1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: In the Brady UK Correspondent high in. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 2: Da Hello stranger, how are you very well? 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Thanks, Happy new year to you, Happy new Year to 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: reform or what? 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 2: Yes, so this gets very interesting now. So Nigel Farage 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: has just unveiled the latest defector from the Conservative Party 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: and she is quite a big beast really in the 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: world of Conservative politics. Suella Bravraman. Now, she previously was 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: Home Secretary in the UK government. She's served at a 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 2: very high level in cabinet. She's got some right wing 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 2: kind of policies that are popular with a lot of people. 12 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: And I think she's a big addition for reform because 13 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: she's a woman, and she's a one of color, and 14 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: she is very, very tough on immigration. And I always 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: thought that she felt very comfortable saying things that a 16 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 2: lot of white, middle aged male politicians would feel deeply 17 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: uncomfortable saying in public. But she was not afraid to 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: get up and call it out. So let's see how 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: she goes with Reform. I think it's damaging for the 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: Conservatives to her, but also the manner of her departure. 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: They actually said that they've done everything they could to 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: help her with her mental health and then they withdrew 23 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: that statement because it looked awful. 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: Now there has turned into quite a big mistake from them. 25 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: Is there some truth to what they're saying or is 26 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: it just some It was just a really ham fisted smear. 27 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: You think perhaps if she has had some struggles in 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: the past, they must be private, and that surely they 29 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: should deserve to stay private. I've not heard anything on 30 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 2: the Westminster grapevine. I mean a lot of people disagree 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: with her policy and I've heard people say that, you know, 32 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: she's not someone you would listen to on migration because 33 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: she's too extreme. If there is an issue with her 34 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: mental health, that's between her and her GP and should 35 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: not have been put out on a statement by the 36 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: Conservative Party which was then immediately withdrawn. They look very 37 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: very poor. 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: On this quite right now. I see Stam has hit 39 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: it off to China, is he? 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? So this is a big week for the Prime 41 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: Minister in more ways than one. He's already seen off 42 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: Andy Burnham, a rival challenger, the mayor of Manchester, who 43 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: wants to get back into Westminster. He has nipped that 44 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: in the bud this week by saying he can't run 45 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: in an upcoming by election in Greater Manchester, so international issues. 46 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 2: Now he's going to fly off to China and try 47 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 2: to get some trade deals done in Beijing. He is 48 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: the first UK Prime minister to go there since Theresa 49 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: May in twenty eighteen. Now he goes with a little 50 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: bit of credit in the bank, Starmer, because last week 51 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: he signed off on China's proposed new mega embassy in London. 52 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: It is absolutely huge. It will be the biggest Chinese 53 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: embassy anywhere in the world. And the government's successive governments 54 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: had did it, done this for eight years. Starmer signed 55 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: it off last week and I think he will be 56 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 2: looking for some nice trade deals to kind of put 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: some growth into the economy. But let's wait and see. 58 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, but then you got the Telegraph. Have you seen 59 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,399 Speaker 1: the front page of the Telegraph? Not yet, So they're running. 60 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 3: A story for They're running a story suggesting that what's 61 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 3: been going on is that China has actually been hecking 62 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: into the phones of advisors very close to previous prime 63 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 3: ministers and Downing Street. 64 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: And the suggestion is that may still so not today's news, 65 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: but may still be continuing with Stama's administration. I mean, 66 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: that's got to put a mess of spinner in the works. 67 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: Whillies over there, doesn't it. 68 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 2: Yes, well, look we know this, we know what they're doing, 69 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: we know what they have been doing, and look all 70 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: you need to know about China. The UK Ministry of 71 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: Defense has told all personnel from soldier level up to 72 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: general and anyone in between, do not come onto an 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 2: MD site driving a Chinese E vehicle. We don't trust them. 74 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: They actually think there is spyware. This is what has 75 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: been said. They may well be paranoia, but they do 76 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: not allow Chinese E vehicles onto Ministry of Defense sites 77 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 2: in the UK. They are so worried about sensitive material 78 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: being vooped up into the air and off to Beijing. 79 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: Yes, now do you reckon? The Vickhams have handled it 80 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: about as well as they could. 81 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: In Paris. 82 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: They've said nothing and I think that's the only thing 83 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: they could say for once. Wow. Yeah, Look the first 84 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: family appearance since the bombshell Instagram post by The Sun 85 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: Brooklyn last week accusing them of all sorts. So they 86 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: fronted up last night. It's a couture week in Paris, 87 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 2: and that is why Victoria was invited in by the 88 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 2: French Ministry of Culture and she was given an award 89 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: last night, so they were all there apart obviously from 90 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: Brooklyn and his wife Nicola. So look, the saga rumbles 91 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: on and I've I've found some kind of amusement this 92 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: week on Instagram watching Irish people dancing inappropriately at weddings 93 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: and pretending Victoria Beckham. Look, this is a story that's 94 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 2: going to rumble on, and I think the next development 95 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: will be when Brooklyn has about of NEPO baby hissy 96 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: fit and does another Instagram post. I don't know when 97 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: someone misses his birthday or something, or what if someone 98 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: un follows them and follows them back. I god knows 99 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 2: what goes on in that fellow's head. 100 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: Inda, thank you very much, appreciateive it. Look forward to 101 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: talking to you in a couple of days. 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