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i will be speaking to labour leader sir keir stamer. leader sir keir starmer. and former prime minister boris johnson is expected to apologise to the uk covid inquiry, acknowledging that the government did not get everything right during the pandemic. let's stay with our main story and the ongoing hostilities, now, about that temporary truce between israel and hamas has ended. —— now that. bbc arabic correspondent adnan el—bursh and cameraman mahmoud al—ajrami are both from gaza and are currently based near khan younis. over the past week they've been following one family forced to move from their home, who now live in a makeshift camp in the south. upbeat music plays an ordinary family in an ordinary house in gaza city. but the music stopped... explosion ..and was replaced by the sound of shelling. their home destroyed, this is their new reality. meet this mother of three and granny to a little child who is just a year old. translation: in the rain we struggled a lot. - the rain entered our tent and drenched our mattresses, which we had to take from the dump.

sir keir starmer, about turn.tarmer, very keen to signal that he's different, that labour has changed. but i think lots of people will say, well, why did you serve under jeremy corbyn you serve underjeremy corbyn with many, many people at the last election were concerned that if corbyn had become . um, that if corbyn had become. um, prime minister, that would have been a real national security concern. but that's something i think that you'll find that sir keir starmer doesn't want to talk about these days . talk about these days. >> well, thank you very much indeed, katherine forster, our political correspondent on keir starmers to estonia. starmers trip to estonia. >> i can't wait for that. for that chopper. sorry to interrupt. just saying. i can't wait that chopper interview. wait for that chopper interview. >> looking forward wait for that chopper interview. >>it, looking forward wait for that chopper interview. >>it, too. looking forward wait for that chopper interview. >>it, too. i looking forward wait for t

what are we expecting today from sir keir starmer?— from sir keir starmer?erstone at a business location near silverstone for the labour leader is set to appear in a minute or two to deliver a speech planned for today, exactly four years on from the 2019 general election and what sir keir starmer wants to do, this is a preplanned speech so it happens to coincide with the events today in parliament and he wants to lay out that he says he has changed the labour party, no longer a party of protest, a party that is once again working in the interests of working people and he wants to point out the contrasts with conservatives who he will say from what we understand that they are focused on infighting, the room plan that he saysis infighting, the room plan that he says is a gimmick that will not work. and that by contrast, the labour party would be the choice he says that focuses on the needs of people and are bringing true reform and change to the country. that's the message he wants to get out and he is doing a by chance today and then move ahead back to parlia

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sir keir starmer says backlog. starmer says his party would end the non—dom tax status as a way to fund it. if it wins the next general election. during a hospital visit in leeds, the labour leader also promised a reduction in wait times for nhs appointments as two men have been arrested by counter—terror police after a ulez camera was damaged in a blast. met police says a low sophistication improvised explosive device was used in south—east london on the 6th of december. no one was injured when the ied was detonated in sidcup, but vehicles and a residential property were damaged and police say a six year old man from the area is being questioned, along with a 61 year old who was arrested in horsham in west sussex . bp has paused oil sussex. bp has paused oil shipments through the red sea because of the deteriorating security situation there. houthi rebels have been targeting vessels launching drone attacks over the past week . the over the past week. the pro—hamas group says it's trying to disrupt ships travelling

sir keir starmer has estonia.ng sessions on a nato base bordering with russia. he's there to show his commitment to nato and has thanked servicemen and women for their courage , integrity, their courage, integrity, loyalty and professionalism. sir keir warns that the west mustn't lose sight of moscow's threat to europe. >> i'm here to say thank you to our troops here in estonia who are based on the border, pretty much with russia for all the work they're doing, keeping us safe, the work they're doing for nato , but also to reaffirm our nato, but also to reaffirm our unshakeable commitment for nato and our unshakeable commitment to ukraine and to remind everybody that russia is a constant threat, not just now, but into the future . but into the future. >> defence secretary at the evening standard, robert fox , evening standard, robert fox, told gb news the labour party is just there playing catch up . just there playing catch up. >> you look at the commitment of british forces and troops, look at that . they're tha

keir starmer. cocooned in his -a each side. keir starmer.l finish by thanking hard—working families across britain who kept our country going. it's been an impossibly difficult year for so many. i want to pay special tribute to our key workers, particularly those in emergency services and those in emergency services and those serving abroad in our forces who, even at this time of year, are doing the vital work of protecting their country. i wish everyone, including the members opposite, a very happy and peaceful new year. will the prime ministerjoin me? i think, mr speaker, he missed that i paid tribute to our emergency workers at the beginning of the session, but i think it is important because he talked about working families, and of course i want to make sure we support working families and that is what we are delivering, because all he has to offer them is borrowing £28 billion a year, and all it will do is push up a year, and all it will do is push up their mortgage rates and push up their taxes. up their mortgage rates and push up thei

keir starmer's record as up.der the a lawyer is now under the microscope. the way, microscope. and by the way, expect to get very, very expect this to get very, very tasty in the run up to the next election. that he election. it's revealed that he helped of britain's helped free some of britain's most dangerous criminals, who actually to on commit more actually went to on commit more crimes. trust labour crimes. so can we trust labour to be tough on crime? i tee off on next, on that shortly. but next, jeffrey epstein's little black book to be published in book is set to be published in the new year. but with celebrities to be named and celebrities set to be named and shamed , who and what shamed, who are they and what doesit shamed, who are they and what does it mean for prince andrew? top lawyer who's represented eight of the victims of jeffrey epstein? arick fudali and investigative journalist, as well , who helped to expose well, who helped to expose ghislaine maxwell's crimes ? they ghislaine maxwell's crimes

if you're when keir starmer was.you campaign for your party leader to be elected . it's simple as elected. and it's as simple as that. >> well, that's strictly >> well, that's not strictly true, it's not strictly true, peter. it's not strictly true, peter. it's not strictly true i can remember true because i can remember being part the labour party being a part of the labour party campaign and our campaign in 2017 and our political pitch to the electorate was , do not worry, electorate was, do not worry, vote labour. you will get a labour mp in ashfield . but the labour mp in ashfield. but the good news is you'll get a conservative leader because corbyn will never win the election. that was pitch. election. that was our pitch. but but, then walked out. >> but then you walked out. but to back to this question, to come back to this question, keir been strong keir starmer has been a strong leader because day one he did leader because on day one he did absolutely right thing absolutely the right thing 4 or 5 ago. apologi

if you're when keir starmer was.ou campaign for your party leader to be elected . it's simple as elected. and it's as simple as that. >> well, that's strictly >> well, that's not strictly true, it's not strictly true, peter. it's not strictly true, peter. it's not strictly true i can remember true because i can remember being part the labour party being a part of the labour party campaign and our campaign in 2017 and our political pitch to the electorate was , do not worry, electorate was, do not worry, vote labour. you will get a labour mp in ashfield . but the labour mp in ashfield. but the good news is you'll get a conservative leader because corbyn will never win the election. that was pitch. election. that was our pitch. but but, then walked out. >> but then you walked out. but to back to this question, to come back to this question, keir been strong keir starmer has been a strong leader because day one he did leader because on day one he did absolutely right thing absolutely the right thing 4 or 5 ago. apologis

starmer, he thinks keir keir starmer, if he thinks keir starmer touch of the sunday mornings from 930th britain's britain's newsroom with andrew ayat nouri. >> where are we? >> where are we? >> we've got piers pottinger in the studio with former adviser to successive tory leaders, prime ministers former prime ministers and a former adviser to the bbc chairman michael grade . but we'd like to michael grade. but we'd like to ask you first, piers, about rwanda. so you heard mark francois talking about how we can effectively elbow the european court out this european court out of this little aspect of their deliberations. what do you make little aspect of their dethatations. what do you make little aspect of their dethat ?ions. what do you make little aspect of their dethat ? ins. what do you make little aspect of their dethat ? i thinkhat do you make little aspect of their dethat ? i think that's you make of that? i think that's nonsense. >> i mean, you can't say to to a a legislative body, we don't like that law, so we're going to opt out of that. but we'll we'll follow the rest. it won

he has come ism keir starmer.der at the under fire because at the weekend article weekend he did an article in the telegraph don't if telegraph and i don't know if i've telegraph and i don't know if pve the telegraph and i don't know if i've the front page of the i've got the front page of the daily to you today, daily mirror to show you today, but people are outraged because basically in some way basically he praised in some way margaret thatcher for what he would say setting loose basically the entrepreneurial ism in this country. the daily mirror says thatcher backlash hits starmer . that's their front hits starmer. that's their front page there. people are livid that he said that. well i mean i mean, all i can say is that at best i describe that as political opportunism. >> at worst. i think he's a liar because he clearly does not believe in thatcherite policies. he doesn't believe in democratising the earning of money, which is, you know , money, which is, you know, cutting taxes so you can keep what you earn

bonng >> so that's keir starmer. speech in the studio with his speech in the studio with us are nigel nelson, our favourite political commentator, and tanya buxton. nigel, can i just say he runs a risk here by keep banging on about how he says he's changed the labour party it reminds people party because it reminds people that four years served in that for four years he served in the shadow cabinet of jeremy corbyn, who he's not quite thrown out of labour party, thrown out of the labour party, a who was accused of a man who was accused of presiding party that presiding over a party that effectively had institutionalised anti—semitism within its ranks . within its ranks. >> well, i mean, first of all, jeremy corbyn won't stand as a labour mp, so. so he's not been thrown out of the party, but effectively there's no way he'll ever back any particular ever come back in any particular role. think that what you role. and i think that what you heard was kind of the heard there was kind of the three sort of planks that he, t

i think keir starmer�*s point is this is a government with a huge majority.hey were elected four years ago today in a landslide victory. so the idea that the conservatives can't get a piece of legislation through the house of commons is one that you wouldn't normally countenance it all at this stage. and i think keir starmer�*s point, he essentially doesn't want a situation where rishi sunak is seen to have done really well by navigating all these tensions within his own party and coming out and getting through to the next stage of this legislation. there is also another issue with that, which is evenif another issue with that, which is even if this bill passes today and rishi sunak gets what he wants, it is farfrom clear rishi sunak gets what he wants, it is far from clear that when it then comes back to parliament for amendments and changes and further discussion in the new year that he will be able to hold everyone together at that point. so i think keir starmer is kind of suggesting this, but some of these mps, conserved mmps might be making a lot of nois

it's keir starmer. that mean for starmer.nak. show, all we play out is keir starme herd not rishi sunak. show, all we play out is keir starme herd not riat? sunak. what's he playing at? >> late keep >> fashionably late keep us wanting more , you know. can see wanting more, you know. can see it both ways on that one. but we're that we're going to be bringing that to as we have it. so to you as soon as we have it. so keir starmer though already keir starmer though has already shared take shared his speech. let's take another look on behalf of the labour party. >> i'd like to wish you all a happy new year. i hope you had a wonderful christmas. 2023 has been a year of pride and achievement for the lionesses yet again . so close to doing an yet again. so close to doing an precedented double. and of course, a year when our country stepped into a new era with a new king, king charles the third crowned in the spring and this yearin crowned in the spring and this year in britain, the power to shape the future of our country , shape th

now we start with sir keir starmer. carver. now we start with sir keir starmer .ver labour's plans to tackle the migrant crisis. now keir starmer told gb news last week that he'd consider setting up offshore processing centres to deal with the surge in small boats crossings. but the for minister countering illegal immigration, michael tomlinson's tomlinson, says that is not a deterrent to stop the boats and simply will not work. and the former minister, brendan clarke—smith, has accused starmer of yet more flip flops . so let's dig into flip flops. so let's dig into the detail here. i'm joined by gb news political correspondent olivia hartley. now it was last week, i believe, that sir keir starmer told christopher hope, our political editor, that they were considering offshore processing , also talking about processing, also talking about smashing the gangs. and we've heard also about more cooperation with europe. will that or will that not work offshore processing, is that a change of tune from the labour party ? well it is a bit of party? well it is a bit of a c

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but sir keir starmer, keir starmer . promised starmer, keir starmer. to be elected next year. the diagnosis, the search for distractions and excuses . all of distractions and excuses. all of that ends because the defining purpose of the next labour government, the mission that stands above all others , is will stands above all others, is will be raising britain's productivity growth , a goal that productivity growth, a goal that for my labour party will become an obsession . an obsession. >> well, as we've been saying all afternoon, we are expecting the home secretary, james cleverly, to stand up in the house of commons and about house of commons and talk about legal you legal migration. let's take you live the commons, where live now to the commons, where we believe the home secretary is standing up and ready to talk. just three weeks ago, i have been determined to crack down on those who try and jump the queue and exploit our immigration system . system. >> i've been working closely with my right honourable friend, >> i've been working closely witiim

it's like, who is keir starmer?hat does he actually stand for ideologically, is just ideologically, or is he just another politician? this ideologically, or is he just artheer politician? this ideologically, or is he just arthe trouble. politician? this is the trouble. >> of course that's >> well, of course that's absolutely. i go back to absolutely. but i go back to what i said earlier on really labour are better at bet is just to say as little as possible about all these things. they're, they're coasting along. can there been an occasion they're coasting along. can there a, been an occasion they're coasting along. can there a, when been an occasion they're coasting along. can there a, when an een an occasion they're coasting along. can there a, when an election ccasion they're coasting along. can there a, when an election looked when a, when an election looked more to go this more likely to go this particular way? i know there could be upsets along the way, but frankly, i think the whole country just feels this th

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starmer avenues on meetings and keir starmer avenues on meetings and press there, i think it's interestinggovernments credentials. just a few months ago he tried to use a shift in green policies as an attempt to kind of relaunch his government by sending a different message, saying they would keep on the net zero target by 2050, we would slow down and use a different way of getting there, growing back on delaying the ban on new diesel cars, delaying a ban on new diesel cars, delaying a ban on new gas boilers, this was criticised from across the board, including from some in his own party at the time to stop that has not followed them to dubai, where is having to defend those measures. you heard from them their sin, uk is and not anyway one of the biggest imagers in the world, he is trying to defend the uk's record so far mike but interestingly trying to point to other countries having to bear greater responsibility when it comes to reducing emissions. i think it was interesting hearing him talk about the debate on the environment being polarising, his words being distorted, and his words,

sir keir starmer was asked about this reported death in his press conference there in silverstone and that even though he did not know much detail about what had happened, as thoughts were with the individual who is reported to have passed away and their family. just a recap of that press conference and that key speech by the leader of the labour party. it was held four years since the previous election in 2019, and it was slated as his pitch to tory voters across the country ahead of the next general election. he began his speech by talking about the controversy around illegal migration. specifically the row within the conservative party about rishi sunak�*s new legislation that is coming up later today for about in the house of commons. he criticised the government two one double ahead of a crucial vote ahead of the bill today.— of the bill today. there are wonder dealers a perfect _ of the bill today. there are wonder dealers a perfect example, - of the bill today. there are wonder dealers a perfect example, a - of the bill today. there are wonder| dealers a perfect example, a poli

starmer don't like it. keir starmer called gimmick. don't like it. keir starmer called gimmick .ld they consider doing? but according reports today, but according to reports today, labour are considering a migration that would see migration scheme that would see asylum seekers claims processed est somewhere else. yeah so will migration be the big political battle of 2024? well, joining me now is the political editor of the express, david maddox . david the express, david maddox. david happy christmas. nice to see you now, david nana. >> how are you? >> how are you? >> i'm good. thank you. david, this shock horror keir starmer is now talking about process being externally . is this a being externally. is this a surprise to you ? hearing him now surprise to you? hearing him now appear to be touting this . appear to be touting this. >> well the problem is it's difficult to know what keir starmer actually believes in and what he would actually do. you know, he announces something and usually u—turns on it within 48 hours. so you know it. this seemed to be a very strange announcement

keir starmer said kneecap. keir starmer said corbyn was his friend.ays that he was never his friend. my point is this we haven't really got a clue about who the real keir starmer is or what he believes and the internal divisions that have ravaged the labour party still exist. and what does that look like when they're actually in government that does not get spoken about enough? indeed would a labour government mean utter chaos for the uk to respond now? is my panel. daily express columnist carole malone. we've got journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth and former brexit party mep beunda and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy, carole , i'll belinda de lucy, carole, i'll start with you on this . do you start with you on this. do you think that it is about time that we fronted up to the utter chaos that a labour government would actually be, but i think a lot of people already understand that. >> i really do. >> i really do. >> i really do. >> i mean, the thing about thatcher today was was a naked pitch by him. it's a joke really. he's prai

so keir starmer legacy problems. so keir starmer arrives in estonia to meet british troops at a nato base deployed near the russian border. >> as he faces criticism at home for representing a notorious hate preacher during his time as a barrister . today hate preacher during his time as a barrister. today is 35 years on from the lockerbie tragedy, 270 people died after a bomb exploded on board a jumbo jet. >> it was considered the deadliest terrorist attack seen on british soil. we hear from one of the victims fathers. >> there's obviously something going somewhere very dark and dirty that the american government is terrified of their people finding out about it. >> tony blair is set to meet israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu with reports he's been given a blessing by number 10, but we're asking, should former leaders stay out of politics.7 >> paul coyte no chance of him staying out of sport. he is the man. >> i'm sorry, but i'm not. i'm staying in. i'm staying fully in. you're going. klopp though, i've got to

sir keir starmer nothing.sat down and i certainly haven't seen himself being so seen a sunak himself being so full like that for full of beans like that for a few weeks now. >> yes. accused him of >> yes. he accused him of shameless it ? shameless opportunism. was it? >> he did. but, chris, i want to ask about vote last night. >> was it ever actually in doubt ? >> 7- >> of 7— >> of course, ? >> of course, the 7 >> of course, the government does have a sizeable majority. they won by a sizeable majority . they won by a sizeable majority. was this in fact, this rarest of things in british politics, a competent communications operation from . number 10? operation from. number 10? >> well . >> well. >> well. >> well, it was in some doubt because when the erg i mean the erg, tom and emily came out on monday, the european research group saying this bill is not going to work. it's unamendable in order to deliver on the promise of stopping the boats. now, the reason why the erg put that lunchtime was that out on monday

rishi sunak or sir keir starmer ? after sunak or sir keir starmer? 13 years of the tories, is it finally time for a change? we don't have a crystal ball, of course, but we do know that there will be a general election next year. the conservatives could have dragged it out till the end of january 2025, but last week the prime minister ruled that out . rishi sunak ruled that out. rishi sunak thought he could turn the government's fortunes around. but the conservatives are still languishing. 20 points behind labourin languishing. 20 points behind labour in the polls. here's pollster joe twyman. >> rishi sunak is behind keir starmer and by some distance, when it comes to the question of who is the better leader, and crucially, when it comes to the question of which party is best to deal with the economy , the to deal with the economy, the most important issue going into the election next year we see that labour have held a lead of around about sort of 10 to 15 points now , consistently for points now, consistently for months and months . months and month

i'm asking, sir keir starmer asking, does sir keir starmer understand the working class?istine first christine hamilton. but first let's get latest news with let's get your latest news with polly . polly. >> the headlines this hour, the home office insists it does have robust plans for flights to rwanda , following reports that rwanda, following reports that airlines are refusing to take part in the government's asylum policy and that comes as the tory mp mark francois, who led a rebellion against the rwanda bill, told gb news that plans are in place for amendments to be tabled to the bill next year. labour has accused the government of sending the nhs into the colder months of this yean into the colder months of this year, naked, amid warnings of a winter crisis. the shadow health secretary told gb news that some of the funding problems facing the health system are due to excessive red tape. wes streeting promised that a labour government would work to make mps accessible , while mps more accessible, while baroness michelle mone has admitted she failed to reveal her link

we yes , keir starmer seems to be yes, keir starmer seems to be geanng yes, keir starmer seems to bet's hardly surprising they are doing rather well in they are doing rather well in the polls. whether people the polls. it's whether people will out on election day will come out on election day and cross in the in and put their cross in the in the labour box . are they enthused? >> depends what the weather is like, suppose. i mean, last like, i suppose. i mean, last spnng like, i suppose. i mean, last spring it took i think spring kicked off in around june last yean kicked off in around june last year, which was very late, and also, the way, i've wondered also, by the way, i've wondered why to why starmer is even bothering to do pr exercises do all these pr exercises because he could have just taken a donald trump's a note out of donald trump's book america, where he's book in america, where he's ahead polls, the only ahead in the polls, the only real he can do to himself real damage he can do to himself is by opening his gob and saying something he shouldn't. so something that he shou

keir starmer said kneecap. keir starmer said corbyn was his friend.ays that he was never his friend. my point is this we haven't really got a clue about who the real keir starmer is or what he believes and the internal divisions that have ravaged the labour party still exist. and what does that look like when they're actually in government that does not get spoken about enough? indeed would a labour government mean utter chaos for the uk to respond now? is my panel. daily express columnist carole malone. we've got journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth and former brexit party mep beunda and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy, carole , i'll belinda de lucy, carole, i'll start with you on this . do you start with you on this. do you think that it is about time that we fronted up to the utter chaos that a labour government would actually be, but i think a lot of people already understand that. >> i really do. >> i really do. >> i really do. >> i mean, the thing about thatcher today was was a naked pitch by him. it's a joke really. he's prai

keir starmer on. strange, strange. very odd strange bedfellows.l, it was a bad deal. this oven ready brexit deal. we heard in 2019 the media utterly failed to scrutinise that for a bunch of reasons. now, as somebody who's at somebody who's coming at this from left, why, why they from the left, why, why they were more focussed on jeremy corbyn, they are more focussed on wrangling and on internal labour wrangling and the of boris the political theatre of boris johnson the wall. so johnson and the red wall. so actually a substantive conversation about what does this deal mean for british citizens, for british tax payers, for british businesses, the real meat of that general election actually was ignored for a bunch of pretty garnishing on top . then second to that, on top. then second to that, john redwood said, we're going to have to become more self—sufficient with energy generation we generation in this country. we absolutely but that's going absolutely are. but that's going to a bigger role for the to require a bigger role for the state. market i

is no return as keir starmer is attacked on a train over his israel stance? is it wrong to confront politicians in person and could the unthinkable happen?is and could the unthinkable happen? is nigel farage going to win? i'm a celebrity this is friday night live with mark dolan. bring your own drinks. the admission is. dolan. bring your own drinks. the admission is . free on the admission is. free on tonight's show, my friday friends , fleet street royalty friends, fleet street royalty nina myskow and britain's naughtiest journalist peter lloyd. plus, the former leader of the conservative party and ex home secretary sir michael howard. lord michael howard. plus a fearless anti—woke warrior, olly london and politics legend and former jungle star edwina currie. my friday big opinion is on the way. it's a lively one and a very busy hour. but first, the news headlines and sophia wenzler . the wenzler. the >> thank you, mark. good evening . it's 8:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . downing street in the newsroom. downing street has rejected claims mps were

keir starmer was egging him on, not year's. keir starmer was egging him on. not capable. _ year's.armer was egging him on, not capable, not— year's. keir starmer was egging him on, not capable, not experience, - year's. keir starmer was egging him on, not capable, not experience, a l on, not capable, not experience, a bad politician. iwonder on, not capable, not experience, a bad politician. i wonder if actually thatis bad politician. i wonder if actually that is how the country might see him for that when you look at the polling today his approval rating is lower than borisjohnson when boris johnson left power. if you can't galvanise his party in the run—up to an election then how does he convince the country that he could rule? is convince the country that he could rule? , , ' ~ ~ rule? is very difficult. i think ou've rule? is very difficult. i think you've got — rule? is very difficult. i think you've got lots _ rule? is very difficult. i think you've got lots of _ rule? is very difficult. i think you've got lots of problems. rule? is very difficult. i think i you've got lots o

and you mentioned sir keir starmer.the conservative party is making the country part of this internal psychodrama. do you understand his point, which is it is exposing the weaknesses of the conservative party when they should be governing the country? when they should be governing the count ? , , ., , . when they should be governing the count? , , . ., country? this is our third piece of im ortant country? this is our third piece of important legislation _ country? this is our third piece of important legislation ratcheting l country? this is our third piece of| important legislation ratcheting up those controls on illegal migration. this is exactly part of that plan. keir starmer doesn't have a plan to deal with illegal migration. back in the day, he said all immigration controls were racist, he has opposed every single measure we have brought forward to stop the boats and stop people dying in the channel. and in his speech today when he was talking he didn't really even talk about this stuff. he didn't even mention hi

he's changing the number as keir starmer. is number as keir starmer.hy is he billion in he not investing 28 billion in pink in fact, pink jobs? exactly. in fact, we probably pressure into probably could pressure him into it. i don't know, quite what that it's not a flip that would be. it's not a flip flop. not flop. it's a change. it's not okay. i accept your point that it's a flip flop. but i it's not a flip flop. but i stand in that keir stand by my view in that keir starmer inveterate flip starmer is an inveterate flip flopper. >> well, this really >> well, in this story is really just repackaging same >> well, in this story is really just isn't repackaging same >> well, in this story is really just isn't it.)ackaging same idea, isn't it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> just em.- >> they're just saying, well, we can't i love this many labour officials are irritated that they defend £28 they have to defend the £28 billion being billion figure without being able say what the money will able to say what the money will be spent on. >> it's like, isn't that what we

starmer in fatigues amongst , uh, sir keir starmer in fatigues amongst, uh, amongst military folk. >lking, talking about world politics, by the way, in his christmas message, he doesn't talk about world politics. he's on domestic issues only. but, um, well, let's take the christmas message as well. do you think he's looking prime ministerial, whether estonia whether he's in estonia or whether he's in estonia or whether he's in estonia or whether he's congratulating the pubuc whether he's congratulating the public sector workers of this country? >> that was the idea about wearing wearing an army jacket . wearing wearing an army jacket. certainly. and you could see that the plan is to stick that on election posters and leaflets . it's i think it backfired a bit. um, had i been advised keir starmer, i'd have said , uh, starmer, i'd have said, uh, perhaps you ought to not wear military uniform. probably better to go into civilian civilian rugged winterwear or something like that. in the same way i'd have advised ed miliband not to eat bacon sandwiches . not to eat bacon sandwiches. >> i

keir starmer _ there is a serious issue. keir starmer is — there is a serious issue. kind of level? as i've said, we've called for the _ right kind of level? as i've said, we've called for the salary - we've called for the salary threshold to be increased, we'd like the migration advisory committee to publish the evidence so we can see that in detail, but i think that the hole at the heart of the migration plans from this government is that they have failed to deal with the skills and training shortages in this country. we need a plan for immigration that works for our economy so we can have a managed and controlled system, and under the conservatives, and robertjenrick was railing about this, net migration has trebled under this parliament and the problem, because this is the root cause of the issue, is that we need to make sure people in this country have the right skills and training and the government's proposals are completely lacking in that basic plan to get people in this country the skills and training they need. there is an important element of this plan and

keir starmer.'ll also ask he's not a soldier , why on earth did he wear , so why on earth did he wear military fatigues at a nato base yesterday in slovenia? but first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines polly headlines with polly middlehurst. >> martin. thank you. the headunes >> martin. thank you. the headlines this hour, millions of train passengers are facing a nearly 5% hike in fares . the nearly 5% hike in fares. the department of transport confirming regulated rail fares in england will rise on the 3rd of march next year. that increase, based on inflation, but it's been capped at 4.9. and that news coming as rail passengers face travel disruption today as they try to get away for christmas. trains are running out of london, but there have been cancellations on many lines and paddington station itself closing for four days from christmas eve this sunday. and that means no mainline trains going to heathrow during that period . and heathrow during that period. and the a

meanwhile in his annual address, the labour leader , sir keir starmer, will leader, sir keir starmer, will reiterate calls to see the bonds of kinship rekindled and reform uk will stand. >> candidates in every seat at next year's general election . next year's general election. that's the assurance by the leader, richard tice , who joins leader, richard tice, who joins us later, by the way, and it could split the conservative vote and pave the way for a labour win as millions of passengers go on their christmas getaway, travel disruption is expected with high winds of up to 70mph. >> meanwhile , the aa has warned >> meanwhile, the aa has warned of lengthy jams of traffic and paddington station in london is expected to be closed until wednesday . and it's the great wednesday. and it's the great british crunch. thousands of families are still out shopping for last minute gifts. do you have any last minute christmas shopping left? let us know. send us an email gbviews@gbnews.com. yes, i do and it's a truly green christmas. >> king charles will address the nafion >> king charles will addre

keir this basic question. keir starmer.and she said that ulez would come to every town and city in the uk if labour was voted into power. so so my worry, we've already seen ulez and clean air zones, our equivalents put their tendrils across places like norwich and oxford. and so my point is, will this go everywhere ? and this this go everywhere? and this science that keeps putting forward tfl's own data. they're marking their own homework . it's marking their own homework. it's a study commissioned by themselves which is clearly put out howard quickly, if we could my concern about this is that the labour party hasn't sufficiently distanced itself from ulez. in fact, angela rayner said we may see it in every town and city in the country. do you think labour is sitting on its hands on this one? once again , i'm sitting on one? once again, i'm sitting on the fence because it could roll out if they to come into out if they were to come into power. there are a few power. yeah there are a few exceptions to that. >> andy burnham,

it is an article sir keir starmer — that? it is an article sir keir starmer wrote _ that?s to set. he talks about the three post—war leaders in the uk that he most admires, talks about clement attlee and tony blair, both labour. but rather more surprisingly to some, margaret thatcher, of course, very much known as a free—market conservative prime minister. he says in this article, he says margaret thatcher sought to drag britain out of its stupor by setting loose our natural entrepreneurialism. he says, even though you don't necessarily agree with what she did, he admires her sense of purpose and mission, the fact she had a plan. that her sense of purpose and mission, the fact she had a plan.— the fact she had a plan. that is desiuned the fact she had a plan. that is designed to — the fact she had a plan. that is designed to appeal _ the fact she had a plan. that is designed to appeal to - the fact she had a plan. that is designed to appeal to a - the fact she had a plan. that is designed to appeal to a lot - the fact she had a plan. that is designed to appeal to a lot of

starmer said said i'm sorry, keir starmer has notwill do something rmer said said i'm sorry, keir starmer something like' said we will do something like this, but do it a different way, but we'll do it a different way, which and will which will be legal and will actually sat actually go through. once he sat back and saw so. >> wait, josh, are saying >> so wait, josh, are you saying that starmer support that keir starmer does support some kind of offshore? >> that's what the labour have been talking about and they've been talking about and they've been things been so, so there's two things that important here that i think are important here that i think are important here that about this. that are interesting about this. >> number one is this is encouraged in that labour has been issue for been aware of this issue for a long 20 years or so, long time, for 20 years or so, pointing fact that this pointing the fact that this isn't immigration illegal immigration right immigration is not a left right issue it's that needs issue. it's an issue that needs to sorted in terms of just to be sorted

he's changing the number as keir starmer. is number as keir starmer.he billion in he not investing 28 billion in pink in fact, pink jobs? exactly. in fact, we probably pressure into probably could pressure him into it. i don't know, quite what that it's not a flip that would be. it's not a flip flop. not flop. it's a change. it's not okay. i accept your point that it's a flip flop. but i it's not a flip flop. but i stand in that keir stand by my view in that keir starmer inveterate flip starmer is an inveterate flip flopper. >> well, this really >> well, in this story is really just repackaging same >> well, in this story is really just isn't repackaging same >> well, in this story is really just isn't it.)ackaging same idea, isn't it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> just em.- >> they're just saying, well, we can't i love this many labour officials are irritated that they defend £28 they have to defend the £28 billion being billion figure without being able say what the money will able to say what the money will be spent on. >> it's like, isn't that what we expec

of the labour party, the socially ist party, sir keir starmer. more pressing question is not whether a nigel farage will join the tory but whether sir keir tory party but whether sir keir starmer is planning defect tory party but whether sir keir starlaunch3lanning defect tory party but whether sir keir starlaunchaanning defect tory party but whether sir keir starlaunch a tory|g defect tory party but whether sir keir starlaunch a tory leadership and launch a tory leadership bid. after all, we've had 1 or 2 of them in recent years. as a tory member, i would like to extend a welcome to the leader of the opposition with open arms. he is welcome to cross the floor whenever he likes and we'd be delighted to have him. as we often say, as i've said many times, there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repenteth than over the 99. just people who do not need to repent. as always , i want to repent. as always, i want to hear from you. mail margaret gb news, but i'm now joined by james matheson, a former spokesman for the labour party. james thank you