‘I never expected to be told my faith was an Issue’ - Nus Ghani on discrimination, resilience and why politics must open up

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.

Louise Haigh says Keir Starmer can learn lessons from the way Margaret Thatcher embraced conflict - as he sets about recovering from the local election defeats.In an exclusive interview with GB News, Haigh, admitted to feeling alarm over her party's response to last week's polling performance and that action was needed to avoid an "existential crisis" at the next General Election.Speaking to Gloria De Piero, Haigh also admitted she came to quitting politics altogether after she was axed as Transport Secretary.But she changed her mind thanks to the support of friends, and is now determined to fight from the backbenches. She has called on the PM to "pick a side" and also urged him to introduce a wealth tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailblazing Labour MP Marie Tidball has revealed how her parents taught her to cope with pain after heartbreakingly telling them she wanted to die when she was a very young child.Marie, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, was born with a congenital disability that affected all four limbs and missed three years of school due to surgery she needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Clverly has weighed in on the debate over whether multiculturalism has succeeded or failed in the UK.Speaking to Gloria de Piero he said: "My worry about the idea of multiculturalism is that we have multiple cultures. And I don't buy that because my view is, is the British culture is by definition multifaceted."There's always been multiple elements to it. And if we recognize that, we can actually say, you can be British and proudly British and you should be proudly British, and your religion is not necessarily defining factor. "Your ethnic heritage is not necessarily a defining factor. And the reason I think it's so important is because then it allows us to say we have pretty wide parameters. We're a pretty open and liberal society. But there are rules. Abide by the rules. And you know what? Be who you want to be. Don't abide by the rules. We have a problem." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.