>>a >> a very, very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm or welcome to you. it's 3:00 pm or welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news . we're broadcasting on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, labour's planned national insurance raid on employers has been blasted by the tories as a back door tax on work, as employers would be unable to afford future pay rises with mortgage lenders hiking rates and pensioners diving for cover. will anybody be safe from labour's looming £25 billion tax raid? and david lammy is in europe again, cosying up to the eu again, despite the fact that 17.4 million of us cried no and left the eu in 2019. but labour

wouldn't take no for an answer. and now they're in power. although once again ready to wrap us in binding treaties and brussels red tape and three years ago today, tory mp david amess was viciously stabbed to death by an islamist terrorist. but with death threats against politicians such as nigel farage on the increase, have we learned nothing? i'll be joined shortly by lee anderson, who will tell us about the numerous death threats he's faced and what he thinks ought to happen to the perpetrators. that's all coming up in your next hour. perpetrators. that's all coming up in your next hour . with the up in your next hour. with the show always a pleasure to have your company. three years ago today, david amess was viciously stabbed to death at a political surgery by an islamist terrorist because he didn't agree with his political beliefs. today, either in britain or on the other side of the channel, there is another islamist, an afghan illegal, who issued a death threat to nigel

farage yesterday. he has an ak 47 tattooed on his face. the intent is clear. the parallels are chilling. history could repeat itself . have we learned repeat itself. have we learned nothing three years ago on this day to remember. i'll be joined shortly by lee anderson later on in the show by ann widdecombe, who is a very close personal friend of david amess. to remember his life and also to try and learn some lessons about that terrible day three years ago. what does it mean for the future of our parliamentarians? safe and is the same islamist threat still the number one threat still the number one threat on british soil? get in touch. the usual ways. gbnews.com/yoursay. now it's your headlines. and here's lewis mckenzie . mckenzie. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> martin. good afternoon . it's >> martin. good afternoon. it's 3:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. >> the prime minister and the

health secretary have said these new weight loss jabs could help boost the economy in britain by getting people back to work. >> wes streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines could be life changing for individuals and could ease pressure on the nhs . pressure on the nhs. >> experts have warned in the past that the drug is not a quick fix for replacing or eating well and exercising, and should only be referred to under medical supervision . medical supervision. >> members of the public in nottingham have spoken to gb news about their mixed opinions on the weight loss jab. >> i don't think it's fair. no, i think it's the money could be spent better elsewhere. i think it's a bit insulting and also i don't think it's a good idea. you need to lose it naturally. do some exercise. it saves on the money that we spend out for health and everything. so yeah, i think it's a very good idea. mixed feelings. i think if it's going to save a life, then yes,

it's worth it. if it's going to save gp time, nurses time , yes, save gp time, nurses time, yes, it's worth it . save gp time, nurses time, yes, it's worth it. but if it's save gp time, nurses time, yes, it's worth it . but if it's not, it's worth it. but if it's not, education is still the best thing . thing. >> the government is unlikely to back plans aimed at the stopping of children from overusing their mobile phones in schools. number 10 has signalled that headteachers already have the power to ban phones from their own establishments. >> labour mp josh mcallister is expected to introduce the private member's bill in parliament tomorrow, aimed at protecting children from harm caused by excessive screen time. >> he says children who are, quote, doomscrolling for hours a day on smartphones are at risk of widespread harm. the bill will also call for the age which companies can get data consent from children without parental permission to be raised from 13 to 16. >> a court has been told a. sorry. >> apologies. >> apologies. >> the court's been told. a

neighbour heard a single high pitched scream of someone in pain two days before. saira sharif was killed. the ten year old was beaten with objects , old was beaten with objects, burnt with an iron and bitten in the weeks before her death. her body was found in the upstairs bedroom on the bottom bunk bed of her home in surrey, on august 10th of last year, after her father , irfan sharif, called 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 . in other news, the a child. in other news, the police officer who shot chris kaba has told the old bailey he did not intend to kill him when he opened fired. the 40 year old martin blake told jurors that he intended only to stop the car. the 24 year old was driving and aimed for the centre of mr kaba's body. he was shot in the head while driving an audi in streatham in south—east london in september of 2022, and died in september of 2022, and died

in hospital. the next day. mr blake, a marksman for the metropolitan police, is accused of murder, which he denies . and of murder, which he denies. and sean diddy combs has been hit with a new batch of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault against six people, including a 16 year old boy. the new wave of lawsuits filed yesterday accuses combs , also known as p diddy, of combs, also known as p diddy, of raping women , sexually raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting the boy at least six lawsuits were filed against the hip hop mogul in a federal court in new york city. all were filed anonymously. more than 100 allegations alleged victims are now believed to be in the process of taking a legal action against combs in the wake of his sex trafficking arrest last month . well, those are your month. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more 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 slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you lewis. now the chancellor rachel reevess budget is just two weeks away now, and speculation continues that just what tax rises we could see in labour's first budget in 15 years, prime minister keir starmer earlier today failed to rule out a rise in employers national insurance, which the conservatives insist would break a manifesto commitment. and meanwhile, mortgage rates have risen for the first time in three months as nervous lenders prepare for the very worst. now from from rachel reeves's announcement on october 30th, there's plenty of potential bad news coming. i'm joined now in the studio by gb news correspondent katherine forster, and i'm also delighted to say i'm joined by the political editor of huffpost, kevin schofield. catherine, kevin,

welcome to studio. catherine. let's start with you. yesterday was meant to be the day when nerves were steadied. don't worry, britain is a safe and great place to invest into. but the elephant in the room was the budget. everyone is nervous about what's going to be coming on the 30th. today we've heard difficult choices all ahead. the national insurance rise for employers. well, it won't hurt working people, except it could , working people, except it could, because if you don't have any money left to give for pay rises because you've had to pay extra ni, it could still impact the so—called working person. there's a lot of nervous people in britain. >> there is yesterday i think, was a good day for the government. worth saying that because it doesn't feel like they've had very many good days since they came in just over 100 days ago. does it? £63 billion of inward investment. they say the conservatives say. well, actually quite a chunk of that was stuff that we'd already got in the pipeline. but, you know,

they wined and dined these big bosses. there was a reception in saint paul's with the king. elton john was playing . they elton john was playing. they want to paint a positive picture, but certainly the elephant in the room, as you say, martin is this looming budget on october the 30th and the speculation about what horrors there may be within it? we've heard over and over again, haven't we, difficult choices and is just going on and on. it seems as clear as it can be until we actually know for 1509 00:09