1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Now Gavin Gray, UK correspondents with US Now, Hello, Gevin, Hi, 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: that s Stamer's off to Egypt. Yeah, he's there and 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: ready to bask in the reflected glory of Donald Trump. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: And plenty of people, however, are saying, why is a 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: secure Starmer going to this ceremony when this is a 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: deal done between Israel and Gaza and Hamas and the US. 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: And really we can't quite work out what the role 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: of the British government is, but we are told that 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: the UK government played a key role in the Guards 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: of Peace plan. The question is what. Well, in the 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: weekend interviews at the television, one cabinet minister said, yep, 12 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: it was a key role we played. We're really done 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: behind the scenes here in shaping this deal and it 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: was the right thing to do because it's in all 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: our interests. However, the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee 16 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: has reposted her comments and put the tag I'm sure, 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: I assure you she's delusional. She can thank Donald Trump anytime, 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: just to set the records straight. And this is, you know, 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: a feeling of some of our opposition MPs were saying, look, 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: there's so much to do here in this country. Why 21 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: is our prime minister swaning off abroad declaim glory for 22 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: something which we can't really work out what glory that is. 23 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: And indeed, in some instances back in August to mister Huckerbye, 24 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: the ambassador again said that the UK and other European 25 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: nations who were declaring a Palestinian state say they are 26 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: having counterproductive effects and more than they were probably thinking. Indeed, 27 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: Israel's deputy Foreign Affairs minister said that the UK had 28 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: the opposite of a key role in the piece deal. Anyway, 29 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: he's there, We're going to look to see what it's 30 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: said and what that key role is. But people are 31 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: still pushing to find out exactly the role the UK 32 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: is supposed to have played. How I'm fascinated by diesel Gate. 33 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: This is kicking off today, is it? Yes? It is? 34 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: It starts today. Don't hold your breath, however, because it 35 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: looks like we won't get a judgment for at least 36 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: well nine ten months or so. It's looking like, and 37 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: this is all about five leading car makers accused of 38 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: cheating on emission tests. The trial is this big, big 39 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: chapter in what's become known as diesel Gate, with the 40 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: companies facing allegations that they used software in order to 41 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: allow their cars to reduce emissions of harmful gases under 42 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: test conditions. In other words, allegations these companies were simply 43 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: lying about how environmentally friendly their cars were. This is 44 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: the largest class action in England and Wales legal history 45 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: and could eventually involve one point six million car owners. 46 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: The manufacturers are Mercedes Ford, Pergio, Citron, Reno and Nissan 47 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: Pergio Citron, part of the same group. They all deny 48 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: the accusations and the five have chosen been chosen by 49 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: the court as lead defendants to each first because the 50 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: case is so big and it's really going to be 51 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: interesting to see how this goes. The scandal first emerged 52 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: back in twenty fifteen when the US Environmental Protection Agency 53 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: accused Volkswagen of installing the so called defeat devices, but 54 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: since then the Volkswagen has had to settle roughly nearly 55 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: sixty billion New Zealand dollars over the scandal. Jaece, Kevin, 56 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: thank you very much looking forward, even if it's nineteen 57 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: months and by the way, it's lovely to heavy back 58 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: on the program. Kevin Gray UK, corresponding for more from 59 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: Hither duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to news talks. It'd 60 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.