simple as really sort of as simple as that, that britain's going to have to really accept eu governance in some areas of our armed forces if we want closer relations .7 relations? >> well, we've seen during the, the brexit negotiations that the eu plays hardball and they lay down, you know, all kinds of demands and, and negotiation and negotiating positions. and it's really up to the british government to, you know, to , to, government to, you know, to, to, to say to decide whether they accept this or whether they're going to negotiate and resist some of this. and of course, given that, you know, despite the government's rhetoric about, you know, accepting brexit and so forth, my concern about this is that this, you know, ties us into the eu structures through through the back door. you know, without us having a real discussion about whether this is best for our foreign and defence policy interests.

>> it does look like that. and i mean, that is the history of our involvement in the european union before the brexit vote, sort of slow movements into various treaties and closer integration , not always with a integration, not always with a vote, not always with any democracy to it. thank you very much indeed, chris newton defence analyst lots of you getting in touch to say, no, we're part of nato already. why would we want to be under brussels orders? says pwc. >> it's the steady drift to move away from the americans and towards the europeans. and is that necessarily a good thing? i mean , does this country benefit mean, does this country benefit when we're further away from the americans? >> i'm not so sure we want more flexibility as as you say, when it comes to strategy and procurement and all of those types of things. anyway, in just a minute, we're going to have the very latest from this morning's cabinet meeting . morning's cabinet meeting. amidst all the growing anticipation of tax rises in the next budget, we've got some breaking news for you. after the headunes.

headlines. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. the top stories, the prime minister and the health secretary have both said that new weight loss jabs could help boost the economy in britain by getting people back into work. wes streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines, including ozempic, could be life changing for individuals and would ease pressure on the nhs. experts, though, have warned in the past that the drug is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray told gb news it's good for the economy. >> we want to make sure that people who are not working at the moment for any reasons, but obviously obesity is one of them. we want to support them to get back into work, and these weight loss jabs are just one opfion weight loss jabs are just one option for helping people to lose weight . there will lose weight. there will obviously be a discussion between a patient and their doctor to work out the best way for them to lose weight. these weight loss jabs play a role as

part of the overall set of interventions that you can make to help people lose weight and to help people lose weight and to where they can work, get back into work, which is good for them and good for the economy . them and good for the economy. >> a court has been told that a neighbour heard a single, high pitched scream of someone in pain two days before sarah sharif was killed . the ten year sharif was killed. the ten year old was beaten with objects burnt with an iron and bitten. in the weeks before her death , in the weeks before her death, her body was found in an upstairs bedroom on a bottom bunk bed of her home in surrey on the 10th of august last year, after her father , irfan sharif, after her father, irfan sharif, called police and confessed to killing her after fleeing to pakistan. the minicab driver is on trial along with sarah's stepmother and uncle. they all deny murder and causing or allowing the death of a child . allowing the death of a child. and children who were doomscrolling for hours a day on smartphones are at risk of widespread harm, according to labour mp josh mcallister, the equivalent of seatbelts legislation is needed to help

them manage addictive content for children. tomorrow, mcallister will introduce a private member's bill in parliament on protecting children from harms caused by excessive screen time. the bill will call for legal requirements to be introduced so all schools in england are mobile free zones and is also expected to call for the age at which companies can get data consent from children without parental permission to be raised from 13 to 16. and those are the latest gb news headunes. those are the latest gb news headlines . for now, i'm tatiana headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more news from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward alerts

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before the break, we were discussing britain's new security cooperation with the european union. what exactly will it entail ? will it entail? >> yes, the foreign secretary, david lammy, became the first british foreign secretary to participate in a regular meeting with his european counterparts overin with his european counterparts over in brussels since brexit. >> now, despite his historic visit to luxembourg , the visit to luxembourg, the government's focus has now shifted on the upcoming budget, with a cabinet meeting this morning. >> well, gb news reporter adam cherry is live for us in downing street. adam, you've been talking to the prime minister's official spokesperson. firstly , official spokesperson. firstly, on the issue of this eu army proposal. what does the government say ? government say? >> well, the government say they want to strengthen cooperation on security and defence, but they're not going any further than that at the moment. as you say, david lammy , the foreign say, david lammy, the foreign secretary, met with his foreign counterparts in luxembourg and it was reported in those meetings that britain said they're not joining that pact. that policy , that security and that policy, that security and defence policy yet. but they may

do in the future as part of their closer cooperation, their reset with brussels. again, he was the official spokesman, was pushed on this a little bit further today, but he wouldn't go any further than those comments. and the already released words that we have just discussed. so it's up in the air. it may happen, obviously. keir starmer, the prime minister, has said he's very keen to reset those relationships with with the european union, with brussels. and it looks like this is just a part of that. >> it's very interesting. we know that brussels will want something in return if they are to give something to us anyway. in terms of voter id, now this is a contentious issue, isn't it? what's going on with that ? it? what's going on with that? >> so there the government are proposing that voter excuse me, the veteran cards will be used as acceptable id in future elections. those proposals have been backed. they're also conducting a broader review of

voter id rules in general. so by the way, i should say none of this. they said today, none of this. they said today, none of this will be in place if they change anything as a result of this review. with regards to id before the local elections next yeah before the local elections next year. anyway . so whatever is year. anyway. so whatever is decided on this as a result of this review will take some time. of course, it was this year that id cards were required in elections for the first time in the locals this year, and going forward, whether that's now rolled back permanently is up for debate again . the spokesman for debate again. the spokesman today not particularly clear on that, but saying that a review is nonetheless underway very, very interesting though a review is underway. >> but presumably this means the government is open to scrapping the idea of showing your id when you go to vote. >> well, there may be. and again, they were asked about that today in that meeting. didn't say no, didn't say yes. but as you say, the fact that there is a review into this given that it's a relatively new policy anyway, would suggest that they are open to it at some

stage. but again, it will take a long time. >> another review . fantastic. >> another review. fantastic. >> another review. fantastic. >> another review. fantastic. >> another decisive government. >> another decisive government. >> just a recent policy change from the previous government. and now another review before it's decided whether they're going to axe it or keep it very interesting. adam cherry also this issue of taylor swift and this issue of taylor swift and this vip security that she got before her concert in london, we're learning today that sadiq khan was involved. sue gray had conversations with taylor swift's mum where her mum insisted on this. apparently also the attorney general getting involved. what have you heard from number 10 on this ? heard from number 10 on this? >> oh, not very much . they so >> oh, not very much. they so they were asked whether in the ministerial code this is actually a conflict or a perceived conflict of interest, given that perceived conflict o