hello and welcome to two andrew pierce here on gb news with until 2:00. we're going to go straight to northern ireland, though, where the police are updating on the shooting in omagh after four arrests yesterday. the shooting of the police officer john caldwell , police officer john caldwell, kufa coming today to what you will see is a huge , important will see is a huge, important and symbolic moment for policing and symbolic moment for policing and for this investigation . and and for this investigation. and we do not estimate underestimate from the point of view of the police service, how important it is that we are joined today in

an act of unity. is that we are joined today in an act of unity . all the an act of unity. all the political parties across northern ireland, clearly we know from what done so far and from commentary from across the on the political spectrum, the sheer sense of outrage about this pointless consensus attack on detective chief inspector john caldwell . john remains in john caldwell. john remains in hospital where he is critically ill and heavily sedated . we have ill and heavily sedated. we have arrested a further man overnight in relation to this investigate and he's now in custody and also being questioned by detectives since we spoke yesterday last night, i had the chance to speak to john's wife and, his son. they are clearly heavily affected by what they've gone through but want to pass on their thanks both to the people that rendered first aid and care at the scene . but also in terms at the scene. but also in terms of the outpouring of support from across the community in relation to this awful clearly we've had a chance to political

leaders about the pace and context of this investigation and what it means for policing and what it means for policing and what it means for policing and what we sense will happen in the next few days. but again , we the next few days. but again, we are all thanks because it has rippled through the organised about how important it is that we're joined by the political leaders today in this unique time to that we stand together and call out this outrage for what it is. we'll take questions in a few moments, but i'll leave it to political colleagues now to add a few words , one by one, to add a few words, one by one, if they want to thank you to the chief constable for giving the briefing today and bringing us up speed with the up to speed with the investigation. i think that it is so important moments is so important and moments this that united and. we do that we stand united and. we do stand here united one voice stand here united as one voice and condemnation against this horrific attack on a police officer, someone who's part of our community and i think that the most powerful message that we political leaders can we as political leaders can stand do is to stand with stand can do is to stand with the today, the chief constable today, i stand with police service stand with the police service and say this is not good enough. this an attack all of us.

this is an attack on all of us. this is an attack on all of us. this is an attack on our community. and finally, the only other that would to other thing that i would want to say today is that my thoughts other thing that i would want to say 1much s that my thoughts other thing that i would want to say 1much remain ny thoughts other thing that i would want to say 1much remain withioughts other thing that i would want to say 1much remain with the hts very much remain with the family. a family family. these this is a family who going through trauma who are going through a trauma these that are these are a family that are sitting a hospital bed. this sitting on a hospital bed. this is a son who's witnessed father being attacked in this callous way. thoughts very, way. so my thoughts are very, very with john's family very much with john's family today . on behalf of my own today today. on behalf of my own party, i would like to extend to the chief constable and his and of course , dci john caldwell , of course, dci john caldwell, his family. our thoughts and prayers at this time . we prayers at this time. we continue to pray. the dci caldwell will will make a good recovery from the terrible injuries that he has sustained and also to say to all of those very brave men and women who each day serve our community so faithfully with and with great courage that we stand with you . courage that we stand with you. you have our continued . but you have our continued. but words are good. we also need to ensure that the psni has the

resource that it needs to carry out its job effectively. and we will work together as parties engaging with the government to ensure that that resource is made available to the chief constable and the psni . and we constable and the psni. and we hope to have the opportunity to do that in the coming days. i would also say to the evil people who carried out this heinous attack and to their organisation , you are not the organisation, you are not the future of . this place we stand , future of. this place we stand, you , the murder of police you, the murder of police officers and the killing of who serve our communities in northern ireland was unacceptable. when my cousin was the first r u c officer to be murdered by the ira in 1970, loyalists also killed police officers . it was never officers. it was never acceptable and it is not acceptable and it is not acceptable now . it will not be acceptable now. it will not be tolerated and we stand

foursquare with police to ensure that those who have been responsible this attack are brought to justice and that they do not dictate how this place moves forward for the future . moves forward for the future. today five political parties in northern ireland are standing shoulder to shoulder with the chief constable and indeed all of the brave men , women of the of the brave men, women of the police service of northern ireland. all five parties are utterly united and rejecting terrorism and standing up for the rule of law . democratic the rule of law. democratic principles only , the foundation principles only, the foundation on which the society can work. we are determined that those responsible will be brought to justice and indeed that the police have the resources that they need to do their job properly . the immediate family properly. the immediate family of john caldwell caldwell are very much in our thoughts , as very much in our thoughts, as are of the wider police family themselves. we are very conscious of the impact that this could have upon our police . but equally important to

stress that what we're hearing back from front line is a determination and a resilience to do their job on behalf of the community of the house. our full support in that regard the attack on john, the attack on john caldwell was an attack on husband. it was an attack on a father . it was attack on the father. it was attack on the community of omagh. it was an attack on our society. is an attack on our society. is an attack on our children . it is an attack on our children. it is an attack on our children. it is an attack on our peace, our hard won peace and a subtle attack on the belfast good friday agreement . it will not work agreement. it will not work because we do stand united. and as the leader of the ulster unionist party, i stand with the leader of sinn fein. but the dup of the alliance party of the sdlp and we tell these people out there who through word or deed , who tried to undermine our deed, who tried to undermine our peace , it will not work because peace, it will not work because we will stand united and we will

ask our side of society to do similar to raise their voices against these people and say you do not belong here, but you stand for does not represent us. you will not undermine . what we you will not undermine. what we have achieved in the last 25 years for your own vile, depraved ends, we will overcome this and i will stand with the chief constable and with the psni officers to ensure that is the case. well first of all, first of all, it's important that we send our love and support to john and his family and also our solidarity to every single peacemaker officer whose hard work today . and we want to hard work today. and we want to let them know that they are part of our community and that they have all of our support. the people standing here are the representatives of the people , representatives of the people, those people who carried out this represent nobody . they will this represent nobody. they will achieve nothing . they think achieve nothing. they think they're at war. the british

state, they're at war with the people of ireland for and my perspective, that is a battle that they will never, ever want . to be in terms of. i have to teenagers yesterday . you see the teenagers yesterday. you see the still statements . you're here still statements. you're here together for still images from belfast to continue . well, that belfast to continue. well, that was a dramatic press conference to lead a full by parties in northern ireland. joining us to show a united front after the senseless shooting of detective chief inspector john caldwell shot in front of his 15 year old son after he'd been training a local football team loading footballs into his car. it was a classic way the ira operated in the dark days of the troubles. they would often attack off duty

police officers or soldiers as it was done by a dissident group. but really important to see sinn fein, the dup in all parties, united in condemning this act of senseless . and we this act of senseless. and we wish chief inspector caldwell well in. the studio with me is kevin craig , long time supporter kevin craig, long time supporter of the labour party . kevin, of the labour party. kevin, there was a reference to the northern ireland, the good friday agreement. it's the 25th anniversary of that in april. one of the great successes blair's administration finally bringing peace to northern. but some dissidents have never really accepted it . a minority really accepted it. a minority haven't. andrew and would you know what's really striking about what we've just seen is the together of the the coming together of the political parties in northern ireland over this horrific attack , you know, when in that attack, you know, when in that region , northern ireland, region, northern ireland, thousands died . that's how far thousands died. that's how far we've come. i'm greatly heartened today by the political unity that. yeah. and we all wish, you know, the injured policemen well and also the efforts to keep the process

moving forward in days of the job is, of course, sinn fein was always regarded as the political voice of ira. but it's so important there to see michelle o'neill leadership fighting shoulder shoulder with the shoulder to shoulder with the other political leaders. yes. and know , my background and you know, my own background is deep roots in the nationalist catholic communities. but the great thing now is that there is there is a consensus surround there is a consensus surround the fragile peace . yeah, there the fragile peace. yeah, there are processes that came out of the belfast agreement, which are what worth fighting for. and you today is very, very encouraging . absolutely. and we really wish detective chief inspector . well, detective chief inspector. well, terribly shocking for his son to have to witness at the start. we shot multiple times . there have shot multiple times. there have been four men have been arrested . so the best of luck with that. police investigation. now, of course, it's a year ago today that russia invaded ukraine in a major escalation of the conflict , which began in 2014, when russia annexed parts of the crimea . the putin thought it crimea. the putin thought it would lead, would all be over in

days. but of course, there's been tens of thousands of deaths on both sides of this war, millions have fled into desperation causing europe's largest refugee . since world war largest refugee. since world war ii. and as we mark solemn anniversary and the war which has offered many lessons in defence deploying mercy, we will be going kyiv and we're going to talk now to home security editor mark white, who's got this very special report marking that first anniversary . what about . first anniversary. what about. the 12 months on from the russian the battle across .7 russian the battle across? ukraine continues to rage on many fronts , none more fiercely many fronts, none more fiercely than here in the eastern city of bakhmut, where putin's forces are desperate for a symbolic victory ahead of their major spnng victory ahead of their major spring offensive , if expected, spring offensive, if expected, any day day . hardly a building

any day day. hardly a building here is by the months of and missile strikes . the life missile strikes. the life expectancy for troops on the front line . bakhmut isn't front line. bakhmut isn't measured in weeks or days but in hours , yet somehow ukrainian hours, yet somehow ukrainian forces are continuing to hold out as . this embattled nation out as. this embattled nation enters its second year of conflict . the toll on ukraine's conflict. the toll on ukraine's military and on its civilian population is unbearable grim. they are in desperate need of more . the us president is visit more. the us president is visit to kyiv was the headline act in a chorus of world leaders in recent days lining up to proclaim their support for ukraine. but the chair of the commons defence says it's no time for those leaders to speed

up their military support. time for those leaders to speed up their military support . we've up their military support. we've been too hesitant to date to provide the necessary hardware a yeah provide the necessary hardware a year. it for us to pluck up the courage to provide the tanks . courage to provide the tanks. and now we're having the same debate about air power as well. we should recognise that this is about russia standing up to russia . ukraine happens to be russia. ukraine happens to be the theatre war. president zelenskyy could not have been clearer on his recent trip to the uk . he's desperate for the uk. he's desperate for western fighter jets, for now, rishi sunak is only offering pilot training any move to supply highly complex kit like aircraft . it will not be quick , aircraft. it will not be quick, according to one former general i experienced logistics and the longer it takes, the more advantageous that is for the kremlin. when you provide this equipment , kremlin. when you provide this equipment, you have to provide all of the capable bility of sustaining it and operating the ability to deliver this capability that he's after. now

to conduct offensive operations is not easy and it will take a long time. and i'm for one, i'm not convinced that russia is going to hang around and wait for all this stuff to arrive. it's going to conduct a offensive to try and pre—empt ukrainian ability to conduct their own offensive operations in russia. vladimir putin has effectively put his military and the economy on a war footing, setting up factories to refurbish old soviet era armour and massively stepping up production of munitions . there production of munitions. there is no doubt see analysts that moscow is in this. is no doubt see analysts that moscow is in this . the long run moscow is in this. the long run they're going to continue this pressure. and as i say we collectively, i think are going to you know, we're going to struggle to enable ukraine to hold out in this fight over the next months, if not years. and there is another deeply alarming possibility on the horizon . us possibility on the horizon. us officials believe china, which is so far only provided normally lethal aid to russia, may be

preparing to offer weapons. beijing says has no such plans. but any move in that direction would be seen as a major escalation in this convoy leaked on nato's borders . mark white . on nato's borders. mark white. gb news. well, joining me now is ukrainian mp . alex gonchar and ukrainian mp. alex gonchar and co alex i'm just reading what president putin said a year ago today. he said whoever would try today. he said whoever would try to stop us and further create threats to russia to our people should know russia's response will be immediate and will lead to serious consequences. you never faced in your history. we are ready for any outcome. i don't think putin expected the outcome of the last 12 of the last 12 months with the huge nato response to back ukraine. absolutely. he lost all his objectives . he didn't take fear. objectives. he didn't take fear. he didn't install a puppet regime in ukraine. he didn't he

didn't take odesa, my native city, we like all objectives he had. he did not succeed to achieve them . the only thing he achieve them. the only thing he achieved is like hundreds and of losses to victims of russian army. huge disaster , russian army. huge disaster, russian economy, huge political disaster and that is the end. all of this was by ukrainians courage together with western militaries supplying weaponry . so who like supplying weaponry. so who like freedom stronger than tehran's and dictatorships. that's the main lesson from these a and alexi resistance of the ukrainian people. an army has been but can you tell me is morale now a year after those tanks rumbled in to ukraine, road is high and you know , it's road is high and you know, it's people are asking , oh, if it people are asking, oh, if it will last two years and five years, the morale be high in two

years, the morale be high in two years and in five years. that also, i hope, will never happen. i mean, that we will be sold in war, but even if needed, morale will be high because for ukrainian arms it is to be or to be putin and russia committing genocide. then the occupied territories since ukraine. so we don't have any other options than to win. and that's why the morale is high. but definitely everybody in the country for that, there's a lot lost for a long time and we can win the but but for these people we need is more weaponry one range missiles more weaponry one range missiles more tanks fighter jets no and with this the i think it's like after half a year and we will finish the war victoriously for us and for the free world. britain was one of the first countries to send arms to ukraine, as you know. alex, how important has it been that britain and, other nato countries continue to supply military aid to your.

countries continue to supply military aid to your . we are military aid to your. we are extremely thankful to the united kingdom . i mean, i yesterday and kingdom. i mean, i yesterday and indeed i'm full about the ukraine and other countries and people in ukraine are saying the friend of ukraine is the united kingdom united states even now the second we're very close, but the second we're very close, but the second. so we are very thankful to united kingdom for all the support we are receiving now, by the way, in kyiv also big delegation from the united kingdom. both see they like i told you , are there in peace and told you, are there in peace and we are hoping that uk will continue show leadership because the unfortunately from european side , especially from western side, especially from western europe, will act with leadership. and that was the united kingdom which was pushing at least to move faster oranges and to make a very decisive steps . all right. that's alex, steps. all right. that's alex, contrarian and co. thanks for

joining me from ukraine. and the very best of luck to you and your friends and family. kevin, craig, really important. he's calling for even more military. we're sending tanks, but they need cover to protect the tanks .bons need cover to protect the tanks . borisjohnson need cover to protect the tanks . boris johnson is saying give . . boris johnson is saying give. now the prime minister's not said that yet, nor has the united . no, but i mean, as boris united. no, but i mean, as boris johnson knows from his time office, you have to be quite careful and measured about when you provide support. i think actually was the only thing for me that he did well in office was his actions with regards to ukraine on vaccine rollout . not ukraine on vaccine rollout. not for today. that's a myth andrew. that's another comment. another it's basically i'm very proud of what we've done is again true there's political consent. keir starmer was out there in the past where biden has been good and more weapons will and i think more weapons will come proud we as britain come proud that we as britain are one of only eight nato countries give aid to give 2% countries to give aid to give 2% of gdp on defence as we should. this is murder on the continent of europe with fighting. this is the serious since the the most serious war since the second and. it's very

second world war and. it's very close to us. putin, of course, keep dangling the nuclear , but keep dangling the nuclear, but he's not going to go down that route because it would trigger a nuclear conflict with nature. yeah, he doesn't he doesn't want that. expert says that. he that. no expert says that. he truly does. and we need to be vigilant. no. because there are people own people around our own country saying conflict was saying that this conflict was because poked russian bear. because we poked russian bear. outrageous is outrageous. unprovoked. he did it. so take note. nigel farage, take note. dominique samuels and others . dominique samuels and others. every time you say that and it's interesting because i suspect putin miscalculated because when he annexed crimea in 2014 there was barely a whisper of from the west including the united states including britain britain then did stop arming ukraine because we thought another invasion was on its so he probably miscalculated it and thought it would all be over in five days. he did. we all as a country, nobody saw this. we all you looking back, they should not have been allowed to happen in that way and this time i think we're getting it right. and

interestingly, that even a ukrainian mp based in kyiv knew about lord ashcroft's polling yesterday , which showed that we yesterday, which showed that we as a nation proud of what we lord ashcroft out kyiv lord ashcroft out in kyiv yesterday his poll showed yesterday and his poll showed 67% of the british people support the military aid to ukraine. and it comes at a cost. kevin so far we've given around £7 billion that would build least 80 hospitals. i know. but andrew, you know, i think you probably that some things have to be paid. oh, i'm 100% behind this. i think we have to do it not easy. and of course, if allowed ukraine to be overrun by putin, where would he gone next? the baltic states , latvia, the baltic states, latvia, lithuania, polan well, i meet our allies are very reassured by by britain's actions through through this conflict which have cross—party political support. and remember, you know, i'm sure , you know, ukrainians in london when , we say to them, you know, when, we say to them, you know, how we've been able to talk to them in the last year. how are you? everything feels so superficial, know, compared

superficial, you know, compared to through. to what they're going through. and that can and i just hope that we can bnng and i just hope that we can bring this conflict to end bring this conflict to an end as soon as possible. is not easy soon as possible. it is not easy had do how does ukraine win this because i mean that's a question that be to a military that to be talking to a military figure they win figure about later do they win if kick them out of the if they get kick them out of the territory since which they've occupied in last 12 months occupied in the last 12 months or got get back the or they got to get back the territory they annexed in territory that they annexed in 2014. crimea . yeah, 2014. i'm very crimea. yeah, that's a really good question. i'm a brit about i'm very nervous as a brit about the answer being that because i've seen strength of i've seen the strength of feeling ukrainians, i think feeling for ukrainians, i think that the dealing the that the dealing with the territory this most recent territory in this most recent annexation would be a very good start towards all right. start towards peace. all right. that's now. he's that's kevin craig now. he's with in the studio until, with me in the studio until, 1:00. after quick 1:00. coming up after a quick break, be talking to break, we'll be talking to a british father who travelled to ukraine a year ago to, rescue his .

while andrew pierce with you on

gb news. has russia invaded ukraine? literally tens of thousands and probably hundreds of thousands fled into neighbouring countries. some are unable to get out and this the case in i'm his family his and child were stuck so he travelled from the uk to ukraine to rescue them . the bags packed have got them. the bags packed have got everything i need in there as a as a brit going abroad i need the most essential of things pg tips and a cup. i'm leaving to the airport in about 30 minutes and then flight over to poland. so i'm just at this airport in krakow it's a train good the city centre so i made it successfully into ukraine last night and now we're just approaching the outskirts of lviv in 12 hours. i should in the arms of my wife and my son will be in my arms. so not long left guys i made it . yeah been a left guys i made it. yeah been a long time, but i'm finally here.

well, what a cheery film that was now. shortly after reuniting with his family, ian spoke to gb news about how he was feeling. now anger, frustration , worry, now anger, frustration, worry, upset. now anger, frustration, worry, upset . i'm concerned for my upset. i'm concerned for my family right now. i've had the utmost love and support from both people in ukraine, ukrainians themselves, people online. on following my social media and my family and friends. so we've had an outpouring of support and offers of to stay and even flight paid flights to go and stay at someone's house in greece. so the support is definitely there and it's just now it's down to me and to get my family out on the only my family has . my family out on the only my family has. here well in joins me now i'm delighted to say and welcome how is your family now

we're okay you and we are comfortably in the uk and my son jonathan is happily in nursery and my wife is happily continue her education here. how difficult was it to get them out . in in total it was very difficult . i didn't have a solid difficult. i didn't have a solid plan. i had no real idea of what would happen. but things happened quite nicely . they fell happened quite nicely. they fell into place quite nicely. where yeah, we missed a couple of trains that we couldn't get on a couple of trains, but then we had someone who was driving out and it was very pretty much by the stroke of luck that we got out of the country and the your wife, you say you didn't get it at nursery and your wives continue education. does she ever want to go back . she does. ever want to go back. she does. when it's safe to do so. she

wants to go back to visit her father more than anything because he can't leave the country. got his visa ready, but he just can't leave until march this year . he just can't leave until march this year. but definitely we want to relocate back to the back to ukraine from the uk as soon as it's safe for us all to do so. and so many families have been caught up in the scene has has how is your wife's are they all okay ? they're all okay but all okay? they're all okay but because of where they are there is shelling constantly. the are just over the river and. it's hit and miss. and if you'll pardon the expression her father was at work one day when a shell came through his factory roof. so it is closer than we could ever have imagined. did you did you think here we are a year later and the war is still a long way from being resolved in? to be honest, i didn't think

would last for a year. the cherry took last year the dash to ukraine as, i call it. it was looking like the russians were going to be coming up to north city. and i was angry, frustrated and worried that. but the heroes ukraine battled and they're still on and still defending their own territory and magnificently. but we need more support, to be honest . yeah more support, to be honest. yeah and your wife, you say she's continuing our education. is she able to speak on the phone by email, at least to her family in? yes, absolutely . she keeps in? yes, absolutely. she keeps in? yes, absolutely. she keeps in constant contact with them . in constant contact with them. her mum's actually coming over for third time in about two weeks and currently her friend is here and she goes back in about seven days. and she been heartened by the response of the british people to helping ukrainian families. british people to helping ukrainian families . yeah, she ukrainian families. yeah, she has spoken to a number of ukrainian refugees here in our city and our son actually goes to nursery with one of her, one

of the ukrainian refugees . she's of the ukrainian refugees. she's had that community around at the minute and she's been very, very heartened by the support that she gets from the public, from the general public . and what the general public. and what about your little boy? did he was he aware of really much of what was going ? he's only what was going? he's only little, after all. no, not at all. he had no idea. and in ten years, when he looks back on this and he learns about what went on, he will have a full understanding. but now he's just settling in and, learning all through languages russian, ukrainian and english. good on it. he's doing fine . good on it. he's doing fine. good on him. all three languages, russian, english and ukraine struggle just with english. same and best of luck to you and your family. and thanks so much for joining us. that's ian romney, whose remarkable journey to rescue his wife and ended in success. now with me in the studio still is the former labour councillor and candidate kevin craig. that's a really

heartening story, isn't a very inspirational man. yeah amazing to see the love a father. yeah you're across europe. what an inspiring guy it is. i'm so moved and fantastic for his wife that there is a community. yeah. which he can relate to and talk to and that little boy russian and yes i think your english is very good, by the way. it's almost like you've made living out of andrew. but funny that that's kevin craig . you're that's kevin craig. you're listening to andrew pierce and watching me, of course. coming up after the news update, we're going get latest on the going to get the latest on the snp leadership contest because the nominations have to the nominations have closed to replace minister, replace the first minister, nicola sturgeon. i one, so nicola sturgeon. i one, i'm so glad she's going , but we're glad she's going, but we're going to get the latest headunes going to get the latest headlines right now . good headlines right now. good afternoon. it's 1231. headlines right now. good afternoon. it's1231. i'm afternoon. it's 1231. i'm rhiannon jones afternoon. it's1231. i'm rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. a minute's silence has been held across the uk marking one year since the start of russian invasion of .

russian invasion of. ukraine we owe . at downing street the we owe. at downing street the prime minister rishi sunak stood with ukraine's ambassador to the uk to on the country's losses , uk to on the country's losses, britons imposed a raft of new sanctions, including an export ban on every piece of equipment that russia uses on the battlefield . president putin's battlefield. president putin's closest allies have also been targeted . among them, his former targeted. among them, his former chief of secure state and chief executive. if . nord executive. if. nord stream 2 in kyiv, ukraine's vladimir zelenskyy attended a ceremony with families of soldiers killed in the conflict he'd the past 12

months as a year of sorrow, faith and unity. tens of thousands of ukrainians have died . russia's invasion, which died. russia's invasion, which has resulted in the largest refugee crisis in europe since . refugee crisis in europe since. world war ii. in other news, junior doctors will go ahead with strike action in a dispute over pay. the british medical association has announced they're set to walk off the for three days from the 38th of march. it's after 98% of votes cast by bma members on monday were in favour of strike action. it was the largest ever turnout for a ballot of doctors with 37,000 voting as some breaking news publishes puffin uk have announced roald dahl's classic collection will keep the author's original texts in print. it follows criticism of recent editing of his work to remove potentially language. it's understood puffin will

continue with the publication of the amended text as well as releasing the original as. the amended text as well as releasing the original as . tv releasing the original as. tv onune releasing the original as. tv online under frost radio. this is gb news. now it's back to andrew . well, still come here andrew. well, still come here with me. andrew pierce and gb news will be live in new york where the foreign secretary cleverly is due to address the un council and also to mark one year since russia's brutal fall scale invasion of .

ukraine so nominations be nicola sturgeon successors of the leader of the snp and scotland's first minister closed at midday . kate forbes she's still in the race, defying her critics after the huge row after she said what

she feels she would have voted against same sex marriage if she'd been in parliament at the time in 2014. she's up . scottish time in 2014. she's up. scottish health secretary humza yousaf , health secretary humza yousaf, who many say is the front runner and the former community safety minister ash regan, who quit as a minister in protest at nicola sturgeon john's barmy. in my genden sturgeon john's barmy. in my gender, i'd legislation. well, joining me now is two well known scots prime on tv is a columnist at the scotsman and a former msp and also another proud scot, the pubuc and also another proud scot, the public affairs consultant , piers public affairs consultant, piers pottinger. gentlemen, good afternoon to you both. brian monteith , she stayed in the monteith, she stayed in the race. kate forbes , why do you race. kate forbes, why do you think she felt had to think she felt she had to apologise for saying that she would never have voted for same sex marriage, if that's her opinion. didn't stick to opinion. why didn't she stick to it ? well, i think she was making it? well, i think she was making clear that she is a of faith and that she makes that she feels strongly about in principle and follows them. i think that the

answer is that she is honest politician. and i think that's a very important for any anyone of a leader . and that that the a leader. and that that the front runner, he according to a former scottish minister, absented himself from the vote on gay marriage because he thought it might offend people in his mosque. thought it might offend people in his mosque . that's humza in his mosque. that's humza yousaf . yes. well, that's very yousaf. yes. well, that's very strange that he had an emergency meeting, but it was arranged 14 days or so in advance to deal with an unfortunate scot, who was imprisoned abroad . the was imprisoned abroad. the feeling is that that was actually a suitable way of being in parliament to vote and that's going to plague him. i think right up until the ballots close of the snp party. piers pottinger if the result of this

is that the snp do much less well the next general election. labour could perhaps win ten, 12, maybe 20 seats. that's going to make it even more difficult for rishi sunak to be to win the next general election . next general election. absolutely and in fact, kate forbes , i think if she did win forbes, i think if she did win the leadership , she would be the the leadership, she would be the most effective of candidates by some margin. mean she, although being having her face attacked the most disgraceful way , the most disgraceful way, actually , there's nothing new actually, there's nothing new with politicians in important positions coming from the free church of scotland . in fact lord church of scotland. in fact lord mackay have clashed fund was an elder in the free church of scotland and lord sorry lord chancellor in margaret thatcher's and a very redoubtable chancellor. he was no i think whatever happens

she's to suffer a lot in scotland because sadly there's no ruth davidson to lead the conservatives. she was the only one with the real gravitas and also had a great connection with the scottish people . and i think the scottish people. and i think the scottish people. and i think the will be the beneficiary they make the terrible mistake of making use of their leader. i mean, he's been a useless. transport minister , a useless transport minister, a useless minister of justice and he's a terrible health secretary with the scottish nhs in a much worse state than even in england . but state than even in england. but i wanted to agree with that . a i wanted to agree with that. a complete lane, although i would say that the idea that ruth davidson would save the conservatives from falling back into third place is, is misplaced because i think what ruth davidson achieved was to be the figurehead for unionist revival not a conservative revival not a conservative revival . and what is likely is revival. and what is likely is that if ash regan or kate forbes

are leader , then they will, i are leader, then they will, i think, seek improve their snp's domestic performance and not make the independence referendum the spectre it once was , which the spectre it once was, which was what helped ruth davidson . was what helped ruth davidson. whereas the continuity candidate of whom is useless , he's now of whom is useless, he's now being called , would look to being called, would look to continue with the referendum slate , and i think that would slate, and i think that would play slate, and i think that would play into the opposition's hands. but labour, look like they're the ones who are now going to the unionist camp and ampere's the reassuring thing is somebody like you is a committed unionist is with the departure of sturgeon this whole push for independence has been set back by a generation . it has been by a generation. it has been sent and actually over her time as a leader at a very she only improved people in favour of independence by 1. and since then it's now gone backwards. so

she hasn't actually furthered the cause of independ dons at all. and i think in intelligent scots more and more realised that independence would be completely disastrous for scotland and economic actually totally unviable and also idea they could go into europe is madness because they wouldn't fit the financial requirements . fit the financial requirements. no, i think sadly it used to be the conservative unionist party and they dropped unionist part of it, which is a great pity, but i do agree with brian. i mean labour are well position to have a go, but if snp make the sensible they are 104,000 members who are losing if they all vote i hope they do vote for kate forbes because i think whoever is first minister it would be helpful to have a first minister that one can at least respect , even if one minister that one can at least respect, even if one disagrees with their views . and kate

with their views. and kate forbes is the outstanding candidate in that sense. and kevin craig, want to bring you into this conversation because great leader keir starmer made speech up in scotland last week to the scottish labour party conference. he didn't mention the gender. i do. bill because he's got this. the gender. i do. bill because he's got this . no, andrew , he's got this. no, andrew, respect your opinion. he's gutless. he just likes to talk about scottish people are interested in it's brought down scottish first minister kevin is a huge issue may have done it but do the snp members care but what do the snp members care . interestingly, 65% of them their priority is a nhs or education, crime and societal issues . 30% of them think the issues. 30% of them think the referendum should be the number one issue. sir keir talks about what scottish people are interested and i agree with the chaps there , what i'm heartened chaps there, what i'm heartened by. so as a unionist. yeah. is that kate forbes is back as a clear front . she's on 28% and clear front. she's on 28% and humza yousaf is on 20, ash regan on seven. and i think that bodes

well, because he, quite frankly, is a hapless accident, prone and i think superficial politician and piers post you made a very point james lord my car crash found rose to be low chance in mrs. thatcher's government. he came from the church as kate forbes. why can't somebody, with deep convictions be a deep religious convictions be a political can . our political leader? they can. our country. there's a long record of mean, way it was of it. i mean, the way it was handled, poor. because what handled, was poor. because what yusuf somebody said, yusuf did was somebody said, i want minute. your want a minute. you has your islamic going play with islamic faith going to play with with gay marriage stuff? he went, what is separate. she should same right should have done the same right from start. i'm from the start. okay. i'm just going back to the going to go back to the gentlemen for a prediction. bnan gentlemen for a prediction. brian monteith going to win this race. moment, it race. well, at the moment, it certainly like kate fox certainly looks like kate fox should it, although that should win it, although that poll of voter ers poll was of support of voter ers rather than members. and we don't how members will behave . don't how members will behave. she could end up being rather truss and being put in place the membership and finding that the msps behind her don't actually supporter and has very difficult time as first minister. piers

what's your prediction ? well, what's your prediction? well, i think kate forbes might just through i hope she does . but through i hope she does. but again, what i think english commentators often forget is that religion is still very big issue in scotland and, is actually taken much more seriously. it's still very much part of the infrastructure. if you go to the western isles on a sunday, the turkey will be full and the sabbath be very much observed, unlike in england, not as the church of england disappearing down the pan as we speak. all right , gentlemen, speak. all right, gentlemen, that's piers pottinger and brian monteith and kevin craig in the studio with me. and of course, we'll keep you up to date on. the snp race to be the next. nicola sturgeon she in her resignation statement it lasted 18 minutes when boris johnson resigned as minister for 5 minutes. so she's not just so she's self—indulgent. minutes. so she's not just so she's self—indulgent . well as she's self—indulgent. well as that you think? well, i think

nicola sturgeon is a person of substance who's given a lot of contrary. i know i told you so interested. you cut off listening to you, you know, she said she's done big things said she's she's done big things with and i think when with her life. and i think when she resigned, she was entitled to have that time. boris to have that time. maybe boris didn't , his didn't have enough detail, his achievements, speak about . achievements, to speak about. that's kevin craig. we never got on anything. they hear me now . on anything. they hear me now. you tomatoes and you finding tomatoes and cucumbers in short in cucumbers in short supply in supermarkets coming you do supermarkets coming to you do the your house. so the shopping in your house. so comment, no comment . some comment, no comment. some supermarkets as aldi and supermarkets such as aldi and tesco have put limits on the sale of certain fruit and veg products . bad weather europe products. bad weather in europe and been partly and africa has been partly blamed the shortages. also, blamed for the shortages. also, harry lectured electricity pnces harry lectured electricity prices have affected production in greenhouses and in holland , in greenhouses and in holland, the environment sector as coffee. oh dear. she suggested seasonal produce like turnips could be a suitable alternative until the issue is resolved . until the issue is resolved. well, we're going to talk now to david wood, who's the vice president of the national farmers. david, what did you think of the environment secretary suggestion let them

eat ? well i think eat turnips? well i think talking about eating seasonally is a great thing. telling people to eat turnips. i think that missed that missed the point. and that it did really. is there any end in sight to the shortage? we know that's been a big problem with frosts in morocco and spain, which has had an impact on crops that we will be warning about this since before christmas. so no, this isn't good. and any time soon. the problem is that it currently our food resilience is gone , our food resilience is gone, this country. it just takes a couple of events which are very predictable . so in this case, predictable. so in this case, the high cost of energy, the weather in spain and morocco and weather in spain and morocco and we have empty shelves. we saw with eggs before christmas . and with eggs before christmas. and this will keep happening . what's this will keep happening. what's the answer ? we need a joined up the answer? we need a joined up approach. we need a better long term approach from retailers to reach out and build strong long term relationships with their suppliers, their growers , suppliers, their growers, farmers out there because . we

farmers out there because. we can do this. we can grow tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers . tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers. this tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers . this country at tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers. this country at this time year . peppers. this country at this time year. it's happening now, but we need the growers that aren't need confidence to keep doing it. and need government to take food security seriously. you know, again , seen the you know, again, seen the response from the secretary of state that shows the government we need a much better attitude , we need a much better attitude, one that recognises the value of growing and producing food in this country as well as imports and having a long term plan . she and having a long term plan. she was turning the clock back, wasn't she to an i was a child when you set up seasonal food because you wouldn't be getting and in february if that and tomatoes in february if that would be a summer a summer product. but of course as you make point here, david, make the point here, david, farmers can produce all year round . yes, we can. and look, round. yes, we can. and look, we've got to try and give people what they want. the farmers are all about producing the all about producing what the consumer season . consumer wants, eating season. we've got our farm shop here. i will always support eating seasonally . the world has moved seasonally. the world has moved on. it's a very complex food

market out there. and, you know, people should be able to expect to have full shelves. when did you last eat some turnips, david? i actually really enjoy term, but look, turnips and politics are just a toxic mix and. i think, you know, in political private dimension turnips. absolutely right. that's david axelrod, who's the vice president of farmers union, thanks so much forjoining me. i mean, there's coffee. i mean, talk about in a mouth. so let me turn it. so it's let them eat cake. it's mary antoinette all over again. no i don't actually think she did say let them eat cake, henry. she's not here to defend herself. no she's not. but i of all the politic but i mean, of all the politic opfions but i mean, of all the politic options cabinet keep options in the cabinet who keep getting reappoint it, i know a lot it's spend lot about her. it's i spend a lot about her. it's i spend a lot of time felixstowe in her suffolk don't know of suffolk coastal i don't know of a thing she's done a single decent thing she's done in a decade and she's so hapless she is she was the one of course when she was work and pensions secretary tory party secretary at the tory party conference quite lively conference had quite a lively evening karaoke session was evening at a karaoke session was singing the time, singing i'm having the time, my life exactly momen t £20

life at exactly the moment £20 extra that families on extra money that families on universal were given was universal credit were given was being withdrawn by her. and i spoke to families in felixstowe that weekend and people were so upset by andrew . yeah, well upset by andrew. yeah, well i think she's put her foot in it again. i suspect in the next reshuffle she'll be reshuffled out . now, a reshuffle she'll be reshuffled out. now, a ukrainian restaurant in london, i was caught open six months ago by ukrainian couple. they were on holiday when the war broke out. the cafe is filled. ukrainian and filled. ukrainian art and furniture . and they wanted to furniture. and they wanted to make a place to reflect home make it a place to reflect home as much possible. so we can as much as possible. so we can go. now to london go. live now to our london reporter lisa hartle, who's at that cafe for us? lisa hello . that cafe for us? lisa hello. yes, indeed. and i'm joined by one of the co—founders, olga . one of the co—founders, olga. hi, olga. i'm so thank you so much for showing us around. so as we understand the whole restaurant was an idea that you and your partner who, yuri, who's a famous chef back in ukraine, you wanted to create piece of home for ukrainians here. and so the restaurant is full of art and furniture from

ukraine right where we wanted to create home like a place london for ukrainians and also gastronomic embassy in london to represent our culture to promote it for those who are not familiar discover a team of ukrainian designers who are working on interior and they brought many artefacts from ukraine like this window frame from the beginning of the 20th century it has mirror inside and it shows how people nowadays protect their windows from bumping . and when the war bumping. and when the war finishes , hopefully very soon we finishes, hopefully very soon we will remove this tapes . but call will remove this tapes. but call it window for. and you've got so many like this that means so much to you. if we just go through to the restaurant here, you were telling your mom and dad are still in ukraine rights group from and you spoke to them only whilst i was here. he was only whilst i was here. he was on the phone to them a cafe and then they heard the sirens off and i can't imagine what that

must be like for you and your family having to live like that. that's how nowadays life in ukraine, their normal life. and it's stressful, not to know it's very stressful, not to know what can happen next. minutes and you were saying they're in a supermarket, for example, the go off. what happens then you have to the premises and the to leave the premises and the supermarket stops working. so you leave everything on its place. how are you all getting through every day? you obviously a year now you were here when the war first broke out and you're expected to be here for ten days. and here we are a year later. yes, life is that's unpredictable well, but we're here now , this restaurant. and here now, this restaurant. and so it's our to tell about ukraine in the language of foods and the name of the restaurant my ria that that means dream in ukrainian . yes. it's our common ukrainian. yes. it's our common dream of ukrainians now to win . dream of ukrainians now to win. it's a dream for peace and victory . coming back home and victory. coming back home and uniting the family. then it's our personal mine and yuri to

promote our national in the world and it's also the name of the largest cargo aircraft which was created ukrainian engineers and damaged in the first two weeks of war by russian and it's a symbol of our national pride with dream to restore our . and with dream to restore our. and there's another piece of art i wanted you to show us just around the here. so this was created by a ukrainian soldier. just tell us a bit more about this. yes this piece of art is very special , this. yes this piece of art is very special, which was created by andrey motty, took from these . he is a soldier once . he was . he is a soldier once. he was hunting in the mine from air bombings. he this piece of metal locals brought them badly in. one pillowcase was embroidered . one pillowcase was embroidered. he called the embroidery combined . these two pieces works combined. these two pieces works as send it to us as a present and the name this work is blooming . it's and the name this work is blooming. it's our and the name this work is blooming . it's our hope for blooming. it's our hope for future of country. thank you so much , olga thank you. well as

much, olga thank you. well as we've heard from olga there, her and her team, this is a very poignant day for them. but they're thinking of their friends and family every day and they just hope for the day this war end, they can all be war can end, they can all be reunited again. our london reporter kevin , finally with reporter kevin, finally with you. first anniversary. my worry that in a 12 months time, i will still be they'll still be war in with the british public, still be as committed to carrying on spending the amount of money we're spending. i think so. i think inspired by stories like that, people who you speechless at their courage . i think we're at their courage. i think we're in it for the long haul and it could be a very long haul. it really could. that's kevin craig , labour man consultant. we've managed agree on a few things managed to agree on a few things today, which is. you're listening watching me andrew listening and watching me andrew pierce on gb news plenty pierce here on gb news plenty more still to come but before that we're going get the very that we're going to get the very cold alex deakin here cold weather alex deakin here with latest weather update. with your latest weather update. a weekend ahead for most a dry weekend ahead for most today. a dry weekend ahead for most today . a bit more mixed. sunny today. a bit more mixed. sunny spells across the north scotland cloud in south and a very cold

wind blowing down the eastern side and. we've got low pressure away to the east this. high will dominate our weather through weekend. it's trying to move, but not here yet. do but it's not here yet. we do have weather front sinking have this weather front sinking southward, springing bit southward, springing a fair bit of cloud and some outbreaks of rain afternoon to parts rain this afternoon to parts wales, midlands and southern wales, the midlands and southern england north england. further north we're seeing sky, some just seeing brighter sky, some just one or two showers for eastern scotland and north—east england. quite a cold wind picking up across eastern parts in particular. elsewhere the winds are light and it's still pretty mild. the south, ten, 11, 12 degrees celsius. but as i say , degrees celsius. but as i say, feeling a lot colder than eight or nine on that east coast. it'll a colder night tonight. some patchy rain for south wales and south—west england through the that'll scoot away the evening. that'll scoot away . showers will come into . a few showers will come into parts the east we may see parts of the east we may see a little bit of snow over the hills, but generally, it'll be just rain showers that we see coming not many of those coming in. and not many of those most places dry, clear for most places dry, clear skies for scotland. ireland allow scotland. ireland will allow a frost even further south we frost it even further south we will see frost. certainly will see a frost. certainly rural many towns and

rural areas and many towns and cities will get close to freezing. so it a cold start freezing. so it is a cold start to . the weekend it'll stay to. the weekend it'll stay pretty despite some good spells of sunshine . again, quite of sunshine. again, quite a brisk and cold wind in the east and there will be a few showers . it's not to be . it's not going to be completely a few showers completely dry. a few showers for central and eastern of completely dry. a few showers for ynothing nd eastern of completely dry. a few showers for ynothing nd

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hello. it's just come on if you're watching or listening to andrew pierce here on gb news with you until 2:00. here's what's coming up in this hour. it's year to the since it's a year to the day since latest invasion of ukraine which has led left hundreds , thousands has led left hundreds, thousands of people dead and trails of destruction devastation as a destruction and devastation as a result of the conflict millions have fled their homes in desperation an estimated 7.7 million. now living as refugees . we'll also be digesting the latest gb news people's poll, which shows a lack of trust in both the prime minister rishi sunak and the labour keir starmer in the handling of brexit negotiations over northern ireland. 12% say sunak. 16% prefer starmer and common sense has prevailed in the

latest war up to just a short while . puffin uk has announced while. puffin uk has announced release of the roald dahl collection is to keep the author's classic of that woke rewriting of charlie and the chocolate factory has been removed. i wonder if that's because queen consort spoke out . joining me for the next hour is the former brexit party mep barnaby . and you at home of barnaby. and you at home of course are such an important of this show. you email me at gbviews@gbnews.uk what's coming up in the hour. but first, the latest headlines . good latest headlines. good afternoon. it's 1:01. latest headlines. good afternoon. it's1:01. i'm rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. a minute's silence has been held across. the uk marking one year since the start of the russian invasion of ukraine .

russian invasion of ukraine. he at downing street, the prime minister rishi sunak, stood with ukraine's to the uk to reflect on the country's losses. imposed a raft of new sanctions, including an export on every piece of equipment that russia uses on the battlefield . uses on the battlefield. president putin's closest have also been targeted . among them, also been targeted. among them, his former chief of secure and the chief executive of . nord the chief executive of. nord stream 2 in kyiv. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy attended a ceremony . president volodymyr zelenskyy attended a ceremony. families of soldiers killed in the conflict. he described past 12 months as a year of sorrow, faith and unity. tens of thousands of ukrainians have died following russia's invasion . defence secretary ben invasion. defence secretary ben wallace has warned the war could last 12 months, but says the uk isn't in a position . send isn't in a position. send fighterjets

isn't in a position. send fighter jets to immediately. fighterjets to immediately. i think just really about managing the realities of saying that we just simply can't hand over western jets and them to be used in the short term. i think what you can say is that if there are other countries with a russian soviet jets, which they could just britain, will explore just over britain, will explore what it can do give those what it can do to give those countries that reassurance that their will be their own skies will be protected. already done protected. we've already done that romania and that in places like romania and poland , where we've flown poland, where we've flown patrols to help with protecting their skies and obviously we have some air defence assets in poland. so i think i think that is to me the best. and quickest way we can help ukraine. in other news, junior doctors are set to take to take strike action for three days next month. the british medical association's announced walk off the job from the 13th of march. nearly 37,000 bma members voted in favour . nearly 37,000 bma members voted in favour. industrial nearly 37,000 bma members voted in favour . industrial action, in favour. industrial action, the largest ever turn out for a ballot of doctors . it follows ballot of doctors. it follows a series of strikes . nurses and series of strikes. nurses and ambulance workers . puffin uk has

ambulance workers. puffin uk has announced roald dahl's classic collection keep the author's original texts in print. it follows criticism of recent of his work to remove offensive language . it's understood puffin language. it's understood puffin will continue with the publication of the amended texts well as releasing the originals . camilla, the queen consort yesterday authors to resist kerbs on freedom of expression expression . a fourth man has expression. a fourth man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an off duty police officer in northern ireland. detective chief inspector john caldwell was shot multiple by two masked gunmen on wednesday night. he was with his son at a sports centre in omagh . he remains in a critical, stable condition in hospital . stable condition in hospital. police say dissident republican group new i.r.a. is the focus of the shooting . value and the shooting. value and supermarkets have hit hardest by

inflation. and with prices rising more 20% in a year. consumer group which found the cheapest supermarket ranges were much higher than overall grocery inflation. cheese milk. pork sausages and muesli are among the everyday items that have seen the biggest price . and seen the biggest price. and nominations have closed in the contest to succeed nicolas sturgeon as first minister and snp . health secretary humza snp. health secretary humza yousaf finance secretary kate forbes and former community safety minister declared their intention to stand before the noon deadline. the winner will be announced on the 27th of march. candidates must have at least 100 nominations from a minimum of local party branches to go through . this is gb to go through. this is gb newsroom. bring you more as it happens now though, it's back to you and your .

you and your. wallets. those russian tanks rumbled across ukraine's borders year ago today. vladimir putin declared . whoever would try to declared. whoever would try to stop us and, create further, further threats to our country people. he he went on to say, you are not be prepared for the outcome . any outcome would be outcome. any outcome would be prepared for the foreign. james cleverly is in new york to attend a special un security council meeting and we'll bring you the latest from that. but in the studio with me, i'm delighted to say now is bill gerardi, who's professor of risk and security at the university bath. professor a year on, i. the defence secretary saying it could be another year, it could be two or three years. more content. i think it's going to be a very long time because neither party can afford to lose . but as it currently stands neither can declare a cut victory either. right. i think we're just going to break to go to new york if. you hold with me there, professor. i think we've

got darren mccaffrey, our political diaries in new york with secretary, with the foreign secretary, darren down. good to have you . darren down. good to have you. and what's the foreign secretary going to say ? yeah, good going to say? yeah, good afternoon, andrew. from a glorious york this morning as it here, james lafferty flew over last night. there was a special meeting of the united nations in which actually the un yet again much overwhelmingly condemns the actions of russia and ukraine calling for a halt to the fighting. 141 countries back that resolution . welcome news, that resolution. welcome news, of course, for there were some abstentions mostly from places like india, china and south africa and, seven countries that object to that resolution unsurprisingly russia. but the other list all those on the periphery of society such as nonh periphery of society such as north korea, syria, eritrea . i north korea, syria, eritrea. i think james cleverly is quite pleased this though, because there had been a sense, as you guys have just been talking about, that we're one year into this conflict trying to hold together international

together an international coalition is quite difficult. there a similar vote a year there was a similar vote a year ago which produced a pretty similar actually. so they similar result actually. so they will that it seems will be pleased that it seems the the the moment that the international coalition is holding and also that james cleverly is all coming today that we'll hear at the united nations, is that it cannot just hold. it needs to be expanded the support for ukraine needs to be expanded. andrew, in terms of increased weapons, particularly long—range missiles at military age, a just general to keep the country running. and of course britain has one of the few countries suggest that they're not going to take off the table. the possibility of fighter jets . but it is a reminder and to foreign office officials over the last couple of days what they want to emphasise . they they want to emphasise. they want a counter narrative economy speech week in which he speech this week in which he talked about how this is a war of russia against the west and they're all going he is actually if you look at that resolution last night if you look the support ukraine it's not support ukraine has, it's not just western lines. it is just to the western lines. it is different different different countries in different

continents world and continents around the world and all of while china today all this of while china today they said on the 12 point plan to bring about peace talks it wants see an end to that. but wants to see an end to that. but again, listen to the again, you listen to the americans, to the americans, you listen to the brits they well, actually, brits and they well, actually, china is playing in a kind china is playing this in a kind of face way on the one side, of to face way on the one side, talking about need talks and talking about need for talks and a resolution one at the same time, suggestions that they could start arming the russians . and worry that that . and there is worry that that could change conflict . we, our could change conflict. we, our political editor, he's at the united nations in new. well, britain was one of the first to arm ukraine, but is the public supporting the continued level aid? the latest people's polls show do with two thirds saying we should continue to provide support with only 8% opposing me build a road. a professor builder agrees. who's the professor of risk security at the university of bath? that's still a pretty strong figure. 6660 7% backing it. yeah, i think impressive. i think ordinary people have a sense of what's at stake here and it's sometimes their governments that are more hesitant, as we've seen

in the negotiations about sending weapons. there is an element of fatigue creeping in. i suspect people trying to deflect onto the economic crisis . and there's also a kind of anti woke brigade who basically say whatever biden says all say the opposite. and that's really unhelpful so. britain has been a key player . all of this, of key player. all of this, of course, even before even before the troops wrote in year ago. yeah. and i think that's, you know, a worthy point to make. the i mean, the way i view it, andrew, is that there's two conflicts going on here. there's a war between russia , ukraine a war between russia, ukraine and in that war, we should be very clear where we should side with ukraine a nation fighting its own freedom and sovereignty and that's absolute . but at the and that's absolute. but at the same time, there's a different going on. isn't that what's crept is a proxy war between russia and mostly the united states. i suspect the states woke up fairly late to the possibility that this conflict was an opportunity for them to

try and re—establish some kind of veneer world leadership and that of raises the stakes considerably and leads to, you know, the possibility of other players being drawn as your correspondent down in new york and you think if trump was still president he was very proud of expression america first. i wonder if the support would be on the same level who ? i mean, on the same level who? i mean, it's like to me quite difficult sometimes draw great distinctions between what american presidents, say, and what they ultimately do. but what they ultimately do. but what it's allowed is an america just lost a 22 year war in afghanistan to kind of re—establish itself, get the european union, you know, wagging its tail behind them. did putin fatally miss calculate in the sense in 2014 he annexed crimea ? no, no, no . military crimea? no, no, no. military involvement from the west at all. very little protest, actually . he rose in a year ago, actually. he rose in a year ago, thinks it could be over in four or five days. did he

underestimate the response of nato ? i think we all did. i nato? i think we all did. i think the west underestimated its own response . you know, its own response. you know, american generals were pretty clear that this war would be overin clear that this war would be over in a week. yeah as indeed were a number of other commentators across the political spectrum . and what's political spectrum. and what's been admirable is the resilience and stoicism of the people, ordinary people , myself leaving ordinary people, myself leaving their day jobs , go and fight for their day jobs, go and fight for their day jobs, go and fight for their freedom their day jobs, go and fight for theirfreedom and their day jobs, go and fight for their freedom and sovereignty. their day jobs, go and fight for theirfreedom and sovereignty. i their freedom and sovereignty. i think, you know, i've got a considerable amount of respect for that. it's been been deep into this conversation and there is a great political consensus here. all political parties are supporting a year's supporting it. but in a year's time , professor, there's talking time, professor, there's talking about some fatigue creeping in already. that is a danger, isn't it, that there will be fatigue. cost of living crisis will still be continuing. there a be continuing. there is a dangen be continuing. there is a danger. mean, you know just danger. i mean, you know just came as mentioned at came back, as you mentioned at the beginning, thought this came back, as you mentioned at the beg going, thought this came back, as you mentioned at the beg going to thought this came back, as you mentioned at the beg going to be 1ought this came back, as you mentioned at the beg going to be over1t this came back, as you mentioned at the beg going to be over inthis came back, as you mentioned at the beg going to be over in two was all going to be over in two or days, perhaps a week, or three days, perhaps a week, if there'd blitzkrieg if there'd be a blitzkrieg across and there would be russian missiles pointing at poland . and was really poland. and that was really quite frightening for the

quite a frightening for the west. it is all credit to west. and it is all credit to the ukrainian people that they held check at point. held putin in check at point. i'm a big concern even though so sorry before i move on, i think putin has already lost the war. he's lost the war because he hasn't won it and he's now stuck in a sort of trench war down in the southeastern edge of ukraine, having given up quite a lot of the territory that he first occupied, having been shown up militarily , unable, shown up militarily, unable, really to mount a definite offensive that would win . yeah. offensive that would win. yeah. and in that respect alone , the and in that respect alone, the west has won you know geopolitically we've seen of the threat that we feared so much would impact western europe and i'm a bit concerned that that success we've got a bit of mission creep coming into our own you know into our own political thinking you know what i would like our leaders to articulate what is our ultimate

goalin articulate what is our ultimate goal in this war? is it pushing russia of ukraine in territory. and if we're going to do that are we going to give them the jets that they need to bomb russian supply lines in russia and that's a very serious escalation of where we are right now. let's the professor back because how does vladimir win this? because if he loses the territory he gained when first went in a year ago that's played very badly at home equally how does zelenskyy win because he said it's going to be a total victory he have to get them out of crimea to which they annexed in 14. i'm going to avoid question, andrew. i mean, is that because i'm not here to give advice to putin, but what my concern . yes. and picking up my concern. yes. and picking up on ben's point about this mission creep is that we have pumped a lot of weapons into the region without a clear plan as to what the endgame is. in fact . the whole thing has been largely by accident and

opportunism rather than strategic vision. like so much of our foreign policy is. absolutely. it's a it's a war of its time. but at the same time, you've got all these other players on the fringes from china, iran, turkey even india and saudi arabia . what's and saudi arabia. what's happening ? and, you know , happening? and, you know, holding their time as to where they're going to position themselves in the future. disappointing that india, which is developing its own space program, not the . great 141 program, has not the. great 141 odd countries. what it was at the vote. it's still not supporting it. yeah, and i think maybe it's a surprise for people in the west realise quite how many countries around the world simply don't buy into the west's actions and vision you know, they've seen claims freedom and liberty and democracy be attacked again and again by western powers themselves , western powers themselves, whether it's in afghanistan, iraq libya, syria, you name it we go in there, we make more of a mess. i think there's a degree of scepticism . i mean, most wars

of scepticism. i mean, most wars are at the doorstep of countries like india, pakistan in the middle east and actually ukraine isn't there . ukraine is, you isn't there. ukraine is, you know, a few thousand miles away. i remember lavrov joking when this war out that if westerners were the russian foreign minister, the russian foreign, saying that you know if you're really concerned about your insecurity in western europe because of what's happening in ukraine think of it as a middle eastern country and think of the aggressor being us and you'll all sleep perfectly well at night. and of course that's how the russians see it. you know they see this is no different . they see this is no different. any other american or joint american british excursion into some other part of the country . some other part of the country. just find a way to professor. a lot of people say why they just take out vladimir putin. but the west can't do that, can they? and anyway, who's to say his successor might not be equally awful ? i successor might not be equally awful? i think even if successor might not be equally awful ? i think even if they successor might not be equally awful? i think even if they did , it's to misunderstand dynamics within russia and. actually, the

element popularity that putin still carries . having stabilised still carries. having stabilised a country was going down the drain pretty rapidly. my concern really is about what's happening in europe and the extent to which even our foreign affairs specialists have been revealed as sleeping on the job. virtually for a very long time, believing there would never be war in europe, ever underestimating strength of national feeling and national sentiment amongst people , and sentiment amongst people, and now being out with a population who've also being kind of disengaged and over a 20, 30 year period who themselves may not have the courage to do what ukrainians are doing now. very interesting. that spilled out. he's professor of risk and security at the university of basel. thanks so much for joining. been a baby staying with here the conflicts forced more than 40 million people to leave their homes. that's more than a quarter of ukraine's entire population. more than 6 million still displaced , 7.7

million still displaced, 7.7 million still displaced, 7.7 million estimates be living as refugees . it really is an refugees. it really is an extraordinary mess. one of the charities who's been helping many of these people is shelterbox. and i can speak now with rachel harvey, who is the shelterbox response lead in ukraine. afternoon to you, rachel . good afternoon, andrew . rachel. good afternoon, andrew. is it getting any easier or is it much, much worse ? i think the it much, much worse? i think the people of ukraine would say it's going to be bad and will continue to get worse . the war continue to get worse. the war is over. because really, that's what it takes the country for the people to recover is peace. but sadly, as we've just been heanng but sadly, as we've just been hearing , that doesn't appear to hearing, that doesn't appear to be any any prospect of that. it is a different picture depending on where you are in the country. so obviously where the fighting is fiercest in the east, there , is fiercest in the east, there, people are in a pretty desperate situation . it's very hard to get situation. it's very hard to get to them . it's very hard for them to them. it's very hard for them to them. it's very hard for them to out in the west of the to get out in the west of the country . so an area around lviv country. so an area around lviv which people have heard of, actually, there's not much damage buildings that didn't

damage to buildings that didn't wasn't the of heavy wasn't the scene of heavy fighting in the war. but that region now playing host to millions of their countrymen and women so there's no area of the country that's been untouched. it's just that the needs and the damage are different in different parts of the country and therefore we have to adapt what we do fit that pattern and what we do fit that pattern and what is what is shelterbox doing in? ukraine, rachel , we're went in? ukraine, rachel, we're went to a fifth project now we've got two running concurrently, four and five with two different partners. the focus the past couple of months has really been on trying to keep people warm through the winter well through the winter because well at home, i'm told that spring has sprung and the temperatures are getting a bit warmer and daffodil up and ukraine daffodil creeping up and ukraine is still in the middle of winter. there's at least another couple of months of really cold weather go before the weather to go before see the start spring proper so we're start of spring proper. so we're providing like thermal providing things like thermal blankets, sleeping bags , stoves blankets, sleeping bags, stoves with a supply of firewood, some lights because people may

remember that the russian attacks recently have been targeting infrastructure across the country , infrastructure in the country, infrastructure in particular. so if the lights go , that often means, yeah, i'm going to heating. you haven't got any water because that's pumped, particularly in apartments . and of course, you apartments. and of course, you can't see anything . so the solar can't see anything. so the solar lights, water carriers and those six thermal blankets become really critical bits of kit . really critical bits of kit. it's dangerous to for you and your charity your colleagues from shelterbox in ukraine. to be honest we're not to the places that are the hottest we're not the poor ukrainians citizens that are under shell fire. we keep ourselves out of the way so that we don't become another casualty and somebody else that needs rescuing. but we try and get the aid to those places where it's needed. there are amazing ukrainian volunteers, local foundations , volunteers, local foundations, organisations that do work on our and on the behalf, of course, of, of fellow countrymen and women . i know the and women. i know the international agencies. so we

bnng international agencies. so we bring the aid into the country. we work with these partners to make plans , work out how to get make plans, work out how to get it to where needed, what's needed, what's the best way of doing that to keep safe. so for if there's an that's seen a lot of active fighting or has come under artillery attack , you under artillery attack, you don't want to spend too long on the ground. so the amount of aid you can distribute in any one go is going to be reduced. whereas in other areas. so in kyiv oblast, the area around the main things are now pretty peaceful apart from the air sirens going off pretty much daily, often false alarms, sometimes there will be a strike, but there because things are slightly safer , you can actually do more, safer, you can actually do more, more quickly . so again, we're more quickly. so again, we're having to flex and adapt depending on the circumstances . depending on the circumstances. and it's changing all the time as the war changes, as the seasons change. so what we provide aid and the help that's neededis provide aid and the help that's needed is also changing different people in different places needing different things. it to on top of it it is quite hard to on top of it all. well, you're doing a great

job, rachel. that's rachel. harvey who's shelterbox harvey who's with shelterbox response lead in ukraine. now, your the policies of your views on the policies of the day you're emailing and james anniversary of james says on the anniversary of the ukraine the invasion of ukraine zelenskyy should be zelenskyy bravery should be commended the world. he's commended across the world. he's the stopping putin the only thing stopping putin from across an the from he can walk across an the whole of eastern europe we need to him everything he needs to give him everything he needs to give him everything he needs to stop the madmen send jets now aaron says the snp leadership aaron says on the snp leadership , kate been given an , kate forbes has been given an unfair time, unfair time . she unfair time, an unfair time. she said she won't legislate with her beliefs . so what is the her beliefs. so what is the problem? everyone in every? religion has different values. if tad like gotcha if it was a tad like gotcha politics, don't fruit and veg, politics, i don't fruit and veg, kevin sainsbury's kevin says. i was in sainsbury's last night trying to some last night trying to get some stock the weekend and seem stock for the weekend and seem to be nothing left. absolute madness, perhaps another brexit disaster it's disaster conference? no, it's not brexit to do with the weather. i'm telling you now. coming up after a quick break, we'll be talking about the gb news and how there news people's poll and how there is very little trust in is a lot of very little trust in either sunak or starmer with brexit. and it helps that i got a form of brexit. party mep ben albie with me in studio to talk

about that here on gb news live. we'll be keeping you in the picture out what's happening across the country and finding out it matters to you . we'll out why it matters to you. we'll have fast with have the facts fast with our team and specialist team of reporters and specialist correspond and it's wherever it's happening, we'll be there in noon on tv and online gb in 12 noon on tv and online gb news is the people's channel. britain's .

channel welcome back. this is andrew pierce on gb news. so let's turn to another aspect of. our latest gb news people's poll. it shows there's a lack of trust in either prime minister or the either the prime minister or the labour leader keir starmer in handung labour leader keir starmer in handling brexit negotiations over northern ireland, only 12% have confidence in sunak 6% in starmer. but that tells you a lot, doesn't it? the labour leader who wanted a second referendum trusted by referendum is now trusted by more in our poll than more people in our poll than sunak deliver. people

sunak to deliver. more people are also supporting the rate of corporation tax rising from 19 to 25. 38% say they support the rate of corporate corporate tax rising from 19 to 25. 20% oppose on completely opposed. and it continues to be woeful polling for rishi sunak's tory party labour by get this 26 percentage points in that level. they'll be heading for an electoral wipe—out. let's digest this with ben obe, a former brexit party mep. a week ago we were talking in the studio , there was great in the studio, there was great sense of exciting for some because rishi sunak had to northern ireland the night before he talking to the dup , before he talking to the dup, the dup leader talked about progress . let's come to nothing. progress. let's come to nothing. it was this talk that was going to brief the cabinet on monday present proposals on tuesday, the brexit deal and all that was done and it's not been done. it's been done and it hasn't been done because the very sensible test set the dup , sensible test set by the dup, which essentially centre around getting rid of foreign laws made

by legislature and adjudicating foreign court in northern ireland. that very central requirement is not being delivered by the prime minister. you know, we talk about freedom, the importance of , the freedom the importance of, the freedom and sovereignty of and rightly we talk about it, but we should also talk about the importance of freedom and sovereignty of the united kingdom. and you can't a foreign legislature making laws and a them in part of the united it would be like british laws applying normandy. yeah it's an affront to democracy and indeed human rights and that sunak should try and foist a deal on the dup , on and foist a deal on the dup, on the british people, on parliament it claimed that its resolve the protocol problems not be prepared to put the wording not be able to declare unequivocally it pmqs that actually the ecj will be removed from northern ireland. that's at the crux of this thing. yeah tells you everything you need to

about the deal and why the electorate are right not to trust and the if they were here, if the prime minister were his people, they'd say, oh, look, the european court of justice almost certainly will never required to intervene. a dispute over trade , northern ireland. over trade, northern ireland. but the fact they means it shouldn't happen . absolutely shouldn't happen. absolutely right. i that the plan was to intercede courts before anything back to the european court of justice . but the ecj would have justice. but the ecj would have the right to pull cases in, would be looking down the necks of british judicial system make sure it was enforcing its will. it comes back to the thing what rishi sunak needs to recognise is that northern is an equal member within the united kingdom and any agreement which doesn't recognise that doesn't restore northern ireland to the united kingdom must be rejected and. i think he's going to have egg all his face very soon. he tries to bnng his face very soon. he tries to bring this deal forward and if he doesn't try to bring it

forward, he's going to need some really political stepping to explain his actions over the last ten days. the tory mp i've talked in the last week, the only way he could get this through is with the support of the labour party , which would the labour party, which would then him look even then make him look and even think about of that. think about optics of that. yeah, party . and let's yeah, labour party. and let's make it this, make no mistake about it this, notwithstanding the starmer notwithstanding the poll starmer wants united kingdom wants the entire united kingdom in regulatory alignment, wants the entire united kingdom in regulatory alignment , the eu in regulatory alignment, the eu that in effect would defeat brexit and you know that he would need to rely on starmer the man who tried to get us into a second referendum. referendum do the deal in northern ireland, inform the public that actually this is a lousy deal for the uk. what do you say to those people who say, oh, i'm just fed up with it, just get it done . the with it, just get it done. the european court will only be invoked slightly. maybe we just want to get it done. put well, what i say them is this the ireland protocol is not just northern ireland is about the united kingdom. and if northern ireland is subject to change in

eu laws, then as those laws change, northern ireland will slowly diverge from the from, from great britain. it'll slowly float in a regulatory economic and political sense. and we will lose northern ireland. so if there's anyone in this country who believes , in the importance who believes, in the importance of the united kingdom , who of the united kingdom, who believes in our freedom , believes in our freedom, believes in our freedom, believes in our sovereignty, and what i would hope that his majesty's government did, then they should ditch the protocol . they should ditch the protocol. it's binary. yeah that's been a bit at peace with me here until 2:00. and as i say, we thought this last week a deal was this time last week a deal was about to done but nowhere about to be done but nowhere near it. still come in, a few near it. still to come in, a few minutes, we'll to minutes, we'll be talking to a british host who's looking after you. ukrainian family. but now we're to get the headlines we're going to get the headlines with rhiannon . and she thank you with rhiannon. and she thank you is just gone . 130 your top is just gone. 130 your top stories from the gb newsroom. a minute's silence has been held across the uk, marking one year

since the start of the russian invasion of . invasion of. ukraine we had downing street, the prime minister stood with ukraine's to the uk to reflect on the country's losses . britons country's losses. britons imposed a raft of sanctions, including an export ban on every piece of equipment russia uses on the battlefield . president on the battlefield. president putin's closest allies have also been targeted . among them, his been targeted. among them, his former chief of secure xi and the chief executive , nord stream the chief executive, nord stream 2 in kyiv. ukraine's president vladimir attended a ceremony with of soldiers killed the conflict he described the past 12 months as a year of pain ,

12 months as a year of pain, sorrow, faith and tens of thousands of ukrainians have died following invasion which has resulted in the largest refugee crisis in europe since . refugee crisis in europe since. world war junior. doctors will stage three days of strike next month. the british medical association's announced they'll walk off the job from the 13th of march, nearly 37,000 bma members voted in favour of industrial action , the largest industrial action, the largest ever turnout for a ballot of doctors and puffin uk has announced rolled out classic collection will keep the authors original texts in print. it follows criticism of recent editing of his work to potentially offensive language . potentially offensive language. it's understood puffin will continue with the publication the amended texts as well as releasing the originals . tv releasing the originals. tv online and dab+ radio. this is gb news. now it's back to andrew

. well, coming up on new year, we'll be talking about that road . no u—turn or partial u—turn. rihanna mentioned there in the headunes rihanna mentioned there in the headlines with the author and former archer , best former mp jeffrey archer, best selling novel is that he is and a of gb news viewers .

now since russia invaded ukraine human costs and injuries occurred of is enormous. but there's an economic as well right across the world given the of both countries as commodity exports. a year on from the start all our economics and business editor liam halligan examines the economic cost to this country of the war in ukraine which is one year old today.

a year ago today , russia invaded a year ago today, russia invaded ukraine, sparking a war that's already killed and injured hundreds of thousands with end in sight . the related economic in sight. the related economic war between russia and the west has caused sharp rises in the cost of fuel, utilities and food . the world. not least russia's historically, provided 40% of the natural gas used across western europe while pumping % of western europe while pumping% of oil used worldwide. those suppues oil used worldwide. those supplies been disrupted. in january 2022, before this war unleaded petrol in the uk averaged 146 per litre . six averaged 146 per litre. six months later, forecourt prices peaked at £1.94 per litre, up more than a third, with prices above more than a third, with prices abov e £2 in some parts of the above £2 in some parts of the country . prices have since eased country. prices have since eased with unleaded petrol averaging 148. so far, in february . so

148. so far, in february. so petrol prices are roughly back to where they were before the war. but diesel prices , lorry war. but diesel prices, lorry drivers now are still 10% more expensive. gas electricity bills, though, are still much higher in 2021. the average spends around £1,300 a year on their combine utilities. that is now over £2,600. still more than doubled pre—war levels despite wholesale energy prices coming down. russia and ukraine are also major exporters of wheat , also major exporters of wheat, grain and other foodstuffs impacting prices everywhere since the war. uk prices are 20% higher, with eggs , milk up 29 higher, with eggs, milk up 29 and 39. given the impact on the cost of farmers feedstocks and it's this combination of more expensive fuel power , food that expensive fuel power, food that seen british shoppers sky high

inflation already 5.5% last january. inflation spiked to 11.1% in october. a 40 year high and remains double digits today . that's left the bank of england with no choice but to raise interest rates from 0.5. last february all the way up to 4% now. those higher rates have raised mortgage costs just as inflation has caused disputes and the worst strike since the 19705. and the worst strike since the 1970s. while war is and foremost a human tragedy , of course there a human tragedy, of course there are economic costs as well. one year on the costs to the british and living standards already been very significant . and been very significant. and there's more to come . liam there's more to come. liam halligan now ukrainians from across swindon, which is my home town, actually are gathering at a pub in the town. they're launching special craft beer launching a special craft beer inspired by the country from a local . let's go live to the and local. let's go live to the and brew pub in swindon now where. our reporter jeff mood is

doubtless that beer . i our reporter jeff mood is doubtless that beer. i am we spent early in the day now i am sampling the beer. it's a really lovely mix of ukrainian ingredients. there's ukrainian honey in here and it tastes very nice indeed . seeds in it as nice indeed. seeds in it as well. we're expecting around 2 to 300 people to cram into this bar tonight. ukrainian. ukrainian is from across the town and also host families to this. have a quick chat to some of the who've come here nice and early for an early taste of that beer sofia you've been here last april and very recently you walked from swindon right up to scotland to raise money for ukrainian charities. how was that as an experience? was my way to show ukrainian braveness and help ukrainians. now here we are exact actually a year since the invasion . how does that feel the invasion. how does that feel 7 the invasion. how does that feel ? it is a year of tears, pain.

it is a year of prayers. but it's also the year since the moments that i realised that god created the hard situation for to us open up our hearts and be creative in the creating a project to help ukraine and ukrainian people who came to the united kingdom . it's fair. thank united kingdom. it's fair. thank you very much indeed for that. let's talk to chris, who's one of the organisers here at swindon. welcomes ukraine. hello to you, chris. are you surprised by the reaction , britain? it's by the reaction, britain? it's been it's been a very positive. reaction hasn't . it. it has. been it's been a very positive. reaction hasn't. it. it has. i'm not really that surprised. i think the people of this country and especially in swindon, saw what was going on last year this time and thought we need to do something as , as we need something as, as did i. we need to host, we need to support the ukrainians. that over. so ukrainians. that coming over. so when of the first came over when some of the first came over to we set up a group to swindon, we set up a group and started looking all the and started looking at all the major like education major pressing like education and , getting into and language, getting kids into schools support as schools so we can support as best can. it's been a really best we can. it's been a really tough for them, obviously

tough time for them, obviously having over first having to come over the first place. anything that we could place. so anything that we could do situation better do makes that situation better and fab to have and it's really fab to have partnered with hop on partnered with hop kettle on a beer to raise money for charities and raise money the committee. absolutely. chris, thanks quick thanks very. let's have a quick chat anastasia how have chat to anastasia. how long have you britain ? for now. you been in britain? for now. ten months. ten months. and how do it ? oh, it's true. do you find it? oh, it's true. it was very difficult to just go from my country. it one back and when i come here i just don't know english very . and now it's know english very. and now it's not perfect but all people who give me support my host family and, all people on a real show , and, all people on a real show, it's was very helpful for now i'm happy and have all what i need. you hear that firsthand happy. and they have all that they need. what more can we ask for? well i'm going to tuck into a beer now, i think. and back to you. cheers. have one for me. way too. joining me on the show now is brian godwin, who took in irish koskinen in may this year. and fled the war in

and family who fled the war in ukraine. brian, it's been a year since , the invasion. it since, the invasion. how's it going there ? hi andrew. well, going there? hi andrew. well, it's going fantastic . we love it's going fantastic. we love each. we were able to get the boys over. they've been with us now, settled in school . they're now, settled in school. they're both at the same school . and both at the same school. and just a couple of months ago, we were successful in getting valera, in russia's over as well on a scottish visa . but he's now on a scottish visa. but he's now down in buckinghamshire , close down in buckinghamshire, close to the home side. the boys can see their father, which is just wonderful. and what's it like having this now rather large family. brian it's like having daughter and another two grandchildren and another son in law. it's fantastic. of course it gets a bit cramped from time to time, but we might do and they're just lovely people. we wouldn't change a thing. irish, what about you? how. how is it for you ? i'm happy in my family. for you? i'm happy in my family. safe and this family's brian's

wife is my best friend and thank you? how you get home with engush you? how you get home with english cooking. irish oh, i like you. do yeah . roast beef like you. do yeah. roast beef and yorkshire pudding . chicken and yorkshire pudding. chicken pie? yeah pie, but chicken pie . pie? yeah pie, but chicken pie. and how? and the children . how and how? and the children. how are the children coping to go to school . my oldest son, 11 years school. my oldest son, 11 years old now . and he do very well his old now. and he do very well his speak english. he starts to speak english. he starts to speak and for youngest son a little bit hard now right of course challenging . it's very course challenging. it's very challenging andrew because they've been ripped out of their home into a new country . don't home into a new country. don't know anybody. the language is auen know anybody. the language is alien to them. but they're both great boys. they've engaged with

the school. they've joined the local clubs. they're actually really a credit to the irish and valera . they're doing very well valera. they're doing very well under really tough circumstances . so we're just here to support them and hope that they're, you know, feel some security. sure. and are you getting enough support from the government ? support from the government? yes. is a short answer. support from the government? yes. is a short answer . we yes. is a short answer. we really are. i think, obviously we get 350 a month, we get 150 top up. now, would you signify that amount of money? it really does help with the heating the transport costs , you know, other transport costs, you know, other little bits and pieces . but far little bits and pieces. but far more than that, bucks county council have been absolutely superb. we've got a liaison officer we can contact at any time she's put us in touch with all the groups we need to. she knows how to put us in touch with when need people on education or health anything so you know i'm not a great fan of boris, but to be fair, he did great job with this . just fine, great job with this. just fine, you irish. what about your fam are the members of your family

back ukraine. are you able to speak to them on the phone or by email or can you keep in contact 7 email or can you keep in contact ? my mom can't stay in ukraine and i speak with her, tried to speak everyday, but now it's hard because now like sister all the time or i've the very best luck to you and to your family. that's brian godwin, who took in irish coaching and her family a year and look, they seem pretty happy me that they do. that's how nice to report a great story smiling the way the behold and that's it that's britain at its best you know to all those left bleeding heart lawyers who want to, you know, complain about safe to the uk not existing . safe to the uk not existing. there you go. there's a fantastic example of how the united kingdom does a refugee program and the nearly 200,000 ukrainians in the uk and they've all come in the last in last year legally. yeah i look at

those those irish children are learning english. yeah. playing in the local football team brian. a nice man. what a nice guy. and of course he admits, look , been a bit congested and look, been a bit congested and crowded must be i mean it's a big, big ask for someone to take on a family thing to do and it could have been they might have thought going to thought the war was going to last months. it's been last three months. it's been a year already. yeah. good for him. and you know, and good for him. and you know, and good for him not complaining about him for not complaining about the as well. the level of support as well. you tough. and yet you know, must be tough. and yet he embraces the task is for the support he's getting and even gave johnson slap the gave boris johnson a slap on the back now a rare thing back now that's a rare thing derailed boris now that's been a baby now some of you may have been following outrage absolute outrage over the publisher puffin rewriting dahl's classic such as charlie the chocolate factory, no longer allowed call at the child who eats all the chocolate. it's all to do with what you create. it prompted the prime to weighed in against the changes and queen consort camilla at clarence house last

night she made a veiled intervention it seems there's now been a partial with puffin saying it will publish dahl's unedhed saying it will publish dahl's unedited classic text alongside the new woke version of the book's well. what camilla said last night to a meeting, of all things , do not be censored be things, do not be censored be like lions. don't be like mice. and i think she was speaking or common sense. joining now is the bestselling author, jeffrey archer, who i know knows camilla the queen very well. jeffrey good afternoon to you. good luck to the queen. i say if it was no more than common sense for that, ihave more than common sense for that, i have the privilege of knowing roald dahl . indeed, three of my roald dahl. indeed, three of my short stories were on his tales of the unexpected so i worked with him as well and he would be appalled. he'd be absolutely shocked and say, i can sit . i'm shocked and say, i can sit. i'm saying, go to hell. you published my books, or you will not publish them . you can say not publish them. you can say from that picture he was a

magician . the old saying are not magician. the old saying are not easy to deal with. jeffrey on what basis can a publishing house change, a book that's been in circulation , i think i in circulation, i think i checked this book was written, charlie and the chocolate factory. he wrote in 1964, can they eat well? how are they allowed to change the words that he used ? i presume they he used? i presume they approached the family . he used? i presume they approached the family. in my own case, my publishers approached me some time ago on cane, unable and said, we've read it. one. would you consider any changes ? would you consider any changes? they then admitted that although 100 million people have read cain and abel throughout the world, they'd had one complaint and i said, i think we'll leave it as it is. thank you very much indeed and indeed, version written 40 years ago is the version in the shops now. what what was what was the area? they were contemplating that you might that you might agree to have change. it was it worked gender was often a thing like go

for a woman lady and something that you know in the latest i've had on another of my books is would i change which thandie and lady to caribbean the woman and i think on balance as it's such an 2002 i'll stick west indian lady but i'm asked to change it to caribbean woman and you're going to resist. to caribbean woman and you're going to resist . well, when going to resist. well, when i was up oxford, andrew , the was up oxford, andrew, the captain of the cambridge , was captain of the cambridge, was captain of the cambridge, was captain of the west indian team . so the olympic games i don't remember him saying . to me, remember him saying. to me, geoffrey, i'm captain the canbbean geoffrey, i'm captain the caribbean team . what book was caribbean team. what book was that? is that in geoffrey ? they that? is that in geoffrey? they wanted you to change it to a canbbean wanted you to change it to a caribbean woman. the very latest that will be coming out in a few time that just everything is

now. and we've right you decided we'll leave the resources. thank you very much. i mean, the bigger subject, you got a problem? of course , there are problem? of course, there are some people . don't know where some people. don't know where the word woke came from. andrew woke came first . in 1928 when woke came first. in 1928 when six black men were accused of killing a white policeman and they were innocent . and songs they were innocent. and songs came out and poems came out that were described as woke and were in support of black people quite rightly, who had been treated . rightly, who had been treated. so that's where it came from. it changed suddenly . i mean, it's changed suddenly. i mean, it's moved and the way words have moved and the way words have moved , subjects have moved, but moved, subjects have moved, but it changed quite suddenly in the last ten or 15 years where. it was no longer has its original meaning the word now now means something totally different. and

that changed in 2017, when a young girl was described as woke and it moved in a totally different direction . now i am of different direction. now i am of the opinion , the original the opinion, the original meaning 1928 was good enough for meaning 1928 was good enough for me this modern translation of woke where everyone is wrong . woke where everyone is wrong. the handful of people who are right or jeffrey. jeffrey, thanks you and i got to leave it there. i'm 82 boring out of touch don't know what i'm talking about so it's possible i'm 100% wrong. no, i think are jeffrey and it's great to have you on my show for the first and that's the best selling author jeffrey, whose books still reach the top of the bestsellers. it's time get some of your views time to get some of your views on the stories we're discussing today. joining on the show today. joining me on the show is judy shaw and sean fox. julie, what do you about cost what do you think about the cost of u. in and of the war in u. in ukraine and how it's impacting us here? right. and well if i look the

humanitarian side side of it, rather than the cost, regardless of the fallen infrastructure and the length of time it's going on, i'm really concerned about the traumatic effect this was going to have on the people, particularly the children possibly for the rest of their lives. i mean not just those witnessing the horrors on the ground but over 6000 children have been kidnapped , taken to have been kidnapped, taken to russia and put into re—education camps, as they call them, for forced adoptions and military training . that 6000 innocent training. that 6000 innocent young man's corrupt forever , young man's corrupt forever, 6000 childhoods snatched in the most horrific way imaginable. and the over 200,000 refugees that have joined us in our country. they must be all traumatised. i mean the child put on bread face. i saw that lady earlier she's having a great time where she is but the children ? it must affect them children? it must affect them for the rest of their they're

all going to need and massive support mental support girls for a lifetime . yeah sean let's a lifetime. yeah sean let's bnngin a lifetime. yeah sean let's bring in a preview now. give us what your thoughts are. well, first of all, thank you for having me here again. it's a pleasure. i'm regarding ukraine. well, obviously , you know, the well, obviously, you know, the british public are very sympathise attached to the ukraine plank and the illegal invasion by russia, obviously. and we very giving society you were very giving people very generous . were very giving people very generous. but i think we've got to use some common sense. there's no end game to this war and the taxpayers will ultimately be the ones footing the bill. and even in the aftermath of ukraine war, the reconstruct function of the country is going to fall on taxpayer . so while we're taxpayer. so while we're sympathetic with the plight of the ukrainians , slava ukraini, the ukrainians, slava ukraini, of course, but salome ukraine over time is going to cost. it's a very expensive phrase for british people, very expensive .

british people, very expensive. and i don't want to sound like i'm i'm not i'm just a realist and we've got people in this country who can barely afford the basics , a little luxuries. the basics, a little luxuries. there's cost of living crisis here. there's a education problem here. there's no police officers who are being funded correctly here. while we've got rishi sunak rushing off to ukraine to go and meet vladimir zelenskyy and walking down their streets , we're not looking at streets, we're not looking at the streets great britain, the streets of great britain, the streets of great britain, the we're going the problems we're going through. cleverly , the through. james cleverly, the foreign york , i foreign secretary, new york, i mean, got to look at our mean, we've got to look at our own domestic issues. i'm just going just to go back to judy going to just to go back to judy very quickly. judy briefly, very quickly. judy very briefly, gibraltar so by changing gibraltar for the so by changing the wording, what's your view on that. the wording, what's your view on that . it's all it's ridiculous. that. it's all it's ridiculous. i mean the tracks about banning salinger's catcher in the rye nine times it tried to ban that because his profanity laden i said yeah i'm an author and the things i write didn't make it was kill it's absolutely imagine

having write a character on i would say one of the great twins and it comes out with something like, listen, you terrible person , you've got me in person, you've got me in somewhat of a tizzy and now i'm going to have to stab you with. my knife that conforms to british and the gangland guys would love that wouldn't they? certainly, kimberly , maxine, certainly, kimberly, maxine, nicole , sue heller. yeah we're nicole, sue heller. yeah we're all going to get burned. stick don't get badger. we don't want you back. that's judy shaw and shaun fox. gb views viewers joining us. thank you so much for joining. but ben, ben forjoining. but ben, ben riverdale. yeah, so i mean. at one level you can just dismiss it as ridiculous regularise and move on but at another level it's pernicious. yeah i mean what's happening here is the hijacking of , the british line. hijacking of, the british line. yeah. and it goes in step with the hijacking. our culture, our values , heritage, our values, heritage, our self—confidence , and the woke self—confidence, and the woke movement , self—confidence, and the woke movement, which sir self—confidence, and the woke movement , which sir jeffrey movement, which sir jeffrey archer, briefly about. that's what the work movement is. yeah, it's designed make british people lax self—confidence to

start questioning . we came from start questioning. we came from not to be proud of our history, to be ashamed of it. not to be proud of our history, to be ashamed of it . and that's to be ashamed of it. and that's what they're doing. and they're doing through the language. and we've got to be very so you know what? fight for northern what? i fight for northern ireland, back the ireland, bring it back into the uk. is another one of the uk. this is another one of the same it's another it's battle in the same war. it's reclamation of northern ireland, the reclamation of our language, the reclamation of our language, the reclamation of our values, the reclamation of our values, the reclamation of our history, our heritage, our all of these things under attack. and we need reclaim all of them. and the pathetic, compromised have come up with, well, canting with the woke version. but we'll have the unedhed woke version. but we'll have the unedited version if the if the unedhed unedited version if the if the unedited version if the if the unedited version is so offensive, how they justify doing it in the first place. absolutely it still sells millions of books all around the world. yeah, it's extraordinary. and i grew up with roald. yeah, i grew up with catcher in the rye. i had no idea. catcher in the rye, a seminal sort of book for me. it was a and the point

is, if you read the book to a child and you might say it's a child, probably best not to call somebody at school fat. you can have a conversation about it. absolutely another absolutely and there's another thing without thing here, andrew, without wishing at length, but wishing to go on at length, but you want to get a you often when i want to get a proper take on history. yeah i go back and read a book that was written the past. yeah. and written in the past. yeah. and if they rewriting books , if they start rewriting books, we original source we lose original source material. to it. material. you're up to it. that's a be back with that's been a he'll be back with me on this show, i hope at me here on this show, i hope at some you've been some point you've been listening, watching andrew pierce on gb news i'm back pierce here on gb news i'm back with friday. but with you here on friday. but every friday between 12 and two and never know perhaps this and you never know perhaps this time week might be time next week there might be a settlement the northern settlement of the northern ireland but i suspect ireland protocol. but i suspect not sunak. it's got a big not rishi sunak. it's got a big problem on hands. don't go problem on his hands. don't go anywhere, because up anywhere, though, because up next, the briefing with the one and only the fat arlene foster. and i think might have quite a lot to say on what's happening in northern ireland. before that, though, we're going to get the and i've got to the weather. and i've got to tell you, it's .

the hello, welcome to the briefing. i'm arlene foster. and here's what's coming up over the next. well, today marks the anniversary , the first year anniversary, the first year since the full scale invasion of russia into ukraine and will be joined in the show by ukrainian mp azar shocked chap from senior console and keir giles on why russia invaded . i'm ben hodges , russia invaded. i'm ben hodges, commander of the us. forces in europe. on the military perspective, conservative mp duncan . he was one of the first duncan. he was one of the first members of parliament to open doors of his home to a family of ukrainian refugees. after almost a year living with him, he shares with us how it has all been. shares with us how it has all been . and we'll cross live to been. and we'll cross live to northern with our reporter dougie beattie . the latest on dougie beattie. the latest on

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