1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: In the Brady a UK correspondence with us elo Inda Heather, 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: how are you very well? 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 2: Thank you? 4 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 3: Got a Russian ship near you. 5 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 2: Have you? Yes, just outside the UK waters off the 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: coast of Scotland. It's called the Yantar, and this ship 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 2: basically sails around European waters observing and monitoring cables under 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: sea cables. It is not there to send Christmas cards. 9 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 2: It is not there for the good of anyone in 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: the United Kingdom or Western Europe. It's a Russian spyship. 11 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 2: This story takes a twist, however, because the UK Defense 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: Secretary John Healey has held a special press conference. He's 13 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: come out and said that the Orif pilots were flying 14 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 2: overhead recently observing just keeping an eye on what the 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: Russians are doing, basically, and they were subjected to laser 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: beams being directed at them from this Russian ship, the Antar. 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: So the UK government has had enough. Heally has come 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: out and said, look directly to Vladimir Putin in this 19 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: news conference, we see you, we see what you were doing, 20 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: and if that ship moves into UK waters, we will 21 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: be there in seconds. So it's getting very very interesting 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: that the Russians have the cheek to do this. 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it really is now. 24 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: I meanwhile, though, domestic matters, so the Labor and psrick 25 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: and they've got the numbers to roll so Kia. 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: Yes, this is a group on the left of the 27 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: Labor Party called the Tribune Group, and they clearly feel 28 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 2: that the time has come to get rid of Ker Starmer. 29 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: Now they need eighty members of Parliament, eighty elected Labor 30 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: MPs to oust a sitting Labor Prime Minister. And there's 31 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: been a lot of speculation lately about will Wes Streeting, 32 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: the Health Secretary, move will Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, 33 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: try and get back into Parliament to get Starmar out, 34 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: and this group suddenly out of nowhere, have let it 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: be known that guess what, guys, we've got the numbers now. 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: I think nothing's going to happen before Christmas, but clearly 37 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: plans are a foot, and I say plans plural inside 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: the Labor Party to get Starmer out. We've got local 39 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: elections coming up in May. Do they wait until a 40 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: disastrous set of local elections and reform and Nigel Farage 41 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: smashing the polls and winning, or did they move beforehand. 42 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: It's fascinating to see what's going to happen next. 43 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 3: Well, but if they've got the numbers, why don't they 44 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 3: move immediately? 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: Because I think some of them want Andy Burnham, the 46 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: mayor of Manchester, to be the next prime minister, and 47 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: he can't do that because he's not a member of Parliament. 48 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: So to get burn him in, they've got to get 49 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: someone to put their hand up and say, yeah, you 50 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: can have my seat. And basically Turkeys are not going 51 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: to vote for Christmas. I can't see any mp suddenly 52 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: turning around saying yeah, you can have my seat. 53 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: Chaz Well, that's a really convoluted plan, isn't it. In that? 54 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: I mean like if you're if you've got the numbers, 55 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: but you're waiting for somebody to basically fall on this 56 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: sword to let Andy and then Andy has to be 57 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: ready for it. I mean that could take quite some time, 58 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: couldn't it, by which time we streetings in. 59 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly. Look, when you talk about plans and labor people, 60 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: they waited fourteen years to get into government and quite 61 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: clearly there was no plan. That's what we're seeing. I mean, 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: there's no communication. Starmer was described to me by someone 63 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: very senior in Westminster last week as a dud and 64 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: I just think they're really really struggling. But clearly moves 65 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: are afoot. 66 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, that's interesting New Lilsen. What's going on with 67 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: the westin shops in London. 68 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: So there's a big fear over the reporting and the 69 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: narrative around crime in London and phone snatching and that 70 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: if you come in for a day to do your 71 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: Christmas shopping, if you come in from the countryside in 72 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: the Home counties, you get to train in big family traditions. 73 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 2: You know, everyone goes to London shopping in the west End, 74 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: Regent Street, Oxford Street, Bond Street. You know, there is 75 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: a lot of crime in London, but a lot of 76 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: the businesses feel that it's being overhyped and the end 77 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: result is families are staying away. So to head that off, 78 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: six hundred businesses have got together soarly the police are 79 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: super stretched anyway, but these six hundred businesses have got 80 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: together and said, right, we'll fund our own private security 81 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: patrols to keep the area safe. So that's where we're 82 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 2: at in London. The police are so stretched, the shops 83 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 2: are clubbing together to pay private security and that stories 84 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: out there today and they hope that families will see 85 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: this and think, actually, do you know what it is 86 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 2: safe to go into London? 87 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: Jesu's pretty die. You've been talking about this for a 88 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 3: very long time. Indo. I appreciate it. Into Brady, UK Correspondent. 89 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Alan Drive, listen live to 90 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 91 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.