a court was it right then that a court order prevented that information from being shared .7 and do you from being shared? and do you think it's right, given this information, that the marksman was publicly named, especially now that apparently that fellow has got a bounty on his head? also today, big up keir starmer. yes, man, that was the message from outside of prisons today, apparently, is the next tranche of criminals got released early among said jubilation. get this everyone . a convict managed to everyone. a convict managed to jump everyone. a convict managed to jump over a prison wall and escape. i literally kid you not. let's discuss this. also, there's calls for a wealth tax to be applied to the rich. you tell me if there should be one and if so, who would it apply to and if so, who would it apply to and what would the rate be? for that and lots more on keeping me company tonight to get stuck in my panel, the former conservative minister steve baker and the senior lecturer at queen mary university of london, doctor richard johnson. but first, let's grab tonight's 6:00

news. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines just after 6:00. it can now be reported chris kaba, who was shot dead by police in september 2022, was a major figure in one of london's most notorious gangs and was accused of being involved in two shootings just days before he died. court reporting restrictions have been lifted, revealing his ties to a nightclub shooting and a second incident with gunshot residue and a balaclava found on him when he died. police officer martyn blake was cleared of the 24 year old's murder yesterday after a jury acquitted him in just over three hours. kaba's family say they are devastated over the verdict, vowing to continue their fight for justice. the independent office for police conduct is now considering whether blake will face disciplinary action. more

than 1000 prisoners are being released today as part of the government's efforts to free up space in jails. government's efforts to free up space in jails . 1700 inmates space in jails. 1700 inmates were freed last month after warnings that as few as 80 prison places were available. currently, there are just over 2000 free spaces, but that number is expected to reach critical capacity again by next summer . now, critical capacity again by next summer. now, police critical capacity again by next summer . now, police have critical capacity again by next summer. now, police have found a bodyin summer. now, police have found a body in the search for missing mother victoria taylor . the 34 mother victoria taylor. the 34 year old nurse left her home in malton , north yorkshire, on the malton, north yorkshire, on the 30th of september. speaking in a press briefing in york a short while ago, assistant chief constable wayne fox said the body was found by the police underwater search team in the river derwent , close to where river derwent, close to where miss taylor's belongings were recovered. in other news, at least 18 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike near lebanon's biggest public hospital in beirut. israel insists the hospital wasn't the

target and wasn't damaged, but pictures appear to show rescuers searching through piles of broken concrete and twisted metal, looking for survivors. meanwhile, hezbollah claims it launched missiles at a suburb near tel aviv in response . it near tel aviv in response. it comes as america's top diplomat antony blinken, is in israel to push for a ceasefire in gaza. to the us now, where the former ceo of abercrombie and fitch has been arrested on sex trafficking and prostitution charges. mike jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith and alleged middleman james jacobson, were taken into custody. this morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims that the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. the fbi and prosecutors have been giving an update , alleging that victims update, alleging that victims were made to believe that by attending sex events, they would further their careers. they also

allege victims who attended the events were pressured into drinking alcohol and were also injected with substances. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle 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 . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> oh, is it back to me? i was lost for a brief nanosecond in those pictures of those semi—naked men. >> forgive me. just kidding. i'm way more. i'm way more professional than that. i think. anyway, look. hello. good evening. michelle dewberry dewbs& co 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel. i've never had these two on together. what a treat for everybody. the former

conservative minister steve baker and the senior lecturer at queen mary university of london, doctor richard johnson . good doctor richard johnson. good evening. i miss you last time you were on. so it's nice to have you. it's also a very nice indeed to have each and every single one of you at home as well. there is a lot we need to discuss tonight. i want to talk to you about wealth tax. do you think we need one? and if so, tell me to whom and how much? also, chris kaba goodness gracious me. it's all come out now, hasn't it? ladies and gents, there's lots i want to talk to you about when it comes to that. get in touch with me all the usual ways you can. email me gbviews@gbnews.com. you can go to the website, which is gbnews.com/yoursay. talk to me and each other there. or you can tweet or text me, but look, the big news today people. i mean where do we even begin with this? have you seen some of these prisoners that are being released today? big up keir starmer. they were saying celebrating with their loved ones, getting lifts in very stunning, luxurious cars. i have to say, who am i talking about? the 1000 prisoners that were

being released early today. why? because of overcrowding in the prisons. this, of course, is the second wave of this. we've seen one already before. there was quite a few mistakes with that one. this one i can tell you now. one of our gb news reporters caught, well, i say caught, witnessed a man, shall we say , witnessed a man, shall we say, escaping from the prison right in front of her eyes. that prison now is trying to frantically do a roll call and find out who on earth that was. i'm talking about kirkham prison by the way. they urgently working with the police to recapture this prisoner . working with the police to recapture this prisoner. i'm laughing, but i don't know why. because it's a really, really serious issue. it's your fault, laboun serious issue. it's your fault, labour. say, steve, the tories. >> yeah, well, we should have got round to building those 14,000 prison places which we set out to build. i mean, the planning system is notorious for slowing things down. and, you know, one of my colleagues in buckinghamshire wouldn't mind me saying he campaigned hard against a new prison in buckinghamshire. and we should have driven them through. i mean, this is not acceptable. i

think fault is too much. labour soon found the prison places when they needed to, when it suhed when they needed to, when it suited them. >> but what about greg smith, by the way? greg? of course. >> yeah , yeah. and greg's >> yeah, yeah. and greg's a great man. and his voters want him to oppose a new prison. but this is why it takes too long to build prisons. but we need those places. they they need. >> but you were in power for well over a decade. >> absolutely. and i was amongst those who often oppose my own side . but thankfully, now side. but thankfully, now i don't have that collective responsibility. >> but what went on? i mean, because it's not rocket science, you don't need to be the brain of britain to understand that if you're locking more people up, you're locking more people up, you're imminently going to run out of prison spaces. so you should be working on that. so how can it be that over a decade it just didn't happen. and yes, i understand what you're saying. there's a couple of examples of people pushing back when it comes to planning and so on and so forth, but to not achieve any of that at all. >> you know, the truth is that all of our prison estate needs close attention and a lot of money. and there's never going to be a good time for the treasury to spend the money on

prisons. now, i was never a justice minister, and so i can't answer directly why it didn't happen. >> but why don't you think there was ever a good time to spend money on prisons? that would surely be a good vote winner for everyone. >> well, it would be, except that people want the money spent on hospitals and on schools and on hospitals and on schools and on more direct policing right in front of them. and i'm afraid prisons are never going to be themselves. they're never going to be a vote winner when the money is spent. people want to see the money spent on getting a gp appointment. is that right? 1504 00:08:27,456 -->