EXCLUSIVE: Pat McFadden addresses awkward messages in latest batch of Peter Mandelson files

The Labour MP leading the Government's work on issues affecting men and boys has called for a revival of dedicated male spaces, arguing they are vital to tackling Britain's male suicide crisis.Speaking exclusively to Gloria De Piero on GB News in his first TV interview to be broadcast on Sunday, Jake Richards said communities had lost many of the institutions that once gave men a sense of purpose, identity and belonging.His intervention comes in the same week that former England manager Gareth Southgate released a documentary examining the pressures facing modern boys and young men.Mr Richards, who has been tasked by the Prime Minister with leading on the Government's men and boys' agenda, said Britain should do more to support places where men can come together and talk openly about their lives."I definitely think that we need those cultural institutions where men have historically and continue to come together to talk about what's going on in their lives, to have that male space," he said."There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. And indeed, it should be embraced and backed up."Richards said the disappearance of traditional industries and community institutions had left many men struggling to find the same sense of purpose previous generations enjoyed."But for boys and men, there's a specific issue, because there is this cultural pressure to be the breadwinner, to have that masculine sense of purpose of achieving," he said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat McFadden has vowed to reform Britain' benefits system in his first interview since messages he sent to Peter Mandleson were published.Speaking to GB News, the Work and Pensions Secretary spoke on the private exchange with the New Labour architect over his frustrations with Labour’s welfare agenda.“Every meeting I have is 'who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others'. They're asking the wrong questions,” Mr McFadden said to Lord Mandelson.The embarrassing messages were released on Monday as part of a second tranche of files relating to the disgraced peer's short-lived appointment as US ambassador and dealings with the Government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Lam has dismissed rumours she is set to defect to Reform, while launching a scathing attack on former colleague Robert Jenrick.In an exclusive interview with GB News, Ms Lam accused Mr Jenrick of dishonesty and said his departure from the party had revealed a side of his character she had not previously seen.Speaking to Gloria De Piero in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday afternoon, Ms Lam was asked about her relationship with Mr Jenrick, whom she had supported in the Conservative leadership race.She said: “We still don't talk. I haven't spoken to him. I haven't heard from him since he left the party. It's a funny combination of the political and the professional and the personal. It is sad, and it is hurtful when anybody, when any voter, when any councillor, an MP leaves the party to go anywhere else. It's particularly difficult when somebody is being quite dishonest for quite a long time. It is really difficult if, you know, when you've been at events and you've heard somebody say all of these things that clearly can't really have been true?”Ms Lam said the episode had left her questioning her own judgement.Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWSBecome a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com/friend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means Nusrat Ghani discusses her role maintaining order in the House of Commons and what really happens during heated debates such as Prime Minister’s Questions and the Budget.She reflects on the importance of parliamentary scrutiny, why she criticised budget leaks ahead of the Chancellor’s statement, and how debates in the chamber balance passion with accountability.Ghani also talks about her career in politics, becoming the first ethnic minority MP elected as a Deputy Speaker, her experience serving as a minister, and the challenges faced by women and people from working-class backgrounds entering politics. The conversation also touches on abuse faced by MPs online and concerns in her constituency about proposals to house asylum seekers at a military training site in Crowborough.#Politics #UKNews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ANAS Sarwar has urged people to vote Labour in Scotland, even if they don’t like Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves.In an exclusive GB News interview Mr Sarwar said he backed the Prime Minister, while admitting "things need to improve". But he said the upcoming Holyrood elections were not about the PM or the Chancellor: they were about the future of Scotland.And Mr Sarwar believes, despite the state of the polls, Labour will go on to win and depose the SNP after nearly two years in power, saying they’d mirror the fight shown by the Scottish football team.He also spoke out to praise the Home Secretary commending the way she is tackling the immigration crisis.Asked about Labour’s election chances he told Ms De Piero: “In six months’ time, the choice is not going to be about who the UK Labour government is.“The choice is not going to be about who the Prime Minister is. Keir Starmer is not standing to be First Minister. Rachel Reeves is not standing to be First Minister. Nigel Farage is not standing to be First Minister. Me and John Swinney are standing to be First Minister.“And the choice that people have in that election in six months is, do we have a third decade of the SNP in charge with record long NHS waiting lists, our schools falling down the international league tables, billions of pounds of lost and wasted money and the priorities and, for example, the cultural issues that the SNP continue to pursue, or are we going to take a different direction with me as First Minister?“That's the choice, and I'm really confident when that choice is put in front of people in Scotland, they'll vote for that new direction. “So we're kind of like the Scotland team qualifying for the World Cup. The underdog, always talked down but got over the line and made history, qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Labour is going to do the same, winning for the first time in 20 years in Scotland.”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Labour MP has called on the Government to rethink its policies on inheritance tax and net zero.In an exclusive interview with GB News, Henry Tufnell said proposed IHT changes on farming would be worse than the Treasury had predicted.The Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP also blasted the Government’s net zero drive saying it was “devastating” and would create poverty.During a wide-ranging interview with Gloria De Piero, Mr Tufnell also spoke for the first time about the death of his brother Carleton, 22, who took his own-life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'There are lots of flags being flown, but they're not necessarily the British flag or the English flag.'Jonathan Hinder tells Gloria De Piero he is happy to see the Union and St. George's flags flying across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has admitted she had 'sleepless nights' over the Government's welfare reforms and urged Sir Keir Starmer to listen to his backbench MPs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Choking scenes in online pornography should be made illegal to help counter “an avalanche of violence” towards young women and girls, a Labour MP has said. Speaking exclusively to GB News, Jess Asato told how she will go to Parliament next week and call for a change in the law to ban the scenes, which are already outlawed in other forms of "offline" pornography. Ms Asato, the Labour MP for Lowestoft, is also going to push for new laws which would help ensure girls aged under 18 aren’t being featured in X-rated films. She fears the use of underage girls in porn is opening up a “gateway” to abuse - and has demanded OFCOM imposes massive fines on those firms who fail to make proper checks, and clean up their act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf has admitted he "apologised" to Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin and his party colleagues, following his resignation from the party.In his first exclusive sit down interview since returning to Reform, Yusuf claimed that he "regrets" sending the tweet, admitting he "made a mistake".Discussing his fallout with the Reform party, Yusuf explained: "I feel very good, it's great to be back. In those 48 hours or so that passed after I sent that tweet, which I now regret, I was inundated with messages, emails, DMs from people who told me how important Reform was to them."It's much more than a political party, it is a movement, which frankly, many of these people are putting in their messages, represents the last hope the country has to turn itself around." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.