1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Devin grays are UK corresponding evening to Gevin either this 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: basing thing is getting out of hand, isn't it? 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 2: It sure is. I feel left out. I think I'm 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 2: the only person that didn't put a bet on the 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: date of the general election. Of course, nothing wrong in 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: doing that, except if you knew that the date was 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: going to be the fourth of July next week prior 8 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: to it being announced, because that, of course is effectively 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 2: insider trading. And now there are allegations that up to 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: fifteen of Rishi Sunac's own candidates did have a bet. 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: Now we don't know that that is definitely the case, 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: but some reports are coming out it could be up 13 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 2: to fifteen. What we do know is that five members 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: of the Conservative Party, the party of government, are being 15 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: looked at over betting allegations, including a former close aide 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: to Rishi Sunak and another one of the candidates. They're 17 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: being interviewed, we believe, this week, by the Betting Commission 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: or the gambling Commissioners. It's all over here and we 19 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: do think there's going to be a meeting later on 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 2: in the week as well. Regarding one of Rishisunk's close 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: protection security officers, one of the police officers. He was 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: arrested last week and placed on restrictive duties over allegations 23 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 2: of election betting as well. Now some of the candidates 24 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: have finally been suspended by the Conservatives. That means if 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: they do win the seat, because it's incidentally it's too 26 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 2: late to take them off the card for voting. If 27 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: they do win, then they'll have to stand as an independent. 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: What we don't know is if they're then cleared, will 29 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: the Conservatives welcome them back or not. But rishisunac accused 30 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: of indecision, accused of waiting too late to do this. 31 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: But Labor, the main party of opposition, not immune either. 32 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: One of its candidates actually bet against himself saying he 33 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: wouldn't win his own seat, and he has been suspended 34 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: by the Labor Party. You really couldn't make this stuff up. 35 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: Oh you could have known it so mad Anyway, listen, 36 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: is there a problem. Do you think that the juniors 37 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: the junior doctor strike is going to coincide with the 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: hottest week of the year. 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, so far our early summer and spring 40 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: has not been good. But this week we really have 41 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: hit the jackpot in terms of temperatures. It was very 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 2: very warm when I spoke to you on Monday in London. 43 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: Today London could hit thirty celsius and that's always warm 44 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: in a city when there's very very little breeze, and 45 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 2: that always adds pressure to the National Health Service here 46 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 2: and hospital units. Now add to the fact that tomorrow 47 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: junior doctors, which represent the majority of doctors really in 48 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: the UK on the front line, are going on strike again, 49 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: a five day walkout in the eleventh time they've done 50 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: a walkout in this long running pay dispute. They want 51 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: a pay rise of thirty percent. Yep, they want They 52 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: believe that's what they're entitled to, and they've said that 53 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: their pay has been undervalued over recent years. The governments said, 54 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: no way that's happening. Of course, this has been deliberately timed, 55 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 2: this eleventh walkout, for the days leading up to the election, 56 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: which of course is just eight days away now. So yeah, 57 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: I think hospital boss is very worried about those that 58 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: turn up and present themselves in accident, emergency or urging 59 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: care centers. 60 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: Devin very quickly just explain something to me. Okay, So 61 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: there was the scheme in London where if you had 62 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: a polluting vehicle, you could get the scrappage grant, get 63 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: rid of the vehicle and then you could buy yourself 64 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: on an electric VN But only two percent of vans were 65 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: replaced with electric equivalents. What did everybody else do with 66 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: the money? 67 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: Probably keep it and therefore one suspects that the scheme 68 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: has been a bit of a disaster. Not according of 69 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: course to our mayor for London. He has said, well, 70 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: you never had to go and spend the money on 71 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: another vehicle. We were just trying to take the most 72 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: polluting vehicles off the streets and he said that's what 73 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: the scheme has done. But it's cost many, many millions 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: of pounds and the idea of people might have pocketed 75 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: it well, good intentions, bad results, Yeah, totally. 76 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: Just free money. I Gevin, thank you so so much. 77 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Devin Gray are UK correspondent. 78 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 79 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 80 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.