GB News host Stephen Dixon launched a scathing attack on the House of Lords this morning over their costly new front door, declaring "we have no money at all" whilst criticising the purchase.The door at the Peers' Entrance, which began a multi-year security upgrade in 2023, has seen its costs spiral dramatically.Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith revealed yesterday that the initial estimate of £6.1million increased to £9.6million.Stephen Dixon fumed: "In this country we have no money at all. So with that in mind, the House of Lords decided to get a new front door.READ THE FULL STORY HERE
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00:00..of having no money again in this country.
00:03No money at all.
00:04Yep.
00:04So, with that in mind, the House of Lords decided to get a new front door,
00:11as you would.
00:12Oh, right.
00:12Would you believe it cost £10 million?
00:16What?
00:17£10 million.
00:18So it's meant to be this door and it's all secure.
00:21It's all very high security.
00:22It's got a very nice lock on it for that.
00:24And you've got, you know, so it all swipes and opens with your passes
00:27and all that sort of thing.
00:28Very, very high tech.
00:29It doesn't work.
00:30Oh.
00:30Really?
00:31This is in the mail this morning.
00:33It doesn't work, so they now had to employ a member of staff
00:36to stand by it at all times and press a button.
00:38Oh, no.
00:39How can a door, any door, any, cost £10 million?
00:44I'll tell you how it can cost £10 million.
00:46Please tell me.
00:47Because they're not spending their own money, are they?
00:49They're spending their own hours.
00:49Oh, I see.
00:50So they say, would you like that one or would you like that one?
00:52Actually, we'll have that one.
00:53I'll have that one.
00:53That looks really nice.
00:54How much is that?
00:55£10 million.
00:55£10 million.
00:56Does it come with a knocker?
00:57No.
00:58Probably not, no.
00:58You'll have to have the knocker afterwards.
01:00Does it even open?
01:00Doesn't even open.
01:01Doesn't close.
01:02It's not a door, though, is it?
01:03Doesn't do anything.
01:04It's a wall.
01:04One peer, Lord Forsyth, called the project a complete white elephant and disaster.
01:10Oh, my goodness.
01:11Yes.
01:12I mean, honestly.
01:13You'd think it would be gold-plated for £10 million.
01:15Should be.
01:16Yeah.
01:16Solid lead.
01:17Shane.
01:18Well, I hope you don't get a refund.
01:20If you've spent that much money, hopefully you can have another one installed for £10 million.
01:24Well, you'd hope so.
01:24You'd hope so, would you?
01:25By the way, I've got to ask you something, because I did mention that earlier when I mentioned
01:29the golf, if you don't mind me saying this.
01:30No, no, no.
01:31I said that Patrick Reid hit an albatross.
01:34Do you know what that means, though?
01:36It's a big bird, isn't it?
01:37Well, that's the thing, because you know an albatross is a golfing term, right?
01:41So, you know, you get a birdie.
01:42No, I thought he'd actually hit an albatross.
01:43That's what I just want to clear up.
01:45He didn't actually hit an albatross.
01:47It was an albatross, as in three strokes under par.
01:50Oh, right.
01:51So, I just want to make that, you know, there was no...
01:53Didn't know that.
01:53I don't understand, unless you're an expert in these things.
01:55Well, I will cover things for you.
01:57Also, what I don't understand is this dog story.
01:59The two... The brand-new British dog...
02:01The Muddy!
02:02Oh, the Muddy!
02:03Right, except it's a Hungarian Muddy, or Moody, or something or other.
02:08Right.
02:08So, it's a Hungarian breed.
02:10So, why are we saying Britain's got a new dog breed?
02:12Because...