hello. good afternoon. welcome this is real britain with me, emily carver, your tv, radio and onune. emily carver, your tv, radio and online . now, following the doom online. now, following the doom and gloom of thursday's autumn statement, it looks like majority of us are going to be feeling quite a bit poorer. so

the budget, a recipe for decline or was it inevitability that we'd be asked to cough up more taxes .7 rishi sunak is currently taxes.7 rishi sunak is currently meeting president zelenskyy in ukraine, but he's turned his attention to crime at home. he wants to see more people jailed as he revealed he worries about the safety of his young daughters. do you confidence he'll get crime down and are we closer to a third world war than we want to admit? or is that war mongering nonsense ? let me know mongering nonsense? let me know what you think on all those topics, show. first, topics, the show. but first, let's latest news headlines . goo let's get latest news headlines. goo passed andre anderson in the gb newsroom. so breaking news in the last half hour. the prime minister has made an unannounced visit to ukraine where sunak travelled to the capital to meet president volodymyr zelenskyy reinforcing the uk's continued support for the country . and support for the country. and let's go straight to kyiv now . let's go straight to kyiv now. from your extraordinary

liberation of her son only weeks ago , moscow proclaimed that ago, moscow proclaimed that city, as it's administered caphal city, as it's administered capital. but last in the main square , a trumpet could be heard square, a trumpet could be heard playing your national once again . people joined in with the words shatner mla ukraine ne n'est lava naval air, the glory and freedom of ukraine has not perished together we will ensure that the glory and freedom of ukraine will never . slava ukraine will never. slava ukrainian heroes state has concluded. thank you for the . concluded. thank you for the. media lenski there in kyiv where they discussed global security concerns well as issues that affect both . the leaders have

affect both. the leaders have been speaking in fifa's president has defended the decision to host world cup in qatar and tried to show empathy dunng qatar and tried to show empathy during a news conference today. i feel gay . today i feel i feel gay. today i feel disabled . gianni infantino disabled. gianni infantino comments follow heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant workers . lgbtq people. he says workers. lgbtq people. he says he's compassionate towards all groups. he also accused the west of hypocrisy, telling european nations. they have a lot to answer for. i'm european actually . i am european. just i actually. i am european. just i feel . actually. i am european. just i feel. european i think for what europeans have been doing in the last 3000 years around the world we should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give lessons or human rights

, peter tatchell told gb news the tournament should never been given to qatar and anyone connected with it risks damaging their reputation well. i think it's really shameful that celebrities are allowing themselves to be bought by the qatar in order to put a positive spin on what is a sexist, homophobic and racist dictatorship. i mean, how can david beckham , robbie williams david beckham, robbie williams and all these other big stars who are performing in qatar? how can they have a clean conscience when know what this regime is doing to people ? i think it's doing to people? i think it's going to cause them. huge, huge damage . the united nations is damage. the united nations is proposing the creation of a new to help developing countries cope with the cost of climate change . the money would be used change. the money would be used to compensate hundred and 34 developing nations for the and damage experienced due to droughts, floods and wildfires .

droughts, floods and wildfires. the text is yet to be approved . the text is yet to be approved. the text is yet to be approved. the cop27 summit in egypt which had to be extended after delegates failed to reach an agreement . the search for a who agreement. the search for a who was swept into a river has resumed in aberdeenshire . it's resumed in aberdeenshire. it's believed that she was trying to a dog in the river. don at monte musk when she got into . heavy musk when she got into. heavy rain in the east of scotland triggered several flood warnings. with the wet weather continuing to cause travel disruption . the foreign disruption. the foreign secretary is warning the threat from iran's nuclear programme is more advanced than before. speaking at a security conference in bahrain cleverly stressed britain's determination to stop the strict islamic country from acquiring a nuclear weapon. he also iran's rulers supplying russia with drones which have then been used to launch attacks . civilians in launch attacks. civilians in ukraine. people demonstrate against decades of oppression . against decades of oppression. iran's rulers osprey shredding

bloodshed and, destruction across region and as far away as kyiv britain is to turn and to work alongside our friends to counter the iranian threat into the smuggling of conventional arms and prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons capability . acquiring nuclear weapons capability. in more international news , korea says international news, korea says it's accelerating creation of nuclear weapons to counter threats from . this is . state threats from. this is. state media showed video of a new intercontinental ballistic missile being testified it after the country's leader warned of a fiercer military response . kim fiercer military response. kim jong un was also seen in public with his daughter for the first time, raising speculation that she could be training a leadership role . this is gb news leadership role. this is gb news will you more as it happens. now

let's get back to real britain with emily . welcome back . real with emily. welcome back. real britain with me, emily carver. so here's what's coming up on the show . hunt so here's what's coming up on the show. hunt has so here's what's coming up on the show . hunt has portrayed the the show. hunt has portrayed the government a victim of global events as . he government a victim of global events as. he unveiled a series of tax rises and spending kerbs and made new official forecasts that show a steep recession would effectively wipe out eight years of growth . brits rishi years of growth. brits rishi sunak also said he fears for his daughter's safety when they're out alone that men have often taken their own for granted . he taken their own for granted. he said that the prospect of his daughter, year old christina, walking to school on her own bnngs walking to school on her own brings it home. the importance of tackling crime and the missile strike in poland that killed two people on tuesday and triggered an emergency meeting of . g7 leaders caused triggered an emergency meeting of. g7 leaders caused media and punst of. g7 leaders caused media and pundits to raise fears of an escalation in russian aggression. rishi sunak, is there in ukraine at the moment,

meeting with president zelenskyy. should we be worried an escalation coming our way? that's what we're talking about the next hour. i'd love to know your thoughts please do tweet me at gb news or call the mla or you can email on gbs at gb news dot uk. remember you can also watch us online on youtube . watch us online on youtube. thank you very much for tuning . thank you very much for tuning. in now . now someone once tweeted in now. now someone once tweeted me that i could deliver the news of a meteor hitting the face of the earth and keep smile on my face. i'm not sure if it was meant as a compliment, but i chose to take it as one. there's enough to and gloom in the world. much better to. at least try and see the cup half. i must admit it's a little bit tricky to try and put a positive spin on this week's news. to try and put a positive spin on this week's news . way you on this week's news. way you slice it. the majority of us are going to feel a hell a lot poorer and for rather a long time. perhaps see, this is the inevitable consequence of the pandemic in a shock. none of

you, i'm sure. it turns out that printing and spending hundreds of propping up our economy and paying of propping up our economy and paying millions of people to sit at comes at a cost and a gigantic cost. at that. a big fat bill has landed in our laps, delivering a big, fat slap . the delivering a big, fat slap. the face for middle england . as the face for middle england. as the ifs said yesterday. britain heading for an era of permanently taxes. i mean usually loathe to agree with keir starmer , but we are indeed keir starmer, but we are indeed in a doom . tax and spend with in a doom. tax and spend with little prospect of reform to our ailing public services. we saw how liz truss tried to change that and we saw how swiftly she received her marching orders. it's hard now not to see britain as a country in decline our political establishment to think the best way to boost gdp is to continue to prop up the economy with cheap labour from abroad. a quick fix that do nothing to improve productivity long term boost stagnant wages and get people off benefits and back into work. our optimism about brexit has also understandably

waned. only 32% of us now think brexit was the right call. if believe the polls at least. but this is hardly surprising when the government has failed to get migrant under control. sort the northern ireland protocol or do away unnecessary eu regulations . but perhaps you take the view that as a country. as a country gone through far worse and we can do the same again. it's not as we're alone in this world suffering . the consequences of suffering. the consequences of rampant inflation and gigantic government debt. so i'm asking britain firmly in decline . or do britain firmly in decline. or do you think this is all just a blip in our country's success story . well, i'm not sure . are story. well, i'm not sure. are we in decline? it seemed like that budget was a bit of a recipe for decline rather than one for prosperity or growth. indeed. but perhaps think this is just a blip and that british people are strong enough and

hard enough to get things back on track. perhaps we need a new government chancellor, jeremy , government chancellor, jeremy, of course, unveiled a series of tax rises and spending cuts in his autumn statement on thursday in what has been dubbed by many as austerity 2.0. among those measures were a reduction in the threshold for the top rate of income from threshold for the top rate of income fro m £150,000 to just income from £150,000 to just over 125,000. and a freeze thresholds for income tax cuts . thresholds for income tax cuts. the killer that will bring millions of people hundreds of thousands at least into higher rates tax the next few rates of tax in the next few years. national insurance and inheritance tax have also been changed , and that will mean changed, and that will mean millions of brits will suffer the consequent now. labour has described the autumn statement as an invoice for the economic carnage of lizz truss mini budget . the institute of fiscal budget. the institute of fiscal studies has that britain has entered a new era of permanently taxes.is entered a new era of permanently taxes. is this all a necessary readjustment or is it? it's, as i said, a recipe for decline.

with me now is malcolm grimstone research fellow at the centre for energy policy and tech at college, and vicky pryce , chief college, and vicky pryce, chief economic adviser at the for economic and business research . economic and business research. malcolm, do you believe that statement is a return to austerity ? is that a true austerity? is that a true characterisation ? well, one of characterisation? well, one of the things see in the energy business is that the economy goes inside , cause in the case goes inside, cause in the case of you get periods of quite low energy prices. that means not much investment goes in. so pnces much investment goes in. so prices start to rise because it reaches the end of its life and it hasn't been replaced. that extra profit means that people think it is time to invest now they invest and that brings the pnces they invest and that brings the prices down. and typically that can be a 20 or 30 year cycle. and i think the economy goes in those sorts of cycles as . it's those sorts of cycles as. it's been interrupted by the enormous shock brexit of sorry of the covid crisis which has clearly

skewed the economy enormously. but i my belief is that the economy will get back on its feet. but it's to be very, very difficult to get. is that vicki labour as i said in the introduction that labour have said, oh, putting this all down to lizz truss is car crash of a mini budget . they're saying if mini budget. they're saying if that were the case , we wouldn't that were the case, we wouldn't have large fiscal hole as have such a large fiscal hole as it's been called. do you think this is an invoice , the economic this is an invoice, the economic carnage that truss is mini—budget caused or this more about the pandemic. it is a bit of a reaction to what's happened over those few weeks when it looked like we were going to be borrowing a lot of money without any real idea of how we were going to get any of paid for in any different ways . so the any different ways. so the markets, as you remember , went markets, as you remember, went on strike . so interest rates on strike. so interest rates went up very significantly in the bond market and the bank of england intervene. the capital markets listening to jeremy hunt

was saying even before sunak was made, prime minister, if you remember he was chancellor and the lizz truss as well for a very few moments before resigned. they were already pacified because so many of those tax cuts were reversed almost immediately. so that hole that we had, about 45 billion was reduced to just 10 billion. what is concern right now is that we seem to have discovered an even bigger hole . so we're an even bigger hole. so we're talking about 50 billion, maybe 60 billion. looking ahead the next five years. so what the chancellor has had to do is , in chancellor has had to do is, in fact, some of his fiscal rules that i found quite interesting that i found quite interesting that the capital have accepted it. so what he's done is he's now delayed when debt to gdp ratio was going to start coming down to the end of five years. he has abandoned the idea of having a balanced budget. so we're still going to be borrowing. and if you look at we will be at the end of those five years, we're still to be

years, we're still going to be borrowing like years, we're still going to be borrowing something lik e £67 borrowing something like £67 billion so we seem billion in that year. so we seem to have accepted that . indeed. i to have accepted that. indeed. i think, as you rightly said, we had number of not just the had a number of not just the brexit one, but then the covid one. and now here's the warning, ukraine and we just have to live with question for him with it. the question for him was the capital was to satisfy the capital markets actually the plan markets that actually the plan was still a sensible one. malcolm, you're an energy expert . the government, as vicki said , we're going to be in debt for many, many years. don't think we can the for can balance the books for upwards of decade, possibly upwards of a decade, possibly longer . we seem to constantly be longer. we seem to constantly be living on the credit card, although that a we're not although i know that a we're not allowed like a. the allowed to say it's like a. the government finances. but we have been living out of our means for a very long time. the government said now that they want spend said now that they want to spend billions energy efficiency billions on energy efficiency measures, essentially insulating housing stock up and down the land they want to invest, keep investing in sizewell see the nuclear power plant and so on. do you that this money will reap

reward adds i worry that the government has a of wasting money on big infrastructure projects . this certainly there projects. this certainly there is a history of large infrastructure projects not living up to initial thing going back as far as concorde though the channel tunnel. but one of the channel tunnel. but one of the big problems of the british economy has been really that we didn't use the last decade in the basis of extreme low interest rates when we could have invested heavily in the infrastructure would eventually bnng infrastructure would eventually bring bring down to take one example where i'm involved with nuclear. have we been building nuclear. have we been building nuclear power stations ten or 15 years ago? they would be operating today and that would be an enormous reduction in the economy's reliance on imported gas and the enormous prices we're having to pay there and an economy can't get by just on running its existing kit into the ground . it has to invest at the ground. it has to invest at some point . it's a shame that we some point. it's a shame that we weren't investing as i when interest rates were rather lower

but we can't the simple thing whenever you're in a crisis is to say we're going to stop investing the long term that's kind of looks the easy bit, but that's the fate of this successful that say there's a to buy two matrix of whether something is important, buy two matrix of whether something is important , whether something is important, whether something is important, whether something is important, whether something is urgent and most important of those quadrants is the things that are important, but urgent because temptation is to put those off . and the longer to put those off. and the longer you put those off, but more you find yourself being pushed into the important and the urgent. in other words crisis management. and i do hope that we learn that lesson and make investments lesson and make the investments very happily at this stage, because if don't do that, we're just to in a continue just going to be in a continue with of this nature . now, with crises of this nature. now, vicki, terms of how this vicki, in terms of how this is going impact people in, jobs , going impact people in, jobs, one of the things the government has been proud is that unemployment has been low. and some economists have hoped at least that this could be job rich, recession i.e. unemployment won't up too high.

do you think that will be the case or do you think we're going to see unemployment rising quite rapidly ? well, it's interesting rapidly? well, it's interesting because we, the office for budget responsibility , the thing budget responsibility, the thing we were all waiting for, which the problem with the mini budget, didn't analysis budget, it didn't have analysis under results of under it, but the results of course, and economic forecasts are companies which are that companies that which we are that companies that which we are looking we economists are all looking we economists and everyone else very, very carefully because it does include issues to do with and what we found is that the bank england had been quite pessimistic in its forecast which only came out in early november where they expected there was going to be recession for of years least and for a couple of years least and then very little growth afterwards , which would have afterwards, which would have meant unemployment meant also that unemployment would double practically would rise like 6.4% from about rise to like 6.4% from about 3.5, 3.6 where it is now , which 3.5, 3.6 where it is now, which was a worry again, it wouldn't be going up to levels we've seen before previous recessions, but it certainly would be going up quite significantly. what's your boss seems to think for all sorts of reasons. is that in fact, the recession is going to

be fast and, rather shallow. so are we going to have drop of just 1.4% in gdp next year and then we'll have a recovery and that recovery be quite substantial. so we're talking about of maybe 2.6% per annum for a number years during this forecast period , which i think forecast period, which i think most other forecasters would find a bit on the optimistic side. but on that basis, unemployment rises to just under 5. so better news if indeed it proves to be the case. malcolm now, i don't know if you have a strong view on this or but one of the things in the budget is of the things in the budget is of course reduce raising , of course reduce raising, reducing the threshold on that 45 ppi rate of tax did it this is a problem in terms of aspiration you know people vote conservative because they think it supports responsibility working hard and that you should be rewarded that work. fairly it looks like who are on 100 to £125000 will now be paying

essentially 60 ppi rate on what they earn them. so 60, more than half of your money will be taken away between , those two rates. away between, those two rates. do you think that's do you think that's a good policy at this time or do you think perhaps it's political posturing more than actually going to get in too revenue ? i mean, i have too much revenue? i mean, i have too much revenue? i mean, i have to is , not my to say, this is, not my specialist but my is that specialist area, but my is that some quite interesting polls over the last couple of weeks suggest that there has been a shift the proportion of shift in the proportion of people think higher taxes people who think higher taxes and higher spending the way and higher spending is the way for the moment again. so don't say leave it as it is. keep the as present . i say leave it as it is. keep the as present. i think it is recognised that the amount of money that the government have to pertain to keep people afloat dunng to pertain to keep people afloat during the covid crisis was enormous. that was money that had to be spent. but it does need ultimately be paid back and the period when we do need to recognise that those like myself who are in fortunate position i'm not a high rate taxpayer but i'm not a high rate taxpayer but i'm comfortable then i should be paying my i'm comfortable then i should be

paying my full energy bill. i'm in the crazy position . i'm on in the crazy position. i'm on a two year power deal. so my power haven't gone up yet . and yet the haven't gone up yet. and yet the government has just throw n £400 government has just thrown £400 out. me so i'm paying less for energy than i was a year ago when i could afford . when i could afford. unfortunately, the prices that i've rather that they were targeting those towards those things and putting up maybe only for the shorter term, but putting taxes up until we get through this crisis . now, vicky, through this crisis. now, vicky, not to go over things that have already happened and can't be changed, but would just dispute what malcolm said. there about it was money we needed to spend. those political choices those were political choices back during the pandemic. there's new data coming out from sweden, new analysis of the data pandemic related measures cost 60 billion krona. there are about hundred an d £60 a head. about hundred and £60 a head. that's less than a 10th of what the uk spent on covid related measures. this was a policy failure, was it not has left us in this mess . you could argue

in this mess. you could argue that perhaps the lockdown was ever done . i think if that's ever done. i think if that's what you're talking about and indeed we've seen the other country sort of do things differently and, whether the number of deaths was different, that's at present . but yeah, that's at present. but yeah, there was a decision it wasn't necessarily a political decision. it one that was depending quite a lot on what the scientists saying. so and it was one which obviously the politicians at the time not just here but the vast majority of countries felt they had to do something about. in fact, we're not the only ones to have spend a money on the furlough a lot of money on the furlough scheme. look at europe , scheme. if you look at europe, spend even more. in fact , spend even more. in fact, overall, with some exceptions, of course, overall we found is that they gave a lot more certainty to businesses. so what we saw that they carried on sectors a lot longer and remember that the scheme would finish and then start up again all sorts of things were implemented in the meantime

there is a complete look now as whether it was all done properly and what it actually also meant in terms of deaths. and i think we can't draw conclusion as to which those measures which of those measures was the best really . it does mean that best really. it does mean that we have borrowed an awful lot, just as you said, the beginning. and what i would dispute as well we've just been discussing is this idea that we're going to pay this idea that we're going to pay back ? we're not. pay something back? we're not. we're going be we're still going to be borrowing . and haven't borrowing. and so we haven't moved in a situation where we can say we're going to really not leave the next generation with any debts because they're going to be left with loads. that's point we need to that's the main point we need to emphasise that. we for emphasise that. we need for those have huge those debts to not have huge interest rate attached to them or a huge which of course brings the repayments to even higher level than we had anticipated originally . level than we had anticipated originally. thank you very much. we're going to be we're going to stay in debt for very many to come, it seems. thank you very much i was malcolm grimstone senior research fellow at the centre energy policy and centre for energy policy and tech at imperial college and vicky economic

vicky pryce, chief economic adviser at centre for economic and business research. thank you very forjoining us this. very much for joining us this. now, we head to the now, just before we head to the break in the last few minutes boss of the housing association has been sacked following the death year old boy the death a two year old boy the coroner has concluded olive coroner has concluded that olive ishak died in 2020 after living in mouldy rented accommodation. the board . it has taken the the board. it has taken the decision to remove gareth swarbrick from his post as chief executive of rochdale borough wide housing with immediate effect . now plenty more to come effect. now plenty more to come this on real britain after the break rishi sunak who it's just been announced been revealed in the last half hour has visited ukraine meet president zelenskyy has said he fears for his daughter's safety out alone saying that men have often taken their own freedoms ? granted, he their own freedoms? granted, he said that the prospect of his daughter, 11 year old christina walking to school her own brings it home on. the importance of tackling crime . but first, let's tackling crime. but first, let's take a look at the weather weather . looking take a look at the weather weather. looking ahead to this

evening's weather and the uk will be mostly , but heavy rain will be mostly, but heavy rain will be mostly, but heavy rain will push in from the west. here are the details. it starts off in the south—west england and it will be a cloudy end to the day with some rain starting to reach western parts of cornwall spreading to all over in the south—east it will be cloudy for some with outbreaks of rain especially in london. other areas though will have clear evening turning . cloudy across evening turning. cloudy across wales this evening . so whilst wales this evening. so whilst eastern parts may have clear spells, the cloud will thicken ahead of rain arriving later. cloud and few spots of rain are likely for the midlands. meanwhile, the west midlands should end the day on a dry and clear note before things turn wet overnight. a picture this evening for norfolk , england. evening for norfolk, england. the odd spot of rain is possible, but the it'll be dry some . low cloud may bring hill some. low cloud may bring hill fog to any higher routes , often fog to any higher routes, often cloudy for much of scottish this evening with some rain likely heavy rain, then arriving from

the west overnight spreading all parts and becoming impactful in the east. very wet and windy evening for northern. here the rain should clear during the first part of the night. so it will drier and clearer to start sunday. the band of heavy rain continue to sweep eastwards to all parts overnight with clearer but showery weather following. that's how the weather is shaping up overnight tomorrow morning .

welcome back to real britain on gb news on tv online and on your digital radio. i'm emily. now, rishi sunak has said that concerns about his daughter's safety motivates him to make streets safer for women speaking to reporters at the g20 in bali, the prime minister said that

like most men, he takes his safety for granted. but the prospect of his 11 year old daughter christina walking to school by herself brought home importance of cutting crime . he importance of cutting crime. he made the comments as he pledged to stand by the tory manifesto commitment of hiring 20,000 more police officers . joining me now police officers. joining me now is former chief superintendent at parm sandhu. hello now, i think rishi is right to acknowledge, of course, that women often feel very on the streets . but what do you think streets. but what do you think he's going to do about. it was quite an interesting interview in that he about his daughter and the issues around the violence against women and girls. but he also widen the interview a bit and he talked about, as you the manifesto commitments to increasing the number of police officers. he talks about levelling up and reducing crime and he also talked about having more prison spaces. so it's quite wide reaching interview. so although he talked about his own

daughters , the safety he then daughters, the safety he then went into into the manifesto commitments he did talk about locking up more offenders and actually putting them into prisons . and although he feels prisons. and although he feels uncomfortable about, the numbers of going up , he uncomfortable about, the numbers of going up, he feels of prisoners going up, he feels that that's a necessary thing to do, which most people will with. but there needs to be more interventions that needs to interventions that it needs to be . but that protection be more. but that protection isn't just about women and girls because that would extend across the country and increase trust and confidence in policing . yes. and confidence in policing. yes. because i think one of the major issues for a lot people, a lot of our viewers is, not necessarily violent crime against which thankfully is quite rare on our streets at least it's the sort of everyday crimes, the nicking of cars out of your drive from outside your home or , being robbed on the home or, being robbed on the street or sort of crimes like that that aren't so high profile but seem to happen every day. how can we get , that sort of how can we get, that sort of thing under control as soon as

you get a politician recognising that there is an issue. hopefully that be an, you know, a plan to put something in place to deal with that. and as you say, people won't getting police officers their homes after officers to their homes after being burgled . the police being burgled. the police weren't always attending when somebody being robbed. and although interview about it although this interview about it talks about the nine year old girl in liverpool, olivia, who was shot dead and, you know, we know that been so high know that there's been so high profile cases recently where whether it be pioneers policing or protecting women . but if he or protecting women. but if he is and he does commit to, as he says, neighbourhood policing and having the extra 20,000 police officers that would have impact right across the spectrum buying into the theft of into the factories. so there will be more police officers and there will more interventions, but also it's not enough to just arrest these people. they've got to be charged and they've got to be sent away to prison. the answer. now, if he's talking about it

now, hopefully will be a plan behind this to make that happen. now now course most people care about women being safe on the streets. but course the police have been under a lot of been under a lot of shame basically for how they've been for the culture within the police . now culture within the police. now you've written on this you've written about that report that came out off the back of the horrific sarah case about the misogyny that's within the police. do you believe that is rampant. you've been in the business a long time. have you witnessed that. have you seen it 7 witnessed that. have you seen it ? i have witnessed and seen it. and but i do need to say, is that the majority of police officers are good and caring and they're there for the right reasons. misconduct procedures have broken and that the people who need to be sacked and got rid of are who should never, ever have been allowed to wear a police uniform all being disposed of quickly enough. and that's because of the misconduct procedures within policing that needs to be looked and it needs

to be tightened . you know, to be tightened. you know, people weren't being vetted properly . they would be being properly. they would be being given uniform walking given a police uniform walking down streets. so that needs down the streets. so that needs to be dealt with and we're looking at the safety of women. we're safety of all we're looking to safety of all of citizens that will of our citizens. that will change when the police side . it change when the police side. it is dealt with. and if he's looking at safety of everybody, he has , look at that as well. he has, look at that as well. yeah and a lot of our viewers are very concerned . the numbers are very concerned. the numbers of people crossing channel unchecked, perhaps on entering areas of our country without the checks and balances on who they are, whether they criminal records and so on and so . how records and so on and so. how does the police act in this case 7 does the police act in this case ? oh, i'm so sorry. i'm being shouted out in my ear. i have to finish the interview, but thank you for joining finish the interview, but thank you forjoining us this you so much forjoining us this afternoon. that was former superintendent parm sandhu . superintendent parm sandhu. thank you very much for your time. now you're on tv you're on tv, news on tv and radio. after the break the missile strike in poland that killed two people on tuesday triggered an emergency

meeting of g7 leaders and caused western and pundits to raise fear of an escalation in russian aggression. how worried should we be ? now it's time for a check we be? now it's time for a check on the news . thanks, emily. it's on the news. thanks, emily. it's 230 for omri. addison in gb newsroom, the uk. is boosting its support for ukraine, around £50 million package of air defence aid . prime minister defence aid. prime minister rishi sunak confirmed move dunng rishi sunak confirmed move during an unannounced visit kyiv earlier today. president vladimir. uk will continue stand with the country as it fights to end the barbarous war. homes your hospitals. your stations are being destroyed by the air. so to help you defend yourselves, we are today providing new air defence support, including 120 anti—aircraft guns. radar and anti—drone equipment . we're

anti—drone equipment. we're extending our training for the ukrainian armed forces to include specialist expertise from uk medics and engineers. and we are stepping our support to help you through the cold, hard winter ahead . fifa's hard winter ahead. fifa's president has the decision to host the world cup in qatar and trying to show . host the world cup in qatar and trying to show. during a host the world cup in qatar and trying to show . during a news trying to show. during a news conference today. i feel gay . conference today. i feel gay. todayi conference today. i feel gay. today i feel disabled. gianni infantino's comments follow heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant workers and lgbt people. he says compassionate towards all groups . he also accused the west of hypocrisy , telling european hypocrisy, telling european nafions hypocrisy, telling european nations they have a lot to answer for . the united nations answer for. the united nations is proposing the creation of a new to help developing countries cope with the cost of climate change . the money would be used change. the money would be used to compensate 134 developing

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welcome back to real britain me emily culver on gb news tv onune emily culver on gb news tv online and on your digital radio. now, in the past hour , radio. now, in the past hour, she sunak arrived in keene for a meeting with president volodymyr zelenskyy number ten says the meeting was held to continued uk support . ukraine in years to support. ukraine in years to come. we will tell grandchildren of your story how a proud and sovereign people stood up in the

face of an appalling onslaught . face of an appalling onslaught. how you fought, how you sacrificed , how you prevailed . sacrificed, how you prevailed. as prime minister of, sacrificed, how you prevailed. as prime minister of , the united as prime minister of, the united kingdom. i'm proud of how we stood with you from the very beginning and i am here today to say that the united kingdom will continue to stand you. we will stand with you until ukraine has won the peace and security it needs and deserves . now this needs and deserves. now this follows the now de—escalated fears sparked by the missile strike inside poland . almost strike inside poland. almost half of ukraine's energy system being disabled . gb news being disabled. gb news political reporter lee is here with us now to . discuss this. so with us now to. discuss this. so what do we know? it was message of solidarity seemingly . a of solidarity seemingly. a message of solidarity and it will come as a relief to . those will come as a relief to. those ukraine hawks , the conservative ukraine hawks, the conservative party, i mean, ben wallace among them, of course, who worried bofis them, of course, who worried boris johnson left government because, of course , boris because, of course, boris johnson had that fantastic relationship . zelenskyy they relationship. zelenskyy they were portions in shape,

were making portions in shape, croissants or something in ukraine a few months ago. so it'll be a big relief that rishi soon because there making all the noises , sending out the right noises, sending out the right noises, sending out the right noises, sending out the right signals . the issue is, the right signals. the issue is, is that to be matched with spending because of course, ben wallace said that he wouldn't serve any government in less defence lending was raised and jeremy hunt so far hasn't yet committees that he sort of fudged it. he he's going to do a full review of defence spending and see that gets him. but yes, warm words . rishi sunak a show warm words. rishi sunak a show of solidarity which will definitely come as a relief to those who are worried about anyone who's worried about the situation in ukraine and wants britain's, wants britain to be at the forefront this defence. but will it be matched with the spending commitments? yes. have we heard? he pulled any we not heard? has he pulled any rabbits the hat in terms rabbits out of the hat in terms of millions here and there on equipment or anything? not lately. the budget was all sort of kicking the can down the road a bit. it's hard. see how he

can. ben wallace is hugely important politically . rishi important politically. rishi sunak and he couldn't really afford to lose. ben wallace there were plenty of poll after poll and we did lots of interviews with ordinary brits around the country who said that they wanted ben wallace serve as prime minister. obviously, ben wallace didn't run , but ben wallace didn't run, but ben wallace didn't run, but ben wallace is completely integral to the prime minister's chance success, and it's hard to see how. ben wallace could stay in a cabinet . the prime how. ben wallace could stay in a cabinet. the prime minister doesn't to the 3% defence spending and commit to more weapons, etc. as you say, millions for ukrainian to help ukrainian troops. but yet that hasn't happened. we're just seeing more was. now we're going go to colonel richard kemp in a minute or two. he's written an article about. he says, all we closer to world three than we admit. but to get your view more on the politic . the optics of on the politic. the optics of rishi sunak in ukraine. it seems that he's very much taking to the international stage. he may

not have the pizzazz of boris johnson and perhaps the sense of humour , but he is out there very humour, but he is out there very much showing that britain is on the of ukraine on the side of. he was out about in bali at the 620 he was out about in bali at the g20 summit . absolutely. and i g20 summit. absolutely. and i think so far he will have reassured a lot of conservative backbenchers who were beginning to worry that it looked as though britain just didn't really have serious government. they of way didn't they sort of in a way didn't mind much about policy mind so much about policy when it to international. they it came to international. they were just worried about the sort of and how the prime of optics and how the prime minister on various minister got on with various world leaders and, rishi sunak, it shown to it seems, has shown himself to a serious player at that meeting biden. he was firm about the northern protocol which biden. he was firm about the nort have protocol which biden. he was firm about the nort have a protocol which biden. he was firm about the northave a somewhatcol which biden. he was firm about the northave a somewhat reassured will have a somewhat reassured irish, but i'm not quite sure how he's going to achieve this breakthrough that he's been talking. he agrees. meet with presidency didn't end up happening of course happening which will of course worry china hawks in worry a lot of china hawks in duncan—smith both among who duncan—smith both among them who who feel the last thing we need is golden era with our is another golden era with our relationships with china. and now with zelenskyy

now he's there with zelenskyy that still keen to that britain is still keen to lead that fight against. i think i think rishi sunak is going to try it, going to find it hard with some some of the public. we that when he was at cop27 in he recommit it billions of pounds of taxpayers to various international climate schemes of course tens of millions of our money is going towards the ukraine war effort . i do wonder ukraine war effort. i do wonder how this is going to with hard pressed voters, hard pressed working people , ordinary people working people, ordinary people across the country who are thinking, well, you've got money for that, why am i being taxed so? yes. and i think that is a bit of a danger that we might be starting. see if rishi sunak trying to be things to all people, as you say , he talks people, as you say, he talks over over again about over and over again about wanting wanting you know, wanting wanting to, you know, put the arm the state around put the arm of the state around the people and help squeeze middle income who are struggling to ends meet. and then he to make ends meet. and then he goes to g20 makes these big goes to the g20 makes these big international spending commitments. we also see how he

tells one media channel that he says that inflation is the biggest priority facing britain and he tells another media channel that migration is the biggest media is biggest. that is very true. he does seem to be saying what he thinks he's talking to, wants to hear , which talking to, wants to hear, which i guess is a little bit of boris johnson. it is a little bit personal , but it's such a personal, but it's such a different matter. it very, very different matter. it very, very different it was not different amount of it was not the thing. you the same thing. thank you much, oliver. it's all oliver. and of course, it's all political. utley in the political. olivia utley in the studio earlier this week studio now earlier this week writing telegraph , writing in the telegraph, colonel warned that colonel richard kemp warned that we are much closer or could be much to world war three than people are prepared to admit. kemp says we must understand that president putin could make an irrational move any time that could escalate . the conflict could escalate. the conflict such attacking weapons, such as attacking weapons, suppues such as attacking weapons, supplies and planes to compensate the setbacks his troops are suffering on the battlefield. colonel kemp, a former british infantry commander, is with me now . commander, is with me now. richard, your columns are never

particularly uplifting . it does particularly uplifting. it does seem that they can be you know what you write is rather alarming . now perhaps so i dread alarming. now perhaps so i dread to think though i was very alarmed when heard olivier talking about boris johnson's show cross ons in kyiv i think i'd avoid going there while they're on sale, to be honest. but yeah, they it wasn't really meant to create panic fact. what i did say in that article was that the you know, the somewhat that the you know, the somewhat that emerged after the missile strike in poland whoever it was fired by was not really well founded because even never been fired by russia and it was a mistake it would not have led to war. i think maybe russia deliberately fired a barrage of missiles into poland. that might be different picture, but a mistake is not war. but i think the point i was trying to make really above all was that even though that's the case that this was however it worked out, it

was however it worked out, it was not intended to attack or kill anyone in poland , but that kill anyone in poland, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. i think it's very likely it could happen at some and weapons from come through poland from nato come through poland into ukraine and vladimir putin may well think that he'd be justified striking those weapons which are being used to kill his soldiers . so i think that's the soldiers. so i think that's the sort of scenario that i potentially envisage and the fact that putin's on back foot now in ukraine not mean he's not likely to do something that perhaps is even more like something of that sort. and his his thinking about whether it would be a good idea or not to directly confront nato may not be the same as ours. we might think he would be foolish to do so. he might not the same . now so. he might not the same. now we've seen rishi rishi sunak is in ukraine talking to president zelenskyy. how important are these kind of events the fact that he's going over there unannounced to show solidarity ? unannounced to show solidarity? surely zelenskyy simply wants

more either ammunition or money to fund his war effort. will he get that from rishi sunak ? he get that from rishi sunak? he definitely wants that . there's definitely wants that. there's no question. not only does he want , he needs no question. not only does he want, he needs it. and no doubt will have twisted rishi sunak arm up his back during the talks . that would be a good reason for sunak to be there to hear directly from zelenskyy what he needs and don't think is any substitute for a political leader like sunak going onto the ground and meeting face face with the people who are fighting for their lives. i think it's really important. it's not only important for that, it is also important for that, it is also important for that, it is also important for the ukrainians to see are standing strongly see that are standing strongly them. they know that anyway because they've received here numbers of weapons and money from us and their soldiers are currently trained by us in the uk and given so there's no doubt just behind the united states think are the leading world power in supporting ukraine and

i'm sure they appreciate that will even more appreciate his presence there in kyiv today. now richard the best case scenario here in your article, you talk about how deterrent is key. it seems that we're failing on that front , although we've on that front, although we've spent so much helping ukraine and have offered so much support in the way weapons and in terms of aid and so on and so forth, and just in terms of words, what is the best case scenario? because it seem like president putin has desire to retreat . no, putin has desire to retreat. no, he doesn't. and he won't retreat unless he's forced back . there's unless he's forced back. there's no no doubt about that . i think no no doubt about that. i think the whole. but what are you saying, richard? richard, what are saying with that? sorry to interrupt, but are you saying that essentially nato's military powers should get more involved, should have on the ground, should have on the ground, should be prepared to , do that. should be prepared to, do that. how you go ? i don't how far would you go? i don't think that's likely to happen. and it make any difference what i think about it. i don't think that's likely to happen, even

though general, famous though general, the famous american general suggested perhaps could be a coalition of the willing, maybe led by the united states, perhaps including poland, romania possibly the poland, romania and possibly the u.k. don't suppose many other countries willing take countries would be willing take part actually get involved in part to actually get involved in some way in conflict directly. but i don't think that's very likely to happen and i don't think the uk would join it if it it's unlikely possible, but i think , you know, in terms of think, you know, in terms of deterrence , we obviously well in deterrence, we obviously well in terms of contribution, we're making a major, as i as i outlined just now in terms of deterrence , you raise . the deterrence, you raise. the reason i think putin went into ukraine in the first place this year was because he does not see the west as being strong to stand up to him. he might have been a bit at the strong reaction , but but nevertheless reaction, but but nevertheless was no direct military involvement. there hasn't been and there's no prospect of it, which leaves him pretty much a free hand to deal with ukraine as he can as far as ukrainian

army will allow him to. and there have been strong in the defence of ukraine but i think the fundament and all areas we've made in the past that led this situation are things like withdraw from afghanistan after 20 year commitment we showed our weakness nato i'm talking about now including the uk and us showed our weakness by pulling out . previously the showed out. previously the us showed weakness as did the uk of not enforcing its red lines . enforcing its red lines. chemical use in syria . we're chemical use in syria. we're withdrawing from mali in the face of russian mercenaries that despite the fact we say mali is a national for us. the french have already gone out of mali so pretty much everywhere we're showing retreat and i think the our defence spending is a very important part . i mentioned that important part. i mentioned that to olivier i think really important that the right apart having the right capability the right message it sent about our willingness to fight if necessary and right the integrated review that happened

integrated review that happened in 2021 just cut out forces and cut it provided funding for certain things but it didn't it did cut the infantry tanks, etc. are hard edged weapons which ukraine has shown still vitally important on top . artificial important on top. artificial intelligence, cyber space, high tech , all the rest of the very tech, all the rest of the very important things that were you financed by the defence review. but it's i think you know hopefully when the integrated review is refresh to polling it this year , hopefully this year this year, hopefully this year it will change of that and build up forces again. but of course that needs vast amount of money because you need technology and you need the hard combat power. all of it is phenomenally expensive, which unfortunately we don't have too much of at the moment. but thank you very much , richard kemp, former british infantry commander, talking us through rishi's. visit to ukraine this afternoon and now lots of you have been in touch today about today's topics . mark

today about today's topics. mark on russia says , given how the on russia says, given how the russians behaved , they believed russians behaved, they believed they were winning. i have little for any soldiers that were captured or indeed those as collaborators or is brutal and should be a harsh lesson for everyone concerned. not to repeat it. the simple solution is for russia to do what they do best and run away. they have no business invading a sovereign country. i very much agree with you on that one, paul. on the autumn has to say , here's an autumn has to say, here's an idea. stop spending on billions on hs2 stops billions on ukraine. stop the illegal immigration to save the drain on schools nhs housing, etc. and save billions, stop raising taxes , encourage people to taxes, encourage people to decide how best to spend their own . i think a decide how best to spend their own. i think a lot of decide how best to spend their own . i think a lot of people own. i think a lot of people would agree with you on those. i think a lot of people very angry that we're spending just so money, housing illegal immigrants and asylum who are crossing the channel that is a huge drain on us and everyone is having to pay for all of that. alan on decline join says emily.

until we have a positive and courageous government decent honest people, we will continue to decline since seventies we've had a range of governments with no vision there is great potential in this country but. we are governed by idiots in of common sense and devoid of reality of life. the lies in the hopeless set politicians we have.i hopeless set politicians we have. i think there's a of truth in that i'm not sure who would want to be a politician these days. now, moving on after thursday's autumn statement gb news business economics editor liam halligan sifted through the small print and discovered an announcement about fuel duty . announcement about fuel duty. now, jeremy hunt did not mention when he stood at the dispatch box . there's going to be a 23% box. there's going to be a 23% increase in the fuel duty rate increase in the fuel duty rate in late march 2023. how 23, which adds . in late march 2023. how 23, which adds . £5.7 in late march 2023. how 23, which adds. £5.7 billion to receipts next year says the appeal. this would be a record cash increase in the first time any government's raised fuel

duty rates in cash since duty rates in cash terms since 2011. it's expected raise the price of petrol and diesel by around $0.12 per litre . so around $0.12 per litre. so joining me now is howard cox, founder of fair fuel uk. howard have the government government been rather with this fuel hike ? i think that's putting it kindly . i ? i think that's putting it kindly. i think ? i think that's putting it kindly . i think what they've kindly. i think what they've doneis kindly. i think what they've done is that disingenuous and downright incompetent . what so downright incompetent. what so worrying about it is that this was in the obe report at a press conference and leon called me to ask comments on this and it's getting phone calls galore as soon as the press conference of the obe announced the 23. don't forget , 12 pays what's going up. forget, 12 pays what's going up. but with the 80 on top, it would be like pence to drivers, be more like pence to drivers, which is something like be more like pence to drivers, which is something lik e £9 for which is something like £9 for the family car an d £60 the average family car and £60 for truck. the whole impact on for a truck. the whole impact on the economy will be disastrous. it raise inflation. i'm reading

chris. it raise inflation. i'm reading chns.the it raise inflation. i'm reading chris. the cost of living even further . yes, chris. the cost of living even further. yes, you're absolutely right . asked the question jeremy right. asked the question jeremy hunt is dishonest. he knew that would be all report contained a paragraph so why did he not mention it's the first budget in the 13 years i've been campaigning fuel duty. that didn't mention duty. well it's so frustrating. is that of our policies are set in westminster a lot of our politicians live their in cities they take public transport or they take taxis here and there everywhere. it's the ordinary working people of this country who see their bills go this country who see their bills 9° up this country who see their bills go up dramatically when it to filling up their car. and they have to use their cars. you know, it's not option not to in large parts of our country most people still use car for their commute. it's essentially tax on economic activity , isn't it? economic activity, isn't it? absolutely right. i mean, it is crippling . been campaigning for crippling. been campaigning for 13 years and i've had to see another very respected economic

analyst say that if you cut fuel duty , you increase wages, you duty, you increase wages, you increase gdp, you reduce inflation , increase consumer inflation, increase consumer spending and increase investment for drivers i mean, i'm backed by the road haulage association for 13 years and they have members something like 40 to 50% of their costs of fuel now and that's ridiculous that some sustain it all and it's going to be a crippling effect the economy and what's bad about is these numbers were actually entrenched in your obe are predictions before for jeremy hunt to actually use in any decision and why is he not mentioning what he's going to do? a few, which is they haven't made any decisions. this is so dishonest. and i am to be putting barrels our putting both barrels our campaigning efforts into actually attacking the government. and fortunately i've got some great backbench tory mp suits coming on own side, suits coming on my own side, including people like priti patel. how do you are? a fantastic campaigner. you seem to be able to rally the troops

in and the backbench mp, the media, etc. etc. whenever you have cause to fight . media, etc. etc. whenever you have cause to fight. i wonder what you think of something else was in the autumn statement. well something that was actually contained in it rather than sneakily in the obe. all now this about electric . now this was about electric. now people who bought electric vehicles thought oh this is great, we're not going to be taxed too much. we're going to have a cheap. turns out they may well be paying the same or a reduced reduction in road taxes. what's the deal on that ? well, what's the deal on that? well, we don't know . detail. maybe we don't know. detail. maybe it's hidden somewhere in another pagein it's hidden somewhere in another page in the obe report. we haven't got a clue. but. but what is good about it is at last the drivers should be paying for the drivers should be paying for the upkeep of the roads . and the upkeep of the roads. and that's one of the problems that drivers currently fossil fuel drivers currently fossil fuel drivers contribute something like 35 billion in terms of fuel duty and vat per year. and that's not hypothecated. that all goes into general taxation and i mean 13 to 14% of the money they give out goes to the

upkeep of, the roads. now i must get straight. i'm actually pro lives. it's great. i just don't like us being forced driving either and. leaves need to stand on our own four tyres. they shouldn't be made to be viable by a draconian binding 2030 on diesel petrol cars actually. anyway, they're to be become viable . answer to your question, viable. answer to your question, i'm pleased there is a tax going on even though it's not going to touch the size. i suspect and this is only for pay about 20 quid a year and a tesla. for so 100 quid a year we're still drivers are still going to be paying drivers are still going to be paying fuel duty. i paying thousands fuel duty. i just feels like it's just getting to expensive too extortionate to do anything in this country at the moment. i must you on a last thing another transport energy fuel issue city council ultra low emission zones . everyone hates them . what's . everyone hates them. what's happening with those ? well, i'm happening with those? well, i'm in conflict with sadiq khan on this one because a lot of our is actually in their consultation consultation agreement. the ultra low emissions are to

expand to outside greater london . we expand to outside greater london. we took part and they didn't like because we i was just asking it for a democratic process for our supporters to the expansion . i supporters to the expansion. i understand that one day he's saying that paul was a great and they're right if i agree with him if i don't agree with him , him if i don't agree with him, then the powers are definitely worry about how it. i'm terribly sorry. i'm to have to you sorry. i'm going to have to you off mid—flight but i'm sure he will return another will return to this another time. go to the break that time. ito go to the break that of cox, of course was howard cox, fantastic campaigner founder fantastic campaigner and founder fairfield watching fairfield uk. you're watching real britain with me, emily . real britain with me, emily. more after the break break .

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and now coming up this hour, chancellor's autumn statement unveils . a raft of measures unveils. a raft of measures impacting those universal credit and, those two due to receive a state. so i'm asking, does budget favour those on welfare and pensions over ? the ordinary and pensions over? the ordinary working man and woman that fair to say and has king charles gone against his late mother's and cancelled plans for prince edward to be the new duke of edinburgh and happening with prince harry and meghan's much awaited netflix series, they to have fallen out with the staff there as. well but first it's so latest news . good afternoon it's latest news. good afternoon it's minutes past three madison in the gb newsroom the uk is boosting support for ukraine pledging boosting support for ukraine pledgin g £50 million package of pledging £50 million package of air defence aid. prime minister rishi sunak confirmed the move dunng rishi sunak confirmed the move during an unannounced to kiev. he told president volodymyr zelenskyy the uk continue to stand with the country as it

fights to end russia's barbarous war. homes, your hospitals your power stations are being by the air so to help you defend . we air so to help you defend. we are today providing new air defence support including 120 anti—aircraft guns , radar and anti—aircraft guns, radar and anti—drone equipment . we're anti—drone equipment. we're extending our for the ukrainian armed forces to include specialist expertise from uk medics and engineers and we are stepping up our support to help you through the cold hard winter ahead. you through the cold hard winter ahead . the chief executive of ahead. the chief executive of rochdale borough wide housing been sacked after a two year old boy died of prolonged exposure to mould . an inquest heard how to mould. an inquest heard how parents of our ishak had made numerous complaints the council but were simply told paint over it. council a statement saying it. council a statement saying it was no longer tenable for gareth swarbrick to on. that's

despite his earlier to step down. the has welcomed the decision but says the board still has questions answer. fifa's president has defended decision to host the world cup in qatar and tried to show empathy . in qatar and tried to show empathy. during a news conference today. i feel gay . conference today. i feel gay. todayi conference today. i feel gay. today i feel disabled disabled . today i feel disabled disabled. gianni infantino's comments follow heavy criticism doha's treatment of migrant and lgbtq. he says he is compassionate towards all. he also accused the of hypocrisy, telling european nations. they have a lot to for. i'm actually i am european. i just i feel european. i think for what we europeans have been doing the last 3000 years around

the world should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give lessons . while starting to give lessons. while human rights campaigner peter told gb news the tournament should never have been to qatar and anyone connect with it risks damaging their reputation . well, damaging their reputation. well, i think it's really that celebrities are allowing themselves to be bought by the qatar in order to put positive spin on what is a sexist, homophobic and, racist dictatorship. i mean , how can dictatorship. i mean, how can david beckham, robbie and all these other big stars who are performing in qatar? how can they have a clean conscience when they know what this regime is doing , people? i think it's is doing, people? i think it's going to cause them huge, huge . going to cause them huge, huge. the united nations is proposing to of a new fund to help developing countries cope with the of climate change . the money

the of climate change. the money would be used to compensate hundred and 34 developing nafions hundred and 34 developing nations for the loss of damage due to droughts, floods and wildfires. the text is yet to be approved by the cop27 in egypt, which have to be extended after delegates failed to reach an agreement . the foreign secretary agreement. the foreign secretary is warning that the threat from iran's nuclear program is more advanced than ever. speaking at advanced than ever. speaking at a security conference in bahrain, james cleverly stressed britain's determination to stop the strict islamic country from acquiring a nuclear weapon . he acquiring a nuclear weapon. he also criticised iran's for supplying russia with which have been used to launch attacks against civilians in ukraine. people demonstrate against decades of oppression . iran's decades of oppression. iran's rulers spreading bloodshed and destruction across the region and as far away as kyiv britain is . to work and as far away as kyiv britain

is. to work alongside our friends to counter the iranian threat, interdict the of conventional arms and prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons capability . nuclear weapons capability. while meanwhile, north korea says it's accelerating the creation of nuclear weapons to counter from washington state media showed . this. that counter from washington state media showed . this . that state media showed. this. that state media showed. this. that state media showing video of a new intercontinental missile being test fired . the country's leader test fired. the country's leader warned of a fierce military response . kim jong un was also response. kim jong un was also seen in public with his daughter for the first time raising speculation that she could be training for leadership role . training for leadership role. this is good . we'll bring you this is good. we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get back to my . welcome back to get back to my. welcome back to real britain with me, emily

carver. now, here's what's coming up on the show in the very latest gb news people's poll. we asked if you support chancellor's plan to make people on universal credit, have a work coach help get back into coach to help get back into employment . and over 50% of you employment. and over 50% of you have said yes. so i'll be if the autumn statement was good for people on we also ask that to then thousands of asylum seekers will housed in rural areas in a bid to ensure fairness and spread the numbers out across the country . but how do the the country. but how do the people living in these areas feel about having a next door and? finally, king charles has reportedly ripped the queen and philip's plan for edward be the duke of edinburgh, and his attempts slim down the monarchy is . the king attempts slim down the monarchy is. the king right to go against his mother's wishes . that's what his mother's wishes. that's what we're talking about for the next houn pd we're talking about for the next hour. i'd love know your hour. i'd love to know your thoughts. please do tweet me thoughts. so please do tweet me gb news or you can email me on gbviews@gbnews.uk. you can watch us online on youtube and don't forget facebook . you'll find forget facebook. you'll find lots brilliant content on the lots of brilliant content on the gb news page . right? as we were

gb news page. right? as we were discussing earlier , prime discussing earlier, prime minister rishi sunak has made an unannounced visit to ukraine, which he has met president zelenskyy for the first time. he the uk's continued support for the uk's continued support for the ukrainian war effort. here's he said during a joint press conference with the ukrainian president in to come we will tell our grandchild of your story how a proud and sovereign people stood up in the face of appalling onslaught, how you fought , how you sacrificed , how fought, how you sacrificed, how you prevailed . as prime minister you prevailed. as prime minister of the united , i am proud of how of the united, i am proud of how we stood with you from the very beginning . and i am here today beginning. and i am here today to say that the united kingdom will continue to stand you. we will continue to stand you. we will stand with you until ukraine has won peace and security. it and deserves now . security. it and deserves now. political reporter olivia utley

joins me in the studio now . so joins me in the studio now. so what do we know about this surprise trip? well, the latest is that rishi sunak promised a £50 million package of air defence for ukraine along helping training you help brits helping training you help brits helping training you help brits helping training ukrainian soldiers on the ground there. the purpose of the visit obviously was to show that show solidarity with ukraine and of course britain was loaded in the international community for being the first and the strongest defender of . boris strongest defender of. boris johnson of course had that very good personal relationship ukraine and once he left office there was a bit of a worry that britain wouldn't wouldn't be able keep up that role but rishi sunakis able keep up that role but rishi sunak is there today making promises it'll be a good reassuring to ben wallace who is critical to the government security westminster. he's very, very popular and conservative members outside westminster also

think that he is integral to the government's success. so he'll be calmed and reassured. this proposal of , a be calmed and reassured. this proposal of, a £50 million support package for , ukraine, support package for, ukraine, whether rishi sunak can keep promising these quite expensive packages without a backlash at home, it's going to be interesting to, see, because he's walking a pretty thin tightrope here over the autumn statement. of course, both rishi jeremy hunt, his chancellor were talking about how squeezed middle income brits . and the middle income brits. and the challenges that we face the winter months ahead and how were going to be ordinary working brits are going to have to face tax cuts , stealth tax cuts tax cuts, stealth tax cuts particular so he'll be able to square that. so no cuts anyone got those days ago in say whether he'll be able to square that with with this yes we can

offer that with with this yes we can offe r £50 million package to offer £50 million package to ukraine will be quite interesting to see politically how it lands . yes thank you very how it lands. yes thank you very much. i do wonder whether seeing another million pounds is going to music to many people's to be music to many people's ears country . to be music to many people's ears country. think at ears in this country. think at least need to the other least we need to know the other countries behind this countries are also behind this effort as much as we are . we effort as much as we are. we need to all be in it together. i on this one if we're going to be forking out that cash now the chancellor's autumn statement forking out that cash now the chance thati autumn statement forking out that cash now the chance that unveiled statement forking out that cash now the chance that unveiled a atement forking out that cash now the chance that unveiled a raft1ent forking out that cash now the chance that unveiled a raft of|t that to that unveiled a raft of measures impacting those on universal credit and those due to receive a state pension . the to receive a state pension. the triple lock ensuring pensions in line with inflation is be retained as well as a 10.1% increase in universal credit payments to help struggling with both the energy and cost of living crisis . however, sweeping living crisis. however, sweeping tax rises across the board have left many asking . whether the left many asking. whether the chancellor has got the balance right . and in our very latest right. and in our very latest jibe nus people's poll on the poll as chancellor. mr. hunt now

at the more than 600,000 people on universal credit will have to meet with a work coach to help them get back to work. we people, if they supported this plan 57% of you said yes. people, if they supported this plan 57% of you said yes . and in plan 57% of you said yes. and in the same poll we asked , who do the same poll we asked, who do you blame for the current economic in the uk, 21% said lizz truss , while an equal lizz truss, while an equal proportion blamed invasion of, ukraine and the threshold which people pay the highest rate of tax 5% in the pound has been reduced from £150,000. it's nearl y £125,000. 50% of people nearly £125,000. 50% of people polled support the measure that's half of you support. polled support the measure that's half of you support . that that's half of you support. that measure or half of those polled least. and finally, when asked which of the following would be best to the british economy in the years ahead? 42% said they don't know. however, a keir starmer government was ahead of rishi sunak's administration . so rishi sunak's administration. so joining me now is matty stadlen, a political commentator here in the studio and joe of entry a

digital a campaign at the taxpayers alliance. now joe it doesn't look like the taxpayers alliance have done good job in terms of getting those taxes down. it seems the only way is up . it does only it's a very up. it does only it's a very unfortunate you know, i think this statement that we've seen is absolutely clobbered in taxpayers. while, of course , and taxpayers. while, of course, and people the benefits have the kitchen sink thrown at them with 10% rises coming to universal credit payments and pensions in line with inflation , you know, i line with inflation, you know, i think this is really you know, we want to protect people who are vulnerable. of course we do. but this really is a massive check. working taxpayers , of check. working taxpayers, of course, are seeing no relief for themselves moment. now, themselves at the moment. now, themselves at the moment. now, the pensions , whenever i even the pensions, whenever i even suggest that perhaps there could be a bit more testing because course there are pensioners who are wealthy and there are pensioners who very are at the other end of the scale and are living in poverty essentially .

living in poverty essentially. when i mentioned that that perhaps there could be a bit of means testing, lots of abuse . a means testing, lots of abuse. a lot disagree . they say lot of people disagree. they say we paid into the system all our lives. we be able to have our pensions is risen with inflation . what do you think? well, first, it's important that everyone understands what the triple lock is. i think we all do understand, is the higher of 2.5% or inflation that pensions have to go up by was paused briefly by. therese coffey, when she was in charge of work and pensions, but it's now returned to being enshrined . i actually to being enshrined. i actually agree with you. i think that the pensioners it should be means tested if and this is an important if the bureaucracy doesn't mean that actually ends up being terribly expensive but we have to remember when you think of pensioner, we think of people who such as this person you're on your at the moment who might be really incredibly vulnerable people are going to be freezing this this winter if they they if they they don't if they if they benefits do not rise in line with inflation . i it's

with inflation. i think it's absolutely that jeremy absolutely right that jeremy hunt done. it's hunt done what he's done. it's very interest ing because someone who describe someone like me who i describe myself as on the moderate left is actually think this budget has budget. has been fairly decent budget. yes it's the tories who helped help, but not entirely, but help get this with the get us into this with the disastrous regime . liz truss, disastrous regime. liz truss, which i did last of the month . which i did last of the month. so but nonetheless i think they have done something try and have done something to try and get us out of the mess in equitable way because they are making the highest pay making the highest earners pay more and as i say, benefits will will rise with inflation and the triple lock is protected. so even though i'm someone who backs keir starmer's labour policy and would like to see labour the next election, labour win the next election, i don't think. the tories have done themselves that much. that's interesting that's quite interesting because it what you've just it does show what you've just said . show there really said. show that there really isn't much difference between the labour party and conservative party at point economically, economically , economically, economically, which is which is very interesting because i think and it goes to that question in the people's poll that asked who do

you think would be better for the economy right now people don't know. don't know . the don't know. they don't know. the difference between the two parties at moment but i hate parties at the moment but i hate the intergenerational sort of warfare that we see in the media and we see some commentators getting very angry. don't we, joe, about the fact that the triple lock has been capped and on and so forth. and i think there often there is often a misrepresentation as alluded to, of pensioners this all living in million pound and so on and so forth . how does avoid falling forth. how does avoid falling into that trap of being accused , you know, bashing people, which is certainly not what , i which is certainly not what, i would wish to do, but also realising that working people are being . well, of course we do are being. well, of course we do need to talk terms of moderation here, like you said, you know, but i think one of the things we really need to consider here is coming up with positive solutions. suppose. think solutions. i suppose. i think what to is that what we need to remember is that if are to have hope of if we are to have any hope of vulnerable sustainably ,

vulnerable people sustainably, what we need is a strong economy that can afford good public services . you know, i we services. you know, i think we need start thinking how we're need to start thinking how we're going back being that going to get back to being that strong getting what strong economy of getting what we fundamentally is we really fundamentally is growth and think in a lot of ways, this was an anti—growth it's putting the productive of the economy into a stranglehold order to batten down the hatches in short. think we're all in the short. i think we're all going be paying the for going to be paying the price for that the to come. yeah. that in the years to come. yeah. matthew, benefits matthew, on the benefits question, quite lot of people question, quite a lot of people who work every day are frustrated, perhaps with the number of people who are going of work benefits. now, some of those people will be a sick or disabled or have responsibilities, but there are a lot of people who are out of work for no good reason really. what do we do about because i think for an economy to function , people need to feel like everyone is contribute . so you everyone is contribute. so you answer the question, emily, i think that's a myth? i don't think that's a myth? i don't think that's a myth? i don't think that's borne out facts. i think that's borne out facts. i think the vast of people in this country do the right thing,

don't get gb news stands for is basically about britain being a great country . we are a great great country. we are a great country. and by and large, we do the right thing. that's one of the right thing. that's one of the things make us the the things that make us the country i think country we are. so i think that's myth sort of that's a myth it's the sort of thing that's elements of the right likes to spout right wing media likes to spout in whip us up against in order to whip us up against each other to find scapegoats. can just don't wish to can i just i don't wish to generalise , but there are generalise, but there are statistics from some towns and cities in this country where you have a quarter people working have a quarter of people working age of work benefits . age on out of work benefits. thatis age on out of work benefits. that is a problem and something that you could argue the conservative party has neglected and instead we've had low skilled labour from abroad to , skilled labour from abroad to, plug skilled labour from abroad to, plug gaps in the labour market rather, you know, investing in people we have here already. it's a negative thing. we absolutely should . wherever we absolutely should. wherever we can, we have to invest in people. we have to invest skills. in the short term, we've got chronic shortages of manpower and women. so we do need people coming to this country of the people who've been scapegoated recently the albanians i'm thinking of in if

we put those people to work our economy be stronger. i've just done some work to the front of my house and my friends an albanian builder could has done it he's done it very well he's become a good friend. i've just helped daughter actually with her with her statement and she's about interviewed for about to be interviewed for cambridge. come cambridge. people want to come here make lives for here and, make good lives for themselves. back the themselves. but back to the point work hard. work point i have work hard. you work hard . we all work hard. none of hard. we all work hard. none of us to egregious us wants to pay egregious amounts would prefer amounts tax. but i would prefer to pay a decent amount of tax myself in order to live in a society where this winter when it gets colder people such as the lady you saw on the screen are not going choosing are not going to be choosing heating, keeping themselves warm and working families and eating that working families , even families can't work , even families who can't work for whatever reason are not going choosing between going to be choosing between heating and keeping their children or eating and children warm or eating and feeding nutritious . we want feeding them nutritious. we want to live in in a society that cares for each other. of to live in in a society that cares for each other . of course, cares for each other. of course, work should pay. of course we want people work. but my firm want people to work. but my firm belief do believe the belief is, and i do believe the back that the majority

back this up that the majority of britons do to do the right thing. they don't want to stick around on the sofa all day. they want out, do hard day's want to go out, do hard day's work, and then taxes that we work, and then pay taxes that we can in a society we can live in a society where we all together , all rub along well together, yeah. to finish , i'll yeah. joe, just to finish, i'll give you give you the last word . it's not very it's not very trendy. fashionable to defend the rich in day and age. but do you think it acts as a bad, bad incentive , essentially have now incentive, essentially have now that 45 pay rate come down in terms of the threshold? it won't impact that many of us won't impact that many of us won't impact that many of us won't impact that much of the public but does it kind of prevent people in some way from for more 7 people in some way from for more ? well, you're right in a way, emily , it doesn't impact us all emily, it doesn't impact us all directly . but my concern directly. but my concern actually is , that it will impact actually is, that it will impact us all in i mean, of course, these are people who very high incomes who invest in our economy who spend a lot on our shops and our services. and, of course , you take that money away course, you take that money away from them in terms of taxes. that's money that could

otherwise be going back into the economy. you know, i think economy. but you know, i think broadly, concerned the broadly, i'm more concerned the fiscal drag that we're all going to about how much to be feeling about how much more going to be more we're all going to be paying more we're all going to be paying taxpayers . and paying as working taxpayers. and i incredibly worrying i think it's incredibly worrying , those people on , especially for those people on low incomes. think a big low incomes. yes, i think a big disincentive when you see your income tax rate go up and more of your money taken away by the state. thank you much for both of you for joining state. thank you much for both of you forjoining me. state. thank you much for both of you forjoining me . that's of you for joining me. that's matthew stafford and political commentator in studio joe commentator in studio and joe venturi digital campaign manager at the tax payers alliance. now plenty to come this afternoon on real britain the break thousands of asylum seekers will be housed in rural areas in a bid ensure fairness and spread the numbers out across the country . but how out across the country. but how do people living in these rural areas feel about it? but first, let's have a look at the weather . looking ahead to this evening's weather and the uk will be mostly dry, but heavy rain will in from the west. here are the details . it starts off are the details. it starts off in the south—west of england and it will be a cloudy end to the

day with some rain starting to reach western of cornwall spreading to all later over in the south—east will be cloudy for some with outbreaks of rain, especially in london. other areas, though, will have a evening turning cloudy across wales this evening. so eastern parts may have some clear spells. the cloud will ahead of rain arriving later. cloud and a few of rain are likely for the east . meanwhile, the west east. meanwhile, the west midlands should end the day on a dry , clear note before things dry, clear note before things turn wet overnight. a cloudy picture this evening for norfolk , england. the hot spots rain is possible for. many. it'll be dry. some cloud may bring hill. fog to any higher routes , often fog to any higher routes, often cloudy for much of scotland this evening, with some rain likely . evening, with some rain likely. heavy rain. then arriving the west overnight, spreading to all parts and becoming impactful in the east. very wet . windy the east. very wet. windy evening for northern ireland. here the rain should clear

dunng here the rain should clear during first part of the night. so it will be drier and clearer to start sunday. the band of heavy rain continue to sweep eastwards too. all parts overnight with clearer showery weather following. that's how the weather is shaping up overnight into tomorrow morning .

welcome back to real britain. with me, emily cava on gb news on tv and on your digital radio . now, rural councils have been informed that they will be forced to accept of migrants to house in order to ensure fairness across the country amid the ongoing crisis . immigration the ongoing crisis. immigration minister robert jenrick stated that migrants who arrived on small boats would now also be housed in towns and rural areas across the country to ensure the burden does not fall on a few large cities . the move, however,

large cities. the move, however, has been met. backlash from many mps and councils who have accused the government of using their local areas as dumping grounds . with me now is claire grounds. with me now is claire pearsall conservative councillor . clare now spoken to a few of my local councillors about this and they're finding it extremely difficult. firstly accommodate asylum seekers and then to for the extra infrastructure costs, be it extra appointment, extra school places , extra bus routes, school places, extra bus routes, etc. etc. it's very difficult for local councils, isn't it ? it for local councils, isn't it? it certainly i mean, it does make you wonder whether home office officials have ever foot in a rural area before so that they understand what they're actually proposing. i live in quite a small in a rural location and there isn't the housing stock . there isn't the housing stock. so just on the beginning of this , where would you put people if manage to find housing? it's going to be probably private

landlords . there isn't much landlords. there isn't much council housing , particularly council housing, particularly where i live. and also, what would you then do with getting them the assistance that they need. them the assistance that they need . they will need to go and need. they will need to go and speak to home office. there is no bus route at the moment. it's just been cancelled by the by the county . so we have a real the county. so we have a real problem with that. so if you drive to get into the nearest town, it's ten miles away. it's very, difficult. so don't very, very difficult. so i don't think that home office have think that the home office have actually this through. it sounded nice headline sounded a very nice headline from minister from the immigration minister that everybody must play their part . but realistically, it just part. but realistically, it just work. and i don't understand why they keep pushing these this rhetoric that everybody has to take their fair share. when county of kent already does more than enough and more than a lot of other boroughs, it seems to me that it is utterly and a lot of people in this country, conservative included , i'll just conservative included, i'll just totally fed up because have no say in this at all. and the

government has failed time and time to get the crossings under control and then they expect with absolutely no vote or any say so for councils to pick up the. and also with the budget that's just happened, we are looking at an increase in council tax which is already going to put pressure on those families are finding the cost of living crisis increasingly difficult and they are looking at these tax increases not going the services that they need to on with their lives. but now actually diverted to go and help people that perhaps shouldn't be in this country. people that perhaps shouldn't be in this country . you can see why in this country. you can see why there is going to be such a lot of anger. it isn't really thought about. i'm not sure local councils are going to get any kind of say on this and they're the ones who are going to pick up the pieces. now, to have pick up the pieces. now, my community is incredibly welcoming , welcomed from welcoming, welcomed people from ukraine. we've welcomed people from syria . but those poor from syria. but those poor through precise schemes and through very precise schemes and all of the help put in place. you can't just expect a village

of 6000 people to suddenly take another couple of thousand without the forethought of what going to actually do with these people . and the real fact is people. and the real fact is they are more likely to abscond . they are more likely to fall into crime gangs. they county lines, gangs that work up and down the south—east of england and you will lose people that way . so it doesn't help anybody. way. so it doesn't help anybody. it doesn't help migrants. it doesn't give them a sense of where they belong or where could belong. and the local community are going to be disrupted . are just going to be disrupted. yeah, it does just seem yeah, i mean, it does just seem absurd when read this also , absurd when you read this also, you mentioned that you you mentioned that as you alluded , there's no there's alluded to, there's no there's no we can't sure that these people will stay where. they're put. why would a young man that's come across the channel essentially make a better life for himself, stay in a sleepy village in dorset . but he's not village in dorset. but he's not going to and from what i've seen in my local council, in the hotel that has in my area, there's no security at all. it's very very easy for anyone who's

there just go on the run and, you know, travel around the country wherever like to be . country wherever like to be. well, that's the point. and then there seems to be no accountability. we're unsure to who would be the lead authority on this . is it the police? is it on this. is it the police? is it the home office ? is it the local the home office? is it the local council or it the county council , for example? there are so many question that are unanswered . question that are unanswered. what happens if there is a problem would be contact police in a rural area to try and get the police to attend is very very difficult given . the nature very difficult given. the nature and the geography of the areas , and the geography of the areas, rural areas are often ones to the left behind on policing matters. i sit here all the time and my local residents do complain that we need a more active police , but they are active police, but they are very, very stretched and they will go to the towns where are busiest. so i can't see is the most accountable person here. do we find out, robert ? that would we find out, robert? that would be an answer, wouldn't that would be an answer. i think a

lot of conservative houses councillors will be trying to do that. i'm thank you very much, clare . conservative councillor. clare. conservative councillor. thank you very much for joining us this afternoon . now you're us this afternoon. now you're with gb news on tv dab radio after . the break with gb news on tv dab radio after. the break king charles has reportedly up the queen and philip's for edward to be duke of edinburgh in his attempts slim down the monarchy is the king right to go against his late mother's. now it's time for on the news headlines . good on the news headlines. good afternoon. on radisson in the gb news, the uk is boosting its support for ukraine, pledging a £50 million package of air defence aid . prime minister defence aid. prime minister rishi sunak confirmed the move dunng rishi sunak confirmed the move during an unannounced visit kyiv. he told president the uk will continue to stand with the country as it fights to end the barbara war. homes your hospitals , your power stations hospitals, your power stations are being destroyed by the air.

so to help you defend yourselves , we are today providing new air support, including 120 anti—air craft guns , radar and anti—drone craft guns, radar and anti—drone equipment. we're extending training for the ukrainian armed forces to include specialist expertise from uk medics and, engineers and are stepping up our support to help you through the cold winter ahead . well, the cold winter ahead. well, back here, the chief executive of rochdale borough wide has been sacked after . a two year been sacked after. a two year old boy died following exposure to mould. the inquest heard how the parents of our ishak had made numerous complaints to the council but were simply to paint over it. council a statement saying it was no longer tenable the gareth swarbrick to stay government has welcomed the decision but says the board still has question has to answer . fifa's president has defended the decision to host world cup

in qatar and, tried to show empathy during . a news empathy during. a news conference today. i feel gay . conference today. i feel gay. today feel disabled . gianni today feel disabled. gianni infante comments follow heavy criticism of doha's treatment , criticism of doha's treatment, migrant workers and lgbt people. he says he's compassionate towards all groups. he also accused west of hypocrisy, telling european nations they have a lot to answer for. we we're on tv , online and on dab+ we're on tv, online and on dab+ radio. you're watching the people's channel. don't go anywhere. emily we'll be back in just a moment.

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with me, emily , on tv news, with me, emily, on tv news, where on your tv, online and on your digital radio. now, we spoke sihanouk's ambitions to make the streets safer . women. make the streets safer. women. earlier in the show this week, police forces , the uk have been police forces, the uk have been carrying out operation sceptre, a targeted national to reduce knife crime , which affects knife crime, which affects mostly young men , both engaging mostly young men, both engaging with their local communities as well as cracking down on criminals who knives. the police are aiming to make the uk a safer place live. our north—west of england reporter sophie ripper has this. of england reporter sophie ripper has this . a national ripper has this. a national crisis in the last decade. knife crime in england and wales has increased by 48. and the number of knives continues to increase education is more important than ever. education is more important than ever . carrying education is more important than ever. carrying a education is more important than ever . carrying a knife education is more important than ever. carrying a knife is thing, but associating with it can now get you in serious. in 2014, viral heightened brother john,

joe was murdered in preston . joe was murdered in preston. since then, he began the jj effect an organised passion dedicated to educating people about the weapon used to kill his brother. we now kids as young boys sometimes four and younger. it means suicide hunting knife said just because the schools trust me to give him what might be a crazy presentation of a symbol for the resource or sold body up to that with travelling up and down the country, we've taken nearly 600 national kids from his youngest or two grown men and adults and, women, you name it, we do it all that in the memory of my brother . up and down the uk families like byron's have been torn apart . knife crime. this police apart. knife crime. this police forces around the country have carried out operation sceptre , carried out operation sceptre, an initiative focussed on tackling this issue. in lancashire we make a really big effort for week. we put a lot resources into it to try and help the public and make sure that the communities are as safe as they can possibly be

regarding this knife crime issue operation sceptre takes off the streets . but it's also about streets. but it's also about changing perceptions as part of that chief inspector has a message for anyone who feels they have the right to carry a knife. i would ask them , first knife. i would ask them, first of all, don't take the knife with them. you must dispose of the knife and you must speak to somebody about issues around why you're actually carrying knife. you may believe you need to that knife for protection , but that knife for protection, but that is not the case. what want you to do is put that knife down and speech from us to get support because ultimately knife don't kill people do. sophie ripper. gb news, thank you very much . gb news, thank you very much. that sophie. that's sophie ripper in the north—west, i believe now in royal news . this believe now in royal news. this week, the king announced a big shake—up, the royal family, by amending his approved of state to ensure prince andrew and harry never deputise for him. there also an alleged row over

whether or not the king will allow his brother edward to inherit the title of duke of edinburgh, which the late queen promised him. all this follows leak that prince harry and meghan markle's bombshell netflix documentary could be released within weeks, despite best efforts to delay it . the best efforts to delay it. the series is widely expected to be a tell all on the sussex story ahead of the duke's book release early next year. with me now , early next year. with me now, caroline austin, royal commentator. caroline austin, royal commentator . caroline, caroline austin, royal commentator. caroline, please tell us more about what's going on with king charles , his on with king charles, his decisions for how the family is going to look. going forward. is this a snub to his. going to look. going forward. is this a snub to his . well, this a snub to his. well, i don't think it's a snub. this idea of prince said would ultimately becoming of edinburgh first came up in the late 1990s. but of the royal family over the years then they've had very regular meetings to discuss the way ahead the way the royal family should develop and grow.

and prince philip was very much part of those meetings. so i would think this is very in line with king idea to slimmed down the royal family to make it on its feet. and i very much doubt whether prince edward see this as a direct snub . after all, as a direct snub. after all, think both he and his wife sophie have given great support in these last few months and in dark days after the queen's death. but the rest of the things that current studies have state issue is very because of course in showbiz terms the council state are the understudies to the top job. if king is unable to function due to illness or being out the country as things origin stood. the councillors state with the queen consort the prince of wales andrew and prince andrew and prince harry. now, of course prince andrew is not a working royal and i'm sure if he was to

take over his brother's role as a stand in, there would be a furious backlash from the british public . at least that british public. at least that seems to be the temperature pubuc seems to be the temperature public opinion. whereas of prince harry no longer even lives in this country. so have a loose thread in. the tapestry of royal life which obviously the king is despised. royal life which obviously the king is despised . to clarify , by king is despised. to clarify, by appointing princess on his sister the princess role very hard, working very much . and yes hard, working very much. and yes , prince edward, the earl of wessex , forfar. don't forget wessex, forfar. don't forget those , two have already those, two have already fulfilled function up until 2003, when prince william came of age aged 18. and of course when prince harry came of age in 2005. so this is a clarification. as you said right to say, means that neither prince andrew nor prince will carry out this function . so carry out this function. so i think that draws a line under that one. that does sound like it draws a line under one. may i just clarify you said that this

is not a snub. this decision regarding prince edward and not being the duke of edinburgh, not inheriting that title . now, the inheriting that title. now, the media, some of the papers have presented this against the queen her majesty the queen, late queen, her wishes. you think that's an exaggeration ? i think that's an exaggeration? i think it is an exaggeration . it's it is an exaggeration. it's a very good story, doesn't it ? very good story, doesn't it? leaves the door open to lots of fabulous headlines. leaves the door open to lots of fabulous headlines . we all love fabulous headlines. we all love a right or wrong . and there's a right or wrong. and there's one a brewing. it would . but i one a brewing. it would. but i make my point again that that view that that should be a future title for prince edward was made back in the 1990s and i'm convinced that this is of the evolution towards a slimmed down royal family very in line with what king charles has always said he wanted when he eventually did get the top job. done that a 70 year apprenticeship for now i must ask you about prince harry and meghan on sad news follow their

every single move i've even listened to meghan markle's podcasts for research purposes . podcasts for research purposes. of course, this week it was jameela jamil who is very vocal woke campaign . jameela jamil who is very vocal woke campaign. i jameela jamil who is very vocal woke campaign . i personally find woke campaign. i personally find god awful, but meghan clearly found her terribly, terribly fascinating writing another way to draw attention to herself no doubt. but there is also this netflix series that upcoming. what's going on there? it's we haven't really known when actually coming out . well, actually coming out. well, there's debate about this on the one hand, it was rumoured that the sussexes wanted to delay . the sussexes wanted to delay. they'd got to if not totally cold feet, maybe their toes were a bit icy, about water. they were about to get them into going from that. it was rumoured january maybe that this would drop because of course then it would have tied beautifully with the nuclear bombshell called spare. that is the memoir of

harry that's going to come out . harry that's going to come out. difficult to know quite what's on although apparently there been controversy about directing this docu series. there have been changes of people and i think meghan said that this is seen someone else's lens and may not be quite the way they would have told the story themselves if had had full editorial control and direction over the series . this is netflix's choice series. this is netflix's choice director. so maybe this is a cop out clause if it all goes a bit fast , maybe it won't be out clause if it all goes a bit fast, maybe it won't be able to be laid at the already troubled of the sussexes in sunny montecito . a lovely picture you montecito. a lovely picture you paint. but just lastly, it does like they've been extraordinarily busy. i mean, i'm not sure how hard work is, but in terms of publicise themselves that spotify series of podcasts by, meghan, which had a little cameo of harry in

first one he i think he spoke about to words and we have this docu series we have this memoir called spare coming out there is soon to. what's next do you think. could it be . well could think. could it be. well could be after they have been i think named as getting a humanitarian amid a great constellation of really big and there's controversy about that many people are saying well what exactly have they done in humanitarian jumps ? what is humanitarian jumps? what is arch? well, they're foundation actually done in the couple of years or so that it's in existence . i listened to them in existence. i listened to them in a quite way, but sometimes i almost feel as though i need a to tell me exactly what they're saying. i'll keep on concentrating. keep on and keep on waiting for that peep to the royal . a keyhole in. down town royal. a keyhole in. down town among two to i'm sure meghan

will teach you through her how to be a better person for the benefit of all people out there in the that seems to be what she's trying to share with us. thank very much coming to the i'm trying to learn emily i really am i'm listening hard. so it's not have too much effect it's not have too much effect it's a re—education i think. thank you very much for doing caroline. i said well. commentator they're bringing us up to date on all the shenanigans in particular harry and meghan, they're to finish with now of you have been getting in touch today about today's topics greg on the autumn statement had to say there is on pensions and benefits of getting a 10.1% increase in let's remember that the minimum hourly rate also been increase i think he's referring to minimum wage rise there which is also a bit of a boost. i think someone someone dm'd me just now reminding me the fact that many people who on universal credit are still

working and that of course people with who are single parents have caring responsibilities, abilities , so responsibilities, abilities, so on and so forth, do need benefits essentially just to be able make ends meet . so i don't able make ends meet. so i don't wish to be non empathetic to those people, but i do like make the point that we do have more people out of work at the moment . we did before the pandemic and something does need to be done about now brian on ukraine says , i'm sick and tired of hearing the uk prime minister trotting off to ukraine and spending our taxes out. this war is. off to ukraine and spending our taxes out. this war is . just taxes out. this war is. just another photo opportunity. get back to the uk and sort this mess . you tories have made this mess. you tories have made this past 12 years. yes i think some people do think that with was going swimmingly domestically fine go off onto the international make your grand gestures with taxpayers money . gestures with taxpayers money. but perhaps at the moment a bit tncky but perhaps at the moment a bit tricky to see this in a positive light anyway. one on pensions and benefits says yes, get people off benefits back to work. makes me so angry to see

people live on the cheap. a lot of people the minimum amount of hours they need to stay on benefits leave the pensioners alone. they've worked all their lives. the youngsters of lives. unlike the youngsters of today. pensions are today. so the pensions are rubbish compared rubbish anyway compared universal imagine one universal credit i imagine one is a pensioner herself . i think is a pensioner herself. i think it's true. but we need to do something about making work pay if it's actually more beneficial to . if it's actually more beneficial to. have if it's actually more beneficial to . have half your money coming to. have half your money coming from benefits than it is to work that time in hours of work. then we've got a problem. we need higher higher paid wages in this country anyway . nigel has an country anyway. nigel has an opposite view. he says people seem to be getting upset over the 10% benefits increase. unfortunately there are disabled people who are physically unable work and have no choice but to rely on benefits. these benefits are well below the minimum wage. but the disabled have to pay ever increasing prices. the possible 23% increase in fuel is also going to be a problem for people in this situation. it's a tax on disability. i think that's very true i think one of

the conclusions of budget and from the commentary that's come after it is no one is happy and no one feels like they're well off at the moment apart from perhaps the top 1. he'll be fine . whatever happens, it does feel like the majority of the country feels completely squeezed. there's benefits those in work alike. now, former minister bofis alike. now, former minister boris johnson. we're moving on has reportedly earned boris johnson. we're moving on has reportedly earne d £276,000 has reportedly earned £276,000 for speech given to america insurers and brokers. for speech given to america insurers and brokers . a recent insurers and brokers. a recent trip , the revelation has sparked trip, the revelation has sparked further debate what politicians should be allowed to earn whilst holding public office . a holding public office. a discussion that was kickstarted after the recent controversy . after the recent controversy. former health secretary matt hancock decision to appear on. i'm a celebrity get me out of here while still being a sitting member of . with me now is ricky member of. with me now is ricky assan, a social policy analyst and a friend of mine. ricky, thank you very for joining us. do you think most people seeing bofis do you think most people seeing boris johnson swanning off to the us fo r £276,000 for a couple

the us for £276,000 for a couple of hours of his time, how do you think people feel about this ? think people feel about this? i'm not entirely sure. to be emily. but one thing i would say is that it's not rare. a previous ministers have been paid very lavishly to these kind of speeches . in this particular of speeches. in this particular instance , former prime minister instance, former prime minister bofis instance, former prime minister boris johnson was paid instance, former prime minister boris johnson was pai d £276,130 boris johnson was paid £276,130 plus expenses during that talk , plus expenses during that talk, he covered brexit and the war in ukraine. the of the matter is he is a leading figure. when it came to the uk's withdrawal from the european union and britain, as is ukraine's number one ally when it comes to its conflict with russia . so, of course many with russia. so, of course many people will look at that, especially in the middle of a cost living crisis. they may well think that will boris johnson should ultimately be considering parliamentary duties

. but a speech of this nature with the topics which are covered. others may well argue that he was very well positioned to discuss those of matters to discuss those kind of matters . yes, i think most people accept that prime ministers go on to earn quite a bit of money off the back of well essentially serve the country, you might say if you were generous or, you know , having the position of know, having the position of power that , they have had their power that, they have had their interest in. they're interesting to businesses and people with a lot of money. however, he is a serving member of parliament and i don't think his constituency constituents would be too pleased with the fact that he's swanning off parliamentary time that for me is the issue and it's the same issue with matt hancock again during parliamentary time. i absolutely agree. i think matt hancock's appearance in all of a sudden it's a unsurprisingly many of his constituents want particularly pleased about that and they'll also be constituents in boris johnson's seat who well

who may well feel that he really should be concentrating on his parliamentary duties, representing local bread and butter concerns , as opposed to butter concerns, as opposed to going across the pond and being paid lavishly to give such speeches to us insurance agents . i mean, it is mad. i can't imagine earning . i mean, it is mad. i can't imagine earnin g £276,000 for imagine earning £276,000 for delivering a speech . nice work delivering a speech. nice work if you can get it, but just very lastly, this. this is the same that we've had come up time and time again . you a number of time again. you have a number of labour for example labour politicians, for example who shows , have who host radio shows, have a conservative mp who also hosts tv shows, a couple on channel as well. actually, thankfully and i do wonder , is being an mp a job? do wonder, is being an mp a job? is it a job? is it a position that you can hold whilst doing other things ? i think people other things? i think people have different views on how mp should behave and what kind of what correlated engagements they should take. i do think that

there are discussions about how that role of being a parliamentarian is evolving and i do think the mp is being involved in the media, are hosting their radio shows, their own shows on channels such as gb news at least. what they what they'll be doing through their is bringing issues to the table that british voters may well care about . and they'll also care about. and they'll also they're adding a layer scrutiny to their own political views by putting themselves out in the public, especially in media broadcasting. and that's not necessarily saying no. i think that's fair, although i do still find it rather annoying. anyway thank you very much for keep us on rikki neave is a social policy analyst and a friend of the show so time's up . you've the show so time's up. you've been watching real britain with me . carver thank you very much me. carver thank you very much for tuning in this afternoon. we've got out for next but for now i'll leave you with the

weather . looking now i'll leave you with the weather. looking ahead to this evening's and the uk will be mostly dry but heavy rain will pushin mostly dry but heavy rain will push in from the west here the details it starts off in the south—west of england and it will be cloudy end to the day with some rain starting to reach western parts of. cornwall spreading to all later over in the south—east it'll be cloudy for some with outbreaks rain especially in london. other though will have a clear evening turning cloudy across wales this evening. so whilst eastern parts may have some clear spells the clouds will thicken ahead of rain arriving later cloud and a few spots of rain are likely for the east midlands. meanwhile, the east midlands. meanwhile, the west midlands should end the day on a dry and clear note before things turn wet overnight . it's a cloudy picture this evening for northeast england. the spot of rain is possible . the spot of rain is possible. for many, it will be dry some low cloud may bring hail to any higher routes , often cloudy for higher routes, often cloudy for much of this evening with some

rain, likely heavy rain arriving from the west overnight , from the west overnight, spreading to all parts and becoming in the east . a very wet becoming in the east. a very wet and windy for northern ireland . and windy for northern ireland. here, the rain should clear dunng here, the rain should clear during the first part of the night. so it will be drier and clearer to start the band of heavy rain will continue to sweep eastwards all parts overnight with clearer showery weather following. that's how the weather is shaping up overnight into tomorrow morning . we are gb news right across the nation. you can get us television on radio , on digital television on radio, on digital where absolutely everywhere. amazing. you see amazing, you remind me of me. the european parliament. so here's the most important that we are not part the mainstream establishment. we think and speak just like you do. we are the people's channel magnificent , really, really magnificent, really, really thoughtful . come and magnificent, really, really thoughtful. come and join us on gb news is the people's news .

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