine marches. we had a smaller group of pro—palestine supporters on the other side . they have the other side. they have wrapped up and gone home today , wrapped up and gone home today, the pro—israel voices are being

heard here in london. catherine, that was just a stationary protest , wasn't it? thankfully protest, wasn't it? thankfully seems, you know, very peaceful and getting the point across in and getting the point across in a sensible way. is there actually a pro—palestinian march in london today as well ? no, i in london today as well? no, i don't believe so. >> although i believe there'll be another big national march for palestine in, i think, next weekend. and they do happen frequently and they're massively, you know, difficult for the police and they take large numbers of police to resource. but, you know, i can't see any end to this because until the situation in gaza is resolved, you know, the figures of people who've died estimated now are over 30,000 until there is a meaningful ceasefire , it's is a meaningful ceasefire, it's difficult to see things changing, but, you know , it's changing, but, you know, it's a war happening a long way away, but it's having very real consequences on the streets of britain and around the world. a

lot of division, a lot of hatred, and of course, ultimate ali. people on both sides want the killing to stop, but both have rather different focuses . have rather different focuses. indeed, katherine forster, alive from the pro—israel gathering today in central london. thank you very much, catherine. now we move to another protest. this is in scotland. thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow today. the organisers believe in scotland, say the event was about sharing their positive vision for an independent scotland, with first minister humza yousaf expected to speak later today. joining me now is our scotland reporter tony maguire . maguire. >> hello. good afternoon. well, certainly we are here. hello, how are you, so yeah, we're in george square just now. and interestingly, the march hasn't even arrived here yet. we left it over in the west end of

glasgow. and then over this way here we are in george square, and already there's a good, you know, 500 people here to combine with the people in the march . with the people in the march. and indeed we see the stage here just over my shoulder. that's where a lot of today's speakers are going to be discussing. and of course, humza yousaf here hoping to end something of an upsetting week for him and the party and the government. with hannah gaffey today, in front of thousands of independent supporters here in glasgow, glasgow, of course , was one of glasgow, of course, was one of the highest kind of regions to support independence back in 2014. but today's march from believe in scotland and pensioners for independence , pensioners for independence, well, they are on their way over from west end and in the middle of them is also a pro and pro palestine march. and of course and because today has is the police can only stretch themselves quite so far in

glasgow , then they've integrated glasgow, then they've integrated somewhat with this pro—independence march. the feeling here, of course, matching the weather. everybody's quite bright and quite jubilant. we're still a good wail away from hearing some of the speeches, but if i just have a little walk over in this direction, then perhaps at the other side of the monument behind me, you can actually see the counter—protest. and that's been also organised today. the counter—protest. and that's been also organised today . now, been also organised today. now, this isn't actually a protest of for independence. this is still the ongoing hate crime act. the discussions, the debate , and discussions, the debate, and lots of people obviously still quite unhappy with how everything's turned out with the hate crime act that along with peter morrow's arrest and then, of course, threats from the green party of the split from the coalition quite a quite a difficult week, as we said, for humza yousaf. but hopefully today he will get a little more wind in his sails for him. >> tony, i was just going to say , with all the developments that we've seen recently with the

hate crime bill, which you say is incredibly divisive, all over the united kingdom, and obviously the, the recent developments with peter murrell, how has that affected support for the snp ? for the snp? >> i think it's safe to say that, you know, that's taken a bit of a dip, the kind of throw back a little further. i always like to go back to that first, scotland's first recall by—election of for rutherglen . by—election of for rutherglen. now the snp got absolutely stomped in that by—election and humza yousaf came out and said that that was no doubt in due part to the 6.1. that that was no doubt in due part to the gi. bill. this time last year and the furore around that and the section 35. so i'm left in many scots , i imagine, left in many scots, i imagine, are left wondering the way that this has started the second year of his tenure, then what impact is that going to have in this general election and on independence ? as don mentioned independence? as don mentioned to me earlier on, that the age demographic was quite old here.

i think we have to take into consideration this is a march by pensioners for independence, but seemingly there always seems to be that solid third, that's not going to change their mind, that they are solid for independence . they are solid for independence. but that crucial third that's in the middle, are the ones the middle, they are the ones that would decide any future vote another . vote one way or another. >> tony, thank you very much. that's tony mcguire in glasgow on the scottish independence. our, march where humza yousaf is due to speak this afternoon and tony will be keeping us up to date on what's happening now. now i'm dawn neesom and this is gb saturday and there's gb news saturday and there's lots coming up on today's lots more coming up on today's show, research shows that show, new research shows that gen z is increasingly finding the great british fry up too fatty. or is it too time consuming? are just too lazy? basically, i'm asking will generation woke kill off our fry ups all of that and much more to come with gb news, britain's news channel coming back later with sausages

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you're going back, but i kind of remember that. one of my remember that. and on one of my pet is those self—service pet hates is those self—service things . pet hates is those self—service things. mean, if you things. i mean, even if you don't intend shoplifting, it's really to sort of, really difficult to sort of, like, get it all scanned all properly, it? so properly, isn't it? i mean, so many people, bet, have been many people, i bet, have been tempted that. not even tempted by that. not even deliberately meaning to shoplift. case, keep deliberately meaning to shoyour case, keep deliberately meaning to shoyour messages se, keep deliberately meaning to shoyour messages comingaep deliberately meaning to shoyour messages coming in. all your messages coming in. what gb news. com forward slash your site. i'm not a tech blog. you can tell me , let me know you can tell me, let me know what your thoughts on that story. everything else we are talking about today, and you can join the conversation on our join in the conversation on our socials @gbnews. now, should we talk bangers? shall we? nice bit of sausage in the afternoon on saturday, the future of the great british fry up is on the ropes. or you could say had it's chips. see what i did there? anyway new research shows that gen z or z is increasingly finding the british classic too fatty or too time consuming to put together, with 4 in 10, 18 to 35 year olds worrying that the mill is too fatty or greasy and 10% never, ever having had a

full british english breakfast, joining me now is former presenter of fat families steve presenter of fat families steve miller. hello, steve. good to miller. hello, steve. good to see you again, steve. what do see you again, steve. what do you make of this story? i mean, you make of this story? i mean, are they genuinely health are they genuinely health conscious or are they just too conscious or are they just too lazy to be cooking a full lazy to be cooking a full english? >> i think it's a bit of both english? >> i think it's a bit of both really, but i do think a lot a really, but i do think a lot a lot of gen z. there is a portion lot of gen z. there is a portion of gen z. it's not all i don't of gen z. it's not all i don't want to stereotype that do want to stereotype that do suffer with can't be bothered suffer with can't be bothered eaters, so they probably get up eaters, so they probably get up in the morning and whenever and set steve in the morning and whenever and think themselves, you know, think themselves, you know, think to themselves, you know, it's cooking it think to themselves, you know, it's cooking it it's not just the cooking of it and all the ingredients it's not just the cooking of it and all the ingredients and getting all the ingredients and getting all the ingredients together. and by the way, together. and by the way, there's about 900 calories in there's about 900 calories in there's about 900 calories in the full english, and we do have there's about 900 calories in the full english, and we do have to a bit cautious , but i to a bit cautious , but i to be a bit cautious, but i to be a bit cautious, but i think probably a think they're also probably a think probably a think they're also probably a bit the washing bit the washing bit worried about the washing up. so i reckon quite a lot of bit worried about the washing up. so i reckon quite a lot of them eating out actually , having them eating out actually , having them eating out actually, having said you know, there's said that, you know, there's been education around been a lot of education around about food over the last sort of ten, 20 years. so maybe more ten, 15, 20 years. so maybe more people, you know, the younger

health conscious . set are more health conscious. and they they do see the social media influence ounces online. you see talking about what food is good or bad. listen let me be clear. no food is good or bad. it's the control we have over it. >> i love it.- >> i love a it. >> i love a full english. went out for prosecco last night and i tell you what, it's mopped it up this morning beautifully. >> there's nothing like a sassy sausage on my plate. i'm telling you, it. you, i love it. >> who doesn't like a fatty sausage? but, i mean, the thing is, steve, would believe you is, steve, i would believe you about they're all about the fact that they're all getting health conscious. getting a bit health conscious. if wasn't this if it wasn't for this generation. also keeping generation. and also keeping the fast industry on our high fast food industry on our high streets absolutely booming . not streets absolutely booming. not you and me. is it going and eating it all? the fast food chicken shops? >> no, but i mean, i do go in the fast food shops at times. i've always said, you know, you shouldn't deny yourself a bit of bit what you enjoy . but bit of what you, you enjoy. but having said that, if you are too fat and the scales are going north, reading's going north, then you do have to do a bit of

self assessment and start saying to yourself, okay, let's look back at the last couple of weeks, what been scoffing weeks, what i've been scoffing and some adjustments and be and make some adjustments and be mentally about those mentally controlled about those adjustments and have some sense of discipline on those adjustments as well, unfortunately, in this country , unfortunately, in this country, we're very soft on fat now because, you know, if we say , because, you know, if we say, well, i mean, i actually think on, on, on menus , we should have on, on, on menus, we should have if you're fat, think before ordering as a, as a warning . if you're fat, think before ordering as a, as a warning. but of course, everyone jumps up in the air say, oh, that's fat shaming. you couldn't do that. well, you, unfortunately, well, i tell you, unfortunately, in the uk we've got too many little piggies going to the market, right, steve, thank you very much. you've just put me off eating for the rest of the day. now everything in moderation, that's steve moderation, people. that's steve miller, of moderation, people. that's steve mil families of moderation, people. that's steve mil families. of moderation, people. that's steve mil families . thank of moderation, people. that's steve mil families . thank you of moderation, people. that's steve mil families . thank you very fat families. thank you very much for joining fat families. thank you very much forjoining me with fat families. thank you very much for joining me with with some interesting advice, i'm dawn neesom i'm not eating for the now , it's gb the rest of the day now, it's gb news there's lots more news saturday. there's lots more coming today's but coming up on today's show, but first, the weather with ellie. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

solar, sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. so high pressure does continue dominate, but does continue to dominate, but it will be feeling a little chillier some eastern chillier along some eastern coast. high pressure coast. the area of high pressure situated across the uk does coast. the area of high pressure situatai across the uk does coast. the area of high pressure situata bitross the uk does coast. the area of high pressure situata bit of s the uk does coast. the area of high pressure situata bit of athe uk does coast. the area of high pressure situata bit of a northeasterly bring a bit of a northeasterly breeze, so some chillier conditions, dry conditions, but plenty of dry weather around due to that area of high pressure. so some late afternoon and evening sunshine for some of however, for some of us. however, some thicker across of thicker cloud across parts of scotland will bring some outbreaks of patchy rain, particularly for northern parts of scotland, slowly sinking its particularly for northern parts of s1 southwardswly sinking its particularly for northern parts of s1 southwards into ;inking its particularly for northern parts of s1 southwards into the ng its particularly for northern parts of s1 southwards into the early way southwards into the early hours the morning. south way southwards into the early hours parts�*norning. south way southwards into the early hours parts of rning. south way southwards into the early hours parts of england,jth eastern parts of england, northern and western northern ireland and western parts of scotland, holding on to those clearer skies turning those clearer skies and turning quite chilly there, however, remaining frost free under that cloud patchy rain. so for cloud and patchy rain. so for eastern parts of scotland, bit eastern parts of scotland, a bit of cloudy and grey and damp of a cloudy and grey and damp start to day sunday. start to the day on sunday. however, southeast and parts of england, northern ireland and western parts scotland seeing

western parts of scotland seeing the of sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the perhaps 1 or 2 the morning, perhaps 1 or 2 showers bubbling across showers bubbling up across southeastern england southeastern parts of england through , but it through the afternoon, but it should staying dry most should be staying dry for most places. of places. however, that band of patchy slowly to patchy rain slowly continues to sink and sink its way southwards and feeling chilly under that feeling quite chilly under that cloud and rain too. however, in the sunshine very the sunshine feeling very pleasant . highs maybe pleasant. highs of 1415, maybe 16 the south. 16 degrees across the south. monday does start a bit of a grey day for most of us. outbreaks of rain continue to slowly push their way southwards, but south eastern parts of england probably holding that sunshine holding on to that sunshine and feeling pleasant that feeling quite pleasant in that sunshine 1 or 2 showers sunshine to maybe 1 or 2 showers around on tuesday wednesday. around on tuesday or wednesday. but will slowly but temperatures will be slowly recovering for recovering closer to average for the year . the time of year. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. news. >> thank you very much, ellie. and there's lots more coming up on today's show. the tories are reportedly considering cutting a stamp duty in the autumn statement this year , but will it

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call for calm as iran official says no plan for immediate retaliation . we bring you the retaliation. we bring you the latest on what's happening there , and thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow calling for yet another independence referendum. how will westminster respond to this one? oh, this show is nothing without you and your views. that's not bad. me waffling on. it's about you. let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll discussing by we'll be discussing today by visiting gbnews.com. forward slash your say join slash your say and join the conversation or message me on conversation or message me on our conversation or message me on our socials @gbnews. that's simpler , but first, here's the simpler, but first, here's the news with the very lovely cameron walker. >> good afternoon. it's 2:01. i'm cameron walker in the gb newsroom, a metropolitan police apology has been welcomed by the government, but the home office

says being jewish should never be provocative . it's be seen as provocative. it's after an officer stops campaign against anti—semitism chief executive gideon falter from crossing a road near a pro—palestinian march, saying he's quite openly jewish. the home office, which says the comments is unacceptable , has comments is unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and the mayor of london, a spokesperson for sadiq khan describes the met's handung khan describes the met's handling of the incident as concerning. today, pro—israel demonstrators are holding a peaceful counter protest in central london called enough is enough.the central london called enough is enough. the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the capital. >> i can't walk through central london with a yarmulke on your head. >> no signs of any israeli flag or support for israel or any views on on what may be going on in middle east. but if in the middle east. but if you're to walk you're not allowed to walk across the street in central london you openly london because you are openly jewish, then it's time for the government to act. >> it'sjust government to act. >> it's just sad that it's that it has come to this, that it's now regarded as not completely

safe for jewish people to walk in the streets of their own own own city and not only is it distressing and vile as their views are, the distressing thing, it's also becoming becoming normalised . becoming normalised. >> meanwhile, pro—palestinian protesters have been marching in sheffield demanding a ceasefire in gaza. they're accusing israel of using famine as a weapon of war, and criticised the government for continuing to arm the country. the palestinian solidarity campaign also took aim at barclays bank, urging it to sever ties with companies which supplies weapons and military equipment to israel. three men who died in a car crash near a retail park in north—west london have been named by police. mohammed zidani , mohammed ghazi and suhail zulfiqar died when their vehicle went through a car park fence and hit a footbridge . it and hit a footbridge. it happened last weekend and the men, who were in their early 20s, were pronounced dead at the scene. two other passengers were injured, but police say their condition not life condition is not life threatening. investigations into

the crash continue the cause of the crash continue fire has caused significant damage to a historic pub in south west london. thick black smoke was seen rising from the grade two listed building in mitcham . 80 firefighters battled mitcham. 80 firefighters battled the blaze, which ripped through three floors and destroyed the roof of the derelict property . roof of the derelict property. four men were treated at the scene. the cause of the fire is being investigated . parents and being investigated. parents and their children have staged a demonstration in belfast over rising childcare costs. more than a thousand people carrying balloon placards and prams took part, calling for immediate support. unlike england, there's no scheme offering free childcare in northern ireland, but some tax credits are available. stormont's politicians want to prioritise childcare, but a new strategy could cost £400 million a year. they've requested face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak to ask for more funding. a man who set himself alight

outside the new york court, where former president donald trump's hush money trial is being held, has died. maxwell azarello was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died from his injuries. witnesses say he pulled pamphlets with conspiracy theories out of a backpack, then threw them in the air before dousing himself with flammable liquid . police say he did not liquid. police say he did not appear to be targeting trump or others involved in the trial. the former president's campaign has released a statement offering its condolences. witness fred goetz describes what happened. >> i was sceptical at first. i thought it was a gag like he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to. i didn't think he was going to actually light himself on fire, but when it seemed to it, it seemed like he had real purpose. everybody started to run away from him. and then that's when he went up . that's when he went up. >> a two minute silence has been held, honouring the english men and who died serving the and women who died serving the

nafion nation. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in a march past at the cenotaph in central london, marking 130 years of the royal society of saint george. some members of the public were there to celebrate the day . there to celebrate the day. >> well, we're big military people, so it means a lot to come down and celebrate and be part of it all, really. >> it's obviously the patron saint of our country and obviously i'm the old brigade and it means something to me. >> we're englishers he's a painters painting of england, so we've got a market. scotland. do it. wales do it. we've got to do it. wales do it. we've got to do it as well, and we've got to do it as well, and we've got to do it bigger and better. >> the stories, sign >> for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr on your screen or go the qr code on your screen or go to gbnews.com/alerts. now it's back gb news . saturday.

back to dawn gb news. saturday. >> thank you very much, cameron. right, let's get straight into today's story, shall we? it's been reported that rishi sunak is eyeing up a summer election. or is he the tories are also reportedly considering cutting stamp duty in the autumn statement this year. the plans were considered for the spring budget but rejected in favour of cuts to national insurance , i cuts to national insurance, i don't understand what's going on, hopefully . gb news senior on, hopefully. gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson does . nigel, i every week nelson does. nigel, i every week we have this chat. there's another story. this week it is all cuts to stamp duty, what's going on? >> i think that that that rishi sunakis >> i think that that that rishi sunak is basing his chances of winning an election on tax cuts and so this is just the latest one that they're, that they're thinking of , they were going to thinking of, they were going to try and cut, cut stamp duty in the spring budget and decided

against that in favour of another national insurance cut . another national insurance cut. now, what they're doing is, is, is eyeing up the autumn statement, which should be due in september , to see if they can in september, to see if they can cut stamp duty. so what that would mean is the threshold for paying would mean is the threshold for paying it going up from 250,000 to 300,000, which would cost a whacking £3 billion, but i'm a bit confused because it's also taught from westminster coming out that the election may be now in the summer , especially if we in the summer, especially if we ever get a plane off to rwanda. so how can they're either very, very optimistic or very, very confused or think we're very stupid? so election june , autumn? >> well, i mean, there are tories who are pushing for an early election and there have been for some time. i mean, i mean, rishi sunak was even thinking of going on may the 2nd, when the local elections were going to be held. the

were going to be held. but the polls didn't he decided polls didn't move. so he decided against that. what he's pinning his hopes on really is going long. so you're looking at october or november in the hope that the economy will have improved and there will be slight improvements. inflation is coming down, it looks like interest rates should come down over the over the summer. the problem is they still can't tackle , the problem with tackle, the problem with thresholds , which means that thresholds, which means that seven, 7 million people are either paying tax for the first time or paying more tax where rock and a hard place doesn't even it doesn't even come closest, right? >> wednesday surveyed more than 5400 voters, found that support for the conservative party is at rock bottom, 45% of voters still don't want a labour government, though a substantial number of people agree that labour will be worse for britain than the tories. i mean, doesn't matter when hold this election, when they hold this election, does i mean, a of us does it? i mean, a lot of us have been to the polls

have been getting to the polls and do? why and going, what do we do? why isn't box that says isn't there a box that says anyone but any of these lot? >> well, there sort of is. i mean, what you can do is go along to to the, the polling station and spoil your ballot paper and if you'd like to, to write a rude message to your local politician , then you can local politician, then you can put that on the ballot paper too. and all spoilt ballot papers are looked at by the candidates. know your candidates. so you know your message will get through. if you do least it shows do that, at least it shows you're not complacent. you're not home not simply sitting at home watching the telly. you're actually going out there to cast actually going out there to cast a vote, even if you don't actually want any of those people on the ballot paper. but you're right at the moment that it is a difficult one. that latest poll you're talking about was, by law, lord ashcroft, although although 45% of people weren't enthusiastic about laboun weren't enthusiastic about labour, if you turn that poll the other way round, more than 50% were. and would prefer labour to the tories. so at the moment it it looks it looks

almost certain that labour will get a majority of the election. quite how much we'll have to see. i don't think the tories will wiped out, as polls will be wiped out, as the polls suggest . suggest. >> w a @— >> is angela rayner a problem for , it's not a good look, for them, it's not a good look, i mean, no one wants to be investigated by the police, which is what angela rayner is facing. i don't think it'll actually make a huge difference in the polls. and what she said is, if she's convicted of a criminal offence , that she will criminal offence, that she will quit, i think that would be a pity quit, i think that would be a pity , but we'll have to have to pity, but we'll have to have to wait for the outcome of the police investigation in to see where this one goes next. >> meanwhile, it's a game of ping >> meanwhile, it's a game of ping pong, not just rwanda, but with amount of sort like, with the amount of sort of like, controversies , i think controversies, i think is the polite of putting going polite way of putting it going on. rayner and on. we have angela rayner and then at least two then we have at least two conservative caught up in conservative mps caught up in controversy. let's put it that way. past couple of way. over the past couple of weeks . weeks. >> yeah. i mean, this is where the of for tat between the the sort of for tat between the labour tories is coming in. labour and tories is coming in. so are reporting

so the tories are reporting angela rayner to the police, now labour want, want the police to investigate mark menzies for the extraordinary allegations that we have against him. it does it does make westminster look a bit sort of sleazy, i admit. i think that one of the problems is politicians tend to be, by their very nature, risk takers. and so you get you get these things coming up more often than you would in normal life. >> i all this program, i've had to stop myself saying pestminster rather than westminster. and it's just like it's just old school tabloid, but it's just really stuck in my head, nigel nelson, thank you very trying kind of in very much for trying kind of in vain to explain what the hell is going on on planet politics. nigel, thank very for nigel, thank you very much for joining us. now, for all the best analysis. even better than nigel. opinion on that story. nigel. an opinion on that story. more go our website, which is more go to our website, which is gbnews.com now that we stay with politics, minister has politics, the prime minister has unveiled plans to crack down on what he calls sicknote culture

in britain. if he wins the election . sunak says his moral election. sunak says his moral mission to reform our welfare system, saying that work is good for people . well, he has faced for people. well, he has faced criticism from a disability, a disability charity and the british medical association, but has rejected claims that his reforms were lacking in compassion . oh, this is this is compassion. oh, this is this is a divisive one as well, isn't it? joining me now is gb news, host of the saturday five, darren grimes and the very lovely former labour adviser and writer scarlett mccgwire. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> fierce debate with these two. always great pairing . now, always a great pairing. now, scarlet rishi sunak has been accused of being a bit heartless with with this policy about you're all lazy, get back to work mental health isn't that bad. >> well, i, i worry about this. >> well, i, i worry about this. >> is that on the one hand, the daily mail. are you anxious? do you need a. on the one hand, the daily mail has a story about how

somebody managed to get two sick notes by paying for them. right. and this wasn't from a gp. right. this is just. and there are there are scams and there's no question . and you need to no question. and you need to close the scams down. but actually , the problem with actually, the problem with mental illness is of course you can pull the, whatever you, you pull the wool over people's eyes and you can pretend to have it, not not that i think being on unemployment benefit is anything great. >> i mean, you don't get very much money. you spend your whole time going in and out to the job centre as they try and find you jobs. but there is no question. but there are an awful lot of people. and i remember the last time conservatives did this people. and i remember the last timel conservatives did this people. and i remember the last timel metionservatives did this people. and i remember the last timel met a1servatives did this people. and i remember the last timel met a friendives did this people. and i remember the last timel met a friend ofs did this people. and i remember the last timel met a friend of mine, his people. and i remember the last timel met a friend of mine, who and i met a friend of mine, who who has had serious mental problems. i mean, you just look at her you know, and she at her and, you know, and she said, i think i'm to said, i, i think i'm going to have to go to work. she's have to go, go to work. she's never worked her right. never worked in her life. right. and i said to her, don't worry. you know, you'll be fine. your

sister will sort it out, because also she couldn't have sorted it out and that that. so the problem is that if you have gp's doing it, you have gp's who actually understand things and these people that the government are going to hire will obviously be trying to send people back to work. that's their job. and it's work. that's theirjob. and it's very , very difficult. and, and very, very difficult. and, and actually let's get rid of the scams. but let's think very hard about people. people who are unemployed . unemployed. >> darren i mean the sickness benefits bill is 50 billion. it's set to rise to 20 billion. we have £2.8 million, 2.8 million people on long time sickness in this country. rishi has to do something. is this the right thing to do, though? >> look, i want to say from the outset that i'm certainly not opposed any form of welfare opposed to any form of welfare state. >> you state. » you state. >> you my mum brought us >> you know, my mum brought us up kids on our own, and up three kids on our own, and she was a recipient of that despite working all her life. and that's the that's the

preface. i think the british people are fundamentally a fair people. but i think actually they they'd like to say we will help people who are in work, but you should actually make the effort to go to if you're effort to go to work if you're in a position to do so. i just don't buy there are what, don't buy that. there are what, 9 million out of work 9 million people out of work right could be at work. right now who could be at work. some of them, of course, will be collecting disability benefits , collecting disability benefits, who to go to work. who won't be able to go to work. but now class personal but we now class personal independence payments for those who say, oh, i've got a bit of an anxiety or i'm a bit depressed at the minute, suck it up, buttercup. many of us suffer anxiety and a bit of depression now and again, but life , i'm now and again, but life, i'm afraid, is unfair. you've got to go out and work. we cannot be a country that basically, since the pandemic, has seen millions more. added to that bill, a bill thatis more. added to that bill, a bill that is going to go up and up and up and just shrug our shoulders and say, well, it's absolutely fair. it is not fair on those who go out, earn minimum wage for those to sit on their backsides. frankly, who

game the system . we had one game the system. we had one tiktok video that i saw last night, dawn, where some fella from india was trying to tout his trade, which was to say to the department of work and pensions that you suffer from snow boring and therefore you can't get the required sleep. you need in order to actually work and get a job. and this is happening throughout the system. it's being gamed utterly and completely. >> do you think? i mean, scarlett, obviously your friend and there are lots of people no one is downplaying serious mental illness here at all, but there bit of a suspicion there is a bit of a suspicion that lots of people now, certainly the younger generation knows no respect, don't disrespect down, but that may be a bit too wrapped up in cotton wool and the stuff that older generations roll their sleeves up and get on with their going. i can't go into work today. >> so what you've got to do is you've got to say, so who is it? who's giving these sick notes out? the gp's say is we out? and what the gp's say is we do , we know the difference do know, we know the difference

between somebody who's who's going, i'm having a bit of a problem and look , i've had problem and look, i've had a complete breakdown and it certainly happens and, and i, i mean i actually think , i think mean i actually think, i think it's not even a matter of, you know, people should go out to work while while other, you know, people are , are on know, other people are, are on their backside. i actually think that work is for good most people. yeah. i mean, i think and think that that, that and i think that that, that work, it should earn you more money, right . and i think and, money, right. and i think and, and it should get you places and it should get you pleasure. i mean, there are unquestionably toxic work places where actually i mean, i know a couple i mean, too many instances of bullying where people had to leave. they did get otherjobs where people had to leave. they did get other jobs , they didn't did get other jobs, they didn't go on the dole, but actually, they really, really suffered . they really, really suffered. and there are places that are very you. i think the very bad for you. i think the thing is that what rishi sunak is don't trust gps is saying is i don't trust gps and what the british medical association is saying actually , association is saying actually, we know about these things. and

if you have people who are not doctors who are saying, well , doctors who are saying, well, you know, i don't think this is good enough. well, i remember the days when it was, well, you can walk paces, therefore can walk ten paces, therefore you work . you can get to work. >> i mean, the but there >> i mean, that's the but there are the daily mail are in the daily mail today. there doctors being there are doctors being interviewed who are saying they're say no, to they're too scared to say no, to actually signing people off on the case someone turns the sick in case someone turns around and says, well, i'm going to myself or something around and says, well, i'm going to and nyself or something around and says, well, i'm going to and thereforesomething around and says, well, i'm going to and therefore itmething around and says, well, i'm going to and therefore it getsing else, and therefore it gets blamed doctor. have blamed on that doctor. we have a culture which actually puts culture now which actually puts the onus on doctors sign the onus on doctors to sign these things willy nilly to say, oh, you poor soul, a bit sad today. we'll sign you off on the sick and i'm afraid we cannot afford. we are not a rich country like we used to be. we are increasingly a middling country that cannot afford to basically have millions of people on out of work benefits who don't need to be. we've got to actually get back to basics and say, well , to actually get back to basics and say, well, i'm afraid it's tough luck. we cannot continue tough luck. we cannot continue to like this. it's completely

unsustainable. where bailey going on scarlett? like we're a lockdown economy. still people on furlough, that's what we're basically treating people like that we can't go on forever. we like that. >> but actually the thing about darren is you don't know. you don't know whether whether doctors are just signing people off. don't know whether off. you don't know whether i mean, the whole point is and being somewhat older than you, i have seen this thing is every time government's in trouble, time a government's in trouble, they go, oh, and we're going to cut welfare. actually you cut welfare. and actually you always hit the people. i mean, it's like you go, well, you know, everybody has backache. i mean , the problem is one of the mean, the problem is one of the reasons there's such thing is because they're waiting list the hospital list that hospital waiting list means that people are not working because they're waiting to be cured. right and when you've got, you know, a knee or a hip thing and you end up not being able to walk, then everything gets worse and worse and worse and you end up. >> yeah, but a different >> yeah, but that's a different kettle of someone kettle of fish, of someone turning and saying, turning around and saying, actually, upset actually, i'm a bit upset because far because we're a country of far right or something. as

right fascists or something. as ridiculous . and i right fascists or something. as ridiculous .and i need ridiculous as that. and i need to therefore. or climate change. >> that happen? >> how often does that happen? well, saying to you is >> how often does that happen? we too saying to you is >> how often does that happen? we too often. saying to you is far too often. >> well , far too often. >> well, snoring i mean snoring. come on. the system is games like you wouldn't believe people. >> and how many people are claiming benefits because they snore. >> well, i you wouldn't be able to actually you wouldn't be able to actually you wouldn't be able to quantify that. >> but that's problem is, is >> but that's the problem is, is i think we have these urban myths we have real myths and then we have real people who really would people who actually really would like to get to work. and the other thing is, he says, is all these part time jobs are going to be pushed into more work. and that's of people that's a lot of those people are going to mums. going to be mums. >> what would say, >> well, what i would say, though, scarlett, that i though, scarlett, is that i think socialist left think you on the socialist left are relaxed about people are far too relaxed about people being subservient the state. being subservient to the state. and that's problem , and i think that's the problem, that actually you quite like that. i don't that. i'm going to i don't i want to be empowered in want people to be empowered in their lives. their own lives. >> this by saying >> i began this by saying i believe in work, right? and i believe in work, right? and i believe so. let's get people back to work then. i believe that work. i just think we have to do it. we have to do it

properly and not and actually have gps doing it. and not people hired to try and get people hired to try and get people i believe in work as well , which is why i want to keep employed cause you enormous employed and cause you enormous stress by shutting you up. >> you're too good at this game . >> you're too good at this game. thank you very much. scarlett mccgwire. advisor . mccgwire. former labour advisor. thank you very much. and, darren, you're back tonight? >> on the on >> yes. 6:00, 6:00 on the on saturday. five. yes, indeed . saturday. five. yes, indeed. >> good one. don't want to miss that right. thank you both that one. right. thank you both very you. brilliant. very much. thank you. brilliant. aren't are aren't they now. okay, we are going on we're going to going to. on we're going to cheer you all up. if you're suffering mental health, cheer you all up. if you're sufferina mental health, cheer you all up. if you're sufferina bit mental health, cheer you all up. if you're sufferina bit fediental health, cheer you all up. if you're sufferina bit fed up,al health, cheer you all up. if you're sufferina bit fed up,al hewill. feeling a bit fed up, this will cheer you up, your chance to win a a luxury a £10,000 greek cruise, a luxury travel a whopping travel bundle, and a whopping £10,000 in tax free cash . it's £10,000 in tax free cash. it's our biggest prize of the year so far. and here's how it could all be yours. >> with thanks to variety cruises , a family company cruises, a family company sailing since 1942, you have the chance to win a £10,000 seven night small boat cruise for two with flights, meals , excursions with flights, meals, excursions

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are welcome back to gb news. nato with me. dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. now we have to talk about it. it's developing all the time, isn't it? still us officials have said that israeli missiles struck iran, the attack reportedly hitting an area home to a large airbase and major missile production complex and several nuclear facilities. although the location of the

strikes has not been fully confirmed, local sources are suggesting that three explosions were heard near the varne airbase. joining me now to bring us up to date on what is indeed happening in the middle east, because i think iraq got involved well, a involved overnight as well, is a former military former senior military intelligence officer, philip ingram. philip, lovely to see you again. thank you very much for me. philip, i was forjoining me. philip, i was just about getting head just about getting my head around there , around what happened there, iran, israel well, as iran, israel thing. well, as much knows what much as anyone knows what happened a little happened and getting a little bit about maybe bit hopeful about maybe both sides of like sides were just sort of like sort of like showing off a bit, but not really causing much harm , but there seems to have been something in iraq as something happening in iraq as well. i mean, there's an explosion in overnight. explosion in iraq overnight. there is an explosion at an iraqi base , which seems to have iraqi base, which seems to have damaged some of their military capability and some capability that was used by other, other groupings . groupings. >> again, it's unsure whether it was an accident or whether it was, one of the, iranian backed groups attacking into that and all the rest of it. but there

were, a number of people killed and a number of people injured, like everything in the middle east. it's taking time the east. it's taking time for the real to come are real detail to come out, we are breathing a of relief over breathing a sigh of relief over what seems to be happening with with iran, because iran's attack on israel was unprecedented and was massive . and israel's was massive. and israel's response seems to be a bit of a pinprick , compared to it. pinprick, compared to it. >> so is this i mean, from israeli, from israel's standpoint, it's like you know, they've sent the message. you know, you are vulnerable. we can get to you. but we're choosing not to. meanwhile, iran , there's not to. meanwhile, iran, there's an information fog, isn't there? i think it's fair to say about what actually happened. but the way it's way they're handling it, it's kind of allows them to shrug it off, without getting to without it all getting completely out of hand again, if that. is that how i should be feeling , do you i should be feeling, do you think? and is that is that quite positive ? positive? >> yeah. it's as much a face saving exercise as, as anything, you know. and benjamin netanyahu

is having to save face in the israeli parliament, you know, his extreme right wing elements wanted a robust response, because this is the first time that iran has directly attacked israel and, you know, 331, drones, missiles and all the rest of it attacking in is unprecedented. it's only because of the international support and the very sophisticated dome the very sophisticated iron dome , and, and other air defence capability that's around israel, that none of the missiles got through or very few got through, israel's response was basically hitting one of close to one of their more sensitive facilities that's got massive air defence around it and showing that actually what they could do was penetrate that air defence and therefore sending a very clear message to iran that if you try anything, we can get through the defences that you got and we can hit your sensitive sites , but in hit your sensitive sites, but in such a way that iran then didn't have to invoke what it had said were that said , if israel were that said, if israel responds to us and attacks us directly, we will, attack back

again in an unprecedented way. so it stopped that escalation, which is which can only be a good thing . good thing. >> okay. what i'm what me personally, obviously. and pretty much the rest of the world is concerned about now is how how the likes of, you know, hezbollah and hamas and the houthis, who are, as we all know, funded by iran, aren't they? but operate they? but they operate independently. so they could take without with take things further without with iran still keeping that safe distance. well they're more than funded by iran. >> and this is where, you know, the attack on the israeli, the iranian embassy compound in damascus, killed the iranian revolutionary revolutionary guards commander. in charge of the quds force, which is the special forces element that coordinates all of the activities between hamas, hezbollah, the houthis and a lot of the rebel groups inside iraq and syria and provides them training, provides them finances, provides them weapons, gives them oversight and

everything else. so, you know, what the israelis did was stirred that little, wasps nest . stirred that little, wasps nest. and therefore it's likely that now neither iran as a country has backed off, you know, the quds force are there. they're a law unto themselves in many ways, which is why the americans have designated them a terrorist organisation, and they will likely stimulate some of the groups to further attack and up their ante, not just against israel, but against us bases in syria and iraq and against international shipping going up the red sea, of course. >> yeah, it's a it's a waiting game. we watch and see, don't we, that's our, phillip ingram. thank you very much for joining us afternoon. thank you. us this afternoon. thank you. explaining madness . that's explaining the madness. that's the east. hopefully it's the middle east. hopefully it's not it could be, not as scary as it could be, though right. neesom. though, right. i'm dawn neesom. this saturday, and this is gb news saturday, and there's loads more coming up on today's but first, it's today's show. but first, it's that time again. it's cameron walker headlines .

walker with the news headlines. >> thanks, dawn. it's 232. i'm cameron walker here in the gb newsroom. a police apology has been welcomed by the government, but the home office says being jewish should never be seen as provocative. it's after a metropolitan police officer stopped campaign against semitism. chief executive gideon falter from crossing a road near a pro—palestinian march, saying he's quite openly jewish. the home office, which says the comment is unacceptable, has written to the police commissioner and the mayor of london. spokesperson for sadiq london. a spokesperson for sadiq khan describes the met's handung khan describes the met's handling of the incident as concerning today. pro—israel demonstrators demonstrators are holding a peaceful counter protest in central london called enoughis protest in central london called enough is enough. the group says hatred has no place on the streets of the capital. parents and their children have staged a demonstration in belfast over rising childcare costs, more than a thousand people carrying balloon placards and prams took

part, calling for immediate support. unlike england, there's no scheme offering free childcare in northern ireland, but some tax credits are available. stormont politicians have requested face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak to ask for more funding . a sunak to ask for more funding. a two minute silence has been held , honouring the english men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice . hundreds of army and sacrifice. hundreds of army and naval cadets took part in a march past at the cenotaph in central london today to mark 130 years of the royal society of saint george . for the latest saint george. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gbnews.com/alerts. now it's back to dawn on gb news. gbnews.com/alerts. now it's back to dawn on gb news . saturday. to dawn on gb news. saturday. >> thank you very much, cameron. now there's plenty more coming up on today's show. but before i tell you what we've got lined up

for you, nana has joined me in the studio to tell us all about what's coming up on her brilliant show, which is straight after this one. >> is straight after this >> it is straight after this dawn. we've quite a few dawn. well we've got quite a few exciting having exciting things. we're having a roundtable discussion about whether you should smack your children. i mean, were you smacked a child ? smacked as a child? >> honest, i'm afraid i well, >> be honest, i'm afraid i well, i'm don't it did i'm afraid i don't think it did me any i'm completely i'm afraid i don't think it did me any well, i'm completely i'm afraid i don't think it did me any well, i'm allnpletely i'm afraid i don't think it did me any well, i'm allnplet as well. >> so we're going to be talking about whether it's about that, whether it's actually, whether actually, you know, whether parents be parents should actually be criminalised for this. how are you police it, you even going to police it, then this, dawn. then imagine this, dawn. >> so you fall onto the >> okay. so you fall onto the tube okay and the tube tube track. okay and the tube comes and runs over one of your albums. okay. so, you know, your arm is gone . okay. now you're arm is gone. okay. now you're stuck on the track, you're trying to get up, you see trying to get up, then you see another tube approaching, right? right. then runs right. and the tube then runs over your leg. i have a woman that's coming in today for my difficult conversations. she is telling us the story about what happened to her. if that hasn't made on your go made the hairs on your back go up or giving you a shiver in your spine, that's amazing. she is in at to give us

is coming in at five to give us her story. >> an amazing woman , an amazing >> an amazing woman, an amazing woman, i can't to hear woman, and i can't wait to hear how recovering from that how she's recovering from that and she's getting on with and how she's getting on with her that's. this her life. wow. that's. and this this happened recently. >> this happened >> i mean, well, this happened a little but she'll be little while ago, but she'll be in and she'll little while ago, but she'll be in us and she'll little while ago, but she'll be in us the and she'll little while ago, but she'll be in us the fulld she'll little while ago, but she'll be in us the full story. ll give us give us the full story. it's an incredible story. >> those miracle stories, an incredible and she incredible story. and she survived. she survived in days where been talking about where we've been talking about it today. sick note britain, where people have that fighting spirit to overcome all sorts spirit to overcome all the sorts of yeah, that's what of things. yeah, that's what we're marathon as well we're talking. marathon as well tomorrow. well, that's tomorrow. yeah. well, that's nana that sounds nana show and that sounds a real cracker so you much. cracker. so thank you very much. nana anywhere. you nana don't go anywhere. you don't that. now you don't want to miss that. now you can remember, you can let us know thoughts all the know all the thoughts on all the stories talking about know all the thoughts on all the st(even talking about know all the thoughts on all the st(even touchalking about know all the thoughts on all the st(even touchalkiinana)ut or even get in touch for nana show visiting show coming up soon by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay and join the conversation or message me or nana on our socials. we're @gbnews lots more coming up on today's show now. thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the streets of glasgow calling for yet another independence referendum . how will westminster

referendum. how will westminster respond to this one? all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news, britain's news channel

>> well, what did you think this is? what's walking about? >> what we've been talking about in the break. but i can't because they get sacked , because they will get sacked, welcome back to gb news saturday with on your with me. dawn neesom on your telly, online and on digital radio. now, thousands of scottish independence campaigners are marching through the of glasgow today. the streets of glasgow today. the organisers believe in scotland and say they event will be about sharing their positive vision for an independent scotland, with first minister humza yousaf expected to speak later on this afternoon. joining me now to bring us up to date on what's happening is our scotland reporter, tony maguire. hello again , tony wright. what's again, tony wright. what's happening where now .

happening where you are now. >> afternoon again don. so today it's the sun is still out. this is a record breaking day on its own for that point alone. but indeed, this is the first ever believe in scotland independence rally in march. and it's come from the west end of glasgow, here to the centre of the city in george square. behind me you can see the stage and that is where the minute we've got rmt trade union leader who is on stage just now, we're going to hear from a number of people, including green msp ross greer and then of course humza yousaf. he's going to be here on stage and giving his speech. now a lot of people, it's safe to say, will be here today to hear from him and they will be looking for a real pick me up. you know , a a real pick me up. you know, a lot of the, the, the legislation and the priorities that have come out, the scottish government in the last few months , the last year, certainly months, the last year, certainly under humza yousaf leadership, has been focused on other

things. and, you know, the independence movement, as you can hear, you can hear the whistles in the background. you just missed the bagpipes and the yes, bikers. we saw about 50 or 60 bikers coming through. but indeed, i've been around talking to people on both sides of the independence debate about what their views are and why they are here today . have their views are and why they are here today. have a their views are and why they are here today . have a listen, to here today. have a listen, to object against, the a&e march still going ahead because they haven't accepted our our vote in 2014. in actual fact , one day 2014. in actual fact, one day after it, the vote that we were they would accept they started objecting to it and still going on about it to get humza out . on about it to get humza out. >> to get humza out. >> to get humza out. >> yeah. it's about ridiculous . >> yeah. it's about ridiculous. boris, so that's why i'm here. but i'm really here from nana, so. well, it's our country . so. well, it's our country. >> we want it back. thank you very much. we've been we've been a colony for over 300 years. >> we get nothing back.

everything's taken from us and goes. >> goes south and they give us pocket money back. >> i don't think that's very fair. as a country, we are one of the richest countries in the world. >> so why can't we control our own money and our own destiny? >> it's not british. the union was never a voluntary arrangement . you know. it was. arrangement. you know. it was. it was bought and paid for by a handful of scottish nobles and the ordinary people never wanted. absolutely never wanted the union . the union. >> so there we've heard from a good few people here today there are many thousands more. but indeed , we're going to wait here indeed, we're going to wait here through the afternoon and see just how much the public gets out of today and whether they feel another wind in their sails for the independence movement here in scotland . here in scotland. >> tony, thank you very much. that's our scotland reporter, tony maguire from the scottish

indie gathering today , where indie gathering today, where humza yousaf is due to speak, coming up fairly soon. it'll be very interesting to see what he has to say, won't it ? now the has to say, won't it? now the met police has apologised for causing further offence with an apology about an officer's use of the terms. openly jewish to an anti—semitism campaigner who was near a pro—palestine march . was near a pro—palestine march. >> you are quite openly jewish. this is a pro—palestinian march, right? i'm not accusing you of anything, but i'm worried about the reaction to your presence. >> the chief executive of campaign against anti—semitism was wearing a kippah skullcap when he was stopped from crossing a road near the demonstration in london last saturday, joining me now live from the protest, indeed, fresh in the office is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster. qatar erin, thank you very much for coming back in. you've had quite a busy day, so far and loud one. i day, so far and a loud one. i mean, you were standing, it mean, the you were standing, it was a gathering. it wasn't a

march for the israeli support group, wasn't it? >> yes. >> yes. >> so incident that's >> so that incident that's caused so much upset was at a pro—palestine march last week. the one i was at today was much smaller, but it was by a pro—israel reilly group called enoughis pro—israel reilly group called enough is enough. and they were basically saying , we are sick of basically saying, we are sick of being intimidated and feeling like jewish people are not safe on the streets of london. and we're going to stand up in central london be counted. central london and be counted. they lots of banners, lots they had lots of banners, lots of singing, natured, of singing, very good natured, very upbeat, actually. there was a small number of pro—palestine protesters on the other side of the road, but they were absolutely dwarfed in number by the jewish people and pro—israeli supporters, which is rare because, as we've seen for months and months and months, we've had massive pro—palestine demonstrations and jewish people often feeling intimidated. that story where the police say you look openly jewish. i mean, to someone just walking across the street in london, i mean, i get

that, you know, they were trying to keep the peace quite literally. i mean, literally. but how? i mean, i found story the most found that story one of the most shocking read, shocking things i've, i've read, sort like certainly for sort of like certainly for a good what was the feeling good while. what was the feeling of jewish people that of the actual jewish people that were there? they must they must feel by that of feel devastated by that sort of thing. yes they were horrified and talking me. and they were talking to me. i was to them before the was talking to them before the demo off saying, demo today kicked off saying, you what world you know, what is the world coming as london jew, coming to when, as a london jew, i that i can't walk safely i feel that i can't walk safely around the streets . but the way around the streets. but the way that the police has dealt with this , you know, they've come in this, you know, they've come in for a huge amount of criticism. they've made things worse for themselves because the initial statement that they issued following this, they basically said, look, there's a trend of people who are opposed to the demonstration coming along to be beside it, filming it. they must know that in being there, they're being provocative . so they're being provocative. so sort of blaming basically the jewish guy that was there, of course, that caused outrage. they then had to apologise for that, issued another statement and then said being jewish is

not a provocation. >> jewish londoners must be able to feel safe in this city. >> the fact that they're saying that in itself is astonishing, but do think it is very but i do think it is very difficult for the police because , as another officer said in another clip to the same chap, if you are attacked, we simply there's not enough of us to keep you safe. >> and i think that's that would be their argument that they are trying keep people safe, and trying to keep people safe, and they didn't feel that could they didn't feel that they could with the numbers that are there. >> but, you know, these are supposedly peaceful marches. i think the majority of people are peaceful. but nevertheless, there is an element at these marches makes many people marches that makes many people feel very, very uneasy and threatened . yeah, absolutely. threatened. yeah, absolutely. and it should not be happening should it, in london. thank you very much. katherine forster, who the who has been covering the pro—israel and pro—palestine, gatherings today in london. right. okay. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news saturday and there's lots more coming up on

today's day, today's show. another day, another broken by oh god, another record broken by oh god, taylor swift in less than 12 hours, swift's new the tortured poets department double album has become spotify's most streamed album in a single day in 2024. so far, all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. don't go too far.

welcome back to gb news. saturday, beth mead dawn neesom on your telly. online and on digital radio. now another day, another record broken by taylor swift. in less than 12 hours, swift's new the tortured poet's department double album has become spotify's most streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. the album was released just yesterday to critical acclaim, with fans around the world saying it's her best yet. i have absolutely zero idea what i'm

talking about, so here is someone who does. you've already seen her on the box today and she's brilliant. show you soon, i'm a swiftie. >> i'm a swiftie. so this is her 11th studio album, dawn. she mentioned this back in february that she was working on this album. so since then, swifties worldwide have been waiting for this album . on thursday, there this album. on thursday, there was a story that broke that. apparently it got leaked. but taylor swift is very smart. you can never outdo taylor swift. not only did she come out with one album yesterday, she came out so people thought out with two. so people thought they were just getting one. but she album full of she done a double album full of 31 tracks and dawn. the figures 200 million streams in one day for this album and why? what is the fascination about taylor swift? she's had a lot of high profile romances. calvin harris, harry styles and what she does. she always does an adele. she always writes about her love life in her album. so right now people are deciphering what is

this album about in terms of love lives . she talks about her love lives. she talks about her feud with kim kardashian. so taylor swift is that artist that bares her soul into albums ? bares her soul into albums? >> is that what makes her so popular? because younger women , popular? because younger women, obviously a lot younger, younger women. can a sort of like identify with what she's going through? obviously, in a much, much less privileged environment. yeah. >> i think what it is with taylor swift, a lot of people have been on this journey with her 15 with her over the past 15 years with her over the past 15 years with her every album you her music. so every album you get with taylor swift, it's like an evolution. it's like with adele, know, she'll out adele, you know, she'll come out with know, this is it with 30 and you know, this is it shows where she's at at that age. and i think that's what it is taylor swift. more age. and i think that's what it is anything, swift. more age. and i think that's what it is anything, her:. more age. and i think that's what it is anything, her work more age. and i think that's what it is anything, her work ethic. age. and i think that's what it is ('isything, her work ethic. age. and i think that's what it is ('is crazy. her work ethic. age. and i think that's what it is ('is crazy. lastwork ethic. age. and i think that's what it is ('is crazy. last four ethic. dawn is crazy. last four years she's she's released eight albums, you know, under her belt. so she loves touring and she's a self—made billionaire and she's part of the only musician out there to make that billion just from songwriting and touring. >> so she is inspirational for young women . i mean, that's

young women. i mean, that's another thing. >> she is, she is. and she's not one of those ones taylor's one of those ones where taylor's fake. fake , she's a fake. she's not fake, she's a good songwriter, and she treats fake. she's not fake, she's a goo music writer, and she treats fake. she's not fake, she's a goo music likeer, and she treats fake. she's not fake, she's a goo music like anrnd she treats fake. she's not fake, she's a goo music like an art.;he treats fake. she's not fake, she's a goo music like an art. andreats her music like an art. and i think, you know, today's world record day record shop day. and she's even released the album on vinyl, vinyl as well. it's vinyl, on vinyl as well. it's all marketing. >> it's all marketing through it. it's like a see through. >> yeah, yeah, £44 though what, £44? >> that's how she's very rich . >> that's how she's very rich. >> that's how she's very rich. >> yes it is, but give it a listen dawn. you might convert and become a swiftie. >> i was actually listening to the doors onto the way in. oh the doors onto the way in. on a bit of guns and roses. >> we can swap, we can swap, we >> we can swap, we can swap, we can swap. >> we can swap, we can swap, we can swap. spotify playlist. >> stephanie, thank you very much. that's a lovely start today on things showbiz. today on all things showbiz. right. okay we're running out of time. oh my god, it's been wonderful. i'm dawn neesom and this news saturday. and this is gb news saturday. and thank for joining this is gb news saturday. and thank forjoining me thank you so much forjoining me , i've really lovely time , i've really had a lovely time and tomorrow, but don't , i've really had a lovely time an

debate with nana akua and a 6 pm. it's this saturday five. p.m. it's this saturday five. but first it is the weather with who is doing the weather. is it ellie today? ellie the lovely ellie? so let's find out how the rest of your weekend is looking . rest of your weekend is looking. i'm back serving lunch tomorrow, so don't go too and stay i'm back serving lunch tomorrow, so dorforjo too and stay i'm back serving lunch tomorrow, so dorfor nana. and stay i'm back serving lunch tomorrow, so dorfor nana. and ssoon. tuned for nana. see you soon. have of it. good evening . have a go of it. good evening. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good afternoon and welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. so high pressure does continue to dominate , but does continue to dominate, but it will be feeling a little chillier along some eastern coast. high pressure coast. the area of high pressure situated across the uk does bnng situated across the uk does bring bit north easterly bring a bit of a north easterly breeze, so some chillier conditions, of dry conditions, but plenty of dry weather around due to that area of high pressure. so some late afternoon and evening sunshine for however, for some of us. however, some thicker parts of

thicker cloud across parts of scotland will bring some outbreaks of rain, outbreaks of patchy rain, particularly for northern parts of scotland, slowly its of scotland, slowly sinking its way early way southwards into the early hours morning. south hours of the morning. south eastern of england, eastern parts of england, northern ireland and western parts of scotland, holding to parts of scotland, holding on to those turning those clearer skies and turning quite chilly there. however, remaining that remaining frost free under that cloud patchy rain. so for cloud and patchy rain. so for eastern parts scotland, bit eastern parts of scotland, a bit of cloudy and grey and damp of a cloudy and grey and damp start to the on sunday. start to the day on sunday. however, southeastern parts of england, northern ireland and western scotland seeing western parts of scotland seeing the best of sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the best of the sunshine through the perhaps 1 or 2 the morning, perhaps 1 or 2 showers bubbling up across southeastern parts of england through , but it through the afternoon, but it should staying dry most should be staying dry for most places. of places. however, that band of patchy slowly continues to patchy rain slowly continues to sink southwards sink its way southwards and feeling under that feeling quite chilly under that cloud rain too. however, in cloud and rain too. however, in the very the sunshine feeling very pleasant . highs of 14, maybe pleasant. highs of 14, 15, maybe 16 across the south. 16 degrees across the south. monday does start a bit of a grey day for most of us. outbreaks of rain continue to slowly push their way southwards , but southeastern parts of england holding to england probably holding on to that feeling quite that sunshine and feeling quite pleasant that sunshine to pleasant in that sunshine to maybe 1 2 showers around on maybe 1 or 2 showers around on tuesday but

tuesday or wednesday. but temperatures slowly temperatures will be slowly recovering for recovering closer to average for the . the time of year. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news

news. >> away . >> away. >> away. >> hello. good afternoon, and welcome to gp news on tv , online welcome to gp news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show about opinion . this show is all about opinion. it's mine. it's theirs. and of course we'll be course it's yours. we'll be debating , discussing and at debating, discussing and at times disagree, but no times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining the next hour, joining me in the next hour, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also former labour party adviser matthew la la . party adviser matthew la la. coming up for my political spotlight this week, i'll be speaking to a british resident of rwanda to find out what life is really like in