>> good morning. it's 930. it's friday the 25th of october. we're live across the united kingdom. this is britain's newsroom with matt goodwin in for ben, leo and me. >> nana akua the king has called on commonwealth leaders to find the right language to tackle inequalities amid the calls for slavery reparations. take a listen . listen. >> none of us can change the past, but we can commit with all our hearts to learning its lessons and to finding creative

ways to right inequalities that endure . endure. >> i'm live from the commonwealth heads of government meeting in samoa, bringing you the latest analysis from the king's speech and why he's looking towards the future rather than the past. >> and on the slavery reparations row, the prime minister is in the conservative leadership hopeful kemi badenoch spoke to patrick christys last night. the idea that paying reparations because some countries have demanded it means that everything is going to be okay, is for the birds. they will keep coming back for more and more. there's never an end to requests for things like reparations . reparations. >> the chancellor wants to free up £50 billion worth of extra borrowing by rewriting our debt rules. as the prime minister claims, those with assets are not working people. >> online safety concerns. ministers are being urged to overhaul the online safety bill to keep children safe, but where might this leave free speech?

>> and labour u—turn sir keir starmer backs down on his pub garden smoking ban after backlash from businesses and any moment now the prison population figures will be released as more than 1000 inmates walk free this week as part of the government's early release scheme . early release scheme. >> reparations. i'm so sick and tired like the conversation because literally the people you know , talking about it or using know, talking about it or using iphones and this and that. and as we know, there's modern slavery, right now. >> absolutely. there's slavery right now. there's also lots of slavery in the past between different states of africa. we're not talking about that. >> no. and also before the slavery, the transatlantic slave trade, there were other slave trades before that and before that and before that. just how far do we go back? well, listen, we'd love to hear your thoughts. send us them, post your comments, visit gb news dot com

forward slash your say. but first let's get your news with tatiana . tatiana. >> nana thank you very much. the top stories from the gb newsroom. while downing street has signalled that sir keir starmer does not think all owners of stocks and shares fall outside his definition of working people, it's after the prime minister had suggested asset owners would not fall within his conception of what a working person is. the prime minister was asked to share his definition of a working person after labour's manifesto promised not to increase taxes on them . the debate over the on them. the debate over the definition intensified after ministers refused to rule out raising national insurance on employers in the budget. sir keir said he believed it was somebody who goes out and earns their living, usually paid in a monthly check, but they didn't have the ability to write a check to get out of difficulties. while downing street later clarified that people who hold a small amount of savings in stocks and shares still count as working people .

still count as working people. meanwhile, rachel reeves is facing warnings that interest rates will stay higher for longer after saying she will change britain's debt rules to unleash a borrowing spree of up to £50 billion. the chancellor confirmed she will change how debtis confirmed she will change how debt is calculated to take into account the benefits of investment spending at her budget next week. she also pledged to get debt falling by the end of this parliament in an effort to reassure nervous investors that she won't go on a borrowing binge . however, jeremy borrowing binge. however, jeremy hunt warned that will lead to higher mortgage costs as he accused the chancellor of acting irresponsibly . and the king has irresponsibly. and the king has told world leaders the past cannot be changed, but nations cannot be changed, but nations can commit to right inequalities that endure . the king delivered that endure. the king delivered a landmark speech to commonwealth leaders as momentum grows for a debate about slavery reparations. king charles used his first speech to the commonwealth's biennial summit in samoa as head of the family

of nations, to stress how the relationship between member states meant we can discuss the most challenging issues with openness and respect. ahead of the summit in samoa, the prime minister's official spokesman insisted sir keir starmer would not be discussing reparations when he attends the summit. his majesty said he understands how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate at a time of heightened global tensions, of horrifying conflict and challenges of the greatest magnitude. >> it seems to me that these connections between us are more precious than ever. together, we are wiser, stronger, and more able to respond to the demands of our time. that said, our cohesion requires that we acknowledge where we have come from. i understand from listening to people across the commonwealth how the most

painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. >> and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. 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. >> good morning. 36 minutes after 9:00. hello and welcome. this is britain's newsroom where live across the united kingdom on gb. news with matt goodwin. who's in for ben, leo and me. nana akua. well, the king told world leaders that the past cannot be changed in an address to the commonwealth summit in samoa with the ongoing calls for slavery reparations. >> he went on to say that nafions >> he went on to say that nations can commit to right inequalities and learn lessons from what he described as a painful past. >> well, joining us live from

samoa, lucky thing. crikey, i've never been there is gb news royal correspondent cameron walker. is it nice in samoa? what's it like ? what's it like? >> well, i mean nana is incredibly hot and humid. it's been about 28 degrees today and it takes 36 hours to get here. but it is beautiful i'm afraid. sorry to tell you guys. if it's raining in london. the king and queen, actually, they've been at a dinner tonight. and because it is so hot , they're not in black is so hot, they're not in black tie. they've been hosting this dinner for the commonwealth heads of government. the king wearing this royal navy bush jacket. and it's actually something he designed himself and got a savile row tailor to make it, as you have to do. if you're the king , perhaps. but you're the king, perhaps. but the trimming that you see that was designed by the samoan school of arts, the queen wearing her favourite designer, anna valentine, a blue embroidered tunic top and blue palazzo trousers. but tonight, of course, is all the meeting, wining and dining. the soft diplomatic relationship building this afternoon was the serious stuff and it was very important

for the king because it was the first time he had delivered a landmark speech to the commonwealth heads of government meeting as the institution's head. he started off quite poignantly, actually, by paying tribute to his late mother, queen elizabeth ii , and queen elizabeth ii, and grandfather, king george vi, who, of course , were pioneers who, of course, were pioneers and pioneers even in building the commonwealth up to what it is today. in the late 1940s, early 1950s, 56 independent commonwealth nations of course, are now part of it. so listen to what the king said about his late mother. >> the commonwealth mattered a great deal to my dear mother, the late queen. her commitment to you all as that of my grandfather, king george vi before her, is one which has helped to shape my own life for as long as i can remember. >> well, both as you were saying in your introduction, the elephant in the room very much is this call for reparations from certain countries . both the

from certain countries. both the united, both the british prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer have ruled out the british government paying reparations to countries who experienced either slavery or colonisation. and although the king didn't directly reference reparations in his speech, what he did do was acknowledge the past. so this is what he said. >> our cohesion requires that we acknowledge where we have come from. i understand from listening to people across the commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate . it is continue to resonate. it is vital, therefore, that we understand our history to guide us to make the right choices in the future . the future. >> well, the king, of course, wouldn't be drawn any further than that. he is a constitutional monarch. he takes his advice from the government, and he remains politically neutral. but something 1523