channel hello and welcome . alastair hello and welcome. alastair stewart and for the next 2 hours i'll be keeping you company on on the radio with the stories that matter across the country and we have plenty coming up as always as does the political weather improved little for the prime minister has it worsened a little for boris johnson .7 is the little for boris johnson? is the windsor framework all that it's cracked up to be? and what was ursula von der laden really up to at windsor? we'll be discussing all of that. but first, let's bring you right up to date with all of the day's news . here's tatiana sanchez . news. here's tatiana sanchez. alister, thank you very much.

and good afternoon . is the and good afternoon. is the latest from the gb newsroom new messages involving former health secretary show matt reacting to footage of him and his colleague gina collard . colleague angelo gina collard. colleague angelo court embrace king during lockdown . the leaked whatsapp lockdown. the leaked whatsapp messages reading bad are the photos were sent . mr. hancock photos were sent. mr. hancock i was after he discovered pictures of him breaching social distancing rules had been published. the messages also show him discussing covid guidance in place at the time and how he should respond to the media. the correspondence is among more 100,000 messages obtained by the daily telegraph .bons obtained by the daily telegraph . borisjohnson obtained by the daily telegraph . boris johnson is facing fresh pressure after report suggests breaches of covid rules in downing street. what have been obvious to him at the time , the obvious to him at the time, the comments privileges committee , comments privileges committee, his conduct during partygate believes the former pm may have misled parliament at least four times. mr. johnson says it was his belief all had been followed

and that there is no evidence he knowingly or recklessly misled mps . former special adviser to mps. former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley told us partygate is still a distraction . the government distraction. the government focusing on what really matters. this is why on the back of the inquiry that published that report on the back of messages that we're seeing leaked to the telegraph that involved the former health secretary and appointment of sue gray to the labour party as chief of staff to the case. i think this is why labour will be happy for the country to be talking about partygate again because it is a distraction from the government to tell the public to and deliver on what really to people and that is education, the health service and stopping the small boats, getting the economy back on track . the government's back on track. the government's expected to have announced new laws next week to crack on small boats crossing the channel. it's thought the new legislation will involve disallowing asylum claims from those who travel to

the uk small boats. as well as banning migrants from returning once removed the prime minister has vowed to stop the boats as one of his five priorities , one of his five priorities, ambulance strikes planned next week in england and wales have suspended after the government agreed to discuss pay. tens thousands of gmb and unison workers had been due to walk out on monday and wednesday but the unions have called off the action after saying ministers offered potential pay rises for this year and next year. offered potential pay rises for this year and next year . charity this year and next year. charity age uk has urged the government to step in, as it says thousands of elderly people have died as a result of not proper care. figures nhs england show almost 29,000 requests for people aged 65 and over to be given support in 2021 to 2022 were in fact recorded having died without any services provided at all. the charity said the figures amount

to over hundred deaths per week . that's 79 a day. the health department , it's . that's 79 a day. the health department, it's providing up to seven and a half billion pounds of funding over the next two years. the ministry of defence says ukrainian forces defending bakhmut are facing further pressure from russia within . pressure from russia within. intense fighting in and around the city. military intelligence has said resupply routes out of the town are increasingly limited , with two key bridges in limited, with two key bridges in bakhmut destroyed in the last 36 hours. the mod tweeted whilst ukraine's is reinforcing the area , the russian army and area, the russian army and private military wagner have made further into bakhmut north and suburbs , while the uk is in and suburbs, while the uk is in for a cold snap next week with temperatures expected to drop to below freezing monday and tuesday will see lows of minus three in scotland and minus two the northwest and north—east of england . yellow weather warnings england. yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are also in place from early monday morning

to late on tuesday . across to late on tuesday. across northern scotland and northeast england. the met office says . england. the met office says. the conditions are likely to cause some travel disruption as well as power outages . american well as power outages. american actor tom sizemore best, known for his roles in saving private and black hawk down, has died. sizemore was placed a coma in intensive care since suffering a brain aneurysm on the 18th of february. he died in his sleep yesterday in california . he was yesterday in california. he was 61 and the oil to anoint the king at the coronation on the 6th of may has been made sacred. the ceremony took place yesterday with the chrism oil consecrated in jerusalem . it was consecrated in jerusalem. it was carried out in one of the city's holiest christians sites, the church of the holy lucca . the church of the holy lucca. the queen consort will also be anointed with her olive oil and, crowned . this is gb news. bring

crowned. this is gb news. bring you more news as it happens. now it's to alison stewart and friends . friends. that tatiana, thank you very much indeed. and very good afternoon to all of you. today we offer you a mosaic, perhaps a jigsaw of stories, oddly interconnected. a few days ago on this program pondered if the prime minister rishi sunak's fortunes might have shifted little into positive territory . little into positive territory. there was a slew of economic data suggesting that maybe there might be a little bit more to play might be a little bit more to play with come the budget , and play with come the budget, and that perhaps the high level of taxation that we endure . the taxation that we endure. the moment was pouring money into the treasuries coffers and perhaps they might persuaded there to give some of it back to us. well, there's no sign of that yet. the newspapers instead

are talking about further increases taxation, which fuel duty is a form of anyway . but duty is a form of anyway. but we're quite close to budget. so the reality will unfold before our very eyes in the next few days and the next couple of weeks , not away from that which weeks, not away from that which really matter a great deal. all weeks, not away from that which of that hard work that led to the publication of generally of the publication of generally of the windsor framework in an atmosphere of rare uk, eu mutual warmth and friendliness , the new warmth and friendliness, the new northern protocol associate it with greater positivism, surround being brexit generally also held rishi sunak the media took a broadly positive stance and the prime minister said , i and the prime minister said, i am the prime minister who will brexit done now who? he said that once before, i think it was probably boris. anyway, that was sunak's claim to fame after that gathering in and around windsor. now the usual suspects his own

backbenches bided their time. but in the main put their blunderbuss . the dup , northern blunderbuss. the dup, northern ireland is taking a little longer . plus partygate of longer. plus partygate of course, continues to damage rishi sunak's predecessor , the rishi sunak's predecessor, the uk author , the original northern uk author, the original northern ireland protocol. and he certainly doesn't like the windsor framework which he's made over the last few . still, made over the last few. still, his greatest potential challenge, however , must be how challenge, however, must be how rishi sunak it on the backbenches remains one of boris johnson . certainly shortly on johnson. certainly shortly on camera, boris johnson faces the privileges inquiry. camera, boris johnson faces the privileges inquiry . however, privileges inquiry. however, those mp under the chair of harman have already said that bofis harman have already said that boris johnson may have misled parliament. multiple times over party. indeed, members of the privileges committee said that they'd seen evidence that might, quote, strongly suggest covid rule breaches would have been

obvious . that's rule breaches would have been obvious. that's their rule breaches would have been obvious . that's their word to obvious. that's their word to bofis. obvious. that's their word to boris . now he obvious. that's their word to boris. now he on obvious. that's their word to boris . now he on the other hand, boris. now he on the other hand, denies it all. then a really bizarre twist to it all. the arch machiavelli would not dreamt up even himself . dreamt up even himself. conservative mps have expressed absolute anger and that the partygate investigator sue gray has been offered the role of keir starmer's chief of staff. now, boris has made much of this himself , as now, boris has made much of this himself, as have other conservatives , it is reported, i conservatives, it is reported, i say. reporter because i haven't heard it myself, that many senior civil servants are also very unhappy with what's going on, allegedly between sir keir starmer and sue gray . starmer and sue gray. machiavelli, of course, also said , and i quote, fortune is said, and i quote, fortune is the arbiter of half our affairs. lot and plan all you want. but there's always the role of . a there's always the role of. a bit of luck or the lack of it.

so much that a chew over. and once you've chewed over . let me once you've chewed over. let me know what you think. you can ehhen know what you think. you can either. send me your thoughts at gb views at gbnews.uk or you can p0p gb views at gbnews.uk or you can pop it on our social accounts from facebook. we're on twitter. we're all over the place and. i'll share the best. back with a little later on as the programme to get that unfolding started. i'm delighted to be joined by gb news political olivia utley who is sitting here right next to me . let's start with the boldest that i put at the very top of that. do you sense that over the last, let's say week things have begun to look a little better for reasons . yeah, i think they for reasons. yeah, i think they definitely have. the windsor framework was hugely positive and it was greeted with real , and it was greeted with real, real warmth from almost conservative mps. now the dup isn't completely happy it, but

the noises of rebellion we heard from the lg far, far smaller than expected . the general than expected. the general consensus in westminster is it's a good deal . as for rishi poll a good deal. as for rishi poll ratings, what i find really interesting that week after week we see labour beating the conservatives in the polls by percentage points that we've almost never seen before . and almost never seen before. and starmer is a little more popular than sunak, but the interesting thing is it's only a little bit with labour so far ahead in the polls. you would to see starmer's ratings far above polls. you would to see starmibut ratings far above polls. you would to see starmibut we'reis far above polls. you would to see starmibut we're simplyiove polls. you would to see starmibut we're simply seeing sunak, but we're simply seeing that also we having the lockdown files obviously coming out now . files obviously coming out now. they present matt hancock it in a truly embarrassing light, but actually rishi sunak especially today because it's all about how bad did the case and capital look yeah i'm embarrassed even about it it's so just awful but it presents rishi sunak in a pretty good light. he's pretty much the only tory who comes out of it. well, he was pushing back against some of the more

draconian lockdown restrictions which everything seen sub6 which everything we've seen sub6 only has proved that he was right to have those concerns and it shows just how much. well of the pro lockdown ministers, the sort of pernicious things, the situation rishi sunak which is asking is there going to asking wait, is there going to a cost analysis except say cost benefit analysis except say rishi sunak's stakes have definitely risen in the last few days.i definitely risen in the last few days. i don't think it's too bold at all to suggest that . bold at all to suggest that. what about the other truly extraordinary story that late yesterday and then overnight in much, much more detail and that is that that the author of that origin a little much awaited report into what actually happened at partygate with all of the photographs and the rest of the photographs and the rest of it and she was hailed to the rafters as being of the most experienced and most brilliant civil servants ever to have graced westminster and, whitehall . what was she thinking whitehall. what was she thinking about to even contemplate accepting the role of chief of

staff to the leader of his majesty's opposition? yeah it feels like a bit of an own goal for keir starmer , for sue gray for keir starmer, for sue gray herself , if she accepts this herself, if she accepts this role. i mean defenders say that she's a cornish professional and there's no way she would ever allow her political opinions to cloud her judgement while she cloud herjudgement while she was a civil servant . and there's was a civil servant. and there's nothing specifically saying that civil servants can never senior civil servants can never senior civil servants can never senior civil servants can never take a job with a political party. that said, it's pretty much on precedent for someone at such a high level to. go pretty much straight into . the office of the straight into. the office of the leader of the opposition so soon after going and it does show there's a very good piece by charles moore in the telegraph today suggesting sue gray whether or not her judgement actually clouded by her political beliefs the appearance of it matters as much. so already we've seen boris johnson come out, fight sounding very

bolshie about this interim into partygate , saying that it's partygate, saying that it's astonishing that the privileges committee is putting so much weight on sue grey's report , weight on sue grey's report, essentially suggesting that it's invalidate it by the fact that she's now gone over to labour, then there's this question of what would sue gray herself have done as ethics investigator, what said to you when we bumped into each other at the beginning of the day? what i couldn't quite understand was why they'd pubush quite understand was why they'd publish initial thoughts when it's a few days before they'll have boris johnson and others in front of them on going for it live . yeah, it's an interesting live. yeah, it's an interesting question and i'm not sure it's a particularly politically savvy move from the privileges committee to do this because bofis committee to do this because boris himself and his friends , boris himself and his friends, the party and let's remember there are still a lot of friends will say that the timing of it is pretty fishy and that they are trying to sort of shore up the sue gray report at a time

when its findings are looking a little luckier than they were when they came out. so, yes, i don't think it's getting on the phones. then come and phones. and then come back and chat again a little bit chat to us again a little bit later on if you'd be second. but for the time being, thanks for getting it started so brilliantly. utley brilliantly. olivia utley gb news, correspondent. news, political correspondent. there delighted to be joined. now guest, an old now by my next guest, an old friend called virendra who is the former transport policy the former of transport policy for one, boris johnson and. there he is, olivia saying your former boss and your chum must be pretty hacked off about all of this because . the witnesses , of this because. the witnesses, as it were, are almost damaged goods. and he claims strongly that there is nothing in this document that shows crucial , document that shows crucial, really, that he purpose misled parliament. and that's what it's all now at this juncture . what all now at this juncture. what mood is he in? he's in a very confident mood . good afternoon, confident mood. good afternoon, alister . it's been a hectic week alister. it's been a hectic week as you've just seen. you and olivia have been. but what we will what people stepping away from the bubble a lot of this

noise doesn't really play out seem to what everyone's daily lives are about. but a lot of people , in fact, nobody in the people, in fact, nobody in the country could have avoided the name sue gray when this was happening , there was the view of happening, there was the view of her independence being pushed as she assessing what actually went and then to show that she has quite a deep political leaning and is joining the leader of the opposition as probably his left or right hand person. well, in that credibility really does leave the room and look i've worked with senior civil say the with the civil service in whitehall over the last 20 years on and off civil servants are always challenged about independence. i have to say we do have a fantastic civil service. it seen as politically independent and it leaves the politics to the politicians . and politics to the politicians. and that's why it has to remain neutral and serve whichever party it is in government. when you see something like this happen, it does upset all those

civil servants because that question of their independence, which generally goes all the time from all political parties , then gets put into sharp focus and the undermines the credibility that they try so hard to retain so has a lot to answer for , not just in terms of answer for, not just in terms of report and the dark shadow and that she'll bring over the whatever comes out in this report and therefore boris and everyone else is quite to question it, but also across all civil service , he certainly civil service, he certainly didn't like the windsor framework which many people welcomed. and i'm i'm sure it would have really hurt him to hear rishi sunak say. i am the prime minister who will get brexit done . i spoke to a of brexit done. i spoke to a of weeks back and he's in good mood. he wants to see progress on this. this is what he is. his legacy will be he he was the one who unlocked. if people get it. it's been seven years since the referendum. we've had five prime ministers if you include cameron dunng ministers if you include cameron during that time and theresa may

was absolutely up with not being able to progress as. he unlocked this. did get this done. he this. he did get this done. he will go down as the prime minister. they got done. minister. they got brexit done. now about making sure it now it's about making sure it sticks and. obviously has sticks and. obviously rishi has a big job to that the windsor a big job to do that the windsor framework i think boris will be wanting keep the deal honest . wanting keep the deal honest. brexit honest is sovereignty. and yes rishi has achieved quite significant achievement here. but as david frost said, who was our main brexit negotiator, it still leaves a significant amount of lack sovereignty over parts of united kingdom and ireland and northern ireland. so we to question it, we have to ensure that what people wanted is still delivered in the long term. but i do welcome it. i think boris will welcome that , think boris will welcome that, if there is greater cooperation, co—op being the critical word here out of around things like energy data , sovereignty, how energy data, sovereignty, how we're looking at illegal immigration that welcome but we want cooperation we don't want

to affect our sovereignty and regulation . do you sense that regulation. do you sense that that rishi sunak is sailing into slight calm waters as we speak ? slight calm waters as we speak? i think rishi sunak prime minister needed this. the edo rishi is a technocrat now that is undeniable and he's demonstrated his political craft by working on this deal. bravo to him on that. but he's not a populist . you know, boris is the populist. you know, boris is the ultra populist politician, and rishi does need to develop some populism because as can see by the polls, the conservative party is struggling with country and he needs to develop that touch with the population . he touch with the population. he will do that by achieving progress politically, if this is great, if this is progress and it is progress for him, then it looks good on him as prime minister. it looks good on the government. i think the question really comes down to is how does this deal? but also how does the country, economic country, from the economic perspective , he challenges. perspective, he has challenges. he look to is committed

perspective, he has challenges. hehis look to is committed perspective, he has challenges. hehis his look to is committed perspective, he has challenges. hehis his mandate.1 committed perspective, he has challenges. hehis his mandate. so mmitted perspective, he has challenges. hehis his mandate. so looking to his his mandate. so looking to his his mandate. so looking to cut inflation by half by the end of year, looking at growth through the economy, looking at delivering the improvements in the nhs and the legal votes that he needs to solve, the very concerning matter about these other things that he will need deliver on. and i think what will keep people occupied over the coming weeks before the coming weeks months before we into a potential we do head into a potential election, need to happen election, which need to happen at least the beginning of 2025, but you if nobody can look that far into future, out of step, but it does look like late 20, 24 because there. always a pleasure. thank very much indeed for sharing much of your time with us this saturday. here on gb news. keep in touch. always a pleasure to talk to you. thank you so much indeed. that's coverage of that. the former director of transport policy for bofis director of transport policy for boris candid boris johnson with his candid and on how fares for and honest on how fares for bofis and honest on how fares for boris johnson fares it boris johnson and how fares it for rishi sunak now, i'm delighted to be joined by another good friend and friend of this programme as well.

that's bob neil, who is the chair of the justice select committee and conservative member of parliament for bromley and chislehurst. member of parliament for bromley and chislehurst . and there he and chislehurst. and there he is. bob, great to see you. thank very much indeed . that's right. very much indeed. that's right. it's good to see you , as it's good to see you, as a supporter of , rishi it's good to see you, as a supporter of, rishi sunak from quite on, do you think that the weather has improved signify for him right now ? i think it has him right now? i think it has improved a lot . obviously improved a lot. obviously there's still work to do . but i there's still work to do. but i think the fact that straightforward that he's a hard grafter , that he gets across the grafter, that he gets across the detail and actually that he has a good manner indigo's rating with people. i think starting to pay with people. i think starting to pay dividends and i think we will see that more as the rest of the this year works through and into the next year. he's got, i think the right basics that we've got to get away from the sort of the personal drama

thatis the sort of the personal drama that is lost the conservative party a great deal of credibility what we actually want is competence technocratic competence is actually a good thing and what we want is simply to get on with delivering the things that matter to people they're not interested in dancing on the head of a pin about legalistic arguments they actually want things done and i think that's what rishi is achieving do you also sense that that there is a truth in tory circles that whatever is not good news of boris johnson is potentially good news for rishi sunak well , i potentially good news for rishi sunak well, i think in a sense bofisis sunak well, i think in a sense boris is a former prime minister. that game has moved on. there's no vacancy . there on. there's no vacancy. there isn't going to be this kind of a general election. and anybody who thinks otherwise should get that out their head straight away . it's pretty clear that one away. it's pretty clear that one of the reasons the public has got fed up with the party is that sort of rotating door. let's get on with doing the job

we've got some really big economic challenge to tackle. we've to sort out cost of we've got to sort out cost of living issues . so how are we've got to sort out cost of living issues. so how are things with the nhs and? indeed we've got to sort out the votes. so he's able to get practical solutions to all those solutions to all of those things. think the great things. i think the great advantage with the windsor framework he's found framework is that he's found a solution which is workable and which i think will make a big difference for people's lives and above all, will prevent any return to violence which is the most important consideration . most important consideration. it's done that in a very calm and measured way. i think is really improved. relations with our neighbours in, the eu. and i think that's the way that he's coming across on the world stage generally. i think that will help us in the negotiations to be understood loud and clear. final and consider the final question and consider the fact that you are a lawyer as well as the chair, the justice select . it's something i've been select. it's something i've been quite a lot of thought to , both quite a lot of thought to, both in a legal and political sense , in a legal and political sense, but also in a constitutional sense . is it right for. dominic

sense. is it right for. dominic raab to with the victims of crime when the perpetrators of those crime are having considered it is a difficult actually, i understand why in human terms any politician wants to do it because . the obviously to do it because. the obviously the impact of crimes upon victims particularly when people are coming up for parole release example in sensitive cases is a very real one. and when we did as a committee, the scrutiny of the government's proposed victims bill which i hope will bnng victims bill which i hope will bring forward quickly and now we do want to give them a better and more effective role in in the process. but i think the concern that you will both concern that you and i will both is you've got to be careful to do way that you don't do that in a way that you don't appear to prejudge the issue. and what has happened is that the of state has taken the secretary of state has taken a greater and more role in the parole decisions . that, i agree, parole decisions. that, i agree, makes it harder to avoid that

risk of being seen to prejudge. i think that's the problem. so i always pleasure. thank you very much indeed for your time and for those answers as well to see you again and have a and thank you again and have a and thank you mar needles bob neil there mp and chair of the justice select committee and conservative member of parliament for bromley and chislehurst. so what about the numbers then ? next up is joe numbers then? next up is joe twyman . joe is a polling twyman. joe is a polling journalist and co—founder of delta poll . how do you think the delta poll. how do you think the is treating rishi sunak right now? is he getting slightly better for him? olivia is making the point that in terms of voting intention and labour remain a country mile out of the conservatives but as far as sunak versus storm is concerned it's a much closer affair . well it's a much closer affair. well i'm not sure that's entirely accurate when . you look at the accurate when. you look at the when you look at our latest poll, you see the two, see the

rishi sunak is a —16 in terms of his net approval and keir starmer is on plus 11 which by historical standards is a good school and also compared rishi sunakis school and also compared rishi sunak is very good . labour sunak is very good. labour continues to have a lead that is well the double double figures over the conservatives across all of the across all of the polls and it demonstrates that the weather if you like to use your analogy, is very cloudy the moment. but having said that i would say that the last week indicates that it might be about to stop raining. i that would be the best way to the best way to characterise it. now you and i both know that most people out there aren't paying attention to there aren't paying attention to the minutiae of brexit details , the minutiae of brexit details, nor are they paying much attention to northern ireland. but it is the case the windsor framework a good news story for the conservatives. they really haven't that many, particularly rishi sunak, came to street and individually . stories like that

individually. stories like that don't have much of an impact. but if that can mean do stress can be combined with a following good news story perhaps next week on small boats some better indications around the budget on the economy and then something on the cost of living regards to energy prices could start to form the kind momentum that turns into a broad narrative of competence and success that could, if not improve the position , the conservatives then position, the conservatives then certainly stop rot. do you think the sue gray thing is a misjudgement on starmer's part ? misjudgement on starmer's part? no, i don't think it is because again, that's the kind of thing most people aren't paying close attention to. and i imagine that that story will get get trumped, if you like, by by boris johnson's appearance at the privileges committee and a lot of the discussion will be about his behaviour and about and

about the evidence for what happened around partygate rather the report by sue gray or indeed her her future role. i think it's i think the they will be able to front it out and i don't think you'll a major impact on their on their position. how fast relating. well let's talk about it once those hearings and that's as i said to olivia within the next few days or . within the next few days or. always a pleasure joe. thank you very much indeed. jay twyman there painting journalist and co—founder of delta poll with his on, the political his views on, the political weather and sue gray and the rest of it. you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news and radio and online with lots more coming up on today's programme, including the duke of sussex, will questions from including the duke of sussex, will of questions from including the duke of sussex, will of the questions from including the duke of sussex, will of the ques laterfrom including the duke of sussex, will of the ques later onn members of the public later on and a live stream too . promote and a live stream too. promote his memoir spare. we will have latest with our royal reporter right next to stay with

us good afternoon. it's 1231. us good afternoon. it's1231. i'm good afternoon. it's 1231. i'm tatiana sanchez . the gb newsroom tatiana sanchez. the gb newsroom new involving the former health matt hancock to footage of him and his colleague gina deangelo caught embracing during lockdown . the leaked whatsapp message . . the leaked whatsapp message. how bad are the photos were sent by mr. hancock. i was after he discovered pictures of him breaching social distancing rules been published the messages show him discussing covid guidance in place at the time and how he should respond to the media. the correspondence is among more than 100,000 messages obtained by. the daily telegraph , boris johnson is telegraph, boris johnson is facing fresh pressure after . a facing fresh pressure after. a report suggests breaches of covid rules in downing street would have been to him at the time . the commons privileges time. the commons privileges

committee investigating his conduct during partygate believes the former prime minister may have misled parliament at least four times. mr. says it was his belief all guidance had been followed and that there was no evidence he knowingly or recklessly misled mps . the government is expected mps. the government is expected to new laws next week to crack down on small boats crossing the channel. it's thought the new will involve disallowing claims from those who travel to the uk on small boats , as well as on small boats, as well as banning migrants from return . banning migrants from return. once removed, the prime minister has vowed to stop the boats . one has vowed to stop the boats. one of his five priorities and ambulance strikes for next week in england and wales have been suspended after the government agreed to hold talks over pay . agreed to hold talks over pay. tens of thousands of gmb and unison workers had been due to walk out on monday and but the unions called off the action after saying ministers have offered a possible pay rises for

this year and next year. offered a possible pay rises for this year and next year . tv this year and next year. tv onune this year and next year. tv online and dave plus radio. this is gb news. so now it's back to alison stewart and friends. tatiana, thank you very much indeed. tatiana, thank you very much indeed . duke of sussex. harry indeed. duke of sussex. harry will be part in a live q&a with members of the public to promote his memoir. i'll spare in an intimate event on quotes living with and personal healing, joining in that discussion is dr. gaber motty, who is a holocaust and trauma expert and. the daily mail is not alone in putting the boot into him today defended corbyn hamas terrorist states all drugs should be legalised says and will want talked in intimate about princes at childhood . just another of

at childhood. just another of harry not getting good advice or getting advice and ignoring it. yes think you do have to question why this particular matt who is a former was chosen by the sussex team and penguin random house to do this q&a with the duke of sussex clearly the prince is no longer working member of the royal family and he has to make his own commercial decisions now. and perhaps it was that because he is a trauma expert , they can is a trauma expert, they can talk at length in detail about the childhood trauma. clearly, prince harry experienced following the death of his mother diana princess of wales in 1997. however, the timing , in 1997. however, the timing, this live stream which is happening 5 pm. uk time today 17 quite ahead and you get a copy of the book. yes, yes, yes . mature. i was just underlining your brilliant use of the word commercial a little earlier . commercial a little earlier. yes, indeed. and mean it's understood actually clearly is

fastest selling non—fiction book of all time. his memoir, however it's understood that there was a lot of sales the first week, but now there's a lot of book still sat in a warehouse. perhaps this is plan to try and shift a lot of these books by saying you want to do that live stream i think was because it also i mean it's not been great few days with frogmore and ongoing debate about attendance coronation and whether spoiling dad's big day or not. i just wondered as well whether around the world the pubuc whether around the world the public have got a little bored with harry. and the other thing that makes particularly difficult for him is that the prince and princess of wales are playing absolute blinder at the moment on early is education on and what have you and camilla queen camilla is also playing an absolute blind with poetry child literacy the 500 word competition and that the bbc are running to get youngsters

writing what have you. i mean, he's really up against a sterling performance . other sterling performance. other members of the royal family now. oh, absolutely. and a lot people ask in my job why do we still ask me in my job why do we still give so much airtime to the duke of sussex and the fundamental point here, alastair is he is still like it. old hate it. he is still fifth in line to the throne. he is still a councillor of who, could potentially throne. he is still a councillor of asked who, could potentially throne. he is still a councillor of asked to 0, could potentially throne. he is still a councillor of asked to deputise ootentially throne. he is still a councillor of asked to deputise forzntially throne. he is still a councillor of asked to deputise for the|lly be asked to deputise for the king if he is ill or going abroad as the king is going abroad. of course, later this month for first visit month for his first state visit and he's still the king's son, like him or loathe him , still like him or loathe him, still perhaps a national and interest in prince harry, duke of sussex you're right, of course , working you're right, of course, working members of the royal family have been doing sterling work . we do been doing sterling work. we do get that a lot of our time as well. but timing is significant, as you mentioned, of a spokesperson for the sussexes confirmed to me this week that prince harry and meghan have been asked to vacate frogmore cottage. we think around the time of the coronation . so the

time of the coronation. so the big question is, is prince harry going to address this in his live stream a bit later on today? because just i mean, they have a great deal of money or whether they've earned it or not anyway, they've made a great deal of money and they spent a lot on the refurbishment frogmore, didn't they. yeah they did. £2.4 million for initiative. taxpayer initiative. the taxpayer money was frogmore was spent refurbishing frogmore cottage. then when harry and meghan stood back working meghan stood back as working members the royal family, members of the royal family, they agreed , pay that money back they agreed, pay that money back to taxpayer . but now that to the taxpayer. but now that they been kicked out, it they have been kicked out, it was a crown estate decision. who owns frogmore? but it would have had to have been sanctioned by the king. one of the questions a lot of people are asking, will they be entitled to of that they be entitled to any of that money back ? and that question money back? and that question remains bit muddy at remains a little bit muddy at the still, it's not the moment. still, it's not clear exactly if any money is going paid back. yeah, going to be paid back. yeah, let's finish on an upbeat story , then. there are wonderful pictures of it and it in tatiana's news bulletin as well and that is the of the oil the

sacred oil that will used to anoint the anoint the king the queen. and there was some lovely stories during the week about who was creating it. we now know it has been blessed. it's been blessed in. the holy land, as the king himself, would it a part of the world that he is incredibly fond himself. so the firm are focussed on the big event indeed the coronation, of course that was consecrated to the holy oil, which will be used to anoint the king and the queen consort as it was consecrated in yesterday . the olives used to yesterday. the olives used to make the essentially olive based oil what were harvested from the of olives that sacred holy place one of the trees used was in in the monastery of mary, which is actually the burial grounds of the kings grandmother, mother princess alice of greece. the king actually visited place back

in 2020, where i believe he also got some holy water from the river jordan to be got some holy water from the riverjordan to be used in future royal christenings is being it was clearly blessed yesterday in jerusalem. it contains many difference and essence is to make it smell better rose etc. was unearthed andifs better rose etc. was unearthed and it's going to be brought to westminster abbey to be used in the coronation. it's still unclear whether it's going to be the first time we as the public going to share in that momentous . is it seen as the most sacred of the coronation. the anointing. whether or not it is , it will have to find out later on. come. i'm always a pleasure. generally a genuine name and thank very much indeed for those thoughts and reflection across the as . gb news. thoughts and reflection across the as. gb news. s thoughts and reflection across the as . gb news. s royal the piece as. gb news. s royal reporter cameron there with his insights and, his knowledge. you're watching analyst to alison stewart and frowns if many more still to come this afternoon including energy bills is apparently going to be

extended until april . but what extended until april. but what else can we do to save money those bills. but first, let's take a quick look at the weather, which we will also be talking about little later in this program. hello there. i'm steinman. here's your latest forecast on. the met office. well, this weekend for most us, it's going to be pretty cloudy , it's going to be pretty cloudy, a few showers around from time to time too, for all of us remain cold. so we still got this area of high pressure in charge weather the charge of the weather across the uk. area , high uk. but under this area, high pressure cloudy. pressure is pretty cloudy. that's really going to remain same as we go through the course of the weekend. best of the brightness this afternoon, probably across western scotland or elsewhere, although it would be rather dry it will be pretty dull . could see a few showers dull. could see a few showers across eastern coasts, maybe up across eastern coasts, maybe up across the north as . well, and across the north as. well, and in that breeze, it's to be in that breeze, it's going to be feeling elsewhere under feeling chilly elsewhere under the cloud. temperatures best around eight or nine degrees into this very little change is best of any clear skies ,

best of any clear skies, probably down to south western scotland . elsewhere, largely scotland. elsewhere, largely cloudy skies still the risk of some showers , eastern coast and some showers, eastern coast and maybe a little bit more organised rain coming in the very far north later on the night. but under the cloud acts like a blanket. so temperatures above zero for most of us, probably much lower than 3 to 4 degrees in the south so sunday, very day for a good chunk of england . wales lots of cloud england. wales lots of cloud around the risk of a few showers , especially in the east. further north, maybe the cloud a little bit more broken up to allow some sunshine to develop , allow some sunshine to develop, but a greater risk of some coming down from the north even turn into a little bit. sleet and snow across the high ground. temperatures most very similar to what we've seen today into the evening, maybe a greater risk of some frost across the northern half the uk. but further south, a very similar story lots of cloud and largely dry conditions and then early next week we will see the

weather turn even colder risk of some snow chiefly across the north and east at first, but perhaps a little bit more widespread as we go through the course of the week .

as you're watching and listening to , alastair stewart and friends to, alastair stewart and friends here on gb news and radio and thank you very indeed for so doing the cost of the crisis to be here for the long haul and many households across the country are still struggling to make ends meet with rise in bills and particularly the bills for food buying this week jeremy hunt , for food buying this week jeremy hunt, chancellor of the exchequer, confirmed that there would be a u—turn and that he indeed would extend the government's energy price guarantee until the summer to help households with their bills. but how else can we try save money during these difficult times ? i'm delighted

difficult times? i'm delighted to welcome back to the programme . greg marsh, who is the ceo of now website to outline for those dunng now website to outline for those during the cost living crisis and be clear on the energy front. first of all, this is a really big ticket item. is it to help all of us or particularly those in special need . it's those in special need. it's important we're clear there. are there are unfortunately three different things going on in the energy market at the moment . of energy market at the moment. of course , gradually hopefully course, gradually hopefully falling prices. the first is the price guarantee. the energy price guarantee. the energy price guarantee. the energy price guarantee that was due is still due as things stand to move from 3000, 2000, 500 to 3000. next the effect of that is that would increase for an average family by about £500 a yeah average family by about £500 a year. we are now hearing rumours

not yet confirmed that that be continued the current level that £2,500 level as of the budget or at least before april, if that indeed happens that will be a benefit to all families. the second thing is the price cap at the moment, the cap is more than the moment, the cap is more than the energy price guarantee, which means the price doesn't matter. however if the energy price guarantee does go up as it's currently expected to, then of course the price cap starts to matter more and the price cap is set by ofgem, the regulator , is set by ofgem, the regulator, based on what they expect to happen to energy prices in the wholesale market. the idea is to protect us from sudden increases in the cost of fuel and so the energy price cap at the moment is over £3,000. it's forecast to come down to the low £3,000 by july and significantly lower than that by the second half of

the year. by most energy forecasts. and the final thing which are talking is the support scheme , the energy bills support scheme, the energy bills support scheme, the energy bills support scheme , which over the last six scheme, which over the last six months has provided families with about £400 a piece in additional cash payments and understand that will now continue. so there are three different things going on here, but the most important of , but the most important of, these, of course, all eyes are on the announcements over the next few weeks particularly next few weeks and particularly at budget , as whether the at the budget, as to whether the chancellor allows the energy price guarantee to stay at the £2,500 level. the other as i said on your website, your brilliant website, give various pointers and that is perfectly well explained, which you've just done live on television and radio as well, us, which i'm very, very grateful . i was at very, very grateful. i was at a dinner with a bunch of farmers the other evening and they were utterly flabbergasted and had ministers come to address them at the national union and they were flashback . there doesn't

were flashback. there doesn't seem to be any capacity in government to do anything about food or even and rationing. i mean, clearly they can't affect the weather in or spain , but the weather in or spain, but they just don't seem to be doing anything at all to look at the uk industry, the food industry, farming and, see what else can be done there. i mean energy is literally vital, but so food and one of the reasons of course, why food has gone up in price. we've seen food inflation nearly 18. so that's a very significant increase in the cost of food in the supermarkets and on fortunately, those categories of food have increased in price most sharply , which are often most sharply, which are often the think of as the ones that we think of as being staples. so this being food staples. so this again really does affect everybody and disproportionately those on incomes who spend typically a large proportion of their income foods. a similar picture as in the energy space, right, where people typically have lower incomes, spend a

higher proportion of their income on essentials like energy. one of the reasons why food is so expensive, it's because of the input costs . because of the input costs. that's to say as the cost of , that's to say as the cost of, things like energy increases, the cost of doing things like producing food and, getting it to our front doors increases. in addition that, there's also addition to that, there's also customs other factors customs and other factors affecting international movements in the markets movements in the in the markets around why food has become so expensive at the moment we can hope cautiously that over the next 12 months some of those factors will come off the boil. but unfortunately, this is the this is the punch line. you know, i think there's a you said right at the top, alistair, that the cost of living crisis is to stay even , though some stay even, though some economists are forecasting stating that headline inflation rates may to come down later this year for the vast majority of households and particularly for households so hard to stop on lowest incomes . the hard bits on lowest incomes. the hard bits of life of food, cost of energy, cost of transport remain

prohibitively expensive . and prohibitively expensive. and greg, as both of always like to explain to people if they're prepared to listen to us a decline in the rate of inflation doesn't necessarily mean a fall in prices. it simply means the at which prices are going up is slowing down. brilliant as always. thank you very much indeed for breaking into your weekend to come and talk to us. greg marsh, ceo, ceo of now sko do go have look at that website. it's absolutely brilliant and full of useful information actually very well written which is good. not always true of every website. so greg, thanks very much indeed . now we've been very much indeed. now we've been talking about it in the news. we've been greg was nodding towards it there in that conversation as well. but a long predicted cold snap finally predicted cold snap will finally and how next week right across the whole of the united kingdom with much of the country expecting to see subzero temperatures , ice and snow are temperatures, ice and snow are the two favourite words in the newspapers this morning . while newspapers this morning. while forecasters say a beast from the east is not likely to happen,

but something very nasty , the but something very nasty, the north probably is and. they're suggesting that a big freeze is still on the cards . which one? still on the cards. which one? weather forecaster is dubbing, spnng weather forecaster is dubbing, spring thaw . oh they do come up spring thaw. oh they do come up with lovely i like that's very good indeed. as the scandinavian name of course so joining me now is jim dale . name of course so joining me now isjim dale. few name of course so joining me now is jim dale . few better, if any is jim dale. few better, if any than him to talk about this stuff because jim's senior meteorologist at the british weather services and there he great great seeing you that afternoon. and alastair, by the way , that was my name . i'm going way, that was my name. i'm going to claim it because because you remember that walrus that came in the wake and he sat over across the hebrides way away from the arctic . can you you can from the arctic. can you you can copyright something like that, because it really is great. thor i like that. yeah it's because we want it to be tropical spring. it goes with it as well. so the spring is the direction of travel. yes, exactly what we're going to say. okay, let's

genuinely music. and i'm glad it was and thaw is good , but to be was and thaw is good, but to be serious as well you know, as senior meteorologist, but also anybody looking at the newspaper papers, the warnings are . not papers, the warnings are. not only disruptive weather , only disruptive weather, dangerous . yeah, always will be dangerous. yeah, always will be honest when on it's good that the warnings go out nice and early when we can see these things we can't quite see the whites of the eyes of thaw simply because the snow events although we're expecting northern scotland, north east scotland and the north—east of england c to come first and that will be during the course of monday. tuesday the rest of the country will have to wait and see where where the actual events occur. but you're quite right, the ice side of things i think will be more less think will be more or less everywhere we've . got the polar everywhere we've. got the polar front come down as it front this come down as it suggests from the from the poles and that will sink to south towards towards southern france, southern italy and that means we're all in the arctic arctic

type air. so ice is a big problem. a little bit of melt dunng problem. a little bit of melt during the daytime. it doesn't mean necessarily going to mean we're necessarily going to stay some places will, stay subzero. some places will, the prone areas . you know what? the prone areas. you know what? this this goes back to? we are this is the event i say this year in, the last few months, we had one in december, if you remember the macron down, then we the mini tron down. we had the mini tron down. they've all come out of this direction. so the sort of the stratosphere that occurred a couple of weeks ago, i think this is the cause it now america's seen some of this as so these these kind of events although don't often see the although we don't often see the snow and so late in the snow and the ice so late in the season . the most part, it seems season. the most part, it seems this year we're seeing after a very, very mild february , seeing very, very mild february, seeing our lion's share coming on the doorstep now . and if it's that doorstep now. and if it's that widespread, as rightly, say, jim , then what i was talking to greg marsh about and food inflation and rationing of stuff that's grown in morocco or grown in spain, sadly , that's only in spain, sadly, that's only going to get worse . yeah, it

going to get worse. yeah, it really energy, food . join the really energy, food. join the dots. the weather is always some behind that. i'm a big believer. igave behind that. i'm a big believer. i gave you the boat last time i was sitting in the studio. you whether or not a you read through that you'll you'll recognise how many times the weather impacts upon us and of course we can talk health and wellbeing and we can talk maybe time sports events and things like this. there's the knock on effect . let's let's let's be effect. let's let's let's be brutal about the weather good governance other governance does not the other around have to face it have around we have to face it have to do the right things in it so the preparedness and about it now well ahead of it coming in is the right thing to do. and people who are going be travelling between say, monday and next, this looks like it will it will extend at least that far and i don't think is going to follow this side. they'll be some interruptions think south milder think for the south milder interruptions . i think for the south milder interruptions. i think this this looks got legs to looks like it's got legs to continue on so i think march is going to come out cold i see at times you know we're going times and you know we're going to reluctant sort of leave

to be reluctant to sort of leave the so everything's the arctic. so everything's place for going forward. we're going watch the space going to have to watch the space as as the specific peaks are as far as the specific peaks are concerned, who gets what, where as far as the specific peaks are concywhen. who gets what, where as far as the specific peaks are concywhen. ”10 gets what, where as far as the specific peaks are concywhen. if youzts what, where as far as the specific peaks are concywhen. if you remember'here as far as the specific peaks are concywhen. if you remember the and, when. if you remember the trial trondheim, what trial from the trondheim, what it in london area, it did down in the london area, the and those areas a the m25 and those areas in a couple of hours of snow and hey presto, everything grinds to a halt. we've to watch the space on this one as well. indeed, i have read the book and it's excellent. jim, thank you very much indeed. senior meteorologist jim dale there saying listen the saying pay. listen to the forecast and behave according you're watching and listening to alastair stewart & friends with alastair stewart& friends with lots more coming up on the program. afternoon we'll be program. the afternoon we'll be crossing to northern for crossing live to northern for more reaction. the windsor framework, the new brexit deal, the replacement to the northern protocol will be discussed . the protocol will be discussed. the return of partygate . well, but return of partygate. well, but first, let's follow that brilliant conversation with jim with a look our own weather forecast. i'm here it is. hello there. i'm craig stone. here's there. i'm craig stone. here's the latest forecast , the met the latest forecast, the met office. well, as we go through

the next few days , although this the next few days, although this weekend will be rather dry weekend will be rather and dry next week certainly turning next week is certainly turning a good colder with risk good deal colder with the risk of for some of us of some snow for some of us though at the moment we still got this area of high firmly in charge the country this charge across the country this cold will just be of cold front will just be focus of some across some eastern some showers across some eastern and parts of uk but and northern parts of the uk but for most of us as we end saturday it's going to be dry , saturday it's going to be dry, rather cloudy with the best of any clear skies up across western scotland later on in the night. we will start to see some wintry showers affecting very night. we will start to see some win north owers affecting very night. we will start to see some win north ofers affecting very night. we will start to see some win north of scotlanding very night. we will start to see some winnorth of scotland .ig very night. we will start to see some winnorth of scotland . butery night. we will start to see some winnorth of scotland . but for far north of scotland. but for many , that's no real problems many, that's no real problems with temperatures no lower than around 3 to 4 degrees for a lot of the country. so sunday, england and wales a very similar day to saturday, plenty of cloud around risk of some showers across eastern parts of the country for scotland and ireland. i'm hopeful we will see a little bit more in the way of brightness compared to saturday, but also the risk of some showers. and these showers once again will be wintry, especially across temperatures across high ground temperatures

on sunday at. best around 8 to 9 degrees, but factor in the wind, it will still be feeling pretty cold if you are out and about into sunday evening . across the into sunday evening. across the north, an increase in of some showers, especially across scotland, where these will turn increasingly to sleet and snow even at lower levels with the risk of some ice to do. take some extra care if are out and about early on monday , could see about early on monday, could see some disruption courtesy of that snow further south, a colder night than saturday, maybe a touch of frost in a few spots where we do see the skies remain clearest . and then as we go into clearest. and then as we go into monday tuesday and wednesday, it turns even colder still across the uk , risk of some snow, the uk, risk of some snow, chiefly across the high ground. at first. but as we go into the middle of the week. we may even see some snow moving into the south too, but you keep an south too, but you can keep an eye on all the information through, the warnings on the met office website

follow and welcome if you've just joined us. hello. welcome back. if you've been with us since off. thank you very much indeed. that i'm alastair stewart and we are into the second and final hour of our programme, company programme, keeping you company here radio with plenty here on tv and radio with plenty more still to including more still to come, including more still to come, including more post—brexit windsor more on the post—brexit windsor framework partygate and lockdown files , all of the rest of it. files, all of the rest of it. plus, we'll be discussing the concerning figures that reveal that thousands of older people have died without receive proper care . all of that to come. but care. all of that to come. but first, let's bring you right up to date with all of the day's. here once again is tatiana sanchez. here once again is tatiana sanchez . alastair, thank you sanchez. alastair, thank you very much. good afternoon. it's 1:01. this is the latest from the gb newsroom new messages

involving the former health show him reacting to footage of him and his colleague gina d'angelo caught embracing during lockdown. the leaked whatsapp message read how are the photos that were sent ? matt hancock that were sent? matt hancock hours after . that were sent? matt hancock hours after. he discovered pictures of him breaching . pictures of him breaching. social distancing rules had been published . the messages also published. the messages also show him discussing covid guidance in place at the time and how he should respond . the and how he should respond. the media. the correspondence is among more than 100,000 messages obtained . the daily telegraph . obtained. the daily telegraph. bofis obtained. the daily telegraph. boris johnson is facing fresh pressure after a report suggests breaches covid rules in downing street have been obvious to him at the time . the commons at the time. the commons privileges committee investigating his conduct during party eight believes the former prime minister have misled parliament. at least four times. mr. johnson says it was his belief all guidance had been followed and there's no evidence he knowingly or recklessly misled mps. former special

adviser to michael gove , charlie adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley told us partygate still a distraction for the government who should be focusing on what really matters. this is why on the back of the inquiry that published that report yesterday on the back of messages that we're seeing leaked to the telegraph that involved the former health and the appointment of sue gray to the labour party as of staff to you, sir keir starmer, i think this is why labour will be happy for the country to talking about partygate again. it is a distraction from allowing the government to tell the public and to deliver on what really matters to people. and that's education. and in the health service it's stopping the small boats, getting the economy back on track. the government's expected to announce new laws next week to crack down small boats crossing the channel it's thought the new legislation will involve disallowing asylum from those who travel to the uk on small boats as well as banning migrants from returning once

removed. the prime minister has vowed to stop the boats as of his priorities . next ambulance his priorities. next ambulance strikes in england and wales have been suspended after . the have been suspended after. the government agreed to hold talks ' pay government agreed to hold talks , pay tens of thousands of gmb and unison workers had been due to walk out on and wednesday. but unions have called off the action after , saying ministers action after, saying ministers had offered potential rises for this year and year. charity age uk has urged the government to step , as it says, thousands of step, as it says, thousands of elderly people have died as a result of not getting proper care. figures from nhs england show almost 29,000 requests for people aged 65 and over to be given support in 2021 to 2022 were in fact recorded as having died without any services being provided at all. the charity said the figures amount to over 500 deaths per week. that's 79 a day. the health department says

it's providing up to seven and a half billion pounds of funding over the next two years. the ministry of defence says ukrainian forces defending bakhmut are facing further pressure from russia with intense fighting in and around the city. military intelligence has said resupply out of the town are increasingly limited with two key bridges in bakhmut destroyed . in the last 36 hours, destroyed. in the last 36 hours, the mod tweeted whilst ukraine's defence is reinforcing the area, the russian army and private military group wagner have made further into bakhmut north and suburbs . the uk is in a cold suburbs. the uk is in a cold snap next week with temperatures expected to drop to below freezing monday and will see lows of minus three in scotland and minus two in the northwest and minus two in the northwest and east of england. yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are also in place from early morning to late on tuesday across northern scotland and northeast . the met office says .

northeast. the met office says. the conditions are likely to cause some travel disruption as well as power outages . now well as power outages. now american actor tom sizemore, best known for his roles in saving private ryan and black hawk down , has died. sizemore hawk down, has died. sizemore was placed in a coma in intensive care since suffering a brain aneurysm on the 18th of february. he died in his sleep yesterday in, california. he was 61 . and the oil used to anoint 61. and the oil used to anoint the king at the coronation on the king at the coronation on the 6th of may has been made sacred. the ceremony took place yesterday with the chrism oil consecrated it in jerusalem. it was out in one of the city's holiest christian sites. the church , the holy sepulchre. the church, the holy sepulchre. the queen consort will also be anointed holy oil and crowned . anointed holy oil and crowned. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to alison stewart and friends .

friends. tatiana, thank you very indeed. bofis tatiana, thank you very indeed. boris johnson said he would find it very to vote for rishi sunak new brexit deal deal . the former new brexit deal deal. the former prime minister claims that the dealis prime minister claims that the deal is not about taking back control backing for the new prime minister's deal. the windsor framework remains uncertain . many are concerned uncertain. many are concerned over the king's meeting with the european ursula von der leyen , european ursula von der leyen, deeming it to have been of a political trap. well, i'm delighted to be joined now a good friend of mine and of this program, and that's raif heidel danku. raif is a royal broadcaster and commentator and a no mean historian and constitutionalist himself . very, constitutionalist himself. very, very good to see. this clearly

mattered enormously to ursula . mattered enormously to ursula. the location and the imagery. i hate the word optics, but in this case it's spot on. she as the president of the european union commission desperately wanted to be seen as were on a par with king, who is a head state. she is not head of state. even if there are those the european area who love the to become ultimately a superstate . become ultimately a superstate. she is not yet , but she wanted she is not yet, but she wanted to be seen rubbing shoulders with king charles. yes absolutely. i mean, the key here here is timing. we know that the monarchy is the heavy artillery in our arsenal when it comes to our soft power status . and von our soft power status. and von der leyen is herself declared anglophile and, as you say, even though she's not had to state, there's nothing at all wrong with meeting an international leader, being or the

secretary—general the united secretary—general of the united nation. but for the king to actually meet with head of britain's opposing side when the ink on this isn't even dry the details haven't been combed over a fine tooth comb by all of the parties and its implications haven't been considered by all of the relevant. i'm parties in this. that's where the problem here really because you know it's the cardinal rule constitutional monarchy and the sovereign never gets involved in political matters until they have been agreed and finalised. so in parliament you never have the sovereign involved themselves in political legislation . it's received legislation. it's received parliaments approval and then they give the royal assent. and so by being seen so closely involved with this, this huge , involved with this, this huge, it's really you can only take it as king's endorsement of framework. and i think that's very unwise when there are significant voices amongst brexit both here and of course, in northern ireland, too, who

are who are uneasy about all of this. and know it's not just the meeting, though, between the king and von der leyen is also the very name of this. it's the windsor framework which in i think deliberately by the government associates the monarchy the most name and symbol of the monarchy with this deal symbol of the monarchy with this deal. and so did you. why did they do that? i think this was deliberately done because, you know, unionists in northern ireland and britain are both concerned about the future of union. and by so closely this now through the meeting and through the name of the framework to the monarchy, to the king, it's almost as if the government daring them to vote down. this is a test of their loyalty to the crown, into the union. and i think that's a deeply dishonourable tactic by the government and can only hope and pray that this deal doesn't seriously because the king seriously awry, because the king then been placed in a very then have been placed in a very awkward position . so he wouldn't awkward position. so he wouldn't have done it had not been the wish of downing street and the foreign office. we know that .

foreign office. we know that. and you made the crucial point about nature, about the nature, the constitutional monarchy . constitutional monarchy. therefore he should he have said no, i don't think i should be doing that ? well, yes. i mean doing that? well, yes. i mean there is a broader, broader here. and it's that there seems to have been some over the last few decades, i should say a loss of institutional memory within the royal household . the royal household. traditionally coaches and members the royal household were born to the role they were drenched in the crown the constitution. but in recent we've seen a lot of important officers, the palace being occupied , very talented people occupied, very talented people who've come from the private sector or who have come from other government departments and perhaps aren't quite as savvy on the importance of the constitution and the monarchy . constitution and the monarchy. you know, the queen a very good precedent here. we in 2019 how she didn't really want to get involved at all in being seen to prorogue parliament. i think a

lesson will have been learnt by the king and courtiers after the king and his courtiers after this. we know that only 8% of the public actually think this is is good on a one is a big deal, is good on a one on one side. but at the same, i think lessons that certainly have to have been learned from this. was trying to think of this. i was trying to think of the historical precedent the best historical precedent from and it's quite an from this and it's quite an extreme but only thing extreme, but the only thing i can of is king george the can think of is king george the sixth invited neville chamberlain balcony chamberlain and onto the balcony of , the first of buckingham, the first politician there in 1938, when he came back , munich, with this he came back, munich, with this infamous munich agreement in our time, which gave the germans stage and land. and then of course, at that time, like now with the windsor framework, most people favour but people were favour of it, but there was strong opposition in parliament now then led parliament then as now then led by winston churchill , parliament then as now then led by winston churchill, and a few months after being seen chamberlain with peace, in that time, britain found himself war and the king had a very, very awkward moment, an embarrassing , particularly as the new prime was winston churchill, who opposed so much chamberlain's appeasement. and that's i think

one of the issues we have to always wait until things done and settled. it's never advisable the sovereign to get involved in anything until it's a done deal . i totally agree a done deal. i totally agree with you. final observation . i with you. final observation. i was chatting to an old mate of mine who's, a very senior tory goes way, way back to the thatcher days the other evening and we were chatting about the fact that many people feel this generation of political leaders is not the de la creme . but he is not the de la creme. but he said, you know, actually this generation of advisers is not the creme de la creme either. either very senior civil servants who advise ministers or as you've just eloquently said yourself, perhaps some of the senior who advise in buckingham palace. they do matter and they have real influence and power. it's a serious issue. you know, one of the problems that there you had when america went into iraq and afghanistan, where how few people there were in in the

in the americans for service who were experts on on the middle east and who could the languages compared to where britain its empire and the foreign office was with people who were generally passionate about these subject areas. there was a time when we actually understood the need have expertise within , need to have expertise within, all these departments. a lot all of these departments. a lot of lost. you can of that has been lost. you can blame educated the system blame the educated the system actually much this actually for much of this because failed that because course they failed that they failed to teach the essentials civics. you do have something tax which which exists to try to provide training to civil servants. but i think it's this is the great peripatetic nature of life within government departments , civil servants. now departments, civil servants. now people just move every few months or every few to a new department. i lost institutional memory . that's, i think, the memory. that's, i think, the core of this issue . well, i core of this issue. well, i think that's a theme we may return on this program. and thank you for sharing your initial thoughts. yes, that was a booking for you next time as well. rafael banku , a good well. rafael banku, a good friend of mine , brilliant friend of mine, brilliant constitutionalist, historian and royal commentator . have a great

royal commentator. have a great weekend. right. thank you very much indeed. to discuss this further, i'm delighted to be joined by catherine mcbride . joined by catherine mcbride. catherine fellow at the catherine is a fellow at the centre brexit policy . centre for brexit policy. catherine, great to see you . and catherine, great to see you. and rishi sunak in domestic political terms, clearly needed political term s, clearly needed a political terms, clearly needed a hit . do you political terms, clearly needed a hit. do you think he over flagged it or is it a good deal that makes northern ireland one of the best places in the world to be trying to run a trading ? to be trying to run a trading? no, i think he definitely is tap dancing as hard as he can to sell this to the population . and sell this to the population. and i think race though i agree with everything he said . i think that everything he said. i think that the whole idea of getting the crown involved was to distract media from the reality this deal and, unfortunately for rishi the eu stabbed him the back because they published legal text where they published legal text where

the uk put out a very flowery. obviously written by the nudge unit a it told you how bad the present protocol is and then the uplands of how what they're doing is going to change that . doing is going to change that. so rishi was trying to stab bofis so rishi was trying to stab boris the back i suppose by explaining how bad the present protocol is . and then the eu protocol is. and then the eu stab rishi in back by actually publishing what. he signed up to. and it's not what selling if it was if the red and green lane will remove . i think this is will remove. i think this is a direct quote from him also of a border in the irish sea then that technology can be used at the real border. i mean if it's that good and there's no sense of a border, then put it where it belongs on on the road between , belfast and dublin . but

between, belfast and dublin. but he's not going to do that and the eu aren't going to do that because this whole thing is about. because this whole thing is about . it's about controlling about. it's about controlling uk. they have put something called the joint into this and joint committee will be able to relieve us of any small privileges they have deigned to give us. we are still or northern ireland is still definitely under eu control . and definitely under eu control. and the other point underneath that even said in parliament, you know, so but one of the other points that johnson made when he made it crystal clear he didn't like it either and it's echoed in the telegraph this morning is that on the sovereignty test because of the continuing of the european courts you'd expect with the single market that's just entirely logical but it miserably on the test. do you agree with that, catherine? well, yes , i think it also fails well, yes, i think it also fails on the we should never have accepted the premise the eu

single market is somehow more than the uk market. that was the major fault in this entire process . it is one that no one process. it is one that no one has addressed yet and this is a great time . address it because great time. address it because the european economy is not doing well no its engine. if you is a germany and are failing because they relied so heavily russian gas . you really have to russian gas. you really have to question why would let a group of who really thought they could trust to run our country . of who really thought they could trust to run our country. i mean seriously you've got to say if they were that silly why on earth, would we let them determine our rules ? and no one determine our rules? and no one ever questions that the eu is not the person run the country? so is that and i think this is another issue . i'm sorry. let me another issue. i'm sorry. let me just sorry, just a quick, quick one before moving on, catherine, thatis

one before moving on, catherine, that is the choice of the word framework . significant in the framework. significant in the sense that framework implies , a sense that framework implies, a work in progress , not a done work in progress, not a done deal. work in progress, not a done deal . yes, i did it say by some deal. yes, i did it say by some lawyers that , this is actually lawyers that, this is actually a way of making the northern ireland protocol work as opposed to a way of implement entering the northern ireland protocol, rather changing it or improving it . and i think that's probably it. and i think that's probably right. but i'll throw in one thing on what raif was suggesting is that charles is the king of ireland, as well as england and scotland . wales and england and scotland. wales and people of northern ireland served king and country in the armed forces fighting for the uk and think it is appalling that he would be associated with this agreement or any agreement that really subjugates part of his territory to eu control . it is

territory to eu control. it is quite in that he agreed to do this. he obviously hadn't read the eu's legal text. he'd probably sold the sunak dog and pony show and it's pretty that the people who fought for this country have just been abandoned . and for no real reason to protect the eu single market which does need protecting their incredibly good at protecting themselves . ask any developing themselves. ask any developing nafion themselves. ask any developing nation around world how will the eu itself? catherine mcbride, thank you very much indeed . thank you very much indeed. always a pleasure to talk to you.thank always a pleasure to talk to you. thank you for coming back again. on to gb news. that's catherine mcbride is a fellow at the centre for brexit policy. her views on the windsor framework. i am delighted joined by another friend of this programme and that's roger pollan, the head of the pollan, who's the head of the federation for small businesses in northern ireland. roger thank you very much indeed for fitting

us your busy. does feel us into your busy. does feel like you are living and working and running businesses in the best possible part of the world to be so doing at the moment. as prime minister rishi sunak would have us believe when he was to workers and managers that the coca—cola plant . well, thank you coca—cola plant. well, thank you very , alistair. very good to be very, alistair. very good to be back. very, alistair. very good to be back . and a good question. so i back. and a good question. so i suppose what we're looking at there is a three legged stool. so rafe has talked very eloquently about the sovereignty issue and katherine's talk very eloquently about the politics and to do and what we're trying to do bnng and what we're trying to do bring that the trade and bring to that the trade and business part of it, the other leg of the stool. so we're here at the alliance party conference today at today in northern ireland, at stormont and just just we engage with the party conferences with all the party conferences here represent our here just to represent our members, sure that members, make sure that politicians understand politicians here understand what business and issues business is concerned and issues are. suppose we're is are. i suppose what we're is that a right across the that there's a right across the piece there's a sort of a pausing to see have we got something that addresses the problems that business has been identifying ? so there's maybe identifying? so there's maybe

three or four parts to the first part is that everybody's very appreciative of the efforts that have gone through have clearly been gone through by sides to understand by both sides to understand the problems and the very appreciative of the efforts to reach that will reach an agreement that will address . and they address those problems. and they find deal . we also would, find that deal. we also would, i suppose, associate ourselves hugely the ambition that hugely with the ambition that the set out for the prime minister set out for northern ireland, who could fault that we would share that . fault that we would share that. but the fourth part of it is, does deal, does the written deal then actually deliver on what we have heard ? and that's the bit have heard? and that's the bit we're testing at the moment. so had go back our members had to go back to our members and say, okay, this is what we're not seeing written, done? does the problems does that address the problems you've just you've been bringing just for the couple years and the last couple of years and we're in testing process, we're in that testing process, so very difficult to rush so it's very difficult to rush to judgement in a credible to judgement on it in a credible way because miss way because we may miss something we that. so we're something if we that. so we're trying test it. so trying to just test it. so certainly legitimately, which is also the of the dup and the alliance party obviously came existence as a kind of bridging political movement within within northern ireland. sinn fein have

said that they welcome this accord and that they can work with it and they think it's very, very good indeed. the dup is still it over, although one or of their leading lights or two of their leading lights have clearly said that they don't it , that they like don't like it, that they like the feel of it, they don't like the feel of it, they don't like the texture it . there was a the texture of it. there was a poll reading yesterday poll i was reading yesterday said than 60% of the people said more than 60% of the people in northern ireland feel that the dup ultimately will reject the dup ultimately will reject the windsor accord , that your the windsor accord, that your sense that your fear. i don't sense is that your fear. i don't think that anybody's really fully qualified to know how will react to this. i think we all hear different parts of the party coming out with different perceptions . it only you put it perceptions. it only you put it to the test. will you actually know result. it's a bit like predicting the results of a future election or future referenda erm we can all have our opinions of what might be our opinions of what it might be but it's done we don't but until it's done we don't know continue answering know just to continue answering first fsb actually first question, the fsb actually looked at brexit when it first came along. we went our to came along. we went up to our to say, do you think of what's say, what do you think of what's been decided and what would you like see outcome of

like to see is the outcome of that. and there was an absolutely clear ambition to, say if this is happening and if northern find northern island is going to find itself in venn itself as the union in venn diagram between the eu and the uk, how really maximise uk, how can we really maximise them capitalise that them capitalise on that opportunity? and there opportunity? and it was there was clear to do that was a very clear zest to do that to make northern ireland economic zone was the phrase there a paper published on there was a paper published on it so on a lot of politicians bought that. so quite bought into that. so quite interesting rishi sunak interesting to hear. rishi sunak echoing about an echoing when talking about an exciting so exciting economic zone. so the ambition there too to see can ambition is there too to see can we the tools are given we use the tools that are given to to us our way out of the difficulties we've had. we've had 25 peace process. we had a 25 year peace process. we now need put on really good now need to put on really good foundations for 25 year prosperity process . and the prosperity process. and the question is the detail, prosperity process. and the question is the detail , the question is, is the detail, the written documentation that goes with sufficient to allow with it sufficient to allow business to get on and deliver the prosperity that will help everybody. i'll bet once you've completed that consultation with your you'll find to your members, you'll find the to number downing street wide number 10 downing street wide open you. and it isn't open for you. and if it isn't then that's their mistake, not yours. roger flynn of the federation of small businesses

in northern. always, thank in northern. as always, thank you for your wisdom and for your time this weekend . thank you time this weekend. thank you very much indeed . we have plenty very much indeed. we have plenty of oil. still to come this afternoon on, alastair stewart and friends the break will and friends after the break will be looking a little more at the post—brexit in more as we await the decision that roger and i were just discussing that for the dup. i will be heading to stormont next. but first let's bnng stormont next. but first let's bring you up to date with the weather. hello there. i'm craig stone. here's the latest forecast from the met office. well as we go for the next few days, although weekend will be rather and dry, week rather cloudy and dry, next week is turning a deal is certainly turning a deal colder risk some colder for the risk of some stay for some there at the for some of us there at the moment, we still got this area of high pressure firmly in charge across the country. this cold just a focus cold front will just be a focus of showers across some of some showers across some eastern northern of eastern and northern parts of the for most of us, as the uk. but for most of us, as we end saturday, it's going to be but rather cloudy, with be dry. but rather cloudy, with the best of any clear skies up across western scotland. later

on in the night, we will start to some wintry to see some wintry showers effect the very far north of scotland. but for many that no real problems with temperatures, no . than around 3 to 4 degrees no. than around 3 to 4 degrees for a lot of the country. so sunday for england and wales, a very similar day to saturday, plenty of cloud around risk of some showers across eastern parts of the country for scotland , northern ireland. i'm scotland, northern ireland. i'm hopeful we will a little bit hopeful we will see a little bit more the way of brightness more in the way of brightness compared to saturday, but also the of some showers. and the risk of some showers. and these once again be these showers once again will be wintry, especially across high ground temperatures on sunday at best around to nine degrees. but factor the wind, it will still be feeling pretty cold if you are out and about into sunday evening . across the north, an evening. across the north, an increase risk of some showers, especially across scotland, where these will turn increasingly to sleet and snow even at lower levels with the risk of some ice to so do take some extra care if . you are out some extra care if. you are out and about early on monday could just see some disruption courtesy of that snow further south a colder night than

saturday night. maybe a touch of frost in a few spots where we do see the skies remain clearest . see the skies remain clearest. and then as we go into monday, tuesday and wednesday, it turns even colder still across the uk , risk of some snow, chiefly across high ground. at first. but as we go into the middle of the week , we may even see some the week, we may even see some snow moving the south too. but you can keep an eye on all the information through the warnings on the met office website , on the met office website, you've probably seen politicians interviewed a thousand times, but we do it differently . we but we do it differently. we find out who they really are. we don't shout, we chaps and we bnng don't shout, we chaps and we bring a bit of light , don't shout, we chaps and we bring a bit of light, not just heat. did you think it was apparently how do you have a pair of jeans or sometimes giggles? i did. pair of jeans or sometimes giggles? i did . would i do with giggles? i did. would i do with them friends? what? oh my god. what she doing now? join me every sunday at six for gloria meets only on gb news the people's channel. britain's news

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critics of the windsor accord can . it's far better than can. it's far better than johnson's deal. the northern ireland protocol. vote against it, if you will. of course, that's entirely predictable . do that's entirely predictable. do keep your views coming and also subscribe our youtube channel where you can catch any of the programmes or, interviews that we've done that you have missed. that youtube at gb news. now that is youtube at gb news. now the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris , has said chris heaton—harris, has said that the government will let just late to reassure unionists that their constant regional position in the united kingdom is secure. he went further and said that clarity would be provided in the coming days over workings of the stormont break, which is part of the windsor accord and a crucial element of the new post—brexit windsor framework. joining me live now from stormont to go through this i'm delighted to say is gb news northern ireland correspondent

and there he is. i said at the beginning, dougie , the dup were beginning, dougie, the dup were taking their time over this. it complicated technically as the telegraph makes it clear , not telegraph makes it clear, not just about trade. it's also about sovereignty. it's about constitutionality as well . what constitutionality as well. what vibe are you picking up on the ground, dougie ? well, i would ground, dougie? well, i would simply say there's not a journalist in northern ireland. would have closer links to unionism and unionists. they are devolutionists. they do like devolution. they like they like governing themselves. and they are pretty much want to be back into this building us and they know they've got a donkey. they know they've got a donkey. they know they've got a donkey. they know they've been sold a donkey and they're trying to get it up the at a meal. that is what they are really looking at here. and they're trying to see is there anything more they can get out of this because rishi sunak has done something to try and bounce unionism back into government behind us. and in doing so he has spooked union powers in

northern ireland because he's saying this is a great deal. it's a brilliant deal. it's all these things and one. and of course, it's now coming out that it's not a great deal. it's not that what was selling he that what he was selling and. he would far better would have been far better coming to that microphone and saying, not a great saying, look, it's not a great deal saying, look, it's not a great deal, but it's a better deal than maybe maybe we than you got. and maybe maybe we can work with us and go forward. and then. sure. jeffrey donaldson possibly donaldson could have possibly sold to his electorate. sold that to his electorate. i it is very much at this moment time in northern ireland up in the air and many sources , the air and many sources, unionism are talking me and all of them, all of them are saying it's not good deal, but we're trying to push it. do they believe the word framework has significance ? is that just the significance? is that just the likes of you and me in journalism who love words and what they actually. it's a framework . it's not a deal for framework. it's not a deal for the dup hoping they may have a little input into the final chunk of it that heaton—harris

says he will to primary legislation . well, it is, but legislation. well, it is, but it's a very credibility ni and it's a very credibility ni and it really ours are these people do they understand northern ireland in the first place. the dup bought the magic beans once. they're not going to they're not going to buy twice. they will them to make sure that the deal they have is up lock standard . they have is up lock standard. it's there and can't be changed so the british government legislating . if you remember legislating. if you remember there was an 16 was going to be put in place then we had protocol bill that was going forward and all that never came to anything. so the dup before they go back in before they even say that's will say anything and that's will want single thing. sinn want every single thing. sinn fein, course, are saying fein, of course, are saying well, love the deal, but well, they love the deal, but they're part the republic of they're in part the republic of ireland. biggest ireland. they're the biggest party, tea shock party, not yet. the tea shock and they are the largest party here. so it will shake them for deal to be locked in the eu because if they take the deal they cannot give an advantage to one side. of the. otherwise

one side. all of the. otherwise their electorate will turn on them on either region. it's parties such as the alliance party they were calling for the rigorous implementation of current protocol that really they have lost their their credibility on this because rishi sunak stood up in the house of commons and said what a terrible thing. the current protocol is and they have got to back to their people and say we are your public representatives we were meant to be getting the best deal for you and presenting the best deal for you. and of course, no deal and the course, there's no deal and the unionists not to fall unionists will not want to fall into that trap. absolutely into that same trap. absolutely as is just saying that as roger is just saying that discussing as you discussing this very day, as you well , dougie beattie that well know, dougie beattie that northern ireland reporter for gb news, also the master of the analogy. great to see you always .thank analogy. great to see you always . thank you very much indeed . . thank you very much indeed. now listening to, music has become much easier in recent, but streaming platforms come under scrutiny from artists who say that royalty rates , they

say that royalty rates, they make money simply not good enough. one of the leading companies, spotify , says that companies, spotify, says that they pay royalties for all the listening that occurs on their services by distributing nearly 70, seven 0% of all the revenues that they receive back and they give it to the artists on national reporter theo theo chikomba has been to meet musician and whose band whose band's album was streamed 1.2 million times, but who only received £250 from spotify five is the age he makes music for. 25 years ago, mark and his band, the pocket gods, began music career at this venue in st albans in that time, the industry has changed drastically when it comes to finance , as when it comes to finance, as they say, streaming platforms holding them back in 2015. because we have our label, we saw what was coming for. in we

were getting quite a lot of streams at a time and i think we're just not making any money. and it worked that we would get a 0.00 $0.07 per stream which is a 0.00 $0.07 per stream which is a ridiculously amounts. music streaming is brilliant at some level gets your music out to a worldwide audience. we've got fans all over the world from brazil chile, to america brazil to chile, to america canada and the far east . it's canada and the far east. it's brilliant. it'sjust canada and the far east. it's brilliant. it's just we don't get paid enough . for decades, get paid enough. for decades, the horn has hosted upcoming artists who've gone to become stars while rates from streaming platforms is a hindrance, for some, it's another challenge on top of other increasing costs the cost of putting on events , the cost of putting on events, increasing the costs of artists is increasing. so it's tougher, but it's also a time of where we're looking at ticket pricing. you see the large gigs in stadiums , the prices going stadiums, the prices going through the roof and we've dynamic pricing pushing that even higher . dynamic pricing pushing that even higher. but at dynamic pricing pushing that even higher . but at grassroots even higher. but at grassroots music, the price is unchanged for 25 years. so something needs

to be done to address that across town. this record store is the lifeblood for many local musicians and fans to but as accessibility to music becomes easier online places like this still . well, absolutely. and still. well, absolutely. and i you can we all know we can go onune you can we all know we can go online and find music, but it's not the same as walking into a shop and actually digging through and finding an actual physical product. i think every musician loves have the actual record in their hands. you know, they can actually show that this is something they produced . for is something they produced. for now, mark and his band are looking to set up a platform which they say will allow musicians receive more money for their . musicians receive more money for their. released our last their. we released our last album on vinyl one copy only sale for £1,000,000. it was like, wow , million pounds. i like, wow, million pounds. i mean, i could use it to pay my electricity bill, but i'm going to take the money and set up an ethical streaming service where we go back to a streaming system that can pay artists at least one penny per stream , which

one penny per stream, which doesn't sound very much, but it's times. spotify his current rate of nought point nought $0.02 per play royalty revenue on streaming platforms remains an issue for many to get to the next stage. fans coming into shops like this is a dream for musicians as they get paid more when albums are bought . theo when albums are bought. theo chikomba gb news news. fascinating stuff there from theatre. you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv and we've all still come this afternoon, including the partygate investigation that has made a return the headlines in recent days . is it now all over recent days. is it now all over for johnson? political reporter . you will be back here again to discuss that further in just a moment. but first, let's take a quick look at the all important weather . hello there. quick look at the all important weather. hello there. i'm craig stone . the latest forecast on

stone. the latest forecast on the met office as go through the next few days. although weekend will be rather cloudy and dry, next week is certainly turning a good. deal colder through the risk of some stay some of us risk of some stay for some of us there at moment we still got there at the moment we still got this of high pressure this area of high pressure firmly charge the firmly in charge across the country, front will country, this cold front will just a focus. showers just be a focus. some showers across eastern and northern across some eastern and northern parts of the uk. but for most of us, as end saturday, it's us, as we end saturday, it's going to be dry. but cloudy with the best. any clear skies up across western. later on in the night, we will start to see some wintry showers effect in the very far north of scotland . but very far north of scotland. but for that no real problems for many that no real problems with temperatures, no lower than around 3 to 4 degrees for a lot of the country. so sunday, england and wales, a very similar day to saturday, plenty of cloud around risk of some showers across eastern of the country for scotland in northern ireland. i'm hopeful we will see a little more in the way of brightness compared to saturday, but also the risk of some showers. and these showers once again be wintry, especially again will be wintry, especially across temperatures

across high ground temperatures on sunday at best around to nine degrees. but factor the wind, it will still be feeling pretty cold if you are out and about into sunday evening . across the into sunday evening. across the north, an increase in of some showers, especially across scotland, where these will turn increasingly to sleet and snow even at lower levels with the risk of some ice to do. take some extra care if . you are out some extra care if. you are out and about early on monday. could just see some disruption courtesy of that snow further south, a colder night than saturday night. maybe a touch of frost in a few spots where we do see skies remain clearest . and see skies remain clearest. and then as we go into tuesday and wednesday, it turns even colder still across the uk , risk of still across the uk, risk of some snow, chiefly across the high ground at first. but as we go into the middle of the week , go into the middle of the week, may even see some snow moving the south, too. but you can an eye on all the information for the warnings on the met office .

welcome back. your watching , welcome back. your watching, listening to alastair stewart& friends here on tv and radio and thank you very much indeed for. so doing boris johnson will defend himself in of a cross—party committee over allegations that he misled parliament four times during the party scandal. the former prime minister has been called to evidence later this month. the newspapers this morning, of course , are awash with the line course, are awash with the line that he says there is not a shred of evidence that he misled mps while speaking yesterday. bofis mps while speaking yesterday. boris johnson said that he never and i quote knowingly , and i quote knowingly, recklessly misled mps about lockdown in downing knowingly and recklessly this language matters because that's the allegation and if that's what he's of as it were then he has

broken one of the absolutely crucial rules of parliament. absolutely. so the question mark isn't over whether he misled parliament. it seems quite clear that he did. it's over whether he deliberately misled . forgive he deliberately misled. forgive me for butting in, nor is it remotely about whether he had a glass of wine in the cabinet room or in his private apartment. no, it's whether he made out to that. he was sticking to the rules when he wasn't. and it all comes down to, i mean, borisjohnson's to, i mean, boris johnson's defence, but she's quite defence, but she's made quite clear essentially he was clear is essentially that he was so scatty he didn't really that he breaking the lockdown he was breaking the lockdown rules but not the best defence of his aides never told him of and his aides never told him explicitly that he was in danger of breaking the lockdown. what the committee has found in this 23 page interim ahead of the pubuc 23 page interim ahead of the public scrutiny of boris on the 20th of march, is that there are four occasions where they believe that did mislead parliament, and there is a question over the timeline. when he was told that he misled parliament and when he actually

stood up in parliament and explained what he had done. the other fascinating from other fascinating thing from from that document, which from from that document, which bulk of which is in the newspapers and, can read newspapers and, people can read it themselves and their it for themselves and make their own up . is that if not own minds up. is that if not only boris johnson and his political would come out of it rather badly , but very senior rather badly, but very senior advisers and doctors not only for their language . and clearly for their language. and clearly now what's up is taking over from hansard as the record of exchanges between, senior politicians and their advisers . politicians and their advisers. they knew that there wasn't a shred of evidence that boris johnson could rely upon to get out of it. yeah, that's a really exchange, which i think is probably the most piece in the whole thing, where boris johnson's communications secretary, having been briefed by, the papers that this story is going to emerge about partygate says to boris , i just partygate says to boris, i just can't see how we can claim that this was essential work. can't see how we can claim that this was essential work . so this was essential work. so basically admitting that they full well that these gatherings not sticking to the rules so

bofis not sticking to the rules so boris johnson's defence his aides simply didn't tell him is looking quite murky. what boris johnson does have in his favour and he's already using it. is this sue gray ferrari which we've seen over the last days. and essentially he's saying the privileges committee has lent very heavily on the sue gray report in coming to its own findings , and he suggests it findings, and he suggests it doesn't quite come and say it, but it's pretty clear that he is saying that sue gray report can't really be trusted of the fact that sue gray now leaving her post in the civil service . her post in the civil service. go and be chief of staff to keir starmer. so boris johnson continue to use that. but it is looking relative very likely that when this report comes out, bofis that when this report comes out, boris might be facing a parliamentary suspension, which, if it's over ten days, could well end up triggering a by—election. so it's not an exaggeration to say that boris johnson is fighting for his political life and covering just as he's going to come out

fighting or gambling. we shall watch that with great interest. and if you always a pleasure. thank much indeed. now thank you very much indeed. now back phones contact back to your phones and contact and be busy bunny for and you'll be a busy bunny for the rest of day. i know all of you there that gb news you out there that gb news political reporter with her interpretation and the latest development on these extraordinary now extraordinary stories. now thousands of older people have died without receiving the proper care or indeed attention that they . leading charity age that they. leading charity age uk says that they are deeply concerned that elderly people's needs are not being met and found that over 8000 requests for people to given support in 2020 122 were recorded as them having died without any services being provided. if you had news bulletin earlier, you will hear that the government have said that the government have said that they are spending millions , billion pounds in , even billion pounds in supporting elderly people and they have the charity of since

they have the charity of since the chancellor to direct yet more resources resources i beg your pardon towards social care . joining me now is richards, who is a director of a care home in sheffield . good of you to in sheffield. good of you to join us and thank you very much indeed.the join us and thank you very much indeed. the numbers are chilling. does it ring a bell for you from the frontline ? it for you from the frontline? it absolutely does. it's heartbreaking to . hear that heartbreaking to. hear that people are not getting the care they need. and quite frankly, providers across the country have been saying this for many, many years. pre—covid, i actually wrote to jeremy hunt myself back in april 2020 telling him how desperate the was here locally in sheffield . was here locally in sheffield. and he said he was listening my concerns, but almost well less than a year later tried to shut one of my services, which was just absolutely heartbreaking. and to hear the report age uk have announced is just it's chilling it's just desperate. the situation is desperate with

the staffing shortages within social care but we constantly get overlooked . social care get overlooked. social care reform has been ignored for decades and quite frankly, this is a direct attempt to defund and just not get into the frontline where it's absolutely andifs frontline where it's absolutely and it's long overdue and it's just incredibly sad . are you just incredibly sad. are you beginning to have people coming to your care ? and i know you to your care? and i know you used on the national body as well following that downing street about trying to reduce waiting lists by addressing the issue of bed blocking in hospitals. so that people would who fit enough to do it would come out of hospital and come to care homes. and now you're the chair of that committee that you also sit on, told me on this program, it's a great idea. it's brilliant, but only if there is a care plan that comes with that resident . absolutely care homes resident. absolutely care homes were really close. we worked

really well with the hospitals in facilitating this charges into care homes. can provide as they've got vacancies we can't ignore the staffing challenges that within of homes in the community is a huge problem and unless we get significant we will not be able recruit into the sector. the staff work force what they they deserve absolutely . you know how you pay absolutely. you know how you pay ray and the retention around is critical as well. but with that was being able to invest into our staffing and to do a fantastic job. the problem will continue so it really need people like jeremy to listen to what saying and welcome jeremy into my service to sit with staff see fantastic work that we do but we do work really well with hospitals and it's important the home care providers are supported as well. so we can have a plan in place in the community well as care homes. so it's is absolutely necessary . so just to underline necessary. so just to underline something, i think you and

correct me if i'm wrong, you said you have vacancies at the moment. you have space in your care, home. so if there were i don't how many people. three or four people's currently occupying a bed in a hospital who fit enough to come out and stay in your care home if you're provided with the care package to support them you could do that now . absolutely. like and that now. absolutely. like and i'm hearing this locally nationally providers have got vacancies . again just vacancies. again just reiterating this staffing challenges as well to providers are facing and that is causing a significant issue across the country something again which cannot be ignored and the amazing work that is on within care homes in the community, the hospital . nicola, it's hospital. nicola, it's a pleasure to see you. thank you very much indeed forjoining us on. gb news. nicola richards, who is a care home director and also sits on the national committee that will assess all that we have time for today. but i will be back again tomorrow

from 1:00. meantime i hope you enjoy the rest of your day and that you have a good evening as well from all of us here on alison stewart and friends gb news tv and radio a. very good afternoon to you. bye bye. hello there. i'm craig stone. the latest forecast the met latest forecast on the met office we go for the next office as. we go for the next few will few days. although weekend will be cloudy and week be rather cloudy and next week is certainly turning a good, deal colder for the risk of some stay for of us though at stay for some of us though at the we got this the moment, we still got this area high pressure firmly in area of high pressure firmly in charge across the country. this cold a focus. cold front will just be a focus. some across eastern some showers across some eastern and parts of the uk for most of us as we end saturday, it's going to be dry, but rather cloudy with the best of any clear skies up across western. later on in the night we will to see some wintry showers in the very far north of scotland but for many that no real problems with temperatures no lower than around 3 to 4 degrees for a lot the country so for england and wales a very similar day to saturday plenty cloud around risk of some showers across

eastern parts of country for scotland and northern ireland. hopeful we will see a little bit more in the way of brightness compared to saturday but also the risk of some showers and these showers once again be wintry across the wintry especially across the high ground temperatures on sunday at best around to nine degrees. but factor the wind, it will still be feeling pretty cold if you are out and about into sunday evening . across the into sunday evening. across the north, an increase in of some showers, especially across scotland, where these will turn increasingly sleet and snow even at lower levels with risk of some ice to so do take some extra care if you are out and about early on monday could just see some disruption courtesy of that snow further south for a colder night than saturday night. maybe a touch of frost in few spots where we do see skies remain clearest. few spots where we do see skies remain clearest . and then as we remain clearest. and then as we go into tuesday and wednesday, it turns colder still across the uk , risk of some snow, chiefly uk, risk of some snow, chiefly across high ground. at first. but as go into the middle of the

week , we may even see some snow week, we may even see some snow moving the south, too. but you can keep an eye on all the information through the warnings on the met office website during the camilla tominey on sunday mornings from 930, taking the politicians to task and breaking out of to see how their decisions are affecting you across the uk. busting the westminster every sunday morning on gb news the people channel britons watching you probably seeing politicians interviewed a thousand times, but we do it. seeing politicians interviewed a thousand times, but we do it . we thousand times, but we do it. we find out who they really are. we don't shout, we chaps and hopefully we bring a bit of light, not just heat. did you think it was apparently . oh, how think it was apparently. oh, how do you have a pair of jeans? pickles? i what would i do with them? friends? why oh, my god. what's she doing now? join every sunday at six for gloria meets on gb news, the people's channel. britain's news .

channel good afternoon. welcome to real britain with me emily carver on tv online digital radio. now we have lots to come on the show this afternoon for boris johnson has blasted partygate investigation as a cynical stitch up . he says there is no stitch up. he says there is no evidence at all. he misled parliament, but report seems to suggest otherwise . is he right suggest otherwise. is he right or is he a bit deluded? has he fallen victim to, in his words, a kangaroo court or ? is it game a kangaroo court or? is it game over for boris's political comeback? that mayor of london's khan has described, anthony ulez as, guess what, far right covid deniers and tories. with pressure mounting , deniers and tories. with pressure mounting, is this a sign of desperation . and sign of desperation. and conservative mp miriam cates has

called on the